Weather Sergeant William R. Freeze Promoted in Alaska
William R. Freeze of Decatur, stationed at Elmendorf Air Force Base Alaska with the 7th Weather Group, promoted to technical sergeant. He is a Austinville high school graduate and son of Mrs Louise Ballard and W. R. Freeze. He trained at Kessler AFB Mississippi and formerly served with the 6th Weather Group at Tinker AFB Oklahoma.
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William R. Freeze
Decatur
Alaska
Elmendorf Air Force Base
Louise Ballard
5Th Ave. SE
W. R. Freeze
Decatur 1
Freeze
Austinville High School
Kessler Air Force Base
Mississippi
Elmendorf
T-Sgt
6Th Weather Group
Tinker Air Force Base
Oklahoma
7Th Weather Group
Air Weather Service
Alaskan
Arctic
Area to Furnish 54 Men for Draft in January
Alabama will induct 1141 men into the Army in January with 54 from this area. Colonel J. T. Johnson, acting state Director of Selective Service, announced the figures. Morgan County tops with 20 inductees, followed by Lawrence and Cullman counties with 15 each, and Limestone with 4.
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Alabama
J. T. Johnson
Selective Service
Morgan County
Lawrence
Cullman
Limestone County
Illinois loans total over two million in 53 years
University of Illinois has lent more than two million dollars in student loans in 53 years with uncollectible rate of two tenths of one percent. Since 1899 total losses amount to 4,953 dollars. Current available loans stand at 553,941 dollars and new loans last year totaled 259,361 dollars.
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Urbana
Ill
University of Illinois
C. C. DeLong
DeLong
Taft Named First President of English-Speaking Unit
William Howard Taft became the first American president of the English-Speaking Unit, an organization promoting cooperation among English speaking nations. Skylarks eat about six pounds of food annually.
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William Howard Taft
General Will Visit Arsenal by Commander Cum mings
Maj. Gen. Emerson L. Cummings head of the ordnance corps will tour Redstone Arsenal December 10 and 11 then attend the American Ordnance Association meeting in Birmingham December 12. He is joined by Lt. Col Thomas Demint, ordnance corps technical information chief. The ordnance division directs national procurement to verify private industry capacity for producing defense weapons and coordinates with ordnance district offices to balance supply and military needs.
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Emerson L. Cummings
Ordnance Corps
Redstone Arsenal
American Ordnance Association
Birmingham
Thomas Demint
Cummings
Ordnance District
Henry C. Thayer
Red-led violence spurs police efforts to halt unrest
The article notes a wave of violence led by Red factions spilling into adjacent areas and that police remain deployed to contain the disturbances and restore order.
Revelaires Slated In Athens Concert
The Revelaires will be heard in concert in Athens high school auditorium Tuesday night at eight o'clock. The Atlanta quartet features Big Jim Waites and Dan Huskey.
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Revelaires
Athens
Athens High School
Auditorium
Atlanta
Big Jim Waites
Dan Huskey
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