Three Candidates For Montgomery Mayorship Split City Vote
In Montgomery Alabama December reports show three men vowing to replace the late Mayor William A with Leon Jackson city clerk for two decades entering the race and W A Gayle associate commissioner deciding not to run Cyrus B Crown former County Board of Revenue president also sought the post while real estate man W M Brown launched his bid for office The city commission law requires a special election within 60 to 90 days after a vacancy and party primary dates will be set to allow a runoff if needed amid a campaign split following the late mayor’s 25 year tenure.
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Ala
Apt Ceneres
A Sue
William A
Leon Jackson
Tromery
Ficantly
W. A. Gayle
Jackson
Cyrus B. Crown
County Board of Revenue
Brown
W. A. Gunter
W. M
City Commission
Montgomery
Gayle
W. P. Screws
City Hall
City Democratic Executive Committee
Gunter
Pine Level to Host Forest Festival December 13
The Alabama town of Pine Level plans a forest festival on December 13 to highlight conservation. The program opens at 2 30 p m with demonstrations in forestry cutting and in creating fire lanes.
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Pine Level
Ala
Alabama
Two Babies Shot. Mother Found in Water Cistern
Agnes Borg 38 is held after her husband Eric found their two children shot in a farm home in Princeton Illinois. Rachael Flaine 312 and six month old Martin Theodore died. Police say both bodies were found in separate locations and the mother is being questioned for clues as sheriff officials investigate a possible motive.
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Princeton
Ill
Joseph R. Peterson
Bureau County
Agnes Borg
Rachael Flaine
Martin Theodore. Peterson
Eric
Emil Swanson
Borg
Arso
Swanson
Peterson
Three-Piece Anne Adams Pattern for Girls Clothing
Colorful home sewing feature promotes a three piece Anne Adams outfit for girls with a flaring skirt attached to a bodice, optional hankie pocket, and a belled cap. Jacket fastens with buttons or zipper, sizes 6 to 14, pattern 4725. requires 2 1/14 yards of 54 inch fabric for size 10. price 15 cents.
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Anne Adams
Pattern Department
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Jobs for Training Offered in Defense
Series from The Daily with the U.S. Office of Government Reports informs on employment and training in national defense fields. Cadets may become licensed officers or serve as cadet officers aboard merchant vessels with pay of at least 50 dollars monthly during training and free meals and quarters. Applications and forms available from the Supervisor of Cadet Training Maritime Commission Washington DC.
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Daily
U. S. Office of Government
Office of Government
Federal Building
Birmingham
Maritime Commission
Washington, DCc
Merchant Marine Training Qualifies Officers Through U S Maritime Commission
Unmarried men ages 18 to 25 who are citizens and of good character may train through the U S Maritime Commission. Cadets receive shore training then serve aboard government ships and merchant vessels while studying engineering navigation and related subjects. After four years as cadets and one year shore training they may take exams for Third Mates licenses.
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United States Maritime Commission
Maritime Commission
United States Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation
Farm Bureau study warns of costly federal farm bureaucracy
The American Farm Bureau Federation reviewed a report showing multi agency farm programs create duplicate staffs and high costs. The findings urged decentralizing administration to state land grant colleges and saving millions annually. Wickard and Evans were set to address the convention.
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Ovid A. Martin Bal’ Ore
American Farm Bureau Federation
New Deal
W . Ogg
Farm Organization
Washington
Resolution
Federation
Claude Wickard
AAA
R. M. Evans
Agriculture Department
Wickard
Evans
Ogg
Resolutions Committee
Austinville PTA to Meet Tonight for Christmas Program
The Austinville PTA convenes at seven in the elementary school's auditorium for a Christmas program and urges all members to attend.
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Austinville Pta
Tallassee to Dedicate New River Bridge in Cotton Parade
A pageant titled Tallassee on the march will accompany the dedication of the $500,000 Tallapoosa river bridge on Thursday. Dorman Moncrief and Miss Elizabeth Eubanks named king and queen cotton in the procession as the city honors its cotton and textile industries. The curved bridge rises higher at one end than the other.
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Tallassee
Ala
DeSoto
Tallapoosa River
Dorman Moncrief
Elizabeth Eubanks
Methodist group reads entire new testament in one day
In McClouth Kansas 71 members of the Methodist church completed reading the entire new testament in 17 hours and 40 minutes from 3 a m to 8 40 p m. The annual event began four years ago under Rev. Robert B Alexander at 3 a m.
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McClouth
Kas
Methodist Church
Robert B. Alexander
Professor Beck Authors New Sixth Grade History Book
Auburn Alabama December reports M L Beck professor of education at Alabama Polytechnic Institute as author of a new history text for sixth grade titled Story of the Old World. Beck has previously written five history books for junior and senior high schools.
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Auburn
Ala
M. L. Beck
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Beck
Sudden Death Claimed Mrs. Rawls at Delray Beach
News reaches Hens Alabama of the sudden death of Mrs Thomas A Rawls in Delray Beach Florida where she wintered She was 60 and will be buried in Blanche Tennessee Her husband Thomas A Rawls and sister Mrs Otto Henderson survive her
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Hens
Ala
Delray Beach
Florida
Thomas A. Rawls
Thomas A. Ravwis
Otto Henderson
Anniston Cigaret Stand Operator Finds Honesty
Frank Sewell a blind operator of a cigaret stand in Anniston says no one has stolen from his stall since he opened last February. Police meanwhile hunt a thief who stole a car packed with Christmas trees for local kiddies.
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Anniston
Ala
Frank Sewell
Cooperative makes early payment on long term loan
Dixie Electric Membership Cooperative reports an advance payment of 14291 on its 300000 R E A loan. Albert M. Redd says the rural co op serves Bullock Macon Montgomery and Lee counties. The first principal payment due in 1943 was made to save interest and preserve emergency funds.
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Union Springs
Ala
Dixie Electric Membership Co-operative
Albert M. Redd
Bullock
Macon
Montgomery
Lee
Reed
Goose Band Becomes Message Returns To Canada
Lonnie Palmer, a local sportsman in Wetumpka Alabama, shot a 10 pound wild goose from a flock along the Coosa River. The bird bore a band placed two years ago by Jack Miner of Kingsville Ontario, a noted naturalist. Palmer returned the band and its scriptural message to Miner.
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Wetumpka
Ala
Lonnie Palmer
Jack Miner
Kingsville
Ontario
Canada
Coosa River
Here
Palmer
Miner
Church restores service as new furnace installed
In Athens Alabama the first Methodist church resumes services with a new furnace installed by Dr B T Waites as the winter furnace failure forced use of the Athens College auditorium. Parishioners raised 3000 in a Sunday drive of which 750 covered the furnace and 2250 renovated the parsonage gifted by Mrs L C Hightower.
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Athens
Ala
B. T. Waites
Athens College
L. C. Hightower
Investment Bankers Association urges defense advisory body reorganization
On December 9 during its 29th annual convention, the Investment Bankers Association of America called for reorganizing the advisory defense commission into a full executive body with a complete division of finance. Emmett F. Connely, the association president, stated the proposals in Hollywood California.
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Hollywood
Fila
Investment Bankers Association of America
Emmett F. Connely
National Guardsmen Hold Annual Dinner in Montevideo
Army blankets used as table linen and a steel helmet with canteens as a centerpiece marked the annual dinner in Montevideo Minnesota. Guardsmen gathered for the event reflecting military life and the home front.
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Montevideo
Minn
Army Second Armored Division Prep March Test From Fort Benning
The U S Army second armored division will leave Fort Benning Georgia on Thursday for a 000 mile round trip to Panama City Florida in a speed and training test. Two routes form Georgia Alabama columns with 400 tanks 450 officers and 6 500 enlisted men moving in two columns and camping at Blakely and Abbeville.
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Fort Benning
United States Army
Second Armored
Panama City
Fla
Georgia
Blakely
Bainbridge
Attapulgus
Quincy
Blountstown
Weahichka
Alabama
Abbeville
Dothan
Ala
Cottondale
George S Patton, Jr
Geoffrey Keyes
Last Gathering Before January Team Training Begins
A team holds its final gathering before resuming training in January. Players meet for workouts, strategy talks, and fitness checks as the calendar turns to the new year.
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Gene Akern
Robin Puffle
Pooner
Quiz Mother
EWN Gang
Hunter
Decatur
Gay
Merchant Marine Training
U. S. Maritime Commission Qualifications
H. UK
Ce & Forbes « Sons Piano Company
Second Ave
Alexander
Alice Faye
Princess Theatre
Alice
Betty Grable
America
Witsell
H. L. Kirby
Decatur, Ala
Endix Home Laundry
E. E. Forbes & Sons
Bendix
E.E. Forbes & Sons Piano Company
Second Avenue
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