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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1941

Page

8

Marines Get Great Boost In Pacific War Push

The notice urges all men aged 17 to 30 to visit local Marine recruiting offices for physical examinations. It states recent physical changes open new chances for those previously disqualified and invites aspiring officers to apply immediately.

Pacific Mariné Corps Marine

Senior High Honor Roll List Published for Second Six Weeks

The senior high school announces the second six weeks honor roll with First Honor Roll names including Gregg Coleman and others, Second Honor Roll listing Frances Hodges and more, plus Senior I and III designations and multiple students named.

Itil Gregg Coleman Mary Hulme Marianna Mason Lavern Terry David Boyd Nancy Moore Carolyn Murphree Mary Blankenship Brad Bibb Bailey Peggy Wilds Manila Gregg Betty Landers Bonnie Lee Murphree Alda Goidel Mary Lee Poole Bobby Catlett Vivian Timberlake Richard Maher Frances Hodges Sittason Clyta Gray Pitts Barbara Moore Murphy James Holesapple Margaret Timberlake Horace Dryden Faye Dobbs Grace Heaney Billy Hulsey Louise Britton Margaret Whitmire Willow Jean Ferrn Carrine Ray Martha Scales Bobby Trimble Jacqueline Burleson Roy Wyatt Marshall Pitts Bonnie Parks Catherine Inglis Lena Wilson Marie Gaines Marguerite Hovis Helen Previtt Peggy McIntire Frances West

Child Birth Guards Inside Alabama State Prison

In Wetumpka Alabama a 20 year old inmate gave birth to a 6 12 pound son named William Frank amid prison walls becoming the third generation in the century old facility The grandmother and mother both received 180 day sentences for vagrancy and the father and mother were married last spring The birth drew crowds among inmates while Dr J F Sewell prescribed rest for mother and child

Wetumpka Ala Alabama State Prison Foree William Frank Wiliam T. Kemp Frank M. Dixon J. F. Sewell

Alaska Prepares Defenses Near Asia and Siberia

Alaska fortifies its coast and airpower as Japan looms, with bases planned in Unalaska Kodiak Sitka and Whittier plus extensive army projects at Anchorage Fairbanks and Annette Island. Naval airstrikes potential routes from Siberia and Canada.

Sam Jackson Junbay Alaska Japan Siberia Anthony J. Dimond Bering Strait Russia America Army Navy Unalaska Island Alaskan Kodiak Sitka Anchorage Fairbanks Annette Island Whittier Civil Aeronautics Authority British Columbia Washington Oregon California Ress United States Asia

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