Hartsel le Seeks Goal in Fourth War Bond Drive
Hartsville aims to raise 100000 in the fifth war loan drive. By July 8 total sales reached 57418.75 leaving 12500 to be purchased immediately. J E Stone Jr thanks Hartsville helpers, canvassers, and Art Students and praises Miss Frances Reeves and the Girl Scouts for front line effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Stone Jr
Hart- Pelle
Hartlie
Stone
Tselle
A. Bennett
D. W. McNeill
S. F. Orr
Jas. E. Peck
Uel Murphy
Lee Palmer
E. Pok
Willene Ransom
Elizabeth Annitchell
Joyce Rodgers
Elizabeth K
Carolyn Stewart
Betty Roberts
Betty Joyce Nelson
Mary Frances Rodgers
Patsy Shipp
Robbie Quinn
Betty Dunnaway
Bone West
Frances Reeves
Artsetle Girl Scouts
Jone
Girl Scouts
Alabama Tax Collections Rise Amid Department Reorganization
Revenue Commissioner G Dowling reports Alabama tax collections for 1937-38 at 28 029 dollars with 457 employees and 1 073 397 dollars in costs 3 7 percent. For 1942-43 receipts reached 47 207 590 with 236 staff and 1 506 047 dollars in costs 1 58 percent. Estimated 1943-44 collections near 43 000 000 dollars with slightly higher operating costs. The rabbit’s average life is seven to eight years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
G. Dowling
Governor's Office of Records
M. Dowling
Big Crowd Enjoys Barbecue at Talucah Fourth
A large crowd attended a Fourth of July barbecue at Talucah. Attendees included numerous families from Decatur Hartselle and Valhermosa Springs such as the Belews Waddells Suttons Chunns Langs and Princ es Myra Crowder and many others. After dining on the river the group swam and shared in a day of celebration.
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Talucah
Cecil Belew
Lazelle
Rita Fay
Victor Waddell
Baby Kay
Odis Williams
Audrey Henderson
Dwight
Thad Waddell
Melvin Waddell
Joe Sutton
Charles and
Retha Jr
James Sutton
Escomb Chunn
Otis.Hardy
Bradford Lang
Emmett Waddell
Hartselle
Erbie Collins
Wanda Lee
Peggy Jeanne
Bertha Jones
Burleson
Decatur
Delbert de
Haight Case Draws Town to Chaos and Media Frenzy
Ellery Queen helps Jim Haight after a mob attack in Wrightsville as arsenic rumors link the Haight case to a local druggist. The town swells with reporters, editors, and a growing press siege while Dakin and Bradford pursue secrets behind the Haight affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron Garback
High Village
Myron
Mr. Queen
Ellery
Garback
Dakin
Jim Haight
Wrightsville
Bobby” Roberts
Frank Lloyd
James Haight
America
Bradford
Ellery Queen
Lower
Main
Hill Drive
Wrights
Roberta Roberts
Jim
Chief Dakin
Dick Gobbin
Weevils Found in Alabama Crops Survey Marks 6.1 Percent Infestation
The state crop reporting service announces an average boll weevil infestation of 6.1 percent across Alabama crops. Southwest Alabama reports the heaviest infestation according to a special survey conducted in July.
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Montgomery
State
Alabama
New wartime ceilings set on used car prices nationwide
The Office of Price Administration imposes fixed price ceilings on used cars from 1937 to 1942 across three regional bands Region A East of the Mississippi Region B and Region C West and Southwest. Dealers and private sellers must use transfer certificates with local price boards to validate legality and gasoline coupon eligibility.
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Washington
OPA
Mississippi River
Idaho
Utah
Arizona
California
Oregon
Nevada
Speeding Blamed for Half of May Accidents in State
The Department of Public Safety reports speeding caused about half of the 128 May accidents and two thirds of all fatal crashes, despite wartime restrictions and safety appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Department of Public Safety
Alabama farm prices show steady or slight advances
During the month ended June 15, Alabama farm products mostly held steady or advanced. Cotton, corn and eggs rose slightly while cottonseed, meat, poultry and butter remained steady, the state crop reporting service announced yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
Hunt Speaks Before Kiwanis On Alaska Service
Lt Col Frederick S Hunt Jr described three years of Army service in Alaska with the Decatur National Guard engineering unit. He praised the men for duty and efficiency and noted the unit’s non combat role. The talk followed a Kiwanis program by Ewell K Gregg, with a reminder for the chemical warfare show at Benson Field. The outfit plans a 21 day furlough before returning to Fort Leonard Wood.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Frederick S. Hunt Jr
Alaska
Hunt
Kiwanis
Decatur Company of
National Guardsmen
Decatur
Ewell K. Gregg
Benson Field
Camp Sibert
Henry Fleming
Col. Hunt
Decatur Company
Manny
Fort Leonard Wood
Elizabeth Etheridge Marries Odis Masterson in July Ceremony
Miss Elizabeth Etheridge wed Pvt. Odis Masterson of Wolf Springs on Saturday night July 1st after his three years in Alaska. The ceremony and reception drew friends from Town Creek, NeSmith, Courtland, and nearby communities. Masterson recently returned from military service and is now home. Other local visits and gatherings tied to the Odell, Copeland, Parker, Jeffreys, Waldrep, and Terry families are noted.
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Elizabeth Etheridge
Odis Masterson
Wolf
Masterson
Alaska
U. S. Army
Curtis Copeland
Here
Pratt Copeland
NeSmith
Dorris
Florence
Lara Patterson
Near Town Creek
Tom Burcher
Howard Odell
Mae Bell Parker
Ervin Odell
Town Creek
Tom Parker
Claude Copeland
Frances
Grady Waldrop
Carl
James Parker
Winiford and
Laverel
Clarence
Chet) Thrasher
Frank
Courtland
Lyndon Jeffreys
Oscar Terry
Lee Waldrep
Bill Berryman
Walter S. Smith Dies Former Alabama Senator
Walter S. Smith 68 longtime Birmingham attorney and former Alabama state senator died at his home. He served in the state senate from 1903 to 1907 representing Clay Coosa and Cleburne counties and was a member of the Alabama Bar Association. Funeral services were to be held next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Smith
Birmingham
Ala
Walter S. Smith
Smith
State Senate
Clay
Coosa
Cleburne
Alabama Bar Association
Health official lists typhoid and smallpox clinic dates
Morgan county health officer Dr. L Br Murphy announced a schedule of clinics for typhoid hyphtheria and smallpox shots and Schick and tuberculin tests. Four trips will be made to each place once weekly with the first round itinerary noted. The croquet craze from England began in 1866.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. BR. Murphree
Morgan County
What Causes Epilepsy Free booklet offer
A promotional notice invites readers to request a free booklet compiling doctors' opinions on epilepsy. Educational Division at 535 Fifth Ave New York NY invites letters to Dept G-108 for the material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Ave
New York
N.Y
Dept
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