Public Sunday School Programs Listed for July 16
Three Baptist churches Bethel Brown's Chapel and Union Grove announce Sunday school sessions starting at 2:00 or 2:30 PM. Devotions, reports, discussions, and a sermon are planned at each site with adjournment later in the afternoon.
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Bethel Baptist Church
M. Walker
Milford
Brown's Chapel Baptist
J. B. Shaney
John Knight
Carl Green
Union Grove Baptist
Beatrice On
M. di. Eidson
L. Smallwood
Montgomery Smoke Tax Increases After August Fifteenth
Montgomery residents will pay two cents more per cigarette and an additional half cent on each five cents of tobacco purchases after August 15. The text also notes windmills’ early use in Germany and Befana as the Italian Santa Claus name.
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Montgomery
Ala
Woman Overcomes Constipation With All-Bran Remedy
Unsold letter claims All-Bran daily use fixes dietary constipation by supplying cellulose to regulate the colon. Ad from Battle Creek Kellogg's promotes gentle, non purgative relief with servings of milk or fruit and ample water.
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Baumanville St
Ohio
Battle Creek
Fine Basic Training Paying Off In War
American troops in France show training pays off after 31 days of Normandy fighting. Green divisions impressed veterans with their performance on Cherbourg beachhead and fortifications, while Gen. Omar N. Bradley praised readiness and the need to learn under fire.
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Don Whitehead
France
Normandy
North
Africa
Sicily
Italy
Omar N. Bradley
General Bradley
Fort Benning
North Africa
Britain
Bernard L. Montgmery
101St Airborne Division
Cherbourg
101St
Poland
Russia
Morgan County Shady Grove events and visitors
Mrs. Fred Gray arrived from Fort Myers Florida to visit her grandparents Mr and Mrs I E Wright while her husband transfers to a new post. Mrs J A Black Harold and Elizabeth Black visited the Parkers at Trinity and Mr and Mrs John Hill spent Sunday with the Cottingham family. Dr and Mrs Everett Harris of Chicago and Mrs Harris and Wanda Harris of Decatur visited the Lamons. Josephine Standridge visited Elaine Millwood at Chapel Hill. Mrs William Moses returned from Texas where her husband is in camp. Mr and Mrs Dan Hurst and family from Decatur visited Wrights on Sunday.
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Fred Gray
Fort Myers
Florida
I. E. Wricht
J. A. Black
Harold
Elizabeth Black
Oren Parker
Trinity
John Hill
Pleasant Hill
Harvey Cottingham
Everett. Harris
Chicago
Harris
Wanda Harris
Decatur
W. B. Lam
Josephine Standridge
Elaine Millwood
Chapel Hill
William Moses
Texas
Dan Hurst
JL. E. Wright
Epworth League Social Held at Forrest Chapel
The Forrest Chapel Epworth League held its monthly social at Mrs. Therrill Wallace’s home Saturday night. Games were played and refreshments served. Attendees included Freida Atkins Jean Garner Eloise Jones Adell Bridges Maverine Roberts Dorothy Holloway Louise Cobb Edith Curtis Olan and Tolan Whitten Lloyd Burns T L Speakman Truman Bridges Calvin White Hugh Battles Gilman J L Story Pruitt Bridges and Benton Roberts.
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Forrest Chapel Epworth
Therrill Wallace
Freida Atkins
Jean Garner
Eloise Jones
Adell Bridges
Maverine Roberts
Dorothy Holloway
Louise Cobb
Edith Curtis
Olan
Tolan “Whitten
Lloyd Burns
T. L. Speakman
Truman Bridges
Calvin White
Hugh Battles
Gilman
J. L. Story
Pruitt Bridges
Benton Roberts
WPB Compromise Lets Civilian Goods Rise in Peacetime Plan
Washington July 12 WPB chairman Donald M Nelson announced a compromise to start lifting wartime bans on civilian goods. The plan releases aluminum and magnesium use July 15 and allows experimental postwar models July 22, with broader civilian production authorized August 15 by field offices. The program aims to retool idle plant capacity for peacetime needs while preparing for reduced arms output.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Army
Navy
War Production Board
Reeeengent
WPB
Nelson
Germany
FPB
Selectees From Board No 2 Report For Ft McClellan Induction
The listed Hartselle group from Board No 2 is sent to Ft McClellan on Wednesday July 12 for preinduction physical examinations including Robert Nett Elliott Ralph William Roan Walter Cleo Johnson William Elijah Edmonson J W Dunkin Carl Monroe Ramsey Willie Eugene Hammon Billy Joe Sandlin James Evan Haynes Lonnie Edward Parker James Harris Halbrooks Scott Drake Jr and William Theo Clark John Chester Sparks also scheduled to report for induction.
Picnic At Elk River Honoring Compton Family
Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Compton of Decatur hosted a Sunday picnic at Elk River to honor their son Alton Compton and daughter in law. Attendees included many Compton relatives, Carl Cooper family, Evan Murphy family, Gordon Cheatham and others. Afternoon featured swimming and watermelon slicing for the younger attendees.
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G. S. Compton
Decature
Elk River
Carl Cooper
Evan Murphy
Elbert Compton
G. W. Compton
Virgil Compton
Alton Compton
Dewey Compton
Milton Compton
Margaret Compton
Gordon Cheatham
Ross Lancaster
Shirley
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Befana
Santa Claus
Hedy Lamarr
William Powell
Princess Theatre
Walnut
Second Avenue
Morgan County
Shady Grove
Helen McDougle
Epworth League
J.P. White
W. F. White
Danville
California
America
Matthews, Missouri
Decatur’s
Nashua
Ibyss
Clairmont
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