Patton writes from Rome and seeks home in Eva Alabama
Cpl. Claude Patton explains he has seen Rome while stationed overseas and compares it with Eva Alabama. He notes long moves, lots of letters, high prices for eggs, and hope to return home soon. He sends love to his parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry Patton, siblings, and friends as the war continues.
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Cpl
Claude. Patton
Ancient
Rome
Eva
Alabama
Henry Patton
Morgan County Rocky Ford social notes
Mr. and Mrs. George Roberts visited their daughter in Hartselle. Roy Higdon is improving. L. F. Singleton and Andrew Edwards families were with Ray. McNutt Blankenship families with Aldridge near Danville. Annie Wallace visited Herman West family. Vera Mae and Seldon Roberts stayed with the Sparkman family at Oak Ridge. Bob Roberson of Hopewell stayed with his mother Noah Wynn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Roberts
Lewis Walker
Hartselle
Roy Higdon
L. F. Singleton
Andrew Edwards
Ray
Gaines McNutt
R. L
Ozelle
Aldridge
Danville
Aulton Blankenship
Jodie Blankenship
Annie Wallace
Herman West
Vera Mae
Seldon Roberts
Norman Sparkman
Oak Ridge
Bob Roberson
Hopewell
Noah Wynn
Revival at Gum Springs Baptist Church Opens Sunday
The Gum Springs Baptist Church revival begins Sunday at 11 o'clock with Rev. J. M. Pickens preaching. Dinner is served at the church and at 2:30 Rev. Dolphus Price preaches. The ten to fourteen day meeting continues with daily Bible school at 9:30 led by Dorothy Hargett and Mrs. Price. Lawrence Pruitt will lead chalk drawings and object lessons.
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Gum Springs Baptist Church
J. M. Pickens
Dolphus Price
Price
Dorothy Hargett
Dorothy Hargett, Assisted By Mrs. Price
Lawrence Pruitt
Prayer Meeting at Cave Spring Baptist Church
The weekly prayer meeting at Cave Spring Baptist Church is Friday night at 8 30. A church business meeting will elect two deacons and announce a Sunday service time change for July 23rd. Sunday services move from 11 to 8 pm to allow revival by Rev J M Pickens starting Sunday at 11 am in Gum Springs.
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Cave Spring Baptist Church
J. M. Pickens
Gum Springs
Rome's 28 Libraries by the 4th Century A.D.
By the 4th century, Rome boasted twenty eight public libraries serving citizens and scholars. The institutions reflected urban growth and the empire's cultural emphasis on learning, with spaces for reading, study, and access to scrolls across the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Community Notes from New Hope and Town Creek
Sunday guests included Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. William H Hall. Illness reported for Mrs Claude Muston. Revival at old Bethel church begins July 23. Visitors included Vivian Jacobs Emma Lou Oliver and Mary Alice Terry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Hallmark
Town Creek
Rufus Jackson
Claude Muston
New Hope Church
Letch Martin
Tennis Terry
Moulton
John F. Terry
Doc Smith
Lonnie Jacobs
Old Bethel Church
Vivian
Mavis Jacobs
Mary Alice Terry
Harmony
Emma Lou Oliver
Hatton
Limestone County Home Demonstration Club Notes Community News
The Home Demonstration club met Tuesday with 13 members present and a noon lunch. The article lists school attendance, staff names, and various local movements. It mentions furloughs and service members, visits by relatives, and several residents traveling for shopping or to visit ill relatives. Nebo church activities and local social visits are noted with multiple family names.
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Home Demonstration Club
Louis Jones
William Dougherty
Foster Hull
Huntsville
Joe Jones
Joe Jr
Douglas Miller
Florida
Garland Kilpatrick
Judy
Athens
Edd Massey
Aaron Jones
Charlie Jones
Missouri
Aleutian Islands
J. W. Fudge
Curtis Gordon
Goo
Decatur
J. R. Gilliam
M. Y. Douthit
Adam Jones
Harris Miles
Clarence Elmore
Texas
Lawrence Elmore
Detroit
William
Adz Jones
Bessie Miles
Earl Long
Theo Morris
Nebo
Bro. Copeland
Olin Looney
Douglas Fudge
Reta Jean
D. C. Fudge
Gay Thrasher
Red Hill Community Notes from Lawrence County
Several from here attend events this week. Frank Owens received an honorable Navy discharge. John Hill suffers rheumatism. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Roger of Meldrim Ga visit their relatives. Mrs. Willie Owens and Ray Walker of Decatur spent weekend with Mose Owens. James Waugh and Mrs. Lang of Decatur visited Monday. Melvin and Raybur McCaghren visited relatives P. L. McCaghren of Uptons Chapel. Alton Rogers of Fairfield and his parents hosted Saturday guests. Bob McCaghren visited Franklin McCaghren Jr. in Plain View.
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Frank Owens
Navy
John Hill
J. C. Roger
Meldrim
Homer Mee- Whorter
Willie Owens
Ray Walker
Decatur
Mose Owens
James Waugh
Lang
Melvin and
Raybur
McCaghren
P. L. McCaghren
Upton’s Chapel
Alton Rogers
Fairfield
Arthur Callahan
Bob McCaghren
Franklin McCaghren Jr
Plain View
Jersey breeding stock to be established at Draper prison
Alabama dairymen will gain access to purebred Jersey breeding stock from a herd planned at Draper prison by year end. State Prison Director E. P. Russell announced an investment near 18000 dollars for the herd and related buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
Draper Prison
E. P. Russell
Southerners Ready For Protest Vote
Die hard Southerners prepared a protest vote at the Democratic National Convention rules committee as they push to restore the two thirds nominating rule. They foresee voting against Roosevelt and may aid Dewey or other Democrats if no Roosevelt renomination is proposed. Byrd backers expect 150 to 200 first ballot votes. Tennessee unpledges may tilt toward Byrd or vice-presidential discussions emerge.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Rules Committee
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Texas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Florida
Southern
Byrd
Tennessee
North Carolina
Arkansas
Alabama
Weather Storm Tops Montgomery With Gusts
A July 2007 storm struck Montgomery causing electrical outages and uprooted trees. An observer at Maxwell Field reported winds at 48 miles per hour with gusts up to 75 miles per hour during the tempest.
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Montgomery
Maxwell Field
Mother Opposes Truman Nomination in Kansas City
The 91-year-old Martha Truman, mother of Senator Harry S. Truman, urged him to stay in the Senate, saying he would do more good there and that his investigating committee is doing fine work. Truman replied, I’d rather be.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
D-Mo
Senate
Martha E. Truman
Grandview
Chicago
Harry
Fire damages Louisville & Nashville office near station
A downtown Birmingham office building of the Louisville and Nashville railroad suffered a fire in an attic store room last night. Fire Chief Alf Brown said the origin is unknown and the damage is about 5000 dollars.
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Birmingham
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Alf Brown
Birmingham Businessman Leopold Loeb Dies at 70
Leopold Loeb prominent retired Birmingham business man died at his home yesterday. Funeral services will be held here tomorrow.
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Birmingham
Leopold Loeb
Revival Appeals Emphasize Pure Living and New Birth
Erangelist Lacour urged Christians to maintain pure attitude and conduct to win others to Christ. He warned indulgences hinder influence, cited scripture, and noted sinners notice Christian faults. The evening lecture explained the necessity of the new birth as a radical life change. Two attendees prayed at the altar acknowledging Christ, as the meeting strengthens under Mrs. Lacour and the Donessies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erangelist Lacour
Lacour
Jesus
God
Christ
Mes
Donessis
Warning on impostors posing as state revenue examiners
Montgomery officials report two incidents where men pretended to be revenue examiners aiming to pilfer cigarettes from tobacco dealers. Revenue Commissioner Dr H C Dowling announced the warning and urged vigilance. British troops wear shirts treated with insecticide to guard against typhus carried by lice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
State Revenue
H. C. Dowling
Jones Chapel News Roundup From Cullman County
Thurman Paskel returns from a 15 day Army furlough with his parents. Families and friends, including the Pyo per Huffman and the Sterling, Hulsey, Fowler, Rogers, White, and Casey households, share visits. A funeral for William Bonds follows a truck accident. Church revival continues with strong attendance and a vacation Bible school ends. A special program is planned after church services at the Baptist church.
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Thurman Paskel
U .S. Army
Joe Pas
Mack Sterling
Ees Jackie
L. P. Hulsey
W. T. _Casey
Huffman
Bynum Fowler
West Point
Looney Fowler
Loyd Rogers
Street Stanton
Claude Kelsoe
Berson Crider
U.S. Navy
Ted White
Emmon Field
William Bonds
Basel Huffman
Armed Forces
Jasper Huffman
Baptist Church
Dellis Brown
Moulton
Dean Casey
Holly Pond
WLB Affirms Arbitration Order in Steelworkers Case
The War Labor Board affirms an Atlanta regional office order requiring arbitration by an umpire in wage dispute cases between CIO United Steelworkers and Republic Steel Corporation at the Gadsden Alabama plant. The company’s review request is denied, but future grievances may go to the national board under standard procedure.
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Washington
Atlanta
Age Issue Boomerang in 1944 Democratic Strategy
The Chicago article reports Oklahoma Governor S Kerr delivering a 4000 word keynote linking changes in wartime administration to Roosevelt’s postwar plans. Kerr portrays Roosevelt as achieving progress while Republicans led by Dewey lack a concrete program beyond opposition, arguing Roosevelt should seek a fourth term.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Chicago
Thomas Dewey
Pr c
Ch Stalin
Chiang Kai-Shek
Dewey
Dem
Roosevelt
Coolidge
Shes Hoover
Hoover
Kerr
St. Joseph Aspirin Promoted as Safest Buy at 10¢
Advertisement touts St. Joseph Aspirin as faster and purer than aspirin rivals. Claims to be the world’s largest seller at 10 cents with warnings against paying more or accepting lesser quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jose
St. Joseph
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