Miss Decatur beauty contest seeks entrants soon
Local tri county Shrine club urges women from Morgan Limestone or Lawrence counties to enter Miss Decatur at the Princess theater Friday night. The winner advances to the Miss Zamora contest in Birmingham August 13 14 and 15 with a $300 silver loving cup and wardrobe prize. Expenses paid by the club for three day stay at the Tutwiler hotel.
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Tri-County
Shrine Club
Morgan, Limestone
Lawrence County
Shrine Clubs
Alabama
Birmingham
Temple Theater
Birmingham News- Age Herald
Decatur
Tutwiler
Daily Today
Princess
Roxy Theatres
Hearing defects affect one million U S children
An estimated one million American children suffer from some form of defective hearing that is not total deafness, highlighting a significant public health concern and need for screening and support resources.
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U. S
Top Diplomats Open Peace Meet Monday
Paris hosts a multinational peace conference opening Monday at Luxembourg palace with 21 nations. Delegates, led by Byrnes Molotov Attlee Bidault Evatt Masaryk Nash Mackenzie King, will discuss peace pacts for Italy Romania Finland Hungary Bulgaria and potential wider participation.
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Paris
Luxembourg Palace
Trniad
Russia
Britain
France
Italy
Romania
Finland
Hungary
Bulgaria
Versailles
United States
Germany
U. S
James F. Byrnes
V. M Molotov
Clement Attlee
Ernest Bevin
Georges Bidault
H. V. Evatt
Jane Masaryk
New Zealand
Walter Nash
W. L. MacKenzie King
Local Navy Ship Fitter Boutwell Nears Return
Lonnie Gene Boutwell, ship fitter third class and son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Boutwell, is expected to return to the States soon after eleven months with the U S Navy on Guam and Saipan.
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Lonnie Gene Boutwell
W. E. Boutwell
States
Boutwell
U. S. Navy
Guam
Saipan
Truman signs act on peanut quota 100 percent of 1941 allocation
President Truman signed a law mandating that if peanut acreage quotas are reestablished, each state must set a quota at least equal to 100 percent of its 1941 allocation. The measure clarifies future stability in peanut farming policy.
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Washington
Truman
Morgan County Rescue and Sunday Visits
Local residents report a day of visits with family and friends across Morgan County. Mrs W. Helms and Mrs W G Whisenant hosted and visited several neighbors, while Buck Edwards lies ill in Huntsville and other families shared Sunday calls.
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Morgan County Rescue
W . Helms
W. G. Whisenant
Roy Edwards
David Gill
Albert Royster
A. E. Pettit
Hartselle
Maud Grantland
Leon
Trinity
M. W. Pettit
Ruben Holder
Valdermosa
Ike Mayes
Union
Henry Edwards
C. S. Edwards
J. A. White
Huntsville
Buck
Sallie Hornbuckle
Yvonne Williams
Grace Helms
Kathryn
The Whale Eyes and Their Fixed Gaze
The eyes of a whale sit far back on the head and face in opposite directions. They cannot be turned to look straight ahead or backward.
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Bank ST
Cartoon & “Last Frontier
AMU
Deneir IY
Remington
G. E. Coffee Makers
Eureka Vacuum Cleaners
Second Ave
CONN/E
Did “Ou
The
J. R. Daniels
Insurance and Financing
Walnut St
Compan Decaturlalabaua
Portant
Egypt
Luxembourg
Turkey
Albania
Mexico
Belk’s Bargain Basement
Belk’s Junior Miss Shop
White Batiste
Everglade
Men’s Dept
Boys’ Shop
Fruit
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