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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1942

Page

8

National gasoline rationing plan debated by Roosevelt cabinet

President Roosevelt faces cabinet discussion on extending gasoline rationing nationwide. Under the plan motorists register for A cards with 48 coupons covering three gallons per unit. B and C cards add extra coupons, X cards eliminated, with a basic household ration for all. Extension could begin July 15 and apply to 17 Eastern states and DC.

Roosevelt Congress Office of Price Administration Eastern Seaboard Reiter D-Ny Ickes Donald M. Nelson District of Columbia OPA

Morgan County Social Notes Share Family News

Mr and Mrs E W Keyes and daughter Ann of Athens with others guest C J Keyes and Lannie Clemons visit. Mrs Winefrey Day improving. Dr Lovelady called for illness. Bates announce birth Lester T Bates. Rally at Hartselle attended. Orval Davis and Jo Peck visit. Coleman Morrow and son from Louisville visit. Lucile Fowler in Decatur. Thompson announce birth Peggy Sue Juneist with mother and baby fine.

E. W. Keyes Ann Athens W. R. Lakas Tanner John Keyes Berry School Mt. Berry Hubbard Keyes Wichita Kansas C. J. Keyes Lannie Clemons Somerville Russell Peck Winefrey Hamil Clinic Lovelady Hartselle Lundy Beaver John FP. Bates Lester T. Bates E. 4. Briscoe Six Mile Orval Davis Decatur Jo Peck M. G. Peck Coleman Morrow and Son Louisville Monroe Morrow Lucile Fowler Priday Jack Thompson Peggy Sue Juneist

Lawrence County Social Notes from the Week End

Mrs. Chas Hembree hosts visit as J. D. Hembree and Hoydt Watkins travel from Tenn. Don Jones visits from Huntsville. Mrs. Amos Hogan and Mrs. Ruby Hembree spend Saturday in Decatur. Edith Hampton attends a funeral at Johnson Chapel for Miss Imogene Long. Marie Hampton visits Hartselle. residents busy with cotton work and neighborly help.

J. D. Hembree Jackson Tenn Hembree Hoydt Watkins Auburn Don Jones Huntsville Jones Amos Hogan Ruby Hembree Decatur Mary Eddy Stephenson Edith Hampton Imogene Long Johnson Chapel Sallie Gibson Hartselle Marie Hampton

Forrest Chapel Monthly Singing Night Plans

Next Sunday night June 7 is Forrest Chapel monthly singing night with a special invitation. Mrs Jake Vaughn of Decatur visited her brother Burton Bridges and family Thursday. Mrs Frances Dotson and daughter Pearline of Mt Hope are guests of Mr and Mrs George Brown.

Jake Vaughn Decatur Burton Bridges Frances Dotson Pearline Mt. Hope George Brown Wallace Sims Virginia Dare Therril Wallace W. P. Roberts Doris Willodene Erby Tompson Marshall County Sarah Whitten Sam Johnson

Death of Mrs Etta Jennings at Corinth

Friends in Morgan County and nearby communities mourn the Wednesday death of Mrs. Etta Jennings. She lived in the Corinth area for years and was laid to rest in Corinth cemetery Thursday. The report notes family visits and local residents in the area, including John Bryant returning from an army camp in St Louis Til and Mrs Visa Hampton recovering from an appendix operation.

Etta Jennings Corinth Cemetery John Bryant J. W. Bryant St. Louis Price M. Bryant Evergreen J. D. Bonds Izora Bonds Piney Grove Kathaleen Morgan Charlie Parker Battle Ground Visa Hampton Tom Blevins Memphis Tenn Gibb Blevins

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Morgan County Rescue W. B. Lemley Amos Fletcher Fletcher Guntersville Owen Edwards Claudie Edwards W. E. Helms Tidwell Harry Helms Roy Edwards Scout City Leo Tyler Morgan City Wise Tyler Richard Reeves Union Hill J. H. Curry West Point British Medical Research Council Department of Commerce Gene Akern Aunty Sterchi’s Sterchi's Sterchi Morgan County MG. Peck Lawrence County Chas Morgan County Forrest Chapel Minor Kenneth Ayres Julius Ayres Little Rock Ark W. A. Woodall Lesley Woodall Eddie Rodgers Talladega Morgan County Corinth Brenda Marshall James Cagney America Royal Canadian Air Force Morgline Stripes Chambrays & Seersuckers Woodbury's Soap Pacquin’s Jergens Hinds Rayon Grants W.T. Grant Grant
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