Big Crowd Attends Gospel Tent Meetings in Austinville
A large crowd gathered last night in the gospel tent at Austinville for Evangelist remarks on excuses for delaying faith. Evangelist Piper planned an 8:00 pm talk titled Lovers of Darkness and Miss Margaret Poe from Cleveland Tenn delivered a special reading, praising the tent gathering.
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Austinville
Evangelist
Christ
Evangelist Piper
Cliffs
Jesus
Piper
Margaret Poe
Bob College
Cleveland
Poe
Vacation Bible School to Open Monday
The Southside Baptist church announces daily vacation Bible school starting Monday and running through the 18th with classes from eight to eleven o'clock. Rev. Fred Ks Jr will direct. A parade to publicize the school will be held Saturday afternoon at o'clock, after which enrollment starts.
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Southside Baptist Church
Fred Ks, Jr
Alabama youths may learn seamanship without navy service
Montgomery June 4. Alabama youths may soon have a chance to learn seamanship and sea lore without entering the Navy or joining the Marines, says a note from the state Department of Education.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Navy
State Department of Education
Warrant Charge Proposed Against John L Lewis
A Tanner resident asks Decatur Daily to publish a letter seeking a judge to issue a warrant for high treason against John L Lewis. The writer, 64, claims tax payments since age 18 and offers to face any judge and prosecute. He signs as Robert Bittick from Box 10 Tanner, Alabama.
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John L Lewis
Robert Bittick
Tanner
Ala
Home Demonstration Club Meeting in Danville
Mrs J Street Sandlin hosted the Danville Home Demonstration Club May gathering. Miss Ebien Rowe demonstrated clothing conservation and modern laundering methods, stain removal, ironing aids, and safe dry cleaning. Dairy cow judging pictures followed, and a sweet course was served.
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J. Street Sandlin
Danville Home Demonstration Club
Miss Muriel Thomas Wins Pleasure Horse at Stephens College Show
Miss Muriel C. Thomas captured first in the Pleasure horse class at the 12th annual commencement horse show held last Saturday evening at Stephens College. Guest judges were Miss Helen Marie Farren of Kansas City and W.B. Cook of Weldon Springs. Thomas is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rutledge B. Thomas of 704 Jackson Street.
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Tippi Tippi Tin
Muriel C. Thomas
Stephens College
Helen Marie Farren
Kansas City
Missouri
W.B. Cook
Weldon Springs
Thomas
Rutledge
Jackson Street
U. S. Aircraft Carriers Named After Historic Ships
The United States names aircraft carriers after renowned ships and battles from American history. The practice honors notable naval heritage and preserves memory of pivotal maritime events.
They Call It Pacific y CLARK LEE
Clark Lee reports the Philippines air defense during the Pearl Harbor attack and Japanese bombing. Coast artillery units defend Nichols Field, recounting fighter and bomber losses, morale, and survivor accounts from Clark Field and Manila.
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Hawaii
United States
Wake Island
U.S
Hawaiian Islands
Philippines
Manila
MacArthur
Usaffe
Wigan
Orient
Kowloon
Hong Kong Bay
Malaya
Guam
Service Planned for Nation's Heroes at Enon Church
A candlelight service for the boys in service will be held at Enon church Sunday night at eight o'clock. The public is invited to attend. Navy river gunboats are usually named for island possessions of the United States.
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Enon
The
United States
London Press Full of Fight
London broadcasts report Berlin and Algiers claims as Allied actions threaten Italy. Headlines trumpet invasion talk and ships massing while German radio predicts large scale battles and renewed offensives.
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Daniel
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Italy
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Algiers
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Evening News
la Linea
Gibraltar
Evening Star
U. S
Henry L. Stimson
Europe
Russia
Kurt Dietmar
Germany
Balkans
Lawrence County Nesmith Notes Social Visits
Mrs Lorene Jackson of Old Hickory Tennessee visits her aunt Mrs Mary Beck and Mrs Hill Carpenter in Hatton. Mr and Mrs Woodie Reed visited Cave Springs with the Backs and Paces. Russell Parker from Mount Hope and the Jeffreys and Gar th Parker visit Jim C Parker home for ice cream. Hill Carpenter who worked in Tennessee spent a few days here last week with his wife.
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Lorene Jackson
Old Hickory
Tenn
Mary Beck
Hill Carpenter
John Beck
Hatton
Woodie Reed
William ‘Pace
Cave Springs
Russell Parker
Mount Hope
Travis Jeffreys
Garth Parker
Jim C. Parker
Tennessee
Army finds new steel saving methods for war hardware
The Army reports large steel savings from crate redesigns for bomb tail fins and from paper shipping bands used on bombs up to a thousand pounds. Redstone Arsenal leader Col Hudson cites ongoing conservation across ordnance plants, noting other minimized components like welded tripods and lighter lock nut assemblies.
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Berlin
Tokyo
America
Ordnance Department
Army Service Forces
Carroll D. Hudson
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Redstone
Army Ordnance Establishment
Hudson
Local visitors share Sunday gatherings in Town Creek and nearby towns
Miss Maye Kidd, Harrison Roberts, and James Kidd visited Mr. and Mrs. Carl Swigley in Town Creek Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Elledge and family visited his mother near Tuscumbia over the weekend. Miss Glenn Campbelle, Pauline Lansdell, and Helen Lansdell joined Miss Gean Lansdell for Sunday afternoon.
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Maye Kidd
Harrison Roberts
James Kidd
Carl Swigley
Town Creek
Russell Elledge
Near Tuscumbia
Glenn Campbelle
Pauline
Helen Lansdell
Gean Lansdell
Navy Enlists 33 Young Men From Local Counties
In May, 33 seventeen year olds were enlisted at the Huntsville Navy recruiting station. Madison county supplied 22 recruits, Morgan six, Limestone four, and Jackson one. Recruits may enter 49 Navy trade schools or go to sea to learn trades and earn petty officer ratings. The recruiter operates Mondays at the Morgan County courthouse in Decatur.
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Huntsville
Madison County
Morgan County
Limestone
Jackson County
Navy
Decatur
Willoughby Church Redeclared with Weeklong Gospel Services
The Willoughby Presbyterian church will reconsecrate at Sunday morning service after redecorating. Ninth Street Methodist will join for Sunday evening worship. Weeklong Bible school evangelistic meetings will feature Rev. E. E. Stidham from Corinth, Mississippi. Gospel songs by the congregation are highlighted as a key event.
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Willoughby Presbyterian
Willoughby
Old Home Church
Ninth Street
Willoughiby
E. E. Stidham
Corinth
Miss
Stedham
Women Buy Belleau Wood Preserve in 1924
Belleau Wood site once halted German advance toward Paris in 1918 was purchased in 1924 by a group of American women, preserving the historic battlefield as a memorial and park.
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Belleau Wood
U. S
Germany
Paris
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