Largest Camporee In Council History Opens Here
Boy Scouts from Russellville Red Bay the Tri Cities Huntsville Hartselle and Decatur arrive at Delano Park Tuesday afternoon for the council camporee now in its third year About 125 boys and visiting leaders will set up tents cook their own meals and participate in inter patrol contests Campfires with programs by the boys are planned each night Local judges and Hagerman J L Hubbard and Scout executive from Huntsville will attend The Tennessee Valley Council leads Region Five in first four months of the year in new recruit figures and program emphasis
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Russellville
Red Bay
Tri-Cities
Huntsville
Hartselle
Decatur
Delano Park
Boy Scouts
Hagerman
J. L. Hubbard
Tennessee Valley Council
Roosevelt
Birmingham
Nashville
Chattanooga
Newf Orleans
Picture Bright Boston June 6
Ralph 8 Damon serves as president of Republic, noted in Boston dispatch.
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Picture Bright
Boston
Ralph
Bible School to Open at Central Baptist Church
Daily vacation Bible school starts Monday at 8:30 with Miss Freda Cowan leading a planning meeting at 8:15. Plans target 500 children, with 349 registered last year and 245 average daily attendance. Age range four to 16 invited. ages four and five provided transportation. Two-week session runs weekdays 9:30 to 11 with Saturday off. Commencement Sunday, June 21. Sunday school opening in charge of Miss Cowan and assistants, with a review of last year and pastor Dr. John C. Cowell.
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Central Baptist Church
Freda Cowan
Central Baptist Cnnrenh
John C. Cowell
Miss Cowan
Misa Cowan
Alabama College
Montevallo
YWA Members Entertained at Morgan County Banquet
Members of the Y W A in Morgan county were entertained Friday night at a banquet in the First Baptist church. The room displayed green and white decor with summer towers and lilies. The program theme was The Radiant Life and featured Mrs B L Malone speaking on the subject with music by Mrs Malone and Mrs Clifford Leach.
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Morgan County
First Baptist Church
B. l. Malone
Malone
Clifford Leach
Harold Field
Mrs Gilbert Passes Away at Athens Residence
Funeral services for Mrs T B Gilbert 66 Athens resident and city council member will be Sunday at four at the Gilbert home. She died Friday night of a heart attack after several weeks illness. Interment in Athens City Cemetery with McConnell in charge. Survived by husband two daughters Mrs Henry Cromwell Florence and Mrs Marion Mitchell Athena and four grandchildren.
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T. B. Gilbert
Athens
T. B Gilbert
Henry Cromwell
Florence
Marion Mitchell
Athena
Citizenship leaders to convene School of Citizenship in Montevallo
In Montevallo Alabama on June 12 13 a School of Citizenship will bring together leaders in women s activities and legislators to discuss requests for the newly nominated legislature. The event is sponsored by the joint legislative council of Alabama and affiliated statewide and local groups acting as a clearing house for bills.
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Montevallo
Ala
Lieutenant McEntire Called to Active Duty
Lieutenant Leroy McEntire Jr is called to active duty with a Coast Artillery station assignment. He previously served 25 years ago during World War I and earned a commission as an ensign in the Naval Reserve. He recently graduated from the University of Alabama and received his commission there from ROTC on May 30.
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Leroy McEntire, Jr
Coast Artillery
Eta McEntire
United States Naval Reserve
McEntire
University of Alabama
Aviation firm predicts Allied air power surpasses Axis
An Aviation Corporation statement asserts the United Nations already build more and better planes than the Axis and forecasts end of 1943 output will be nearly three times Germany Italy and Japan combined.
Gala dance honors new S A T S pilot cadets
Armory event celebrated the arrival of the 42 K class at Southern Aviation Training School with Francis Craig and his orchestra as guests. Prominent Decatur guests attended along with school officers and several officers and cadets, including guests from out of state.
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Armory
Southern Aviation Training School
Francis Craig
Hermitage Hotel
Nashville
Tenn
John A. Caddell
Barrett Shelton
E. W. McLeod
John Patterson
Fordham G. Johnson
Solomon Bershadsky
William C. Gardner
Noel T. Cumban
Shirley Bragg
West Point
Puerto Rico
Florida
Maine
California
Oregon
United States
Victory Bonds pledge call to support war effort
A patriotic appeal explains War Bonds as the best guaranteed investment by the U S government. It urges readers to contribute when the Minute Man asks for a pledge, noting shortages in recent months and the need for Victory.
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United States
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