Ike's Boy Goes Khaki After Military Academy Graduation
West Point June 7. John S. D. Eisenhower son of General Eisenhower graduates from the U S Military Academy with 473 peers and receives a personal letter from his father. Lt Gen Somervell, top Army leader, tells the corps that Allied forces in Europe have everything they need and the best.
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West Point
N. Y
P—Slim
John S. D. Eisenhower
AEF
U. S. Military Academy
Eisenhower
Brehon B. Somervell
Army Service Forces
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ett Center
England
France
Signal Corps
Forrest Chapel notices and local visits in Morgan County
Community church events list Sunday services at 10 and 11 with 7:15 youth meeting and 2:30 Woman’s Society of Christian Service. Local residents and visitors include Rueben Sims in California, Pvt. Lesley Woodall at Camp Lee, and multiple family gatherings and visits among Sims, Breedlove, Roberts, Story, Mattox, and Wallace families across Neel Deer Springs Hartselle Guin and Knoxville.
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Thelmer Vaughn
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Rueben Sims
U. S. Army
California
George Sims
Lesley? Woodall
Camp Lee
J. A. Woodall
W. P. Roberts
J. P. Roberts
Neel
Wallace Sims
Indiana
Clovis Breedlove
Doris
Deer Springs
Will Wallace
T.L. Speakman
Roy Flowers
Billy
Howard Speakman
Hartselle
Maverine Roberts
Bettie Wallace
Ben Roberts
Jimmy
Hoyt
Therril Wallace
Ervin Story
Margaret
Charles Edward
Homer Montgomery
M. M. Kyle
Knoxville
Tenn
J. R. Vaughn
Decatur
Buren Bridges
Benton Roberts
Howard Ray
Limestone couple wed at Oak Grove office
Cpl William Owens and Miss Azelee Jackson of Athens were married Tuesday afternoon in Judge McConnell's office. Relatives hosted a wedding supper. The couple will visit relatives before Owens returns to camp. Additional notes mention visits, travel, and health updates for local residents and service members.
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William
Bill” Owens
Azelee .Jackson
Athens
McConnell
Powers
Cpl
Owens
Cpl. Owens
A. L. Wright
Lacey Springs
Redstone Arsenal
Ruby Land
Macon
Nashville
Mary Broadway
Delvea
Ohio
Woodrow Wright
India
Calvin Clark
Norfolk
Leslie Woodin
Shelby
L. €. Bumpus
Albert Chandler
England
Don
Lacey's Springs
Howard Birdsong
Fay
W. T. Broadway
Robert Broadway
Helen
L. R. McNeil
Kate Clark
L. C. Bumpus
August Ruf
Huntsville
Myrtle Black
Lucille Black
Della Black
Bertha Mae Black
Decatur
Alma Cluxton
Buddie
Decoration at Pine Torch Weekend Attended by Pleasant View Group
Residents from Morgan County and Pleasant View joined a Pine Torch Decoration event on Sunday. The gathering included families such as Hogan, Woods, Dotson, Walter, and Turner, with several members traveling from Georgia for examinations and upcoming service. Community notes invite attendance at Sunday school and upcoming preaching nights.
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Wesley Hogan
Reba
Hearl Woods
Willie Merle
Mary Dotson
Thelma
Virginia
Oscar ‘Hill
Wilma and
Leon
Ruthie‘Turntine
Coy
Lorene Walter
Guy Williams
Will Dotson
J. D. Staples
Eldean
Talmadge Little
Seldon
Turntine
Georgia
Pleasant View
Raymond Hogan
Linda Gayle
Mobile
Alabama
Mary Hogan
Andrew
Vermont Hogan
Ronald
Brinda Ann
George Dotson
Ruth Staples
Bobby
Frank Yates
Betty Jean Jenkins
Local Socials and Visits From Morgan County
Community notices list Miss Loriie Dutton leaving for Florence State Teachers College for summer study. Families share visits including Mrs. Fields with Ruth Morris and Imogene Doss with Freda Hall.
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Loriie Dutton
Florence State Teachers College
Fields
Ruth Morris
Imogene Doss
Freda Hall
Doss
Hall
Phillip Orr
Frederick Templeton
Lawrence County
Floyd Looney
D. D. Holly
Moulton
Holly
Irvin-Dyar
Willie Parker
Friendship
Parker
Ila Reid
Clara Hall
Frankie Millers
Kyle Hue
Lyle Reid
Truitt Penn
Dave Lambert
Jones’ Chapel
Ossie Kirkpatrick
Mae Crawford
SSS Tonic Promises Health Boosts Amid Claims of Wide Use
Thousands of users report benefits from SSS Tonic Nature’s remedy touted by scientific praise. The ad mentions rug stores offering 10 and 20 ounce sizes and lists 5.8.8.Co. as the producer.
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America
Aztec Ruler Montezuma Drank Vanillal In Massive Quantities
Historical lore credits Montezuma the Aztec ruler with drinking up to 50 pitchers daily of a vanilla flavored beverage, a remarkable figure in early Mexican court life.
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Montezuma
Mexico
Ill child prompts Hogan family notice in Louisville
Relatives in Louisville Kentucky report Mr and Mrs Floyd Hogan have a child seriously ill at this time. Sunday afternoon updates indicate concern for the family.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Manny
Floyd Hogan
War bond sales total at Belmont Park race meet
Bond buyers at Belmont Park race meeting bought war bonds totaling 840625 dollars during the 24 day meet which closed Saturday. Bond purchasers were admitted free to the racing plant.
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New York
Belmont Park
War-Finance Committee
Alabama War Ballot Plan Aims Absentee Voting For Servicemen
Governor Sparks' Alabama War Ballot Commission outlined a plan to provide overseas service members absentee ballots at least thirty days before the November election. Ballots would be printed this summer and shipped by the Federal War Bond Commission, with advance ballots copied from official lists. The commission urged probate judges to approve administrative relaxations to ensure early availability and participation for all qualified military voters.
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Montgomery
Ala
Sparks
Alabama War Ballot Commission
General Election Commission
Federal War Ballot Commission
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Memorial Day charity checks total over $100000
Two war agencies received checks totaling more than $100000 from the Memorial Day charity program at Hawthorne race track. The Red Cross got 67771 dollars and the Chicago service men's center 34885 dollars.
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Chicago
Hawthorne Race Track
Red Cross
Chicago Service Men’s Center
Pastor Interviews On What America Means To Me
Rev. G. C. Corley of Memorial Drive Methodist Church conducted a survey during the week aiming to interview about a hundred people on the meaning of America. His Sunday morning sermon centers on the topic What America Means to Me.
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G. C. Corley
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Cleric Uses Community Replies to Prepare Memorial Drive Sermon
A preacher gathers responses from community members at Memorial Drive to inform and shape his upcoming sermon. He intends to analyze the letters and feedback received to craft a message addressing local concerns.
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Memorial Drive
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J.C. Mattox,Jr
Charles Mattox
Limestone
County Oak Grove
Morgan County
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PENN
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Alps
U. S
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Washington
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