Morgan County Folks Gather For Summer Visits
Mrs Sallie Patterson and grand daughter Ouida Cox from Niceville Florida arrived to spend the summer with Mr and Mrs Charlie Howse. Thelma Praytor and Battleground kin joined meals with the Blackwoods and Parker family. Miss Louise Blackwood and Elizabeth Holland attended a Forrest Chapel singing. Ruth Tomlinson and Nellene Morris visited Jerry and Barbara Morris Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie Patterson
Ouida Cox
Niceville
Fla
Charlie Howse
Pete Larimore
Patsy
Birmingham
Parker
Alton Praytor
Baby
Thelma Praytor
Battleground
Coleman Blackwood
Mitchell
Lige_ Blackwood
Louise Blackwood
Cecil Reid
Andeline
Troy Frank Kilpatrick
Bertha Anders
Walter Anders
Elizabeth Holland
Forrest Chapel
Ruth and
Renee“Tomlinson
Danville
Nellene Morris
Penn
Jerry
Barbara Morris
Backache Relief Hint Hidden in Kidney Trouble
Many suffer nagging backache not from spine but tired kidneys. Kidneys remove acids and waste from blood, about 3 pints daily. When kidney function fails, toxins linger, causing pains, fatigue, frequent urination, swelling and dizziness. Ask your druggist for Doan's Pills, proven for over 40 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Dean
Doan
One Wounded In Argument Leads To Shooting
Rex Maxwell, jailed in Morgan county on assault with intent to murder charges, shot Lovik Fowler during a dispute over a cow in Fowler's field. Fowler was wounded in the right side and transported to Decatur General Hospital. Maxwell surrendered to Hartselle police after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Maxwell
Morgan County
Lovik Fowler
Maxwell
Lovick Fowler
Fowler
Huntsville Arsenal
Hartselle
Decatur General Hospital
Chapel Hill Woman's Society Meets at Methodist Church
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of Chapel Hill met Monday at two o'clock in the Methodist church. Mrs. Jennié Mitchell presided, with prayers by Mrs. J. W. Lamon. Minutes, roll call with Scripture, devotional by Mrs. Braswell, and readings by Miss Mary Means followed by benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service of
Chapel Hill
Methodist Church
Jennié Mitchell
J. W. Lamon
B. FE. Braswell
Mary Means
John
Simpson Elevated to State Supreme Court in Alabama
Governor Sparks announced judicial appointments effective June 12. Judge Robert T. Simpson of Florence will move to the state supreme court and be replaced on the appellate bench by Circuit Judge R. B. Carr of Anniston. Carr’s Seventh Circuit seat will be filled by George F. Wooten of Talladega. Simpson will fill out Justice Virgil Bouldin’s term, and Carr and Wooten will serve until successors are chosen in 1946 general elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Sparks
Appeals Court
Robert T. Simpson
Florence
State Supreme Court
R. B. Carr
Anniston
Carr
Seventh Circuit
George F. Wooten
Talladega
Simpson
Virgil Bouldin
Supreme Court
Wooten
Doolittle’s Courageous Night and a Sergeant’s Faith
A wartime reunion tale recalls the Tokyo raid aftermath and a sergeant mechanic who urged General Doolittle to persevere. The mechanic’s pledge to stay by the Colonel's side helped him win a Congressional Medal of Honor and rise to three stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doolittle
Tokio
Russia
China
Leavenworth
Machanic
Colonel Doolittle
General Doolittle
Youks Les Bains
Pius XII and Clark Held Brief Vatican Audience
Pope Pius XII and Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark spoke for ten minutes in the Vatican anti private office. Afterward Clark toured St Peter's with Msgr. Walter Carroll of Pittsburgh, seeking to advance peace through a common writing effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Pope Pius XII
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Vatican
Gen. Clark
St. Peter's Church
Msgr
Walter Carroll
Pittsburgh
Silk Wearing Among Women in 1900 Rare
In 1900 only one woman among 2,000 wore silk, highlighting the era’s fashion rarity. The statistic reflects social and economic factors shaping dress codes and textiles at the turn of the century.
Revival Plan Announced for Florence District Methodist Churches
On Sunday July 30 1944 the Florence District Methodist churches begin a Simultaneous Revival led by Dr Harry Denman and Dr R L Archibald. The two week campaign runs until August 11 with daily reach aimed at ten thousand people and Town Creek Methodist Church joining the effort led by Pastor Rev Marvin Swilling and evangelist Rev John W Curl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Methodist Church
Harry Denman
Board of Evangelism
R. L. Archibald
Town Creek Methodist Church
Marvin Swilling
John W. Curl
Birthday Dinner Honors W L Wallace On 75th
Children of W. L. Wallace honored him with a birthday dinner at Deer Springs celebrating his 75th birthday. Attending were relatives and friends from Hartselle Gadsden Decatur and nearby areas. The note mentions the first auto taxi in New York cruising Fifth Avenue in 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Wallace
Deer Springs
Mr.Wallace
Mary Long
John Wallace
Hartselle
H. B. Wallace
Evelyn
Louise
Lois
Linda Jo
Gadsden
Ernest West
T. S. Sparkman
E. G. Wallace
S. A. Wallace
Decatur
Marcus Wallace
Vera Mac
Seldon Roberts
John Butler
Stevenson
S. Otto Reeder
Kyle Martin
Rodger Marshall
Luther Roberts
William Patterson
Dick Wallace
A. L. Hughes
Clovis Breedlove
Holland
New York
Fifth Avenue
Secretary Stimson Reports Italy Casualties And Totals
Secretary of War Stimson announced a three day period of heavy fighting preceding the fall of Rome left American forces in Italy with 2 379 casualties. Through May 30 Italian campaign totals stood at 57 429 with 9 964 killed 38 554 wounded and 9 011 missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stimson
Rome
Italy
Army
Navy
Arlington Cemetery Provides Burial Space for Service Members
Arlington National Cemetery offers burial space for those who die on active duty or are honorably discharged, ensuring military personnel receive interment within a national memorial setting.
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Arlington National Cemetery
Stimson Warns of German Counterattacks After Normandy Landings
War Secretary Stimson cautioned that a major German counteroffensive in Normandy is still to come. He noted Allied beachheads established along the Cotentin and Caen area with local counterattacks forming as German reserves move in. He warned against optimism or pessimism and said air operations showed limited enemy surface opposition and unexpectedly low sea losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Normandy
Stimson
Cotentin
United
Caen
Singing at Lebanon Church Set for Next Sunday
The annual Lebanon church singing in Speake school community Lawrence County is planned for all day next Sunday. Ed Hogan says Keiffer Vaughan of Lawrenceburg Tennessee will perform with other singers and the public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon Church
Lawrence County
Ed Hogan
CIO official cites Montgomery Ward chief as petty tyrant
James B. Carey testified in Washington that Sewell Avery’s conduct at Montgomery Ward shows he places his own interests above national welfare and that the company resisted government seizure of its Chicago plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James B. Carey
CIO
Montgomery Ward Company
Chicago
Sewell Avery
Secretary Declares It The Greatest Of Its Kind
The Secretary extolled the project as the greatest of its kind ever conceived, emphasizing its scale and ambition. He outlined visionary goals and highlighted expected impact across sectors.
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Morgan County Massey
Pauline Morris
Pradel
Decatur, Alabama
Vaast
France
Seine
Wee Leveque
Berlin
Cherbourg
le Havre
Yan
Ade Asmgad
French
Signal’ Corps
Europe
International Business Machines Corporation
Pyle
Pius and
Clark
Bee Lind
Grant
Pettey’s Cleaners
Lebanon
Raps
Avery
Loyd’s Drug
BELK
Bargain
Luv-Lee
Batistes
Belk’s
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