War vise tightens on laundries amid wage and price rules
Washington notes a three edged squeeze for laundries in war time. Wages loom as substandard pay pushes against a 40 cent minimum for interstate commerce shops, while local operations escape national wage rules. Prices constrained by OPA limits and manpower shortages deepen the problem. War Manpower Commission classifies laundries as nonessential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Uncle Sam
Landries
Sam
American Institute of Laundering
War Labor Board
WLB
Office of Price Administration
OPA
War Manpower Commission
Pettusville Birth and Local News Hotspot
Born to Mr and Mrs Alvie Wright June 6 a girl Judy Ann. Illness at Walter Bates residence near Pettusville. Edna Usery improving at Limestone hospital. Mrs Thomas Davis returned to Fort Hampton. Community visits and travel details among locals, including Spence family, Pettus and Harlow households. Alvin Robinson joining Army. Musa Whitfield in Nashville for business college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvie Wright
Judy Ann
Walter Bates
Pettusville
Edna Usery
James
Dick) Usery
Limestone Hospital
Thomas Davis
Fort Hampton
J. A. Robinson
Homer Wales
A. B. Wales
New Bethel
Geo Rochell
Thomas
Walter Rochell
Church of Christ
A. L. Spence
Courtland
W. B. Spence
Lola Pettus
Anna Dew
Ruby Jo Pettus
Athens
Ben Harlow
Lois Harlow
Elkmont
J. D. Harlow
L. E. Dunnavant
W. L. Brakefield
Martha Spence
Petersburg
Tenn
Alvin Robinson
Auburn
Fort Sill
Okla
Alma Robinson
Cerile Holt
Birmingham
Edna Loveless
Musa Whitfield
Nashville
Aaron Harlow
Lee Croney
Prospect
Sta. R
Community Notes from Morgan County and Nearby Areas
Local residents including T. J. Briscoe of Auburn and Bobby Ray Ward visit family as Oscar Julian of Birmingham and Gladys Crawford attend events. John Julian from Camp Tilden writes of good health and church ties. Mrs Lola W Cudlip visits Plainview, while Elsie Crawford and Gwendolen Holmes go to Hartselle for business. The week features a W M A program on Christian youth and a Sunday school turnout of eighty one despite heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Briscoe
Auburn
Will Briscoe
U. S
Gladys Crawford
University of Alabama
Bobby Ray Ward
Oscar Julian
Birmingham
Murphy Julian
John Julian
Camp Tilden
New York
Brooklyn
John
Baptist Church
Marie Green
John Hartsfield
Lola W. Cudlip
Arthur Prince
Plainview
Elsie Crawford
Gwendolen Holmes
Hartselle
They Call It Pacific 7 Chapter 10
Clark Lee recounts a perilous drive toward Clark Field and Lingayen Gulf as Japanese forces advance in 1941 42. He details traffic, air raids, and civilians fleeing while he seeks a firsthand view of the Philippine defense and air force status.
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Pacific
Clark Lee
Luzon
Legaspi
Mauban
Antimonan
Manila
Clark Field
Carlos
Juan
Usaffe
Lingayen Gulf
New York
Diller
Japan
Philippines
Cronin
Stotsenberg
Rizal Avenue
Zablan Field
Zablan
Mt. Arayat
Zambales
Negritos
Stotsensberg
Lingayen
The
Gulf
da Mortis
Baguio
Tiingayen
Bauang
Twenty-Sixth
Senken
Amigo
Viking Press
Local notes from Brooksville and surrounding area
Community updates from Morgan County Brooksville include Lewis Bennett entering service, travel plans to Ohio and relocations for several residents. Visits involve Essie Looney and families, fishing trip to Coke Creek, and kin across Kingsport and Birmingham. One entry notes a six month jail term and $100 fine for slashing tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Bennett
Uncle Sam
Nona Turner
Painsville
Ohio
Edward Blankenship
J. T
James Turner
Chattanooga
Essie Doe Looney
Danville
J. Luther Bentley
Mason Hawkins
W. T. Leeman
Birmingham
Community Notes From Morgan County Pines
Local residents report rain needed for gardens and crops while several families travel to nearby towns for visits and medical care. The week includes outings to Hartselle and Decatur with updates on nearby farms and gatherings.
Missing in Action Brother and Romance in Mexico
Notified that Melvin Marsden is missing in action. Jean Marsden, rising fashion model, quits her job to become secretary to Steve Landis, rubber plant director in Mexico. A serenade triggers jealousy and danger as she joins Landis’s project amid racing and a pistol volley, ending with Curley rescuing her and inviting her to his rancho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Marsden
Jean Marsden
Steve Landis
Mexico
Jean
Rancho Casolina
Landis
Guayule
Steve
Goodby
Pedro's
Godiva
Curley
Rancho
Local News Roundup of War Messages and Community Happenings
A son reports arrival safely in North Africa and enjoying the trip. Mrs. Clifford Jackson improves after illness. Euford Hubbard’s brother David in U.S. Army is believed to be in Iceland. Numerous residents attended the Eva sing. Crops look good despite dry weather. People heard Rev. Frank Johnson in Falkville. A Jacksonville child injured by a chair caught in a washing machine. Russellville expects a cheese plant to begin operation this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray
Baguio
Lingayen Gulf
John
Manila
Lingayen City
North Africa
Clifford Jackson
Gandy's Cove Wedding and Military Homecoming Notes
Pvt S E McNutt returns home for 10 days with family. He and Miss Jeanette Jones were quietly married here Friday. Pvt Hal Cook and Pvt Willard Brown are on brief furlough. Mr and Mrs Bernice Houston have received a letter from their home community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. E. McNutt
Jeanette Jones
Hal Cook
Willard Brown
Bernice
Houston
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By James Marlow
George Zielke
Limestone County
Mamie Pettus
Morgan County
Ryan
America
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Sland KI
WM. Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
Decatur
Hirohito
Ray “Cronin
Ingayen
Pangasinan
Tarlac
Somerville
Sardia Winton
Elliott Johnson
Camp Gordon Johnston
Tallahassee
Florida
Will Owens
Morgan City
Church of God
Clyde Wallace
Sue and
Glen
Cullman
Mesdames Otto
Kyle Gilchrist
Edna Ree
Louis Carroll
Glover Carroll
J. J. Ransom
Norwood Clinic
J. W. Winton
G. Mikell
Don
Hugh Mitchell
Tullahoma
Mesdames
Ben
Milton Blevins
Wayne Lyle
Betsy Ross Bread Company
Lois McGee
Sharp’s Ford
Elizabeth Mitchell
L. L. Lyle
J. D.johnston
Hartselile
Mary Johnston
Roy M. Martin
John Arthur
Fayette
Ala
J. S. Martin
J. M. Martin
Akron
A. H. Lyle
Marvin Harwell
Francis Martin
Birmingham Hospital
John M. Martin
Mississippi
Anderson
Ind
Brooksville
Charlie Speegle
Gum Springs
Woodrow Lawrence
Hubert Blankenship
Cotaco Creek
Ollie Blankenship
Kingsport
Elbert Roan
Monk
Oscar Mason
Cullman County
Hollis Mason
Paul Mace
Ore
George Hughes
Linda Sue
Tom Widener
New Center
Jimmie Wright
Friendship
J. T. Blankenship
Herman Leeman
Clydie Edwards
John Halbrooks
Route 3
Edward Moses
Roy Moses
J. A. Moses
Priceville
Tme
Feck
Loyd’s
Morgan County Pines
MES. M. G. Peck
Dolphus Arrington
Charley Vice
Eva
Russell Peck
R. S. Moore
Moore
Flint
Andy Collins
South Alabama
Mid Thompson
Nell Ryan
Florette
Wanda
Mary Jane Day
Oliver Bates
Bill Brisco
Ray Goodwin
Lovelady
W. W. Day
Day
Hamil Clinic
Aly Lys
Mariana
Chapter
Buenos Dios
Euford Hubbard
David
U.S. Army
Iceland
Falkville
Frank Johnson
Jacksonville
Russellville
ROGS
Jeanette Hubbard
Lae
Foundry
Oregon
United States Employment Service OF the
Manpower Commission
Ferry Street
Alabama
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