Two Morgan Boys Enlist in Navy Hospital Corps
Two 17 year old Morgan County youths were enlisted last week at the Navy recruiting office in Morgan County courthouse De a n. John Paul Puckett of Hartville mood a hospital apprentice first class after making a fine high school record and earning a merit badge in first aid as a Boy Scout. Mitchell David Dobbs Jr of Hartsville was inducted as hospital apprentice second class. a Falk Wille High School graduate noted for excellence in biology and chemistry.
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Morganty
John Paul Puckett
G. W. Puckett
Hart
Morgan County
Mitchell David Dobbs, Jr
Morgan County Rocky Ford society notes
Miss Ozell McNutt reports weekend gatherings and church attendance in Morgan County near Rocky Ford. Families including Blankenship Taylor Ledlow Stephenson McAbee McClusky Higdon are mentioned visiting relatives and spending weekends with kin in Danville Oak Grove and Lawrence County.
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Morgan County
Rocky Ford
Miss Ozell McNutt
Aulton Blankenship
Edd Posey
Dorothy McClusky
Bernard McClusky
Oak Grove
Roy Higdon
Pep and Vim Potions advertised for new pep and vitality
An advertisement targets husbands and wives promising renewed energy with Iron HB or Pima Tableta. It urges readers to visit Loyd's Drug in Decatur and other drug stores in December for these remedies.
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Decatur
Loyd’s Drug
Chances Of Draft Age Fathers Eyed By War Manpower
Washington June 10 P A draft age father's chance of induction this year stands at about 17 out of 100 with potential decline next year unless replacements surge. Farm fathers are largely deferred for occupation. nonfarm fathers face selective service figures guiding August 1 start and a slow roll into 1944.
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Charles Molony Washington
War Manpower Commission
Armed Services
Gbeecemamneniie
Highways Of Destiny Topic At Austinville Revival
Evangelist Bill Piper preached on What Price Blood from Matthew 27 6 urging listeners to value Jesus blood and accept Him as savior. A trumpet trombone duet by Piper and Cliff Barrows accompanied the service and tonight’s topic is Highways Of Destiny with special choir music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Piper
Austinville
Jesus
Judas
Cliff Barrows
Evangelist Piper
War Prisoners Reach Aliceville Internment Camp
The War Department reports about 3,000 German prisoners of war have arrived at a camp near Aliceville Alabama. Arrivals began June 2 by special train. The camp can house about 5,000. most prisoners appeared very young, around 17 to 22 on average. The War Department has identified 21 U S prisoner camps nationwide.
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Aliceville
Ala
War Department
United States
Women in Uniforms to Grow in Numbers Say Leaders
Commanding officers urge more WAACS WAVES and SPARS as women prove capability. The total strength in uniforms is expected to rise steadily with increased women in service roles.
Jones Chapel Community Notes and Visits
Miss Margie Kelsoe went to Decatur to secure a job. Pete Geano is home on furlough with relatives. Ishmeal Turner receives a promotion to corporal and is head cook of his staff in the U S Army. Crops look good but need rain.
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Margie Kelsoe
Decatur
Ted White
Upshaw
Pete” Geano
Armed Forces
Lily Laney
Birmingham
W. W. Miller
Nina aMe Barnett
Loyd Rogers
Cullman
Frank Johnson
Berry Glover
Ishmeal Turner
U. S. Army
Rev
Douglas
Church of God
Jones Chapel
Stan Robinson
Baltimore
Maryland
Morgan County Rock Creek Wedding News
Mr and Mrs Dave McKee Chris tine Hopper and Felton Mason attended the wedding of Marvin Hopper and Omalene Drinkard at Eva the bride s father Wash Drinkard s home Saturday night after the supper Several attended a singing in Eva Sunday Mrs Malinda Lewis is not doing well Ava Julian visited Cullman Inme Smith to enter U S Army Delorese Smith from Decatur stayed with W E Smith Relatives of Albert King in North Africa and Pfc Jessie King from Texas visited Malinda Lewis and Beckie McKee Hamiltons Tom Hamilton Cecil Hamilton visited Harvey Hamilton.
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Dave McKee
Christine Hopper
Felton Mason
Marvin Hopper
Decatur
Tom Hamilton
Harvey Hamilton
Morgan County Center Point News
The article notes crops busy, gardens suffering from rain, Louise Stidger now employed at Redstone Arsenal Huntsville, Mable Thompson and Betty Ann visit Leesdale, Edward Thompson hosts a surprise party, Mrs Alvin Lawrence and Mary Lou attend medical treatment in town, Mrs Taylor Wright with Wil Wright at Eva, Mrs Boyd Wasson improving, health overall good, church day held every second Sunday.
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Louise Stidger
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Mable Thompson
Betty Ann
Leesdale
Edward Thompson
Alvin Lawrence
Coatter
Mary Lou
Eamn
Taylor Wright
Wil Wright
Eva
Boyd Wasson
Truck Crash Near Decatur Kills One Injures Two
A truck leaving a side road crashed into a barbed wire fence and into a ditch about a mile from Decatur last night at 8. John Will Kelley, the driver, died instantly. Madison Bass was severely injured and taken to a hospital. Highway Patrolmen Barnes and Payne investigated the accident. The fate of the remaining two occupants was not stated.
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Decatur
John Will Kelley
Madison Bass
Barnes and Payne
Greeks to Receive Naval Patrol Boat in Lend-Lease
President Roosevelt will attend a radio ceremony at 5 p.m. EWT announcing Greece will receive an anti submarine patrol boat from the Navy under lend lease. The craft, identical to those given to Norway and the Netherlands, will be accepted for Greece by ambassador Cimon P. Diamantopoulos.
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Washington
Roosevelt
EWT
Navy
Norway
Netherlands
Cimon P. Diamantopoulos
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Morgan Boys
The
Princess Theatre
Highways OF Destiny
Sherrow’s
Gherrow
Mary Beth Hughes
Dennis O'Keefe
Louise Allbritton
Roxy
Judge
Cullman County Jones Chapel
Eron White
Rock Creek
J. F. Tanner
Miss Louise Stidger
Sterchi’s
Alabama
Jantv
Arctic
Teed Tata
Sterchi
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