Congress Proposes Immediate Selective Draft Machinery
Washington reports a congressional proposal to create a ready to activate selective service system for national emergencies. It envisions about 6,500 local boards, immediate printing of forms, and swift mobilization within 30 days of a decision, with eligibility 18 to 45 and a random drawing to assign order for potential service.
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Army
George C. Marshall
Congress
House Military Committee
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National
El Centro Posts Record June Heat in Southwest
A heat wave drives El Centro, California to 120 degrees marking the hottest June day on record. Elsewhere highs reach 92 in the South and 90s in Atlanta and Chattanooga while cooler air cools the Great Lakes region. Lighter rainfall is noted along Gulf and Atlantic coasts with overnight lows in the 40s to 60s in various cities.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
Gulf Coastal States
Atlantic Seaboard
Georgia
New England
Augusta
Raleigh
N. C
Fort Myers
Fla
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Hall of Flags Dedicated at Alabama Capitol
Flags representing four centuries of Alabama history were gathered for the flag day dedication of the hall of flags in the World War memorial building at the state capitol. The $650000 monument honors those who died in battle and houses the Department of Archives and History.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
New World War Memorial
Capitol
Department of Archives and History
General Call Quotas For Draft Quotas In Civilian Life
The passage explains that draft deferments included civilian life vices and dependency status. It notes that some were deferred by law or due to insanity or physical unfitness. When a quota was needed, national headquarters issued a general call to states proportionate to class 1 strength.
Local Social Notes From Lawrence County Red Hill
Community gossip lists weekend visits and callers across Speake Moulton Five Points and nearby towns. Names include Waugh Swindle McCaghren Owens Hill Parker Vie Ried Borden Moore Knight Bragg Royer Cross Johnson Gentry and Gentry families with births and gatherings noted.
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James Waugh
Decatur
Lewis Swindle
Gladys Way
Moulton
Bob McCaghren
Emmett Owens
Mose Owens
John Hill
Five Point
Irvin Watkins
Lebanon
Jessie McCaghren
Wilbur Jackson
Benton Parker
Cuilman
Harry Vie
Falkville
Ermon Ried
Edward Borden
Zella Borden
Ada Mae Moore
Minnie Ried
Plain View
Amos Horan
Lucille Hembree
Tennessee
Mattie Lindsey
Enon
Grace Callahan
Levene
J. W. McCaghren
Jessie
Price Knight
Five Points
Ennis
Price Royer
John Cross
Savannah
Frank Knight
Ernie Royer
Opal
Margaret Johnson
Oakville
Otis Gentry
Fair Field
Dora Nichols
Davis West
Lula Johnson
Speake
Isaac Johnson
Bible School Opens at Fairview Baptist Parish
Fairview Baptist Church starts its Daily Vacation Bible School with a registration day and parade. The program runs two weeks from 9 to 11 in the morning for children age pre school to sixteen, with Mrs B C Carter as principal and a church and faculty aiming for a better session.
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Fairview
Cooper Family Reunion Held in Hartselle
The Cooper family of Hartselle gathered at 228 Jackson Street for a reunion and buffet dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Louie Ellison. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Cooper and numerous relatives from Decatur and Mobile, with a friend from Danville joining the festivities.
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M. J. Cooper
Hartselle
Louie Ellison
Jackson Street
Cooper
Leslie Gordon
Louise Cooper
Floyd Cooper
Mobile
Ala
Ellison
Emmitt Eubanks
Emmitt Jr
Martha Ann
Artie Dobbs
James Jr
Faye
Madden Thomason
John
Cecil Cooper
Decatur
Margaret Gordon
Danville
Flag sales rise as Philadelphia marks flag's anniversary
Philadelphia manufacturers report increased flag sales amid the 163rd anniversary of Betsy Ross's emblem. The Army depot at Philadelphia, the nation’s only such facility, continues producing flags including silk regimental standards by hand, with about 20 flags daily, some taking up to 30 days to complete.
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Philadelphia
Roosevelt
National Defense
Betsy Ross
General Washington
Continental Army
United States Army
Ross
T. Otis Baker
Fifty Delegates Attending Auxiliary District Session
About fifty delegates from Decatur Huntsville Guntersville Oneonta and Cullman took part in the district conference of the American Legion Auxiliary in Athens Alabama. Mayor R H Richardson Jr gave the welcome address as Mrs Earl Williams district president presided. Mrs Fred Black of Athens spoke on National Defense and Mrs Jett Thomas of Birmingham president of the state auxiliary delivered the feature talk.
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Athens
Ala
Decatur
Huntsville
Guntersville
Oneonta
Cullman
American Legion Auxiliary
R. H. Richardson, Jr
Earl Williams
Fred Black
Sidney Johnston
First Christian Church
Jett Thomas
Birmingham
State Auxiliary
F. H. Armstrong
W. A. Caughrah
Patton Hosts Dinner for Brother in Athens
R. B. Patton Athens attorney entertained the Athens Bar friends relatives and out-of-town guests at a home dinner Thursday night in honor of his brother D. D. Patton Carrollton attorney. A hearty chicken stew and subsequent dishes were served. Circuit Judge-elect Seybourn Lynne of Decatur attended with his father A. Lynne and brother Russell Lynne among the guests.
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Athens
Ala
R. B. Patton
D. D. Patton
Carrollton
Seybourn Lynne
Decatur
A. Lynne
Russell Lynne
Huntsville Approves Revenue Anticipation Bonds Plan
The Alabama finance department approves Huntsville’s plan to issue 1.75 million dollars in revenue anticipation bonds to finance property purchases from Alabama Power Company. The contract sets 1.6 million as purchase price with the remainder for extensions and improvements.
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Montgomery
Ala
Huntsville
Alabama Power Company
State Finance Department
Ed Crosland
Pioneer Limestone Resident at Rest
Funeral services were held Thursday for Mrs. Hattie K. Kenney pioneer resident who died after a long illness. The rites were led at Walnut Grove Methodist Church by Dr. A. S. Pitts and Reverend Thelover-Vangtatt. Relatives served as pallbearers. burial followed in Walnut Grove Church Cemetery with McConnell in charge.
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Athens
Ala
Hattie KE. Kenney
A.S. Pitts
Thelover-Vangtatt
Walnut Grove Methodist Church
Fiwell Gordon
Ewell Ray Jordon
Clyde Mabry
William Mabry
FE. M
Killer Williams Executed in Kilby Prison
Willie C. Williams, 29, who once owed a commutation, was executed in Kilby prison's electric chair for the murder of Birmingham Detective J. T. Moser. He had previously broken from SpEigner prison and was serving a life term for robbery when he killed the officer during an attempted arrest.
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Montgomery
Ala
Willie C. Williams
Kilby
Birmingham
J. T. Moser
Spelgner
Williams
Moser
Dial Telephone Plan Circulated For Talladega Residents
In Talladega Alabama petitions circulated for state public service commission approval of Southern Bell Telephone Company's dial telephone proposal. Chamber of Commerce directors endorse the change which would raise the monthly rate for straight line telephones by 26 cents. Individual petitioners also circulated against or for the plan.
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Talladega
Ala
State Public Service Commission
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Chamber of Commerce
Forty-Seven To Be Chosen For CCC Duty In Limestone
Sixty seven white youths in Limestone county will be chosen for duty in the 9th corps CCC district. The selection targets local youths for works programs and community service under the Civilian Conservation Corps.
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Athens
Ala
Limestone County
CCC
Acquittal in Flogging Case Taints Coffee County Trial
Nelson acquitted by circuit court jury in the flogging of Audie Johnson, 36, at her Coffee County home on March 6. He claimed alibi with witnesses testifying he was peanut shelling at home during the attack. Co defendant trials for Fred Redman and Charles McPherson likely postponed to fall term. Lodell Hall reportedly dragged from the Johnson house and flogged, while Allan Johnson and Aither Pope were arrested but not indicted.
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Ala
Toe Nelson
Audie Johnson
Coffee County
Nelson
Corket
Lodell Hall
Johnson House
Johnson
Allan Johnson
Aither Pope
Welfare Director to Begin Applicant Review
On the Pacific coast Mrs Frances Woodroof county welfare director announced Thursday she will begin viewing applicants immediately with the aim of filling the allotment.
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Pacific Coast
Frances Woodroof
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