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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1943

Page

12

Induction Center Adds Group From Morgan Leaders

The board announced a new group to join the induction center at St McClellan featuring Byron Rowan God win William Lonnie Weaver Paul Kinson Milton Eugene Norris midell Oliver Terry James Ismal Howard Boyd Berry Au Clay Hendon Byrd Baron man James Otis Colvard Jr y Franklin Sellers Jasper New Adams Ottis Johnson Loyd tt Dove Nolan Sanders H B Williams Jr Ross Elkins Floyd iter Hagood John Davis Hayes Everett Clayton Wells Ted Ne Romine Paul Lafayette etre ud Gaye Raymond Smith William Williamson Johnson Tifford Anderson Rogers Douglas Edward urs Willie Clarence Hess Jr Joseph McLaughlin David Nolsey Wiley James Pettus Boyd mond Maurice Thornton Thayds McMeans John Chandler Jr Lee Sterling vubbs John Thomas Daniel Davis Aklin Cary R E Moore Jr rd Harold Dixon William Jos h Woodall Jr Perry Clinton Goforth Martin Chenault John D Sherl Rupert Horace Frank James Id Sharp Edward Wilson mobell Ruben Sherman Arlee orris Blankenship Paul Carlanderts Charles Harold Widner C Braswell Walter Ashford Hare Marvin Thurman Moseley es P Slaten Clifton Blackmon

Morgan St McClellan Byron Rowan Godwin William Lonnie Weaver Paul Kinson Milton Eugene Norris Midell Oliver Terry James Ismal Én Howard Boyd Berry Au- Clay Hendon Byrd Baronman James Otis Colvard, Jr Y. Franklin Sellers Jasper New- Adams Ottis Johnson Loydtt Dove Nolan Sanders H. B. Williams Ross Elkins Floyd Iter Hagood Rd Harold Dixon William Josh Woodall, Jr Perry Clinton Goforth Martin Chenault John D. Sherl Rupert Horace Frank James Id Sharp Edward Wilsonmobell Ruben Sherman Arleeorris Blankenship Paul Carlanderts Charles Harold Widner C. Braswell Walter Ashford Hare Marvin Thurman Moseley Es P. Slaten Clifton Blackmon

Local Church Notes and Community Visits in Morgan County

The Rev Thelmer Vaughn preached at the 11 o clock service on a sermon about temptations. A large congregation attended the evening sermon by Mr Smith son of Jess Smith. Prayer services are set for Wednesday at 8 30. Several residents and visitors including Wallace Sims Ford Hill Nabors Holiday Sims and many others are listed as guests and kin visiting or staying with local families.

Thelmer Vaughn Smith Jess Smith Endree Chapel Ceres ‘Nelson Harold Morof Windes Leon Battles J. P. Roberts Lucille Roberts Wilburn Roberts Linda Jean Neel Ben Roberts W. P. Borts Helen Whitten Baileyton Hobson Mcey James Edward Hampton Tenon Loyde Johnson George Sims Buddy Linderman Near de- Satur

RAF crews donate blood before Ruhr night mission

Before a bomber mission to the Ruhr near the East coast RAF crews donated blood for civilians injured in a nearby town, the air force disclosed today.

Ruhr

Dress to Your Type Fashion Advice From Fira Benenson

New York designer Fira Benenson counsels offsize women to dress to their proportions. She outlines figure balancing tips for tall, fat, short, and dainty silhouettes and sketches five celebrity costumes including Kate Smith Lily Pons Ann Connolly Billie Burke and Greta Garbo to illustrate her methods.

Fira Benenson New York Fira Miss Benenson Kate Smith Lily Pons Ann Connolly Billie Burke Greta Garbo

Posture tips for energy and efficiency at home

Dear housewives: with many maids gone to war work, maintain energy through good posture. Keep back straight shoulders back and abdomen in. test by lying flat to feel waist on floor. Use squatting when dusting, stand with weight on both feet ironing or at the stove to avoid fatigue.

Voice of the People predicts German collapse by 1944

A reader writes from Decatur that Germany faces morale collapse due to North Africa defeats and heavy Allied bombing. The letter argues Hitler may gamble disastrously before 1944 ends and mentions civil airways mileage rising 700 percent since 1927.

Voice of the People of Your Germany North Africa Hitler U. S

Girls' State appoints Betty Williams governor in Alabama

Betty Williams of Birmingham was elected governor of Girls' State on her 17th birthday in Montgomery Alabama. Other officers include Mary Jane Wright daughter of Graham Wright as representative from Talladega County and other student leaders were named at the ceremony.

Montgomery Ala Betty Williams Birmingham Girls’ State Mary Jane Wright Graham Wright Talla

Germans Fail To Retake Four Orel Sector Towns

Soviet front dispatches report heavy German counterattacks aimed at four settlements northeast of Mtsensk in the Orel sector were repelled with significant losses. About 200 German soldiers were killed in one sector and three Nazi planes were downed by anti aircraft gunners.

London Mtsensk Orel Belgorod Saratov Stalingrad Kuibyshev

OPA Rule Clarifies Ice Cream Sale Options

Montgomery June 15 The OPA district price attorney J Mac Jones explains merchants may refuse to sell ice cream while offering other items like milk shakes or sundaes. Merchants cannot force customers to buy an unwanted item to obtain the desired one. three distinct commodities are involved.

Montgomery Ala OPA J. Mac Jones

Father of Former Local Man Passes

Funeral services were held Monday morning in Anniston for Peter D. Acker 73 longtime resident who died Saturday night after a 16 year illness. Wounded in the Spanish American War he had one leg amputated years ago. He is survived by his widow Mrs Jillian Acker a son John H Acker and granddaughter Marjorie Jean Acker all now in Anniston.

Anniston Peter D. Acker Acker Jillian Acker John H. Acker Decatur Marjorie Jean Acker

Alabama Officials Named From Dega County List

The file lists local names including lieutenant governor Jane Gannaway Birmingham attorney general Betty Baker Iron Dale secretary of state Barbara Harrison Eclectic state treasurer Evelyn Grizzard Sheffield commissioner of agriculture Sara Nell Morrison Tuscumbia superintendent of education Anita Appleyard Tuscaloosa national committee woman Edith Kilgore Union Springs and chief justice of supreme court.

Dega County Jane Gannaway Birmingham Betty Baker Irondale Barbara Harrison Eclectic Evelyn Grizzard Sheffield Sara Nell Morrison Tuscumbia Anita ‘Y Appleyard Tuscaloosa National Committee Edithc Kilgore Union Springs Supreme Court

Beef Bowl of America on the hoof at Wyoming Hereford Ranch

AP feature from Cheyenne outlines the scale of U S beef production with the Wyoming Hereford Ranch manager Bob Lazear explaining the wartime shift to feedlot and grass fattening, younger market readiness, and the strain on Argentina shipping. It notes cattle numbers, age at market, and scientific breeding efforts to boost beef supply for war and postwar demands.

Robert E. Geiger Cheyenne Wyo Great Plains Canada Mexico Wyoming Hereford Ranch Amer Wyoming Bob Lazear Lazear America Europe Argentina

They Call It Pacific

Dispatches recount a perilous Filipino trek in 1942 with Clark Lee as narrator. The group eludes bridges blown, crosses rivers, and navigates guerrilla pockets while fleeing toward San Nicolas Tayug amid air raids and isolating frontline lines.

Pacific Clark Lee

Czechoslovakia's Rich Resources and Industrial Might

Czechoslovakia holds one of Europe’s richest territories and economies with abundant natural resources and strong industrial development. The nation's wealth sectors include minerals energy and manufacturing supporting its regional stature.

Czechoslovakia Europe

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