Southeast drought ends in most areas after showers
The Associated Press reports drought relief across the southeast as Georgia, Mississippi, and the Carolinas receive showers over two weeks. Crops mostly improving with cotton in good condition, though fruit crops smaller. Meager rains continue in Appalachia and Florida, with cooler, later warming and expected rainfall. Georgia Power notes 20 to 20.5 percent power cuts under voluntary quotas in Georgia and Alabama.
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Mississippi
Carolinas
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Virginia
Appalachichia
Fort Myers
Pia
Birmingham
Ala
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Macon
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Alabama
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Preaching crowd gathers at Concord church Sunday
A large crowd attended service at Concord church as several individuals were noted for sermons and visiting relatives. The notice records many local names visiting, guests at dinners, and neighbors traveling between Athens and Decatur with occasional illness updates.
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Buford Waltham
Nashville
Johnie Gill
Slough
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Willie Patterson
Sam Tennison
Benton Strange
Salem
Orlan Hasting
Alvie Brock
Sand
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Tessie Griffin
Maden Smith
Cashpoint
E. L. Brock
Arnold Johnson
Athens
Mildred Gill
Inis Wales
Capshaw
Mabel
Ruby Dell Brock
Alma Brock
James Putman
Roland
Ruby Gill
Shorty Putman
W. D. Gill
Lauren Mae Griffin
EU- Vine Gravitt
Artie Bauer
Morris Haymaker
Rena Gill
Virginia White
Pulaski
James Sullivan
Decatur
J. D. Gill
Ida Williamson
James Sulivan
Little Johnie
Carl
Ray
Hill
Mackaree Sims
A Mitchell
Arnold Hargroves
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Sacred Harp Sing Planned at Red Oak Grove Church
The annual Sacred Harp sing will be held Sunday at Red Oak Grove Church. The public is invited to attend with books provided and a basket dinner offered.
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Red Oak Grove Cbarch
Murder on the Model Railroad Club Train
Henry Potter and fellow members of a model railroad group at Wildwood lodge confront a murder after John Ives is found shot in the dispatchers room during a stormy night. Spinelli suggests a gunshot timed with a locomotive crash, forcing tense accusations and a police standoff awaiting the coroner.
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Wildwood
Ha Svenson
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Henry Potter
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Dixon backs navy training for Alabama youths
Governor Dixon endorses a U S Navy program for unmarried college graduates ages 20 to 28 in Alabama. He urges eligible young men to take the opportunity, noting his nephew W M Given Jr recently enlisted. The remark follows Dixon’s WW I service with the French air service.
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Ala
Dixon
Alabama
U. S. Navy
W. M. Given, Jr
Trainees to Get Chance at Parachute Service
Washington reports elective service trainees after thirteen weeks at infantry replacement centers will be allowed to volunteer for parachute duty. The 602nd infantry parachute battalion will form July 1 at Fort Benning to join three more units, expanding parachutists to about 1,000. Only trained replacement center graduates may volunteer for parachute service.
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Wax Department
Fort Benning
501St Infantry Parachute
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501St
Fathers Day program praised by Young People's department
Morgan County notice highlights a Fathers Day program by the Young People’s department and reports community updates. It notes Patty Jane Montgomery’s serious injury from a porch fall and her hospitalization at Benevolent Hospital in Decatur, plus several family visits and local social events.
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Young People’s Department
Homer Montgomery
Patty Jane
Benevolent Hospital
Decatur
Ervin Story
Therril Wallace
Ben Roberts
T. L. Speakman
Hartselle
Courtland Plans Youth Defense Day
A meeting was held to organize Alabama Youth Defense Day in Courtland on Thursday June 26. The program includes open house for inspection 10 to 11 a.m. parade at 11 a.m. with band music, an assembly around the flag pole, speeches by adults and youth, and a luncheon at 1 p.m. attended by advisory committee, board of education, commissioners, American Legion, Boy Scouts and other guests.
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Alabama
Fairfield S soldier corps units noted in report
Pure coincidence report from Fairfield Tennessee dated June 18 notes medical corps soldiers attached to the 11th Infantry. The fragment suggests routine unit composition or transfer details within a wartime or military context.
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Fairfield
Tenn
11Th Infantry
Cemetery Aid Station Setup Gained Unexpected Location
Report notes no premeditation in arranging an aid station at night. organizers recall darkness when establishing the station and only realized at dawn they had set up in a cemetery.
Alabama expands maternity clinics in 1940 reach
Forty four of Alabama's 67 counties operated maternity clinics last year according to the State Health Department. Dr. J. N. Baker said clinics grew from 33 counties in 1939 to 44 in 1940, serving 30,185 people.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Health Department
J. N. Baker
Tanks Put On Squeeze Play
A simulated armored division battle in Middle Tennessee showcases mechanized warfare as the second armored division joins forces with the fifth and other units to pin and overwhelm larger infantry formations. The event features about 70 000 men and numerous tanks and armored cars in a daylight clash centered near Wartrace between Nashville and Chattanooga.
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Tableland
Wartrace
Midway
Nashville
Chattanooga
New York
Georgia
Tennessee
Carolinas
Fort Custer
Mich
Second Armored
Fort Benning
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Let Them Lie Spinal Fractures If Neck Is Broken
An Alabama State Medical Association committee explains spinal anatomy and potential injuries to the spine. It outlines injury outcomes such as bruises, fractures, dislocations, and cord compression and advises flat positioning and medical aid after back injuries.
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Accidents and Industrial Health
Alabama State Medical Association
FBI Film Show Opens Three Day Alabama Sheriff Session
Alabama sheriffs and peace officers opened a three day session in Birmingham with an FBI program. The bureau will exhibit a film on wartime policing duties at Scotland Yard including its performance during a bombing raid on London.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Sheriffs and Peace Officers
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Scotland Yard
London
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