Civitan Club hears Rev W W Glass address
Rev W W Glass spoke on the importance of civic clubs at the Civitan weekly meeting. The program opened with Rev Jesse Rogers’s invocation and included musical selections by Charlie Murphy and Roy Fite.
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W. W. Glass
Civitan Club
Jesse Rogers
Charlie Murphy
Roy Fite
Hugh Cothren
Civitan
Phil Vaughan
Excelsior Springs
Missouri
A. B. Markham
Bobby Markham
Navy
Morgan Markhard
Garrold Nungester
Cecil Young
Huntsville
Edgar Rogers
Casto Jarvis
Rev
Elephant Bill leads unique elephant labor unit in Burma war
The article profiles Lt. Col. J H Williams known as Elephant Bill who commanded a labor company of over 200 elephants and handlers. They built log bridges carved roads evacuate the sick and carried three men 12 miles daily through jungle, aiding the 23rd Indian Division in Kabaw valley after pearl of elephant crews fled Japanese lines in 1942.
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Burma
Bill” Williams
J. H. Williams
Fall Cornishman
Devon Regiment
Egypt
Mesopotamia
India
Bombay-India Burma Trading Corporation
Chindwin
Imphal
Sittaung
Tamu
Siam
Col. Williams
23Rd
Kabaw
Local Notes From Morgan County and Surrounding Areas
Mrs Nancy Turner suffers an arm injury from a fall. Miss Mary Sue Self is in Dallas taking music lessons. Miss soe Oden works in Mobile. Mr and Mrs Chester Holland visit from Decatur. Mrs Jocie Hunt visits her mother in Montgomery. Miss Marie Ford from Florence State Teachers College spends weekend with family. Pvt and Mrs Dural Johnson visit his mother in Morgan County. He was wounded overseas. Mrs Johnson works in Akron. Pvt and Mrs Talmadge Oden visit her mother. Mr and Mrs Harvey McKee and others guest in Decatur. Bracelet lost by Frances Taylor on the fourth Sunday in May near Eva Route One. Mr and Mrs Cecil Tanner were...
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Nancy Turner
Mary Sue Self
Dallas
Texas
Soe Oden
Mobile
Willard Ralph
Louis Tanner
Chester Holland
Decatur
Elbert Julian
Elmus Rutledge
Jocie Hunt
Montgomery
Nancy. Turner
Jim Woodall
Marie Ford
Florence State Teachers College
Therman Ford
Dural Johnson
Lee Oden
Johnson
Akron
Ohio
Talmadge Oden
Tom McDonald
Harvey McKee
Mary McKee
Levy McKee
Theo McKee
Frances
Taylor
Eva
Mrs. Cecil Tanner
Morgan County Sings Day and Community News
Community notices list Friendship church singing day on Sunday June 24 inviting the public especially singers. Local residents visit relatives and travel from Decatur Florence Georgia and Camp Gordon. Several servicemen and family members are mentioned with weekend returns and visits. Leonard Collins receives an honorable discharge from the Army.
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Friendship Church
Nonie Stovall
Decatur
Dana Crow
Lorene Dutton
Florence
D. M. Dutton
Travis Looney
Cali- Guetdey
Wettay
Floyd Looney Coy
Roy Hall
U. S. Navy
Ann Hall
Alvie Bell
Somerville
C. C. Holladay
W. O. Turney
Dan Harvey
Barbara
Louis Sims
Trust Penn
Lonzo Reid
Georgia
Grover Allison
Dora Reid
Zemon Crow
Camp Gordon
Otto Hill
Floyd Looney
Leonard Collins
Army
Sunday Guests At Holly Pond Home
The Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Ethel Tanner at Holly Pond included several friends and neighbors enjoying a quiet afternoon gathering with tea and light conversation.
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Mrs
Ethel Tanner
Holly Pond
Seventh War Loan appeal urges higher war bond quotas
The message stresses Americans must contribute more than ever to the Seventh War Loan. It frames the request as vital for the fight and for those serving, noting the increased sacrifice. It acknowledges difficulty but contrasts it with courage shown by service members and the danger faced by all.
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Sam
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
Henry B. Jameson
Hal Boyle
London
Bak “Hlaa
Stance Incorporated
Rose Jewelry CO
Sracows Gems
Ompany
Decatur, Alabama
Morgan County
Rock Creek
J. F. Tanner
Christine Crowe
Sno Eaghange “Furniture Company
Moulto
ROYAL
Joe Hagler Lee
Mighty
Hotel Lyons
Home Oil Mill Producers
GIN McGough Bakeries
Gobble Lumber CO
Brock & Spight CO
Cooper Wells & CO
Alabama Flour Mills
Southern Airways, Inc
Upstate Chevrolet CO
W. J. Duncan Cotton CO
John Patterson Co., Inc
Decatur Iron & Steel CO
Alabama Brick & Tile CO
Decatur Box G&g Basket CO
Southeastern Metals, Inc
Alabama Hosiery Mills
Southern Cotton Oil CO
Alabama Dairy Products Corp
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp
Decatur Ice Cream & Creamery CO
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
Tennessee Valley Fertilizer Co.op
Quality Model Laundry & Dry Cleaners
U. S. Treasury
Treasury Department and
War Advertising Counci
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