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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1943
Page
3
Lt Ryland to assist a 30 day June WAAC recruitment drive as the corps aims to grow from 63 000 to 150 000 members. Enrolled since 1942 she has held multiple officer posts and is stationed at Daytona Beach Florida. Local recruiter and hundreds of WAAC sisters completed training at Fort Oglethorpe Ga before her return home.
Mary McMeans and Vineala Jones visited Decatur. Mrs J R Mooney and Mrs Eton Gulley returned from Panama City Florida. Roy and Charlie McDougle visited Greene McDougle who has been ill. Rev Bud Bynum returns home. Will Lamon Maggie Benham visited Walter Daniel in Tanner. Jesse Johnson and Albert White called at Mrs David Mooney’s. Carol Martha and Larry Long are ill. Farmers praised rain Sunday night easing crop needs. Hulon Tucker and Decatur visitors spent Sunday with J A Black family.
In the new factory push Jean Marsden works beside Steve Landis as department heads meet to launch machinery. A police visit, Curley’s hints, and a telegram reveal Jean’s brother Melvin Marshden missing in action and her German prisoner brother in Africa.
People in the community begin to lay by crops. Mrs Lyndon Beck stayed with Mrs Myrtle Carpenter. Pvt Claude Briley returns on furlough with his wife and family. Mr and Mrs Jim Tippett and Miss Irene Tippett visited Mr and Mrs Andy Landers. Milton Mardis of Florence visited his son. Harvey Carpenter family hosted guests Neline and Billy. The Reed home hosted a chicken stew gathering. A dove of peace note closes the report.
A string of community updates from Morgan County notes visiting relatives attending parties and hosting gatherings. Cpl Ray Rawl on furlough, Pauline Morris and Tera Morris at a Danville party for Alice Hardwick, and multiple visits between families in Bat tleground Birmingham Danville and Florence. Weather concerns and a barn fire are mentioned along with a large annual singing at Evergreen.
Staff Sergeant James Maddox describes life in Africa on June 8 1943. He notes the scorching heat, long work shifts, grape vines irrigation, arid winds, and a shared sense of fatigue. He mentions mail from home, a broken watch, and a Huntsville pilot he knows, ending with warm family wishes.
Earl Warren California governor and World War veteran says he is not a candidate for any other office and will not be drafted for 1944. Governor Dewey and Senators Taft and Vandenberg also say they will not run, while Bricker and Willkie weigh options as Marshall says Nazi myth is shattered and victory may come this year.
A laboratory mole died after being deprived of food for several hours. The incident highlights animal welfare concerns in research settings and prompts review of husbandry standards.
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