Girls State selects 1944 officers in Montgomery
Joan Query of Montgomery elected governor of the 1944 Girls State civics program sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary. Other officers include Frances Emmett as lieutenant governor, Sarah Hitchcock attorney general, Sharon Smith secretary of state, Kathryn Lanman state treasurer, Annie Farrington commissioner of agriculture, Doris Posey superintendent of education, Mary Randall state auditor, and Evelyn Corbett U S senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Joan Query
America Egion Auxiliary
Miss Query
Frances Alice Emmett
Sarah Ball Hitchcock
Eufaula
Sharon Smith
Kathryn Lanman
Birmingham
Annie Sue Farrington
Dadeville
Doris Jewel Posey
Haleyville
Mary J. Randall
Notasulga
Evelyn Corbett
Sheffield
U. S
Three Airmen Dead in Huntsville B-26 Crash
Three airmen died when a B 26 aircraft from an Army air forces proving ground detachment crashed and exploded nine miles west of Huntsville Alabama. The crew included First Lt Emmett J Hale 29 of Winder Georgia Second Lt Jerome Loeffler 21 of Miami Beach Florida and Sgt Antone Valim 31 of Oakland California.
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Huntsville
Ala
Here
Army
Army Air Forces Proving Ground
Huntsville Arsenal
Tdea
Emmett. J. Hale
Winder
Jerome Loeffler
Miami Beach
Fla
Antone Valim
Oakland
Calif
Morgan County Somerville Notices and Funerals
Local society notes from Somerville Morgan County record a sequence of funerals visitation and family gatherings. The piece mentions E W Lyle burial route one. numerous relatives from Decatur Birmingham Florence Huntsville Nashville and Arab attend events. Family reunions include barbecues at the R C Miller home with many relatives present. Capt Herbert Miller and family travel to Hot Springs Arkansas for a visit after staying in Somerville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Lyle
Evelyn Allen
Nashville
C. P. Johnston
Decatur
Ben Blevins
Hartselle
Leo Lyle
Noah Mason
Huntsville
Ira Marion
California
M. D. Johnson
Johnson
Guy Walker
Almon Walker
John Almon
Dorsey Howell
Sam Maxwell
R. C. Miler
Hartselle Pike
Myrtle ‘Miller
O. H. Bradford
Somerville
Herbert Miller
Jimmie and
Mary Catherine
Fort Benning
Eastover
8. C
Huey Miller
Judson and
Jerry
Jean Goad
Florence
Ala
Carolyn Wade
Barbara Ann
Hot Springs
Ark
Jimmie
R. C. Miller
French Minister Henriot Assassinated in Paris
London reports a group of 15 to 20 uniformed men forced entry into Philippe Henriot’s Paris bedroom and killed him. The Vichy information minister is described as a patriot and the most important collaborationist to fall. Pierre Laval later defended him as driven by patriotism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Philippe Henriot
Vichy
Paris
Axis
Henriot
Berlin
Pierre Laval
Constitution revised for Alabama War Chest decentralizes leadership
The Alabama War Chest executive committee adopted amendments to decentralize direction. The new plan expands local leadership and creates a 67 member board with one director per county, empowered to appoint the 15 member executive committee. Director Haygood Paterson announced the changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama War Chest
Haygood Paterson
Registrars Meet Here On July 3 In Final Session
The Morgan County board of registrars will meet at the courthouse on July 3 for the year's final session. The five day meeting allows residents to register to vote and pay poll tax after October 1 to be eligible in the October general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Woodlamd
Probate Court
T. C. Almon
Morgan County
Mary Woodard
Morgan County Board of Registrars
Rubber Supply Tied to Hevea Tree for 30 Years
For three decades more than 95 percent of the world’s rubber has come from the Hevea tree, sustaining global production and pricing dynamics.
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7Th Avenue E
East Decatur
3Rd Ave
Oak St
W. B. Buchanan
Athens
Gairy
Jervis
Jervis Foundry and Machine
Decaturark: Machine Co
Jervis Foundry
Graves Coal Co
Call
Davidson Coal and Feed Co
Collier's Atlas
Dugger's Book Store
Johnston St
A. L. Burns
General Electric
Lovett and Co
Town Creek
South Bend
Johnston T
317Th Ave
Roy O. Wyatt
Martin St. Mill Village
Insurance & & Bonds
Earl Glenn
Grant Street
Decatur Box & Basket Company
Huntsville Arsenal Plants
2Nd Ave
C. H. Rigsby
City Cafe
4Th Ave
Daniel
Griffin Jewelry Store
Olive Street
Electrical Service
Decatur Electric
L. A. Strain
Jas. E. Wright
W. Moulton
Jersey
12Th Ave. W
A—Photographic Service
Hudson
C. A. Miller
G. T. Looney
Decatur Plumbing CO
DAVE_LIVINGSTON
Mdr
E. Moulton
Dodge Trucks
Alabama
Motor Company
Decatur Pump CO
Holly St
Williams Auto Parts CO
H. E. Nesmith
Railroad St
Seersbury
Navy Department
Flynn
U. S. N. R. Midshipman’s School
Columbia University
New York City
Brown
Norman Burleson
Rt. 2
Fairview
Val
Mrs. Ployd McCann
Paul Robinson
Smallwood Motor Company
Paul the Cee
Smallwood Motor Co
Grove Moulton Bt
Claude Morell
Kate L. King
W. H. Delany
Morgan County Court
Register
A. H. DeLany, Jr
William DeLany
North Laurens Street
Greenville
South Carolina
United States
Decatur Daily
Marvin West
SIGNA
Ture
Black Finance CO
ABC
ROYAL
Tire Service
Joe Hagler
Lee
Sardia
Winton
Sawyer
Captain Gulliver
Texas
Southwestern
Man
AGEN
Chuck
Belt
YCHIM
Ana
Dagwood
Allied Sales
Bank St
Casey
Southern Finance Company
Woolworth
Cities Service Gas & Wil
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