Government price policy sparks debate on subsidies
Congressional and White House maneuvering over price ceilings and subsidies dominates the session as lawmakers clash on war era aid. Rep Cannon criticizes wartime programs while Henderson’s allocations face cuts. debate centers on aid levels for OPA WPA and Civilian projects amid looming midnight deadlines.
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Rep. Taber
D-N. Y
House
Henderson
WPA
NLRB
Folke
OPA
Morgan County Notes From Rocky Ford
Miss Ozell McNutt reports social visits in Morgan County as families including Gaines McNutt Aldridge Wallace Lackey Henderson Gook and others gather with ill relatives and relocate residences near town creek Danville and Oak Ridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Rocky Ford
Miss Ozell McNutt
Alabama senior citizens die in 1940 totals
Ninety seven Alabamians aged 100 or more died in 1940. The state health department said 16 died of heart disease and 11 from Bright's disease, with 35 deaths attributed to senility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Health Department
Bright
Tire Ration Rule Changes Expand Professional Eligibility
The rule updates specify that vehicles used for professional services or religious duties may qualify for tires and tubes if used exclusively rather than principally. Chiropractors and osteopaths join doctors of medicine under the same conditions, ministers broadened to any religious practitioner, and public health nurses replace visiting nurses. Recapped tires may be used by public school officials and teachers for transportation between schools.
Morgan O Johnson Chapel Visit Highlights Local Guests
Decatur visitors and area residents share a series of social calls and attendances across multiple households. The record notes guests from Decatur Bald Knob Trinity Gadsden and Arkansas, with illnesses and hospital recovery mentioned among local families.
Horse and Buggy Fourth in Vintage Fashion Feature
A nostalgic Fourth of July celebrates simple country style over modern tech. The piece counsels hay over gasoline, Dobbin over car, and outfits from denim culottes to calico dresses for picnics, beach days, church, and train trips.
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America
Dobbin
Florette Notices From Morgan County
Mrs. Harold Waugh and family visited in Huntsville on Monday. Friends report Mrs. Nancey Coney seriously ill at home. Miss Rosemary Wilber of Decatur visited relatives here. Mrs. Mabel Gatlin traveled to Decatur Monday. Miss Edith Peck visited Hartselle Saturday. Emma Sue Lynne of Birmingham is vacationing with her parents. Liston Couey and daughters visited Nancey Couey Sunday afternoon. G C Vincent was in Woodland Mills Monday morning. Jo Peck of Hartselle and M G Peck of Pines visited Alex Dunn Sunday. Liston Couey and daughters and Nancey D Dunn were in Hartselle Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Waugh
Huntsville
Nancey Coney
Rosemary Wilber
Decatur
Mabel Gatlin
Edith Peck
Hartselle
Emma Sue Lynne
Birmingham
Jim Lynne
Liston Couey
Nancey Couey
Somerville
G. C. Vincent
Woodland Mills
Jo Peck
M. G. Peck
Pines
Alex Dunn
Elizabeth Ann
Faye
Nancey D. Dunn
Readers flood Navy with plans to raise Normandie
Paul Friedlander reports on 1,400 letters to Commander Sullivan offering methods to salvage the sunken Normandie in the Hudson. Navy engineers test ideas from dirigibles to 1,400 tugs and even steam-pipe boiling schemes, but settle on proven salvage methods while noting the ship remains grounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Navy
Hudson River
Sullivan
George Washington Bridge
New Jersey
Greater
Ommander
Lacey's Spring Church Events and Local Notes
Rev Swindle held his regular appointment at this place Sunday. A cream supper at Liberty church Saturday night supported the church. Proceeds aided the church. Joe Francis Walter, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Walter, celebrated his third birthday with ice cream and cake. J. W. Edmonson left for Columbus, Mississippi to work with a construction company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swindle
This Place
Liberty Church
Joe Francis Walter
Fred Walter
Hartselle
J. W. Edmonson
Columbus
Miss
Weaver Denton
Marvin Kent
Glenn Black
Unclear OCR Summary of Rent Enforcement in Alabama
Fragmentary text reports federal rental enforcement and administration in Alabama towns including Anniston Huntsville and McDonald Ol. It mentions a Georgian administrator Leo Ander and area reductions, possibly related to mortgage or rental policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leo Ander Gover
Mort
Spec
Anniston
Annisto Hunteville
Lyndon
McDonald
Local Family Gatherings Reported in Sunday News
Elbert Jul ton and family members attended a family event with Mr and Mrs Cardova and Mrs Pear Betty Cra from Tennessee visiting Roan and Ingston. Several relatives including Leona, Malinda, Peggy Sue, Nancy Tay Belle Ham and Jim Woodal participated in a get together at Pine Burr with singing in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona
Albert Kin
Floyd Wood
Olen Ham
Hamilton
Matt
Nancy Tay Belle Ham
Williams
Malon
Malinda
Peggy Sue
Malin
Gue Kee
Jim Woodal
Pine Burr
Martha
Rhce
Olen Hamilton
Average American Weight and Tender Values Discussed
A fragmented item surveys average weight and tender values, noting figures and comparisons across groups. It hints at economic and social implications without specific names or clear dates.
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John Edward
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Willis Fred
Roberts
Robert Lackey
Town Creek
Morgan
O Johnson Chapel
Laverne Maples
Hause
Connie Bilis
Jack Puckett
R. B. Puckett
Eva White
Aline
Bald Knob
Clem Glasgow
Charlie Maples
Weel
Priday
Ann McCaghren
Johnnie Brown
Benev Society Hospital
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Charlotte June Roberts
J. W. Rogers
Bert Johnson
Trinity
Lee Jones
C. Roberts
Guy Roper
David
Gadsden
Roper
Neel
Ora Roberts
Upton Chapel
Dora Hitt
Arkansas
Ethel Glasgow
Johnnie May Praytor
Estell Rollins
Upton’s Chapel
Mary Lois
Buddie Maples
Dorothy Roe
Wide World Fashion
Morgan County Florette
Paul J. C. Friedlander
Wide World Features
Normandie
Lacey’s
Augusta Winfrey
Cpl
Johnnie A. Hames
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Will Oakes
Western Neel
R. L. Moore
Jewell Winfrey
Elbert Julton
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Tenne
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