Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Decatur Daily in Decatur, Alabama

We have 1,623,049 pages in Alabama

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1944

Page

8

Marital Tale Unusual Tie Unravels In Indiana

Indianapolis March 2 A mix up sent two Army sergeants named Barr into a marital tangle. Judge Judson L. Stark ordered the annulment of the Barr Utley marriage after rediscovered reports showed Sgt Walter W Barr was not missing and had not divorced. Utley and his daughter then remained as boarders in the Barr home.

Indianapolis Judson L. Stark Mary Walter W. Barr Army Barr Robert E. Utley Utley Red Cross Sgt. Barr Barr-Utley Stark Foreign Service Daugh

Southern Solons O K Resolution Highlights FEPC Clash

South Carolina lawmakers denounce outside agitation in interracial policy and back a Russell amendment to bar FEPC funding without Senate approval. Southern congressmen condemn “agitators” and reaffirm white supremacy while warning against mixing races and federal interference.

Washington South Carolina Fair Employment Practices Committees FEPC House of Representatives Russell D.ga Roosevelt Rep. Whelchel Rep. Cox D.-Ga Maybank D.-S Senate Appropriations Subcommittee American Union of States South

Starnes Bill Wins White House Backing in 1944 Civil Service Push

A White House blessing backs Rep. Joe Starnes of Alabama and his veterans' preference act of 1944. The proposal would give ex servicemen and certain relatives top priority for federal jobs, add bonus points on exams, and limit non veterans in guard and custodial roles, with delays and notices required for displacing veterans. The measure, introduced Feb 3, awaits Civil Service Committee action and could soon be debated.

Virginia van der Veer Washington Alabama Joe Starnes White House Starnes House Civil Service Committee America Exservicemen Civil Service Commission Civil Service Committee

Bible speaker to be heard at Central Baptist

Rev. Harvey Farmer, Bible scholar and conference leader, will visit Central Baptist church next Sunday March 5 and continue through Friday March 10 for special sermons and lectures at Sunday services and every evening at 7 30 public is invited to hear this gifted man of God

Harvey Farmer Central Baptist Church

No Hits As Japs Strike Berth At Gloucester

Cape Gloucester New Britain delayed report by Marine Corps combat correspondent Staff Sergeant Jeremiah A O Leary describes Japanese troops charging Marine lines shouting To hell with Babe Ruth. The charge was counted as an error with thirty Japs struck out.

Cape Gloucester New Britain Jeremiah A. O'Leary Marine Corps

Hartselle Rotary Hosts Red Cross Campaign Talk

Rev W W Glass urged Rotary Club of Hartselle to back the Red Cross drive opening March 6. Huel Murphy chairs the local campaign with Decatur guests present and optimism that Hartselle will quickly reach oversubscribed quota.

Red Cross W. W. Glass Hartselle Huel Murphy Decatur Wilson Orr Tom Fitzpatrick Marvin Rankin Murphy Rotary Club of

Also Mentioned on This Page

Elmer Willard Caddell Drug CO H. O. Goidel Drugs Nungester Drug CO Hughes Drug Store Courtland Jewelry Shop Calvin Stinson Stinson Bros East Main Street Southern Solons O. K By Clair Johnson Senate Rep Peterson House Bill O.K U. S. Senate TVA Jim Simpson North United States Senate Congress Muscle Shoals Knoxville Tennessee Yours Pol UA City Park Decatur Creaners Johnston St Steachi’s Sterchi's Fox American Province Maple Living Room RAI L Magazine Ai ‘ Bles Sterchi WAR Fund
Search Courier

Search the Decatur Daily Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Decatur Daily?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication