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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1944

Page

12

Service vote veto looms in Roosevelt decision

Washington March 4 The president's advisers likely will urge a veto if Congress passes the hybrid service vote bill in its present form Senate and House committees will review it Monday before potential Senate action The measure blends federal and state ballots and aims to extend service members voting options overseas while meeting various prerequisites The issue splits both major parties with Democrats wary of the bill's impact on absentee voting and campaign strategy about whether it expands or tightens service voting rights.

Washington Roosevelt Congress Repubns Senate-House Senate Democrats Ublicans Senate Democrats

Scout Troop No 28 reorganized at Hazlewood High

Scout Troop No 28 sponsored by Hazlewood High School Town Creek reorganized with W L St John R B Key and Roy B Spangler as committee Robert R Berry man Scoutmaster L L Abrams assistant Two patrols Eagle led by ay Houston with James Bracken as assistant and members Harry Houston Jimmie Weaver James Moore Charles Lansdell Clyde Ray Clinton Berryman Wolf patrol led by Brainard Johnson with J R Knauff assistant and members Billie Cocke Ray Bennefield Jack Manley Manley Key Billie Green Marice McRight Cecil Grimes Harold Watkins Eleven members were invested with tenderfoot badges at a regular meeting March 2 at the high school. next meeting set for 3 pm March 9. Clinton Berryman scribe. The lima bean is of South American origin.

Hazlewood High Town Creek W. L. St. John R. B. Key Roy B. Spangler Robert R. Berryman L. L. Abrams Ay Houston James Bracken Harry Houston Jimmie Weaver James Moore Charles Lansdell Clyde Ray Clinton Berryman Brainard Johnson Wolf Patrol J. R. Knauff Billie Cocke Ray Bennefield Jack Manley Manley Key Billie Green Marice McRight Cecil Grimes Harold Watkins R. R. Berryman Robert McRight Berryman

Emergency Maternity and Infant Care Program Explained

The U S government funds medical hospital and nursing care for infants and mothers of servicemen through the Emergency Maternity and Infant Care Program. Funds go to state health departments for immunization, physician care, and hospital services for wives during pregnancy and six weeks after, plus the infant's first year.

Sam U. S Congress Children's Bureau U. S. Department of Labor United States North Dakota District of Columbia Alaska Hawaii Alabama State Health Department Uncle Sam Bureau of Maternal and Child Health Montgomery

Farm tools due early for 1944 crops

Senator Lister Hill says Alabama and the South will receive the nation’s earliest farm tools and machinery for 1944 crop planting. War Food Administration and War Production Board reports indicate scarce equipment will go first to the South due to earlier seasons, with 90 percent of July 1943 to April 1944 production expected overall. Hill pledges to push delivery to Alabama in time for planting.

Washington Alabama South Lister Hill D-Ala War Food Administration War Production Board Hill WPB

Farmers Get Ammunition From War Production Board

Washington reports a WPB plan to expand shotgun and rifle ammunition production for farmers to combat pests and for civilian use. By July 1 production includes 251 million shotgun shells and 30 million center-fire cartridges plus 475 million .22 rifle cartridges. Initial shipments target existing dealer orders, police needs, and official training programs with limited civilian release until May.

Washington War Production Board WPB

King Gustaf Ascends Swedish Throne in January 1908

King Gustaf of Sweden ascends the throne in January 1908 marking a new era for the Swedish monarchy. The event follows the death of his predecessor and signals continuity of constitutional rule under the current regime.

Gustaf of Sweden

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