Daniels May Face Hearing Over Senate Contempt Charge
Washington March 4 Jonathan Daniels a Roosevelt aide refused to answer questions before a senate agricultural subcommittee about the rural Electrification Administration He said he would appear and answer the issues Daniels actions threaten a potential head on clash between the executive and legislative branches The subcommittee voted to recommend Daniels be brought before the senate bar to show cause why he should not be adjudged in contempt
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Jonathan Daniels
Senate
Daniels
Roosevelt
Senate Articultural
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
Smith
D-S. C
Harry Slattery
Slattery
White House
Cotton Ed” Smith
Carroll Reedy
Gillette
Drown
Aiken
R-Vt
Shipstead
R-Minn
Bilbo
D-Miss
McNary
Oregon
St John Declines Lawrence County Superintendent Run
Vernon L. St. John state senator for Morgan and Lawrence counties will not resign to seek Lawrence County superintendent of education. In a public letter he cites teacher shortages and his duty to district as reasons, while continuing to serve out his elected term. He is principal of Hazelwood High at Town Creek and part time Coast Guard Reserve at Wheeler Dam to free younger servicemen.
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Vernon L. St. John
Morgan
Lawrence Counties
Lawrence County
St. John
Hazelwood
Town Creek
Coast Guard Reserve
Wheeler Dam
Rhett Ball To Stay in Aviation After War Period
Ground School Instructor Rhett Ball rises through wartime aviation ranks from Palmetto School of Aeronautics to Southern Aviation Training School. He earned a CAA engine mechanic license and a ground instructor rating while guiding cadets and maintenance staff. Ball, born Charleston 1912, pursued aviation amid family AAF ties and foresees postwar roles in engine maintenance or airline finance.
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Army Air Forces
Rhett Ball
R. §. Dickson and Company
Charlotte
North Carolina
AAF
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Ball
Palmetto School of Aeronautics
Columbia
South Carolina
Air Service Command
CAA
State Department of Education
Southern Aviation Training School
Mr. Ball
Charleston
S. C
Columbia University
Harvard Business School
Topeka
Kansas
Army Air Base
Morgan County Penns Mrs Marie Crowe and Duttons
Rev Parker spoke at Friendship church Sunday morning and shared a dinner with Mr and Mrs Dan Dutton and family. The Danville school building and property are lost and the school will resume classes Wednesday using vocational building lunch room and two churches as classrooms. Mrs L A Bell visits relatives and Elva Dutton of Huntsville is mentioned.
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Parker
Friendship Church
Dan Dutton
Danville
L. A. Bell
Elva Dutton
Huntsville
Plans Ready in Campaign for Red Cross Beat 10
The Red Cross committee of Hartselle beat 10 led by Huel Murphy with M H Broom and H E Orr announce all campaign plans for the 1944 drive are complete. The kickoff breakfast is set for Monday March 6 at 7 30 AM and workers will receive final instructions. The beat 10 quota is $3750 with every resident expected to donate. organizers expect to meet the goal by 5 PM March 6. The beat 10 structure includes a long list of committee members and subcommittees, including special gifts and special school committees.
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Red Cross
Huel Murphy
M. H. Broom
H. E. Orr
Hartselle Beat
Jas. E Peck
D. W. McNeil
John Houston
W. H. Stewart
Emmett Bridges
Troy Nunn
J. H. Puckett
S. E. Stewart
C. Lee
Bertha Lee
John C. Halbrooks
John Havener
J. H. Harvey
E. P. Thornhill
W. D. Gatlin
S. J. Wright
Stewart Thompson
CI Mall
E. F. Garrett
Fr. Foote
Nance Hardwick
Terry Aycock
F. M. Speak
Lee Palmer Colman Holmes
C. T. Cash
R. E Hardwick
Edwin Branscomb
Frank T Smith
Pucheu states Petain believes Germany will be defeated
Pierre Pucheu on trial for treason told a military court in Algiers that Marshal Petain no longer believes in a German victory and that collaboration policy is dead. Pucheu defended Petain and Darlan, attacked Laval, and said Germany’s defeat is eventual, urging France to stay grounded awaiting Allied operations.
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Algiers
Pierre Pucheu
Tenason
Interior
Marshal Petain
Germany
Puchen
Darlan
Africa
Pierre Laval
Vichy
Courtland base exceeds its war loan quota
Final reports show Courtland Army air field raised 91391 dollars during the fourth war loan drive, surpassing the post quota. Coy Crow is seriously ill with pneumonia. Mrs Dora Crow remains ill but improving. Mr and Mrs John D Kilpatrick of South Carolina visit locally. Mrs Felton Legg visits son Mildredge in Mobile. Bill Cost, a TV ville Route one mail carrier, leaves February 29 for army examination. Many residents suffer from colds and sore throats. Loyd Looney, recently in Washington, returns home with his family.
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Courtland Army Air Field
Coy Crow
Dora Crow
John D. Kilpatrick
South Carolina
Felton Legg
Mildredge
Mobile
Bill Cost
Tvville
Loyd Looney
Washington
Courtland Campaign Ends In February Despite CAAF Quota
The campaign for military personnel at Courtland concluded on February 29 after reaching an implied shortfall of about $16,391. The CAAF quota stood at $75,000.
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Courtland
CAAF
Fraternity Aids War Heroes And Disabled
Frank Carey reports on The Fraternity of The Wooden Leg Inc a group of amputees and others aiding morale for those with lost limbs Founded by Augusta Weaver secretary treasurer in Tulsa Oklahoma the international brotherhood has members in many regions including England Ireland Canada and Shanghai before the war Editor Paul J Campbell of Courage magazine heads the organization advocating hope and solidarity through letters visits and support
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Frank Carey Lapulpa
Okla
Doolittle
Tokyo
Tulsa World
Augusta Weaver
Tulsa
North Africa Recalled as Rome’s Granary in Antiquity
Ancient texts describe North Africa as Rome’s grain store and breadbasket, supplying vast quantities of grain, olives, and other staples that sustained the empire during prosperity and siege. Scholars note key regions along the coast and inland valleys that yielded harvests for imperial markets.
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North Africa
Rome
The Great Red Cross Appeal in War Time
A historical appeal urges Americans to increase Red Cross donations during global conflict. It highlights eleven million service members across front lines from Sicily to Chungking and asks contributors to give more to support their own Red Cross, seen as a global mother in wartime.
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Red Cross
Sicily
Chungking
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