Sparkman Leads Plan For Postwar Contract Settlement
Alabama Rep. John Sparkman spearheads a House subcommittee effort to craft HR 3022 the contract settlement act of 1944 to end war contract ties swiftly. The plan would create an Office of Contract Settlement headed by a $12 000 a year director and include heads of key agencies with war contracts.
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Virginia van der Veer
Washington
Alabama
John Sparkman
Sparkman
House
Military Affairs Committee
Murray
D.-Mont
George
D.-Ga
Senate Military Affairs Committee
House Military Affairs Committee
Government Accounting Office
Lindsay Warren
Baruch
Senate
Navy, War and Treasury
Maritime Commission
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
War Production Board
War Plants Corporation
Foreign Economic Administration
General Accounting Office
Warren
United States
Court of Claims
U. S. District Court
Brock Rites Held Monday at Decatur Home
Services for Charles Nolty Brock aged 52 will be held Monday morning at 7 30 at the residence of cousin Mrs J O Camp 237 5th Avenue West. Interment at city cemetery Brown directing pallbearers named and honorary stewards noted. Brock a Decatur native died in Hollywood California March 5th with survivors including wife Helene Brady Brock and several relatives. He studied at Columbia Military Academy University of Denver University of Virginia and Columbia University. He was a Phi Delta Theta member and long connected with banking in Decatur Denver and Birmingham.
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Charles Nolty Brock
J. O. Camp
5Th Avenue West
R. M. Howell
F. L. Aldridge
City Cemetery
Brown
Lamar
Pruit Cartwright
W. E. Crawford
D. D. Burleson
Phil Pointer
Ralph White
Rufus Pearson
Duke Echo
John L. Brock
Decatur
Denver
Brock
Columbia Military Academy
University of Denver
University of Virginia
Columbia University
New York
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Helene Brady Brock
S. D. Brock
M. F. Andrew
C. N. Winston
Birmingham
Walter Womack
Little Rock
Avery Stott
Ryan Dinsmore
Chattanooga
J. P. Brock
Eldon Jones
Virginia Beach
Legion aid asked Montgomery recruiting centers for guard
Major Waldo E. Ard plans and training officer of the Alabama State Guard urged American Legion posts across Alabama to serve as recruiting centers for the guard. He spoke in Montgomery on March 11, emphasizing local posts can help bolster enlistments and organize training opportunities.
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Legion Aid
Montgomery
Ala
PiMaj
Waldo E. Ard
Alabama State Guard
American Legion
Guard
Red Cross Report From Morgan County Chapter
The Morgan county Red Cross administration corps led by Mrs R T Harris reports February activities totaling 50 hours by 2 members in administration 37 hours by 15 staff assistants 12 hours by 4 nurses aides 30 hours by 22 canteen workers 150 hours by 15 motor corps and 2188 hours by 3500 production members. They knitted 27 garments made 20940 surgical dressings produced 383 kit bags finished and 278 sewing kits completed.
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The
Red Cross
R. T. Harris
Morgan County Red Cross
Women needed to sew and knit for county hospital work
Mrs A C Bailey chairs a county drive calling for women who can sew and knit to make kit bags and garments, requiring no special skill. There is urgent need for hospital garment makers and the new hospital quota will start as soon as material arrives at the local chapter.
Plea Calls Morgan County Women for Surgical Dressings
A plea to new Morgan County residents to visit the chapter headquarters and assist in making surgical dressings. The appeal urges all women, especially those with relatives in the service, to join in this vital wartime effort. Every minute counts as each dressings contributes to a crucial quota on battlefronts worldwide.
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Morgan County
Canteen Corps Donates Services for Red Cross Drivers
Mrs. Elmer Lord chairs the canteen corps which donated their services at the start of the Red Cross drivers effort. The volunteers organized meals and support for workers operating transport routes.
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Canteen Corps
Elmer Lord
Red Cross
Mexican Canal Concert Romance Amid Gardened Banks
Mallory Baker enjoys a canal voyage with Carlos and a girl amid flowering farms and cottages. Street musicians in boats perform familiar tunes as she and Carlos share lunch and affection. Back at the dock, the duo are recognized by the guitarists, while Manuelita, Ted Patrick, and others loom in the background, shaping a day of staged appearances and inner tensions.
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Carlos
Mexico
Querida
Mallory
Shrine of Guadalupe
Tilma
Guadalupe
Our Lady
Xochimilco
Armando
Lupita
Rosa
Miss Baker
Mallory Baker
Patrick
Manuelita
Smiths
Taxco
Ted Patrick
Prism
Sandy
Richard Blythe
Johann
Wilhelm Schmidt
American Action Drives Mallory Toward Mexican Inheritance
Mallory attends the Estrada mansion seeking family connection and American decisiveness. Senora Estrada explains Carlos is being groomed to inherit a vast fortune and must follow his father’s wishes, with Mallory’s life tied to a long engagement and Spanish study before she can return to singing.
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Ie Senors Estrada
Prism
Mallory
Carlos
Malory
Senora Estrada
Motor Corps Highlights Bond Drive Transport Work
Mrs. W. J. Duncan chairs the Motor Corps at the kickoff breakfast. During the past week the members have been busy transporting persons and materials in support of the bond drive.
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Motor Corps
W. J. Duncan
The
Tigers Reach Deals With O'Neill Era Standouts
The Tigers, under Manager Steve O'Neill since last Wednesday, have signed Pitcher Joe Orrell Infielders Pinky Higgins and Don Heffner and Outfielders Jimmy Outlaw and Joe Wood. A meteorological note states ten inches of snow equates to one inch of rain in water content.
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Steve O'Neill
Tigers
Joe Orrell
Pinky Higgins
Don Heffner
Jimmy Outlaw
Joe Wood
Five More Tigers Ink Their Contracts
Evansville Ind March 11 Detroit Tigers sign five more players to 1944 contracts bringing total signings to 16 as spring training opens in the Northern base Tuesday General Manager Jack Zeller said about a dozen holdovers from 1943 will report along with about 25 aspirants already reporting or expected to arrive.
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Evansville
Ind
Detroit Tigers
Jack Zeller
Board Urges Disc Making Action on Music Strikes
A War Labor Board panel urged that the American Federation of Musicians resume record making, aiming to restore conditions from July 31, 1942. The report, signed by Meyer and Fuller, supports terminating the strike. Zaritsky dissented. Petrillo demands employers fund a union employment fund per record, while Decca and some transcription companies agreed. Columbia, Victor, and NBC refused.
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Washington
War Labor Board
American Federation of Musicians
Eet
Arthur S. Meyer
Gilbert E. Fuller
Dustry
Max Zaritsky
James B. Petrillo
Musicians Union
Decca Company
Union
Columbia
Victor
National Broadcasting Company
Ribboned eel appears nearly transparent to passersby
A young ribbon like eel is described as extremely transparent allowing print to be read through its body. The observation notes its delicate form and unusual clarity, highlighting how light passes through the slender creature.
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Toe Decatur
Mary Pearl Elkins
Wallace Elkins
West Court
E. E. Elkins
Fourth Avenue South
T. S. Stroup
Hudson
Production Corps
A. C. Bailey
J. Hamil
Orita Ena
Wmiapter
Tral Pres
Estrada Mansion
Hollywood
Courtland Army Air Field
Berlin
James F. O'Brien
Youngstown
William E. Johnston
Franklin Square
N. Y
Warren H. Best
Chicago
R. B. Funston
Schuylerville
Donald Mundth
Janesville
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