Community Gossip From Morgan County And Nearby
Local residents attended a Rock Creek singing. Visitors include Miss Carrie Lee Vincent of Birmingham staying with her parents Mr and Mrs Bud Vincent. Shoppers and guests visit from Cullman Birmingham Chattooga Gum Pond and Decatur. An upcoming visit by Mr and Mrs Almon Vincent and children from Birmingham is noted.
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Rock Creek
Carrie Lee Vincent
Birmingham
Bud Vincent
E. M. Ponter
Cullman
Marie
Eloise Ford
Odell Hawkins
Eva
Charles Oden
Oden Ridge
A. D. Stinson
Katie Goodwin
Chattanooga
Jack Smith
Gum Pond
Cecil Bogle
Decatur
Almon Vincent
Paul Oden
Spy executed in London for Nazi espionage plot
London born Oswald John Job, 59, a British subject of German parentage, was executed today at Pentonville Prison for espionage. He had attempted to obtain information for the Nazis using invisible ink, following his January conviction.
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London
Pentonville
Taxpayers face April 15 for 1944 estimated filings
Washington reports 15 million of 50 million income tax filers must file estimates for 1944 by April 15. The guide outlines who must file, how to estimate tax, and changes eliminating certain deductions and the earned income credit. The piece provides a rough calculation method and notes that farmers may file by December 15.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Timber severance tax proposed for forest fire protection
The Alabama state advisory board on conservation urged Gov. Chauncey Sparks to enact a severance tax on timber and pulpwood to fund forest fire protection. The proposal, presented in Montgomery on March 16, aims to bolster firefighting resources and preventive measures statewide.
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Montgomery
Ala
Chauncey Sparks
State Advisory Board On Conservation
Murderous Night at the Penguin Club
Argus Steele and Ellen Curtis reunite with Syria Verne at a swank club where Syria, naming a Hollywood contract, confides she may need help after a quarrel with Pierre Sturgis. The detective and Ellen observe a tense scene with Bill Carstairs and a new companion Dorry as concern over a rumored danger grows.
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Syria
Verne
Pierre Sturgis
Argus Steele
Ellen Curtis
Penguin Club
Ellen
Argus
Lucy Callahan
Martinelli
Hollywood
Pierre
Tlo
Rio Grande
la Mirada
Toots
Bill
Syracuse
Bucko
Dorry
Fane
Ohio
Mr. Steele
Scouts Meeting Focuses on Camping and Duty
Troop 61 of the Boy Scouts met Tuesday night at the Southside Baptist church annex. Barney Burks led the pledge, Ben Lee led the Scout oath, Carlton Mann spoke on camping, and Tom Edgil was introduced as troop committeeman with a talk on being a Scout. Hugh Hall Brooks gave the Scoutmasters benediction.
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Southside Baptist Church Annex
Barney Burks
Ben Lee
Carlton Mann
Wright
Tom Edgil
Hugh Hallbrooks
Chapel Hill WSCS Holds Regular Meeting
The W S C S of Chapel Hill met March 13 at 2 o clock in the church. President Mrs Jennie Mitchell led the session with prayer and the singing of America. New member added, readings by Mrs Estelle Mitchell Miss Rothfuss and Mrs Plant, study on We Who Are America, crisis and problems of China discussed.
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Chapel Hill
Jennie Mitchell
America
Leonie Rothfuss
Vera Plant
Estelle Mitchell
Rothfuss
Special Train Between Hot Springs and Memphis
City Passenger Agent L. M. Hunt described a special train running between Hot Springs Arkansas and Memphis, primarily carrying racing fans aboard.
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L. M. Hunt
Hot Springs
Ark
Memphis
Lawrence County Red Hill Farmers Begin Planting Season
Farmers here plant gardens and patches this week as area residents Armageddon. Union Grove residents Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Callahan and daughter Levine visit their parents. Mrs. Aaron Jackson and Miss Hilda Jackson visit. Clyde Callahan Kyle McCaghren Milford Sandlin and Brown Lively have been accepted in the Army and will depart soon. Mrs. Will Reeves of Union Grove visits Mrs. J. W. McCaghren. Eva and Vera Owens stay with Miss Glendis Kidd near Plain View. Clyde Montgomery, Five Points merchant, adds store rooms and a concrete porch to his store. Mrs. Emmett Callahan and daughter Levine call on Mrs. J. W. McCaghren.
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Emmett Callahan
Levine
Union Grove
J. W. Callahan
Aaron Jackson
Hilda Jackson
Five Points
Jessie McCaghren
Clyde Callahan
Kyle McCaghren
Milford Sandlin
Brown Lively
Will Reeves
J. W. McCaghren
Eva
Vera Owens
Glendis Kidd
Plain View
Clyde Montgomery
Emmett Callahen
J. W
Rome Sees Record Low of Sixteen Degrees Above Zero
The city of Rome recorded its lowest temperature at sixteen degrees above freezing. Local officials note unseasonably cold conditions persist through the night as residents prepare for continued chilly weather.
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Rome
Relief At Last For Your Cough
An ad urges relief from coughs chest colds and bronchitis with Creomulsion saying untreated bronchitis can progress. It claims the product reaches the trouble loosens phlegm soothes inflamed membranes blends beechwood creosote and other medicines and contains no narcotics. If unsatisfied money back guarantee.
Decatur Hero Oscar S Lee Wounded At Cape Gloucester
Navy reports Private Oscar S. Lee of Decatur Alabama was wounded in action on Cape Gloucester New Britain where Marines battled Japanese forces. The Number Seven machine gun crew endured heavy losses and regrouped under new leaders to continue the fight.
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Oscar S. Lee
Decatur
Navy Department
Jeremiah A. O'Leary
Marine Corps
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Milledgeville
Georgia
Davis L. Watson
Carl L. Steel
Fairfax
Number Seven
John F. Towarnicki
Philadelphia
Morphine Hill
Edward M. Stenzel
Well, Minn
Dora T. Benton Jr
Laurel
Miss
Towarnicki
Mike L. Kerns
Plattsmouth
Neb
Joseph E. Sovells
Binghamton
N. Y
Alabama
Lee
Navy
Edward T. Jolley
Nashville
James G. Hauidies
Highland Park
Michigan
Bill O'Dell
Wyandotte
Jolley
Six New Faces Replace Original Gun Number Seven Crew
Six men filled gun number seven as the original crew left the scene. The newcomers joined the lineup to fight in place of the departing members.
Fifty Five Hurt In Memphis Train Collision
Fifty five persons were lightly injured Tuesday night when a Rock Island Lines passenger train rammed a steel and concrete bumper in Memphis. The incident prompted emergency response and investigation into the collision.
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Memphis
Rock Island Lines
Cash and Carry ad promises relief for tired kidneys
An advertisement claims nagging backache and other pains stem from kidney trouble. It urges readers to ask a druggist for Doan's Pills, used by millions for over 40 years to flush waste from blood through the kidneys.
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Dean
Doan
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