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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1941

Page

10

Army to Demobilize National Guard After One Year Service

Washington March 20 A high army authority disclosed that barring grave circumstances the War Department will demobilize National Guard units at the end of their one year in federal service. The policy also will apply to thousands drafted under Selective Service. The plan aims to keep total armed forces at about 1,418,000 with recruits and three year enlistees. Guard units will begin demobilizing from September over six months unless a change is made.

John M. Hightower Washington War Department National Guard Army Congress Ional Regular Guard

Pettusville Community Attends Church and Visits

Local notes report Mrs H F Dunnavant, Miss Lillian Stanford with measles and several others ill with mumps. Various Pettusville residents attend Church of Christ and visit kin in Athens Decatur and Pettysville. Ben Whitfield recovers from a Sunday night car accident. several Pettus family members host and visit through the week. Bro Williams to preach at M church next Sunday. Robert H Dunnhavant seen in Decatur.

H. F. Dunnavant Lillian Stanford Joan Black Athens Ben Whitfield Pettus J.T. Harris Lola Pettus Beulah Spence Ruby Spence Martha Spence Berton Pettus R. E. Hodges Erskin Bates Alvin Bates Jessie Willis Janes Martha Pay Evelyn Carl Hasting John Atkinson T. W. Pettus J. D. Harlow Joe Holt Stout Pettus Iva B. Pettus Ruby Joe Pettus Decatur Walton Wallace Baby Pettysville Bro. Williams Robert H. Dunhavant

Merit system changes say current workers avoid new exams

Alabama personnel board announced that employees under the merit system will not need to take new examinations to keep their positions. Assistant Director John Steiner said questions flooded in after the plan to create new eligibility registers for clerical and stenographic classifications was disclosed. He emphasized the exemption applies to those already employed.

Montgomery Ala Alabama Personnel Board John Steiner

Wine ruling made public in Alabama licensing case

Attorney General Thomas B. Lawson ruled that an individual licensed to manufacture wine or beer cannot proceed if the county switches from wet to dry. The opinion, asked by Pro bate Judge H. H. Kinney of Cullman County, notes changes by referendum under the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Act. Sale and manufacture are limited to wet counties.

Montgomery Ala Thomas Lawson ABC H. H. Kinney Cullman

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