Red Cross War Fund Drive Exceeds Morgan County Quotas
Morgan County American Red Cross surpasses its 26000 quota with 33161.45 raised. Decatur hits 23000, Hartselle over 3250, Falkville near 1075, and numerous rural communities report strong showings. Negro division adds 494.31 for Decatur, with city totals reflecting Black community contributions.
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American Red Cross
Morgan County
Marvin R. Rankin
Decatur
Hartselle
Falkville
Flint
Trinity
Somerville
Priceville
Danville
Neel
Rocky Ford
Oak Ridge
Valdermosa
Lacey's Spring
Union Hill
Center Grace
Ryans X Roads
Florette
Lacon
Eva
Lawrence Cove
Gum Pond
Massey
Cedar Lake
Flintene
Mt. Nebo i
Marriages and deeds listed for Morgan County area
A transit of marriages includes John Aloisius Bruno and Martha Evangeline Tapscott among many couples in Decatur and nearby towns. Property transfers show multiple deeds with varied sums, including Baugh to Baugh for 750 dollars and other exchanges.
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Morgan County
John Aloisius Bruno
Chicago
Til
Martha Evangeline Tapscott
Decatur
Thomas’ Hunter Coleman
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Frances Marie Poff
Clayton Dothe Taylor
Somerville
Vivian Odnar Reeves
Clifford Lee Smith
Louisville
Catherine Bernice Reeser
Robert Joseph Madeira
Detroit
Mich
Melba Nadene Rider
Salem
John Wallace Scribner
Columbia
Nora Pipkin Loftin
Winfred
Harold Dunham
Burbank
Cal
Mildred Marie Aldridge
Bruce Ozel Glass
Hartselle
Charlotte Marie Akers
George William Miner, Jr
East Lonamiddle
Mass
Margaret Louise Clayton
Nashville
Willie Parks
Covington
Edith Mae Watson
Bill Toney
Anna
Lawrence County Marriage Notices Summary
Lawrence County lists marriage records showing Calvin Pool of Danville Alabama wed to Odie Lee Looney of Danville Alabama. Joseph R. Allison of Courtland Alabama wed to Wylene Grace McDilda of Vidalia Georgia. A notice records Willie Shelton and wife selling to S J Smith and wife for $2000.00 and mentions H C Long and wife to Jim Nay.
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Lawrence County
Calvin Pool
Danville
Ala
Odie Lee Looney
Joseph R. Allison
Courtland
Wylene Grace McDilda
Vidalia
Willie Shelton
S. J. Smith
H. C. Long
Jim Nay
Chaplin Trial Enters Second Week With Testimony Burst
Los Angeles March 23. The United States versus Charles Chaplin enters its second week as defense motions block further lines of testimony about Joan Berry. Berry testified to intimacies with Chaplin in Beverly Hills and New York, and cried after a love letter reading. Chaplin defends himself against Mann Act charges and a paternity suit linking him to Berry’s child.
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Gene Handsaker
Los Angeles
Colony
United States
Charles Spencer Chaplin
Joan Berry
Fun Mmyman
Joan
Hollywood
New York
Chaplin
Jerry Giesler
Criminal Courts
U.S
Charles H. Carr
Giesler
Oklahoma
Mexico
Carr
U. S. Dist
J. F. T. O'Connor
Beverly Hills
Carol Ann
Tor
Tulsa
Lila
Charles
Chester Bryant May Run for Congress in Tennessee
Chester Bryant of 2109 Magnolia Avenue Knoxville Tennessee announces he may run for congress on the Republican ticket after a U S Navy medical discharge. He notes many friends urged him to enter the race in the 2nd Congressional district and says he will give it consideration while he contributes to The Daily Voice of People column and is a native Morgan countian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Bryant
Magnolia Avenue
Knoxville
Tenn
Congress
United States Navy
Bryant
2Nd
Voice of People
The
Daily
Morgan Countian
Property Transfers Listed in Local Deed Records
A compilation of transfers shows C H Conner to N G Conner for 1000 dollars, Ernest Brooks and wife to Irvin W Crow et al for 150 dollars, J R Letson and wife to W A Stricklin for 2000 dollars. W N Gentry and wife to O L Gentry for 1000 dollars, Willie and Maggie Shelton to F E Strawn and wife for 3500 dollars, Walter Dutton and wife to State of Alabama for 2000.90 dollars, Edd Lovett and wife to Marjorie B Tweedy for 1200 dollars, H C Long and wife to J P King for 1000 dollars, Sam Steele and wife to George Steele for 250 dollars.
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C. H. Conner
N. G. Conner
Ernest Brooks
Irvin W. Crow
Marjorie B. Tweedy
H. C. Long
J. P. King
Sam Steele
George Steele
Associate Minister's Work Here Is Started
K. M. Kelley, a well known young evangelist of the Church of Christ, has arrived in Decatur to become associate minister at Grant Street Church of Christ. He comes from Albany, Georgia, and is accompanied by his wife and two daughters. Officers say the growing Grant Street church and the Church of Christ in the area require expanded service as Kelley brings Bible study skill, courage, and faith to the expanded program. He will be heard at both services on April and.
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K. M. Kelley
Church of Christ
Decatur
Grant Street Church of Christ
Kelly
Albany
Georgia
Grant Street
Grant Street Church
North Africa veteran Edgar Mitchell enters training at Courtland
Edgar V. Mitchell a 26 year old aerial gunner from Seville Virginia who flew 50 missions in North Africa and Sicily and survived a crash landing has returned to the United States to begin cadet training at Courtland Army Air Field Mitchell a staff sergeant and top turret engineer gunner on a B 25 with American forces in Algeria from February to October 1943 is awaiting entrance into Pre Flight He has been awarded the Air Medal with 11 Oak Leaf Clusters for 16 bombing sorties including the Salerno invasion and combat over Sicily and Tunisian campaigns He survived flak near Bizerte and credits a near miss with German fighters as his most dangerous mission He participated in the campaigns in Algeria Tunisia Sicily Sardinia and Pantelleria and was aboard a B 25 during the invasion of Sicily
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Bizerte
Hey
Edgar V. Mitchell
Mitchell
Courtland Army Air Field
Sini
Seville
Algeria
Sardinia
Pantelleria
Salerno
Sicily
North Africa
German escorts clip 32 Tunis bound transports in air encounter
After film reviewing, a gunner described German three engine transports bound for Tunis being shot down by fighters. He noted the P 38s escorted B 25s were lured into attack and exploded in flames. Mitchell, with 50 missions, went to Miami for cadet training then Courtland Army Air Field as a trainee.
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Tunis
Mitchell
Miami
Fla
Courtland Army Air Field
Recruitment lag at Charlestown Navy Yard for LSM ships
H P Still of the Decatur War Manpower Office reported Alabama misses its 369 workers per month quota for LSM invasion ship construction. He noted the project has first priority, with Civil Service representatives to visit the Decatur office at 1010 Ferry Street to assist staffing.
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Alabama
Charleston Navy Yard
H P_ Still
Maneger
Decatur
Wat Manpower Commission
Mt. Still
United States Civil Service Commission
Ferry Street
Mon
St Joseph Aspirin Advertisement Claims Fast Relief
A vintage ad touts St Joseph Aspirin as quick relief for colds and headaches. It markets itself as the world’s largest seller at 19c per unit and urges buyers to refuse substitutes, promoting value and speed.
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Eley
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Arthur L. Shaw
George E. Barnett
W. A. Barnett
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Ricotta
Mae McCuster
Troy Frank Kilpatrick
Nina Faye Blackwell
Fallkville
John Watts Maynor
Ruby Marie Simmons
William Edward Lorance
Flora Grace Bullard
William Sigfried Loeb
Huntsville
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Richard Betts
Madison
Alene Oldacre
Herman Samuel Collens
Elvie Dean Shaneyfelt
Hartselle Y. King
Sallie Mac Slay
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Betty Marie Bates
James Willard Buck
Peru
Indiana
Mary Ruth Aluine
Joe W. Baugh
Wendell P Baugh
Ad Callahan
Zula B. Freeman
Robt
M. Freeman
Annie Sue Lanier
Jemina L Moseley
R.C. Erwin
Mtgee
Cordie Self
H. R. Rogers
J. S. Ricks
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M. D. Clemons
Mark A. Landers
City of
B. C. Shelton
W. F. Key
O. B. Chappell
R. F. Maury
L. N. Murphree
Thad Montgomery
Buster Dunlap
Ernett McLemore
Mizgee
Emma Kate Aldridge
J. L. Blevins
H. F. Cryer
Olney Brown
Joseph C. Sutton
Bernard Floyd
Delia Hipps
Roy F. Mooney
S. Hurst
Coal & Grain CO
Checkerboard Store
Moulton Street
Debcatur Ice Cream & Creamery Company
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Giiamonds
Imagination
Chrysler
Corporation Products
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