Memphis Hailstorm Causes Severe Damage and Injuries
A severe hailstorm struck Memphis causing extensive property and crop damage, broken windows, power outages, and floods. At least eight people were hospitalized, including a 6 year old with a head injury, and storms disrupted church services as hailstones reportedly reached up to 17 inches around. Weather officials called it the most destructive of its kind in the city.
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Memphis
William M. Rowe
F. W. Brist
Ten from Morgan County Join Navy Enlistees
Ten young men from Morgan County have enlisted in the Navy per the local recruiting station in the Morgan County courthouse. Ages 17 to 18 and 38 to 50 may enlist. women 20 to 36 may join the Waves with available qualifications and trade school opportunities at 49 Navy programs.
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Navy
Morgan County
James Harvey Lane
Hartselle
Velma Wharton
Waldermose Springs
Jesse Quimby Sewell
Eighth Avenue West
Decatur
Richard Mitchell Brown
Falkville
Robert Austin Likens
John B. Penwell
Fred Russell Widner
Cecil Eslick Blackwood
1812 Avenue
John W. Owen
Canal Street
Edward Marion Beddingfield
Time To File Your 1944 Tax Estimate
Washington reports about 15 million taxpayers must file the 1944 estimated income tax declaration by midnight April 15. Eligibility depends on filing status and expected 1944 income, with two worksheets available for salaries under ten thousand and over nineteen thousand. Use form 1040 ES and keep worksheets for next year’s return.
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Washington
The
Revenue Bureau
John A Black Passes All Home
Funeral services for John A. Black 74 who died Monday after a long illness will be held Wednesday at 2 30 p m at Moulton Heights Baptist Church with Rev W W Coffey and Rufus Underwood officiating He is survived by his wife two daughters Elizabeth Jane Slack of Decatur 3 and Mrs Lawrence Taylor of Athens seven sons Vernon W Tucker of Anniston Lewis E Tucker Huntsville H A Tucker Decatur Osteen O Tucker Fayetteville Tenn Noble Black Italy Hodges A Black Marshall Islands and Harold Black Decatur Pallbearers Jim Pettey I B Smith Isaac Wright Will Lamon Mr Mooney Mr Jones Interment in city cemetery Brown directing
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John A. Black
Decatur
Moulton Heights Baptist Church
W. W. Coffey
Rufus Underwood
Elizabeth Jane Slack
Lawrence Taylor
Athens
Vernon W. Tucker
Anniston
Lewis E. Tucker
Huntsville
H. A. Tucker
Osteen O. Tucker
Fayetteville
Tenn
Noble Black
Italy
Hodges A. Black
Marshall Islands
Harold Black
Decature
Jim Pettey
I. B. Smith
Isaac Wright
Will Lam
TVAs Fight to Be Renewed Sparks Senate Debate
Washington dispatch reports protests by Senator Russell and Senator Aiken as the Senate receives a House approved $567,995,779 Agriculture Department appropriation bill. Lunch program and Farm Security Administration funding are challenged, with calls to restore and support school meals for working mothers and growing youths. The debate overlaps with amendments on the independent offices bill and TVA funding controls.
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Washington
Senate
House
Agriculture Department
Russell
D-Ga
Aiken
Farm Security Administration
Rep
Woodrump
D-Va
Rankin
D-Miss
Tennessee Valley Authority
Congress
Treasury
America
Letter to editor questions Stalin praise and policies
A Decatur resident criticizes the Daily's praise of Stalin, noting concerns about USSR actions and the need for trust amid Supreme Allied wartime tensions. The writer cites Stalin's recognition of Badoglio’s government and references Kaltenborn, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Litvinov, urging restraint and unity for world peace.
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Decatur Daily
Decatur
Joe Stalin
Birmingham News
Stalin
Washington
Russia
Badoglio
Great Britain
Kaltenborn
U. S
Winston Churchill
Roosevelt
Churchill
Chamberlain
Hitler
Maxim Litvinoff
League of Nations
Geneva
Litvinoff
Soviet Union
League
Black-Draught Laxative Promoted in Home Ad
An old fashioned ad asks readers to consider buying Black-Draught a herbal laxative favored for four generations in the South. It notes its prompt relief when directions are followed and adds the price of 25 cents for 25 to 40 doses. Caution advises use only as directed.
Stalin's Letter Warns Against Appeasement and War
The letter, attributed to Mrs. Homer Draper of Decatur Alabama, quotes Stalin praising Soviet policy against appeasement and urging American British and Russian leaders to cooperate for lasting peace. It recalls 1938 and Munich, calls for unity, and warns of war if nations fail to learn to live together. The writer pledges to publish if proven wrong.
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League of Nations
Munich
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
League
America
Great Britain
Russia
Mr. Stalin
The
Daily
Homer Draper
Sth Ave
W. Decatur
Bankers Meet in Alabama at Hotel Lyons
About 75 bankers from North Alabama gather Wednesday at 3 30 in the Hotel Lyons Assembly room for the Alabama Bankers Association Groups 1 and 2 spring meeting. E F Walker cashier Traders and Farmers Bank Haleyville will preside. Topics include legislation postwar planning government competition soil conservation and others. There will be no dinner hour due to the stress of the times.
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North Alabama
Hotel Lyons
Alabama Bankers Association
E. F. Walker
Traders & Farmers Bank of
Haleyville
Army seeks civilian teachers for illiterate soldiers
Bainbridge Ga March 27 Civilian instructors for illiterate soldiers are needed immediately by the Army Col Mills S Savage commanding officer of the Bainbridge Army air field announced The appeal targets qualified men and women to aid soldiers in basic literacy at the field and nearby facilities.
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Bainbridge, Ga
Army
Mills S. Savage
Bainbridge Army Air Field
Wartime Constipation Advice Promotes Gly-Cas Relied Cure
In these times it is everyone's duty not to neglect constipation and its misery. The notice urges personal responsibility for health and endorses Gly-Cas capsules as an effective safe relief. It claims over 90 million Gly-Cas capsules used as proof of public acceptance and cautions to use only as directed.
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Alabama Drug CO
Goidel’s Drug Store
Decatur Transit
Allied van Lines, Inc
Williams Transfer & Storage Co
First Ave
England
London
Alexander R. George
Kee
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City, N. Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
TVA
Bryce IL. Taylor, Jr. Smils
Vera Brown
Miami Beach
Fla
Bryce L. Taylor
Miller, Neb
Dillehay
Ria
Lloyd's Drug Store
Universal
Concrete Pipe CO
P. O. Box
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company Incorporated
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