Ingalls yard earns praise in Marine News feature
The Decatur yard of Ingalls Shipbuilding received wide publicity in Marine News March issue. The article highlights inland construction of large ocean going ships about 1300 miles from salt water and lifted through inland waterways. It notes Ingalls yard as one of the country’s larger inland shipyards with engineering feats detailed.
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Decatur
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation
Marine News
Lrge
North Alabama
Ingalls ‘Ward
Detatur
Jefferson Quote About Press Freedom
The line asserts that press freedom ensures safety for all citizens and a free society. It reflects a statement attributed to Jefferson from 1816 about the protective role of free speech and a free press in sustaining democracy.
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Jefferson
GOP Abandons Subsidy Fight On Price Controls
Republican leaders shift strategy to renew price control with a court review of OPA regulations. They will back an 18 month extension beyond June 30, while preserving the court access right for those harmed by the program.
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Washington
House
Senate Banking Committee
Wagner
Dn.y
Taft
Ohio
Marriner S. Eccles
Fedreal Reserve
OPA
Line crews build rest shacks at Courtland Army air field
Line crew members of the 899th squadron at Courtland Army air field will use lattice work shacks for shade during summer rest periods. Benches and serviceable roofs were provided by M. Sgt. John Noe, the line chief, and the structures are already in use before summer arrives.
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899Th
Courtland Army Airfield
John Noe
School head named for Presbyterian lay worker training
Richmond Va May 5 Rev Henry Wade Dubosa D D pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Montgomery Alabama chosen president of the general assembly training school of the Presbyterian Church in the USA for lay workers in a national church leadership appointment.
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Richmond
Henry Wade Dubosa
Trinity Pesbyterian Church
Montgomery
Ala
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church In the
USA
Alabama educator backs sex education for high school seniors
C. A. Donehoo president of the Alabama Educational Association advocates teaching sex education to high school seniors by highly trained and expert instructors.
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Birmingham
Ala
C. A. Donehoo
The
Alabama Educational Association
Pauls Mission to Europe and Philippi Journey
The lesson recounts Paul and Silas’s voyage into Europe, their confinement in Philippi after casting out a spirit from a slave girl, the conversion of Lydia, the jail earthquake, and the Gentile church in Philippi. It notes Paul and Timothy’s later link to the Philippians letter written from Rome, urging humility and unity.
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Paul
Barnabas
Antioch
Lord
Mark John
Silas
Derbe and
Lystra
Timotheus
Timothy
Phrygia
Xr Zion
Galatia
Asia
Mysia
Troas
Macedonia
Europe
Samothracia
Neapolis
Philippi
Lydia
Thyatira
Jesus Christ
Philippians
Rome
Leaves From A War Correspondent Notebook
War correspondent Sid Feder recalls Anzio beachhead humor and trench life. Soldiers and officers joke about the invasion’s progress while bets and daily routines amid artillery fire reveal a lighter side of frontline reality.
War weary frontline locals seek glazier services post conflict
Soldier writing notes describes shattered towns in Italy near Anzio and Nettuno with ruined windows. He notes persistent artillery, beachhead swimmers, and the need for glazier work once the area is secure.
Horseshoe Pitching Featured In Lively Local Sports
The town favors horseshoe pitching while baseball gains modest interest due to crowd size and strategic spotting of pitches by observers. The snippet hints at local sports culture and spectator dynamics.
Rockets and new rocket guns eyed for production
The armed forces seek more rocket guns with a $35 million boost for refinements and production. Navy confirms expanded work on rocket propelled weapons, with $15 million of a $65 million allocation for new propellant tech and $20 million of War Department facilities set aside for naval use. Vinson predicts quick House action and vows secrecy on the weapons.
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Clair Johnson
Washington
House Naval Affairs Committee
Navy
War Department
Vinson
D-Ga
House
Navy Department
George F. Hussey Jr
Naval Bureau
Alabama influenza cases drop to a yearly low
The Alabama Health Department reports 45 influenza cases last week, the lowest weekly total of the year. The peak for 1945 was 7,022 in the first week of January.
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Montgomery
Alabama
State Health Department
Fighters Seen Pushing Advances in Sensor Devices Development
The article notes that men have claimed a more extensive development of such devices, particularly on fighter planes, signaling a push toward more advanced sensor equipment for military aircraft.
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King Features Syndicate
Hal Boyle
Sid Feder
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Clarence Parker
Danville
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Youngstown
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