Armored Division From Benning To Take Part In Battle Of Tennessee
General George S. Patton will command the second armored division in inaugural river region maneuvers and mock warfare from August to November. The fully mechanized force includes three tank regiments, field artillery, infantry, reconnaissance, engineers, ordnance, quartermaster, medical, and a signal company with aviation support. The unit can fight alone but typically works with infantry divisions to breach enemy front and exploit weak points.
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Tennessee
Louisiana
North Carolina
George S. Patton
Decatur City Plans Road Improvements Across Downtown Areas
The ordinance outlines improvements on multiple streets including 4th Street North, 6th and 7th Avenues West, Gordon Drive, Holly Street, and Jackson Street with curb and gutter, 26 to 50 foot roadways, and new sidewalks. Costs total about 195000 dollars with 115000 funded by Works Progress Administration and 80000 by the city. council to hear remonstrances June 5, 1941.
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4Th Street
6Th Avenue
8Th Avenue
2Nd Street
7Th Avenue
Moulton Street
3Rd Avenue
1St Avenue
4Th Avenue
2Nd Avenue
3Rd Street
Wilson Avenue
Market Street
6Th Street
7Th Street
9Th Street
10Th Street
16Th Avenue
Grant Street
Tower Avenue
Jackson Street
Somerville Road
Wadsworth Street
Riverview
19Th Avenue
5Th Avenue
South Avenue
Decatur
Alabama
Th Avenue
Gordon
Riverview Avenue
Sth Avenue
5Th Avenue West
Ard Street
11Th Street
10Th Streets
Gordon Drive
16Th Avenue East
Maple Street
Ferry Street
Wadaworth Street
11Th Avenue
6Th
7Th
8Th Ave
14Th Avenue
Columbia Circle
1&Th Avenue
Olive Street
Holly Street
J. W. Goodwin Engineering Company
Birmingham
City Hall
Works Project Administration
Betty Waits Rites Held For Two Year Old
Betty Gale Waits two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Waits received final rites at Valley Grove Berit church with interment at Friendship. She died Monday at Irwin Dyars infirmary in Moulton from colitis complications. Survived by parents grandparents great grandparents aunts uncles and cousins. Services conducted by multiple ministers. pallbearers were great uncles and a list of flower handlers named.
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Betty Gale ‘Waits
Robert Waits
Valley Grove Berit Church
Friendship
Irwin-Dyars Infirmary
Moulton
Ruper Waits
J. W. Dut
L. A. Waits
J. E. Wiley
Joe Montgomery
LaVern Dutton
P. G. Free
John
Bill
Paul Wiley
McKay
Dorothy Terry
Wilda Burden
Sarah
McCaghien
Genevieve Jacob
Uline White
Gracie McLe
Laymen's Banquet Set at Central Methodist Church
A Decatur district laymen and wives banquet is planned for Tuesday at 7:30 PM in Central Methodist church. Chief speaker will be Boyd Hargraves, a noted lay leader.
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Decatur District
Central Methodist Church
Boyd Hargraves
New Cotton Uses Found Expand Domestic Market Need
J H Hravey says USDA AAA projects fill war losses in foreign markets with home cotton use. By July 1 about 470000 bales will be used through mattress and stamp programs, plus 75000 to 100000 bales in supplementary goods for farm families. Additional bags and insulation projects may total about 25000 bales, with research at New Orleans lab seeking more expansion.
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Eas
United States Department of Agriculture
United State
J. H. Hravey
AAA
Harvey
Department of Agriculture
New Regional Laboratory
New Orleans
Dr U S Pitts Schedules Weekend Itinerary in Florence Area
Dr. U S Pitts superintendent of the Decatur district outlines a weekend program. He preaches Saturday at 11 at Pleasant View Eva charge. After dinner he travels to Moulton for Sunday morning service and speaks at Coffee high school in Florence Sunday evening.
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U. S. Pitts
Decatur
Pleasant View
Moulton
Pine cone grenades end mock skirmish at Fort Benning
At Fort Benning Georgia during maneuvers the 17th engineering battalion staged a mock firefight with pine cones used as grenades. A scout car containing officers and a referee observed as privates demanded surrender. The referee declared the exercise over, noting the problem ended five minutes earlier.
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Fort Benning
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Dillehay
REE
Meghwayd
Grange
Sterchi’s
Charming
Ivy
Veng
Jee’ Torace
Sterchi
Savigs
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