Army aids state guard encampment in Alabama
Regular Army officers from the fourth service command will teach at the Alabama State Guard encampment July 9 30 at a yet unsettled site. Brig Gen George L Cleere announced most of the Guard's 3 regiments with 2000 plus officers and men plan to participate. The schedule prioritizes North Alabama first then Alabama and South regions due to crop work. The State Guard rents under state supervision and may aid in internal disturbances with federal troops as needed. The Army now provides uniforms arms and ammunition for this year.
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Montgomery
Ala
Fourth Service Command
Alabama State Guard
George—_L.Cleere
Comer
War Department
Cleere
State Guard
Dauphin Island
Manpower Commission
North Alabama
Alabama
South
U. S. Army
U.S. Army
Navy Air Station Daytona Beach Welcomes Danville Soldier
ES Floyd Wintford Robbins son of Chester Dob bins Danville Route two has been stationed at Daytona Beach Naval Air Station since January 19 1944. He served sixteen months in the Navy at San Diego and has been discharged and will arrive home May 22. He is the son of William B West Hartselle Route One and Walter Aldridge Moulton Route Three. He has been in service since December 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ES Floyd Wintford Robbins
Chester Dobbins
Danville
U. S. Navy Air Station
Daytona Beach
Florida
Wirtia
San Diego
California
William B. West
Hartselle
Route One
Camp Shelby
Mississippi
Waalter Aldridge
Moulton
Route Three
New Guinea
William A. Russell
Decatur
S. K. Smith
Morgan County marriage records list dozens of couples in Decatur and nearby towns
The record shows marriages including Lloyd Bedingfield and Bessie Mae Baker. Manuel McDonald and Julia Reed. Printes Kirby and Pauline Hill. Benjamin Wheller and Irene Harris. Levi Kelly and Lottie Mae Watkins. Charles Andrew McGill and Lennie Bell Reed. James Alton Slaton and Ruby Myrtle Borden. and others. It also itemizes numerous property transfers and cemetery expensing with names, places, and dollar amounts across Decatur and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Lloyd Bedingfield
Decatur
Bessie Mae Baker
Manuel McDonald
Julia Reed
Pulaski
Tenn
Printes Kirby
Trinity
Pauline Hill
Moulton
Benjamin Wheller
Irene Harris
Benjamin Franklin’ Moyers
Lacey’s
Evelene Lawsor
Lacey's
Nelson Henry Menard
Providence
R. I
Lula Belle Jennings
Pensacola
Fila
Peter Andrew Balnoitis
She
Lawrence County Marriage Licenses Report
Lawrence County records list marriages including Tillman Aldridge to Catherine Alexander in Moulton and Otelya Straw to Jasper Williams in Dannville. Other licenses cover Bundridge to Melba Hale in Fitzgerald and Houston to Lyla Russell. several property sums noted. It ends with a stray statistic on American women wasting 15 percent of all guy.
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Tillman Ray Aldridge
Grayson
Ala
Catherine Alma Alexander
Rt. 3
Moulton
W. B. Weems
Chattanooga
Tenn
Otelya Straw
Sagenay
Mich
Jasper Jackson Williams
Danville
Laurene Holdt
John Monroe Bundridge
Fitz- Berald
Melba Hale
Courtland
Two Alabama districts set for run off primary
Democratic voters in Alabama’s seventh and ninth districts prepare for run off primary next Tuesday. In the seventh Carter Manasco faces J H Deason while in the ninth John Newsome challenges Luther Patrick. Polls open 8 a m to 5 p m CWT and 6 p m in towns. no machines used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Carter Manasco
J. H. Deason
John Newsome
Luther Patrick
Manasco
William B. Bankhead
Deason
Reuben Newton
Newsome
Jefferson
Patrick
Hugh DuBose
O. L. Allen
Sparks Heads to Governors Conference and Philadelphia Visit
Gov Chauncey Sparks leaves Montgomery to attend the U S governors conference in Harrisburg Pa next month He will be a guest of the Union League Club in Philadelphia during the trip The scheduling signals ongoing state political engagement and party connections for Sparks
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Montgomery
Ala
Chauncey Sparks
Warrisburg
Sparks
Union League Club
Philadelphia
Darrah to Head Price Panel in War Ration Board
The Price Panel of the War Price and Rationing Board held its final organizational meeting in the courthouse annex Friday night. J E McClary presided. W Darrah was chosen to head the apparel section, with panels set to meet weekly at designated times.
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War Price and Rationing Board
J. E. McClary
Opetng Board
W. Darrah
Morgan County National Bank
Darrah
General Board
George Woodruff
H. F. Sherrod
Mary Walker
H. H. Higdon
Dines Ratlitt-H
J. R.,butler
Ses“ Pitnam
Carl Hendon
Irvin Sheats
Production totals drop as April lags schedule
Washington reports munitions production in April fell 3 percent behind schedule and 2 percent below March. The War Production Board cites a definite lag in the planned rise through November, with 1944 output trimmed to under 69 billion, while most items stay on schedule.
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Washington
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
Ei Cerall
Deven
Doctor George Blue, Montgomery Physician, Dies at 53
Dr. George Blue, 53, a prominent Montgomery physician, died today after a long illness. He practiced with his brother Dr. John Blue and was known as a local philanthropist. An Auburn and Columbia University alumnus, he served in World War II as a medical corps member. He is survived by four sisters and his brother.
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Montgomery
Ala
George Blue
John Blue
Auburn
Columbia University
WAC Head Urges Wesleyan Grads To Aid War Effort
In Macon on May 27 Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby director of the War Asset Control appeals to Wesleyan College seniors and 300 alumni to translate learning into practical war aid. She asserts women must act in total war and not suffer in silence.
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WAC
Macon
Oveta Culp Hobby
Wesleyan College
Wesleyan
Hobby
Opinion Declares Property Tax Exemption for Alabama Research Institute
The State Attorney General's Office ruled today that property owned by the Alabama Research Institute, a non profit affiliated with the University of Alabama, is exempt from ad valorem taxation. Probate Judge H. R. Howze of Jefferson County requested the opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Research Institute
University of Alabama
State Attorney General's Office
H. R. Howze
Jefferson County
Duplicate Social Security Cards Duplicated in Year
Martin J. Johnson of the Social Security Board says nearly two million duplicate cards were issued in the last year. The effort consumed about 31 thousand man days of work plus vast uses of paper, ribbon, and ink. He urges cardholders to show the card to every employer to ensure proper earnings credit.
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Martin J. Johnson
Social Security Board
North Alabama
Decatur
Mr. Johnson
Postal theft sets record in Jacksonville case
Inspectors revealed a $180000 currency theft from the West Bay Street postoffice registry. Veteran clerk J D Marshall, 42, was arrested and charged after a package from the Federal Reserve Bank to the Miami First National Bank went missing May 17. Bond set at $50000. preliminary hearing next Friday.
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Jacksonville
Fla
West Bay
Tal
Federal Reserve Bank
First National Bank of Miami
J. D. Marshall
U. S
J. D. D. Ragoness
Noble
Miami Bank
Marshall
Be Sure to Wash Your Face Before Using a Powder Puff
A reminder advises washing the face before applying facial powder after a day’s work. The note emphasizes hygiene and proper cosmetic use for better results.
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Sea
the Daily
Toe Decatur
James W. Russell
James Horace-Standridge
S 2C
Great Lakes
Illinois
Stella Standridge
Nell
J. M. Standridge
Pvt. Williams Porter Smartt
Ft. Leonard Wood
Ruby Porter Spencer
Huntsville
J. W. Porter
James Alton Slaton
Ruby Myrtle Borden
Deeds Edelweiss Edmonson
Addie Neely
W. L. Groover
John P. Dunaway
Andrew J. Jones
Emmett O. Holmes
W. B. Markstein
JF. McCann
T. A. McDaniel
Lucy May McDonald
Bessy Mae Pickens
Jas. H. Norton, Jr
Roselawn Cemetery, Co
Thos. J. Hudson
M.R. Rankin
Jas. M. Clemons
Thos. B. Stanford
Horace D Stanford
B. J. Cahela
Frances Gilleland
Rufus King
R. C. Wilhite
Hamilton Knighton
J. H. Brown
J.B. Patterson
Wesley M. Patterson
Margaret N. Stuart
Ruby A. Nash
J. A. Thomas
Georgia D. May
Oscar Helms, Jr
Louise Berry
Mayme Lee Smith
Ida Mai Baber
Tosmen
Mbnahem Luce
Lawrence County
Thos, Johnson
Houston
Lyla Houston Russell
Nina Mae Letson
Bernice Francis
Neal
Zola Wade
Lynch McKelvey
Carmer McBride
Annie Wheeler
Henry Mae Garth
Daniel Swoope
A. S. Hazelwood
W. G. Houston
W. R. Jackson
Margaret A. Jackson
DR. Blue
Opinion
Scott
By RJ. Scott
Ruthenia
Zechoslovakia
C&t
St.Joseph
Las
Decatur Coal Dealers
Albany Grain & Coal CO
City Coal & Fuel CO
Davidson Coal & Feed CO
Graves Coal & Feed CO
Fred Johnson
Jones Coal CO
Prince T. Jones
T. Frank Lewis
Maze Coal CO
Tom Ratliff
Thomason Coal CO
Turner Coal & Grain CO
Valley Coal & Lumber CO
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