Marines Offer Officer Course
Marine recruiters invite juniors and seniors to apply for officer training this summer. Qualified undergraduates may join the platoon leaders class or the 10 week officer candidate course, with a limited quota and required documents including letters of recommendation and proof of enrollment. Applicants should contact the local Marine recruiting office in the courthouse annex.
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Marine.Corps Officer Training
Andy Howard
Marine Reserve Commission
Office of
Marine Recruiting Office
Courthouse
Alabama Business Holds High March Level
Alabama business stayed strong in March, with higher employment than the state average and record bank debits. Building contracts totaled 14.376 million dollars, and the first quarter was 3 percent above the previous year. The textile sector remained robust, and cotton consumption in Q1 rose 18 percent from a year earlier.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama
University of Alabama Bureau of Business Research
Local Infirmary Patients Listed in Week
The Irwin and Dyar Infirmary reported patients for the past week including Connie Sheats Trinity 1 C. O. Kirkpatrick Moulton 2 Alfred Looney Hillsboro 1 Walter Ford Sapp Moulton 2 Johnnie Truesdale Addison Wayne Nix Moulton 3 Crawford Rutherford Moulton 4 Travis Armstrong Houston W B Burns Danville 3 Willie Woodall Trinity 1 Clifton Wright Moulton 4 Ida Belle Waldrop Hillsboro 1 D C Payne Houston Hubert Franks Mr Hope 2 Lavert Wilbanks Trinity 1 Seldon Kelsoe Danville 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irwin and Dyar Infirmary
Connie Sheats
Trinity
C. O. Kirkpatrick
Moulton
Alfred Looney
Hillsboro
Walter Ford Sapp
Johnnie Truesdale
Addison
Wayne Nix
Crawford Rutherford
Travis Armstrong
Houston
W. B. Burns
Danville
Willie Woodall
Moulton Street Opens in Coffey Addition
Moulton Street in the Coffey Addition to Moulton is now open for traffic from Somerville Avenue to Byler Road. The remaining closed block between Ed Stewart and L. K. Gay was opened last week after the town council authorized moving back fences and grading. The street had been dedicated by the late Tom Coffey but remained unopened amid council controversy, and its opening aims to improve drainage in the area.
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Moulton
Coffey
Somerville Avenue
Byler Road
Ed Stewart
L. K. Gay
Tom Coffey
County Board Builds Block Garage for School Buses
The county board is finishing a concrete block garage on its lot east of Jones Motor Co to repair and maintain county school buses. The 45 by 65 foot building cost about 6000 dollars and should be ready for occupancy in a few days as announced by County Superintendent Leon E Moody.
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County Board of Education
Jones Motor Co
Leon E. Moody
Corum Appointed To Local Police Force
Ben A. Corum, formerly Lawrence County Sheriff, was named a patrolman by the town council in a Friday session. He will start duties June 1, succeeding Lester Reed who resigned recently. Corum previously served on the local force for about.
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Ben A. Corum
Lawrence County
Corum
Lester Reed
Sheriff-Elect to Take Office in 1942 City
A report notes that the individual will assume the role two years before the 1942 election, marking an anticipated transition to the sheriff's office. The piece highlights the timeline and forthcoming duties.
Tax Collector Sees Limited County Tax Sale Likely
Barna B Montgomery county tax collector says full collection seems unlikely this year without a tax sale. About 28 small parcels advertised for taxes and costs under $500 remain. roughly half cleared since advertising began. No Moulton property will be sold if a sale is held. only a small lot in Moulton Beat appears in the decree. Few sales have occurred in a decade, none of them for large sums.
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Barna B. Montgomery
Montgomery
Moulton
Local Social News and Updates from Alexandria Area
Mrs Virgie Simpson and John Murphy Simpson visiting relatives in Alexandria Louisiana this week. Mr and Mrs Hubert Franks are parents of a son born Saturday at the local hospital. Mr and Mrs Walter G Burch Jr and Boonie left for Richland Washington after a 10 day visit with their parents. Staff Sgt Clyde King Ft Jackson S C weekend guest of his brother Edward and Mrs King. Mrs Ervin Terry left for extended visit with uncle John Beene and family in Warner Robins Georgia. Weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Walter Bass and family and Mr and Mrs Curtis Armor and family were Mr and Mrs Miler Bass and Sonny and Rev and Mrs O R Montgomery of Birmingham. Mrs Crawford Rutherford and infant daughter moved from Irwin and Dyar. Hong Kong Chinese Reds seek overseas Chinese capitalists to invest in rubber plantations on Hainan island. The Red government will match investments. 9 777 acres planted and 1 787 158 acres available. Forests in the United States yielded 37 000 000 000 feet of lumber in 1950 a 20 year record. Infirmary to their home on Moulton 4 First Lieutenant Jasper Hodgins of the air force reserve passed final physical and will report for active duty July 5 at Stewart Field Smyrna Tennessee. Mr and Mrs Lincoln Counts returned to Hot Springs Arkansas after a few weeks at home Miss Mary Sharpe accompanied them on the trip. Mr and Mrs Earle Proctor spent part of the weekend in Birmingham.
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Virgie Simpson
John Murphy Simpson
Alexandria
Louisiana
Hubert Franks
Hope
Walter G. Burch Jr
Boonie
Richland
Wash
W. G. Burch
Clyde King
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Edward
King
Ervin Terry
John Beene
Warner Robbins
Walter Bass
Curtis Armor
Milfer
Bass
Sonny
O. R. Montgomery
Birmingham
Crawford Rutherford
Irwin and
Hong Kong
Hainan Island
Wen Wei Pao
Red
Moulton
Jasper Hodgins
Air Force Reserve
Stewart Field
Smyrna
Tennessee
Lincoln Counts
Hot Springs
Ark
Mary Sharpe
Earle Proctor
Birmingham Blaze Raises Fire Loss in Series of Fires
Birmingham fire crews battled a two story brick building housing Allison Moving And Storage Co and Empire Leather Co in a two alarm blaze estimated at 100000. Eight companies fought the fire an hour with adjoining buildings threatened and water damage to the leather firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Hoyt M. Ayers
Ayers
Allison Moving and Storage Co
Empire Leather Co
Australian hunter kills 200-year-old crocodile in Northern Territory
Jim Doyle, a professional shooter, killed a crocodile thought to be about 200 years old in the East Alligator River. The reptile, 23 feet long and five feet wide, had attacked eight of Doyle's horses, four of which he had to destroy. The hide was sold in Darwin for about $33.
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Sydney
Jim Doyle
East Alligator
Northern Territory
Doyle
Darwin
Endgame Seen in Draft Deadlock Over Universal Training
Senate conferees near resolution of a stalemate on universal military training by accepting a two step plan in which Congress would later decide how the UNIT program operates. The House would abandon a five member civilian controlled commission and defense officials would direct training.
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Washington
Senate
Senate House
Congress
House
Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
Douglas MacArthur
Conference
Dial Phones Transform Rural Use Fivefold, REA Reports
Farmers switching from hand crank to dial telephones now use the new systems five times as often, according to reports to the Rural Electrification Administration in Washington. REA financed lines drive the change.
Phone system upgrade spreads to Virginia farms
The operation shifts to Virginia where about 200 farmers receive dial phones. Earlier each user averaged fewer than two calls daily, but the new system shows about 10 calls per day per user. The administration states the change improves rural communication.
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Virginia
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