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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1944

Page

3

Scout Leaders to Welcome National Council Scout John Trip Lett

Morgan County Scouters will be honored by a visit of John Triplett of the National Council Boy Scouts of America on Oct 19. Triplett, assistant director of volunteer training, will meet Morgan district Scouters during the second study period. Rev. B. B. Burks announced training courses start Oct 12 at 7:30 pm with thirty or more Scouters participating. Ned Frazier named patrol leaders and outlined course work during a council meeting.

Morgan County John Triplett National Council Boy Scouts of America

Local Notices and Classifieds in Lawrence County Update

Community notes list visitors and gatherings at Flora Maye Beck and family. Farm ads include two milk cows for sale, a 170 acre tract with houses and wells, and various farming equipment for sale or trade in Danville and Hartselle areas.

C. C. Smith Monroe Terry Decatur Lester Beck Town Creek Glynice Kidd Moulton Mavis Reed Flora Maye Rubye Beck Bir Steadman Russell Childs Joe Childs Russellville Flora Maye Beck Oscar Sanders Hartselle

Vacation Sparks an Impulsive Washington Hotel Encounter

Anne and Dan meet in the lobby of a Washington hotel during Anne’s vacation. She confesses fear and a past attachment to another man, while Dan reveals he fled Talbot after risking everything for her. They plan an impulsive Alexandria wedding, with Anne torn between memory and a new vow as they depart together.

Anne Dan Washington Hotel Talbot Virginia Santa Mon Anemes Laura Mrs. Reynolds Sue Dr. Raynor Raynor Dan Smith Mr. Smith New York Dwight Raynor Prelanh Dwight Alexandria

Morgan County youths begin 1944 45 4-H club projects

Morgan County farmers report a productive start to the 1944 45 4-H year with members Jack Messer Leoid Jones Roland Oliver Billy Halbrooks and Edward Lott selecting home projects dairy calves corn cotton broad sow and cotton. They attend Austinville Flint High Schools and receive guidance from H E Orr AAA and B G Hall with advice on lime calcium silicate and conservation practices.

Jack Messer Leod Jones Basham Roland Oliver Don Billy Halbrooks Flint Edward Lott Austinville Leoid Jones Austinville High School Billy Halbrooks Flint School H. E. Orr AAA B. G. Hall

Farmers ready to graze livestock in seeded forage fields

In Morgan county farmers prepare to drive livestock into ryegrass and crimson clover fields. Those who planted on well fertilized fallowed land in late July or early August report good growth by now. Mr George Stephenson is grazing livestock on oats and crimson clover.

Morgan County George Stephenson

Farm vote in spotlight in presidential campaign

The Associated Press reports renewed focus on farmers with Republican claims of government overreach and New Deal era scarcity. Ickes counters West neglect charge while outlining irrigation gains and higher crop value per acre. Bricker tours West urging local taxing power on Federal land. Democratic critics cite Dewey race and Dulles threats to peace in 1920 style warnings.

Associated Press Schoeppel Kansas Interior Ickes Benson, Minn Dewey-Bricker Salt Lake City Dewey Roosevelt West Reclamation Bureau Truman New Orleans Dential Bricker Ohio Tacoma Wash Wenatchee Rep McCormack D-Mass Boston Pepper Dulles Senate

Chapel Hill WSCS Weekly Meeting Details

The W S C S of Chapel Hill met Monday at 2 at the Methodist church. Mrs Vera led the devotion with The Upper Room and Psalms 33. Prayers were offered by all. Mrs Plant read Burma After Tragedy. Mrs Lamon delivered a poem I Must Remember. Ferguson read Today Is Right from World Gateck. Minutes were read and approved.

Chapel Hill Methodist Church Vera Ada Ferguson

Meeting Slated For Pine Ridge Sunday School

A Sunday school gathering will be held at Pine Ridge Baptist church on Sunday October 15 1944 at 2 30 PM with a devotional by Mrs Ruby Ransom followed by reports and a lesson on Get Ready For The Day Of God based on 2 Peter 3 by Rev R Pepper. Rev L Smallwood will preach Let There Be Light from John 1 45 8 12 12 36 before adjournment.

Pine Ridge Baptist Church Ruby Ransom Peter R. Pepper John L. Smallwood

Missionaries Assigned by Southern Baptist Board

Eight missionaries chosen by the foreign mission board in Richmond Virginia will be sent to new fields. Miss Lou Demie Segers of Lanett Alabama is assigned as a missionary to Brazil in the semi annual meeting context.

Richmond Foreign Mission Board The Southern Baptist Convention Lou Demie Segers Lanett Ala Brazil

Ryland Reappointed to Five-Year Vet Board Term

Chauncey Sparks reappointed Dr. J. S. Ryland of Selma to a new five year term on the state board of veterinary examiners. The program will come more readily if Gov. Dewey is president than if Roosevelt is reelected. Dulles declined comment.

Ryland Montgomery Chauncey’ Sparks J. S. Ryland Selma State Board of Veterinary Examiners Gov Dewey Roosevelty Dulles

Valley businessmen fly to Evansville for trade talks

A group of Tennessee Valley business leaders flew to Evansville Indiana to discuss commercial relations between the Tennessee Valley and the Middle West. Participants include Barrett Shelton Port of Decatur E H Couch Port of Guntersville Dr J A Kehler Port of the Tri Cities and others.

Evansville Ind Tennessee Valley Middle West Barrett Shelton Decatur E. H. Couch Guntersville J. A. Kehler Tri-Cities

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