Red Cross Donor Plan Explained for Blood Service
The Red Cross explains its blood donor plan to Morgan County chapter officials. The program recruits voluntary donors for armed forces and operates centers in 35 major cities with mobile units to extend reach. The Army and Navy seek 5,000,000 pints in 1944, plus 5,650,000 pints already supplied, with weekly donations surpassing 100,000.
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American Red Cross
Morgan County
E.M. Wise
American Red Cross Blood Donor Service
Red Cross
Division of Medical Sciences
National Research Council
Army
Navy
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Brooklyn
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Fort Worth
Harrisburg
Hartford
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
New Orleans
New York
Oakland
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Portland
Rochester
Saint Louis
Saint Paul
San Antonio
San Diego
San Francisco
Schenectady
Washington,d, C
Nazis to Get Little Rest
Allied armies in the West face a prolonged fight from the lesser Rhine in Holland to the Belfort gap, as bitter-end Nazi defenders resist and winter looms. Eisenhower warns against a sit-down winter campaign, fearing a weather-bound stalemate, while considering the possibility of internal German collapse ending the war, though no aid from inside Germany is counted on.
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Kirkel. Simpson
Associated Press
Lesser Rhine
Holland
Belfort
Upper River
France
Eisenhower
Paris
Germany
Nazi Germany
Peanuts Join Army Rations in Ten-in-One Pack
Atlanta dispatch reports peanuts or goobers added to the Army 10-in-one ration for ten men a day. Col. Matthew H. Jones, fourth service command quartermaster, says soldiers will receive an amount of peanuts equivalent to what a nickel buys.
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Atlanta
Matthew H. Jones
Stamps Sold at Christmas Support TB Fight in 40 Countries
More than 40 nations have embraced the practice of selling Christmas stamps to raise funds for tuberculosis relief. The program blends holiday giving with public health aid, boosting resources for TB prevention and treatment.
Danville pastor Rev R N Moore completes six years record
Rev R N Moore has served six years at the Danville charge with ambitious growth. The 1944 financial total reached 8722 dollars, church properties tripled in value, and three brick veneer churches were built in Danville Lebanon and Johnsons Chapel at about six thousand dollars each. Moore led 172 professions of faith, an average of 28 yearly, marking a notable era for the North Alabama Conference. Also noted are a Navy conning line of James McDougle and a remark about codfish, eight feet long and 100 pounds.
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R. N. Moore
Danville
Moore
Lebanon
Johnson’s Chapel
Kingdom of God
Bronze Star for Staff Sergeant R B Ryan
Staff Sergeant R B Ryan of the engineers received the Bronze Star for risking himself on June 6 1944 on the Normandy beaches. He helped recover stranded vehicles under heavy fire and supervised emergency repairs enabling combat operations. Ryan is a son of Mrs Arthur Ryan of Hartselle. George Hill, grandson of Mrs N W George of Decatur, is in France and has been promoted to master sergeant.
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R. B. Ryan
Corps of Engineers
Engineer Combat Battalion
United States Army
Ryan
United States
Arthur Ryan
Hartselle
Santa Receives War Board Nod on Christmas Toys
The War Production Board announced an uplift in toy production for the Christmas season with more wooden toys and fewer paperboard items. Over 100,000 toy carriages and wagons with metal wheels will be made, steel dishes appear in small quantities, and zinc limited toy cars and trains will be available. Mechanical toys with gears are restricted, and many available items will be overseas or reduced for civilians.
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Washington
Santa Claus
War Production Board
Santa
WPB
Local notes from Morgan County and Oak Ridge
Mrs. Luke Roberts improves at home. Eugene Sandlin on furlough after overseas duty. Families and relatives from Oak Ridge and Woodland Mills visit locals. Janis Fay Taylor ill with whooping cough but improving at home. Cottage prayer at Pearly Johnson’s. Rev. F O Parker and son Ray dined with the Englands.
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Claude Roberts
Edgar Callahan
Charlie
Sue Callahan
Berta
Rocky Ford
Luke Roberts
H. D. McElroy
Oak Ridge
Pfe
Eugene Sandlin
L. J. Sandlin
Janis Fay Taylor
Herman Roberts
Campbell
Jack Thomas
Woodland Mills
Pearly Johnson
F. O. Parker
Ray
Phillip England
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James McDougle
Mary Anne McDougle
Trinity 1
U. S
Merchant Marines
Bama
Pvt
George Hill
Mr. Ryan
Belk’s. Fashion
Rock Springs
Belk
Burkard
Maincraft
EAGLE
COMET
Austin Craft —Consolidated
H. F. Model Airplane CO
Charles Sixson
Belk's
Aly
Decatur United Charities
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