Sloan Receives Civilian Discharge After War Service
PFC David C. Sloan son of Mr and Mrs Tom Sloan of 1414 Fifth Ave South Decatur returns to civilian life after 32 months service. He entered January 27 1942 served 21 months overseas in Tunisian French Moroccan campaigns earning the European African Middle Eastern ribbon with two stars and three overseas service bars. He holds a discharge certificate signed by Col D B Faust and resumes civilian pursuits ready to continue serving his country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David C. Sloan
Tom Sloan
Fifth Ave
South
Decatur
Army of the United States
D. B. Faust
Battery General Hospital
Rome
Sloan
French Morocco
Thala
Aknassy
Sedjenane
Bizerte
Tunisia
Leo Steiner Dies Widely Known Birmingham Merchant
Funeral services are held in Birmingham for Leo K. Steiner 74 a prominent local businessman who died yesterday. Steiner led Steiner Brothers Bank served as an Empire Coal officer Cullman Properties and Tutwiler Hotel director Old Republic Credit Life and Love man Joseph Loeb department store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Steiner
Birmingham
Ala
Leo K. Steiner
Steiner
Steiner Brothers Bank
Empire Coal Co
Cullman Properties Co
Tutwiler Hotel Co
Old Republic Credit Life Insurance Co
Chicago
Loveman, Joseph & Loeb Department Store
Evening Peace on the Porch Sparks Old Ties
Dan Had a strange calm on the porch with Anne while waiting for Russell to return. He recalls past elation and now feels tranquil, knowing Anne’s problem remains, yet their bond seems fragile as Russell arrives and unsettles the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan
Anne
Russell
S Ie
Shenandoah Valley
Colorado
Hearings Open On Wartime Rail Freight and Fare Increases
The Interstate Commerce Commission began hearings on wartime freight rate and passenger fare hikes. The Office of Price Administration says railroads gained about 700 million dollars in unnecessary revenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Office of Price Administration
Records And Events In Morgan County T
A listing of unions deeds and transfers including Danville, Decatur, Huntsville and Lobelville with parties such as Danville residents Witney Carl Smith and Ethel Barnett and exchanges like Lucia B. Lee to F E Burleson and Delbert Craig transfers. Several property deeds show monetary values up to $5 000 and several trustee and cemetery associations noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
West Pointer
Danville
Annie McDaniel
John Harold Tripp
Kibbis
Michigan
Margaret Sleene Burk
South Haven
P. L. Jackson
Decatur
Irene Johnson
Samuel Piazza
Trenton
Newanes
Imogene Bailes
Huntse
Witney Carl Smith
Dorothy Joé Vanhoozier
Ardmore
Tenn
Roscoe Benjamin Maze
Hartselle
Ethel Barnett
Joseph Roy DePriest
Lobelville
Julia May Tubbs
Levelia Perkins
Hillsboro
Adell Reynolds
Louisville
Renee
Patrick Young
Brooklyn New York
Ruth Virginia Riley
Brooklyn
N. Y
Deeds
Lucia B. Lee
F. E. Burleson
Arthur L. Reynolds
Zana L. Peurifoy
Pea Burns
Noah Webster
Eddie Howard
Henry Norton
Alma_ Doris Richards
Cora Poteet
S. Davis
E. C. Ragsdale
Marvin L. Yarbrough
Por G. Prince
N. A. Prince
Marital Property Transfers Among Residents of Alabama Towns
A reader supplied list shows transfers of ownership between individuals in Danville Courtland and Moulton areas in Alabama. Names include Charlie Muthualtho Kenum Mildred La cy Standridge Gordon Davis Phillips Seenane Faye Morgan Robert Goode Mildred Moore Robert Harris Marie Rutherford Earl C Brewer Mildred Moles Ed Lemme and Paul Clarence Gillespie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Muthualtho Kenum
Danville
Ala
Mildred Lacy Standridge
Gordon Davis Phillips
Trinity
Seenane Faye Morgan
Robert Goode
Courtland
Mildred Moore
Robert Harris
Moulton
Marie Rutherford
Earl C. Brewer
Mildred Moles
Hillsboro
Dealers Accused Of Skirting Used Car Price Caps
Birmingham officials say some used car dealers employ tricks to dodge price ceilings. Tactics include trading in a cheaper car for less value while charging full price, getting rebates on financing, refusing cash deals, or adding personal service and finder fees. Consumers urged to report violations to local war price boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Sam J. Watkins
Ie Administration
Thay
Watkins
OPA
Lusty Wind for Carolina: A Pirate Era Tale
In the wake of Utrecht the Bahamas and Carolina loom as stages for riches and risk. Woodes Rogers fights pirates as Robert Fountain seeks land and peace amid swamps and raids. The Cape Fear hides ships while tales of Gabriel Fontaine Gay Mary Lepel and Michael Cary weave a dramatic, perilous voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodes Rogers
Bahamas
Bristol
Bahama
Carolinas
South America
Pacific
Carolina
Robert Fountaine
North Carolina
England
Gabrielle
Roger Mainwaiing
Gabrielle Fountaine
David Moray
Gay Mary Lepel
Michael Cary
Cape Fear
Property Transfers Listed In A Fragmented Ledger
A fragmentary record shows numerous transfers of real property between individuals and couples, including amounts like 1500, 4000, and 1200 dollars. Names such as Clarence C Montgomery Lola Previtt E V Blythe Roy Craig Willard Luker and Louis Austin Taylor appear among the listed grantors and grantees with varied sums.
Two Morgan Men Begin Naval Indoc at Great Lakes
Two Morgan county men are starting initial Naval indoctrination at the Great Lakes training center in Illinois. The recruits will undergo seamanship, military drill and naval procedures with aptitude tests to assign them to a Naval Service School or immediate sea duty. After recruit training they receive a period of leave. Names: Robert E. Ellis Jr. and David C. Ledbetter Sr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
U. S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Illinois
Naval Service
Robert E. Ellis Jr
Two Traffic Fatalities Hit Birmingham This Weekend
Two people died in Birmingham over the weekend. Angelo Argo, six, son of Mr and Mrs Nick Argo, was struck near his home Saturday night and died. David Luke Sellers, 46, of Birmingham, was struck by a bus Friday and died in hospital. The incidents raise the year's Birmingham traffic toll to 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Angelo Argo
Nick Argo
Birmingham 1
David Luke Sellers
Mrs. Alexander Pitts Dies In Eutaw
Funeral services were held in Eutaw for Mrs. Alexander Pitts former president of the Alabama Society of Colonial Dames and head of the Alabama Synodical of the Presbyterian Church She died yesterday at a sister’s home Funeral burial followed in Selma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eutaw
Ala
Alexander Pitts
Alabama Society of Colonial Dames
Alabama Synodical of the Presbyterian Church
W. R. Ward
Selma
Cleaning scatter rugs by flat laying and outdoor airing
Clean scatter rugs by laying them flat on a large rug or outdoors on clean dry grass. Do not shake or beat the rugs to remove dust.
Pvt Carr Now in Florida Hospital
Pvt. Lelia S. Carr formerly of Decatur has arrived at Welch convalescent hospital in Daytona Beach Florida. The Army reconditioning center plans physical and educational programs to restore his health. He worked at the Gulf shipyard Mobile before enlisting in December 1942 and served about 15 months in the European theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lelia S. Carr
Decatur
Welch Convalescent Hospital
Army
Daytona Beach
Fla
A. D. Carr
Carr
Gulf Shipyard
Mobile
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Pfc. Sloan
Sihird Raven
Shira
Warren Howard
Withers
Miss Withers
Dar
New York
Dwight Raynor
Morgan County Board
OF Education
Financial Statement
County Board of Revenue & Control
Decatur City Board of Education
National Defense
Priceville
Morgan
Maner
Carl L. Allgood
Notary Public
Morgan, Lawrence and
Limestone Counties
Lawrence County
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
Decatub
Lusty Wind
Inglis Fletcher
Utrecht
Elizabeth
Carribbean Islands
Cpl, O. D. Owen
Air Corps
Italy
Nellie McKay Owen
Hariselle
Millard C. Kennedy
C. M. Kennedy
American Legion Park
Vas
Eyacus Menagerie
Hippodrome
Four Corners OF the Earth
Army OF Men
Norma Davenport
Wort Eiehan Sansomy Wy
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
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