Oak Ridge PTA Outlines Yearly Program Plan
Oak Ridge Parents Teachers Association met to set objectives for the year. Officers include President W O Terry, Vice President Earl Legg, Secretary Treasurer Orval Sparkman. Committees cover program social membership with multiple listed members. Next meeting September 20 at 7 PM features Morgan County High School teachers as social guests.
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Oak Ridge Parents-Teachers Association
W. O. Terry
Earl Legg
Orval Sparkman
Verona Black
Ruby West
Violet Terry
Dean West
Dennis Wallace
Irene Sparkman
Icy Cooper
Mabel Sparkman
Gladys Vest
Zola Mae Legg
Norman Sparkman
Alice Vest
Morgan County High School
Record High Bankruptcies in North Alabama July
633 petitions filed in the North Alabama district in July, a new record. U S District court clerk Charles B Crow cites 529 debtors petitions and 60 bankruptcy petitions, surpassing the prior high of 619 in October 1940.
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Birmingham
North Alabama
Charles B. Crow
U. S. District Court
Bahama Island Chain Spans 630 Miles Across Group
The Bahama archipelago comprises 3,000 islands stretching about 630 miles. The vast chain lies in the Caribbean near the Atlantic and includes numerous islets and reefs.
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Bahama Group
Woman's Society of Christian Service Meets at Forrest Chapel
The Woman's Society of Christian Service held two meetings at Forrest Chapel Church with songs, prayers, and mission study on Our Own Door Step. Attendees included Mrs W P Roberts, Mrs J M Smith, Mrs Sebren Garner, and many community members as wives and colleagues socialized and hosted a quilting event with ice cream and cookies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service
J. M. Smith
W. P. Roberts
Therrill Wallace
W. E. Ward
R. B. Bridges
Wallace Sims
Virginia Dare
Mary Wallace
Ben Roberts
Cecil Bridges
Bir
Mingham
Doris Roberts
Campbell-Gibbons
Decatur
Grant Street Church of Christ
L. L. Speakman
Hartselle
Martha Story
Faye. Bridges
Faye Curtis
Truman Bridges
Leon Bender
James
Patricia
Paul
Birmingham
Nora, McCall
Hartsille
Willodene
Dorothy Cox
Virginia Dave Sims
Sarahlene Bridges
Faye Story
J. P. Glasgow
Therril Wallace
Ford Hill
Carolyn
T. L. Speakman
Austinville
W. D. Bullard
Roberts
Maverine
W. M. Turney
W. E
Somerville Community Notes and Visits Across Alabama
Residents of Somerville and nearby areas share weekly updates from church visits hospital recoveries and family gatherings. Rev R F Setignail and Mrs Sardia Winton returned home after a week away while relatives visited in Decatur Jasper and Hartselle. Numerous health updates include Myrtle Miller ill at home and R G McCarley improving. Community events feature a Western Star meeting in Hartselle and a local birthday dinner for Mrs Gilbert Lemmond.
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R. F. Setignail
Donald
Yat
Covin
Tuscal
Mebdenid
Jasper
Nauvoo
Ala
R. C. Miller
Hartselle
Decatur
Novel M. Bradford
Arvie Coney
Pattie Lyle
Birmingham
Albert Lyle
Joe Barcliff
Hobbs Island
Howard Smith
Harry Jones
Frankie
Guy Walker
Delmos ‘Campbell
Olen Mooneyham
Fastern Star
Mayo Barcliff
William . Mooneyham Jr
William. Mooneyham
Lavender Hospital
J. L. Lemmond
Michael
Route One
Joe Winton
T. J. Baldwin
Lannie Clemons
Clemons
Robert Maples
Tony
William Campbell
Hatsville
Coope Thomas
Oscar Bradford
Myrtle Miller
Modie Lyle
Shirlene
Delmus Campbell
Willodean Mooneyham
Johnson Chapel
Mesdames
W. T. Wade Jr
J. W. Wade
Edgar McClure
Shirley
Nashville
J. J. Ransom
Andree Copeland
Andalusia
J. M. Lemmond
Lou Lemmond
R. G. McCarley
Bryan Abbott
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Lucy Coleman
Brooksville
Herschel McCluskey
Montgomery
Irene Campbell
Burma
G. Mikell
J. A Garrison
Odell Goree
J. A. Garrison
Mayo Barclift
C. P. Johnston
Robert
Map
W. T. Wader
River Border Shifts Confound Local Farmers
The Rio Grande river has changed course so rapidly that farmers believed to be in Mexico woke up to find themselves in Texas, illustrating the river’s unpredictable boundary behavior.
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Rio Grande
Mexico
Texas
Ancient Greeks used iron and steel in toolmaking
Ancient Greek technology included both iron and steel in tools and artifacts, illustrating early metalworking diversity. The use of iron alloys supported weaponry and daily implements, reflecting advanced metallurgical practices for the era.
Radios to be mass installed on Soviet collective farms
Mass installations of 10 receivers are being undertaken on collective farms across the Soviet Union as part of a broader push to improve agricultural communication and efficiency. The effort involves wide geographic coverage and aims to boost farm productivity through radio access.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Residents Visit Relatives and Friends Across Counties
A sequence of informal visits fills a Hartselle and Danville road area week. Families including Townson Legg West Wynn Wallace Cooper and others travel to see kin in Salem Danville and Austinville. Social calls, dinner guests, and hospital stays mark a busy weekend and nearby gatherings.
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Hugh Townson
Tat Neel
Rocky Ford
Elmer Martin
Danville Road
Earl Legg
J. R. Wallace
Minnie Wallace
Carrie
Lorene Williams
Opal Morris
Dean West
Grady Chasteen
Salem
Easter Smith
Bud Wynn
Tom Wynn
L. J. Sandlin
John Hardin
Arthur West
Hartselle
Talmadge Legg
Powell’s Chapel
Alice West
Ruby
Danville
Lottie Mae Wynn
W. A. Means
Lewis Christeen
Rock Springs
Billy
Malcolm King
Haskel Martin
Junior Terry
W.M. McGee
S. W. Kay
A. J. Downs
Jean
Jean Downs
Lottie Wynn
Kyle Kirby
Baby
Decatur
W. E. Hartselle
Shirley
Gene Sparkman
Dodd King
Austinville
Scott King
Cora Morris
W.O. Terry
Junior Legg
Richard Willingham
Flint
G. B. Legg
Josephine Legg
Joyce Payne
Malcolm White
Orval Roberts
Congress review: major bills passed and pending acts
Washington reports on the 81st Congress with three weeks' vacation. It lists major completed actions such as continuing the Marshall Plan, extending rent control, expanding a housing program, unifying armed forces, approving six of seven reorganization plans, and a new minimum wage. Pending measures include European military aid, renewal of trade acts, DP act revisions, and farm price supports.
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Washington
Congress
81St
House
Senate
Europe
U. S
Australia Forms Secret Service Agency
Australia creates the Australian Security Intelligence Organization to protect against sabotage espionage and subversive activities. Judge Geoffrey S Reed heads the new agency which reports its establishment and operation as part of national defenses.
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NEW Secret Service
Canberra
Australia
Truman’s Aims Face Weak Action in Congress This Year
The president’s requests for repealing Taft Hartley, broadening social security, and federal aid to education face little chance of action in year. The senate made mild changes to Taft Hartley, social security expansion stalled, and education aid was overtaken by religious controversy delaying House action.
Field men report suspicious activity in government and industry
Field men in government departments and the industrial and defense sector are tasked with reporting suspicious activities. The move aims to bolster vigilance across agencies and critical industries amid emerging security concerns and rumors of unauthorized actions.
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Cain
Bank St
Star Gazer
Clay R Pollan
Taurus
Leo
Energy
Libra
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Mer
Agress
Bor
Attent
Pisces
Morgan County Forrest Chapel
W P Roberts
Gene Ahern
Morgan County
Somerville
Sardia Winton
Aline Lemmond
Moulton
Fannie Abbott
Block
Smith
J. R. Ransom
Fred Ransom
Hoyt Herston
Milner’s Hearing Center
North Court Street
Florence
Alabama
Herston
Drs. Wenzel and
Colbert
2Nd Ave
Dillehay
Sea Line
al G
Studebaker
ME Au
Pryor Motor CO
1St Ave
Johnston ST
Decatur, Ala
Morg
Oak Mrs. Zol
Earl Payne
Arlen ‘Legg
Marvin Parker
Louie Morris
C. C. Childers
Long
Rankin Center
Ed Long
Mr. White
North New Hope
Lonnie Parker
Hartselle Hospital
Faye Cooper
Ester Self
Rodgers Marshal
Moss Chapel
Noni
Defense Johnson
Truman
Hoover Commission On
James Marlow
Stationers Office Outfitters
Gosh and Carry
Doan
Wyker’s
Goidel’s Drug Store
Norge
Iself
Dinsmore Bros
Second Ave
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