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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1948

Page

3

Class of 24 Lines Up Today

The class of 24 registers for the draft as Selec tive Service calls 10,000 to Army. Armed services plan to keep communists from uniforms. First draftees may wear olive drab in November. state quotas not yet announced. big registration ends September 18 for 18 to 19 year olds. listing of eligible ages began with 25-year-olds.

Washington Selective Service Headquarters Armed Services Personnel Board Army Navy Air Force Coast Guard

Athetes Foot Itch Relief Ad at Goldel's Drug Store

An advertisement promises quick relief from athlete's foot itch with a powerful penetrating fungicide. It claims full strength formula that reaches more germs and offers a 35 cent back guarantee with purchase today at Goldel's Drug Store.

Goldel's

Unclear fragment mentions birth sign and syndicate

Fragment mentions Friday timing and mun diac birth sign, with adverse syndicate reference. Content is incomplete and lacks concrete names, places, or actions.

Arson Charged in Limestone County Tenant House Blaze

Athens Alabama September 2 26 year old Mrs Bessie Scoggins was jailed on a first degree arson charge after a fire destroyed a vacant three room rental on the W T Murphree farm south of Athens. Fire Marshal Tom Hall Sheriff John Sandlin and deputies investigated and noted a $1500 life of contents insurance bought in Decatur the day before the blaze. The case set for September 10. Bond set at $500 and not yet posted.

Athens Ala W. T. Murphree Bessie Scoggins Tom Hall Montgomery John G. Sandlin Wallace Coleman J. A. Hanks Hall L. V. Scoggins Murphree Bessie ‘Scoggins Scoggins Decatur

Morgan County Men Urged to Register in Second Week

About 1300 Morgan county men are set to register with the local Selective Service during the second week. It is expected that 244 men born in 1925 who did not register will report on September 7. On September 8 and 9, 520 men born in 1926 will register, and on September 10 and 11, 536 men born in 1927 will register.

Morgan County Selective Service Board

Gene Autry Builds Roads in Limestone County

Athens Alabama September 2 Gene Autry is reported to be building roads in Limestone County and employed by the county board of revenue It is noted as a different Gene Autry from the famous singing cowboy and marks a local public works development in the county government context.

Gene Autry Athens Ala Limestone County County Board of Revenue Denmark United States Burma America Alice Frontier Army Lowell Harvard

Movie Star Navigates Tight Spaces in Hollywood

A prominent film star continues to maneuver through narrow sets and crowded locations in Hollywood, showcasing agility and endurance amid demanding shooting environments.

Hollywood

Writer Having Pipe Dreams For the Ladies of Our Age

HAL BOYLE advocates women smoking pipes to ease cigarette shortages and revive old feminine tobacco traditions. He cites historical and international examples, laments modern changes, and urges a return to pipe smoking as a first step to broader female tobacco use.

The Ladies of Our Age Hal Boyle New York Isle Carrie Chapman Catt Europe

Forest industry ranks high among Canada’s primary sectors

The forest industry stands as the second largest primary industry in Canada, underscoring its significant economic role alongside other major sectors of the national economy.

Canada

Notice of Probate Hearings on Lawrence Estate Homestead

In Morgan County Alabama Probate Court W A Lawrence deceased. Flora Lawrence Woolsey of Ogden Utah and interested parties are notified commissioners reported on homestead allotment and appraisal. hearing scheduled September 25 1948 to contest if desired. Dated August 25 1948 by T C Almon.

State OF Alabama Morgan County W. A. Lawrence Flora Lawrence Woolsey Quincey Avenue Odgen Utah

Doan's Pills Offer Kidney Relief for Excess Acids

An old health note explains kidneys remove excess acids and toxins, warning of backache and fatigue when kidney function declines. It promotes Doan's Pills as a stimulant diuretic used for over 50 years to help flush waste from the blood.

Nature Doan

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