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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1944
Page
5
War dispatch claims the German high command orders officers to preserve and sacrifice subordinates to maintain morale and enable a future recovery of world leadership. The plan targets officers from company to division level as a nucleus for a renewed armed force.
Church note invites all to Sunday teaching day by Pastor Willie Parker. Local families share weekend visits from Birmingham Huntsville Decatur and Birmingham area. Names mention Dan Dutton Ilva Dutton Loyd Jarrett William Henry Asherbranner Cal Stee l and others in Nebo Speake and Winds.
A large crowd attended the Morgan County Corinth sing on Sunday night. Next Sunday September 24 will be a singing evening. Rip Turrentine of the U.S. Army in Laurel Miss visited his parents E Turrentine. Vera Freeman and nephew Hewlett Freeman spent last week with Alton Freeman. Vesta Johnston and Felton Kilpatrick visited their brother Rip McClellan in Decatur who is ill with fever. Loy age of Florida spent a day with his parents Charlie Laney and sister Mrs Holt. Guy Olliday and others visited Sunday evening with the Laneys. Lieut Robert Morris of the U S Army homefolks in Pocee Hazel Oden of Decatur also visited Sunday.
Twenty nine merit badges were awarded at the Boy Scout Court of Honor held at 7 30 p m in the county courthouse. W R Riley said another court of honor would be held next Tuesday. Recipients include Carrol Smith Troop 60 leather craft life siving basketry canoeing cooking metal work pioneer ing George Journey Troop 19 metalwork second class Bar ney Burks Troop 61 canoeing Glen Halbrooks cooking personal health first aid swimming canoeing safety and first class Carl Brewer Kenton Troop 19 first class metalwork John Bras well Troop 19 second class first class cooking Charles Syer Scoutmaster Troop 19 astrono my aeronautics aerodynamics air plane structure airplane design safety civics cooking Cleve Cur rier assistant Scoutmaster Troop 19 publc speaking safety auto oe cmvics weather life Scout rank
The Rev Hill of Decatur will preach at 2 o clock on the fourth Sunday at Valley Grove Baptist church. Friends of Mr and Mrs John Wiley celebrate Owen's return home after hospitalization for injuries in the Pacific.(Local social notes)
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