Plea For Clothing Drives In War Relief Effort
The Emergency Clothing committee urges quick donations of usable garments to St. John's parish house by October 4 to aid European relief. United Nations relief work strains to clothe refugees and fighting forces as winter nears. a Yugoslav refugee group described in Italy shows dire need. Contact Mrs. E. N. Penick or Mrs. F. D. Peebles for details.
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Europe
Reid
St. John’s
United Nations
Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Rg Ellis Gray
U. S. Army
Italy
East Gordon Drive
E. N. Penick
F. D. Peebles
Sunday Group Meeting at Ryan Baptist Church
A group Sunday school meeting will be held at Ryan Baptist Church Sunday. The program includes 3:30 Devotional by H Wright 3:45 Reports and business 3:55 Song and 4:00 The quintette of a successful church school Tennis Odom. Adjourn.
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Ryan Baptist Church
H. Wright
Tennis Odom
Jesus the Light of the World lesson overview
Newman Campbell presents a lesson on Jesus as the light of the world, referencing Isaiah and John. The piece recounts Jesus healing a blind man, the Pharisees’ disputes, and the man’s belief and worship, underscoring the need to act while there is daylight.
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Newman Campbell
Israel
Galilee
Jesus
Matthew
John the Baptist
Nazareth
Capernaum
John
Temple
Jerusalem
Soldiers face shifted enemy on German border
In Germany the sustained Nazi stand at the borders shocks American G I Joes after three years of war. In earlier campaigns in Tunisia, Sicily, Italy and France U S troops fought bravely against foes they despised yet rarely hated. The war felt less personal than now as homes and relatives remained unbombed in many places.
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Germany
Tunisia
Sicily
Italy
France
American soldiers face grim view of Germany after invasion
Veterans reflect on the changed perception of German troops as battles drag on. U.S. soldiers admit enemies resemble ordinary men but fight under Nazi policies. Some call for continued hard line and even universal service to deter future conflicts.
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Berlin
J. D. Peel
Geneva
N. Y
Walter Loeb
Donner Avenue
Milwaukee
Wis
S. S
Gestapo
Himmler
Hitler
Morris Allweiss
Lexington Avenue
New York
Germany
Raids in Montgomery Describe Weekend Patrols
Police say raids last weekend were routine with nothing unusual reported. Investigators noted activity at country clubs and other fraternal places, reflecting standard security efforts in the area.
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Montgomery
Ala
No New Cars Likely Soon Says Auto Leaders
Detroit leaders of GM Chrysler Ford and Packard say if World War II ends before 1945 a further six to eight months will be needed before any new passenger car can roll off assembly lines. They warn that wartime controls should not be abruptly removed and note possible price increases for postwar models.
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David J. Wilkie
Detroit
Europe
C. E. Wilson
General Motors Corp
K. T. Keller
Chrysler Corporation
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
George T. Christopher
Packard Motor Car Company
Wilson
Selective Service
Cullman Health Officer Speaks at Alabama Officers Convention
Montgomery Alabama Sept 29 Delegates at the second day of the Alabama county health officers and public nurses convention discussed personnel material care and postwar problems. Dr D F Austin urged expansion of sanitation venereal disease maternal and child health and industrial hygiene. I J Browder asserted merit rather than politics governs state jobs. Other speakers included Dr M S Whiteside Cullman county health officer and Miss Theodora A Floyd regional U S children s bureau representative.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
D. F. Austin
I. J. Browder
M. S. Whiteside
Cullman County
Theodora A. Floyd
U. S. Children’s Bureau
Labor unions seen as un-American in reader letter
The Decatur Daily prints a reader letter dated Sept 27 1944 arguing unions corrupt free enterprise and threaten individual thought, noting wartime strikes prove government is flawed. The author criticizes union leaders as self serving and urges unity over conflict.
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Decatur Daily
Ezek
Henley H. Watson
Revival to Begin Here on Sunday at First Baptist
Revival services start Sunday at 11:00 A M at the First Baptist church with Dr John Maguire of Calvary Baptist Birmingham as preacher. Evening services at 7 30 P M invite friends to attend for gospel preaching good singing and a warm welcome.
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First Baptist Church
John Maguire
Calvary Baptist Church
Birmingham
Jesse M. Rogers
Scarlet fever surge in Morgan and Alabama counties
The State Health Department reports a spike in scarlet fever with 27 new cases nationwide in Alabama last week while poliomyelitis fell to its lowest since May. One infantile paralysis case was recorded, in Montgomery County, and several counties reported multiple scarlet fever cases.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Health Department
Montgomery County
Lauderdale
Morgan Counties
Jefferson and
Walker
Mobile
Talla
Fragmentary Locals Mention Poosa Tuscaloosa and Baldwin
Readable fragments reference Poosa Tuscaloosa and Baldwin with unclear context or action. The text lists places and a few surnames but lacks a coherent report or dates.
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Ryan Church
Southern Flour
Cosby-Modges Milling Co
Kellogg’s
Maxwell House
Chase & Sanborn Coffee
Clabber
Feed and Seed Dept
Jesus the Light of the World
God
King Features Syndicate
Ine
Herbert
Norton
Meulten Street
Meaulten St. Market
Western Beef
OLES
Cullman
Voice OF
THE
People
Hunter Furniture Company
Cpa
Sterling
Sterling and
Amel
Stone On
D Mart
Bright ‘Stone
Morgan
Craig
Marvel
Jane Parker
A&p
Ann Page
1&P
IONA
West Bay
Seaview
Sunnyfield
White House
Ibe
A & P Meats
Colorado Red
Jer Ann Page
Virginia Delicious O& Winesap
Pe Stedrea
Gunter
Second Avenue
Johnston Street
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