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- Defense plan for the state of Alabama.
- 1940-10-01
- The objective is "To provide a plan for the interior defense of the State, and a Military Force to execute such a plan in case of a National or State emergency when no other forces are available or are considered inadequate to perform such a...
- 2009-09-15
- "Give! At Least One Day's Pay."
- 1942
- Brochure from the Alabama War Chest, Inc. The organization is raising money to distribute among eight service agencies, which will assist soldiers and civilians in other Allied nations.
- 2009-09-15
- Flier advertising the activities and amenities available at the U.S.O. club in Talladega, Alabama.
- 1942
- 2009-09-15
- "We Gave 100%. Alabama War Chest."
- 1942
- 2010-09-22
- Blank form for pledging money to the Alabama War Chest, Inc.
- 1942
- 2011-01-13
- "The Alabama War Chest: What It Is / Why It's Needed / What It Does."
- 1942
- Brochure explaining the purpose and organization of the fund: ".Governor Frank Dixon.proposed the organization of an ALABAMA WAR CHEST which would undertake to raise, through one state-wide annual appeal to citizens in every county, a fund for all...
- 2011-01-13
- "Guides for Wartime Use of Women on Farms," by the Women's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor.
- 1942
- This press release explains the proper methods for employing women as agricultural workers, discussing recruitment, hours, payment, transportation, and lodging. It stresses the importance of paying women a wage comparable to that provided in other...
- 2011-01-13
- Interstate vehicular pass for V. E. Moore, a lineman for the Western Union Telegraph Company.
- 1942-09-09
- The pass, issued by the Alabama State Defense Council in Montgomery, Alabama, allows Moore "to travel on necessary business throughout the state during air raids and blackouts."
- 2009-09-15
- Interstate vehicular pass for Vernon Baker, a custodial officer at a federal prison camp.
- 1942-10-29
- The pass, issued by the Alabama State Defense Council in Montgomery, Alabama, allows Moore "to travel on necessary business throughout the state during air raids and blackouts."
- 2009-09-15
- Report describing a blackout held on December 2 in Birmingham, Alabama, which "as a whole was very unsatisfactory."
- 1942-12-02
- The report states that "About 75% of the entire city area under observation was lighted at the time the airplanes flew over the central section of the city."
- 2011-01-13
- Memorandum from First Lieutenant Frederic Cornell of the Huntsville Civilian Defense Center, reporting on a blackout held in the city on December 2.
- 1942-12-03
- 2011-01-13
- Memorandum from First Lieutenant E. C. Knox, assistant post signal officer at the Huntsville Arsenal, to Colonel Brice, intelligence officer.
- 1942-12-03
- In the memo Knox reports on a blackout held in Huntsville on December 2. He rates the activities of the staff at the Huntsville Raid Warning Control Center, where he observed the proceedings.
- 2011-01-13
- "99 Ways to Share the Meat," by the Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- 1943
- This leaflet describes the importance and process of point rationing, which applies to food products such as meat, cheese, fats, and oils. It offers suggestions for altering meal plans; consuming adequate vitamins and nutrients when reducing meat...
- 2011-01-13
- "The Skirted Soldier" by Charles Collins Aldridge.
- 1943
- Free verse poem written from the perspective of a WAC, describing the duties and mission of the Women's Army Corps.
- 2011-01-13
- "Children's Centers Vital to Victory," by the National Commission for Young Children.
- 1943
- This leaflet explains the importance of childcare facilities, which free mothers for war work and offer a safe, stable environment for developing "secure independent, happy, healthy cooperative children--the kind who will grow up able to build the...
- 2011-01-13
- Report describing a blackout held on in Florala, Alabama, submitted by Commander E. P. Rodwell, Jr., to the Alabama State Defense Council.
- 1943-08-26
- Rodwell reports that "As a whole I think blackout here very successful," though there were several violations "through error" because "The public forgets fast."
- 2011-01-13
- Letter from Haygood Paterson, executive director of the Alabama State Defense Council, to Z. Scogin, mayor of Piedmont, Alabama.
- 1943-09-28
- In the letter Paterson explains that the governor has just established a committee responsible for recruiting Alabama women to serve in the Women's Army Corps. He asks Scogin to appoint a woman from his city to serve on the committee.
- 2011-01-13
- Letter from First Lieutenant Joseph E. Vincent, intelligence officer at the prisoner of war camp in Aliceville, Alabama, to Carl Griffin, executive secretary of the Alabama State Defense Council in Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1943-10-18
- In the letter Vincent discusses air raid warning signals and blackout drills ("prisoner of war camps are not allowed to participate in practice blackouts"), and he briefly describes the camp's plan for dealing with escaped prisoners. Because of...
- 2011-01-13
- "VE (Victory in Europe) Plan for Jefferson County, Alabama."
- 1944
- Plan developed by a committee called together by Commissioner Eugene "Bull" Connor "for the purpose of considering ways and means of coordinating plans for the proper observance of VE Day"; the theme of the celebration will be "Every Citizen at...
- 2011-01-13
- "Green Thumb Contest Record Book: 1944 Program for Adults," by the National Victory Garden Institute, Inc.
- 1944
- The booklet begins by explaining the importance of victory gardens: "Food is always a vital weapon of war, but this year the demands are greater than even before. We must have Victory Gardens--better Victory Gardens--and larger Victory Gardens than...
- 2011-01-13