Coast Storm Ravages North Carolina Beaches
Tropical hurricane sweeps swamps and dunes along Wrightsville and Carolina Beach. Storm displaces thousands to Camp Davis and nearby towns. Wilmington utilities fail for hours as 60 mph winds lash the coast and halts traffic. Evacuees flood hotels and shelters amid widespread damage and power outages.
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Gton
N. C
North Carolina
Wilmington
Wrightsville Beach
Ima Beach
P Dains
Gron
Jimington
Kness
J. A. T. Moore
Atrolman
Ghtsville
Carolina
Kure’s
Wilgton
Fort Fisher
Moore
Carolina Beach
Lawrence County Speake Update from wartime notes
War era notices report pilot Harold Speake to receive silver wings and return home on a furlough by mid August. Owen Wiley in the Pacific is recovering well. Florence McKay attends church in town. Rufus Norwood visits from Decatur. Shirley Smith drills on his farm. Grace Hogan and Mrs Hogan travel to a farm meeting in Hartselle. Church of God attendance grows.
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Harold Speake
Hous- Texas
Owen Wiley
Pacific
Florence McKay
Florida
Rufus Norwood
Decatur
Ollis McCaghren
Morgan County Rescue Mrs W A Helms
A local note reports activities of residents including Mrs W A Helms and Mrs Ella t, with visits from Mrs Bessie Compton and relatives of Woodville Larkinsville Huntsville and Louisville. The item mentions church and social visits and a few travels around Morgan County.
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Morgan County Rescue
W. A. Helms
Mary Norman’s Summer Visit Delights Widow’s Home
Mary Norman a successful decorator welcomes Judith Lambert, old friend’s daughter, visiting from California en route to Maine. Judith admires Mary’s son Dr. Matthew Norman who is finishing his internship and preparing to practice with two partners. Judith hints at romance and youth while Mary recalls her own past, and plans for Lynn Mortimer’s dinner.
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Mary Norman
Judith Lambert
Judith
California
Maine
Mary
Matthew Norman
Matthew
Judith Rose
Honolulu
Lynn Mortimer
Kate
Nellie
Lynn
Leaves From A War Correspondent Notebook In France
War dispatch recalls indignant German sniper who sought sociable truce and was sent to a POW enclosure. Captains Valliere and Lawrenz sought a new command post in no man’s land. Earl Gray neutralized a German tank crew with a grenade. John Howard played dead to escape a Nazi tank. George Oakes captured three surrendering Nazis with a mess kit.
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AEF
France
Raymond A. Valliere
Dover
N. H
Charles Lawrenz
Ottawa
Kansas
Thomas A. Harris
Detroit
No-Man’s Land
Earl Gray
Newsom
Gray
Pvt
John H. Howard
Bradford
Ill
Howard
George S. Oakes
Barber
Hampton
N. J
Oakes
Local Notes Highlight Morgan County Families
Morgan County community updates from Rock Springs and Oak Ridge include visits among the Roberts Callahan and Hartselle families. Warren Roberts recovers from illness as Farm Bureau events convene at the tabernacle. Other visits note Roy Roberts Jr and relatives, Cottage prayer services led by Milton England, and weekend hospitality among the Holmes and Melson families.
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Roy Osborne
T. C. Jr
Billy
Bobby
Forest Chapel
Claud Roberts
Esther Callahan
Eugene Hartselle
Oak Ridge
Warren Roberts
Luke Roberts
Cleon
Farm Bureau A
Tabernacle Thursay
Roy, Jr. Roberts
Lacey
Ruby Owens
Ruby
David
Kenneth
Edgar Melson
Lieutenant Ballas Air Inspector At Strategic Depot
High standards for Army air forces are upheld through constant checks by assistant air inspector Lieutenant Parascho P. Ballas at a strategic air depot in England. He handles administrative, personal, and special inspections to ensure compliance with regulations and procedures. Ballas, a Riverside High graduate and Georgia Tech industrial management student, came from the Aloupis Company and arrived overseas in July 1943. His wife Dorothy resides in Washington, D C, and his parents live in Miami Beach.
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Army Air Forces
Strategic Air Depot
England
Parascho P. Ballas
Decatur
Ballas
Riverside High School
Georgia Tech
Aloupis Company
Air Corps
Yale University
Dorothy
Ordway St
Wash
D. C
J. G. Ballas
Ae Abbott Ave
Miami Beach
Local Families Gather for Weekend Visits
Mrs. Melson and family near Five Point hosted visits from Mr. and Mrs. Roberts and children. Mrs. Ben Roberts and children spent Saturday with sister Mrs. Wallace Sims in Forest Chapel. Edgar Callahan and Charlie dined with Claude Roberts family. Mrs. J J Johnson ill in Pleasant Valley with son Asbury Johnson. Essie Burns of Keener and Parks McDonald family visited Claude Roberts.
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Melson
Near Five Point
Ben Roberts
Wallace Sims
Forest Chapel
Edgar Callahan
Charlie
Claude Roberts
J. J. Johnson
Asbury Johnson
Pleasant Valley
Essie Burns
Keener
Ala
Parks McDonald
Air Medal Awarded posthumously to Sgt Behne for brave B 24 mission
Staff Sgt. Arthur A. Behne formerly a flight dispatcher at Courtland Army Air Field is credited with earning the Air Medal and Purple Heart after a raid over Brunswick Germany. His Liberator was attacked by ME 109 and FW 190 fighters damaging multiple stations yet the crew pressed to the target and descended by parachute after abandoning the sinking aircraft.
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Arthur A. Behne
Courtland Army Air Field
Brunswick
Germany
Behne
England
Sgt. Behne
Revival Opens With Sunday Services Across Week
The revival begins this Sunday with two services and runs through next week. Rev. Gomes assists pastor Rev. Parker. Local families, including the Asherbranners and the Edys, host and visit during weekend gatherings. D. D. Holly's funeral followed her death Tuesday, with burial at Center cemetery Wednesday.
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Rev
Gomes
Parker
Travis Asherbranner
Turner Field
Albany
Jim Asherbranner
Howard Anders
Lebanon
Shelly Eddy
D. D. Holly
Panzie Legg
U. S. Coast Guard
Florida
Pheton Legg
Phelton Looney
Woodward
Birmingham
Richmond Holliday
Arthur Penn
Joe Shaw
Bevie West
Ima Orr
Akron
Estelle Prater
Upshaw
Henry Steele
Paul Walker
Georgia
Dan Walker
Morgan County Rock Creek Community Notes
Friday afternoon August 4 is set for cemetery cleanup. Farmers attended the federal bureau rally in Hartselle Thursday. Mrs Cleo Blackwood and infant Orlando returned home Friday from Cullman hospital. Miss Carmen Tanner is ill with mumps. An Aug 5 Pine Burr church concert closes the singing school by O J Self. Revival starts Sunday with two daily services led by Rev. Dewey Crow. Mrs Mary Williams of Eva visited last week with sister Mrs Mattie Woodall.
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Federal Bureau
Hartselle
Cleo Blackwood
Orlando
Cullman Hospital
Carmen Tanner
Pine Burr Church
O. J. Self
Dewey Crow
Mary Williams
Eva
Mattie Woodall
Crossword Puzzle Clues and Cryptoquote Challenge
A newspaper page presents a large crossword with numbered across and down clues, plus a Cryptoquote puzzle. The clues span common words and literary terms, with entries like Lids breach preserve food and Island off Italy. The cryptoquote line encodes a quotation using a substitution cipher.
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Mexico
Italy
Ullman County notes and local obliquies in Jones Chapel area
Community notices detail injuries from a knife slip to Melvin Kelsoe and local visits from Bethel and Andrews Chapel residents. Deaths include Howard Self and Doc Tucker in action. Army inductions and letters from service members are noted, plus upcoming singing nights and a dinner honoring Cleo and Leo Skinner.
Local Visits Highlight Summer Social Roundup
Mrs. Lowell of Cullin visits her parents Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Cheatham this week while her husband works in Akron Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Winfred McManus of Winfield visit relatives here. C. R. Garner joins his sister Mrs. Yates who travels from Birmingham to Texas. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Johnson and Ronny Houston were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Law. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Law, Melba also noted.
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Lowell
Cullin
Wesley Cheatham
Akron
Ohio
Winfred McManus
Winfield
C. R. Garner
Yates
Birmingham
Texas
J. A. Johnson
Ronny Houston
J. D. Law
C. A. Law
Melba
Sue and Marguerite Visit Law Family Guests on Sunday
Sue and Marguerite were the Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Law and family. The social visit was reported in local society notes.
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Sue
Marguerite
Mrs. J. D. Law and Family
Car Pooling Plan Tightens War Work Commute
Joe Short of the OPA says home to work drivers must join car pools or justify non participation to the North Alabama War Price and Rationing Board. Rationing renewals for B and C gasoline will pause after 30 days unless pooling membership is shown, as civilian crude oil use drops and only 23 million cars remain usable nationwide.
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Joe Short
OPA
North Alabama War Price and Rationing Board
Mr. Short
Short
United States
Limestone County Community Notes and Social Updates
Sunday school and services held Sundays with 3 PM gatherings at Limestone led by Rev. L K Foster. Richard W Evans returns to Camp Pendleton after a 15 day furlough. Rain boosts farmers while housewives preserve produce. Local families host and visit across Limestone and nearby towns with multiple social visits and welcomed newcomers. Eleanor Bullington underwent appendicitis surgery in Athens.
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Limestone
L. K. Foster
Richard W. Evans
Camp Pendleton
John Evans
Fred Halbrooks
Frank McClung
Wilburn Evans
Letha Barker
Pulaski
Tenn
Morris Baugh
Bobby Linton
Allen Evans
Millard Sims
Joe Burrough
Charlie Jones
Mary K. Jones
Lucille
Estill Hargroves
Betty Ann Grubbs
Detroit
Mich
Walter Evans
Eleanor Bullington
Athens
Missing Man James A. Cowan Returns Home
James A. Cowan, reported missing since Saturday, has returned to his job at the Alabama Flour Mill in Coldwater Tennessee. His wife Mrs Cowan sought help after a telephone attempt failed to reach him. Cowan said he was visiting his uncle far from the store where the wife called and the owner did not recognize him.
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James A. Cowan
Coldwater
Tenn
Weekend Visits and Illness Reported in Hartselle Area
Friday night with his parents Mr and Mrs Henry Minor of Hartselle J D Staples is now employed in Heart Woods is ill Mrs Guy Williams and son Jerry spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Oscar Hill Robert Oakley of Battleground visited Heart Woods awhile Monday afternoon
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Frank Yates
Wesley Hogan
Mary Hogan
Andrews Chapel
Will Dotson
U. S. Army
Ted Shaw
Blair
Mary Dotson
Vermont Hogan
Hershel Tucker
Doc) Tucker
Pvt
Brice Hogan
O. K
New Guinea
Honor Hill
Wilma
Ruth Staples
Bobby
Roda Woods
Merl
Istie Woods
Leonard Speegle
Hanceville
Odis Minor
Henry Minor
Hartselle
J. D. Staples
Decatur
Heart Woods
Guy Williams
Jerry
Oscar Hill
Robert Oakley
Battleground
Free booklet on famous doctors offered by AB Baptist
An offer invites readers to request a free booklet compiling opinions of famous doctors on an interesting subject. TheEducational Division at 535 Fifth Ave New York NY Dept H-105 handles requests while supplies last.
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Fifth Ave
New York
N.Y
Dept
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Ees Garrett
Whisenant
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Sue Owen
Willie Helms
Woodville
Gratton Helms
Larkinsville
Ey Helms
Morgan City
Satur
Huntsville
Louisville
Ruby Brown
S Springs
Ellat
Martha Doson
Verlin
Verna Helms
B. F. Goodrich Pilvertowns
Sock
Laer Ter
Goodrich
Emmett McClary
Ee and Oak Bis
Drediere
Chapter
Miss Lambert
Dr. Norman
Mrs. Norman
Faith Baldwin Cuthven
King Features Syndicate
Hal Boyle
Paul
Bank &T
Morgan County
Rock Springs
Mae Park
Lieut
Gene Ahern
AME
Ially
Lawrence County Friendship
Miss Vera
Rock Creek
J. F. Tanner
Charles Boyer
Ingrid Bergman
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Princess Theatre
Joseph Cotten
London
George Cukor
Arthur Hornblow, Jr
May Whitty
Barbara Everest
Angela Lansbury
Daily Crossword
Ionia
Oqnkwaw
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Ullman County Jones Chapel
Eron White
Melvin Kelsoe
Bethel
Nellie Glover
Roy White
Ted White
Howard Self
Ola Self
Cleo
Leo Skinner
Loyd Rodgers
Troy Skinner
U. S. Navy
Pleasant View
Mrs. Hearl Woods
Limestone County
Blackburn
Lovice Evans
Sunshine
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