Patrols measure time by death letters sacktime
HAL BOYLE profiles a 25th cavalry reconnaissance platoon operating behind the Naktong in Korea. Sgt. Carl D. Martin recalls perilous daylight and night patrols, prisoners captured, and a costly engagement that left one American and four South Koreans dead while highlighting leadership and the constant danger of distinguishing friend from foe among allied troops.
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Hal Boyle
Naktong River Front
Korea
Carl D. Martin
Seagoville
Tex
Naktong River
Martin
25Th Cavalry Regiment
Sgt. Martin
Paul J. Kelly
Grafton
W. Va
Miss June Jones Weds Robert Taylor In Iuka Mississippi
A community wedding of Miss June Jones to Robert Taylor of near Eva was held in Iuka Mississippi on Sunday. Friends send best wishes to the couple as relatives and neighbors note the event.
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June Jones
Robert Taylor
Near Eva
Iuka
Mississippi
Cleo Minor
Clyde Minor
Tennessee
Alvin Milligan
Ted Shaw
Raymond West
Revival at Methodist church closes with six new members
The revival at the local Methodist church ended Friday night with six additions. Evangelist Rev. Albert Jones from Mount Zion near Cullman led the revival at Horbys Chapel this week and more attendees joined the church. Local families visited relatives across Indiana, Philadelphia, and Indianapolis while others returned home to work or relocation. Several residents were noted visiting, hosting, or traveling, including Vann, Patton, Ryan, Adams, and Dotson families, as the community reflects on a steady revival and ongoing church activities.
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Methodist Church
Horby’s Chapel
Albert Jones
Mount Zion Church
Cullman
Donald Vann
Birmingham
John Vann
Marvin Patton
Near Cullman
R. A. Ryan
Indianapolis
Ind
Robert Adams
Philadelphia
Mr. Adams
Byron Vann
Tuscaloosa
Vann
Norris
Roland Ryan
Buddy Norris
Cecil Hipps
Angie Tucker
Buying Spree Bared in Alabama as War Fear Spreads
The Federal Reserve Bank reports July withdrawals from Alabama bank accounts up 18 percent versus 1949 across six cities led by Gadsden 29 and Dothan 25 while Birmingham rose 21 and Mobile 8. Local notes mention the phone’s early name and a Livingston family reunion plus visits from J D Livingston and Chicago relatives, with Rev B F Turrentine and Aston Cobb attending a Methodist revival.
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Birmingham
Ala
Federal Reserve Bank
Alabama
Gadsden
Dothan
Anniston
Montgomery
Mobile
Aston Cobb
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Minnesota
Atlantic City
Jeanne Traun
Minneapolis
Miss Traun
Morgan County
Pleasant View
Corene Forrentine
Morgan County High School
Hartselle
H. R. Leeman
Mrs. Brooks Lindler
Mary Dotson
Lorene Turrentine
Mae Turrentine
Ruthie Turrentine
Mollie Lee Hogan
Hershel Tucker
Edward Angle
Kathlene Angle
J. D. Staples
Elden
Florene Maddox
Peggy
Mrs
Less Cheatham
Guy Miller
Virginia West
Gladys
Pine Bluff
Ark
Henry Fowler
Nemon Dobbs
London Thompson
Illinois
Steven Rice Wasserman
Mt. Whitney
California
Christopher Smith Reynolds
Whitney
Reynolds
Whigh
Sterchi
Sterchi’s
ESSAT
South
Sterchi's
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