Family anxieties shadow concert prep as Kit falls ill
Fran worries about Kit’s secret fatigue and late nights amid a looming concert. Doctors diagnose pneumonia after a chill and a risky swimming night. Kit resists, seeks company, and Fran arranges hospital care as Lars and others weigh the strain on her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
Fran
Fernald
Lars
Lars Anderson
Yes
Vance Healey
Mimi Purcell
Anderson
Kit
Anna
Miss O'Reilly
Ethel Reed Dress and Shoes Mentioned in Child's Letter
A six year old first grader writes to Miss Chunn asking for skates a knife and a watch. The note references Love and Ethel Reed in a simple child’s request.
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Ethel Reed
Santa Claus
Miss Chunn
Santa Claus Letters from Decatur Route Two
A collection of children from Alabama towns writing Santa with gift requests. They ask for dolls, toy cars, guns, skate gear, books, clothing, and fruit along with reminders to remember siblings and mothers. Students and parents from Priceville Danville Hartselle and nearby towns sign their wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Saar Dees
Buster Price and the Scooters at School
A fragmentary note mentions Buster Price and a scooter wagon cow suit with a teacher's name unclear. The readable text points to a school setting and a personal item list without full context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scooter
Buster Price
Christmas Wishes From Decatur Children
A collection of handwritten holiday letters from Decatur children. Dorothy Temple and Elizabeth Jackson request dolls and many gifts for Christmas. Mary Martha Holt lists a doll, mit tens, a doll buggy, stove, and book. Edna Temple praises her teacher Miss Clem and wishes to attend school with Santa Claus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
James
Nira Jean Terry
Alexander
Myrtle Powell
Santa
Danville
Margaret Bloodworth
Hendrine Rogers
Miss Blackwell
Decatur
Dorothy Temple
Alabama
Chestnut Street
Mary Martha Holt
Edna Temple
Clem
Two Men Die In Air Collision Over Floyd Bennett Field
A Navy aircraft and a small monoplane collided above Floyd Bennett Field on Monday. Eddie Schneider aged 26 and George Herzog 22 died when their plane spun and crashed into Jamaica Bay near Marine Park Brooklyn. The Navy ship involved was piloted by Ensign Keuhner with cadet Franklin Newcomber aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Navy
Floyd Bennett Field
Eddie Schneider
George Herzog
Jamaica Bay
Marine Park
Brooklyn
Keuhner
Franklin Newcomber
Senator Vandenberg presses for defense production details
Senator Vandenberg asked William Knudsen to publicly disclose the progress of the deal production program. He argued that full details to the public would secure cooperation and replace cryptic statements that all is well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vandenberg
R. Mich
William Knudsen
Defense Production Management
Knudsen
Senate
Aircraft Makes Safe Landing at Floyd Bennet Field
An aircraft made a safe landing at Floyd Bennet Field with only slight damage reported. ჩაი
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Ger
Floyd Bennet Field
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Jerry
Woodbury
Spencer
Greenwich
Armendi
Westbrook Hospital
Brooks and Ferrell
Decatur, Alabama
With Love
Raymond Thomas
Arvil Leon Moses
Linda Gale
Tommy
Ralph Arthur Whitaker
Betty Jean
Priceville
Mary Collier
Edgar van White
Somerville
Danville, Ala
Howell Hogan
Baren & Ann Carol Hogan
Vinemont, Ana
Mildred
Garden
Alma
Bucklew
Mothean
Charles
Whitten
Hartselle
Louise Parker
Little Boy
Shearman Wallace
Town Creek, Ala
Santy
Bobby
Jacqueline Bostic
Dan
Nella June Maples
Addison, Ala
Myr Powell
Hartselie, Ala
Alvin Lynch
Louisville
Kentucky
Worley
Gene Martin
Ata
Jesse Raye Hal
Merry Trilimas
Morgan
Sally
Phien
J. R. Daniels Insurance
Roe
Dear Santa
Elizabeth Jackson
Childs
Ray Childs
Glenn Childs
ROYAL
Tire Service
Joe Hagler
Pete’ Henderson
Tennessee
The
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp
Birmingham
Gulf Coast Yard
Pascagoula
Mississippi
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