Two Youths Executed in Swaynesboro for Sheriff’s Murder
In Swaynesboro two 19-year-old former sailors Joseph Leeman of Jenes, A and Murice Shimnick of Madison, Wis., were executed in the state portable electric chair for the murder of a county sheriff. Leeman spoke of meeting everyone in Heaven as he died, while Shimnick grinned and said he was on his side. Both were pronounced dead within minutes after the injections and shocks.
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Swaynesboro
Joseph M. Leemon
Jene
Murice Shimonio
Madison
Wis
Leeman
William Bankston
Mom
Leemon
Shimnick
Vernon V. Hosey
Meridian
Joe
Ammunition Need Cited In Christmas Letter From Belgi um
Cpl. Terry Holmes now stationed in Belgium writes to his parents in Decatur requesting more ammunition for the troops. He notes infrequent home mail, reports letters from Marie and the babies, and sends holiday wishes.
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Cpl
Terry Holmes
Belgium
H. ©. Holmes
Decatur
Marie
Birmingham
Two Youths Execute Boykin Slaying in 1943 Case
In 1943, two Navy AWOL youths confessed to the slaying of Sheriff Thomas S. Boykin after a robbery gone wrong. They described the crime near Meridian and said they were captured in LaGrange, Georgia, later appealing to Boys Town founder Father Flanagan. Their trial and a state supreme court affirmation followed.
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Ing
Thomas S. Boykin
LaGrange
Mississippi
Boykin
Red” Boykin
Vivian Boykin
Meridian
Waynesboro
Hosey
T. A. King
Shimnick
E. J. Flanagan
Boys Town
Neb
Navy Air Station
Foley
Ala
Mobile
Joe
State Supreme Court
Spanish Jewels and Murder Clues Drive Chivery Mystery
Peter confesses a risky investment ploy involving Spanish jewels to Maud Chivery. Craig and Nugent weigh murder motives as Drue remains missing and Claud’s notes hint at digitalis in a book. The investigator shadows the Chivery cottage as Beevens hides a crucial clipping.
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Peter
Nugent
Mr. Brent
Alexia
Craig
Mrs. Chivery
Maud
Bank
Miss Cable
Drue
Claud Chivery
Claud
Dr. Chivery
Digitaliy
Tre
Digitalis
Miss
Beevens
Chivery House
Frederic Miller
North Meadow
Chivery
Nine men held in Belgian cellar as battle rages nearby
In LA GLEIZE Belgium nine men were trapped in a cellar with five captured American officers and four German guards. Shelling and bombing raged for two days as Allied planes attacked the area and the Nazis fled across the Ambleve river after their forces burned vehicles.
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LA Gleize
Belgium
Lili Marlene
Scott Youmans
St. Paul, Minn
Youmans
Ambleve
Promepy
Stephenson Decorated for 50th Combat Mission
Staff-Sergeant Lloyd G. Stephenson, 21, of Hartselle, Alabama, waist gunner on a B-17 in the 15th Air Force, has flown his fiftieth combat mission over Europe. He earned the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and wears the Distinguished Unit Badge for a Memmingen airdrome mission on July 18, amid fighter escort and adverse weather.
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Lloyd G. Stephenson
A. H. Stephenson
Bethel Rd
Hartselle
15Th Aaf
Italy
Europe
Memmingen
Germany
Beng
Yanks Smash German Unit in Belgium Action
American infantry from a battalion under Lt Col William Barrett halted a German counterattack near Horton Belgium. Beset by mines and bazookas the Wehrmacht tanks and halftracks were knocked out and the force captured or killed, with five officers and 60 prisoners taken.
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William F. Boni Hottom
Belgium
Wehrmacht
Jack Geneser
Grapevine
Texas
William Barrett
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Charles Viard
Columbus
Ohio
Horton
Falkville Girl Scout Meeting Highlights Christmas Program
Girl Scout Troop 1 of Falkville gathered at Carolyn Robinsons home on December 20 with Johnny Ruth Brown in charge of the program. Devoline Peaky and Barbara Ann Poem Sue contributed, and the singing was led by Miss McNutt. Games were played.
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Girl Scout
Falkville
Carolyn Robinson
Johnny Ruth Brown
Devoline Peaky
Barbara Ann
Sue Iained
Aoe
Miss McNutt
Two Salesmen Help Wash Dishes at Local Eatery
In Larned Kansas on December date unspecified two traveling salesmen entered R O Chances restaurant seeking meals. The cook claimed the staff was exhausted and dishes piled high. The two men removed coats and washed the dishes themselves to help serve customers.
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Larned, Kas
R. O. Chances
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