Fifty to Leave Here For Army Inductions in February
Fifty men will depart Thursday for Gadsden for pre induction physical examinations as the local Selective Service board announced today. Those passing will likely be inducted in February per draft clerk Mrs. Tolleson. The list includes Tifford Anderson Rogers, Edward McCutcheon, Rupert Frank Jr., Paul Vaughn, John Morris, William Reed Jr., Leo Brown, A D Parker, William Lindsey, John Graham, Hershel Wilhife, John Slaton, and many others across Decatur, Hartselle, Somerville, and nearby towns.
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Morgan
Gadsden
Selective Service Board
Tolleson
Draft Board
Tifford Anderson Rogers
Grant St
Troy
Edward McCutcheon
Somerville
Rupert Horace Frank, Jr
Railroad St
Clyde Edward Martin
Hartselle
Paul David Vaughn
Decatur
John Carl Morris
William Elmer Reed, Jr
Prospect Drive
Leo Leonstron Brown
Lacey's Spring
A. D. Parker
Falk Ville
William Nelle Lindsey
William Jackson Graham
Eva
Hershel Wilhife
Falkville
John Wesley Slaton
Coolidge Omellia -Taylor
Debut Play Delights Decatur Citizens in Series
The Civic Drama Guild of New York staged the first of three plays to positive reviews inviting more Decatur residents to attend the remaining two shows. Top Broadway performers comprise the cast and committee chairmen will meet monthly starting January 24 to plan ongoing work alongside regular club meetings. Hyland Ryan was introduced as a new member. Bill McLaughlin of the State Highway Department attended as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Civic Drama Guild of New York
Hyland Ryan
Bill McLaughlin
State Highway Department
Briscoe
David Warren
Jaycees
Record of severe winter storm highlights across western states
Weather reports show deaths attributed to the storm in Colorado and exposure elsewhere. Montana logged 11 below, Salt Lake six below, and Sawtooth region in Idaho reported 47 to 62 below unofficially. Below freezing spread through Arizona Nevada California and New York area as forecasted rain affected New England and the Atlantic states.
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Colorado
Montana
Cutbank
Mont
Salt Lake
Stan- A
Idaho
Sawtooth
Ruin
Arizona
Nevada
Phoenix
Yuma
Ariz
Fresno
Calif
Los
Lo Atlantic States
Into
Alan
New England
New York
Bible Study Continues at Austinville Church
Bible study at the Austinville Church will continue indefinitely with verse by verse study of Testament. Attendees will submit a study number each week and the group was asked to prepare by the next service held each evening starting at an unspecified time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austinville
Soldier's Love Life Complicates Soldier's Berlin Case
Edward J. Lada, a Newark native and former paratrooper who breached the Berlin blockade, faces seven military court charges in Germany. He is accused of illegal entry, border violation, escape from stockade, and possession of U S and British currency, among others, with trial set for January 14. Lada claimed the Berlin trip to see Ruth Riecki and their daughter, a dispute over romantic rivals followed in public. He threatened to renounce U S citizenship to remain with Ruth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brack Curry
Berlin
Edward J. Lada
Newark
N. J
Germany
U. S
Ruth Riecki
Lada
Miss Riecki
Ursula Schmidt
Ursula
Ruth
Service Friday For Soldier Lieut Rollins
Military rites for Lieut. Robert Q. Rollins, 23, who died in England on February 9, 1945, will be held Friday at 1 30 p m at Hart selle Methodist church. Rev. Draper, Rev. Branscomb and Rev. Stephenson will officiate. Interment is at Johnson's Chapel cemetery with Peck's of Hartselle directing. The body arrives in Hart selle Thursday at 2 33 p m on L& N No 2. Rollins, a Morgan County High School graduate in 1940 who attended Troy State Teachers College, coached football at Hartselle High in 1943. Surviving: parents Mr. and Mrs. W H Rollins of Hartselle and three brothers, G L of Hartselle, Ferrell A of Montgomery, and Don Mac of Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Q. Rollins
England
Hartselle Methodist Church
J. C Draper
Edwin Branscomb
Billy Stephenson
Johnson's Chapel Cemetery
Peck’s of
Hartselle
L& N No. 2
Lt. Rollins
Morgan County High School
Troy State Teachers College
Hartselle High School
W. H. Rollins
G. L., Hartselle
Don Mac
Memphis
Manslaughter Trials Highlight Morgan Court Docket
In Morgan circuit court trials set for late January and early February 1948, Anders faces second degree manslaughter for his wife’s death after a 1947 conviction and remand. Draper, previously given 25 years for second degree murder, awaits further proceedings following a 1948 Supreme Court reversal. Other defendants include Jones on grand larceny charges, Fletcher for buying stolen property, and Holm es for arson, among eight more scheduled cases.
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Flanagan
Morgan
D. A. Patton
Rufus Draper
Diarg
O C. Batts
Draper
Supreme Court
Melvin Hutson
Noble Russell
Rayburn Jones
Melvin Fletcher
James Daniel Sales
Gene Ward
James B. Henson
Robert F. Johnson
Fred Hembree
Robert Varnell
Junior
M. “Roberts
Willie Echols
W. V. Walling
Ida Pearson
Mahlon
Alvie Latham
Mary Artselle
Grady Hays
Anders
Oscar Bradford
John R. Holmes
Woman becomes first female president pro tem of Delaware Senate
Vera G. Davis, 50, of Dover, elected to lead the Delaware Senate as president pro tem on the second day of the 115th session. The Democrats named her after a surprise nomination, giving her a pivotal role as the 16 male colleagues debate issues along party lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
Del
Delaware State Senate
Vera G. Davis
Dover Reae
Senate
Davis
GOP
Bonnie Prince Charles Takes Long Ride From Buckingham Palace
Prince Charles rides with parents Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip from Buckingham Palace to Sandringham in Norfolk. The royal party the first long journey for the infant, crowing over the novelty between naps as crowds cheer in London.
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Prince
London
Prince Charles
Princess Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Buckingham
Sandringham
Nortfolk
Markets Rally After State of the Union Message
Wall Street opened higher as the president’s union message sparked a mild rally. Gains were small, led by steel, rail, and auto issues, with U S Steel and Chrysler among the active favorites.strong entities include U S Steel Republic Steel National Steel Chrysler Studebaker Montgomery Ward Case Schenley Twin Coach Kennecott Cooper Phelps Dodge Westinghouse Du Pont Allied Chemical International Paper Great Northern West Electric Illinois Central Chesapeake & Ohio Skelly Oil Twentieth Century Fox.
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New York
Wall Street
U. S. Steel
Republic Steel
National Steel
Chrysler
Studebaker
Montgomery Ward
Case
Schenley
Twin Coach
Kennecott Cooper
Phelps Dodge
Westinghouse Electric
du Pont
Allied Chemical
International Paper
Great Northern Preferred
Illinois Central
Chesapeake & Ohio
Gas Oil
Skelly Oil
Twentieth Century-Fox
Cotton futures steady on demand and loans outlook
New York January 5 AP Cotton futures were steady on trade buying and short covering. Demand for cotton textiles and talk of a strong push in Congress to permanent high crop loans supported prices. Prices rose intraday up to 1.40 above prior close. late quotes showed gains of 45 to 85 cents. March 32.27 May 32.07 July 31.10.
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N. Y
New York
Poultry Market Shows Barely Steady to Weak Demand
North Georgia live poultry market is barely steady to weak with prices unchanged to slightly lower for under 3 lb birds. Supply remains ample, heavier birds adequate, and outside truckers seek heavy barred crosses. Prices paid FOB farm for fryers of all sizes ranged Tuesday afternoon and this morning from 28 to 29 cents for Barred Rock Crosses and 29 to 21 cents for New Hampshire Betts and White Crosses.
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Atlanta
USDA
North
Georgia
New Hampshire
Nashville Livestock Market Report
Nashville Tennessee January 5 dairy cattle and hogs bids mixed with typical shifts. Cattle generally slow to weak with lightweight steers and heifers mostly 20.00 to 23.00 per cwt and odd good cows around 20.00. Calves steady with good vealers 29.00 to 26.00. hogs uneven with barrows and gilts 21.50 top for 175-230 lb, other weights scarce. Sheep market limited with lambs 20.00 to 23.00 and older ewes 9.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
Bridges Rites Held Thursday
Last rites for Mrs Bela Elizabeth Bridges 65 who died Tuesday at her home 1516 Sixth Avenue East will be held Thursday at the Willoughby Presbyterian church. Burial in City cemetery. Survived by husband Robert L Bridges two daughters Mrs Otis E Waller Decatur and Mrs Clinton G Davis Birmingham one son Robert W Bridges Nashville two sisters Mrs Florence Young San Antonio and Mrs Minnie Lowe Ratio Ark one brother Fred Anterton San Antonio three half sisters and many relatives Pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bela Elizabeth. Bridges
Sixth Avenue E
Bridges
Brown Funeral Company
Ferry Street
Willoughby Presbyterian Church
Ninth Street
City Cemetery
Brown
Robert L. Bridges
Otis E. Waller
Decatur
Clinton G. Davis
Birmingham
Robert W. Bridges
Nashville
Florence Young
San Antonio
Tex
Minnie Lowe
Ratio
Ark
Fred Anterton
Rankin Offices Moved to New Albany Station Home
Marvin Rankin moves his insurance office from Morgan County National Bank building to the Albany Station fire building on Johnston Street. He expects to move in by Friday with modern equipment including air conditioning. The former Rankin office will be used by the bank bookkeeping department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Rankin
Morgan County National Bank
New Albany
Johnston Street
Rankin
Bank
Body of Sergeant To Arrive Friday
World War II soldier Sgt Simmons will arrive at Southern Railway station at 2 20 Friday afternoon. He died on May 22 1945 while serving with the U S Army in King China. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Mons
Southern Railway Station
Sgt
Simmons
U. S Army
King
China
Funers
Woe
Cold Weather Seen as Need
Alabama's recent cold snap marked the coldest of the season, while the week ended with temperatures well above normal and heavy showers in the north. Ground remains too wet for corn gathering, cattle stay in good condition on standard feeding, grain and pasture growth paused by freezes, and farmers seek prolonged cold to kill and butcher hogs.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
F. C. Pate
Pate
Flooding Strains Alabama Regions Bring School Delays
Widespread rain swamped Limestone and Lawrence counties causing school interruptions across Athens and Moulton with water depths up to four feet. Residents along Olive Street and Somerville Road reported three to eight feet of floodwater while authorities closed Johnston and Grant Streets and evacuated families to relatives as crews battled rising waters and damaged roads.
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F.W. McAnally
Olive Street
Olive
W. C. Beavers
T. C. Almon
the Daily
Somerville Road
Judge Almon
Grant
Johnston Street
Almon
Limestone County
Athens
Elk River
Elk
Buck Island
Carlos Romine
Sugar Creek
Hattie Prickett
Oak Grove
Germantown
Lawrence
Lawrence County
Big Nance Creek
Moulton-Decatur
Bates Store
Town Creek
Moulton
Hillsboro
Cave Springs
Hatton
Chalybeate Springs
Lawrence County High
Pin Hook
John Pruitt
Courtland
Morgan
Morgan Sonck
Althou
Decatur
Lily Pond
A. J. Dinsmore
Lacon
J. B. Patterson
Moulton Heights
Coteco High School
Lynntown
Joeler
Decatur News Briefs Highlight Local Church Activities And Hospital Update
Decatur culture and clergy are active as Rev. John Troxler leads a citywide Mission in Visitation Evangelism in Kingsport under the International Council of Religious Education with Dr. F. C. Weir directing. Westminster Presbyterian and St Pauls Lutheran host services, clinics, and community events while local residents report on hospital stays and family visits.
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
Kingsport
Tennessee
International Council of Religious Education of
Chicago
F. C. Weir
Atlanta
Troxler
Presbyterian Church USA
Lawyers seek $5500 fee from state in docks bond case
Arguments scheduled in Montgomery circuit court on a suit by Birmingham attorneys Horace Wilkinson and Tom Skinner to compel Gov James E. Folsom to approve a $5,500 legal fee and to recover $1,000 for alleged trouble and expenses. They say the fee covers handling a $4,000,000 state docks bond issue last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Circuit
Birmingham
Horace Wilkinson
Tom Skinner
James E. Folsom
Folsom
Bus routes disrupted as floods cancel crossings
A bridge near Flint stayed open Wednesday morning but was unsafe for return this afternoon. Royce State, a Burleson Mountain school bus driver, said Village Creek was higher than ever. Buses on the Up River road east of Decatur could not travel Wednesday morning.
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Flint
Royce State
Burleson Mountain
Village Creek
Decatur
State Areas Are Hard Hit
Heavy rains flooded lowland Birmingham and Gadsden forcing evacuations. Gadsden record 5.61 inches in 24 hours, Birmingham 5.55 inches. 41 evacuated as Coosa river rose to 19.9 feet. Tuxedo Junction submerged. Red Cross set up emergency headquarters for about 100 people. Rail lines under water, ferries out, trains delayed, Silver Comet held in Atlanta. Other areas faced disrupted transportation and rising water.
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Birmingham
Ala
Gadsden
Coosa
Tuxedo Junction
Red Cross
Macedonia Baptist Church
Ensley
Frisco
Illinois Central
Palos
Birmingham-Columbus
Miss
Long Range Development of Valley Park System Slated
State and TVA officials advance a long range plan for recreational development in the North Alabama TVA area. The master plan envisions Wheeler Dam nearby park facilities, 22 wayside parks, and public access routes along highways, with 800000 expected for Little Mountain State Park and camp sites at First and Second Creek reserves.
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Montgomery
Jan
TVA
North Alabama
Bert Thomas
Little Mountain
Guntersville
State Planning Board
Conservation Department
Wheeler Dam
Thomas
Wheeler Village
First Creek
Second Creek
Wheeler Reservation
Bill Dobbins
Truman pushes budget and civil rights in state of the union
President Truman outlines plans for a 41.9 billion dollar budget for the next fiscal year and broad anti inflation measures. He seeks corporate tax increases, estate and gift taxes, and consideration of higher top income taxes, plus wage and price controls and expanded social programs. He renews calls for a national civil rights program including anti lynching law and poll tax repeal, and urges stronger UN and universal training to deter aggression.
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Congress
Truman
Boycot‘s
United Nations
United States
Union
Hawaiian cattle roundup ships 144 Herefords to Guam
At Maui on January 5 a Navy freighter loaded 144 Hereford heifers in wooden pens, six per pen, then hoisted them aboard. The cattle voyage to Guam will take 14 days to help rehabilitate Guam’s beef supply, which has fallen from about 10,000 before the war to under 4,000 now.
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Kahului
Maui
Texas
Hawaii
Eaw
Guam
Ulupalakua Ranch
Folsom voters urged reforms to broaden voter access
Labor leaders urged changes in election laws to let more people become voters. AFL President Jack Brock complained that workers lose pay registering in daytime registrar hours and urged easier ID methods, noting WWII veterans in Mobile denied without discharge papers. CIO director Haigler proposed submitting applications whenever courthouse is open. The Boswell amendment, adopted two years ago to restrict black voting, remains in place.
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AFL
Jack Brock
Board of Registrars
Mobile
CIO
Carey Haigler
Istrars
Haigler
McFarland Wins Board Ruling On Rickard Transfer
Richard Rickard believed capable of serving elsewhere, but McFarland urged the personnel board to address merits. Rickard, initially dismissed as Decatur equipment superintendent, refused Grove Hill relocation. He was offered reinstatement, then granted leave without pay from Dec 2 until now after a hearing was postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
McFarland
Rickard
Grove Hill
Highway Department
Century of Prosperity Speech by President Truman
President Truman argues for a democratic economic foundation balancing industry labor and farmers. He contends the election shows Americans favor such a society and insist on ongoing improvement amid praise for prosperity and resistance to pessimists at home and abroad. He emphasizes production power and national resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Truman
State Payroll Here is Large State Payroll Here is Large
The Alabama Journal lists classified employees under the merit system in Morgan county. Morgan county listings include numerous names from Danville and Decatur and extend to Falkville Hartsville Spring Lacon and Trinity. The roster names many individuals with variations in spelling and initials reflecting a broad state payroll disclosure.
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Decatur
Morgan County
Alabama Journal
Montgomery
Danville
Caudill
Stephen FE. R
Champion
Hugh
Chandler
Norman L
Clark
Clarence T
Clem Mauveline
Collier
Tom
Comerford
William J
Compton
Paul L
Conley
Benjamin C
Field
Petty J
Flack, Jeweller
John H
Gray
Fredari
Williams Wins Grand Award for Bus inesS Drive
Decatur's H. G. Red Williams earns Commonwealth Life grand prize in a quarter stretch. A note from Louisville confirms 247.9 percent quota achievement earning a Bulova wrist watch, six linen handkerchiefs, and a Dresner travel kit as top prizes. Davis extends congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
H. G
Red) Williams
Commonwealth Life Insurance Company
Williams
William R. Davis
Louisville
Red
Daily Records MARRIAGES AND DEEDS OF LOCAL NAMES
Marriages record Phil Fitzgerald age 31 of Hartselle wed Edith Irene McKee. Deeds show Pearl Stringer Baker to Hubert L Stringer for 50 dollars and Broadview Development Co to Coy Roy Stover for 6200 dollars. Transactions include John L Nelson to Glenn A Collins and more debts or transfers among residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Fitzgerald
Hartselle
Edith Irene McKee
Deeds Pearl Stringer Baker
Hubert L. Stringer
Broadview Development Co
Coy
Roy Stover
John L. Nelson
Glenn A. Collins
William T. Oakes
Shirley Dalton
J. M. Oden
Price Johnson
N. P. Wiley Jr
John O. Power
Glenn ©. Barnett
M. R. Rankin
Irene
Tiall
Emogene Ss
William M. Randolph
Cecil H. Russell
Roselawn Cemetery Co
R. ¢. McWhorter
E. Terry
Willis Brown
Rose
Lurner
New Uniforms For Decatur Police to Arrive Here Soon
Decatur police will receive new uniforms soon as the City Council approves funding. Chief says the changes include updated caps and attire for officers, with the department aiming to equip all personnel promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Police
Decatur
City Council
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Fifth Ave. S
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Bank St
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Richmond
Hobson Hogan, Jr
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Corbit
Charles Mitchell, Jr
Hartgelle
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Trinity
James Kyle Lindsey
Arnold Walker
Daniel Downs
Burleson
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Julian C. Carter
Sixth Avenue S
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James Kirkland Hart
Billy Marion Grover
David Ray Frederick
Seventh Ave. E
William Ewell West
Union Grove
William David Byars
Fourth Ave. W
Calvin Jackson Pitt
Fourth Ave
Third Ave
Albert Edward Cobb
Harry Louie Rolfe
Lafayette Mathews
Ray Wilson Wear
Twelfth Ave
Delaware Senate
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Goodyear
Elliott
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Johnston
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Decatur’s
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Meg
Robert. Laxson
Athens 3
Decatur General Hospital
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B. G. Lane
Jimmie
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R. L. Brasseale
Lucille
Pauline Royer
Hartsele 3
Alexander City
Mrs
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Mitchell Williams
Decatur Clinic
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Sheffield
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
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Fifth Avenue
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Westside Presbyterian Church
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Hartseller
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Columbus, Ga
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Cincinnati
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Sandlin
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Shepard
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Sims
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Singleton
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Sivley
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Smith
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South
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Steenson
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Still
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Sullivan
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Summerford
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Turner
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Eta Spring
Edwards
Betty de. Lacon
Barnett
Hubert F
Tillery
Martin Gene
Burt
William A. Canterbury
Charles E
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Robert Lee
Wood
Leslie Allen
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