U S Plans Four Point Pact to Overwhelm Japan Forces
Press analyst notes Truman outlined a four point Allied plan to pin down Japanese forces. The strategy aims at massive power concentration, heavy attrition at sea and in the air, and relentless pressure while building up American forces beyond the Pacific. Russian policy remains unsettled amid Middle East tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirkel
Simpson
Germany
Normandy
Elbe
United States
Pacific
Britain
Orient
Levant
Middle East
Japan
Congress
Truman
China
Europe
Indian Ocean
Borneo
Burma
Southeastern Asia Command
Rangoon
Thailand
Indo China
Malay
Eleventh Grade Picnic and Park Basketball Outing
Members of Austinville High School eleventh grade enjoyed a picnic at White Springs on Thursday evening then attended a ball game at the park. Attendees included Marie Harris Elnora Martin Darleen Bravelton Helen Parker Faye La Croix Doris Gibson Norma Lee Gray Marcellineelaney Cecil Sparkman Robert Hugh Leeman Ottis Cartee Lucian McCulloch Junior Wallace Rayburn Parker Maurice Means and Mr and Mrs Turner Hosch and daughter Janette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austinville High School
White Springs
Marie Harris
Elnora Martin
Darleen Bravelton
Helen Parker
Faye la Croix
Doris Gibson
Norma
Lee Gray
Marcelline Aelaney
Cecil Sparkman
Robert Hugh Leeman
Ottis Cartee
Lucian McCulloch
Junior Wallace
Rayburn Parker
Maurice Means
Former Pastor Continues Westminster Services This Week
Westminster Presbyterian church in Decatur extends services through Friday under Rev. Ernest N. Hart. Morning services at 10:00, evening at 8:00, with Sunday 11:00 morning service. Hart, born in London, served churches in Kentucky and Owensboro before returning to Decatur. active in Boy Scouts and Kiwanis. longtime church and community leader.
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
Ernest N. Hart
Mr. Hart
London
England
Atlantic
Canada
Kentucky
Decatur
Central Presbyterian Church
Owensboro
Westminster
Hart
Boy Scouts
Baden Powell
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Vinemont
Ala
Synod of Alabama
Roberts Arrives at Welch Convalescent Hospital Florida
Pfc Hollis E Roberts formerly of 623 Fifth Avenue Decatur has reached Welch Convalescent Hospital Daytona Beach Fla the Army reconditioning center. He entered service September 1944 at Ft McClellan Ala and served five months in the European theatre where he earned a Purple Heart. He was formerly a knitter for Cooper Wells Co in Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis E. Roberts
Fifth Avenue
Decatur
Welch Convalescent Hospital
Army
Daytona Beach
Fla
Hollis Roberts
Ft Mc
Clellan
Ala
Cooper, Wells & Co
Elmer C. Harden at Sea Three Years of Duty
Elmer C. Harden, 25, signalman first class from Cullman, has completed three years of sea duty. He serves on a destroyer escort in the Atlantic fleet and wears the American Campaign and European African Middle Eastern ribbons with a bronze star. Harden's parents Mr and Mrs W N Harden live at 108 1st East Street, Cullman. He has two brothers in service, Robert, 29, a Marine staff sergeant, and Noah Jr in the Army. He was employed by City Beverage Co. and attended Cullman city school before joining the Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer C. Hardin
Cullman
Harden
W. N. Harden
1St East Street
Robert
Marine Corps
Noah Jr
Army
Navy
Elmer
City Beverage Co
Cullman City School
Grease Removal Tip Soak Dishes With Baking Soda
Advice to remove grease from pots and di by soaking in hot water with baking soda before washing. The method promotes easier cleaning and better results.
Soldier Charles F Poe Killed in Action May 1 1945 Luzon
Pvt Charles F Poe was killed in action on Luzon Island on May 1 1945. He leaves wife Vergie Poe Scottsboro father Lindsey Poe Anniston four sisters Lucy Bonds An niston G H Blancett Decatur Bertha Hill Homer Evans Scottsboro and brother Sgt Lindsey Poe Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Poe
Luzon Island
Pvt
Poe
Vergie Poe
Scottsboro
Lindsey Poe
Anniston
Lucy Bonds
G. H. Blancett
Decatur
Bertha Hill
Homer Evans
Sgt
Trial Ends For Germans In Airman Killing Case
An eight member American military commission nears verdict after closing arguments in the Speicher killing of an American airman. Defendants Peter Kohn 32 and two others testified and signed statements admitted as evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Yarbrough
Ahrweiler
Germany
Peter Kohn
Speicher
Ore
Kohn
Matthias Krein
Scout Camp Opens Soon at Westmoreland Six Weeks Near Jenice
Camp Westmoreland officially opens June 10 and runs for six weeks ending July 22. Located nine miles northeast of Jenice on Shoal Creek near Springs, the 22 acre Tennessee Valley Council property hosts Boy Scouts of America with camp fees covering food leadership supplies and program. A medical exam is required, water safety supervised, and facilities health tested by Lauderdale health department. Camp director Tom Reynolds and assistants Charles Coldiron Robert McRight lead a junior staff including Fd Cantrell Jack Minks John Logan Leonard Beard Charles Moore Karl Mittwede Weldon Shannon Jimmy Thompson Ben Miller Charles Lyle Marshall Duke Coleman Alexander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westmoreland
Jenice
Ats “Springs
Tennessee Valley Council
Boy Scouts of America
Tom H. Reynolds
Charles Coldiron
Robert McRight
Fd Cantrell
Jack Minks
John Logan
Leonard Beard
Charles Moore
Karl Mittwede
Comissary
Weldon Shannon
Jimmy Thompson
Han
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OWL Drug CO
Decatur, Ala
Your Office Outfitters
Pfc. Roberts
Florida Hospital
Elmer C. Harden
The
Lauderdale Health Department
Dicraft
Ben Miller
Wature
Charles Lyle
Buler
Marshall Duke
Coleman Alexander
Waterfront
New Life Fellowship
Hollywood
California
SHOPI
Shoe Dept
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