Cadets Begin Flight Training at Maxwell Field
Two Decatur youths join the Army Air Forces pilot program at Maxwell Field in Alabama. Aviation Cadet Reuben C Halbrooks from Decatur attended Alabama and joined as a cadet on April 19, 1943 after University of Alabama ties. Aviation Cadet Justus K McWhorter, also from Decatur, studied at Auburn and Florence State Teachers College before entering service. They start pre flight training June 2, 1943, as part of the Southeast Training Center program.
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Decatur
Army Air Forces School For
Max Field
Nashville Air Center
AAFOC
Nashp
U. Army Air Forces
Maxwell Field
Prr
Army Air Forces Southeast Training Center
Reuben Cecil Halbrooks
Sixth Avenue
East
University of Alabama
Alabama
Justus Kenneth McWhorter
Decaturs 3
AB Ky
Auburn
Ala
Florence State Teachers College
Knoxville
Tenn
Army Air Forces
Madison May Get Hospital Plans Discussed for County
Madison county health officer Dr. W C Hatchett and Board of Revenue chair Ed McGregor met with Dr E J Teagarden director of Morgan county sanitorium to explore a tuberculosis sanatorium for Madison county. Five beds currently serve Madison patients in Morgan county, with potential sites near Huntsville under review.
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Madison County
W. C. Hatchett
Ed McGregor
Madison County Board of Revenue & Control
E. J. Teagarden
Morgan County
Teagarden
Huntsville
Revival to Begin at Ninth Street Methodist Church
Special revival services will begin at 9th Street Methodist church on Sunday June 13 and continue for two weeks. Rev Grady Aldridge of Hamilton Alabama will do the preaching. The public is cordially invited. Rev John R Carwile is the pastor.
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9Th Street Methodist Church
Grady Aldridge
Hamilton
Ala
John R. Carwile
Soldiers and Sailors Return on Leave
CPL Russell Powell at Drew Field Florida serves as radio technician in aircraft warning. PVT Rolan Royer returns to Leesburg after furlough with his father Jerry T. Roger. PVT Dennis H. Sherrill returns to Camp Edwards Massachusetts after furlough at home. MARSHAL PETTIT, seaman second class, back at U S Hospital Corps San Diego after furlough with his parents Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Pettit of Hartselle.
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Cpl
Russell Powell
Drew Field
Tampa
Fla
Aircraft Warning Service
E. C. Powell
Decatur
Rolan Royer
Leesburg, Fla
Jerry T. Roger
Decatur 3
Dennis H. Sherrill
Camp .Edwards
Mass
Ola Sanderson
4Th Avenue South
Marshal Pettit
U. 38. N. Hospital Corps
San Diego
M. G. Pettit
Hartselle
George F. Mills
Florida
Mrs
J. R. Mills
Sherman Street
Work On Steamer Is Started At Ingalls
The keel for the Judah P. Baker, Decatur’s first ocean going steamer, was laid at the Ingalls Shipbuilding yard in Decatur at 12 30 p m Friday with Frank J Nolan and other officials present. A brief program followed as the first keel section was set, signaling a new era in inland construction.
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Ingalls
Judah P. Baker
Decatur
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation
Frank J. Nolan
Mr. Nolan
S. R. Reed
United States Army
William Brown
Eighth Transportation Zone
Army
Harry Riley
Maritime Commission
John M. Nelson
Ingalls Yard
Tennessee River
Nolan
Andy
Galls
Nelson
High School Graduation Reflections From Hart sell Soldier
A letter from Jack Norwood, 18, U S Navy medical department stationed in San Diego, writes to Hart sell family on graduation night memories, missing ceremony, hoping for a diploma, and plans to return home after the war. He mentions seeing classmates in the yearbook and resolves to do his duty well.
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Jack Norwood
Jim Norwood
Hartselle
Medical Department
U. S. Navy
San Diego
California
Joe
John Pauls
Grubbs to Aid Farmers in Morgan County War Effort
County Agent B G Hall announces the appointment of J Mark Grubbs to assist Morgan County farmers with production and harvesting this year under war production authority. Grubbs will survey farmer needs, mobilize available labor including women and children, and coordinate help with county agents to meet growing food demand as more men join the military and war industries.
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J. Mark Grubbs
Morgan County
B.G. Hall
Congress
Mr. Grubbs
United States
Armed Service
Grubbs
Wickhorst Succeeds Hamilton as Navy Aviation Leader
Commander Thomas J. Hamilton who led the Navy aviation physical training program is on duty at sea. Lt. Commander Frank H. Wickhorst, a noted athletic star and former UC Berkeley intramural director, succeeds him as director of naval aviation physical training. Passages indicate the move aligns with Hamiltons wishes.
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Washington
Thomas J. Hamilton
Navy
Hamilton
Naval Aviation
Frank H. Wickhorst
University of California
Athens Man Receives Ensign Commission Prior Naval Duty
W V Legg a prominent Athens youth will depart for New Orleans to join the U S Naval Base after receiving his ensign commission He will then go to Harvard this fall to take a finance course connected with his naval duties
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Athens
Ala
W. V. Legg
New Orleans
U. S. Naval
Harvard
Freedom and Peace Letter From a Civilian in Decatur
A reader corrects a May issue item about a furlough in Caddo, stating he is single with no wife or baby, and asks the Decatur Daily to explain the error and publish a full correction. He cites his parents as J T Royer of Decatur Route 3 and emphasizes a desire for accuracy and the right to free expression.
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Dad
Sarah
Joe
Grandma
Jack
Decatur
Alabama
Caddo
J. T. Royer
Route 3
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Leon Smith
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