Beamesderfer Recounts Harrowing Captivity as POW
Corporal Gilbert J. Beamesderfer of Ephrata Pennsylvania describes thirty days of confusion after being captured by his own troops and mistaken for a German prisoner of war. He eventually proved his American identity and was released from captivity with a 90 day work furlough.
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Framingham
Mass
Gilbert J. Beamesderfer
Ephrata
Penn
Cushing General Hospital
Third Army
France
Beamesderfer
Liieutenant
England
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Washington
Twice Wounded Corp. Lemons Home On 30 Day Leave
Corporal William J. Lemons, twice wounded in the European war, returns home for a 30 day leave. He visits his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Lemons in Union Grove East Morgan County after serving 21 months overseas.
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Cpl
William J. Lemons
Europe
Cpl. Lemons
Ernest L. Lemons
Union Grove
Morgan County
Rival To My Heart Chapter Twenty Four Romance On River Picnic
Stephen and Gail spend a sunny river picnic amid hospital tensions and family strains. They discuss past loves and future plans while hints of romance deepen as Stephen kisses Gail during a warm moment after a swim. The scene blends personal conflict with growing affection.
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Stephen
Gail
Paris
Cannes
Maria
Baden
Hitler
Pamela
Margaret
Bianca
Europe
Byrd Descends From Richmond Founder William Byrd II
Virginia Senator Harry F. Byrd, serving since 1933, is described as a direct descendant of Colonel William Byrd II, the founder of Richmond in 1737.
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Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
William Byrd II
Richmond
Probate petition to probate last will and testament
In Morgan County Alabama Percy Pride filed June 1 1945 a petition to admit the will of Edmonia Perry deceased to probate with a hearing set for June 29 1945. The probate judge ordered notice and the hearing may be contested. Also ordinances of Decatur Alabama amended including parking regulations on Vine Lafayette Walnut Cherry streets and Holly Street and a new collection tax item adding insulation sales and installation tax to the license tax ordinance.
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State OF
Alabama
Morgan County
Percy Pride
Edmonia Perry
Henry Clemmons
Mary Clemmons
T. C. Almon
Decatur
Vine Street
Lafayette Street
Walnut Street
Cherry Street
Railroad Street
Oak Street
Holly Street
Second Avenue
Fourth Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Community Notes From Morgan County Winton
A Sunday dinner at Mrs Emma Waughs home for Sunday school class three drew a large crowd. Local families include Mr and Mrs Rudolph Sivley and Vera Nell Sivley. Private Raymond Campbell of Fort Knox Kentucky spent the weekend with wife here. James Dunnaway and son James Paul left for Camp Butner North Carolina. Ovie Turner and Mrs Turner visited. Turner left for California Sunday night.
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Emma Waugh
Rudolph Sivley
Vera Nell
Sivley
T. C. Dunnaway
Aaron Maze
Union
Raymond’ Campbell
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Davis Campbll
James Dunnaway
James Paul
James. Dunnaway
Camp Butner
North Carolina
S. C. Dunnaway
Ruby Crow
Decatur
Jura Mae Winton
Iris Winton
Ovie Turner
Anubis Followers Use Asphalt to Preserve Rulers
Ancient Egyptian practices attributed to followers of Anubis show the god’s cult using asphalt as a preservative for royal mummies, highlighting early embalming techniques and protective coatings applied to tomb effigies.
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Anubis
Truman commutes kidnapper to life in federal prison
Thomas H Robinson Jr., once set for execution in Kentucky, receives life term after President Truman commutes death sentence. The 1934 kidnapping of Louisville socialite Mrs. Alice Speed Stoll led to federal case and eventual Supreme Court affirmation. Robinson remained calm upon news of the reprieve.
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Louisville
Thomas H. Robinson, Jr
Federal
Harry S. Truman
Robinson
Alcatraz
White House
Francis Biddle
Kentucky State Penitentiary
Alice Speed Stoll
Indianapolis
United States Supreme Court
Eddyville
Dewey Ward
Community notes from Hartselle and surrounding areas
Local residents and visitors appear in a string of social updates from Hartselle and nearby towns. Highlights include Mrs. J W Winton winning a flower contest prize, Stanley Products demonstrations for fifteen ladies, and Mrs Melvin Moody hosting a salad hour.
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Ssomer Johnson
Hartselle
Betty Blackwell
Decatur
Willie Ruth Smith
Forest Echols
Route One
Fred Hammond
Ruth Ransom
Hatselle
J. W. Winton
Moody
Conley Sharp
Howard Allen
Imogene Johnson
Dorothy Williams
J.J. Ransom
B. M. Cuthrell
M. D. Johnson
Abner Johnson
Melba
Wilma Goree
Eula Goree
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Atlanta
Gus Thomas
Pfc
Thomas
G. Mikell
Don
Open Hearings on Air Route Proposals North to South
The Civil Aeronautics Board opened hearings on six proposed air routes centered on Nashville as a hub. Gillespie Airways seeks routes to Evansville Madisonville Louisville Muscle Shoals and more. Chicago and Southern Air Lines proposes Memphis to Jacksonville routes via Raleigh Durham Pinehurst Southern Pines Camden Columbia Augusta Aiken and Brunswick. The paper notes 700 000 war jobs.
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Greensboro
N. C
Civil Aeronautics Board
Nashville
Tenn
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Indiana
Gillespie Airways
Evansville
Ind
Clarksville
Madisonville
Memphis
Jackson
Milan
Louisville
Bowling Green
Glendale
Muscle Shoals
Pulaski
Huntsville
Ala
Decatur
Chicago and Southern Air Lines, Inc
Washington
Strikers Ordered Back in Birmingham War Strike
Regional War Labor Board ordered strikers to return at Tennessee Coal and Iron Railroad Co in Birmingham where 700 workers walked out last week and about 10 000 more were involved later The board said no action while the strike continues and union and company case is under National War Labor Board review. Frank Stout was sent to aid negotiations.
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War Labor Board
Tennessee Coal, Iron Railroad Co
Birmingham
United Steel Workers of America
CIO
Boar
National War Labor Board
van Hecke
Frank Stout
Atlanta
Early U.S. Railroads Chartered in 1826 and 1828
The first railroad companies in the United States received charters in 1826 and 1828, marking the inception of American rail transport and setting the stage for rapid railroad expansion across the nation.
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United States
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Steve
Mary Berends
Nina Sermalinos
Reyna
Burke Gentry
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Ruth Roye
Frieda
Joe Pettey
H. R. Summer
H.R. Summer
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W. R. Sivley
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Somerville
Sardia Winton
City Park
Belk’s
Rayon
Joan Fontaine
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Poole-Buick Co
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