Marines Praised By Army For Midway Bravery
Army Flying Fortresses hail Marines of Midway as bravest, toughest, most dedicated. Col. Walter C. Sweeney Jr says Marines are better than their press releases and America should be proud. Accounts include a Marine pilot who kept fighting after wheel issues and a carrier hunter who stood 46 feet above water to lure zeros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Lee
Hawaii
Army Waters
Battle of Midway
Col
Walter C. Sweeney, Jr
America
Midway
Vale
Navy
Wayne
Tibby
Steena
Tommy
Mary
Community Health and Rain Shortage Notes
Health of this community is not good at this writing. Several families visit relatives in Oakville Decatur Mildrim Fairfield and Caddo. The community is badly in need of rain. Bob in Huntsville hospital and visitors include Mrs McCaghren Hensley Swindle and Lewis West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omie Johnson
M. A. Owens
Oakville
Ermine Reid
Reda Ann
Decatur
Bob McCaghren
Ennis Royer
Austine
Margie
Mildrim
J. W. McCaghren
Ernie Furgerson
Fairfield
Biddie Johnson
Otis Gentily
J. P. Sullivan
Emmett Callahan
Levine
Caddo
Tom Hensley
Lewis Swindle
Lewis West
Huntsville
Beginning and Primary depart vacation Bible school party noted
Mrs. Ben Burnham hosted a lawn party for the Beginning and Primary Departments of the Methodist church Vacation Bible School. The event featured a tent playlet by the children, bubble blowing, lemonade with red white and blue ice, ice cream sandwiches, and colored balloons as souvenirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Burnham
Bible School
The
Methodist Church
Shepherds
Love and Rivalry Blur in Tibby’s Circle
Tibby watches Tommy date Steena while she dates Wayne, resenting the shift from their old friendship. Flowers flood Steena and Tommy’s life, Marg contemplates nursing overseas, and Mary hints Steena’s schemes may involve Steena’s interests and Tibby’s medic friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Steena
Tibby
Wayne
Mary
Nickles
Marg
Mrs. Mercer
Ca ‘Mercer
United States and British Navies Form Blockade Alliance
Powerful American naval units join the British home fleet to blockade German warships and protect Allied shipping lanes. The force operates from UK bases under Rear Admiral Giffen, while Raeder and the Tirpitz are watched from Trondheim. An Edinburgh escort had previously brought the Americans to port after protecting a Russia bound convoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Adolf Hitler
Tirpits
Admiral Hipp
Rudala
Arctic
Tirpitz
Atlantic
Erich Raeder
Trondheim
United Kingdom
Edinburgh
Giffen
Admiral Harold R. Leads European Naval Forces Command
Admiral Harold R. assumes supreme command of all United naval forces in Europe amid reorganizations in the allied fleet. His appointment consolidates control over Atlantic and Mediterranean operations, with emphasis on coordination with NATO partners and rapid response to emerging naval challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold R
United Naval Forces
European
Patrick worries Congress must stay aligned with war effort
Rep. Luther Patrick of Alabama says the current Congress should remain united with the nation's military problems to avoid turnover among representatives and senators, stressing the need for steady leadership during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Luther Patrick
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National Bureau of Sea
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