Civil Air Patrol Offers Flight Prize and Cadet Training
A cross country flight prize is offered to CAP cadets who pass Army tests. The Decatur squadron of the Alabama wing draws members from Cullman Athens and Decatur. CAP emphasizes cadet enrollment and invites adults to join for aviation training with meetings Wednesdays at Riverside High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
Woodall’s
Enjon Cap
Pearl Harbor
H. H. Arnold
U. S
Decatur
Alabama
Cullman
Athens
Army
Riverside High School
Contract Awarded for Night Lighting at Gunter Field
A $12,701 contract was awarded to J. R. Hime Electric Company of Palm Beach Florida for construction of night lighting facilities at Gunter Field. Announcement came from the Mobile U S engineers district headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
J. R. Hime Electric Company
Palm Beach
Fla
Gunter Field
U. S. Engineers
Mobile
Heroes Of Invasion Buried In Britain
American dead from the invasion lie in a British cemetery at Brookwood England as officers chaplains and a steam shovel funeral proceed in a stark display of war’s reach. An English woman sobs nearby while four P-38s fly overhead in a solemn vigil. The flag remains at half mast until all buried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Cowan
Brookwood
England
Channel
Sumner Johnson
U. S. Ninth Air Force
Terryville
Conn
Governor Allows Death Sentence for 14 Year Old
Governor Olin D Johnston will not interfere with the scheduled June 16 electrocution of George Stinney a 14 year old Negro convict for the March 24 killings of two white girls near Alcola. Appeals from unions failed to win a commutation to life imprisonment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
S. C
Olin D. Johnston
CIO Tobacco Workers Union
National Maritime Union
Charleston
George Stinney
Alcola
Stinney
Death Roses View of Italy Describes War Scene
Washington reports Sergeant Richard Embley, former house press gallery attendant, writes a graphic letter to colleagues describing Italy’s war devastation. He recalls ruined towns, melted faces, burning shells, cratered earth, and bodies while noting roses and poppies blooming amid the horror.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Italy
Richard Embley
House Press Gallery
William J. Donaldson
Embley
Capital News
State workers may return after service, Browder says
Director I J Browder of the state personnel department announced that state employees who took leaves to serve in the armed forces may return to their jobs after discharge. If an employee does not reclaim, the position goes to the next ranking applicant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
I. J. Browder
State Personnel Department
Armed Services
Browder
Indictment Hears Death Case Involving One Girl
An indictment details the death case of a single girl. The filing outlines charges and the role of named authorities in pursuing the prosecution.
Glider pilot recalls perilous Dunkirk era voyage
Harvey Shanks of Gainsville Texas recounts a harrowing night at a Ninth Air Force troop carrier station. He details a glider landing in a flooded field near Boutteville, mortar fire, a halt at Les Forges, corpses in a French truck, and evacuation toward the beach after a mine struck an LST. Flight Officer Russell Strandberg accompanied him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Air Force
Harvey Shanks
Gainsville
Tex
France
Shanks
Russell Strandberg
East First Ave
Spokane
Wash
Boutteville
Les Forges
Ste. Mere Eglise
New Pastorium To Be Dedicated At Hillsboro Church
The Baptist church in Hillsboro completed a pastorium to be dedicated this afternoon at 4 00 PM. Rev Don Wells will preach the dedication sermon and Bob Bodin of Bob Jones College will lead special music. Open house will follow the ceremony. The house was built by church men for the pastor and his bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Church
Hillsboro
Don Wells
Bob Bodin
Bob Jones College
General Miller goes on 30 day leave from Coral Gables
Col Henry J F Miller former head of the ninth air force service command left the Army air forces regional hospital at Coral Gables for a 30 day leave. He did not disclose his destination. The War Department announced that Gen Dwight D Eisenhower sent the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Henry J. F. Miller
Ninth Air Force Service Command
Army Air Forces Regional
Coral Gables
War Department
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Landing Barge Stay Behind During Night Invasion
Soldiers recall riding a landing barge through the night and boarding an LST at about 8:30 Thursday morning for a hot meal before being ashore at 1 p.m. The account emphasizes the abrupt transition from water to shore and the schedule of arrival.
Miller hints date of invasion at cocktail party remark
A remark by Miller at a social gathering suggested a hint about when an invasion might occur. The comment drew attention to timing but offered no concrete details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Decatur Ministerial Association Honors Rev. John C Cowell Jr
The Decatur Ministerial Association met on May 30 and expressed deep sorrow at the death of Rev. John C. Cowell Jr D D. They praise his faithful ministry at Central Baptist Church and extend sympathy to Mrs. Cowell and the bereaved family and congregation. Copies of the action are sent to Mrs. Cowell Central Baptist Church and the Decatur Daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
Johnston Street
Decatur
Alabama
Decatur Ministerial Association
John C. Cowell
Cowell
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Morgan
Limestone
Marshall
Madison
Jackson
Federal Saving & Loan Association
Second Avenue
Frank P. Samford
Birmingham
Alabama War Finance Committee
Rutledge S. Thomas
Morgan County
Ed Leigh McMillan
Brewton
W. A. Owens
Limestone County
Roy H. Drinkard
Guntersville
James R. Mason
Huntsville
Robert D. Ward
Scottsboro
Jackson County
E. W. McLeod
Fifth District Banking and Investment Division
Jack Langhorne
Fifth District
Cn Bathe
Britain
Cherbourg
R. F.grady
Philadelphia
F. J. Smeltzer
Shamokin
Ford Gilbert
Long Beach
Calif
Frank H. Lash
Navy
Clovis
N. M
John A. Moore
Lake Helen
Dezil Carty
New York City
al Negro
Corp
Joseph Ferrazzo
Clearfield
Herbert E. Thompson
Ilion
Pat
Pat Kimbrough
Hartselle, Ala
Death
Roses
View
Tommy Kennemer
Bill Kennemer
Lacey's Spring
Route One
R. L. Kennemer
Bares Horror
Mediterranean Army Air Forces
Gerry C. Leeman
15Th Air Force
Voice OF
People
Coal & Grain CO
Checkerboard Store
Moulton Street
Anniston
U. S. Employment Office
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