Famous Third Deactivated by Hal Boyle
Berlin report notes the U S Army plans to deactivate the famed Fighting Third Infantry Division this year after a storied history in both world wars. The unit earned 30000? casualties, 8300 Silver Stars and high honors, with notable alumni like Eisenhower and Clark, but tradition persists as the Army shifts to new formations in the atomic era.
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Hal Boyle
Berlin
Rock of the Marne
United States
Dwight Eisenhower
Mark Clark
Casblantn
Berchtesgaden
Sicily
Volturno
Anzio
Migniano
Vosges
Colmar
Nuernberg
Chateau Thierry
Marne
Marine Corps
Rites Today for Limestone Woman Mrs Lottie Woolridge
Funeral services for Mrs. Lottie Maggie Woolridge 73 lifelong Limestone County resident will be held at 4 p.m. today at O’Neal Lime stone with Irvin Lee officiating. She died Friday night at her Athens home joining the Church of Christ long served. Survived by husband J T Woolridge and three nephews, plus other relatives. Pallbearers named Jimmie Maron Jim Black George Maron Robert Lakington A Knowles and K Carr. Burial in adjoining cemetery Mutual Service directing.
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Lottie Maggie Woolridge
Limestone County
Irvin Lee
O'Neal
Robert Lakington
A. Knowles
K. Carr
Mutual Service
Produce more per acre Auburn study details beef and forage gains
Auburn officials showcase research on upland pasture yielding two tons of kudzu per acre and alfalfa hay of four to five tons per acre. Grazing trials with 45 bred cows on three acres show efficient feed using sericea lespedeza, kudzu, clover, and grain sorghum. Forestation plots explain spacing benefits and cordwood value from slash pines.
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L. C. Brackeen
Aubur Ala
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
Kudzu
Farm Equipment Association
L. M. Ware
Horticulture and Forestry Department
Ware
Oneow
Mr. Ware
John Lawrence
Ria Combina
Licapan de
W E Hokett Dies in Chattanooga
William Lee Hokett, 83, died Saturday morning in Chattanooga. He arrived in Decatur about 8:40 PM and was taken to the home of Mr and Mrs B H Colléas in Courtland. Funeral arrangements will be announced.
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William Lee Hokett
Chattanooga
Decatur
B. H- Colléas
Courtland
Marriage Licenses Recorded in Cullman Huntsville and Decatur
Eddie Rodgers of Cullman wed Est her Mae Hunter of Cullman. William Andrew Venable Sr of Huntsville wed Jessie Leary of Dearborn Michigan. Cecil William Smith of Valhermosa Springs wed Eula Grace Stringer of Valhermosa Springs. William Maurice Means of Decatur wed Sarah Darleen Brazelton of Decatur. Brazil lies largely in the torrid zone with extensive temperate regions.
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Eddie Rodgers
Cullman
Esther Mae Hunter
William Andrew Venable
Huntsville
Jessie Leary
Dearborn
Mich
Cecil William Smith
Valhermosa Springs
Eula Grace
Stringer
William Maurice Means
Decatur 3
Sarah Darleen Brazelton
Decatur 1
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Mayflower Transit CO
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John H. Giles
Dillehay
Grant
House of Integrity
Rowzee Motors
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Eer
Quaker Burn
Lawrence
Brown Funeral Company
W. E. Hokett
Lems
Garrison’s
PTL Ly Funeral CO
Hartselle
Brazil
America
Katasry
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