Cullman Man Battle Hero
Washington reports a Cullman native hailed for LST 340’s defense against nine Japanese bombers during the Guadalcanal campaign. Despite heavy fire, loss of crew, and extensive damage, the ship survived after four hours of firefighting and was towed ashore for reconditioning before returning to service. Lt. Luther E. Reynolds led one escort vessel in towing and firefighting efforts.
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Washington
Navy
Guadalcanal
Kukum Beach
LST
Luther E. Reynolds
John Vick. Cullman
Ala
Hartselle March church board meeting hosts and visitors
The March session of the First Methodist church Board of Stewards met at the Drinkard home with Pattillos hosting a prior dinner. Visitors included Rev. Aldridge Rev. Johnson and Major Nelson. The Book Lover's Club also gathered with Mrs Glasscock hosting and jonquil decor. A buffet supper for husbands entering the armed services was planned for Thursday night at the Drinkard home.
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Board of Stewards
First Methodist Church
E. L. Drinkard, Jr
W. V. Pattillo
Frank L. Aldridge
T. H. Johnson
Major Owen Nelson
Camp Claiborne
van B. Glasscock
John McDaniel
C. T. Cash
Armed Services
E. L. Drinkard
Birmingham
Hoyt Sherard
Buford Bentley
Brooklyn
Formal opening canceled at First Methodist auditorium
The redecoration of the First Methodist church auditorium is near completion but the new pulpit and choir furniture are not yet in place so there will be no formal opening this Sunday afternoon. Visitors are expected for the last vesper service of winter at five o clock. The pastor praises the beauty of the new space.
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First Methodist Church
Physicist's Estimate: 300 Billion Billion Billion Electrons
An English physicist once estimated that weighing one ounce requires about 300 billion billion billion electrons, illustrating the staggering scale of atomic particles and the challenges of quantifying matter at micro scales.
Ford Plant Quiet Today After Suspension Row
Detroit March 16 Faced with possible further suspensions of members at Ford Motor Co Rouge plant Local 600 of the United Automobile Workers CIO announced it would offer no defense for those found responsible for yesterday s blockade at the plant gates. Indefinite suspensions of 50 employes followed rapid developments including a police request by Ford for state protection. R J Thomas UAW CIO president called the Ford appeal inflammatory while Dearborn Mayor Orville Hubbard dismissed the accusation as false and cockeyed. Investigations into ten more suspensions and ten discharges tied to the demonstration and unauthorized strike in the aircraft division were under way with Ford Local 600 president W T Grant also involved.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Dearborn
R. J. Thomas
Uaw-Cio
Orville Hubbard
Dearborn Police
Moulton Soldier Becomes Paratrooper in WWII Wings
Pvt. Walden W. McMillan, son of Mrs Ava W. McMillan, earned the Army paratrooper wings after four weeks of training and a night combat jump identical to Sicily operations. Parachute school advances jump science with low injury risk and offers skills in communications, demolition, rigging, and sewing machine maintenance for airborne infantry.
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Pvt
Walden W. McMillan
Ava W. McMillan
Moulton
United States Army
Sicily
Schoolgirl Killed in Birmingham Traffic Accident
Dalel Haddad a 13 year old schoolgirl died after being struck by a truck while trying to catch a bus at a street intersection. Police inspector Richard Chambers said she ran in front of the truck. She died in hospital early today. seventh traffic fatality in the city since January 1.
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Birmingham
Dalel Haddad
Richard Chambers
Dearborn Police Patrol Plant Gates Quiet Shift Change
Dearborn police with tow cars patrolled the area around the plant gates last week as shifts changed this morning, but the day shift arrived without incident and no disturbances were reported.
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Dearborn
Nazi Horrors Revealed By Gripsholm Repatriates
374 non official civilian repatriates aboard the Gripsholm await landfall after Nazi internment and a hell train ordeal. 36 wounded U.S. servicemen lead the disembarkation while 103 Latin Americans complete clearance. Survivors recount Nazi executions near Compiegne and a blazing Augsburg during Allied bombing. One passenger, Mrs. Jannette Kaufman, died aboard the ship after a stroke suffered en route.
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Jersey City
N. J
Gripsholm
Red Cross
U. S
Mel Most
Associated Press
Vichy
Compiegne
Augsberg
Lisbon
Portugal
Jannette Kaufman
Chicago
Lieut Benjamin Chase Reported Missing in Action
Lieut Benjamin Chase of Jacksonville Florida is reported missing in action in the Mediterranean region. A telegram to his parents Mr and Mrs Jack Chase from the War Department conveyed the news. Chase, a bomber pilot, was born in Decatur and later moved to Jacksonville.
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Virgil Thompson
Florida
D. W. Thompson
Roy Whitten
R. W. Boteler
Jasper
Hartselle
W. A. Boger
Ruby Boger
Birmingham
Mattie Sue Oden
Cullman County High School
E. A. Oden
Lieut
Benjamin Chase
Jacksonville
Fla
Mediterranean
War Department
Jack Chase
Lieut. Chase
Decatur
Bloodworth kinship noted in Jacksonville lineage
The text identifies a person in Jacksonville with his parents from years past and notes he is the nephew of Miss Claire Bloodworth and Ben Bloodworth of the city.
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Jacksonville
Claire Bloodworth
Ben Bloodworth
Fossil Find Reveals Hundreds of Elephant Bones in Texas Panhandle
Paleontologists uncover hundreds of prehistoric elephant bones in the Texas Panhandle, signaling a significant fossil site. Excavation work near a rural area has surfaced numerous skull fragments and limb bones, drawing interest from local museums and researchers.
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Texas Panhandle
Holinshed Chronicles Screen Shakespeare's Source Material
The Holinshed Chronicles served as a key reference for William Shakespeare, shaping plot ideas, character backgrounds, and historical context across his plays.
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Holinshed
Shakespeare
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Mary Anne Berry
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Marie Nethery
Joette Drake
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Sheffield
R. M. Teague
Elizabeth Robinson
C. S. Lee
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Clarence Crow
Russellville
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Jack Bennett
W. S. Praytor
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Atlanta
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Montgomery
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Vicksburg
Pfc
McCall Young
Miami
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Texas
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Ronnie
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Walter West
Simpson
Frank Aldridge
Thomas Clark Rogers
R. E. Jones
Pearl Sheats
Annie Patton
Leon Orr
Nelle Payne
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
R. A. Payne
G. L. Burst
South Highlands Hospital
Hayen
Sterchi
Jewelry
FORD
Thomas
W. T. Grant
Ford Local 600
Peron
Loyd’s Drug Store
Johnson’s Red Cross
KIRBY
W. Moulton St
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Rony Wak Rang
Malik Ka
Poplin
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Aqua Siren
Rjor
B. F. Goodrich
Glasstex
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