Honors Paid Col Bowley at West Point Chapel
The funeral of Colonel Freeman W. Bowley, who died March 1, was held March 4 in the Old Cadet Chapel with Chaplain John R. Walthour officiating. Interment was in West Point cemetery with full military honors. Bowley, a 1911 USMA graduate, served in Hawaii and France earning the Victory Medal with four stars, Purple Heart, Occupation Medal, and American Defense Service Medal. Survived by Elise Johnson Bowley, daughter Elizabeth, Lt. Gen. Albert J. Bowley, and three sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeman W. Bowley
John R. Walthour
William F. Morrison
Chauncey L. Fenton
Clayton E Whea
Robert C. F. Goetz
James F. Buron
Hayden W. Wagner
Meade Wildrick
James L. Hayden
West Point
Colonel Bowley
U. S. Military Academy
Hawaiian Islands
France
Rowley
F B. Wilby
US Military Academy
Army
Military Academy
Elise Johnson Bowley
Elise Johnson
E. S
Johnson
Prospect Drive
Decatur
Elizabeth W. Bowley
Albert J. Bowley
California
Freeman W Bowley Jr
Air Corps
William T. Bowley
United States Military Academy
Alabama syphilis testing law eyed as model for Hawaii
Alabama's law mandating syphilis testing for all persons ages 14 to 50 could serve as a model for similar legislation in Hawaii. Health officials said the state health department received a request for information and a copy of the law from Hawaii's board of health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Territory of
Hawaii
B. F. Austin
Samuel D. Allison
Hawaiian Board of Health
Officer Killed in Plane Crash Near Purvis Mississippi
Flight Officer Robert J. Morton was killed Thursday night when his plane crashed near Purvis Mississippi. The Mobile air service command announced the death. Morton is listed as the son of Mrs. Margaret Morton of Detroit Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Robert J. Morton
Purvis
Miss Brookley Field
Mobile Air Service Command
Morton
Margaret Morton
Detroit
Mich
Aerial Heroes Story From Eighth AAF Liberator Mission
The tale centers on Sgt. Earl S. Williams and a crew from an England based Liberator during a Northern France mission. Major Howard Kreidler and Captain Al J. Spahn endured a midair crisis as Spahn delivered precise bombing. Kreidler and Williams aided the pilot's death and manned repairs 15,000 feet above ground while engineers James McCombs and Luther Newsome worked without parachutes to keep the flight afloat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Earl S. Williams
Mobile
Howard E. Kreidler
Omaha
Madison
Nebraska
al J. Spahn
Dubuque
Iowa
France
Stewart E. Blanchard
Lation
California
Kreidler
Greidler
Major Kreidler
Spahn
S-Set
Earl S. William
Alabama
James W. McCombs
Leland Ave
Waterloo
Luther J. Newsome
St. Phenix City
Newsome
Andrew J. Kasper
107Th St
Richmond Hill
New York
Service Club Affair Gala at St Patrick’s Day Dance
A large charity dance hosted by the Service Men's club drew couples from Jones, Smith, Polinsky, Beserkowitz, O’Leary, and O’Brien families. Junior hostesses led guests under a green arch with shamrock decor, while the eight-piece 703rd band played. A show with tap, song, and acrobatics followed intermission, ending with Pasquali’s surprise appearance and a late reception of salad and coffee served by the chaperones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joneses
Courtland
Judah Baker
Mary Wallace Hogan
Kay Bryan
Bryan
Sam Yompers
Miss McCulloch
Jean Reeves
Flip Timberlake
Miss Reeves
Pasquali
Reed Rogers
C. A. Moore
H. N. Pearifoy
Clio Lovin
R. F. West
Jane Patterson
Rufus Pearson
Frank Yaney
Earle P. Calvin
Senate backs expansive C S Bill of Rights for veterans
The senate finance committee called the $3.0 billion C. S. Bill of Rights “admittedly more extensive and generous” in veteran benefits than any prior war. It also urged it as true economy, noting that today’s servicemen and future generations hold the destiny of the republic in their hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
C. S
Alabama welfare distributes 603474 to needy families
Miss Laula Dunn state welfare director reported that 603474 dollars were distributed to Alabama needy families. Of this total 448166 dollars went to aid for the aged and the average aid per family was 17.09 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Laula Dunn
Heroic Flight Crashes Save Nine After Plane Downs
Lt William K James and Sgt Milton F Peitz spliced cables amid a nose turret fire near England. Major Kreidler guided a ground landing on one wheel as crew freed the pilot's body. The nine survivors praised Kreidler, McComb, Newsome, and Spahn for a successful mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William K. James
N. Heliothrope Drive
Los Angeles
California
Milton F. Peitz
Talmadge Ave
St. St. Louis
Missouri
England
Newsome
Kreidler
B. Sheffield West Jr
Emerson South
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Spahn
West
James
McComb
Sgt
Former Cadet Flies Back to Swap Stories With Instructor
Captain Ernest W. Fogel Jr., a former cadet turned Air Corps captain with fifty four combat missions, visited civilian instructor W. W. Lundy at Southern Aviation. Fogel trained in 1942, flew Liberator bombers in the Middle East and North Africa, earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with seven Oak Leaf Clusters, then returned home this year. Lundy served as student as Fogel demonstrated combat tips he learned abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Corps
Southern Aviation
Ernest W. Fogel, Jr
65Th Flying Training Detachment
W. W. Lundy
Columbus Army Airfield
Mississippi
Middle East
Fogel
Lundy
Mr. Lundy
Lions club shower aids Morgan County TB sanatorium needs
The Lions club of Decatur asks all citizens and seven North Alabama counties to donate items or cash for outfitting 20 new beds at the Morgan County TB sanatorium. A Dinsmore's booth on March 24 25 and 27 will collect gifts to cover sheets towels silverware beds lamps and other hospital necessities aimed at benefiting TB patients in the seven county area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Lions Club of
Decatur
Morgan County
T. B. Sanatorium
North Alabama
Dinsmore Bros. Furniture Co
Lions Club
Dinsmore’s
Lions
Alabama considers memorial for women in wartime effort
Governor Chauncey Sparks announced approval of a plan to honor Alabama women serving in the armed forces and on the home front. He said Alabama aims to be among the first states to commemorate their contributions during the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Chauncey Sparks
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Col. Bowley
James L. Rankin
State National Bank Bldg
John I. Hartselle
U. S. Merchant Marine
Mrs
E. I. Hartselle
Hildreth A. Johnson
F. A. Johnson
Austinville
Hollis Johnson
Tuscumbia
Eighth Air Force
Alfred Delaney Rose
Seabees
Davisville
R. I
Charles Gee, Hartselle
George W. Brown
Commercial Avenue
Italy
Seamon
Earl McCulloch
Germany
Sgt. McCulloch
Lawrence County
Purdon
Texas
Leaman L. McCulloch
Pvt
William S. Sharp
Camp Craft
S. C
M. C. Sharp
Hartselle
Floyd Sivley
Somerville
Eral
Ing Slack Suits
Sanfor
Set. Williams
Aerial Heroes
Pettey
U.S
Baby
State Department of Agriculture
Hatchery
Bank ST. Neat
Murdock's
Captain Fogel
Pat
Chrysler
Pontiac
Streamliner
Plymouth
Pecial DeLuxe
FORD
Chevrolet
Harley Davidson
WE Both
Kimbrough
Hartselle, Ala
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