Tuscaloosa medic earns Silver Star in Bougainville action
Navy Pharmacist's Mate Jacques A. Walthall of Tuscaloosa Alabama attached to a Marine battalion received the Silver Star for gallantry at Koromokina River during the Bougainville landing. He crawled 500 yards through a swamp to an aid station after tending eight wounded Marines and refused medical aid for himself to guide evacuation.
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South Pacific
Navy
Jacques A. Walthall
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Bougainville
Marion S. Walthall
Koromokina River
Walthall
U. S. Naval Service
Morgan County Corinth community notes
Due to bad weather Sunday the singing was poorly attended. Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Powell visited Addison Saturday. Miss Annie Laura Stovall of Decatur spent the weekend with her mother Mrs. Nonie Stovall. Jehrome Cooper passed his U.S. Army examination. Mrs. T. A. Price and Mrs. J. D. Bonds were callers in Cullman Saturday. Mrs. Tom Watt Thoronton was ill but recovered. P. Carter finished his basement. Sidney Perry went to Akron to work for Goodyear. Troy Moore of Hartselle visited. Thomas Herd of Decatur spent the weekend with his mother. Mrs. Olie Gerenade visiting in Louisiana expected home. Gardens and potatoes planted last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. T. Powell
Addison
Annie Laura Stovall
Decatur
Nonie Stovall
Jehrome Cooper
T. A. Price
J. D. Bonds
Cullman
Tom Watt Thoronton
P. Carter
Sidney Perry
Akron
Ohio
Goodyear
Troy Moore
Hartselle
Thomas Herd
Olie Gerenade
Louisiana
Alabama maternal death rate high in 1942
Montgomery reports that Alabama's maternal death rate in 1942 was 33 per 1000 live births, far above the national rate of 2.6. Based on U S Census Bureau surveys, only nine states had higher rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
State Health Department
Department
U. S. Census Bureau
Model Syria Verne Slain In Penthouse Mystery
In New York, artist’s model Syria Verne is murdered after a quarrel with photographer Pierre Sturgis. Police find no weapon or prints. Argus Steele, Ellen Curtis, and model Dorry become entwined as Roger Flagg’s agency shows ill tidings in the Fifth Avenue offices. The case unfolds with hints of jealousy and high society links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syria
Verne
Pierre Sturgis
Argus Steele
Penguin Club
Ellen Curtis
Sturgis
Bill Carstairs
Playboy
Dorry
Ellen
Argus
Grange
Roger Flagg
Fifth Avenue
Social calendar notes at Hartselle events and Rotary anniversary
Mrs. J B Orr and Mrs J L Day hosted Mrs W P McElroy for a birthday party with spring flowers and refreshments. Columbia Military Institute holiday games, cadets, and a Birth Day cake followed by a PTA meeting at Hartselle Public School with a student playlet It Is A Beautiful Day in America and officers elected for next year The annual Ladies Night of the Hartselle Rotary Club will be held March 23 at First Christian church marking seven years with guests from nearby Rotary clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Orr
J. L. Day
W. P. McElroy
McElroy
Jack Rowe
Decatur
C. T. Cash
T. E. Crittenden
Ruth Hartselle
Ruby Martin
Elaine Sublett
First Methodist Church
Parent-Teacher’s Association
Hartselle Public School
J. E. Peck
Ruth Thompson
America
Charles Rushing
Joan Slate
Marie Nethery
Jimmy Templeton
Robby Puckett
W. L. Redding
Nancy Pattillo
Charles Smith
Becky Bean
Earl Cook
Reba
Joe Slate
Don Tapscott
Otto Mullins
Mary Ann Berry
June Adams
Betty Jane Stewart
Jane Wasson
Houston Lawrence
Kenneth Lott
Hal Penn
Jean Guyse
Scottie Stone
Marjorie Nelson
Erlene Walker
Lucia Fay Cooper
Joette Drake
Patsy Patton
Dottie Stewart
Freida West
Dorothy Hartselle
Miss
Hartselle Rotary Club
First Christian Church
Falkville
Cullman
Athens
Party Honors Cadets Riggs and Howell at Cain Home
Miss Margaret Ann Cain and Miss Opal Matthews hosted a high school social at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cain. The event honored Cadet James Riggs and Cadet Ray Howell who were home from school duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ann Cain
Opal Matthews
J. H. Cain
James Riggs
Ray Howell
Penetro Promises Muscle Relief In Vintage Stovepipe Ad
An old fashioned medicinal vapor product called Penetro coats a warm flannel remedy to ease muscular aches pains and coughs. It claims breathes in vapors to soothe irritated nasal membranes. The ad notes worms like plaster outside and advertises a base containing mutton suet priced at 25 cents or a double supply for 35 cents.
Morgan County High School Fathers Night Planned
Morgan County High School will observe Fathers Night on Tuesday March 21 with a special program. A cash prize will be awarded to the class with the most fathers present after the event was postponed from last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher’s Association of
Morgan County High School
Birmingham Doctor to Speak at Hartselle Club Meeting
Dr. J. A. Bryan of Birmingham will address a joint meeting of Hartselle federated clubs on Thursday, delivering remarks at the gathering hosted by local organizations and inviting community participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Bryan
Birmingham
Hartselle
Marine Corporal James Powers Booth Promoted
James Powers Booth of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego California is promoted to corporal. He is the son of Dr and Mrs W M Booth and serves as a drill instructor at the base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Powers Booth
U. S. Marine
W. M. Booth
Corporal Booth
Marine Corps Base
San Diego
Calif
Army Fortifies Alaska under Lt Col Burleson
Lt Col Joe W Burleson leads an $11 million fortification project in Alaska described in the Pacific Builder and Engineer. He has spent nearly three years in Alaska guiding Army Engineers in fortification construction and related work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Alaska
Pacific Builder and Engineer
Joe W. Burleson
Burleson
Twin Woodward brothers attend Morgan FFA party in Haleyville
Oliver and Toliver Woodward, twins new to Haleyville, were honor guests at a Morgan County High School FFA chapter gathering held in the high school gym. The evening featured fun and delicious refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver and
Toliver Woodward
Haleyville
Morgan County
Future Farmers of America
Service Men Are Honored Dinner in Hartselle
A Sunday dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs Lee Johnson in Hartselle honored Carlyle Hendon Horace Johnson Gurney Tucker of Decatur and Walter Johnson of Birmingham who will soon depart for Army and Navy service. Attendees included numerous Johnson and Hendon family members and friends from Hartselle Decatur Birmingham Falkville and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Johnson
Hartselle
Carlyle Hendon
Horace Johnson
Gurney Tucker
Decatur
Walter Johnson
Birmingham
Army
Navy
David and
Paul
Sarah Johnson
Leroy Johnson
Loy Johnson
Hollis Robinson
Bill Breedlove
Selma Travis
Lela McDaniel
Lucille McDaniel
Ruby McDaniel
Rena McDaniel
R. H. Nixon
Doris Jean
Ray
Raymond
W. M Riethmaei
Floise
Jack
David Mooney
Francis Mason
Erin Shirley
Ellen Jones
Pet Jones
Jimmie Wayne
Falkville
Local Social Notes From Hartselle Community
Misses June Grisham Elizabeth Groover Katherine Wilson Jean Weinman Ann Mullins and Ruth Neal Brit nell Howard Procter Jack Hartselle Jack Miller Dorsey Forrester Hor ace Broom Joe Cook Bill Smith John Sharp Chip Sparkman John Stephenson and John Lockhart were served to under Miss Gladys Smith Tom Owens and Lewis Bates faculty supervision Letters from Lt Spencer Burleson and Sgt Sidney Wright recently overseas say they arrived at new station in India Hartselle friends joined same unit in West coast Frank Walter Merchant Marine spent furlough with wife in Sheffield and mother Mrs J P Walter Mattie Wyle accepted Birmingham position Mr and Mrs Vandal Gravlee Freda Kyle now home in Detroit Mich Julius Glasscock Sr son Lt Windsor Glasscock arrived in England Ernest Ray and wife named infant Agnes Cherree Pfe Frank Heflin Plant City Fla furlough with parents Danville and grandparents Sohotka Miss Mary Francis visiting Huntsville R A Payne Mrs J W Montgomery and Mrs J D Share attended state W M A Baptist convention in Birmingham L C Pattillo and Nancy Al len Pattillo returned from Birmingham George Mitchell returned from Florida Claud Mitchell accompanied parents for short stay before returning to Jacksonville.
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June Grisham
Elizabeth Groover
Katherine Wilson
Jean Weinman
Ann Mullins
Ruth Neal Britnell Oliver
Toliver Woodward
Howard Procter
Jack Hartselle
Jack Miller
Dorsey Forrester
Horace Broom
Joe Cook
Bill Smith
John Sharp
Chip Sparkman
John Stephenson
John Lockhart
Gladys Smith
Tom Owens
Lewis Bates
Spencer Burleson
Sidney Wright
India
Hartselle
Alabama
Frank Walter
Merchant Marines
Sheffield
J. P. Walter
Pacific
Mattie Wyle
Birmingham
Vandal Gravlee
Freda Kyle
Detroit
Mich
Julius Glasscock
Windsor Glasscock
England
Ernest Ray
Agnes Cherree
Frank Heflin
Plant City
Fla
Leonard Heflin
Danville
Robert Sohotka
Mary Francis
Huntsville
Sidney Francis
R. A. Payne
J. W Montgomery
J. D. Sharevfelt
L. C. Pattillo
Nancy Allen Pattillo
George Mitchell
Florida
Claud Mitchell
Jacksonville
Sergeant Kelly Tells How He Won the Medal of Honor
Set Charles E. Kelly of Pittsburgh describes his actions at Salerno in September, volunteering for patrols, locating enemy positions, and firefights with mortars, machine guns, and snipers. He knocked out two machine gun nests, fired on snipers, and directed ammunition into a building, then helped hold a house against German forces until night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate
Grange
Steele
Set
Charles E. Kelly
Pittsburgh
Italy
Iit
Salerno
Altavilla
Jerry
Ammuni
Samuel Johnson Publishes First English Dictionary
Samuel Johnson released the first comprehensive English dictionary in 1755, marking a milestone in lexicography. The work defined spellings, meanings, and usage, influencing language study and standardization for generations.
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Samuel Johnson
Family visits and illness in Rocky Ford area
Mr and Mrs Harold Lake of Neel visited sister Mrs Roy Higdon on Tuesday. Mrs Marcus Wallace spent the weekend with Baskon Wallace and family near Gadsden. Jimmy Higdon of Mt Tabor stayed with his grandmother Mrs Mary Higdon. Gaines McNutt and family were called to the bedside of their brother in law Jim McKay who suffered a heart attack Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Lake
Neel
Roy Higdon
Marcus Wallace
Baskon Wallace
Gadsden
Jimmy Higdon
Mt. Tabor
Mary Higdon
Gaines McNutt
Jim McKay
Local visitors share meals and fellowship
Wille Fred Edwards spent Wednesday night with Rev. and Mrs. Addie Wallace near Forest Chapel. Mr and Mrs Andrew Edwards and their son Ray spent Sunday night with Mr and Mrs L F Singlenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wille Fred Edwards
Addie Wallace
Forest Chapel
Andrew Edwards
Ray
L. F. Singlenton
Average sleeper changes position many times each night
A new observation finds the typical sleeper shifts about 35 times during sleep. The finding emphasizes frequent movement as a normal part of a night's rest and may inform discussions on sleep comfort and health.
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Bill Burnett
Washington, D.C
Marine Corps
Associated Press
Morgan County Corinth
J.D. Bonds
Babs Lee
Mr. Steele
Flagg
Hedy Mlamarr
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Columbia Military Institute
Robbie Quinn
Frances Ann Wallace
Frances Wilson
Ludie Mae Huskey
Carolyn Stewart
Elizabeth Peck
Nancy Roberts
Willene Ransom
Mary Bretha Lindsey
Mary Cecil Johnson
Wanda
Jean Praytor
Harry Puckett
Joe Speake
Hal Peck Smith
David Puckett
J. P. Cain
Charles Johnson
Bobbie Gilchrist
Kounil
Petesentirk Fee
Sere Pre
Studebaker Dealers
Studebaker
Studebakers
Payor Motche Co
First Ave
Johnston &T. Studebaker
PHOS
U. S. War
Kelley
Sgt. C. BE. Kelly
Miss Ozell MC Nutt
Vicks VapoRus
Hartford and Indemo Insurance
James L. Rankin
State National Bank Bidg
Southland
All
Southern Railway System
South
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