Allies hear about new weapons and German claims
American officials in London respond to German boasts of unseen defenses behind Hitler's West Wall. Brig. Gen. Connery discusses U S arms improvements with plans to deploy superior or equal equipment. Col. Holmes touts M 1 rifle and long range artillery as unmatched. King George visits secret RAF invasion HQ as Zee land in Holland is declared forbidden territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
West Wall
Brig
Connenry
U. S. Army
Hitler
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Das Reich
Berlin
Sayler
Europe
Army
Stars and Stripes
Lawler
Proving Grounds
America
Col. Holmes
King George
Second Tactical Airforce
Arthur Coningham
Aneta
North Sea
Zeeland
Holland
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Foot Pain Relief
The ad touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a clean antiseptic treatment for tender burning feet. It claims initial relief from a single application and full effect after several uses, with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldel
Moone
Asl
Queen Elizabeth Early Eyewear Pioneer with Nose Bridge
The queen was among the first to wear glasses with a bridge fitting on the nose. Earlier spectacles resembled a hinge and pivot design and had to be held in place by hand during use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Elizabeth
West Point Poultry Club Earns Premium For Eggs
The West Point Poultry Club, formed in 1943, sold 14,983 dozen eggs cooperatively for a net $1,077.27 above local market. Ollie Powell served as president and M E Wilson as secretary. the group meets monthly to review marketing plans and service costs, with members limited to those voting unanimously by the board of directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Johnson
M. E. Wilson
Ollie Powell
Arthur Buckelew
West Point Poultry Club
West Point
Poultry
H. E. Heck
West Point Poulty Club
Birmingham
Wilson
Black Ground and Surrounding Note on Local District Activities
Mrs. J P Boyles of here is now working in Moulton. Rev Turner of Florence preached at Black Ground church Sunday. A large crowd attended. The people of here and adjoining communities plan a cemetery cleaning and two sermons Sunday morning with singing in the afternoon. Mrs Ann Copeland is ill at her home. Mr and Mrs Jack Davis of Decatur were Sunday guests. A picnic was held for local children. Tom Parker and others were Sunday dinner guests. Mrs Howard Odell and Mae Bell Parker were Saturday night guests of Eurvin Odell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.P. Boyles
Here
Moulton
Melton Crisler
Jim Parker
Crisler
Pratt Copeland
Woodie Copeland
Rev. Turner
Florence
Black Ground
Jessie Waldrep
Gradie Waldrep
Cole
Bill Simons
Town Creek
Black Ground Cemetery
Providence Church
Ann Copeland
Jack Davis
Decatur
John Crisler
James Parker
Helen
Pauline Lansdell
Carl Campbell
Dempsy Copeland
Mae Bell Parker
Loosier School
Glenn Campbell
Jean Lansdell
Tom Parker
Will
Gradie Waldrop
Paul Campbell
Leighton
Maccer
Luther Camp
Community Guests Share Farm and Family Hospitality
Lawrence County notes list visits among Conway and Shelton families with Mrs Earlene Shelton and others. Socials include dinners for departing Navy recruits Charles Shelton Hoyt Shelton and Lamar Gillespie, plus updates on Mrs George Shelton's illness and Frank Tucker’s condition.
MOR' 41N COUNTY VA Social Visit Notes and Local Updates
Mr and Mrs Gordon McDonald and children of New Hope visited his brother and family. K P Morris and daughter from Falkville visited her parents. Jimmie Adams and son from Decatur spent the weekend with Ro bert Adams family. Bobby Jean Enterkin recovering from measles. Robert Adams called to bedside of his mother in Winchester Tennessee. Byron Vann and children from Camden Tennessee visited his parents with Miss Gay Nell Crawford of Center Grove staying a night. Peggy Merrell Funderburk of Athens visiting grandparents L H Merrell. E B Puryear attended matters in Cull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon McDonald
New Hope
L. G. McDonald
K. P. Morris
Falkville
John Vann
Jimmie Adams
Decatur
Robert Adams
Bobby Jean Enterkin
Winchester
Tenn
Byron Vann
Camden
Gay Nell Crawford
Center Grove
Lola Cobb
Peggy Merrell Funderburk
Athens
L. H. Merrell
E. B. Puryear
Captain and Wife Die in Albany Home Shooting
Albany Ga May 5 A man identified as Captain Oc Stoltzmann Army Air Forces instructor and his wife were found shot to death in their home. A woman identifying herself as Mrs Stoltzmann telephoned police and asked for an officer and ambulance. Police cut through a backdoor screen to enter and found the couple on the living room floor. A .32 caliber pistol with two bullets was nearby. Identifications were made by Lt Col John P OBrien and Captain J F Moynihan of Turner Field. The case remains under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Oc. Stoltzmann
Army Air Forces
B. M.sistant
Fifth Ave
Burnett
Hinson
Stoltzmann
John P. O'Brien
J. F. Moynihan
Turner Field
August W. Stoltzmann
Marshfield
Wis
6Th Street
Ft. Snelling
Minn
Ft. Lincoln
N. C
Manila
Philippines
Ft. McClellan
Ala
Selfridge Field
Mich
Ford Family Visited by Decatur Relatives
Mr and Mrs Garvis Ford and children and Mr and Mrs Prina Ford of Decatur spent the weekend with their parents Mr and Mrs Walter Ford and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garvis Ford
Prina Ford
Decatur
Wlater Ford
Mt Hope Notes and Local Visitors Summary
Lawrence County Mt Hope column notes weekend visits from Decatur and Moulton families. Local residents and relatives are mentioned including Counts Roberson Pickens and Young families. The piece closes with a government statement on the Vocational Rehabilitation program planning to train 50 000 physically disabled people this fiscal year.
Rotary hears Arsenal head at Hartselle event
Coronel Carroll D. Hudson commander of Redstone arsenal spoke at the Hartselle Rotary meeting on Wednesday. He outlined arsenal activities and praised munition production while Capt. John R. Hill and other guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coronel Carroll D. Hudson
Redstone Arsenal
Hartselle
John R. Hill
Redstone
Hudson
H. A. Dunivant
Arsenal Guard Force
John T. Cooper
Bart Cook
Robert McRight
Tennessee Valley Scout
Decatur
Maynard Harper
W.T. Stewart
D. D. Marshall
Butler Hine Tops Local Cadet Exam With 320 Score
Butler Hine, a local high school senior, scored 320 on the Army aviation cadet examination given here by the Birmingham board. Captain Beckman called it the second highest score ever at this board and praised it as excellent. Others scoring above average included Robert Pettey Billy Hine and Judson Hawthorne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler Hine
Aviation Cadet Examining Board of
Birmingham
Beckman
Robert Pettey
Billy Hine
Judson Hawthorne
Cranberry skins yield valuable cosmetic emulsifier
Cranberry skins contain ursolic acid, a valuable emulsifying agent used in cosmetics, highlighting potential industrial uses for byproducts of fruit processing.
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Tulip Plain
Cosby-Hodges Milling Co
Asim
Carl’s
Tocar
Palmolive
Great Northern
PINTO
NAVY
Maduro
Royal Cup
Pat
Poultry Club
Lawrence County
Howard Odell
Conway
Earlene Shelton
Herbert Danel
O. P. Shelton
Edward Shelton
Culis NeSmith
A. B. Townson
Dutch Townson
Bessie Hill
Sebe Shelton
Lizzy Shankles
Pvt
Estas Hardin
Paul
Hamilton
Fannie. NeSmith
Wilma Thrasher
Willie Childers
Ben Compton
Charles
Hoyt Shelton
Lamar Gillespie
U. S. Navy
George Shelton
Frank Tucker
Mor
County
Brooks Lindler
Bacon
Alge
Glen “Swatlows
J. A. Counts
Mittie Roberson
Haley
Bill Cothran
Oklahoma
Dave Reed
Mt. Hope
Wheeleram
Kyle Roberson
Gulfport
Mississippi
Cpl
Roberson
Tennessee
L. Counts
Childersburg
Clay McClung
Jeanette Martin
J. W. Smith
Malcolm Pickens
Littie—.Pickens
Carrie Boen
Russellville
W.A. Pickens
Las In
Claude Roberson
Ennis Young
Tucson
Arizona
R. B. Young
Texas
Sunnyfield
White House
Florida
Iceberg
Point Free
Sunnyfield Pure
Dot
Aone
Ann Page
Boston
Sultana
Atlantic
India
Sultana Plain Queen
Marvel
Rotary
Arsenal
Henry Norton
James Norton
Sycamore
Lafayette Sts
Bama
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