Letter from Lt. Neal Roger praises British courage
A wartime letter from N Royer in England to Elmer Ange and family describes British resilience, laments strikes in the U S, and urges readers to consider soldiers abroad and those who may not return. He notes GI accommodations, hopes to end the conflict before winter, and asks for news from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Roger
Great Britain
Elmer Ange
New York
States
G.I
N. Royer
The Ghost Talks review by Charles Michelson
Charles Michelson, former publicity director for the Democratic National Committee, critiques political publicity in his book The Ghost Talks. He portrays publicity as a lawful shell game and notes bylined material written for or by others while urging readers to scrutinize future political messaging. The piece also cites the cotton belt share of the nation's lumber supply at about 37 percent.
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Washington
Charles Michelson
Michelson
Democratic National Committee
Senator Blunk
Charley
Alabama tax revenues rise in first seven months
Estill and Montgomery report Alabama tax revenues for the first seven months of the fiscal year totaled 29,281,066 dollars, about 925,000 more than the previous year. Revenue Commissioner H G Dowling cautioned a downward trend in the remaining five months, noting a large early payment surge and a 138,718 drop in April collections from 1943.
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Montgomery
Alabama
H.G. Dowling
Dowling
Ground force crew chief SGT Conner in England
Master Sergeant Clarence H. Conner 30 of Courtland is a ground force crew chief with the Eighth Air Force Flying Fortress base in England. He oversees repairs and maintenance of RAF bombers bound for missions over Germany and Nazi-occupied Europe, ensuring engines, cabins, and other parts function and planes are fueled. Conner, son of Mrs. Mary Conner, enlisted March 13, 1942, trained at Sheppard and Foster Fields, and previously ran a Decatur transfer business.
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Clarence H. Conner
Courtland
Eighth Air Force Flying Fortress
England
Germany
Europe
Conner
Ereville
Mary Conner
Armed Forces
Sheppard Field
Texas
Foster Field
Sgt
Decatur
AP Bureau Chief to Speak at Auburn Banquet
Le Roy A. Simms head of the Birmingham bureau of the Associated Press will address a banquet marking a two day meeting in Auburn Alabama on May 11. The event gathers local officials and press representatives.
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Auburn
Ala
cPic
Leroy A. Simms
Birmingham
The
Associated Press
Eighth Grade Honored at Danville High School Party
Miss Nell Ferrell hosted a party honoring the eighth grade of Danville High School. Attendees included Bill Burns and Mollie Burns, Coy White and Mrs. White, Herbert Terrell and family, little Ann Burns, Pvt John Forney Miller, Ozell Hill, Myr Powell, Roberta Turrentine, Hazel Barns, Frances Garrison, Avigeline Ferrell, Eleanor White, Yvonne Layton, Doris McAbee, James Layton, Harold Aldridge, Ratliff Brown, Troy Kirby, Harold King, Talmage Layton, Charles Lewis Tompson, Junior Brown, Kenneth Walker, Kyle Kirby, Curtis White, Buddy Howell, Robert Earl Long, Kenneth Johnson, Calvin Terrell, Alton Boger, Ernest White, Herbert Dobbins, Howard Terrell, Brandon Sparkman, and the hostess.
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Nell Ferrell
Danville High School
Bill Burns
Mollie Burns
Coy. White
Maggie Blivens
Herbert Terrell
Ann Burns
John Forney Miller
Ozell Hill
Myr Powell
Roberta Turrentine
Hazel Barns
Frances* Garrison
Avigeline
Ferrell
Eleanor White
Yvonne Layton
Doris McAbee
James Layton
Harold Aldridge
Ratliff Brown
Troy Kirby
Harold King
Junior Long
Talmage Layton
Charles Lewis Tompson
Junior Brown
Kenneth Walker
Kyle Kirby
Curtis White
Buddy Howell
Robert Earl Long
Kenneth Johnson
Calvin Terrell
Alton Boger
Ernest White
Herbert Dobbins
Howard Terrell
Brandon Sparkman
Veteran Simins Ties to University Paper Career
A veteran newspaperman Simins served on the staff of the University of Illinois Daily Mini during his undergraduate years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peowren
Simins
University of Illinois Daily
Mini
Governor Alone Authorized Sanity Exam Funds, Attorney General Rules
The Attorney General ruled that only the Governor may authorize expenditures for a defendant's sanity examination under a circuit judge order. The opinion, sought by Chief State Examiner Ben P. Singleton, states county governing bodies cannot legally pay for such expenditures and that funds may come from the Governor's contingency or emergency funds at the state executive's discretion.
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Montgomery
Attorney General's Office
Ben P. Singleton
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World Globe
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