City Saved by Woman in Dothan Flight Rescue
An Atlanta meteorologist and C A A official, Mrs. Ruby McConnell, helped a Flying Fortress crew avoid a crash over Dothan Alabama. As bad weather closed in they prepared to ditch, but she lit the runway lights guiding their B 17 to a safe landing and saved lives. The crew later praised her crucial actions in a letter.
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Atlanta
Dothan
Ala
Atlantic
Ruby McConnell
Civil Aeronautics Administration
McConnell
Birthday Party Honors Jura Mae Winton In Morgan County
A Saturday night party at Mrs. James Dunaway's home celebrated Jura Mae Winton. Attendees included Perlie and Ernest Winton, the Breedings, Garri son siblings, Sivley, Lemmond, Winton relatives, and friends. Social visits followed with several families noted.
Trappers Lake Meeting Sparks Old Bonds in Learmonth
Colin Rae helps Irina Meredith escape pursuers and reunites with Rodney Selkirk in Learmonth. Nate Tennant plans a fur rush against Cree trappers while wolves at his cabin watch. Blair and Colin renew friendship as romance hints linger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin Rae
Hendrik’s Bay Company
Winnipeg
Irina Meredith
Rodney Selkirk
Learmonth
Colin
Jonathan Dove
Dove
Irina
Blair Benedict
Trappers Lake
Alec Gunn
Alec
Blair
Selkirk
van Downe
Rodney
R.C.A.F
Ma” Corrigate
Gunn
Nate Tennant
Nate
Tennant Trappers
Rae
Tennant
Rod
Dave
Meredith
Rod Selkirk
Son
King Mestures Syndicate Ing
Inside Washington Phones and Spies on the Front Lines
A vivid portrait of federal offices in Washington where stenographers monitor calls and machines record conversations. Describes tool filled desks with push buttons, lights, gongs, and multiple lines as officials juggle incoming calls and side conversations.
Decatur Boys Begin Special Ferrying Division Training
Two Decatur area lieutenants John F. McLaughlin and Luke P. Norris Jr. enter a pursuit transition school at Brownsville Army air field. The ferrying division trains pilots to transport fighter aircraft worldwide, with Brig. Gen. Tun leading most Air Transport Command programs. McLaughlin is a former Decatur Daily reporter. Norris came from McLellan Stores and studied at Alabama in 1936.
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Decatur
Air Transport Command
Brownsville Army Air Field
John F. McLaughlin
Luke P. Norris Jr
William H. Tungreater
RAF
Brownsville
McLaughlin
Decatur Daily
3Rd
Romulus
Mich
Katherine McLaughlin
Norris
McLellan Stores Company
Army
Luke P. Norris Sr
University of Alabama
Memphis, Tenn
Death notice for Thomas Byrd and related local obituaries
Friends of the late Thomas Byrd formerly of here regret his death. Jessie A. West of New York on leave with his mother Mrs. W. O. Simmons will report to New Orleans soon. A dinner in his honor was held Sunday. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Vest and their sons Dennis Guy and Chilton of Carbon Hill Leslie West of Tennessee and his son Don Hewett Vest of Hartselle. Pvt Louis Nuby of Ft. Jackson South Carolina is spending his
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Thomas Byrd
Here
Jessie A. West
New York
W. O. Simmons
New Orleans
Louisiana
Bennett Vest and
Dennis
Guy and Chilton
Carbon Hill
Leslie
West
Tennessee
West and Son
Don and
Hewett Vest
Hartselle
Louis Nuby
Ft. Jackson
South Carolina
Top Officials Praise Delight in These Contraptions
A terse line notes officials take pleasure in the new devices while a wife’s anger pushes the husband to act. The text implies social expectations and functional pride in technology within a domestic frame.
Local Notices Hint at Weddings and Services
Furlough here with his wife and parents. Mrs W O Simmons visited Manchester Alabama last week to see her sister Miss Myrtle Tubbs who is sick. A wedding on May 1 tied Miss Grace Henson to Howard Harvel who is stationed in California. John and Morris Brayell of Mobile visited brother Allen Brayell and family. Mr and Mrs W C Goodwin of Chattanooga are here visiting Mr and Mrs Hubert Locke. May 14 is annual decoration day with a ten o'clock Mother’s Day program and Birmingham preacher Rev Harris. Rev Addie Wallace to lead afternoon service.
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W. O. Simmons
Manchester
Ala
Myrtle Tubbs
Grace Henson
Howard Harvel
California
John
Morris Brayell
Mobile
Allen Brayell
W. C. Goodwin
Chattanooga
Tenn
The Hopi Rain Dance Ceremony Value
The rain dance of the Hopi Indians spans more than 2,000 years, highlighting a deep cultural tradition tied to rainfall and renewal.
Local notices from Cullman County families
Mrs J D Law and Mrs John C Garner host visitors including Rev and Mrs Woodrow Williams and two sons. Mrs Garner returns from Cullman hospital with newborn Sybil Juanita. Harold Cheatham on leave after exams to enter service. Weddin g of Grady Russell in military context and Miss Willie Pearl Quick of West Point marry Wednesday.
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Woodrow Williams
J. D. Law
John C. Garner
Cullman Hospital
Sybil Juanita
Byran
Wesley Cheatham
Tennessee
Harold
Harold. Cheatham
S. L
Law
Pattie Jean
Jimmy
Kenny
Effie Rainwater
Frank Alvis
Grady Russell
U. S. Army
Scientists Find Oil From Orange Seed Byproduct
Researchers report extracting edible oil from orange seeds, showing potential for turning fruit waste into a useful commodity. The discovery could open new avenues in sustainable food production and seed oil research.
Two Decatur Graduates Earn Hospital Apprenticeships
Two Decatur Bluejackets promoted to hospital apprentice second class after a six week course at the U S naval hospital Great Lakes. The graduation covers anatomy sanitation material medicine weights and measures first aid nursing casualty transport and dietetics. The graduates are Jack Nelson Yarbrough and Maurice Lee Meadows.
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Decatur
Hospital Corps
U. S. Naval Hospital, Great Lakes
Corps
Jack Nelson Yarbrough
M. A. Yarbrough
Second Avenue
Maurice Lee Meadows
W. H. Meadows
Fourth Avenue
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Morgan County
Winton
Floyd Livley
James Dunaway
Jura Mae Winton
Perlie Winton
Ernest Winton
Jack Walker
Freeman
Cass Breeding
Margaret
Marrow Garrison
Elgie Rose
Evan Freeze
Alphus
Bobby
Turney
Theod
Eloise Lemmond
Mildred
Ara“ Mae Sivley
Iris
Troy McCutcheon
Tim Sharp
Will Watkins
May Sisk
Mildred Sivley
Clara Mae Sivley
Elgie Rose Freeze
Inez Dunaway
Lurline Dunaway
Jackie Faye-Allen
Laura Hipps
Eva
Vaivger
Mayflower Transit Co
Elliott
Van
Litt
van Camp
Xenjoy
Lopez
WBHP
Huntsville
van Camp’s
By James Marlow
George Zielke
Washington
Bailiwick
Scott
Rvi
R. J. Scott
Mngir
George Corrossella
Los Angeles
ScRoruLa
Squirt
Tees Tak
Samuel L. McClen Don
Army Air Force
Air Medal
Continental
Europe
Polk McClendon
14Th Ave
Olte Holmes
Cullman County
Willingham
Johnston St
Aeded
Tru Ene
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City, N. Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
Decatub
v.s-Ro
U.s.royal de Luce
Office of Price Administration
U.S
America
U. S
Royal Tire Service
Lee ST. and
1St Ave
Joe Hagler
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