19 Letters in a Day Reach a Soldier in France
A World War II mail report notes Raymond Bruce Thompson in France received 19 letters in two days. He writes to Wilma and Beech and mentions fox holes, tents, and prayers for safe return, sending regards to family members and a friend named Shorty.
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Raymond Bruce Thompson
France
Burtis Wil- Cullman
Lizzie Thompson, Cullman
Wilma
Beech
Phare
Shorty
Odell
Weill
Funeral services set for Mrs Jos eph McLester in Birmingham
Birmingham official social welfare leader Mrs Joseph McLester will be given rites this afternoon at her home after she died yesterday. The announcement came from local sources noting her long service to the community and welfare work in the area.
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Birmingham
Ala
Josph McLester
Boneheads of Dallas Stage Goofy Political Parade
In Dallas a club called the Boneheads entertains and lampoons politics. Big Chief Jack Estes says the group, with 57 ice presidents, campaigns for humorous platforms and mocks public figures while hosting weekly luncheons. They discussed a 58 floor mythical building and even filed a restraint petition after a Montgomery Ward seizure.
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Dallas
Bonehead Club
Boneheads
Big Chief
Jack Estes
Claude A. Watsch
Prohibition
Estes
Washington
Montgomery Ward
Winston Churchill
Dalas
Be Quick To Treat Bronchitis Be Quick To Treat Bronchitis
An old advertisement urges prompt treatment of bronchitis and urges Creomulsion as the potent remedy. It claims Creomulsion reaches the trouble, loosens phlegm, soothes inflamed bronchial membranes, and promises money back if not satisfied after trying other medicines. The copy stresses rest and sleep as benefits.
Ration Dates Updated for AP Meats Fats and Staples
The Associated Press outlines ration details for meats fats processed foods sugar shoes gas fuel oil and related stamps. Indefinite validity issued stamps and upcoming revalidations are noted with expiration dates through 1945 and changes to shoe and gas coupons.
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Associated Press
Alabama Democrats set 48500 dollar campaign quota
Gadsden mayor J. Herbert Meighan announced Alabama Democrats must raise 48500 for the Roosevelt Truman campaign. Dr E C Ray of Birmingham named state treasurer. Drive chairs named for regions with Boutwell and Hatton leading efforts in North and South Alabama.
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Gadsden
Ala
Alabama
J. Herbert Meighan
National Democratic Committee
Meighan
E. C Ray
Birmingham
Ray
Alabama Beverage Control Board
Albert Boutwell
Hartwell Hatton
Montgomery
North Alabama
South Alabama
Boutwell
State
Democratic Committee
Hatton
Montgomery Advertiser
Nurse killed by bus in Alberta City suburb
Mrs. Mary L. Warm, 46, a nurse, was instantly killed last night when struck by a bus in the Alberta City suburb of Tuscaloosa. Her husband and four children survive.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Mary L. Warm
Alberta City
Lombroso’s Early Criminal Classification Idea
One of the first serious attempts to classify criminals emerged in the late 19th century by Italian physician Lombroso who believed he found cranial differences in criminals through autopsies.
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Lombroso
Bradley Aids Boy Get Dog
Lt Gen Omar Bradley sends a dog pedigree reply to William H. Traphagen Jr asking for a family pup to replace a lost dog. Bradley calls the pups wirehaired terriers and notes their three month age as he jokes about future hunts.
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U.S. Fifth Army Group
Omar N. Bradley
Germany
William H. Traphagen, Jr
Rugby Road
Cedar Grove
N. J
Gen. Bradley
Paris
Trapnagen
Abraham Lincoln
Skippy
Bob
Skip
Bozo
General Bradley
Missouri
Bill
Athens Soldier Is Part of AMG Group
Lt. Shale L. Tulin of East Norwalk Conn says civilians in his sector comply with Allied rules, with no known violence toward troops. He notes strict curfews and movement limits, urges Germans to self-manage food and law enforcement, and recalls a burgomeister’s fears of wartime brutality eased by strict control. Sgt. Joseph B. McLemore of Athens, Alabama is noted among the detachment.
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Hal Boyle Kornelimunster
Germany
Shale L. Tulin
Hawkins Ave
East Norwalk
Conn
Tulin
Reich
Joseph B. McLemore
Athens
Ala
Properly Drying a Wool Garment After Pressing
Guidance advises not to over dry a wool garment. After pressing place on a hanger and use hands to ease out steam. Let the item finish drying on the hanger for smooth results.
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Skippy
O. N. Bradley
Senator Reed Sees Decatur River Terminal Visit
Kansas Republican Senator Clyde Reed toured the Decatur river terminal with a growing riverfront industry while in town for a Valley tour studying a potential Missouri Valley Authority similar to TVA and rode the private car aboard the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Reed
Kansas Republican
Decatur
Reed
Missouri Valley Authority
TVA
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Martha Raye
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Jimmy Dorsey
John Harvey
Phil Silvers
Dick Haymes
Tex
Louis Lacey
Lacey
John L. Lewis
Indiana
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Watson
Harry McDaniel
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AMG Group
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