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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1944
Page
5
Lt. Col. Darrah Jr the elder son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Darrah of this city has been promoted from lieutenant colonel to colonel. He serves on General Dorn's staff in China. His wife Mrs. J. W. Darrah Jr and their son John Walker III stay in Brownsville Texas during overseas service.
Mr and Mrs John Dasher are at 601 L East Viner Street. Staff Sgt and Mrs Miles Merritt reside at 604 East Vine Street with Sgt Merritt assigned to Courtland Army Air Base after transferring from Chanute Field. Mrs L Brumbaugh left for Greenwood Mississippi where A C Brumbaugh will continue training. Mrs Henry Zeitler and guests Wilburn B Smith of Birmingham are visiting today in the Quad Cities. Mr and Mrs G A Cunningham of Birmingham left after a week with Mr and Mrs E T Rushing and stayed at Cornelian Hotel. Mrs Cunningham is a former...
State of Alabama versus John W. Wilks charged with embezzlement is set for October 3 in circuit court following the H. O. Troup trial. The request came from circuit solicitor W. H. Long, under order of the Attorney General. The state is represented by assistants from the Attorney General’s office and Long. defendant is represented by Ben Britnell.
Reader questions address blunt critics who attack others with little tact. Dix urges avoidance or measured response. A couple seeks guidance on a 29 year old fiancée 49 year old lawyer’s true intent. She counsels caution against marriage and body of grief guidance.
Flight Lieutenant Robert Gordon Fallis of Surrey survived eight days as a prisoner after being shot down over France. He trained in Clewiston Florida and in the U.S. from 1941 to 1942, flew two years in combat, and expressed gratitude to the American soldiers who found him. His wife asked anonymity, but his name is public. he awaits healing as lumber uses noted.
A bill introduced in the House by Rep. Andrews and in the Senate by Sen. Hill would pay Linden A. Long of 409 North Lena Street Dothan Alabama $10,000 as compensation for the death of his 13 year old son Emile. He died June 3 1943 from injuries in a truck accident driven by soldiers.
The narrative traces David’s rise to kingship over all Israel after Saul and Jonathan’s deaths. It covers Abner’s rival claim with Ishbosheth, the battles by the pool of Gideon, Joab's killings, and David’s eventual unity of the tribes at Hebron. The account notes David’s age at accession and his conquests of Jerusalem and the Philistines.
Washington reports a proposed postwar meeting in Berlin with Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin, aims to curb a global underground movement, and reflect on Europe’s political learning curves. Cautions about timing before elections and the shifting sovereignty makeup across nations are noted.
Seaman Second Class George Jenee Johnston of Birmingham Alabama was discharged today but plans to reenlist at age seven. Johnston entered service last January and was honorably discharged at the Casco Bay Receiving Station after Navy authorities learned his correct age. His mother is Mrs. Ruby Johnston of Birmingham.
A newspaper blurb touts aspirin marketed as faster-acting and genuine with a claim of the world’s largest seller at 10¢ per tablet. It highlights a 100 tablet size for 35¢, emphasizing value and speed of relief.
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