Manila Fire and Final Dinner Mark General Marshall's 1941 Night
General Marshall recalls the Manila waterfront fire on December 31 1941 as he finished a farewell dinner at the club before leaving for Corregidor. He speaks of debt to Japanese captors and the friends he left behind, and expresses hope to return to the Philippines one day.
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Spencer Ied
Southwest Pacific
Richard Jacquelin Marhas
Army and Club
Manila
Marshall
Corregidor
Mar
Philippines
Douglas N
Neral Marshall
Bataan
Ms.Jong
MacArthur
Corregor
General Marshall
Geni MacArthur
Richard J. Marshall, Jr
Army Air Corps
North Atlantic
R. J. Dowe
Fort Bragg
N. C
Isabel C. Marshall
Magnolia Crescent
Montgomery
Ala
FE Hall
Machur
Lewis C. Beebe
General Wainwright
Flage and Clawson
Filippino
Mans
Birthday Supper for Howard Birdsong and Local Notices
Mrs. Robert Broadway hosts relatives for Howard Birdsong birthday supper. Preaching scheduled at Carey Baptist church with Bro W E Steelman. Letters and service updates from Hawaii Saipan and Camp Rucker residents noted alongside local visits and a long railroad tunnel fact. The American Legion nationalogy reference appears.
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Howard Birdsong
Howard
Carey Baptist Church
W. E. Steelman
Snow Hardiman
James Crawford
Hawaii
Corps
Joseph M. Birdsong
Saipan
Clint Goforth
St Louis
Will Broadway
Decatur
Huntsville
George Culps
United Fruit Proposes Postwar Air Sea Vacation Plan
William K. Jackson of United Fruit, Boston, urges CAB to approve integrated air-sea cruises for postwar travel. He argues foreign operators would dominate Caribbean freight and passenger service if American steamship lines are barred from air routes, and cites United Fruit’s regional experience.
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Washington
William K. Jackson
Boston
United Fruit Company
Caribbean
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
United Fruit
Latin America
Jackson
United
Athens Girl Enlists In Waves First From Limestone County
Miss Etta Shipp of Blount Springs has enlisted in the Waves through the Athens recruiting station. A Athens High School graduate, she worked at Southern Airways last year. Shipp is the first Limestone County woman to enlist locally. Yeoman Doris Campbell notes expanding Waves opportunities with many assignments such as line assistant, commercial artist, assistant printer, and map maker.
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Etta Shipp
South
Clinton
Athens
K. B. Shipp
Blount Springs
Aves
Miss Shipp
Southern Airways
Limestone County
Doris Campbell
Campbell
Hunter College
Limestone Sounty Capshaw By Miss Balch
Miss Betty June Nelson of Huntsville visited Miss Sarah Elizabeth Cole Friday night. They attended the Pulaski Tennessee football game. Rosetta Craft and family were hosted by Mrs. Bessie Pike. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Balch and Harold Balch with family.
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Betty June Nelson
Huntsville
Sarah Elizabeth Cole
Pulaski
Tenn
Miss Cole
Miss Nelson
Howard Ray
Greenbriar
Grafton Pepper
N. E. Whitt
Stanford Craft
Eula Craft and
Bessie Pike
Rosetta
P. E. Balch
Harold Balch
Baby
Coleman Ray
Jeff
Oscar Pitts
Fayetteville, Tenn
J. N. Vasser
Devil Dog Name Adopted by U S Marines in World War I
The label Devil Dog was adopted by U S Marines during World War I to honor a heroic dogfight incident. The nickname reflected brave feats and became a lasting symbol associated with Marine valor and endurance.
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Devil Dog
U. S. Marines
Gripsholm Arrives with 219 Sick Americans Repatriated
The Swedish liner Gripsholm reached Jersey City with 219 seriously wounded and ill American officers and enlisted men freed from German captivity. The exchange, mediated by Switzerland, swapped Americans for disabled German prisoners at Goteborg, alongside British and other Allied prisoners aboard ships Drottningholm and Arundel Castle.
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Washington
Gripsholm
Jersey City
Germany
State
War Departments
Goteborg
Sweden
United Kingdom
Drottningholm
Arundel Castle
War Department
England
Group Forwarded by Board Two to Induction Station
The following registrants are being forwarded Tuesday from board No 2 Hartselle to Ft. McClellan for preinduction physicals William Joe Garrison John Oliver Blizzard Carlyle Edward Cook Jr Zellie Lemuel Brown John William Norwood Troy Alford Moore John Carl Morris James Edsel Hodges John Thurmar Puckett Herman Aaron Winsett Fred Lawrence James Roan Owen James Mildridge Garner Hollis Wayne Tapscott Stanley Bell Arthur Seebron Reeves Elder Free Pike Henry Andrew Hallmark John Melvin Stinson Lacey Bush Welch Marion Ethridge Hyatt Vernon Selden Key James Allen Robinson
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Hartselle
Ft. McClellan
William Joe Garrison
John Oliver Blizzard
Carlyle Edward Cook, Jr
Zellie Lemuel Brown
John William Norwood
Troy Alford Moore
John Carl Morris
James Edsel Hodges
John Thurmar Puckett
Herman Aaron Winsett
Fred Lawrence
James Roan Owen
James
Mildridge Garner
Hollis Wayne Tapscott
Stanley Bell
Arthur Seebron Reeves
Elder Free Pike
Henry Andrew Hallmark
John Melvin Stinson
Lacey Bush Welch
Marion Ethridge Hyatt
Vernon Selden Key
James Allen Robinson
Bradford Act Under Fire In Jefferson County Suit
Court action seeks to restrain the solicitor and sheriff from enforcing Alabama's Bradford labor act. Congress of Industrial Organizations and affiliates request a declaratory judgment on the law's constitutionality. Judge Creel noted the act as inimical to their interests amid testimony from the proceeding.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson County
Alabama
Congress of Industrial Organizations
E. M. Creel
Jefferson County Court of Equity
Clo” Anda
Creel
Legislation Upholds Law in Court Ruling
A court has upheld the existing legislation, confirming its validity and application. No further changes were mandated beyond enforcing the current framework.
H R Summer Speaks Openly For Decatur Mayor Bid
H R Summer urges Decatur voters to judge his candidacy by record and fitness. He outlines plans for postwar employment, city planning, health, schools, parks, transportation, law enforcement, and city finances while seeking the mayoral vote on September 29 1944. He notes military service and family ties urging coordinated city effort.
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Decatur
H. R. Summer
Summer
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Emory & Henry College
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