Awarded Star Medal at Camp Rucker for Pvt. Jordan
Doris Herring, secretary Olive, and Mra. Mesley joined Brig. General Mesley in presenting the Star Medal posthumously to Pvt. Jordan of Lakeland Florida. The decoration honors unexcelled bravery in action by a husband and a young serviceman killed within a year of enlistment.
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NWA
Marianas Army Feld
Mra
Doris Herring
Joraf
Muar
Eidow
Pvt
Jordan
Lakeland
Flor
Soldier dies at post after brave defense in air attack
An anti-aircraft gunner defended a command post in Ōiuni ua as nine enemy aircraft dive bombed. Despite orders to take cover, he stayed at his post and fired on attackers until killed by bombs. Pvt Jordan was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in action last June. The Jordans married in August 1940 and lived in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Ōiuniua
Pvt
Jordan
Jordans
Jacksonville
Florida
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Thomas Chism
Lambert
Miss
Chlem
North Africa
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Effie Lynn Chism
WAAC
Camp Rucker
Ala
Chism
F. W Manley
Sgt. Chism
Aux. Chism
Record crowds boost All-American girls softball league play
The All-American girls softball league shows record crowds in the second half of its split season with four small midwestern clubs Racine Kenosha Rockford and South Bend drawing 1500 to 2500 nightly. Star players highlighted include Eleanor Darkus Shirley Jameson Gladys Davis Margaret Baker Mary Nesbitt and Irene Hickson. Kenosha sold 2278 tickets for a night game headlined by Helen Nicol Ontario born Nicol delivered her 20th win as Nicol’s Edmonton home run rate tops the circuit.
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Arnold Derlitzki
Chicago
Ken Sells
League
P. K. Wrigley
Branch Rickey
Racine
Kenosha
Wis
Rockford
South Bend
Ind
Sells
Eleanor Darkus
Shirley Jameson
Maywood
Til
Gladys Davis
Toronto
Margaret “Suneny" Baker
Homestead
Fila
Chattanooga Choo Choo
Mary Nesbitt
Chattanooga
Irene Hickson
Helen Nicol
Edmonton
Canada
Mise ‘Nicol
Newfoundland Cod Fillets Reach Ten Million Pound Output
Newfoundland produced ten million pounds of cod fillets in the last year valued at more than 1 090 000 dollars. The industry highlighted strong demand and steady harvests across coastal fisheries.
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Newfoundland
Rucker Patients Musicale Guests at Camp Rucker Event
Nearly 400 patients of Station Hospital at Camp Rucker Alabama attended a musicale in the Hed Cross Recreational auditorium on Wednesday night August 11. Performers included Sigmund Tromberg Vietor Herbert Terra Kern and other noted artists from Dothan and Boston. The program featured a four hour mix of favorite works with Jeanne Neill Louise Newton Daisy Dell Brookins Florence Verga Eskil Brevitz and Mrs Addie Anderson Wilson among the performers directed by Mrs Wilson.
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Camp Rucker
Ala
Hed Cross
Sigmund Tromberg
Vietorv Herbert Terra Kern
Jeanne Ne
Buy Tnd
Louise Newton
Daisy Dell Brookins
Dothan
Florence Verta
Boston
Eskil Brevitz
Addie Anderson Wilson
Promam
Paved Runways Show Water Burst During Landing
In Marianna pilots reported planes not reacting to runways. Investigators found rubbery pavement hide water under slag base impounding the water. Drains were opened and tile installed to route water to the drainage system, correcting the rubber-like cushion.
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Poat
Hog and Cattle Sale Report at Marianna Market
Marianna special report notes weekly West Florida Livestock sale at Marianna market with hogs and cattle trading. Hogs sold across lots with prices around 1410 to 13380 per hundredweight and heavy hogs around 1266 to 1250. cattle saw higher bids by 25 to 59 cents per head compared with last week.
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West Florida
Akr
Marianna Nursery Schools Open Soon
September 1 is set as the tentative opening date for Jackson County nursery schools in Marianna and at the Mananna Army Air Field for white children, with one unit in Marianna for Negro children. ET Denmark says Mrs Clifford will supervise the four schools, staffed by 19 instructors, a Federal project under the Florida State Department of Education.
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Marianna
Jackson County
Mananna Army Air Field
Mariaanna
Denmark
Mra
Florida State Department of Education
Jackson County Board of Public Instruction
Oak Circle
Radio Schedule Fragments Capture Weekend Theatre and Music Lineup
A fragmented list of radio programs outlines a bustling Saturday schedule featuring shows like Out of Town Devotional, Detective Ellery Queen, Open Forum at Hollywood, and The Grand Old Opry. It notes times, performers, and station identifiers, with references to news, sports, and dramatic serials, plus continuing historical and educational segments. The long list preserves era tone and entries for Morris, Warner, and CBS network blocks.
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Falcon
Blu
American Eagle Club
London
Ellery Queen
Nbe
Grand Old Opry
South Arthur
Mbe Tonced—cbe
Arthur Hale
Hollywood
bin Crumelt
Julie Sanderson
Basten
Dave Elman
Hobby Lobby
Cleveland
Chicago Theater of the
John Vanderenck
John B Auches
Wehe Marx—bharday
Frances Seon
Mille Brothers
Che Patty
Rann
Private first class graduates from Fort Crook Automotive School
Public relations office announces that Private first class John W. Flares, son of Mr and Mrs J. H Pierce of Bascom Florida, has graduated from the Fort Crook Ordnance Automotive School located at Fort Crook Nebraska.
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Comfletis
Cass John W. Flaressox
J. H Pierce
Bascom, Fla
Fort Crook
Kellogg's All-Bran Promotes Regularity for Constipation
An ad endorses Kellogg's All-Bran as a safe, pleasant remedy for constipation. It claims the cereal supports digestion by supplying fiber and minerals, and urges readers to eat it regularly with plenty of water to avoid harsh laxatives. The copy highlights nutrition and brand trust from Kellogg's Battle Creek plant.
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Kellogg's
Guy Hardwick Promoted To Captain
Rep Guy Hardwick from Dothan Alabama promoted to Captain by Colonel Charles T Arnett of the Army Air Forces Training Command School at Yale University. He serves as Post Judge Advocate at the Army Air Forces School and is Houston County’s representative in the Alabama Legislature. Capt Hardwick previously taught military law as a second lieutenant in Miami Beach Greenboro New York and New York University before his July transfer to the Army Air Forces University. He now also serves as Legal Assistance Officer aiding post personnel with wills powers of attorney and other papers before foreign duty.
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William Guy Hardwick
Dathan
Charles T. Arnett
Army Air Forces Training Command School
Yale University
Hardwick
Air Forces School
Hoyston County
Alabama
Dothan
Army Air Forces
Milami Beach
Aaso
Greenaboro
N. C
New York
New York University
New York City
Hirdwick
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