Officer Clark Aboard Merchant Ship rises to captain during war
Gulfport correspondent recalls John Clark from youth in the town to a rising role aboard a Liberty ship. He joined the Merchant Marine at sixteen, advanced from second mate in 1941 to mast lex in 1943, enduring the Murmansk convoys and Nazi wolfpacks as a key officer in perilous Atlantic operations.
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Laesen
John Johnny
Gulfport
Miss
Clark
U. S
Merchant Marine Cadet Corps
Sta. Johnny
Mastlex
Murmansk
Russia
Young Clark
Demands For Wood Is Major Problem Forester States
Auburn August 25 Special Foresters of the U S Department of Agriculture say meeting current wood demands while keeping growing stock for postwar needs is a major national problem. A new bulletin No 861 by Reynolds Bond and Kirkland urges continuing forest management to sustain yields. It condemns past exploitative methods and calls for scientific logging and a continuing cut system to provide wartime timber and a forest reserve for future needs.
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Auburn
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Mississippi River
R. R. Reynolds
W. E& Bond
Burt P. Kirkland
Forest Service
Mississippi
Crossett
Arkansas
Legendary Young Captain Clark Heads Across Oceans
The 23 year old John Clark rose from peril at sea to command ships in global service. He helped abandon a split vessel, survived a Baltic night, served in the Pacific, and led troops to Australia. His career spans Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and other waters, earning him a famed place in the U. S. Maritime Service.
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Baltic
Johnny
Pacific
Australia
Solomon Islands
Merchant Marine
Clark
Atlantic
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Mediterranean
Caribbean
Gulf of Mexico
John Clark
U. S. Maritime Service
Unclear OCR Chronicle of Solomons Campaign Notes
Fragmentary report references Bougainville and Japanese shelling in March. Mentions Casco Blancay Florida and Creeklike terms, with garbled figures about rates of “raids” and a soap analogy for planning gardeners. The text is disjointed and contains numerous nonsensical phrases.
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North Solomons
Peowers
Mio Land
F.I
Bougainv
Huw
Florida
Giant Sequoia Falls in California Forest
A giant sequoia toppled in Whitaker's forest near Berkeley, reported by University of California extension forester Woodbridge Metcalf. The tree stood taller than a sixteen story building and is one of the rare falls in 34 years.
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Berkeley
Cuil
Sequa Ees
Whitaker's Forest
Woodbridge Metcalf
University of Calfornia
Weekly Ceilings On Vegetables Released
OPA announces community ceiling prices for Houston County including Dothan for the week starting August 31. Lists include cabbage 12c per 2 lb, lettuce 17c per head, onions 23c per 3 lb, potatoes 29c per 5 lb, bananas 0.68 to 1 per lb, apples 25c for 2 lb, California oranges various counts, grapefruit 8c-13c per each, lemons 28c-32c per dot, carrots 10s per bunch, cucumbers 9-13c, peaches orchard run 14c per lb, graded peaches up to 16 1-2c per lb, with other prices shown.
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Houston County
Dothan
OPA
Montgomery
Idaho
California
Arizona
Lemons
Georgia
Elbertas
Samson Sergeant Promoted In Combat With XIV Army
Amon Hutto, son of Mrs. Mabel Hutto of Samson, has been promoted from Sergeant to Staff Sergeant. He serves as a welder and sheet metal worker in an Ordnance maintenance section and receives the Good Conduct Ribbon. He is entitled to wear the American Defense Service Ribbon and the Asiatic Pacific Theater Campaign Ribbon with a battle star for his service in the Southwest Pacific.
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XIV Army Command
Southwest Pacific
Amon Hutto
Mabel Hutto
Samson
Sergeant Hutto
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