Marine recalls Peleliu combat and mortar barrage
Private Savell, 28, from Alabama, recounts enduring mortar barrages and heavy fire on Peleliu. He describes being knocked down by an explosion near a garage, evacuating that same day, and noting ammunition runs and difficult duty with the First Marine Division. He enlisted in 1943 in Birmingham and is awaiting discharge processing in Jacksonville.
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Naval Seewta
Jacksonville
Fla
Marine
Peleliu
Savell
Peleliy
Corps
Birmingham
Totals Announced For Sale Of Seals
Totals for the local tuberculosis seal sale are $1513.82 in the current drive, with $322.08 added after the 1243 drive, bringing the grand total to $1835.90. Seventy four percent remains in this county for tuberculosis work, contrasting with $350.00 raised in 1943.
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Marianna
Alice McPherson
Pilot Club
Pherson
Time and labor saving tips for housewives in war time
War time home economists outline six efficiency principles from factory work to speed home production. Tips include leaving out tasks, combining steps, using both hands, keeping tools in reach, using best tools, and sitting to work. Also notes a War Food Administration appeal to farmers to boost pig numbers with a March 1 1946 price extension, and a line about England suffering $450 million yearly damage from rodents.
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Auburn
War Food Administration
Chicago
Dothan Postwar Plan to Cut Commission Pay and Expand Utilities
A proposed platform urges cutting City Commission salaries to 25 cents monthly each, saving 5050 annually, and urges a broad postwar program for Dothan. Plans include sanitary and electric expansion, parks, an industrial planning commission, and housing returning veterans. It argues for lower water and electric rates and explores a larger steam powered plant to reduce costs and spur growth, aligned with federal postwar funds.
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Dothan
City Commission
Industrial Planning Commission
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John D. Ayres
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