LeBlanc Rites Held for Local War Casualty
Joseph L. LeBlanc funeral was held at Maddox Funeral Home with Father Stanley A. Vopek officiating. Interment followed in Abbeville Louisiana. Surviving are widow Jeelyn LeBlanc of Mangsvale and Abbeville, parents Jules LeVanne of Abbeville, and brother Yerton LeBlanc of the United States Navy. LeBlanc died Tuesday night during operations by Ol Company when a cratered shot struck and another cave-in hampered extrication for hours. Medical teams at the scene and at Vernon hospital failed to revive him. He was part of a four man survey crew five miles west of Cypress near Marianna, under AV McMurphy, Superintendent.
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Larites
Uur
Maddox
Jovps L. LeBlanc
Stanley A. Vopek
Mervina Army Field
Abbeville
Louriane
Jeelyn LeBlanc
Yerton LeBlanc
United
Tates Navy
LeBlanc
Yerison
Cypressear Marianna
A.V. McMurfey
BELMS TRAINING RECRUIT REPORTS TO GREAT LAKES
Ferman C Helms son of Mr and Mrs E A Helms of Sloynb has reported to Great Lakes DL Naval Training Sta for recruit training his parents announced A graduate of Slacomb High Thees he attended Troy State Teachers College for two years Prior to service he was employed seven years in Jacksonville Fla The first white men to discover it ive record Southern California's it ive palms were Floridans
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E. A. Helms
Sloynb
Greatakes
Naval Training Staam
Slacomb High Thes
Troy State
Eachers College
Jacksonville
Fla
Managers Fear Ruth Return Could Bring Back High Salaries
A nostalgic overview recalls Babe Ruth's impact on baseball economics and star pay. Ruth's peak salaries spurred demand for bigger contracts, altered gate appeal, and transformed how teams valued talent. The piece notes his legendary feats, showmanship, and lasting global fame as the sport debates payrolls.
Induction of Houston County Men at Great Lakes Naval Center
Two Houston County men John Burnie Holland 19 and Dontha A Touleone 25 join Menton Jesse Cameron 25 at the US Navy Training Center Great Lakes Illinois for initial indoctrination as announced by the Public Relations Office.
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Cynthia Holland
Dontha A Touleone
Menton Jesse Cameron
LaVerne Elme
Cameron
Cottonwood
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Napier Contributes 450 To Dime March Napier Field drive
Civilian employees at Napier Field raised over 450 dollars for the Match of Dimes infantile paralysis campaign. Air Corps Supply led with 101 from 72 workers, while Budget Fiscal Purchasing and Contracting 3.50, Motor Pool 8, Ordnance Repair Shops 8.20, Civilian Training 3, Post Engineers 102.10, Civilian Personnel 6.80, Base Engineering 213.61, and Italy contributed as listed in a Fifth Army press release. The unit supports the 34th Red Bull Division, active on the Fifth Army front in Italy longer than any other.
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Italy
Fifth Army
Red Bull
Godwin Recovering From Wounds In Belgium Action
Staff Sergeant James E. Godwin of Dothan has been wounded in Belgium and is recuperating in an English hospital, relatives said yesterday. He was wounded January 11 and is son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Godwin of South St Andrews Street. He has two brothers in military service, including First Sergeant L J Godwin recovering in Georgia and Seaman First Class T Godwin in the Mediterranean.
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Belgium
England
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Finney General Hospital
Thomasville
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Mediterranean
Litter bearer Robert W. Anderson serves in 109th Medical Battalion
Private Robert W. Anderson of Chancellor Route Two serves as a litter bearer with the 109th Medical Battalion. The unit is credited with evacuating 50,000 wounded American infantrymen from the battlefields of Tunisia.
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109Th Medical Battalion
Tunisia
Motion For Directed Verdict Overruled
New York AP reportsWilliam Curts Colepaugh 73 an American fascist and Nazi spy faced justice with his directed verdict motion denied as Erich Gimpel 35 stood trial in a secret governors island court on charges tied to espionage behind U S lines. Defense argued Colepaugh not lurking but openly present via a schoolmate and a former clerk while prosecutors cited the Major Andre spy case to support the heavy charge.
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Colepaugh
Erich Gimpel
Counpel
Governors Island
Gimpel
Edmund F. Mulcahy
Jamaica
Mulcahy
Niantic
Conn
William G. Caldwell
Major Andre
Andre
Spies Executed After Surrender in Russo Japanese War
The prosecution argued espionage and sabotage charges against Colepaugh and Gimpel. Witness testimony supported claims of prejudice against Gimpel, and counsel sought a separate commission for his trial. The pair faced spying charges and alleged violation of the law of war by entering the United States to commit acts of espionage.
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Gimpel
Colepaugh
Prisoner Lethbridge Prison Scaffold Erected
A report notes that German prisoners of war at Lethbridge were involved in constructing a scaffold. The incident is described in brief, with emphasis on the role of POW workers and the local authorities coordinating labor duties.
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Lethbridge
Fat camp incident sparks prison riot report
The Herald reported a July disturbance at a camp where detainees accused a fellow prisoner of making derogatory remarks. Involving the Leth brig, inmates allegedly used wooden planks and Amber to improvise a tool from electric wire, with reporters noting the unrest and improvised devices.
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