Cottonwood's Name Honor and Early Town Post Office
The article recalls how Cottonwood got its name and early post office. It notes a tree planted for a honoree, the post office housed in a lane, and locals like Mr. Lewis reflecting on Cottonwood's founding era. It mentions the town's growth as an agricultural area and the arrival of families from nearby areas.
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Cottonwood
Bill Wood
Lane
Mr. Lewis
Ethan
Jim Rd
Joe Cook
Bonds drive strengthens Cottonwood town postwar effort
Gay Ward the postmaster notes Cottonwood shows strong bond buying with many local buyers faithful to the campaign. Fred Snell recently appointed to run a bond outlet after military discharge, hails from Slate Cottonwood and joins the Yard family lineage. Despite war ups and downs, Cottonwood remains small with limited Army camp business but maintains a steady community effort toward postwar recovery.
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Gay Ward
Cottonwood
Guy
Fred Snell
Ransunk
Nos Yy
Amy
Slate Cottonwood Three
Yard
Untitled fragment mentions rheumatic relief and druggist product
Fragmentary text notes a remedy sold by druggists under a brand name, with references to a medical claim and retailers. Details are garbled, but it hints at a patent medicine or tonic marketed for rheumatic symptoms and general wellness.
Unclear Fragment Describes Tax Probe and Road Trip
Disjointed OCR text recounts a trip and mentions unpaid taxes and a probe by the State of Florida. It references a person named Wray Ofrain and indicates confusion about a tax write off and a failure to execute a payment, ending with an unclear question.
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Jordan
Fionda
Sealy Springs Spa Draws Guests From Coast to Coast
In Sealy Springs a Cot tonwood suburb, Bob and Charlie Sealy run a spa famed for mineral waters. The spa attracts visitors nationwide, including a notable dog fancier whose dogs win top prizes and a wounded German veteran on convalescent furlough seeking healing baths.
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Sealy Sprigs
Cottonwood
Bob
Charlie Sealy
Charlie
United States
Sealy Springs
Ireland
Germany
Spa
Wedemeyer Honors Alabama Corporal at China Ceremony
Maj. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer awarded medals in China including Maj. Gen. Xavier Cheves deputy chief of staff for the China theater, who received the Distinguished Service Medal. Capt. Robert L. Eames of Sandy received a decoration in the ceremony alongside a captain and two GI's.
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Kunming
China
Xavier Cheves
Albert C. Wedemeyer
U.S
Cheves
Atlanta
Robert L. Eames
Sandy
Wartime Service Honors Noted for Air Transport Mission
OUT OUR WAY notes that Springs Maryland received the bronze medal for transporta tion work at Kweiyang during evacuation operations of Kweilen and Liuchow air bases. Cpl Forest Headly of Clinton Alabama earned the Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster for cargo carrying missions over Burma where "kickers" supervised unloadings. The article also mentions general plastics from coal and the first commercial prune orchard planted in California in 12 percent.
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California
Ward's plea against Army wage orders and forced unionism
A wartime letter disputes a series of Army wage directives and a maintenance of membership policy at Wards. It accuses the Army of discriminatory pay in Portland St. Paul and Denver, coercive actions to end strikes, and of enforcing a closed shop. The letter argues the policy violates individual liberty and requests the Army halt actions until court decisions. It notes prior store seizures and seeks court authority before any further government action.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
Wards
Chicago
Ninty
Detroit
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Blarentec
Piilawtahl
Sealey‘s Well
Wedemeyer
Alabama
The
W.P.B
By Williams
Sorrells Milling Company
Montgomery Wards
White House
Washington, D.C
Ward
Supreme Court
War Labor Board
Portland
Oregon
Denver
Colorado
Jamaica
New York
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