Youthful Hero Won Canal Mission Cost His Life
The news recounts Douglas Mune, a Coast Guardsman, as the sole Coast Guardsman to win the Medal of Honor in World War I. It notes his sacrifice during the Guadalcanal campaign and the broader selection of four recipients honored for bravery.
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Algins York
Tennessee
Bayer
Yorks Nea
Upen
Une Cal
Veterare Organizatrns
Oendered
van Tras
Douglas Mune
Guadalcans
Coast
Altar honors Coast Guard hero Douglas Munro in small Washington town
In South Cle Elum Washington the community erected an altar to Douglas Albert Munro a rear admiral first class Coast Guard hero. Munro the only Coast Guardsman awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in World War II is remembered amid a note of urgent tribute from locals.
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Douglas Larsen
Blair
Washington
South Cle Elum
Wash
Douglas Albert Munro
Gigralman
United States Coast Guard
Munro
Guadalcanal
Coast Guard Hero Douglas Munro Remembered in Naval History
The letter from Comdr H. Dexter recounts Douglas Munro's death during the Guadalcanal landing in 1942. Munro led ten boats to shore, volunteered to cover the withdrawal, and died after saving many Marines. His mother later joined the SPARS. A destroyer escort was named for him.
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Guadalcanal
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Iad
Nativamd Coast Guard
Douglas Munro
Comdr . H. Dexter
Munro
James Munro
Douglas
Coast Guard
Gre
Guadal
Savo Island
Doug
SPARS
Coast Guard Women's Reserve
Vancouver
B. C
Two Moonshine Stills Nabbed In Elba Raid
Federal and state agents raided distilling units eight miles northwest of Elba. One man, Jackie Nelson Smith, was arrested on internal revenue charges after two others escaped. Equipment included a 200 gallon and a 50 gallon still, six barrels of mash, all wood and copper, destroyed by investigators. Other participants included Bob Phillips and local officers.
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Elba
Bob Phillips
Alcoholic Tax Unit
Phillips
Jackie Nelson Smith
Smith
Philips
Phillips State
W P Boreman
M A Parker
Coffee County
BT Simms
Missing Sailor Returns Home In Boston to Houston County
Grover Cleveland Peacock, a Houston County sailor long thought missing by his parents, walked into The Eagle office and declared he was home. He said he had been discharged from the Navy after delays and fainting fits while trying to return, explaining no letters were sent to his family. His father had enlisted Navy aid after hearing from him over a month ago that he was on his way home.
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Grover Cleveland
Peacock
Houston County
Sesterday
Eagle
Boston
Navy
Young Peacock
Seven Sylvia Dollars Seved After Silver Savings
A story recounts a man who swapped silver dollars for paper bills from a savings bank to fund a baby named Sylvia. After a long run of substitutions, the family learned the newborn was a girl named Sylvia, ending with seven leftover dollars saved to a baby bank.
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Hellend
Holisad
Sylvia
Poll Tax Payments Fall in Houston County as Exemptions Rise
Voters paying poll tax in Houston County numbered 1 752 by Saturday morning well under prior years. Tax Collector Alvin Gwaltney cites service member exemptions as the cause and notes discharge papers qualify veterans for tax exemption certificates, removing the need to pay poll taxes. The new Alabama rule allows armed forces members to become qualified voters upon presenting service proof and discharge papers.
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Houston County
Alvin Gwaltney
Alabama
Houston County Court House
Pate Served and Abilities Discharged Forgiven
The text appears fragmentary and ambiguous but references Pate, discharge, forgiveness of poll taxes, arrears, and an unclear statement about average American travel in peacetime. Key entities include Pate and poll taxes though details and full facts are not clear from the fragment.
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van Ritch
Lollar
Lollar’s Dept B
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