Former Napier Cadet Honored After Death
A former United Kingdom cadet from Napier Field received the Victoria Cross posthumously for a Halifax bomber mission to Nuremberg. Pilot Officer Cynl Joe Barton steered the plane back, released bombs, and remained in control as engines failed and the aircraft limped toward England, saving crew members.
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United Kingdom
Napier Field
Britain
England
British Information Service
New York
Cynl Joe Barton
London
Barton
Darr Aero Technical School
Albany
Army Air Forces
Cochran Field
Macon
RAF Advanced
BIS
Nuremberg
English
Co Barton
Weary Refugees Wake in Subway Te Wake Four Years Old Girl News
A fragmentary report describes weary refugees and a young girl of about four whose curls fall about her head as she lies on a floor amid bombed surroundings. The passage is incomplete and lacks clear names, places, or dates.
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Scawern Engand
Aga
Ong
London
Pery Wormble
Sam Parrish Heard At Agencies Meeting
A joint meeting of federal state county and city agencies took place at noon in the USC Club game room on South Foster. Sam Parrish county service officer spoke on aiding returned veterans, with representatives from education welfare health home demonstration red cross USO travel USO club city education AAA Farm Agency and Dothan Recreation Center in attendance.
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USC Club
South Foster Street
Sam Parrish
County Education Department
Welfare Department
Health Department
Home Demonstration Department
The
Red Cross
USO Travele S Aad
Dothan Recreation Center
USO Club
City Education Department
AAA
Farm Agency
Extension courses for cadets at Maxwell Field eyed for postwar work
Special service officer Maj Arvin Payne says Maxwell Field offers extension aviation courses aimed at postwar occupation training. The Army Institute in Madison coordinates with universities nationwide giving service men college chances and to complete high school credits. Courses begun abroad can be extended overseas as thousands are doing.
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Montgomery
Maxwell Field
Arvin ‘J. Payne
Army Institute
Madison
Wis
New York City Uncovers Pigmy Elephant Discovery
A newly observed pigmy elephant in New York City challenges prior beliefs about elephant species. The animal, an African elephant brought from the French Congo in 1905, appears to be a true pigmy strain, surprising many experts and the public with its distinct characteristics.
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New York City
New York
French Congo
Postponed polio picnics in Houston County 4-H Club
Houston County 4-H Club announces postponement of three scheduled picnics to cooperate with county health officials amid polio prevention efforts. Eight picnics were planned this month. five already held, leaving Harmon Cottonwood and Columbia clubs unable to meet July 25 26 and 27 as planned. Club supervisors regret the postponement but emphasize cooperation with health authorities to prevent an outbreak.
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Houston County
Harmon
Cottonwood
Columbia
Hubert V. Creel
Fran Mallette
Mary Lou Trompson
Experimental PSS Ai Be Flight Ends Dramatic Rescue
A fragmented report recalls an early PSS Ai Be test involving a crew landing in rough conditions near Texas. A crew member was killed and 431,200 barrels were produced during the ordeal, with a rescue by Drew assisting the stranded team.
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Mountain Watch
Berlin
United States
Beng
Napier
HECK
Subway
Athc Milla
J. L. Harris Roofing CO
Cash Drug Store
North Foster
Walgreen Agency Drug Store
Palmolive
Phillips’ LE
M. Magnesia
Lyon
Strness
Macwaldron Ross Maddox
Piet Sina
Gimmer Toiletries
Leon
Voletans
Billawy Lothar Admiracion
Jovely
Asm Childs
Woodbury
Hind's Honey
Serge Cobo
Sabe
Iz Cw
George
King George I of England
Hyde Park
France
Caen
Amercen
Debrig
la 40 Big
Capital
Ares
Afhys Spray
Stans
Seafield
Rcenaires
Elec
Osu
Injara
Firestone Stores
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Phese
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