Geneva School Contract Slated
Geneva County Education Board announces a contract for a new elementary school in Geneva County. County Education Superintendent J Collins says the fir unit will be brick, eight rows, and a modern heating system with auxiliary facilities. The plan includes five additional classrooms, a 32 auditorium, library and cafeteria, to be built on the site of the old burned building.
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Geneva
Hartford
Geneva Couny Board of Feducation
Geneve
J. Collins
Ing
Wal
Cal
Local Soldier Earns Bronze Star in European Theater
Master Sergeant Hugh A. Simpson, husband of Mrs. Hugh A. Simpson of Ozark route three, has been awarded the Bronze Star. He served as a communications chief and participated in campaigns in Normandy, Northern France, Germany, and Belgium during World War II.
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Hugh A. Simpson
Hagh A Simpson
Ozark
Hes
Two From Wiregrass On Casualty List
Two men from the Wiregrass area are named in casualty lists. Corporal A B Odom USMCR son of Henry Odom of Radford is listed among Navy wounded. Private Johnnie E Manning husband of Mrs Gladys C Manning of Elba route one is listed among Army dead in the European region.
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War and Navy Department
A. B. Odom
USMCR
Henry Odom
Radford
Johnnie E. Manning
Gladys C. Manning
Elba
Zero torpedo saga and Formosa battle described by McCrory
The article recounts the submarine Zero under McCrory with Ramage detailing battles against Japanese ships near Formosa. It covers torpedo hits that sank escorts and merchant vessels, a near miss from enemy planes, and a bold escape. Also noted are a short will from Blountville and POW liberations in Germany along with a La Salle County Home anecdote.
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Zero
Ramage
Ww. W. McCrory
Carlisle
J. M. Holloran
Mars
Holleran
McCrory
Formosa
Our Boarding House Scene Reveals Silent Patient
An elderly resident at a local institution dies without sharing her full name or origin. The brief obituary notes she lived there for years and had a private past unknown to staff. Authorities and neighbors reflect on the mystery surrounding her life before the facility.
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Vecrett
Mary Jane
Navy casualty list includes two local men in WWII roll
Two men from the area are named in a Navy casualty list released by the Navy Department. Included is George E Sullins, USMCR, husband of Mrs. George E. Sullins of Geneva, and Ceci Brvar Holinhead, radioman third class, USNR, son of Mr and Mrs George Warner Bollinhead.
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Navy
Ceci Brvar Holinhead
Evia
USNR
Georer Wernnghs
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