Unclear personal notices from a Midwestern era
OCR text fragments describe individuals with names like Horder and Stocks, a Geneva route, a cyclone event, and a man named Jones serving in the transportation department at a station. The article appears to be a damaged historical notice with multiple misread words and scattered names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Jobe D
Wats Wrelaves
Bis Nort
Fuster Pireet
Transportation de Parurent
Wasa Ar
Barbers Pot
Touones We Bainurcue
Tus
Sas Storks
Pacific
Deaths and arrivals listed in Dothan area notices
The notice records a string of obituaries and deaths including Mrs Susan Key of Jnarn Alto, Caroline Ann Love two years old of Pansey route one, Mary Elizabeth Moates, George Henry Hendus, Asmer Camp, Wade P Regic, Wade Hampton Eagle, Roy Griggs, Judge Lous L Herzberg, Annie Jordan, LM Ayres, Mac Trimm, Anne Fearn, and Private Herbert Lo Billy Watford. It also notes Private Watford arriving in Dothan for his first visit in two years after wounded service in Europe, McCloskey General Hospital Temple Texas arriving in January.
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Susan Key
Jnarn Alto
J. Hayes
Dey
Caroline Ann Love
Mes
Hartiud
Asmer
Besen
Columbus
Wade P. Regic Ixenty
Headland
Wade Hampton Eagle
Wade P. Eagle
Roy Griggs
Crerk
Lous L. Herzberg
Gadsden
Annie Jordan
Herbert Lo
Billy) Watford
Dothan
McCloskey General Hospital
Temple
Texas
States
Births in May and June Recorded in Local Notices
A garbled births list records numerous birth announcements with names of parents and newborns, dates in May and June, and locations including Dothan Headland Ashford Columbia and Vicksburg. Entries include Linda Sue, Kenneth Wade, Paul Carr Jr, Jackie Murphy, Alma Lovee, Barbara Ann, Shirley Ann, Constance, Billy Gere, Sylvia Ann, and others with various parent and service member references.
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Weeds
Marcella
Anon Majer
Frank Bert Max
Woliam Howard
M.S Snep Dupree
Donna Lyr
Clarence I. Weeds
Linda Sue
Statan
Leonard Wade Shelly
Xenneth Wade
Paul F. Carr
South Foster Se
Paul, Jr
J. J Mourag
Dothan
Jackie Murphy
Royce Tice
Ashford
Abe
Alma Lovee
AL Forrester Jr
Fred Baxley
Ssat
Tirdney Smith
Headlord
Jerry Randall
Picard
Edward Buchanan
Vicksburg
Barbara Ann
Seaman
L Talmadge McCallister
Dathan Roule Two
Shirley Ann
Jett Hudson
Ssgt
James Pappas
Constance
Coleman Kirkland
Cottonwood Route Two
Billy Gere
Robert Barfield
Columbia
Sylvia Ann
Brannon Promoted to First Lieutenant in AACS Unit
Samuel R Brannon of Midland City has been promoted to First Lieutenant. The War Department says he is assigned to Headquarters 105th Army Airways Communications System Squadron at Hensley Field Texas, where he heads the technical procurement and engineering sector.
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Samuel R Brannon
Charles C. Brannon
Midland Ciy
War Department
Lieut. Brannon
Hayneville
Ala
105Th Army Airways Communications System Squadron
Hensley Field
Tex
Navy Casualties Include Local Residents in Reports
A navy casualty list released by the Navy Department includes two area men. Cecil Bryan Hollinhead, aviation radioman third class USNR, son of Mr and Mrs George Washington Hollinhead of Borfay Ftc, is named among the dead. George F. Sullins, USMCR, husband of Mrs George E Sulins of Geneva, is listed among the wounded.
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Navy
Navy Department
Cecil Bryan Hollinhead
Aviation
USNR
George Washington Hollinhead
Borfay
Ftc
George F Sullins
USMCR
George E. Sul- Ins
Geneva
Draft Examinations Held By Board Two For Fort McClellan
Forty men reported for preinduction physicals at Fort McClellan as Board Two announced the draft examination list. Names include Varn Morris Kirsty Ruell Matus Dukes Tranck Earnest Branton McKinnon Calpous Ha Hughes Fragkun Skipper Brannon and others. Separately SSgt James H. Greer was honorably discharged after 52 months in service with postings across many airfields. Private J Brown recovering at Foster General Hospital after five years in France and Germany with the 99th Infantry Division. Memorial sing for J K Ketcham set for Mt. Zion Church in June.
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Ree
Howstus County
Tommie Hay Brannon
Board One
Wile James Walker
Ft Bening
James H. Greer
Piichard
Army of the
J. Brown
Melba Kirkland
Dothan
Armed Forces
Army
Foster General Hospital
Jackson
Moss
Brown
France
Germany
99Th Infanty Division
Mt. Zion Church
Cottonwood
J L Sills
Hickory Grove Simmng
Sailor Howard Sellers at Okinawa on famed battleship
Seaman First Class Howard C. Sellers, son of Mrs. M. B. Sellers of Dothan, served aboard a U S battleship at Okinawa. The ship, unscathed by enemy shells after 33 action-packed years, fought in its fifth major World War II engagement and earned a place in history for its dramatic career. The vessel also saw action in Europe and took part in the Iwo Jima bombardment.
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Bellers
Okinawa
Howard C. Sellers
USNR
M. B. Sellers
Dothan
U. S
Europe
Alg
Iwo Jima
Floridian Woundings and Promotions On War Front
The text notes three Floridians wounded in Europe per the War Department. Private Raymond FR. Edwards of Blountstown, Private Albert Ellis of Bonifay, and Second Lieutenant William J. Taylor of Quincy are listed as wounded. Major Sorrell, 76 W Broad St Quark, is promoted to Major. Ple Curus Wiban of Newton is returning home from Belgium, after three years in service with time overseas in France and Belgium, with brothers and in-laws also noted.
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Flonde
War Department
Rayreond Fr.edwards
Maude “Hightower
Blountstown
Albert Ellis
Vera Ellis
Bonifay
William J. Taylor
Samuel M. ‘Taylor
Quincy
Sorrell
Walker Byrd Sorrell
Broad St. Quark
Curus Wiban
Horace Wilson
Newton
Belgium
New York
Wallace J. Reynolds
South Pacific
Modesto
Calif
M Wm
Wounded in Germany Pie. Paul Shirah Injured in Action
Paul Shirah husband of Lillian Shirah of Madrid was wounded in Germany on April 10 and again on the 15 now 41, hospitalized in England as notified by the War Department to his wife.
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Germany
Paul Shirah
Lillian Shirah
Madrid
England
War Department
Promoted to corporal in India Burma theater
John W. McMullan has been promoted to corporal in the India Burma theater where he served 21 months with a Negro Engineer Aviation Battalion. His wife, Jimmie Helen, resides at 701 Whiddon Street according to the public relations office.
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John W. McMullan
Jimmie Helen
Whiddon Street
India
Burma
Navy flier Monroe Floyd begins flight training
Navy Aviation Cadet Monroe Floyd, son of Mrs. Mame Floyd of Webb route one, completed physical conditioning and ground school at the U S Navy Pre Fleet School Adams Ga and is ordered to a Naval Air Station for progressive flight training preparing to join a combat unit Floyd is a 1942 graduate of Houston County High School Columbia attended Auburn for two years before entering Naval Aviation He reports to the Naval Air Station Memphis Tenn.
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Navy Flier
Naval Aviation
Monroe Floyd
Mame Floyd
Webb Route One
U.S. Navy
Adams
Naval Air Station
Floyd
Houston County High School
Columbia
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
Memphis
Enn
Sergeant Justice Receives Good Conduct Medal
Sergeant Richard A. Justice, son of Mrs. Etta Justice of comb, has been awarded the Good Conduct Medal. He is stationed in the Philippines and has been overseas since November 1944. He is authorized to wear the American Defense, Liberation of the Philippines, and Pacific ribbons.
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Richard A. Justice
Etta Justice Ofcomb
Philippines
Amercan
Corporal Varnum Aids Move Mountain On Fifth Army Front
Corporal Joseph E. Varnum of Cottonwood helps to move a mountain at a Northern Italy quarry, tallying loads as rock crushed supplies vital routes to the front. He served six months in the Gothic Line assault under the Second Corps. His wife Jamnita and parents Cas and Mrs. Varnum reside on Cottonwood Route One.
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A Thecker
Fifth Army
Italy
Joseph E. Varnum
Cottonwood
Second Corps
Varnum
Gothic Line
Jamnita Varnum
Cas M. Varnum
Soldiers Liberated in Germany War Report
The War Department announced Private Bunnie J Ammons of Andalusia and T-5 Walter M Bolton of Cottondale have been freed as prisoners of war in Germany. Captain Emory Redding Solomon now reports to Keesler Field Mississippi for duty as a basic training officer after arriving from Detroit Michigan.
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The
War Department
Bunnie J. Ammons
Adde R. Ammons
Andalusia
Walter M. Bolton
Vicke L. Bolton
Cottondale
Germany
Keeslee
Emory Redding Solomon
Daisy R. Solomon
Elsie D. Solomon
Headland
Keesler Field
Miss
RAF
Detroit
Mich
Merit Awarded to Soldier for Courage During Christmas Action
A terse wartime note commends Private Acstralia McLendos of Corde Lee McLeadm ea for sternness and quick thinking under fire. He allegedly aided friendly troops and evaded capture during a December engagement as his unit faced encirclement. the report appeared in a local column on Thursday.
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Acstralia McLendos
Corde Lee McLeadmea
Try Avenue
Merle Healey Fox
Bette
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Prilippises Pir
Tome Hower
End
Andrew Horder
Hot Foot
Ain
Rome
Hathcock Lumber CO
North Oates
WAGF
Brink A
Wuefly
Ottling Company
Dothan, Alabama
City Tire CO
Gil Goodyear
Shan
Goodyear
Iwaue
Troy St
Postotice
Zescues Soler
Wallace L. Parneh
Ode Parrish
Elag
Celforme
Forth
Feld
F.th Army
Parrish
36Let Infantry
Powder River
Euk “Orin
Ted
Dusck
Thes
Peth
Kumquat
Harold Grays
Hatzis
Dal
Easy
YU Man
Mit von
Fellas
Zeta
Rita
DR. Wing
Dothan Datig
Dothen
Als
Mia
Panama
Cag
Jacksonville
Miami
Tampenn
AIN No. 3
Cottende Themacols
Moule
New Orleans
Peog
BAY Line
Stet McCormick Derting Combine
Chipeta Dain, Marianna
Juanita Jey Bryant
W. F. Bryant
Stembridge Crossroads
Guernsey
FE. L. Smith
Richmond
MW. Merrit
L. W. Hicks
Iron City
Farrow
E. Wakefield
Jay
CMB Rollo Domino
Bull
Sd Senatobia
Mass
CMB Rote Domino
J. R. Radney
Eace
DeLava
Fred Helms
Route 2
Call 1638
Anie L. Williams
Irma B. Pruit
Graceville
Grateville
Chipley
Fence
R. C. Willis
Slocomb
Mike Hints
Graceville, Flo
M. H. Farmer
J. W. Welly
Wiley Mills
Avery's Grist Mill
J.T. Preston
Ozark
Boyd Gordon
Gramnervg
Pansey Road
H. C. Fortson
Route 1
Pel . Springs Church
Brostum Terrace
Coy Thompson
Fryers
Lloyd Snepsrd
Ford
Pondtown Church
Greenwood
Malone — Marian
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