Ross Orr Awarded Flying Cross And Promotion In Ceremony
Second Lieutenant Ross Orr of 1905 South 3L Andrews Street was promoted to First Lieutenant at a ceremony on his PT Thunderbolt base in England. Brigadier General M C Woodbury commended Orr for meritorious achievement in aerial combat over Continental Europe and awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross along with an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal. Orr previously earned the Air Medal with two clusters for escorting bombers, dive bombing, and strafing missions over Germany.
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America
Tecenuy
Leutenant
Ross Orr
Andrews Street
Reid
England
M.C Woodbury
Siemensot Orr
Mer
Europe
Berio
Germany
The Monitor Ship Milestone: Built in 100 Dest
The Monitor, a pivotal warship in naval design, emerged from a century of maritime innovation marked by its ironclad hull and low profile. Its construction reflected rapid modernization in ship design and the evolving balance of power on the seas.
Ex-War Prisoners Visit Dothan for USO Tour
Italian speaking Islians hosted by Dothan USO Club for a two month return to an American town. They toured McLarlac Guernsey Farm and Headland experimental farm, were greeted by Mayor Robert Solomon, and later returned for dinner and Italian bingo with club hostesses and prizes.
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Finco Probelbperante
Itab‘ Uo
United States
Italy
USO Club
USO
Conan
Headland Durng
McLarlac Guernsey
Cottonwood Road
Clyde Coe
Harvey McCord
Hesdiand
Robert Solomon
Headland
J. P. Wilson
Headland Sximmons
USC Club
Dothan
Arthur Johnson
Myre
Bette Riep
Saye Griffin
Rudrad Daniel
Mary Harris
R J. McRough
Mabel Bennett
Odom
John Griffin
Southern Shippers Hit Freight Rates
Washington AP Gov Ellis Arnall of Georgia filed in the Supreme Court a complaint on behalf of Georgia and its shippers seeking 60.75 million dollars in damages from 20 railroads for charges he says favor other state ports. He accuses the Interstate Commerce Commission of dereliction and says Georgia paid excess charges totaling 2 million dollars yearly from private shippers and 250 thousand from state institutions over the last decade.
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Washington
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Amill
Southern Governments Conference
Prentice Cooper
Tennessee
Southern Governors’ Conference
Arnall
Processing Tomatoes Reduced To Three Days A Week
Processing of tomatoes at the Alford farm market has been cut from six to three days as the bumper crop nears completion. The market remains open six days for buyers and growers, with grading and packaging on Monday Wednesday and Friday. Most of the crop is expected to be marketed next week.
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Alford Farm
Five Criminal Cases Set At Court Session
Five cases appeared on the criminal docket at the regular session of the Court of Common Pleas led by Judge J Norton Maltins Jr. The civil calendar listed 27 cases, many continued, with most involving furnishment proceedings. Three public drunkenness, one vagrancy, and one bond forfeiture charged the criminal docket. four were continued, another public drunkenness case held open. Shipyard earnings rose 64 percent since January, AM41.
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Court of Comimon Pleas
J. Norton Maltins, Jr
Paterson's Ointment Promises Quick Eczema Relief
An old advertisement touts Paterson's Ointment for eczema itching pimples and skin irritations. It claims rapid relief soothing tired itchy feet and cracks, with a money back guarantee and availability at druggists.
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Paterson
Peterson
Money Back Af
Nazis Trapped on Cherbourg Peninsula Feature
NEA telephoto shows thousands of Germans encircled on the Cherbourg peninsula as Allied wedges drive them toward isolation. Allied air forces pound troops, trains, and trucks caught between the wedge and escape routes.
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Cherbourg Peninsula
Cherbourg
William Arthur Kynes Dies at 78. Funeral Today
Funeral services for William Arthur Kynes, 78, pioneer merchant of Alford, will be held today at 8 pm at the Methodist Church in Alford. He died Tuesday. Survived by widow Leila Kynes of Alford, son A. R. Kynes of Picayune, sisters Mrs. Alice Sargert of Ashawa Canada and Mrs. Katie Allen of Soquel California, two nephews Walter Kynes of Marianca Florida and Charles A. Kynes of the United States Army. Edge Funeral Home of Marian-
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William Arthur Kynes
Alford
Fie
Spm
Methodist
Blakels
England
Leila Kynes
A. R Kynes
Picayune
Alice Sargert
Ashawe
Canada
Katie Allen
Soquil
Cal
Soldier Uses Self As Bait
CAMP DAVES N AP report describes Private Walter Stevens volunteering to be bitten by mosquitoes to study malaria transmission. He endures three 15 minute sessions weekly, wearing a device to attract mosquitoes while medical inspectors assess bite outcomes and collect laboratory samples.
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Daves
Walter Stevens
Medical Inspectors Office
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RFD
Hodgesville
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Newville
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Daleville
Malvern
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Bud) Anderson
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J.C. Kelley, Jr
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Beery Asruatr Company
Chalmette Petroleum Corporation
Cres Senvicz Rerininc Corporation
Coast On
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Pernoreum Cooporation
Caown Centuar
Pernoteum Corporation
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Evangeline Refining Company
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Hurex Ow & Ravin Company
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Panhandle Refining Company
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Parware Reining Company
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Remmains
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Compogarion
Paruter Oil Refiwing Company
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