Cotton Leaf Worm Threat Raises Local Alarm
Reports show the cotton leaf worm arrived in the United States weeks earlier and boll weevils are showing through the winter in Florence South Carolina and Tallulah Louisiana while few reached Brtoneville Mississippi and Tit ton Georgia. Cotton growers scramble to inventory calcium arsenate and prepare to fight either pest as winter ends and spring moths migrate north.
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United
Etivntletts
Florence
Caroline
Tallulah
Louisiane
Btoneville
Misissippi
Titton
Georgia
Theatre Amusements Mantis Week of Silent Classics
The program lists multiple pairings and films with stars across Friday to Wednesday. Notable titles include Random Harvest with Garson and Ronald Colman, Shahili Dangerous with Lane Turner, Haps Go Lucky with Betty Hutton and others, Gone With The Wind with Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh, Big Street with Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball, Lone Star Vigilantes, and The Pride of the Yankees with Gary Cooper, among many showings and co stars.
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Mantis
Garson
Ronald Coleman
Lane Turner
Robert Young
Betty Hutton
Mary Martie
Dick Powell
Eddie Brackin
Lana Turner
Henry Fonda
Lucille Ball
Bill Elliott
Tex Ritter
Wro. Boyd
Air Borne Invasion Is Sword Over Hitler
1943 airborne warfare is described as a vertical enveloping tactic threatening Hitler. The piece notes paratroopers and airborne divisions, Allied air power from Britain to Africa, and the planned coordinated air and ground assault to secure beach landings with air cover, engineers, and defense against shore artillery. It highlights cooperation among units and the timing of heavy bombers, dive bombers, parachutists, gliders, and fighters to ensure a successful landing.
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Thomas M. Johnson
Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Anne
Bluebeard
Europa
Halyland
Crete
Britain
Africa
New Guinea
MacArthur
Kenney
Tunisia
Pacific
Mediterranean
English Channel
Germany
York
82Nd
11St
Unita
Dieppe
France
Tanis
Sicily
Geroni
Sim
Cotton belt pests prompt tailored spray schedule
New invasion usually begins in southern Texas and spreads across the cotton belt. Calcium arsenate used by cotton farmers helps keep the boll weevil in check, warming the leaf. Later, in August or September, growers may apply additional sprays for the tobacco budworm.
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Wouthern Texas
Cotton Belt
Marianna Cadet Dies In Crash
Aviation Cadet Liord R. Coffman was killed during a routine training flight when his aircraft collided midair with Aviation Cadet Harold C. Cobb. The Marianna Army Air Field public relations office reported the crash occurred about 700 feet up. Cobb jumped clear and sustained only minor injuries as his parachute deployed about 100 feet from the ground.
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Marianna
Liord R. Coffman
Harold C. Cobb
Marianna Army Air Field
Coffman
Cobb
Ths
Abbeville Seniors Graduate Tomorrow
Abbeville Special reports the 1943 Abbeville High School class will graduate Friday night in the school auditorium. Only 21 members remain due to nine members entering the armed forces. Valedictorian Seattle Roberts leads the class, with a list of graduates including Willa Tean McClellan Betty Gibbons and five others.
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Abbeville
Ciisa
Willa Tean McClellan
Betty Gibbons
Marthe Moray
Jane Murphy
Emily Espy
Margaret Kennedy
Alice Melva Owens
Hortence Lowell
Annie Howard Kelley
Joyce Messer
Johnnie Sue Belcher
Julie Burton
Scottie Roberts
James
Robert Belcher
Mitchell Kirkland
Feliz Peebles
John Vickers
Fred Snell
Eugene Mill
James Lowell
Thomas Lovett
Seattle Roberts
Laws Imposed Fines for Not Killing Injurious Birds
Colonial law imposes fines on farmers who fail to kill their allotted quota of certain injurious birds. The measure reflects contemporary efforts to control pest populations and protect crops.
ACK ACE ACTION: 1918 air combat height analysis
In 1918 an airplane at 8000 feet surprised by gun batteries. enemy planes are typically shot down near 16000 feet, suggesting higher flight levels reduce risk.
Cadet Coffman Remembrance After Ohio Crash
A cadet identified as Coffman is survived by his father Joh A Coffman of 68 Lake Street Akron Ohio as investigators probe the crash cause.
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Coffman
Joh A Coffman
Lake Street
Akron
Ohio
Mechanized Warfare Enlivened By Allies
Washington correspondent describes Allied mechanized forces with U S tanks and vehicles, detailing infantry weapons from pistols to anti-tank guns, and the armored division’s mobility and firepower. It notes the M4 Sherman, 75 and 105 mm howitzers, and a wide range of motorized platforms, promising future demonstrations.
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Washington
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Brent End
Albert Bem
Aion
Toekage
Micamel
France
Lotia
Wes
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Fesa
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Kenturay Jallang
Miletary
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