Dothan Man in Japan Army Service Recalls War Honors
Mrs. W. S. Wilson delivered clippings to The Eagle about Capt. Robert O. English of Cus, Georgia, who served in the Army from 1940 and fought in the Aleutians. He was wounded twice at Attu and earned the Purple Heart and Combat Infantryman’s Badge.
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Japan
Robert O. English
Cus, Ga
Dothan
Tron
The
Eagle
W. S. Wilson
West Main Street
Wilson
Eagle Office
English
Aleutians
Attu
Aleutians Theater
Lieutenant English Earns Bronze Star for Attu Service
Captain English, then a lieutenant, is cited for heroism in The Pacific Is My Beat. He was wounded at Attu on May 3, 1943 and evacuated to Barnes General Hospital. He later served with the 88th Infantry in France and Germany and earned multiple decorations.
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English
Pacific
Keith Wheeler
Battle of
Attu
Barnes General Hospital
Vancouver
Wash
Camp Robinson
Ark
88Th Infantry
France
Germany
R. O. Fnglish
Americus, Ga
Florida Governor calls on opponents to support state program
Florida Governor Millard Caldwell urged political opponents to back the state's improvement program in a statewide radio speech. He said he has no political ambition and criticized favoritism in law enforcement, urging actions based on Florida’s welfare and public services.
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Florida
Tallanmassee
Fla
Millard Caldwell
Caldwell
State leader Eyes Progress in Everglades Park Efforts
The chief executive praised progress in the State while acknowledging remaining tasks. He said the Everglades National Park project committee is ready to start land acquisitions by donation, exchange, and condemnation as part of moving the venture forward with vigor.
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Everglades National Park Project
Argentine Senate Passes 1196 Laws in One Session
In Buenos Aires the national senate enacted 1196 decrees from the 1943 to 1946 revolutionary government, approving them to become permanent law at a rate of about 20 per minute.
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Buenos Aires
National Senate
Congress
Proposal Would Registry Non Catholic Clergy
One of the few measures that failed would have created a registry of all non Catholic clergy and would have required disclosure of their identities. The draft lingered as lawmakers debated religious freedom and public oversight.
Prohibition Decree Challenged by Non Catholic Mission
A damaged excerpt notes a decree prohibiting belled establishment as unconstitutional for non Catholic missions in Indian Diego Luis Molinari. Senate war reservations and the decree's failure to take effect are mentioned, with unclear outcomes.
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Mission
Diego Luis Molinari
Majostty
Ledes
Senate
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