Warm Springs Memorial Sparks National Interest
Warm Springs Georgia hopes for a national memorial to Franklin D Roosevelt who found health in the town. Plans unfold with Basil O Conor as national chair and Maynard Ashworth pledging 10000 dollars from local press. suggested by Atlanta Mayor Hartsfield as a potential postwar peace center in tribute to the late president.
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Henry Lesesne
Warm Springs
Georgia
Roosevelt
Warm Springs Foundation
White House
Basil O’connor
Nationa Foundation For Infantile Paralysis, Inc
National Committee
Maynard R. Ashworth
Ledger-Enquirer
Columbus
William B. Hartsfield
Atlanta
W Springs
Churchill May Meet Franco Before Parley
A news item reports a published claim that Prime Minister Churchill would meet Generalissimo Franco before the Potsdam big three conference. A foreign office commentator doubts the report and offers a cautious personal interpretation tied to the election campaign.
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London
Churchill
Generalissimo Franco
Spain
Potsdam
Foreign Office
Chateau de Cordaberry
Local servicemen honored for valor and overseas service
Sgt. Warren G. Sexton of High Point received the ne conduct medal for exemplary behavior and duties at an England station as Eighth Air Force logistics work aids war against Japan. M/Sgt. Marvin J. Kivett of High Point flew on an eight hour B-17 mission over Germany. Seaman 1/c William A. Goodman of Highland Park, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Goodman, serves in the south Pacific. S/Sgt. Arthur N. Weisner of High Point earned his fifth bronze battle star for five major European campaigns as cook with the 437th Troop Carrier Group. SGT Clayton Spencer of High Point completed a 15 day mop up with the 31st Infantry on Mindanao, destroying enemy guns and supplies amid difficult terrain.
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Warren G. Sexton
8Th Air Force Service Command
England
High Point
Eighth Air Force
Japan
Pacific
Sexton
L. M. Sexton
Cable Street
Sammaantie Af
Ul Tre
Armed Forces
Sgt. Sexton
Briggs Capgemini Company
High Int
Marvin J. Kivett
8Th Air Force
BAE
Eighth Air Force Service Command
Germany
Itler
Imen
Ruhr
France
Belgium
Holland
Reich
Sherrod Street
N. C
Kivett
Strategic Air Depot
High Point High School
High Point College
Army
Spaugh Paper Co
Arthur N. Weisner
Set. Weisner
Route 1
Weisner
83Rd
437Th
Wesel
Donald J. French
Astoria
Ore
Normandy
Rome- Arno
M. M. Beach
53Rd
V U. S
Paul L. Williams
Clayton Spencer
Dixie Division
Mindanao
Sub
Sistine
31St Infantry Division
Army Diaries Detail Frontline Labor and Honor Roll Soldiers
Daily detail from rear companies sent as litter bearers under rough trails in Germany. Two thirds of infantry menfall to exhaustion dysentery or wounds while many Japanese enemy casualties were reported. Pfc Earnest T Embler of 405th Infantry earned a meritorious service unit plaque wear of a gold wreath on his sleeve. T/5 Lonnie Blackwelder Jr discharged at Fort Bragg after overseas service with the Fourth Army in Normandy Northern France and the n with Patton's Third Army.
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G.l’s
Connie Apaigns
Spencer
A’ Spencer
Route 3
High 1
Earnest T. Embler
East
Lexington Avenue
405Th Infantry
Germany
Embler
Fort Bragg
Blackwelder
Normandy
France
Fourth Army
Patton
Third Army
Suspended Sentence for Discharged Vet in Christmas Slaying
Newton July 5 Charles Coite Hager a discharged veteran received a three year sentence suspended on good behavior for the Christmas slaying of Carroll Field ker aged 50. Hager pleaded guilty to slaughter with the case connected to his grandfather Daniel Hager aged 75. The court set a $1,000 fine and five year good behavior period.
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Newton
Charles Coite Hager
Carroll Field
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Franco
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Boux
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RINSO
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Peg
Lipton’s
Ue LC
West End
William A. Goodman
William Albert Goodman
Navy
Philippine Islands
A. Goodman
Highland Sta
Bane
Jack Blackwelder
Lonnie
Jack) Blackwelder Jr
Steele Street
Walgreen
Walgreen's
Magnesia
waLorten
DOAN
Chambly
Cologne
Hollywood
Maybloom
Savine Coupon
Unely
B.F
Brightens
Colgate
Kolyngs Cteans
Tan
Marby Walgreen
Daggett & Ramsdell
Sutton
DU Barry
Gary Lotion
Norwich
Dorelof
OUICK
Arisin
Willard
Drene
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