Old Hickory Division Long and Eventful World War History
The Fort Jackson report recalls the 30th Infantry Division, Old Hickory, its World War I and II feats, and its return to South Carolina after 10 months of combat. It notes casualties, decorations, and major actions from Normandy to the Rhine, including Mortain, St Lo, and the crossing of the Roer and Rhine rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Hickory
Fort Jackson
Southland
Ickory
South
Rolina
North Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
30Th
55Th Field Artillery
113Th Field Artillery
118Th Field Artillery
South Carolina
60Th
Normandy
Elbe River
Siegfried Line
Hindenburg Line
West Wall
Vire
Cherbourg
St. Lo
France
Belgium
Holland
Mortain-St. Baron
Avranches
Eben Emael
Albert Canal
Meuse
Rhine
Germany
30Th Infantry Division
S. C
Carolinas
Southampton
England
Africa
Sicily
117Th
119Th
120Th
Taute Canal
Old Hickory A
Mortain- St. Barthelmy
Leland 5. Hobbs
Hobbs
Mortain-St. Barthelmy
U. S
Mortain
R. A. Kerley
Houston
Texas
Evreux
Louviers
Seine
A. Mantes Gassicourt
Tournai
Eban Emael
Maastricht
Wurm
Aachen
Roer
Ardennes
Stavelot
Stoumont
la Gleize
Malmedy
Liege
The
Bulge
Roosevelt
St. Vith
Dusselort
Echt
Maas River
Ormandy
Radio Program Sunday Schedule Plagued by Late Corrections
Radio schedule for Sunday October 28 lists multiple programs across networks with corrections causing time adjustments. The lineup includes news, sermons, concerts, commentaries, dramatic works, and variety acts from 12:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Eastern, with many entries from NBC CBS ABC and others and notes on CST MST adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Leopold Spitaing
Nbe
Ebs
Friendship Ranch
Ave Lutheran
Nbv
Church of the Air
Ssermons
Cbs
John B. Kennedy
Abe
America United
Orson Welles
Chicago
Roundtable
Nbc
Lyman Bryson
Eran Ane
Sammy Kaye
Ed Murrow
Barlow
Paul Lavalie
Jim
U.S.A
John Charles Thomas Long
Olin Downes
Bill Cunningham
Dale Carnegie
Max Hill
Nbc N. Y. Philharmonic Symphony
Abc
Ama—Abec
Jean Tighe
Bob Johnson
Abec
New England
Tommy Dorsey
Tinee
Abe Nelson Eddy
Ebs Jones
the Nebbs
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Abc Family Time
Patrice Munsel
Mary Small
Gene Au & Song
Charlotte Greenwood
Nick Carter
Osama
Bill Shirer
Paul Iteman
Nick
Baby Snooks
Cedric Foster
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Jack Benny
Thin Man
Drew Pearson
Abe Biondie
Cbbe Quis Kids
Joe Kelly
Abc California Melodies
Orches
Chas, McCarthy & Bergen
Marlin Hurt
Dbs
Els
Hready
The
People
Cbe
Humorous Navy Vignettes From Wartime Sailors
A shareable collage of WW II naval humor and bawdy anecdotes. Sailors flirt and spend freely in port while crews brag about ships and pumps. A tanker tale pokes fun at panty mishaps and the army of jokes continues with logbook gags about sobriety and strategy.
Westminster Abbey Miscount Turns Stormy Sailor Tale
An admiral jokes with a young king about service time and notes the common fate of boastful ensigns. In a storm a new officer attempts dead reckoning and the captain exposes the error by exclaiming they are in the middle of Westminster Abbey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Paul Jones
Lord Nelson
Westminster Abbey
Navy humor and misadventures from wartime letters
A collection of anecdotes from Navy life and censored letters, including a wife who sent a jig saw letter to her sailor husband, a forgetful admiral misjudging a seaplane, sailors joking about intelligent girls and hiccups, a Utah home watch tale, and a Boston Gazette spoof about Sir Andrew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seapower
Navy Mag
Utah
Navy
Boston Gazette
Andrew Eningee
Mediterranean
30th Infantry Division Ends European Campaign at Elbe
The 30th Infantry Division linked with Russians at the Elbe as Old Hickory cleared cities including Hamelin Detmold and Braunschweig. After a dramatic clash and surrender attempts Braunschweig fell and the unit prepared for duties with occupation forces. Plans for Pacific deployment were canceled and disposition awaited War Department guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbe
Madgeburg
Germany
Old Hickory
Hamelin
Detmold
Braunschweig
Hobbs
Karl Veith
Europe
Pacific
United States
Fort Jackson
D. C
Japan
War Department
30Th Infantry Division
Andrew Jackson
Poles Discover Large Pile Of Human Ashes In Warsaw
Moscow broadcast reports Polish police found a large pile of human ashes in a Warsaw building. The structure allegedly served as a Gestapo death house and torture chamber. Also mentions produce and cleaning tips unrelated to main event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Moscow
Warsaw
Recruiting Accelerates in 4th Service Command
Atlanta report shows 7,711 enlistments under Major General Edward H. Brooks as the Fourth Service Command targets 70,000 by June. Enrollees span Alabama to Tennessee with 1,078 choosing overseas service and 6,663 selecting U S posts. Infantry, air forces, and quartermaster lead the mix, as recruiting teams stress postwar benefits to attract high caliber volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Fourth Service Command
Edward H. Brooks
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Mississippi
Tennessee
United States
Salt Choice for Pickles Causes Clear Brine
Cooking salt yields clearer brine than table salt as it contains no added starch, which otherwise clouds the pickling liquid.
North Carolina Symphony drives state fundraising drive
The North Carolina State Symphony, started in 1931 with Lamar Stringfield, tours cities and broadcasts concerts to all state residents. A statewide campaign seeks $8,000 for Guilford County and $3,000 for High Point, funded by the Friday Morning Music Club. Musician Robert Ellis, a High Point student director and tenor, is featured as the week’s artist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Tinsley
North Carolina
Lamar Stringfield
Guilford County
Arthur Kirkman
High Point
H. T. Hudson
Parkway
North Carolina D& Y Society
O. Arthur Kirkman
Robert Ellis
W. F. Ellis
West Lexington
Robert
First Baptist Church
Funeral Rites for J L M Smith Held in Greensboro
Funeral services for James L M Smith 49 who died Wednesday at Piedmont Memorial Hospital Greensboro were held at 11 am in First Baptist Church Greensboro. Burial followed at Stony Hill Methodist Cemetery near Albemarle. Smith owned and operated the Greensboro Music Store and was active in business civic and fraternal affairs. Survivors include his father John D Smith Albemarle a sister Letha Surratt Randleman four half brothers and four half sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. M. Smith
Piedmont Memorial Hospital
Greensboro
First Baptist Church
John D. Smith
Albemarle
Letha Surratt
Randleman
Carl Smith
Army
Alabama
Harvey Smith
Navy
New Jersey
Roy Smith
J. Gilead
Ruby and
Ve Smith
Mrs Paul Craven Thom Funeral Service Held
Funeral for Mrs Paul Craven, fatally injured when struck by a train, was held Saturday at 11 at First Baptist Church. Rev W K McGee and others led the service with Mills Home Baptist and Rich Fork cemetery interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Craven Thom
Paul Craven
First Baptist Church
W. K. McGee
J. A. Neilson
Mills Home Baptist Church
I. G. Greer
Mills Home
Paul Benner
Clayton
No Tears This Way Onion Peeling Tip
A kitchen tip advises dunking onions in boiling water briefly to ease peeling. Begin at the root end and peel upward for smoother removal.
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SSS Tonic
Bendix Automatic Home Laundry Household Appliance CO
Bendix
Wrenn St
Walter Winche
Hudson
New Yorker
M. m
C.O
South Pacific
4Th Service Command
ICE Delivery Company
West Broad Street
Commerce and Industry Association of New York
Charles C. McGonegal
Emoe
America
Darwin
Algee
Biun
Nates
Seriaetch
Michigam Bulb CO
Dept. K-75
Monroe Ave
Grand Rapids 2
Michig
J. L. M. Smith
Broadhurst
Watts Bakery
PR Go
Bendix Automati Home
Wood - Armfield Furniture Co
Main St
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