Hymera Soldier Becomes Parachutist in Army
Hymera Ind August 15 Corporal Russell C Bedwell 20 son of Mr and Mrs Harry Bedwell enlisted June 1940 transferred to Fort Benning Ga for service with the new Parachute Battalion He had been at Camp Croft S C and Spartansburg In a letter to his mother he says It sure is fun jumping out of an airplane He adds Tell all my pals I recommend Uncle Sam's Army Itll make men out of them He receives 104 a month and will soon have 120 a month
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Uncle Sam
Bedwell
Wartime Boss Reconstructs Lost Machine Position
A worker recounts losing three hours of effort locating a machine's last position after damage in the war. The boss must recall the exact spot to resume work, underscoring wartime disruption and the challenge of rapid recovery from equipment displacement.
Local visitors tour Dugger and nearby towns
Dagger items list several visitors: Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Barclay and daughter vacationing in Jacksonville Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Dolan Pigg of Cincinnati visiting here this week. Miss Kathryn Silvers returns from Cincinnati. Mrs. Kathryn Lippeatte and Mrs. Charles Mason spent time at Shakamak Park. Miss Mamie Dudley and Miss Ruth Teasley of Indianapolis visiting relatives in Dugger. Mrs. John Brown and daughters Mattie Josephine and John Dene of Corbin Kentucky visiting Levi Morgan family.
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Levi Morgan
Army to obtain 290000 vehicles for defense needs
Detroit August report notes rapid expansion of US army motor vehicle stock from 13 000 to about 200 000 in 1940s pace set to reach 250 000 by autumn. Talks pack production figures for trucks cars and engines plus Packard Merlin Rolls Royce and Ford Pratt Whitney facilities aiding RAF Spitfire Hurricane and army air corps.
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Anthony G. Delorenzo
United Press
Detroit
United States
W. E. Fish
General Motors
Chevrolet Division
Packard Motor Car Co
Royal Air Force
Army Air Corps
Packard
Secret voyage salvage plot heats up aboard Hammond lines
Jeffery Hammond seeks to salvage the Sonora with Jim Mallory and Eric Forbes while a Havana boat probes the location. Mary Larsen hints at blackmail and a secret motive as Mallory reports new cash offers. Suspicion grows as Hammond and Forbes weigh risks and secrecy tightens around the venture.
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Jeffery Hammond
Jim
Sonora
Hammond
Mary Larsen
Eric Porkes
Hammond Lines
Havana
Mallory
J. H
Forbes
Eric
Jim Mallory
Hammond’s
Ford plant’s secret wartime skylines and hidden power
The article details an expansive airplane engine plant with underground dungeons called the solar plexus housing cooling equipment and power facilities. It notes a 1 400 foot long plant expansion for 18 cylinder 2 000 horsepower engines and a capability to be blacked out within an hour.
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Ford
Pratt & Whitney
Community Visitation Notes from Plum Branch
Local families in Plum Branch share visits across Indiana and New Jersey. Multiple households including Powells Mack Risher Keller and Doidge travel to see relatives in Evansville Patricksburg Linton Worthington Terre Haute and Chicago with extended family time and weekend stays.
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Dale Powell
Marly Powell
Perry Powell
Evansville
Charles Mack
Patricksburg
James Franklin
Linton
Randy Powell
Leon Daily
Worthington
William Houchin
Fred Risher
Gertrude
Rosemary
Jane ‘Dugger
S. E. Risher
Terre Haute
Ross Doidge
Doris Ann Gary Powell
Chicago
Ransy Powell
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Indiana
Harbin
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St. N. E
New Union Lumber Co
Business Directory
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Tru- Friend
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Johnson Feed & Supply Co
Helen Boyer
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Bedford
Ind
Ideal Hotel
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Linton Daily Citizen
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Ollie Watson
Richard Luxton
R. R
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Sullivan Fertilizer Co
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Hospital
Jess Ellis
Vicksburg
Roy A. Borders
Dodge
Plymouth
Luxton
E. Vincennes St
Marco
Elmer Mills Farms
Marco, Ind
Ruth Dorraugh
H St
Maiden Blush
Bolton
Carl Roach Co
Correll Electric Co
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Bransons Gulf Station
West Linton
G. F. Chapman
Bovinol
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Frayser Shop
5Th Street
New Home Furnishing Co
Welch & Cornett Funeral Home
Neal Family
Antoinete Brynildsen
Hymera
NEA Service, Inc
J. R. Williams
Hudson
Defense
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Engine
Joseph L. Chadwick
Mary
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IM Mallory
Eric Forbes
Lois Hammond
Mr. Mallory
Lois
Miami
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Department of Commerce
Plum Branch News
Spotlight Coffee
Kroger
Oakley
Froeschke
Hixson & Sahm
Doctor
Alley
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Red Ryder
W. T. Hamlin
ATH
Fred Harman
Sher
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Wilkinson Lumber Co
Delco
E. J. Ecker & Son
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North Main St
Avery Murray
Lester Packing Co
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