11 Mar 1944
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Newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Location
Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1944
Page
1
A report to the French Consultative Assembly in Algiers notes underground resistance growing as patriots strike at German targets. They freed prisoners after a hotel raid, blew up a German barracks, killing 220 and injuring 50, while French leaders urge unity to back the coming battle.
Raleigh Poeun’s father praises Red Cross in a wartime letter from Norfolk. The message thanks Red Cross volunteers for support to service members overseas, recalling letters, bedside visits, and morale boosting comforts during North Africa and Pearl Harbor era deployments.
Kitty and Collins return to a familiar New England residence for a tense dinner and a late night talk. They confront past hurts and secrets about Randall Lepton and their relationship, leading to a wedding proposal and eventual forgiveness.
A fragment describes finding shelter aboard a ship with the Red Cross as the only decent place nearby. It notes magazines a radio and a phonograph available to those aboard.
A jumble of names and weekend visits shows Happy Valley residents with relatives in Pineville Middlesboro and nearby towns. Among those mentioned are Mrs Maude Hisner and sons Bur and Wayne visiting sister daughter aunt and other relatives. Fred Hendrickson Mr Imngent Callingsworth and W Sweet visited. many locals were seen in Middlesboro and Montnegone area with assorted family gatherings and guests recorded.
A Red Cross worker aboard a troop train en route to a new assignment was swarmed by three young glamor girls seeking to perform. The incident grew as the three women, later identified as famous entertainers, joined the scene and staged an impromptu sequence for the uniformed helper.
A female performer receives a flood of appreciation from an army unit. The first soldier to reach her grips her hand and exclaims thanks, while khaki-clad men shake her hand and shout their gratitude, the cheers echoing through the crowd.
A Portland lawyer notes his twin brothers, Aly and Horace Hilbredth, cause confusion among clients. Horace, 41, shares the same name as his attorney, leading to misaddressed documents and mistaken identities in legal matters.
The reminiscence praises Kentucky figure Cobb as a master humorist and sharp writer whose warmth and intellect offset occasional heavy phrasing. It recounts a wartime hospital memory of Cobb smiling through pain with a book, illustrating his lasting influence and the vivid, fond memory of his persona.
A fragmentary passage notes a recital related to portraits and a Mary Cy Center. It hints at tea divining portisils and a recipe shared or demonstrated during a juetriietion, conveying a quirky, unclear ancestral context and ceremonial tone.
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