Soldier Letters From Lebanon Tennessee Talk Box Making
A wartime letter from Pvt. James L. Ballance in Lebanon Tennessee describes working as a carpenter in a Signal Depot, building rust resistant GI boxes in a former Mule Auction Barn and training others after the war. He mentions friends in Patoka and England, and jokes about burying Hitler and Tojo with boxes, while praising the community and postal connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signal
Lebanon
Tenn
G.I
Eli Logan
Hitler
Tojo
Eagan
England
Patoka
Pvt
James L. Ballance
South Pacific letters from WWII echo Patoka basketball pride
In April 1944 from the South Pacific, Clifford Meyers writes of longing for home and the old Cafe in Patoka. Sgt. Leslie Griffin reports Patoka’s basketball success and notes meeting a home neighbor, Bill Carter, at an airport during a tournament.
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Clifford H. Meyers
South Pacific
Sgt
Leslie Griffin
Patoka
Bill Carter
Bill
Baptist Church Notes Announcement of Services
Invitation to Sunday School morning and evening services with Maurice Nattier and Violet Nattier listed. Includes Friday prayer at 8 00 p m and May 2 Assoc Mass Meeting at 7 30 p m at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ity
Eweee Sae
Maurice Nattier
Supt
Morning Service Training Union
Shee Wees
Violet Nattier
Coon Dog Field Trials Held At Vandalia Location
Coon dog field trials set for Sunday April 23 at Burtschi Club House three miles southwest of Vandalia on Carlyle road. Races begin at 10 a.m. Dinner served at noon with a war bond and gate prize. Fayette County Coon Hunters Assn led by Ralph Cripe Floyd Staff committee in Vandalia.
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COON
Burtschi Club
Vandalia
Carlyle Road
War Bond
Fayette
Notice to creditors in the Cox estate in Marion County
Public notice states Monday May 1 1944 as the claim date in the estate of Henrietta Cox deceased in Marion County Illinois. Claims may be filed on or before that date without issuance of summons. Hazel M. Cox administrator Miller Pfaff attorneys Salem Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Cox
Marion County
Illinois
Hazel M. Cox
Miller & Pfaff
Salem, Illinois
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APO
Care Postmaster
Nashville
Todd
Yours Truly
Clifford Meyers
Clifford H .Meyers
Amm3c
Carrier Aircraft Service Unit
Care Fleet Post Office
San Francisco
California
Pike
Italy
Mr. Pike
Centralia
Bob Smith
O.k
Bob
Eng
Pet. Dist., Co
Care
New York
N.Y
Baptist Church
Eugene F. Dodds
Salem
Arhur Lake
Rosie the Riveter
Jane Frazee
Frank Albertson
SUN., Mon
Jane Ever
Orson Wells
Joan Fontaine
Ray Mill and
Ruth Hussey
Arabia
George Boer
Virginia Bruce
South American Front
SUN
MON
Joe Spencer Tracy
Irene Dunne
Creme
Tilsey
S. Locust
Ill
Jersey
Phone
F. E. Adams
Fairbanks & Morse
Geo. Wickersham
W.W. Lawrence
O. A. Hopkins
Jeff Smith’s
Arora Rte
Jemima
Maxwell House
Oxydol
Spry
Schumacher Feed
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