Pilot Wm E May receives wings and commission
Wm E May formerly of Sikeston earned his pilot wings and a second lieutenant commission in the Army Air Forces at Pampa Texas. He is chosen as an instructor and will train at Randolph Field before returning to Pampa. His wife Mabel Greenlee will join him there.
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Wm. E. May
Sikeston
Missouri Institute of Aeronautics
Army Air Forces
Pampa
Texas
Lieut. May
Randolph Field
Mabel Greenlee
War Prisoner News From Stancil Family and Service Members
A Bertrand area family reports son John Stancil, Army Air Corps radio operator, a German prisoner of war writing that he was treated well and uninjured. Other notices mention Frank Moyle Jr heading to Dallas for Air Transport Command, Corporal Floyd A. Matthews in Camp Campbell Ky, Sgt Carl Diehl Jr in Italy with a few missions left, Lt Charles Cook heading to Blythe Army Air Base for B 24 training, Sgt J W Davis set for Victoria Kansas, Pvt Edward Seymour visiting Camp Phillips, and Arch S Russell Jr en route to St Louis for a family gathering with relatives.
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Walter Stancil
Bertrand
John Stancil
Army Air Corps
Germany
Young Stancil
The
Red Cross
Carl Diehl
Carl Diehl Jr
Italy
Diehl
North Africa
Charles Cook
O. T. Elder
Sikeston
Missouri
Blythe
Calif. Army Air Base
Lieut. Cook
Kansas City
Cookie
Roberts Davis Cotton and Grain Company
Matthews
Sikeston Lieutenant in Hand to Hand Combat
Lieut George T Johnson of Sikeston Mo led a company on Eniwetok Island in a brutal night battle against fanatical Japanese. Johnson reported close quarters fighting with enemies slipping through darkness to within 20 feet. He and fellow Marines faced slashing attacks as they held a ridge during the first night of combat. Johnson has been overseas 26 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mizong
George T. Johnson
Sikeston
Memphis
Lieut. Johnson
Eniwetok Island
Marshall Group
Richard W. Johnston
United Press
Leatherneck
Johnston
Mamie Johnson
Ilinois
Company K
Chaffee Sailor Missing in Action Among Navy Reports
The Navy Dept reports Pvt Ewell L Hinch 29 of Chaffee missing in action after serving in the Marine Corps in the Southwest Pacific. His wife and mother were notified January 7 of his wounding and later missing status. Letters and Christmas gifts sent overseas were returned. Also noted is Pfe Martin H Lund Jr in Florida awarded medals for marksmanship and for good behavior.
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Navy Department
Ewell L. Hinch
Chaffee
Marine Corps
Southwest Pacific Area
Hinch
Maude Thompson
Pfe Martin H Lund Jr
Florida
Missouri Council of Churches 79th Anniversary Convention
The 79th anniversary convention of the Missouri Council of Churches takes place in three sections Hannibal March 13-14 Cameron March 15-16 and Butler March 17-18. The theme From One World to One Brotherhood stresses Christian world order broader teaching and loyalties. Church school and community workers are invited to attend.
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Missouri Council of Churches
Hannibal
Cameron
Butler
Canalou Man Samuel Cook Dies After Long Illness
Samuel Monroe Cook, a Canalou resident for two years, died at his home Monday night after a long carcinoma illness. The body was taken to Gravel Hill cemetery near Moreland, Ark., for funeral services at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon led by Rev. Wmn. Cruuch. He was 66 and had lived in Arkansas 25 years before moving to Canalou. His wife died 15 years earlier. Surviving children are Newton and Joe Dan in Hector, Ark.. Mrs. Susan Jane Williams in Phoenix, Ariz.. Woodrow in the U. S. Army in Texas. Frank in Garrison. George Raymond, Mary Ellen, Martha E., and Samen evox in Canalou. A sister, Mrs. Molly Nickens of Forrest City, Ark., also survives.
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Samuel Monroe Cook
Canalou
Gravel Hill Cemetery
Moreland
Ark
Wmn. Cruuch
Cook
Arkansas
Canala
Newton
Joe Dan
Hector
Susan Jane Williams
Phoenix
Ariz
Woodrow
U. S. Army
Texas
Frank
Garrison
Rosetta
George Raymond
Mary Ellen
Martha E
Samen Evox
Canalea
Molly Nickens
Forrest City
Local Folks and Visits Around Canalou and Nearby
Mrs. B P Melton spent the weekend with her mother and sister at Kennett. Orville Jones and wife did business at Lilbourn. Grover Drake and Bill Tarrants went to Kennett to testify in court. Mrs. Leslie Allen and Mrs. R Scott traveled to Morehouse for medical care. Mrs. Gerald Goins and children from St. Louis visited their mother and grandmother Mrs. Ruth Wright. Leonard Baughn and children of Bonne Terre stayed with sister Mrs. John Smith’s family. Miles Davis reports eight teachers’ exam takers last Friday and Saturday. Doris Geske visited Cape Girardeau and State College. she and her parents were here this past week. Camille Newingham left for Miami Florida to be with her Navy husband. Sergeant Gerald Denham and wife arrived from Tampa for a brief visit with Mrs Ruth Wright. he will visit his Arkansas parents before returning to Tampa.
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B. P. Melton
Kennett
Orville Jones
Lilbourn
Grover Drake
Bill Tarrants
Leslie Allen
R Scott
Morehouse
Gerald Goins
St. Louis
Ruth Wright
Leonard Baughn
Bonne Terre
Baughn
John Smith
Miles Davis
Canaleu
Doris Geske
Cape Girardeau
State College
Fred Geske
Camille Newingham
John G Smith
Miami
Fla
U. S. Navy
Gerald Denham
Tampa
Sgt Denham
Mr Denham
Arkansas
Donnelly Enters Democratic Gubernatorial Race
Senator Paul M. Donnelly of Lebanon filed Tuesday for the Democratic nomination for governor after the withdrawal of Secretary of State Dwight H Brown due to ill health. Brown is hospitalized in Poplar Bluff and Dr. W L Brandon cited professional judgment for withdrawal. Donnelly announced a campaign focused on state issues as Brown retires from active politics after three terms.
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Paul M. Donnelly
Lebanon
Dwight H Brown
Poplar Bluff
Brown
W. L. Brandon
Brandon
Jefferson City
Donnelly
Southeast Missouri News Briefly Told
Southeast Missouri reports that no one appeared for the teachers exam in Cape Girardeau county for the first time since 1908. James C Brown, son of a local resident, was among 179 US soldiers wounded in the Southwest Pacific per the March 6 casualty list. Fourteen Methodist Sunday school members earned gold pins for perfect attendance. Irene Turner’s pin award was delayed after her death on February 13. Henry L Gale and wife of Hayti won the Commercial Appeal’s A flag and a $100 War Savings Bond, also first place in Pemiscot county Plant to Prosper. Cape Girardeau saw the largest tow on the Mississippi, 4000 tons heavier than any before, carrying 118,000 barrels of crude oil to a Shell refinery.
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Campbell—S
James C. Brown
William A. Brown
United States
Brown
Southwest Pacific
Chaffee
Methodist Sunday School
Irene Turner
H. A. Turner
Caruthersville
Henry L. Gale
Hayti
Commercial Appeal
Rotary Club
Gale
Missouri
Pemiscot County
Cape Girardeau
Mississippi River
Louisiana
Shell Company
Kennett insanity test ordered for Mary Henson in killing
A sanity evaluation was ordered for 27 year old Mary Henson charged with killing her mother Mrs Henry Sell, 52, last January 15 with an axe. The trial was postponed to May for doctors to determine if she is insane.
Material Failure Behind 12.4 Percent of AAF Fatal Crashes
A report shows material failure accounted for 12.4 percent of fatal accidents in the United States Army Air Forces, with the majority due to other causes. The finding highlights maintenance and design issues as contributing factors in aviations’ deadliest incidents.
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United States Army Air Forces
School Lunch Fund Bill Fails in House Vote
The House rejected a 50 million dollar bill for federal participation in local school lunch programs by a 136 to 54 vote after two hours of debate. The article also mentions tires for a Flying Fortress and Africa's population estimate.
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House of Representatives
Join the Women's Army Corps for vital wartime service
Youll be important to your country and fighting men if you take a vital job in the Army. WAC offers expert training, skill growth, and new experiences. Get full details at any U S Recruiting Station or write The Adjutant General, 4415 Munitions Bldg Washington 25 DC. Women in essential war industry must have release from employer or US Employment Service.
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Women’s Army Corps
WAC
U. S
Adjutant General
Washington
D. C
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Gza
Dwomen
C. H. Mason Jr
Eddie
St. Lows
Pvt. Mason
Armed Forces
Jefferson Barracks
Pfc
Liyle Harley
Johnny Hitt
Harmon General Hospital
Longview
Wm. M. Werneck
Infantry
US Army
New Jersey
New York
Pvt
Carl Werneck
Hawaii
Charles Watson
Harry Stacy
Sgt. Watson
C D Cline
U .S Army
Seattle
Wash
W. A Williams
the War and Navy Department
Mediterranean
Edward Leech
E. N. Leech
Fort Ord
Calif
Leech
Sileston
Golda Irene McKinney
St Louis
Ira Jones
M H Lund
Gainesville
Sgt Jones
Givens
Law Givens
Pvt Givens
Columbia
S. C
Frank Moyle Jr
Dallas
Air Transport Command
Moyle
Wm. Sorenson
LaSalle
Floyd A. Matthews
Camp Campbell
Cpl Matthews
Glenn Matthews
J W Davis
Victoria
Kansas
Pat Davis
Edward Seymour
Camp Phillips
Ineut Arch S Russell Jr
Boston
Mass
Alex Russell
Arch
S. Russell
Emily
Welsh Funeral Home
Canalou News
Southeast Missouri News
Jackson
Cape Girardeau County
Malden
Clifford M. Auger
Worcester
Malden Air Base
Auger
A. L. Davidson
Bank of Kennett
J. C. Welman
Welman
W. F. Shelton 3d
H. A. Buschman
Cape County Savings Bank
East Prairie
War Department
James L. Craig
Africa
AR Pure
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