From the files of Feb. 8, 1945
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SGT. and MRS. BENJAMIN HERMAN REID are pictured following their wedding on January 22. Mrs. Reid is the former Nina Kathryn Gantt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Gantt, of Steppville, and Sgt. Reid is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Reid of Cullman.
—Photo by Schlosser
To and Fro
By EAGLE EYE
For several years many people have talked about the possibilities of planting shrubs, etc., on the triangle on the east highway made by the St. Bernard road and the State Highway 31 but no one has done anything about it. However, the Empire Nursery is now landscaping this plot under the direction of Horace Baker. It will be dedicated as a memorial to Lt. John T. Smith, son of Mrs. C. W. Ham, of Cullman, who was killed on August 31, 1943, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C. Lt. Smith and Mr. Baker had the same birthday, February 7, and had been life long friends.
Former Cullmanite John C. Bybben who with his family now lives in Long Beach, Calif., sent the Tribune editor a clipping from the Long Beach Independent, daily newspaper, describing the commissioning of the U.S.S. Cullman at the Consolidated Steel Corp’s. shipyard in California on January 25. This 455 foot transport, named for Cullman County, is designed to carry Allied forces close to enemy territory, lower its landing craft with lightning speed, and send its men and supplies ashore.
At Rotary this week Noel Neighbors led a lively program about the street and house numbers in Cullman. (If you are a fellow resident in our community wonder if you could tell a stranger how to find a place in the central part of Main Street?)
Latest word received by William R. Griffin from his brother, Lt. Howard Griffin, was a card written by the latter from a German prison camp on November 27, 1944. Howard was optimistic about being freed at an early date. Our fellow townsman checked the location of the camp and found it to be approximately fifty miles east of Berlin.
The commendation of their ranking officials for the efficient manner in which they have performed their duties has been received by S/Sgt. Tom K. Keller, airplane mechanic, of Cullman, and the men of this engineering section of an Air Force Command Unit in Belgium. The citation stated that the cooperation, hard work, and attention to duty of Sgt. Keller and his men have contributed materially to the successful tactical operations in combat against the enemy.
Basketball fans will have the opportunity of seeing games in the Cullman County High School gym on Friday and Saturday nights. Cullman plays Ryan at 7:30 p.m. on February 9 and St. Bernard at the same time on February 10.
A treat is in store for music lovers of Cullman on Sunday, February 25, when the First Methodist Church will present the Birmingham Southern Choir in a program at five o’clock in the afternoon. Thirty-five choir members under the direction of Raymond Anderson will present the program which will feature vocal and instrumental selections.
Two graduates of the Holly Pond High School, Georgie Amos and Mildred Sanford, are members of the thus far victorious Central Park basketball team. These girls are now residing in Birmingham where they are employed by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company.
Only one of the nine who applied at the Navy recruiting station at the Cullman Court House on Tuesday failed to pass the physical examination. The eight who were accepted in Birmingham on Wednesday are Harold Roberts, Harold Holley, Thurman McManus, Dorsey Camp, Arnold Garner, Le Roy Thornton, Austin Buchanon and Cecil Farr.
For the past 30 months T/Sgt. Max L. Buettner, Jr., has been serving overseas where he participated in the Tunisian and Italian campaigns for which, he has been authorized to wear that campaign ribbon with two Bronze Stars and the Good Conduct Medal. He is now a Mobile Repair Unit Chief with the Air Force Service Command in Italy.
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