In this issue two former servicemen express their feelings about returning home after the war; future issues will include more reflections from local veterans. The newsletter also mentions a theft at a local jewelry store.
During World War II, Carpenter served as a Yeoman 3rd Class in the U.S. Navy. In this letter Carpenter she thanks the staff for the newsletter and explains that she will soon be discharged from the service. "Letters from Home" were weekly...
This issue mentions that returning soldiers are having trouble finding clothes and lodging in Montgomery, and it discusses the rapid increase in home and business construction in the city.
This issue mentions that for each bond campaign held during the war, Alabama was the only state in the country to have every county meet its quota. The newsletter also discusses Montgomery's application to the Federal Housing Authority, requesting...
In the letter Weisenthal asks the governor to intervene in the case of Jimmy Wilson: "At this time I would like to implore you to do your utmost to prevent this and other possible barbarous legal murders. By this I mean not only the saving of Jimmy...
In the letter "Doe" urges the governor not to commute the sentence of Jimmy Wilson: "For the life of me I cannot see why any red blooded southern white man could interfere with the verdict of 12 just and upright men who placed the death penalty on...