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Camp Atterbury published articles
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11/11/1942 Franklin Star Soldier dies at Camp Atterbury. Fall fatal to West Virginian, 22 - Parents at bedside when death came.
11/13/1942 Columbus 1st gas attack staged on post
11/13/1942 Columbus 264th MP Company stands first retreat
11/13/1942 Columbus "A" gasoline ration books available
11/13/1942 Franklin Star Banking agency setup for Camp Atterbury.
11/16/1942 Franklin Star Ohio Ridge Burial Plot Being Moved.
11/17/1942 Franklin Star Forest Fire, Wind-Blown Perils Camp Atterbury. Brought under control one mile from border.
11/18/1942 Franklin Star COMPANY GETS 4 STREAMERS. 83rd Signal Unit Adds To Guidon Decorations With Four Silver Bands
11/20/1942 Columbus CHOW CALL. Atterbury Boys Will Get Turkey Dinner on Thanksgiving Day
11/20/1942 Columbus 83rd Division launches "Know Your Enemy" campaign
11/20/1942 Franklin Star Veteran Sergeant wants to return and win back Bataan. MSgt C. M. Weeks, of the 83rd Division wants to return to finish the job.
11/21/1942 Columbus PVT. GREIF Came to World's Fair, Nazis Took Over and Now He's Soldier.
11/21/1942 Columbus 83rd Recon troops defies sub-zero weather in bivouac.
11/22/1942 Columbus Captain Cooper Is Transferred from Atterbury To Handle Local Field.
11/24/1942 Columbus 'TINY' HILL TO PLAY AT CAMP, Orchestra Leader and Band to Entertain 83rd Infantry at New Theater.
11/24/1942 Franklin Star CAMP SALVAGE STILL ON SALE. Buildings And Other Articles In Atterbury Area Are Still Available
11/24/1942 Franklin Star TINY HILL TO PLAY IN CAMP. "Big Name Band" Scheduled To Open Last Completed Atterbury Theater
11/25/1942 Franklin Star Camp Atterbury contractors use 200,000 KWH's of electricity.
11/27/1942 Columbus 11 new American citizens naturalized here
11/27/1942 Columbus BOB HOPE bring Francis Langford, Jerry Colonna, Vera Vague and Skinny Ennis. Big Tiny Hill's orchestra plays. WIBC and NBC broadcast show nation-wide from Post Theater #3. Francis Langford sings "You Made Me Love You" and "Tangerine".
11/27/1942 Franklin Star USO building plans announced for colored troops. Located at West King St., near Booker Washington School.
11/28/1942 Columbus DANCES HELD AT ATTERBURY
11/28/1942 Columbus Bob Hope to Headline 3 Big Atterbury Shows
11/28/1942 Franklin Star USO building plans announced for white soldiers. Location not yet found.
11/30/1942 Columbus PRIVATE AT CAMP ATTERBURY ONCE KNEW HITLER
11/30/1942 Columbus ROOM HONORS FALLEN HERO
12/02/1942 Franklin Star Bob Hope pays surprise visit at Service Club after two shows.
12/02/1942 Franklin Star Father, son, both in 83rd. In same regiment too, as pair have happy holiday at Camp Atterbury
12/03/1942 Franklin Star Option taken on white USO site. Axt-Hitz property on South Main Street.
12/04/1942 Columbus 83rd Division's benefit show in Indianapolis to feature Fabien Sevitzky leading the Cannoneers
12/08/1942 Columbus Edinburg Swamped. More Military Police Asked
12/08/1942 Franklin Star Rigs heads Camp Atterbury water works.
12/10/1942 Columbus WITH THE LADS AT THE U.S.O.
12/10/1942 Franklin Star USO for colored boys to open soon. To be know as "King Street USO".
12/15/1942 Columbus DEADLINE FOR LEAVING HOMES. Only Six Residents in Brown County Addition to Camp Atterbury Affected.
12/16/1942 Franklin Star Truckloads of ashes spread on football field so play can begin in icy conditions, between 83rd Signal Co., and the 308th Medical Bn.
12/18/1942 Columbus Blackstone the Magician presents his show of magic
12/18/1942 Franklin Star Solicit for 4,200 cookies for troops at Christmas. Camp Hospital asks Canteen Committee of Red Cross for speedy order.
12/19/1942 Franklin Star Officer who "built" Atterbury leaves; Work started in cornfield.
12/21/1942 Franklin Star Jeep wreck hurts five in army. Four seriously injured as tiny vehicle hits bridge along Mauxferry Road.
12/21/1942 Franklin Star Wives of soldiers here for holidays find rooms scarce.
12/22/1942 Columbus MacArthur Wires A Christmas message
12/24/1942 Columbus 83rd Unit undergoes simulated gas attack from air while hiking
12/24/1942 Columbus Composer of "Jersey Bounce" plays in orchestra here
12/24/1942 Franklin Democrat Atterbury Chapel Dedication Set - 83rd Division
12/26/1942 Columbus POLICE CALLED TO HANDLE JAM AT RESTAURANT. Only Three of Fifty Eating Places Open to Feed Holiday Crowd. HUNDREDS FROM CAMP. Many Soldiers Pass Up Christmas Dinner at Atterbury.
12/31/1942 Columbus Pictorial Review of 1942 at Camp Atterbury published in Crier
12/31/1942 Columbus Atterbury Net Team plays Harlem Globe Trotters. Loses 34 to 29.
01/01/1943 Columbus Revenue from prisoner of war work nears $135,000.

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