‘The Germans are coming’

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  • JOHN R. BALLEW
    JOHN R. BALLEW
  • The Memphis Compress was required to paint their water tower black for camouflage purposes. Photo Courtesy of the Collection of John R. Ballew
    The Memphis Compress was required to paint their water tower black for camouflage purposes. Photo Courtesy of the Collection of John R. Ballew
  • The hoosegow housed prisoners of war who worked at the Memphis Compress.
    The hoosegow housed prisoners of war who worked at the Memphis Compress.
    The war came home to Memphis in 1944.Cotton was king in Hall County, and all the soldiers left, volunteering to go fight the Hun. The problem was, the men left, but the work went on.The Memphis Compress needed hands to move and load bales of cotton for the war. So, Susie Allen contacted the prisoner of war (POW) camp in McClean.At first, the prisoners were brought in daily ...

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