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Hastings Banner Published 1944. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Hastings Banner Published 1992. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Young James Dibble at Barlow Lake, age 3, with his father James and Great Aunt Elmira Stein.

Barry County Cemetery Burials, Listed by Last Name Alphabetically T-Z. Notes: This data was compiled in 2006 and will not contain datas later than approximately 2004. Many first names are missing for some cemeteries whose names begin with S-W; we will address this issue if and when possible.

Maple Valley News Published 1986. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1961. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Sun and News Published 1998. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Letter from James in King City, CA during primary training to his mother.

Hastings Herald published 1896. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Nashville News Published 1963. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Case History report of the investigation into James Dibble's crash, discovery and subsequent reburial.

Nashville News Published 1944. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Letter fragment from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky).

Hastings Banner Published 1918. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Maple Valley News Published 1968. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Account by James Dibble after his plane was badly damaged and lost an engine on a mission in Italy, August 9, 1943. Introduction by Jim Dibble, nephew.

Hastings Banner Published 2004. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Photograph of Mayor Becwith signing paperwork for the City of Hastings to take ownership of the old post office to become a library.

Letter from Maxine in Los Angeles, CA, to James' parents.

Hastings Banner Published 1969. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Maple Valley News Published 2008. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1939. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Hastings Banner Published 1871. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Have you noticed yet that there are extra daily editions of The Banner from August 15 through September 13 of 1871? No? Well check them out as it was quite a feat for this small paper to keep up with the regular weekly paper and a daily edition for three weeks.

So why the daily? Hastings became the home of the third high-profile Vanderpool murder trial moved from Manistee, MI, and The Banner kept everyone up to date on the proceedings. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Assorted newspaper clippings on James Dibble from training to burial in Italy.

Sun and News Published 2023. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Letter from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky). He tells her here what it's like to be a pilot in a tough spot. It's about the mission he flew on August 9, 1943.

People playing in the foam on the hill at Thornapple Plaza celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Library.

Nashville News Published 1876. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Sun and News Published 1990. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.

Young James Dibble at Barlow Lake, age 2 or so.

Notes from Pilot Capt. Charlie McCann on the photo of him flying his P-38 "Lady Beverly"

Hastings Banner Published 1998. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

Letter from James in North Africa to his parents.

Newspaper clipping reporting James and Maxine's stay in Glendale, CA.

Report by British forces of the finding of James Dibble's body in Padula and its relocation to a nearby cemetery.

Sun and News Published 2010. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, June 6 and June 7, 1943.

Mission Report for the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, August 5 to August 6, 1943.

Nashville News Published 1941. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Photo of a boot heel, top side with ruler, found at the crash site. It is USA made and most likely belonged to James Dibble.

Maple Valley News Published 1988. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1891. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.

1st Fighter Group Journal for August 30, 1943.

Newspaper notice of formal creation of the Hastings Public Library by issuance of an Ordinance by the City Council on December 23, 1963.

List of Hastings Public Library Directors from 1918 through 2022.

Example of a North American AT-6 James Dibble trained on. This was an advanced training plane.

Letter from James in North Africa to his wife Maxine (Micky).

Hastings Herald published 1906. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing.

Hastings Banner Published 1906. PDFs were created from microfilm and may have readability issues. Specific issues may be incomplete or missing. Note some newspaper files are very large and may take some time to download.