Rice is Heard by Graduates at Athens College
Lt Col Heber H Rice former staff judge advocate and head of the legal division at Huntsville arsenal told the Athens College graduating class that a conspicuous German occupation for 200 years has been war and preparation for war They conferred on him the doctor of laws degree E R Naylor president of the college presented the degree Rice now leads as head attorney for the Federal Home Loan Bank Administration and was on duty at Huntsville Arsenal until shortly before his retirement last December
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Athens
Ala
Heber H. Rice
Huntsville
Arsenal
Athens College
Rice
E. R. Naylor
Federal Home Loan Bank Administration
Huntsville Arsenal
Army
Lepke and Murder Inc Trio Face Final Fate in Court
The New York Court of Appeals upheld the murder conviction of Lepke Buchalter Capone and Weiss in the Rosen case. Details trace back to Murder Inc charges, with Buchalter’s violent rackets and the extortion empire built with Shapiro. Witnesses linked to the case faced killings as part of the cases’ grim history.
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Gardless
Court of Appeals
Lepke
Capone
Weiss
Rosen
Irving Lehman
Rippey
Albany
Charles D. Breitel
Dewey
Breitel
Buchalter
New York Daily News
East Apie
East Side
Central Park West
Bridgeport
Conn
New York
Jacob (Gurrah) Shapiro
Protective Fur Dressers Association
Fur Dressers Factory Corporation
Martin T. Manton
William O'Dwyer
Brooklyn
Murder Inc
O’dwyer
Pyle Camp Life Amid Bomb Slogans and Makeshift Tents
The scene describes a field near Naples where soldiers live in rough, improvised camps. Tents built from oil drums, gasoline siphons, and electric lights create a fragile but functional shelter. Generators wake at dawn, planes roar onto test hops, and troops scramble from sacks to quick dress for breakfast under olive trees.
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Naples
BBC
Rome
Axis
Court Denies Buchalter Request To Escape Death Penalty
The U S Supreme Court refused to intervene in Louis Buchalter's bid to escape the electric chair. Justices Murphy and Jackson did not participate in the brief deliberation. The court rejected his plea that federal custody release to Sing Sing was improper.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Louis
Lepke) Buchalter
Head of Murder Inc
New York
Sing Sing
Murphy
Jackson
Justice Department
Market ends uneventful week with mixed liquor gains
New York reports a quiet session with scattered liquor and specialty shares rising while leaders faltered. The AP 60-stock average remained at 1.3, weekly loss 0.1 points, and daily volume 332,440, the smallest since Feb. 5 amid Cuba liquor embargo news and strong domestic distiller sales. Other gains included Schenley, White Rock, Flintkote, and Distillers Corp among others. In Chicago, grains moved in a narrow, steady range with wheat up 1/8-3/8, May 1.71. oats up 1/4-3/8, May 80 3/4. rye steady, May 1.28-1.28 1/8. barley not traded.
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Associated Press
Cuba
United States
Schenley
White Rock
Flintkote
Distillers Corp
National Distillers
Canada Dry
Montgomery Ward
International Harvester
J. I. Case
Chicago
Mrs Ollie M Hill Dies at Benevolent Hospital
Mrs Ollie Martha Hill age 19 of 1102 Martin Street died at Benevolent hospital. She is survived by husband Elvie Hill and mother Hettie Jackson. Funeral services will be at Johnson's Chapel with time and date to be announced by Mutual Service.
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Ollie Martha Hill
Martin Street
the Benevolent Hospital
Elvie Hill
Hettie Jackson
Johnson's Chapel
Mutual Service
Lepke Lepke Lepke seeks stay of death sentence
The U S Supreme Court expedited the Lepke Buchalter appeal to halt his 1936 murder death sentence in New York. The court quickly reviewed petitions submitted by his counsel Albert E Klapper and local prosecutors. Kings County officials hailed the move as ending a lengthy litigation while noting the scheduled 11 PM execution.
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New York
Buchalter
New York State
Brooklyn
Supreme Court
Lepke
Albert E. Klapper
Burton Turkus
Soloman Klein
Kings County
N. Y
Cotton futures rise on persistent demand and limited offers
New York traders pushed cotton futures higher with gains of 50 to 60 cents per bale as textile contracts drew support from steady buying and thin offerings. March contracts led the advance, with nearby months showing firm quotes across the board despite Friday’s losses.
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New York
Berlin Raid Marks Sixth Night of Round the Clock Attacks
The raid against Berlin followed four days of nonstop bombing by RAF Mosquitos and American bombers. Despite heavy clouds, hundreds of P-47s and P-51s escorted bombers over the capital as German defenses struggled.
Limestone County reaches two thirds in Red Cross drive
Limestone County nears two thirds of its 15600 goal as Athens counts 8911.44 in reported contributions. Chairman Price Hendricks notes Athens city faces a tough task to meet the quota while rural areas like Shoalford Pettusville Gilbertsboro and Elkmont show varying progress and a separate Negro division reports 547.70 toward the total.
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Limestone County
Red Cross
Price Hendricks
Athens
General County
T. S. Woodroof
G. B. Phillips
Hendricks
Shoalford
Sand Springs Arab
Pettusville
Gilbertsboro
Wickham
Pleasant Grove
Big Creek
Gia
Slough
Mooresville
Belle Mina Ang
Greenbrier
Tanner
Elkmont
Funeral set for John Miller 74 at Blue Springs church
Funeral services for John Miller age 74 who died at his home in Hartselle Friday night will be held at 2 30 this afternoon at Blue Springs church with Rev A W Bennefield Rev M H Harner and Rev G N Harrington officiating He is survived by his wife six daughters two sons and one brother Pallbearers include J J Miller H P Miller T E Tanner C B Hartselle Roy Cryer and K L Edmundson Interment in the adjoining cemetery Peck directing
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John Miller
Hartselle
Blue Springs
A. W. Bennefield
M. H. Harner
G. N. Harrington
Betty Joe Miller
T. FE. Tanner
Roy Crver
Bombers Face German Factioned Defense Over Berlin
Formations of heavy bombers attacked targets in Eastern Germany with one group reporting a Berlin district target. They faced difficult flying conditions with clouds up to 30,000 feet. The British second tactical air force also bombed military objectives in Northern France without loss as U.S. planes were forced to jettison bombs or release them early while under heavy German fighter pressure and several planes were brought down near the capital.
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Berlin
U. S
RAF
Germany
Ira Munn
Presque Isle
Ruhr
Focke-Wulf
Messerschmitt
East Prussia
Stuttgart
Taney
U.S A
British
Second Tactical Air Force
France
Screaming Eagle Bomber Crew Survives Alpine Escape
The B 17 Screaming Eagle, hit by flak near Regensburg and damaged en route to the Alps, ditching off the Rome coast after jettisoning gear. Lt. W. H. B. Thomas and Lt. W. C. Miller led a 15th Air Force crew through peril, destroying seven German planes before rescue near Naples.
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Daniel DE Luce
Italy
Regensburg
Munich
Alps
Anzio
15Th Air Force
W. H. B. Thomas
Lincolnshire
Boston
Mass
W. C. Miller
Macon Ga
Thomas
Elba
Preston B. Alford
Harlee St
Marion S. C
Eagle
Rome
Naples
United States
Britons in Armed Services and Essential Production
More than 22 million of Britain's 33 million people aged 14 to 64 are serving in the armed forces or working in essential production sectors. This marks a substantial portion of the workforce engaged in national defense and critical industry efforts.
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Britain
Armed Services
Daily Crossword Puzzle Clues Mixed With Thematic Fragments
A condensed listing of across and down crossword clues with various partial phrases and corrupted terms, including references to chalcedony varieties, actions, rivers, titles, and cryptic notes, interwoven with broken entries and stray letters, suggesting a scanned page from a newspaper crossword feature. The text preserves the puzzle’s scattered formatting and partial solutions while omitting a complete grid or finalized answers.
Red Cross Window Displays Show Morgan County Help
A Saturday exhibit in Second Avenue and Bank Street windows displays Morgan County Red Cross work. Productions across seven windows feature surgical dressings nurses aides and blood transfusion scenes with volunteers knitting kit bags and hospital garments. Children and a real serviceman in a prisoner of war scene highlight public support for Red Cross relief efforts.
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Red Cross
Second Avenue
Bank Street
Morgan County
Chapter
Decatur
Production Corps
F. H. Kirby
Motor Corps
Local soldiers visit families and plan events in Decatur
Cpl Harvey A Morris of Camp Wheeler and Pvt Theo Morris of Alliance Neb visit parents and sisters in Decatur as both prepare for overseas service. Other notes include Betty Ruth Alford’s arm injury recovery, St Patrick’s formal planning at the Service Men’s Club, Rotary events and a 1943 World Series film.
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Cpl
Harvey A. Morris
Camp Wheeler
Pvt
Theo Morris
Alliance
Neb
Thomas Parker
Wallace Church
Decatur
Cpl. Morris
Morris
Air Corps
Mrs Farrell Dies at hospital here in Falkville
Mrs Carrie Farrell fifty two year old resident of Falkville died Friday evening at 10 20 after a long illness The body was shipped to Birmingham Saturday by Mutual Service Funeral services and interment will be held there.
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Msr
Carrie Farrell
Falkville 1
Birmingham
Women drive war work in Britain says survey
Ninety one percent of Britain's single women aged 18 to 40 are employed in war industries or in women's volunteer services, highlighting a wide mobilization of female labor during the war effort.
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Great Britain
FDR Joins In Peace Prayer On Inauguration Day
President Franklin D Roosevelt attended a White House service with family and officials to mark the 11th anniversary of his inauguration. Rain pattered on the East Room windows as the Episcopal service was led by Rev Endicott Peabody and others. Attending were Crown Prince and Princess of Norway, Vice President Wallace, cabinet members, justices, and military leaders.
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Tom Reedy Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Franklin
John Boettiger
John. Frederick A. Delano
Margaret Suckley
Martha
Crown Prince
Olav
Norway
Wallace
Supreme Court
Endicott Peabody
Groton School
Massachusetts
Howard S. Wilkinson
St. Thomas
Washington
John G. Magee
Howard A. Johnson
St. John’s Church
Japanese hold near Maungkwan in bold defense
In Burma, Japanese troops offered stiff resistance outside Maungkwan as in Southwest Burma. West African forces crushed enemy positions at Apaukwa and moved on the village 40 miles north of Akyab on the coast. Moscow cited Tokyo turning schools into war plants and employing children, while Chungking announced a Japanese Liberation League formed at Yenan, North China.
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Maungkwan
Burma
Apaukwa
Akyab
Moscow
Tokyo
Chungking
People’s Liberation League
Free German Committee
Yenan
China
Pacific Campaigns Will Keep Rolling
Washington reports that high command conferences in the Pacific solidified belief that Nimitz and MacArthur can maintain a rapid drive toward the Philippines. The plan leverages Japan's defensive weaknesses, noting swift gains in the Marshall Islands and a continuous Allied push with no breathing spell for Japan to regroup.
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Washington
Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Japan
Marshall Islands
Dairymen to Receive Boost in Subsidy Payments
Atlanta March 4 Some dairy operators facing pressure from price ceilings and rising costs won a 100 percent subsidy increase. Economic Stabilization Director Fred Vinson approved a new 80 cent per hundred weight subsidy, with a seven cent per gallon federal share, extending to Georgia and neighboring states. Georgia milk board head Alton Cogdell said the rise may apply to North and South Carolina and Florida Alabama producers. Southeast dairymen had protested reduced returns, with Savannah area producers threatening to quit and sell herds, and several Georgia operators going out of business.
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Atlanta
Fred Vinson
Walter F. George
Dga
Alton Cogdell
Georgia Milk Control Board
George
Cogdel
North
South Carolina
Florida
Alabama
Southeast
Savannah
Georgia
Ford Aide to Quit His Post After 39 Years
Miami Beach reports Charles E. Sorensen resigns as Ford Motor Company vice president after 39 years of continuous service. He cites a need for rest and asks Henry Ford to relieve him. Sorensen, a production genius since 1905, provided material form to Henry Ford’s early ideals. Detroit offered no immediate comment.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Charles E. Sorensen
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
Detroit
Sorensen
Ford Organization
Allies hold Momote air field amid fierce night attack
Allied headquarters reported securing Momote air field at Los Negros after a final night assault. Casualties estimated at 3,000 Japanese killed or wounded with 700 on the western rim. Allied losses include 261 killed and 244 wounded. Naval bombardments hit Lorengau and Seadler harbor as air units supported advances.
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Momote
Los Negros
Lorengau
Seadler Harbor
Burma Campaign Faces Delays Amid Monsoon Onset
The Burma offensive under Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten advances slowly as the approaching monsoon season threatens progress. Roosevelt and top generals have direct briefings from Major General Robert C. Wedemeyer, Major General Raymond A. Wheeler, and Brigadier General Haydon L. Boatner on options to speed operations in Burma.
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Japan
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Burma
Roosevelt
Rankin
Robert C. Wedemeyer
Mountbatten
Raymond A. Wheeler
Bris
Haydon L. Boatner
India
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Ollie M. Hill
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Source of Light
God of Earth
Virgil
King Features Syndicate
Ine
Escatur
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John Alford
Third Avenue West
Walter Morris
Knoxville
Harvey Morris
Service Men’s Club
St. Patrick’s
Mary Wallace Hogan
Cornelian Court
Paul Florence
Birmingham Barons
Tom Fitzpatrick
FE. H. Balch
Madison
Zeromen Club
J. H. Brannum
Walnut Street
J. W. Owens
A. Z. Bailey
George Cooley, Jr
New Albany
Ind
G. F. Cooley
Jeffersonville
Bouzainville
Carl W. Terry
Hillsboro 3
Infantry
Pfc
Terry
Young People's Prayer Meeting
Fairview Baptist Church
F. C. McDaniel
Union Hill School
Mississippi
Mr. McDaniel
Fdr
John M. Hightower
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Southwest Pacific Command
United States Navy
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