Automobile Tire Quota Announced by War Board
DD Wilkerson, chair of the county War Price and Rationing Board, announced April quotas for automobiles bicycles tires and tubes. Seven automobiles and fifty bicycles were allocated this month plus specific tire grades and tube totals. Tractor and implement quotas are held in reserve at state headquarters and will be released on request. state quota for tractors and implements stands at 128.
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DD. Wilkerson
County War Price and Rationing Board
Btate
Wokerson
Mrs Pittman Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Evalyn Pittman eighty of 700 Third Avenue died yesterday afternoon after a long illness. A Dothan resident for five years she belonged to the Assembly of God church. Surviving are two daughters Mra N A Pittman Dothan and Mr Bhelisy Witton New Brockton 13 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Funeral at Tabernacle church near Enterprise at 3 pm today with Rev W C Land and Rev B F Griswold officiating. Burial in Tabernacle cemetery with Ward Wilson Funeral to direct Grandeons as pallbearers.
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Mra
Evalyn Pittman
Third Avenue
Dothan
Assembly of God Church
N. A. Pittman
Bhelisy Witton
New Brockton
Tabernacle Church
Enterprise
W. C. Land
Dothes
B. F. Griswold
Tabernacle Cemetery
Ward Wilson
Soviet Front News From Kharkov Region In Heavy Gunfire
An overnight exchange of gunfire near Kharkov's Sevka area left German and Russian forces contending amid thawed rivers and flooded terrain. Red Star reports Russian counterattacks pushed back a German advance as artillery and trench positions were hardened in the Kuban Valley.
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Kharkovy
Sevak Brag
Kharkov
Savek
Red Star
Kuban
Evolution of Dizle Leads War Band Show Night Program
Napier band performs a benefit concert featuring Liebesfreud Wild Dog Caprice Viennois Begin the Beguine and And Laurie A La Moderne. Clyde Levern chairs a talk for the Houston County War Band Committees. Intermission includes Pomp and Circumstance and Pagliacci prologue. Admission is $25 per adult couple and $5 per child under War Bonds. Ticket sales at Main and Foster intersection. doors open 2:30 p.m.
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Napier
Corp. Fries
Laurie A la
Napier Band
St. Louia
Sgt. Ablin
Pvt
Faggio
Myer Blumberg
Abraham Mordecai Lodge
Foster Street
Chicago Commodities Market Report Missing Data
Fragmentary notes list wheat corn and oats with scattered figures and symbols. No coherent prices, dates, or entities clearly identifiable. Unable to extract a meaningful event or outcome from the provided text.
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Chicago
Sapp Receives U S Citizenship in Dothan Ceremony
Kalin Rapp a Syrian native and resident of Dothan joins 27 other foreign born individuals as he takes the oath of citizenship before U S Judge C B Kennamer at Montgomery The applicant who had earlier failed in 1918 and forgot the ship's name finally secured naturalization and Mrs Sapp awaits her own naturalization.
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Kalin
Rommel to Lead Defenses on European Axis Front
Reports from Bern say Hitler may assign Rommel to command defenses along the southern European coast from Italy to Spain as invasion fears mount. Unconfirmed Italian and British dispatches cite Rommel as observer to Italy’s High Command or even head of anti invasion efforts.
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North Africa
Bern
Hitler
Rommel
Churchill
Itaty
Italy
Karl Doenits
London Daily Mail
Mussolini
Sun
Aes
British Hurricanes halt Japanese raid over Feni and area
New Delhi AP reports eleven Brit led Hurricanes met thirty Japanese bombers over southeast Bengal. Five raiders destroyed and several damaged. one Hurricane shot down with the pilot bailing out. British fighters damaged enemies near Magwe and Chauk and Myingyan. one British plane mining post operations.
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New Delhi
Feni
Benge
Magwe
Pantha
Chindwin
Chauk
Myingyan
County Warehouse Work Almost Ready
County road crews prepare two new buildings for the Cottonwood Rosa site to house all road and bridge equipment. Grading nears completion after weeks of delays. Concrete bases will be poured, with about 23 days required to set. Creosoting plant to move here for bridge material and fence posts for farmers.
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County Road and Bridge Department
Fred L. Mullins
Raina
Moelling
Mullins
Cottonwood Rosa
Teomalin
Mulliny
Houston County Farmera
Labor strife stirs as miners seek higher wages in new contract
Senate War Investigating Committee rebukes John L. Lewis for a nonbinding no strike pledge while urging labor leaders to act as patriots during wartime. It notes inflation risks from wage hikes and cites miners earning more under six-day weeks with overtime. Talks resume with anthracite operators and soft coal groups, targeting 80,000 to 100,000 eastern miners.
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UMW
Pennsylvania
Washington
Senate War Investigating Committee
John L. Lewis
Ihs
United Mine Workers
Truman
bMo
Lewis
United States
New York Cotton and Orleans Open High Close Summary
Trade data shows May and Oct futures for New York Cotton with opening highs around 947 and 208, closing near 2031 and 2089 respectively. BND and Mech figures appear alongside dates spanning 1991 to 2028, with multiple month codes and large numeric values indicating contract activity and prices.
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New York
Orleans Corran
Mosquito Bombers Dip Info Germany
RAF Mosquito bombers bombed Trier and other western German targets dropping delayed action bombs. A gasoline dump was hit and a factory near Tier was damaged. Four British planes were missing, and no enemy activity was seen over England.
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London
RAF
Musquito
Trier
Ebiang
Germany
Evterdas
Gomba
Ray Pilow
Ueir
Urouxn
Reiway
Tier
Khraeg
Beinum
France
England
Personal Voter Registration Urged in Alabama
Alabama lawmakers uphold current voting laws to require in person registration for prospective voters while endorsing extended poll tax exemptions for veterans and auxiliaries of all wars. A War Emergency panel rejected changing registration to allow absent military personnel to register, citing little demand and the need for a constitutional amendment.
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Montgomery
Ala
Tap
Alabama
Waldo E. Ard
Covington
Vailors
Therm
Ard
Rommel fights to hold Tunisian front as Allies close gap
In Tunisia Rommel's forces resist in a stubborn defense while Allied attacks push from the central sector toward the coast. Reports from Rome Berlin and Algiers say nine enemy aircraft were destroyed and several Allied planes were lost as Allied advances continue northward near Gabes and Maknagsa. American and British forces make progress trapping Axis troops and linking advances from different directions. The overall action centers on central Tunisia with ongoing air assaults and ground engagements amid heavy material movements.
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Fondouk
el Guetar
Erwin Rommel
Aled Ring
Associated Press
Rome
Berlin
Centre
Tunsia
Sfax
Mexania
Catania
Rommel
Tunials
Eouthy
Europe
Axia
Algiers
Fl Gueter
Tunisia
Eighth Army
Firat Ary
Mateur
Hizerte
London
Roniiev
Thad
Gaboa
Bernard L Montgomery
Fighth Army
Gabes
Leas
George 9. Patton
Maknagsev
Ficth
Roosevelt Opposes Bankhead Farm Bill In Inflation Fight
President Roosevelt issued a veto message opposing the Bankhead bill, arguing it would raise consumer costs and hamper war efforts. He urged Congress to reject the measure, warned of inflationary impacts, and pressed for stabilization to protect farmers and the economy.
Roosevelt vetoes Bankhead bill over price controls clash
President Roosevelt argued the Bankhead measure would strip the government of tools to curb rising costs and inflation. He warned it would raise sugar and bread prices and prompt higher prices for hogs and dairy while undermining the War Labor Board’s Little Bedrock plan. Senate leaders weighed override prospects as some lawmakers questioned the bill’s impact on inflation and farm parity payments.
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Capitol
Baikley
Kentedy
Rice
Barkley
Leflore
Senate
Congress
Roosevelt
National War Labor Board
Ball
R.minn
Smith
D.8.c
Senate Agriculture Committee
British envoy Halifax tours TVA projects in Tennessee
Lord Halifax and Lady Halifax toured the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Wilson Dam and war plant sites with officials including H A Morgan and David E Lillenthal. The party planned to visit a TVA demonstration farm and a nitrate plant, with stops in Sheffield and Memphis as part of a broader tour to industrial centers. The ambassador noted war prospects in Tunisia and praised Eden's Washington visit for potential exchange of ideas among United Nations partners.
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TVA
Aleya
Interat
Great Britain
Tunisia
Lord Halifax
Anthony Eden
Weahington
United Nations
Lady Halifax
A. L. Lockhart
H. A. Morgan
Knoxville
David E. Lillenthal
Sheffield
Ala
Lord
Halfax
Muncie Shoals
Ares
Tennessee Valley Authority
Wilson Dam
Tenet
England
Memphis
J W Stephenson Dies At Headland
J W Stephenson aged eighty eight died at his Headland home at 3 am following several days illness. He had lived in Headland for forty years and was a member of the Free Will Baptist church. Surviving: two daughters Mrs Annie Low Findlay Daleville and Mrs Eva Peart Besafisid. a son in law, two sisters Mrs Julia Daria Enterprise and Mrs Lissie Boyett Baker Fin, and one granddaughter Barbara Preratt Pusera. Funeral will be held at Bethlehem church at 3 pm tomorrow with ministers officiating. Burial will follow in Bethlehem cemetery with Ward-Wilson in charge.
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J. W. Stephenson
Aizty - Eight
Headland
West Sa
Baker
Fin
Barbara Preratt Pusera
Bethehem Church
H K Wilsom
Roby J. Lee
Jeff Stine
Borie
Bethlehem Cemetery
Ward-Wilsos
Navy Seeks Curbs on War Brokers Profits
Navy officials urge Congress to curb profits of agents who link manufacturers with government war contracts. Jacob Davis says commissions have reached extreme levels, with some yearly compensations from 200,000 to 500,000, and a push for renegotiation and government scrutiny.
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Alex M Singleton
Washington
Navy
Congress
Niag Malta Agente
Jacob EB. Davia
Ohio
Hots Naval Committees
Davis
Navy Department
War Department
Solomon Islands air battles and Japanese force off Kolombangara
In frequent notices from the South Pacific clashes on April 1 show an Allied night attack by Consolidated bombers on five Japanese destroyers and a cargo vessel west of Kolombangara, while fighters engaged 30 to 40 Zeroes northwest of Guadalcanal, with 16 downed Japanese planes and two US pilots rescued. Dauntless dive bombers attacked Auavanau plantation, and the overallSolomons air action left no full casualty details, alongside observations of heavy explosions and sirens.
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South Pacific
Tat, & Catling
Consolidated
Kolombangara
Army Liberator
Guadalcanal
United States
Dauntless
Auavanau Plantation
Noutheast
Hokate Bay
Solomons
Kolombangara Island
Drafting Delay Looms Over Labor Draft Conference
The conference plans to begin drafting a labor bill amid calls for postponement. Senator Austin proposes a prospective delay while awaiting amendments to guard administrative functions and labor checks.
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Yaoumsods
Araty
Lawig Abey
Hershry
Austin
A-Vi
Revolt in Lithuania and Soviet Tensions Reported
A Reuters dispatch notes guerrilla actions in Vilna and surrounding areas with hundreds of Lithuanian fighters, some professors, and suspected Soviet connections. Reports describe Russian troop movements near Lithuania, guerrilla clashes, and pilots dropping supplies while European states face increasing unrest amid World War II dynamics.
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Lonton
Vilna
Dora
Regettar
Ne’ Dagngt Allehenda
Greece
Istanbul
Bulgaria
Idar Reuters
Hlad
Nort
Sozopot
Reuters
Tenbul Agid
Casablanca Adana
Postwar hints on UN pattern and Moscow stance
Scattered lines discuss a possible pattern of deception among United Nations members and Moscow's potential attitude toward actions. A preface notes no clear indication of Moscow's views before today. Separate asides mention food storage practices and safety measures.
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Rae
United Nations
Moscow
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