County Health Exam Notices Set for April 15
Exams for county health jobs announced by county health officer Dr Burkett will be held in Dothan on April 15. Positions include county health officer, deputy health officer, public health nurse, midwife, public technicians, and related roles requiring recent service. Applications open at the County Health Service office and state supervisors.
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Fe Bf, Austin
Mote Wealth Orhese
Easton
F. Burkett
Cousty
Avella
Act Department
County Heath Service
Marit Seperviess
Btste Capilot
Masigensery
Robert E. Holman Dies In Georgia
Obituary notice for Robert Edward Holman, former Pelham Methodist Church board member and Pelham city council member. Survived by wife Clara Helman. sons Alex Hood Holman and Robert Holman Jr. James Frederick Holman. grandchildren Bobby and Albert Holman. brothers Dr R Botmas J D Reiman T Alles Holmas and Marvie Holmas. Military veteran note U S Army Air Corps. Location Pelham and Thomasville Georgia mentioned.
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Robert Edward Hol
Holman
Bobby
Albert Hotman
Thomasville
Dr. R . Botmas
J. D. Reiman
T. Alles Holmas
Onark
Marvie Holmas
Dothan
Emma E. Doster Dies at Skipperville
Mrs Emma E Doster of Skipperville route two died at home after a brief illness Funeral services were set for this afternoon at Salem Church with Rev Mr Shire officiating Burial will be in the church cemetery Headland Mortuary in charge Survivors include her husband Charlie B Doster two sons Jay Doster and others two daughters Mrs Gallie Loften and Mrs Irene Welch Correction: text contains OCR errors but identifies local death and survivors.
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Fieadland
Emma FE Doster
Skipperville
Cek
Salem Church
Shireh
Headland
Charlie B. Doster
Sipperville
Aon
Jay Daster
Bipperville
Gallie Loften
Ariton, Route Two
Irene Welch
Bixippervilis Route Two
Allied forces advance near Cassino amid heavy German resistance
Thirty three Allied planes were lost in yesterday operations near Rome as flamethrower assaults led attacks on the beachhead. Italian troops seized Point 1344 and Mt Castelnuovo near Cassino amid continued mortar barrages, while enemy patrols near Cassino were repulsed and artillery duels raged along the Adriatic and Garigliano areas.
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Steyr
Rome
Fifth Army
Carrocheto
Castelnuovo
Mt. Marrone
Cassino
Adriatic
Garigilano
Four Men Arrested in Gambling Ring on Wort Main Street
Police rounded up four men past Saturday at a service station on Wort Main Street for gambling. Officers say they found gambling records and a “creed” gang in the station when seized. Three men were identified as Nagrese aml Vieled 2 Major Taylor Wills F. Tomes and James Tomas. J. E Harvard was the other. All were released after questioning.
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Wort
Major Taylor
Wills F. Tomes
James Tomas
J. E Harvard
AL Fear
Liquor Violation Charged To Walker
Lige Welker of Dothan was arrested Saturday night for liquor law violation. Special investigator T K Kaizhtama and Chief Deputy Sheriff J T Cassy said Welker delivered a quart of illegal whiskey to a customer. He was lodged in Houston County jail awaiting court action.
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Lige Wekker
Dothan
Tha Bbariffs
T. RK. Kaizhtama
J. T. Cassy
Walker
Withholding Tax Confusion Affects Parsonal Filers
Treasury officials explain the windfall rule under the Victory Tax as a choice for individuals facing income tax withholds. A table from the Research Institute of America shows approximate refunds if drafted on July 1, with notes on annual wages, number of children, and estimated withholdings. The decision hinges on personal estimates of income and whether one can determine when to enter military service.
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Treasury
Washington
Indiviseet
Tt Wag
Research Institute of America
Islary
Liberstar Crew Resists Zero Attack In Banner Bomber Battle
Second Lieut Grant M Ree piloted the Liberstar with Monticella California bearing the brunt of a midair assault. The bomber formations fought back as bombardier Judd C Sempel and gunner Jacob L Peterson held steady despite severe wounds. Peterson downed a fighter before Sempel and crewmates battled to return to base, with injuries reported among several crew members.
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Grant M. Ree
Monticella
Calif
Liberstar
Waler
Wall
Judd C. Sempel
Seattle
Jacob L. Peterson
Yalta
N. Y
Sempel
Peterson
Henry M. Blanchard
Chattanooga
Tenn
Paterson
Hig Infurten
Cclonda
Rea
Wiliam Moe, Jr
Chicago
Pilo
Gregory LeCakes
New Yo City
Albert A. Augustus
Girardville
Panese
Ernest R. Pennington
Charlestown
W. Va
Vane Hedrick
Charlotte
N. C
Ae Maets
Ita
Fail To Pay Ad Valorem Tax In Houston County
Houston County Tax Collector Alvin Gwaltney reported a Saturday deadline for ad valorem tax payment. Forty nine property owners failed to meet the deadline, totaling about 2,800. A description of the properties will be sent to the probate judge for sale. There are roughly 1,000 property owners in the county with assessments near 300,500.
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Houston
Alvin Gwaltney
Qwalingy
FDR Condition Reported Fine by Secretary Early
President Roosevelt remained at the White House in residential quarters and was described as fine by Secretary Stephen Early though still slightly hoarse from a bronchial ailment. He had two engagements, one with Secretary Hull and another with George Keenan of the American delegation to the European advisory commission in London.
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Washington
Stephen Early
Roosevelt
White House
Hull Jak Noon
George F. Keenan
European Advisory Commission
London
Slavs Push Ahead In Serbia Theater
London AP dispatch reports Yugoslav partisan forces advancing into the interior of Serbia under Marshal Tito with heavy enemy casualties in fierce fighting. Partisans also clash with Axis troops in Montenegro Slovenia and Moslavina while rail communications face pressure nationwide.
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London
Serbia
Tito
Jontp Broz
Andatill
Montenegro
Slovenia
Moslavian Tito
Supreme Court decision on voting rights sparks primary race debate
The court held that constitutional rights include voting access without state racial barriers and that a party membership privilege can be treated as a state action when it determines primary eligibility. Rep Wert criticized the ruling, comparing voting in a primary to church membership.
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United States
Act
Capitol Hil
Rep
Wert
D-Tax
Supreme Court
Jorge
Army engineers compare firepower of P-40 Warhawk to tank blast
Engineers using slide rules and tests concluded that a single second of P-40 Warhawk firepower exceeded the crushing impact of a ton Army tank colliding with a concrete wall at 30 miles per hour.
Harper Assigned To Motorcycle Duty
Police Chief J. E. Croughon said officer Mose Harper, previously on a patrol boat, has been assigned to motorcycle duty along with Frank Dunham. A. A. Parker, long used as an extra and recently working at Napier Field, was added to fill Harper's vacancy. Two motorcycles were purchased to improve enforcement in Dothan and began operation early today, Chief Draaghon stated.
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J. E. Croughon
Mose Harper
Frank Dunham
A. A. Parker
Tme
Department
Napier Field
Harper
Dothan
Draaghon
Strong-Arm Peace Policy Urged by Forrestal in 1940s speech
Navy Undersecretary Janes V. Forrestal advocated a big stick approach to world peace. He urged compulsory military training and robust iron and petroleum sources, plus a merchant fleet to access ore from Chile, Brazil and Cuba. He warned that peacetime power must back U S military strength to prevent war.
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New York
Navy
Janes V. Forrestal
United States
Thesa Gicpa
Pearl Harbor
Forrestal
Chile
Brazil
Cuba
Allied Air Offense Continues Over Europe In Weekend Battles
The report says U S air force claimed attacks over Hungary and Germany with 14 U S planes downed near Budapest after German defenses. Allied operations extended into Austria and Germany as bombers targeted Steyr and key ballbearing plants while RAF Mosquitos hit Hannover Krefeld and Aachen. Berlin claimed 51 American planes destroyed including 41 four engined bombers, with German and Italian fighters assisting. Swiss protests followed an accidental border event.
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DNB
Hungary
Adona
Frankfurt
Calgis
Centen
Germany
Budapest
Ballbaaring
Steyr
Old Austria
Reidere
Naples
Inara
Berlin
Mada
Garman
Four Killed as Auto Plunges Off Road Near Irondale
A naval sailor returning to base along with his wife, younger brother, and another companion died when their car left the highway near Irondale Alabama and plunged into a fuel railroad fill. The victims were Steve Read Jr 18 Mildred Read 17 Jaynell Read 14 and Nathan Stevens 16 all of Quinton. Coroner Gip Evans identified them after the crash and noted the car turned over and wedged on the tracks. Officers removed the top to recover the bodies as the train was delayed by wreckage removal.
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Ala
Irondale
Gip M. Evans
Steve Read, Jr
Mildred
Jaynell Read
Nathan Stevens
Quinton
Jefferson County
Read Brothers
Steve Reed
Mary
Portsmouth
Almoath
Evans
Loulavilla & Nashville
Panson Wer
Chaplin Prosecution Pleads for Just Verdict in Trial
Los Angeles AP reports closing arguments in Charlie Chaplin’s Mann Act trial. Prosecutor Carr urges verdict according to law and justice, while Chaplin’s attorney Giewler counters with defense asserting no immoral intent. Jury of seven women and five men to hear instructions tomorrow as two weeks of trial conclude.
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James
Joan Berry
New York
Feverly Hills
Witnemg
Carry
United States
Jerry Giewler
Carr
Giezler
PWT
Amchalda
J. ¥. ‘T. O'Connor
Mim Barry
Hollywood
Misa Berry
Chaplin
Hots Decids
Ruth
Russians advance as Carpathian passes near Hungary fall
Soviet forces drive toward the Carpathians with Zhukov’s Army swelling closer to Hungary while Karpat mountain passes near Charnowits and Kuty report falls. Berlin claims Tarnopol and Koval near capitulation. Moscow cites large prisoner numbers and booty as fighting rages in Odessa amid German Romanian clashes.
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Gapeneet
Jifa
Iasi
Tasi-Kishisey
Zhukov
Carpathian Mountain
Hungary
Moscow
Kusov
Kuty
Charnowits
Pot
Berlin
Tarnopol
Koval
Old Poland
Malotov
Romania
Hera Ag
Bellet
Herden
Allied push slows Japanese drive toward Imphal and Myitkyina
Allied headquarters report fierce fighting in eastern Burma around Kohima and the Imphal area as Japanese forces press toward the Imphal plain from the Chin hills and as a separate column advances from the Chindwin river toward Imphal. Guderian-borne Allied commandos sweep north and south lines to Myitkyina, cutting rail and river routes while American fighters destroy 12 Japanese aircraft over the front.
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Kohima
India
Tiddim Road
Imphal
Burma
Chindwin
Chin Hills
Temy-Patal
Arakan
Buthedeung
Tokyo
Maungdaw
Araken
Sharley
Mytkyina
Myitkyina
Katha
Bmyithyina
Eald
Soviet and Chinese Actions Rock Mongolian Front
Soviet officials claim Chinese harassment of Mongolians near Ulan Bator as the draft system intensifies. Induction rules target 18 to 36 year olds, with 2A and 2B classifications clarified as deferments shift to meet wartime needs. Economic sectors show large deferred workforces, while nationwide surveys seek essential vs nonessential status for manpower decisions. Health notes report Houston County disease counts, including syphilis, tuberculosis, measles, pneumonia, and other illnesses.
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Army
Elas
Coures
Wil
United Service
the &F
Tirpitz the German battleship and its fate
The Tirpitz is described as the last big German capital ship in the North Atlantic area after the sinking of the Bismarck. It notes its length around 691 feet, crew of about 1500, eight 15 inch guns and several 5.9 inch guns, with doubts about its future and possible conversion for German Marines after heavy RAF damage in July.
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Kens
Jene
Eigar Isinck
William Jarnas
Triplex
Gneisenau
Scharnhorst
RAF Beams
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