Lewis Addresses Columbia Lions at Community Meeting
Troy Laws of the Dothan Lions Club announced Columbia Lions Club history and wartime efforts. Lewis praised Lions Clubs growth from 200 to 420 chapters, and noted 175,600 membership while pledging continued service. Cross drive funds and speakers Dees and Wells attended the meeting.
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Columbia
Bosciet
Troy Laws
Dothan Laces
Columbis Gicb
Liemiems
To Counier
Communty Fou
Lewis
Lignis
Ayccoanfel
Linnies
Liems
Wednessey Alpha
Jiammy Dees
Ed Wells
Jealee
Dothan Lice Club
Peests
Tha Ctab
Acid Victim Here Shows Improvement
Ray Ratner of Ser fe Ge weak continues to be in satisfactory condition though not out of danger. He will remain in hospital at least ten days or two weeks, after which attendants say he has had no reverses and may be discharged if he does not worsen. Earlier he mistook acid for harmless liquid and swallowed it before realizing the mistake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Ratner
Heapitel
Political figure Bowman leads in Stettinius circle
Boone and allied efforts to redraw Balkan satellites from Hitler are discussed with Dr. Isaiah Bowmen, a noted political geographer who advised Woodrow Wilson at the 1919 peace conference. Bowmen, president of Johns Hopkins University, weighs in on boundary firings amid racial and nationalist tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Booth
Balkan
Isaiah Bowmen
Woodrow Wilson
Stettinius’ Party
Bowman
Johns Hopking University
Corprals Promoted From Dothan Air Base Reported
The promotion of Privates first class Thomas D. Wilson and Leon E B Patterson to corporal was announced today by the Maxwell Field public relations office. Both men are stationed at Maxwell Field in Dothan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas D. Wilson
Leon EB. Patterson
Dothan
Maxwell Field
Scout Cub Packs Fite Registrations
Registration papers for two new cub packs in Florala and Flote’s Lave bern recess at the Southeast Alabama Scout Council executive office. Pack 61, first Negro cub pack, organized to join the charter roll. Florala Pack One sponsored by the Community Circle with 35 registered charter members. Hubert Evans serves as cubmaster with committee members B O Woodham Bartow Fullard and Curtis Zorn.
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Liolasa
Flote
Lave Bern
Southeast
Alawams Bey Scout Couniii
W. Hrucer
Rolltoort Ward
Negro First Baptist Church
Commun Ciple
Hubert Evans
B.o Woodham
Barttow Fullard
Curtis Zorn
Labour War Strikes and Arbitration Shake Britain's War Economy
The minister told the House of Commons that the York mine strike cost over 1,000,000 and halted all curl and gas supply, threatening 10 percent cuts in electric power to industry. Lloyd George and labor minister Havin warned of undermining industrial peace as labor service and arbitration rules evolve post Dunkirk. The Porter Award raised miners’ weekly pay to 20 for underground and 18 for surface work, with average gains around 2. Living costs remain controlled since 1940s, while overall wages and taxes shape labor disputes. Pieces mention national service, arbitration, and wage comparisons across sectors.
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House of Com
Britain
Dunkerque
Ministry of Labor
Tawaatigetes
National Arbitration Tribunal
Willkie Declines Question On Political Future After Nomination Loss
Wendell Willkie returns to New York from Omaha after withdrawing from the Republican Presidential race. He refuses to add to his earlier statement and says he will focus on his law practice at home in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wendell Willkie
Aabe
Urand Central Stoom
Willkie
Omaha
Stabilization report touts year of price stability and wage gains
On the first anniversary of the hold-the-line policy the government claims prices have been held and living costs largely stable. Officials say stabilization benefited about 20,000,000 earners, with wage gains driven by longer hours and war jobs while basic wages mostly unchanged.
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Roosevelt
Chaarter
Holt-Boiing
United States
May Term of U S Court Scheduled Opens in May
The Federal court term is scheduled to open in May at the Post Offices Building with dates to be announced. J W Daughtry deputy clerk of the southern division says a light docket has been recorded for the session. District Judge Charles B Kenna will preside.
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Federal Court
U. S Court
Ube
J. W. Daughtry
Southern Division
Unite States Middle District Court
Zast
Daughtry
Charles B. Kennamer
Fire Rakes Store in Birmingham
A central downtown Birmingham fire today heavily damaged the Silvers Fire and 10-cent Store. A portion of the roof collapsed in the three story building and damage was estimated between $10,000 and $15,000. Rock and other merchandise were destroyed or damaged by water as off duty firemen were brought in by police cars after the second alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Alf Brown
Invasion To Get Full News Coverage
London AP reports the Europs invasion will receive the most comprehensive coverage in history. Three hundred six American and British correspondents will be accredited by the U S Army, with a larger portion assigned to London news coverage and the rest to the invasion front.
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London
Europs
U. S. Army
Associated Press
Lsted
Supreme Allied Headquarters
Minister of Information
Burma Burma Theater War Report Advances and Air Attacks
Allied and Chinese forces report renewed battles across central and northern Burma. American heavy bombers and RAF fighters struck the Burma-Siam railway and river targets while Allied air forces carried out hundreds of sorties. Japanese forces cling to positions near Thangal and Myitkyina as attacks push along the Mayu range and Mogaung valley.
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Paga Oue
Chiadwin
Tokyo
Tmphal
Burma-Siam
Aled
Burma
Tangon
Nyigatha
Atkana
Tuwn
Maungdaw Buthedaung
Gaid
Mayu Mountain Range
Mogaung
Wakawng
Ketwan Shadutup
Kamang
Esnat Lirméne
Thang River
Sumprabum
Myitkyina
Myithina
Burma Road
Temple Emanu-El Hosts Passover at Camp Rucker
Temple Emanu-El plans Passover observances with Jewish soldiers at Camp Rucker and Ma Pler Field tonight at eight. Rabbi Alfred Wall announced, with Chaplain Samuel Silver assisted by Israel Mistovaky and USO Jewish Welfare Board, plus Seder services at Temple Brann EI Sunday 10 30 am and Friday night April 14 at eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cong Éyaliog
Temple Squanu-El
Camp Rucker
Ma Pler Field
Rabb
Alfred Wall
Samuel 8. Silver
Israel Mistovaky
USO - Jewish Welfare Board
Wall
Temple Brann"ei
Wolf
Light Frost Causes Minor Crop Damage in Houston County
Jease A. Culbreth, county AAA administrative officer, said a light frost yesterday morning caused no material damage to crops in Houston County. Farmers reported only slight damage to young watermelons and minor stunting of growth in crops just breaking ground, with corn largely unaffected.
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Houston
Jease A. Culbreth
AAA
Culbreth
War Manpower Committee urges more war plant workers
The War Manpower Commission Management Labor Committee of the Fifth War Manpower Commission area reports at a Montgomery meeting that 41 348 war plant workers must be recruited by July 1. It also cites Alabama needs of 21 28 workers and predicts 20 320 withdrawals, urging women to join production as men are at the front and urging steps to curb quitting.
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Montha Ta Coma
War Manpower Commission Management Labor Committee
Fifth War Manpower Commission Area
Montgomery
War Planta
Alabama
Management and Labor
Membara
Washington coverage and the Eagle’s AP dependency
The Eagle uses Associated Press reports for Washington coverage and does not cut or censor AP dispatches. It notes that Benator Hill’s activities in Washington have not been newsworthy, hence his lack of AP mention.
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Eagle
Associated Press
Washington
AP Paws
Benator Hill
Protecting Rugs and Upholstery From Moths
Protect rugs and upholstered furniture and anything woolen from moths. Home extermination agents provide methods. Shoes stuffed with floor wax and stored in airy dry places to prevent mildew.
County School Buses Inspected For Flaws
County School buses were inspected yesterday by Pope Barry director of Alabama School Transportation apartment and Soloman Baxter county superintendent of education announced. The inspections were carried out at the request of the County Board of Education to keep buses maintained repaired and operated for another term.
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Heaton
Pope Barry
Alabama
Soloman Baxter
County Board of Education
Baxter Gald
Slight Drop Seen in Meat Supplies
Washington AP reports that meat consumption in the first half of 1944 kept the butcher busier than any year since 1924, with per capita intake at 158 pounds in Q1 and a projected 149 pounds for April through June. Civilian allocations total 5,091,300,000 pounds for Q1 and 4,485,200,000 for the next three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wet Food Administration
Principles of peacetime strength and war readiness
Army and Navy announcements through the Office of War Information say about 200,000 men per month will be drafted through July 1. General Fersher expects 150 to 160 thousand per month to be lost to battle casualties and normal discharges, shaping a permanent system for sustained military strength to safeguard national interests.
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Perl
America
Army
Office of War Information
OWT
Fersher
Allied air coordination with Red Army in Balkan war efforts
Fragment discusses joint operations between American British and Soviet forces as Russia advances in the Balkans. It warns of risks from misidentification if U.S. and Soviet planes bomb the same targets without coordination and notes Russian missions in London and the Mediterranean.
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Haisan
Balkana
Red Army
London
Mediterranean
Lot
Firemen Learn New Aircraft Firefighting Method
Army engineers at Jacksonville Army Air Field train firemen in a new spray method that quickly extinguished cockpit flames within seconds and a broader fire within minutes. The technique aims to reduce aircraft losses and save trapped crew after crashes, becoming a likely postwar municipal fire department asset.
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Jacksonville
Army Engineers
Retraining Effort Aims to Return Veterans to Duty Amid Trials
The report details 500 veterans studied by the Department of Psychiatry and Sociology. Average age 24, range 18 to 42, education about 7.5 years, intelligence averages below normal. Most from troubled homes, with high unemployment and prior arrests. Of 431 cases disposed, 213 returned to active duty while many faced ongoing lifestyle and behavioral challenges. A war dispatch notes no clear shuttle bomber plan between Italy and Soviet zones, citing Balkan targets reachable from Italy.
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Mest
Makr Woergy
Department of Psychiatry and Sociology
Bona
Daniel Deiice
Italy
Balkans
Fragmented captioned note on political reform and figures
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Republicas Habie Wilkie and eyeload errors, implying a disrupted note about political figures and a preceding context. The readable terms suggest political content without clear actions, dates, or outcomes.
Fragmentary War Rhetoric Hints at Allied Strategy
A fragmented report references a figure amid turmoil, noting April 11 as a date for a gathering and suggesting factions may push for decisive steps. It hints at Allied pressure over governance and a lasting quest to end fascist rule, within a political stalemate.
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Webring, Bales Rep
Tatas
O.F
J. M. Beall
Cottonwood, Alabama
Columbia, Alabama
A. D., Wilkerson and
Ivey Chambers
Speport
Republiccap
Thomas E. Dewey
Bea
Imber
Buy Mar Bonds
U.S
Fire Rakes Store
Ord- Bepce
Ceylon
Emanu-El
WMC
Fuge One
Napier
Republicas
Wilkie
Oradit
Sonoton
R. Gayla Kratzer
Corti Tone
ING
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Ton
Malone Motor CO
Ford
Mercury
Firestone Tire
Webb
Peanut Shelley
Whaley & Buie
Webb, Alabama
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