Four-H Girls Enter Garden Contest in Houston County
Twenty five Houston County 4-H girls entered the National Victory Garden program led by Miss Fran Mallet. Prizes include $5 and a gold medal for first, $1 cash awards for third, and a $5 prize for the canning contest. Participants listed include Macbell Harris and Myr Fowler of Newton Route One, Evelyn Forehand of Ashford Route One, Ida Ann Harper of Pansey, Jimmie Wood of Columbia, Melba Raines of Slocomb Route Two, and many others from Dothan, Graceville, and surrounding areas.
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Yuency
Housto County
Tate
Victor Gardenrogram
Fran Mallett
Hone dewoRstralen Nepral
Matetta
Houston County
Macbell Harris
Myr Fowler
Betty Joan Toomiey
Virginia White
Newton
Ethel Tedder
Matie Jana Ingram
Marjories Folken
Eunice Ingram
Trodie Nel Devane
Webb
Eas
Evelyn Forehand
Ashford
Ida Ann Harper
Panesy
Jimmie Wood
Columbia
Nall Clare
Graceville
Melba Raines
Alberta Falters
Slocomb
Vertes Mathis
Clara Ann Flowers
Louverne Kornegay
Dothan
Jacqulyne Bond
Imogene Blackmon
Annette Butler
Mery Lillian Pitts
Gwendolyn Cherry
Keatle Nell Jarvis
Mary Bang Brown
Ration Stamp Rules Tighten as Red One Points Stand Apart
A county War Price and Rationing Board chair warns that transfer of points other than Red one point stamps breaks rationing rules and invites fines. Blue stamps D E F and Fed stamps A B C D expire today, with no known expiration for five E stamps. Shoe dealers are cautioned against accepting loose shoe stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Wilkerson
County War Price and Rationing Board
Wilkerson
OPA
4-H Boys Profit From Calves At Fat Stock Show
Geneva County 4-H club boys fed eleven beef calves bought last fall and shown at the April Dothan Fat Stock Show. They weighed 5810 pounds, gained 217 pounds per steer, and after feed costs, realized an average net profit of 25.66 dollars per steer. Participants: Wilbur Ausley David Bass Dalton Ard Hubert Woods Glen Bolin Robert Bass Sonny Moss Foy Harold Max Barnes.
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Bartford
Geneva County
Dothan
W. G. Eden
Wilbur Ausley
David Bass Dalton Ard
Hubert Woods
Glen Bolin
Robert Bass
Sonny Moss
and Foy
Harold and
Max Barnes
France’s Vichy Aids Hitler as Hope Fails in Caribbean
Number 14 describes continued doubt that French authorities in the Caribbean will disavow Vichy and join the fight against the Axis. Hull notes the enduring belief in unity against the common enemy but laments the unfulfilled expectation that French forces would side with the Allies.
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United States
Hull
Caribbean
Vichy i
Mrs Stella Mayo Dies At Hartford
Funeral services for Mrs Stella Mayo aged sixty six who died at her Hartford home this morning will be held at 5 pm today at the residence with Rev J M Priyes officiating Burial will follow in Fort Payne Alabama tomorrow. Surviving are three daughters Mrs Flora L Houston Hartford Mrs J Wilson Italy Texas and Mrs Tinie Fowler Fort Payne Active pallbearers are Adolphus Chancey J M Hyde Albert Hughes Quing Borland Owen Lewis and Shelley Helms. The shark in almost pure black in color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Mayo
Hartford
Jom Priyes
Fellows
Forrestr
Flora L. Houston
Wilson
Italy
Texant
Tinie Fowler
Fort Payne
Adolphus Chancey
J M Hyde
Albert Hughes
Quing Borland
Owen, Lewis
Shelley Helms
Stilwell and Chennault linked to China India Burma theatre
Report notes Stilwell commands American forces in the China India Burma theater and serves as Chief of Staff to Chiang Kai-Shek while Chennault leads the American Air Force in China. The piece hints at high level moves and possible use of the Mediterranean route for Allied transport to the Indian Ocean, with official caution on intents.
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Roosevelt
Stilwell
Chennault Stilwell
China-India-Burma
Casimo
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chennault
Mth
Chine
Axia
Tada
China
India-Harma
Stilver Chennantt
Indian Ocean
Number 15 Contained in Underground Labor Service Move
A fragment notes that Number 15 involved French labor conscripts into the German labor service and references another German move to keep a man in fretting condition from aiding the Allies during an invasion of the continent.
Ration point changes expand meat and canned goods limits
The new OPA decree lowers and raises point values for items including pork, lamb, and canned goods. Hamburger remains steady, boneless ribs and sausage see tweaks, and bouillon cubes and extracts are exempt. Blue, E, and F coupons expire tonight with weekend changes upcoming.
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OPA
Raner
Soldier's Picture of Dothan Man Reaches Relatives
A photograph showing Cor Perl Harmon Reyburn of Dothan with another soldier near ruins in Tunisia was sent to his relatives via The Eagle newspaper. A friend of G R McKelvey of the Standard Telephone and Telegraph office clipped it from the Philadelphia Inquirer and passed it to McKelvey, who delivered it to The Eagle for publication.
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Cor- Perl Harmon Reyburn
Dothan
Siggin
Tunisia
Camerala
Eagle of Fur
G R McKelvey
Standard Telephone and Telegraph Office
Philadelphia Inquirer
Wordiar
McKalvey
Eagle
Miners Hall Shutdown Threat Looms Over War Output
The United Mine Workers face a potential nationwide coal strike as President Roosevelt orders an end to wartime stoppages by Saturday. John L Lewis and the UMW policy committee weigh options to protect war production while miners demand a $2 daily wage increase and a new contract. States including Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia and Virginia report mounting walkouts, with 40 000 plus miners idle in Pennsylvania alone. Labor leaders debate actions as Capitol Hill considers seizure and jail provisions if strikes disrupt war effort.
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Kentucky
Oho
Pennsylvania
Vicginia
Tennessee
UMW
White House
John L Lewis
S Sesson
International Policy Committee of the Union
Lewis
LMM
America
Atondarda
Danpati
John L. Lewis
United Ming Workers
New York
Lawln
West Virginia
Thera
Lewin
Mountaineer
Ohio
WMW
Norman
Fayette (Penn) Field
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
War Labor Board
Mersay
Capitol Hill
Messiah
Senator Connally
D-Tex
War News: Allied Actions Across Pacific and Asia Fronts
Allied air and naval strikes reported across Timor, Akyab, and coastal theaters. RAF bombed Japanese troops and rail lines while British and Allied forces engaged in local fighting along the Bay of Bengal coast. War updates mention Dutch Timor attacks and Allied strikes on Tan a and surrounding fronts.
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Koepang
Dutch Timor
Tana Front
Bay of Bangal
RAF
Akyab
Sargats
Alabamians Asked to Pray for Jews Amid Plight
In Montgomery a report notes a widespread appeal during the day to pray for Jews affected by a cruel plighting or peril. The message frames a call for solidarity across communities facing violent events or persecution in uncertain times.
Alabama War Chest Officers Reelected
Officers of Alabama War Chest Inc were reelected for another term as plans ramp up for the second annual fund drive. President Hayes Paterson of Montgomery leads, with J L Bedsall in Mobile and Joseph L Lanier of Lanett as vice presidents, W C Bowman in Montgomery as treasurer, and W Dobbins Jr. of Montgomery as secretary. The group oversaw a wartime drive that raised 562910.70 of a 608500 target, and distributed 43451.08 in funds. Allocation covered US and international relief and aid to prisoners, with administration costs and campaign expenses noted. Executive and budget committees retain key state leaders and national fund observers praise the Chest as a model.
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Montgomery
Alabama War Chest Inc
Hayeed Paterson
J. L. Bedsall
Mobile
Josepa L. Lanier
Lanett
W. C. Bowman
Gessetary
W. ©. Dobbins, Jr
Dobbina
United China Relief
Ae Taltes
YMCA
Po ‘Nem American Council
W. A. Steadman
Birmingham
Board of
Ciracutors
Alabama
National War Fund Inc
New York
Steadman
T. D. Johnson
Appeals
So. Committee
E. C. Lackey
Gov. Chauncey Sparks
Haygood Paterson
James F Ataton
Tuscaloosa
Noel FR. Beddow
J. L. Hedsole
Algernon Blair
Horace Hall
Dothan
W. O. Hare
Joseph L. Lanier
J. ¥. McRae
James Saliba
Florence
Barrett Shelton
Decatur
Gordon Smith
M. H. Sterne
Oscar Wells
Bombers Represent Houston County in War Drive
Numbers-continued report notes late results show a cash excess from the drive. Houston County residents will name two bombers to honor the county and city efforts, one for Dothan and one for the county. Flowers says the two bombers and more than 25 jeeps bought by students will soon see active service, boosting local pride.
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Houston
Dothan
Flowers
Houston County
Alabama
Weather Fava Echoes In Stale Telegram Tone
Fractured weather note enters press style with cryptic phrases. It hints at forecasts or climate chatter but pieces are unreadable, yielding little concrete data beyond a muted sense of stormy or unsettled conditions.
Fragmented OCR Summary of Assembly War Message
A damaged OCR fragment references war measures and production terms. It mentions farms and the assembly, with unclear names and dates, reflecting a political wartime context but lacking readable specifics.
Unclear wartime action and search in tropical heat
Fragmentary report describes a naval flotilla near Sicily conducting night operations. Two enemy craft suffer damage or destruction from ramming and gunfire. A separate community group announces a search for a motor fabricator to operate in tropical heat, amid ongoing industrial challenges.
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Society of ‘Atoms Neers
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