Dothan Eagle recalls soldiers home and service ties
The Dothan Eagle piece highlights returning servicemen from World War II, including Lieutenant Cone and Jeffries, reuniting with hometown friends after long campaigns in the South Pacific and Salon areas. It stresses the joy of homecoming and anticipation for more veterans to return.
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Cone
Mealou’ Joxeal
Ars
Wnd Sergeest
Biax Jeftrees
Wee Merines
Stas
Col O'Neil
Hey Army
Salon Ons
Ahey Bener
Jeffries
Ater Coarea
South Pacific
Let There Be Light Quote on Wisdom and Action
A compact reflection opens with a quotation about wisdom from Ecclesiastes and Seneca. It contrasts the quiet authority of workers with the noisy rulership of fools, asserting wisdom shows in steadiness of mind and mastery over appetite. The passage emphasizes action aligned with talk and a consistent, practical virtue.
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Seneca
Mrs George Malone Obituary Highlights Lifelong Service
Mrs George Malone died leaving a community in mourning for a life rooted in Christian service. A former Witte girl of Columbia she became a popular figure, devout and generous, serving 25 years as superintendent of the Columbia Baptist Association and 30 years teaching at First Baptist Church Sunday School.
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George Malone
Malone
Columbia
Columbia Baptist Association
Telegrams Rule Out Congratulatory Presidential Messages
War time ban on congratulatory telegrams prompts Western Union debate. Roosevelt message delivered. Wendell Willkie’s telegram not. Roosevelt authorized, Roosevelt message accepted. Willkie’s telegram blocked amid authority disputes.
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Iiad
Western Union
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Waikkie
Veterans Powers Contest Shape Postwar Loyalty Drives
Washington reports a battle between the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars for postwar influence. The VFW leads in recruitment with over 400 900 new members since Pearl Harbor and a 300 000 monthly overseas circulation. The Legion lags but commands larger initial membership. The piece notes strategic moves, including labor ties and furlough incentives, and highlights General Somervell and Navy-Secretary Forrestal frictions amid wartime policy shifts.
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Washington
Arenten Legen
Congress
Legion
VFW
Pearl Harbor
Amerian Legion
CIO
AFL
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
National Legion
Warren Atherton
South Pacific
Atherton
Somervell
Pentagon
Brehon Somervell
War Department
Fentagon
General Somervell
Service Forces
King
Navy
Forrestal
Naval Operations
Ernie King
Frank Knox
Knox
Admiral King
Secretary of the Navy
Halsey
Tojo
Cabenet
Wilhol
Honar Law
San Broush
Berlas
Ube
Fair Enough orF- ROOK PEGLER
A ponderous opinion piece critiques the Republican choice in Chicago for president. It mocks Dewey and weighs height weight and appearance, noting shifts in public image, party politics, and foreign policy divides. It references Sidney Hillman and the Good Neighbor policy with a satirical tone.
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New York
Chicago
Mr. Dewey
Tom Thinb
Sidney Hillman
Communist Front
Cops
Radio Programs and News Roundup on WAGF Schedule
Wednesday lineup features Eddie Dean Coffee Club Reena AP News Matty Melnerk's Orch Devotional plus Poland vs Euler Bible Readers Club Tin Pin Aller Electric Organ Malades Lost and Found Pumpernickel Band and more including Trade Winds Tavern Camp Rucker Vanettes Motietime News. Evening segments include AP News 5 10 24 and Notice of Road to Victory War News and Dance Time.
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WAGF
Eddie Dean
Reena
AP News
Matty Melnerk
Poland
Euler
AP News Bible Readers Club
Invasion War Today Tracks Allied Breakthroughs in France
The article describes a broad Allied offensive across the Norman coast with American, Canadian, and British forces piercing the German line. It notes the coast is threatened, the French port of Brest hinted, and analysts expect rapid movement toward Paris while considering Brittany options.
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Nortyrio
France
Paris
Quice
Granville
Avreochest
von Hinge
Calais - Bologne
English Channel
Normandy
Brest
Cherbourg
Germany
Wartime Alcohol Output Surges in Early 1944
Production of 190 proof alcohol reaches a record pace for wartime needs, totaling 192,200,000 gallons in the first four months of 1944, up from 137,400,000 gallons in the same period of 1943.
Garand Grenade Launcher List of Grenade Types
The Garand grenade launcher fires grenades including the anti tank grenade hand fragmentation grenade the pineapple grenade and about 30 signal grenades.
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Garand
Agriculture predicts wartime U.S. food demand rise
The Department of Agriculture estimates that in 1943 civilians in the United States consumed 5 to 7 percent more food than the pre war average of 1935 to 1939 and about 2 percent less than in 1942 despite wartime requirements.
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Department of Agriculture
U.S
Variety Radio Schedule Highlights 8:55 to 10:15 PM
A night of broadcasts features Gabriel Heatter, Five Minutes Story Teller, Miss Greenwood, Norman Corwin drama, Raymond Gram Swing, Geo Hicks Overseas, Milton Berle, and Dancine Music Orchestra. Includes News for 15 Minutes and San Quentin concert, with concerts and talks listed across stations CBS and others.
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Abe the Doctor
R. Massey
Cba
American Forum
Eoha
Miss Greenwood
Abe Norman Corwin
Geo. Hicks
Blu Dance Orchestra
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Fidegarde
Abe Congress
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Marines
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