Invitation Extended By Napier Field To Wiregrass Citizens
Napier Field invites residents of Dothan and the Wiregrass to a Sunday parade at 405 m on the spacus parade grounds left of the runway. Cadets from upper and lower classes will march in precision formation under Chief Warrant Officer John R. Charlesworth with local dignitaries observing. An RAF exhibit of AT-6 and F-40 aircraft, chemical warfare gear, and a vehicle parking area will be on site for visitors viewing from autos. Colonel Daly notes strong local turnout signals support for cadet progress and training. SGT. Adams Returns. James C. Adams, eight months overseas in Italy, expected to arrive at Camp Shelby, Miss., around August 10 for a home visit with his parents.
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Dothan
Culane Charlies J. Dely
Napier Field
Revreay
Perade Sunder Aliertuon
Aviaton
Naper
John R. Charlesworth
Ish
Frederik Wesver
Traaang
Operwons
Gerald H. Gram
Fred Jewel
H. J. Thincaln
Sousa
Daly
Wiregrass
Narier Field
Sgt. Adams
Italy
Geant
James C. Adams
Camp Shelby
Miss
West Crawford Street
J. 5. Adams
Napier Field civilian recruitment drive seeks help
Napier Field launches a civilian recruitment drive in Dothan to fill posts including butchers bakers cooks porters yardmen and kitchen helpers. Captain Chas L Belfi civilian personnel officer will interview applicants at the U S Employment Service Office in Dothan on Friday August 11 and Saturday August 12.
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Napier Field
Dothan
Army Air Base
Chas. L. Belfi
United States Employment Service Office
Nimitz plans amphibious drives east of China to open supply routes
Number 10 reports Nimitz intends further operations to the east of China to open a port and supply line for Chinese armies. The drive would require partial conquest of the Philippines and a secure base, though success hinges on ongoing attrition of Japanese forces and American command challenges in the Pacific.
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Nimitz
China
Philippines
Pacific
Divorcee testifies gun firing followed quarrel in Dothan
The article recounts a divorcee stating she fired at Henderson to frighten him after he advanced on her during a disputed meeting. Henderson had arranged a date the night before but did not appear. Funeral services for Henderson were held at New Home near Elba with burial in the church cemetery. He was born in Samson, moved to Dotham in 1939, and belonged to the Christian Church at Enterprise. Surviving are two daughters and a son, all of Dothan. Johnson Wilkerson Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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Henderson
Dothan
Ray Henderson
Dothan Johnson-Wilkerson Funeral Home
Traveler's Aid aids families with housing needs
A plea from a mother for help finding shelter for a baby and wife prompts Traveler's Aid workers to urge anyone with spare accommodations to contact them at 2955. Workers report daily requests from service members seeking housing options for families with children.
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Traveler's Aid
Buchanan
Quiet Front With Select Artillery Fire Across Arno Bend
Little activity beyond sniping as artillery adheres to not shelling the town. German fire on the southern town area was lighter than usual, targeting roads from the north near the Arno bend. East of Florence British forces held ground south of the river, while German troops pulled back within two miles of Pontassieve junction. Six German aircraft fell to Allied fighters as up to 500 U.S. Eighth Air Force heavies bombed Romanian oil targets, including a refinery complex near Campina.
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Nouth
Arno
Florence
Pontaialeve
Pioesti
U. & 8Th Air Force
Liberatory
Stexum Romaho
Campina
Sailor Tweed Reunited With Family After Guam Ordeal
Promoted from radio first class aboard Tweed returned to the United States and reunited in San Diego with wife Mary Francis Tweed II and sons Ronald and Robert. He spent two years evading Japanese on Guam, lived on rainwater, endured captivity, and was rescued by a combatant ship off Guam ten days before the Allied landings.
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Tweed
United States
San Diego
Calif
Mary Francis Tweed II
Ronald
Robert
Guam
Agana
Japan
Navy
Metz Strasbourg the little Sedan and other points east of the Seine
U S Eighth Army Air Force fighters destroyed or damaged 128 locomotives and over 1,200 railroad cars carrying fuel and ammunition. Near Le ManE tactical units eliminated 15 tanks. U S Ninth Army Air Force bombers and fighters focused on rail bridges and lines around Paris and to the west.
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Metz
Strasbourg
Sedan
Seine
Eighth Army Air Force
le Mane
U. S. Ninth Army Air Force
Paris
Airplane cutback in war programs faces worker shortages
Number 12 raids on Japanese targets credited. The WPB staff director Arthur H. Bunker says the airplane cutback, spanning a year, cannot reduce urgent war job needs. An estimated 200,000 workers are required by fall. He notes overall Army production must rise substantially this year, with the air plane decrease only one third of the total increase.
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Vitel
Arthur H. Bunker
WPB
Bunker
Allied Push Toward Paris Advances Amid German Pressures
Field dispatches report American forces breaching past Le Mans toward Paris, with 100 miles to the capital and heavy air and ground assaults on rail movements west of the Seine. British efforts push a bridgehead on the Orne near Thury-Harcourt while Canadian units strike toward Falaise, Vimont, and Troarn as Brest and Lorient remain under siege and Patton’s Third Army rumors swirl in Brittany.
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le Mans
Caen
Paris
Seine
Hritish
Orme River
Thury- Harcourt
First Army
Rommel
Serern
Falaise
Vimont
Troarn
Belgium
Grrmany
France
Antwerp
Brussels
Metz
Strasbourg
Lille
Sedan
Orleans
Tours
St. Malo
St. Nazaire
Transocean
Brittany
Georges. Patton, Jr
Patton
Seventh Army
Sicily
Britain
Lions Club Hears Whit King Speak
Whit King former clerk for Selective Service Board Number One spoke at the Dothan Lions noon meeting on selective service. He traced the draft system from its origins to its current use amid a crisis and urged Lions to assist veterans reintegration with a welcoming approach. Also present were Lions Collins Connor and H H Ader who discussed club matters and convention reports. The group planned a FBI sponsored meeting at the Houston County Courthouse featuring two movies and Judge Livingston on juvenile delinquency.
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Whit King
Selective Service Board
Dothen Lions Club
Columbus
America
Lion Collins Connor
Pensacola
Fla
Lions International
Chicago
Lion H. H. Ader
Dothan Club
FBI
Houston County Court House
Livingston
Alabama
Peanuts as a Food Highlighted at Club Demonstration
Fifteen Home Demonstration Club members from eleven Houston County clubs attended a leaders training session at the Home Demonstration Agent's office. Miss Marie Amos, extension nutritionist, argued peanuts should be part of meals not a between meal filler and noted their high quality protein calcium iron and phosphorus. She offered uses for peanuts and peanut butter in sandwiches salads and with cereals while preparing three dishes including peanut apple cake and mock veal cutlets.
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Home Demonstration Club
Houston County
Court House Annex
Marie Amos
Amos
Misa Fran Marjette
Retonga helps husband eat again say Gadsden couple
Mrs. J. H. Robertson of Route 3 Gadsden Ale praises Retonga for relief from years of indigestion. Her husband now eats nearly everything sleeps better and feels stronger, with improved digestion and elimination. She notes many neighbors praise Retonga available at Cask Drug Store.
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Retonga
J. H. Robertson
Gadsden
Ale
Cask
September Demonstrabion Meeting Attendee List Includes Clubs
Attendees at the Herne Demonstrabion meetings in September included Mrs. 3. Waller and Mrs. W. A Wowack from the Duprie Club Mrs Homer Adsme from the Selme Quo Mrs. M. Mederma from the Webb Club Mrs W. Ho Ten from the Memphis Club Mrs. Annie D. Taylor from the Taylor Club Mrs. W. E Woodbemrom from the Hicks Bevish Club Mrs. L. Burnhem Mr. 3. F. Lamb and Mire Lenco Hamack from the Barber Club Mrs G. T. Hollis from the Harper Club Mrs. L. & Roney from the Kinsey Gub Mrs. J. K Newman frees the Big Creek Club and Mrs. G. B. Bonner and Mra. & EK Weeks from the Vicksburg Ciib.
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Herne Demonstrabion
Gemoestrabon
Waller
W. A Wowack
Duprie Club
Homer Adsme
Selme: Quo
M. Mederma
Webb Club
W. Ho Ten
Memphis Club
Annie D. Taylor
Taylor Club
W. E Woodbemrom
Hicks Bevish Club
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Locher
SGU
Gene Autry
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Weaver Brothers
Elviry
Shephard of
the Ozarks
Houston
Mantan Moreland
Lucky Ghost
Ned Tae
New Orleans
American Coffee Co
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Joh A. Hansom
Lions Club
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White House
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