Farm Labor Shortage Topic at Dothan Chamber Meeting
The Dothan Chamber of Commerce discusses farm labor shortages among key topics at its next regular meeting chaired by secretary manager Arthur Janneen. Other items include a two day Fat Stock Show and proposals to reinstate air service in Dothan as Civil Aeronautics Board and town officials review Route 40 reopening plans. A separate incident notes a patrolman’s injury and a wounded pride report after a prowler encounter on East Main Street with military police pursuing the suspect through town.
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Dothan
Cummerar
Arthur Janneen
Toda
Ar Lee
Mansper
Tee
Jonceon
Alacamma
Peraing
Civil Aeronautics Board
Odel
Hobby
Quy Palece
East Main Street
Hubby
Appletree Street
Main Street
Prouler
Payne the Seider
Courthouse Sing Attended By Community Members
The courthouse Sunday sacred singing drew a good crowd with officials noting the monthly third Sunday gathering. Participants included Wille Broxton W Kirklard F M Roney T G ber W E Skeen Mrs Rey Sykes C E Howell Inez Patterson Albert Smith and others led by W T L Webb.
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Court House
Gass
Wille Broxton
W . Kirklard
F. M. Roney
T. G. Ber
W E Skeen
Rey Sykes
C. E. Howell
Inez Patterson
Albert Smith
WF. Kirtland
C L Lee Spots Brother in Movie Short
C L Lee, a downtown meat cutter, recognized his brother Robert Lee of Dan gon Ga in a short film shown on a hospital ship convalescent ward screen. Robert saw action in Sicily and Italy and was serving in another theater. The family had seen him in more than a year.
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C. L. Lee
Robert Lee
Dangon
Sicily
Italy
Hit
Lee
Pineapple Grown by Local Delights Readers at Linden Street
J R Bradley displayed a medium sized pineapple grown at his home 203 Linden street the fruit came from a tree planted three years ago by his granddaughter The granddaughter started the pineapple from cuttings in a Pa bucket the plants were moved outdoors last December Mrs Bradley notes it may be the first locally grown tropical fruit in Dothan.
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J. R. Bradley
Linden Street
Eagle
Dothan
Hookworm Leads County Disease Totals in Monthly Report
County health department reports 857 total communicable cases since January 1. This month 45 hookworm cases tops the list, followed by 26 diphtheria, 27 typhoid fever, 12 typhoid-like cases, and smaller counts for other diseases such as gonorrhea, poliomyelitis, syphilis, granuloma, and angulant fever.
Medal for Gallantry for Private Brackin in Pacific
Private Brackin of the Seventh Division received a Medal for Gallantry in Action with an oak leaf cluster and a Presidential citation following a staged review in Hawaii. He volunteered in 1942, trained at Camp Mackall and Camp Bunten, and went overseas in 1943. He is the son of Mr and Mrs S R Brackin of Dothan with two brothers in service.
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Berlon Brackm
Pacific
Hawaii
Roosevelt
Douglas MacArthur
Brackin
Priv
Young Brackin
Cam MacClellan
Camp Buntin
N.C
S. RB. Brackin
Dothan
C. Brackin
Lafayette Brackin
Air Corps
Hubert Deal, Jr
England
Priviate Herald
Tropical Disturbance Watches Gulf Coast
A tropical disturbance of slight intensity centered at 5 am Eastern War Time in the Gulf of Mexico about 350 miles southeast of Brownsville Texas was moving slowly northwestward. The Weather Bureau warned it could intensify and cause damaging winds on the Texas coast within 36 hours with a preliminary hurricane alert kept between Brownsville and Matagorda.
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New Orleans
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Brownsville
Tex
Texas
Matagorda
Allied air raids on Ambonia Boeroe and other islands
The Tokyo dispatch reports Allied attacks on Ambonia and Boeroe in the Moluccas with 40 bombers each two days ago. Additional raids hit Bogla on Ceram Island Far Island Manowkari Kiror Yap and Rote in the Marianas. Three fighter planes were lost in the homeland raid.
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Tokyo Dispatch
Ambonia
Boeroe Islands
Moluccas
Bogla
Ceram Island
Tokyo
Far Island
Manowkari
New Guinea
Koror
Carolines
Rote
Marianas
Yap
German Breakouts and Allied Advances in Normandy Pocket
Allied forces continue to seal the Falaise Argentan pocket as German troops clash with British American units. Reports say 7,500 Germans trapped with 2,900 on the British front. Argentan captured. Paris' fall seen as tied to destroying the Seventh Army. Allied forces push toward Trouville Le Havre Cabourg while coercing German columns south of the Seine.
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Esual
Cotesia
To Seattly
Baweul
Argestan
Seine
Tougues
Listeun
Falane
Chambois
Supreme Headquarters
Argentan
Normandy
Guenther von Kluge
Trouville
le ‘Havre
Cabourg
von Klugé
Vernon
Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Seventh Army
15Th Army
France
Dieppe
Pas de Calais
Elveut
Sea
Pitline
RAF
Mantes
Patton
Memn
Mans
Houlgate
Powerville
Man
Erebus
Germany
Havre
Ena de- Vense
Severn
Sen Ma Ju CWeaGe Commodities Wheat Ooi Iss
Fragmentary OCR item appears to reference commodities and wheat prices with unclear phrasing and multiple garbled terms. No verifiable names, places, dates, or organizations are readable to anchor a full summary.
Battle In Normandy and The War Ends Nearing
Prime Minister Churchill told Canadian tankmen near Florence that the Normandy battle could hasten the war’s end, praising Canadian effort in Italy. He toured the Eighth Army lines with Gen. Sir Harold Alexander, urging resolve while noting German resistance and Allied gains in the Liri valley. A Montgomery District Office list designates Tire Inspection Stations for official inspectors, including B. F. Goodrich Stores and Firestone Stores, with stations named and coverage expanding.
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Normandy
OPA
Churchill
Lynn Heenzerling
Eighth Army
Florence
Church
Harold Alexander
Alexander
Liri
Dieppe
France
Italy
Canada
Beslin
P.M
Montgomery District Office
Houston County War Price and Rationing Board
B. F. Goodrich
N. Oates
City of Dothan
Dothan
S. Oates
Malone Motor Caravian
Standard Oil Company
Shirley's
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Phillips Tire Company
S. Foster
Coca-Cola
Firestone
N. Foster
East Main
Clark and Danzey Tire Company
Capp’s
Wholessle Tire and Supply Company
Shell
North Oates
Foremost Auto Store
Lewis Brothers
Cottonwood
Nazi War Prisoner Loose In Alabama
In Aliceville Alabama a 53 year old German prisoner of war Stanislaus Piekarek escaped the POW camp fence at 2 15 am wearing shorts. Col Waite said the non commissioned officer captured in Normandy stands five feet ten inches tall about 140 pounds with brown hair and fair skin. A guard fired seven shots as he fled but he was not struck. A wide search is underway.
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Aliceville
Ala
Tap
Normandy
Alicevill
Cal William Watn
Col. Waite
Stanislaus Piekarek
Piekarek
Poekarek
Jackson County Plans Airborne Peanut Crop Defense
Jackson County authorities move to protect a $4,000,000 peanut crop from invading caterpillars. Aircraft will spread poison on fields to destroy the pests before damage worsens, with an estimated yearly program cost around 4,000. Farmer officials emphasize targeting the caterpillars to safeguard the harvest on roughly 1,000 acres, split between peanuts and other crops.
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Marianna
Jackson Countey
Malone
Rte
Las
Haboehedt
Malane
Jackson
Churchill Praises Fifth Army and Japanese American Troops
Rome AP Prime Minister Churchill lauded the American Fifth Army as a premier Allied force after a parade of the 34th Infantry Division. He praised U S troops of Japanese and Negro ancestry and cited their sacrifices for freedom and justice. Churchill met with Lt. Gen. Mark Clark and Maj. Gen. Charles Bolte to discuss future operations.
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Rome
Prme
Churchill
Fifth Army
U. S
Mth
United States
New World
Mark Clark
Charles Bolte
3Éth
Indicted Suspects Still At Large In Houston County
Three of 35 defendants named by the Houston County grand jury were arrested and released under bonds. About 12 indicted individuals remain at large. James Earl Burdeshaw is out on 500 dollar bond for second degree manslaughter. Cecil Kirkland held on 300 dollar bond for driving while intoxicated. John Williams, Negro, freed on 350 dollar bond for possessing a still.
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Houston County Grand Jury
Grand Jury
James Earl Burdeshaw
Cecil Kirkland
John Williams
German forces push toward Marseille from Pertuis
Disjointed lines describe advancing 14 miles from Blans merging with French patriots to encircle a 5,000 strong garrison in Pertuis, 28 miles north of Marseille. Gen Pateh rapid columns near Avignon and the Rhone, with units moving northwest toward St Maxim and St mie.
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Blans
Pertuis
Marseille
Pateh
Avingnon
Rhone
St Maxim
Alhes
Wey
St Mie
Marseidie
A. Pae
Provence
Malone aims to save crop from caterpillar damage
A report notes Malone plans measures to protect a crop from caterpillar infestation that could rapidly defoliate and harm the war era crop, threatening yield and harvest prospects.
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M- Malone
Schedule Of Buses Changed To Porter's Special
Alfred Woll reports changes to Porters bus schedule to serve Red Cross Lifesaving and swimming courses at Porter Fairylind. Special buses run Tuesday to Friday via Dumas, with departures at 9 30, 3 30 and 3. Students will be transported to and from classes, resuming next week.
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Red Cross
Alfred Woll
Square Endife Saving Committee
Serung
Dumas
Fr:oey
Rouses
Nexberrs's Corner
Seave Pormers
Mrs Davis Succumbs At Daughter S Home Headland
Mrs Harriet Lou Jenna Davis 6 died at her daughter Mrs Alto McClenney headland home yesterday morning Surviving include another daughter Mrs Bud Murra two sons Bill Davis and D S Army two brothers ML Yance and J L Yance Funeral services to be announced by Headland Mortuary
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Harriet Lou Jenna Davis
Alto MecClenny
Headland
Arning
McClenney
Bud Murra
Bill Davis
D. S. Army
ML. Yance
Tothan
J. L. Yance
Dothan
Headland Mortuary
Harry McIntyre Now an Overseas Aerial Gunnery Instructor
Staff Sergeant Harry E McIntyre of Dothan serves as an aerial gunnery instructor at an Eighth Air Force Composite Station in England after completing 30 missions over Germany and France. He holds the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters and has 21 months in service, ten in the European Theater. He studied at Lowery Field and Las Vegas Gunnery School, and before joining the Army was a baker for Colonial Baking in Dothan.
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Harry McIntyre
Harry E. Mintyre
Dothan
England
Germany
France
McIntyre
Helen Reynolds McIintyre
South Foster Street
Lowery Field Colp
Las Vegas
Nev
Sarasota, Fla
Army
The
Colonial Baking Company
Mrs Skipper Dies Of Gunshot Wound In Abbeville
Mrs Cowan Skipper died at her Abbeville home from gunshot wounds suffered about five a m a .22 rifle bullet entered the brain through the temple she had been in ill health and leaves a husband five children and many relatives Funeral services by Rev L W Tubb were held at the home at 10 a m Kennedy Funer Home arranged the details
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Abbeville
Cowan Skipper
Skipper
Ily
Harold Danzey
Mae Emma Skipper
T. B. Skipper
Bill Skipper
Thos. H. Skipper
U.S. N. San Francisco
James Morning
Ben Morning
Auburn
Kendrick Morning
Birmingham
Otis Williams
LaGrange
J. L. Hunt
Columbus
W. F. Anon
Thornton
W. Va
J. M. McLendon
Dawson
L. W. Tubb
Methodist Church
Kennedy Funers
War Labor Disputes Act strikes and NLRB ballots analyzed
After a 30 day period for strikes under the War Labor Disputes Act, 1,089 strike-election notices were filed with the NLRB. Most were withdrawn, 232 polls were held, and a majority voted to strike in all but 41 elections. Official data show strikes after ballots were a small share of total strikes. Compared to 1,088 notices and 191 approved strikes, 4,446 strikes occurred overall. No criminal penalty exists for not giving all day notice.
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Uup Toe
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Lallot
Coast shelling report as ships shell and retreat
Number seven approach had lifted. They shelled the coastline methodical for more than half an hour. Splashes of shells in the water around the cruisers from the light German counter fire were at 50 seen but no hits were observed. The warships ceased fire about 7.45 a.m. and disappeared northward. But heavy explosions from the Bayonne region continued as the last remaining Germans apparently went on with a systematic destruction of their fortifications.
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Bayonne
Naval Recruiting Reaches New Peak in Dothan Office
Enlistments surged in August at the Dothan Navy recruiting station with 12 youths aged 17 accepted for duty, bringing total August enrollments to 42. Names include Harry Glyns Childs Wilbur Harris Byrd Freddie Edgar Davis Warner Edwin Kelley George Fall Davis James Houston Joiner Paul Lee Eubanks Henry McKinley Odom J C Hodges Charles Randolph Martin Lee Milton Braswell and Henry Earl Givens from Dothan and surrounding areas.
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Navy
Dothan
ER £. Macdonald
Navy Recruiting Office
Harry Glyns Childs
Wilbur Harris Byrd
Enterprise
Freddie Edlgar Davis
Abbeville
Warner Edwin Kelley
Opp
George Fall Davis
Slocomb
James Houston Joiner
Graceville
Fla
Paul Lee Eubanks
Hertford
Henry McKinley Odom
Geneva
J. C. Hodges
Donalsonville
Charles Randolph Martin
Elba
Lee Milton Braswell
Eufaula
Henry Earl Givens
Only 17 Eagles Among Newspapers in U S
A survey by Daniel PF Cleary of the Logansport Press for Newspaperman reveals 17 papers named The Eagle, 328 using News in titles, and 103 with Times, showing the favored newspaper naming trends in the United States.
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Daniel PF. Cleary
Logansport
Ind) Press
Newspaperman
United States
The
Eagle
Times
Vacation For House Is Seen As Remote
Washington AP reports Congress shows stalemate on reconversion legislation as vacation plans fade. The House works through a surplus property disposal bill amid numerous amendments while the Senate Military Committee advances its own disposal measure with a board rather than a single administrator. A Senate unemployment proposal with states rights features crawls through Ways and Means, likely facing clashes over increased federal unemployment payments for veterans and war workers.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
House
Senate Military Committee
Ways and Means
Chinese Faced With New Japanese Flanking Movement
Chinese High Command reported a new Japanese flanking push from Wuyi 95 miles southeast, with possible new mop up by Japanese forces. A separate threat emerged 25 miles northwest of Hengyang in Hunan as Japanese units advanced from Liangjiang. Fighting continued near Ichang on the Yangtze with Chinese diversionary operations underway.
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Chungking
API
Chekiang
Shanghai
Wuyi
Hengyang
Hunan
Liangjiang
Ichang
Yangtze
Clarence Roberts Funeral Is Tuesday
Clarence Roberts funeral arrangements are set for Tuesday morning in Dothan Kentucky at 714 West Boulevard. Surviving relatives include Jessie Roberts and others, with burial in the city cemetery under Johnson and Wie in charge of arrangements. Active pallbearers are named including Williams Bell and Waller.
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Ip Horptad
Dothan
Jc Ky
West Boulevara
Hu Jessie Roberts
Erison
Tyen
Italy
Jeng
Johnson and Wie
Fy Wiliams
Harry Ence Bell
Betty Waller
Z Jones
Ralph Smith
B. B. Johnson, Jr
de Blakey
Norwood Walker
Onviser
Hobart Coup Spann
Oscar Capps
Jab Bk
T. K. McFatter
Dat Ellis
Roy Hughes
Beryt Jesse Forrester
W. B Toran
Ai Sam Cor
Scouters Meeting Set For Tonight At Presbyterian Church
Dotum roundtable members reminded four Scout officials of a meeting at eight tonight at the Presbyterian Church. Reviews for Scouts in the Newton County district will follow the roundtable. J W Cooke named new course head. executive will meet with Dothan Scouters group. Eight meeting urged. officials said.
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Dotum Roundtable
Eight O'Cloks Ithe Presbyterian Church
Tewton County
J. W. Cooke
New Couse
Dothan Scouterd Gp
Truman Comment Unavailable as Controversy Rages
Text fragment notes ongoing dispute over an etd story and truth in Wyoming. Mentions Truman not immediately available for comment, with a sense of contention about reporting and accountability.
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Truman
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