Alabama's Largest Arm Market Opens At Ashford
Alabama's largest market site sponsored by the farmers cooperative will open at Ashford on 25. It will include a $5,000 plant to handle vegetables and produce, with packing sheds and cold storage. The Ashford facility, third in a nine center chain, is operated by the Houston County Farmers Cooperative. Anticipated crops include turnips greens, pecans, sweet potatoes, squash, string beans, tomatoes, watermelons, and cantaloupes.
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Greeawauier
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Time Af
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Herea
Heckett
Obn Ingram
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W. E. Wells Secreary-Rensurer
Alabama Among Stotes To Get More Shortening
A garbled wartime notice reports federal actions on shortening quotas. It notes department decisions to increase shorting supplies for southern states and emergency actions tied to farm production and per capita consumption. The text mentions the Agriculture Department and rationing measures affecting food distribution and shortages.
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Alabama
War News From Manchuria Reports Mixed Soviet Conduct
Reports from Manchuria describe Russian soldiers attacking women and pillaging farms, while other accounts praise Soviet officers as "excellent" and deny widespread fear of occupiers. A cautious warning about potential small incidents turning violent is voiced as Japan's general situation is reviewed, with disrupted communications and damaged homes.
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Unuuye
Tauaye
Japan
War Cost U. S. 52 Submarines Reported
Washington AP reports the war cost the United States 52 submarines while the underwater fleet of over 200 ships officially sank 1,187 enemy vessels including 146 combatant ships. Of subs lost 43 failed to return from war patrols four were sunk two destroyed to prevent capture and three aged submarines were stricken first due to loss or damage.
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Washington
United States
Cotton Prices Rise Five Points In Week
Market notes show spot price gains with the average price around 22.39 cents per pound versus 2? 34 last year. Spot activity rose and weekly sales near 61,000 bales with year ago volume about 46,400 bales.
Sub Sea Lion Sinks Japanese Warship in Sea Battle
The submarine Sea Lion attacked and sank the 45,000 ton Japanese ship Kugo off Formosa, and later rescued 14 Britons and Australians. Navy disclosures place Sea Lion undergoing overhaul at Betideham Steam Yard. The vessel reportedly spotted Kongo and three other battleships with destroyers about 40 miles north of Formosa on Nov 21, 1944, mortally wounding Kongo with four torpedo shots and damaging other battleships.
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Sea Lion
Formos
Navy
Betideham
Stee
Formosa
Konze
Governor to Lead Oct 3 Special Election Campaign Tour
Number 16 continued from page one outlines the state property tax reduction issue to be sealed at a special election Oct 3. Gov Sparks will headline administration talks in eight cities next week visiting Jacksonville Aniston Gadsden Albernwtle Guntersville Scottsboro Athens and Decatur with ceremonies in Huntsville Madison County for two Congressional Medals of Honor winners. Revenue Commissioner Dowling will speak for the amendment in Tuscaloosa and Montgomery. Opponents list six speakers led by Agriculture Commissioner Poole with Farm Bureau leaders to appear in Cullman Rockford Hayneville and Birmingham among others.
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Gadsden
Albernwitle
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Athens
Decatur
Iil
Camp New Teadera
Birmingham
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
WV. V. Michell
Mayuare County
Rockford
Fragmented War Update Mentions Ships and Names
Report covers continued page one items from the Tuuse Foreign Affairs Committee with British complaints cited as reasonable from an American view. The piece lists arrivals of servicemen at various ports, with numerous names and districts, including ranks and routes, alongside references to export bank matters and ship movements.
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Tuuse Foreign Affairs Committee
Bloom
Wagner
Tiiport
France seeks aid as Byrnes and Bidaud push terms
The report notes Byrnes and Bidaud pressing side agreements while Jean Mopset negotiates long term Franco American economic arrangements. Authorities say Gen De Game asked only to show President Truman the tough state of France without requesting concrete assistance.
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Bidaud
Jean Mopset
France
United States
Gen
de Game
Truman
Army Point System Will Be Lowered
Washington AP Maj Geo Stephen Mosesry, acting Chief of Staff, said last night the Army discharge scoring system will be lowered soon. All men with discharge scores of 65 points or below will be out of the Army by November. Those with higher scores may face overseas duty or other assignments as the policy shift takes effect.
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Washington
Geo Stephen MoHesry
Stat
Henry
Army
Petsunt
M C Mayberry Dies At Camp Rucker
Malcolm C Mayberry, sixty nine, died yesterday at Camp Rucker Hospital in St Cloud Florida. He had been the Camp Rucker photographer for the past three years and resided in Daleville, Virginia. Funeral arrangements will be announced later after the body is shipped from Mortuary to St Cloud.
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Army
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L. D. Craig
Tempa
Mia
J. J. Meelan
St Clos
Camp Rucker
Daleville
Veadiand
Armored occupation plans loom for Tokyo Bay in 1945
Allied forces prepare to land in Tokyo Bay with 10 000 marines and sailors, 12 pilots with charts of underwater defenses, and air and sea support from the Third Fifth and British Pacific Fleet. Moored battleship Missouri to host surrender as typhoons delay schedule to Sept 2. Emperor Hirohito urges disarmament and peace.
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United States Naval Force
Oshima
Sagami Wan Bay
Thei
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Japan
Perio! Palace
Tokyo Today
Tokyo
Frederick B. Opper
American Broadcasting Company
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Guam
Nimitz
Missouri
Atsugi
Jbaniles
U.S
Bate
MacArthur
Hirohito
Vickgerial
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Naval Engineering School
Kurihama
Navy
Yokosuka
Wiliam PB
Massey
Rayond A. Spruance
Protests and property seizures tied to wartime administration
The article outlines protests surrounding government actions, noting seizures of Ward property and Sewell Avery. It describes plans to return properties after government approval and mentions economic considerations. It also references a decree extending operating hours and directing use of places with heavy transport congestion due to population growth.
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Sewell Avery
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Cathieg
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Surviving Doolittle raiders reach U.S. after years
Lt James H Doolittle raid survivors Nielsen Hite and Deshazer were announced by the War Department as the sole survivors from the mission to Japan on April 18 1942 They endured solitary confinement denied mail and Red Cross parcels and long periods without baths or haircuts They arrived in Chungking after a three year journey from the carrier Hornet and were greeted by Lt Gen Albert C Wedemeyer authorities The men spoke of reading messages from families and the emotional moment of reuniting with loved ones during their return home
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James H. Doolittle
Japan
War Department
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Nielsen
Miruhito
Hite
Deshazer
Nia
Red Cross
China
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Free
Ching
Chungking
U.S.5
Hornet
Ant
Albert C. Wedemeyer
U. S
Sever
Dragon Slope Airdrome
Wedemeyer
Leaders Declare Scout Camp Season Most Successful
The council reports a record season with Camp Rivtain near Bufswa hosting 300 plus Scouts across 5 weeks, including Troops 12 3 22 44 29 from multiple towns, and Camp Borery with 27 Stouts 2. A first history making camp for Negro Scouts occurred at Blue Pond in Conecuh reservation with 82 Scouts and 8 Scoutmasters led by D A Smith of Ozark.
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Order of
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Ttire
Camp Hulary
Dotan
Columbia
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Houston County
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Ozark
Midland City
Samson
Slocumb
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D. A. Smith
Ozark Negro High School
Dothan
Trymenaw wins Jersey Handicap at Camden by neck
Walter M. Jeffers' Trymenaw, fresh from a Whitney Stakes score at Belmont, edges Sunshine Stable's Buz fuz by a neck to win the $25,000 Jersey Handicap at Carden State Park Saturday. Gallorette was the odds-on favorite but finished fifth.
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