Fathers Could Face Draft Tomorrow Warns Hershey Aid
Washington reports that pre Pearl Harbor fathers with children born before Sept. 14, 1942, remain in nondeferrable jobs and could be drafted when Congress reconvenes. Col George Baker outlined that unless personally deferred, an irreplacable individual could be inducted, especially if registered with draft boards awaiting September quotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Molony Washington
API
Tomorow
George Baker
Selective Service
Pearl Harbor
Chidren
U. & Employ
Motor Service
Congress
Malvern Woman Mrs Bottoms Dies At Ninety
Mrs M V Bottoms aged ninety of Malvern died at her daughter’s home Mrs Nettie Johnson in Malvern The funeral will be held at 7 20 pm at Malvern Methodist Church with Rev H E L Wiles officiating Burial will be at Bures cemetery Ward Wiles in charge She lived in Mel vero 33 years and was a Methodist member Surviving children include James F L Bottoms Graceville Fla three daughters Nell Johnston Mattie Tindel and Mollie Hardy two half sisters and one half brother plus three generations of grandchildren great grandchildren and great great grandchildren Pallbearers are grandsons Aubrey Jobeston Robert Johnston P W Bolton and Charles Burros.
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Trinity
Tex
Rosas Hubert
Aubrey Joboeton
Robert Johnston
P. W. Boltoma
Charles Buros
Ex-Soldier Jailed On Federal Charge
Raymond W. Lowe of Memphis Town Camp Rucker private was dishonorably discharged and jailed on a federal warrant. He allegedly sent threatening letters to his wife via the mails. Lowe waived prelim and bail was set at 2500 dollars. maximum penalty cited as 1000 dollars or five years or both.
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Raymond W. Lowe
Memphis
Camp Rucker
Amny
A. S
J. W. Daughtry
Lowe
Daughtry
Emily Bullock Dies In Gordon After Illness
Emily Bullock eighty one of Gordon route one died in a Do than hospital after a brief illness. She lived in Gordon all her life and belonged to Spring Hill Church. Survived by five daughters Roxie Jeffcoat Lane Bevel J H Tidwell all Gordon plus Canule Whitehead Dallas and Dixie Hayes Chiefland. son Bozie Bullock Gordon. another daughter A Z Culbreath Wewahitchka. thirty grandchildren and eighty two great grandchildren. Funeral at Gordon Methodist Church with Rev Cullen B Wilson Midland City. Ward-Wilson in charge. pallbearers Alton Jeffcoat Fred Conrad James Conrad J H Tidwell Alvie Bullock Howell Espy McNeil.
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Emily Bullock
Gordon
Dothan
Spring Hill Church
Mra
Roxie Jeffcont
Lane Bevel
J. H. Tidwell
Canule Whitehead
Dallas
Tex
Dixie Hayes Chiefland
Fla
Bozie Bullock
Gordon; Ater
A. Z. Culbreath
Wewahitchka
Bulgarian royal line recalls Boris death and rise to power
The text notes the Bulgarian royal family at Boris's death and his ascent to the throne on Oct 3 1918. It mentions three main parties underground, a 1933 turn to activity after Hitler's rise, a 1934 Berlin visit, and the creation of a de facto dictatorship in Bulgaria within two months.
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Bulgaria
Boris
Philov
Hitler
Berlin
Rucker Soldiers Jailed In Robbery
Two Camp Rucker soldiers arrested August 26 for involvement in the robbery of L L B Dews on Raurosd Avenue have confessed and are confined to the stockade at Camp Rucker awaiting court martial. Victim Mr Davis is convalescing at the Station Hospital with injuries and noncritical status.
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Station Hospital
Dohan
Hese
Candidon le
Dothan Jewelry Co Changes Ownership
Dothan Jewelry Company changes hands from J. N. Elsaum to Louis Pollock of Miami and son Robert Pollock of New York. The store will keep its name and staff under H Ellison, with 43 years of policies intact, plus watch and repair services. Louis Pollock, a Glasgow native, plans to relocate to Dothan. Robert, from Paducah, will move from New York after closing his real estate business. The announcement also notes limited plans for Mr Blaum.
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Dothan Jewelry Company
J. N. Elsaum
Louis Pollock
Miami
Fla
Robert Pollock
New York City
Wan
Yeaterday
H & Ellison
Alder Pollock
Glasgow
Scotland
Dothan
Paducah
Kentucky
New York
Blaum
Sayreton Mine Rescue Continues After Blast
Rescue crews started down the mainway within minutes of the blast at Sayreton in Alabama, the state’s third largest coal producer employing about 1,100 men. The larger slope was unaffected, output used for steel, six day and night shifts since July, three rescued men taken to a Birmingham hospital. Sayreton is a gassy mine per the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations, with workers equipped with permissible lamps and safety gear.
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Sayreton
Alabama
Birmingham
Alabama State Department of Industrial Relations
Nalda
Strikes Continue Under War Labor Disputes Act
Article notes ongoing strikes despite the act designed to prevent them. Local leaders push quick settlements, strike notices are often not filed, and no criminal penalties exist for failure to file. A 36 plant strike ballot is discussed, with unions resisting withdrawal until late. NLRB moves to arrange a nationwide plan.
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NLRB
Alabama mobilizes labor to harvest peanuts for troops
Sparks declares every able person in Alabama must work or fight to support Allied forces. He urges even unemployed workers and “root suitors” to join the peanut fields, closing pool rooms and social clubs to enforce participation in the war effort.
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Alabama
Sparks
War Bond Drive Totals Hit Houston County Quota
The county's loan target of 2 182 000 was converted into fighting materiel including four heavy bombers thirteen fighter planes and seven thousand dollars for high octane gasoline. The report reflects the ongoing wartime fund drive and its linkage to military assets.
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Houston County
Alabama
Japanese will to fight waning in Solomons, says Halsey aide
Report from South Pacific HQ quotes Rear Admiral Wilkinson on Japanese troops dying in hopeless positions at Guadalcanal and New Georgia. Spokesman notes Balroko's fall seals Bougainville as last enemy base in northern Solomons and claims Vella Lavella siege will force starvation or burial of Japanese dead. The navy’s “one way ticket” remark underscores shifting attitude and finality of Vella Lavella battle.
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Kula Gulf
Kus Gut
South Pacific
Wiltem F. Halsey
Guadalcanal
Tce Odore
Wilkinson
Abudiane
Bakroko
New Georgia
Munda
Attu
North Pacific
Admiral Halsey
Balroko Seale
Vila
Bougainville Island
Solomons
Lelands
Vella LaVella Island
Valle LaVelle
Vile
Unat Island
Vilg
Bakoko
Vella Lavella
U. S
Halsey
Ts Army
Denmark Sweden crisis deepens with cut communications
Reports from Malmoe via Dagens Nyheter say telephone links between Denmark and Sweden were cut and Danish and German tensions mount. Rumors of King Christian’s possible internment, plus mass protests and clashes, raise fears of full German military control. Denmark’s government reportedly rejects a Nazi justice ultimatum as Nazi troops rush toward Copenhagen and Enbjerg.
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Denmark
Sweden
Motala Radio
Federal Communications Commission
Dagens Nyheter
Malmoe
Christian
Sorgenfr Castle
Copenhagen
Little Kingdom
Werner Hest
Germany
Enbjerg
Erik da Scavenius
Werner Best
Czechoslovakia
Hermann von Hannecken
Hannecker
Danas
Moore
War Chest drive aims for efficient funding
Alabama War Chest campaign in Houston County sets a $1842 goal for October, paired with the Dothan United Charities Chest. Residents will pledge to split gifts between Charities and State War Chest, avoiding duplicate solicitations and improving overall contributions.
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Houston County
Alabama
Dothan United Charities Chest
Charities Chest
War Chest
RAF Heavy Raid Pounds Nuernberg Amid Wider Allied Attacks
The RAF reportedly bombed Nuernberg with a load surpassing 1,500 tons amid a day of extensive Allied strikes. Mustangs shelled Brittany locomotives, Spitfires hit ships off Dunkerque, Typhoons hit Cosnay power works, and U S. bombers targeted the Polx airfield while Fortresses attacked additional Nazi facilities.
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Berlin
RAF
Nuernperg
Nuernberg
Brittany
Dunkerque
Cosnay
U. S
Polx
Possible Moscow talks could pit Eden against Stalin
In London speculation grows that British Foreign Secretary Eden will travel to Moscow for a high level meeting with Stalin, potentially joining Roosevelt and Churchill in guiding western Allied strategy. The Quebec results have left some disappointed, but analysts warn that optimism may be premature amid shifting Russian prospects.
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Anthony Eden
Moscow
Stalin
Roosevelt
Churchill
Evening News
Eden
London
Quebec
War price protections urged by housewives leader
A continuation from page one notes a leader advocating definite fair fixed prices tied to war contracts and war industries to prevent crop shortages and unfair pricing after the war. The remarks highlight housewives seeking protections as prices shift postwar.
Prices of Fruits and Breads in Washington Market
A fragment from a Washington market report describes high prices on fruits and vegetables. It notes peaches at 7 cents per pound and par bushel prices of 15 50, sweet potatoes offered at 3 to 4 dollars per bushel, and sweet potato selling around 12 1 3 to 80 cents per pound or 7 40 to 8 00 per bushel.
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Capitol
Washington
Soviet report cites German relief delayed by tank reinforcements
A Soviet monitor quotes heavy Russian offensives in the Donets basin as Berlin admits German troops have widened the Mirus sector with motorised and tank units. German forces reportedly struggle to relieve the deteriorating frontline without fresh tank reinforcements.
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Berlin
Mirus
Doneto
Sea of Azov
Donate River
Fragmentary report on raids and separate Moscor bands
A fragmented notice describes lowens raids and separate Moscor bands amid a community tension. The readable elements reference a Frusplen group and ongoing actions, with limited clear detail available.
Local Sheriff Names Deputy Staff in Camp Rucker Area
Fragmentary OCR lists names including Bo Brooks Joy Hee Jones and Wyman Wag among sheriff staff at Furnes Chief Deputy Sherty and Deputy Clayton. Mentions Wage Dothan and Camp Rucker with unclear roles.
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Camp Rucker
Wage Dothan
Bo Brooks
Joy Hee Jones
Wyman Wag
Shertify
Furnes
Sherty
Clayton
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Gopcrete
Dgar Rice Burroughs
Dot Lee
M. V Bottoms
Malvern
Fellows & Forrester
Dothan Jewelry Co
Page
ABC
Dothan Savings & Loans
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