Power service disrupted after crash near Dothan Alabama
A training plane crash northwest of Dothan severed power lines, cutting service to direct customers and about six nearby towns including Enterprise Abbeville Geneva Ozark and ColEW. The incident affected a Pant city contract line. restoration took hours as crews worked from Tuskegee and Dothan.
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Fomelty
Syslord and
Wes
Steal
Abbeville
Enterprise
Geneva
Ozark
Colewe
Dothan
Ffme
Prostitution Debate Stalls in City Clean-Up Effort
The city faces legal uncertainty as a clean-up drive stalls over prostitution prosecutions. L. Vaughn says military-backed actions failed to convict women under the current ordinance, while officials argue for stronger reciprocal laws to withstand higher court challenges. The dispute centers on defining prostitution and the evidence required for conviction.
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L. Vaughn
Wenat Wetup
Tyaras
Ley Vaughn
World War II update from Allied conferece and Mediterranean battles
Reported AP dispatch notes Roosevelt and Churchill conferring on war efforts ahead of Cairo meeting with the United States and Britain to counter Axis moves in the Mediterranean. Germans press north of Sangro as Allied forces push Nagis fronts, amid intensified aerial and ground activity.
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Sme
Roosevelt
Stapea
Germany
Cairo
United States
Sangro Fir
Ulpmena
II. Army
Repatriates From Gripsholm Return Home After Pacific War Journey
American evacuees from the Gripsholm docked in New Jersey recount a long Pacific fight ahead while wary of ongoing Japanese internment camps. Officials expected clearance by noon as 1,494 passengers disembarked with 200 remaining aboard. Many spoke of heavy losses and the need to free remaining Americans abroad.
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Jersey City
N. J
Pacific
Russell Brines
Associated Press Bureau
Manila
Tokyo
T. B., Dunn
San Francisco
American Red Cross
China
John J. Brenneman
Philadelphia
Shanghai
Jessie Mann
Frances K. Stillwell
Chicago
Wei Shien
Baliet
Walter W. Davis
Yenching University
Peiping
Gripsholm
Japan
James HiNcoat Arthur
Arthur Weed Turner
General Hheczje Company
Tarawa Toll Reported at 3 583 Marine Casualties
Washington AP reports the Tarawa battle cost 3583 Marine casualties in 76 hours of fierce combat. Gen. Smith cites heavy Japanese defenses, repeated bombardment needs, and eyewitness accounts of chaotic reef engagements. Casualty figures are detailed and the report notes possible Army participation.
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U.S. Marine
Tarawa
Smith
Tarawa Wera
Navy
Farming Will Top Post War Topics in Wiregrass Luncheon
Tonight at 7 30 at the Houston Hotel business leaders from the Wiregrass area will gather for a luncheon sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. The main topic is agriculture and its postwar development. J F McRae of Merchants National Bank of Mobile will speak, with Wallace D Malone of the State Planning Board presiding. J T Halbert of Alabama Power will also attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Housjton
Chamber of Commerce
J. F. McRae
Merchants National Bank of Mobile
Wallace D. Malone
State Planning Board
Committee of Economic Development
Yeaders
J. T. Halbert
Alabama Power and Light Company
Allied News Invasion Units Flood Marseille Base
Allied headquarters report U S Flying Fortresses bombed the Marseille submarine base as Germany denies refloating Toulon fleet. Navy lists three Alabamians among latest casualties including missing Seaman Opal Alford. Berlin radio claims U S submarine Wahoo lost in action in new report.
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Allied
Alglers
Marseille
France
Toulon
Washington
Navy Department
Opal Alford
Dearon al
Alford
Samson
Associated Presa
Berlin
U. S
Endmarine
Breedoast
Germans Retreat From Winter Line In Adriatic Area
Allied headquarters reported the German withdrawal from their winter line along the Adriatic coast in Italy. Nazi reserves were rushed to block a spreading retreat as Cassino corridors faced heavy pressure from Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark’s Fifth Army aided by a massive air bombardment. Boltfire pilots noted German demolitions at Cassino while Allied air forces pummeled a 20 mile front.
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Noland Norgaard
Algibra
Italy
Adriatic
Cassino
Mignano
Nazi Reserves Li Attacks Soviet Front
German reserves launch large-scale attacks along the 600 mile Soviet eastern front in a bid to regain control of key rail lines and supply routes. Soviet sources claim to hold lines and even advance in White Russia and the Dnieper region amid the counteroffensive.
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Soviet Front
Associated Press
London
Moscow
White Russia
Dnieper Pend
Kiev Bulge
Zhitomir
Korosten
Leningrad - Odessa
U S Casualty Totals Updated Amid Gilbert Islands Note
Secretary of War Stimson announced American casualties from the war start through November 1 total 126,969 across all services. Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard figures added 32,081, with 13,140 killed and 4,225 prisoners of war, plus other losses across the branches.
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Washington
Stimson
Navy Department
Navy
Marine Corps and
Coast Guard
Gilbert Islands
Stinson
Mark W. Clark
Sth
5Th Army
Totel
Marine Corps-Coast Guard
Marins Corpa
Liscome Bay Sunk in Gilbert Islands Action
The U S escort carrier Liscome Bay was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Gilbert Islands operation. It was the only American vessel lost in the engagement. Rear Admiral Mullinnix and Captain Wiltsie are reported missing in action. Casualties and total crew figures were not released.
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Washington
United States
Tiscome Bay
Gilbert Island
Gilberts
Pacific
Henry M. Mullinnix
Navy
Irving D. Wiltsle
Liscomen Bay
Liscome Bay
Seven Plead Guilty On Vagrancy Charges
Seven defendants pleaded guilty in the Court of Common Pleas before Judge Lawrence Oak day before, on charges of vagrancy. Each was fined one dollar and costs. Of fifteen calendar cases, seven were continued including four for vagrancy, two for public drunkenness, and one for driving without a license. One case, aside from public drunkenness, was not crossed.
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Sevan Defentanta
Ifm Court of Common Pleas
Yenter
Lawrence Oakfay
New Russia Battles Nazis Says Ex Reichstag Member
Former Reichstag member Gerhart Seger told a packed Rotary Club audience at the Recreation Center that Russia fights to defend itself against Hitler aggression. He contrasted 1905 events, the split of the Communist party, and subsequent civil war with Soviet progress in education and defense.
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Russia
Reichstag
Gerhart H. Seger
Rotary Club
Institute of International Understanding
Seger
Stalin
Mr. Belwer
Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Russian Communist Party
Soviet Russia
Pas Monataly
U S Britain Mapping Details For New Front
A five day wartime summit among Roosevelt Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek reportedly set invasion plans for Europe and discussed strikes into the Balkans. They pledged unwavering war to defeat Japan and dismantle its empire, with details kept secret amid heavy security.
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Joan F. Chester Cairo
Britain
United States
Europe
Balkans
China
Japan
Roosevelt
Churchil
Amer'sa
Navy Increases Blows In Pacific To Batter Enemy
Allied forces pressed a vast Pacific front offensive with land sea and air actions reported across Rangoon Bougainville New Britain Madang and Cape Gloucester. American aircraft shelled bases in New Britain and New Guinea while bombers dropped explosives on Cape Gloucester as reports claimed Japan weakened at two southwestern points and Rangoon neared uselessness under pigot and day raids.
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Pacific
Japan
Caio
China
Southwest Pacific
Rangoon
Bougainville
Gaspate
New Britain
Madang
New Guinea
Cape Gloucester
Douglas
Cleere Named State Adjutant General
George Cleere of Montgomery, a former mate commander of the American Legion, was appointed by Governor Parks as State Adjutant General effective January 1, succeeding Brig. Gen. Ben M. Smith. Acting adjutants Lt. Col. Robert Joerg Jr. and Lt. Col. W. Aubrey Dominick had served during a vacancy. Cleere will take over Dominick’s duties in the office.
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Montgomery
Ala
George Cleere
Alabama
Bparks
Cleere
Ben M. Smith
Robert Joerg, Jr
W. Aubrey Dominick
Dominick
American Legion
Global leaders plan coordinated attack to crush Axis
In London the United States and Britain align with Chiang Kai-shek to defeat Japan and Germany, signaling a joint postwar strategy. Stalin’s absence hints at limited Soviet involvement with Japan while Hitler’s defeat remains the urgent goal. Possible announcements on a broader front may follow the Cajra note.
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Richard G. Marock
London
Roosevalt
Churchill
Jaimo Chiang Kalahek
Japan
Trente
Stalin
Germany
Far East
Chiang
Hitler
Allied Fleet and Army Await Orders for Jap Campaign
The Pacific theater awaits a massive Allied operation to press toward Japan. Insights from AP war correspondent William Worden describe a plan spanning hundreds of islands, with Tarawa only a prelude. Expect direct offensives, encirclement, and strategic bypassing as the campaign unfolds.
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Ealtor
William Worden
Associated Press
Attu
Aleutians
Campalam
Agalpet Tarawa
Gilberts
Pacific Fleet Headquarters
Japan
Tarawa
Philippines
Policeman's Brother Added To City Force
Paice Chief J Craughon announced that Eddie Tindall's resignation vacancy was filled by John Atkins brother of Patrolman Henry Atkins. Atkins was placed on duty this week as Tindall prepares to join the armed forces soon. Sergeant J B Capps remains in charge of the desk at night.
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Paice
J. Craughon
Eddie Tindall
John Atkins
Henry Atkins
Tindell
Department
Paveral Mantha
Armed Force
Aald
Deak
Eddie Kelley
At- Ming
J. B Capps
Contiua
Supreme Offensive To Defeat Germany In 43 44 Winter
United States reports a possible Allied push to crush Germany before winter ends, with Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin convening a three way war strategy conference. Experts note Soviet winters favor large maneuvers and discuss a second front possibly in southern France or the Balkans to boost morale. A joint Roosevelt Churchill Stalin statement may threaten harsh terms for German surrender.
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Germany
John M. Hightower
Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Marshal Stalin
Teheran
Iran
Persia
Cairo
Associated Press
Pendasich
Mesers
Gancaralissina Chiang Mai-shek
China
Waa
London
Doll named Money raises funds at Young Junior High auction
Students at Young Junior High School sold an ordinary baby doll for 435 dollars to benefit charity. Principal Minnie Heard said proceeds fund Red Cross and crippled children's programs, with Class Three winning the bid after a lively school auction.
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OPA
Geome
Minnie T. Heard
Red Cross’ Crippled Children’s Fund
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Marine Corps
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U.S
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Newon
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Adriatic Coast
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Fdr
William L. Worden
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