Newsboy's Mother To Launch Liberty Ship At Savannah
In Savannah Georgia Mrs Palmer and her son Leslie launch the Liberty Ship William L McLean as three McLean children attend with others from The Evening Bullet and The Sayre Evening Times In a ceremony tied to the war stamps fundraising effort supporting the newsboy campaign and the 1941 precursor to Pearl Harbor effort.
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Newsboy
Savannah
Brod
Ulotity
William L. McLean
Patsses
McLean
Jock
Southeastern
Robert Mcl.z
Evening Bullet
Associated Press
Wiliam L. McLean
Priles
John S. Williams
Philadelpha
Palmers
Leslie
Stu Np
District of Columbia
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Delaware
Maryland
Sayre
Evening Times
Athens
Lean
Evening Bulletin
Pearl Harbor
Robert McLean
Howard W. Stodghill
Philadelphia Bulletin
The
Treasury
Palmer
Board of Revenue Concludes Year With Minor Business
The county Board of Revenue wrapped up its last meeting of the year by closing minor matters and preparing to start the new year afresh. Items discussed included material purchases for the coethouse, a yearly upkeep contract for typewriters, and road repairs. Sheriff B G Farmer was authorized to buy a typewriter for the sheriff's office. No action was taken on an advertising program for Houston County in the Alabama Legion paper.
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County Board of Revenue
Otf
B. G. Farmer
Sheriff's Office
Houston County
Alabama Legion Sire
American Legion
Contioned From Page One On Recapping and Backlog
Mr. Jones explains that some cars near the bottom of the essentiality schedule will still operate using used tires. Recapping carefulness can extend life and reduce applications, slowing the growing backlog faced by local boards. he notes Europeans learned algebra from the Arabs.
Youth Delinquency Showing Decrease in County Report
The annual Houston County Public Welfare report notes juvenile delinquency fell from 36 to 15 cases, attributing the decline to volunteer programs, Boy and Girl Scout activities, and a new Negro attendance officer. Expenditures totaled $152 with local funds $44,227.67 and federal funds $70,712.88. Other services included adoptions, child welfare, and disease control. Officials credit increasing cooperation among individuals, officials, clubs, and agencies for improved outcomes.
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Iheeny
Sid
Chile
County Board of Revenue
Dothan
Ashford
Columbia
Cottonwood
Gordon
Madrid
Webb
Dothan Charities
Aurplus
Houston County
Courthouse Clock Repaired After Danger Downtime
Houston County boards move to repair its 39 year old courthouse clock after an inspection found worn cables and aging mechanism risked weights dropping. A clock firm letter noted danger to building occupants and estimated 502.50 dollars to restore first class operation on a clock valued at 6800 dollars. The board acted promptly though completion date and guaranteed accuracy remain uncertain.
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Houston County
County Board of Revenue
Etter
Board of Revenue
Traveling Salesman Victor Plair Dies in Birmingham Hotel
Victor P. Plair forty five a Birmingham traveling salesman died last night in a downtown hotel after several days of illness. Heart attack listed as cause. Survived by wife a son Victor P. Plair Jr and half sister Miss Ross Lee Plair of Birmingham. Funeral at 2 30 p m tomorrow Birmingham with Johnson Wilkerson Funeral Home in charge. Plair born and reared in Texas moved to Birmingham in 1941.
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Victor P. Plair
Birmingham
Victor P. Plair, Jr
Ross Lee Plair
Johnson-Wilkerson Funeral Home
Mr. Plair
Texas
Allied air power supports Alsatian advance in pockets 1944
Report describes Operation through Haguenau and Bischwiller as Seventh Army and French First Army units push cleanup in Alsace. Kaltenhouse area skirted by Dugin tanks advance amid floods slowing other units. Backing came from over 500 heavy bombers and nearly 2,000 smaller aircraft.
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Dugin
Kaltenhouse
Haguenau
Bischwiller
Seventh Army
First Army
Alsatian
Calmar
Soviet Offensive Rumor Moves Through Vistula Baranov
Berlin broadcast reports a major Soviet push forming in the Baranov Baranov region near the Vistula bridgehead with a large Cracow bound drive anticipated. Ozark native Martech McGee serves aboard PT-39 in New York City's financial district aiding the Sixth War Loan Drive. He joined Commander Bulkeley in New Guinea and will live aboard until December 16.
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Berlin
Vistula
Baranov
Poland
Cracow
Martech McGee
Ozark
Pacific
New York City
McGee
John Bulkeley
New Guinea
Big Vote Predicted in Chamber Balloting
Chamber of Commerce election ballots were mailed to 283 members. About 175 votes are expected to be counted as 160 ballots have been returned. Election tabulation will be handled by the nominating committee chaired by Betts Slingluff with Ed Wells and Pat Poyner, alongside President C. H. Adams and secretary-manager Arthur Johnson.
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Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Arthur Johnson
Betts Slingluff
Ed Wells
Pat Poyner
C. H. Adams
Heath Slightly Hurt In 3 Way Car Crash
One person was slightly injured in a three way collision about 12 miles west of Dothan on the Enterprise Highway. Thomas Heath of Daleville received minor facial cuts when his brother Roy Heath’s car crashed into a vehicle previously in a collision with a pickup truck driven by L. E. Herring of Newton and a car driven by Private Clarence Lee Peters with Sybill Simmons as passenger. Peters’ car was demolished. Herring was booked on reckless driving and operating a vehicle without a license.
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Dothan
Enterprise
Alabama State Highway Patrol
Earl Smith
Earl Henley
Thomas Heath
Daleville
Heath
Roy Heath
L. E. Herring
Newton
Clarence Lee Peters
Sybill Simmons
Negro Arrested For Shooting In Baptist Bottom
Eddie Chambers, a Negro, was arrested on a charge of assault with intent to murder after a Saturday night shooting in Baptist Bottom that left Love Frank Jones with a gunshot to the arm. Jones filed the warrant at the jail following a prior Saturday night assault and battery incident.
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Eddie Chambers
Love Frank Jones
Baptist Bottom
B. G. Farmer
Jones
Pleasant View
Chambers
Farmer
Defnall Grads as Aerial Gunner in Harlingen
Corporal Ralph Defnall son of Mr and Mrs H W Defnall Newton has graduated from the Harlingen Texas Army Air School as an aerial gunner and received silver gunner wings the puc announced today.
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Ralph Defnall
H. W. Defnall
Newton
Harlingen, Tex
Army Air School
Puc
Dale County Men Wounded in Action
Two Dale County, Pa residents are reported wounded in action in the European theater. Private Robert E. L. Pladson, husband of Annie L. Pladson of Ozark, and Hildry Childree, son of William Childree of Ozark Route One, are named in the Ware Department release issued Sunday.
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Dale County
Pamate Hildry Childree
William Childree
Ozark
Robert E. L. Pladson
Annie L. Pladson
Ware Department
Slattery Resigns As Administrator
Washington CAP Harry Slattery resigns as Rural Electrification Administrator claiming Wickard bypassed him and created an indefensible REA, with a deputy's authority displacing him. He says the actions are illegal, threaten loan payments and REA’s welfare, and vows to carry the fight to the public.
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Washington
Harry Slattery
White House
Wickard
REA
Slattery
Slatters
About Face stage show urges War Bond purchases in Dothan
Tomorrow night at the Martin Theater Na pier Field presents About Face with local cast and ticketing for War Bond supporters. Show starts at 9 pm. Ward committee chairs must report by Friday as the E Bond drive seeks to surpass a combined $205000 quota across four groups. The drive aims for a total goal near $2129.00 and officials urge maximal participation to cross the line.
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Fation of
Napier Field
Martin Theater
Dothan
Poyner
Satur
Driver Of Wrecked Auto Sought Near Ashford
State Highway patrolmen searched for the driver of a wrecked and abandoned automobile one mile east of Ashford. The car with a Georgia license left the highway, struck a curb, and damaged a farmer’s house. Occupants were believed to have hitchhiked to a nearby town. The farmer was not identified. Patrolman Earl Smith reported the incident.
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Dothan
Ashford
Earl Smith
Patroman Smith
Gray Lady Class Begins At Napier Field
The Gray Lady class organized through the Houston County Chapter of the American Red Cross was inaugurated December 6 at the station hospital at Napier Field. Applicants and residents from Dothan Headland Napier Field Newville and nearby areas are listed among those being considered for the course.
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Houston County
American Red Cross
Napier Field
Red Cross
Dathen
Betty Sneight
Mildred Entrekin
Mary Murphy
Frances Schwartz
Betty Leedy
Carrie Waters
Nancy Dabrynple
Libb Allison
Frances Phillips
Adelle Carney
Melen Grainger
Margaret Hanson
Lynn Kiser
C. J. Daly
Exhel B. Steigter
Headland
Jane $, Carter
Lillie Carter
Juan Nelson
Kay Marsh
Newville
Scout Group Meets At Dothan Tonight
Scouters and Culovers in Houston County will meet tonight at seven oclock at the Houston Hotel for the Houston District conference. Scout Executive J W Cooke announced the program includes a report by the executive and one by District Commissioner Jimmy Dees along with entertainment by Dothan Order of the Arrow members. Officers for the coming year will be nominated by the nominating committee. Colonel George R Kiser of Napier Field will be guest speaker with Post Chaplain William B Gotd.
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Houston County
Houston
J. W. Cooke
Jimmy Dees
Dothan
Order of the Arcow
George R. Kiser
Napier Field
William B. Gotd
Flue Fault Blamed for Minor Church Fire
Firemen reported a defective flue caused a minor blaze yesterday morning at the Assembly of God Church on South Cherry Street. Damage was slight according to reporters on scene.
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Assembly of God
South Cherry Street
Board Of Registrars To Meet In January
The Board of Registrars, required by act to meet to register new voters, is authorized by the Board of Revenue to hold a special meeting in January. Except for this meeting, the dates of other sessions will follow existing provisions. Judge Saxon P. Poyner, chairman, said registrars asked for ten days in January since no legislative provisions exist and a meeting is advisable.
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Board of Registrars
Board of Revenue
Istrars
Saxon P. Poyner
Joe Wesley Faces Murder Charge in Houston Court
Two cases were set for heating today in Houston Circuit Court before Judge D C Halstead. The morning session organized the court and struck a jury to hear the murder case of Joe Wesley, a Black man, in the death of another Black man during an altercation near the state line. Ivie Killingsworth faced a grand larceny charge as the second case.
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Houston
D. C. Halstead
Joe Wesley
Ivie Killingsworth
Tomato Growers Meet Dec 13 at Ashford
Tomato growers and those planning to plant in 1945 will meet at Ashford high school at 2 p m Wednesday to discuss the 1945 crop. C M Ling county agent cites a likely larger 1943 acreage than 1944 and Lile Brown State extension service horticulturist will discuss the tomato program.
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Houston County
Omato
Ashford High School
C. M. Ling
Lile Brown
State Extension Service
Ling
Lis
Dowling Son Receives Quartermaster Training Assignment
Mr and Mrs R A Dowling of Pinehillard learn their son Lieutenant Noel Dowling has been assigned to the Quartermaster Officer Replacement Pool at the Memphis Army Service Forces Depot Tennessee. He entered service April 15 1942 and earned his commission November 24 1944 after training at Camp Lee Virginia and is now undergoing Army supply procedure training at Memphis depot.
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Dowling
R. A. Dowling
Piichard
Noel Mr. Dowling
Memphis Army Service Forces
Memphis
Tennessee
Dowling Company
Pinechard
Camp Lee
Virginia
Quartermaster Corps
Memphis Ass
McIntyre Wounded Corporal James C McIntyre In Action
Corporal James C McIntyre son of Mrs Rena B McIntyre of Meadland Avenue was wounded in action in the European area. The report notes a December 6 inauguration and mentions Red Cross officials including Virginia Nees and local Junior Red Cross leaders conferring with staff and school chairmen.
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James C. McIntyre
Rena B. McIntyre
Meadland Avenue
RED Cross
Virginia Nees
Tennessee
Alabama
Ethan
Minute 7
Heard
Mary Carroll
Funeral Rites Held For Mrs Kingry in Cottonwood
Services for Mrs A A Kingry 7 of Cottonwood who died at a local facility were held at Hickory Grove Church. She leaves her husband, mother Mrs Lee Johnson of Dothan route two, siblings F Kingry and Mre Charlie Hemmack, 20 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Active pallbearers were E P Kingry A L Kingry J Hollogry G K Kingry Arnold Day and Blues Ball. Ward Wilson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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Fusera
A A Kingry
Cottonwood
Hickory Grove
Lee Johnson
Dothan
Bons
A Kingty
F. Kingery
Gister
Charlie Hemmack
Kingry
E. P. Kingry
A. L. Xingry
J. Hollogry
G. K Kingry
Arnold Day
Blues Ball
Ward - Wilson Funeral Home
Military supply schedules report mixed gains in October
Number 12- Continued Frees Page Osa notes schedules for combat munitions fell short of October targets across major categories. Four categories showed gains over September: guns and fire control equipment, combat and motor vehicles up four percent. communications and electronic equipment up five percent. ammunition and ships roughly maintained output.
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Osa
Sergeant White’s World War II Heroic Exploits Across Europe
The report chronicles Sergeant White’s daring actions from Sicily to Belgium and Holland. He led infantry under heavy fire, captured enemy armor, and carried gas and supplies through German lines. Wounded once, he continued guiding and rescuing fellow soldiers, earning widespread recognition.
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Sicily
White
Stone
Belgium
Holland
Roer River
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Marjorie Milly
Oates
Texaco
Mrs. Kingry
Sgt. White
W. H. White
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Henry County
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