District Methodist District Goals for 1944
The district Methodist program outlines postwar aims including educating for peace, broad church work across departments, and a financial goal to pay 50 percent of benevolent askings by April 30. District stewards in Marianna voted to redecorate the district parsonage for about 850 dollars funded by a two percent pastor’s levy.
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Wiha Progres Boot
Dewan Gistaet
Mactan
Fle
J. Neli
Anecoe
Mie Shepp
S M. Baker
Dotriet
Si Lead
Petoan de TP
Coaleer
Fkudies
Mananas
Oster le Tompsins
Dothan
McNea
Pasame City
Usade
Christian Service
Stewarts Inceasion
Marianna
War Labor Board talks press on wage split after delays
In Birmingham A Ewing Green of Kingport Tenn heads operators negotiate committee with the War Labor Board to settle wage terms retroactive to March 1 1943. Other groups meet every 60 days while a Memphis strike leader reports a truce until January 15 and state representatives from six southern states attend. Adjeant Robert C Dupree of Do tha s completes Demolition School training at Fort Benning Ga as part of parachutist specialist courses.
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WLE
Birmingham
A. Ewing Green
Kingaport
Tenn
War Labor Board
WLB
WIR
Memphis
Janica A. Swearkingan
Teamstern Jocal
WSE Unti
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Florida
Kentucky
Louisiana
Robert C. Dupree
Dorothy Dupree
South East Street
Thas
Demlition
Parachute School
Fort Benning
Mosquito RAF and American raids plague Germany in November
Allied air forces conducted daylight and night operations over Germany, targeting fuel and industrial sites. Mosquito raids followed by Beaufighters and Mosquito sorties damaged Luftwaffe targets while losses mounted on both sides. U S Eighth Air Force claimed 172 Nazi planes shot down this month, with heavy antiaircraft and fighter resistance shaping the schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lance Weir
Herlin
Tas Monquitos
Germany
Ar Aw
Emidon
Enijen
U.S. Eighth Air Force
Draft Authority Shift In Executive Order Likely
The article notes continued discussion in the House Military Committee about future draft actions. An executive order may define Hershey's control of the draft system, removing it from Paul J. McNutt's War Manpower Commission and placing it under Hershey, with possible coordination with the WMC or Byrnes War Mobilization leadership.
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House Military Committee
Roosevelt
Hershey
Paul J. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Selective Service
James F. Byrnes
Landlords Reminded to Register in Coffee County
Coffee County landlords were urged by the Office of Rent Registration to complete property registrations by the deadline. Director C. M. Cooper warned that failure to register could render properties ineligible for rental and incur heavy penalties.
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Coffee County
Aksin
C. M. Cooper
Ares
McIntyre A longtime ROOSEVELT aide dies after illness
Vice Presidential campaign figure and White House secretary McIntyre served Roosevelt from 1932 onward. Known as the official no man for the bosses, he directed presidential appointments, answered hundreds of calls daily, and kept duty ahead of health. He died after a lung ailment, leaving a wife and two children.
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Tutyre
Washington
Asheville
NM C
White House
McIntyre
Boas
Navy Department
Alutant
Josephus Daniel
Roosevelt
Navy
Vanderbilt University
Louisville Times
N.C
Washington Times
Frank Milsey
MelIntyre
Gertrude Kennedy
Louisville
Frederick Warren
Kennedy Bictntyre
Flu Like Illness Spreads Across States Amid Cold Dip
Number 28 continues as cold snap deepens. Temperatures plunge to 15 below in New England and northern New York, 15 above to Tennessee. Cities report large, varied cases of a mild grippe with Philadelphia and New Jersey seeing rising absences and schools closed in parts, while experts urge calm despite widespread reach.
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New England
New York
Tennessee
Philadelphia
Toledo
Louisville
Indianapolis
New Jersey
New York City
Buffalo
Fragmented labor clause notes in age one continuation
The document outlines continued terms on number 22 including a nine hour day with a lunch period, flaws in travel time calculations, and a potential production impact. It references miners' contracts, a Northern Appalachian region, and conference representation with a focus on soft coal tonnage and regional districts.
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Tayvel
Mar
Nienwee
Appalachian
Mississippi
More Cotton Ginned Here Than In 1942
A Hilluston County report from the Bureau of Census shows an 11 year ending December 1 1943 total ginned cotton at 16 63 thousand bales, up from 15 783 thousand the prior year. The gain reflects higher ginlogs for the period compared with 1942.
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Hilluston County
Bureau of Census
Department of Commerce
Washington
BC. A
Shoes Sent Overseas Don’t Require Stamp
Shoes for men and women over the demos in the Armed forces may be bought without the rationing stamp in a War Price and Rationing Board notice. The store handles the purchase, the carrier or post office gives the dealer a receipt, and the dealer applies to the Rationing Board for stamp replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheen
Pot Office Officis
Gladys Marie Moring Funeral Conducted
Funeral services were held for Gladys Marie Morning two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Rufus Moring at Oakey Grove Church with Rev Tom Barnes officiating. Abbeville Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. She died in an Atlanta hospital following pneumonia. Surviving are the parents a sister and grandparents Mr and Mrs Charlie Moring and Mr and Mrs Parker Daginga Headland route one.
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Abbeville
Gladys Marie Morning
Rufus Moring
Newville Coute
Oakey Grove
Tom Barnes
Abbeville Funeral Home
Atlanta
Charlie Moring
Air
Parker Daginga
Sunday Mailings Help Reduce Rush
The Christman Rush mail season gained pace as 200 to 300 packages arrived at the Abs. A. Malone, postmaster, with the parcel post window extended from 2 pm to 4 am and later to 6 pm before the rush eased. Officials say the same service will run next Sunday 2 pm to 4 pm and longer if needed to move Christmas packages. Mailings urged early to ease congestion and cards and packages will be accepted at any time.
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Dothan
Abs
Malone
Three Negroes Held On Liquor Charges
City police reported a quiet weekend with three arrests on liquor violations. Mary Lizzie Jackson posted bond after being booked late Saturday. Walter Johnson posted 52 dollars. Fanny Lee posted bond later Sunday. Police also handled drunkenness and traffic offenses.
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Mary Lizzie Jackson
John Hilson
Taylor Hicks
ABC
Allgup
Jackson
Walter Johnson
Fanny Lee
Deputies Record Lightest Weekend
Sheriff RF. G. Farmer said deputies had one of the lightest weekends on record with only four persons, all Negroes, taken into custody on vagrancy charges. He explained the men were caught gambling but booked for vagrancy, the usual charge in gambling cases.
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RF. G. Farmer
Bia
Red Army counteroffensive pushes Germans back near Kiev
Soviet war bulletin reports heavy fighting south and northwest of Malin and near Kiev. Red Army claims 1,000 Nazis killed, 28 tanks, four self propelled guns and 40 trucks destroyed as forces drive toward Kirovograd and Dolinovka. German counterattacks repulsed with dozens of tanks lost. Second Ukrainian Army under Gen Ivan S. Konev moves between Kirovograd and Dolinovka, threatening communications hubs. A German broadcast cited Soviet advances southeast of Kiev toward Cherkasy.
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Sambor
Red Army
Kiev
Zhitlomis
Korosten
Malin
Kirovograd
Rednfantcy
Tanka
Ivan S. Konev
Dolinovka
T Pn
Railroads face FEPC ruling on Negro employment rights
FEPC found Southeastern carriers conference contracts violated the President's order by barring Negroes from advancement and restricting jobs by seniority. The commission ordered the railroads to promote qualified Negro workers and the unions to grant full membership and end discrimination.
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Ralroads
Gra
FEPC
Weshkington
Way
Whitch
Raiload
Southeastern Carriers’ Conference
PEPC
Southeastern
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Railway Union
Australian forces push toward Huon Peninsula in New Guinea
MacArthur's communique reports Australian cavalry and infantry clashed with Japanese in the Ramu River valley on Saturday. Australian infantry, tanks, and artillery overcame light opposition to advance toward the Sowi River on the Huon Peninsula coast. Japanese were driven from positions near the Tam River valley with over 100 enemy dead as Balikpapan and Makasar actions are noted.
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MacArthur
New Guinea
Ramu River
Huon Peninsula
Sowi
Tunom
South Senators Split Over Democratic Party Withdrawal
Senators Eastland Andrews and McKellar signaled potential party realignment over dissatisfaction with Northern Democrats. Eastland quoted endorsing Bailey, Andrews floated forming a Constitutional Southern Democrats as a new party. Caraway and Eliender rejected revolt and blamed Republicans for stirring tensions.
Scouts Gather Big Pile Of Scrap Paper
Scout officials report Rat Patrol Troop 34 collected a large pile of waste paper weighing over a thousand pounds. Patrol members include Bob Williams, Jimmy Gamble, Richard Edgar, Billy Jordan Jackson, Jobs McClintie, H Li Roberts, and George Hiley. Proceeds will fund tents and camping gear for Bat Patrol.
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Bob
Whllams
Jimmy Gamble
Richard Edgar
Billy Jor Jackson
Jobs McCiintéie
H Li Roberts
George Hiley
Gamble
Bat Patrol
World War II Update Six Months Into War Wanes
Yugoslavia revolts call for uprisings as Tito consolidates power with a rump government in exile. Rumanians fret as Russians near their border amid Balkan tensions. German strategists expect a major Allied blow from the west while Rommel shifts to western command. Allied air power, led by Gen. Arnold, anticipates devastating bombing of Germany.
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Hungary
Remazia
Alao
Sre
Wale
Yugoslavia
Adarshal Josip Bours
Tito
Dhe
Bulgaria
Balkan
Ind
Erwin Rommel
Norway
Germany
Henry H. Arnold
U. S Army Air Forces
Scoufers Round Table Meeting Report and Appointments
A 1944 council session notes a committee to select scout activities and an officer appointment. Representatives from ad counties discuss the Erithae Boy Secat Coun list and selections for future meetings.
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A&w
Imag
Wil
Scout Troop Form By Newton Officially Announced
Registration of a new Scout Troop in Newton was announced today by local officials. Scoutmaster Ram Sartor and Troop members Wilbur Poyner Fern Wynn Bobby Waters Jen Benton Herbert Joma Rosser Billy Gene Bedsels Bert Parr and Charles Wel are listed among organizers and helpers.
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Newton Tow
Ram
Ficials
Sartor
D. Dykes
Wilbur Poyner
Tal Tow
Fern Wynn
By Sullian
Bobby Waters
Jen Benton
Herbert Joma
J Rosser
Billy Gene Bedsels
Bert Parr
Charles Wel
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J. L. Harris Roofing Company
P.O. Box
Frenchie
S. Oates
Deshi
Ffice Supply Co
Foster St
Eo Otui
Gladys Marie Moring
Mra. Stoll
Robinson
Mra Stoll
Witnens
FBI
Constao Cous
Chicago
New Orleans
Rome
United States
California
Balikpapan
Makasar
Eastland
D.-Miss
Administration War Ballot Commission
Batles
Andrews
D-Fla
McKelar
D-Tenn
Caraway
D-Ark
Thia
Eliender
D.-La
Bailey
Par
Peru
Fage
Épatwia
Scoufers’ Scheid Round Table Meat
Newton Come
Dothan Savings & Loan D
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J.B. Davis Sinclair Refining Co. Agt
Ata Low
Dothan Jewelry Co
Ewelers
C. Mate
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