Isle of Iowa Dog Wins Open Derby Trials
Loum ana Haynde, owned by EL Hawkins of Natchitoches, won the open derby of the Chattahoochee Valley Field Test yesterday. The entry, trained by George Crangle, from Waynesboro, was ridden by Clyde Morton of Selma. A big prize was awarded, with Sxcajanets as the open age event winner, owned by Burhd Lessen of Augusta, Ga, in preevent speculation. Dr Sams Jabary, owned by Dr. Sam Black of Spartanburg, S. C., placed second. Both dogs were handled by Alfred Bevan of Waynesboro, Ga.
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Evupaula Alu 'Ap
Loumana Haynde
Pinter
EL. Hawkins
Natchitother 7A
Chattahoochee Valley
George Crangle
Way
Escera
Oratiox
Sxcajanets
S Vier Butch
Burhd Lessen
Augusta
Sams Jabary
Router
Sam Black
Spartanburg
S. C
Alfred Bevan
Waynesboro
Sergeant Howard Lamb Killed In Action
Telegram from War Department confirms Sergeant Howard N Lamb son of Mr and Mrs W H Lamb of 1310 Heeves Street killed in action December 2 He enlisted in October 1938 and had been overseas since January 1943 He is survived by his parents and two brothers Private First Class Lam of Dothan among other relatives
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Howard Lamb
W H. Lamb
Heeves Street
War Department
Lamb
Ae UN
Lam
Car crash injures several in county area
A car driven by John M. Terry of Ashford collided with a vehicle driven by Vickery Tig Ray near the Snell residence. Passengers Christass, Evelyn, Dorothy, and Ray received injuries. Terry was with Henry B. Mesa and J. B. Whitehead from Cottonwood and Mark Wilbanks of Dothan. Both cars were heavily damaged per patrol reports.
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Vickery Tig Ray Automoble
Snell
John M. Terry
Ashford
Christrass
Mery
Evelyn
Dorothy
Ray Ecscagtnjeries
Terry
Henry B. Mesa
J. B. Whitehead
Cottonwood
Mark Wilbanks
Dothan
Ess
Seizure Actions Rise Over Ward Dispute Across States
Washington reports indicate Montgomery Ward faces government pressure as legal battles unfold over union shop rules and employee rights. Four Detroit plants are cited in ads claiming the company refuses to comply with an order allowing a closed shop, while appeals court rulings deem Ward orders advisory. Ward emphasizes employee freedom to join or not join unions amid broader wartime tensions.
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Washington
al Seven Nile
Bourse Owly
WLB
Wiliam H Daya
Dts
Camcerm
Sred
Montgomery Ward
Detroit
T He Company
Wards x
District of Columbia Appeals Court
WLE
Supreme Court
Wards
Paws
Ward
Sewell Avery
Air War Rises Over Manila Area Mindoro Strikes in Philippines
Allied air forces led continual strikes around Manila and Mindoro with Maj. Richard Bong adding a 3rd kill as Japanese efforts concentrate on counterattacks near Valencia and Mt Cotabaran. MacArthur reports 2,012 Japanese dead on Leyte plus heavy casualties behind enemy lines while Domei claims ships wrecked near Mindoro.
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Manila
Mindoro
John S. McCain
Philippines
Richard J Bong
Poplar
Wis
America
Leyte
Philippinnesampaign
MacArthur
Valencia
Suzuk
Domei
Sul Sea
Mindoro Island
Loftin with Supply Serves in Allied Airborne Troops
Corporal Grady C Loftin, son of Mr and Mrs James H Loftin of 500 South Cherry Street, is in the Quartermaster Supply of the U S Troop Carrier Forces, First Allied Airborne Army, active in four invasions including Sicily Italy Normandy and Holland. A Public Relations Office release notes Corporal Loftin and mentions Lt Lotha of the 314th Troop Carrier Group. The item also notes Dutch seamen cast on Dutch ships sunk by Axis powers since 1940.
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Grady C Loftin
James H Loftin
South
Cherry Street
U. S
First
Sicily
Italy
Normandy
Holland
England
Lotha
314Th
Milady's Legs In War Ao Dothan Style Hosiery Shortages
In wartime Dothan women adapt to bareer legs and newer nets and meshes as silk nylons become scarce. Shops ration gauge and price, shifting to 45 and 48 gauge hose while workers dream of luxury nylons from abroad. The piece notes resilience and humor as the fighting generation copes with shortages and high prices.
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Linda Cauley
Dothan
Miladies
OPA
Wacs
Brooks Awarded Oak Leaf Cluster to Distinguished Flying Cross
Lieutenant Jesse L. Chooks, son of Mr and Mrs M F Brooks, awarded an oak leaf cluster to the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement in 47 aerial missions. Lucas Brooks, bombardier of the 447th Bombardment Group, flew Liberator squadrons in enemy territory from Wendover to England, with 40 combat missions. He was commissioned Sept 28 1942, trained at Wendover, overseas March 11 1944, and previously earned the DFC for actions as a lead bombardier. He attended Riverside Military Academy and the University of Alabama.
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Farst
Jesse L. Chooks
F Brooks
Woodland
Wallan ED Kepner
Secon
Territoy
A. Kiatcite
Riverside Military Academy
University of Alabama
Wendover Field
Utah
Lend
Th.se
Santa Claus passes in German lines and war tales from Hal Boyle
Hal Boyle recalls Capt Edward F. Slemner in Germany granting St Nick a one night pass for a civilian boy in a village. Rifleman Pfe Gaylord Martin survives a German bullet that pierced his Bible at Brittany. Pvt Bonner Schulenburg, a Texas rifleman, shoots a Nazi lieutenant after a risky encounter, earning the lieutenant a trip into American lines and a prisoner of war furlough for the sergeant.
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Bal Boyle
Germany
Edward F. Slemner
New Orleans
Santa Claus
St Nick
Sant
St Nicholas
Hym
Steiner
Pfe
Gaylord Martin
Craigswire
Brittany
Martin
Tam
Siegfried Lane
Pvt
Bonner Schulenburg
Dnvision
Bonner
Fortresses Raid Nagoya In Clear Skies Over Japan
The 20th Air Force reports the B29s of the Nagoya raid encountered clear weather aiding bombing runs. Japanese defenses reportedly intensified with stronger antiaircraft and fighter reactions. The operations follow a stepped up schedule under General Arnold with about 20 to 21 communiqués issued on raids against Japan.
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Nagoya Rad
Tokyo
Jonshu
H. K. Arnold
20Th Air Force
College reinstates writer amid campus uproar over leaflet
At Louisiana State University a student council protest and imminent strike followed President Hatcher’s demand for the reinstatement of Glena Jeanne Heller, the coed who authored a leaflet on sex and campus morals. Heller faced expulsion or resignation after distributing the piece, which she said aimed to show how the university handles sex issues without sensationalism. The council condemned the leaflet as promoting promiscuity, while some student leaders urged unity to prevent a strike, planning a mass meeting if action was delayed.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State Universiiy
B&b
Glena Jeanne Heller
Ravenk
Cabs
Rengold
Presden
Hatcher
Menger
Joe Simone
Kaplan
Campus
Veterans’ Association
Miss Heller
Allied air force hits German armor as Patton breaks Siegfried Line
Ninth Tactical Air Force HQ says hundreds of Thunderbolts and Lightnings hit German concentrations up to 400 armor, while Allied fighters claim 113 of 550 German planes shot down. Ground actions show Dillingen gains by the Third Army, as Seventh Army meets resistance near the Rhine front in a major thrust toward Mannheim and Speyer.
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Eisenhower
Alled Command
Roer
Cologne
Rhine
von Rundstedt
Ardennes Forest
Ninth Tactical Air Force
Belgium
Germany
Heckhussched
Malemedy
Luxembourg
Vianden
Echterna
Second Army
George S Patton
Third Army
Aad
Dillingen
Saarlautern
96Th
Seventh Army
Alexander M Patch
Wissemboure Gap
Bains
Vosees
Ober-Oderbaack
Stemfeld
44Th Armored Division
Mannhein
Padwigshiefen
Strasbourg
Alsace
Genmars
Mitelwehr
Boywiht
Diebolshom
Selestat
Hoh‘neck
Schlucht Pass
Monachau
Reich
Ther
Changes in tax withholding exemptions explained
The article explains new withholding tax rules affecting how employers use tables or percentage methods. It notes exemptions rise from fixed family amounts to per person figures, shifting benefits. It also allows exemptions for dependents over 18 if related by blood, marriage, or adoption and not requiring helpless status.
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Willy Nave
Allied and German forces clash amid weather break
Allied fighters from multiple sectors join the battle as a weather break allows German armor to mass toward American lines. RAF bombers and US aircraft attempt to intervene, but poor weather limits air activity. American Fortresses and Liberators managed limited raids while German targets near the Austrian frontier faced bombing near Bleckham and Salzburg.
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Amercan Pursuyt
Sombers
Britain
America
Hom Tiely
Alps
Talreadr Salzburg
Bleckham
Allied air actions report losses in Europe operations
Allied fighters strafed transports on a rail line southeast of Munich between Rosenheim and Wels. In these and other operations 48 enemy aircraft were destroyed and 29 Italy based Allied planes were missing.
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Fret and
Oderial
German Silesia
Moravska Ostrave
Czechoslovakia
Munich
Rosenheim
Wels
Bill Introduced For Fortner Award
A bill introducing the Fortner Award is noted, with references to Major M Fortner and S Nave in a context of service. The fragment suggests a ceremonial or recognitive proposal tied to an Eastern or U history, but readable facts are limited.
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Maines
M, 4
Yerear
M. Fortner
Leans
S. Nave
James W Baker Killed In Action In Germany
Private James W Baker was killed in action in Germany on November 29. His wife Mrs Tels Willoughby Baker of 28 West Toys Street was notified by the Department Sunday. A Bascoe native and Melne School graduate, he entered service in November 1942 and served in the same division of the Army at the time of death.
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James W. Baker
Fio
Germany
Mra Tels Willoughby Baker
West Toys Street
Bascoe
Melne School
Genx
Surahiegs
Er Batt Sean
Hephens
Baker
Famee
Bey
Charter Renewal Papers Received for Enterprise Scout Troop
Charter renewal papers for Enterprise Scout Troop in Dothan Southeast Alabama were received. D. D. Hiley re registers as Scoutmaster with new assistant C D Lace. Troop members include HM eon chair and Abe ner. Originally organized in October 1943, sponsored by Bema Cain Mills in Enterprise. Twenty six boys are in the troop with Willam Oliver as trail leader and other officers named.
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Enterprise A
Alabama
Scout Council
Dothan
D. D. Hiley
C D. Lace
Coe
Inhide
San Aogie Tree
Abener
Bema Cain Mills
Enterprise
Jing
Fragmented Court Ruling On Detention Authority
The Douglas declares that detention fell short of authority in the Japanese evacuation program and that the court did not “come to St” underlying concerns. It concludes that detention lacks authority over other clauses and leaves citizens who are contended with procedure.
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Geilenkrchen
Germany
Douglas
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Hal Boyle
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