John Peter Moss Freed After Tough Struggle On Band
John Peter Moss, a 77 year old Zoneton County man, was released under a 3,000 band after an appeal following a Houston Circuit Court jury conviction for murder in the life of his 6 year old son and wife. The case centered on the death after a struggle at their Latttenwous farm home in July. The jury sentenced him to ten years but a judge set bail at 35,000. The State's toxicology report tied the death to manual strangulation.
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John Peter Moss
Zoneton County
Houston
Tree
Lattenwous
Saps
Murcer
Yasteek
Jousten
D. C Balstein
Sara
Jones
Moss
Childs Wounded in Action in European Theater
Technical Sergeant Jack F Childe, son of Mrs. Matler Childs of Hartford, wounded in action in the European area, the War Department announced.
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Jack Fchilde
Matler Childs
Hartford
War Department
False Nuptials For Four Nebraska Girls
A Box Butte County court report notes a pre term marriage claim involving four Nebraska girls at an Air Force base chapel. Judge Penrose heard that the ceremonies were deemed false and that paratroopers stationed overseas may have been misled.
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Avsaiance Neur
Air Force
Parcin
Chaplin Courty
Penrose
Rory Teid
Allance Army Air Base
Honry
Tre
Box Butte
Abe Mengrte
Wey
Turn
Air Bare
Carter Commasa
Second Air Force
Police Chief Appeals To Stores For Lockup After Burglaries
Police Chief J J Craugh ton urged merchants to lock all doors when closing to curb thefts in Doihan after at least six stores were found unlocked in a week. Desk sergeant Eddie Kelley said more cases may exist unreported or undiscovered as patrols checked several locations.
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Doihan
J.£. Craughton
Jeff
Eddie Kelley
Shin Fave
Matahees
Sald
Children Reclaim Yokohama Wagons On Marianas Battlefield
Two Navy Seabees E G Childre and Harold B Fair from Niles Ohio reclaimed two Yokohama Wagons on a former Marianas battlefield. The wagons serve utilitarian roles: one carries commissary supplies saving two galley hands. the other transports electrical lines reducing need for two helpers.
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Navy
Resignations Follow Court Order on Dried Eggs Shipment
Shelby County penal farm figures trace to Miles farm in Obton County as half of condemned eggs were sent there. Marshal duties reassigned. Arm strong and Draper announce resignations. Judge Boyd ousts deputy marshal A C Steele from sadiff post. Draper defends his error and Miles’ supposed knowledge of the order. American steel industry 1943 limestone usage noted.
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Shelby County
Miles
Walter Armstrong
Robert G. Draper
Boyd
A. C. Steele
Obton County
Armstrong
Grand Jury Indicts Bombsight Makers
A Federal Grand Jury indicted Norden Company Norden and related firms for conspiring to develop war guidance systems Norden directors Theodore Barth Ward E Starvelle and John D Corrigan and Robert H Wells named in the two indictments Norden Company and survey firm offices in New York and Chicago cited in charges against Norden and Corrigan Wells and their firm for weapons production control systems conspiracy
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New York
Cartl L. Norden
Indivedtale
Dow Duen Poduten
Warvitel
Norden Bec Baighis
Forc
Coragan
Ofture and Wells Inc
Chicago
Barth, Marvelle, Corrigal and Wells
Cormsen, Wells
Dothan Pilot Club Yuletide Party Held at Houston Hotel
The Dothan Pilot Club hosted a semi monthly dimmer meeting at the Houston Hotel with Irene Lisenby presiding. It was a Christmas style gathering where each member gave a present to another and gifts were prepared for the Dothan Recreation Center for 60 soldiers visiting on Christmas Eve. Two turkeys were awarded to Rufus Davis and Jim Bottoms, with the next meeting set for January.
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Dothan Pilot Club
Houston
Irene Lisenby
Dothan Recreation Center
Christman
Rufus
Davis
Jim Bottoms
Appeal for Soldier Housing in Dothan Christmas Aid
The USO Traveler's Aid requests residents to host servicemen’s wives and children over Christmas. Many calls seek rooms with kitchens for warm meals as families visit departing sailors. Call 2255 between 9:30 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. to list available vacant rooms.
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Dothan
Patty Ree Buchanan
USO Traveler's Aid
USC Traveler's Aid Service
USC
City considers Workmen's Compensation Insurance program
The City Commission discussed a Workmen's Compensation Insurance plan for city employees but coverage depends on including all municipal workers. Officials noted the city is not liable for damages when a person acts in government functions, and currently no employer insurance is carried.
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City Commission
British hold against ELAS on Athens highway
A British communique reports the 11th unit continuing from page one to resist six ELAS troops attempting to halt strafing by rocket firing Beaufighters and Spitfires. ELAS forces are being cleared from the Athens Piraeus highway as Imperial troops consolidate along the route. In Greece there is nothing further to report, according to the RAF.
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ELAS
Athens
Piraeus
Greeze
Camsmunique
RAF
Hall Training on LST with Amphibious Fleet
Leo Hall of Cottonwood route one prepares for duty with amphibious forces aboard an LST. The Public Relations Office at Amphibious Training Base Camp Bradford, Norfolk, Va., reports the recruit will serve on one of the Navy invasion fleet’s largest ships.
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Leo Hall
Cottonwood
Navy
Amphibious Training Base
Camp
Bradford
Norfolk
Selective Service Enumerator School Begins Tomorrow
In the Seventh District two draft development schools open tomorrow to train enumerators for the upcoming farm census. About 50 volunteers from Houston and Henry Counties plus Geneva and Dale Counties will attend the three day session at the post office building. Other training sessions are scheduled in Enterprise, Eufaula, Opelika, and other counties in January. Enumerators are asked to bring tax cards, a release from the U.S. Employment Service, and two small photographs.
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Dothan Torurrow
Fodsy Sr
Houston
Henry
Geneva
Dale County
Lir Smith
Dale Ceanties
Enterprise
Barbour
Bullock
Eufaula
Lee, Russell
Macon
Opelika
Tommorrow
United States Employment Service
Mr. Deal
Ed Barkley Dies at Home After Illness
Ed Barkley of Dowban route two died at his home this morning around five o'clock after an illness of about six weeks. He is survived by his wife Euco Barkley three daughters Mrs Mary Eayles Miss Alice and Ruthie Jo all of Dothan route two and one son Emory Barkley in Texas with the United States Army three grandchildren. Active pallbearers include Jobo Harrison Ed Branton Albert Marlin Allen Cobb Ben Newton and Mr Butler. Born in Takedga County he moved to Houston County in 1929 and was a member of Bulah Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at Bulah Church with Rev A D Zbinden officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Johnson and Wilkerson Funeral Home in charge.
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Ed Barkley
Dowban
Ove Weess
Mra Euco Barkley
Mary Eayles
Alice
Ruthie Jo
Dothan
Route Two
Emory Barkley
United States Army
Texas
Jobo Harrison
Ed Branton
Albert Marlin
Allen Cobb
Ben Newton
Mr. Butler
Mr. Bartley
Takedga County
Houston County
Bulah Baptist Church
Bulah Church
A. D. Zbinden
Johnson and Wilkerson Funeral Home
Chaplin Paternity Trial Nears Opening
In Los Angeles AP reports the Chaplin paternity case nears opening as one of two alternates is chosen after brief questioning. Charlie Chaplin was not in court for the forenoon session but was slated to appear at 2 pm. Attorney Joseph Scott seeks Chaplin present for witness testimony while Joan Berry and her daughter Carol Ann are central to the case.
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Los Angeles
Charlie Chap
Joseph Scott
Joan Berry
Chaplin
Miss Berry
War Office cites brutal Japanese abuse of white prisoners
London AP: The War Office said Japanese forces held more than 60,000 white captives under brutal conditions with 24,000 dying. A memorial to 25,000 who died on the Thailand Burma railway was erected by the Japanese. Of 5,000 prisoners, under 1,000 were Japanese. others were English, Australians and Dutch. Grigg noted at least 80,000 whites were used, with severe beatings, torture, and idling. Conditions improved after the line’s completion but remain far from acceptable. The protecting power was urged to protest. U.S. Navy rescued troops in September.
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London
British
War Office
Thailand- Burma
Commons
James Grigg
Grigg
Europe
U.S. Navy
Siam
Thailand
Burma
Roosevelt warns on FDR nominees as Senate fight tightens
President Roosevelt told Senator Pepper that if the Senate blocks action before Christmas he will renominate six State Department appointees when Congress reconvenes in January. Senator Pepper, leading the challenge, said the administration planned a vote later that day with confirmations expected for Under Secretary Joseph C. Grew and five Assistant Secretaries Archibald MacLeish Nelson Rockefeller Watts James C Dunn Julius Holmes.
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Washington
Senate
State Department
Roosevelt
Penper D-Fla
Congress
Joseph C. Grew
Archibald MacLeish
Nelson Hockefeller
Watts Jymes C
Dunn Julius Holmes
Bombers Hit Nagoya and Hankow in New Allied Raids
Allied forces launched a Saipan based B2 bomber assault targeting Nagoya on Honshu and Hankow in quick succession. Government sources report at least 22 direct hits on the Mitsubishi Kokuki plant with extensive damage and fires at a Nagoya shipyard and power station. The War Department says about 200 Superfortresses returned. Japan reports several shot down and reconnaissance missions over Kyushu and southern Honshu.
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Kyushu
Japan
Haywood Hansell, Jr
Mitsubishi Company
Nagoya
Honshu
Hansel
Nagoya Bay Harbor
War Department
Hankow
Imperial Communique
Omura
Domei
Allied airpower dents German armor amid stalled blitz
Describes renewed German assault plans and Allied air attacks near Avranches and Falais e Gap. Ninth Air Force claims 112 German vehicles destroyed or damaged as German losses climb toward two thousand in two days. Includes a note on First Army suffering heavy combat and a biographical item on Private First Class Joséph R. Armstrong of the 135th Infantry.
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Hitler
Africa
Ukraine
Kharkov
Red Army
Avranches
Falaise Gap
U.S
Ninth Air Force
Normandy
Seventh Army
von Rundstedt
U. S
First Army
Geremans
Joséph R. Armstrong
Webb Route One
135Th Infantry
Fifth Army
Italy
34Th “Red Bull’ Division
Auction proceeds mix as Rotarians miss event
The record shows items sold at a local auction despite several Rotarians unable to attend. Buyers included M.S. Dave who bought a cartan of cigars and Dr. Dupree Davis who paid $35 for ladies shorts. Rufus Davis acquired shotgun shells and other residents purchased varied goods such as brushes, snuff, pills, a shaving cake, a one-dollar bill, and more.
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Seversl
Satess
Faust
Fis
Dave
Dr. Dupree Davis
Rufus Davis
Hurace Hall
Pat Posner
Floyd Baker
F. N. Lonerear
A. D. Ussery
Bitl Harden
Guam Air Raid Shelter Construction On Island
Capt Simms describes nerve wracking air raid drills on Guam, noting Japanese prisoners with civilian armbands, homes for prisoners, and a tropical landscape as the island profile shifts. He explains his family stays with his mother in law while he serves overseas as his unit operates since September.
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Simms
Guam
Winnie Tomer
Auburn
Troy State Teachers College
Pola
N. S. Turner
Continged From Page One Camps Face Coastward Yearning
The text notes that many evacuees from the coast may seek homes inland, as the coast earned distrust. It predicts American communities will struggle with acceptance of those deemed legally released and may treat them as suspects or outcasts.
President Roosevelt Tours Warm Springs Camp Visit
President Roosevelt spoke to about 300 villagers off the record before his return trip to Camp Lejeune. He emphasized his wish to return next spring regardless of war and greeted residents at the village hotel and hospital plans. Officials and medical staff accompanied him to discuss polio service and brace-making efforts at Warm Springs.
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Camp Lejeumne
White House
George Whillen
Ruth Stevens
Frank W. Albeorn
Warm Springs
Allcorn
Atlanta
Roosevelt
Foundation
Leighton McCarthy
Washington
Warm Springs Foundation
Basil O'Connor
National Infantile Paralysis Foundation
William D. Hassett
Admiral McIntire
Usyal
Robert £. Duncan
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
Howard — Bruenn
USNR
Duncan
Comdr
Bruenn
Jewelry Store Looted By Thieves In City
Police report burglars used a glass cutter to break a display window at Mayfair Jewelry Company on Foster Street and stole about 1180 in jewelry including three watches and a string of pearls. The break in was noticed early by Patrolman John Atkinson during his rounds.
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Mayfair Jewelry Company
North Foster Street
John Atkson
Borg
Odell Hobby
West North Streets
West End
J. B. Collins
Mindoro advance brings airfields closer to Manila
On Mindoro the American forces met little ground opposition as they advanced north from beachheads. Airfields near Mindoro’s southern end were nearing completion, potentially placing Manila within a half hour flight. Allied air attacks damaged and sank Japanese ships in the region.
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Leyte
Mindoro
Manila
Philippines
Minoru Island
Tokyo
Navy cook admitted for knee operation in Hawaii
Oris K McKeithen, cook second class U S Navy of 407 Third Avenue, has been admitted to the Naval Hospital in Hawaii for knee surgery, his mother Mrs Pat McKeithen reports. He has two years in service and has spent almost a year overseas. About 35,000,000 pounds of lead arsenate are used annually to protect apples against codling moth.
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Naval Hospital
Oris K McKeithen
Cook
U. S.navy
Third Avenue
Hawaii
Pat McKeithen
Churchill defends Belgium policy on insurgent arms
In remarks continuing from page one, Churchill disputes opponents' claims about Britain's precautionary actions in November. He says Belgian authorities disarmed most insurgents, with some civilians surrendering arms to British troops. He asserts British military instructions mirrored by Eisenhower, who visited Brussels to stress maintaining transport tranquility.
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Ister
Britain
Belgium
Churchill
Brussels
Ions
Eisenhower
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Jartin
Rowell
Yoore
Erie
Mabel Paige
Willian Demarest
Nebraska
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Yokohama
Draper
Steele
Phil Canal
Southside Granite Co
S. Appletree Co
L. Branson
Pacific Coast
America
United States Employment Service Office
the War Manpower Commission
St. Andrews
Dothan, Als
United States Employment Service of
WALP
New Orleans
Wasrington
Ecw
All Wee
Ander Ste
Roekamiond
FDR
Raiden
Yamaguchi
Sooban
Frese
Esday & Thangs
Wests
Ian
Spann-marcman Bldg
Deeps
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