Police Listen In On Housing Recnes
Police listen in on housing recnes as Allied Air Forces baker rail yards BYES wsif he.
26 Dec 1944
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1944
Page
1
Police listen in on housing recnes as Allied Air Forces baker rail yards BYES wsif he.
A fire at a Bresnes tire shop triggered thick smoke and alarm calls as responders battled the blaze. Investigators described the scene and noted no injuries reported.
The Farm Service Agency reports 71435 cans of food preserved by 201 county families in the period. Details show 31395 quarts of meat and vegetables, 477 quarts pickles and preserves, 7216 quarts of other meats, and 10811 quarts total. Additional beef cattle awaiting canning may raise the total, with chicken pork and trout also canned amidst labor shortages.
The year-old Evergreen Hotel burned down and damaged six other businesses including two groceries and a drug store. Mayor J H W Robison estimated damage at 150000 to 200600 dollars. Two volunteer firefighters were injured. Fire companies from Branton and Greenville aided the effort. Cause of the blaze could not be determined.
Funeral services for J D Bridges sixty two of Webb route one were held this afternoon at three o'clock at Webb with Rev M Madera officiating and Ward Wilson in charge. A Baptist Church member who lived in the community all his life he is survived by wife a daughter Mrs Annie Clyde Williams Headland route two three sons A B Bridges Headland route three J R Bridges Auburndale Fla and Emet F Bridges US Army stationed in the Philippines a brother C K Bridges Calumbia a sister Fannie Whittier Calumbia route two and five grandchildren Active pallbearers W B P Thomas Jeff Nash Marvin Neils Kim Givens Billy Bine Floyd Givens.
One bushel of potato eyes used as seed will produce between 10 and 15 bushels of potatoes. Caution: Use only as directed for Peretro Nose Drops. Two sprays in each nostril open clogged nose and you breathe freer.
Washington API The Defense Office says it is suing as a defense against Tobet bombs and rockets. Instructions were sent to state defense councils to be passed to the public. Officials note little or no advance warning is possible and urge the public to stay alert, especially along coastal areas.
Three Alabama men J D Armstrong 33 Roy Sanders 42 and Willard Sanders 30 were arrested in Palmer Tennessee for a robbery at the Tennessee Consolidated Coal Co office during the holiday weekend. An Internal Revenue Officer and a state patrolman stopped their car shortly after the theft, and they were jailed in City, Tennessee. Their listed home is Alabama City Alabama.
Maj Joe Lee Jessup son of HA Jessup of 408 West Adam Street has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal for services in the European Theater of Operations. The medal was presented in Paris by Dr Gen John C J Lee. also notes staff sergeant Robert Raley Pathan recovering at Thomasville Ga Fame General Hospital from wounds overseas. Fellow patient Corporal James Mills of Frevida holder of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Lionel Paul Gremillion fifty seven died at his Headland home after a brief illness. Surviving wife mother sisters and four brothers are named. Woodland Mortuary arranged pending funeral. Donations to Red Cross noted. Also mentions Major Samuel Nicholas and carbon monoxide fatalities in the U S.
In Washington or near the capital a government report notes worsening conditions in South Esumera'od with sections of Virginia affected. The document lists figures including an abstract and library totals, with scattered numbers such as 26.660 and 90 tied to supply or spending.
Fragmented OCR text mentions General Ross, Bronze Star, Moses, WITTE CPT, INF and DIV units, and references to wartime events and dates. Names and places are garbled, hindering specific facts. no clear event, date, or outcome can be confirmed from readable material.
Fragmented OCR style report mentions Allied actions on the western front along the Rhine and Rhine areas. Confused phrasing references Chaumont Bastane Ooo River and forces moving near York, with multiple place names and dates garbled but implying a wartime update on military positions and retakings.
County authorities announced formation of new maternity clinics with plans to expand services for expectant mothers. The initiative, led by local health officials, aims to improve prenatal care and reduce complications.
Mrs Lula McCarley dies near Pansey en route Monday. Born in Childs Tesmov 10 Houston in 1985. She was a member of a church. Survived by a daughter Mrs R B Moat, three brothers Tom and Carl Jackson of Cumberland Miss and Will Jackson of Boomville Miss, a sister Mrs Ophelia Parr of Galveston Texas, and two grandchildren.
The Headland Methodist Christmas play In Can Wappen Here drew a packed crowd on Sunday night December 24. The offering for the Methodist Children's Home at Selma totaled 52 08, double last year. Headland Baptist guests joined in the White Christmas program. The one act Day, by Rev. T. P. Chalker, followed by choir carols and a vocal solo by Prince Warren Eady of Napier Field.
The note argues for continuing Cardans next year, highlighting gardens for food and the satisfaction from home cultivation. It reflects wartime civilian efforts to support soldiers by growing fresh vegetables and boosting local production.
An American captive described rough treatment by German guards and a plan to march toward Paris by January 17. The source, Sar Bruce of Tate, Columbia, notes the lieutenant’s statement and speculates on possible peace terms involving Mr. Roosevelt.
A domestic altercation on Caerry street led to a man named Hogan, a Black resident, being charged with assault and murder after slashing a woman who was hospitalized and not expected to live. Deputies arrested Hogan in Headland and transported him to the county jail.
In Asreville North Carolina AP report from Altpore General Hospital tropical disease center notes soldiers with up to 22 malaria recurrences. Doctors say relapse risk falls when men leave highly mar get areas and return to safer surroundings.
J Pate sixty six of Geneva died at his home early this morning He was born in Highnote Alabama and moved to Geneva in 1926 He was a member of the Methodist Church and the Masonic Lodge of Geneva Funeral services will be announced later Survivors include his wife three sons two daughters five sisters two brothers and other relatives
City prisoners at the county jail were released for the holiday with help from a professional bondsman. About ten or twelve inmates held for minor offenses bonded out, while others remained in custody with secured bonds through the same arrangements.
The report explains continued carrier-based air cover over the Philippine Islands and Mindoro. It notes the campaign remains in progress and that the Navy has shifted from facing enemy fleets to tackling land-based air forces, claiming success similar to the second battle of the Philippines.
Soviet forces push 19 miles north of Esztergom while a ring around Budapest tightens to less than nine miles on the east. In five days of combat west and southwest of the capital 14 000 German and Hungarian soldiers are slain and 5 468 captured. The drive to the Austrian frontier advances via Felso Galla as four dozen communities fall under Red Army pressure. The German High Command concentrates reserves along the Lang Forest to defend Austria rather than relieve Budapest.
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