Petty Services For Grace Ferry Planned Today
Funeral services for Mrs Grace Ferry 82 of Newturn route one will be held at 4 pm at Jahnesn and Wilkersoe Chapel with Rev Brannon officiating. Burial in Ashford cemetery. Born in Ohio she moved to Hourton County in youth and lived there since. Survived by son HF Petty Newton route one, daughter dies T J Spaie of Dore West SC, and seven grandchildren. Active pallbearers include George Reynolds Homer Tate Rex Daughtry Lewis Daughtry Will Simmons and Clarence Lee.
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Newturn
Jahnesn and
Wilkersoe
Brannon
Ashford
Petty
Ohio
Hourton County
Grace
Astford Methodist Church
HF. Petty
Newton
T. J. Spaie
Dore West S C
George Reynolds
Homer Tate
Rex Daughtry
Lewis Daughtry
Will Simmons
Clarence Lee
Tripartite talks proceed amid vague German reports
Reports from the continued tripartite talks say the German radio offered vague details on where talks are held. A Cairo source cited says some meetings occur aboard a warship, but locations remain unspecified. It notes that 11 parties arrived with larger delegations than to Tehran.
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Cairo
Gaines Child Rites Held This Morning
Funeral rites for Phillip M. Gaines, infant son of Lieutenant and Mrs. Frank M. Gaines, were held at 10 o'clock at Johnston and Wilkerson Chapel with Reverend J. H. Dykes officiating. Burial followed in the city cemetery. Surviving are the parents, a brother, grandparents in Dothan and Manchester, an uncle, and several aunts.
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Phillip M. Gaines
Lureeday
Frank M. Gaines
Lat Veper
New Mexico
Iohoton
Wilkerson Chapel
Uice
J. H Dykes
Hartford
City
F. M. Gaines
Dother
Rodgers Infant Dies At Dothan Hospital
Funeral services for Charles Clayton Rodgers fourteen months old son of Mr and Mrs D P Rodgers of Ozark route were held Saturday afternoon at Pleasant Hill church. Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directed. Surviving are his parents one sister Ruby Rodgers and one brother Billie Rodgers.
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Charles Clayton Rodgers
D. P. Rodgers
Ozark
Dothan
Pleasant Hil
Holman Funeral Home
Eve
Ruby Hodgers
Billie Rodgers
Congress Stalemate On Draft Bill Over Byrnes Control
Johnson questions sudden move to favor Selective Service over Byrnes for manpower control. Chairman Thomas says no plan to stall the bill. Senator Colorado backs central agency for placement while Senator O Mahoney urges keeping local board safeguards amid uneven employment.
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Ment
Byrnes
Johnson
Thomas
Utah
Colorado
O'Mahoney
D.-Wye
Congress
War Department backs Byrnes on manpower controls
Senator Johnson reports Patterson telephoned to say the War Department stands on placing manpower controls under War Mobilizer James F. Byrnes. Johnson says officials had earlier “double-crossed” the Military Committee by urging control under local draft boards, clarifying the department’s position.
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Francis J. Kelly Washington
War Department
James F. Byrnes
Johnson
D.colo
Military
War Patterson
Department
Military Committee
Patterson
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Pridgen appointed reemployment committeeman in Houston
I Frank Pridgen attorney was named reemployment committeeman for Houston County Selective Service Board No. One today. He will help discharged veterans regain former jobs or obtain new ones. A stray fragment about a vacuum cleaner bag follows, likely unrelated.
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Pridgen
I. Frank Pridgen
Houston County Selective Service Board
Final Rites Held For C. M. Kelly Sr
Funeral services for C M Kelly Sr 75 of Webb who died in a Detshsa hospital followed several weeks illness were held this afternoon at the residence with Rev Koby J Lee and Rev Charlies Brewer officiating. He was a Baptist and had lived in Webb twenty years. Surviving are two sons M L Kelly Dothan and C M Kelly Jr Panama City three daughters Mrs Robert Park Wetumpka and Mia Wil Knowles and Mrs Howard Windsor Webb five brothers Byrd Kelly Pott Kelly Ed Kelly Columbia Sam Kelly Heartland and Arthur Kelly Webb a sister Mrs Richard Smith Webb one grandchild and six great grandchildren. Active pallbearers W L Webb J D Burnham W M Smith JJ H Lee H E Nealey L Tyler. Burial was in Headland cemetery Ward Wilson directing.
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Webb
Dethsa
Alnes
Koby J. Lee
Charlies Brewer
The
Baptist Church
M. L. Kelly
Dothan
C M. Kelly
Panama City
Robert
H. E. Nealey
L. Tyler
Headland Cemetery
Ward-Wilzon Directing
Allied Forces Pour Through Siegfried Defenses In Germany
U S Third Army advances within three quarters of a mile of Brandscheid and inside Siegfried Line while 16 miles from Enksirchen. First Army pushes along the Roer toward Cologne as Hodges’ units approach Prum. Third Army penetrates at three points, capturing 4 square miles of German soil and overrunning pillboxes. French forces report 2,200 prisoners and the fall of Neuf Brisach defenses as the Colmar porkel dissolves.
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Cernay
U. S. Third Army
Germany
Hodges
Prum
Siegfried Line
Third Army
Brandscheid
First Army
U.S. Sth
Roer
Cologne
Enksirchen
Supreme Headquarters
First
Erst Lake
Vogelcamp
Hitler
Wester
Maas
Verlo
Nijmegen
Reich
Thur Rieer
Ensisheim
United States
Neuf Brisach
Wartime backlog at Smithsonian baffles experts
Page 16 continues with Rep Case proposing a postwar plan to use war work as an employment reserve to avert a backlog. Smithsonian officials warn much of the work awaits specialists including Tennisonists, archaeologists, and scientific curators, delaying progress.
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Smithsonian
Rep. Case
Dr. Wet
Refusing To Drill Brings Death Penalty
Pvt Henry Weber a 27 year old from Vancouver Washington is under a death sentence for disobeying an officer after refusing to drill at CAMP ROBERTS California The court martial found him guilty of violating the 14th Article of War Weber said he opposed war not as a conscientious objector and Senator Wheeler urged a Senate investigation into the case.
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Camp Roberts
Calif
Henry Weber
Vancouver
Wash
Weber
Hii
Buin
Washington
Wheeler
D.-Mont
Senate
Coast Guardsman McQuagge in Luzon Invasion
Coast Guardsman Frasier G. McQuagge Jr a boatswain's mate second class and son of Mrs F M McQuagge Magnolia Avenue served aboard a Coast Guard attack transport during the Lingayen Gulf invasion of Luzon The release notes he faced major aerial opposition as the convoy neared the gulf on D Day minus one Japanese bombers were repelled by anti aircraft fire and American fighters in the ship laden approach amid the battle condition.
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Coast
Vanpladen
Invasion Day Peril as Coast Guardsman Sees Aerial Attack
On D Day morning a Coast Guardsman saw bombs explode near the ship and enemy planes attack. The barrage was repelled by anti aircraft fire while Lingayen harbors emptied and barge unloading faced surf hazards. Early D plus one brought the torpedo boat hunt to a fiery end after a searchlight caught and stopped it.
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Coast
Lingayen
Gulf
Liberation of Santo Tomas internee camp inmates
About 3,700 civilian internees, mostly Americans, were rescued by elements of the First Cavalry Division at Santo Tomas in Manila. The raid freed diverse nationals including Dutch Swiss Canadians French Norwegians. Sixty nine American nurses and 32 clergy and Dominican faculty were among the liberated. The operation ended three years of captivity with no Allied fatalities in the melee.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Santo Tomas
Manila
First Cavalry Division
Douglas MacArthur
Cup
Luzon Island
Washington
Catholic University
First Cavalry
Southwest Pacific
America
Batesan and
Corregidor
Thos
Santa Tomas University
Locomotive Dashes To Church Rescue
DECATUR Dr AP Flames threatened the Antioch Christian Church as three nearby wells ran dry. A Baltimore & Ohio locomotive from four miles away rushed to the blaze with 3,000 gallons of water, and the church was saved.
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Decatur
Antioch Christian Church
Miral
Baltimore & Ohio
Essential Employers May Get More Help
An Alabama Dry Dock shipbuilding division plans to cut shifts from nine to eight and reduce force gradually over the next months due to shortages in propulsion machinery for tankers. The War Manpower Commission and Employment Service, led by Mr. Husk, will approve returns home for workers who cannot find suitable jobs locally. Essential employers should inform the local USES office of needs to secure available workers.
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L Husk
War Manpower Commission and Employment Service Office
Alabams Dry Dock
WMC
Mobile
Kirk
United States Employment Service Office
Russians drive toward Schwedt and Frankfurt bulge
Soviet forces pressed the Oder front driving toward Schwedt south of Stettin and advancing on the Frankfurt bulge. They captured Ziebingen near Frankfurt and reported heavy bombardment of Kustrin and Frankfurt. Reports cited new rail cuttings near Konigsberg and near Stettin as German resistance dwindled in East Prussia.
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Oder
Stettin
Pyritz
Zhukov
Frankfurt
Warthe
Ziebingen
London
Berlin
Moscow
Frankfurt-Kustria
Breslat
Kustrin
Ivan Konev
Silesia
Brieg
Capeln
Breslau
Grottkau
East Prussia
Konigsberg
Samland
Baltic
Barwalde
Neudamm
Soldin
Fta
Fragmented war update near German capital and Oder region
A garbled report describes fighting west and northwest of Berlin with Soviet and German positions along the Oder. It mentions Russian forces driving toward the Oder and attempts to breach defenses near Schwedsk iy with repulsed attacks and troop movements around Se Van.
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Imorthwest
Kestre
Baghway
Stern
Berlin
Biete
Oder
Burt Proaderss
Schwedsk Iy
Zhekovw
Putin
Poutheam
Se van
Protective packaging firm ships fragile aviation parts
A packaging company specializes in moisture resistant protection for delicate aircraft engines and hundreds of small intricate components. The firm uses watertight, shatterproof coverings to ensure safe transit of these sensitive parts to airlines and maintenance facilities.
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Aong Pisstic Malette
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