American Forces Take Kwajalein Atoll Islands
American troops and Marines have captured three more islands on Kwajalein atoll as the atoll falls under U S control. Admiral Chester W Nimitz said the occupation of the Marshall Islands is nearly complete with Guyegwe Bigej and Ebler Islands seized after moderate resistance. Seabees cleared rubble from airfields on Rol and Namur while air bases and naval installations take shape on the northeastern atoll. On Kwajalein proper engineers prepare the airfield for bombers and fighters as the Marshalls and eastern Carolines come under U S control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Fleet Headquarters
Pearl Harbor
Kwajatele Atoll
United States
Marshall Tatandas Atoll
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Guyegwe
Bigej Ara Ebler
Navy
Rol
Namur
Kwajalein
Seventh Army
Atoll
Marshalls
Carolines
District Ready To Vote Tuesday in Congressman Race
The Third Congressional District heads to a runoff as J Hubert Farmer of Dothan and Lieut Gowen W Andrews of Union close the campaign. Voters prepare for a predicted turnout higher than the 16838 ballots cast in January. Factors include poll tax payments by nonvoters and new registrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Hubert Farmer
Dothan
Gowen W. Andrews
Union
Jam
Barbour
Ruse Tera Te No
Senate Fails To Sidetrack Federal Ballot Bill Vote
In Washington AP reports the administration defeated a second Senate bid to sidetrack the federal ballot bill by rejecting a motion 44 to 42. The loss keeps the bill alive for further consideration as backers plan another attempt Friday to move the measure forward despite House opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Geome Republicans
House
Overton
Lax
Vandenberg
Mich
Taft
Ohio
Grean-Lufas
Warships Strike Tagamaea Territory in First Attack
The Associated Press reports U S warships bombed Tagamaea home territory for the first time in a raid targeting casters near Rabaul and Joep sup Copa Hoskins, amid ongoing Pacific action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Tagamaea
Rabaul
Copa Hoskins
Postwar Development Of South Is Seen By WPB Chief Nelson
WPB Chief Donald M. Nelson, during a Mayetta tour, outlined a postwar Southern growth plan. He urged TVA integration into regional planning, leveraging cheap power for aluminum and kitchen goods, and using Southern resources, labor, and management to expand industry nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPB
Nelson
Atlanta
South
Tennessee Valley
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
Bellbomber
Mayetta
Today
Southern Toaditong
TVA
Alcos
Tenn
TVA Power
Tennessee River Transportation System
Tennessee
Willkie Enters Nebraska Primary Date Set April 11
New York dispatch reports Wendell L. Willkie will file for the Republican presidential nomination in the Nebraska preferential primary on April 11 during a North Platte tour. The Times notes his aim to win Nebraska’s delegation and boost momentum toward the 1960 GOP convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Wendell L. Willkie
Nebraska
New York Times
North Platte
Neb
The
Times
Willkie
Union Pacific
the Times
Mary Seulement
Fourth War Loan Drive In Houston Enters Final Week
Houston County races to meet its 2 034 000 quota with seven days left in the Fourth War Loan Drive. officials report citizens have subscribed over a million dollars so far and urge every man woman and child to help reach the goal. school children canvass streets to collect stamps for winners and promote participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Houston County
Alabama
Minnie T. Heard
Napier To Graduate 287 In Ceremonies
Napier Field will host outdoor graduation events for 287 cadets including aviation students. Captain Charles Monated will administer oath. Colonel James L Daniel Jr will give remarks. Major Charles Simpeer and Major Frank Drehr will present wings. Aviation cadet Robert Adams of Kansas City named outstanding cadet. Betty Mathis invited to pin wings. Ceremony weather unsettled. attendees urged to come to Napier Field Extension 99.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cideta
Naper Field
United Nations
Charles Monated
Charles Johnson
James L Daniel, Jr
Wil
Daniel
Charles Simpeer
Frank Drehr
Robert Charles Adams
Kansas City
Missouri
Adr
Adam
Betty Mathis
Miex Mathis
Adams
A A. Adai
Dothan
Mathi
Apeekern
Pletfona
Paul Cuday
Napier Field
Abe
New War Revenue Act Ready For FDR
SELMA Ala AP Benjamin Meek Muller 80 died last night at his daughter’s home after a long illness. Muller a Wilcox County native and Erskine College and University of Alabama Law School graduate served as Alabama governor noted for a balanced budget proposal and an income tax amendment. He pressured a special session to push his budget bill and secured voter support for the tax plan which was eventually ratified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma
Ala
Benjamin Meek Muller
Wilcox County
Alabama
Miller
Erskine College
South Carolina
University of Alabama Law School
Montgomery
State Supreme Court
Teth
Camden
Alm
Roy Childers
Mitler
Miler
Tara
Higher Levies Due March 1 If Bill Is Approved
Congress set to pass the second war time revenues act boosting federal revenue to 42.239 billion for the year. The measure raises liquor and luxury levies, postal rates, and the corporate excess profits tax while eliminating the earned income credit. It grants contractors an appeal right in renegotiation cases. effective 30 days after passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis M. Lemay
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Iquor
Fuia
Rght of Appeal
Draft Delinquents Listed By Boards in Houston County
Four Houster County Negroes and a white man are listed as delinquents by Houston County Selective Service Board officials. Two and fourteen days remain before names are turned over to the district attorney. Delinquents named include Joan Henry Lewis Rogers Reese K Jane Champ Ford and Crawford Bright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houster County
Olficiais
Houston County
Selective Service Board
Joan Henry ‘Lewis
Rogers Reese
K. Jane
Champ Ford
Crawford Bright
Shoe Rationing Stays Tight On Anniversary
AP by James Marlow and George Zielre notes shoe rationing remains tight on its one year mark. OPA projects similar monthly supply of 25 million pairs with about two pairs per person annually, while leather rationing continues. Army exemptions rise as synthetic materials rise in civilian use. No plan for phosphor lamp No 18 reform, 20 day advance notices to stamp buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
George Zielre Washington
OPA
U S Warships Shell Japan Home Islands Bombardment
Aboard a U‑3 destroyer in the North Pacific the United States Navy bombarded Kurabu Point on Paramushiro Island for about two minutes. Japanese gunners opened fire in the air and along beaches as the surprise attack began, signaling a bold first strike on Japanese home shores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Bell
North Pacific
United States
Japan
Kurabu Point
Paramushiro Island
Paramushiro
Assuliane
Tokyo
Ejther
Foreign Policy Seen Minor in Senate Campaigns
Washington AP report notes prewar foreign policy records appear to influence few 1950s Senate races. A survey suggests in about three of eight vacancies, how a candidate voted on arms embargo, Lend Lease, or world affairs won’t alter results. Exceptions include Missouri where Champ Clark faces Roy McHittrick in a primary, who plans to attack Clark’s pre Pearl Harbor positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell Washinton
Senate
House of Aimilar
Missouri
Hennett Champ Clark
Roy McHittrick
Clark
Gunfire Victim Bam Harrison Remains Serious
Bam Harrison, an elderly Dothan man shot downtown Saturday, remained in serious condition with a shoulder wound and a downward bullet path. Deputies say Hubert Carmichael, arrested on a murder charge related to the shooting, was released on a 750 bond as of Saturday, amid talks of lingering tensions between the men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bam Harrison
Dothan
Aheriff
Harrison
Kia Tong
Hubert Carmichael
Jai
BG. Farmer
Maturday
Closed Steel Mills Bite Jobs Across Region
Philadelphia AP report shows 68 open hearth furnaces shut, signaling rising unemployment as USW leaders warn mills slow production and job loss. Joseph Beamion of United Meatworkers of America notes workers face declining assurances while mills scale back. David J McDonald cites 25,900 steelworkers affected across eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Joseph Beamion
United Meetworkers of America
CTO
USW District 7
David J McDonald
International Secretory
Pocanaylvania
Gouthern New Jersey
Delaware
Battered Germans Suffer Major Defeat On 1200 Mile Front
Moscow dispatch reports the German army facing severe reverses as Soviet forces push through a 100 mile wide gap along the Dnieper area. Malinovsky’s Third Ukrainian Army advances trap divisions near Nikopol while Vatulin and Konev close a ring around Nazi forces, with corpses found across Ukrainian fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Ghnore
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Soviet Union
Kower
Dalsper
Rodlon ¥. Malinovasky
Nikopol
Nikolai F. Vatulin
Ivan & Konev
Russia hints Poland plan. Bulgaria Finland war strains rise
Moscow broadcasts signal future Polish state and Ukrainian autonomy as Red Army withdrawals from German lines spark warnings to Bulgaria and Finland. Soviet remarks imply London exile government ignored, Ukraine slated for key role in frontier settlements and bloc against Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Russia
Bulgaria
Velaink
Germany
Poland
Moscow
Red Army
Ukraine
Whs
Ite
Ruffin To Address Curb Market Sellers
A meeting of the Houston County curb market sellers will be held tomorrow at ten in the office of the county home demonstration agent in the courthouse. W A Ruffin extension agronomist and horticulturist from Auburn will attend to assess products and outline procedures for the curb market. Ming Malletta will share helpful suggestions to reduce production and boost profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Courthoree
Fox
Fran Mallatte
W. A. Ruffin
Auburn
Ming Malletta
Americans Gain Positions After Breakthrough
Allied reports say American forces on the Anzio beachhead repulsed a strong German assault three miles west of Cisterna and regained ground toward the Appian Way near Rome. Fighting raged through the night and into yesterday with house to house combat in Cassino as British and American units pressed the Germans toward encirclement, while rail yards and bridges were hit by Allied bombers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Eennedy
AL Girl
Anzio
al Med
Inte
Cisterna
Rome
France
Carroceto
Casainn
Mein Fifth Army
Ileana
Frascati
Gine
Piombino
Fiarce
Carroveto
Aprilia
Fifth Army
Cassine
United Nations
Algiers
Masera Albenata
Cusei
Last Minute Bulletins From Washington and Rome
AP reports men wounded in theft and discharge rearmament drafts, veterans ordered to receive old ranks. A German plane bombed Vatican walls after failed forced landing, Rome notes. Fires burn in Hebinki area, Basian region near Sanday, damaging buildings and injuring people.
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Washington
Thrun
Waters
Stockholm
Vatican City
Plance
Vatican
Rome
Geteberg
Handel, Steefaris Thinincom
Hebinki
Bascian Heming Sanday
Geockbohn
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Farmer
Andrews
Flier
NEA
Saratoga
U. 5
U. Navy
Napier
Benjamin Miller
Finland
Ruffin
Cassino
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