Last Stand Fight For Berlin Anticipated By Reds
Soviet and Russian forces push toward Dresden and Berlin as the Red Army drives north of Silesia. Budapest fallen to Allies. Breslau threatened with a last-ditch defense while Berlin braces for heavy fighting and radio reports place troops 32 miles from the capital. Moscow reports Bucharest and Stettin advances as German defences crumble.
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Associated Press
Radio Boris
Budapest
Garriso
Lansom
Rome
Silesia
Gerwas
Red Army
Nasi
Beber
Qeda
Baber
Suit For Damages Filed Here Today
J W Holloway of Fadette sues Newton Grocery Company of Dothan for 1250 damages after a truck owned by the grocer crashed into Holloway’s store Records show the operator allegedly drove negligently in January causing extensive damage including to the building merchandise and household furnishings.
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J. W. Holloway
Fadette
Newton Grocery Company
Dothan
Cuse
Loway
Holloway
Dam- Mae
Damag
Houmshald
American Troops Tighten Jap Hold in Manila Fight
American divisions close in on Japanese forces trapped in Southern Manila as MacArthur’s communique reports extraordinarily fierce fighting. The Guardian describes fortified streets, mine traps, and a naval harbor stand as air and ground forces pound Corregidor and Bataan with hundreds of tons of bombs.
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Associated Preas
Manila
Philippine
MacAahhur
Associated Press
Nichols Field
Corregidor
Bataan
Luzon
Lingayen Gulf
Cn Union
Manila Harbor
MacArthur
Batan
Corregidor and
Dingalan Bay
Moscow Says Panic Sweeps Koenigsberg
New York dispatch reports London delaying a Moscow broadcast as panic spreads in the Koenigsberg area of Prussia. Advancing Russian troops near cut off the district while refugees shelter in cellars and ruins from bitter cold.
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New York
London
Moscow
Koenigsberg
Prussia
FTC reports causes and concerns of cigarette shortage
The Federal Trade Commission says wartime demand from the armed forces and Allies, plus higher civilian use, caused the tobacco shortage. It cites three undesirable practices inequitable rationing tie in sales and stockpiling risk while finding no illegal schemes and predicting little production increase this year.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Congress
FIC
Commission
Armed Services
FTC
Dothan Suffers Mild Turbulence From Regional Tornadoes
A 25 mph wind at Dothan Municipal Airport from 5 to 6 am caused only light disturbances. No power outages or property damage were found as weather rumors linked to Montgomery’s tornado circulated briefly. Rain followed the wind, starting as a light shower before dawn.
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Dothan
Mississippi
Montgomery
City Water and Leht Department
Muinicipal
Mostgomery
Japs Claim Morotai Landing Amid War Broadcast
An unconfirmed Tokyo broadcast claimed Japanese forces landed on Morotai Island and that a battle is underway there. Morotai, north of Halmahera, is held by American troops. No confirmation has been received.
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San Francisco
API
Tokyo
Morotai Island
Morotai
Halmaheta
Moluccas
British Troops Take Burmese City Near Mandalay
Allied communique says British forces seize Singue forty miles from Mandalay as they close from the north. In North Burma, Chinese units move along the Burma Road to within 36 miles of Lashio, a key objective in the campaign.
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Kandy
Ceylon
Mandalay
Singue
Burma
Lashio
City Commission Holds Brief Routine Session
The City Commission transacted only routine matters in a short session attended by all members. After authorizing payment of bills and disposing of minor subjects, the commission adjourned.
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City Commission
Follow-Up Meet in Moscow Over Polish Government
A follow-up conference to the Big Three meeting is held in Moscow to discuss Poland. Secretary of State Edward Stettinius travels from the Crimea to Moscow at Soviet invitation to attend the formal formation of a broader Warsaw government as ordered by Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin. A London Tokyo radio commentator calls Russia the winner of the Crimea talks and predicts Britain’s grim end. Stanislaw Mikolajczyk, former premier of the London group, may join the new Polish cabinet and perhaps become prime minister. Britain and America may recognize the new government and exchange ambassadors, ending the London group’s influence. The Big Three reaffirm Allied resolve to crush German militarism while sparing the German people, and urge German surrender to ease the cost of defeat. Meanwhile Nazi broadcasts denounce the Allies, and Budapest’s German garrison reportedly attempts a breakout as 30,000 Nazis are said captured in two days.
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Preas
Moscow
Poland
Edward Stettinius
Crimea
Molotow
Warsaw
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
London
Tokyo
Russia
United States
Great Britain
Hed
Stanislaw Mykolajczyk
Peasant
Britain
America
Yalta
Curzon Line
East Prussia
Pomerania
Germany
Budapest
Russian
Japan
United Nations
San Francisco
World Security Organization
Tom Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Connally
Pacific
Stetlinius
Washington
Cone
Greens
Kremlin
Churchill Ig En Tanté
Arthur Vander Berg
Michigan
Vandenberg
Big Three meet shapes war end and Pacific plans
Washington reports reveal a Crimea summit reach on hastening victory and a lasting peace. Officials note possible Soviet entry against Japan, a stronger Allied staff partnership, and April 28 as a pivotal deadline for non aggression treaties. The UN security conference starts April 25 in San Francisco.
Huns Say Allies Put New Troops On West Front
German reports claim Allied forces have massed fresh and reconditioned infantry along the Western Front. They say 78 Allied combat divisions, including 52 American, are ready for a coming offensive near the Rhine and Roer areas, as Canadian and American units push toward Emmerich and Coblenz amid predicted heavy fighting.
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Rushi
Rhine
Emmerich
Kleve
Third Army
Pruem
Coblenz
Patton
Race River
Ducreys
Juelich
al- Nex
Equippe
Roer River
Adage Of War Learned By People Of French Nation
Paris reports reflect an ASNE editor and relph Meizitl note on world press freedom. The piece observes war adages and describes the snow covered war zones around Paris, noting bombed dromes and burned tanks as signs of the conflict’s recent intensity and the lingering impact on French regions behind the front.
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Relph Meizitl
Atlanta
Carroll Exploits Philippines Internment Camp Scandal
A written dispatch reveals Bari Carroll of Stocomab financed smuggling at Santo Tomas camp in the Philippines by faking debts to move food valued at about 100000 dollars to thousands of internees. Partner Vance Arnerian, and chemist Luis de Alxuaz, are named in a probe tracing the operation to wartime profiteering and effort to keep internees alive.
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Bari Carroll
Stocomab
Santo Tomas
Philippines
Frannie Smus
New York Herild Tribune
Carroll
Phillpower
Vance Arnerian
Ifeed Whic
Carroll Fred Hee Cure
Carrol
Luis Pe Alxuaz
Anansh Fifino
Santo Torres
Gene Turn
Slush Boys Down Italian Fronts
Mud and slush hindered the Allied advance in Italy as operations continued with aerial support. Four hundred sorties were flown behind German lines targeting rail and road networks and barracks in Northern Italy. Allied planes struck supply columns in Yugoslavia. three Allied aircraft failed to return. four German planes were destroyed.
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Rome
Faun
Italy
Countal Sr Turces
Movng
Yugoslavia
France Delays Comment on Big Three Decisions
Paris reports the French Government again refrains from commenting on the Big Three conference outcomes. Leaders echo General Charles De Gaulle stating France will not accept decisions affecting its interests if made without French consent.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
Correct Procedure Announced By Board
Officials announced standard procedure for depositing ration evidence by retailers and wholesalers in Houston County. Form TR-120A must be used for evidence not exceeding 250 stamps or more than 2,500 coupons, with AMT sugar stamps attached. For processed foods, blue stamps, meat or red stamps, use Form R-132 for envelopes with at least 250 stamps or 1,000 coupons. Envelopes must include establishment name and address, signer, depositor endorsement, commodity group, and quantity and value of stamps. Retailers and wholesalers are urged to cooperate.
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Houton County
Valeas
Houston County
General Morrill Ross Receives Oak Leaf Cluster
Brig. Gen. Morrill Ross of Dothan artillery commander in the 26th Division earned an Oak Leaf Cluster for leading an attack to secure advance observation posts after his unit broke the Maginot Line. His patrol captured 26 Germans and enabled accurate artillery fire to hit enemy positions.
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Morrill Ross
Dothan
Hilver
Bons
Hin Shaif
Roas
Cherokee Avenue
Army
Dothen
National Guard
Guard
Deadly Mississippi Alabama Storm Leaves Dozens Dead
A violent storm across Mississippi and Alabama killed at least 43 people and injured about 200, with extensive damage from Meridian to Montgomery. Montgomery alone reported 28 dead and 75 injured as freight cars toppled and several warehouses collapsed. The path crossed Chisholm and Causeyville areas, with hospitals overwhelmed and power and phone services down. State authorities deployed guards to prevent looting as relief efforts began, aided by Red Cross, Salvation Army, and civil defense agencies.
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Preas
Mississippi
Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Chisholm
Livingston
York
Meridian
Miss
Chauncey Sparks
State Guard
Edgar Brown
Army
Maxwell Field
Kilby
Marwell
Gunver Fields
de Vestelio
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Causeyville
W. Y Brame
Lauderdale
Stinson
Vimville
Tong Creek
Bone Hill
Bay Springs
Mississippi State Guard
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Dresden
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Stockholm
Adolf Hitler
Buchapest
Stettin
Tyan Ronev
Saxony
Federal Commission
Burmese City
Soutine Business
Stettinius
Ralph McGill
Signal Corps
NEA
USS Army
Westwall
Eagle
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