Seaman Hale And Hearty After Operation In Sub
Pearl Harbor dispatch details a U S submarine near Tokyo where Fireman George W Platter of Buffalo under surgery by Chief Pharmacist's Mate Thomas A Moore extracted his inflamed appendix while the submarine conducted a patrol Aboard the vessel the crew aided by volunteers prepared, the operation performed under water with standard surgical tools and Moore confident from prior hospital experience led the procedure
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Walter B. Claussen
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo
U. S
George W. Piatter
Buffalo
Thomas A . Moora
Chino Valley
Ariz
Fickney
Fcera
Miversites
A Sur
Platter
Lieut
Cimdr Lereend Burlingame
Loweville
Kywan
Moore
Donald Finch
Everett
Wash
Robert, Dermer
Rett
Calif
Richard Riegall
Nashville, Tenn
T. Danke
Chicago
Yen Dieao Naval Hospital
Cama
Draft Outlook Reveals 12000 Inductions This Year
Washington officials disclosed that 12,000 men per day must enter the armed forces this year with no deferments for 18 to 38 year olds except those in essential irreplaceable work. War Manpower Commission chair McNutt and Selective Service director Hershey outlined the rapid mobilization, noting seven full divisions already in a week and 28 divisions for the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paul V. McNutt
War Manpower Commission
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Blue
Axia
McNutt
Death of T J Whatley Sr Man of Dothan Legislature and faith leader
T J Whatley Sr longtime Dothan resident and former state legislator died in a Dothan hospital after a long illness. He moved to Dothan in 1899 and ran a horse and mule business and later real estate. He served in the 1911 Legislature and was a deacon at First Baptist, a Mason and Shriner. Surviving are daughter Cecil Cantey and son T J Whatley Jr. Funeral at Fellows and Forrester Funeral Home with Rev Sam Reeves, burial in City cemetery. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed.
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T. J. Whatley
Dothan
Bors
Ft Gaines
Whatley
First Baptist Church
the Masons and Shriners
Nannie Peterson Whatley
Cecil Cantey
W.W. E. Whatley
Gene Whatley
Fellows and Forrester
Sam Reeves
First Baptist
Charited Adams
Harry Groth
Betts Slingtuff
Wallace Malone
Agbury Blount
J. D. Griffin
B. G Farm Fer
and le J. Thomas
Addis Nordan
A. D. Ussery
Floyd Baxter
M. S. Davie
A. C. Bowen
Sanford Nordan
John Ellis
E. F. Moody
B. A. Adkins
Sam Elland
Dan Baker
Alto L. Barnes
Morris Malone
T C. Bates
M. Spann
E. BR. Porter
Myer Plumberg
Marvie Harrison
Asa W Lisanby
C. C. Bennett
British Repulse Strong Nazi Push In Tunisian Area
Clyde L. Coe will become City Commissioner for a three year term after a Democratic primary on March 16 and a general election in September. He secured the seat on the Commission as no opposition filed by the 6 pm deadline. Observers had noted Coe would likely be unopposed after President Bates announced he would not seek another term. Coe had previously run for a Commission seat and lost to Miles A Miller.
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Jestea
Clyde le
France
Fiat Time City Commission
Miles
Ugh
Imery
Clyde L. Coe
Dothan
L Cc. Bates
Coe
Veteran Commission
Hates
Commission
Miles A| Miller
Eighth Army Duels With Rearguard Of Rommel
Allied forces in North Africa fight Rommel’s rear guard near Tunisia with artillery and patrols, as Eighth Army gains ground east of Ousee Ua im. British and Allied air power bombard enemy positions northwest of Sened and along the Pont Du Fehs road.
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Or Daniel
Loce
North Africa
Ousee Ua Im
Tunisia
Eighth Army
Erwin Rommel
Africa Corps
Pont du Fehs
Middle East
Bengazi
Libya
Ture
Alabama ABC sets strict beer sale rules statewide
Montgomery AP reports the Alabama State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board issued rigid beer sale rules to take effect at midnight Monday. The edict mirrors prior hard liquor regulations, banning music dancing dim lights lounging in business premises and extends to employment limits for under 21. Permits will be revoked for violators during Gov. Sparks administration.
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Montgomery
Alabama
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Sparke
House Group Votes Down Salary Curb in 1920s Style Clash
The House Ways and Means committee approved a measure to repeal President Loosevels decree capping salaries at £25,000 and restore pay to December 7 1412 levels with adjustments. Rep. Ofeney condemns the action as a revolt against government by decree as the panel also backs a debt limit rider and rejects a full repeal. The Gearhart amendment failed 10 to 15 with five Democrats or more defecting from the party line.
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Wallington
House
Ways and Means
Tearhart
Gearhart
En Party
Five Democrate
CIO Leads War Absenteeism Drive Across Workforce
Washington AP says the CIO and government wartime agencies urge workers to avoid absenteeism as unaffiliated labor action rises since Pearl Harbor. Philip Murray of the CIO calls for loyalty and attendance, warning of production losses and transportation disruption if shortages persist. The War Production Board and War Information Office study the issue, noting absentee rates could threaten war output and national effort.
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Wayne
Philip Murray
Congress of Industerial Organization
Iouig Saal
War Information
Ox Papo
Atudlea
Wet Manpower Commission War and Navy
Wepartienata Martine Convianin
Aleence
Beinee
Convicts Seize Rifles And Escape Mississippi Prison
Seventeen inmates escaped Parchman by overpowering guards then armed convicts fled in stolen cars. Three captured near Clarkedale and near Vilvestown, while Arkansas and Mississippi officers hunt for the remainder. The escape involved weapons from the prison arsenal and chaos in the yard as patrols seek the fugitives.
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Mississippi
Jackson
Misa
State Highway Patrol
Clarkedale
Parchman Penitentiary
War Ration Book No 2 registration set in Houston County
War Book No 2 registration set for Houston County residents to register at city and county attendance sites from February 22 to February 26. The War Price and Rationing Board announced the plan, noting a five day period due to unheated schools on Saturdays. Instructional meetings for volunteer workers will precede registration as planners finalize details.
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Houston County
Wast Taacher
Jap Sinkings Count Inaccurate Arithmetics Claim
The article questions a Japanese sinking total for a calendar year claiming the figures are poorly calculated. It notes a misstatement that ten merchantmen were sunk and references a battle near New Guinea. The piece mentions a dated assertion that Allied losses were fewer, with a specific note to check details on February 7 and a reference to another page.
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Atm
Campagne
New Guinea
Orange
Government To Form U S Crop Corps To Aid Farmers
Washington reports the Agricultural Department plans a new U S Crop Corps to assist farmers with wartime crop production. Officials say volunteers and workers will be mobilized to expand cultivation, improve acreage, and support rural communities across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Crop Corps
Ex Envoy Pleads For Trust Of Reds After War
Former ambassador Joseph Davies urges postwar cooperation with the Soviet Union and all United Nations members. He argues for a peaceful, trustful approach to secure a free world, while diplomats discuss recovery and treaty obligations amid postwar tensions.
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New York
Joseph Fi Davies
Soviet Colon
Ieren
Soviet Union
United Nations
WSTAL
Washington
Colly Diepe Morris Hay
Daten
Stet Union
Biz
Nowel Brealtate
Snonay Ophler
Tnpee
Army Officers Meeting Marks Guadalcanal Victory
An Army Officers gathering recalls the Guadalcanal victory amid a battlefield scene described with cordoned troops and lingering tension. Major numbers of Japanese soldiers are observed as scattered in the jungle, with estimates of remaining live enemy as low as 24, while allied forces begin clearing stragglers and securing the area.
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Guadalcanal
Boven
Hub Of German Ukraine Defense Isolated By Russian Gains
A chaotic Allied dispatch reports German defense hubs in eastern Ukraine near Kharkov under heavy Russian advances. Rail links and communications to Kharkov were cut or threatened as Soviet and German forces clash, with rapid depth and breadth of front shifts and strategic railway disruptions noted amid intense fighting.
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Ukraine
Free London
Knerkov
Germany
Rus Gap
Throm
Hed
Hoviet
Vinita
Barriera
Couthwart
Kharkov
Nerry
Vout
Tha We
Ruesseoe
Hurtoe
General Assassination Shocks Bulgarian Cabinet
AP reports General Chrico Leukeff Bulgarian minister of war, aged fifty five, was assassinated in front of his house by several assailants on Saturday evening. Leukeff, a fervent nationalist, led a controversial politics background within the Konarivanoff cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tandon Bunday
Chrico Leukeff
Konarivanoff
Fittyaiz
Loukoff
Stie
Broad East
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Memhoun
Calhoun
Anghounty
Seaman Hale and
Hearty
Sub
U.S
T.J. Whatley, Sr
Tunisian
Rommel
ABC
CIO
Herman Front
Joe Karnegay
Cintkegale
Jessie Durban
Vist Town
Arkansas
Pharlani
Unies
Despre
Mioteurixte
Manaiasippi
Desfedate Bagadyra
Sihan
Thareip
Patra
Bobo Midlard Tor
Convieta
Reds
Talintsy
An Hussam Theasts
Mazi Weld
Dmitry
Soviet
Russia
Akmtyakag
Uase
Belgorod
Taganrog
Xbarkov
Rostov
Naskhold
Wickard
Anticulture Department
ORME
Dhe
Bertoni
Trombet Ag Seater
Moran Pouhten
Lee Agr
Vural Keneumon Et
Mirren Croaiderte
WIAA
Capentinat
Patyer
Tani
Sumie
Annie
Ae & Group
Ametitaha Mir
Wade
Ituwcheng
Ebous
Mhermov
Uryanee
Duewla
Torward
Lipem
Rogen
Garth
Minikov
Taranuvne
Busan Baoda
Vestov
Peter
Wig
Denis, Er
Thres
Nowrester
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