Allied Break German Rhine Defenses In Mud Across Kleve
Allied forces led by Crerar push through flooded terrain near Kleve on the Rhine Meuse front. British Canadian and American units advance toward Goch Emmerich and Wesel as German resistance falters amid heavy bombardment and retreat to stronger positions south of Kleve. RAF night raids strike Dreden and key industrial centers as the front widens along the Siegfried Line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tenne
Goch
Rhine
Meuse
Jan
Crerar
Kleve
Hasselt
Bedburgh
Kellen
Grietpen
Asperberg
Kranenberg
Hubr
Wesel
Itm
Pruem
Roer
Ninth Army
New Ceadien
Grong
Tapeel Kellen
Emmerich
Meuse Pa
Dogne
Fiooteast
Rhineland
Reich
Calar
Ruhr
Third Army
Siegfried Line
Luxembourg
de Moyers
West Wall
Genahower
Dhan
Ontario Highwert
Griethausen
Berlin
Ontario
anMmerich
Svitt St
Kieve
Fred Reichswald
Roger D. Mt
Alabama Storm Leaves Behind Major Problems
A devastating Alabama Mississippi storm left at least 200 injured and hundreds homeless, with 26 dead in Montgomery and fatalities across Livingston York and Meridian. Railwrecks, collapsed power lines, and ruined homes followed the lashing winds as Gov. Sparks ordered state resources to aid relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Mississippi
Montgomery
Livingston
Ala
Meridjian
Miss
York
Stanton
Haygood Patterson
Alabama Civillian Defense Council
Meridian
Sucharmaoochee
James C. Traylor
Will L. Smith
Chauncey Sparks
Army Air Forces
Maxwell
Gover Fields
Red Cross
Students To Receive Oglethorpe Funds
Atlanta AP report says Oglethorpe University sold its medical equipment for about 20000 dollars and will distribute the funds among 196 students enrolled when the School of Medicine closed on Feb 18, 1944. Former dean Dr Herman B D Jones notes refunds by time spent won’t equal all expenditures. About 50 students transferred to other medical schools and received credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Oglethorpe University
Herman BD. Jones
School of Medicine
Methodists Plan $1,000,000 Biloxi Building Project
Bishop J Lloyd Decell announced plans to construct a 1 million dollar Pan-American Methodist building in Biloxi Mississippi to host meetings of leaders shaping Americas futures. The complex would include a hotel tourist courts a glassed auditorium and possibly a shortwave radio station to Central and South America with cooperation sought from Louisiana and Alabama church leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Biloxi
Americas
J. Lloyd Decell
Decell
Mississippi
North Mississippi
Memphis
Methodist Church
Louisiana
Alabama
Central
South America
Taymen and Eminiaters
Actoin
Famed Ommaney Bay Sunk By Japanese Forces
The Ommaney Bay, one of the baby flattops that aided the Leyte beachhead, has been sunk by enemy action in the Philippine area. The carrier, 10,902 tons and launched December 23, 1943, was credited with multiple enemy losses and survived invasions at Falau Leyte and Mindoro. casualties not disclosed. next of kin notified. both commanders saved.
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Washington
Ommaney Bay
Leyte
Falau
Mindoro
Philippine
Long
Tosi
U. S
Kaiser Shipyards
Vancouver
Wash
Fresh Snow Blankets New England Weather Report
A fresh covering of one to eight inches of snow spread across Southern New England, Southern New York State, and Northern Pennsylvania. The Chicago weather bureau reported temperatures about 10 degrees above normal nationwide except New England, with near freezing along the Canadian border from Montana to the North Atlantic. A new cold spell formed in the northwest moving southeastward, with subzero readings forecast for Minnesota and nearby areas. Light snow was expected tonight and tomorrow in Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota. Buffalo logged eight inches of snow last night, hindering rail movements as snowfall totals reached 32 inches in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New England
New York State
Pennsylvania
Chicago Weather Bureau
Canadian
Montana
Atlantic
Mercury
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Chicago
Michigan
Buffalo
Baker Is Speaker At Kiwanis Luncheon
Dr S M Baker district superintendent of the Methodist Churches was the guest speaker at the Dothan Kiwanis Club luncheon speaking on The Golden Rule in Business He was introduced by Dr Ernest A Childs program chairman T G Hagler led the meeting with club president T A Shealy in charge An auction gate will be held next week with proceeds for the dental clinic for underprivileged children and the children's playground H L Scarborough was a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. Baker
Methodist Churches
Dothar Kiwanis Club
Ernest A. Childs
T. G. Hagler
T. A. Shealy
I HL. T. Scarborough
Manila Falls as Japanese Defenses Collapse in Luzon
Grim American advances near the Pasig River seal a Manila victory as Cavite naval base and two airfields fall. MacArthur says the end is in sight with heavy Japanese casualties and Intramuros battles raging amid ruined streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Yates McDaniel
Manila
Pasig
Cavite
Douglas MacArthur
Luzon Island
Manila Bay
Nicholas Airfield
Gutskirts
Nielson
Luzon
Intramuros
Robert S. Beightler
Vern D. Mudge
Pasay
11Th Airborne
Joseph M. Swing
Nichols Airfield
Japan
Corregidor
Dingalan Bay
Edwin D. Patrick
Baler Bay
Dangalan
Ahrfield
Lingayen Gulf
Rosario
Roosevelt report on Crimea meeting may be presented
President Roosevelt may address Congress and the nation to explain the Crimea talks with Stalin and Churchill and their impact on the war and postwar peace. Byrnes described the talks, the liberated areas pledge, and the looming April 25 United Nations conference as crucial milestones.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Stalin
Churchill
Crimea
James F. Bymes
Bymes
Dumbarton Oaks
San Francisco
Byres
Russia
Japan
Germany
Byrnes
United States
Britain
Greece
Poland
Yugoslavia
McGill on V-2s falling without warning
The piece recounts observations on V-2 bombs used by Germany, noting their speed of about 3,500 mph, lack of warning sound, and the threat they pose. It describes the bomb’s rise to about 70 miles, length of about 40 feet, weight over 4 tons, and its deployment from bases as a rocket weapon.
Poland faces first major test among wartime powers
Washington reports that the Big Three will push a solution for Poland as a three member Allied Commission in Moscow handles the matter. Byrnes, back from Crimea, says the three powers aim to appoint a provisional Polish government and plan elections while the exile government objects to shifting eastern borders and seeks inclusion in the reorganization. The talks stress protection of Allied interests and a timely move toward action.
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Washington
Poland
Warsaw
London
Europe
James Byrnes
Crimea
Moscow
Molotov
Avered Harnman
Clark Kerr
Byrnes
Allied Commission
Big Three
Berlin
Arnss
Critical Housing Shortage Faced in Dothan as Camp Rucker Activates
Dothan officials warn of severe housing demand as Camp Rucker prepares to deploy. Arthur Johnson of the Chamber of Commerce reports no lodging available and urgent requests for apartments and houses for military personnel arriving around February 20. Nasner Field Commander Colonel Daly appeals to property owners to offer vacant homes for veterans returning after years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
Camp Ruckey
Arthur Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
Johnson
Chamber” of Commerce
Dany
Camp Rucker
Commerce Group
Napier Field
Typhoid Epidemic Discounted Here
Dr. W. T Burken, county health officer, discounted rumors of a typhoid epidemic in Houston County stating only one case has been recorded this year in Dothan. He urged inoculations this year with three doses for those not vaccinated in three years and one annual dose thereafter. Immunizations for typhoid smallpox and diphtheria are available at the county health office each Monday and Saturday from eight to eleven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
W. T Burken
Dothan
Coffee
Geneva
Rotary Aims to Foster World Peace Understanding
Rotary International president Richard H. Wells spoke in Miami about clubs worldwide educating people on peace table terms and steps toward international understanding. He noted 5,300 clubs in 60 countries with 15 percent in Central and South America, and that Rotary promotes ethics, civic service, friendship networks, and global understanding. Wells, from Pocatello Idaho, will attend an intercity meeting in Miami Beach then travel to Jacksonville Washington and New York before Rotary’s 40th anniversary meeting in Chicago on February 23.
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Miami
Fla
Richard H. Wells
Rotary International
America
Ecuador
Chile
Per
Ar- Amreica
Peru
Ar- Renting
Brazil
Trinidad
Puert Rico
Wells
Miami Beach
Jacksonville
Washington
New York
Chicago
Solons Advised To Ignore Contest
Washington AP report says Congressmen from poll tax states were urged by House Judiciary Chair Sumners to ignore a seat contest by the Southern Electoral Reform League. Rep Ranken praised the decision while House members debated contempt risk. hearings slated Friday on young candidates and eligibility questions in poll tax states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sumners
D-Tex
House Judiciary Committee
Southern Electoral Reform League
Duroners
House
Bene
Rep Ranken
Senate
Leavus Han
Congrerkoen
Jevy
Moss
Lesti
Southern Congress
Gandy Bridge Suit May Be Appealed
The Grandy Bridge Company’s suit to recover its span over old Tampa Bay is considered closed by Judge Barker. The firm may appeal to the U S Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans or accept a $2,482,642 federal award placed in Jacksonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fila
Grandy Bridge Company
Florda
Tampa Bay
Federal District Court
Wm. J Barker
Badge Company
U. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Soviet push nears Dresden as Budapest falls
Allied forces report Red Army units under Konev driving toward Dresden after a major Budapest seizure. RAF strikes Dresden aiding the push, with claims of 159,000 Nazi losses and a strategic shift toward Vienna. New orders cite Budapest as a German defense hinge. vast German prisoner totals announced.
Hun Patrols Active On Italian Front
ROME AP German patrols are more active on the Italian front with minor clashes and artillery duels. Allied command notes possible conditions for a withdrawal from Northern Italy. Germans lay smoke screens south of fogas and have dynamited flood banks on the Sen is River. No evidence yet of a German withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Fogas
Senis
Service Commission Dismisses Lumber Petition
The Alabama Public Service Commission dismissed MLW. Smith Lumber Co. of Jackson Alg contesting an order refunding about 600000 to residential customers of Alabama Power. The panel said the lumber company lacked sufficient interest to intervene but granted 10 days to amend the complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama Public Service Commission
MLW. Smith Lumber Co
Jackson
Alg
Alabama Power Company
Petilon
Gordon Persons
Clint Harrison
Power Company
Alabama League of Municipalities
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William L. Ryan
RAF
Industriel
Oglethorpe
Methodists
REDS
Dresden
Jacob Goldberg
LaGuardia
Goldberg
Sur- Plus-Liquidsters, Inc
Baker
Kiwanis
Cayval
McGill
Pollowing
Aedon MeKeill
Atlanta Constitution
Gil
American Society of Newspaper Editors
ASNE
England
Wilbur Forrest
Seck Knight
Roy Roberts
Hitler
Adini
Jesse HO Okendorf
Coronado
Calif
U.S Pacific
Suringo Strait
Philippines
Rotary
Solons
Budapest
Konev
Kober River
Ivan &. Kochev
Red Army
Saxony
Barin
Vienna
Ukraine
Bober
Xuitsehdorf
Air Ministry
Austia
Kiucshal
Reua
Hedion Y. Malikavaky
Feodor Totbukhin
Slovakia
Stalingrad
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