WAGF To Join MBS Wednesday With Extended Hours
Dothan station WAGF will join Mutual Broadcasting System on Wednesday, extending daily hours to 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week. The station will carry as many network features as possible while retaining local programs, with 80 percent of night programs from MBS and the rest from local content. First network program is From Me to You, 9:00 to 9:30 a.m., followed by a Salutes from MBS lineup including Shady Valley Folks and The Handy 2, Pancho and His Orchestra, and Henry King's Orchestra evenings.
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Mutual Broadcasting System
MBS
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Sta
AGF
Tve
Handy
Pancho
Henry King
Convict Break At Atmore Prison Sparks Manhunt
Elvie vd a 25 year sentence for second degree murder led a breakout at Atmore Prison camp Friday with four other inmates overrunning guards and commandeering a truck. George Newton, serving six years on forgery charges, was recaptured. search hampered by rain and floods. Other escapees named Roy Crawford Jas Prince Henry Dykes. Five white prisoners reportedly returned to the yard. drivers involved seized keys. Warden Steve W Hixon said the break occurred as 15 white inmates were moved. Authorities believe fugitives may hide in the area. Page 2.
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Praiten County
Elvie Vd
Seake
Atte
Steve W. Hixon
Ate
George Newton
Pike County
Katd
Atmore
Roy Crawford
Cullman Coun
Jas Prince
Jefferson County
Yeats
Henry Dykes
Geneva County
Jorden Hixon
Wark
J. J. Donnelly
Lord
Warsden
Shapees
Guardian
Warren Hixon
Teret
Fall Of City Seen As Relessing Forces For Drive On Reich
Russian shock forces fought into Poznan heart foreshadowing fall of the fortress city and release of Red Army troops for the grand assault on Berlin. Other Soviet units toppled Mebl Sack and Wormditt, pressed toward Danzig, encircled Breslau, and crossed the Queis and Tschimme rivers. Dresden neared as Russians advanced in Silesia, with Berlin front news blackout, while reports placed fighting along a 600 mile front from Koenigsberg to Komarom.
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Erichard Basilcahre
London
Poznan
Berlin
Reich
Meblsack
Wormditt
Danzig
Breslau
Silesian
Queis
Tschime
Silesia
Rauscha
Dresden
Goerliz
Neisse River
Moscow
Cottbus
Guben
Koenigsberg
Baltic
Komarom
Danube
Budapest
Vienna
Malana board member resigns over draft policy
Malone resident John B. Garrett resigns after four years as chairman of Selective Service Board No. 1. In a letter to state director Vivian Collins he denounces the ruling to send men 18 to 25 to Camp Blanding for examination regardless of farming duties, warning it will worsen local labor shortages and forego impartiality. No successor appointed.
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Marianna
John B. Garrett
Malone
Selective Service Board No. 1
Garrett
Vivian Collins
Selective Service
Camp Blanding
Garrett 435
Vandenberg Slow To Accept Delegate Role At Conference
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan weighs accepting the eight American delegate spot to the San Francisco world security conference. He seeks assurance that no binding commitments beyond basic Dumbaron Oaks principles apply, attending as an individual rather than GOP representative, per aides. The move reflects GOP splits over a postwar military accord and congressional war powers. White of Maine urges caution as the issue heads to page two.
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Washington
Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Dumbarton Oaks
GOP
Michigan
Senate
Germany
Japan
United States
Congress
Michigan Saalor
White
Maine
Funeral planned today for W. C. King at 1:30 p m
W. C. King a 46 year old Dothan businessman and oil executive died Friday after a six week illness. The funeral will be held at his residence 306 West Woodland Drive with Rev. Ernest A. Childs officiating and burial at City Cemetery Johnson-Wilkerson in charge. Surviving are his wife Effie King two daughters Mary Lou King a sister Mrs James Garrett of Montgomery and three brothers Master Sergeant James King in France Dr Connie King Duxbury Mass and Bascom King New Rochelle NY. Active pallbearers include Tom Buntin Al Flowers Jim Brennan John Sanders Jr Arthur Malone Beatty Whiddon Emile MacKenzie Herman Blumberg and H C Hutchison. Honorary pallbearers include Standard Oil Company employees and Dr E F Moody and Dr H B Burdeshaw.
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W. C. King
Dothan
Oil Company
West Woodland Dive
Ernest A. Childs
Foster Street Methodist Church
Tohnson-Wilkerson
Effie King
Mary Lou ‘King
James Garrett
Montgomery
James King
U. S. Army Air Forces
France
Connie King
Duxbury
Mass
Bascom King
New Rochelle
Tom Buntin
al Flowers
Jim Brennan
John Sanders, Jr
Arthur Malone
Beatty Whiddon
Emile MacKenzie
Herman Blumberg
H.C. Hutchison
Canadians Break Siegfried Line at Goch in Major Outflank
Canadian First Army pushed two miles past the Siegfried Line hitting the Goch bastion while the U S Third Army breached the west wall by Rohrbach. British forces split the German line near 18 miles from the Ruhr, seizing Asperden and nearing Uedem. Over 1,200 prisoners returned as the Allies widened the breach with heavy artillery and infantry advances.
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Edward Kennedy Paris
First Army
Goch
Third Army
Wéstwail
Rohrbach
Canadien
Ruhr
Uedem
Kreve
Procm
Aachen-Monschau
Goch-Calar
Westwall
Montfomert
Calcar
Ceoich
Asperden
Hessum
Favorable Course Of War Dims Hope Of Labor Draft
Washington reports say the administration pressed for adequate legislation on manpower controls as wartime needs rise. War Production Board chairman Krug warned that production shortfalls stem from manpower gaps and urged action to keep men where they can aid the war effort. While the drive continued, Congress appeared unlikely to approve drastic controls as Allied campaigns progressed. Krug said 800,000 more workers are needed in 1945, with shortages in coal, steel, lead, and other basics cited.
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APJ
Capitol Hill
J. A. Krug
War Production Board
Krug
Germany
Japan
Congress
Korg
Cadre Arrive to Reopen Camp Rucker Training
Preliminary steps to reactivate Camp Rucker are underway as cadres begin arriving to establish training organizations and facilities. Officers and enlisted men with prior Army experience will train new soldiers, with trainees to follow once arrangements are completed.
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Bombardment of Iwo Jima and Tokyo raids reported
Admiral Nimitz issued communique on Friday and Saturday operations from Pacific Fleet HQ. Carrier planes and bombers attacked Tokyo-Yokohama area while battleships bombarded Iwo Jima, with shore fire damaging a warship. Reports note heavy enemy resistance and radio blackout masking fuller details.
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Pacific
Guam
Iwo
Tokyo
Adm
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Ninuts
Eniani
Nimitz
Istana
America
Vien Adm
Marc A. Milcher
Tokyo-Yokohama
Torre
Dell
Japan
Fifth Fleet
R. A. Spruance
Bonin Islands
Volcano
Chichi
Hahy
Army
Marcus Islan
Palau
Caroline
Navy Gourdea
Washington
Ate
Raymond A. Spruance
X Pome
Tokyo Radio
Iwo Jima
Asahi
Mainichi
Maine
Dmadcadt
Japan-proper
Guound Installationa
Committee Alarmed Over Inadequate Insane Facilities
A Montgomery AP report notes interim welfare subcommittee findings that facilities for mentally deficient children are inadequate. White and Negro youths are housed in correctional schools instead of proper state schools at Tuscaloosa and Mt Meigs, with calls for better care and updated institutions. A separate panel urges higher old age pensions and aid, while criticizing Bryce Hospital as under manned and insufficient.
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Hag
Randolph
Paul Hooton
Alabama Boys Industrial School
State Training School For
Tuscaloosa
Negro Reform School
Mt. Meigs
Bryce Hospital
White Insane Hospital
Bryce
Hootan
DP. W. Jackson
LaFayette
R L. Henderson
Cherokee
T. T. Bagley
Calhoun
Englishman Still In Ring After Six Years Of Battle
In London during World War II Ralph McGill reports on England’s war weariness yet resolve. He notes intact historic streets, damaged blocks, and the “buzz bombs” era after two years of air raids. Five years of rationing, crowded trams, and daily meals shape life as Parliament debates housewife protests over corset discomfort.
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London
England
House of Commons
Observers Weigh Tokyo Move After Iwo Jima Log
Washington AP dispatch reports military experts in Tokyo assess a future U.S. action against Japan. While noting Japanese protests, analysts consider possible invasion options after evaluations of the Tokyo Yokohama attack and reports of American landings on Iwo Jima, a strategic island 675 miles south of Tokyo.
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Fay Washington
Arc
Japan
China
Iinshu Natch
Tokyo-Yokohama
Iwo Jima
Tokyo
MacArthur Announces Successful Corregidor Landing
General MacArthur reports a successful landing on Corregidor and shore assault on Bataan under U S control. Armenian paratroopers and water borne infantry reportedly seized key posts in Manila Bay, with light casualties after bombardment by Seventh Fleet air forces.
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Island
Bataan
U. S
C. Yates McDaniel
Manila
Hase
Corregidor Fortress
Moanla Bay
United States
Doug
Jax MacArthur
Veteras
New Guinea
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Shige
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Far Eastern Aire Force
Agitation Stalls Poll Tax Repeal in Alabama
Alabama lawmakers clash over abolishing the poll tax with four Southern congressmen favoring action this spring while others warn against federal overreach. Speakers, including Patrick Sparkman and Rains, urge removing cumulative features to ease burdens, amid mixed legislative signals.
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Virginia van der Veer
Washington
Alabama
Lister Hill
Patrick
Rand
Alabamoa
Weber
Sparkman
Abaraje ix
Vito Raoris
Velius Vollk
Gov Sparks
Jarman
Legislators Irked By Interference In Poll Tax Debate
Alabama lawmakers spar over poll tax repeal amid Washington pressure and Northern interference claims. Supporters seek abolition while opponents demand conditions, citing outside influence. Governor's race chatter hints at 1948 interest as lines stiffen.
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Rex Thomas Montgomery
Alabama
Washington
Chauncey Sparkes
Tong
Mike
Alahare
Voiater Ff
van Isaac
Callinan
Jim Folsom
Fourth Commission Candidate Unlikely to Qualify
Deadline nears for city Democratic primary seeking a successor to Commissioner Miles A. Miller. Three candidates have filed with the party committee Dro TC. Hates, John Ayres, and Tin Jerking, with a runoff set for April 2 after the March 20 primary.
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Sebing
Seouth Hall
City Democrat
Miles A. Miller
Hoisoner
Offerig
Dro TC. Hates
John Ayres
Tin Jerking
Third Ward
Pom
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