John P Harrison Last Rites Held
Funeral services for John P Harrison, seventy, of Hartford route two, were held Wednesday at Lavery Baptists Chapel. Burial followed in Harrison cemetery. Survivors include three daughters Mrs Troy Daughtry, Mrs Walter Curses, and Miss Jimmie Harrison. three sons Bot, Jim, and Coley Harrison. two sisters Mrs Xim Ha! and Mrs Creedie Bowden. two brothers Frank and Bam Harrison. Funeral directors Hulman Funeral Home of Hartford.
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John P Har Aton
Hartiard Ross
Lavery
Lee Maxon
Harrison
Hulman Funers
Hartford
Troy Daughtry
Hatford
Walter Curses
Geneve
Jimmie Harrison
Bot Harrison
Enterprise
Jim Harrison
Coley Harrison
Xim Ha
Kinston
Creedie Bowden
Frank Harrison
Bam Harrison
Samson
Moscow’s Widespread Winter Food and Fuel Efforts
The account recalls how, under harsh cold, young peons cut wood in forests to supply Moscow with food and fuel. The speaker laments manpower shortages and reflects on what more could have been done to sustain the city during the siege.
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Moscow
Funeral conducted for Mrs W A Miller at Shove Church
Funeral services for Mrs W A Miller were held at Shove Church with Rev Albertnine officiating. Burial followed at Clayton cemetery. survivors include a daughter Mrs Otse Adams of Cottonwood route one, several Miller relatives, and 27 great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be sons Jakin Kingly and others.
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Mra
W A Aiet
Cattonwoot
Albert
Clayton
Ward- Wileen
Otse Adama
Cottonwood
C C Miller
B Miller
Three More Youths Accepted For Navy
Three more men in the seventeen year old bracket have been accepted from the Dothan recruiting station for naval training. Chief Specialist Charles L. Martin said today. The men were Robert Fletcher Haddon and C. C. Baggett Jr both of Graceville, and Wilite Ray Brooks of Ozark.
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Dothan
Charles L. Martin
Robert Fletcher Haddon
C. C. Baggett, Jr
Graceville
Wilite Ray Brooks
Ozark
Downtown Talk On Case Sparks Fearful Warning
The report notes a sergeant’s account of a woman who hesitated about pursuing the case, fearing another woman. It details Aubrey Richardson’s murder conviction for John D. Brittin’s death, with the charge reduced to second degree murder and Richardson’s ten year penitentiary sentence after a fight over whiskey lead to Griffith’s death. The week closed with one murder and one burglary case in criminal court.
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Welch
Theugrats
Aubrey Richardson
John D. Lrittin
Richardson
Griffith
Chicago Commodities Wheat Corn Oats and Prices
Fragmentary market note from Chicago showing Wheat Corn and Oats with numbers and May, indicating price values and percentage changes. Details are incomplete but reflect commodity trading data for grains in a historical newspaper snippet.
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Chicago
OPA Eases Rules On Rental Property Sales Evictions
Charles M Cooper, director for the Dothan Ozark defense rental offices, said the OPA allows evictions with a showing of hardship when a seller needs to sell and alternative housing is unavailable. Purchasers must file a petition and get administrator permission before eviction in each case.
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OPA
Casrles M Cooper
Dothan-Ozark
Cooper
County Receives Sales Tax Check From State
Probate Judge Sazan Poyner announced the county received its January share of the state maj es tax, a $1,412.40 check. The distribution is population and percentage based, with an annual fiscal year clean-up payment from reserve funds mailed to counties.
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Sazan Poyner
Mrs. Anna Owens Dies at Newville
Mrs. Anna Owens sixty nine of Newville died at her home after a short illness. Funeral at Newville Baptist Church with Rev. Jeff Stinson officiating tomorrow at 1 p.m. Burial in Newville Cemetery. She was a Free Will Baptist and had lived in Newville for a year. Survived by five daughters and five sons, a sister and thirty five grandchildren.
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Anna ‘Owana
Newville
Tommorrow
Newville Baptist Church
Jeff Stinson
Ward-Wilson
Free Will Baptist Church
Owens
Annie Baugh
Maggie Owens
Eva Champion
Abbeville
Guasie Hicks
Dothan
Moble Adame
Clayton
H. R. Owens
Fountain, Fla
M. Owens
Headland
Matthew Owens
Cul Jen Owens
Edwin
Ala
Arnett Owens
U.S. Marines
Addie Atmson
New Orleans and New York Cotton Prices Summary
Readable fragments show May and July futures with open high low close values across years 2014 to 2016 for New Orleans and similar data for New York. The data includes monthly contracts and several numeric entries, but many figures are incomplete or garbled.
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New Orleans
New York
Dee
Jan C
Mal
iC C Murphy Dies Near Abbeville
Christopher C Murphy longtime resident of Henry County and a well known farmer died at home in Murphy's Station near Abbeville early this morning. Survived by four daughters and five sons with siblings and in laws. Funeral services set for tomorrow at 11 am at Pleasant Grove church with multiple local ministers officiating.
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Christopher C Murphy
Murphy
Sre
Clare Arrant
Seale
Mra
Emm+ Eldridgs
Albs
Ethel Pickens
Albany
Ernest Arrant
Abbeville
Song
Woo M. Murphy
Miami
Lf Murphy
Enterprise
D. HO Murphy
Honolulu
H L
Guy
C.C Murphy, Jr
Billy Murphy
Headland
Lydia Smith
Webb
Orlando Kelly
Lynchburg, & C
George Dunn
Pleasant Grove Church
Roby J. Lee
Mark A. Lower, Jr
J. A Griffin
Allied Forces Halt German Tunisian Offensive in Key Sector
American tanks and British artillery beat back a German drive in central Tunisia as Allied HQ and German radio report a halted offensive aimed at disrupting U.S. forces near the Algeria Tunisia border. French commander Juin cites decisive American tank action and strong British fire. Axis observers note northern and Mareth wings threatened. American troops retreat from Feriana Hasserine and Sberia as they regroup near Kasserine Pass.
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London
Tunisia
North Africa
Tenday
United States
Algeria-Tunisia
Anxiong
Erwin Rommel
Tank Corps
Rommel
First Army
Axia
Eighth Army
Libya
Mareth
Medenine
Alphonse Juin
Morocco
Hadjeb el
Fetiana
Sberia
Kasserine
Public utilities rate hearings announced across Alabama
A state investigation will review the fairness and legality of existing utility classifications and rates, contemplating new justifiable schemes. Hearings are scheduled in March for Tallassee Mills, Liddell Power Co, Alabama Water Service, Birmingham Electric, Alabama Power, various gas companies, Mobile Chain Service, and others in Birmingham, Florence, Sheffield, and surrounding areas.
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Tallassea Mills Utiities
Tallassee
Prominent Crash Traced To Engine Fire In Test Flight
The Boeing Company links the disaster and ensuing Holocaust to an engine fire during a routine test flight. The crippled bomber reportedly kept contacting the landing field before plunging. Crew reported motor fire and temporary suppression by carbon dioxide equipment, then renewed flames spreading along a wing. It lost altitude, snapped tension wires, cutting city power, and crashed into the plant, trapping workers in an elevator and sealing their deaths as the hole cable was severed.
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Ihohn
Fred
Boeing Company
Labor Bill Aims At Interference With Interstate Commerce
Rep Hobbs says the measure blocks anti labor tactics by outlawing actions interfering with interstate commerce. He argues the bill targets anyone interfering with commerce, whether or not they carry a union card, and would stop union agents pressuring truck operators to hire union labor even if not needed.
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Rep
Hobbs
D-Als
Draft Board Lists 12 As Delinquent
Two white and ten Negro registrants were listed as delinquent by Houston County Selective Service Board. White registrants named were Thomas David Gard and Bes Recewell. Negro registrants include Ed Streeter Marvin Henry Thompson James Monroe Claagen Mack George Cum oings James Benford Claudie Lee Willis Joe Johnens Robert J. Johnson and Web Jr Mostly. Delinquent notices were mailed to the listed addresses. Officials urged anyone with knowledge of these registrants to notify the board immediately.
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Houston County Belective ‘Service Board
Farm Peanut Goal Guides Houston County Committees
Houston County farm community committeemen adjust peanut allotments to meet a 65 000 acre goal as part of wartime food production. County AAA chairman Jesse A Culbreth and Rex Pippin note ninety percent of farmers completed work sheets used to allocate each farmer’s peanut acreage and other war crops. Forty plus committeemen work with farmers to apply the worksheets as guides in apportioning county shares for national food production. This marks the first use of farm sheets to determine each farmer’s role in reaching the goal.
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Houston County
Jesse A. Culbreth
AAA
Rex. Pippin
Fourth-Continued Frew Fuge One Tankers Fire Hurled
In Portuguese Timor a Mitchell bomber formation attacked an enemy cruiser with quarter-ton missiles while facing anti aircraft fire. Five Japanese Zeros engaged in a 100 mile dogfight. one Mitchell and two Zeros were shot down. Liberators bombed a Japanese cargo vessel off New Britain and a 5,000 ton ship north of Rein Bay. Ground patrols near Wau Mubo tally 40 more Japanese deaths. General Krueger takes command of Sixth Army in the Southwest Pacific, reporting to General MacArthur.
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Dili
Portuguese Timor
Cape Orford
New Britain
Rein Bay
Wau-Mubo
Douzlan MacArthur
Walter Krueger
Southwest Pacific
Sixth Army
Farm labor bills loom as Senate threatens action
Number 12 reports a Senate fight over labor relief measures to ease farm and industrial shortages. A large bloc presses to move deferment and furlough bills from the Military Affairs Committee to floor votes, while Senator Austin schedules a March 2 public hearing with War Department officials and industry representatives on non-combatant service. The clash centers on manpower and food price policies, with farm groups urging price rises to spur production.
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Congress
Military Affairs Committee
Tlem
Austin
R.-Vt
War Department
Civil and Patriotic
Administration c
Madame Chiang Kai Shek Appeals for U S War Aid to China
Madame Chiang Kai Shek urges Congress to speed planes tanks guns and ammunition to China as new Japanese offensives threaten Chungking despite Roosevelt and Chinese leaders stressing China as a key base against Japan. She and Roosevelt discuss joint aims while lawmakers push to translate sympathy into tangible aid for China’s war effort.
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Ching
China
Chiang
Amartcan Vokunteer
Sot Osly
Amertcan
Bbe
Shelp
Japan
Iir
Roosevelt
Tokyo
Washington
Jong Rim
Halsan
Mme
Chiang Kai|Shek
Congress
Chungking
Chungking Artoies
German Battle Possible Withdrawals West of Duna and Dnieper
The Weltwoche summarized the military situation suggesting a German withdrawal in Russia. It speculated the army could be pulled back to the Duna and Dnieper rivers or even farther west as losses mounted compared with Stalingrad.
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Friedrich Paulow
Stalingrad
Weltwoche
Russia
Duna
Dnieper
Disney measure advances in house by large majority
The editorial note suggests the Disney measure would pass the House by a large margin, with private indications that support is strong for final passage. The line indicates ongoing confidence in the bill's approval and political momentum.
Sheriff Office Move Approved for Montgomery County Annex
The Attorney General's office in Montgomery approved Sheriff BG Farmer’s plan to relocate the sheriff’s office from the county courthouse to the annex. Houston County Board of Revenue discussed changes to the room to accommodate heating and layout needs before occupancy. The new offices will sit in the southeast corner of the annex, with some preparations required prior to use.
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Attorney General's Office
Montgomery
Sheritf BG. Farmer
Sheriffs Office
Houston County Board of Beveoughs
Thanges
Baron Popner
Farmer
Board of Revenue
Resecas
Poyner
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