U.S. Bombers Hit Reich From West
Allied air forces pressed the campaign from the west as U S bombers attacked Germany and Berlin. Mosquito raids targeted Berlin Manphelim Bremen and Wesel while about 250 Lancasters bombed Wesel cutting a major Rhine crossing under Canadian pressure. Italian based U 5 heavy bombers aided strikes on Nazi communications in Austria.
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London
Germany
Westoead
Berlin
Femalu
T the West
Ani Peyedh
KAPB
Mosquito
Blockpurier
Manpheun
Roungland Arms
Cesmunicalions Center
Bremen
Britain
Wesel
Italy
Austriz
Two Negroes Held On Robbery Charge
Ed die Junior Williams and Figyd Smith were arrested on a robbery charge and jailed. A warrant issued by Chief Deputy Sheriff J. T. Casey accused the pair of robbing O. C. Thomas of three dollars. The timing of the alleged robbery was not disclosed.
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Eddie Junior Williams
Figyd Smith
Cecorda
J. T. Casey
O. C. Thomas
City County Law Makes 25 Arrests
City and county law enforcement officials report a quiet weekend with 24 people cited or arrested. Authorities say 14 persons faced various charges including drunkenness and gambling. five individuals were taken into custody for public drunkenness.
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City End
Helen Stinson Dies On Newville Route
Funeral services for Helen Stinson, three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs W H Stinson of Newville route ont, who died Sunday at home after illness, will be Tuesday at 2 pm at Pleasant Grove Church with Rev Ruby J Let officiating. Survived by parents, three brothers Grady Fort Guin ee GA Clyde U S Army in California and JessieGeorge Stinson, five sisters, and burial at Pleasant Grove Cemetery with Ward-Wilgon directing.
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Helen
Stinson
W. H. Stinson
Newville
Pleasant Grove
Ruby J
Grady Stioson
Fort Guinee
Clyde Stinson
U. & Army
California
Jessie George Stinson
Newlyvile
Misses W
Mae
Ruby
Exte
Virginia Rath
Nins
Joe Stinson
Zil
Werd-Wilgon
War conditions prompt calls for quicker manpower use
In remarks broadcast over the weekend, Secretary of War Stimson and War Production Chief J B Krug urged faster manpower deployment as shortages grow. Representative O Mahoney cited lend lease totals to Britain and Russia to argue for action, noting eight billion dollars in U S ordnance and six billion in war materiels supplied, while critics warned against prolonged, trivial delays.
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Stimson
J. B Krug
Ronge
O'Mahoney
Halsey Reveals Leyte Invasion Decision Details
Admiral Halsey describes the shift to invade the Philippines after downing Japanese planes. He cites a captive American pilot’s information and guerrilla help that pinpointed the moment to strike off Leyte. Nimitz and MacArthur approved the plan, enabling the October 20 landing.
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Halsey
Philippines
Guerries
Waa Ripe
Nimitz
Genrei MacArthur
MacArthur
Leyte
Ed Crawford Named Disaster Chairman
Ed Crawford was appointed disaster chairman of the How e County Chapter American Red Cross, succeeding Fred Nuseies as Lee Chapter chair for the coming year. The meeting in February also covered two major incidents, a tornado that damaged five homes in Webb community on April and a gas line explosion with injuries.
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Ed Crawford
Dikster Chiirman
Howe County
Amenca
Red Cross
Uifithele
Fred Nuseies
Coer Tan
Lee
Cinaulers
Bern
Webb
Deferments for Under 30 Declared by War Agencies
Washington reports a plan to defer key workers under 30 to keep war production and essential services going. A limited number will qualify, with local draft boards maintaining final authority and agencies certifying potential deferments for critical defense roles.
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Washington
Selective Service
War Manpower Commission
Soviet advances tighten grip near Berlin and Prussia
Moscow dispatches report heavy Soviet pressure along the Oder and in East Prussia as troops push toward Berlin and Grudziadz. Overran Naumberg and Sagan, while Grudziadz outskirts see 20 counterattacks. Gen Ivan Cherniakhovsky killed. 258150 German and Hungarian casualties tallied in the week.
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Berlin
Crogseng
Guben
Cottbus
Beeskow
Moscow
Zhukov
Oder
Marshal Konev
Ukraine
Naumberg
Saxony
Neumberg
Dresden
Konev
Sagan
Dansig
Vistule
Grudziadz
East Prussia
Ivan Bo, Cherniakhovsky
Grudevidhy
Russian War Bulletin
Budapest
massacre at a college during an attack reported
The account recalls a brutal siege where a priest hid under an altar for a week after a first attack. Among 70 victims, eight to ten were believed to be American priests. many women and children died while seeking parental protection. survivors ranged to eight or ten.
Private Zor Promoted by Ninth Air Force France
Private Eulon Zor of Gamson was promoted today by the Ninth Air Force Service Command in France. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Hady J Zor of route one.
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Eulon Zor
Gamson
Ninth Air Force Service Command
France
Hady J. Zor
Route One
Williams Testimony on REA Chief Nomination Sparks Debate
Aubrey Williams defended his REA head nomination before senators, denying charges over ministry intent and alleged Communist associations. He cited a Presbyterian scholarship and reading from Youth Congress materials to contest claims, while witnesses questioned his beliefs and suitability.
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Bilbo
Broady
Hodges
Willisma
Presbyterian Church
Williams
National Youth Congress
Youth Congress
House
Marines Invade Iwo Jima in Major Pacific Operation
Divisions of the Fifth Marine Corps under Gen Harry Schmidt landed on the gourd shaped Iwo Jima. Nimitz reported Mitscher’s Fifth Fleet raids on Tokyo Yokohama area destroyed 1,509 enemy aircraft with extensive damage to ships and bases. The invasion, supported by a massive fleet, aims to breach inner defenses and threaten the Tokyo raiding base, with two volcanic landmarks Suribachi Yama and Moto Yama defining the island.
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Fifth Marine Corps
Wisj
Harry Schmidt
Cherter W. Nimitz
Merc Mitscher
Fifth Fleet
Tokyo Yokohama
Nimits
Toak
Alire
Yokohma
Nimitz
U. S
Iwo Jima
Japan
Associated Press
Elmont Waite
Pacific Fleet
Waite
Iwo
Honshu
Marianas
Raymond A. Sprugnce
Suribachi Yama
Moto Yama
Orland M. Smith
Marine Expeditionary
Schmidt
Fifth Amphibious Corp
Fourth Marines
Clifton Ro Catca
Fifth Marines
Keller B. Rockey
Pharmacist's Mate Hornaby Receives Purple Heart
Joseph Allen Hornaby Pharmacist's Mate second class USNR son of Mrs Zelena Branch Davis of 400 North Orange Ave has been awarded the Purple Heart by a Central Pacific base commander for wounds received in action. In 1944 he was injured while tending wounded at the front near a harbor as a Marine anti aircraft artillery battalion member in an assault on Japanese held shores. He has served 20 months in Navy overseas 14 months. He previously fought the enemy at Cape Gloucester New Britain.
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Joseph Allen Hornaby
Zelena Branch Davis
North Orange Ave
Central Pacific
Hornsby
Font Nea
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Wallace Divides Southern Solons in House Clash
In Washington opposing Southern Democrat factions blame Henry Wallace for stirring rifts. Wallace supporters and opponents clash over leadership and policy, with debate heated during House sessions and conferences as votes on key nominations loom.
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Washington
Henry Wallce
Renins
Franken
George Cid
Wallece
Commerce
Patereck
Mabel
Tous
Wallace
Cox D.gad
Hhem
Wright Bryan Freed From German Camp
AP reports Wright Bryan, who wrote for The Atlanta Journal and worked for NBC, was freed from a German camp. Details are scarce, but the Red Army advances earlier liberated multiple POW camps, including Oflag 64 in Poland where he was held. Bryan was captured near Chaumont, France, while riding in a jeep.
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Atlanta
Wright Bryan
Auanta Journal
Eady Gilmore
Moscow
Bryan
Red Army
Tront
Sxobin
Poland
France
The
Journel
National Broadcasting Company
Chaumost
Pershing
Wee
Edward W. Beattie
United Press
Metsege
Burp Gun Wounds Houston Soldier in War Time Action
Staff Sgt Luther T Austin Jr of Madrid Alabama, a section leader with the United States First Infantry Division, was wounded in an enemy patrol incident near a house. He reported being hit in the leg after his squad leader was killed, then evacuated to aid station and later to a hospital ship. He had been a civil service painter before enlisting in December 1942, and is the son of Mr and Mrs Luther T Austin Sr of Madrid.
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Romney Wheeler A
U. S. General Hospital
England
Command Post
Luther T Aurstin, Jr
Madrid
Ala
Exeland
Avastin
United States First Infantry Divis Sion
Luther T. Austin, Sr
Postal Inspectors Air New Rackets
Postal inspectors reveal new schemes including stolen mailed checks cashed with blood donor certificates and a fraudulent beauty contest with a runaway prize pool. Testimony before the House Appropriations Committee exposes the tactics and amounts involved in these scams.
Atmore Escapees Remain At Large
Four convicts escaped from Sunte prison farm near Atmore Alabama on Friday after commandeering a truck. Prison officials recovered a prison show believed worn by one fugitive and recaptured one inmate, George Newton, while three others remain at large. Names given include Evie Lokkent, Rey Crawford, Dallas Prince, and Henry Lee Dykes. sentences range from 16 to 75 years.
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Atmore
Ain
No E Lambert
Sunte
Lambert
Ap Goeung
Amore
Evie Lokkent
Houston County
Rey Crawford
Culman County
Dallas
Prince, Jefferson
Henry Lee Dykes
Geneva
Wes
George Newton
Puce
John Sykes Dies at Home Funeral Tuesday
John Sykes died at his home on Reevestreet this morning after a prior job with Pes Rivar Bus Company. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Beulah Church with Rev. M. Medema of Webb officiating and burial in the church cemetery. Survivors include his mother Mrs. S. A. Sykes two sisters Mrs. W. A. Whitt of Dothan and Birs A. Cathridge of Dothan and two brothers Huston and J. W. Sykes of Dothan. Active pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers noted. Johnson-Wilkerson Funeral Home in charge.
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John Sykes
Reevestreet
Pes Rivar Bus Company
Funers
Beuleh Church
Birs. A. Cathridge
Dothan
Huston
J. W. Sykes
Million Newton
Rey Nyton
Cethel Newton
Brunson Newton
Oliver Tidwell
J. T. Casey
Charlie Roland
John Hilson
Ed Foy
Wes Herring
Robert Gwaltney
Tom Holland
Dick Sanders
Mack Clemmons
John Davis
Pruitt Gills
Jim Helms
Dr. L. Hilton
Johnson-Wilkerson Funeral Home
Battle Report Describes Heavy Fighting Near Kleve
Allied columns push toward Wesel and the Ruhr valley as Scots, British, Canadian and American divisions assault fortified towns. Heavy bombardment and house to house fighting mark the push through the Ehmen area and along the Siegfried Line, with progress across a seven mile front and several miles into Germany.
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Decision God
Hell
Mulez
Kleve
Sod
Goc
Ruhr
Wesrl
Third
Sei+derborn
Germany
Pointe
Prue
Echternach
80Th Blue Ridge
Hommerdligen
Outeirtry
Nusbaum
Stockigt
Red Diamond
Ith
Luxembourg City
Thas
Reich
Patton
76Th
Sth
80Th
Siegfried Line
Eehternach
Arrives at IBTC Private Hatton joins rifle training
Private John Melton Hatton twenty son of J D Hatton of Dothan arrives at Camp Wolters Texas Infantry Replacement Training Center to begin bese training as an infantryman. Lieutenant Rex L Ler son of Mr and Mrs Claude Lee of 400 Edgewood Drive assigned as mus en officer to Buckingham Army Air Field Fort Myers Florida according to Public Relations Office. Ler has been in the Army fourteen months and received his commission on December 30 1944 at Midland Texas.
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IBTC
John Melton Hatton
J. D. Hatton
Dothan
Camp Wolters
Texas
Infantry Replacement Training Center
Rex L. Ler
Claude Lee
Edgewood Drive
Buckingham Army Air Field
Fort Myers
Fla
Lieut. Lee
Army
Midlant
Liquor Charge Faces Chamber Director in Cottonwood
J P Whsentad of Cottonwood faced a liquor violation charge yesterday as deputies reported a substantial quantity of whiskey in his possession. Sheriff J T Casey and Special Investigator W S Allpop led the case with J P Bass of the Ax Beard assisting. Whitehead was released under discretion.
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Cottonwood
J. P
Cotlanw
Rusody
J. T Casey
Number 1 Cantions From Page Oss Division's 142th Regiment
The division's 142th Regiment accomplished the liberation in a concise report noting the action and the unit involved.
Bastogne and the flood of battle described in memory
A survivor recalls the Bastogne battle with Von Rundstedt’s flood of German forces, gliders on the fields, and the harsh destruction across the town. He contrasts modern breakthrough warfare with World War I, notes the steadfast Belgian townsfolk returning to cellars, and reflects on the cost and courage shown.
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Bastogne
von Rundstedt
Unez
von Hundstedt
Iatton
Alamo
Felds
Belgium
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Young Drug Co
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Willie T. Peacock
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