State Music Festival For 1943 Called Off
Wartime conditions force cancellation of Alabama state high school music festival slated for Tuscaloosa. State music supervisor Dr. Alton O'Steen and Birmingham public echoe music greeter Reuters Martinson said instead county and focal festivals will be held. About 2,000 high school students usually attend.
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Tusalocca
Alton O'Steen
Reutes Martinson
Birmingham
Public Echoe
Beef Packing Plant Halts Workers Amid Price Ceiling Strain
Wooten cites narrow margins as price ceilings bite into beef processing. Plant cut 6 workers after slumping demand and black market effects, with beef prices and processed product ceilings squeezing profits and threatening continued operations without relief.
Fire damages house on West Main Street
Assistant Fire Chief Jay Johnson said a fire caused by defective wiring damaged the walls of a West Main Street residence occupied by Jesse Burke early this morning before dawn. The blaze was extinguished before spreading to other parts of the building and the structure was not materially damaged.
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West Main Street
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Jesse Burke
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Catholics To Pray For 43 Victory
Catholic leaders launch a nationwide Novena campaign starting March 12, uniting over 110 Roman Catholic churches to seek a quick victory. Rev Terence A. Seery says the Friday services aim to mobilize millions across races and creeds in support of war end, with Archbishop Samuel A. Stritch endorsing the crusade. Participants pledge weekly attendance through the year’s remaining Fridays.
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Chicago
Terence A. Seery
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Cearches
United States
Beery
Samuel A Stretich
Allied and Japanese forces Clash Across Burma and New Guinea
Allied air and naval actions report heavy strikes against Japanese shipping and ground forces in New Britain, New Guinea, and nearby coastlines. RAF bombers hit Rathedung and Akyab, while Liberators engage Zeros near Open Bay and sink or damage enemy vessels. in China, a spokesman notes Japanese momentum limited with setbacks and reserves buildup.
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Yanga
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Thomba
Continued From Page One Fourth Item Confusion and Defense Talk
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss enemy confusion and shifting caummies. The speaker claims the Nva can move into a dummy pval ion in fifteen minutes. General Lewis asserts the capital has aircraft defenses that are barely adequate and increases in accidents to ships in the St Lawrence river area are noted.
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St Lawrance
Special Ration Board For Salons Disclosed
Washington reports reveal a superservice ration board to speed Congressmen’s gasoline and tire requests. OPA says the board expedites processing, not giving extra entitlements, similar to war plant boards for workers. The existence drew Capitol speculation and questions about access and records.
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Reid
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James D. Fitzgerald
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Caid R. K. ‘Thompson
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Bill to Defer Fathers From Military Service
Washington action moves to exempt all fathers from service by replacing eligible troops with men aged 18 to 45. Senator proposes targeting bachelors and childless husbands up to 45 to avoid breaking up homes, with Selective Service to weed out nonessential service. The plan would grant blanket exemption to married fathers before Pon’s Marbor and living with their families.
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No News From Calerga Sunk, USC Veteran Son Letter
Mrs Richard T Davis receives a message from her son Lt John V Haker a former USC athlete written the day after his cruiser the Calerga was sunk The letter owner asks the family not to report the tragedy and conveys concern over news coverage
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American air raid on El Ouinaa base disrupts Rommel forces
American twin-motored Marauders with Spitfire escorts raided El Ouina airdrome at Tunis, destroying transport planes and fighters, while Rommel’s entrenched southern defense faced fresh Allied pressure. Despite heavy losses, Axis strength remains substantial, with Anthon estimates placing Axis troops near 2,000 in Tunisia and more armor arriving.
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Tunis
Sicily
Italy
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Get Commission Jease Earnest Joiner
Jease Earnest Joiner son of Mr and Mrs E 1 Joiner of Hartford route Ahres has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the U S Army after completing the Officer Candidate Course at the Infantry School Port Benning Ga The officer lists Lt Joiner enlisted March 13 1937 and served with the 33d Infantry on the 2th Infantry before entering the Officer Candidate School Nimtha age A graduate of Slocomb High School.
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E 1
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Ahres
Port Beaning
Joiner
Army
33D Infantry
2Th
Slocomb High School
Dothan Men Enrolled in B 24 Mechanic School
In Brattle AP report three Dothan men join the Keeler Field Misa Army Air Forces Technical Training Command unit for B 24 Liberator air vane mechanics. Private John M Monk Private Leon E Patternon and Private Thames Wilson are listed with home addresses on Montana Street Newton Boulevard and Newton Boulevard.
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Mechanics School
Dothan
Keeler Field
Misa
Army Air Forces Technical Training Command
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J. B. Monk
Montana S
Leon E. Patternon
Mary EB. Tenon
Thames 2
Wilson
T. R Wilson
W. Newton BL. Dothan
Birmingham Lawyers suspended By Court
MONTGOMERY AP suspensions of two Birmingham lawyers by the State Board of Bar Commissioners charged with misconduct were affirmed with modifications by the State Supreme Court. Robert Morel Montgomery’s two-year suspension was increased to three years for bribery. Menza B Grace’s five-year suspension was reduced to two for highly reprehensible conduct in writing a letter to a Supreme Court Justice.
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Jefferson County
Grand Jury
Trigh
Joint Offices for Patrol and ABC Move to Courthouse
Patrol and Alcoholic Beverage Control Board offices in Houston County are now housed in a single room at the courthouse. Sergeant H B Moody and ABC agent L Fountain announced the move, with patrolmen relocating from the Mariana highway building and the ABC office moved a day earlier. ABST agents will continue to work with sheriffs, city police, and cover the county and nearby areas. The arrangement aligns with state recommendations to operate both agencies from the same location.
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Houston County
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L. ¥. Fountain
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Mariana Highway
Fountain
War Front Demands and North Africa Invasion Pace
Lord Beaverbrook presses for European and African attacks while the War Minister warns of invasion hazards and needed army reforms. Allied North Africa invasion required three weeks to move 185000 men 20000 vehicles and 226000 tons of supplies from British camps to embarkation ports despite weather setbacks.
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No Change Reported in Gandhi Condition
An official bulletin stated there was no change in the condition of Mohandas K. Gandhi, now in his 18th day of fasting in Bombay. Eden promised a review of the situation in Parliament but said no useful purpose would be served by a debate. Amery deferred to Churchill’s message that Britain backs India’s detention policy.
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Soviet and German claims clash over Kursk battles
Pravda cites dogged Soviet advances through deep snow near Kursk as enemy counterattacks fail and towns are captured. Soviet Information Bureau dismisses German claims of 18,200,000 Russian losses as fabrications while noting heavy Donets counterattacks and continued Soviet offensives in the Voroshilov region.
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Finnish Armistice Talks and Goebbels Signals
Information reaching Washington through diplomatic channels indicates Finland will draft more specific proposals if not already done. A Helsinki dispatch quoted a Foreign Office spokesman denying that the Finnish government had entered peace negotiations with Russia. Some interpret Goebbels rhetoric as suggesting Germany would accept an armistice in the east, at least on the Finnish front.
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Daleville native commissioned in Armored Forces
Horace Dillard Averett son of Bryant A Averett of Daleville route one has been commissioned a second lieutenant in the Armored Forces after completing the Armored Forces Officer Candidate Course at Fort Knox Ky Public relations office announced today Lt Averett was a member of the Lt Gen Walter Krueger class in honor of the commander of the newly formed Sixth Army in the Southwest Pacific
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Southwest Pacific
Negro Auxiliaries Aid Macon Police
In Macon Georgia Negro policemen serving without pay assist the regular force in crowded war camp districts. The 65 member Civilian Defense auxiliary unit, in gray blue uniforms and armed with pistols and clubs, patrols Negro neighborhoods under Police Chief Robert L. Miller and Assistant Chief J C Smith. They have made hundreds of arrests for offenses from drunkenness to murder, improving law enforcement in difficult districts and earning praise for efficiency. The unit is led by F J Hutchings, with funds planned to create temporary headquarters and communications in multiple locations.
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Robert L. Miller
Nicera
J. C. Smith
F. J. Hutchings
Ite
Jhours Daity
Crop woes deepen as 15000 acres of long-staple cotton rot
Number 16 continues from page one noting the 15000 acres of long-staple cotton in the Arizaca fields deteriorating for lack of pickers. Col Fred McLogan, Phoenix unit commander, said soldier-pickers procedures would be clarified soon. An Army officer who visited the field claimed the crop already deteriorated beyond value for picking.
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Earsler
Fred McLogan
Phoenix
Ninth Service Command
Maharg
Fisida
RAF raids target Bremen as Berlin reports air activity
An official bulletin states there was no enemy activity over Britain at night. Bremen remained the focus of the last RAF raid on Germany. Berlin radio says British planes flew over northern and southern Germany causing damage and injuries in both regions.
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RAF Bsienheims
Rathedaung
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Kaladan
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