Headland Man Faces Draft Charge in Columbus Ga
William Gaston Meadows, a 25 year old draft registrant described as a Jehovah’s Witness, was arrested by Georgia FBI agents in Columbus and is held in Muscogee County jail awaiting transfer to Dothan for induction evasion. The FBI reports a two year sentence previously served in a Fed reformatory after failing to report for induction. Meadows stated he would not enter the armed forces if able to avoid it.
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Elthe
Headland Selective Service Board
Columbus
Muscogee County
Muaiting
Dothan
BR. J. Abbaliccts, Jr
Birmingham
Feders Bereau
Wiliam Gaston Meadows
Georgia
Ube
FBI
Abdalicchuetad
Sai Meadows
Petersburg
FBE
Meadows
Jehovah's Witnesses
Dr Norton Slated For Address Here
Dr B Norton, head of education, will speak to a city and county audience this afternoon at 9 in the auditorium of Young Junior High School. Invited are teachers and parents, with the Dethan Teachers Association and county teachers among those expected to attend.
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B Norton Stele Rupertendeot
City Aid County
Ducelore
Oorlock
Agaiu
Dethan
PFTA
Asporcaben
Mrs. S. C. Lambert Last Rites Held
Mrs. S. C. Lambert died of a heart ailment while visiting Troy last week. Funeral services were held Saturday at Florala with Rev. Bed Wine and Rev. Barnes presiding. She lived with her son H. A. Synco at 484 West Newton Street for three years. Survived by two sons, Frankie Lee Synco in Army overseas and Mr. Synco, a sister Mrs. C. B. Synco of Troy, two brothers J. S. McKnight of Aries, Alf, and Henry McKnight of Montgomery, plus several nieces and nephews.
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Furere
Mra
C. Trate
Troy
Florala
Barnes
H. A. Synco
West Newton Street
Synco
Frankie Lee Synco
C. B. Synco
J. 5. McKnight
Ariies
Alf
Henry McKnight
Montgomery
Army awards contracts for two target ranges
The Army has awarded contracts totaling 71 880 dollars for building two target ranges at Campsucker. Lieut. Col. H. Collins, Mobile district engineer, announced the project. The work by the Corps of Engineers includes a two target and a thirty target distance range under supervision.
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Army
Campsucker
Col. H. Collins
Mobile
U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers
Soldier Watford listed among 2019 wounded in Europe
Private Herbert F. Watford, son of Mrs Pearl Wetford of Dothan Route, was today listed among 2,019 soldiers wounded in action in the European area, announced by the War Department.
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Herbert F. Watford
Pearl Wetford
Dothan
War Department
Press Courage in Wartime France and Belgium
The text honors wartime journalists in Paris and Belgium who defied German occupation. It describes clandestine papers published under risk, printers delivering type hidden in baskets, and drivers smuggling news past blockades. It praises journalists who risked their lives to keep a free press alive.
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Italy
naUonsa
Paris
Pars
Lyon
France
Belgium
Gerimmans
Regivision
Farmers' income compared with non-farmers in 1944
Officials testified that capita farm income in 1944 was about $530, versus $17 in 160, and noted farmers' peak income was only about half the average income of non-farmers.
Iwo Jima Battle Report Tops Pacific War News
The daylong fighting on Iwo Jima produced heavy casualties with 5 372 dead wounded and missing reported to date. Maj Gen Harris Schruff’s Amphibious Corps launched a large assault aided by Marine artillery and heavy units while securing the east west run, central Deid, and much of the south. The Japanese defenses were stout with fortified emplacements across the island, and Secretary Forrestal described a frontal assault necessitated by terrain and surprise absence.
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Numie
Crv
Gans
Haersy Schrudis
Amphibious Corps
Motoyama No. 1
James W . Forrestal
Iwo
Guam
Nippon
War Production Strains Rise As Deferments, Steel Army Calls
Draft Director forecast shows 20 plus men may constitute 30 percent of Army and Navy calls within four months. Three million between 18 and 38 hold industrial deferments. January arms output fell one percent from December, two percent behind, prompting WPB concern. Miners’ pay talks approach, steel cull production lagging by 3 million tons. Heavy snows threaten river floods affecting Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ohio, risking steel and armament supply.
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Lewis B. Hershey
War Production Board
WPB
J. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Ohio
WPH
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Soviet and German Front Lines Vary as Eastern Drive Presses
Moscow reports heavy Soviet advances across the Breslau area and new gains along the 800 mile eastern front. The Germans claim successful Russian bridgehead reductions near Berlin, and describe a broader counter thrust toward Koenigsberg and the Samland peninsula. Danzig approaches remain hot as Soviet columns push toward the Polish corridor.
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Koeningsberg
Samland
Moscow
Koenigsberg
Pillau
Baltic
Neuse River
Berlin
Guben-Forst-Cottbus
Hron River
Brazil
Java
Vienna
Kemend
Budapest
Ivan S. Koneva Foust Ukrane
Breslau
Silesian
Marshal Zhukov
Tale
Chojwice
Police raid nets two arrests for whiskey and disorder
City police yesterday arrested two Black individuals after a raid that seized whiskey and liquor bottles. Officers cited drunkenness and disorderly conduct among the weekend records, with county sheriffs reporting only one arrest during Labor Day.
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Jonn Lee
J .T. Lee
Odell Hubby
Berlin Air War Rages As Bombers Press City Front
Allied air offensive continues with a 150 mile long bomber stream approaching Berlin and more than 1,000 Flying Fortresses pounding the capital. Mosquitos raid Berlin again as 5,000-plus sorties are flown, while the U S 15th Air Force targets Arad, Austria, and southern Germany amid heavy German defenses.
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Berlin
DNB
Reich
Mosquitez
Erfurt
Leipzig
Holland
Ruhr
U. S. 15Th Air Force
Italy
Bremen
Strategy shifts as land based forces rely on coast near Tokyo
The article explains U S and Japanese air and naval movements around Tokyo. It notes land based formations struggle to strike naval forces far at sea while enemy task forces stay distant. A U S destroyer and air crew near Tokyo’s harbor are cited along with vast fires in central Tokyo from combined carrier raids.
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Raymond A. Spruance
Tokyo
U. S
Associated Press
Robert Geiger
Absie
Europe
Number 14 continued from page one
Maj. Davidson, a chef nurse, recalled the lingering “good smell” of gasolline as she opis captivity. Her weight fell from 156 to 8 pounds during confinement. Nurses and 900 wounded soldiers endured seven days without fresh air after surrender.
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Maj. Davidson
Corregidor
Episcopal Church Plans Scout Troop
Registration papers for a pre Scout troop sponsored by the Episcopal Church of the Wayside have been filed with the county scouts office. J W Cooke, Scout Executive, announced Harris as Scoutmaster with Hovey and Farmer as assistant counselors. The troop committee includes Rev G Ralph Madison, E H Necken, J S Adams, Horace Hall and LaBruce Honahan. Glenn McElroy to be senior patrol leader and Scouts named: Busse l Farmer, Richard Ramney, Caries Racklay, Cec Cantey, Jimmy Ritter, Louie Pucker, Ken Harris, Byrd Farmer, Henry Jackson, Tommy Oakrey, Budde Pittman, Tommie McElvey, John Harris, George Hammond, Dexter Howell, Herbert Johnson, Jobsme Hamilton and Bobbie Hawiey.
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Episcopal Church of the Ways Iy
Councilcout
J. W. Cooke
Bow
Harris
DS . Hovey
C. R. Farmer
Assstant’ S Coulihamters
Lewis blasts coercive notices amid looming coal contract talks
The mine leader warns against forced strike ballots as United Mine Workers prepare for three days of talks at UMWA HQ near the White House. He cites President Roosevelt’s veto overruns and laments government threats, urging operators and government to ease tensions and pursue a cooperative contract to stabilize production. The dispute heightens with a looming April 30 expiry and fears of a broader labor crackdown.
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Lewis
Roosevelt
Union
UMWA
White House
Congress
Lions Governor To Attend Banquet In Dothan
WL Hammond district governor of Lions International will be the principal speaker at the Dothan Lions Club banquet and dance Thursday night. Mr Hammond head of the Motole Steel Works was elected governor last July. The banquet will be at the Houston Heel dining room at 8 am followed by a dance at the Country Club. Lions from Hartford Elba Clark Abbenile Enterprise Ashford Andalusia Columbia and Sam pon expected.
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WL. Hammond
Lions International
Wil Te
Dothan Loos
Tray Lewis Ehairman
Arranger 15
Mr Hammond
Motole Steel Works
Histet
Birmingham
Tne
Houston
Lions Clubs
Hartford
Elba
Czark
Abbenile
Enterprise
Ashford
Andelusia
Columbia
Sampon
Americans Open Rhine Front as Third Army Pushes Toward Koblenz
Allied forces advance on multiple fronts in Germany as the American Third Army drives toward Koblenz and Saarburg while the Seventh Army penetrates the Saar district. Patton’s units push past the Saar riverhold and tighten the noose near the Rhine. Montgomery’s Canadian First Army nears Calcar as Siegfried Line pressure intensifies.
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Germany
Erft River
Cologne
Rhine
Amerian Third
Fourth Armored
Nims
Bunburg
George S. Patton
Koblenz
Middle Rhine
Third Army
Bitburg
Siegried
Saar River
Saarburg
Tier
Senching
Cologne Plain
Montgomery
Siegfried Line
Calcar
Saar District
Saarbruecken
Civil service pay notes hourly travel time rate
An obscure line states an hourly travel time rate equal to the full hourly wage rather than two thirds. It also mentions distinct second and third shift differentials of five and ten cents per hour respectively. The fragment hints at compensation policy changes without full context.
Allied Ninth and Third Armies Break German Defenses
Allied forces report heavy advances on the Cologne plain as Ninth and Fire Armies press the Siegfried Line, taking 5,000 prisoners and capturing towns near the Rhine. Third Army drives toward the Ruhr, freeing hundreds amid crumbling German positions and fortified towns like Oberembi and Guesten.
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Fraoners
Gorgiusia
Cologne
Inger
Siegfried
Searls
Lower Rhine
Ninth Army
Erkelent
Ruhr
Oberembi
Erty
Germany
Guesten
Haselsweil
Fragmentary World War II Battle Sketch From OCR Text
OCR readable pieces describe movement near Bitburg and Cobleny with references to the Fourth Army, Siegfried Line, and 76th Division advancing near Vosfelg and Bitburg. Mentions German and Allied positions, river badges, and distances, implying a combat operations summary with limited legible detail.
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Bivpurg
Sootiens Werdmoen
Auichend
Hiram
Bitotrg
Third Army
Cobleny
Beyord Weylen
Siegfried Line
Pug
Dockendorf
Ingengort
Wert
Bitburg
Wolsfelg
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S. C. Lambert
DRY Cleaners
S. Lena Street
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Cottondale, Fla
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Miami
Tampa
Fiz
Penenetta
New Orleans
THE
BAY Line
New York
Episcopal Church
Lions
B. Davis Sinclair Refining Co
Agt
Capps
Troy &. C
J. L. Harris Roofing CO
PT Ae
Dong
Goodyear
Aliiene
City Tire CO
Postoffice
W. Troy St
Popeye
Board OF Parectors' Meeting
GLASS
Washington
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