War training offers free courses to fill manpower needs
The government sponsors free vocation courses for men and women to prepare for war jobs in aviation, machinery, welding and maintenance. The Dothan Employment Service will enroll and map courses, with Napier Field as a potential nearby posting. Graduates can seek positions in Army air bases or related industries, with no obligation to follow the training line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxip
Dothan Office of Employment Service
Neor
Napier Field
Army Airbeses
Loyment Service
White Book reveals Jap war plans warned of Pearl Harbor attack
The 1941 White Book details W Greene Grew dispatches from Tokyo warning of a potential surprise mass attack at Pearl Harbor amid growing urgency in warnings dating back to 1832. Hull later told the British ambassador diplomatic relations with Japan were effectively over and actions would move to Army and Navy officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Weenee
Washington
State Department
Joseph C. Grew
Tokyo
Pearl Harbor
United States
Hull
Japan
Pacific
Farmer quits as county solicitor names brother as successor
W C Farmer resigns as county solicitor after years in the post. Circuit Solicitor Keener Baxley appoints Lester A. Farmer, brother of the former solicitor, to complete the term ending January 16. Houston Bar Association president W C Farmer declines comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Farmer
Keener Baxley
Farmer
Lester A. Farmer
C. Farmer
Houston Bar Association
Bagley
J. Hubert Farmer
Baxsley
Ration Board Names Information Director
Mrs Elisabeth Kepy of Dothan is named Community Service member of the Houston County War Price and Rationing Board. A D Wilkerson, chairman, says the post helps interpret price control, inform residents, and unite the county in the war effort through collaboration with schools, civic groups, and local organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elisabeth Kepy
Dothan
Houston County War Price and Rationing Board
A. D. Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Migs Kepy
Houston County
Lason
War Price and Rationing Board
Office of
Civilian Defense
Mic “Apy
County Devanse Cowmnett
IOC
Plame
Ratleging Board
Miss Kap
Office of Prices Administration
Canorted
Germans Prepare Early Offensive Against Rommel in Libya
Allied air strikes hit Tunisian supply lines as the British Eighth Army, in Libya, appears ready for a sizable move against Marshal Rommel. Berlin radio predicted a German Italian tank army offensive in the coming days while the Axis forces retreated from Wadi Bej El Chebir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Frees
London
Britain
Libya
Marshal Fives
Berlin
Cairo
Wadi Bej el Chebir
Tripoli
Bel el Chebir
BBC
CBS
Gemmanys
Henderson Touts OPA Inflation Curbs Savings
Washington report on Leon Henderson retirement notes his claim that price and rent control measures saved the public and government about 31 billion dollars. He defends ongoing discipline and asserts citizens understand the issues better than critics who talk more than act. He recalls WWI price rises to justify continued regulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leon Henderson
Henderson
Citmzens
Meny
America
Houston County Exceeds December War Bonds Quota
Clyde C. Leverna, chairman of the sales committee, reported Houston County surpassed its December war bonds and stamps quota by 15 761 75 dollars with total sales of 127 141 75 against a 112 000 quota. Banks including Dothan Bank and Trust Co and First National Bank Dothan led with large shares. post offices also contributed. Christmas gifts prompted many bond purchases and another larger quota is expected this month. Reports from the first two days show sales ahead of December pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
Ita
Clyde C. Levern
Lovera
Dothan Bank and Trust Co
First National Bank
Dothan
Flrst
National Bank
Ashford
Bank of Cottonwood
Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Bank of Columbia
Lovern
Allies Near Triumph In New Guinea Clash
Allied forces report breaking the back of resistance in the Buna area of New Guinea as MacArthur announces progress toward full control of northeast New Guinea. A devastating raid on Lasshore Buon Fuge followed jet interceptor evictions and aerial bombardment, with Australian and Allied units reducing jungle-held Japanese pockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Buna Aree
New Guinea
New Gutnes
Pida
Hume Arcs
Seeesh
Giraud seeks broad accord with anti Axis French forces
In Algiers a Giraud regime spokesman said the French African government aims to unite with all Frenchmen fighting Germany. He pledged to widen representation and release political prisoners arrested before the Allied landings, though details remain unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Henri Giraud
Germany
Charles de Gaulle
Giraud
Robert Murphy
Roosevelt
Vital War Tasks Face New Congress
Ohio and Oregon flood threats loom as 50,000 Ohio Valley residents evacuate and Portsmouth braces at a flood wall. Rivers crest near 61 feet, with 40,000 people watching. Army troops and Coast Guardsmen reinforce sandbag barriers amid fears of industrial disruption. Meanwhile Portland faces multi‑million dollar Willamette flooding as upper river deaths rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Ohio Valley
Ohio River
U. S. Army
Coast
Pittsburgh
Wheeling
Broad River
John Hagan
Tributarien
Ohio
Portland, Ore
Portland
Navy
Many Conflicts With Executive Branch Seen
The seventy-eighth Congress opens amid expected conflicts with the Executive. Republicans aim to assert independence while parties jockey for influence on Foreign Affairs and war policy. Congress may face pressure over funding and treaty decisions as it plans to sustain the wartime effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bill Washington
India
Benatore
Thia
Lastion
Con‘ Green
United Nations
Ines
Wvith
Congress
Distiller Had Last Laugh In Jail Rum Craft Endures
Houston County resident John Rishardeen aged seventy two, known as Uncle John, faced multiple whiskey distilling charges. He recalled how a jail stint did not stop his craft as he reminisced about early 1900s illicit distilling and poetry. Local authorities reported he was arrested on mislabeling and other whiskey related offenses and was held in county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rishardeen
Houston
John
Mauer
Houston County
Love Ince
Pye
Baing
John Recalle
Onm
N &T Andrene Zurn Te No
Page
Hitler Shakes Up Diplomatic Representation Changes in Axis postings
Adolf Hitler replaced and recalled his ambassador to Japan and Spain and his minister to Sweden in a broad diplomatic shake-up. Informed sources say the moves reflect Nazi displeasure with Japan and Spain Sweden neutrality as Berlin cites a general retirement of German diplomatic representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Hawking
London
Adolf Hitler
Japan
Spain
Sweden
Berlin
Hitler
Girls in Army Supply Packs Battle Burns for Frontline Chemicals
Washington AP by Charles Molony recounts heroic home front effort as girl workers and stenographers in three plants persist at their posts packing chemicals for the North Africa expedition. Despite burns, they continue work while experts seek causes and prevention methods amid new equipment amid typhus concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Molony Washington
Beins
War Department
North Africa
Furnon
Ateppanie
Postoffice Volume Sets Annual Record In Dorian
Postmaster Mrs A Y Malone announced the Dorian post office set a new annual record with receipts totaling 10041468 dollars for the year ending December 31, up from last year. December receipts reached 14456 02 with strong year end growth across savings, money orders and office business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorian Post Office
Mra A. Y. Malone
Mia. Malone
Man
Ma ‘Ione
Affours
United Nations Forecast Victory Over Axis In 1943
Admiral William Halsey predicts victory for the United Nations in 1943 while in the South Pacific with the U S fleet. He foresees complete defeat of the Axis powers and vows a decisive effort to prevent a repeat of past conflicts. The interview hints at strategic resolve and continued mobilization for the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halsey
United Nations
Axis
Heovers
Norman Lodge
United States
South Pacific
United Naione
William Halsey
Pacific
Axa
U S Troops Ready to Meet Any Gas War Type
Edgewood Arsenal Maryland reports U S Army forces prepared for gas warfare. Maj Gen William N Porter notes no radically new gas expected but Germany may use gas if advantageous. Demonstrations show improved masks and protective gear. Production director emphasizes defense, warns against civilian transfer of control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Frye
Edgewoop Arsenal
Germany
Wiliam N. Porter
Chemical Warfare
Portar
Reientisto
National Defense Research Committees
James B. Conant
Harvard
Noger Adams
University of Timory
Vantor
Kaw
Edgewood
Chemical Warfare Service
Favet
Paul X. Enxliah
Maxka
Cen. Willan G. Kubrich
Last Day On Sugar Signing For January February Allocations
Officials report only about thirty of 318 institutional and individual sugar users have registered with the War Price Rationing Board. Tomorrow is the deadline. those who delay face a daily penalty on their ration allotment.
Russians Seize Key Caucasus Towns In Latest Push
Soviet communique reports Red Army advances from Stalingrad toward the Caucasus and near Nalchik and Sal rivers. German forces suffer tanks and supply losses as Velikiye Luki and Elista areas see heavy action with many prisoners taken and dozens of enemy vehicles destroyed.
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Stalingrad
Nalchix
Mista
Kelmyck Tran
Elista
Riugsla Yeaterday
Vailkie Luki
Moscow
mid-Caucasus
Velie
Luke
Fugslana
Raber
Berlin
Velikie Luki
Rusalang
Eikhotovo
Caucapur
Eikhotove
Ordzhon
Vidza
Baltic Sea
Caucasus
Veliki Inki
Red
Kalmyek
Don
Hostov
Truymslane
Talmarad
Maine
Salek
Cavenmim
Aursian
Therman Enerteen
Weather outlook for Georgia Florida Alabama
A mild, warmer spell for Georgia and Florida with a Sunday shower risk in the eastern portion. Alabama shows similar mild temperatures with a chance of showers, offering light rain in some areas.
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Oforgia
Florida
Alabama
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Tc Fae
U.S
Grew
Rommel
Marshel Rommel
Egypt
Tunisia
lTunis
Giraud Arces
de Gaulle
Oregon
Army
U. S
Soviets
Velikie Luk
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