Lions Club Hosts Charity Booth and President's Ball
A charity booth at Foster and Main is collecting money for the national fund with Lions Club sponsorship. The annual President's Ball is planned for January 31 at the Country Club, featuring Howell Hempton's Southernmen. tickets go on sale next week via Junior Chamber of Commerce volunteers.
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Washington
National Fund
Foster and Main
Lions Club
Country Club
Howell Hempton
Southernmapaires
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ships attacked as seven enemy planes downed in Pacific action
A war communique notes seven enemy aircraft shot down with one destroyed on the ground and seven damaged. Targeted sites included Hong Kong and Canton with heavy damage to ground installations at Hong Kong’s Royal Navy and Takeo docks and harbor facilities at Canton.
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Mat
Jefe
Hongkong
Canton
Royal Navy
Takeo
Penetro salve touts old time pain relief with mutton suet
An old fashioned chest cold and muscle pain remedy promoted as Penetro salve. It emphasizes mutton suet as a carrier and claims 30 ways to relieve pain, coughing, chest tightness, and sore throat through counter irritation and soothing vapors.
Joint Session Held Of Midland City 4-H Boys and Girls Clubs
A Midland City joint session of the 4-H Boys' and Girls' Clubs convened Tuesday at 9 a.m. under Mise N. Daughtry and Mr. Snead. President Georgia Helen Evans called the meeting to order. Members sang the club song as roll was called and minutes read. The program featured plays Team Work and Animated Vegetables by club members, led by Mrs. W. A. Ross and Mrs. Woodham. Business proceedings followed before adjournment.
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Midland City Juntos
W. A. Ross
Woodham
Motorists Must Present Mileage Records For Gas Rationing
The Office of Price Administration requires all base A ration holders to present mileage rationing records when applying for fuel rations. The form replaces the old tire record and is needed to issue B or C supplemental rations. Some motorists lost their records. if lost or destroyed, apply to the local War Price and Rationing Board for a duplicate. A stray note mentions Franklin Institute and a harmonica cabinet.
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Office of Price Administration
OPA
Moon Reflected Earth and Ancient Mirrors in Myth
The article discusses ancient beliefs that the moon’s surface mirrored Earth features, suggesting perceived continents and seas were reflections. It notes poker’s origins in Persia with later adaptations from French, English, and Italian games.
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Moon
Earth
Three Typhus Cases Reported In County
Three typhus cases have been reported to the Houston County Health Department since January 1, with officials releasing test results from rats trapped since November. Eighty percent of rats trapped and tested from Black One, where rat-proofing is complete, were infected. Two rats trapped in Black Two, where proofing has begun, were infected, indicating a hundred percent positivity for that block. Extermination and trapping continue despite rat-proofing completion.
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Houston County Health Department
Negro Bound Over For Alleged Theft In Court Of Common Pleas
Lonnie Glenn, a Negro, was bound over to the grand jury in a theft case involving a Negro woman. Probable cause found for grand larceny. nine cases on the calendar continued. six pleas of guilty entered. King pled guilty to reckless driving. $25 fine imposed. Wagtabey faced charges of public drunkenness and assault. defendant demanded a jury, case transferred for grand jury investigation.
Houston Voters Claim Poll Tax Exemptions
Captain Blonde MecQuingie the first Houston County voter to file for poll tax exemption under the November constitutional amendment. Exemptions apply to honorably discharged World War II veterans and active service members who are registered voters or whose relatives may apply for them in their absence at the probate office.
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Dothan
Wac
Blonde MecQuingie
Heavy Snow Falls In Northeastern Area
The Associated Press reports heavy snow across the northeast, with blizzards in New England and parts of Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia. Snowfalls reach up to 20 inches in Harrisburg and Chicago recorded inches in other alerts. Coldest temperatures hit Lower Michigan and parts of Wisconsin and Indiana as melt conditions expected to improve later.
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Associated Press
Alivex
Easern
New England
Leerence Vale
Finmnylvania
Virgina
West Virgina
Federal Weather Bureau
Harrisburg
Lower Michigan
Wisconay
Indiana
Pellstos
Michigan
Tower Peninsula
Tom Cadillec
Mick
Midwest
Paper Collection Promotes War Effort and Youth Recreation
Tomorrow residents should place scrap paper on curbs for pickup by Exchange Club and Teen Club members. The sale funds the Teen Club treasury to furnish recreation for Dothan’s youth, while aiding a salvage company bound for a war plant.
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Exchange Club
Teen Club
Dothan
Battle report from Luzon front faces Japanese counterattack
Northsouth ridge in the Luzon plain remains held by Americans despite a Japanese move with small tanks toward Pozorrubio. U S artillery disrupted the counterattack, knocking out a tankette and forcing retreat. Japanese dug in along Benguet foothills strive to block a left flank, while Pozorrubio is described as a key highway town toward Bay. In Leyte, two days of fighting produced 99 Japanese killed and 12 captured.
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Carrie
Benguet Mountains
Pozorzubio
Bay- 10
Leyte Island
War draft order lists changes in essential and critical jobs
The document outlines a five item prioritization for draft boards as War Mobilizer Byrnes revises lists. It moves workers in nonactive roles ahead of some previously essential staff and elevates others based on criticality. A Sacred Harp Singing is announced for courthouse Jan 21 at 7:30 p.m. under W C Lisenby.
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Byrnes
Selective Service
Pool Room Handyman
Court House
W C. Lisenby
Lisenby
Holterman Nugget Found in Hill End Reef In 1872
A 7580 ounce Holterman nugget discovered in a Hill End reef in New South Wales in 1872 carried a value of 60 000 dollars at the time and would be worth about 125 000 dollars in today’s terms.
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Holterman
Hill End
New South Wales
Australia
Brackin Final Rites Set For Tomorrow
Funeral services for S. M. Brackin of Kinsey route four, killed in an automobile train crash yesterday, will be held tomorrow at Kinsey Baptist Church at 2:30 PM. Survivors include a wife, five sons, three daughters, two brothers, three sisters, grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. Active pallbearers and honorary mourners listed from Kinsey Baptist members and community names.
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S. M. Brackin
Dothan
Kired
Kinsey Baptist Church
C. A. Cozart
Kinsey
Sone
Herbert Brackin
C. Q. Bracki
Henry Bracian
Newville
al Honey
Columbia
Fannie Smith
Ft. Myers
Fla
Mallie Box
St. Peflersburg
Marvin Hughes
Ed Crockett
Doc Stephens
Willie Bird Edwards
Charlie Ethridge
Bird Kelly
George Cook
Kiwanis hears cancer expert in noon club talk
Mrs. Ray Meads of Montgomery, State Commander of the American Field Army for the Control of Cancer, told Kiwanis members last Tuesday that more Americans died of cancer last year than in three years of war. She urged vigilance for symptoms and cures, calling her talk a pep talk. Dr W T Burkett introduced her, with T G Hagler directing. President T A Shealy said a special program marks Kiwanis International's 30th anniversary next week. Guests Ed C Langham and Fope Baird attended.
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United States
Ray Meads
Montgomery
American Field Army
Kiwanis Club
Meade
W. T. Burkett
T. G. Hagler
T. A Shealy
Kiwanis International
Ed C. Langham
Fope Baird
Japs Dumping Rice Into Ango River Detected
Report from Luzon says Japanese forces along the Ango River are discarding rice and other supplies into the water to keep them from falling into American hands. Patrols describe night activity, loud orders, and attempts to move stock across a bridge as units operate in the hills east of the valley.
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Luzon
Agno River
Continued From Page One Gunfight Testimony
Witnesses describe Griswold's hat and glasses lost in a rail as a pistol dropped from his coat. Thurman recalls Griswold asking why he was hit and a gunfight ensuing. Dozier shouted during the confrontation. The piece also notes the origin of poker and cites a large fire loss figure of 380 million dollars.
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Griswold
Pisto
Thurman
Dozier
Chinese unity urged as U S weighs China policy
Washington officials consider a united front with Chiang Kai-shek and the Communists to bolster defense against Japan. The United States seeks cooperation to prevent Japanese gains and expects future invasion plans in northern China, while wary of Soviet involvement and strained ties with Italy's government.
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Washington
Chiang Ky -Sner
Kunmisipians
Crnapo
Ergat
Chiang
Pey 1 Devolia
Chin Gnd
Comrounds
China
United States
Chungking
Cumkins
Russia
Japan
Timse
Flag Policy: Thirteen Stripes Kept. New Stars For States
In 1818 Congress resolved to retain the original thirteen stripes while adding one star for each new state admitted to the union, preserving the flag’s design as the nation expanded. The change reflected a growing republic and the expansion of states like Maine and Missouri in subsequent years.
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Congress
Hazard of stillbirth rises among young women
A brief note highlights the risk of stillbirth for expectant mothers under 30. It warns that complications may affect pregnancies and urges prenatal care and medical consultation for young women planning families.
Way to Relieve Itchy Pimple
When your skin is irritated with pimples and red blotches, use Peterson's Clement soothing balm from your druggist. Apply for relief promptly as skin soothes and itching eases. Also helpful for itchy feet and cracks between toes.
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Peterson's
Clement
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