Yankees Suffer Reverses in Hun Smash Front Battle
French First Army opened a major offensive along a 25 mile front threatening Strasbourg as U S Seventh Army lines fell five miles. German tanks crossed the Rhine amid snow storms to press toward the Colmar pocket while Allied forces Reeded to defend Alsace and strike back. The clash linked with broader German gambits on the Western Front as Eisenhower prepared to meet the assault with Gen Patch s Army and French forces under De Lattre de Tassigny.
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Edward Kennedy
Paris
Alsace
Stresche
Strasbourg
U. S. Seventh Army
Iran
France
Vosges
Rhine
Malhoure
Colmar
Associated Press
Robert C. Wilson
Samarin
Mulhouse
Zor
Weyersheim
Karl Vor Rundstedt
Belgium
Karlsruhe
Staike
Eisenhower
Hitler
Alexander M. Patch
Jean de Uattre de Tasggny
Supreme Court Affirms Decision in Sui Demurrers Case
The Alabama Supreme Court upheld a Houston Circuit Court judgment in a sui demurrers to complaint by CF M Gaines of Dothan against the Register of Circuit Court Mire A L Harmon and for surety for damages alleged as a proximate result of misfeasance in office. The court noted the depictions of a witness in a cause and a deposition by Linton C Warren, with charges tied to a grand jury commission and an indicted, then acquitted, party. It affirmed damages reportedly sought at 900, referencing public officers’ duty and presumed fraud amid the charge facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Supreme Court
Houston Circuit Court
M. Gaines
Dothan
Aminst
Register of Circuit Court
Mire
A. L. Harmon
Supreme Court
Erste
Gaines
Linton C. Warren
He. Harmon
Grand Jury
Warren
Per
Jap Resistance Crumbles On Americans' Left Flank
General MacArthur's headquarters on Luzon reports Japanese resistance crumbling on the left flank as the 6th Army advances along the southern Benguet mountains edge. The enemy contested captures around towns while counterattacks on the Manila highway between Rosario and Urdaneta failed, allowing a secure hold toward Sison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hutcheson
MacArthur
Luzon
API
American Liberation Front
Luzon Island
6Th Army
Benguet Mountains
Manila
Rosario
Urdaneta
Benguet
Sison
Douglas Mac
Alabama Farmers Face Shortage Of Supplies In 1945
Auburn based extension workers warn Alabama farmers face tight supplies for 1945 production. Gasoline and lumber are scarce. copper wire and roofing are pressured. nails and pipes may stay adequate. Emphasis on conserving and reusing bags and containers, plus limited insecticides like rotenone and nicotine controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Alabama
Agricultural Workers
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
L. Q. Brackeen
Alabama Extension Service
AAA
Death Account Given Of Lieut Ralph W Grace
Lieut Ralph Wallace Grace U S N of Cottonwood was killed when his Cataline crashed off the coast of Brazil on November 27 1944 official notice from the Navy Department stated. Capt Zimmerman reported the plane took off from Sao Luiz for Fortaleza and was seen crashing about 40 miles east of Sao Luiz. The body was recovered and buried at the Naval Air Facility Sao Luiz on December 12.
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Cataline
Sao Luiz
Fortaleze
Brazil
Lieut
Grace
Naval Air Facility
Ralph
Zimmarman
Tydings Act To Be Reviewed By Military Committee
Washington AP report says the House Military Committee moved to reemphasize in work or jail legislation the Tydings Act provisions for deferring term workers. Chair May said the bill will include a proviso preserving Tydings Act operation while drafting deferment rules for farm workers. The panel plans study Monday as it weighs revisions before a potential House floor vote late next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ap
House Military Committee
May
Roosevelt
Legisla
Tarn Ie
Weeklong Fundraising Drive Urged for Infantile Paralysis
Rawlins McKinney, president of the City Commission, designated January 21 through 28 as Fund Raising Appeal Week for the International Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. He urged every citizen to contribute financially or by other means to the drive, aligning with the National Foundation’s January 14 to 31 period and noting strong local sympathy in Dothan, Houston County, and nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawlins McKinney
City Commission
International Foundation For
National Foundation For
Commission
United States
Dothan
Houston County
Powerful Political Alliance Is Formed By Alabama Solons
Alabama leaders from the Education Association County Commissioners and Pro bate Judges League of Municipalities and other groups formed a broad alliance to campaign for retaining the state income tax. They insist funds support public education welfare and humanitarian services while preserving homestead exemptions. The plan faces House debate as counties seek tax revenue redistribution and farm groups push for property tax relief amid long held fiscal battles.
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W. T. Maynor
Montgomery
Alabama
Frank L. Grove
Alabama ‘Education Association
Association of ‘County Commissioners
Pro‘bate
League of Municipalities
Alabama Education Association
State Farm Bureau Federation
Poll Tax Payments Lagging in Houston County
Poll tax payments in Houston County lag with 1,490 paid so far and only ten days left before the Feb 1 deadline. The county board of registrars meets to register new voters and those turning 21, with armed forces members exempt if registered. Service-connected voters outside the county may claim exemption through relatives or in person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Alvin Gwaltney
County Board of Registrars
Mar
Wallace Drops Role As Vice President and Truman Sworn In
AP report notes Harry S. Truman becomes vice president as Henry A. Wallace steps back. Wallace may take over secretary duties at the Commerce Department, potentially controlling $13 billion in loans and commitments, with talk of adding Federal Reserve Board or moving from the Reconstruction Finance Corp. Senate confirmation likely hinges on whether the new post carries lending authority.
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Wallace
Truman
Jack Bell
Washington
Harry
Henry A. Wallace
Missouri
Iona
Roosevelt
Jesse Done
Texas
Commerce Department
Herbert Hoover
Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Reserve Board
Commerce
Senate
White House
Edward Flynn
New York
Aus
Kiwanis Week Proclamation Honoring Service Return
Commissioner Rawlins McKinney issued a proclamation designating January 21 to 27 as Kiwanis Anniversary Week in Dothan. It commends Kiwanis International for community service and notes wartime moral support. T. A. Shea ly, president of the Dothan Kuwan, appears in the referenced page note.
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Kiwanis International
Detroit
Rawlins McKinney
Kiwanis
Dothan
Mkinney
United States
Canada
T. A. Shealy
The
Dothan Kuwan
Tara Te Ne
Headaches for Alabama Legislature at forthcoming meet
Alabama lawmakers face several disputes as the bilio n state money flows loom over the spring session. Inter im hearings spotlight proposals including a plan to replace three county boards of registrars with a single governor appointed official and allow continuous voter registration. Governor Sparks questions the plan as drafted. Aviation revenue redistribution and a severance tax on timber to fund forestry expansion also spark debate among lawmakers and committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Thomas Montgomery
Alabama
Montgomery
J. A. Sanderson
Chauncey Sparks
State Aviation Commission
State Highway Department
Gerald Bradford
Grove Hill
Highways Aviation
Canadians refuse draft edict amid AWOL charges
OTTAWA RP A new crisis over conscription for overseas service shows half of a group of 1,800 home defense troops out of 15,600 have gone absent without leave as they were about to be sent abroad. Defense Minister McNaughton said 1,504 returned voluntarily or were apprehended while 6,300 remain AWOL. Deserters face return deadlines and pay penalties. Over 8,300 drafted home army members have arrived in Britain under the policy, plus normal reinforcements. Disturbances were reported in home defense camps across Canada as the question of service abroad drew protests.
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Ottawa
Canada
Arces
Home Defense
Defense
AG. DL. McNeughten
Naid
Homer
Britain
McNaughton
Qurbec
Montreal
London
Ont
Calgary
Laguna
Vancouver
Reds Within 200 Miles Of Berlin
Soviet forces drive toward Germany from Poland and East Prussia as Zhukov and Konev armies push across the frontier. Berlin reports show multiple spearheads penetrating Silesia and East Prussia, with gains approaching 90 miles from Konigsberg and 210 miles from Berlin. Stalin proclaims success, while German broadcasts mock the advance amid heavy fighting and tense strategic stakes.
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Richard Zasisches
London
Warsaw
Berlin
East Prussia
Stalin
Gregory K. Zhukov
Ber
Warsaw-Berlin
Metor
Poznan
Germany
Zhukov
Wioclawek
Torun
Breese- Kujawski
Ivan
Konev
Ukraine
Silesia
Poland
Namsiau
Kepno
Silesian
Breslau
Tilsit
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Memel
Kaukehnen
Tasit
Tusit
Inaterburg
Gross Skalagirren
Konigsberg
Insterburg
Germaan
Mlawa
Hokossovaky
Tannnenberg
Baltic
Budapest
Dye Ehrenburg
Ehrenburg
Danz
Danzig
Roosevelt Sworn For Fourth Term In War Time Inauguration
President Franklin D Roosevelt takes the oath on the White House portico for a fourth term amid wartime urgency. Chief Justice Stone administers the 3T-word oath as 1,806 spectators endure snow and a 35 minute ceremony. Harry S Truman is sworn in as third Roosevelt vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Fleiger
Washington
Frank- An Delano Roosevelt
United States
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Harlan F. Stone
Harry 8. Truman
Mias
Demand talks urged before coal mine contract expiry
The steel industry urged John L. Lewis to present any new wage demands before the March 1 1955 contract expiry amid coal supply fears. The Wart Production Boards Industry Advisory Committee warned of imminent steel curtailment from dwindling coal stocks and urged immediate action to avoid plant shutdowns. The United Mine Workers were expected to seek adjustments before the deadline, with several major producers reporting only days of coal on hand as inventories declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Steel
John L. Lewis
Theater Industry
Industry Teadhers
Wart Production Boards Industry Advisory Committee
WPS
WPB
United Mine Workers Bty America
Eignt
McClintock Heads Dothan Bar Group
H H McClintock was installed as president of the Houston Bar Association at its annual banquet in Dothan. New officers include John P SheaRy as vice president W C Farmer and S W Wilson as treasurer.
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Houston Bar Association
H. H. McClintock
Bar Association
Allo V. Lee, III
John P. Sheary
W. C. Farmer
S. W. Wilson
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Moinister
Pearl Harbor
Comet Agency
Shimada
R. W. Grace
European Theatre of War Review of the Week
Review OF the Week
Spain
Airt
Woslavia
Romania
Rady Winter Cifeast
Bulgaria
U.S
Resco Beck Sovert
Ussr
Alabama Solons
Otto Dietrich
Lewis
McClintock
Dothan Bar Group
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