Mrs Arrington Dies In Bullock County
Mrs James T Arrington 42 of Weot died yesterday in Bullock County. Born there she belonged to West Side Baptist Church Phenix City. Funeral services will be held in Bullock County upon arrival of a God Who is in the Navy. Surviving: husband James T Arrington, son James D. Several siblings and in laws listed, including Aubrey Nay, James May, Otis May, Edgar May. Burial arrangements pending with Srrange mente authorities.
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James T Arrington
Weot
Bullock County
Arrington
West Side Baptist Church
Phen City
James T. Arrington
James D. Asmagia
J S
Svessters
Bfra
T. Hooks
Union Springs
KNOWLES MISSING IN ACTION IN GERMANY
Technical Sergeant Raymond E Knowles of Headland has been missing in action in Germany since December 16. He was the son of Mr and Mrs A L Knowles and formerly of Headland. He graduated from Houston County High School in Columbus in 1937 and worked in textiles before enlisting in 1940. Lieutenant Wayman May of 219 East Maintreet has earned a second oak leaf cluster for 42 combat missions as a P 47 Thunderbolt pilot in France with the First Tactical Air Force. he is credited with pounding German supply and communications centers ahead of the Seventh Army.
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Raymond E. Knowles
Helen Wiliams Knowles
Headland
Germany
War Department
A L. Knowles
Headlland Tode Three
Houston County
Columbis
Beeood
Wayman May
Ben May
East Maintreet
Tactical Air Force
France
May
Bush in Florida at Welch Convalescent Hospital
Sergeant Elbert W. Bush, son of Mrs. Ben Etheridge of South St Andrews, has arrived at Welch Convalescent Hospital in Daytona Beach Florida. A former Alabama Polytechnic Institute student and Auburn alum, he served six months in New Guinea before joining Welch after enlisting in January 1942 and working for the American Optical Company in Pensacola prior to his Army service.
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Bieff
Elbert W. Bush
Ben Etheridge
South St Andrews
Welch
Army
Daytona Beach
Fla
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
New Guinea
American Optical Company
Pensacola
Corporal Carence M L Chandler Receives Proficiency Badge
Corporal Carence M L Chandler husband of Florrier Mae Chandler of Hilton Route one receives a proficiency and mechanic badge after three months service with a Quartermaster truck company of the US Troop Carrier Forces. He is part of a unit headed by Maj. Gen. Paul L. Williams and was transferred overseas early in 1944.
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Chandler
Carence ML Chandler
Florrier Mae Chandler
Hilton Route Ane
Paul L. Willams
Maternity Clinics Planned at Cottonwood and Madrid
A maternity clinic will be held at Cottonwood Thursday at 1 p m with Dr D M Hicke as clinician. Another clinic was scheduled for Madrid on Thursday January 30 at 1 p m with Dr D G Andress as clinician.
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Cottonwood
D. M. Hicke
Madrid
D. G. Andress
Two Large Stills Confiscated by Officials
Federal and state officers raided a site along the Chemonuornte River about 16 miles north of Columbia and confiscated two large stills. Three Columba men were taken into custody on liquor transport charges. Each posted $300 bonds at a preliminary hearing. Authorities said one still had 250 gallon capacity and the other larger. Officers from Alcoholic Tax Unit and Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board conducted the raid.
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Colimba
Columba
Hourton County
Wallace as Commerce nominee faces Senate fight
The article discusses Wallace's background in agriculture and science, his hope to implement businesslike methods at the Commerce Department, and the anticipated Senate clash led by Senator Connally over his confirmation. It notes Truman's challenge in balancing White House and Senate relations as Wallace aims to bolster support from small business and position for 1948.
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Congress
Wallace
Truman
White House
Senate
CIO
Political Action Committee
Commerce Department
Jones
Senator Connally
Brown Wounded in Belgium Second Lieutenant Luther E. Brown
Second Lieutenant Luther E. Brown son of Mr and Mrs WM Brown of Dothan route three was wounded in action in Belgium January 2 1945. He served in the Sixth Armored Division with General George Pattons Third Army and had previously been wounded in November in France earning the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for meritorious acts. He was a forward observer locating enemy targets and directing artillery fire. A 1943 graduate of Alabama Polytechnic Institute he entered service March 1943 at Fort Sill and went overseas February 1944.
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Luther E. Brown
WM. Brown
Dothan
Belgium
War Department
Sixth Armored Division
George Patton
Third Army
Lieut. Brown
France
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Fort Sill
Oklo
Jury panel qualified for Dr J H Blue case in Bessemer
Judge Gardner Goodwyn qualified a 46 member venire for the murder case of Dr J Howard Blue charged in the death of his wife Mrs Laces Blue. The panel discussed reasons for excusing jurors while the second proceedings ended in a second degree murder conviction and a 50 year term, later set aside by a State Supreme Court opinion ordering a new trial.
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Bessemer
Aps
Carmuit
Gardner Goodwyn
Prosperire
Binen Veture
Cape
J. Howard Blur
Miutser
Blur
Goodwyn
Kr. Laces
Supreme Court
Saide
Negro Arrested On Firearms Charge
City police booked Lenny King and two others over a 48 hour period. King, identified as Negro, faced charges of carrying a pistol without a permit and discharging firearms in city limits. He was released on bond. Other defendants included public drunkenness, disorderly conduct, petit larceny, and false pretenses in a busy weekend intake.
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Lenny King
King
Voices From Bataan A Survivor Recalls Forced March and Escape
An American survivor recounts the brutal march at 152 paces a minute through malaria and starvation. He describes rice distribution by Japanese, canteens of sardines, and a chaotic journey to Cdonnel. He recalls hiding with a Filipino guide, malaria relapse, guerrilla doctor aid, and a Jap raid where residents denied Americans' presence.
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Wade
San Fernando
Cdonnel
Odonne
Gilbert
Bataan
F Jay
Bar-Rio
Patrolmen Describe Crash Involving Marine Miller
Patrolmen M S Vickery and R T Golden report Lamar Miller US Marine Corps head abrasions and a fractured wrist after a car driven by Miller left the highway, overturned several times, and was demolished. Myron Adams of Cottonwood route one also injured. Miller taken to Camp Rucker Station Hospital and Adams to a Dothan hospital. Capital attaches declined to disclose injury extent.
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M. S. Vickery
R. T Golden
Lamar Miller
U. S Marine Corps
Myron Adams
Cottonwood
Miller
Camp Rucker
Adams
Dothan
Nazis face hard defense as Himmler still leads
The article notes Himmler remains central to Nazi defenses while a German offensive unfolds on multiple fronts. Stockholm reports show Eastern Germany turmoil with refugees from Danzig Poznan and Warthegau amid a growing Russian push. It adds a curious line that twenty one U S presidents were lawyers.
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Grossmaeler
High Command
Heinrich Himmler
Reich
Stockholm
Germany
Pantic
Danzig
Poznan
Warthegau
5000 Pounds Of Paper Collected By Dothan Exchange Club
More than 5000 pounds of scrap paper were collected by the Dothan Exchange Club on Thursday afternoon. Teen Club members assisted, and the proceeds will go into the Teen Club treasury. the next collection day is February 1.
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Dothan Exchange Club
Teen Club
Rural Education Problems Discussed at White House Conference
A recent White House conference in Washington examined rural education challenges and proposed a charter for rural education. It calls for universal access, skilled teachers, proper facilities, coordinated community effort, and fair financing across rural areas.
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Auburn
White House
Washington
Treaty Article Made In Germany
State Department records show Germany originated the proposal that nations forbid pilotless aircraft over others without permission. The clause, identical to the Paris 1929 revision, was written at the Chicago Conference in December and took effect in 1933. Flying bombs were not covered, as wartime suspensions were allowed. The focus was on interference with airlines and risks to people and property from unmanned flights.
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James J
Washington
State Department
Germany
Chicago
Paris
Reich
Soviet Drive Pushes Front Toward Berlin Across Silesia
Soviet forces under Konev and Rokossovsky surged into Silesia and East Prussia as the Red Army pressed toward Berlin. They crossed from Oels to Namslau, cut lines toward Breslau, and advanced near Konin and Torun while warning of possible river defenses along the Oder. Moscow reported large gains across multiple fronts and siege-like pressure on Germany’s eastern border.
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Zhukov
Namslau
Breslau
Hitler
Ruhr
Oels
Kreuzberg
Beuthen
Oder
Lublin
Moscow
Gleiwitz
Hindenburg
German Silesia
Tannenberg
Konstantin K. Ro
Oder River
East Prussia
East Front
DNB
Stockholm
Germany
Bern
Switzerland
Danzig
Vienna
Reich
Stalin
Silesia
Ivan S. Konev
Kreuzburg
Pitchen
Landsberg
Pitachen
Warsaw
Vistula
Tisarchy
Oxte
Torun
Sluzewo
Uits
Sompoino Junction
Kolo
Warta
Zdunski Wola
Lodz
Board One Sets Draft Call Sequence for 1943
Houston County selective service outlines 1943 draft call sequence by age and civilian status. First, registrants under twenty six not deferred, then ages twenty six to twenty nine in lesser essential civilian work, then ages thirty to thirty seven in similar civilian roles. Non fathers ahead of fathers. some may undergo pre induction exams before reclassification.
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Houston County
Dothan
States
Hensel Nominated As Naval Assistant
President Roosevelt nominated H Struve Hensel of New Jersey to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He has served in the navy department on contracts for about three years and will fill the post vacated by Ralph Bard becoming Undersecretary. Other nominees include Aubrey W Williams for rural electrification administrator succeeding Harry Slattery who resigned.
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Washington
H. Struve Hensel
New Jersey
Roosevelt
Loss Is announced OfU 5 Landing Ship LST 359
The Navy reports LST 359 a veteran of five invasions was sunk in the Atlantic by enemy action during tow back for repairs. Two crew killed and sixteen wounded. Commander Lt Christopher Masterson of Sumusmut, N J survived.
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Washington
Navy
Atlantic
Christopher Masterson
Sumsmut
N. J
Tunney Master Boxer Heavy Hitter Underrated Hero
Gene Tunney, born May 25 1908 in Greenwich Village, rose from daily sparring with siblings to heavyweight champion. He defeated Dempsey in Philadelphia to win the title, retained it after the Long Count victory in Chicago, and retired as the only heavyweight champion to retire and keep the title.
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Tunney
Famees
NEA
James Josep Tanner
Jack Dempsey
Pete Prowett
Jack Dempssy
Tonney
New York
Greenwich Village
Gene
Mid Town
Bobby Dawson
Dawson
Bobby
Fairmont Club
Parris Island
Battling Levinsky
Harry Greb
Tommy Gibbons Eee
Polo Grounds
Pee Dempsey
Philadelphia
Chicago
Tom Heeney
Yankee Stadium
Chest X Ray Clinic at Houston County Health Dept
Health officials announced a chest X ray clinic to be held at the Houston County Health Department on Thursday and Friday. Admission limited to those referred by private physicians, with state Tuberculosis Control staff in charge. E. M. Delafield is the pen name of English novelist Mrs Edmee Dashwood.
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Houston County Health Department
Division of Tuberculosis Control
E. M. Delafield Is
Mrs. Edmee Dashwood
Agricultural Bag Reuse Seen In Short Supply
A report from the food administration notes that most agricultural bags are second hand and reusable, but shortages loom. Reuse and conservation are urged as bags may become scarce by 2945 and farmers may struggle to meet essential needs.
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Marvin Jones
Lam See
Eges
Auburn
Svortage
Erie
Essindal
Germans Plot Rhine Stand As Allied Drive Gathers Pace
Army reports indicate German forces pulling back toward the Rhine while Eisenhower prepares a broad strike. Patton’s Third Army advances within nine miles of the Siegfried Line in Luxembourg as Bastogne retreat slows. The Sixth Armored Division pushes 15 miles toward Stockem, tightening the pocket near Germany.
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Bigg
von Augstedt
Strasbourg
Ardennes
Cleary
Eisenhower
Rhine
Supreme Headquarter
Rhin
George S. Patton
Luxembourg
Siegfried Line
Little Duchy
Lin
Bastogne
Third Army
Sixth Armored Division
Stockem
Germany
Dothas schools begin second semester classes
In Dothas City schools including Southside Rose Hi Highland Minnie T Feard Elementary Young Junior High and Dothas High started the second semester this morning. Mid term exams were finished last Friday. A full list of graduating high school seniors from semester one is not yet available.
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Dothas City
Southside
Rose Hi
Highland
Minnie T. Feard
Young
Dothas High School
High Schoo
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