Houston County Nears Half Way Bond Quota Drive
Houston County nears the halfway mark in its drive to pass a two bond quota of 442000 with an estimated 211080 reported by Executive County Cedarman Albert Logue. About 11000 in E bonds were sold last night at a rally at Ashford High School auditorium as the drive continues to February 15. A capacity crowd attended the tally, with school buses bringing attendees to the auditorium under War Rent Officer John R. Charlesworth and Corporal James Lewis. Plans for a big February 10 War Bond auction for the Ashford community were announced, organized by W A Wells and a large committee. Three War Bond programs remain planned for the drive.
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Albert Logue
Ashford High Scchool
Weiil
County War France Committee
Ashford
Wacs
Napier Field
John RK
Charlesworth
James Lewis
Panmy
W. A. Wells
Big Committee
States Rights Threaten Soldier Vote Anew
Washington AP report notes States Rights issue again blocks Senate move to create a federal absentee ballot for the armed forces. Aimed to standardize voting for President, VP, and Congress while granting local officials final ballot validity decisions under a new bi partisan Federal Ballot Commission. The bill faces multiple objections and an amendment from Southern Democrats.
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Howard Flieger
Washington
Senate
Congress
Ton Lawa
Allied and Axis forces clash across multiple fronts
The World Today reports Allied inland advances from Nettuno toward Rome and the Appia Way, with supplies flowing to resist a German counterattack. Soviet strides threaten Baltic rail links. Allied bombers hit France Bulgaria and Yugoslavia as Pacific forces push toward Madang and New Guinea. Britain rejects a new Peasant government claim.
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Fifth Army
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Cnce
Russia
Leningrad-Estonia
Germany
Haltia
Ukraine
Rumasia
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Pacific
Madang
New Ouinea
New Britain
Brittain
U. ‘1S Fm
Retivia
Nes Belivien
Reds Cut Key Railway To Set German Trap
Soviet forces severed the main westward escape railway from Leningrad and trapped a Nazi army estimated at 290,000 near Krasnogvardelsk. Govorov and Meretakov’s forces formed a semicircle around the enemy as advances near Smolgnovo cut the Krasnogvardelsk-Nerva trunk line. Russians reported 1,500 German deaths and 10 tanks captured with other matériel lost.
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London
Leningrad
Russia
Germany
Leonid A. Govorove
A. K. A. Meretakov
Volkhov
Novgorod
Moscow
Stalingrad
Govorov
Krasnogvardelsk-Nerva
Smolknovo
Krasnogverdelsk
Kramogvardelak
CIO Chief Declares Cost Of Living Up 50 Per Cent
Philip Murray of the CIO told a Senate subcommittee that living costs for white collar workers rose about 50 percent since January 1941. He accused the Bureau of Labor Statistics of underestimating increases, said CIO will submit a detailed report, and urged wage policy adjustments under the Stabilization Act. He described rising food, housing, and other expenses as of December 1943.
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Washington
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Senate
Murray
Bureau of Labor Statistics
CIO
IMS Hoe
Senator Van Nuys Dies FDR Opponent and Ally
Senator Frederick Van Nuys aged 69 and longtime Judiciary Committee chair dies at his Vienna Virginia home after brief illness. He served since 1933 and led Democratic opposition to some New Deal measures while supporting Roosevelt on foreign policy and arms embargo repeal. He also pushed liquor industry investigations and chaired hearings before his death.
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Washington
Frederick van Nuys
Judiciary Committee
Vienna
Senate
Indianan
van Nuys
Roosevelt
Hoogevelt
Coast Guard Patrol Vessel Explosion Near Staten Island
A Coast Guard patrol host exploded about a half mile off Princes Bay Staten Island as fireboats evacuated the crew before the blast. The Navy gave no crew count or injury details. Washington reports Interior official Beiggs indicted in the Hopkins litter affair for forgery and fraud.
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Coast Guard
Princes Bay
Staten Island
Third Naval District
Navy
Washington
George N. Beiggs
Ickes
Skipper and Crew Pledge Landing Army on West Italy Beach
On board an American warship near Rome, Captain and crew vow to land the Army tonight along the western Italian coast. The crew brace for a rough operation as they prepare to move up the coast toward Rome, with calm but tense readiness evident among sailors and officers.
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Italy
Rome
Tia
Fie
Micity
NEA Telephoto
Itome
Thess U. & Goldiera
Jap Air Losses Heavy But Fail To Halt Allies
Allied air and sea bases in the South Pacific continue to be pummeled by Japanese raids as the enemy suffers heavy losses. A South Pacific HQ spokesman reports 349 definite plus many more downed at Rabaul and New Britain from Dec 3 to Jan 24, while Allied losses total 79 planes in that period. In December Yapen saw 484 Allied losses to 88 Japanese, and in two major raids on Wewak New Guinea and Rabaul the Japanese reportedly lost 81 definite and 14 probable aircraft.
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Pacific
Japan
Rabaul
New Britain
South Pacific
Yapen
Wewak
New Gaines
Doug
Tura
Southerners Seek FDR Running Mate in Unrra Funding Plunge
Washington AP report says Southern Democrats push for a $650 million UNRRA limit amid a $1.35 billion funding debate for U.S. participation in foreign relief. Rep. O’Connor criticizes substantial aid while Rep. Richards argues the billion-dollar figure remains essential for war victory and postwar peace.
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Washington
United States
Reina
O'Connors
D-Mont
Axim
United Navine Relief and Rehabiliation Administration
UNRRA
House
O'Connor
Rep. Richards
House Foreign Affairs
Southern Democrats Seek Southern Vice Presidential Candidate
Southern members of Congress and the Democratic national committee are pushing to name a Southern candidate for vice president to back President Roosevelt for a fourth term. Senator Maybank says no clear choice exists, with Governor J Malville Broughton and Governor Elis Arnall among those discussed. Speaker Sam Rayburn leads in ballots but regional supports vary, while James Byrnes earns some Southern backing for a potential running mate.
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Jack Bel
Washington
Congress
Democratic National Committee
Aoutherner
Nealy
Roosevelt
Maybank
D-Sc
J. Malville Broughton
North Carolina
Broughton
Associated Press
National Committee
Vic
Elis Arnall
Georgia
Bare Rayburn
Texas
Rayuma
Senate
James ¥. Byrnes
South Carolina
Chicago
Roosevilt
Hig
Mata
Aland
Bouth
William B Hankheed
Alabamia
House
Henry A Wallace
Wallace
Vetera
Newsprint Mills Sites Studied by SNPA Committee
The Southern Newspaper Publishers Association NI newsprint mills committee studied at least seven proposed sites for a new high capacity plant in the South. Walter C Johnson outlined actions including gathering data from Georgia Alabama Mississippi Texas and Louisiana and evaluating timber lands and timing for postwar construction.
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Birmingham
Newsprint Mills
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Walter C. Johnson
Chattanooga
ANPA
Georgia
Temas
Louisiana
Railroads
Chambers of Commerce
Gumanet
Pen Holding
Cari
Tom’ Ze
Fem
Stray Dog Problem Again Discussed by City Commission
City Commissioners reopened discussion of two major issues traffic violations and stray dogs. While traffic conditions have improved, motorist violations remain the top entry on the city’s records. A former plan to obtain a parking lot for rural motorists visiting Deathan on Saturdays drew a cool reception.
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Andy Stray Dog
Owart
House Committee May Abandon Army College Training
A House military committee signals possible abolition of most Army college training to save funds and reduce prewar inductions. They favor continuing medical and dental training but seek cuts, potentially freeing 180000 officer students for combat duties and halting most other specialties including languages and medicine.
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House
Rouse Appropriations Committee
Military
Army
Navy
Allied Bombers Renew Shuttle Raids On France
Allied air units renewed shuttle raids along the French coast from Dunkirk to Boulogne as weather favored operations. American and British bombers and fighters carried out raids on western Germany with heavy losses on both sides. several German planes were shot down by RAF fighters off the Dutch coast.
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London
English Channel
Dunkarque
Boulogne
Davwn
Channel
UW. 8
Germany
Naat
Nazis Seize Senj From Partisan Army
London AP reports German troops occupied the Croatian coastal town of Senj after fighting that pushed invaders to redeploy men and equipment. Tito announced the fall following a fierce 18 mile front battle.
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London
Nava
Senj
Fiume
Josip Broz
Tito
Dens
White Collar Wage Woes Face Senate Hearing
A single white collar worker testified before Senate subcommittees on wage struggles amid wartime cost of living rises. Officials and labor leaders heard his request for government aid, noting he lacks organized bargaining power unlike coal and railroad workers. The five day hearing followed reports of rising living costs and wage gaps for nonmanual workers.
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Senate
Allied push from Italian beachhead nears Rome lines
Allied and American forces advance about 12 miles from the Nettuno area toward the Tiber as German opposition appears limited. Allied rail links and coastal routes near Rome are within reach. British and American troops report strong reinforcements, renewed counterattacks by Germans, and advancing spearheads along the Cassino Rapido axis.
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Geneva
la Maisne
Preas
Nettuno
Germany
Fifth Army
Casaing
Otls
Anxio
United Nations
Algiers
Rome-Nepley
Rapido
Cassino
Streaa
Mt Croce
Jare
Acros
Garigilane River
Demiano
Minturno
Castelforte Arepe
Minturno Gald
Somme
Many Alabama Vets Take Private Jobs
Alabama discharged veterans aid manpower needs in a Montgomery report. State manpower director Ernest L. Marbury said 2,273 servicemen checked in November and December found 1,330 jobs through the Employment Service, 44 returned to prior work, 306 talked to counselors, 153 recovering or unplaced, 8 referred to other agencies, 10 took vocations, and 20 found work out of state. He estimated 28,000 to 40,000 more would be discharged in the state.
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Ernest L. Marbury
Toy
Marbury
Pravious
Amawer
Rede Womees
State Department of Education
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