Hazis Paying Price Of Long Work Hours Labor Little Food
Berlin residents face severe rationing and forced labor as the Nazi regime keeps tight control over bread meat fats sugar and potatoes. Class-based rations privilege officials and workers while ordinary citizens endure hunger with scant vegetables fruit and coffee.
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Lou P. Lochner
Berlin
APP
Langer
Jather
Jens Dood
Achief
Biter
Lusury
Reich
Belgian King Leopold III Held Prisoner Claim Sparks Debate
La Libre Belgique alleged American troops hold King Leopold II prisoner in the Austrian Alps under Van Acker’s government. It charged Allied HQ complicity and noted Belgian officials are barred at checkpoints. The paper urged a referendum while anti Leopoldists warned it would be unconstitutional.
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Brussels
la Libre Belgique
Leopold II
Austrian Alps
Sociadiet
Achille van Acker
St. Wolfgang
Supreme Allied Headquarters
van Acker
M. Curnil
Leopold
Religious Meeting to Be Held at Friendship Baptist Church
A one week religious meeting begins Sunday at Friendship Baptist Church near Malone Florida. Rev C E B Almand hands over pastoral duties to Dr Fred D Jarvis and Mrs Jarvis of California. Services are at noon and 7 pm daily with Dr Jarvis preaching on Challenging Messages for These Critical Days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tengeous Eeanes
Friendship Baptist Church
Malone
Fla
Fred D. Jargiy
Jarvis
California
C. EB Almand
Brig Gen Milley Awarded Bronze Star for Heroic Action
Brig Gen Milley receives the Bronze Star at Camp Rucker for actions on 23 November near Homing Pass France. The citation notes his forward presence under heavy fire to deliver vital tactics, aiding the capture of St Blaise during the Vendee Campaign and contributing to the operation’s success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burmdengan
Aixhams
Batalion
Miller
St. Blaise
Vasgee
Mrs. Homer Woodham Rites Held Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Homer Woodham twenty eight of B25 S St Andrews Street who died in a Dothan hospital followed a short illness were held this afternoon at Johnson Wilkerson Chapel Reverend Merrry of Ashford and Reverend Reeves of Arkansas officiated Burial was in City cemetery She was a native of Ashford moved to Dothan in 1933 member of First Baptist Church Surviving husband Homer Woodham Dothan her parents Ivey Forrester Dothan her grandmother Mrs M J Box St Petersburg Fl paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs W M Forrester Ashford and several aunts and uncles Active pallbearers Jesse Forrester Ray Hel mis Sidney Keel Mose Harper A C Creel and E L Rackley
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Woodham
S. St. Andrews St
Dothan
Johnson-Wilkerson Chapel
Mir
Erry
Ashford
Am ©. Reeves
Arkansas
Paxtor
Johnson-Wilkerson i
First Baptist Church of
Jesse Forrester
Ray Helois
Sidney Keel
Mose Harper
A. C. Creel
E. L. Rackley
Draft boards to operate 44 hour week in Houston County
Federal legislation cuts weekly hours to forty four. Houston County Selective Service Boards will shift to a 44 hour schedule starting tomorrow with hours from 8:30 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. Monday to Friday and 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays. Previously boards stayed open longer including Saturday afternoons.
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Houston County
Selective Service
Winder
Mondava
Many Service Men Register To Vote In Houston Selection
Service members and former servicemen registered to vote as the Board of Registrars opened books. By noon 76 had registered with 83 in Dothan or Beat Three. No further sessions are scheduled until October. BR CASES ON CALENDAR Twelve cases were ordered for the August 19 court calendar, with pre trial conferences set by Judge D. C. Walstead and attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Board of Registrars
Dothan
Carenit
D. C. Walstead
Tet
New Orleans Cotton Prices and Census Employment Gap
Open and high low close figures for July October December cotton futures from New Orleans data appear alongside a Census Bureau note stating that over 1.5 million more non-white individuals were employed in non-agricultural industries in 1845 than in 1940, highlighting a long term shift in employment patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Census Bureau
New York
Testing Milk Cows For Bangs Disease Starts Monday
The Board of Revenue orders testing of all dairy cows in the county for Bangs disease, funded by a 1500 appropriation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in cooperation with state health authorities. Every cow will be tested. infected cattle must be destroyed with the owner receiving 25 dollars per cow plus salvage rights.
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Rota
Mousa County
Froteic
Revun
Poyner
Ietles
Wiss
Crea
Pepart
Lie i
Dour
Yin
A.pivich
U.S
Board of
Dudge Poyner
Tne County
If & Cov
John W. Davis Heads State DAV Chapter
John W. Davis of Geneva is named State Commander of the Disabled American Veterans after being elected at the annual convention in Montgomery. New officers include Gubce J. Bryan of Birmingham senior vice commander and Gordon Rossbach of Gadsden junior vice commander, with others from Athensville Alexander City and Birmingham filling treasury chaplain sergeant at arms and more.
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Montgomery
Ala
Aph
John W. Davis
Geneva
Alexander City
Gubce J. Bryan
Birmingham
Gordon Rossbach
Gadsden
C. E. Head
Athertville
H. Ro Wistman
W. L. Bar
South Freight Rate Parity To Be Discussed By Governors
In Montgomery Alabama Gov Chauncey Sparks said the Southern Governors Conference will focus on freight rate parity after the Interstate Commerce Commission ordered uniform case rates across the region. Northern and Eastern governors may oppose the order in court while the Southern Freight Rate Committee led by Sparks plans steps to implement parity.
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Montgomery
Ala
Southern Governors Conference
Chauncey Sparks
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern
Mobile
Southern Governors
Sparks
Dr Belmar Takes Over New Duties In Houston County
Dr Belmar of Dothan assumes senior veterinarian duties in the State Division, with Dr W T Burkett noting the change. Dr Price Stone succeeds Belmar as meat and inspector for Houston County and also serves as county food handling establishments inspector. Mass redeployment of the U S Ninth Air Force to the Pacific begins with 5612 men leaving Reims for Le Havre to embark, including the 50th and 6th Fighter Groups with aviation ordnance medical supply and operations staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Br. H. B. Belmar
Dothan
Lus
W. T. Burkett
Cunty
Said Iniday
Price Stone
Dr. Belmar
Houston County
Porardy
Stone
Pacieto Paris
Mass
U.S Ninth Air Force
Pacific
United States
Reims
le Havre
Postal Worker Pay Hike Signed By Truman
President Truman signs a measure boosting postal workers pay with raise scales across grades. Regular employees gain about 2 percent base pay, with overtime terms and night differential. Postmasters, city carriers, and rural delivery staff see gradebased increases, automatic promotions for merit, and new salary ranges up to 6,000 dollars for inspectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Trumey
Lege
Jotun Givong
Biel Geneck
Railway Mail Service
Ube Air Mail
Morgenthau's Resignation Leaves Line of Succession Uncertain
Treasury chief Henry Morgenthau Jr. is set to resign, leaving the presidential line of succession in a six month limbo until Senate action on House approved changes. The plan would elevate House Speaker Sam Rayburn after President Truman. Morgenthau’s departure may occur in about three weeks, but Truman asked him to stay until his abroad trip ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Truman
Morgenthau
Senate
Treasury
J James F. Byrnes
House
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
Truman
Rum
Roosevelt
Dutchess County
Ing
Morgenshau
War Agencies Funds Blocked Amid FEPC Fight
The administration faces two hurdles to release funds for ten War Agencies, including payrolls and supplies, while Senate debate on the United Nations Charter could stall the bill. Filibuster fears come from FEPC funding battles as supporters push for broader anti discrimination policing. Senator Bilbo and other Southern lawmakers vow to oppose large FEPC funding.
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Bilbo
D-Miss
FEPC
State Service Held For Minister Curtin
A state service was held today for Prime Minister Curtin with army and navy escorts at the airfield. Deputy Prime Minister Gordon attended in Curtin’s place as Labor Party officials prepare for next Tuesday’s leadership meeting to select a successor. Representatives of the United Ravens and Australians paid tribute to Curtin’s memory at the ceremony in Parliament House.
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Canbera
Ausable
Johm Cactuip
Coltes- Joe
Rome
Gorde
Curtin
Labor Party
Taureday
United Ravens
Curuo
Seld
Houston County Peanut Crop In Good Shape Despite Weather
Houston County farmer reports the 165 peanut crop mainly in good condition with rain needed before September harvest. Spanish peanuts show some damage from recent weather while runner varieties are healthier. About 75,000 acres planted, harvest planned with German POW labor, 760 prisoners requested. Peanut worms anticipated but not yet seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
C. M. Ling
Ling
War Department
Non-Usable Bombs Given U S Troops
Washington AP report on the Senate War Investigation Committee findings that huge tonnages of air bombs could not be used by American troops in Europe. The inquiry blamed home procurement failures for delaying jet planes and ammunition, noting only two jet planes reached Europe before hostilities ended and shortages forced reallocation from the Italian front to Southern France. The committee challenged the idea that plants caused the shortages, attributing blame to planning failures in obtaining sufficient quantities of key ammunition types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate War Investigation Committee
Europe
Air Force
Seventh Army
France
Allied Air Strength Builds as Okinawa Offensive Expands
Describes Fifth Air Force and allied air assets across the Pacific, detailing units under Gen Curtis LeMay and Gen Carl Spaatz, with ships and aircraft including B-29s, Thunderbolts, and Privateers. Notes imminent Eighth Air Force addition, ongoing attacks on Formosa and Canton, and intensified blockades toward Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Air Force
Mid Dar Force
Marianas
Curtis E. LeMex
Tiss
Army Michel
Second Marine Aircraft Wing
Corsair
Tactical Air Force
Okonawa
Pies Air Wings
Okinawa
Army Seventh Fighter Command
Mustange
Iwo Jima
Army Eighth Air Force
James H. Doolittle
Strategic Air Forces
Eighth
Wik
Carl A Splatz
Strategic
Jongrange
Japan Mobilizes Civilian Volunteers for Home Island Defense
SAN FRANCISCO AP Japan has begun mobilizing civilian volunteers both men and women into combat corps expected to repel invaders. The volunteers will join the Imperial Army but continue their existing war jobs while awaiting possible combat, according to a Radio Tokyo broadcast recorded by the FCC.
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San Francisco
Japan
Radio
Increase in Driver Licenses Issued in Houston May 1945
A Department of Public Safety release reports a rise in issued licenses in Houston County for May 1945, with 108 licenses vs 77 in May 1943. Statewide totals show 4,281 licenses in May 1945 compared to 3,615 in May 1943, across Alabama's 87 counties.
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Department of Public Safety
Montgomery
Houston County
Coffer
Dale
Geneva
Heary
Alabama
Campaign finance details of Johnston praised for prizes won
Johnston received wide praise and is said to have deserved all the prizes. Billy personally canvassed four Houston towns to raise bonds, mapping a campaign that yielded 39 bonds for 25 to 100 dollars, five for 50 dollars, one for 500 dollars, and one for 1,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston
Billy
Houston
State Health Officer Checks Water Supply in Dothan
Arthur N. Beck of the State Health Department in Montgomery inspected Dothan’s water supply, ice plants, and swimming pools Thursday and Friday. County health officer Dr. W. T. Burkett reported the visit and findings in Houston County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur N. Beck
State Health Department
Montgomery
Dothan
W. T. Burkett
Houston County
Beck
Paris denies attack story linked to Senate report
Six Army Group Headquarters said no basis to a claim that French Senegalese troops locked German girls in a Stuttgart subway and raved them. Senator Eastland told the Senate American officers reported the Viet Cong involved.
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Paris
Sixth Army Group
United States
Senate
Stuttgart
Sen. James
Eastland
Mina
Allied Drive Breaks Japanese Hold On Balikpapan Airfields
The campaign reports Allied forces gaining control of Maenggsar and two 4000-foot runways, with Sepinggeng airstrip in use by Australians. American minesweepers cleared Ballipapas Bay as the Southeast Asia front pushes the Japanese toward the oil fields, aided by Australian tanks and Allied air power.
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Ena
iRadio
Cate Valace
Toro
Maenggsr
Balikpapan
Sepinggeng
Ballipapas Bay
Lom Boa
Anthe
Gang of
Polish Exile Government Faces Liquidation In London
The Warsaw based National Unity government begins take over of London administration assets as Britain limits funding. A Polish three member commission is authorized to seize Polish state property in Britain, while Lt Gen Komorowski vows Provisional Government proclamations remain binding. The British Foreign Office forms Interim Treasury Committee for Polish Questions to oversee liquidation and decide troop pay and transfer options for 250000 exiled soldiers.
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Stfeis
London
National Unity In
Warsaw
Rinal
Polpress
Britain
Polish Telegraph Agency
Tadeusz Komorowski
Bor
Wladysslaw Raczkiewicz
Bank of Poland
Japan
British Foreign Office
Treasury Committee For
London Potes
England
Foreign Office
United Nations’ Security League
Tomasz Arciszewski
Bradley Nominated to Head Veterans Administration
President Truman formally named General Omar N. Bradley as Veterans Administrator and sent his nomination to the Senate. Bradley, in Europe, is expected back in Washington late this summer to assume the post succeeding Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines.
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Washington
Truman
Omar N. Bradley
Senate
Dtosen Bradley
Frank T. Hines
Veterans Administration
Bradley
Europe
Nelson Returns to Hollywood Industry Posts Leadership
Former Sears Roebuck executive vice president Joi Nelson reenters the film world as head of a new motion picture association. He aims to secure better distribution deals for independents and to balance creative talent with affordable access, working with figures like Chaplin, Welles, Pickford, Selznick, and Disney while avoiding speculative gambles. Nelson contrasts movie production’s risk with mail order catalogs, noting films' uncertain profitability yet strong industry potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoalywood
J Nelson
Prudental
Joe
Society of Tupendent Moton Picture Produce
Welnon
Charlie Chaplin
Sam Goldy
Orsce Welles
Macy Pickford
Kay Selmick
Walt Disney
Akn
Nelcom
Indus Pustque
Nelson
Sq Roebuck
Pack Cigarettes Will Buy Almost Anything In Berlin
Berlin’s White Way from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. offers bars and night clubs where a pack of cigarettes buys access to music, drinks, and a glimpse of a seamy scene. Allied-occupied Berlin shows crowds fleeing damp cellars, with Red Army officers among the patrons.
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Berlin
Ita Hur
Hhi
Distinctio
Toternationel
Wienlint
Red Army
Family Loses Three Children In Tornado Tragedy
In Rising City Nebraska a devastating tornado claimed three children, Lois Elaine Uphoff age seven, and the third daughter of Mrs Richard Uphoff. The storm caused estimated $500,000 in damage. Lois Elaine Uphoff died at a Columbus hospital from head injuries.
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Neb
Braska
Lois Elaine Up
Richard Uphoff
Lovi
Columbus, Hapital
Dothan High School Ends First Semester at Si School
Principal Vaughn announced the first semester of the si school session at Dothan High School ends today. The end of semester will lead into wartime plans with classes resuming on Monday. The same teachers who taught the first term will teach the second term.
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Dothan H
Vaughn
Legion Meet At Pine July Ninth Regular Monthly Session
The Dale County No 82 American Legion held its regular monthly meeting at the school building in Pine on July 9 starting at 8 30 p m Commander Howard Johnson Ninth District urged all Past Officers to attend. The meeting included guidance on knowing what to ask and the cost considerations.
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Ozark
Dale County
American Legion
Tts
Pine
Howard Johnson
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