Funeral Rites Held For Mrs S J Moss
Funeral services for Mrs S J Moss 9 died suddenly at her Coffinwood home were held at Wiggins Church with Rev Greely Warn of Grimes officiating. Burial in Wiggins Cemetery. Survived by husband J P Moss a daughter Mrs Grace Lee Skipper of Dothan route four two sisters and seven grandchildren. Ward Wilson Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ssreh Jones Moss
Coffinwood
St Wiggins Church
Greely Warn
Grimes
Wiggins
Methodist Church
J P Moss
Grace Lee Skipper
Dothan
Eco
Jobrme Proctor
Lire Proctor
Midland City
Mittie Brown
Donalsonville
George Comenghero
Donalsonvile
Tom Cunningham
Ward-Wilson Funneral Home
Georgia Stages Bus Hits Runaway Mule
The Alabama State Police at Dothan said a Garis Stages bus collided with a route running mule four miles north of Headland on Saturday night. The mule was killed but no bus passengers were injured. The unidentified man chasing the mule was noted. investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama State Highway Patrol
Dothan
Garis Stages
Headland
Heidlasd
Tuseway
Untitled critique on air force dangers and Allied leaders
The note critiques cheap air force capability as reckless and dangerous for allies and foes. General Eisenhower appears in high spirits alongside Earl of Halifax and Maj. Gen. W Bedell Smith. Lord Halifax stresses the Danish strike shows German limits but implies threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luftwaffe
Eisenhower
Earl of Halifax
Washington
W. Bedell Smith
Lord Halifax
Night of air attack over Dover Strait leaves damage and casualties
Number 3 (Continued From Page One) describes a noisy night as German rocket planes crossed the Dover Strait breaching the defense wall. An official statement confirms damage and casualties in London and southern counties while fighter pilots downed many buzz bombs into the sea before darkness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Dover Strait
London
Cherry Wounded Private First Clars E L Cherry
War Department announces Private first class E L Cherry son of Mrs Hortense Cherry 08 Porrell street has been wounded in action in the European theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Clarzs E L Cherry
Hortense Cherry
Porrell Street
War Department
Waters Wounded in Action in Mediterranean Area
Private Henry H. Waters husband of Mrs. Mary V. Waters of Slocombe Route One was wounded in action in the Mediterranean area, an official announcement revealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry H. Waters
Mary V. Waters
Slocomb Route One
Mediterranean
Cadets Taylor and Green Report to Military Training
Private James C. Taylor son of Mr and Mrs H C Taylor of 80 South St Andrews street has graduated from the B 24 Liberator bomber mechanics school at Keesler Field. Aviation Cadet Lewis E Green son of Mrs L F Green of 105 East Lafayette street has arrived at Cochran Field Macon Ga for night instruction training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Taylor
H. C. Taylor
South St. Andrews Street
Keesler Field
County approves equipment purchase for public works
The Laver county Board ratified a purchase of equipment including two tractors and a bulldozer. One tractor and a grader were bought from Hay Brooks Machinery Co with Montgomery listing, while the other tractor and bulldozer came from Butford Tonethaker Tractor Company in Monipomers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Laver
Stany Po Posner
Odental eQupmen
War Production Board
Hay Brooks Machinery Cocepacy
Mongomery
Butford - Tonethaker Tractor Company
Monipomers
Schedule For Band Classes Announced By Dothan High
Howell Hampton, head of instrumental music, announced the summer band class schedule for Dothan High students. Monday and Wednesday offerings include beginning clarinet at 10 45, intermediate clarinet at 2 15, advanced clarinet at 2 30, beginning saxophone, and intermediate saxophone at 4 30. Tuesday and Thursday sessions cover brass and saxophone courses, with percussion at 5 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaonat We Mus
Department of Dothan High Sruor
Howell Hampton
Burdeshaw dies in Birmingham after illness
Mrs J J Burdeshaw daughter of J R L Grice died in a Birmingham hospital after two weeks illness Funeral services set for Wednesday at Bessemere at 11 There are six daughters and four sons among the survivors with multiple siblings and grandchildren Also notes a Sacred Harp singing Payner Sing ing at Beutak Church on July 13 invited singers BR P Payner Sr lifetime chairman and W C Lisenby lifetime secretary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Thormas Burdeshaw
Eleanor Estelle Grice
Dothan
Birmingham
J. R. L. Grice
First Baptist
Bessemere
Tara Stephens
WH Saunders
Joe B. Lewis, Jr
Newport News
W. ©. Taylor
Venice
Fla
W. VY. Dyer
Bessemer
Ross Black
Ensley
Price Burdeshaw
Punchokee
Fila
BE. Burdeshaw
Fort Pearce
Paul Burdeshaw
Okeechobee
Sacred Harp
Payner
Beutak Church
W. C. Lisenby
BR P Payner Sr
W C Lisenby
Four picnics plan three more vicnies this week
Four picnics announced schedule shows three more vicnies this week. Wicksburg lab members meet tomorrow at Wicksburg pool. Madrid club meets Wednesday at the school. Foon club meets Thursday at Ineram's noun?cture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wicksburo Lab
Wicksburg
Madrid
Foon
Ineram
Funeral Oration by Pastor at Four Today
Number 22 continues Feam Pace One as a pastor delivers the funeral oration at four o'clock today. Flags at the hall of state are flying at half staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall of State
Saipan and Pacific War Gains Highlight Forward Strategy
Reports from wartime fronts describe Japanese deaths and Allied advances across Saipan Noemfoor Biak and Biak noemfoor With Adm Hoover noting Saipan as a key airfield site and a launchpad for Superfortresses toward Tokyo The MacArthur communiques detail heavy Japanese casualties and rapid island captures across the central and Southwest Pacific theaters with estimates of tens of thousands killed across Burma India and China
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faye Gor
Bersward
Saipan
Smupsa
Central Pacific
John H. Hoover
Centres Pacific
Teain
Soinan
Tokyo
Philippines
Guam
Japan
Ater
Noemfoor
Mindanao
Biak
Albert L Warner
Army
Bureau of Public Relations
Central
Southwest Pacific
Burma
India
China
Saipan falls as US forces complete Pacific conquest
Allied troops raised their flag on Saipan after 25 days of brutal fighting that shattered Japanese defenses on the 72 square mile island. Marines and Army units pushed the garrison to the northern tip, ending organized resistance and forcing mass civilian surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rembert James
Associated Press
Allied
Joint Expedition
Saipan
Vic
Navy Radio—America
Japan
Empire
Marshall Islands
Marianas-Saipan
Tokyo
Truk
Caroline Islands
Marpi Point
Tanapago Harbor
Traveling Church Comes to Dothan at Grandview Baptist
A traveling gospel bus tour led by Rev Roy Austin and George Williams visits Grandview Baptist Church in Dothan for special services. The bus is funded by industrialist R G LaTour Neau of Toccoa and Peoria, noted for giving away most of his fortune to spread the Gospel. Attendees can tour the bus after the service and receive free gospel literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
BP. m
Grandview Baptist Church
Roy Austin
George Williams
Cristian Service
R G. LaTourneau
Toccoa
Peoria
God
Ami
Grandview Baptst Church
Library Reports Children Reading More Than Ever
Miss Therie Johnson of the George S. Houston Memorial Library said that nine children have deposited 54 tents to read in the children's section since school ended, nearing the old library’s peak of 150 readers. Deposits from last year may stay, but new deposits front a dollar and a half to access the next section. many new books have been added for all ages, from picture books to teen mystery thrillers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. Houston Memorial Library
Therie Johnson
Librarien
Old City
Miss Johnson
Hieary
Mary I Deatham Poyner Dean's List Student Named
Mrs Mary I Deatham Poyner Deatham of Dothan summer student at North Texas State is among 295 named on the summer Dean's List. Eligibility requires upperclassmen with at least a B average and no grade below C in the last semester on campus. Mrs Cheatham is a graduate student on the Denton campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary I. Poyner Deatham
Dothan
North Texas State
Cheatham
Denton
Missing First Sergeant Wilburn Ammons Reported
First Sergeant Wilburn Franklin Ammons of the Paratroops, son of Mr and Mrs W F Harrell of Cottonwood, has been missing in action since June. His sister Mrs Robbie C Burnham disclosed the information today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilburn Franklin Ammons
W. F. Harrell
Cottonwood
Robbie C. Burnham
Monica Page Registered In Houston County List
Through an oversight the name of Monica Page, a prominent Do than Negro leader, was omitted from Eagle’s list of 39 Negroes who last week registered with the Houston County Board of Registrars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monica Page
Dothan
Man Eagle
Houston County Board of Registrars
Battle Ends as Japanese Counterattack Fails in Marianas
American forces near the end of a brutal engagement in the Marianas report heavy fighting after a futile July 7 counterattack. Japanese troops, a mix of army navy and special landing units, pushed 2000 yards with grenades and improvised weapons, leaving hundreds dead. Thousands surrendered or were interned as the island’s defense collapsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Marianas
Experts Searching For Black Gold In South Alabama
Experts from major oil firms search a wide southern crescent for new petroleum deposits amid wartime demand. The Gilbertown field in Choctaw County revived exploration in Alabama. Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi show potential with growing rental and bonus values as pipelines and refineries expand. PAW reports long term prospects include jobs and postwar prosperity for the agricultural south as oil development accelerates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia van Dee
Washington
Mississippi Valley
Black Belt
Georgia
Florida
United States
Mississippi
Alabama
Cemleal
PAW Offcrals
Gilbertown
Choctaw County
Alabma
Coller County
Eastern
Gulf
Mi Ippi
Tingley
Vicksburg
Crupp
Tinsley
Exhansed
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Mobile
Mississippi Field
Vaughn - Pickens
Madison
Yazoo Counties
Cary Field
Sharkey County
Flora Field
Madison County
Cranfield
Adams County
Brookhaven Field
Lincoln County
Ellcutta Field
Wayne County
Jasper County
Heidelberg Field
Revival Services Begin At Kinsey Baptist Church
Revival services are in progress at Kinsey Baptist Church led by Pastor Rev A Cozart with Assistant Rev Edward Cozart conducting parts of the service. Everyone is invited to attend these services and participate in worship and prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinsey Baptist Church
A. Cozart
Edward Cozart
De Gaulle on talks with Roosevelt and U S duties
De Gaulle spoke in French after greeting the audience, praising his meetings with President Roosevelt and Secretary Hull. He said the world must pursue peace and described American responsibilities in the war and postwar order, noting satisfaction with the discussions before his departure to New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Gaulle
Roosevelt
New York
Hull
Farmer Moss Held in Murder of Wife After Autopsy
Neighbors heard cries as 65-year-old Mrs. Moss was found dead at the Cottonwood area farm home. State toxicologist ordered an autopsy. husband Moss admits disputes but claims innocence. Officials report possible strangulation and arrest Moss as investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ord
Neghbors
Moss
Jary
Ubet
Lee Feerz
Mrs. Does Atro
Fimera
Shelley Cook
Fimeral
John Ingram
Spain
J. M. Bash
J. T. Casey
Cottonwood
Fears
Offic
Convention delegate vote totals for Roosevelt and Wallace unfold
The South shows opposition to Wallace and Virginia instructs 24 delegates to vote as a unit against Wallace renomination while Roosevelt support remains strong with 552 pledged and 408 claimed. Debates over rail rates and platform planks surface as Dewey and Broughton campaign and Democrats eye Chicago issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Wallace
Roosevelt
Joseph B. Ely
Mass
Seattle
Northwest
Stewart
D.-Tenn
Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Republican Providentionminee
Kis Powling
N. Y
Albany
Congress
J. M. Broughton
North Carolina
Chicago
Isles
Continent split battle shifts near Burma and China fronts
Reported moves place advancing Chinese and Allied units about 24 miles apart as Stilwell's forces push toward northern Burma. The Burma Road area west of the Salween River remains active with combat, while American 14th Air Force strikes Canton Yo Chow bases and targets Japanese supply lines in Hunan and Hengyang sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Stilwell
Burma
Chinese High Command
Wations
Salween River
14Th Air Force
Canton
Yochow
Canton-Hankow
Stilwell
14Th Air Forces
Hunan
Hengyang
Indo - Chine
Tinh Tur
Baltic Front Advances Reach Wilno Daugavpils Rail Lines
Soviet forces drive toward Wilno as Gen. Bagramian’s First Baltic Army seizes Sventsyani near the Lithuanian border and rail lines come under fire. Second White Russian Army crosses lines near Lida, taking 18 towns, while communications shift with attacks on the Lids Baranowicze corridor and key junctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iosarc Kauras
Wulbo
Lithuents
Poland
Wilno
Cas
Prusaua A
Hese
Gan
Jean Cheernigkhovsky
White Rosas
Wilnoodbare
Lids
Chernizkhovsky
Ivan Bagramian
Sventsyani
Wilno - Daugavpils
Dwinsk
Wino
Bialystok
Kaunas
Georg Zakharov
Lids-Barpowicre
Dyartlovo
Lida
Novogrudok
New York
Stockholm
Attontidringen
Adolf Hitler
Lotzen
East Prussia
Rastenburg
Luftwaffe
Rominten
Braslav
Daugavpils
Druga
Lyntni
Frontage One Reported As Allies Attack Inland
The report notes American forces advancing from 10 miles from the port toward Pomaja eight miles inland and 14 miles southeast of Livorno. Lajatico lies 21 miles east as Rosignano area sees 80 prisoners taken. Northwest of Castelina, 20 killed and 22 captured in close combat amid Eighth Army gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pomaja
Livorno
Lajatico
Rosignano
Castelina
Eighth Army
Order of the ey Conferred On Fu tor and Arthur Brows
A wartime relic described as an Order conferred on Fu tor and Arthur Brows alongside Bag land Raymond Salle. The text notes camp staff selection from Scoutsberg and reference to Montgomery, Arezzo, and Eighth Army actions in Italy with patrols, counterattacks, and river crossings amid heavy fighting and German advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tor
Arthur Brows
Bagland
Raymond Salle
Wyliba
Gene Adkins
Camp Batey
Scoutsberg
Orighy
Montgomery
Arezzo
Hercely
Thane Tx
Eighth Army
Tiber Valley
Fie
Belliehy
Montone
Carpini
Umbertide
Filottranco
Lgiusome
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S. J. Moss
Cherry
Taylor
J. J. Burdeshaw
Loa
Vue
LIS
W. Troy
Ammons
South
Kinsey
Ee Data I
IMI Tim J
Order OF the Ey
Rainer Lind
Desk
Drax Walgee
Kodak Finghi
J. L. Harris
Panama City
Marianna
Cottondale
Ebonifay
Pensacola
Pengaces
Pointa West
Bainbridge, Thomas
Valdosta
Waycross
Cuthbert
Americus
Macon
Atlanta
Comsult
Ariel
Aree Ways
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