Mrs J H Nelson Funeral Conducted
Mrs John Henry Nelson aged 72 died at her Midway home after lengthy illness. Funeral held Monday at 4 pm at Cool Springs church with Reverend Ray Brady officiating. Born in Florida she lived in Caiffes County 45 years. survived by two sons John Wesley Nelson and James Thomas Nelson, three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Searcy Funeral Home managed arrangements.
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Enterprise
John Henry Nelaan
Midway
Enterprises
Iengthy Jillnea
Cool Springs
Ray Brady R Justice
First Baptist Church
Missionary Baptist Church of the
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John Wesley Nelson
James Thomas Nelson
Searcy Funeral Home of Enterprises
Two Negroes Held On Liquor Charge
U. S. Commissioner JW Daughtry said two Canova County Negroes, Hugh Davis and Resymond Dudley, pleaded guilty to possessing and transporting non tax paid whiskey in violation of the internal revenue act. Bonds were set at 300 dollars after a preliminary hearing. Davis and Dudley were taken into custody at noon by agents of the Alcohol Tax Unit and the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
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U. S
JW Daughtry
Canova County
Hugh Davis
Resymond Deudlay
W. F P. Filender
Alcoholic Tax Unit
J. T. Burton
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Officara
Davis and
Dudley
Naid
Acreage boom lifts Alabama sweet potatoes amid favorable weather
The report notes a large expansion in sweet potato acreage pushing potential Alabama production to about 412 million bushels, a 41 percent rise over last year. Weather overall favored crop development though March cold damaged oats and pastures while late March rains caused central floods.
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Alabama
Advertising and sales rules on wartime scarcity appeal
The guidance calls for removing fear of shortages from promotions and bans on references to production quantities except bone tide clearances. It limits sale prices to bona fide clearance events tied to past retailer performance and urges media to focus on regular prices, services, and conservation. Training sales staff to avoid scarcity appeals must begin immediately and full compliance is required by August 1.
Munda action in New Guinea dominates war report
Tokyo radio said American landings east of Munda were repulsed with over 20 vessels sunk as Allied efforts at Munda and Mubo faced stiff Japanese resistance. Air power targeted enemy fields at Buka Kahili and Halstea while Tokyo Express ships were slowed in the Kula Gulf and Blackett Strait.
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Munda
Associated Press
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Bune
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Buna
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Blackett Strait
Vella Lavella Saland
Kula Gulf
Japan
Solomone
Buka
Kahili
Hallate
Allied push in Sicily gathers pace toward Catania
Allied forces press from Augusta and coastal routes toward Catania as British Eighth Army and American Seventh Army win air bases and advance inland. Reports note German Tiger tanks in action and Axis lines possibly collapsing while 12,000 prisoners are taken.
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Observera
Augusta
Germ
Algiers
Associated Press
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Gerbin
Hermann Goerng Divialon
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Lee
Lentini
Cartentini
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Bernard L. Montgomery
George Patton
Galtagirone
Pennsylvania Coal Strike Collapses
Pittsburgh AP report says the insurgent coal strike in southwestern Pennsylvania collapsed as a federal grand jury probed responsibility for the walkout that began June 20. About 6,500 of 10,000 holdouts returned to work after mass meetings of UMW locals. FBI influence noted, and officials prepared to call operators, officials, and miners before the grand jury.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
UMW
FBI
Anthony Congello
Isabella
Weirton Steel Company
Uniontown
Tsebella
Roosevelt
Connally- Smith
Charles F Unn
Irving Hill
Henry A Swemhaut
Francis Biddle
Allyn Renwick
Hardy L Ickes
Grand
Renwick
Tekes
Uhl
Geneva Association Of Baptists To Meet
The Geneva Association of Baptists will hold a quarterly W M U meeting at the Slocomb Baptist Church tomorrow. Mrs J B Murphy announces an all out stewardship theme with devotional, special music, and sessions from 10 to 2 20 including hymns like Take My Life and Let It Be.
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Slocomb
Geneva Association
Slocomb Baptist Church
J. B Murphy
M U
Mabie Dorriety
Roll Eail
Lo C Meadows
H L Wood
Geneva
H. T C
J H Dykes
Mra H D C
Nelwyan Melton Dies Near Geneva
Enterprise reports the funeral services for Nelwyan Melton twelve year old daughter of Mr and Mrs J R Melton of Geneva route three were held at Eden Church with Rev J F Powell officiating Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery Boydang Company of Enterprise assisted in the arrangements She is survived by her parents three brothers Edward Dewey and Tim of Geneva and three sisters Christine Keath of Mobile Hazel Melton and Reba Melton of Geneva
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Enterprise
Nelwyan Melton
J R Melton
Geneva
Eden Church
FSA District Heads Visit Houston Office
FSA district heads led by Misa Mary G Larkin visit the Houston office for a spot survey of the farm ownership program 68 in Houston County. Officials including John JD Folmar Thad A Kelly and J C Lewis will be interviewed along with Morris M Bor land and Emily FSA supervisors during the visit.
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Misa Mary G Larkin
Astrict Fsa
John JD Folmar
Thad A Kelly
J C Lewis
PSA
FSA
Morris M Borland
Emmily Fsa
Houston County
Borlars
Seventeen-Year-Old Girl Held By Police
Andalusia girl, seventeen, held by City police for investigation after she says a Camp Rucker soldier lured her to Dothan on a marriage pretext. She stayed in a Dothan hotel as he postponed nuptials while proposing marriage. She was arrested when she appeared at another hotel to register and hadn’t paid the bill. She learned the soldier is married with two or three children.
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Andalusia
Intruder Report Leads to Armed Break and Arrest
Number 10 continues a night incident in which a Black man attempted a getaway after a break in. Crawford fired, uncertain if the shot struck. About an hour later military police detained a Black soldier claimed to have peeped through a window. A second prowler was reported at Tom Peterman’s home on West Nan-ton Street. An investigation by pollen yielded no trace of the intruder. Henry Clay served in the United States Senate at age 2.
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Crawford
Tom Peterman
West Nan [Ton Street
Pollen
Pollen Aid
Atrocities in Krasnodar Alleged by Tass Report
Tass reported German Army units led by Colonel-General Roof carried out hospital massacres in Krasnodar and nearby areas in late 1942. Vehicles with exhaust-driven death methods allegedly suffocated up to 80 people at a time, then dumped in anti-tank ditches.
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Krasnodar
Tass
Roof
Berezan
Labinskaya
Auto stamp compliance cited by IRS deputy in Salt Lake City
In Salt Lake City, an IRS deputy collector cited automobile owners and employees for failure to display 1X stamps on windshields, highlighting enforcement by the Internal Revenue Department.
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Equal Rights Salt
Resignations Shake OPA Over Price Policy Clash
The resignations of key OPA figures including Barnard Haley and others surge as Maxon calls for drastic reorganizing. Price administrator Prentiss Brown and Leander Lovell assume temporary roles while debate centers on simplifying price control. The conflict highlights wartime strain on managing inflation and rationing nationwide.
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Ager
OPA
Barnard
Haley
Stetford University
Conrespiona
Harey
Leander B. Lovell
Price
Articles
Economia
Northwestern
NRA
State Department
Maxon
Thasa Ateps
Community drive aids Camp Rucker with needed supplies
Century Club American Legion Post 12 First Baptist W M U and other groups urge local support for Camp Rucker. They seek electric fans books phonograph records radios musical instruments outdoor tables chairs benches volley nets indoor baseballs pool tables tools and a used piano. Donations may be mailed or picked up via Mrs Laon Harvard or Mrs Charles Cooper.
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Globe
Sam
Rucker
Napier
Hospital Service Council
Mra
Laon Harvard
Charles Cooper
Midnight snack illness tale from Los Angeles
William Conville, 56, was hospitalized with acute gastric disturbance after an alleged midnight snack. He recalls consuming cucumbers, ice cream, watermelon, iced tea, spinach, and cold fish, noting no milk was drunk during the episode.
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Los Angeles
William Conville
Births in Houston This Year Record Rise
Births in Houston show a year end uptick with January through December totals. The Mares of this year were recorded as the largest monthly total, indicating a significant rise in births for year.
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Houston
Abel
German Offensives In Belgorod Orel Sector Reported
Soviet and German forces clashed with heavy fighting around Orel and Belgorod as Nazi attacks pressed the northern front and Red Army counterattacks. Reports claim hundreds of tanks and aircraft destroyed, with wide losses on both sides and Hitler returned to headquarters for staff conferences.
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Orel
St Fores
Belgorod
Nescen
Ovel-Kurak-Belgorod
Orel-Kurak
London
Mag
Nem
Red Army
Adolf Hitler
Belgorod-Orel
Noted Suspect Admits Beating. Jury Indicts on First Degree Charge
The article fragment states a husband Dave Holloway and his wife, with police chief Ralph B. King and coroner De M. B. Kirkpatrick involved. Holloway allegedly admitted beating his wife after an initial denial, with about 150 bruises found on the body. The Montgomery County jury returned a murder indictment in the earlier proceedings.
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Dave Holloway
Holloway
Ralph B. King de M. B. Kirkpatrick
Montgomery County
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