Wadsworth and Dewey Agree on Postwar Military Strength
In Albany, Rep Samer W Wadsworth Jr and Gov Dewey said they are in agreement that weakening U S military strength after World War I should not happen again They discussed postwar benefits and security focusing on maintaining a strong military presence to secure influence Wadsworth, veteran congressman and New York Assembly speaker, urged Dewey’s election would bring forthright policy and less rhetoric The two also touched on Dewey’s potential support from John L Lewis and other factors
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Albany
Samer W. Wadsworth, Jr
Dewey
United States
Wedsworth
Wadewomb
Senate
Afmira
Pacific Islands
Bagpen
Wadsworth
Congress
New York
Assembly
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Napier Commander Addresses Kiwanis
Colonel Char J. Dely, Napier Field commander, told Dothan Kiwanis officers and members that Napier’s climate aids cadet training and that graduates have earned 500 decorations. He praised civilian workers, especially women, and noted more than 102000 in war bonds purchased. Clyde L. Coement urged scrap paper drive cooperation with guests Father Stack and others attending.
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Sosaking
Dothan Ce Eet Pale Neon Menting
Char J. Dely
Bic Pontine Eee
Napier Field
Napier
aSiescuibeant Eo. Daly
Dothan Eree
Clyde L. Coement
John Stack
A. D. Ussery
W. Smith
Starke
Wilson
Kiwanian Reid
Auburn
Be, E. Wakefield
Columbia
Continest From Tage One Paragraph 16 Death and Arrest Details
The report notes an unnatural death of Mrs Moss and the subsequent arrest of her husband after medical authorities refused to sign a death certificate. Before arrest he spoke about her death, later claiming she died of a heart attack. He then altered the account to say she suffered a fall causing scratches and bruises.
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Moses
Moss
General Griner Returns to Lead 27th Infantry Division
Major General George Griner, commanding general of Sib Divusos, has surfaced at Saipan as commander of the 27th Infantry Division. He was reassigned from the Seventh Division and rearmed here after the Army and Navy Journal published his photos with other senior officers who led the Saipan invasion, amid unclear details of his transfer.
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George Griner
Sib Divusos
Camp
Hrucker
Smpan
27Uh
2Th
Sth
Rucker
Three Negroes Held On Vagrancy Charge
Sheriff B G Farmer reports arrest of three Negroes on vagrancy charges under Governor Chaifcey Sparks work or fight order. Houston County aims to curb absentism and loitering with able bodied persons employed or placed in work programs. The sheriff said cooperation with the governor’s directive will continue to ensure all physically fit persons are working.
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Chaifcey Sparks
B. G. Farmer
Houston
Alabama
Weir
Sparks
Jenkins And Adams Reunited In Italy
First Lieutenant Frank M. Jenkins and Staff Sergeant James C. Adams, both from local families, were reunited in Italy per a letter from Lieut Jenkins. Jenkins, son of Mr and Mrs F M Jenkins, wrote of meeting Adams during his 24th mission, noting a Munich mission as particularly tough. Adams, son of Mr and Mrs Berey Adams of 215 West Crawford, is a turret gunner on a Flying Fortress with 50 missions completed and Air Medal with six oak leaf clusters.
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Frank M. Jenkins
James
Munich
Adams
Berey Adams
West Crawford A Tree
Ozive
Mother And Child Buried At Newton
Funeral services were held at Newton Cemetery for Mrs. Ethel Covington Fowler 39 and her infant who died after an illness in Cairo Georgia. She lived in Cairo three years after moving from Geneva Alabama and was a member of the Newton Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband Harvey T Fowler four children Florane Othelia Eunice Clyde and Raymond Talmadge her mother Mrs S T Covington two brothers Arthur Covington Newton Gus Covington Thomasville four sisters Mrs D T Clayton Mrs B B Beasley Mrs W F Welch all Whigham and Mrs S L Beasley Midland City Forsyth Brothers Funeral Home Cairo handled arrangements.
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Ethel Covington Fowler
Cairo
Newton Cemetery
Newton Baptist Church
Fowler
Geneva
Ala
Harvey T. Fowler
Florane
Othelia
Eunice
Clyde
Raymond Talmadge
T. Covington
Arthur Covington
Newton
Gus Covington
Thomasville
D. T. Clayton
B. B. Beasley
W. F. Welch
Whigham
S. L. Beasley
Midland City
Forsyth Brothers Funeral Home
Aftermath of naval base disaster described with wrecked ships
Only four bodies recovered last night as am munition ships exploded. Navy casualties were high among enlisted men and gun crews. Barracks a mile away shattered and wrecked the port area near Port Chago. Quinault Victory and E. A. Bryan lay twisted offshore. Port Chago and its inhabitants suffered injuries, glass, water disruption, and widespread pain until relief units restored order by daylight.
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Fem
Cation
Navy
Quinault Victory
E. A. Bryan
Arca
Tarawa Island
Marshalls
Port Chiago
Allied Breakthrough Near St Lo Amid Heavy Air Assault
Allied forces advanced past the St Lo region as German fronts withdrew to ridges south of the town. Nightfront reports showed tanks, armored cars, and trucks massing behind British Canadian lines near Caen while heavy air bombardment and naval gunfire disrupted German defenses. Casualty and hospital figures for Caen were cited as 2000 French killed and 13600 hospitalized.
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St. Lo Periers
Taute
Vire Rivera
Vilage
Amigny
Cermans
St. Lo
Caen
Supreme Command
Montgomery
Faubourg de Vaucelles
Batte
Bormel
Fransicfort
Orne
Paris
Noyerz
Villers-Bocage
Rampan
Europe
Mauritius
Enterprise
Roberts
Rommel
Hever
Soviet forces push near Moscow and Brest Litovsk front
A London map shows Rokossovsky's army within nine miles of Moscow with advance elements near the city. Red Star reports Soviet troops north of Brest Litovsk crossing the Lesnia River and fighting through forests. Nazi counterattacks aim to retake Gainovka as Soviet wedges press toward the Bug and Warsaw. North of Grodno fighting intensifies around a Nieman River bridgehead with a climactic moment expected soon.
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Page Gury Point
London
Rokossovsky
Moscow
Red Star
Brest Litovsk
Lesnia
Crare
Gainovka
Bug
Warsaw
Grodno
Soliels
Nieman River
Jay Johnson Named Dothan Fire Chief
Clyde J. Cot said Jay Johnson has been approved as chief of the Dothan Fire Department, succeeding former chief J. E. Ziglar. Reed Johnson had been acting chief since Ziglar left due to health issues. Johnson will lead as the logical choice for the post, with acting duties previously held by Ziglar deemed highly satisfactory.
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Clyde J. Cot
Pable Health and Safety
Jay Johnson
Dothan Fire Department
J. E. Zighar
Reed Johnson
Ziglar
UC Health
Seristant
Uncer Ziglar
Fad Johoecu
Common Pleas Court Holds Brief Session
Judge J W N Malling Jr of the Court of Common Pleas presided over a light calendar. Four cases were continued and four were disposed. Two public drunkenness cases were left open. Traffic cases included one driving while intoxicated and one reckless driving. One defendant pled guilty to reckless driving and was fined 25 dollars. Two defendants pled guilty to public drunkenness and each was fined five dollars and costs.
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J. W N. Malling, Jr
Court of Common Pleas
Kingan Packing Plant Damaged By Fire
Fire yesterday damaged the Kingan Packing Company on the bontgom ery Highway. Originated in the meat curing department, woodwork in a smokehouse burned. Firemen attributed the blaze to a gas jet in a smoke bin. extent of damage not yet estimated.
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Kingan Packing Company
W. C. Faulkner
Bontgomery Highway
Dothan Boy Recalls Jap Experiences At War Front
Seaman Second Class Rey C. Carswell of Dothan writes to Pete Trammell about Japanese soldiers being surprised to learn they are in New Guinea rather than California. He notes that the Nipponese are rebuilding morale and expects to finish soon and return to the United States for a long leave.
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New Guinea
California
Rey C. Carswell
Pete Trammell
Dothan
Southern Delegations Weigh Ballots In Roosevelt Wallace Byrd Blend
The article lists Southern state stances on first ballots with Roosevelt and Wallace favored in Georgia Florida Alabama Tennessee Kentucky and North Carolina while Virginia teeters on Byrd and Louisiana backs Byrd with chances for vice president undecided. Arkansas leans Roosevelt with undecided on the vice presidency.
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Page One
Wallace
Harry Byrd
Boomlet
Virginia
Georgia
Roosevelt
Florida
Byrd
Texas
Louisiana
Alabama
John Bankhead
Tennessee
Prentice Cooper
Kentucky
Alben Barkley
North Carolina
Melville Broughton
South Carolina
Byrnes
Arkansas
Russians Break Through in Latvia Advance Toward Riga
Soviet forces under Gen. Ivan C. Bagramian push deeply into Latvia in a major breakthrough near Daugavpils and move rapidly toward Riga. The offensive cuts main rail routes around Lwow and Kowel, with over 600 localities reported overrun in the first three days as Kamionka falls, severing the Lwow–Kowel trunk line.
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East Prussia
Daugavpils
Ivan C Bagramian
Latvia
Riga
Lwow
Europe
Germany
Silesia
Moscow
Kawel
Kamionka
Kowel
Fire Damages Houses on Cherry and North Alice Streets
Two houses occupied by Negro residents were damaged by fire in separate incidents this morning. In the 30 block of Cherry street an oil stove caused a room to burn and smoke in a building used as living quarters and a beauty shop. In the 600 block of North Alice street, a stove‑start fire spread to the roof but was brought under control before spreading further. Firemen reported no injuries.
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Cherry Street
North Alice Street
Peanuts Face Penalties Over Concealed Damage
The article outlines an educational push to cut concealed peanut damage through proper stacking and wilting. State extension services, Alabama and Georgia experiment stations, and local agents discuss stacking off the ground, cross pieces, and 24 to 48 hours wilt before stacking. Experts warn that improved handling could reduce losses and prevent penalties of one dollar per hundredweight for damage over two percent.
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State Extension Service
Alabama
Georgia
J. P. Wilson
Headland
B. B. Hi.Buns
The
George Experiment Station
Higging
Emmett Sizemore
J. H. Bryson
Dothan
Commodity Credit Corporation
Gulledge Burial at Pine Level Church
Funeral services for Hermon Gulledge thirty four of Clio route were held at Pine Level Church with Rev Shirah officiating. Surviving are his wife and daughter Janis his father George Guilledge seven sisters and six brothers plus one brother overseas in the U S Army. Holman Funeral Home of Ozark had charge of arrangements.
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Hermon Gulledge
Clio
Pine Level
Shirah
Janis
George Guilledge
Leona Spivey
Louie
Mabel Gulledge
Clie
Mary Lou Spivey
Louisville
Wilie Mac Strickland
Mabel Story
Georgie Mildred Gulledge
Eufaula
Hughie
John D
Billy Ray
Lloyd Thomas
House of
Clayton
James Marvin
U.S. Army
Holman Funeral Home
Ozark
Strangements
Charles B Page Killed In Action
Private Charles B. Page son of Mrs. Rosie L. Page of Malay Street Samson was killed in action in the Asiatic theater of operations, the War Department announced Tuesday.
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Charles B. Page
Rosie L. Page
Malay Street
Samson
War Department
Wounded son of Ashford man in France action
Henry Odom of Ashford route one has been notified that his son Private First Class Henry Odom has been wounded in action in France. Pfc Odom entered the Army June 6 1942 and has been overseas since April 1944.
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Henry Odom
Ashford
Henry £. Odom
France
PLC
Odom
Fire at 211 West Adam Street blamed on defective stove
A noon fire at the home of A. S. Martin 211 West Adam Street is attributed to a defective oil stove. Firemen said the kitchen suffered smoke and fire damage before flames were controlled.
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Martin
West Adam Street
Political gambit and veto threaten Roosevelt era ally
Disjointed text hints at political liabilities around Byrne and Roosevelt, a bill veto, and public perception of a patched up stance. It suggests tension between delegating West of the President and potential political damage, with mention of a veto and public wounds.
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Byrne
Roosevelt
World War II Naval and Air Losses Reported
Fragmentary wartime notes describe damaged ships, air patrols, and a freighter sunk near an outpost in the Philippines. Nimitz and MacArthur are cited, with casualty tallies indicating thousands of garrison troops killed or captured, and British New Guinea fighting noting enemy losses west of Wewak amid a failed breakout attempt.
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Tem
Philippines
MacArim
Nimitz
Saipan
Premie
Japan
New
Guinan
Wewak Tured
Local Junk Dealers Plan Paper Mill Supply
A local speaker notes continued efforts to organize waste paper for paper mills. He emphasizes the contribution of junk dealers and the role of Bay area entities in supplying material for manufacturing.
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George W. Griner
Jenkins and Adams
Italy
DeTuman Savings & Loan Co
George W Norris, Veteray
McCook
Neb
Common Pleas Court
Kingan Packing Plant
Netion
Kennord Atchison
Negroes Platform Committee
Ernest B. Vaccaro
Chicago
Hull
Tom Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
CIO
Philip Murray
Eir
South
Henry A. Wallace
Farley
Paul E. Fitzpatrick
Buffalo
N. C
New York State
Vinplametie Reliat
Medeaas
Esate
Montgomery Ward
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