Red Cross Bandages Packed in Waterproof Boxes
Red Cross bandages at the Coca Cola plant will be packed in waterproof cartons designed with a three cubic foot capacity and waterproof bags to shield contents. Aiming to speed handling, a special tape and stronger corrugated liner are provided, improving protection for shipment to medical depots and overseas port facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LiInpa Cauley AD
Red Cross Surgical Dressing Center
Coca - Cola
Mount Malorne Dharmas
War Department
Uss 10
Masonic Conference Session At Dothan
The Mb Distret Masonic Conference is held in Dothan with representatives from Houston and Heart Cowes. Afternoon session starts at 3:30 p.m. and the night session at 6 p.m. District lecturer JS Telly leads all sessions. The Master Degree will be conferred upon two candidates.
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Houston
Heart Cowes
Sesson
JS Telly
AD Masur
A M Snead Dies In Local Hospital
A M Snead of Gordon Alabama died at a local hospital late Wednesday afternoon. Survived by his widow and Private Dan Snead of Crossville Tennessee. He leaves six sisters Mrs D F Odom Dothan Alabama Mrs H H Odors Gordon Mrs A B Lamb Gordon Mrs J B Black Fitzgerald Alabama and Mrs Sam Knight Iron City Georgia and two grandsons. Services will be announced upon the arrival of Private Snead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geandacral
Privale Snsad
Fragmentary 1930s Political Clash Mentioning Roosevelt
The excerpt compares GOP leaders to four presidents and rejects substituting for Roosevelt’s party. It cites wartime stakes and warns against gambling with sons, while noting past Republican platforms as weak. The speaker predicts the American people will reject the opposition again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Roosevelt
America
Jackson
Oh For The Life Of A County Juror
Jurymen at the county courthouse will get modern cushioned chairs. Twelve new chairs costing 584 dollars were purchased by the county Board of Revenue. The jury box is being repaired to fit the updated seating, marking an improvement in the courthouse facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Revenue
Houston County
Red Cross urges careful storage of war supplies
War era guidance warns of exposure risks for lightweight wartime items like surgical dressings and cartons when stored outside. Red Cross officials, including Mrs Malone, call for volunteers to join the dressing unit from nine to one on several days, noting a new standard size dressings reduce prep time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cros
War Department
Malone
ODT Office Warns Vehicle Operators About Maintenance
The MacGommery District Office of Defense Transportation warned commercial motor vehicle operators that operating and maintaining trucks according to good practices may affect eligibility for new equipment. While most operators maintain their gear well, evidence shows abuse and premature wear on tires and vehicles. District manager Manan U urged operators to conserve and improve practices or risk not receiving new trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macgomnery District Office of Defense Transportation
Manan U
East Odt
Tojo resigns as Japan faces critical war time crisis
Domei via the Federal Communications Commission reports Tojo’s cabinet collapse as Japan moves to form a succeeding government under Lord Kido. Koiso and Yonai ordered to form cabinet while Kido seeks a capable leader amid mounting war pressure and a demand for stronger leadership to renew public resolve.
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Koiso
Yoni
Tokyo
Kido
Federal Communications Commission
Kumiaki Kolso
Mitsumasa Yonai
Korea
Kumiaki Koiko
Imperial
United States
Tojo
Ward
Britain
Domei
Baron Reijirou Wakatouki
Keisuke Okada
Koki Hirota
Fumimaro Konoue
Baton Kiylchira Hiranuma
Gen
Obuyuki Abe
Mitsumasa Yonai Tojo
Privy Council
Yoshimaci Hari
Domei Agency
Office of War Information
Japan
Japanese Board of Information
Federal Communications Commisioin
Japan Fleet Tube Corporation
Last Rites Held For E. Cook Kinsey Resident
Funeral services were held at Beulah Baptist Church for E. Cook who died after a long illness at Kinsey. Surviving are his wife and a daughter, four sons, and two sisters. Burial followed at Beulah cemetery with Ward Wilson in charge of arrangements.
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E. & Cook
Kinsey
Beulah Baptist Church
Mo Metis
Webb
Buria
Beulah Temitory
le Long
Abe Beulah Baptist Church
Fasey Parker
Charile
Cook
Midland City
Gews
GoCak
Dothas
Thy Brothers
G. W. Cook
Newville
Clifton Hughes
A B. Martin
Eilis Jara
Baxter Owens
Chester Hollis
Jack Masters
Marvin Scott
Ana Hughes
MO Brackin
C A. Owens
T. E. Gissendancer
JP. Peacock
C. M. Clemmons
J HL
Motorcycle Officer Resigns Reducing Force to One
Police Chief J E Craughon announced the resignation of motorcycle officer Frank Dunham who asked to be released for other employment. Dunham's departure leaves the department with only one motorcycle officer, J C Armstrong, who recently replaced Mose Harper.
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J. E. Craughon
Frank Dunham
Dunham
J. C. Armstrong
Mose Harper
Draughon
Alabama State Highway Patrol
Ee Force
Southern Democrats press for platform on race rights
Former Governor Dan Moody led a Texas delegation as eight southern states backed a drafting language asserting minority rights to live develop and vote with equal rights. The full platform committee weighed revisions before presenting the plank to the convention. Senator McKellar reviewed the wording but offered no action, saying he could not rear the language.
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Dan Moody
Texas
Roosevelt
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Virginia
Alabama
South Carolina
Florida
Congress
South
Kenneth D. McKellar
McKellar
Two Negroes Accused in Metro Woman Robbery
A Metro woman was swindled for 200 dollars after trusting two Black men who escorted her to town and had her wait in a car while they fled with the money. The report notes she initially resisted but later agreed to invest with promises of a larger return.
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Metro
Negro Children Guests Of Whites In Vermont Homes
Ninety nine Harlem children aged 9 to 17 visit Vermont families for a two week summer program organized by Rev. A Ritchie Low of Johnson United Church. The plan aims to improve race and religious relations, sending children from Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem to stay with local white hosts across towns near Vergennes.
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Vermont
A Ritchie Low
United Church of Johnson
Harlem
Abyasiniya Baptist Church
Low
Newcastle
England
Aberdeen
Scotland
Montreal
New York
Alliance Seminary
Nyack
WN. Y
Byrd Emerges as Potential VP in Southern Delegations
Continent from Page One notes that platform work on racial matters continues as Tennessee rescinds a 26 vote Roosevelt pledge. Byrd of Virginia gathers support from Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana and others, with 150 to 200 votes expected on first ballot for president, and possible Draft Byrd for Vice President discussions. Southern leaders meet to map strategy amid opposition to an unsuitable candidate.
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Tennessee
Roosevelt
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Texas
Mississippi
Touisiane
Florida
Byrd
Boomlet
North Carolina
Arkansas
Alabama
Best Wallace
Senate
Wallace
Secretary of Interior
Harald Ickes
Truman
Ickes
Iowa
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Thomas E. Dewey
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Ed Kelly
Chicago
Bennett Clark
Missouri
Claude Pepper
Desaed
Pepper
Hague
Kelly
Edward J. Flynn
New York
Mr. Roosevelt
South
Samuel DB. Jackson
Indiana
Jackson
Kerr
Dewey
Concehih
Josef Stal
German High Command Dissent and Hitler Conference Report
Report from German Army sources notes grave dissent among senior officers over Hitler's refusal to retreat. It lists seriously injured officers Lt Gen Lehrmundt Lt Col Brandt Lt Col Borgmann and Col laborator Berger and recalls Schmundt close to Hitler at the Brenner Pass meeting with Mussolini on March 18 1940.
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Edmund Hoemeister
Hitler
DNB
Lehrmundt
Brandt
Borgmann
Berger
Schmundt
Munich
Fuehrer
Brenner Pass
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Sergeant Thomas Killed In Action
Sergeant Thomas killed in action after sailing to France in July. A telegram notified his wife Mrs Lawane Toone of MB Eat Burdesha Dothan street that he had served six months at Camp Rutker before overseas duty in January. His mother Mrs. Thornes of New York confirmed the loss.
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David Thomas
France
Lawane Toone
MB Eat
Roosevelt Looms as Wallace Bids for Nomination at Convention
Amid crowded convention floor Wallace gains support from Ickes while Truman is pegged as Dewey’s rival in a tense bid for the Democratic nomination. Roosevelt’s fourth term appears likely as party factions clash over liberal planks and southern delegates resist Byrd.
Red Army pushes the Wehrmacht across eastern front
Reported advance from the Western Bug to northern bogs split enemy front with a south wing near Low and a north wedge near Bialystok and Brest Litovsk as Warsaw seems underway. Russian press notes morale crack as four to five divisions near Brody surrender while executions follow Hitler orders. Prisoners freed by Allied forces amid fears of desertion.
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Bug
Low
Bialystor
Brest Litovss
Warsaw
Brody
Red Army
Hitler
Kerr delegates rally for Bob as vice presidency talk swells
The Oklahoma delegation urged Bob to be nominated for the Vice Presidency as the session ended. They praised his leadership and energy, framing him as a strong national candidate. Local supporters recognized Kerr's moment and mobilized to back the bid.
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Oklahoman
Bob
Kerr
Oklahoma
Red reg lected the erguussbos at tee Kure
Fragmented OCR text mentions a sensory or event with unclear subject and place. The readable fragment suggests a flawed message about a rejected item and a curious scenario at a location named Kure, but key names and actions are garbled. The readable parts imply a missed opportunity and a dated setting.
War era waste paper drive program notes
Fragmentary OCR describes a wartime collection of waste paper tied to a drive. Mentions Scouts and a program to collect and store paper for reprocessing to support the war effort.
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Red Cross
Rae
Poe Concrete
Yosteria
Portland Cement Association
Waites
Birmingham
Masonic
Dothan
A. M. Snead
Birdley’s
Birdley’s Flour Mills
South Foster St
Porter Howe
ODT
Associated Press
Saipan
Amercan
Germany
Mussolin
Taly
Domiei
Tuesay
Mikado
Kaido Kido
Unitery
Hollywood
Edith Head
Anton
Wariic
Berlin
Eerne
Berchtesgaden
Hofmeister
Moscow
New Orleans
Sergeant Thomas
Fage Cne
Dora A. Lewis
Clio
SMU
Pru
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