Geneva Drives for Children Fund Campaign
Geneva County coordinates a drive led by Superintendent J J Cathie EB R Kroselph for Easter Seal fundraising. Leitherwood serves as county chairman with T. Farchoot division chairs and principals overseeing school drives. Local committees form in Lip comb Hertland Geneva. goal is 3260 dollars for the campaign. home demonstration agent Carne 3 Thresion heads women’s clubs. 4H work directed by HM Neal.
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Geneva County
Costess
Fung Acre
Leworbee
Te Muetiang
Athece
Cathie
Kroselph
Fup Wisor
Eebahuiunan Education
Teebe
Leitherwood
J. Dé
Collety Treamaer
Lele T. Farchoot
Ehartian Wille
Lipcomb
Hertland
Geneva
Carne
Neal
Battle of Palawan convoy sparks panic and fire
Deciphered fragments recount Japanese word of a convoy heading to Mindoro. Marines at Palawan built dugouts while defenders fired on a retreating force. Fire from gasoline and shells followed, with machine gun fire mowed down escape attempts amid the chaos.
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Wallore
Palawan
Mindoro i Land
Teny
Marriage Licenses Sued in Houston County Probate Court
The Houston County probate office reported marriage licenses sued in the past week. Names include Noah L. Newberry and Dorothy Gore of Ashford route one, Frederick Farwell of Chester Pennsylvania and Virginia Ettelle Coppinger of Moultrie Georgia, Bibb Calvin Lawrence of Dothan route four and Aone Hodrinaky of New York, Gaston Rudolph Johnson of Ashford route one and Allie Irell Thompson of Columbia, Arthur Edwin Ray of Graceville Florida and Perry Lou Hinson of Sty. comb route one.
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Houston County
Noah L. Newberry
Ashford
Dorothy Gore
Ash-ford
Frederick Farwell
Chester
Virginia Ettelle Coppinger
Moultrie
Bibb Calvin Lawrence
Dothan
Aone Hodrinaky
New York
N. Y
Gaston Rudolph Johnson
Allie Irell Thompson
Columbia
Arthur Edwin Ray
Graceville
Fis
Perry Lou Hinson
Sty
Johnson Held On Prohibition Charge In Raid
Tom Johnson taxicab driver was taken into custody and charged with violating the prohibition law after a Montgomery highway raid. Four quarts of Florida stamped whiskey were seized. Johnson released on $300 bond. Sheriff B G Farmer said ABC officers L C Easterwood J T Casey and Clayton Adams conducted the raid. There are 481000000 acres of commercial forest lands in the United States.
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Tom Johnson
B. G. Farmer
Johnson
Montgomery
Florida
ABC
Gator L
Marines Press Iwo Jima Advance Across Cliffs
A wartime communique details Marine efforts on Iwo Jima with the Third Marines near a cliff position advancing 700 yards to seize a 362 foot rim. Fourth Division Leathernecks push forward after five days of fierce fire and the Fifth Division Devildogs overcome a Japanese counterattack. Naval and air support, including carrier planes, aid the operation as Japanese artillery wanes and supply drops occur.
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Erskine
Thuird
Mince
Palau
Marshall
Erakine
Avs
Iwo
Chester W. Nimitz
Okino Daito
Ryukyu Islands
Oking
Ryukyus
Third Marines
Graves B. Erskine
Two Cliff
Leathernecks
Devildogs
Ito Nippon
Nippon
Americans Press Luzon Fight as Palawan Falls
Six American divisions advance in the Luzon mountains as forces press the Philippines campaign. Allied units seize Palawan and Taibang airfields, pinning Japanese positions while raiding air fields, shipyards, and drydocks. MacArthur reports Palawan under practical Allied control with Puerto Princesa occupied.
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Manila
Lutton
Principssland
Philippines
Lubang
Palawan
U. S. Sixth Army
Luzon
Barneo
East Indies
Antipolo
Wawa
Zambales
Bataan
Lingayen Gulf
Erea
32Nd
First Corps
Ato
33Rd
Rosario
Benguet
Baguio
Villa Verde
Caraballo
Cagayan Valley
Bateta Pass
Palawan Island
Japan
South China Sea
Taibang
Central Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Puerto Printesa
Chapultepec Act framed as continental Monroe Doctrine
Connally described the Chapultepec Act as a new Monroe Doctrine backed by the Americas, asserting continental security is affected by aggression from any hemisphere state. It links force to world security operations and awaits UN San Francisco talks to define regional power, taking effect immediately under presidential war powers with a view to a lasting treaty after the emergency.
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Connally
Chapultepec
Americas
United States
World Security Organization
United Nations
San Francisco
U. S
Red Cross Drive Urges Higher Houston County Goal
In a wartime appeal Houston County seeks $30,000 for Red Cross services, up from $5,000 to $7,000 in past years, urging larger gifts from earlier $1 donors. Lt Sidney H Wright, son of Mr and Mrs S H Wright, reports a Red Cross party at a South Pacific base hospital with cookies and cheer for recovering servicemen.
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Houston County
Red Cross
Sidney H. Wright
Mre
S. H. Wright
South Pacific
German High Command Readies Massive Uboat Offensive
The German high command is prepared to throw its full force into a potential last fling against Allied shipping. Recent weeks show Atlantic convoys returning to heavy harassment by U boats. Reports indicate new U boats with devices that reduce detectability.
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Atlantic
America
Local Airfields Rush Under Way as Support Plans Emerge
Military sources indicate potential local support from combat planes for a Marine force. Construction on two airfields progresses rapidly, already under control of Leatherjecha authorities, signaling intensified wartime logistics.
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Marinen
Russian pushes into Baltic region threaten Berlin corridor
Soviet forces break through toward the Baltic Sea near Koenigsberg and Stettin while wheel movements encircle German lines in Pomerania. Moscow reports Oshikovsky cavalry nearing the Baltic and Vershinin along with Volokhov and Cherniavsky backing a broad push, cutting the Stettin Danzig corridor and threatening Berlin from multiple axes.
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Hameg
Dargen
Wutteat
Koesha
Moscow
Germes
Middle Pomeranie
East Prussia
Latvia
Berlin
Koeslin
Sthlawe
Danny
Stettin
Gernans
K.K. Ro- Kossovaky
Koalin
Pallnow
Stettin-Danzig
Pomerania
Danzig
Baltic
N. S. Oshikovsky
Vasily T. Voloky
T. T. Cherniavsky
K. A. Vershinin
Volkssturm
Palinow
Rummelsburg
Pomeranian
Stolp
Schlawe
Pollnow
Pyritz
Oder River
Stargard
DNB
Zhukov
Kuestrin
Goeritz
Upper Silesia
Lauban
Silesia
Goerlitz
Dresden
Savon
Battes
Sudeten Mountain
Bombers Intensify Tokyo Raid With Large Force
The 10th B-29 raid on Tokyo was conducted by more than 200 supporting aircraft from Island bases of the 21st Bomber Command under Maj. Gen. Curtis E. Lemay. The exact size of the invading group was not given, with operational reports pending for further details.
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21St Bomber Command
Curtis E. Lemay
Tokyo
Fire Damages House on Range Street
Fire severely damaged a two room frame dwelling occupied by Warner Welch a Black resident on Range Street. Cause undetermined firemen reported flames still being fought at midnight with efforts continuing.
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Warner Welch
Range Street
Speedy meeting of 9th Canadians and US troops in Germany
Reporter Ned Nordness describes a rapid joint advance by U S Ninth Army and Canadian First Armoured troops near Geldern and Keveldm, including a close German shell burst that alerted nearby British units. The article details crossing fields to meet American tanks, snipers, a fire-swept town, and anecdotes from Warren Wiley and Selza Martin as infantry cleared the area.
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Ned Nordness
Germany
U. S
Geldern
Kevelmer
Britain
Bul
William Hiley
Charles Lynchd
St. John
New Brunswick
Ecross
Pvt
Warren Wiley
Statesboro
Cpl
Selza Martin
Little Rock
Surviving Crew Arrives After Neutral-Caliber Sinking
Sixty five survivors of the USS Extractor, torpedoed and sunk by an American submarine in the Pacific, reached Treasure Island for re-outfitting and 30 day survivor leaves. The vessel struck near daybreak January 24 as it headed to the Philippines. Six men reported missing. Survivors were rescued by the submarine after it learned the Extractor was an American ship.
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Treasure Island
Califap
Extractor
Pacific
12Th Naval District
Philippines
Housing project options explored for Datnam area
A continuing report outlines a program possibly limiting construction to six houses with rents capped at fifty dollars monthly and tenancy restrictions. An NHA rep plans further builds if regional and Washington approvals follow, with talks at Montgomery and Commerce officials. Anderson met with officials, visiting Napier Field and Camp Rucker, to discuss housing needs and next steps.
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NHA
Datnan
Montgomery
Froma
Washington
Anderson
Dotha
Commerce
Napier Field
Camp Rucker
Undertaker Sought For Phoney Funerals
A bench warrant charging second degree grand larceny was issued for Donald Collins Ackrey, 30, former proprietor of an abandoned mortuary where five decomposed bodies were found. He allegedly collected $200 for funerals and burials he did not perform, including Edward Osbell, 7, who died last July. The estate administrator holds the receipt. The last identified body is Antoinette Reynolds, 99, who died in 1943.
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Birmingham
W. Y
I” Bench
Donald Collins Ackrey
Crooner
Krause
Ackley
California
Krause War Complanant
Edward Osbell
Ralph C. Page
Osbel
Antoinette Rovesky Reynolds
Binghamton Hospital
Okinawa raid reports show heavy US air and ship losses
Carrier and landbased air strikes from the Pacific theater intensified with raids on Okinawa and nearby shipping. Detachments from the Philippines supported operations, with eight American firers and 13 planes lost. Of 55 enemy ships attacked, 13 were sunk and rest likely sunk. Okinawa spans about 60 miles, hosting multiple communities led by Naha's 65,000 residents living in flimsy homes.
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Philippines
Okinawa
Nimitz
Japan
Formosa
Naha
Jap Soldier Delays Suicide After D-Day Trapped by Marines
Maj. Jonn B Edgar of Memphis recounts First Battalion, lich Marines on D-Day at a blockhouse near Iwo Jima. An enemy soldier remained inside a small compartment with a dead comrade. Eleven days later an explosion opened the compartment, revealing the newly dead Japanese and the companion's corpse. Edgar offers no explanation for the long wait or lack of effort to escape.
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JaMy
Lendsley
Fourth Marine Division
Jima
WIA Nave
API
Himeet
Jonn B Edgar
Memphis
Tear
Lich Marines i i
Edger
Edgar
Alabama Biennial Session Faces May First Test
In Montgomery a real measure of the new biennial session system arrives May 1 as opinion splits on whether the plan is streamlined or bobtailed. Governor Chauncey Sparks backs it, but top aides push for modifications to smooth out wrinkles this spring.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Chauncey Sparks
Legislature debates reform measures amid mixed support
The legislature weighs bills on federalization and wage rules with committee votes reported. Proposals include reforms on juror inclusion and modernizing labor statutes as lawmakers weigh political risks and potential sessions.
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