Temple Emanu-El honors servicemen with Purim celebration
Nearly three hundred members of Moran's Jewish community and servicemen attended a Purim luncheon at Temple Emanu El hosted by the Jewish Welfare Board and USO. Prizes included a free telephone call home won by Berkey of Los Angeles. Private Sem Kurzman and Private Leo Marks received war bond and cash awards. Frank Garson of Atlanta raised $50 to support ongoing programming as entertainment followed with Master of Ceremonies Sgt. George Feldsher, a Times Square nightclub veteran. Host and hostesses included Nathan Greanburg and Ted Bauman families and several women from the Nathan Jewish community.
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Moran
Temp Emanu el
Jewiss Welfare
USO
Witseia
Raffie Povetsa Mecree Berkey
Los Angeles
Celiflorme
Sem Kurzman
Brooklyn
Leo Marks
Clarusdale
Frank Garson
Atlanta
Jewish Welfare Board
George Feldsher
Feldsher
Times Square
Leon
Eddie
Nathan
Eva Mrassisky
Mere Sue Shugermas
Melye Appeal
Irregularities in Third District Primary Probe
Judge Halefeld urges regional judges to investigate alleged irregularities in the February primary beyond Houston County. He says the district may have been deprived of a true majority vote and calls for action to purge political racketeers compromising electors.
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Weiles
Houston County
Halsted
Redd
2Nd Circuit
Brennen
12Th
Williams
3Rd Circuit
Halefeld
Haintead
Houston
Anid
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Boothe coal relisva diaper Tash aims to prevent this issue with Mezans as ace pant Meciontad Trndicated, reflecting a fragmentary note from a historical paper. The readable text suggests a wartime or industrial context, with named terms indicating products or campaigns and potential safety or preventive measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boothe
Grand jury urged to indict fraud and protect voting rights
Judge Halstead and Circuit Solicitor Keener Baxley led Houston County grand jury in a charge to pursue investigation of alleged electoral fraud in the Third Congressional District. They warned that fraud endangers free government and urged firm action to uphold the political franchise and honest elections. Gessner T. McCorvey spoke on widespread fraud during a Montgomery canvass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Counly
Fundaimentala of Free Government
Houston County
Houston
Citien
Farmer
Andrews
Halstead
Porary Citizan
Coatroy
Circuit
Keener Baxley
Fineas
Gessner T. McCorvey
State Democratic Executive Committee
Montgomery
133 Scouts Added To Council Here
Scout executive A W Banner announces the addition of 133 scouts to the local council this year. About 300 boys are now in scouting in Dothan with new packs in Newville and De Ubsa, while Troops include numbers in Enterprise Bartroré and Dothan. Cub packs planned for Lafayette Street Methodist Church and other parishes as the program expands across Opp Abbey and Fioral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florals
Enterprise
Bartroré
Siocamk
Dothan
Megre
Newville
Dothas
Rotary Club
Lafayette Street Methodist
Do- Shan
Episcopal Church of the Nativity
Troy
Wadd
Bellwood
Mt Pressent
Goshen
Opp
Abbey
Fioral
Air Medal Awarded To Dothan Soldier
Corporal Bamut G. Whatley of 217 Headland Avenue, Dothan, is awarded the Air Medal by Lieut. General George C. Kenny for meritorious achievement during sustained operational flights in the Southwest Pacific. The missions involved low altitude flights over mountainous terrain under poor weather to drop supplies and transport troops near enemy bases. The public relations office announced the award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bamut G. Whatley
Headland Avenue
George C. Kenny
Allied Air Forces
Southwest Pacific
Projected wartime building program and bed needs
General Hines projected a 300,000 bed build program funded by 207,000 current war veterans and 91,400 veterans of past wars, noting 63,361 occupied hospital beds and 10,280 domiciliary beds with 9,854 vacant. He urged a $30 million appropriation for 9,252 more beds, mostly neuropsychiatric, with costs for extensions at various sites including Tuscaloosa and Tuskegee, Alabama.
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Hines
Veterans Organization
Tuscalooss
Ale
Tuskegee
Ala
US AN TILT. WIND CHATTANOOGA Tennessee AP
A jagged AP report from Tennessee discusses sugar rationing for poultry amid farm feed issues. It notes February subsidy payments by AAA official Jesse Culbreth, mentions bankide practices, and references political results across Coffee Barbour Russell Bullock and surrounding counties with J Hubert Farmer winning in housing Henry and Ganeva areas.
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Houston County
Jesse A. Culbreth
AAA
McCorvey
Royston County
Freud
Coffee County
Barbour, Russell, Bullock and
Coffen
J. Hubert
Lot Dothan
Henry
Ganeva
Treut. Andrews
Fly Denies FCC At Odds With Armay
WARRINGTON AP Crasmian James L Fig of the Fedare Com munications Comminsion denied Mau today a charge haese brockad a pion of the gimpad forces to culiminate Japaneses language Wrongcosta is the Hawaiian Islands before Ube adeck G2 Pearl Harbor. The group heard Fry for two hours, then asked him to return for further questioning tamone. Why natested that the commis worked with via Army, Navy and Federal Bureau of Invastigation ong war asked by ham to be the acre agency for tracking down say enemy radio trangenitier, these lands. None wan fe and he said The domestic broadcasts from four atellons in Hawaii befora the alteck ware emalyzed and 08, telaid an subverntve activity or political significance, he added. Fry asked perstasion to state affirmatively what this agency can chose to promote free commonpienUons and to this connection maid the check Barriers Down. by Kent Cooper executive director of the Associated Press would be interesting for the committee to read.
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Warrington
Crasmian
James L. Fig
Fedare Communications
Brockad
Gimpad
Hawaiian Islands
Ube
Pearl Harbor
Heaps
Fry
Tamone
Commis
Army
Navy
Federal Bureau of Invastigation
Ong War
Kent Cooper
The
Associated Press
Officer Shoots in Camp Anza Tragedy in Riverside
Two Army officers and five others were wounded when 2nd Lt. Beaufort G. Swancutt of La Crosse Wisconsin opened fire at Camp Anza Riverside causing three deaths including Miss Dorothy Douglas and Miss Lourdina Livermore both of Long Beach California. Col Earle B. Sarles the camp commander was among the wounded. A military board of inquiry was named to determine causes. Swancutt was then shot by Sgt K F Cole and later to face murder charges in a military court. Swancutt’s brother, Bras Wood Tow Swancutt, is noted as a former intercollegiate boxing champion.
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Earle BR. Sarles
Dorothy Douglas
Long Beach
Cali
Mies Lourdina Livermore
Lkewise
Arthur B. Mimpaun
Riverside Polles
Witmasse
Swancutt
Harry J. Light
Calif
Aubrey G. Sertling
Preston
Mina
Demandad
Serfling
Corp
Robert Sampson
John EF. Roberts
Ariington
Ray Schelegel
Los Angeles
Schlegel
Terry
Evel Atchley
Seeman
Schlegels
Polce
Nestor Bruce
Mimpwon
K. F. Cole
Simpson
Cole
Col Barlea
Officers’ Training School
Fort Henning
Army
Bras
Wood- Tow Swancutt
Army Air Forces
University of Wisconsin
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Pacific War Update From Bougainville To Rabaul
A battle report notes Japanese forces stranded on Bougainville massing for a desperate attack on Empress Augusta Bay positions. Allied aircraft and U S destroyers bombard Choiseul and Rabaul areas while U S Marines hold Guadalcanal. Monta airfield remains secure as operations press south.
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Bougainville
Empress Augusta Bay
Choiseul Island
Catalina Patrol PLC
Choiseul
Rabaul
New Britain
Macarthur
U. S
Monta Airdrome
Henderson Field
Guadalcanal
Aled Ferese
Biemarrk Sea
Lewrate Rabaul
Jalles 2 Chumney AEF Veloran Dies
A funeral service for Jus Bed or Chemang was held yesterday morning at Sev ans Grove Church with Rev C C Matoum officiating. He had served in North Africa and recently returned to Ashford. Surviving are his parents, a brother, a grandmother, and two aunts. John D Brazer Post American Legion members served as pallbearers.
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Sevans Grove
C.C. Matoum
Ficsting
Iberia
Chersh
Parvevist
Johnsee
Ben
North Africa
Aakford
Revert Coumney
Ashford
Pauncy Coumenecy
Howard Medley
Modis
Elizalth Chumney
John D. Brazer Post
American Legion
Boards Two Three List Delinquents
Officials report several Negroes registered with Houston County Infective Service Board Two and Three as delinquent. If not heard from within days, Rames will be turned over to the district attorney for prosecution. Delinquents from Board Two include Harry Grady Roberts Jake Hay and Camp Ford while Board Three lists Shellie Wetson Douglas Stohneer Willis Mack Lattimore James Cadwell and Barfield Grant Sroith.
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Houston County
Rames
Harry Grady Roberts
Jake Hay
Camp Ford
Shellie Wetson
Douglas Stohneer
Willis Mack Lattimore
James Cadwell
Barfield Grant Sroith
Dothan Hit By Heavy Rain and Storm Damage
Blakely barred lines through Georgia to Atlanta as heavy rainfall drenched the area with 6.11 inches reported at the Civil Aeronautics Administration station. Widespread outages disrupted long distance service, felled trees, and damaged poles, with several homes flooded and insurance claims filed. No injuries reported. extensive damage traced to Do than region and Headland corridor.
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Blakely
Georgia
Atlanta
Civil Aeronautica Administration
G. R. McKelvey
The
Telephone Company
Montgomery
Birmingham
Enterpriss
Headland
Troy
Do Than
Dothan- Headland
Threehoure
McKelvey
Powac
Dothan
Woods
Abbeville Highway
W. H
Shelly Wood
M. Ling
Houston County
J. Goodwin
City Light and Water Plant
Enc
Frank Boose
Pleasant Plains
Wird
Eq McIntyre
Syd- Rey Maddox
Kintey
Rona
County Schools Map Bed Cross Drive
County schools actively participate in Red Cross Drive across the county. Superintendent announces drive progress as the program unfolds and volunteers align with local schools to support the effort.
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Bed Cross Drive
Mouton County
Lee Ushies
Tig County
Sducelioc
Red Cross
Une
Highland School Receives Treasury Flag
Highland School, led by Principal Mrs. Er. O. Poles, was presented a Treasury flag after a schoolwide stamp drive. The award, routed through Secretary Morgenthau’s Treasury Department, honors institutions with at least ninety percent stamp purchases among students and staff. Highlands students reportedly purchased over 3000 worth of stamps.
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Highland School
Er. O. Poles
Yeatarday
Morgentheau
Treasury Department
Aigoland School
Mrs Mary Perry Dies On Dothan Route Two
Mrs Mary Perry seventy four died Monday after a short illness at her daughter Irene McCulloughs home on Dothan Route Two. She is survived by two other daughters Bertia Chavis of Hartford Route Two and Alma Brown of Geneva Route One, two sons Jobs D Perry of Hiades ton Fla and Arthur Perry of Panama City Fla, and eleven grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 11 am Wednesday at Pond Town Church near Hartford with Rev Howard Trawick officiating. Ward Wilson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Mary Perry
Irene McCullough
Dothan
Mee McCullough
Bertia Chavis
Hartford
al’ Ma Brown
Geneve
Jobs D. Parry
Hiadeston
Fla
Arthur Perry
Panama City
Fie
Funers
Pond Town Church
Howard Trawick
Ward - Wilson Funeral Home
Submarine campaign tightens as Pacific push advances
The commander spoke about the Pacific war, noting that Allied submarines boost leverage as bases are captured toward Japan. He praised enemy resolve yet said Allied forces are stronger and more willing to fight, with submarine operations intensifying and reducing travel time to patrols and returns after missions.
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Cienr
Pacific
Japan
U S Bomber Raid on Berlin Met District Reported
U S communique says heavy bombers escorted by a large fighter force attacked Berlin’s metropolitan district today hitting factories and airfields. The raid involved 420 to 730 planes and followed a different pattern from Saturday’s assault, with German fighters attempting to repel the attack. Maj Gen James H Doolittle praised the fighters’ support over the last five days. In other notes a Chattanooga infant has 12 grandparents across five generations, reflecting deep family lines.
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Gotland
Tue U. S
Air Teida
Berlin
Nug Dara
James H. Doolittle
Eighth Air Force
U. S. Ninth Tactical Air Force
German Beachhead Battles and Allied Counterattacks
Heavy mortar and machine gun fire opens clashes near Canine as rains slow both sides. Allied artillery punishes aasi forces near the beachhead while Spitfires bomb transport in the Tigeslar coast area. Casualties rise from a freight train and truck convoy strike. Allied units probe Castine as Germans tighten beach perimeter amid renewed shelling. British patrols report local skirmishes along the Garigiano with four German prisoners taken.
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Canine
Rapido River
Eighth Army
Oraogas
Canaly
Kotec Bay
Tigeslar
Carreceto
Carroce
Brittah
Garigiano
Fifth Army
Argentina Bans AP Wire Service News
The Argentine government banned reception of Associated Press news sent by wireless from New York and canceled use of a leased wire between Buenos Aires and Montevideo. It stated the news was delivered to AP and La Prensa Asociada in violation of laws and duties. Reuters and British news agency facilities were not acted against.
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Buenos Aires
Associated Press
New York
Montevideo
Posts and Telegraph
le Prana Unidas
United Press
la Prensa Asociada
Ansociatad Preaw
Asociacion Noticioas Argentina
AF Hest & Pews
South America
la Nacion
Director of Posts and Telegraph
la Pranaa Asociada
Argentina
Reuters
Countywide fund drive to meet quota continues
Doak, general chair, reports that Dothan and Houston County schools will play a vital role in a drive to raise ten thousand dollars for Teaching the quote. Cottonwood teachers have contributed 150, with students urged to obtain parental support. funds go to teachers who relay to the school committee for tabulation. The drive continues until the county quota is met.
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Doak
Dothan
Cottonwood
Houston
Red Crows Provide Care Amid War Service Highlights
A wartime dispatch notes the Red Crows delivering medical aid to soldiers abroad and offering various services. Mrs Carren cites these acts as evidence of the group’s commitment to helping those overseas, while Pirate William White from Camp Tester is mentioned as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mise Carren
Wiliam White
Gamp Tester
War Alee
Tie An
War Measure Aims At Servicemen Support And Public Drive
The plan would extend compensation details for servicemen and dependents and include hospitalizatic support. A national drive led by American Legion aims to secure signatures and push Congress to act. Reported battlefield figures note enemy losses and materiel captured as Soviet forces push in the east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nam BL Young
Warren
American Legion
Orga
Congress
Fragmented Chattanooga Mountaintop Event Report
A partial OCR item describes a sudden incident on Lookout Mountain with damage and a family affected. The note references electricity and a severe blow, the home on the mountain, and a two day impact period. Names and precise details are unreadable.
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Chattanooga
Wartime Post Office shares spare cloth among workers
A wartime report from London notes Post Office Cape workers supplying trousers and spare cloth pieces. It mentions women volunteers cycling to collect fabric scraps and assist production efforts. The item reflects wartime rationing and community mobilization.
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London
Post Office
Cape
Palra
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