Red Cross Drive Officials Aiming For Goal Saturday
Houston County Red Cross drive nears completion as chairman Clyde Levern reports fast contributions and a projected $9,000 goal met by tomorrow. Firms listed as 100 percent contributors include Big Star Grocery Sears Roebuck ACL Getery Co Bay Line Railroad and Newton Getery Co. Total so far around $22,000, about $8,000 short earlier, with final report after the deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Houston County
Clyde Levern
145 Red Cross Fund
Omce
Fed Cres
Big Star Grocery
Sears Roebuck and Co
ACL Tie
C C Bush Distributing Co
Bay Line Railroad
Newton Getery Co
Levern
Houston Mountains
Two Donalsonville Men Held in Burglary Case
Two Georgia men identified by the sheriffs office as Edgar Everett and H W Knapp were lodged in the county jail on first degree burglary charges. Sheriff Farmer said Everett and Knapp fled Donalsonville after breaking into J H Gibbs's home near Gor earlier in the week. Both men were wounded in an exchange of fire with Gibbs. Everett was shot in the right hand and Knapp in the left arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donalsonville
Sherif
Edgar Everett
H.W. Ibp
Hous County
Farmer
Everett
Knapp
J. H. Gibbs
Gor
Gibbs
Thev
Jett
World War II Fronts See Shifting Allied Advances
The Western Front reports U S troops reinforcing Rhine bridgehead as Germans claim stalemate. Russians prepare to cross Dniester and threaten a Breton outflank while the Italian front sees Americans close in on Vergato near Bologna. Pacific updates mention Mindanao landings as Tokyo reports evolving island battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vergato
Bologna
Bologna Pistoia
Portsmouth Holds Line as Ohio River Crests High
Ohio River flood crest reached 1494 feet above flood stage in Portsmouth with 15 feet concrete walls and 2800 feet of dike protecting the industrial district. Police warn residents not to return to low areas as crews labor to reinforce sandbag barriers while towns upstream report falling levels.
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Portsmouth
O ‘Ap
Ohio
Ray Brown
Mas
Walter H. French
Second Infantry of the Guard
Seroto Nvers
Hood
Norfolk and Western
Scioto County
Manetta
Ohio River
Steubenville
East Liverpool
Marietta
Ironton
Cincinnati
Lousville
Norfolk and Western Yards
Wheeling Steel Corp
NBM & Ww
Missis Farm
Ta Na 13
Page Ti
Hitler Visits Oder Front Reported by Nazi Press
London AP reports German radio stated Hitler visited the Oder river front and personally saw the fighting spirit of German soldiers. Transocean agency published photos of the visit in German press.
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London
Hitler
Oder River
Transocean
Oder
Labor stabilizer eyed to ease wage adjustments
Washington reports labor hopes ride on William H Davis as new economic stabilizer amid four month impasse. Negotiations for John L. Lewis soft coal contract hinge on fringe pay boosts set against Little Steel formula. Vinson trims some fringe items while Davis retains by pass on OPA for others, shaping vacations merit raises and job reclassifications under new standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Laborieries
William H Davis
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Fred M Wieson
Davis
War Labor Board
Vinson
WLB
Ore
$1,200 Per Year For Solons Discussed In Alabama
Alabama lawmakers consider increasing pay to 100 monthly with no travel allowance. Rep Henry Segrest proposed the plan before the interim committee on Constitution and Legislative Procedure, asking for a bill to be prepared. Present pay is 10 dollars a day plus mileage for one trip to the Capitol, with sessions limited to 60 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
Henry Neill Segrest
Segrest
Capitol
Imleum
Victor H Hanson Last Rites Today
Victor Henry Hanson 69 owner and chairman of The Birmingham News and Age Herald died at his home. He founded Independent Presbyterian Church and owned Huntsville Times and WSGN radio. Funeral services at Independent Presbyterian Church with a Birmingham station tribute and survivors including Ruth Lawson Hanson and relatives.
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Birmingham
Victor Henry Hanson
Birmingham News and Age Herald
Hanson
Huntsville
Alan
Times
WSGN
Mience T
Servines
Independent Presbyterian Church
Ruth Lawson Hanson
Japanese Report American Troops Land On Mindanao
Tokyo radio report heard in London claimed American forces landed on Mindanao second largest Philippine island and were shelling Zamboanga on the island’s southwestern tip. The broadcast described enemy surface ships approaching from the west, followed by additional vessels and mine sweeping operations, while American forces pressed on in Luzon near Baguio.
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Manila
Mindanao
Philippines
Tokyo
London
Zamboanga
Zamboango
Principel Extire
1Oam
Luzon
Baguio
Commonwealth
FDR Signals Support for Stiff Labor Draft Act
President Roosevelt indicated a preference for manpower legislation with compulsory elements over voluntary methods. He noted a continued shortage of men and suggested comparing House and Senate versions, leaning toward the House favored National Service Act to mobilize all human resources for the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
House
Senate
Congress
Tms
Fighting Rages In Streets Of Oder Fortress
London dispatch reports German lines in the Oder fortress area hold after a renewed Soviet push toward Berlin. Russians pressed from north and south with river crossings, while Stettin and nearby routes faced attacks as cross- Oder possibilities were described but not officially confirmed.
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Biner
Oder
Seuth
Berlin
Kuestrin
Ber ‘Sin
Zhukos
Warsaw
Stettin
Moscow
Jahe
Stetin Bay
Stethnauel
Alidamm
Stetin Schuch
Republicans press scandal claim to stop CCC life extension
House Republicans gathered what they called formidable evidence to halt extending the Commodity Credit Corporation life and its $2 billion borrowing power. Rep Taber said proof would show a scandal worse than Teapot Dome, while Rep Wolcott called CCC materials “pretty bad.” The committee had previously withheld funds amid an ongoing inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Farsogart Washington
API
House Republians
Commodity Credit Corporation
Ife
Taber
R-Ny
CCC
Lend Lease
Tabor
How Appropriations Committee
Appropriations
Reup
House
Appropriations Committee
Wolcott
Battle For Island Follows Pattern Of Jap Fighting
Imperial dispatches describe the Iwo Jima style battle as American forces press a cliff top advance and the Japanese employ desperate tactics. Reports mention Third Marine Division near the northeast coast and a crescent shaped Japanese defense along the north and east shores.
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Elmont Waite
Guamap
Imo Dima Us
Pacific Islands
Ino
Third Marine
Washington
The
Pacific
Radio Tokyo
Iwo
Navy
Dares Farreral Naid
Amer Rang
Graves BO Erkine
Man found nailed to cross linked to cult claim
In Chicago a man about 40 was found unconscious nailed to a 10 foot cross attached to an elevated railway pillar. He wore no hat, weighed about 190 pounds, and said he was forced from his basement apartment to pose at an automobile accident. He reported threats with a gun and failure to remove the nails. The incident is being investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Patrick Connell
Fred Walccher
Walccher
Capt . Connell
Capture Of German Cities Reveals Air Bombings Profitable
Cologne Keefeld Muenchen Gladbach Neuag and other Rhine towns show 66 to 80 percent destruction from Allied air raids. Bombing damaged yards and roads yielded limited results due to German repairs and bottlenecks. The report notes potential effects on civilian morale and industrial output amid the Rhine corridor shelling.
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Cologne
Rhine
Keefeld
Muenchen Gladbach
Neuag
Gerran
Byxter
Germany
Co. Yogee
Manhattan
Rucker Training To Start April 1
An Infantry Replacement Training Center is to be activated at Camp Rucker Alabama on or about April 1, with about 26,008 trainees, the War Department informed Representative Ben, Sister HIM (D Ala) today.
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Wabkhington
Carp Rucker
Ala
War Department
Ben
Him
D-Ala
1,000 Bomber Fleet Bombards Kassel Plants
Allied air forces launched a heavy bombing raid on Kassel targeting German industrial sites with a thousand aircraft. The attack followed prior strikes on Hamburg submarine yards and rail lines in Hungary near Komarom, while Berlin warned of daylight bombing as US and RAF forces pressed strategic blows across Europe.
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Henrye B
Jamenon Tondon
Kassel
RAF
Ts Engtth
Brauch Alga
Hatmburg
Abgecoserk
Berlin
Lth
Hungary
Keomarom
Ant
Hegvensharom
Komarom
Italy
Reich
Eighth Air Force
Ture Te Neil
German Blunder Permitted U S Rhine Crossing
Long columns of Americans crossed the Rhine after German mistakes opened a bridgehead. U S forces fought through German artillery in a night of rapid movement and counterattacks as planners warned a major German relief effort was possible. The crossing showcased American resolve and marked a pivotal wartime moment.
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Hal Boyle
U. & First Army
Males 16 to 65 Called Up in Nazi Mobilization
A decree broadcast by DNB orders all men from sixteen to sixty five in the Reich to register for military service. The move aims to boost manpower for defense amid desertion crackdowns. Many seek interior shelter as workers lose jobs and soldiers are cut off. Furloughs are cancelled except for health reasons.
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Tondon
Aru
Germany
Perry Male
Reich
DNB
Durring
Never Unite
Reagane
First Army crosses Rhine in bold Remagen bridge action
Allied forces push across the Rhine at Remagen as the Ninth Armored Division seizes the Ludendorff bridge and drives into German territory. Tanks and infantry race inland amid German resistance near Coblenz. Supreme Headquarters notes a major crossing as German lines bend under the onrush.
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James M. Long
Paris
Sware
Hemugen
Cobtenz
Eifel
Sagt
Rhine
Xanten
Wesel
Cobleniz
Remagen
Honn
Cologne
Coblen
jNanth Armored Division
Flrnt
Rema‘pon
Belin
Humbert
Teaerance P
Wehrmacht
Bermwagen
Ludendorff Span
Shere
Lynette
Fool
Berlin
Bonn
Coblenz
Remageny
Trormine
TSA
Rhhne
Lanz
Normandy
Tridges
East Bank
Supreme Headquarters
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Signal Corps
Georgia
Associated Press
Atigen
Eiel
Rusta
Damm - See
Berlin Et Oder
Red Army
Mente
Victor H. Hanson
MacArthur
Luzon Island
Richard Kasidch
Marehe Gregers Zoukox
Huesine
Clift
Rucker
U.S. Rhine
Wales
Alyver
Igourtney
Hodges
West Bank
Presa
Harteen Front
Western Front
Kemages
Bruserle
Arno
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