Court To Review Free Speech Case
The Supreme Court agreed to rehear a free speech case after Justice Byrnes resigned to become economic stabilizer. Jehovahs Witnesses and opponents push for reversal amid debates on taxation and press liberty. Briefs from A N P A, ACLU and Adventists urge protection of freedom of speech, press and worship.
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Janfs
Dolthat
Wes Aeard Fendey
Wun
Alure
Dynts
Juste Emidge
United States Court of Ap
Dumtriet of Columbia
Rutledge
Justicag
Roberts
Reed
Frankfurter
Jackson
Cnies
Stone
Black
Douglas
Murphy
African Newspaper Publishers Association
American Civil Liberties Union
General Conference of Seventh Day Adventists
Publishers Association
Jeanette, Penna
Struthers
Ohio
Tenant Purchase Group Of FSA Meets In Houston County
The Houston County Tenant Purchase Group meeting was held with committee members and loan applications discussed. Attendees included Bror ily M Borland and district supervisors Eilla Mary M Larkin Homer D Lee and L. C Hester all from Troy, with members Preston Watford Edgar G Ivey and Clarence Meadows listed from nearby routes.
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Houston County
Brorily M Borland
Eilla Mary M Larkin
Homer D Lee
L. C Hester
Troy
Borland
Preston Watford
Cottonwood
Edgar G Ivey
Web
Clarence Meadows
Ashford
Officers School Slated For WAAC
WAAC announces a new officers candidate school opening about April 1 with a 10 000 training capacity. Sergeant W. 3. Grinsette at Dothan recruiting station said training for officer candidates will drop from eight to six weeks and the number of candidates will double starting March 29. He noted a WAAC member with aptitude could complete the course in eleven weeks.
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WAAC
W. 3. Grinsette
Army
Dothan
Griasette
Lieutenant Promoted In Fortne Fort SIN Oklahoma
Lieut Marion Jake Fortne of Fort SIN Oklahoma has been promoted to the rank of Captain Purke. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Wy M Pott of Ausdin. Relatives reported today that he and Private WoW Misha will spend several weeks with family before returning to duties.
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Marion Jake Fortne
Fort Sin
Oklahoma
Purke
Wy M Pott
Ausdin
Dothan
Rationing Board To Close Tomorrow
A Houston County War Rationing Board chairman said offices will close tomorrow to allow clerks to catch up on work including rationing certificates and applications. He noted other boards are adopting similar days off to handle backlogs and urged the public not to visit the offices.
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Wiltersom
Houston County
Wilterece
First Woman Judge Presides At Court
For the first time in the county history a woman judge presided at the Court for Common Pleas today. Miss Elizabeth Expy sat on the bench in Judge Lawrence Oakley's absence. The session heard several cases of public drunkenness and vagrancy. Mrs Eddie Rogers, ace of the peace in Houston County, noted the historic event.
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Elizabeth Expy
Court For Common Pleas
Lawrence Oakley
Houston
Eddie Rogers
East Five
Ming Egpy
Ration Book Registrations Reported in County
Figures from the county War Price and Rationing Board show 42,516 residents applied for War Ration Book Two, compared with 45,306 for the prior book. The report notes 5,582 processed-food containers seized and 4,697 books stamped removed, with no excess coffee declared.
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County War Price and Rationing Board
Bouton County
Office of Price Administration
Ration Stamps May Be Put in Envelopes
The War Price and Rationing Board directs retailers to place stamps in envelopes when stock runs out. Envelopes must show the type, number and total value on the outside along with the recipient’s name. Any number up to 50 stamps may be enclosed, with identical stamps grouped by value and validity.
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A. D. Wilkerson
County War Price and Rationing Board
Wilkerson
Peraca
Jap Spokesman Denies War Compromise
Maj. Gen. Nakao Yahagi, chief of the Japanese army's press section, said on a Tokyo broadcast there can be no tradition and no compromise in the greater war effort. He spoke at Hibiya Public Hall during the 38th Japanese army day commemorating the Battle of Mukden, declaring the nation must stake its life for victory and fight to the end.
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Associated Preas
Nakao Yahagi
Tokyo
En Yahasi
Hibiya
Mukden
Yahagi
Army State Guard unit seeks recruits for enlistment
A county State Guard company plans drills each Monday from 7 to 10 o clock with uniforms and equipment furnished. It operates on a tight budget but offers entertainment incentives to attract new members. Captain Massee emphasized value of quick rulings and prompt service in emergencies and urged men 16 to serve, noting State Guard members serve without pay.
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Massee
Cmmpany
Mombera
Nead
Maswee
State Guard
National Guard
Nir Wan
House Debates Pay As You Go Tax Plan Details
Congressional committee outlines a 20 percent withholding levy as a method to collect taxes on wages and salaries. The plan would credit withholdings against current year tax liability, offer discounts to accelerate past obligations, and allow varied payment schedules for different taxpayer groups.
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Gearhart
Ua Ifurowe
Repubicans
Lszpeyera
Charman Doughton
D-Nc
Charmen Doughton
Corn Supply Cited as Livestock Feeders Hoard Grain
Report notes widespread complaints that corn cannot be obtained at current ceiling prices as grain holders either expect prices to rise or intend to feed to their own hogs. Local observers warn the shortage may affect livestock feeds and farm operations.
Morgan in Critical Condition Rebounds at Boca Grande
The bulletin reports Morgan has shown improvement after a period of critical condition. His New York physician Dr Patterson joined Dr Blake of Tampa and Dr Burns of Boca Grande. Morgan’s son Henry Sturgis Morgan left Boca Grande, and Morgen’s daughter Morgen visited two weeks earlier with a guide to tarpon grounds, seeking a quiet retreat loved by his family.
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Morgan
New York
Patterson
William C Blake
Tampa
A P Burns
Boca Granda
Henry Sturgis Morgan
Boca Grande
George Nichol
Morgen
Tarpon
Quif
Russian push toward Vyazma and Kharkov seen stalling
Soviet war bulletin reports Red Army driving toward Vyazma and Tumacovo while claiming gains near Grhatsk and rail hubs. German counterattacks southwest of Vorostilovgrad curb advances as Moscow notes evacuations from Pavlograd Krasnograd and other towns. London analysts warn Kharkov setback could doom the offensive.
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Rustien Noose
Red Army
Kharkov
Rauher
Enem
Ams
Vyarma
Tumacovo
Grhatsk
Vyazma
Donets
Vorostilovgrad
Slovyansk
Pavlograd
Dnieper
Ben
Krasnograd
Pottava
Sod Lotovays
Kraspoarmeisk
Kramatorsk
Harvenkovo Slavyanak
Lisichansk
London
Rommel’s Tunisian offensive repulsed by Allied forces
Allied dispatches report Rommel’s 15 abortive thrusts from the Mareth Line last Saturday as the Allies press the Tunisian front. The communique notes 32 Axis tanks destroyed, two more wrecked since yesterday, and no enemy air activity in central or northern Tunisia while Allied air patrols operate. Montgomery’s message to Eighth Army zings Rommel as a trap, promising “we will smash right through him” and “good hunting” as Axis losses mount.
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Tunisia
Jiareth
Junlala
Algiers
RAF
Sicily
Palermo
Agrigento
Legta
Cairo
Malta
Bernard L Montgomery
Eighth Army
Erwin Rommel
Rommel
Messiage
Marvth
North Africa
Ius
Bia
Associated Press
France
Munich
Spitfire Squadrang
Straver
England
Berlin
Worthing
Englind
Hull
Conatal
Air Ministry Asia
Moscow tangle over aid reports stirs U S debate
In Washington mixed views greet Standley remarks on American aid to Britain and Russia. Senators Wheeler and Wiley weigh cautious responses while Undersecretary of State Wells clarifies remarks were made without Washington input. Moscow radio cites the full text of aid figures, prompting congressional commentary on wartime policy.
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Uo O
Wiliam H Standley
Moscow
Congress
Coatnan Fin
Wheeler
Wiley
Standley
Gunnar Welles
Washington
Moscow Radio Brondems
Jend Sommes
Hippiles
Fom
United States
State Department
Double Funeral Set For Ozark Couple
A docile funeral for Wilnsn LidBer and his wife Bonne, both Ozark residents, will be held tomorrow at 9 PM at Center Knze Church with Rev Hamety Judah officiating. Burial follows in the church cemetery with Headfasd Mortuary directing. Surviving daughters Mrs Hesse Beasley of Orars and Sirs Sale Hartiog of Anton plus several sons and grandchildren, all of Ozark, and Larkin of Clearwater, Me.
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Wilnsn
Eipniy Alne
Bonne
Oserk
Knze
Hamety Judah
da Hhuge Srv
Mra Hesse Beasley
Orars
Sale Hartiog
Anton
Fie Sone
Buri
Harms
Ozark
Larkin
Clarwater
War mobilization debate widens as Senate weighs deferments
Senate hearings and White House panels sharpen plans to mobilize civilians for war work as Farm deferment and Army expansion clash. Downey cites Pacific coast shortages while Stimson warns against overreach. Bills seek farm worker deferments and rigid labor mobilization, with a special Senate committee studying western labor gaps.
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Selective Service
Anny
Downey
Aix
Axis
United States
Pearl Harbor
Taft
Gowney
Senate
White House
Harry Hopkins
James F. Byrres
Witlata D. Leahy
Bernard M. Baruch
Samuel L 'Rosenman
Appropriations Committee
Army
Bankhead
D-Ala
Nye
RFND
Thomas
D-Okla
Stimson
Foea
D-Calif
Ins
Bunk
Big Own Hill
O'Mahon
Mt Generis
Coffee County Area Meets Red Cross Goal
Coffee County residents and neighboring communities rally to support the Red Cross, surpassing a stated fundraising quota with wide canvassing and public donations. Reports from London indicate talks among the United States Great Britain and Russia on immediate postwar cooperation. Wendell V. Wendell Wendell Winkle comments on U S support for Russia amid ongoing discussions.
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Coffee County
Red Cross
Lonidun
Tilha Smonk
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Wendell Winckle
Inez
Ordnance Output Hits New Record in War Production
Washington AP reports Undersecretary of War Robert Patterson announced a record month of ordnance output. February production reached 419,000 bombs 7.86 million counter vehicle weapons 1.34 million cartridges, with January and February totals boosting war material output far above last year and approaching a $57.3 billion goal despite Nazi claims.
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Washington
Asmar
Robert T. Patterson
Petterson
Hitler
Contiqued From Fags One Contiqued From Fags One
A fragmentary diary style note describes working in a store during holidays selling scarce items. A customer complains a fountain pen and references letters, liquor scarcity, and Christmas thoughts. The final line notes Capt Crawford’s letter about a German soldier’s fate uncertain.
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Halidays
War Fronts Update Across Pacific and Burma Action
In ongoing World War II coverage, British air force reports indicate dwindling RAF strength in Ching Winch with limited planes. Allied Liberator bombers strike Japanese positions in Burras. MacArthur's HQ reports a raid on Wau despite light casualties. RAF targets Prome rail yards and Japanese troops near Akyab in Burma.
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Japan
RAF
Ching
Winch
Pacific
Burras
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Wau
Burma
Prome
Akyab
Bay of Bengal
Cosat
Munich raid devastates heart of city amid heavy bombardment
Reports describe a fierce night attack on Munich with widespread fires and destruction. British planes claimed heavy damage on targets including cultural sites while German broadcasts noted fires rising 60 miles and a fireball reaching 2,000 feet.
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Nuernberg
Proag
Oid
Munich
Germany
Hitler
Nat Party
Hotels and Restaurants Declared Essential Services
The War Production Commission granted regional directors authority to classify hotels and restaurants as essential to aid in employing workers and maintaining food services in crowded war regions. The move could expand to cover more lines on the national list of essential activities to support critical services during wartime.
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Washngton Lap
Maespewer
Authenty
Beeteeey
Searced
Post-War Alaska Development Urged
London Ontario AP report quotes J B Sissons MP Peace River Alberta urging extended joint economic studies for Alaska Yukon and northern British Columbia to include northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories. He notes continued interest in the Alaska highway and defense airfields and says Americans may return postwar as settlers.
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London
Ont
Capadien-United Matas
Alaska
Yukon
British Columbia
Alberta
Northwhet Territories
J. B. Sissons
Peace River
Eaid
United Eistes
Alaska Highway
Sissons
Japan
All County Teachers Join Red Cross Fund
Poyner announces that all county teachers in Houston County enrolled in the wartime Red Cross drive on a two hundred percent basis. Negro teachers joined in November and white teachers have since signed up. With about six thousand dollars still needed, workers renew efforts this week as solicitors push for larger public contributions.
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B P. Poyner, Jr
American Red Cross
Housten
Erive
Poyner
Mrs. Elsie Lunsford Funeral Conducted
Funeral services for Mrs. Elsie Elizabeth Lunsford sixty nine of Wickeburg were held at Bay Springs Church with Rev J R Peacok officiating. Burial in church cemetery. survivors include daughter Mrs Lennie Register and several Lunsford relatives. report notes a business trip by Dr Dupree Davis and Mrs Seay’s return from Gulfport.
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Elsie Elizabeth Lunsford
Wickeburg
Bay Springs Church
J. R. Peacock
Holman
Hartford
Lennie XL Register
Geneva
Vester Lunsford
Milton
H. ©. Lunsford of Newton Route One, 7. ©. Lunsford
Ozark
R. L. Lunsford
W. S. Bond
Dothan
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Enterprac
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Red Cross Fund
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Dupree Davis
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