Byrnes May Stay On In War Post After V E Day
War memo James F Byrnes may delay resignation after Europe’s war ends and stay on to help push the League of Nations treaty through the Senate. Friends say Roosevelt urged him to remain until after the German collapse. Byrnes, who sought to resign months ago, has been active since the Yalta conference with Churchill and Stalin, hinting at continued service to support the government and big three outcomes.
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Jack Bell Ygton
James F. Byrnes
Senate
Byes
Remevel
Nmte Unl
House
Pante
Supreme Court
Igns
Roosevelt Wil
Aspiant
Fed MC Vinson
Congress
Byrnes
Vinson
William H. Davis
Tia
Yalta
Gqetchill
Stalin
Rker
Beginning of the end as Marines press Iwo Jima fight
U S Pacific Fleet dispatch reports Fourth Marine Division making major gains on Iwo Jima the left flank as Parrots reach Tachiwa Point and Kitano Point area narrows. Central and western sectors see Third and Fifth Divisions advancing while ships bombard and air units strike from the south. The communique calls the engagement the bloodiest Pacific battle and quotes shrinking Japanese resistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Hadgland
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Guam
Kitano Point
Maine
Parrots
Tachiwa Point
Eight Square Mile Island
Motoyama Town
Pon's
Third Marine
Dian
Clifton B. Gates
Graves B. Erskine
Keller E. Rockey
Iwo
Wiregrass Group Seeks Southern Product Advances Addressed
Dr Wilbur Lazier head of the Southern Research Institute will address Wiregrass civic and business delegations in Enterprise. The joint Rotary Lions Club and Chamber of Commerce session in the Rawls Hotel opens at 8 pm with Camp Rucker service members providing entertainment. Delegations from Dathan Headland Eufaula Troy Opp Geneva Elba Ozark Andalusia invited. The institute aims to promote research and broader uses for peanuts cotton and other Southern products benefiting regional industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Research Institute
Wilbur A. Lazier
Wire- Wits Civic Club
Chamber Office
Enter-prie
Enterprise Rotary
Lions Cubs
Enterprise Chamber of Commerce
Committee On
Dathan
Headland
Eufaula
Troy
Opp
Geneva
Elba
Ozark Andalusia
Ima
Dr. T
New Jersey
Institute
South
Hall Of Mandalay Taken By British
Hall of Mandalay is reported captured by British forces as the 18th Indian Division advances on Manda lay. Allied control covers half the city including the Hemn sectors, while Japanese resistance persists in remaining areas and fighting may shift to house to house operations. Manaway Hill is described as fully reunited after a sharp engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Grover
Inlaw
Manaway Hill
Red Cross drive short of goal by five thousand dollars
Houston County Chapter of the American Red Cross reports $25,000 raised through noon yesterday toward a $30,000 goal, a shortfall of $5,000. Chairman Clyde Levern says an extension of three days is sought as outlying communities lag in submitting reports.
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Houston County
The
American Red Cross
Clyde Levern
Lovern
Burtleshaw Dry Cleaners
Frazier- Ellis Hospital
Sherman Lumber Co
S. H. Kress and Co
Gulf Atlantic Warehouse
Newberry's
Dr Pepper Bottling Co
Southern Liquid Gas Co
Brannon
Ashford, Gordon, Pawsey, Cowar
Cottonwood
Grangerburg
Taylor and Wicksburg
Ted Cross
Fighting In Italy Remains In Lull
U S Fifth Army tightened the grip on Vergato along Highway 64 toward Bologna Saturday while the Italian front across the Apennines stayed largely quiet. Allied patrols near Monte Pella Tarraccia found enemy positions but exposed German weapons caches. Advances toward Vergato followed the recent capture of Carviano as British Eight Army patrols faced stern resistance along the Adriatic flank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Heinzerling
Rome
U. S
Fifth Army
Vergato
Bologna
Apennines
Arlied Rhine
Germany
Italy
Monte Pella Tarraccia
Vergata
Carviano
Reno
Vai de Comarchio
Tokyo Smoking After Fire Raid in Tokyo Described
Belemont Waite reports Maj. Gen. Curtis Le May says the B 29 raid on Tokyo left 15 square miles of destruction with fires burning in seven points. Photographs taken Saturday afternoon confirmed the extent, showing damage beyond the 10 square mile target area and noting the raid as possibly the most devastating single city blow.
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Beelmont Waite
21St Bomber Command
Guam
Toxya Samrday
Curtis le May
2St Bomber Command
India
Malay
le May
Tokyo
Nouth -Amide
Sumida
Naka
Russians seize northern Kuestrin. Stettin near fall
Soviet shock troops on the Berlin front claimed the capture of the northern half of Kuestrin, a key Oder fortress 38 miles east of Berlin. Moscow said Soviets reached within two miles of Stettin and shelled the Baltic port, while advancing near Danzig and Gdynia. Premier Sislin announced Lauenburg’s fall, a northeastern Pomeranian stronghold west of Gdynia.
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Richard Ekalischke
London
Tate
Berlin
Kuestrin
Oder River
Moscow
Stettin
Watthe
Danzig
Gdynia
Baltic
Sislin
Lauenburg
First Sixth Divisions Gain In Philippines
Manila dispatch reports Yank First Cavalry driving into An tipolo hills 14 miles east of Manila and the Sixth Division advancing southwest of Montalban. The 158th Regimental Combat Team pushed to secure roads between Lake Taai and Batangas Bay. MacArthur dismissed Tokyo radio claims of Zamboanga landing as he noted heavy bombing at Zamboanga by Lt Gen. George C. Kenney's Far Eastern Command unloading 300 tons of bombs to hit defense points and depots.
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Manila
Yank First Cavalry
Antipolo
Douglas MacArthur
Montalban
Lake Taai
Batangas Bay
MacArthur
Tokyo
Zamboanga
Key City
Mindanao
George C. Kenney
Far
State Papers Reveal Japs Cloaked War Aims In 1930
State Papers reveal japs cloaked war aims in 1930. Washington news reports the House Rules Committee planned a public airing of the FEPC bill to outlaw racial and religious discrimination by employers. Witnesses from Catholic Inter-Racial and others prepared to testify amid partisan caution and strong sectional skepticism.
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FEPC
Howard Flieger
Washington
IAP
Congress
Induptual
House Rules Committee
Rep. Cox
Dga
Labor Committee
Martin
Massachusetts
Eisenhower Salvage Drive Begins In Dothan
A waste paper drive named the General Eisenhower Campaign will start in Dothan next Saturday. Sponsored by the Dothan Exchange Club and Boy Scouts, chairman P B McLaughlin urged citizens to salvage newspapers magazines and wrapping paper for collection and storage facilities. The drive will run sixty days.
Propaganda masking aims in Japan’s 1930 surge hints
Washington report highlights state papers from 1930 showing Japan used propaganda and doubletalk to mask aims ahead of Asian Pacific tension. Japanese naval experts argued for 7 to 10 American ratio and planned swift Pearl Harbor moves, with submarines to counter Western fleets, per AmbassadorCastle and Hanihara.
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James D. White
Washington
Japan
Apry
Pacific
State Department
London
America
Tokyo
Amercan
Ameren
Pearl Harbor
Manila
Marshall and
Caroline Islands
Allius
Department
Willam R. Castle, Jr
Amerian
Mansanao Hanihara
United States
China
Lewis Denounces Efforts To Block UMW Strike Vote
Washington reports the National Labor Relations Board will reject on Monday the Southern Coal Producers plea to drop plans for a March 28 strike vote by miners. The decision follows consultations with the Labor Department and the War Labor Board. Edward Burke, spokesman for the Southern Coal Producers Association, petitioned the NLRB to nullify the vote, while John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers accused operators of bad faith in blocking the vote. Burke plans to seek a federal injunction to prevent the NLRB from proceeding.
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Washington
Natonal Labor Relations Board
Southern Coal Producers
Labor Department
War Labor Board
Edward FR. Burke
Nebraska
Southern Coal Producers Association
NLRB
John L Lewis
United Mine Workers Association
Coc
Lewis
Burke
Federal District Court
National Lover Relations Board
Gung Anad
Prtiliane
Smith-Connally Yar
Noticy
Alabama constitution may be overhauled again
Alabama's long and frequently amended constitution faces a potential top-to-bottom revision in 1945. Lawmakers may endorse a general reredition by a specially appointed commission while approving numerous new amendments to the state charter, the longest submitted since 1961. The article notes 51 amendments in 44 years and highlights women’s suffrage as a notable issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Thomas Montgomery
Ala
Aps
Alabama
Transylvania Returns to Romania Under Stalin Order
Stalin ordered the transfer of Northern Transylvania back to Romania under a September agreement. Petru Groza, new Romanian premier, pledged to maintain order protect minorities and cooperate with Soviet forces to ensure stable front lines. Romanian leaders emphasized democracy equality and justice for all residents amid the territorial adjustment.
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Transylvania
Romania
Stalin
Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Aps
Hungary
Hiller
Marshal Stalin
Poresmiter Petru Groza Sf Rorcranig
Ietter
Momanie
Tage
Terrour
Niolae
Mie Provines
Groza
Faregin
George Toturescu
Peti
Iemantin Arby
Reemania
Grova
Eure
Absentee Ballot Deadline in City Primary Race
Thursday is the final day to vote absentee in the City primary. Committington Smith Hall, acting chair of the City Democratic Executive Committee, said about 130 ballots have been mailed so far. The primary is March 2 with a runoff if needed on April 3. Candidates include Miles A Miller, C Bates, John D Ayren, and Dan Jerking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Hall
Carnenystree
Xaith
Miles A Miller
C Bates
John D. Ayren
Lend Dan Jerking
Berlin Shredded by Blockbusters for 19th Night
British Mosquito aircraft and RAF fighter support engaged German forces in a major daylight raid. The assault damaged the Rhine region, targeting the Ruhr transport network and bridges. Allied bombers continued pressure to isolate German industry while sustaining air superiority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Auto Train Crash Injures Three Near Selma Street
Three persons, including Herman Forrester, his wife, and child from Helena Street, were slightly hurt when their car was struck by a southbound Bay Line train near Selma Street. They were treated at a hospital after the collision as police investigated.
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Cane
Selma Street
Bay Line Railroad
Wen Herring
J Stackland
Herman Forrester
Helina Street
Herring
Forrester
Dothan
1st Bridgehead Almost Mile Foe Readies For Crucial Fight
Allied dispatch from Paris reports American units pushing across the Rhine at Hemegen and expanding the Bemigen bridgehead while German defenses along the Wesel pocket and Eifel region crumble. Advancing forces threaten deeper penetration toward Remagen and the Rhine capital area as Dutch and Belgian fronts show German withdrawal signals. Heavy fighting, air battles, and artillery efforts accompany the crossing, with U S Third Army advancing toward Coblenz and prisoner captures increasing.
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Edward Kennedy
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Bemigen
Rhine
West Bank
Wesel
Eifel
Europe
Hemegen
U.S. First Army
Rhineine
Associated Press
Americate
U. S
Ninth Army
Sith
Netherlands
Waal
Holland
Zuider Zee
Isseliver
Amsterdam
Wotterdam
the Hague
Utrecht
Vaut
Remagen
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Colgone
Th Fuhr
America
Supreme Headquarters
Hal Boyle
Ardennes
Karl von Rungtedt
Coblenz
Simnel
First
First Army
Ahr
Ahrweier
Brueck
Third Army
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Hall of Mandalay
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Haji
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Monasci
Belgium
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Ahrweiler
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Perha
VBL
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RAF Bomber Command
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