Fred Helms Last Rites Conducted
Funeral services for Fred Lee Helms thirty dee, held Tuesday at First Baptist Church with Dr. B R Justice officiating. Burial in city cemetery. Survived by wife Wilkie Gannon Helms two children Boonie and Donnie Helms, parents C Helms, seven brothers Lehman Crate Mac Porter Ewell Woodrow all of Enterprise, Huey Helmes Charleston C Reims Corpus Christi Texas, three sisters Grady Smith New Brockton Mrs Albert McDaniel Elba and Mrs Hosea Forehand Bonifay. Active pallbearers named O V Waters Rex Forehand Terrell Hayes Hinton Lewis Joe Frank Cowdrey Clifford Gillenwater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Pumere
Lo Helms
Dee
Opp
First Baptist Church
B R Justice
Burie
Searcy Fitnesss
Wilgie Gannon Helms
Boonie
Donnie Helmar
C. Helms
Lehman
Crate Mac
Porter
Ewell
Woodrow
Huey Helme
Charleston
Narvia Reims
U. & Navy
Corpus Christi
Texas
Grady Smith
New Brockton
Albert McDaniel
Elba
Hosea
Bonifay
O V Waters
Rex
Food aid debates risk United States credibility
Officials warn that delaying food shipments could undermine U S reliability in international relations during the war. J K Bemmett, head of the FEA food allocations division, cautioned that missing international obligations on food might create embarrassing moments for the United States. The FEA oversees lend lease and foreign relief programs while green vegetables bought for aid are kept at room temperature to retain vitamins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
J. K. Bemmett
FEA
Napier Chaplain Kiwanis Speaker At Napier Meeting
Napier Field chaplain Wilhem B Guid addressed the Kiwanis club here with a talk titled Wes Arr 1 Fighting The Man Thought of Men da Service Tomey. The gathering announced the cancellation of the international convention due to travel limits, with Vice President Prine Loughlin presiding for President T. A Shealy.
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Wilhem
Guid
Napier Field
Gomepraker
Kisatas
Chad
Meaer Brith.berg
Menda Service
Tomey
Ue Cancellaaun
Mua
Office of Defense
Prine Loughlin
Fer
Pbeenre
T. A Shealy
Bombing raid hits Japanese targets in Nagoya region
Early waves of the air raid on Amagaseki and Sacal near Buburbet show B-29 crews facing intensified anti aircraft fire. Capt. R. T. Eakes from Philadelphia reports enemy gunners leaping to action, while the attack aims to shorten the war with a bold blow.
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Induginia Plenix
Buburbet
Amagaseki
Sacal
St Totyo
Nagoya
Gsaxe
Dammaddie
Chordu
nH.de Rosy
R. T. Eakes
Philadelphis
Buse
Movie admission costs urged to be capped nationwide
Bowles proposed in a letter to Wagner that movie admission prices, which rose 88 1 2 percent from June 1241 to last December, be prevented from climbing further. He blamed higher costs from Collinge on admissions, urged ceilings on prices show houses pay for film rentals, a rise of 25 to 30 percent in these costs, and said action should cover all amusements including sports and legitimate theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowies
Wagner
Bowles
Institutional Users Lose Surplus Points Recall Program Amid Ration Changes
The county rationing board outlines recall steps for surplus points among institutional users. Officials will deduct recalled pots or pounds from current or future allotments after reviewing inventory reports, with adjustments calculated to balance the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UPA
Douek Laresios Ame
Cale
Houston
Rae
Caumumer
Absentee Ballot Deadline Push In City Primary
Tomorrow marks the last day to issue absentee ballots in the City primary to nominate a commissioner for a three year term. Smith Hall, acting chairman of the City Democratic Executive Committee, said 18S ballots had been issued through yesterday with today and tomorrow likely pushing total past 200. Three candidates are running to succeed Commissioner Myles A Miller: Dr. J C Bates, John D Ayres, and Dan Jerkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Hall
City Democratic Executive Committee
Myles A. Miller
J. C. Bates
John D. Ayres
Dan Jerkins
Geneva Teachers Hold Institute
Geneva County teachers held their annual spring institute at Geneva High School with Mrs. A. J. Latimer presiding. Secretary Mrs. Lillie T. Fain, reports from chairs Mrs. J. C. Martin, Mrs. Mae H. Turner, Miss Jessie Mae Metcalf, Mrs. Charity Hawley and Miss Grace Oliver were presented. guest speaker Dr. C. B. Smith of Troy State Teachers College was introduced by Superintendent J. R. Collins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Anual Spring Institute
Geneva County
Wea
Geneva High School
A. J. Latimer
Geneva County Teachers Association
Lillie T. Fain
J. C. Martin
Mae H. Turner
Jessie Mae Metcalf
Charity Hawley
Grace Oliver
C. B. Smith
Troy State Teachers College
J. 3. Collins
Doughboy Opera Brings Draftees Light Hearted Show in Cologne
Army men crowded into a makeshift stage in a Cologne venue, dressing room corridors serving as the performance space. Pvt. Jack D. Robertson recalls a glittering, improvised show with Seven DIANOS and improvised instruments, featuring wartime characters and a lively boogie woogie vibe. The impromptu opera included soldiers like Pte Robert Huddleston and Pvt. William Waller among cast members, with a funeral notice for infant Carol Sue McKinney appended to the item.
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Cologne
Bowery
Admiral
Jack D. Robertson
Logan
Romeo
Juliet
Siegfried
Sam
Clariet
Saint Tools
Caal
Robert Huddleston
Line
Ville
Ala
Pie
George W. L. Sego
Florence
William Waller
Clayton
Adrian W
Kilpatrick
Cherokee
William C. Buck
Wynnton Street
Columbus
Card Playing Upstages Midwife Meeting in Henstes County
A fragmented OCR note describes three midwives in Henstes County allegedly gathering to play cards during a health committee meeting. The scene shifts with downstairs and upstairs rooms misaligned, decor sinks failing, and the women reportedly stripping to explain their absence while staff note a health records mix up involving the card playing incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henstes
Weir Ag
Fe Merteg
Babe
Seem
Corén
Clerbs
Death Faces Negro Accused In Assault
TUSCALOOSA Ala API Johnny B South the old year old Abernant Negro faces death in the electric chair as a result of being found guilty of raping a middle aged white woman. A circuit court jury retried the verdict after two days of evidence. The victim, a Coffee Junction resident in Tuscaloosa County, testified he came to her door and asked to buy eggs. After the verdict, South was moved to Kilby Prison near Montgomery under escort by state highway patrol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Johnny B. South
Abernant
Coffee Junction
Tuscaloosa County
Smith
Kilby
Montgomery
Jefferson County
Birmingham
King Z Hendrix Dies At Hartford
Funeral services for King Zalma Hendrix ninety two died at his Hartford home after a short illness were held at Pondtown Church with several ministers officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery Holman of Hartford directing Surviving daughter Mrs M L Wilkes and son B A Hendrix, a brother M S Hendrix Millylle Florida.
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Hartford
Zalma Hendrix
Pondtown Church
A. G. Thomas
J. H. Dykes
J. F. McLeod, Jr
Mr. York
Burisl
Holman
Ace
Mra
M. L. Wilkes
B. A. Hendrix
Path of
M.S. Hendrix
Millylle
Fla
Eufaula Scout Troop 11 Seeks Charter Renewal
Eufaula Troop 11 of the Southeast Alabama Council seeks charter renewal. Kiwanis Club sponsors the unit, organized in 1938. Scoutmaster H H Pearson and assistants Robert A Hornsby Ramser Stanbury named. Sixteen to twenty eight boys in troop region with Eagle Scouts James Johnston and George Peake Jr among leaders.
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Eufaula
Southeast Alabama Council
Mary Frances Patronis
Kiwanis Club
H. H. Pearson
Robert A. Hornsby
Ramser Stanbury
Francis Toner
James I. Jackson
A. M. Earle
H.P. Husham
George Peake, Jr
James Johnston
Joe Brown
Drew Phillips
Sam Fitzgerald
Chester Tomberlin
George Sehmuuling
Georgian Bonded On Burglary Charge
Edgar Everett of Donalsonville Georgia was bound over to the grand jury after a first degree burglary charge. Judge Saxon P. Poyner set bond at 1. H W Knapp of Donalsonville had a similar case discharged. Both men were wounded when allegedly attempting to break into J H Gibbs home near Gardon last week. Gibbs swore out the burglary warrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Everett
Donalsonville
Saxon P. Poyner
H. W. Knapp
J. H. Gibbs
Gardon
Everett
Gibbs
New Giant Carrier Ready On March 20
Newport News Va AP The 45000 ton aircraft carrier Midway will be christened and towed into the James River from its building dock on March 20. The ship can carry more than 80 twin engined planes and will be christened by Mrs Bradford Williams Ripley Jr of Dayton Ohio widow of a Navy lieutenant killed in a Pacific crash and daughter of James M Cox.
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Newport News
Midway
James River
Bradford Williams Ripley
Dayton
Ohio
Leutenant
Pacific
James M. Cox
Eastern Front Battles Around Stettin to Danzig
Russian forces press along the Oder and around Stettin as Zhukov concentrates west of the river and Rokossovsky tightens the siege of Gdynia. German and Soviet reports clash over progress while Red Army artillery shells targets in Adlershorst and the port approaches Königsberg.
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Frost
Kuestrin
Aoa
Ibresizond
Sud
Octis
Berlin
Frost Gerden
Stetina
Gubtn
Neisee
Ives Konev
Bern
Stettin
Frankfurs Guben
Fost
Weil
Koenigsberg
Moscow
Bay of Danzig
Konstantin K Rokossovsky
Gdymaz
Danzig
Frankfst
Gregory K. Zhukov
Oder
Frankfurt
Zhukov
The
Altdamm
Dammscher See
Gdynia
Rokossovsky
Adleshorst
Golybia
Koberg
Pomeranian
Volkssturm
Rhine River Bridgeheads and Rhine Crossings Reported
Army dispatches describe Pontoon bridges across the Rhine south of the Ludendorff bridge and a growing Rhine bridgehead. German reports note new crossings near Honnef and Xoenigswinster as Allied forces push toward Cologne and the Ruhr while bombers and artillery pound the area. Allied prisoners and casualties are tallied as First, Third, and Ninth Armies advance, with combined German losses reflecting Ike’s aim to destroy Germans west of the Rhine.
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Coblenz
Moselle
Third Army
Rhine
Ludendorff
Honnef
Xoenigswinter
Cologne
Ruhr
Lower Rhine
Wester
Supreme
Bane
Germany
Seventh Army
Roer
Pallen
Atkherp
Ninth Armes
Siegfried Line
Eisenhower
Geroans
Case notes on Goldie Elrad sentence by Judge Allen Cox
The case involving Goldie Howard Elrad was continued as the convicted defendants await sentencing by Judge Allen Cox. The record notes that some defendants paid only a small portion of taxes due.
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Goldie Howard Elrad
Allen Cox
Roosevelt and Allies Hold Crises Aboard Move Toward San Francisco
The article recounts President Roosevelt's 63rd birthday aboard a plane en route to Yalta. It describes Churchill Stalin and Roosevelt at the Crimea conference, their dynamics, and key decisions on postwar Europe including Germany occupation, an international security organization, Polish borders, and Yugoslavia governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Gortuger
Bmw
Abe
Sup
Mix Boettiger
Matsa
Churchill
Pacific
Junot Stalin
Mr. Roosevelt
Anna
Crimea
Roosevelt
Yelta
Livadia
Stalio
Stalin
Russia
France
Germany
Allied Control Commission
Berlin
Britain
International Security Council
Council
United States
China
International Security Organization
San Francisco
Invasion advances through Pacific and Asia theater report
The report details rapid early gains in the Pacific campaign with eight villages captured after 48 hours and two airfields seized including a bomber field 215 miles from Borneo. It notes the First Cavalry Division reaching Antipolo east of Manila, heavy fighting along the Shimbu Line, and air bombardment impacts on Formosa and shipping near Hong Kong and French Indo-China.
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Zamboanga
Borneo
Ava
Antipolo
Shimbu
Marikina
Manila
Takao
Formosa
Taito
Hongkong
Oratorical Contest Scheduled At Ozark
OZARK Ninth District Amenean Lepto oratorical contest set for Dale County High School Friday. Commander J Howard Jokornn announced names of AY County winners from Barbour Bullock Colfer Dale Geneva Henry Houston and Pike counties who will compete in the district event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozark
Amenean Lepto Ofretoricel
Dale County
J. Howard Jokornn
AY County
Barbour
Bullock
Colfer
Dale
Geneva
Henry
Houston
Pike
Institute Seeks Expanded Research and Secrecy Pact
A Southern institute pins a multi hundred thousand dollar funding plan to advance research, secrecy with a sponsor, and exclusive property rights for discoveries. The group targets peanut studies, wartime research, and expanded resources across Southeastern states to boost Alabama’s scientific infrastructure.
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Institute
Ind
Lazier
South
Alabama
Southeast
Joe J Childs Dies Funeral At Hartford
Joe J Childs 41, of Hartford, died last Friday after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at Chepel Chapel with the Rev Keay Childs, Rev A G T Ps, and Rev J H Dykes officiating. Burial followed at Hulman Cemetery. Surviving are three children Bruce Childs, US Army in the Pacific, Car Child of Fort Gainer Ga, and Mrs W Heime. also Mary Richards, Mrs Emma Bates of Hurting, and Berths Carmichael of Newine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Fuseral
Doe Lo Childs
Martford
Borptet
Hele Mondse
Mernoan
Chepel
Keay Childs
A. GT
J. H Dykes
Ve Barthes
Hulman
Therge
Chiles
U.S
Fort Gainer
Heime
Mary Richards
Hurting
Berths Carmichael
Newine
Emma Bates
Trov
Officials prepare voting training for Mardy City primary
Officials appoint to term g voting machines in Mardy City primaries will attend instruction conducted by Jay Saxon and Poyner rs m a care. The class will be paid for attending the school or serving at the election under state regulations. The school of instruction explains what voting machines are used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mardy City
Jay Saxon P. Poyner
Rs & m
Cantueed Fréts 2age-tee rural banking and farming plan
A fragment outlines continued efforts to support rural banks and farm development. It emphasizes state market setup, crop suitability, large facilities storage, and financing with banks, aiming to foster agri objectives, youth clubs, soil improvement, weed eradication, and better farm records and marketing.
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Fred Helms
MR. Farmer
Webb, Ala
Napier
Kiwanis
Hathcock Lumber Company
Hathcock Lumber CO
North
Cnet
Houston Warehouse CO
N. Foster St
Arthur E
Malone
Dothan
Cottondale
Panama City
Jacksonville
Miami
Tampa
Pennacola
Mobile
New Orleans
BAY Line
Carol Sue McKinney
Mia
John W. McKinney
West Washington Street
Thely
Ward-Wilson
Trent
McKinney
Bnta
England
Eighth Air Force
McKinney Ja
Ing
King Z. Hendrix
Eufaula Scouts
Yugoslavia
New York
Lew Close
Gaines &Jones Insurance Agency
Penney
Joe J. Childs
LRU
Leese
J. L. Harris Roofing CO
Joe Ross
Oxvinan
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