Trained Forces Advance East of Manila Coastline
Allied forces moved eastward from captured Antipuio along the Manila front. Maj Gen Leonard F Wing and Maj Gen Edwin P Pathghs led heavy assault on fortified waters to the east. To the south Brig Gen Nanford MacNiders’ 143th Regimental Combat Team pushed along Batangas Bay, clearing the Cilumpan peninsula between Batangas Bay and Balayan Bay as enemy losses mounted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cate U.S
McRens
Verne
de Madera Beret Cavains Desens
426D
Leonard F Wing
Antipuio
Manila
Edwin
Desirion
Marja
Gem Nanford MacNiders
Batangas
Cilumpan
Batangas Bay
Balsyan Bay
Washington radio pundit urged to testify on campaign fund probe
The text notes a Washington radio commentator refusing to cooperate with a committee probing alleged coercion by workers of a Minnesota shipbuilder in Roosevelt campaign fundraising. It also covers proposed repeal of Hate Act ceilings and contribution limits, with a breakdown of spending by Democratic and Republican groups and independent entities across national, intrastate, and state committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Minnesota
Republican Nasional Committee
Democratic National Com. Mittlee
Contested Koenigsberg corridor under heavy assault
The Third White Russian Army on Koenigsberg resumes a heavy ground offensive along the Tifens coastal corridor south of the East Prussian capital. Red bombers support the action, intensifying fighting as the city remains under threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koenigsberg
Tifens
Blasing
Battle Near Ruhr Edge Tests German Will to Hold
Allied forces push toward the Ruhr as German defenses crumble. The First Army lies within 20 miles of the southern Ruhr edge and five miles from open country where tanks could break through. Rhine crossings north of Duisburg deter a major German counterattack as Omar Bradley’s 12th Army Corps signals a feint to pull reserves from the bridgehead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saarduetee
Clarentha
Steenetaen
Ang
Turtes
Gernan
Ruhr
Ates
Cadluene
Koefeld
Mueichen
Gildbach
Rhine
Krupp
Essen
Lard Cert
Dusturg
Doesseldart
Rinbe Paset
Tidgehead
Honnef
Normandy
Duisburg
Lower Rhine
Bridgetead
Omar N. Bradley
12Th Army Corps
Youths Aged 17 May Enlist in Navy Under New Policy
Selective Service in Washington announced that 18 to 29 year olds will be directed to the Army in the coming months with no change for volunteers under 17. Petty Officer R M Macdonald said 17 year olds are not subject to induction and may volunteer for Navy enlistment. The policy shifts target 18 to 20 year olds while the Navy begins taking selectees over that age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Navy
R. M. Macdonald
Macdonald
German bid for armistice fails amid double dealing claims
Allied officials view the German contact as propaganda to sow mistrust among the Allies. Stockholm papers report the bid urged armistice talks while Nazi leaders sought to stay in power. The episode is seen as a calculated move to fracture Allied unity and boost German bargaining leverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aes
Stockholm
Svenska Dagbladet
Todav
Vaid
Alles
Germany
Oil Prospector Suffer Stroke In Dothan Hospital
A 50 year old oil prospector from the Wiregrass was hospitalized in Dothan in serious condition after a stroke yesterday afternoon. Hospital staff say he is semi conscious today and his home is listed as Centralis II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Crane
Dothan
Centralis II
Dothan Exchange Club Elects Speaker on Evaluation
The Dothan Exchange Club held its weekly meeting yesterday with Dr E A Hmids, pastor of Foster Street Methodist Church, as guest speaker. The subject was evaluating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan Exchange Club
E Ahmids
Foster Street Methodist Church
Returns from Pacific
Marie Sergeaur Raymond, son of POW Loft, has reigned from the central Pacific where he served with wings of the Second Third and Fourth Ma moe Aw. He was announced today as based in Hawanga and Muartauas Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Marie Sergeaur Raymond
Loft of
Dothan
Cental Pacific
Hawanga
Muartauas Islands
Nurse Transferred Within County Health Service
Houston County health nurse Nuse Ames Phelps has been transferred to Montgomery County staff in the same capacity. She had served on the Houston county nurses' staff since 1940. Blood donations reached 5,371,684 pints in 1849, with the American Red Cross Blood Donor Service exceeding its quota for the tenth straight year. The 3714 pints donated surpassed the 871,684 pint estimate for 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nuse Ames Phelps
Houston County
Montgomery County
Balood
American Red Cross Blood Donor Service
Hanson Leaves Fund to Birmingham Southern
Victor H Hanson Scherman estate bequeaths 100000 to Birmingham Southern with conditions for a memorial building. If unmet funds go to Auburn or Alabama, with Birmingham News heirs and staff receiving legacies. Board trustees and executors named with self perpetuating selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Borrangham Southern
College Sul
Victor H. Hanson Scherman
Lirmingham News and Age
Birmingham News Co
Alabama Polytechnic
Auburn
University of Alabama
The
News Co
Mra
Mary Knight
Publsher
Albert B. Hanson
Hope Hanson
Huth Lawson Hanson
Mrs Hanson
Major Hanson
Johnston
James E Chappell
Harryb. Bradley
Churchill Speech Emphasizes Free Enterprise and Postwar Food Need
The remarks stress national and private thrift, risk taking, and sustaining the economy with free enterprise. Churchill notes over a million British ships damaged or destroyed and asserts the urgency of turning plans into action. He warns of a postwar food shortage and the folly of wasting wartime gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
Yar
Soldier Returns From Overseas In South Pacific Service
Corporal James A Eaton, son of W J Eaton of Dothan, has returned from service outside the continental United States. He is at the Army Ground and Service Forces Redistribution Station in Miami Beach awaiting his next assignment. Eaton served in the South Pacific and is entitled to wear the Distinguished Unit Citation ribbon. Before entering the Army on June 14, 1941, he was a farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A Eaton
W J Eaton
Dothan
Continental
United States
Army Ground and Service Forces Redistribution Station
Miami Beach
Eaton
Mane
South Pacific
Army
Wrestling figures and wartime servicemen noted in page one
The article lists wrestlers and associated figures such as George Mate Ne Lad and Gus Kotwenberg, along with names like Reuben and Sally Ross. It mentions World War USO returns, pro careers, and athletic backgrounds from Lane Tech High School and St Cleud Munn Teacher, highlighting feats and exhibitions in wrestling during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wresters
Conor Sf
Poral
Arn Mathosich
George Mate
Juin Loudos
George
Gus Kotwenberg
Myear
Lial Carter
Reuben
Rus Wna
Lane Tech High School
Chitago Sted
Sally Ross Asa
Young
Munn
Chapman
Kagaan Musterties
Kid
iJ H Baxley Dies At Gulfport Mississippi
iJ H Baxley longtime Dothan resident and administrative employee at Weleraer hospital in Gulfport died at Gulfport Saturday after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife Miss Faye Baxley of Gulfport. his father J Baxley of Dothan. and two sisters Bre Jay Dinkins of Dothan and Mes WA Cover of Ozark. Funeral services will be held in Dothan with arrangements to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr Barley
Faye Baxtey
Gulfport
J.baxtey
Dothan
Bre
Jay Dinkins
Bothan
Mes
Ozark
Red Cross drive update from several communities
Reports from Camp Rucker and Na pier Field show funds rising with pledges totaling over 1,200 from the residential committee under Mrs Marie Jones and Mrs W T Street. Volunteers and solicitors praised for strong local effort as drive is expected to surge past the goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Jones
W. T. Street
Contnund Framing of Year Here Ignored by Vearhere Group
A garbled OCR fragment describes an agricultural group seeking abolition of a site. Mentions 4 Serkes 50, Lwesioca, and Bas Pig, with a noted 2 thorough eek related to Lory lesancy gas deur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tee Agricul Re
Gn Lwesioca
Sergeant Brinson H Spivey Receives Overseas Bar
Sergeant Brinson H Spivey of 204.5 Foster Street earns a second gold overseas service bar after more than a year in Italy. His wife, Frances Spivey, works as a crew chef with a veteran B-24 group in the 15th Air Force. Spivey graduated from Conlursbus High School in 1930 and joined the AAF in July 1942, receiving training at Amaro Tev.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brinson H Spivey
Foster St
Italy
15Th Aaa
Spivey
Frances Spivey
15Th Air Force
Con
Lursbus
AAF
Amaro Te
Rabbi Alfred Wolf to Speak at Florida State College Women
Rabbi Alfred Wolf of Dothan will lecture on campus under the Jewish Chautauqua Society auspices at Florida State College for Women in 1920 21. He will address two public meetings sponsored by the International Relations Club and meet informally with student groups and classes. He is from Temple Emanu-El in Dothan and serves as Regional Director of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Wolf
Dothan
Wil
Jewish Chalauqua Society
Flotida
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eetomi
Portland Cement Association
J. L. Harris Roofing CO
U. & Aruy
United States Marine Corps
Dothan Jewelry Company
Reliable Jewelers
Borhan Solders
Didi
Glen Halstead
Mary Dawkins
Gwiy
Rufus Cobb
Roase Cobb
Raymond Wright
Cathe G Wright
Foster Street
Todus
Bush Custer
Stripling
John D Shapling
Vorly
13Th Aid Force
Am Malyay
Stupling
Edgar Willhams
Washington Street
Hanson
Fund
B’ham-Southern
Ij H. Baxley
Gulfport, Miss
Dothan Lyesadent
Toe Weleraer Hospital
Cilfport
Num
Sflernuur
Uss Lear
Bere Odes
Tye
Roy
Midland
Alman
Perlman’s
Marlboro Wings
van Heusen
General Eisenhower
Exchange Club & the Boy Scouts
New State
Orleans
New York
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