British Italian air plan hit Nazi Europe anew
AP reports American bombers continued the nonstop aerial offensive over south Germany, dropping heavy payloads on forts and targets. Eighth and Fifteenth Air Forces backed by Mustang and Lightnings engaged German defenses, with Maj James A Stewart credited with two kills to raise his total to twelve. weather limited but missions pressed forward.
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Scerin Realmear Snow
Anreg
Mer
Germany
Aiscking Geet
Gedey
Bevy Boundera
Lightjeeadesbolt
Mustang S
Eighth
Mober
Enid
James A. Stewart
Gels
Calif
War Fund Drive Near Halfway Mark in Houston
In Houston the War Fund drive enters its third week with Lucille Manners hosting a radio program on Radio WAGE from 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in support of the drive. Deak, general chairman, says contributions exceed the midway goal of about $16,500 toward a total target near $33,000. Manners is in Dothan, wife of Second Lieutenant Welker at Napier Field, aiding the war effort through entertainment in Army camps and bond remembrances. Gifts committee chair Hil notes several donors plan to pledge in the next days as the drive continues, with more details on Page 3.
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Iealy
Wth
Lucille Manneré
Deak
Satur
Masnere
Dothan
Hil
Daylight time observed today in many regions
Daylight saving time is being observed in several areas as clocks advance for the season. Officials remind residents to adjust timepieces and check schedules for any local changes.
Curtis Attacks Income Tax Proposals on Capitol Hill
Washington AP report shows Representative Curtis of Nebraska assailing a tax plan. He criticizes a 16 percent blanket deduction aimed at offset withholding taxes for charitable giving, arguing it unfairly rewards non givers. Senate Finance Chairman George supports simplification and expects passage before the recess.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Rép
Curtin
R-Neb
Curtis
House Republican Committee On
Ways and Means
Aera Curtis
George
D.ga
Senate Finance Committee
White House
Congress
Napier Red Cross Work Is Reviewed at Napier Field
Raymond Wooldridge Napier Field Red Cross director marked his second anniversary in March noting the office has handled 1481 cases since 1942. The cases centered on soldiers families health welfare and emergency furloughs with swift action cited as saving much suffering. A notable referral involved Army Emergency Relief for medical aid to a Pittsburgh grandmother, arranged through the Napier Field and Dothan chapters.
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Napier Field
Raymond Wooldridge
American Red Cross
Red Cros
Red Cross
Wooldridge
Pittsburgh
Army Emergency Relief
AER
Napier Field Office
Ware
Wooltridge
Dothan
Walcher
Admiralty Conquest Nears Completion After 21 Day Fight
Allied forces claim the Admiralty Islands fall is complete with two new airdromes and a massive harbor near Truk. Gen Douglas MacArthur says Lorengau is captured with little left to defend. Japanese troops face starvation as Americans seal off key positions and strike with heavy air raids across the Pacific region.
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Richard C. Bergholz
Admiralty Inslands
Japans Key Pacific
Truk
Philippine Islands
Douglas MacArthur
Lorengau
Admiralties
Memote
Log Negros Island
Wewak
New Guinea
Japan
Pacific
Paramushiro
Kurile Islands
Ponape
Kussie
Caroline Islands
Atolly
Marshals
Ford Sees War End Soon Citing Inertia
ATLANTA AP Henry Ford predicted the war would end in two months and warned that laziness and idleness cause the world’s troubles. In a copy of an Atlanta Constitution interview he urged people to go to work and noted there are millions of idle heroes in the world. He did not elaborate on the war’s end date.
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Atlanta
Pord
Auto crash injures driver Ally Leg Jobnen on Highway
A headland Morland City highway collision injured one driver identified as Ally Leg Jobnen. Investigating reports list a second vehicle occupant named Brown from Mesdined. Police urged careful driving as crews cleared the scene.
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Heedland - Morland City
Mate
Toder
Eufferao
Brown
Freezing Weather Ushers In Spring
Alabama faces possible repeal of the state income tax or diversion of revenue to property tax cuts as 1943 returns pour cash into the treasury. State Finance Director Hayse Tucker said funds will likely retire the $18 million debt from 1933 with current returns. Four options are under study for 1945 legislative action: repeal income tax, reduce property tax, cut general purposes, or other measures.
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Maynor
B. M. Miller
Tucker
Swirling Snow And Rain Drive Heavy Traffic Toll
A spring storm early disrupts travel nationwide with snow and freezing rain. The weather caused seven deaths across states including Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania and Kentucky while New England braced for heavy snowfall and New York City saw a mix of snow and sleet. Interstates faced crashes and public transport delays as the cold reached the Carolinas and deep south regions.
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New England
Upper
New York State
New York City
Washingtons
Myalemie
Charlotte
North Carolina
Henry Grand Jury To Probe Election
Abbeville Special The Henry County grand jury convening for a regular session was called by Circuit Judge D C Halstead to investigate the Federal and Congressional Democratic primary. The inquiry covered more than the election as the docket also faces other cases. Houston County's grand jury met in a special session, reviewing an election fraud report and adjourned to May without indictments.
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Abbeville
Henry County Grand Jury
D. C. Halstead
Halstead
Houston County Grand Jury
Houston County
Houston and
Henry Counties
2Th Judicial Circuit
Andrews Takes Oath As Congressman From Alabama Third District
George W Andrews Jr took the oath of office as representative for Alabama’s Third District. He returned from active duty at Pearl Harbor to attend the noon ceremony, swapping Navy blue for a business suit just hours after turning from military service.
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Washington
Capture Of Pacific Atolls Credited To New Machinery
March 12 report credits a new landing craft machine at Ta’urewa Mekin bases for aiding operations in the mid Pacific. The device, designed to carry infantry through heavy defenses, proved effective after field tests and supported assaults on Taia machine with integrated fighting gear.
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Pacific Atolls
Fillam Ll. Worden
Kwajalein
Ta' Rawe
Mekin
Carteon
Reidera
Tarews
Biewdy
I. and
Peme
Faubus
Kenjales
Edeye
Rol
Mamur
Engebi
Winiwetok Parry
Nie FM
Pam
Nazis Reinforce Cassino Holdings and Regain West Hill
Allied headquarters said German forces reinforced their strong points in Cassino and regained a hill to the west as Fifth Army troops pressed attacks around the wrecked Continental Hotel. About 100 German prisoners were reported in the fighting, with at least one German tank knocked out. Fifth Army held the railway station at the town’s edge amid heavy shelling.
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Richard G. Massace
Naples
Cassino
Fifth Army
Yeatarday
Lynn Hoeinsehiing
Japs Retaliate In Burma Open Drive On India
AP dispatch from New Delhi reports Japanese forces, avenging losses in Li-Gan, launching a major thrust across the Chindwin toward Imphal and Manipur, in the first large drive on India. Allied lines indicate American Chinese troops under Stilwell are being outflanked as mopping up continues.
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Burma
India
SY Preston Grover
New Delhi
Hukeawng
Li-Gan
Joseph W. Bowell
Chindwin
Imphal
Manipur
Stilwell
Communitie
Governors Back State Service Ballots For Soldiers Votes
Forty two governors responded to Roosevelt on service voting. Most favor state ballots via federal machinery to aid overseas troops. Six states approve federal ballots. thirteen oppose any law to validate them. line continues on page 2.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Roogevelt
California
Maryland
North Carolina
Florida
Alabma
Kansas
Legislai Vg Action Ie
Iowa
Idaho
Hilnel
Georgia
McKinney Unopposed In City Primary
Dothan voters head to City Hall for a Democratic primary to nominate Rawlins McKinney for a third term on the City Commission. With no opposition, the race proceeds as an uncontested vote using a voting machine, following an earlier uncontested party primary and a general election in which George W. Andrews won the Third District seat.
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Dothan
Rawlins McKinney
City Commission
McKinney
George W. Andrews
Seven Rescued After Bus Plunges Into Pawnomic River
A bus slid from a bridge into the Pawnomic River during a sleet storm in Passaic New Jersey. Seven occupants were rescued. nine to twenty others were believed submerged. Rescue teams used life rafts and boats, while workers battled freezing conditions to reach those inside the sinking vehicle.
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Pasbaic
N. J
Pawmic
Wallington
Global Air Carrier System Proposed In New Aeronautics Bill
Senator McCarran introduces a Civil Aeronautics Act reform proposing the All American Flag Line, a federally chartered private corporation to direct foreign air transportation. The plan creates holding certificates for carriers, excludes Alaska only operators, and bans interstate control while funneling international traffic to designated entry points. Critics say proposed feeder services could undercut local routes and undermine universal ground transport principles.
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Washington
International Air- Nce
McCarren
Senate
Alaska
Wea
McCarran
United States
Amue
Civil Aeronautics Board
Windstorm Causes Slight Damage Across County
Windstorm last night caused scattered damage with downed trees and minor roof damage to a few structures. rainfall official at 1.4 inches during the storm period. Utilities reported no major outages, while isolated locations near Ashford and Gerrard's Creek noted minor impacts.
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Muniet Ns
Carhange
Vieti
Erem
Dathan
Comers Will
Ashford
Gerrard's Creu
Soviets Vault Dniester Along 31 Mile Front
Soviet forces pushed across the Dniester to form a 31 mile front and captured Mogilev Podolski expanding the Red Army’s base in Bessarabia while Germans abandoned Vinnites to avoid encirclement. Russians reported heavy casualties on both sides as civilians fled toward Romania amid the advance. Zhukov’s forces urged a push toward Lwow as Berlin-misted reports claim a new northern offensive preparations.
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V. Sullivan
London
Ap—Marsha
Joseph Stalin
Mogilev Redolski
Red Army
Seesarabia
Vinnites
Dniester
Moscow
Mogilev Podolski
Carol
Ankera
Hungary
Carpathin
CBS
Stalin
Mogilev Podolakl
Goat Bank
Yampol
Bessarabia
Mogilev Podolaki
Russel Zwerinka
Vinnitua
Wig
Blan
Bersaarabia
Rumania
BRC
Demeaik
Periad
Danuba
Nusia
Lower
Ald Polland
Gregory K. Zhukov
Lwow
Hillion
Kramenats
Scandinavian Telegraph Bureau
Frantiina
Berlin
Pakov
Balthos
Bricks Smash Glass at Dothan High School
Police search for a nighttime vandal who shattered an office window and a glass front door panel at Dothan High. A brick damaged the door, and a telephone receiver was knocked from a desk. City education officials reported the incident and involvement of local authorities in the aftermath.
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Dothan High
T. G. Veughes
Brats
Aducation
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Wyadron
Houston
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NEA
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Italy
Admiralty
Ford
Henry
Andrews
West Hill
5Th Army
Hotel Point
Chindwin River
New Aeronautics
Hewt
Civil Aeronautics
Meronautics
Supreme
Vinnitsa
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