LD Whitehead Funeral Held in Cottondale
Obituary notes the funeral for LD Whitehead held at Reamer with services led by Ward Wilson. Survivors include wife Mrs Whitehead and children Mrs Whitewell and Mrs Hall Auburndale, Fla, two sisters Mrs Fraser Bruner and Mrs Nannie Peacock, and brother Warvey Whitehead of Cottondale, Fla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dun Fellowin
John den
Teastan
Whitewell
Rosie Irree
Lehmen
Calumous
Hall Auburndale
Beven Eves Grandchildren Active Pallbearers Named
Grandchildren and Beven Eves. Brené children active pallbearers include John Regis ter J Sheppard Bob Howlin Gene Bruner Ampur Whitetea and Ball Reeves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beven Eves
Brené
John Register
J 4
Sheppard
Bob Howlin
Gene Bruner
Ampur Whitetea
Ball Reeves
Phillips Infant Dies. Funeral Today Held at Powell Street
Funeral services for four day old Edward Ronald Phillips, son of Mr and Mrs Edward Phillips, are set for today at 6 pm at 24 W Powell Street with Rev A D Zoinden officiating. Burial follows at City Cemetery. Survived by parents, two brothers George Richard and Robert Earl Phillips, and grandparents J A McGough of Memphis Tennessee and Mrs David Phillips Brown of Dothan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Ronald Phillips
Edward
Powell Street
A D. Zoinden
Bumal
Termeter
Ward Wilson
George ‘Richard
Robert Eerl Phillips
J. A McGough
Memphis
Tenn
David Philips Brown
Dothan
Battle lines shift in northern Luzon near Baguio
Contested pressage places Nagullian and Bagui for air support as Uird troops hold a Kernon Road position southwest of Lima. Yamashita’s forces may retreat the Bontec Road through Kalinga country toward Camp John Hay and Baguio, once U.S. divisions press toward Balete Faso and Santa Fe as the gateway to the Cagayan valley and Aparri.
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Nagullian
Bagui Reity Lima
Uird
Oly Lima
Kernon
Stonk
Tomoyuk
Yamashita
Fese Garison
Yamahale
Kalinga
Baguio
Benguet Mountains
U. S. Army
John Hay
Military Academy
WacArthur
Xmnd
Luzon
Balete Faso
Santa Fe
Cagayan Valley
Aparri
Mrs Culbreth Dies Near Ashford in Rural Service
Mrs Alice Culbreth dies after long illness near Ashford. Funeral held at Livens Church with Rev Etheridge and Rev Greens officiating, burial at Liberty Cemetery. She was a lifelong resident and member of Libs Bepies Cnureh. Survived by sons Abner and other names. daughters Josie Bedsole and Ola Mayo. Numerous relatives and church workers attend. active and honorary pallbearers listed.
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Fetal
Mra
Alice
Ashford
Bela
Livens Church
Rey Fiken Etheridge
HM Greens
Liberty Cemetery
Wieon
Soares
Plymouth
P. P
Abner Culbrein
Pavey
Josie Bedsole
Auburn
Ola Mayo Ashford
Eimel Lee Workera
Clyde Best
Frankie Glass
Roy Cooke
Marcus Glass
Walt Bar
Taton
I. Y Tolar
Bunton
Bucns
Carlton Jagram
Burt Burkett
John Tolar
Roy
Capitol Hill pressure and war production board stance
Fragmented report notes strong pressure on Capitol Hill over manpower and production. It cites J A Krug of the War Production Board insisting on continued firm control to sustain output, with forthcoming plans and discussions starting next week.
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Capitol Hill
Ube Mdterimetranen
Puralae
En Informass Farr
J A Krug
We War Production Board
Allied Advance Across Rhine Opens Fresh Breakthrough
Massive Allied assault floods German lines as British Second Army and Canadian forces drive across the Rhine. Luftwaffe air cover falters as engineers rush pontoon bridges and armor pours into the mid German plain toward Frankfurt and Darmstadt. Allied forces seize Wesel area, strike at enemy command and supply hubs, with Patton’s Third Army pushing toward the central German plain.
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Muenster
Westphalia
Berlin
Emu
Weser
Elbe
Rhine
Geszt Bani Wetween
Rees
Wesel
Deutsch
Cies
Frankfurt
Darmatadt
Fourth Armored
Patton
Bombers Hit Nagoya Aircraft Engine Plant In Night Raid
A force of 225 B 29s pounded the Mitsubishi aircraft engine plant on the outskirts of Nagoya in a low level raid after midnight. Unofficial reports say weather hindered visual bombing though the target area was approached at about 6,000 feet. It was the fifth attack on the Nagoya plant, which had already suffered mass incendiary damage in March.
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21ST
US Bomber Command Headquarters
Guam
Japan
Nagoya
Nippon
Mitsubishi
Postwar labor policy and inflation watch in 1945 Senate
Senator Ed Johnson warns of unemployment after V E day but others dispute the view. Lawmakers debate manpower controls, Selective Service, tax relief prospects for 1945, private capital incentives after the war, and continued price and wage controls to curb inflation observed after World War II fighting ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Johnson
Wno
Senate Finance
OPA
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Congress
Aerial Armada Battles East of the Rhine
In a massive Allied air operation over Germany, as many as five layers of planes roared in at once to strike targets east of the Rhine. Transports, gliders, and 1,500 ships sent troops into the battle while Liberators dropped supplies. Aerial assaults hit German airfields and positions as 1,900 bombers and fighters attacked the Rhine front. Flying Fortresses and Liberators later hit night fighter bases, and RAF Lancaster bombers struck Wesel. Eisenhower convened Air Marshal Coningham to coordinate Allied air power as Maj. Gen. Quesada directed fighters and bombers above the battle area.
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France
Rhine
Ruhr
Eisenhower
Arthur Coningham
Second Tactical Air Force
Muenster
Musing Broun
Marshal Montgomery
Eighth Air Force
Britain
E. A Quesada
Ninth Tactical Air Command
Nazi underground network and postwar plans revealed
The report outlines Nazi hopes to endure after Germany’s defeat by hiding in the mountains and forming an ideological underground. It cites a 21,000 strong core of secret agents, preparations for postwar activity, and agents embedded in camps with forged anti Nazi papers to resist Allied occupation.
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Hitler
Aukiaa
Indusly
Europe
Germany
Berchtesgaden-Salzburz
Jis
Coun Nes
Gestapo
Reich
Victory Speech Amid Rhine Offensive With Allied Leaders
The speaker, visiting Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke at Montgomery’s HQ, praises Allied troops as they force the Rhine with Canadian and American support. He foresees a decisive European victory soon after breaching the river line and calls for God to prosper their arms in the quest for freedom.
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Imperial General Staff
Alan Brooke
Montgomery
21St
Rhine
United States
Europe
Army personnel injured in Enterprise accident recedes
Sergeant Frances Barr of the WAC recruiting office sustained chest and shoulder bruises while Sergeant Gordon Anderson of Napier Field endured a broken thigh. The staff car driver and other military personnel were taken to Camp Rucker station hospital by civilian ambulance from Enterprise, with civilians sent to Enterprise hospital.
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Frances Barr
WAC
Gordon Anderson
Napier Field
Camp Rucker Station
Enterprise
County board weighs dual roles for Mullins and amendment aim
At a November 16 meeting the county board said a man cannot hold both engineer and road and bridge foreman roles. Boswell argued the offices are vested in Mullins contrary to the Local Act. The amendment seeks to clarify the law to ensure county actions align with its intent. The board also approved purchasing gasoline supplies for the county.
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Boswell
Mullins
Holy Week Services Planned Across Churches
Holy Week observances are listed for several churches with multiple services. The Episcopel Church of the Na ty schedules dawn, morning, and evening prayers on Monday Tuesday and Maundy Thursday, plus a noon to 3 pm three hours devotion on Good Friday and a 7 90 pm service. St Catumba's Catholic Church offers additional daily services and Lenten devotions on Wednesday. Good Friday features seven last words sermons by ministers from local churches, interspersed with prayer and music. Easter Eve ceremonies begin at 11 am Saturday, with Holy Communion next Thursday night at Foster Street Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Cawley
Foster Street Methodist Church
Messrs
Clement Ritter
First Presbyterian Church
Charles Hildreth
Salary plan set for county officials in office
Tax assessor and tax collector salaries are set under an enabling act. The register in chancery may receive 1000 for help. Office assistants will total 23800 for six office-holders operating on a fee basis. Sheriff staff changes to salary system begin January 1947 for probate judge sheriff circuit clerk and register. Tax assessor and tax collector switch in 1949 unless 1945 legislation cuts terms earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register In Chancery
Shenff
Sheriff's Office
Soviet forces press west and southeast in broad World War II updates
Stalin said Tolbukhin’s Third Ukrainian Army seized Veszprem, moving beyond prior gains and clearing 350 towns and villages as Russian troops pushed past December conquered ground. In other theaters, Russians attacked Danzig and Gdynia perimeters, advanced on Stettin forts, and repelled German naval fire to eliminate a pocket near Koenigsberg.
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Page Oneschuetz
Sudeten
Silesia
Brno
Prague
Hitler
Baltic
Danzig
Gdynia
Stettin
Berlin
East Prussia
Koenigsberg
Hungary
Tolbukhin
Veszprem
Graz
Stalin
Powerful forces sweep toward the center of conflict
A fragmented report describes a night of heavy activity near Mor and Mor area with forces advancing from southwest and northwest. Moscow officials announced ongoing operations as reports indicate encroachment near the town and rising tensions surrounding the Berbo region.
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Srkesteher
Var
Bucepest
Mor
Berbo
Moscow
Jon
Fragmented OCR War Note Points to Frontline Scene
An unclear OCR passage describes German troops, a house to house fighting scene, a tank operation and names resembling German and Russian terms. The readable fragments place action west of a torpedo or tractor line, with references to German forces advancing and urban combat. The text remains garbled but indicates battlefield urban fighting and troop movements.
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Gringory
K. Zinukovsk
Xuesing
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