Collapsing Levee Threatens Two-County Area
In Tennessee, a privately maintained levee collapsed affecting about 70 000 acres of farmland across two counties, triggering evacuations for 24 hours. State Guardsmen and Red Cross volunteers aided rescue in Dyer and Lake counties amid heavy rains and shifting flood waters. Local officials warned residents of rising water and land inundation within 24 hours.
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Memphis
Tennessee
Point-Teppems
Dyer County
Siate
Red Cross
Dyer
Lake Counties
Alvin Hall
Hall
Army
Io-eal
Joo
Bayou Boeuf Levee Board Warns Of Flood Threat
The Bayou Boeuf levee board reports a crevasse near Buford McNeal will flood a wide breach four miles long and affect central Louisiana as high water nears. Officials say livestock losses are expected and relief measures are planned.
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Bayou Bouef
Buford Mc Neal Place
Louinten
Arta
Sunrise Services Planned by Marianna Commandery
Marianna Commandery announces a 5 50 p m Sunday assembly at Cavern State Park Shewer House in full dress uniform for an Easter sunrise service at the natural amphitheatre Musical support will come from the Marianna High School band led by Herman Dean and the High School Chorus directed by Miss Hall Boy Scouts will act as ushers Loudspeakers provided by the Marianna Chamber of Commerce The service runs about 45 minutes and the public is invited.
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Marianna
L. L. McKinnon
Templer
Commandery
Shewer House
Cavern State Park
Marianna High School
Herman Dean
Thre High School
Mies Hall
Meranna Chamber of Commerce
Little Theatre announces incoming production of The Whole Towns Talking
Manuscripts for the Little Theatre production of The Whole Towns Talking have arrived. Try-outs and rehearsals start next week with a casting committee to ensure equal opportunity. The cast calls for five men and eight women.
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Little Theatre
ODT Warns Motor Purchasers On War-Need Certificates
J R Har tmack of the Office of Defense Transportation in Montgomery warns buyers of trucks buses and taxis to check with the War Production or ODT before purchasing. He notes no line usage will be started without a war-need certificate and that ODT has frozen use of commercial motor vehicles since October 25 1943 with limited extensions possible under regulations. He urges consulting the ODT District Office prior to any new or extended service purchases.
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Agen
Taday
J. Ro Hartmack
Office of Defense Transportation
Montgomery
ODT
Aleo
ODT Y Frooze
Una
Harnisch
Farmers Advised To Plan Terraces
County agent C. M. Ling urges farmers to prepare terraces this spring with wide channels and ridges for easy planting and cultivation. He notes one land plowing can increase terrace size and water carrying capacity and suggests consulting the county agent or Auburn Extension Service for more advice.
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C. M. Ling
Ting
Auburn
Ling
Chamber Directors To Meet Wednesday
Directors of the Chamber of Commerce will hold their regular meeting Wednesday morning at 10 o clock at offices in the City Hall. The session is expected to be routine, but President J H Bryson may outline further plans for the 1945 program.
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Chamber of Commerce
J. H. Bryson
Pack To Be Reorganized At Do Than Cub Pack Three Meeting
Reorganization meeting of Do than Cub Pack Three set for tonight at 7:30 p m at First Feudal Church. Parents of pack members and those interested in cubbing urged to attend. John J. Astleford chairs the Scout coordinating committee. Den mothers asked to bring advancement lists for badge awards.
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Dothan
John J. Astleford
Scout Coordinating Committee
Sam Stephens
Richard Ramesey, Jr
Wallace Scarbrough
J. W W. Cooke
Den
WOUNDED SIX MEN FROM WIREGRAVE ACTION
War Department reports six men from Wiregrave section wounded in action. Among them are two from Florida, including Sergeant William F. Joiner of Ashford and Private Hollit Money of Bonifay. Also wounded in Europe are Private William D. Englebert Jr. and Staff Sergeant Thomas A. Granberry. In the Pacific area were Staff Sergeants Donald be Windham and Cary A. Everett.
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Wiregrave
Florida
War Department
William F. Joiner
Vera Joiner
Ashford
Hollit Money
Ruby L. Money
Bonifay
Europe
William D. Englebert, Jr
Adam Englebert
Cattondale
Thomas A. Granberry
Thomas W. Granberry
Headland Route Three
Donald Be. Windham
Vita VY. Windham
Doleville
Cary A. Everett
Albert M. “Cverett
South Soxth Street
Chipley
Pacific Area
Census Ginning Report for Houston County 1944 Cotton
The Bureau of the Census reports 15 140 bales of cotton ginned in Houston County from the 1944 crop before March 1, 1845, compared with 4 81 bales from the 193 crop.
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Deparrtment of Commerce
Bureau of the Census
Washington, D. C
Houston County
Allied Breakthrough Pushes German Lines Deep in Ruhr Front
Allied forces surge across the Rhine into the Ruhr region, linking Ninth and First Armies with Montgomery’s front. Patton’s Third Army drives beyond the Rhine toward Frankfurt and Aschaffenburg as German resistance collapses. overall German casualties and captives rise while strategic rail centers like Darmstadt and Heidelberg fall or are isolated.
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Bers’ Dun
Ermagen- Bonn
Ruhr
Ozt- Dasked Duisbug
Lower Rhuve
Rhine
Hhine
Freakfurt
Beidre
Aschaffenburg
Frankfurt
Bdsinz
Third Army
Berlin
2St
Essen
Hermann Goering
Krupps
Germany
West Stone
Eisenhower
Duisburg
Rees
cross-Rhine
Field Marshal
Montgomery
First Airborne
Benin
First
Coblenz
Patton
Darmstadt
Heidelberg
Lower Rhine
Bienen
Westphalia
U. S
Speldrop
Wesel
Placer
Rees- Hamminkeln
Issel
Hatfen
Mehr
30Th
Ninth Army
Bruckhouser
Hunze
William H. Simpson
70Th
Helsfeld
79Th
Wehaven
Cincinnati
Hodges
First Army
I Escaped Across the Rhine with American Doughboys
A wartime diary recounts a harrowing escape from German fire six miles from the Rhine between Hamminkeln and Ragen. The narrator describes German shelling, a burning farmhouse, and crawling through fields of downed gliders before finally meeting American Doughboys at 6:25 p.m. with relief and relief.
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Pwartas
Ove
James Lendson
Liverpool
Paris
Rhine
Hamminkeln
Ragenbore
Montgomery
Tonicklv
Kamerad
Artil
Jeary
Red Army Presses Across Central Europe In Heavy Offensive
The Soviet forces advance near Gyor and Vienna with multiple drives along the Danube and into Austria. Reports say Rokossovsky moves on Danzig while Konev eyes Moravia and Breslau, as Berlin front fighting intensifies and preparations for a spring offensive grow.
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Viexnz
Berlin
Moscow
Lake Balaton
Lake Neuwedler
Austria
Komsrom
Gyor
Dobung
Papa
Danube
Vienna
Ivan Petrov
Slovakia
Konev
Brive
Breslaa
Silesia
Czechoslovakia
Sudetenland
Red Army
Kues
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Danzig
Rokossovaky
Budapest
Bakony
Vertes
Malinovsky
Tolbukhin
Ivan S. Konev
Moravia
Stalin
Heiligenbiel
Koenigsberg
Okinawa Invasion Efforts Reported By Tokyo And Allies
Reports describe a major U S amphibious push toward Okinawa with landings attempted on Toka Shima and Aka Jima. Tokyo cites 15 carriers and a large task force off Okinawa while Allied air and sea power pound Japanese targets across the Ryukyus and Formosa to support the operation.
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Toka Shima
Aka Jima
Okinawa
Ryukyu Chain
Japan
China Coast
Ryukyus
Tokyo
U.S
Vice Adm
A. Mitscher
Honshu
Kyushu
Shikoku
Mitccher
United States
East China Sea
Formosa
China
U. S
Netherlands East Indies
Philippines
Nagoya
Osaka
Kobe
Nimitz
Mitscher
Wade Attowers
East Ching Sea
War weariness grows as Nazi food crisis looms in Europe
Dispatch notes German morale sagging despite war endurance. Hunger risks sparking unrest unless food supplies stabilize, with Austria showing early resistance signals. Swiss frontier reports claim Austrians avoid conscription while leaflets urge anti Nazi protests. Private Harold L Deal earns battle stars for Solomon Islands and New Guinea campaigns in the Pacific.
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Germany
Reich
Austria
Vienna
Volkssutrm People's Army
Adolf Hitler
Voerkischer Beobachter
German air offensive halted by Allied air force drive
Allied air power smashed German targets during a major offensive aimed at Ruhr reinforcement centers. Twenty British based fighters attacked oil dumps near Hamburg and Bremen, with RAF heavy bombers striking Osnabrück and Münster. About 6,060 German vehicles were destroyed on the Rhine bridgehead as Lt General Eaker declared the Luftwaffe virtually grounded.
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Mostgomery
Ruhr
Hamburs
Bruwit
Enmen
Buches
Hitzather
Osnabrueck
Mosnsier
Ely
Rhine
Haly
Genera C. Eaker
Allied Air Forcs
Luftwaffe
Continued From Page Use on OPA Powers and Lend-Lease
The text notes potential trouble over future administration of lend-lease and mentions possible draft authority for nurses by the armed forces. It also discusses the Senate granting or blocking manpower legislation and flags questions about the national draft.
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OPA
Senate
Crippled Children's Clinic Stated Here
A crippled children's clinic will be held at First Presbyterian church in Bourton County. Dr. W. C. Hannon of Mobile and Miss Irene Degget, nurse, will supervise examinations with aides. Collins, director of Public Welfare, announced the event in Dothan.
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Bourton
Apel
Uby
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Arthur
Malone
J. L. Harris Roofing CO
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Harold L. Deal
B. Shelton
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Dutch East Indies
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W. Crawford
Crippled Children’s Clinic
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