Mrs Earl Grace Dies In Hospital
Mrs Earl Grace, longtime Corrorwood resident and granddaughter of the late Judes Crawford, died in a Dether hospital after a long illness. Services set for Wednesday at Cottonwood Methodist Church with Rev J R Mmigens officiating. Survived by husband, daughter Annie Earl Grace, mother Ines Mince, two sisters, five brothers, several aunts and uncles. Burial in Cottonwood Church Cemetery with Ward-Wileen Funeral Home in Karee. Pallbearers listed as Dr P Jones, Wyatt Laws, Dae Marshall, Joe Cook, Hoy Deloney, and G L Baxter.
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Mra
Earl Grace
Corrorwood
Judes & C Crawford
Dether
Cottewwood
Houston County
Pumere
Cottonwood
J. Ro Mmigens
Gottonwood
Bealdes
Annie Earl Grace
Cottenwood
Mra Ines Mince
Madrid
Mra T. J Marr
Miss Loone
Mixon
Western Mixon, Jr
Hodgarville
James Travia Mixon
United States
Marines
Bennie Joe Miser
U. & Navy
Gene
Willie Martini
Shile Alan
Cottenweed Church
Ward - Wileen Funeral
Karee
P. Jones
Wyatt Laws
Dae Marshall
Joe Cook
Hoy Deloney
G. L. Baxter
Calf Show Attracts Houston County Entries And Buyers
County agents report high quality calves entered for the show with many from Houston and surrounding counties. Local and out of town buyers, including War Food Administration representatives, are expected in Dothan for the opening Thursday at 8 30 am. Judges and exhibitors anticipate strong competition and good attendance from Wiregrass region.
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Osid. Mesewhille
Hubert Z. Creal
Houston County
Ealyag
Crea
War Food Administration
Weresa
Ramsey
Lag
Houston Coun
Dothan
Arthur Jehmeon
Chamber of Cecamerca Gard
Johnson
Cuising
Singers to honor birthday at Dothan courthouse gathering
Sereg Hamp Bing announces a birthday observance for B. P. F. Poyner Jr at the Dothan courthouse Sunday night with all singers invited. A 30 minute Sacre Harp Society broadcast will air on WAGF from 2:30 to 3:00 pm and Lisenby is secretary today.
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B. P F. Poyner, Jr
Dothan
W. C. Libby
Sacre Harp Society
Sundsy
Mwe
Lisenby
Ashford Legionnaires Await Nominations
Ashford post of the American Legion opens for nominations for officers for World Wars I and II veterans. Applications due before April with the county board finalizing selections. Nominations already submitted but no action taken. flag motion to be addressed at the April board meeting.
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Jebe D. Braner
Americar Legion Apnford
Howton
Ap Peera
Breser
Ashford
Cherter RK Vickery
County Bond
Dothan Wort
RC Byrd
Curtis Mtjuagge
Alem
Borrd
Oklahoma Second District Dems face party clash over New Deal
In Oklahoma the Democratic and Republican contenders for the Second Congressional District seat heated the race as Senate Majority Leader Barkley drew in the campaign. Bricker warned the administration while Democrats argued a win would prove no bank revolt against Roosevelt policies. The talk touched on Dewey’s 1948 prospects and potential party drafts.
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Elplas
Oklahome
W. G. Stigiar
FE. O. Clark
House
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Moore
R.-Okla
Clark
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Oklahoma
Bricker
Dewey
Not specified. Witnesses recount high school brick incident
Number 14 attempted to obtain Vaughn's address but failed to identify the house. Students testified that they drove to the high school where a fourteen year old girl and others hurled bricks at a principal office window. A second vehicle stayed on South Oates street. A girl admitted throwing a brick at the door. others failed to break the glass. The Recorder admonished students and parents to prevent a recurrence.
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Vaughn
Gine
Buughmen
South Oates Street
Roughman
Cat And Dog Heads Examined For Babies
Two clarifications for eMes anc were made at the Dethan Brap laboratory. Annierein Cooper director reposted today. Tests were negative. The dog was shot in the head by a resident of Grareville. The cat was found dead at the home of a Dothan resident who brought it to the laboratory.
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Dethan
Annierein Cooper
Beth
Grareville
Post Office Money Orders Rates and Figures Cited
The article notes past issues of money orders totaling $4,445,797.711 and a government net of about $5 million. It lists new money order rates in cents across bands from one cent to $100, with examples. It cites a Washington bank charging 10 cents per $1 to $10 and 18 cents per $60 for larger amounts and mentions checks as competing instruments.
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Povernment
Washington Bank
Orgjers
German forces flood Dutch lowlands and fortify Breda
Dutch underground reports, relayed by a news agency, claim German floods have submerged coastal lowlands Holland spent centuries draining. The Germans aim to penetrate Dutch territory into the industrial heart of western Germany. Another report says Field Marshal Rommel has set up headquarters at Breda and turned the town into a fortress.
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Germany
Andk
Erwin Rommel
Breda
Holland
German air raids across England and France in renewed blitz
Reports say German bombers focused on Chartres La Rochelle and other French targets while in Britain Bristol suffered major damage and London faced alerts. Allied fighters claimed losses with several planes missing or grounded as German raids sparked retaliatory air actions over England and Wales.
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Taly
Chartres
Paris
la Rochelle
St. Jean D'Angely
Pau
Biarritz
Cazaux
Mordeaux
Mont de Maraan
Bay of Bracey
Toure
Tron
Bistritz
Mediterranean
Bordeaux
England
Wales
West Fingand
London
Berlin
Bristol
Eught
Travel allotments and rail guidance across states
The article reviews monthly travel limits for states outside the fagtere area, noting hopes to permit more ro drivers in 17 Eastern seaboard states though not certain. It mentions remaining allotments, changes to driving limits in Pacific and Atlantic regions, and a plan by OPA to abolish some practice dates by October 1 amid steel allocation for construction.
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Fagtere
Offi O
Seaboard
Columbia
Pacific
OPA Toaleo
Sith
Postwar rationing and price controls urged by officials
Two influential voices urged extending wartime controls after victory. Eric Johnston told the Senate Banking Committee that rationing and price controls may be needed until supply meets demand. Marriner Eccles warned inflation after the war could erase stabilization gains, suggesting controls for two years. The Chamber of Commerce favored keeping limits beyond June 30, to curb price bidding on durable goods as wartime savings are spent.
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Washington
Federal Reserve System
Eccles
Johnston
Chamber
City officials seek final $25,000 plan approval
The article notes about $25,000 was in sight before yesterday's meeting and officials anticipate $3,000 to be allocated to Houston's credit from Napier Field and Camp Rucker. A final check on solicitations is planned for Friday.
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Houston
Napier Field
Camp Rucker
Plang
Labor Draft Debate Shapes War Effort Policy
War policy leaders discussed possible use of national service or labor draft to curb labor turnover amid WWII. McNutt favored voluntary cooperation over compulsory draft, seeing job progress as sufficient for now. Costello and Voolealing argued for broader interagency control over deferments and possible use of 4-F and overage workers to support essential industry.
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Hershey
McMutt
Austin-Wadsworth National Service
Labor
Mel Nutt
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
McNutt
Armed Services
Inter-Agency
Costello
Francia Vo Iweealing, Jr
Army
Navy
Donald Nete
Costenprrrrs Whee fain Mar 1k mY Tate lang Ry Sent
The fragmentary text mentions Mar 1 and a names-like sequence, with unclear actions or events. No coherent events or entities can be confirmed to describe a full news item.
Night Club Employee Held Under Bond
Charle Hall ex employee of the Beelan wan under the BW bonds today charged with assault with intent to aid from the capes after an altercation early Sunday. Chief Deputy Sheriff J. T. Casey said warrants were issued by Hose Wilaca and Perl Line, patrols at the establishment. Officers noted Hall struck a man with a blunt instrument, causing a painful and severe wound. Hall allegedly stood at rim twice with a pistol.
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Charle Hall
Beelan
Capes
Sherity J. T. Casey
Aid
Hoses Wilaca
Perl
Wis
Lanse
City Weighs Plans For Repair Shop
City Commission weighs proposals to build a repair shop and storage for city equipment to shield from weather. A new street sweeper purchase is approved. A tentative site near the city cemetery is considered. No cost details or final plans yet. President Rank Kinney will seek needed building materials.
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City Commission
Clyde L. Coe
Tenta Uye
Commission
Rankins 3Ie Kinney
Houston Teachers to Attend AEA Meeting in Birmingham
Alabama Education Association sessions will keep Houston County teachers away from class Thursday and Friday this week. Students will be dismissed at noon tomorrow and will return to regular hours Monday. Solomon Baxter, county superintendent, announced the plan today.
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Houston County
Alabama Educational Association
Birmingham
Solomon Baxter
Police Motorcycles Arrive for Traffic Enforceme nt
Police Chief J E Craughon announced two City bought motorcycles arrived in Dothan and will be tested and assembled before patrol use. Patrolman Frank Dunham, recently added to the force, will be assigned to one bike once ready while other applications remain on file awaiting selection.
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J. E Craughon
Dothan
Frank Dunham
Pansey Soldier James D. Brews Dies in Crash
Private James D. Brews, twenty, from Pansey route one, was killed in a wreck involving two motorcycles near Hormies, California, Sunday night March 19. He served at Camp Pinedale and is survived by his parents, a brother, a wife, a sister, and several uncles and aunts. Funeral services will be held at Pieam HU Church at seven o'clock with Rev. I. C. Branson of Astford officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hi Cemetery with Walt Wilson Funeral in charge.
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James D. Brews
Hormies
Calif
Pieam HU
I. C. Branson
Astford
Brown
Camp Pinedale
Mra D
Pansey
Retben
Martha Ans
Yoterment
Pleasant Hi
Walt- Wilson
Manus campaign update reports Allied advances and air strikes
The report notes heavy Allied pressure on Manus in the Admiralties with air and naval bombardments. Japanese garrisons faced mopping up as First Cavalry Division units pushed inland and coastal targets were shelled. A 1 000-ton cargo ship and seven small boats were sunk or damaged offshore, while several villages near Ram purya Inland and Tas Neorne Talpad faced bombardment and suspected enemy pockets were driven from coastal areas.
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Altape
Wensk
First Cavalry Division
Manus
Admiralties
Rampurya
Len' Kau
Loni
Mataan
Noutheast
Tas Neorne Talpad
Fire disaster at New Amsterdam building claims lives
Firemen aided by sailor volunteers quelled a blaze in a New Amsterdam structure in about 45 minutes. Rescuers recovered many charred bodies from a sightwell center area with identification difficult. Of the known dead, eighteen were men and three were women.
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New Amsterdam
Debrig
Police Confiscate 11 Pints Of Liquor
Police seize eleven pints of liquor as Mrs Clare Waller of Dothan faces charges for violating the law. Patrolman Odell Hobby reports finding a crate of liquor in a pickup truck parked on South Andrews Street. He says Mrs Waller appeared shortly after the discovery and a $332 cash bond was posted.
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Flanda
Bombers Hit Italian Railways Amid Cassino Front Action
Allied air forces pounded central Italy targets including rail yards and factories near Rome and Ancona. Mosquitos and Merauders struck supply lines south and east of the front while bombers hit bridges and warehouses from Fano to Perugia and Crosseto, disrupting Nazi logistics.
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Cassino
Des Roses
Cessina
Italy
Dalmetian
Boston
Sette Bagal
Rome
Pogglhouse
Fano
Sallroad
Ancona
Mitchel
Mastediano
Rolles
Perugia
Crosseto
Baltimores
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Calta
Calewell
OASIS
Ashford Legionnaires
Everlax Roof _ Dothan Roofing & Heating Co
Fred A Wearing
Ales Ronsom
Consett
AEA
New York
New Orleans
Jim Simpson
Alebumne
Mowmien
Cowaty Friends of
Baguan
Kavonen
J. L. Harris Roofing Co
Ford
Chevrolet
Tri-States
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