Woman's Club Ends Twenty-Sixth Year
The Woman's Club completed its twenty sixth year with a seasonal program at the Comma House featuring Miss Caroline Lee Heat, poetry readings, and an informal tea hosted by committee members. Officers for 1944 45 were named: Mrs Bullard president Mrs D P A MacKinnon vice president Mrs Henry Faulk secretary Charles M Guy corresponding secretary and Mrs W A DuRant treasurer. Elder Sam Etheridge of Ozark will preach at Dathen Primitive Baptist Church today at 2 pm.
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Mahianka Epecal
Sieria
Wis
Dusit ET
Ty House
Moosig Davidweon
Reyne
Cwumnre
Press-Grand-Aiu
Hiter
Caroline Lee
Tar Oid South
Ts Ag
Stee Henry
Jona Wrelett
Lone Wall
Migs
Cora Tre Wilson
Tom Vane
Bullard
Mra
A MacKinnon
Etrermge
Sam Etheridg
Ozark
Dathen Primitive Baptist Church
Two Jap Americans Found Not Guilty
The text reports two JapAmericans found not guilty amid a diffuse war era context. It references military concerns, Army and public relations details, and trial outcomes with limited clear facts due to OCR errors. The piece notes charges, veterans, and stated terms or periods tied to a broader postwar environment.
Fall of Lovang Signals Japanese Push Into China
The article describes Lovang as a strategic point on the route to Steehwan province and Chungking. It notes Japanese forces threatening the main Chinese army and reports crowds fleeing home in front of the invasion. Wheat exports and a deteriorating front accompany the advancing drive.
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Chine
China
Loyang
Steehwan Province
Chinsawasime
Chungking
Lovang
Harvert
Itack
Judge Delays Ruling in Election Case Amid Talks
Judge Holly postponed a decision on the election until Wednesday and extended a temporary restraining order. U. S. Attorney J. Judge Holly and J. Albert Woll attended, with regional NLRB filer George Bott saying the election would proceed on schedule. Francis Helslee for the CIO United Mail Order Warehouse and Retail Employees Union said they were ready to proceed now or after the court's decision.
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Holly
J. Albert Woll
U. S
MLRB
George J. Bott
NLRB
Francis Helslee
CIO United Mail Order, Warehouse and
Notable Allied Generals Killed or Reported Dead in World War II
The page notes recent deaths and reported fatalities of military leaders. Britain's Maj. Gen. Orde Wingate was killed in a Burma plane crash. Lt. Gen. William H. (Strafer) Gott was reported killed in Libyan fighting. Russia's Gen. Nikolai Vatutin died April 14 after an operation. Also mentioned are Col. Gen. Erne thet and Gen. Vatutin's death context.
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Erne Thet
Britain
Orde Charley Wingate
Burma
William Henry Eaward
New Red Stamps To Last Four Weeks
The report notes a four week period for new red stamps, with unclear details about a county or state program. Names and places are unreadable, but the item points to a time frame and ongoing supply activity.
Speedy Passage Of Tax Bill Seen
Washington AP reports the House approved a proposed income tax bill with 23 percent rate toward committee action. Chairman George D Gad predicts passage through Senate Finance Committee and aims to have a Senate-ready version next week. The plan would simplify returns for earners up to $5,000 by withholding on source of income.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
George D-Gad
House
Senate
Florida May Vote Republican Ticket
John Barr, national Byrd for President Committee chairman, predicts Florida and several Southern states will back a fourth term Roosevelt if nominated. He cites Florida and Alabama returns as showing Byrd and Roosevelt split, but argues a fourth term would shift electoral votes in the South toward Byrd’s camp.
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Washington
Florida
Roosevelt
John 1. Barr
New Orleans
Byrd
D-Va
Parr
Farm
Barr
Our People
Act
Alabama
Lister Hill
James A Simpson
Birmingham
Bare
Mobile
Hill
Sevastopol and Black Sea losses cited in wartime bulletin
The report notes Soviet and Allied actions in the Black Sea and nearby fronts. It lists sinking of transports totalling over 100000 tons, two patrol launches sunk, and damage to enemy ships. Also mentions irregularities in absentee voting and party election matters involving Ashford officials.
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Dechousers
Minrawer
Black Sea
Axi
Crimea
Rumania
Moscow
Wack
Sevastoyel
Clothes For Russia Drive Under Way At Local School
Favnex of WW aeton rounds up country aid for war relief. Bruce Hlurry, superintendent of the Dodhan Cry School, announced a drive to gather four pounds of clothing per person. The Dotson F ool Club will sort and pack items for shipment to New York, with materials sent to local schools for wrapping and dispatch to designated centers.
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Mowat
Feidey
Bruce Hlurry
Dodhan
Dethan
Aimvatks
Krauss
Dotson Fool Club
Gety Dutign
Dotan Muneips
Judgment Taken Against Railroad in Consent Decree
The Atlanta and St Andrews Bar Railway Company of Dothan consented to a federal court judgment on five ICC violation counts. Fines of 100 dollars per count were imposed for allowing two employees to exceed nine hours in a 24 hour period with dates listed in 1943. Hearing occurred in Montgomery, Alabama, with Deputy Clerk J W Daughtry noting details.
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Atlanta and
St Andrews Bar Railway Company of
Dothan
Interstate Commerce Commission
USS
J. W. Daughtry
Southern Division
Middle District of Alabama
E. Burn
Parker
Montgomery
Charles B. Kennamer
T. O. Wilson
Bay Line
A. E. Rhodes
ICC
Montggomery
Allied invasion theme dominates wartime broadcasts
Reports from Britain and Allied radio claim the invasion of Europe has begun as air and ground offensives press toward Berlin. Messages from Air Under-Secretary Captain Harold Balfour, Gen Archibald Nye, and broadcasts from Algiers and Basle describe mass mobilization, German countermeasures, and looming crises across occupied Europe. In France, Gestapo checks widen interrogations. in North Africa, leaflet campaigns warn of unrest. Local notices mention county voting tallies and a public hive claim in Troy, with court matters noted.
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Paye Ine
Britain
Air
Harold ® Balfour
Balfour
U. S
Europe
Berlin
Eaast
Coventry
Archibald Edward Nye
France
The
Arts Radio
Gestapo
Algiers
Marseile
Gestapo A
Vichy
Siece
Marseille
Bethin
Igpatch
Basle
National Zeitune
Bomb Raid Feeds Heavy Losses On Ponape and Truk
The Seventh Army Air Force reported 87 tons of bombs dropped on Ponape with extensive fires and explosions. Truk was attacked by carrier bombers and separate land based strikes, with ongoing shelling and air action. Vice Admiral W A Lee commanded the carrier-supported operation, marking another major Central Pacific raid on the Japanese base.
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Pearl Harbor
Seventh Army Air Force Liberstors
Poospelsi
Truk
Adm Cueller W. Nisite
Army
Central Pacific
Japancat
Wartime Prohibition Asked By Methodists
The Kansas City AP report covers a Methodist general conference finishing in ten days. It calls for wartime prohibition and that conscientious objectors receive meaningful civilian work. It rejects civilian labor conscription but backs church support for objectors and social service work, with Quakers and Brethren aiding financially.
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Kansas City
Methodiata
Laoute
Wright
Baldwin Wallace College
Berea
Ohio
Jesus
God
Eivitian
Church of the Brethren
Number 12 Continued From Page One RAF Mine-Laying Feat
German fighter was shot down. RAF operations previously confined to mine-laying in enemy waters were accomplished with no loss.
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Wea
Fighter pilots prove grit in bombing run courage claims
On the ground and in the air the squadron shows a strong kill loss ratio. Kinnard praises the durmen team and fighter plots, noting the crew’s perseverance. He recalls a strafing mission on an airfield where four Mustangs attacked despite bombers, one plane taking a six inch wing hole yet returning for another strike.
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Kinnard
Durmen
Kinnaid
Capitol debate on lend lease aid and farm aid policy
Reported remarks at the Capitol critique lend lease totals and future settlements as Congress weighs postwar assistance. References to a March 15 report showing U.S. lend-lease aid reaching 321799237819 and total receipts of 2 124 151 000. Meanwhile a dairy day event at Mach Belt Experiment Station drew about 200 dairymen from multiple counties to discuss feed rotation and production.
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Btss
Edends
Dela
Sant “Congress
Blender
United
Mation Junction
Mach Belt
Staton
Male
Greene
Auana Countieg
Court adjourns May term to await farming season relief
Judge Ray mond Murphy adjourned the May term of his county law and equity court to grow the docket and give jurors time for farm work. All criminal and civil cases were continued to the August term.
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Florench
Raymond Murphy
County Law and Equity Court
Allied planes hit Hansi Bay amid New Guinea actions
Advanced Allied HQ reports raids along New Guinea coast from Heose Bay to Sarmi and beyond. Fifth Airforce bombers claim downing an enemy fighter near Schouten Islands as bases at Rabaul and Bougainville receive air attacks. Australian forces push along the New Guinea coast around Alexishafen, 400 miles southeast of Hollandia.
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New Gulnea
New Ganes
Heose Bay
Sermi
Dsed
Hanes Bay
Aollandia
Sarmi
Northwrat
Schouten Islands
Geemvink Bay
Fifth Airforce
Alabama allows dealer sales of rebottied miniatures May 16
Montgomery AP reports dealer sales of rebottled miniatures of whiskey will be permitted in Alabama on and after May 16. Final ABC approval came after weeks of delay due to technical issues including federal clearance. Hall pint sales by dealers remain prohibited under the new plan.
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Montgomery
Saies
Alabama
Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
ABC
Stalin’s Poland stance shocks while church aid trips home
The article notes Stalin’s definite comments on Poland and the Catholic Church, a pivot in a much discussed topic. Father Orlemansis, visiting the United States, refused to reveal travel plans or arrival details, saying only he flew from Chicago via Canada, Alaska, and Siberia. he pastors Our Lady of The Holy Rosary Church in Springfield Massachusetts.
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Friendshp
Amity
Stalin
Poland
Father Orlemansis
Hull
United States
Chicago
Canada
Alaska
Siberia
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church
Springfleid, Mass
Oklahoma Governor Eyes Fourth Term Backing for Roosevelt
The tall greying Oklahoma Governor and National Committeeman, a World War I veteran and former American Legion commander, is pushing for a fourth term for President Roosevelt. Leaders say the President will decide temporary and permanent chairmen, with an arrangements committee to be named by Hannegan making the formal choice.
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Kerr
Oklaome
Roosevelt
American Legion
Hannegan
Allied air offensive marks widespread raids across Europe
General notes Allied air power damaging German logistics while raids hit Ploesti refineries, Turnu Severin, and Pescara dam aftermath. American 12th Air Force leader Maj Gen John K Cannon lauded the campaign as wrecking rail yards, oil storage, and front movement, with British raids targeting Camona refineries and Wellingtons striking further targets.
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Ploesti
Camona
Proesti
Turnu Severin
Ral
Pescara Dam
Italy
John K Cannon
U.S
12Th Air Force
Piaa Fimini
Wise Wand
Anzlo
Italians to staff new service units in U S camps
The War Department announced Italian officers and enlisted men will staff service units in U S camps with extended privileges. Italian volunteers require approval by Brig. Gen. John M. Eager via the Army’s military intelligence section. The move aims to free American soldiers for other duty and keeps current pay rates. As of April 1, 1945, about 101,136 Italian POWs were in the country, though the units are not expected to reach that total.
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Th Department
Army
John M. Eager
Fifth Service Command
Columbus
War Department
Why God Permits War and Suffering Tale
A damaged notice recounts Edwin J. Dingle's claim of a Tibetived revelation granting health wealth and knowledge through a mystic. It urges readers to obtain a free copy by sending names to the Institute of Metaphysics at 219 South Hobart Blvd. Dept.
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Faobidden
Tibet
Eng Ushman
Edwin J. Dingie
Ingland
Par East
Thale
Dingle
South Hobart Blvd
Dept
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