Legislation Advances on County Government Measure
The legislature passed a constitutional measure enabling Dothan to form a county government under a four member board. It would create a revenue fund with annual fees for tax collection and probate services, abolish the old system, and redirect funds to the general treasury. A House committee report and debate referenced a four month election to decide Dothan’s incorporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
Demeabie
Abe Lee
Vacate Notices in Dothan Wartime Housing Office
The Dothan rental office faced eviction complaints amid wartime housing actions. Officials including F. Z. Doak and assistant Wilson addressed lease terms and eviction procedures, with tenants and landlords seeking housing action while the area rent office experiences ongoing conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothane Rental Office
F. Z. Doak
Doake
Ron
Wilson
Theen
Dothan
Fragmentary World War II report on Pacific theater events
The text references the Tenth Army near Shuri in Mindanao and Japanese forces in a Manila pocket. It notes air operations and movements involving allied units, with phrases about pursuit and isolation of Japanese positions. The readable fragments hint at ongoing battles, deployments, and strategic actions in the region.
Southern Delegates Gather To Discuss Regional Program
Governors from the South meet in Birmingham to chart a regional postwar plan. Chauncey Sparks urges a cross state education program pairing Negro students with facilities in other states to reduce costs and raise opportunities. Oklahoma’s Kerr chairs the planning session. Louisiana and others attend. Committees will draft concrete regional recommendations ahead of tomorrow’s general session.
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Birmingham
Chauncey Sparks
Alabama
Southern Governors Conference
College of Veterinary Medicine
Tuskegee Institute
Tennessee
Sparks
South
Roberts. Kerr
Oklahoma
James H. Davis
Louisiana
Kerr
Pack of bull terriers ordered destroyed after deadly attack
In Miami Florida an all female dog pack of more than 25 bull terriers was ordered destroyed after fatally attacking 39 year old Doretta Zinke. Nine dogs were shot at the Greater Miami Humane Society kennels and the remaining dogs killed at owner Joe Munn's home. Justice of the Peace Henry J. Oppenborn issued the order to permit an autopsy and to honor the owner's request. Police quoted Munn saying the dogs are a bad strain and must be destroyed. The incident halted the dogs' adventurous career and drew veterinary caution on dog behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami, Fla
Greater Miami
Joe ‘Munn
Hialeah
Doretta Zinke
Miami Veterinarian
Fight over veto power by major nations at UN test vote
The article reports growing opposition from small nations to a big powers veto plan for future peacekeeping. It notes possible modifications by the United States Russia China Britain and France, while a five member accord remains, and describes potential regional group rights and tensions with Russia. The piece highlights Australian ideas on protecting territorial integrity and independence as the conference progresses.
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Jon M. Hightower
Associated Press
SAN Francisco
United States
Russia
China
Britain
France
United Nations
Allies Target Eisenhower Plot Led by Skorzeny
Described by the Associated Press, Lt Col Otto Skorzeny and a German unit planned last winter to kill Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. The group trained near Berlin, wore American-style uniforms, and operated across the western front, with the aim of major sabotage and assassination. Skorzeny was captured by the U. S. Third Division in the Ari valley after freeing Benito Mussolini in 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Ochiltree
Otto Skorzeny
Eisenhower
Supreme
Ans
Tony
Skorzeny
Western Front
Ardennes
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
15Th
U. S
Ari Valley
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Berlin
Ae Falion
Adolf Hitler
Apitate Les
Fisenhower
Taissiona
Key Ameri
Tara Te
Houston Bond Drive Hits One-Third Of Goal In County
Houston County seventh war loan drive reports $704203 in sales through week one, with $224585.65 in E bonds. War Bond flag atop the post office rises as county leaders urge volunteers to push the campaign past the $7,817,000 target by June 30. Chairman Roberty Ramsey notes 1945 will see only one more drive after the Seventh and cites past county wins as Alabama's top performance.
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Houston County
Houston
Roberty Ramsey
County War Finance Committee
Dothan
Ramsey
Alabama
Two Traps Closing Around Jap Troops On Luzon Mindanao
Manila reports two pincers closing on major Japanese garrisons in the Philippines. In central Luzon Maj Gen Leonard F Wing and the 43rd Division trap a force near Ipo Dam, the Manila water source, with the Nipponese defending with artillery mortars and small arms. One breakout attempt was repelled, leaving 14 Japanese killed. In Mindanao, U S forces drive another trap against Japanese positions on the southern island as page two notes continue.
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Manila
Luzon
Mindanao
Philippines
Leonard F. Wing
Davision
Ipo Dam
Mirdamao
Carrier Essex Class Battles Through War Devastation
Washington UP reports the carrier survived one of the war's severest ordeals. The 27 000 ton vessel suffered 832 killed and missing and 270 wounded. Repaired at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the ship will rejoin the war against Japan, its crew enduring damage and endurance that challenged enemy boasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Franklin
Japaene
U. S. Proposes Occupation Zone For France In Germany
Senate Finance Committee backed bills to raise education and welfare funding by 1.23 million dollars annually, with 50 thousand dollar boosts for each service and up to 750 thousand more if available. The package ties to supporting the administration tax plan and awaits possible passage Tuesday.
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Montgomery, al
Senate Finance Committee
Gordon Madison
Tuscaloosa
John Pinson
Sumter
Madison
Fims
E. St. John of
Cullman
Alabama
St. John
House
James F Mecurdy
Escambia
Dennis Porter
Choctaw
Howard Pill
Montgomery
Dod
Truman Declares Plan Now Being Formalized
President Truman told French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault that the United States is waiting to relinquish to France a part of the American zone of occupation in Germany. He said details have been conveyed and are in the process of formalization, and he praised France’s role in European settlement while noting unannounced specifics of zone boundaries.
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D. Harold Oliver Washington
Tate
Truman
United States
France
Germany
Georges Bidault
Charles de Gaulle
Aidault
Russia
Britain
Rene Pleven
Japan
Ab Erance
Europe
M Bidault
White House
San Francisca
Fraternization Rules Face Eventual Test In Germany
A report from Coblenz notes American officers debate non fraternization rules as they approach a U S military cemetery in Belgium near the German frontier. The scene shows crosses and flowers, underscoring the policy’s seriousness amid occupation forces.
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Germany
Daniel Deluce Coblenz
Cherry
Fritz Kuhn Deported to Germany as Undesirable Alien
Former German-American Bund leader Fritz Kuhn has been ordered deported to Germany as an undesirable alien. The Board of Immigration Appeals upheld the Justice Department action. Kuhn, a Munich native who came to the United States in 1928 and was naturalized, faced prior convictions for larceny and forgery related to Bund funds. He was paroled from a New York prison and later moved through Texas and New Mexico to a stockade, with possible transfer to a U.S. military authority for final disposition.
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Washington
Bund
Fritz Kuhn
Germany
Justice Departtment
Board of Immigration Appeals
Justice Department
Munich
Darhemera
New Y Yore
Kohn
Corral City
Tex
Kenner
Texas
Fort Stanton
Ayrsteg
Kuhn
Lepel
United States
Iors
Herauee
One Powerful Raid Destroys 12 Giant Tanks
Guam based U S Army air force reports a major strategic strike by B 24s destroying 12 large fuel storage tanks at Tokuyama naval fuel station and crippling Otake refinery and other key fuel centers. Ninety percent devastation reported in target complexes with no B 21 losses.
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Guam
Tiany Se
Theca
Asau Thesatern
Hergel
B24
Tokiyama Naval
Tokuyama
Ung Cenitt
1St Bomber Command
Tokiyamams
Kure
Oshima
Tsushima Strait
Shimanoeeki
Otake Gil Refinery
We Empire
Otake
Nagoya
Taro
Japan Warns of Potential Allied Assault on Homeland
San Francisco dispatch reports Tokyo acknowledging heavy Allied activity near Shuri and Okinawa. Broadcast notes missiles and aircraft sent to defend homeland with warnings of possible future attacks and increased air forces around Okinawa and nearby inland areas.
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San Francisco
Mananes
Hada
Tokyo
Shur
Okimews
Marianon
Domel
Fers
Okinawa
Dinmne
Survivor Recounts Heroism Aboard Unsinkable Carrier
Aboard the U S S Santa Fe in the Western Pacific on March 2 1945 survivors recount heroism aboard the carrier Franklin after a Japanese bomber attack. The ship survived but more than 1 000 were killed or injured while bodies drifted and burial services were delayed.
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Alvin S McCoy
Kanean City Star
U. S S
Frank Jin
Japan
Three Divisions Close In On Key Okinawa Bastion
Allied forces tighten noose on Shuri as three divisions converge from north and east toward the Okinawa fortress. Maj. Gen. Shepherd boots Sixth Marine Division push toward Naha airfield while First Marine Division gains ground near Shuri and Takimetoli. Night actions and submerged islands intensify as U S forces press the Little Siege Line amid mounting casualties and air attacks.
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Okinawa Bastion
Leif Erickson
Guam
APY
Tks
Oxtawe
Campaire
Sheth Monge
Naha
Shuri
Tenth Army
Marinered Amphibious Corps
4Th “Army Corps
Semuel C. Shepherd
Sixth Marine Division
Nahe
Pleet Adm
Chester W. Nimits
Teue
Sernzs
He Agate
Pedro A. del Valle
Sugar Loaf
Takimetoli
Wang Town
Fortress Shuri
96Th
Andrew D. Bruce
Ishimmi
Yonabaru
Yonabari
James J
Joey
Statue of Liberty
Love Hin
Vern Haugland
Pinchey
Cailed
Robert Coy
Petoskey
Mich
First Marin Division
Tragic Hit by Truck Claims Five Year Old in Dothan
A five year old girl, Ellen Henderson, was fatally crushed by a passing truck at a sand pit near Dothan on Enterprise Highway. She died at a Dothan hospital about two hours later. Funeral services are planned at Heath End Avenue Baptist Church with burial in City Cemetery. Survivors include her parents J B Henderson and Mrs Henderson and three brothers Johnnie B James Wade and Jimmie Roy Henderson. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs John fuellgrove and Mrs Nelle Henderson.
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Dottan High
Ellen Henderson
Leidland Avenue
Dothan
Enterprise Highway
Frank Dunham
Henderson
J.B. Hebderson
Heathend Avenue Baptist Church
A. DB. Zbinden
Burra
Johnson-Wilkerson Funeral Home
Johnnie B . James Wade
Jimmie Roy Henderson
John Fuellgrove
Nelle Henderson
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Bill
Bly. Lee
Penney
Asecated Press
Lestherneck
Mathery
Valencia
Jessinas
Bess
U.S
Eiinhower
Polard
Hungary
Sue
Balkans
Marshall Tito
Daniel DeLuce
U.S. Military Cemetery
Buck
Alvin & McCoy
Kaosae City Star War Corrrapondent
Peete
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