Dreit Contingent Reports Saturday Inductions At Port McPherson
Officials of the board announced quick selections at the Port McPherson reception center on Saturday March 10. Names accepted include Cesries Evans Hollie George Clar ance Peterman Jr Alien Garner William Waestiooreland Jorn poh Samuel Foy Williams Jr Ver noe HM Martitt and Hillard Levert Brechin. Marry 3 Mirenenfeld Arthur Gurtie Carter were accepted for carries in the Navy and Humphrey Keueots Parker was inducted into the Marines Corps last week.
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Pervica
Army
Fort McGisliss
Houston
W.!lanne
Port McPhersonn Ga
Cesries Evans Hollie
George Clarance Peterman, Jr
Alien Garner
William Waestiooreland Jornpo
Commission plan boosts wartime wages for rail workers
The Emergency Board proposes non inflationary wage increases to correct inequities and aid in wartime prosecution. The report, not subject to section by the War Labor Board, advises raising wages about 30 percent for 73 ranks of railroad workers and related retroactive payments. Hearings on separate wage demands by conductors and other crews begin June 7 in New York.
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Emergency Board
War Labor Board
James F Byrnes
Wales
Atherwins
Ingretsia
Fea
Tha
Angie
New York
Relief for itchy pimples and skin irritations promoted
A faded advertisement offers Pataraon's Oint meant ointment with quick relief for itchy pimples red blotches and toe cracks. It claims prompt itching relief and improved skin appearance. The copy mentions use by a druggist and suitability for feet but is garbled and containing many misspellings.
Kiwanis Club Hosts Music Demonstration at Moratgonery
Kiwanis members staged a song demonstration with students and guests at Moratgonery High School. Dr Aton OSteer directed the program focusing on school music, encouraging readings and musical participation. An appeal asked each member to bring a book for the Camp Ricker Hospital Library, led by guest Harry Cannon with Judge FB Kennamer present.
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Kiwanis Club
Prc
Aton Osteer
Moratgonery
Stern
Mene Bere
Gussets
Camp Ricker Hospital
Harry Cannon
Burns Prove Fatal To Ealy L. Smith
Funeral services for Ealy L. Smith of Cordele Georgia, died in a Cordele hospital from burns suffered weeks earlier on a construction job. The service will be at 3 p.m. tomorrow at Mrs Bill Clarke's residence, 202 North Herring St, with Rev. Sam C Reeves officiating. Burial in the city cemetery. Survivors include wife Bobbie Anne, sister Marvin Bush, and seven brothers. Active pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers named. Smith was a Houston County native previously with Ford Construction Co. and moved to Cordele six months ago.
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Ealy L. Smith
Cordele
Burns
Mra
Bill Clarke
North Herring St
Sam C Reeves
Ward- Wilson
Houston County
Ford heir Adlai Ford rises to top posts after illness
Number 9 continues recounting Adlai Ford’s career path from his early schooling in Detroit to joining the Ford Company in 1912. He became vice president after five years of factory work and was made president in 1919 after the Ford family bought out minority stockholders. He also served as treasurer and acted as general manager though that office did not officially exist.
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Flan
Ford Company
Ford
Detroit University
Ad' @el Ford
Dothan Prepares for Coastal blackout drill and siren tones
Civil defense officials announce a regional blackout drill across southern Alabama, Florida, and Mississippi. Street lights dim twice, then off until the all clear. Residents urged to observe warning signals and report results to the State Defense Council. Police and Army inspectors may join, with Mobile and Pensacola likely to face strict checks. Local counties Coffee Geneva Henry Yale participate. Dothan to sound alert at 9:30 PM, all clear by 9:50 PM.
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Hanehan
Alabame
Hanahan
Florda
Mississippi
Dothan
Hanahes
Harzhan
Mobile
Pensacola
Civil Protection Section
State Defense Council
Montgomery
Haneken
Houston County
Coffee
Geneva
Henry
Yale
Ares
Alabama
Wage board rows reaction to steel wage ruling
United Automobile Workers' board and headquarters reacted favorably to the decision to bar a raise. A spokesman said the mines have long contended for this point. Negotiations were arranged hours after the ruling. Labor board members dissented on denying the $2 increase and argued price regulation makes wage adjustment necessary. The Little Steel case was cited to note some workers already gained over 15 percent before January 1.
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UAW
Ikaoa
Mina
Tax payment rules for 1942 and 1943 income explained
The article outlines installment and withholding plans for 1942 and 1943 tax obligations. It details how debts are reduced or paid in parts depending on income changes year to year, with specifics on thresholds, dates, and who pays through withholding versus direct installments. It also notes final 1943 income returns next March and adjustments on differences between estimates and actual tax.
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Agil
Court Term Ends With Mixed Civil and Criminal Actions
The U S court term closed after ten defendants faced criminal charges and two civil suits. In civil matters, judgments favored the United States for 200 dollars against Atlanta Cass Line Railroad and 300 dollars against Atlanta and St Andrews Bay Line. Criminal cases saw several pleas and fines for violations of the internal revenue act, with defendants from Coffee, Houston, Dale, Henry counties and a Negro defendant from Coffee County receiving fines or probation. one case was dismissed for lack of testimony.
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W.ta
U.minal
Charis Bo
J. Lewis
Coffee County
Lewis
Lorenzo Lewis
R Sheaf Lawis
J. C. Lewis
Lorenso Lewis
R Sheaft Lewis
Elton Forrester
Houston County
Henry DP. Whitehead
Harry County
Jake Crooks
Dale County
Walter Granham
Cofee County
Rosie Johnson
Coffees County
Johnson C. Blackshear
Henry County
Graduation ceremony crowds for Army Air Forces event
The text notes continued serial review at 0.30 a.m. and a graduation ceremony starting at 10.30 a.m. Military police will direct visitors to the scene. Ample room will be provided for witnesses to the graduation, which aims to add new flyers to the Army Air Forces.
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Army Air Forces
Alabama Ed Bill Moves In Legislature And Labor Proposals
The Alabama legislature advanced a public education funding measure with about 10.8 million dollars yearly for two years and approved a 10 percent liquor sales tax to boost city and county revenues. A separate Labor bill would require unions to file constitutions and financial reports, police strikes, prohibit certain campaign contributions, and establish a State Labor Department. Open hearings were set on both labor and unemployment compensation revisions, with key figures including Rep C B Gullatt Sr and Sen Vincent Kilborn among others. An Emergency Finance Corporation plan to aid towns with unemployment issues also passed the House.
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House
Senate
Alabama
Nquor
Stadford
Secretary of State
Industrial Relations Department
C B Gullatt
Rue Sel
House Labor Committee
Pins Mie
Vincent Kilborn
Mobile
James Smith, Jr
Tuscumbia
Viouse
Temperance
Stata Nquor
Avato
Prasad
Alabama Emerfency Finance Corporation
Resaure
Sane
Mobile Shipyard Race Riot Forces Guard Deployment
Alabamas Dry Docks yard faced racial tension as 7,000 additional colored workers were deployed amid a riot. Gov Sparks ordered liquor sales halted and state patrols sent to Mobile to protect laborers and maintain order while production continued.
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Ously
Éeputien Maritt Holcombe
Lo Levera
Alabama Dry Docks
Lbs Cio Leternational Yates
Marias Shipbuiltera
Charkts Manoos
Reeves
Ube Waton
Fiack O Jomax
Une Afl Mobile Centra
Tredes Cornel
Dunlop
Chauncey Sparkes
Mobile City Commission
Baldwin County
Alabama Dry Docks Ia
Federal Maritime Commission
Sparks
Mobile
Sheriffa Department
Highway Patrol
Churchill and Roosevelt discuss war aims amid Japan focus
The leaders at Washington review strategy as Britain weighs Soviet aid and Japan, with Roosevelt pressing for intensified action. Churchill outlines plans toward unconditional surrender across theaters, while officials note new funding shifts including a $984,000 retirement appropriation and $97,900 annual support for the agricultural experiment system.
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Ita
Soviet Union
Japan
Britain
Europe
Roosevelt
Churchill
Washington
Asia
Trenaa
India
Toxrs
Prant
Alabama Polytechnic Insitute
The
Agricultural Experiment System
Tax Payment Plan For 1842 Income Abatement
House and Senate conferees discuss a plan to abate taxes on 1842 income. The bill sets quarterly payments for individuals and businesses, with windfall and military exemptions, and a year end adjustment due March 15. Special rules target fairness near the 50 dollar threshold and ensure current payments align with tax brackets.
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Ibs
Dougttes
D-N. C
House
Ways and Meobas U
Bensiog Vandenberg Ur- Mick
Repubuc
Doughton
Treasury
Air War Escalates With Daylight Raids on Germany
The second major Allied attack in three nights targets German war power as Churchill and Roosevelt push to destroy Nazi strength. Mitchell medium bombers with Spitfire escorts raid Reith targets and Abbeville naval airfield, while fighters support sweeps in northern France. Two bombers and two fighters reported lost. German daylight raids along the southeast coast yield eight Allied aircraft downed, with three shot by anti-aircraft fire and one by RAF fighters.
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Germany
Adolf Hitler
Duesseldorf
Ingt
Reith
Dortmund
Abbeville
France
Dothas Man Hears From Son In The AEF
A letter from North Africa shows J KR Wood and family members in action. The writer, a Dothas man, notes wartime pride, African Campaign medal, and concern for relatives including Sergeant John KR Wood Jr and Private William B Wood. Other Wood relatives serve across Army Air Corps and Navy, spanning Spokane to New Guinea.
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North Africa
J. KR Wood Fe
SN Bel
Wood
John KR Wood
Arisona
William B. Wood
U. B MC
Solomons
Ralph Beese
Spokane
Wash
Army Air Corps
Murray Hammond
U. & Navy
Morgen Hammond
California
Hayes Wood
Army
New Guinea
Labor clashes threaten major transport stoppage
The report describes widespread stoppages involving Goodyear, Firestone, and Timber industries as unions vote on actions. About 15 percent of ballots favored a strike, risking disruption to four major transit hubs and prompting managers to prepare contingency plans. Mobile and Baltimore contexts show varying strike activity and worker returns as unions press their demands.
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Gestig
Goodyear Tite & Bethy
Firestone
Tim & Industrie
Baltimore
Americas of
Unico Mid
Iite
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