Early Houston County political activity signals a wide field
1944 politics reshaped as Probate Judge Saxon Poyner opts out opening the probate race. J Albert Logue emerges as a candidate with others likely to join. Roy Hill plans reelection as circuit court clerk while 1945 terms shift tax offices to 1948. Local races, state contests, and a Congress race loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reces
Jon
Nat C. Faulk
Saxon Poyner
Houston County
Cay Downs
Houston
Henry
Alsa
Major Expy
Henry County
Solomon Baxter
Ani
J. Albert Longe
Seecrei
Logue
Poyner
Loge
Tor Tunj
Roy O. Hill
Farmer
G. Farmer
Two Car Mishaps Leave Three Slightly Hurt
Alabama Highway Patrol reported two automobile accidents last night. In Headland a truck driven by Robert Burkett collided with Quinton W. Kirkland’s car injuring Kirkland’s passengers mildly while Burkett faced license related charges. A second crash west of Columbia on the Dothan highway injured no one in the other vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Highway Patrol
Earl Henley
Ari Smith
Robert Burkett
Headland
Quinton W. Kirkland
Echo Road
Kirkland
Leadl
Free Press Rule on Foreign Aid Sparks House Debate
A strong House group proposed attaching free press requirements to every future aid bill to foreign governments. The plan targets UNRRA funding and would bar loans to nations denying U S reporters full access. Senate action on the measure remains pending as House debates adapt aid policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Arbogast
Washington
UNRRA
Nto
United States
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Senate
Great
House
Veterans denied union exemption for Higgins shipyards
The War Labor Board Shipbuilding Commission rejected Higgins Industries request to exempt World War II veterans at New Orleans yards from union membership. The ruling upholds a union shop contract amid a protracted clash with the AFL Metal Trades Council. Higgins walked out of a hearing and closed his three yards this week. both sides have until November 16 to respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Labor Board Shipbuilding jSanission
Higgins Industries, Inc
New Orleans
AFL Metal Trades Council
A. J. Higgins
Higgins
War Labor Board
Japanese Atrocities Against British Women in Malaya Reported
A British officer told the United Nations War Crimes Commission that Japanese troops in Malaya publicly stripped and displayed British women, with some prisoners bayoneted for resisting sex abuse. He described further torture, including dead prisoners with cigarettes burned in nostrils, and urged severe punishment for the perpetrators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Malaya
United Nations War Crimes Commission
Wo Aurses
New Orleans AFL Unions Threaten Protest Walkout
AFL unions in the New Orleans area threaten a 24 hour protest if their demand for a Congressional investigation into Higgins industries is not granted. William T. Denners says 75 000 to 190 900 workers could be affected across AFL locals as nationwide strikes idle 269 000 workers. Higgins offered to sell three boat and repair plants, denounced as a smoke screen. unions demand contract talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Fress
AFL
New Orleans
Higgins Industries
Wiliam TL
Denners
New Orleans Metal and Building Trades Council
Eix Greyhound Bus Lines
Andrew J. Higgier Sr
Higgins
Abot
Donnell
Stormy labor management talks loom at Capitol
Washington experts predict turbulent sessions as the labor management conference opens Monday. President Murray met with labor leaders to shape the agenda and press for sincere collective bargaining, wage discussions, full employment, and unemployment pay while management seeks penalties in many new contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fapi
Fabor
Philip Murray
Labor
Deti Gates
Mandar
Murray
Cairy
National Association of Manufacturers
China strife alarms U S as Reds tighten grip
Reports from Chungking say a Northeastern provincial capital and a railway city fell to Chinese Communists. Kwei Sai, capital of Sunyuan, and the rail hub Tara were captured, boosting Communist position in Inner Mongolia and threatening Nationalist lines. A peace proposal from the Kuomintang met Communist calls for an immediate halt in fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Moosa
Chungking
Aps
Nort
China
Raiway
Wai
Kweisui
Sunyuan
Tara
Inner Mongolia
Peipimg- Tientsin
Manchuria
Manchurian
Hululaa
Trang Port
Spiengman
Eume
Armistice Day Observance Debated Across Dothan Community
World War II Victory groups weigh how to observe Armistice Day as November 11 falls on a Sunday. Veterans of Foreign Wars and local bands seek guidance while churches, merchants, and federal offices weigh closures. The post office may close briefly. 2500 poppies were ordered for sale to benefit wounded veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph M. Daughtry
Iin
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Botha Cemetery
C. A. Hildreth
Tathan Ministerial Union
Asl
Ed Crawford
Vusihan Kelan Merchants Association
Mydnay
American Legion
Dothan
John Gell
Utain
Weep. Net
Otter Federal
Postoffien
Officiel Conners Dio
Clayge
Napier
VPW
Veteran
Jack Post
Telegram Dictated by Goering Calls Austrian Invasion Prep
The 1938 record follows Goering directing puppet leader Seyss-Inquart to invite German forces into Austria, with a telegram deemed unnecessary to send as consent was presumed. The AP reports the pretext for the march that ended Austria’s independence, detailing how Nazi officials coordinated Berlin Vienna Rome and the 10 page secret archive.
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Germany
Austria
Atr
Berlin
Daniel DeLuce
Associated Press
Reich-Marshall
Hermann Goering
Arthur Seyss- Inquart
Geran
Wilhelm Keppler
Isg
Hitler
Reich
Goering
Air Ministry
Garversation
Indonesians Mass For Java Struggle
British pilots report rising tension as Indonesia and Japanese forces contend for central Java. Soekarno era government refuses dialogue with the Indonesian Republic while British divisions land, troops guard Batavia, and curfew limits movement amid clashes near Magelang and Surabaya.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
Indonesia
Central
Java
Sien
Soekarno
Political
Ten
Bud Isa
Majo Gea Mae Cweden
Tendaig Sesterday
Soeradays
Agasergh’s
Riot Quelled as Anti Zionist Demonstrations Hit Cairo
Police swiftly suppressed fresh anti Zionist riots in Cairo after mobs attacked shops and cinemas and clashed with security. Nine killed and twenty injured in Cairo and Alexandria as Premier Nekrashi Pasha denounced the violence and vowed justice. Demonstrations continued at university campuses and in main streets despite curfews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Zrieg
Cairo
Alexandria
Nekrashi Pasha
Bryce Tepasey
Fuad University
Palestine
Headland Exceeds Victory Loan Quota
Headland surpassed its Victory Loan goal by raising 90,600 dollars toward a regional quota of 865,000 dollars. The southern Henry area drive was chaired by Major Espy with canvassing led by Doris White and women’s division co-chairs Mildred Slacomats and Mrs. Juinme Reynolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Major Espy
War Finance
Doris White
Mex
Mildred Slacomats
Juuime Reynolds
Victory Loan Drive Intensifies in Houston County
The Victory Loan drive in Houston County reached a record week with a reported 22.06 invested and daily averages in the $2,000 range for Series E bonds. Chairman Robert Ramsey urged greater effort to raise the quota as the drive nears its target, noting substantial costs of mobilization and medical care amid wartime needs.
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Houston
Dee. B
War Finance Committee
Lowely
Robert Ramsey
Slonstus Cocety
SBI
Wien
Bert Wort
Nat
Milliune
Duilves
Gisela
Houston County
Army Plane Down At Sea With 27 Aboard
An Army transport plane crashs at sea yesterday causing 27 aboard to be reported down with ten other planes missing. Survivors clung to wreckage while rescuers searched the area. The crew included two women among the 21 passengers, civilian and military alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afnaniance
Dreams of wartime tech reshape future living
A Senate subcommittee previews 849 new wartime technologies including glass residences with energy savings, mechanical cows, sea salt bread, and soybeans in homes. The 80 page wartime tech report envisions vivid futures with advanced materials and gadgets dominating daily life.
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Washington
Adler
Senate
Kilgore
Washington fears American units may get involved
U S diplomatic officials fear China civil strife could drag in American forces as they weigh policy options. Some advisers push backing Chiang Kai_shek to restore order, while others favor noninvolvement and letting China resolve its unrest. State Department aims at a strong peaceful China as a world peace pillar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Mightower
Washington
APL
United States
China
Asia
Byrnes
ChampeXsi-shek
Chien
State Department
Chiang
Min
Witnesses Testify Yamashita Condoned Brutality of Troops
Two witnesses testified that Lt Ger Vormoyok Yamashita ordered the wiping out of Filipinos and praised police for their “fine work” as civilians faced torture and death. A former interpreter said at least 400 suspects were killed, many beaten or hanged, while a 12 year old girl denounced Yamashita amid an outburst in court. The defendant remained unmoved.
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Manila
Ger Vormoyok Yamashita
Sterniy
Vanuselihe Withesden
Philippines
Narcisco Lapua
Artemio Ricarte
Piaarte Yareabia
Ferminti Miyasaki
Larer
Yatmashita
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Senate Atomic Committee
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
Millard Tydings
Maryland
Brien McMehon
Conn
Arhur Vandenberg
Michigan
Thomas Han
Eugene Mulikin
Warren Ko Austin
Vermont
Bourke Nickenhcoper
Jaws
Harry Byrd
Richard B. Russel
Tom Connally
NEA
U.S
Suiyan Province
Republic
Ralph Morton
Althourh
Magelang
Seerbaje
Surabaya
Air Perdonnel
Yamashita
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