John York Burial Held At Pinekard
Parcal services for John T York of Atlante were held Monday at Pinekard Heptist Church with Rev Bab Cook officiating. Burial followed at Pinekard cemetery. Surviving are wife Beate York of Ate chicago, two sons John York of Montvoolery and Mingell York of Angila, two daughters Mrs ol Sait and Mrs BA Dewling, plus two brothers A O York of Midland City and J A Work of Georgia.
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John T York
Atlante
Adame
Jorn T Yor
Montvoolery
Mingell York
Angila
Twee Bieter
Sait
Mre BA Dewling
Tote Ct Punckamm
A. O. York
Midland City
Georgia
James H. Patterson Wounded in Action Reported
Private First Class James H. Patterson of Ge band company was seriously wounded in action. Mrs Marguiet cor of Mian confirmed Patterson was wounded as reported. Military officials have not released additional details about the incident or location. The report notes Patterson's status remains uncertain pending further updates.
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James H. Pantenavit
Geband Co
Marguiet Cor
Mian
Fires Do Damage In Rural Sections
Rural Hourien County suffered several fires Saturday with losses in properties and livestock. Mrs Laure Hochford, 62, of Wickburg, was burned attempting to save fending animals and was hospitalized. Two mules died in a blaze on the Spm farm between Ashford and Psreey as flames damaged a building and spread through nearby timber. Fire protection was provided by W. P. ang C MacArthur per reports.
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Hourien
Tees
Bere Tuady
Laure Hochford
Neer Wickburg
Bette
Ube
Arthur Spm
Ashford
Psreey
Dames
W. P. Ang
C MacArthur
New Scout Troop Fifteen Formed at Echo Junior High
Officials renew papers for a new scout troop assigned number fifteen. Sponsored by Echo Junior High School, Superintendent Suhesen will be scout master. Committee includes Tom Newman and W J Baldwin. Patrol leaders named Harold Newsome and others. Members listed include Joe Van Kirkland Edward Chances C C Windham and more.
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Echo Junior High School
Suhesen
Tom Newman
W. J. Baldwin
R C. News Eme
Ton Ammons
Foy Covington
Harold Newsome
Gerelf Miller
Sam Brown
George Riley
Joe van Kirkland
Edward Chances
C. C Windham
Jesse Stax Newman
Winston Blankenship
Larry Enfinger
Thomas Brghtwell
Billy Roy Snail
Malcolm Ammons
Thomas Right
Glenn Sanders
Billy Baldwin
Earl Gill
Ed German
Bill Wright
Veterans Barbecue And Rally At Ashford Post 55
A World War I and II veterans barbecue and rally by John D. Bruner Post No 55 will be held Friday at 8 pm in Ashford. The event aims to boost membership by November 11. Veterans with a 1945 Bruner Post membership card get a free plate lunch. others pay $7. Tickets for the public are invited. Music by the American Legion Band of Chester R. Vickery Post, followed by a street dance after supper.
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Ashford
John D. Bruner
John Ct. Bruner Post
Legton
Chester R. Vickery
FIGHTING IN ITALY ON FIFTH ARMY FRONT
Private First Class Spurgeon Reese of Dothan route four and Private First Class Deniel E. Whigham of Daleville route one fight with the 6th Armored Infantry Battalion of the 1st Armored Division. They push German forces back on the Fifth Army front in northern Italy as reported by public relations.
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Italy
Spurgeon
Reese
Dothan
Deniel E. Whigham
Daleville
6Th Armored Infantry Battalion
1St Armored
Alabama Soldiers Bruce Flurry Named Given Commendation
Bruce Flurry, a Dothan educator and superintendant, heads a list of Alabama air base ground crew members commended for extraordinary duty during World War II. The group, praised by Col Murray A. Bywater, includes sergeants and privates from Fayette, Langston, Mabee, and Greenville, noted for keeping B-25s flying across the Pacific.
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Alabama
Bruce Flurry
Gil
Fu Shemhameh
Tenlenaues Turce
Murray A
Salt Lake City
Utah
Ie Group
Bywster
Pacific Ocean
Pacific
Allen K. Fowler
Fayette
Conrad Roberson
Lesangton
Alfred Hr. Son
LaSalle Street
Mabéle
Aliam Cumbie
Greenville
Dewey Eyes Electoral Victory as Weather Aids Campaign
Dewey plans to vote with Mrs Dewey tomorrow and follow returns while farm work continues in New York and Pennsylvania. He has crossed the country 22391 miles seeking 260 electoral votes and relies on heavy turnout in New York with 47 votes and Pennsylvania with 35, weather forecasts call for fair skies in these states Tuesday. He says his voice almost failed two nights before in Pennsylvania after a hectic Madison Square Garden rally as he continues attacks on Roosevelt and the New Deal.
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Dewey
New York
Pennsylvania
United States
U. S. Weather Bureau
Massachusetts
Maryland
Madison Square Garden
Roosevelt
Roosevelt urges record turnout in bid for big vote
The article reports President Roosevelt pressing for a turnout of at least fifty million votes next Tuesday. He criticizes postures of intolerance and distortion in campaigns and urges a large Democratic victory to reaffirm democratic principles. He notes past rhetoric in Boston and aims to boost participation regardless of outcome.
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Roosevelt
Boston
America
Bosston
Initial Training At Great Lakes Naval Center
Wilmer A Kelley of 604 North St. Andrews St and Daniel Guy of Bascom Florida begin initial naval indoctrination at the U S Naval Training Center Great Lakes Illinois. After recruit training they will receive a period of leave as announced by the public relations office.
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Wilmer A Kelley
North St. Andrews St
Daniel &, Guy
Guy
Bascom
Fla
U. S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Minois
Did You Know Facts From Historical Trivia Lost in Time
A fragmented set of oddities mentions 4000 truckers and railroad workers in the United States, grasshopper plans for laying wires, a giant king fish laying 26 million eggs, Kannapolis housing the world’s largest towel factory, Scotland’s 1991 population, a baby opossum hanging by a tail, and Lancashire clogs as a former staple.
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United States
Kannapolis
Noc
Scotland
Sanitary Dairy Barn Destroyed By Fire
A large frame dairy barn at Sanitary Dairy on Ashword Highway burned yesterday morning, destroying hay and feedstuffs worth an estimated 35,000 dollars. Firemen from Dothan battled the blaze but could not save the building, with farm equipment and some feed saved while the loft storage of oats, wheat and corn was ruined.
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Sanitary
Ashword Highway
Jesse Forrester
Forrester
Detroit Strikers End Three Day Walkout
Detroit and Toledo plants reopen as Mechanics Educational Society of America members return to work after a three day strike. Between 11 000 and 14 000 workers were ordered to resume duties in 52 Detroit and Toledo plants. The back to work call was issued by MESA leaders after a meeting with Army Labor adviser Dolin. No settlement terms announced though a statement calls the proposed agreement adequate. Dispute began October 24 at Electric Auto-Lite in Toledo over six MESA employees' discharge.
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Detroit
Mechanics Educational Society of America
Toledo
Toledo Planta
Mesa National
George White
Matthew Smith
Dan’iel L. Dolin
Army
Electric Auto - Lite Co
Army Future
White
Smith
MESA
Electric Auto + Lite Co
Soviet Troops Extend Reach Near Budapest Amid Chaos
In a continued front bulletin, nine suburban points were announced as occupied by Soviet troops within 24 hours, including Ul-In eight miles from Budapest on the Cegled line. Resistance stiffened briefly as Soviet forces struck Budapest’s northeastern communications. fighting and chaos described inside the city as Hungarians fled per Ankara radio.
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Budapest
Lmits
Ul- In
Cegled
Ankara
Arnhem Landing Amid Heavy German Fire Stalls Allied Assault
From the page, allied forces hit the Dutch coast under fierce German coastal batteries. Twenty of 25 close support crafts were lost along with several troop landing craft. Berlin radio reported most parachutists near Arnhem had been killed or captured. Arnhem sits on the north bank of the Neder Rhine.
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Page Ove
Berlin
Arnhem
Arnhems
Neder Rhine
Polls Show Roosevelt and Dewey Lead in Electoral Stakes
Crossley poll puts the President at 52 percent of the major party vote while Newsweek cites 249 electoral votes for Roosevelt and 447 for Dewey Pennsyl vana. Gallup lists Dewey 255 and Roosevelt 206 with five states on the line. An abandoned truck owned by Mr. Skipper of Graceville Fla was found behind the U S O club on South Foster Street. It had been stolen Saturday near Dothan and no thief or deterrent evidence could be found.
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Crossley
Newsweek Magazine
Roosevelt
Dewey
Pennsylvana
George Gallup
American T Institute of Public Opinion
Skipper
Graceville
Fla
U. S. O. Club
South Foster Street
Alabama State Highway Patrol
Dothan
County Court opens. light session set for 13 cases
The regular term of County Court convened at the county courthouse before Judge Saxon P. Poyner. A light session appeared likely with about 13 cases set for hearing. Some cases continued. one was discharged for abusive language.
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Saxon P. Poyner
Two Motorcycle Officers Resign
James Gilmore and Carl Ammetmugg both resigned from the force effective Saturday after a conference with the chief. The resignations followed reports of discord between the pair. Separately, Alabama State Highway Patrol officer W. D. Speed at Dothan was relieved of duty amid unconfirmed tensions within the office. Inspector H B. Moody confirmed the action but offered no further details.
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Alabama State Highway Patrol
Dothanales
H B. Moody
W. DO. Speed
Sneed
Soldier Drowns When Jeep Falls In River
A Jeep plunged from a bridge into the Pea River near Geneva early yesterday. One Camp Rucker soldier, identified as Antonio Marco, was drowned. two others swam to safety. The body had not been recovered by morning.
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Pea River
Geneva
H. B. S4oody
Alabama State Highway Patrol
Dorhan
Zack Morris
Gerneva
Antonio Marco
Robert Lee
Paul Mathis
Morris
Marro
Moody
Miss Mae Keahey Final Rites Held
Funeral services for Miss Mae Keshey, 59, who died at her Ariton home after a long illness, were held at Union Presbyterian Church with Rev. Robert H. Walkup officiating. Burial in the church cemetery followed under Johnson and Wilkerson. Survived by mother Mrs. J. A. Keshey, two sisters Ruth and Eddie Keahey, and two brothers Alfred H. and Dwight H. Keahey, all of Ariton.
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Mae Keshey
Ariton
Union Presbyterian Church
Robert H
Johnson and Wilkerson
J. A. Keshey
Misser Ruth
Eddie Keahey
Alfred H
Dwight H. Keahey
Supreme Court declines to review McNabb case
The Supreme Court refused to review manslaughter convictions of Tennessee mountaineers Benjamin Raymond and Freeman McNabb, linked to the shooting of an internal revenue agent near Chattanooga. The court had previously overturned murder convictions for no prompt arraignment, prompting new trials and nine years and three months for each defendant.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Benjamin
Raymond
Freeman McNabb
Internal Revenue
Chattanooga
Franfurter
McNabbs
Georgia Negroes To Support Roosevelt
Georgia voters including teens and newly enfranchised 18 year olds prepare to cast ballots in the presidential election. Georgia has 502,604 registered voters with 80,000 absentee ballots mailed and a predicted 50,000 returns. Key races include Ramspeck in the Fifth District with Alexander challenging. Negro Democratic Club leaders aim to swing about 3,000 votes to the Democratic side, away from Republicans. The piece notes New Deal support and broader turnout expectations amid changes to voting age and absentee procedures.
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Atlanta
Roosevelt
Georgia
John B. Wilson
Henry A. Alexander
Robert Ramspeck
Newroes
Negro Democratic Club
Campaign Issues Clear As Much To Average Citizen
James Marlow writes on how the average voter, a “little guy,” weighs campaign claims that are hard to grasp. He studies newspapers, radio, and editorials to understand the election, weighing speech tone, past experiences, and personal beliefs in forming a conscience vote.
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James Marlow Washington
Syme
Legion Rally Set At Geneva Armory To Honor Membership
Geneva American Legion Post will hold a rally and banquet at the Geneva National Guard Armory tomorrow night. Post commander D. Scott announced a 299 member 1945 enrollment, a record for the Ninth Legion District and making Geneva the largest post.
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Geneva
Silver Star awarded to Technical Sergeant B Smith in Italy
Technical Sergeant B Smith son of Mrs Lode Smith of Ariton route three earned the Silver Star for gallantry with the 5th Army in Italy. He directed a pinned squad to fire and crawled to destroy a machine gun position, killing two gunners with hand grenades and aiding in capturing 14 enemy soldiers while the unit continued its mission.
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B. Smith
Mra
Lode Smith
Ariton Route Three
5Th ‘Custer’ Division
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Italy
Smith
Blood testing station opens at Moody Hospital
Clerks operate at City Hall end as blood test logistics proceed. Blood-testing in Houston County begins November 17 with Moody Hospital open through Friday and moving to Framer Elms hospital after November 17. The setup proceeds as expected though turnout remains variable and delays occur when no attendees arrive.
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Brown
Houston County
St Moody Hospital
Franer- Elms Bospital
Voting machines to be installed at county polling places
The article describes voting machines to be installed in Ward One to Ward Four polling sites including Rob ert Malone Motors Ward One Curb Market Ward Two City Hall Ward Three and Court house Ward Four. Voters may vote at any polling place though machines operate in most beats and paper ballot areas will finish tabulation quickly. Election results for Houston County should be known by 8 p m with unofficial reports from Dothan. Amendment No One would let the legislature set salaries for county officers and four officeholders support it while two oppose. Other amendments include No Two waiving poll tax for veterans and service members No Three requiring party primaries No Four extending sheriff terms to six years No Five placing Walker County offices on salaries and No Six exempting banks from charters every 20 years. No Three faces strong opposition from its author Rep M L Robertson who says it would place primaries under constitutional control. Upstate predictions favor endorsement of all amendments except No Three, with some opposition to the sheriff measure in this region.
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Robert Malone Motors
Houston County
Dothan
Houston
Saxon P. Poyner
B. G. Farmer
Roy O
Walker County
M. L. Robertson
Cullman County
Wite
Tass
Mechanical Head Inventor Succumbs in Paris
A fragmented obituary notes the death of a French inventor linked to biology and surgery. It references Paris, AP reporting, and mentions Carrel and a study connected to a government issue, with names like J. W. Boucher and others. The text is incomplete but indicates a notable figure in medical science passing away.
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Paris
Gergeon
Biologie del Prive
Charles Als
Ny Peart
Carrel
J. W. Boucher
Alabama War Chest Surpasses Quota, 35 Exceed Drive
Birmingham AP reports that 35 Alabama comg units exceeded their drive quota, with a total surpassing $205,000. The Sixth War Chest began November 20 after the period ending November 15, part of a broader wartime effort reflecting aerial threats and patriotic mobilization.
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Birmingham
Pollard promotes Private First Class Willem Polerd
Private first class Willem Polerd, husband of Jag Polerd who resides on Geneva Route, has been promoted to corporal in the 61st Infantry Division of the Fifth Army in Italy under Lt General Mark W. Gaiese. The anti tank unit is part of Fifth Army operations there.
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Pollard
Claus Willem Polerd
Jag
Geneva
Fifth Amy
Italy
61St
Mark W. Gai
Collins TCed Sergeant Cited for Valor in Italy
Sergeant Robert Colline of the Blue Devil Division earned the Combat Infantryman Badge for active combat against Axis forces in Italy under General Mark W. Clark. The Infantry Regiment acknowledged his cited valor for participation in frontline operations.
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Collins
Robert Colline
Blue Devil
Mark W. Clark
Fiji
Italy
Sergeant Jasper Tew Receives Combat Infantryman Badge
Sergeant Jasper Tew of Slocomb High School background and military service in the 77th Infantry Division earned the Combat Infantryman Badge for frontline action during the Guam campaign in the Mariana Islands. Born in Slocomb, he joined the Army in 1941, trained at Fort Benning, and served at Camp Valley and the Iver School before deploying to Guam where he landed as a private first class and rose to sergeant.
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Jasper H. Tew
T. M. Tewakicomb
Guam
Ameta
Mariana
Tew
Slocomb High School
Fort
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