Nobel Prize Awards Given Two Scientists Now In United States
Nobel prizes totaling about 129 000 dollars were awarded in Stockholm to Isaac Rabi of Columbia University New York and Otto Stern of Carnegie Institute Pittsburgh for physics while George Hevesy of Stockholm received the chemistry prize. Jansen and Jensen were among earlier noted figures in the prizes.
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United States
Stockholm
Atockholm
Longenes V. Jensen
Copenhagem
Vyalu
Seder Issac Rabi
Columbia University
New York
IDM
Stem
Sroegie Institute of Technology
Putsburgh
George Hevesy
Nobel Prize Winners Named for Years Past Work
The text notes recipients and fields of Nobel prizes and related awards, mentioning Ratt a pair of Austria, Hevesy, and others from the United States and Europe. It references research on resonance, molecular tagging methods, nerve fiber studies, and vitamin K chemistry with several winners from St. Louis, New York, Rochester, and Copentagem.
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Bop
Iowa
Tae
Ward
Nev
New York
Ter Wellmar P. Batra
United States
Kuncheon
Odio
Utah
Wash
Statzs
Lee OS
Strong Memorial Hospitas
Rochester
Herman H Dick Dies In Georgia
Funeral services for Herman F Dick 43 died at his Iron City Georgia home Sunday were held Tuesday at Tron City Methodist Church with Rev Marvin Vincent. Survived by four brothers Harold and Joe Dick of Houston Texas Leslie and Herbert Dick Iron City four sisters Mrs K Setlers Ashford Mrs B M Harper Columbus Mrs Carl Jackson Tal Sedega and Mrs Ralph Polford Dothan. Native of Midland City he was engaged in farming at the time of his death.
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Herman F. Dick
Iron City
Short Hines
Tron City Methodist Church
Marvin Vincent
Helating
Bartel
Corinth Church
Harold
Joe Dick
Houston
Tex
Leslie
Herbert Dick
K. Setlers
Ashford
B. M. Harper
Columbus
Stewards Elected At Foster Street Methodist Church
Officers of the board for the coming church year were elected at the monthly meeting Tuesday night. T. A. West rn was named chairman, Van Ritch vice chairman, E. W. Walker secretary, and Rey C. Fill treasurer.
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Foster Street
Bewildering Errors Slow Vote Counting in Detroit
Detroit AP reports Wayne County election workers untangling a vast error load and catching up on counting as Roosevelt leads Michigan with 19 electoral votes. With 16 precincts still uncounted, officials await locked tally books to avoid recounts and ensure accuracy.
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Detroit
Wayne County
Roosevelt
Michigan
Thomas &. Dewey
Gilmer Convalescing From Injuries in France
Private First Class John Gilmer, son of Mrs. Mittle Gilmer of Dothan route four, is convalescing at Northington General Hospital in Tuscaloosa after injuries in France. He arrived November 3, having served about two years in the Army and overseas for around 18 months. A cemetery working will be held at Mount Zion Baptist Church near Cattonwood on Thursday, November 16. all are invited.
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John Gilmer
Mittle Gilmer
Dothan
Army Services Forces
Northington General Hospital
Tuscaloors
France
Joseph Hahn
Gilmer
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Cattonwood
Large tomato plant in Ozark bearing fruit after transplant
A C Deal of Ozark showcases a giant tomato plant growing in her yard. The plant stands 16 feet tall with four tomato stems and continues bearing fruit despite being transplanted last March. She invites visitors to drop byfor a look.
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A. C. Deal
Ozark
Deal
Dorsey Charges Will Be Dropped
Los Angeles reports state the district attorney will seek dismissal of assault charges tied to a beating at a party in Dorsey's apartment on August 5. Chief trial deputy Daniel Beecher said he will request Superior Judge Arthur Crum to dismiss charges against actor Jon Ball, his wife Pat Dane, and Adlen Smiley due to insufficient evidence and in the interests of justice.
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Los Angeles
Jon Ball
Dorsey
Daniel Beecher
Arther Crum
Ey. Hia
Pat Dane
Adlen Smiley
Marianna Flier Killed In Crash During Training
First Lieutenant Edward C. Anthon of Portland Oregon died when his plane crashed during a combat training flight two miles northeast of Marianna Army Air Field Tuesday night. He was 8? years old, son of Mrs. Emma Anthon living at 2737 Southeast 50th Avenue.
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Marianna
Edward C. Anthon
Porland
Oregon
Marianna Army Air Field
Anthon
Emma Anthon
50Th Avenue
Portland
Soviet advances and battles near Budapest and Danube crossings
The report lists captured towns Mezo Keresztes Poro szlc Koblo and Besebtelek on routes north from Budapest, as Soviet forces renew attacks in Budapest’s southern suburbs amid house to house fighting. Berlin also noted Russian crossings of the Danube at Dunafeldvar and Apatin near the Hungarian border.
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Vienna
Bretislava
Mezo Keresztes
Poroszlc
Koblo
Besebtelek
Budapest
Berlin
Danube
Dunafeldvar
Battle for the Philippines Opens with Heavy Japanese Pressure
The report describes American units on November 1 countering a large Japanese fleet and reinforcing positions as a tropical storm threatened. It notes the breaks in Japanese lines were likely fleeting but will raise American casualties and costs in the early stages of the Philippines campaign.
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Philippines
Governor Ellis Arnall Mentioned In Justice Department Report
A fragment notes that the subject is happy in his job and discounts a report claiming Governor Ellis Arnall of Georgia would head the Justice Department. The line shows continuation from page one and references ongoing coverage. The source preserves a neutral, report-like tone.
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Dle
Ellis Arnall
Georgia Night
Justice Department
Carrier Forces Drop 50000 Paratroopers in Europe
London AP reports First Allied Airborne Army airlifted over 50,000 parachutists and more than 9 million pounds of combat gear behind enemy lines in Normandy Southern France and Holland. Some 9,000 aircraft and glider sorties flew in the three operations with losses disclosed by troop carrier headquarters.
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London
U.S
Europe
Normandy
France
Holland
Americans Break Through in Vosges and Saarfront Push
Allied forces drive across the Chateau-Salins sector in France with the 35th and Fifth Infantry Divisions advancing to key towns and ridges. Prisoners total 1,514 as units reach near Metz Saarbrucken lines while operations extend toward the Meurthe Valley and Delme Ridge. in Holland, a German bridgehead south of Moerdijk is eliminated and Allied efforts continue around Nancy, Hurt, and St Die.
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Seventh Army
Alexander M. Patch
Desfosse
Meurthe Valley
St. Die
Saales Pass
Vosges
Domainia de Champ
Fraize
Bonhormine Pass
Thezey St. Martin
Nancy
Delme Ridge
Metz- Saarbrucken
Metz
First Army
Wewind Aachen
Supreme Headquarters
Vossenack
Schmidt
Hurt
Ben
Large Rattlesnakes Killed On Rogers Farm Pansey Route
Two huge rattlesnakes were killed on the Rogers farm near Pansey route one. A dog named Snowball cornered them in a pasture and the group led by Mrs Vaco Rogers and others killed the reptiles after they emerged from a gopher hole. The larger snake measured six feet eleven inches with fourteen to sixteen rattles, and the other five feet eight inches with sixteen rattles.
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We Rogers
Pansey
Lere
Vaco Rogers
Sams
Clyde Brown
James Lee Brown
Sidney Hughes
Rogers Farm
Alleged Confession Of Slaying Withdrawn
PUTNAM Conn AP City Police Commissioner John Dempsey announced a 26 year old Utica New York man first made and then repudiated a confession that he killed 14 year old Salem Massachusetts high school student Marie Lacombs. The body was found Wednesday near her high school stadium. Essex County district attorney Hugh A. Cregg said she had been criminally assaulted and a medical examiner reported a skull fracture. The suspect named Frank Szymanowicz contended he was in Brooklyn from Friday until Wednesday and gave no immediate explanation for the original statement.
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Szymanowicz
Essex
Maas
Hugh A. Cregg
Ultimatum to Detroit Cigaret Wholesalers Issued
In Detroit the District Office of Price Administration ordered cigaret wholesalers to deliver a set percentage of each retailer’s June purchases or face an inspection of their books. W E Fitzgerald called Detroit’s cigaret situation bad and warned of a crackdown to curb a black market. June 13 was chosen for accepting cigarets at prices set by quotas while a reasonable supply should be available.
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Detroit
District Office of Price Administration
W. E. Fitegerald
OPA
Fitzgerald
Fitzerald
Merrett Speaks at Lion Luncheon on Dothan Industry Future
M R Merrett of Faulkner Packing Company spoke to Lions Club on payrolls shipments and marketing at the plant. He described a process to market oily pork widely and noted postwar improvements and plans for meat packing. Miss Dorothy Rainer entertained guests with tap numbers. Lion Jimmy Dees reported on the War and Charities Chest. a five member Postwar Planning Board was appointed.
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Dothan
M. R. Merrett
Faulkner Packing Company
Mingan and Company
Lions Club
Dorothy Rainer
Opp
Ray Rainer
Lion Jimmy Dees
Combined War and Charities Chest
Lions
Fred James
Troy Lewis
Tom Rogers
E. K. Wilson
Soldier And Wire Injured In Wreck
Corporal Bailey of the U S Marine Corps and his wife Mrs Hettie Bailey were injured in an automobile crash at Eagle Lake Texas while traveling to San Diego California where he has been stationed for a year Relatives report he suffered shock and bruises while his wife endured a compound shoulder fracture and other injuries as the couple remained under care yesterday authorities said Mrs Bailey remained seriously injured and a familiar name Mr J Healey Jeff visited the scene today to see the injured pair
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Clarence Bul Jey
Dothan
Eagle Lake
Texas
San Diego
California
J. H. Bailey
Hettie Beles
Bailey
U. S. Maine Corps
Lrsses
Foore
Wutferng
Lves
Mr. J. Healey
Jeff
Sgt. Clark Returns After 31 Missions
Staff Sergeant Hubert L. Clark of Headland is home on a 21 day furlough visiting relatives in Panama City after flying 31 missions over France Germany and southern France in a B 17 Lady Velma. He earned the DFC Air Medal with oak leaf clusters Presidential Citation and two European Theater Battle Stars. He enlisted 28 months ago trained in Amarillo and Las Vegas and will report to a redistribution center in Miami Beach for reassignment.
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Mo Mis- Mons
Hubert L. Clark
Headland
Panama City
Dothan
France
Germany
Army
Amarillo
Tex
Las Vegas
Nev
Clark
Miami Beach
Fie
Local Ministers Given New Charges
Dr Norman B McLeod pastor of Foster Street Methodist Church for five years and Rev W O Phillips center of Lafayette Street Methodist Church for three years have been sent to Trey and Prichard for their next two years assignment announced today by Bishop Costen J Harrell of the Alabama Methodist Conference.
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Norman B. McLeod
Foster Street Methodist Church
W. O. Phillips
Lafayette Street Methodist Church
Trey
Prichard
Costen J. Harrell
Alabame Methodist Conference
Dothan Banks Plan Closures For Armistice Day
Dothan banks and county offices will close tomorrow while business firms largely remain open. City officials and the Chamber of Commerce said offices will serve the public though both banks will be closed and post office windows will stay open during normal hours.
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Armirice
Arthur Johnsas
We Chamber of Cammrce
Benks
Postofics
Ashford Man Bitten By Rabid Fox In County
J F Griffin of Ashford reported being bitten on the head by a fox in his chicken coop. The fox was captured and died. rabies confirmed by Dothan lab. Health officials urge dog vaccination as rabies rises nationally and plans for county wide vaccination are announced.
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Houston County
J. FE. Griffin
Ashford
Griffin
W. T. Burkett
H. Belmer
Ais
Dothan
Burkett
Churchill Decries V-2 Rockets as Uplifting But Limited Threat
Churchill described the V-2 rocket bombardment as an effort to boost German morale, noting its 70 mile altitude flights and wide dispersal over England. He warned against exaggerating the danger, while acknowledging the weapons’ potential to extend range and deepen impact by reducing warhead weight or other methods.
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Churchill
Walcheren
Dwight D. Eigenhower
Noess
London
England
Cratosphere
EFTC Commander General Graveley Visits Napier Field
Brigadier General William 8 Graveley commanding the Eastern Flying Training Command toured Napier Field yesterday afternoon. It was his first inspection since taking command last month, arriving from Nee well Plaid and escorted by Colonel Charles J. Daly, Napier Field’s incoming commanding officer.
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William 8. Graveley
Eastern Flying Training Command
Napier Field
Graveley
EFTC
Neewell
Charles J. Daly
Napier Elect
Dewey To Leave For Georgia Tomorrow
Dewey and his two sons Thomas Jr. and John were set to travel to Georgia to campaign with the Republican ticket. The party includes Paul J Lockwood and Mr and Mrs Pat Hogan, with friends joining in Newark City. Apalde noted the Governor would be deaf dumb and blind about politics, amid Roosevelt's margin slightly over 3,006,000 votes.
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Dewey
Thomas, Jr
John Midz
Paul J% Lockwood
Carr
Pat) Hogan
Dew‘eye
Newark
Cit
Apalde
Roteevelt
Ambiguous Amendments Show Partial Adoption in State Votes
Incomplete returns reveal one amendment adopted exempting war veterans from poll taxes and three others with mixed outcomes. Counted results show No. 2 for veterans, No. 3 defeated in part, No. 4 extending terms, and No. 1 and No. 6 abolishing certain fees in counties. Roosevelt and Hill lead in presidential and senatorial tabulations.
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Aberlif
Houston County
Walker County
Roosevelt
Sen. Hill
Dewey
Hill
John Posey
Attendance slips at Houston County blood stations
Figures on yesterday's attendance at blood-testing stations in Houston County and Dothan show a slight decrease from Wednesdays. Total yesterday was 2 261, with registrations 2 034 and 3 458 for the first two days. City Hall saw 428 attendees, Moody Hospital 218, and clerks idle at times. Over four days, total turnout reached 9 192, averaging 2 298 daily.
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Houston County
Dothan
James Brown
City Hall
Moody Hospital
Brown
Yustera
Roosevelt’s Fourth Term Forecast Misses Vote Count
In Washington AP report President Roosevelt stated his advance forecast of 345 electoral votes for himself and 198 for his opponent. He smiled that his prediction wasn’t accurate, saying he canceled a 25 cent bet on the result after fearing the outcome. Under New York law a voter loses his ballot if he wagers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New York
Momentous Questigy Facing Roosevelt Four Year Job
Roosevelt returns to Washington to tackle a four year war job with a broader program. The piece outlines challenges: demobilization, taxes, national debt, price control, social security, and reestablishing Britain’s economy, while seeking peace and international stability.
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Roosevelt
James Miztoy
Washington
Germany
Natong
Pacific Ilans
Sonsat Ny Tay Thak
Ccm Prosperi
Great Britain
Alee
Poe Smilian Toms
Amite
Creel Infant to be Buried in Florida Cemetery
Funeral services for May Creel infant daughter of Mrs Wallace Creel of Dothan Florida will be held today at 3 p m at Burns Church with Rev W E Hubbard officiating Burial will be in the church cemetery Survivors include her brother Dalton Cree of Pe City and her maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs D Cree of comb and Mr and Mrs G Willis of Slocomb Johnson and Wilkerson AL Home in charge of arrangements
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Johnson and Wilkerson
Omments
War of words echoes in scattered court docket list
Fragmentary OCR shows a long legal or election docket with numerous names and places such as Judkins, Matthews, Florala, Greenwood, Marianna, Sneads, St. Andrews, Port St. Joe, and Iwahitchka. Entries mention “to be supplied” and military references like Chaplain U and Army, suggesting a mixed public notice or roster item.
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R. W. Judkins
Defunsk
Cunzeuit
J. E. Matthews
Juniak Springs
Childs
Florala
C. E. Freeport
A. Spivey
Flee J. J. Hardy
Gracerill E. Wilson, Sr
Greenwood
Seibert
Lynn-Haven
Abrs
Marianna
D. Bi
D. Bi Millville, A. G. Ellisor; Pa City, W. C. Cowart
D. Langston
Sneads
St. Andrews
Marles Vernon
J. W. Marie
Wausau
Iwahitchka
LW. Chalker
Army
Bottoms
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Eneiy
Moerdijk
Schle
Tawnegan
Robert E. Wannegan
Frank Walter
James F. Byrnes
Mfe
Chicago
New Orleans
James Lawrence Fly
Ications Commission
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Lion
Sgt. Clark
Fox
General Graveley
Napier
FDR
Creel
Toda
Comaker
Dothan Savings & Loan
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