Houston Countians invest in third War Loan drive totals
Official figures from the Federal Reserve in Atlanta show Houston County residents bought War Bonds totalling 9 088 700 in the third drive ending Oct 2. Nets were 2 182 000, with breakdowns in Series E and C bonds and other issues. County leaders cite payroll savings and county agents coordinating the drive.
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Federal Reserve
Atlanta
Leas Drive
Houston
Coun
Clyde Laverna
Cnui- War Savings
Mid
Alabama
Ita
Feder- Rewive Bank
Lovern
C. May
Solomon Baxter
Dent
Thanksgiving Day Proclaimed By President Warmington
AP reports President Warmington, who once experimented with an earlier Thanksgiving, today proclaims the last Thursday in November as a day for expressing thanks to God for blessings. States varied in the past, but the proclamation emphasizes gratitude and unity across the nation.
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Warmington
Uong
World War II Fronts Hold Despite Severe Winter Conditions
Allied forces press on along the central rail corridor in western Ukraine while weather hampers German winter operations. British and American air and ground units sustain pressure near Zhito and along the eastward line as planning and logistics adjust to harsh conditions and snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malingrad
Berlin
Zhito
Neale
Ukraine
Taly
U. Pita
Garmany
Four Cities File Pleas For Location Of Medical School
Alabama officials hear bids from Birmingham Mobile Montgomery and other cities as to hosting a four year medical school. Birmingham backers argue its larger clinical facilities and two major hospitals Hillman and Jefferson would serve as teaching sites. Mobile and Tuscaloosa Also press for location while state officials seek a single site with adequate facilities and funding plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Chauncey Bparks
Alabama
Governmor
Wella
J. 8. McLestar
Henry Sweet
Hillman
Jefferson
McLester
Jefferson County Hospital
Sweet
Jimmy Morgan
Poll tax bill advances in Senate Judiciary panel
The anti poll tax bill, seen as a trigger for a possible filibuster, moves forward after a favorable committee vote. The panel approved the measure by 18 to 6 with seven Democrats and five Republicans voting against the bill, which would bar the use of poll taxes as a prerequisite for voting in national elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Seasts
Comamaitees
Majority Of WLB Predicts Another Coal Crisis Soon
A majority of the War Labor Board says another coal crisis seems possible and urges Congress to amend the War Labor Disputes Act to increase union responsibility and labor protections. Public members warn current authority may be insufficient if tensions rise again, while travel time disputes loom as private mining operations resume.
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WLB
Joseph A. Loftus
Washington
Congress
United Mine Workers
WLE
William H. Davis
George W. Taylor
Frank P. Graham
Wayne J. Moran
George Mead
Reuben Robertson
James Tanahem
Walter Margatts
Aged Negro Dies After Fireplace Accident
An elderly man named Louis Atunter of Ashford died at home after an attack left him unconscious and he fell into a fire. Coroner Arthur Lane reported the body was found by Tobe Smith with severe burns to the head and arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nazro
Louis Atunter
Ashford
Arthur Lane
Hunter
Binety
Tobe Smith
Duras
Lane
Allied chiefs deny Japanese claims on ship sinkings
Allied leaders General Meredith and Admiral Haley rebuke Tokyo’s statements claiming sinks of battleships carriers and cruisers in the Bougainville area. They insist no Allied warships were lost and outline naval losses by Japan since the landing November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Pacific
Allied Headquarters
Merediihur
Haley
Iie
New Tax Bill Sent To House By Committee
Washington AP report says the Weys and Meane Committee moves a 2.1429 billion wartime revenue bill to the House floor. Chairman Coughton uses a slogan about tax as Rep. Carlson predicts broad support. The measure focuses on higher postal rates and excises, aiming to raise funds while the administration sought much more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis M. Lemay
Washington
Coughton
D.-N.c
Weys and Meane
Carlson
R.kans
House
Republicans Set January Meet to Choose 1944 Convention
GOP leaders schedule January 10 and 11 in Chicago at the Stevens Hotel to select a date and place for the 1944 national convention. National committee members and state chairs will attend as Chairman Asrinson E. Spangler aims to position Chicago as a central, accessible site amid transportation considerations. Democrats also eye Chicago for their gathering.
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Washington
Jeaders
Chicago
GOP
Asrinson E. Spangler
Stevens Hotel
Spangler
Defense Transportation
Joseph B. Eastman
mid-West
UNRRA Committees To Review Exiled Governments' Needs
UNRRA chief Herbert Lehman, in Atlantic City, urged postwar reconstruction as joint UN responsibility and said surplus nations may face rationing after armistice. He stressed preplanning for textiles and farm equipment and called for timely aid to liberated peoples while noting war needs take priority.
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Sigeid
Atlantic City
United Nations Relief and Re
Herbert Lehman
Gene
New York
UNRAA
Lehman
UNRRA
White House
Meri T
Tehman
Gmailer Net Spee
Jury Acquits DeMarigny and Seeks Deportation
A Bahamas Supreme Court jury found De Marigny not guilty of the July murder of Sir Harry but urged his deportation. The nine to three verdict relieved the accused, while spectators cheered, and officials faced renewed questions as clues remained cold after four months of investigation.
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Jury
DeMarigny
Y. W. Jones
Nabgau
Bahamas
Altrad de Marigny
Sir Harry
Baballas Supreme Court
de Marigny
Nancy
Three-Direction Assault On Jap Islands Hinted
Washington reports signs of an imminent three pronged assault on Japanese held territories. American forces prepare for a coordinated drive aimed at Tokyo’s southern and wealthier empire sectors while securing new footholds for future advance toward the mainland. Allies mass striking power in the central Pacific under Admiral Nimitz and in the India theater under Admiral Mountbatten.
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John MW
Hightower
Washington
South Pacific
Tokyo
Cusremt
Central Pacific
Chester
India- Turing
Britain
Lord Loula Mountbatten
Tara Te Nember
British RAF Bombers Strike French Riviera Rail Link
British based RAF bombers hit the rail link to Italy with a heavy concentrated blow at Cannes and nearby lines, following Liberators and Flying Fortresses raids along the Alps and Austrian border areas. Allied sorties targeted Brenner Pass and Mt Cenis routes, with reports of damage to rail facilities and German lines.
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RAF
Italy
Gladwin Bill London
French Riviera
Cannes
Anthoor
Brenner Pass
Mt Cenis
Haxi
Bolzano
Mondane
Mt. Canis
Maly
Spain
Woma
Thair
Rere
Bywiss Radio Assarted Mondene
Amoking Rutna
U S Sies Railway For Excess Work
The government has filed a five count civil suit in the U S district court against the Atlantic and St Andrews Bay Line Railroad of Dothan charging it required telegraph operators T O Wilson and A E Rhodes to remain on duty longer than allowed under labor laws. The case, described as a common carrier in interstate commerce, seeks two thousand dollars in penalties for the alleged overwork.
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U. & Court
Atlantic and
T. O. Wilson
A. E. Rhodes
Daughtry
Wilson
Rhodes
Eighth Army Trades Artillery Blows In Italian Front
Allied lines report limited gains in Italy due to severe weather and rough terrain. Fifth Army under Lt Gen Mark W Clark advances near Migliano and Mount Camino while seizing a feature at Mig Fano. Eighth Army under Gen Montgomery fights skirmishes near Acquaviva and repels a German counterattack at Calebritto. Allied air raids hit railways and industries in northern France and the Alps region.
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Edward Kennedy
Algiers
Italy
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Mount Camino
Mig- Fano
al- Medine
Sir Yarnerd L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
France
Annecy
Cannesse
Sterler
British Condemn French Arrest of Lebanon Rulers
London protests to Paris over arrest of Lebanese government and parliament members. Officials say action taken without British consultation and threatens stability in Levant. France dissolves Lebanese parliament. Halleu asked to form new government with new elections amid clashes and protests.
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Lebanon
Richard
Levant
Edward Spears
Arleing
Silly
Cairo
Jean Felles
Tiallen
Atrolset
Almish
Alllan
Germany
Arab Federation Association
Hollen
Sir Edward Spears
Syria
Alexander Kirk
Terrence Shoe
Egypt
Varouk
Troops Converge On Key German Rail Junction
Red Army forces push from Kiev converge on Zhitomir the rail hub linking Germany to Poland and Romania. Berischev and Bristlov fall as units advance west toward the junction, with more towns seized and heavy German casualties reported.
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Henry
Cassidy Mobcow
Red Army
Kiev
Zhitomir
Soutl
Russa
Fir
Ukraine
Milena
Korosten-Zhytomir
Berdichev
Zalorak
First
Bristlov
Fhitomir
Morais
Berdchev
Poland
Rumania
Kormin
Ruseslana
Sola
Ope Porte
Yar-Nusg
Gomsel
Nevel
Vitebsk
Suvtary
Crimea
City County Share In Liquor Tax Allocations Text
Montgomery AP reports 1943 legislation mandates liquor tax shares to cities and counties totaling about 2.3 million dollars with earmarked administration. City allocations include Wh rtingham 85433 Mobile 1030 Montgomery 19004 and others. county allotments list Jefferson 12157 Mobile 8 Tar Montgomery 3024 Etowah 1918 and more.
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Montgomery
Whretingham
Mobile
Gadsden
Selma
Dothan
Florence
Tuscumbia
Sheffield
Huntsville
Tuscaloosa
Taliaderes
Bessemer
Decatur
Anniston
Troy
Jefferson
Etowah
Datlan
Colbert
Calhoun
Madleon
Morgan
Houston
Lauderdale
Talladega
Les
Safe Registration Set On Ration Book
Applications for War Ration Book Four will be accepted as the county War Price and Rationing to troupe No arene mi low, jt ane.
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Aversa
6Th Army
North Africa
Houston Countians
The
SA War
Treasury
Pacific
U.S. Sies Railway
Gaeta
Miles Lampson
Iene
Geroge Detrouz
Charles da Gaulle
Catroux
Gomel
London
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