Allies Occupy Tiny Island Near Rhodes
AP reports British forces seized the small island of Simiony near Rhodes in the Dodecanese, amid German attempts to retake the area. The communique notes heavy fighting and Allied operations in the Aegean during wartime security considerations.
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CALRO
Weskeld
Germa
Imi
Cos
Rhodes
Weels
Turkey
Rusors
Istanbul
Athens
Crete
Tammiar
Greece
Turikey
Pope in Vatican City Isolated Amid Allied Silence
An excerpt describes Pope Pius as a prisoner within Vatican City as streams of visitors fade and diplomats disperse. A Fascist radio broadcast claims German parachutists were assigned to protect the Vatican during Rome’s 45 hours of turmoil as Italian forces faltered.
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Vatican
Pius
Rome
Vatican City
WA & Wir
Mene
Benton County Alabama registers election precincts list
Public notice lists registration duties for Benton County Alabama under state law. It names multiple precincts with dates in October 1948 and assigns officers Olive Warren, Mrs W J Lee, and Christine Griffin as registrars. Also notes eligibility restrictions by residence and court location.
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Benton County
Alabama
Olive Warren Remateong
Cairman
W. JL. Lee
Christine G Criffin
Houston County
Lew
Air Medal and Purple Heart Awarded to Sergeant Hundley
Sergeant Hundley of Hertford Poala received the Air Medal and Purple Heart for service in the Mediterranean theater. Born twenty three, he is a radio technician with a bomber squadron, trained as a technician and press ally, and served overseas starting July 14 after enlisting in November 1941. He has a brother, Hiram Hundley, serving in the North African campaign, and was close friends with Sgt Joel Ward who was missing after a prior raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferret Deale
Hundlay
HM Hundlay
Hertford
Poala
Bet Hundley
Egyptias
Ninth Air Force
Plosai
Rumania
Fields
Bgt
Handley
Behara Desert
Macomib Higherbool
Hiram Stafford Hundley
Army
Governor Sparks Hosts Delegation Dinner in Montgomery
Eufaula Governor Chauncey Sparks was honored guest at a weekly Alabama Congressional Delegation function. Attending were Senator and Mrs Tom Connally, Senator and Mrs Burnet Maybank, and Rep Henry B. Steagall. Special guests included Speaker Reyburn, House Majority Leader McCormack and Lt Col Charles Davis of Montgomery.
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Eufaula
Alabame
Chauncey Sparks
Tom Connally
Burnet Maybank
Henry B. Steagall
Alabama
Sparks
Reyburn
House
McCormack
Charles Davia
Montgomery
Army sergeant, 1st Lt. Cheney burial set in Jasper
The article notes an American girl deeply interested in her work and another daughter Carolyn 16 who plans to join the WACs if war continues. It mentions Frank Jr. as an Army sergeant. Funeral services for Lieut. Cheney were to be held in Jasper today.
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Carolyn
WACS
Frank
Lieut
Cheney
Jasper
County Principals Meet Here
County school principals and bus drivers meet Tuesday October 10 at 5 PM in the auditorium of Young Junior High School. Solvnan Baxter county superintendent of education will speak and Lyle Dupe state welfare director is listed as principal speaker.
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Emoire
Ten O'Clok
Aer
Solvnan Baxter Coun Hay Apperintendent
Education
Echool
Ing
Young Junior High
Mies Lyle Dupe
WAC Recruiters to Visit Dothan in Upcoming Dates
WAC recruiting staff from Montgomery will be in Dothan Monday and Tuesday of the past week at the recruiting booth. Five applicants for the Women’s Army Corps were named. Lieutenant Mildred Ferguson and Sergeant Virginia Taylor will lead the booth, urging eligible women to apply on those dates.
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WAC
Montgomery
Dothan
Pest
Arroy Corpa
Mildred Ferguson
Sargeant
Virginia Taylor
Wacs
Flying Tigers Remembered In Burma And Rangoon Skies
Excerpts recount the AVG era from Rangoon to Lashio and Kunming. Olson recalls battles on December 23 and Christmas Day, ground crews under fire, and filming US pilots in action. The AVG disbanded on July 4, 1942, with veterans entering Army service and a 16,000 mile six day journey home.
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Hong Kong
Bingapore
Rangoon
Chennault
Navy
Geneva
Oleon
Japa
Avge
Radio Tokyo
Olson
Us&s
Fox Movie Tone
Avid Olson
Avss
Burma
Lashlo
Huwna
Olaon
Joba
Drivan
Kunming
Ching
Thare
Chenmoult
AVG
Qlaon
Midde East
Natal
Carribbean Islanda
Miani
New York
Beechcraft
Land
Orvon
Staten Hia
Army
Orson
Minnesota
Father Of Slain Wac Joins Seabees
Kathleen Cheney, mother of WW II WAC nurse lieutenant slain in Sioux Falls, awaits assignment as she becomes the Navy Seabees candidate. Cheney, a captain in World War II, spoke of fulfilling a dream in her son’s memory as reporters noted the recruitment.
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Wac
Seabees
Hirmingham
Ala
Jenk EL Chaney
Jaaper
Elal Clark
Kathleen Cheney
Sioux Falla
BE. D
Suty
Ube Navy Seabees
Armed Services
Ram
Abe
Cheney
State cotton crop results by state show varied yields and projections
Census figures list acreages, condition percentages, and indicated yields for 1943 cotton across states. Missouri shows 364000 acres at 73 percent, Georgia 1572000 acres at 78 percent, Texas 7888000 acres at 71 percent, with total indicated production differing per state from 16,000 in Florida to 3,850,000 in Texas and 1,800,000 in Mississippi.
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Missouri
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
States
Congress Debates Federal Sales Tax Proposal
The Citations Committee and Sen Byrd discuss substitutes to the administration’s proposed $10.5 billion revenue plan. A New York Board of Trade official urged a 10 percent federal sales tax with no exemptions, targeting all consumer sites. Administration opponents warned the measure could raise the cost of living by one percent.
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Sen
Byrd
D.a
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
New York Board of Trade
M L. Seld
Ways and Means Committee
Fred M. Vinson
Ways
Meana
Randolph Paul
Tresaury Department
Drive plans outlined for Oct. 19 appeal to Negroes in Dothan
Continuation notes that organizers will launch a drive on Oct 19 with a special appeal to Negroes in Dothan and Howaton County to support it this year. J P Pearce, son of Alto and Mrs. Pearce of Dothan route three, has been promoted from Second Class to First Class Petty Officer after a year in the Navy. He was previously employed in Dothan and is the grandson of Mr and Mrs Purten Burdeshaw of Pathan and Mrs Vante Pearce of Dothan route d four.
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Dothan
Howaton County
J P Pearce
Alto Pearce
R F
Navy
Purten Burdeshaw
Pathan
All Soldiers Get Chance To Shoot
Atlanta report on the Army training drive notes non combatant personnel will undergo four weeks of basic training with a focus on marksmanship. Lieut. Col. Stuart Lewis says many enlisted men are eager to qualify as sharpshooters, with about 70 percent of station personnel reportedly reaching the required 130 points out of 200.
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Atlanta
Baldiers
Uney
Liegt Cal Stuart Lewis
Feurts Nermice Command
Wall
Lowley
Lewie
Lewis
Night Raid Across Britain And Germany Detailed In RAF Tally
Air Ministry reported a two hour London alert as heavy bombs fell on several districts in a propaganda raid aimed at shifting German morale. Norwhich and Stuttgart faced major attacks, with Munich and other targets hit by Mosquito aircraft, marking intensified nighttime operations over the region.
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Britain
Air Ministry
London
Bomba
Clerce
DNB
Germany
Associated Press
Norwich
England
Stuttgart
Friedrichshafen
Lake Constance
Aerom
Switzerland
RAF
Africa
Munich
Burglary Reported At Ashford Drug Store
Deputies from the office of Sheriff B. G. Farmer investigated a burglary at the City Drug Store in Ashford. About $40 was stolen after entry through a transom. The theft was discovered when the store opened this morning.
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B. G. Farmer
Ashford
Wake Island raid fuels western Pacific plans
The report discusses a proposed or potential American operation in the central Pacific aimed at pressuring Japan and reopening supply routes, with speculation on landing parties and implications for Wake Island. It also notes Paul C. Dean of Hertford receiving second lieutenant commission in the Field Artillery after completing Officer Candidate School at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
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Marshall and
Gilbert Islands
Central Pacific
Philippines
Pacific
Navy
Ita
Paul C. Dean
Hertford
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Secon
Field Artillery
Nazis Extend Drive On Jews To Italy
Bodies of 25 Jews found in woods near the northern Italian town of Take Maggiore as reports reach the frontier that Germans have extended their anti-Semitic drive into Italy. Victims included Italian and foreign Jews who had sought refuge there. Nazis were said to be confiscating property of both groups.
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Italien
Maggiore
Italy
Nazi Mine Blasts Naples Post Office
London dispatch reports a hidden delayed action mine detonating at the Nares post office in Naples. The blast, described as containing hundreds of tons of high explosives, killed scores and possibly hundreds, with many civilians, including women and children, killed as streets were thrown into the air.
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London
Naples
Noel Monks
Nares
Monk
Via Armandon Diaz
Sacred Harp Song Convention Stated
The annual Houston County Sacred Harp Singing Convention will meet all day Sunday at Rehobeth Church eight miles south of Co. J. R. Harrison, chairman. The convention will begin at nine a.m. and all singers are invited to attend.
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Houston County
Rehobeth Church
J. R. Harrison
President Roosevelts conference urged by Wheeler
Wheeler from Montana said the President should call a conference to address Senate complaints about postwar British commercial aims and U S policy delay. He charged Britain discounts American war aid and reroutes lend lease goods to other nations without crediting origin.
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Wheeler
D.mont
Snld
Roosevel
Senate
United States
Russell
Allied Forces Advance in Italy and Greece Bombing
The report notes Allied bombings at Eleusis airfield near Athens and Araxos landing ground in the Peloponnesus, destroying planes and facilities. Clark’s Fifth Army pushes toward the Volturno, capturing towns south of the river while German resistance narrows.
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Greece
Eleusis
Athena
Araxos
Peloponnesus
Volturno
Clark
Fifth Army
Villa Literna
Marcianine
Casci di Principe
Trentola
Volturna
Cancelo
Capua
Government Waste Of Paper Is Cited
Washington AP reports that government printed magazines on high quality stock drew sharp criticism from a House subcommittee. WPB officials said newsprint shortages will force drastic cuts, with mills operating well below capacity due to material and labor gaps. Critics called wasteful multi color slick magazines, urging lighter paper and stricter conservation.
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Washington
Barold Bosechenasteis
War Prodction Board
WFB
Eaid
Rewsprint
WPB
Wolvarten
R-N.j
Aame
Boren
D-Okla
Treasury
Papa
Boeschanstein
Negro physician bondsman after DUI collision in Dixie
Negro physician M. L. Newsome was released on $200 bond after colliding with two parked cars in Dixie. Police Chief J. E. Craughon said Patrolman Barney Patterson took Newsome into custody last night and Newsome posted bond today. Bond signed by Marlon Hawk and Will Lea.
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M. L. Newsome
Liberty
J. E. Craughon
Barney Patterson
Newsome
Dixie
Marlon Hawk
Will Lea
Veterans aid reform debated amid cost estimates and lists
Continued from page one, the debate on veteran family benefits centers on a $650 million annual cost rise and a plan that would expand payments to dependents while trimming marginal beneficiaries. Rep Sparkman notes the need to fund core support, as federal payments under current rules reached $1.2 billion in the last 15 months. Also mentioned is R W Porter of Quincy, listed among students in the Veterinary Medicine program at Alabama Polytechnic Institute, noted on the Dean's List.
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Senate
Sparkman
D.ala
R. W. Porter
Quincy
Fia
Alabarok Polytechnic Institute
API News
Henry L. McGriff Dies in Hospital
Henry L. McGriff, 68, died in a hospital after retirement as a mail carrier. Survivors include a wife, children, grandchildren, and a sister. service details list active pallbearers and honorary pallbearers. The obituary notes ties to Cayotas North Carolina and Columba area and Camp Crowder service.
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Henry L. McGriff
Henry McGriff
Revel J Carrier
Thy
Jumble Method Church
Leign
Devghteg Nee Ew
Cayotas
N.C
W L Whitten
Colurbs
Roy Dewling
Bonifay
Aig
Barry L. McGriff
Salen
Marem T. McGriff
Rey McGriff
Wir
Jack McGriff
Colug
Chester McGrif
Mabie
Oncar James McGeoyj
Crowder
D. A Koonts
Charlotts
R. Eaning Gritt
Columba
Ff. Bryan
AD. Wilkerson
M. Oaklay
Walter Oakley
W. & Kemle
George Gilbert
1. Armstrong
C. T. Harris
Keson
Arthur M. Skipper
Four Guard Units Get Pistols and Clubs
Monticello report states four guard headquarters in the state guard are equipped with police revolvers and clubs. Col Robert Ja Jr, acting adjutant general, said guards will receive submachine guns as part of progress to build an efficient home-front defense. A new guard unit reached full strength last night at Tallassee, Capeham F. Dobbs commanding the crew company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticomery
Hame
Panies
Iaut
Robert Ja Jr
Jearg
Fuel Transportation Committee Changes in Montgomery
M A Rast, district ODT.s ager at Montgomery, on day that A R Anderaam had succeeded Meg Moore on the Solid Fuel Taxation Committee in Dotham. The committee includes R M Grubb and F B Culverts Anderson. The newly appointed member from Montga] said the group would discuss their problem in solid fuels. He noted transportation shortfalls despite ample trucks and a need to haul more fuel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Rast
ODT
Jews Observe Yom Kippur Services at Temple Here
Members of Temple Emas will observe Yom Kippur with services beginning at 9:30 am on Saturday and continuing to sunset. Rabbi Fred Wolf will preach in the evening at 7 30 p m and again during morning services. The day is the most significant in the Jewish year and includes fasting and prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple
Emas O
Rabelfred Wolf
Wolf
Western Union-Pas serger Is Effective
New York AP report states Postal Telegraph and Western Union merge to form a nationwide telegraphic system. Public Commission approval followed. William J. Deexmmal’e president delivered a bin af to Western Union for Class 3 stock shares. Postwar Postal circuits may close. remaining branches to join Western Union.
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NEW York
Twger
Postal Telegraph
Yeaterday
William J. Deexmmal
Western Union
Hdlame
Williama
Western Sata
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