Police Reorganize Chiefs and Two Way Radio Plan
City adopts new police policy placing chiefs in charge of selecting their own personnel and requires accountability at the department level. A two way radio and mobile broadcast system will enable quicker dispatch and constant patrol coverage citywide, reducing response times and improving overall safety. Hospital blood bank funding and wartime medical supply plans are discussed as a national defense measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hia
Delog
Draughon
Police
Tha
Meiquarters
Prewar U S Alert Revealed In White Book Evidence
Washington reports that the State Department faced critics of policy as it faced Axis threats before world war. Newly released 74 official documents from 1831 to 1941 illustrate forewarning of dangers from Germany, Japan, and Italy and efforts to promote peace and world order amid rising aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James D. Weite Washington
Mate Department
Asene
Gubsait& Mans
Bré
United State
Germany
Japan
Italy
Special Gifts Group Chosen For Joint Chest Campaign Here
The Special Gifts Committee led by Harry Bull selects four new group captains Charlesenna Fay Mizelle C. G Buck Evans and Paul Gamble as Dothan United Charities prepares a combined Chest War drive. A county quota of 31500 is set with 15000 to War Chest and the rest to local charities. The drive launches Oct 10 with plans for broader committee announcements and broad public support urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan United Charities
Special Gifts Committee
Harry Bull
Fred Moseley
Charlesenna
Fay Mizelle
C. G.“Buck” Evans
Paul Gamble
Dothan
Houston
Moseley
Youth Fatally Hurt When Auto Upsets
James Harris of Hartford route three was killed Friday afternoon in a one vehicle wreck two miles south of Brannon's Stand, Houston County Alabama. State Patrolman Frank Dunham said Harris was alone and the car struck a culvert and overturned, he was thrown from the vehicle and died after being taken to Bothas hospital. Funeral services set for 4 10 at Union Church with Rev F M Groane and Rev W D Whitee officiating. burial in church cemetery. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Fletcher Harrie and three brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James ¥. Harris
Sightean
Hartford
Brannon
Houston County
Alabama
Frank Dunham
Gald Harris
Harris
Bothas Hospital
Union Church
F. M. Groane
W. D. Whitoe
Fietcher Harrie
Hartford Vente
Charles
Hundreds Of U S Bombers Penetrate Deep In Germany
London dispatch reports a major raid by American heavy bombers on German targets in Pomerania and East Prussia. Losses were 29 U S bombers, with 91 enemy fighters destroyed. Targets included Gdynia naval base, Dan sig shipyard, and Focke Wulf plants at Ankham and Marienburg. Thunderbolt escort supported the withdrawal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Germany
Robert N. Sturdevant
London
Sundat
Abie
Pomerania
Prussia
Poland
U. S. Army
Thunderbolts
Gdynia
Free
Dansig
Focke-Wulf Components
Ankham
Elant Focke-Wulf
Marienburg
Tura
Soviets Declare Caucasus Cleared of German Forces
Soviet Prime Minister Joseph Stalin announced that Red Army forces have driven the last German troops from the Caucasus after a multi day battle in which about 26 000 Nazis were killed and 3 000 taken prisoner The report notes heavy Soviet losses and captures of war materials while signaling further advances toward the Crimean region and other fronts near Vitebsk Nevel and the Latvian border
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
LONG
London
Marshhal Joseph Stalin
Caucasus
Crimea
Rogsie
Moscow
Dnieper
Vitebsk
White Russia
Nevel
Btalin
Ivan Petrov
Taman
Taman Peninsula
Blood Bank Begins Operation In Dothan
Dothan joins cities with Blood Banks as six donors inaugurate a program aimed to complete within three months. Fifty officials and civic reps toured the bank at Frasier-Ellis Hospital, aided by a $1,600 federal grant from the Office of Civilian Defense. First donor was W. W. Peterson of Columbia, despite arm disabilities, followed by A. D. Wilkerson of Columbia and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
Pirogram
Soma mm
Eed
Armed Services
Edica
Sg Pireme
Civi
Office of Civilian Defense
Frasier-Elisa
Moody Hospitals
Frazier-Ells Hospital
Houston County
Columbia
W. W. Peterson
Peterson
D. Wilkerson
County War Price and Rationing Board
Five City Schools To Have Lunch Rooms
Five of Dothan's six white schools will operate lunch rooms this year with help from the War Food Administration and Food Distribution Administration. Bruce Furry, city schools superintendent, said the Manion and Young Junior high schools will run lunchrooms on their old basis, funded from receipts. The new Minnie T. Heard Elementary will not have a lunch room. Applications for WFA and FDA aid to assist lunchroom operation were approved for Seetherds and Rose Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
War Food Administration
Thres
Bruce Flirry
Minuie T. Heard
Furry Wid
Manioe and Young Junior High
Echo Ol
WFA
FDA
Rose Hill
Defeat Handed Jap Navy in Solomons Area
Outnumbered US and S&S warships crushed Japan's navy in the central Solomons, ending a 19 month hold on two strategic islands. A Domei broadcast confirmed Kolombangara and Vella Lavella fell after troops were evacuated with minimal interference. US destroyers sank one cruiser and two destroyers, damaged two others, and foiled an attempted rescue. General MacArthur reported the enemy was frustrated in evacuating remaining ground forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Prees
S&s
Japan
Solomons
Dome
Kolombangara
Velle Lavella
OWT
Cmai
United States
Douglas MacArthur
Aaid
Rabaul
New Britain
Post-War Stand Of U S Demanded Boost In Dependency Pay
Washington lawmakers from both parties signal broad support for increasing government aid to dependents of servicemen next week. Senate approved the measure. House expected to act after debate, facing three proposals from Senate, House Military Committee, and Rep. Sadowski. The dispute centers on rates for the first child and each additional child and whether to extend pay for education after basic service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Sadewak
D.mich
Miltary
Flenata
May
D-Ky
Sadowski
George
D.-Ga
Secret Senate Session Prompts Plea for Action Across War Policy
A secret Senate briefing by five members outlines potential postwar shifts in foreign policy and lend-lease reforms. Fordered aims include delaying commitments to Britain and Russia, curbing U S credits for foreign supplies, insisting on broader relief and rehabilitation, and maintaining far flung military bases to secure future access. The report signals congressional pressure may influence military strategy and postwar planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell Washington
Senate
Banators Russell
D.-Ge
Chandler
D.-Ky
Mead
D-N
Lodge
R-Mass
Brewster
Britain
Russia
United States
Congress
Wall
Doctor Explains Living With High Blood Pressure
Renowned expert Dr Irvine H Page of Indianapolis outlines hypertension in a 70 page book. He notes blood pressure above 140 is abnormal yet some tolerate 280 for years. The danger lies beyond pressure alone and vessel health matters more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W. Blaksslee
Irvine H. Page
Lanopolis
Boards of Health
Aingie
Page
Lilly Cine
Indianapolia City Hospital
Government quits butter buying for civilians shift planned
Washington AP reports millers and government purchasing agencies will stop buying and storing butter until next March to shift supply into civilian channels. Officials say this should ease shortages in some regions and raise civilian availability by 10 to 30 percent versus the last seven months, but no ration point changes are announced. Government stocks total about 200 million pounds, built up under orders for civilian and military needs. Creamery butter production is expected to average 110 to 130.6 million pounds monthly for five months, with civilians receiving a portion under current plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Millery
War Food Administration
WFA
Negro Prowler Shot By Pursuers
A Negro prowler was shot by pursuers after breaking through a cordon at Mrs. Joe Buntin’s home on Headland Avenue. He fled toward Montgomery Highway, was found injured by Patrolman John Hilson, and taken to a Dothan hospital. Police cannot confirm who fired the shot, believing it may have been a plate bullet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ay B. Ward
Joe Buntin
Headland Avenue
Mra. Buntin
Montgomery
John Hilson
Dothan
Snd
Five Hurt In Car Truck Crash Near Vicksburg School
Five persons were injured and three others escaped in a three way collision late Friday near Vicksburg School. An automobile carrying six passengers side swiped two trucks. Patrolman Frank Dusham of the Alabama State Highway Patrol at Dothan reported the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg School
Frank Dusham
Alabama State Highway Patrol
Dothas
Yugoslav Rebels Battle Germans Outside Trieste
London AP says Yugoslav liberation forces clash with German forces in northern suburbs of Trieste while another German push threatens the port area of Fiume. Partisans also report operations near Ogulin and along rail lines. Hungarians impose martial law as 330 tanks enter battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nouthern
Itellan
Trieste
Germany
Fiume
Ljublajana-Trieste
Gorytza
Rafe
Convoy Beaf Subs In Duel Losses
In a four and a half day battle north Atlantic westbound Allied convoy faced a large U boat pack. The joint British American statement says three escort vessels and a small number of merchant ships were sunk, while a larger number of U boats were sunk or damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
North Atlantic
Laundry and mill damaged by fire in Dothan
The Moody Hospital laundry suffered heavy damage in a Friday night blaze and minutes later the Dothan Milling Company caught fire. Firefighters said the laundry boiler room was heavily damaged and the mill’s feed storage was burned. The sprinkler system and booster pump prevented greater loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moody Hospital
Dothan Milling Company
Iraman
Battle For Rome Allied push deep into Volturno front
Allied Fifth Army patrols crossed the Volturno river amid heavy rain and German counterattacks as the Rome battle intensified. Caserta stayed key, with Rome and Benevento in focus, while air forces pounded supply lines on both sides of Italy. The fight spread from the Volturno to tentative crossings toward the Garigliano and broader front actions continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al- Goers
Fifth Army
Oros
Voltarmo
Thes Maris
Rome
Cairo
London
Volturno
Garigila Bo Nver
Volturmo
Caserta
Naples
Regiaence
Celera Rivera
Nowere
Fighth Army
Middle East
Naxt
Greece
Crete
Dodecanese
Morin
14 Gan
Mark W. Clark
Volturns
NBC
Marit Mueller
Egf Pietrola
Italy
Albert Kesestring
Erwin Rompe
Ligurian Sea
Adriatic
Scriztic
Bir Remnard Ly Montgomery
Eighth Army
Termall
Termal
Naxi High Case
Montgomery
Brillette& Paris
Vasin
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Midis
Farmera
Lyle
Beaty
Don Whitcomb
U. 5
Auto
East Prussia
Stalin
U.S
Agripoli
NEA
Robert Hopkins
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
OWL
Zara
Split
Grent
Bonty
Livno
Ladred
Varazdiosk Topilca
Kolaain
Beaf
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