J C Heck Designs As State Comptroller Announcement
J C Heck announces plans to run for state comptroller in Alabama. He cites wife’s health as a major factor, seeking relief by relocating to Texas for better climate. Heck previously served as chief
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J. C. Heck
Montgomery
Alan C. Heck
Fontopuaue Weing
San Arron
Yeetus Hayse
Tucker Hees
Texas
Meus
Heck
Sci Anant
Central Iron Ard Fouary Company
Hel Als
San Antonio
Alaturax
Saigon Drive: Alleged Armistice Tensions Escalate
Fragmentary text describes Saigon and Indochina turmoil with mentions of troops, disarmament efforts, and Allied forces. The garbled lines reference reprisals, communications, and possible clashes as Japanese and other factions are positioned around Saigon.
Vet Representative To Talk In Geneva
James W. Thorsten, Comract Representative of the Veterans Administration, will be guest speaker at the Geneva County Disabled Veterans Chapter meeting in Geneva tomorrow night. H. Herkham, commander, reported Jadey. Geneva DAV Chapter leads the State in membership with 12 members. This is the second year the Geneva unit has held first in membership.
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James W. Thorsten
Veterans Administration
Duban
Geneva County
Geneva
Neght
H. Herkham
Chspter
Jadey
Beckham
Geneva Dav
Dance date set at Camp Rucker Service Club No Two
A dance will be held at Service Club No. Two at Camp Rucker on Thursday night. All girls planning to attend are asked to be at the USG Club by 7 p m. Program director Miss Muldred Daniel announced this invitation.
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Service Club No
Camp Rucker
USG Club
Muldred Daniel
Provisional comptroller appointment planned under merit system
In 1915, J. Tucker outlined a six month provisional appointment for the comptroller using merit system exams. He noted family connections with Teays and said the public accountancy license for a candidate had already been approved by Teays authorities effective November.
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Heck
Teays
J. Tucker
Thre Board Meet Postponed By Fire Quota Exhaustion
Wollston County War Pace and Ratonews Fire Board postpones its weekly Thesdas meeting due to fire quota shortage announced by A D Wilkerson, chairman. Effective October 9 new non directional mud and snow tires may be transferred and mounted without certificate. dealers with such tires on October 8 must report inventory numbers to the OPA District Director by October 2 for replenishment and accountability.
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Wollston County War Pace and Ratonews Board
Wsually
Thesdas
D. Wilkerson
Ducal Board
Dealera
Rathe Opa
Louis to Defend Title Next June
New York AP reports heavyweight champion Joe Louis signed to defend his title in June 1946 under promoter Mike Jacobs. He will meet Billy Conn or any suitable opponent. The exact date and venue will be set by Jacobs at least 40 days before the fight.
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New York
Joe Lows
Mike Jacobs
Billy Conn
Jacobs
Busy Week End Police Report Reveals 64 Arrests
City police record a 46 hour span with 64 defendants jailed for a mix of drunkenness, disorderly conduct, theft and other charges. Most arrests were for public drunkenness, with additional cases for reckless driving, carrying without a permit, firearms discharge, assault and battery.
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Stresta Charg
Sheriffs Office
Wwe
UAW Chief Slams Truman Regime Over Wages
UAW president denounces the Truman administration as unsatisfactory in a Baltimore speech to local officials. He says the CIO-praised political action is needed to push for unemployment compensation and the 30 percent wage raise to combat rising costs and pandemic-era economic strain.
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UAW
Truman
Baltimore
Jd. Thomas
United Automobile Workers
ClQe
Treia
Thy
CIO
Praia
Wats
Talwa
Constitutional revisions loom as Japan faces demobilization
The article reports that revisions sought by the throne aim to curb Emperor Hirohito's power while granting the Diet limited oversight over imperial expenditures. It notes the dissolution of the Imperial General Staff Headquarters, the shift of Army and Navy ministries to demobilization roles, and MacArthur preparing to address the U.S. on occupation matters. It also mentions political party formations, potential violence in elections, and Emperor Hirohito’s perceived awareness of world rumors about his fate.
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Kunove
Poliuzsl
Hiruhna
Diet
Aue 2Ushige
Uga
Japan
Imperial General Staff
General Staff
Potsdam
General Macarthur
United States
Hadeen
Kijuro Shideha
Ras
MacArthur
Visital
Roghust
Veluvois
Unes
Oew Paris
Letirs Uatuyama
Ve Tiwi
Dias
Chistian
Yushio Shi- Bal
Darien Agenty
Hirubite
Cotton Ginning in Henry County 1945 Crop Update
A census report by Jack M. Bridges, agent, shows Henry County ginned 4 240 bales of cotton from the 1945 crop prior to Oct. 3, down from 7 252 bales for 1944. The figures reflect preliminary totals and indicate a drop in production year over year.
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Jack M. Bridges
Henry County
Okinawa Typhoon Death Toll Rises Timely 219
The Associated Press reports the typhoon bloodbath includes 28 U.S. Navy personnel and seven Japanese POWs on Okinawa and 184 others in western Japan. Pearl Harbor says six enlisted men died and 23 injured in an unexplained explosion at a Navy receiving station on Okinawa. A court of inquiry began. The Navy lists no deaths but many minor injuries. The Army reports 100 soldiers injured.
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Associated Press
Pacific
U.S. Navy
Okinawa
Japan
Fleet Headquarters
Pearl Harbor
Navy
U. S. Navy
Army
Postoffice Clerk Seeks Fair Exchange Over Lost Items
John C Howell Jr a clerk at Ute Dothan postoffice said he would trade a flashlight found in his car for his camcut and sunglasses after the Dothan Eufaula foosball game Friday night. He reported his raincoat and glasses were stolen from the car during the game. The thief apparently missed his dastlutt. A meeting of the Duban Girl Scout Coaches is set for 7:40 pm Tuesday at the Episcopal Parish house announced Miss Gwen Stephen son.
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John C. Howell Jr
Ute Dothan Postoffice
Howell
Duban Girl
Episcopal Parish
Gwen Stephenson
Laval Trial Doles With Jeers and Ejections
The Laval trial features jeers from judges and jurors as Laval is ejected twice and his lawyers quit early. He denounces the proceedings as a judicial crime, is later confined in a dungeon, and references wounds from an earlier assassination attempt. Laval’s burial process follows a state funeral with police escorts.
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Page One
Marshal Petain
Joseph Darnard
Vueny Miliia
Petsin
Darnard
Laval
Vichy
Lav
Petain
Powell Joins U S Army Recruiting Office in Dothan
Mrs Stella B Powell 601 South Appletree Street Dothan has been added to the staff of the U S Army Recruiting Office in Dothan as a secretary Major Joseph R Picket in charge reported today Mrs Powell employed with the Army at Navy Pier Field Islands along the Louisiana coast have unusually large bird populations.
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Stella B. Powell
South Appletree Street
Dothan
Haseen
Sistf
U. S. Army Recrui
Joseph R. Picket
Dey
Powell
Army
Napier Field
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Culpepper set in Headland
Funeral services for Mrs. Alice Dore Culpepper sixty one of Abbeville will be held at 2 pm tomorrow at Union Church with the Rev. Fr T Black shear and the Rev. T W Kely officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery Headland Mortuary is in charge Surviving are her husband Fr L Culpepper of Abbeville ten daughters Mrs Charley Roberson Clark and Mrs D H Wall Abbeville a brother Jim Arrington Mobile and a sister Mrs Green Tate Panama City
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Headland
Alice Dore Culpepper
Abbeville
Dothan
Union Church
T. Blackshear
T. W. Kely
Edison, Gr
Buria
Headland Mortuary
L. Culpepper
HL Culey
Charley Roberson
Clark
D HM. Wall
Jim Arrington
Mobile
Green Tate
Panama Cry
County Farm Bureau Meeting Set Friday
Directors of the Houston County Farm Bureau were called to a special session Friday to discuss the 185 member drive. The statewide drive is set to open on Nov. 12. Storms sometimes make wind rows of birds eggs on Louisiana coastal islands.
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Houston County Farm Bureau
Louisiana
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