Fighting Continues With Guerrilla Raids
London AP report describes ongoing clashes between Spanish Republican guerrillas and Franco forces spreading across Southern Spain. Guerrilla raids extend from France into northern Spain while Madrid reports Republican advances into Navarre. Union officials in Paris discuss Franco's links to Madrid and underground activity amid border tensions. Lt Gen Yusn Yague provides updates from the French border.
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London
Francisco Franco
Spain
Spas
France
Paris
Madrid
Union
Am Cetalonia
Asuiriss
Yusn Yague
Allied push and house-to-house fights near Mortagne and Bifontaine
Reported advances at opposite end of the west bound, with forces in the Vouges mountains and northeast of Epinal. Mortagne and Bifontaine captured after house-to-house combat. Freyèn north of Aachen to Luneville marked as changes. Patton's Third Army rumored to drive northward between Dieuze and Chateau-Salins east of Nancy amid limited Moselle activity. British and Centrist drives threaten Holland and close around a key hub and cathedral city. German radio confirms penetrations near Sereinetbosch.
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Vouges
Epinal
Mortagne
Bifontaine
Aachen
Luneville
Patton
Diewis
Chateau Salins
Napey
Moselle
Abies
Ieoopa
Menarmont
Tiresiens
Certero Holland
Weatern
Loadi Ag Bitter
Reriogetbosch
Innovative neoprene armor aids submarine crews in protection
A Mary gun ners avistore development introduces EAE Warden improved car protectors using a neoprene compound designed for vehicle and submarine crew protection.
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Mary Gunners
Avistore
Foot Milrage Study Highlights Rural Health Trends
A fragmented OCR reads a daylong estimate on farmer health amid weak data. Doctors and researchers note inconsistent figures, while officials push for better regional reporting.
Peterson's Ointment advertised for eczema relief
An old advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment as a remedy for itching eczema and related skin conditions. It promises money back if one application fails to delight and claims benefits for itching feet and cracks between toes.
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Ralief
Peterson
Henderson Rivalry Ends in Divorce and Murder Trial
The trial recounts Henderson urging a divorce from her soldier husband to marry him. After the divorce was granted she learned of his affair and obtained the pistol used in the shooting. Eldridge testified to her unstable behavior and past violence, while police and witnesses described her actions and motive centered on Henderson’s promise to marry if she divorced.
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Humber 15
Henderson
Eagle
Police
Siation
Eldridge
Heald Henderson
Bar
Shertt B. G. Farmer
Eddie Kelley
Alion Recera
Eldridge Sod
Camp Sibert
Dioe
Nolieitoes
Eddie Kelsey
Estimate On Slum Clearance
Chicago report cites a National Housing Agency figure proposing 1 250 000 new houses per year for ten years after the war to replace slums and lift housing sufficiency. Admin John B Brendford Jr notes this exceeds the 1920s average of about 700 000 annually, with 1925 at 997 008 and 715 000 in 1930.
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Chicago
John B. Brendford, Jr
National Housing Agency
American Municipal Associaion Conference
Battle off Philippines Battle Log Reaches Tokyo Radio
Tokyo radio in English broadcast a play by play of a sea clash off the Philippines claiming to have sunk or damaged 16 American warships. The report details enemy task force sightings, carrier losses, and pursuit as U S forces press the Pacific fight.
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Lone Craser
Negros Island
Sulu
Philippines
Princeton
Tost
U. S
Lexington
Yorktown
Hornet
Corsines
Midway
Santa Cruzy
Wasp
South Pacific
Liscombe Bay
Mitacher
Wode
Salut
Halsey - Mitscher
Coral Sea
Santa Cruz
Philippines Sea
Formosa
Tokyo Radio
Caval Bre
Tokyo
San Francisco
Australis
Tokyo Radio Today
Federal Communications Commission
Keng
Amoke
Man Fatally Shot After Threats in Domestic Dispute
Testimony shows Henderson was shot three times after vowing to make the woman one of his women. An ambulance attendant described bullets hitting the head shoulder and just below the neck. Henderson died in a Dothan hospital shortly after admission.
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Henderson
Frank Dunham
Dothan
Alabama airman bags locomotives in Venice attack
In Rome AP reports a Venetian Citadel area attack damaged or destroyed locomotives near Yo nloe about 25 miles south of the area. Pilot Archibald of Alice ville Alabama is named among those involved.
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Alabama
Venice
Rome
LA ‘Thienns G. Archibald
Aliceville
Ala
Daws Yeaterday
Merthwaet
Yonloe
Alec
Dothan Observes Navy Day with Stokes Talk
Dothan observed Navy Day on Friday with an address by Lt Cmdr Joseph Stokes USNR from the Navy Air Training Station Pensacola. He discussed the Navy’s role in Allied victory. J L Vaughn introduced him as Navy Day chairman. Kiwanis and civic club leaders joined in observance and praise for the 160th Navy anniversary.
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Dothan
Eiwanis Club
Joseph Uw Stokes
USNR
Nave
Pensacola Fla
Navy
Stokes
J. L. Vaughn
City Audhtor
Dothen
Kiwaniens
Commdr
Kiwanis Club
Vaughn
A. Key Foster
Alabama
United States Navy
Roy Hough Dies In Italian Battle
Mr and Mrs W J Hough of Bonifay Florida were notified by the War Department that their son Private first class Roy J Hough twenty two was killed in action in Italy on Sept 19 He entered the Army in 1942 trained at Camp Shelby the desert training center at Los Angeles and Fort Dix He went overseas in 1943 and has a brother in service Also listed are his sisters Mildred Dorothy Salle and Betty Jean of Bonifay Mrs Gladys Baker Dothan and Mrs Mary Faist Brooklyn New York Grandson of Mrs Amnie Tindell of Dothan and Mrs Mary Collins of Bay Harbor and a nephew of Mrs Elme Powell of Dothan
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W. J. Hough
Bonifay
Fla
Route Four
War Department
Roy J. Hough
Italy
Pico. Hough
Army
Camp Shelby
Mias
Desert Training Center
Los Angeles
Calif
Fort Dix
Early Mailing Of Packages Urged By War Office
The Montgomery District Office of Defense Transportation urges emailing Christmas gifts by December 1 to ensure delivery before the holiday. Officials say overburdened switch facilities and wartime travel create a delivery strain, so parcels must reach post offices or express companies by the deadline.
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Montgomery
Defense Transportation
ODT
Local Salvation Drive and Revival Tongues in Dothan
National and local relief funding expands to Dothan and Houston County with new Boy Scout and Girl Scout appropriations. Revival services led by Rev J L Rice run nightly at Assembly of God Church Taylor through Sunday. Phillip McLauchlin named Houston County Salvage Committee chairman. Cemetery work planned at Union Hill Church on Cottonwood Road tomorrow. Colonel Oscar L Tompkins to speak at the regular noon wear event at the hotel.
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Dothan
Houston County
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Assembly of God Church
Taylor
J. L. Rice
Publishers Attack Supreme Court News Dispatch Ruling
The American Newspaper Publishers Association argues a new government agency to regulate news dispatch transfers would force access to all dispatches by any publisher. The group says such a regime conflicts with a free press and constitutional rights. The Chicago Times also weighs in, stressing First Amendment protections and the duty to publish or refrain.
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Washington
Pubishers Association
Associated Prete Q
Associated Press
Supreme Court
New York
Publishers’ Group
High Tribunal
Publishers’ Association
Times
Chicago Times
The
Times Brief
War Plant Seized In Price Dispute
Washington reports the Lord Manufacturing Company of Erie Pennsylvania was seized by executive order for raising prices on a government contract and for willfully failing to supply war materials at fixed prices. Navy Secretary Forrestal to operate the plant as needed to maintain war production. first such seizure over price dispute.
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Lord Manufacturing Company
White House
Lions Club Hears Hammond At Ashford
Ashford Lions Club hosts district governor Bill Hammond of Mobile to discuss aiding returning GIs. He urges towns to create jobs and welcome veterans, outlining local plans and emphasizing community effort. The event included barbecue, entertainment by Ashford students, and a lighthearted jail segment by Lions officers.
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Ashford High School
Bill Hammond
Mobile
Gregan
Ashford Lions Club
Besta
Ashford
J. Sandoz
Cone
Harold Walte
Wayne ‘Batty
Napier Field
Hatty
Mary
Sgt Waltz
Bill Streyer
Paul Gamble
Dothan
Tom Bryant
Columbia
Zions
Tommy Creel
A. G. Turner
Tom Rogers
Bil Hammond
Sound waves used to kill bacteria say Texas scientists
Two Texas scientists report that highly pitched audible sound waves described as terific squeaks can kill bacteria. The note contrasts peaceful dove symbolism with violent mating battles among doves in season.
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Texas
Alabama Voter Poll Tax Exemption Amendment Proclaimed
Notice proclaims a November 7 1944 election for a constitutional amendment. It exempts veterans of World War I and later service from poll tax payments while defining military service and outlining exemption rules. The proclamation orders publication in Alabama newspapers for four successive weeks prior to the election.
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State of
Alabama
United States
Army of the
United States Navy
Maine Corps
Coast
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Women's Appointed Volunteer Emergency Service
Women's Reserve
Judea of Probate
Norden
Staite
Southern Accent Test Causes Stir In Society Group
CADSDEN AP report features Keith, founder of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Southern Accents, urging a Fremish style of speech. He demonstrates with mock phrases and warnings about fake Southern Belles. The piece lists test words like cawnah and Al bammah to distinguish genuine Southerners.
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Cadsden (Ap
Keith
The
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Walter
Alabama
Middle East
al Bammah
Leyte Liberation Report Notes Guerrilla Aid and Air Strikes
The bulletin cites four thousand armed guerrillas aiding U S forces at Leyte and describes five enemy planes shot down while land based raids continued. MacArthur HQ gave no communique for over a day amid radio silence as U S troops prepared landings with guerrilla support and civilian evacuations planned.
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A. Leyte
MacArthur
Leyte
Douglas MacArthur
Ruperto Rangelon
U. S
U.S
German counterattacks near Insterburg and Debrecen
Heavy fighting reported in Hungary and Yugoslavia as German forces including Goering and Greater Germany divisions launch costly counterattacks. Soviet claims include annihilation of part of the 30th Cavalry and Third Tank Brigade near Debrecen, with inisterburg air raids and new Soviet moves toward the southeast. Augustow captured as new pressure widens on the home front.
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Warsaw
Bug River
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Debrecen
Greater Germany
Insterburg
Konigsberg
Augustow
Fragmentary foreign front report from wartime borders
A damaged field report describes forces near the Auge Pobeb border stronghold and Bovel rumumungue claiming advances into German territory. It notes Russian gains in Hungary within seventy miles of Budapest and describes enemy moves toward Transylvania including Satu-Merg and Beid.
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Auge Pobeb
Bovel Rumumungue
Proseun
Hungary
Ceparing
Aisin
Budapest
Juset T Chusti
Cerpai Fane Dastmrt
Wid Fy
Satu-Merg
Transylvania
Nuclear-Era Trial Echoes of Tragic Shipboard Case
Testimony describes Wolfe claiming the shipboard death of a woman named Elizabeth amid accusations of infidelity and coercion. The prosecution highlights a deadly confrontation tied to a claim of love and danger, with Wolfe's pleas and statements read to the jury during the New York trial. The account references Elizabeth, a pioneer woman doctor, in a broader, unsettled case.
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Mt. Andrews
Roy Hough
Union Hill
Wood Road
New Orleans
Lions Club
Hears Hammond
Puhlerse
Mr. Keith
Enuff
Wolfe
America
Elizabeth
Ashh
Hansel Kirkland
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Shirley
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Houston County Fair
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