Dothan High Students Strike Over Sweater Incident
About 125 Dothan High School students walked out during class at Montgomery's Cramton Bowl last Friday night alleging Principal T. G Vaughn and E W Walker mistreated senior W. L. Avant by forcibly removing his football team sweater.שות
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T. G Vaughn
E W. Walker
Dothan - Lanier
Montgomery
Dothan High School
Vaughn
Walker
W.L. Avant
Avant
Cramton Bowl
Bruce Flurry
Close Of Chest Drive In Sight But More Needed
The end of the combined Dothan United Charities Chest-War Chest drive showed progress but fell short of the $31,500 quota. Firms reporting full participation included Southern Life and Beals Insurance Co, Frazier-Ejis Rorpital amployas, and Coca-Cola Company. Fred Moseley urged late contributions to avoid an added burden, noting most pledges have been received to the Charities Chest of ten.
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Dothan United Charities
Southern Life and Beals Insurance Co
Frazier-E Jis Rorpital Amployas
Coca-Cola Company
Fred Moseley
Cochairman
Tax hike proposals echo broader liquor tax debate
A Ways and Means Committee memo outlines steep increases in liquor taxes to raise revenue, proposing to raise the per gallon rate on various spirits and wine while excluding tobacco and gasoline. It notes potential shifts in rates for proof levels and the interplay with wartime fiscal policy, with votes anticipated later in the day.
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Washington
Sout Ways and Means Committee
Totel
Steff
World autoday war report from Allied fronts
The World autoday dispatch details Russian armies pressuring German divisions near Petape and Roman fronts as German forces retreat to new positions. It notes MacArthur's operations destroying Japanese units in the southwest Pacific and mentions Allied advances in multiple theater areas amid a war intensity rise.
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Frean Roma
Petape
Mttwlean Fifth Army
Saton
Fecoes
MacArthur
Rabaul
Southwest Pacific
Senate Banking Committee Approves War Bond Ad Spending Bill
AP reports the Senate Banking Committee voted 11 to 0 to approve the Bankhead bill authorizing the Treasury to spend up to 30,000,902 annually on war bond advertising. Also from AP London says German industry center in Bosnia falls to Yugoslav Partisans near Vaređin, 20 miles north of Sarajevo. House rejects draft split by age, voting 15 to 27 against O'Hara amendment to induce fathers 30 or under before older parents are drafted.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committes
Treasury
London
Bosnia
Partinana
Vard
Dan
Sarajevo
Yugoslav National Liberation Army
House
Rep. O'Hara
H. Minn
Roosevelt
Wallace
Rovaker Rayburn
Senate
Toomeveli
United States
Alot
Pew Office
Bam
Peronne
Adiminarnation
Tom
Brugeetelt
Amendment Urged To Erase Poll Tax
Representative Dawson the only Black member of Congress denounces the poll tax as an agency of fraud and disfranchisement. He testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee urging swift passage of a House approved bill to outlaw poll tax collection and the voting requirement for Federal offices. Dawson cites widespread corruption and the entrenchment of officeholders through poll tax receipts and manipulation of the process.
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Washington
Dawson
D-Cl
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
House
Ted
Lee Pressman
Congress of Todumtrial Organ Eations
Preaeman
WLB Decision On Coal Wage Expected Soon
Washington says a War Labor Board ruling on coal miners' wages could come quickly as strikes loom. Chairman Willem H. Davis prepared a tentative opinion for full board review amid widespread walkouts and pressure to resume production. Returns and new walkouts vary by state, with thousands off the job in Alabama Kentucky Indiana Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
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Associated Prean
Washington
Steves
War Labor Board
WLB
Willem H. Davis
Alabama
Kentucky
Indiana
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Ohio
California
Fourteen Americans Return From German Prison Exchange
Fourteen wounded Americans arrived on Merseyside with 776 Allied soldiers aboard the hospital ship Atlantik following negotiations to exchange POWs. Among the arrivals were Lt. Albert Glass of Macon Georgia and Pvt. Robert M. Scott of Greensboro North Carolina, both stretchered and smiling as crowds cheered. General Sir Ronald Adam read a King George VI message praising the conduct of the POWs while Red Cross head Mrs. Bromley Davenport received the thanks of the crowd for aid to released servicemen.
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John I. Chester
Liverpool
Merseyside
Atlantig
Leith
Scotland
Albert Glass
Nottingham Drive
Macon
France
Ana Acme
John Gardner
Yoakum
Tex
Ri Ya
Sarge
Robert M. Scott
Greensboro
N.C
Sicily
Atlanta
England
Ronald Adam
George VI
Cape Thy Try
Bromley Davenport
Red Cross
Prion Camp
Milton K. Willian
Louis
Norman C. Goodwin
Bradford
Eight More Towns Fall To Allied Forces In Italy
Allied armies in Italy report eight additional towns captured as pushes continue toward Isernia. Fifth Army advances from the south reach Raststeinina area, Crancolise, Sparanive, and Rocchetta, while Bojano and nearby towns Baraello Spineto Petrelia and Palata fall to British and American units. Isernia remains a key objective with German rearguard resistance noted.
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Edward Kennedy
Aly Giers
Allied
Armieas
Italy
Fifth Army
Naziw
Mark W Clark
Rastscanina
Isernia
Eighth Army
Obyano
Campobasso
Raviscanina
Capua
Crancolise
Sparanive
Rocchetta
Bojano
Baranello
Campobisso
Spineto
Petrelia
Palata
Iserna
Wording Of Senate Post War Resolution Assailed By Critics
Washington AP reports critics press for precise interpretation of the Connally postwar policy resolution. Senator Hatch notes a bloc narrowed wording to curb the President on using force, while supporters urge prompt approval. Hatlie Caraway defends the measure as essential to peace, urging swift Senate action.
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Senate
Washington
Hattie Caraway
D-Ark
Sen. White
R-Me
White
Critcn
Hatch
D-N
United States
Hatch Gald
Kinkaid defends naval successes in Aleutians push
Vice Admiral Thomas Kinkaid, soon to lead naval forces in the southwest Pacific, told reporters Japanese subs were sunk and evacuees taken from Attu or nearby islands as American forces closed in. He described heavy casualties for the Japanese and noted the operation’s efforts to cut off retreat and evacuate combatants. He also discussed uncertainty about whether full evacuation had completed as troops cleared the area.
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Washington
Adital Thomas Kini
Aleutians
Aneruda
Ahe Garagon
Kinkaid
Eretary
Kineasy
Koska
Bubmanines
Amelica Kreeps Tanda
Aguet
Caid Kinkaid
German morale wanes as British air raids intensify
Leith Scotland AP soldiers freed from Nazi custody report German spirits crushed by relentless Allied bombing. Repatriates say Germans fear Britain more than Russia, though fear grows as war factories and cities feel the strain. Veteran Captured at Hoillogne recalls Grim mood. voices note hope of eventual Allied victory.
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Leith
Scotland
Nezi
FR. Grundy
Hoillogne
Germany
Grundy de Hhard
Great Britain
St Val
British Evacuate Ora Island in Dodecanese
A British communique reports the evacuation of Ora Island in the Dodecanese amid German sea and air counterattacks. British forces had previously occupied inland areas near the Turkish coast with other group members. Berlin then claimed reduced resistance after a sudden shift in operations.
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Cairo
Ora
Dodecanese
Turkey
Iland
Berlin
Tojo and Hirohito outline grim war outlook at Diet
In terse remarks read to the Japanese Diet both Emperor Hirohito and Prime Minister Hideki Tojo warned that while Allies were defeated earlier they now face intensified resistance as the war grows harder. Tojo announced new mobilization measures and urged total effort while Hirohito stressed unity and confidence in eventual victory.
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New York
Japan
Hirahite
Hideki Tojo
Tiyo
Tokyo
Toyo
Jawleud
Tajo
Aumertertl
Det Inet
Germany
Draft Board One After Delinquents in Houston County
Officials of Houston County Selective Service Board One announced intensified efforts to locate and correct delinquent registrants and those not complying with regulations would be ordered to report for induction. A complete check will tally suspected delinquents and report them to federal authorities, with actions to be taken promptly.
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Houston County Selective Service Board
Nov
Tlattt
Hatien
Russian Conference Enters Eighth Day
Moscow reports show the Three Power Conference advancing on its eighth day with Cordell Hull Anthony Eden and Vyacheslav Molotov guiding the talks. British and Soviet sides expressed optimism as sessions continued, despite limited details released.
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Moscow
Ita
Cordell Hull
Britiab
Anthony Eden
Vyuthenlay Molotov
Pardes
Yeaterday
Alon
Bel Hall
Joseph Stalin
Tisclopea
Russians Label German Retreat As Disorderer
Moscow dispatch reports four Soviet armies pressing a German retreat across eastern Ukraine toward the Bug river. The drive follows captures of Dnepropetrovsk and Melitopol amid a broad front from Krementchug to the Sea of Azov with heavy German losses and signs of a major German withdrawal.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Advil Visler
Acuthern
Russia
Bug River
Kremenchig
Bea of
Azov
Breling
Dnepropetrovak
Dneprodzerehinak
Svileper
Crinem
London
Berlin
Polluh ‘Telegraph Agency
Lyon
Poland
Rudion
Masinovsky
Dnepropetrovek
Ivan 8
Konev
Melltopol
Melitopol
Cilmes
Beltish Foru
Athony Eden
Congress Faces Riff Over Margarine Tax
AP report from Washington describes a heated debate in the House Agriculture Committee over margarine taxation and federal controls. Representative Anderson cites dairy opposition to sugarcoated rules, while Chairman Fulmer pushes tax limits and licensing proposals amid a farm bloc split.
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Congress
Kesselring Removed From Italian Front
The London Daily Mail reported that Lt. Gen. Wittinghoff, a tank expert, replaced Field Marshal Gen. Albert Kesselring as German field commander on the Italian front, while Kesselring allegedly moved to air command on the Russian front.
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London
London Daily Mail
Wittinghoff
Albert Kesselring
Atheratian
Kegerlring
Gteen
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