OPA Sets New Six Points Value For Dowd Assigned Foods
Washington AP reports Jama jel and fruit spreads join the six point category as the Office of Price Administration outlines Sunday changes in processed food values. Ration costs for veal flank and mutton cuts are cut two points while butter remains at sixteen. Several canned fruit values shift, with jams six points per jar, jellies and fruit preserves four points, and No. 2 and No. 1 cans adjusted. The frozen category is revived and some pickled items are re rationed.
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Washington
Ofof Price Administration
OPA
Center Of Strike Barred From Dothan High School
Ernoy Flurry city superintendent of education said permission for W I Avant to reenter Dothan High School was denied after Avant, a 17 year old senior, led a student strike. Flurry called reinstatement up to the Board of Education and opposed it. Avant had voluntarily withdrawn Monday and returned today but was barred by principal G Vangho.
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Ernoy Flurry
Dothan High School
W. I. Avant
Flurry
Avant
the Eagle
Board of Education
S Wach
G. Vangho
RCAF Society Cadet Confesses Slaying
New York AP report says Wayne Lonergan a bleary Royal Canadian Air Force cadet confessed to killing his heiress wife Patricia at their Beekman Hill apartment. He testified he struck her with two brass candlesticks and strangled her after police pursued a stolen war form claim.
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New York
Wayne Lonérgen
Patricia
Beekman Hill
Wayne
Edward Dillon
Royal Canadian Airforce
Dillon
Lonergan
Po Yca
Lonergan Weels
Frank & Hogan
Hogan
East River
Aabe
War Chest drives near goal across six Wiregrass counties
In the 18th District of Alabama the War Chest campaign shows nearly met quotas in all six counties. Houston County reports total gifts of 5258.71 from white and Negro schools led by Ashford with 1800 dollars. Barbour, Geneva, Coffee, and other counties indicate goals in sight and nearing completion as chairmen announce progress and forthcoming shortfalls.
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Alabama War Chest
W. C. Faulkner
Houston
Boleman Baxter
C. M Ling
Bed
Faulkner
Rurel
Henry County
Yancey Dean
Barbour
Joel Johnson
Geneva
Dele
F. ©. Deese
Coffes County
Ed Shirling
Enterprise
Sam Sawyer
Elba
Faulknner
Joint Chest Fund In Dothan Still Five Thousand Short
Dothan drives report $26,600 raised toward a $31,500 county quota with about forty firms contributing and The Sterling Shop joining the list. Moseley as campaign chairman said roughly $5,000 more is needed and urged citizens to give unreservedly to reach the goal without added effort from organizers. Nepeir Field is expected to report today.
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Dothan United
Charitieg
Fred Moselay
Dothan Fim
Sterling
Moseley
Dota
Nepier
Moselyy
Socticttora
Police Nab Girlies To Halt Girlie Show
Police interrupted a Houston County Fairgrounds show described as risqué, charging four performers with public indecency and disorderly conduct. Four defendants including a man were booked and set to appear in Recorder's court, with bail posted for each, amid a local controversy surrounding the event.
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Houston County Fairgrounds
Gram Okiris
Beders
L. Vaaghen
Recorder’s Court
Wea
Wader
J. B. Dranghea
Freak Temes
Mra Manins Mead
American Warships Shell Nazi Supply Lines In Italy
The piece notes American naval action in Italy and reports a coal crisis looming as strikes grow. It cites 77,000 idle miners across eleven states, with President Roosevelt keeping plans private while the War Labor Board’s coal report remains unread. CIO dissent from a wage contract is filed by Van A. Bittner and John Brophy.
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Italy
Washington
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
CIO
WLE
van A. Bittner
John Brophy
United Mine Workers
FDR Says Moscow Talks Were Great Success
President Roosevelt announced that the Moscow conference was a great success with formal agreement documents in progress. He backed a Senate declaration to avoid future war and noted the combined talks of Russian British and American foreign ministers as a significant political achievement.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Moscow
Senate
Roosevelt Churchill rearrange food board setup
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill announced a reorganization of the Anglo American Combined Food Board. Wickard becomes neutral chairman, Canada gains membership, Mervin Jones to serve as a two member. The White House says the change will streamline decisions and align U.S. positions on food policy as Congress readies a forthcoming message on subsidies and inflation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Combined Food Board
Agriculture Wickard
Canada
Roosevel
Mervin Jones
White House
Jones
Whie House
Congress
Jonea
Committee Asked To Reconsider Liquor Excises
Washington AP reports the House Ways and Means Committee, after rejecting a sales tax, is urged to reconsider a bill cutting postal rates and boosting liquor taxes to 66 2 3 percent. Rep Knuteen proposes whiskey tax at 33 cents per gallon, replacing $10. Aims to trim administration’s revenue request. potential $240 million reduction possible. Rep Carlson seeks reversal of increased postage rates. editors seek old rates. Debate continues on airmail, telephone, and general administration taxes. water tax rejected 16 to 8.
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Francis M. Lemay Washington
House Ways and Meana
Rep
Knuteen
R.minn
Ila
Carlson
Kas
Doughton
D-N. C
Senators Join In Demand That U. S. Acquire Bases
Washington AP reports several Senators backed a plan for the United States to acquire permanent military rights worldwide to defend the country. Some urged broader action on defense, alongside others who favored a more limited approach. The discussion followed an October 7 report on fronts and echoed calls for Caribbean base rights by Senator Tydings.
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Washington
United
Ccms
Russell
Rival Yugoslav Factions Clash In Turmoil
London AP reports Yugoslav partisan forces led by Tito strike through the Zagreb Belgrade railway system near Zagreb with bridges blown and trains destroyed. The communique claims over 1 000 telegraph poles felled, more than 2 770 German troops affected, amid renewed feuding between Tito's faction and Mihailovic's camp.
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London
Joasip Brea
Tito
Germany
Yugoslavia
Zagreb-Belgrada
Zagreb
Free Yugoslav Radio
Draja Mihailovic
Allied Amphibious Forces Gain Hold Near Bougainville
Allied amphibious forces press Bougainville as submarines likely from the United States strike below Japan. Japanese evacuation of a key highway point near Nanking signals weakening grip on east China. On the Bougainville front, could be the prelude to a final campaign asAmerican airpower neutralizes local air strength. Treasury Islands landings reported as minor with light American casualties.
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Solomon Islands
Japan
Ielanda
Ching
Nanking
Chungking
East China
Balween River
Burma
Treasury Islands
Mono
Stirling
Wilem F. Halevy
South Pacific
Bolomons
Tokyo
Radio
Berlin
East China Sea
Navy Dey
Cheater W. Nimitz
Pacific
Neot
Barbour Countian Gels Life Term
Barbour County jury recommended no life sentence for Huey F. Lea after his conviction on a charge of wilting his father, former Probate Judge H. R. Les, who was shot to death over a year ago. Lea claimed insanity. an appeal was announced. Williams presided. Lea was initially placed in a mental observation facility, escaped, rearrested, and sentenced as a penitentiary inmate.
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Win State Institution
Allies Hit Rommel Lines Along Appian Way Inches Ahead
Allied artillery and destroyers pounding Rommel’s communications along the Appian Way, with the Fifth and Eighth Armies reporting gains near Sparanise and Teano. American forces under Lt Gen Mark W Clark breaching rivulets and rough terrain for about three miles, threatening Mt Massico as British units advance toward Mondragone and the Regia Canal. Navy and ground units consolidate positions while reporting continued heavy actions.
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Edward Kennedy
Algoers
Erwin Rommel
Minturno
St. Massice
Mark W. Clark
Sparanine
Teano
Mt. Masaico
Rome
Fifth Army
Regia Canal
Valturno
Mt Mas Wico
Mondragone
Raviktanine
Haggling Over Post War Resolution Draws Senate Fire
Senator Wheeler criticized the Connally peace resolution in the Senate arguing it risks provoking Russian gains and entwines the United States with a wide international power to prevent aggression. He warned the language could be interpreted as backing Sovietdom and extending Poland’s borders beyond prior demands, urging caution before committing postwar policies.
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Washington
Wheeler
Thoes
Russia
Poland
Hitler
Germany
T’ Wheeler
Montanan
Marshal Btelin
Churchill
United States
Bratin
Grand Jury Finds 36 Indictments in Houston County
The Houston County Grand Jury met Monday and returned 26 indictments, 29 felonies and 7 misdemeanors. It recommended higher bonds for county officials to match funds in custody and urged sheriff control over courthouse janitors. Conditions at courthouses were generally good, with some repairs needed on the end floors.
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Houston County Grand Jury
D. C. Halstead
Grand Jury
Hemep
Soviets Drive To Close Only Escape Route
Soviet forces push toward Perekop as they press south from Krivoi Rog and Dnieper region. German defenses collapse along the Kakhovka line while Russians claim large casualties and continued westward advances across multiple sectors.
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London
Op Krivoi Rog
Dnieper
Dniaper
Red Army
Uk-raine
Parekop
Moetowwald
Perakop
Nizhne Saragozhy
Stenpe
Militopel
Doleper River
Kakhovka
Tenia
Nishne - Saragozhy
Krivol
Martanovka
Tndeawrup Opetinetia
Smepropetrovsk
Ketvol Rog
Aaid
Crimea
Uitie
Feodor Tolbukhlo
Desert Army
Mesitopet
Perekop
White Russia
Moscow War Bulletin
Draft Delinquents Named by Board Two in Houston County
Board Two of the Houston County Selection Service declares seven men delinquent and I A ready for induction. The officials emphasized action for those who knowingly avoid service, promising prosecution or immediate enlistment for those listed. Delinquents include Horace Hettle from Mount Dora Faws Florida Horace Hampton Thompson Jeremiah O Briam Steve May Jos Hurrin Lyon Bernie Colman Hing and Willie Ben Amith all noted as Negro.
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Draft Board
Houston County Selection Service Board
Horace Hettle
Mt. and- Faws
Fla
Horace Hampton Thompson
Columbus
Jermiah O'Brian
Birmingham
Steve May
Dothan
Jos Hurrin Lyon
Mt Pleasant
Bernie Colman Hing
Willie Ben Amith
Benjamon S. Liddon Dies In Hospital
Benjamon S. Liddon, 32, of Gypesville Pia died in a Dothan hospital at 3:30 a.m. after a short illness. He was a Graceville Methodist member. Surviving: wife, a daughter Christelle, mother Mia, C. C. Liddon Sr. of Marianna, seven siblings, and several in-laws. Funeral 3 p.m. today at Graceville home with Rev. Hugh E. Wilson officiating. Burial Riverside Cemetery, Marianna, Ward-Wilson in charge. Pallbearers listed.
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Benjamon
Liddon
Gypesville
Pia
Graceville
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