Houston Schools Reported By Baxter In Houston
Baxter cites last year’s attendance report for Houston County Alabama, detailing pupil counts by race and level, noting white students outnumber Negro students and that daily attendance fell to its lowest in five years. He warns losses in funding and teacher units, urging parents to improve attendance to avoid further cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorrie
Coty Hookue
Alabama
Houston
Board of Education
Baxter
Benton Former Opp Man Dies by Own Action in Prison
William D. Benton, 50, former Opp businessman and convict in the Charles W. Mizell case, hanged himself at Atmore prison after beginning a nine year manslaughter sentence. Prison officials said Benton appeared emotional before the death, listed as death by own action in the records. Mizell was shot on an Opp street years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Benton
Opp
Charles W. Mizell
Atmore
Department of Corrections
Benton
W. Hixon
Gineer
Mizell
Early Nazi targets warned of constant risk to security sites
The article notes warnings about attacks on Nazi military depots, camps, railroad installations, and factories aiding the war machine, with citizens urged to expect dangers at all hours. It mentions that non-German inhabitants in the Ruhr and Rhineland could face trials for crimes against the regime. Benjamin Stoddert is cited as Maryland’s first U S Navy secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roa
Dey
Ruhr
Rhineland
Mrs. Ella Mae Ward Expires Suddenly
Mrs. Ella Mae Ward dies unexpectedly with funeral services planned at her residence tomorrow at four o'clock. The Rev Cy Caulker and the Rev Rooy J. Lee will lead, followed by interment at Headland Cemetery, Headland Mortuary in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Mae Ward
Pervate
Steborr
Henry Jones Clark
Staborn Jones
Ntry Tan
Opo
Bela
Tony
Cy Caulker
Rooy J. Lee
Bernal
Uwe
Headland
Soldier's Death Held Accidental At Army Pool
Pvt. Robert R. Vetter of Lawrenceburg Indiana was found dead in a post pool early Monday. An inquiry ruled the death accidental and the name was released after next of kin notification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert R. Vetter
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Pvt
Vetter
Ches
German Propaganda Seeds Spark Wider Belief Of Allied Aims
The piece notes German confidence in a decisive battle strategy and a perception that the Atlantic Wall is breached. It cites Goebbels' influence, Luftwaffe strength, and suspected Siegfried Line activity, with neutral reports on Todt workers and labor shifts to the line amid Italy's collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Gaedbes
France
Hitler
Goebbels
Luftwaffe
RAF
Goering
Reich
Siegfried Line
Todt
Italy
Atlantic Wall
Thnt! Atantic Wall
Enrollment In City Schools Shows Small Decline This Year
Enrollment at city elementary schools totals 3050, down 30 from last year, with gains at the high school and Young Junior High. High School enrollment stands at 319, up 3 from 1943 44, while Young Junior High reports 452 students. Negro schools enrollment slow, curriculum changes include dropping pre flight and net courses with a distributive education reform led by Mrs Marguerite Westheater. Lunch rooms open at Rose Hill Highland and Young Junior High, South Side lunch service pending supervisor hire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ana Suder
Walter
Unch
Young
Thas
Flurry
Marguerite Westheater
Rose Hill
Highland
South Side
John L. Lewis Seeks Votes Against Roosevelt at Union Meet
At the United Mine Workers convention in Cincinnati the president John J. Lewis urged members to oppose Franklin D. Roosevelt in the upcoming election. He cited Roosevelt’s 1943 radio appeal as a “kick in the face” to coal miners and warned that the current wage policy could lead to new measures. Delegates introduced multiple resolutions opposing Roosevelt or endorsing others, including Thomas E. Dewey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A
Cincinnati
John J. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Lewis
Mr. Roosevelt
Thomas ' EK. Dewey
Legal ruling notes erosion of precedents in casuistry
The text discusses continued from page one, urging that precedents have eroded over the years. It contends the decision rests on casuistry and sophistry rather than solid logic.
Kerosene Rationing Sparks County Restrictions
Officials of the Houston County War Price and Rationing Board announced kerosene shortages require heating stoves to be certificated for lawful use. Only eligible devices may be used, with certificates issued to permitted models and locations, amid widespread limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
Chicago
HS Exhhmed
Usade
Thieves Burglarize Flight Officer's Car Near Dothan Hotel
Sergeant Eddie Kelley reports thieves burglarized an automobile parked at the rear of a Dothan hotel last night and stole two handbags, wearing apparel, a portable radio, and other merchandise. The car belonged to Flight Officer Richard C. Jones of Spence Field Moultrie Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan Hotel
Eddie Kelley
Richard C. Jones
Spence Field
Moultie
Hartford Lions Club Charter Night Highlights and Guests
Hartford Lions Club held a charter night for over 100 members and guests in the high school auditorium. International Counselor R D Reid presented the charter to President J.4. Anderson, with remarks on Lionism and a program featuring the National Anthem, pledge, invocation, and toastmaster Freg Brookins. Notable out of town guests traveled from Dothan, Ashford, Enterprise, Tallassee, Andalusia, Montgomery, Troy, and Abbeville among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan Club
Mitzie
Hartford High School
Jete Stricklangh
F.C. Breoxizs
E. N. Pollan
Marvie Harrison
Tom Rogers
L. G. Nichols
Frod Neeley
RD Mety
JR Ramer
Susan Turner
C OB. Sheatuuse
Wie
Strew
Jimmy Dees
Seb Stembridge
A. Jones
Ozi Byrd
Waldron
Mis
Finva Metcalf
Howell Ada
B. Harrison
Duthan
Wells
Montgomery
L. W. Watson
Troy
FY. Sugley
Cart Farma
W.T. Barnette
W. T. Barnes
A. al Robingon
Abbeville
Five Thousand New Books Delivered to County Schools
Five thousand new texts and supplies arrived at the County Superintendent of Education. Officials say they are being stamped and classified and will be ready for distribution to elemental schools in the latter part of next week.
3,301 Persons Aided By USO Travel Group
3,301 persons aided by a USO travel group as officials describe services in a fragmented report. The text mentions gas, schedules, and a vague account of assistance to travelers and service members without clear dates or locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USO Travel Group
Board To Consider New Road Machines
A special meeting of the Board of Revenue is set for March to discuss purchasing equipment to standardize roads as closely as possible. A survey of school bus drivers was requested to assess work needed to improve transportation for students amid wartime machinery shortages. Recent rains have worsened road conditions including washouts and drainage problems, prompting county officials to urge maintenance despite limited resources due to wartime demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Caurty
Board of Revenue
Ahermyon
Bns
Two World War II Leaders Meet Amid Pacific Focus
Roosevelt and Churchill hold talks at the citadel residence while commanders plan potential cross-Pacific actions. Stalin’s absence colors expectations as Japan and Pacific strategies dominate discussions at the paired conferences. Official briefings reveal few details of activities since arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Churchill
Cairo
Chateau Frontenac
Quebec
Japan
Netherlands East Indies
London
Washington
Britain
Yongiung
Ch Boeig
Deei Stalin
Russia
Stalin
Pacific
Oinly
Stephen Early
Pearl Harbor
Aleutians
Admiral Turk
General MaccArthur
Earl of Athene
Princess Alice
Prime Minster
Flood Predicted as Rivers Rise Across States
A fragmented weather update notes river stages expected to reach elevated levels by Thursday across Alabama Florida and surrounding areas. Predictions indicate the Pea river and Chictawhatches are swelling with flood potential as rainfall and flows threaten low-lying communities and roadways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Elba
Ala
Florida
Alabama
Caroville
Geneva
Wiss
Lear
Rye Betes
Clayton Adams Made Mrs Hettie Capps Special Investigator Dies At Abbeville
Clayton Adams dies at Abbeville after a service life noted as a special investigator linked to Mrs Hettie Capps. The obit lists extensive family ties including W E Capps and Vander Capps, with funeral at Pleasant Grove Church and burial in Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Active pallbearers and honorary pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Adams
Hettie Capps
Abbeville
International Air Commission Seen for Postwar Control
Flora Lewis reports the United States outlines plans for a November meeting on world air lanes. Invitations go to UN members and neutrals except Argentina as talks aim to establish provisional routes, an interim council, and a treaty guiding a permanent international air commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Lewis Washington
Inter National Air Commission
United States
State Department
United Nations
Argentina
Department
International Air Commission
Allied push on Western Front drives toward Belgium and Holland
Allied forces report progress across the front from Brittany to the Schelde with pushes toward Brugge Lokeren and St Niklaas. Russian patrols enter East Prussia from Lithuania while American units advance near Liege and Bastogne as German resistance tightens along the coast and Ardennes.
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Reich
Lithuania
East Prussia
Brittany
Brest
Supreme Headquarters
Channel
Boulogne
Casais
Dunkerque
Schelde
Wissant
Langstre
Calais
Cap Gus Nez
Cap Gris Nez
England
Oustende
Blankenberge
Brugge
Lokeren
St. Niklaas Toop
Gent
Antwerp
Holland
Eindhoven
Degroote
Hachtel
Bourg-Leopolds
First Army
Herve
Liege
Aachen
Ihe
Limbourg
Terrtory
Miter
Allied push nears Rimini as German forces withdraw from Florence
In Italy the Fifth Army breached toward Rimini with Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark’s corps advancing within 35 miles of Bologna and Pistola and Prato cleared. Allied patrols reached Barberino as Kesselring avoids full engagement. Navies shell Rimini while ships target coastal concentrations and river bridges fall to retreating Germans.
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Bologna
Otec
Mark W. Clark
Pistala
Prato
Italy
Rimini
Sir Harold
Barberino
Apennines
Florence
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Kesselring
Albert Kesselring
Pistoia
Serchio
Lucca
Sieve River
Vicchia
Gulf of Genoa
Military general ranks listed with several brigadiers
A continued list names brigadier generals and their commands in Europe Asia and the Pacific including Brig. Gen Edwin D D Patrick Frank D Merrill Norman D Cota and others. A minor collision at West Main Street and Woodland Drive involved Bender Riley and W E Cuthbertson with both cars damaged. no citations issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin D.D. Patrick
6Th Infantry
Southwest Pacific
Norman D. Cota
28Th Infantry
Europe
Frank D. Merrill
Southeast Asia Command
Eugene Fales
Camp Blanding
Fila
Robert W. Douglas
Seventh Airforce
Pacific
Special Services
Francis B. Maton
Fort George G. Meade
Gilbert X. Cheves
Service of Supply
India
Cyrus R. Smith
Army Air Transport , Command
Maurice Rose
Third Armored
West Main Ftreet
Woodland Drive
John Hilson
George Garret
Bender Riley
W. E. Cuthbertson
Cos
Isinon
Fragmentary World War II text about Pacific operations
Fragmented OCR notes describe Aleutian, Marianas, and Volcano group activity with mention of planes near Para Mushito and a raid north of Tokyo. The garbled passage references Mitsubishi, Japanese forces, and naval air operations, but many words are unclear or missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gomes
Marianas
Volcano
Tokyo
Mort Artis
Smsvd
Fang and Toa Fang Fined and Placed in Custody
A confusing report states Fang and To Toa Fang face fines of 17 dollars each and are taken into custody by city authorities after incidents involving excessive drinking. Further context is unclear from the fragmented source.
Charities Board Meets Tomorrow Agenda Set
A Dothan United Chest executive meeting, postponed today, plans to elect officers including president and vice president. The session aims to outline the War Chest Charities drive in October and finalize plans for staging the fundraising campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan United Chest
War Chest
Dent
RAF and Allied Air Operations Report From Europe
Allied air forces conducted multiple operations across Europe including RAF and US bomber missions targeting refineries and oil plants in the Ruhr and surrounding areas. Canadian squadrons moved to mobile bases in Belgium while ships and coastal targets along Schelde faced attacks. Several ships, a destroyer, and minesweepers were damaged. three US Marauder groups attacked German positions along the Moselle front with three fires reported and no RAF losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Cire
Dinard
Belgium
RAF
Guites
Second Cal Airforce
Wasland
Second Cal Air Force
Air Ministry
Rube
U. S
Ocs
Third Army
Moselle
France
Ruhr
City Commission Brief Session Approves Sewer Line Survey
In a brief session the City Commission, aside from routine matters, adopted a resolution allowing Commission President Ew McKinney to sign a contract with the Central of Georgia to lay a sewer line under three tracks. The commission also tentatively lowered the sale price on several city owned lots to dispose of them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
Altoning Commission
Ew McKinney
Central of Georgia
Tn Commission
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Benjamin Stoddert
Maryland
Rainer Studio
Ceeh
KODAK
John L. Lewis
Pilcher Whse. and Gin CO
Portoutes
Wrecery
Eecscarvon
Pmonim - L_ HARRIS ROOFING co
Erie
Hubert Pierlot
Bernum
Brussels
Faurgest
Leopold
Hartford Lions Club
Marshal Stalin
Susic Contentian
Heer Tovey
Ana Sunday
Ft Rae
Tndar
Ahd
Levers
Ted
WS & G
Agen
Sears
I Reve
Herne Capps
Abbevite
Pheasant Grove
M. Capps
Enterprise
CO Capps
Mt V
Vander Capps
Miam
Flo
Howard Capps
Capps
Gaugtier
Iey
Miami
Earnest Lovettt
Bertorg Murphy
Charte Davis
Tempe
James
Davis
Shinster
W. Va
Barley
Mattie Griffin
Dothan
D. Norston
Pleasent Grove Church
Roby J. Lee
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Ward
Wilson
Wmco
M. V
Burford Murphy
Earnest Lavette
Boward Capps
A. L. Conk
Pr. Floyd
J- Mf. Cunningham
C. M. Murphy
C. C. Murphy
J. T. Mc. Crendon
Fennie Capps
Marvin Murphy
Homer Roberts
Bob Lindsay
Lloyd Wilson
J. W. Capps
Horace McCoy
al Cousins
Davis Moring
C. M Brannon
J. D. Griffin
International Air Commission Seen
Nurther
Fang
Toa
Charities Board
Page Oy
Emia
Bea
Beth
Bovetes
Dethan
Warnbs
Mac’ S
Joen N. Melbod
Daten
Southside Granite Ca
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