Ashford Obituary and Military Promotion Report
Mrs. Cora Massey of Ashford dies, with list of local relatives and pallbearers named. Also notes Hebert Promote a Promotion of Private First Class Wallace W. Hubert, from Ashford, to Corporal while serving with XX Bomber Command in India. Hebert was a former athlete at Dethan High School and railroad worker before enlistment.
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Imegar Ashieva
Jones
Thorptes
Goardur
Caprs
Aseford
Rando Snevfeld
Bisaehy
E S Jores
Ashford
John Jones
J. 5 Jones
Cortona
Claverce Jones
Wiborn Mills
James B Capns Sonnpce Broan
Edward Creel
Vate
Lynn Jones Johnson
Hebert
Wallace W. Hubert
R H. Hubert
South
St Andrews Street
XX Bomber Command
India
Dethan
Army Air Forces
L and N. RR. Co
Big Six Loop Football Prospects Highlight 1943 Contenders
The Big Six coaches predict improved football with Nebraska led by Kern Helms and Don Bull Reece returning stars. Kansas State’s Chauncey Simpson and Iowa State’s Silent Mike Michalske loom, with Kansas and Mis Louis also featuring strong veterans. A relaxed scouting rule is debated as 22 non conference games are lined up.
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Gautamaeydah
Belore
Adolph Teasadoask
Nebraske
Cornhuskers
Kern Helms
Ward Haylett
Kansas State
Wildes
Ibnesralds
Chauncey Simpson
Mis
Secor
Iowa State
Simpson
Don Bull Reece
Bull Dellastatous
Mike Michalske
Henry Shenk
Kansas
German Communist Leaders Killed in Air Attack Near Weimar
London AP report says Ernst Thaelmann German Communist head and Br Rudolf Breitscheid Social Democrat leader, both held at Buchenwald near Weimar, were killed in an Allied air raid Aug 2. Weimar lies 50 miles from Leipzig. Reports note no prior detailed bombing of concentration camps.
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London
Ernst Thaelmann
Buchenwalde
Weimar
Rudolf Breitscheid
Thaelmann
Reichstag
Leapug
Germany
Rolphus Faulk Killed In Action
Rolphus Faulk is reported dead in action as of July 25 per a War Department notice. The report lists his parents Mr and Mrs W oT Faulk of De ae Tutee and notes overseas service for two homents.
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Rolphus
Faulk
Prvece Kulptus
Raak
Hes Perenis
War Department
Negro Woman Faced With Burglary Count
A Commonwealth report states Macha Cameron a Black woman is charged with burglary in a break-in at Marie Keng's home. Deputy Sheriff FT Ca Sey and court records note Det Brown filed the warrant. The document cites a Ring woman as the informant for the charge.
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Macha Cameron
Marie Keng
Court House
FT Ca Sey
de Fens
Det Brown
Cameron
Federal Grand Jury Charges Monopoly
A federal grand jury indicted several British and German owned firms for monopolizing the world supply of borax strategic war chemical in a cartel described by government attorneys as ruthless and complete. Defendants include Borav Consolidated Ltd of London and American Potash and Chemical Corp with NY headquarters and their subsidiaries. German members were not indicted as their stock was seized by the Alien Property Custodian after ownership was discovered in October 1922, ten months after the U S entry into the war.
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San Fran
ISO faPi
Borax
London
New York
California
Borav Consolidated, Ltd
American Potash and Chemical Corp
Antitrust Division
United States
Train wreck leaves 39 soldiers dead or injured
In heavy fog a train wreck stranded soldiers hastily shifting cars and rescuers. Army officials withheld numbers until next of kin are notified while a Catholic priest administered last rites to victims. The accident disrupted travel as soldiers, civilians, and the wounded were moved to hospitals and armories.
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Army
St Anthony and Union
Civian
Choton
le Uhurt
Interview plans and public health notes from Montgomery
John 8 Bricken of the ODT office in Montgomery will be in Da than at the Houston County War Price and Rationing Board Friday and Saturday morning September 15 and 16 to interview truckers and farmers in the area officials announced today. Saturday afternoon he will attend a session of the county farm committee. During 1943 861000 cases of oat syphilis and gonorrhea were reported in the United States Federal expenditures for venereal disease control in 1943 totaled 12500000 Bravil as the only Portuguese speaking country in South America Health authorities estimate that Benorrhea occurs at least three times more often than syphilis. In peacetime the harbor of Ancone Italy was one of the busiest on the Adriatic coast.
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John 8 Bricken
ODT
Montgomery
Houston County War
County Farm Committee
United States
South Ameria
Scouts See Membership Rise Across Councils
The 1944 report shows total Scout membership increasing with Cub packs adding new units. By August 1944 councils reported 902 cub members and 31,431 overall Scouts, with several new groups formed in Florala Enterprise and Troy areas. Local churches and schools such as Florala First Esp st Church and Dotian P T A helped organize multiple packs and units across the region.
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Alabama
J. OV
Tt Scoet
Amigutier i
Florala
Futerprae
Ares
Legion
Haatford
Hartford Public Schod
Photographic Mission Maps Siegfried Line Defense Changes
Ninth Air Force reconnaissance group pilots flew high altitude over 2600 square miles along the Siegfried Line and Rhine Rover to document German defenses and improvised obstacles. Photo interpreters processed thousands of images while one plane was lost in five days. Col George W Peck of Detroit led the unit.
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Qaghiming
Musis
Ninth Air Force
Siegfried Line
Berlin
Ninth
George W Peck
Detrett
Deese Returns on Swedish Ship Gripshelm
Private Edgar Deese an infantryman from Midland City on route one is among 233 wounded Army officers and enlisted men returning from captivity in Germany aboard the Swedish motorship Gripshelm after a prisoner exchange at Gatesburg Sweden. The ship sails for the United States late this month and returning soldiers will be given leave or furlough after exams if fit, or hospital care if not.
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Edgar Deese
Willem Deese
Midland City
Germany
United States
Gripshelm
Gatesburg
Sweden
Arene
Miss Chesmore to Address Scout Meet at Junior High
Miss Chesmore will speak to the scout meet committee members on duties and attendance. The event, announced today, will be held tonight at 7 at Young Junior High School, highlighting historical notes about glass cutting and mining.
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Miss Chesmore
Scout
Gerd
Young
Margareth Chesmore
Englad
National Council
Faone
Service Officer to Receive Assistant in Houston County
The Houston County Board of Revenue authorized offering Sam Parrish a service officer position with an office assistant and equipment. The board asked Parrish to prepare an estimate of costs and to confirm if he can secure an assistant. Pending the estimate, Probate Judge Saxon P Posner will ratify and call a session to act. The assistant’s salary range was discussed from 65 to 75 dollars monthly, with no final figure set.
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Houston County Board of Revenue
Sam Parrish
Parrish
Saxon P. Posner
Chief Urges Care In Use Of Air Rifles
Police Chief J. E. Craughon pleads with parents to instruct children to avoid shooting air rifles near houses after reports of shots hitting residences while people sat on porches. No injuries reported, but dangers of careless use are stressed. Russia had 83 broadcasting stations in 1944.
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J. E. Craughon
Russia
Suspension From Selling Gasoline Under OPA Rules
Gregory Olng, a Maverin on Vere Crews in Teet, faces a six month probationary suspension for alleged pasties on mobile tanks and coupon manipulation under OPA rules. Bel of Mong County and others including Manning, Young, Newton, Clio, and Walter Ton are noted for suspensions tied to gasoline handling and shortages.
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Gregory
Sur
Bel Mig Gregory
Dale
T. Manning
OPA
Charset Manning
Spe
R. Young
Newton
Lad Clio
Walter L. Ton
Cautious Free Tan fi Military Life Transition Discussed
The remarks describe soldiers transitioning to military life and the handling of offenses that could lead to long sentences. The official notes that some offenders receive treatment instead of harsh penalties, with emphasis on measured discipline and gradual integration.
Weather alert as strong winds threaten New England shores
The meteorological bureau warned that a hurricane would likely reach the England coast tonight with winds near 75 miles per hour. Movement expected to turn inland toward Connecticut and nearby island coasts by mid-morning, indicating a significant storm impact for the region. The Dominican Republic is noted for having the oldest highway in the Americas.
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Page Tee
England
Connecticu
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