FCC approves merger of Western Union and Postal Telegraph
Washington AP reports the Federal Communications Commission approves a merger of Western Union and Postal Telegraph after years of study. The order envisions a two year integration and argues monopoly would benefit national telegraph service by reducing waste and improving efficiency. Commissioner Durr dissents, warning the public interest may be harmed without postwar competition.
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Washington
Federal Communicatons Commission
Western Union
Postel
LCC
Congress
Mechisery
Besi
James L. Fly
Paul A. Walker
Norman
Man Gives Self Up As Army Deserter
Joseph Marion Roche surrendered to Federal and Army authorities at Elbe and was jailed in Houston County on charges for violating the Selective Service Act. Commissioner J W Daughtry said Roche worked at a LeGrange restaurant and went to Bibb to visit his wife when captured. bond set at 750.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oseph Marion Roche
U. S
Elbe
Houston County
J. W. Daughtry
LeGrange
Biba
Daughtry
Theater Magnate Guilty In War Productionfine
Roy E. Martin of Panama City motion picture operator pleaded guilty in Federal court to three counts charging violation of War Production Board regulations. He was fined 10000 dollars with possible jail terms on each count. The allegations concern war material use in building theaters at Springfield near Panama City Panama Beach and Mari- Pana East of 2500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
Fin
Roy E. Martin
Panama City
War Production Board
A. V. Long
George Earl Hoffman
U. S
Northern District of Florida
Martin
Springfield
Panama Beach
Mari- Pana
Veterans group delves into postwar policy and veterans aid
The discussion covers continuing veterans benefits including pensions, job preferences for combat veterans, and the independent Veterans Administration overseeing rehabilitation, training, medical care, and employment. A St Paul leader predicts postwar sympathy for Germany and Japan and warns against enemy tricks while Roosevelt pledges continued wartime effort and postwar planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
Veterans Employment Service
Nations Auxiliary
Maria C. de Witt
St. Paul, Minn
Germany
Japan
Roosevelt
Brown Considers Leaving OPA Post
Washington AP reports Senator Brown of Michigan weighs resigning as price administrator citing program progress and Bowles rising under General Manager Chester Bowles. Brown, after returning from vacation, said he is pleased with Bowles, fueling talk he may recommend Bowles to succeed. Speculation links Brown to another government post or the Federal Reserve Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SY Maevin J. Arrowsmith Washington
OPA
Chester Bowles
Brown
Congress
Bowles
Federal Reserve Board
Marshall Field III Receives Large Estate Residue
Chicago magnate Marshall Field III turns fifty celebrating a vast inheritance from his grandfather Marshall Field. Estate appraisals estimate the residuary estate at 70 to 75 million dollars, with $83,000,010 previously allocated under the will. Field is publisher of The Chicago Sun and active in business and philanthropy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Marshall Field I
Marahall Feld
Cav. J. Weitzel
Com-J
Marahall Field
Field
Chicago Sun
Filet
New York
Marshall Field & Company
German Press Hints Autumn Rain May Pause Soviet Drive
Voelkischer Beobachter argues autumn rains could slow the Soviet offensive as eastern front withdrawals and troop redeployments surface. Berlin papers cite continued fighting in rain with improved German and Russian hardware while Goebbels outlines conduct rules for front morale. Allied and Axis moves shift with Hungary and Romania scene amid withdrawal rumors and Kiev front activity.
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Adolf Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Britain
Italy
Alles
Berlin
Sockholm
Nya Darligt Allehands
Sasanyt Cara
Propsranda
Motine Avory
Goebbels
Hungary
Romania
Axis
Russia
Boris
Sota
Uoen
Aad Afd
Kiev
Hitler
Negro undertaker indicted by U S grand jury
A federal grand jury indicted Tuthean Malone a Negro undertaker from De ar and others in Montgomery county on charges tied to irregularities in collecting an insurance policy on Malone’s deceased wife. A preliminary hearing was set before Judge W Kennawer. Malone was expected to post bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Fun Hawk
Tuthean Negro Undertader
Eeather Necrosciente
Alunto Malone
Montgomery
TOS
W Kennawer
Malone
Wite
Railroad Wage Report Continues Panel Deliberations
The board weighs Little Steel formula impacts as Vinson orders face 8 cent raise for 1.1 million non operating railroad workers. Dispute narrows to engineers brakemen yardmen and others after 1941 base pay gains. Minority argues board failed to specify facts and address inequities.
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Fred M. Vinson
Xubatandacda
Unione
Welter BP
Hese
Ration Updates Increase and Cut Points Across Food List
The report details continued ration adjustments with point increases for cheeses and pork items, and reductions for certain beef, veal, and brain products. processed foods see higher points for canned cherries and grapefruit while green beans and corn decline. mushrooms gain, dried peas and lentils near zero ratings with possible later valves.
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Norlea
Masons to Meet at Pyihigoras Lodge No 39
ALF and A M will hold a reg communication tonight at 7 30 in the Temple J S Talley Worshipful Master announced today The Master Mason degree will be conferred All Master Masons urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pyihigoras Lodge
Alf
A.M
J. S. Talley
Venereal Control Officer Assigned in Three Counties
J O W Holmer of Birmingham is named venereal control officer for Houston Dale and Coffee counties by the Bizte Health Department. Dr W T Burkett, county health officer, takes the post with duties to investigate personnel contacts and case management, visiting Houston County Monday to Wednesday mornings and the rest in Dale and Coffee.
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J O W. Holmer
Birmingham
Bizte Health
Hosston
Dale
Coftes
W. T. Burkett
Houston County
Coffee Coun Lel
Burkett
Infant Dies After Long Illness in Dothan
Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jaren H Hogue of Atlanta died at grandparents home 1400 West North Street Dothan after a long illness. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 10 am at Fellows and Forrester Funeral Home with Rev Sam Reeves officiating. Burial will be in City cemetery. Surviving are her parents and the grandparents Mr and Mrs Jesse Mullinga of Dothan and Mr and Mrs Munster Hogue of Atlanta.
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Arlene Hogue
Mra
Jaren H. Hogue
Atlanta
Jesse Mulling
West North Street
Dothan
Longness
Fellows and Forrester Funeral
Sam Reeves
Detsan Firet Baptist Church
City
Jease Mullina
Munster Hogue
Professional Jumper To Get Napier Wings
Aviation Cadet Edward KK. Patrick, in final stages of advanced parachute training at Napier Field, drew a crowd at Westernville Airport Cincinnati with early jumps. A Cincinnati Parachute Club member, he helped design a bat wing costume enabling glide distance before deploying a chute. Patrick will receive his wings Friday at Napier Field and vows readiness if bailout becomes necessary.
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Edward KK. Patrick
Patrick
Napier Field
Weaternville
Cincinnati
Aination
Ferrick
Cincinnati Parachute Club
the Feld
Petrick
Napie Field
Mrs. W. M. Helms Dies Near Dothan
Mrs. W. M. Helms eighty of Dothan route four died at her daughter Dora Andrews home after illness. Funeral at Old Bethel Church near Blue Springs with Rev. Fletcher Shirey officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Survived by four daughters, three sons, two sisters, fifty three grandchildren and four great great grandchildren.
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W. M. Halma
Dothan
Dora Andrews
Wath
Qiness
Old Bethel Church
Blue Springs
Fletcher Shirey
Blue Soringa
Burja
Ward-Wilson
Maggie Jordan
Clio
Clara Bennefield
Midland City
Mra
Lammie Casey
Ozark
W. D. Helms
Kein Field
Fila
B. W. Helms
Bake, Fla
D. T. Helms
Opp
Millie Strickland
Mearle Reeder
Eighteen Scouts Attend Wet Weather Roast at Dothan Church
Eighteen members of Boy Scout Troop No 38 of Dothan met at Foster Street Methodist Church for a weather roast with Scoutmaster Paul K Gamble and Assistant Scoutmaster Attis Williams in charge. Attendees included Tommy Brooks Jimmy Dees James Byrd Flawera Jimmy Gamble Hutch Hutchings Billy Jon Jackson Stanley Tiebert James Norman Spann Hobby Wittama Gerald Hicks Palmer Brooks Archia Carmichael Jim Farmer Herbert Blumberg H I Roberta Frank Johnson Jimmy Walling and Richard Edgar Liberatora reportedly made a raid on a Japanese base and brought back 200 photon of military details, floret over green by pilots.
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Boy Scout Troop No 38
Dothan
Foster Street Methodist Church
Paul K. Gamble
Attis Williams
Tommy Brooks
Jimmy Dees
James Byrd Flawera
Jimmy Gamble
Hutch Hutchings
Billy Jon Jackson
Stanley Tiebert
James Norman Spann
Hobby Wittama
Gerald Hicks
Palmer Brooks
Archia Carmichael
Jim Farmer
Herbert Blumberg
H. I. Roberta
Frank Johnson
Jimmy Walling
Richard Edgar
Soviet Red Army presses drive on Gomel and Kiev fronts
Soviet forces pushed toward Gomel, Mogilev, and Vitebsk as they closed on key White Russia cities and pressed along the Dnieper. Reports say German forces were routed or fleeing, with large-scale tank and infantry actions near Kiev and Dnepropetrovsk.
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London
White Russia
Gomel
Moghev
Vitebsk
Kiev
Kremenchug
Dnepropetrovak
Melkopol
Tersryuk
Moscow
Caucasus
Kerch
Berlin
Temryuk
Dnepropetrovsk
Aree
Dnieper
Dniepar
Nizhnidneprovak
Mogitey
Gome
Gomel-Vitebsk
Red Army
Terekhovke
Mogilevorska-Vitebsk
Sozh River
Warsaw
Leningrad
Russia
Baltic States
Germany
Campaign drive targets $15 billion nationwide total
figures from Ashford drive show local banks and post office contributing 119175 to Farmers and Merchants Bank 1225425 to First National Bank and 2085 50 to the post office. Lovern said Birmingham advised the drive would run through Saturday but Houston County would wrap up Thursday. The county has averaged over 100000 daily, with about 82000 in bonds yesterday and 190000 still to be used over the two remaining days.
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Ashford
Farmers and Merchants Bank
First National Bank
Post Office
Lovern
Birmingham
Houston County
Earae
Bonda
Navy Plane Sinks Three German Subs
A single American Grumman Avenger bomber from an escort carrier destroyed three German submarines and damaged a fourth off the Atlantic on convoy duty. Lt. Robert Perahing Wiltiaoa led the attack with crew Morris Grimstead, Melvin Paden, and others. two U-boats were sunk with 65 crewmen rescued, a third damaged, and the fourth possibly damaged. Williams, Steiger, Brewer, Schoby and others supported multiple attacks. Williams later scored a confirmed kill amid ongoing patrols. Williams, born in Pierre South Dakota, served with the USS Lexington when that carrier was sunk in the Pacific.
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Washington
Atlantic
Navy
Robert Perahing Wiltiaoa
Soogualame
Wash
Morris C. Grimstead
Letua
Joan
Melvin H. Paden
Samnas
Calif
William
Paden
Weke & Large
Relder
Earl H Steiger
Buffalo
Wiliams
Thia
Williams
Steiger
Charles W. Brewe
Tulsa
Okla
James FL Schoby
Bode
Towa
Grinstead
Williama
Martin C. O'Neill
Jersey City
N. J
Brewer
Tieut
Richard F. Neely
7Th Street
Tustaloosa
Wiliame
Tax plan proposals seek higher income and excise taxes
The discussion outlines raising the top income tax, removing a credit, lowering exemptions for married couples, and maintaining or adjusting single exemptions. Corporate taxes would rise from 40 to 50 percent, and excise taxes on liquor tobacco and other goods would expand. Estimated revenue impacts range from billions yearly, with broader excise levies potentially acting as a de facto sales tax.
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George
Army parade to honor Third War Loan in Dothan
Troops from Napier Field and Camp Rucker will join a mammoth Army parade in downtown Dothan Saturday afternoon between three and five o clock. Units from Army Air, Army Ground and Army Service Forces will participate in the procession. The event will also feature the first showings of This Ts the Army amid Southeast Alabama’s wartime observances.
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Army
Dothan
Napier Field
Camp Rucker
Army Air, Army Ground
Army Service Forces
Ft Fa
Alabama
Tata
Deranged Woman Blamed for North Bel l Street Fire
A mentally disturbed woman started a fire at 805 North Bell Street with a bed mattress. Firemen arrived, relatives restrained her with rope, and she was taken to the county jail for observation. Chief Deputy Sheriff J T Casey said officers found her under control upon arrival.
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North Bell Street
Eheriffe
J T. Casey
Allied gains loom as Italy front shifts near Foggia
The report notes British advances toward Foggia widening Allied reach into northern Italy and the Balkans. It cites Corfu occupation by Germany after Italian surrender, the Dalmatian port Split capture, and German air activity across the Aegean with RAF strikes on Crete and Syros.
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Balkan
Foggia
Italy
Danube Valley
Germany
Balkans
Milan
Adriatic Sea
Berlin
Corfu
Ionian Sea
Brosdcant
Split
Adriatic
Aegean
Greece
Middle East
Dodecanese
Cao
Lero
Italy gains no ally role in war effort
Allied officials report Italian forces seek alliance with the United Nations but are met with American and British reluctance. AMG officers in Italy find their mission sidelined as Italians seize civil power. Rifts grow as Badoglio’s government gains favor, while critics warn that a postwar Italy could mirror fascism in a different coat.
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Armises Ang Gftice
Mussolini
Atems
United Nations
Eighth Army
Italane
Alles
Government of Occupied
AMG
Kennedy
Washington
London
Badoglio
Victor Emannuel
Umberto
Savoy
Badogllo
New York
Leon Henderson
Price Administration
Italy
Badogno
Radion
Funeral services for Mrs Alice A Dies Near Slocomb
Funeral services for Mrs Alice A Dies Near Slocomb will be held at Blocozy church this afternoon after prayers at her home. The body will be moved to the Blocoby cemetery. Surviving are two sons J O Armeurong of Coluber and Lt White of Cottonwood. two daughters Mrs Weadis of Slocomb and Mrs Clyde Mazasy of Columbus. a sister Mrs Lillie Jonas of Dothan. two brothers and many grandchildren.
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Armstrong
Aeventy-Sevear
van Ae Rehobeb
M. Givens
Cane
Ward-Wilson Ig
Panama City
J. Od. Armeurong
Coluber
Mra Weadis
Coffee Selectee List Is Announced
Enterprise Specta reports the selective service board released names of several men inducted into the Army and Navy. Scheduled to report for Army duty next Thursday are James Calva, Cotton, Ellis Drew Roberty, Chere E. Hundiey, John M Jones, Ney D. Long, James E. Herring, and Frank E. Fiowere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Specta
Army
Navy
Refactive
Anite Board No
Coffer & D
Pace Seeks Higher Parity on Cotton Loans
Washington AP Pace of Georgia proposed boosting government loan rates for major crops to 100 percent of parity. He introduced House Resolution 163 to authorize the increased rate and argued current parity reflects labor costs from a bygone era. He noted farm labor costs have surged and suggested moving cotton into loans to benefit from future price boosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Representatine Pace
D.-Ga
House
Pace
Senate
Bomb Raid on Hannover and Brunswick Targets Rubber Industry
A strong RAF force attacked Hannover and Brunswick on September 22 in a concentrated raid lasting about 30 minutes. The strikes hit rail and industrial targets and caused casualties, continuing Allied focus on German rubber and construction centers amid multiple attacks in four months.
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Page
Hannover
DNB
Brunswick
Magdeburg
Berlis
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U. S. Fine
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Negro Undertaker
U. 5
Peze Ene
Masons
Co-maker Furniture Real Estate
Dothan Savings & Loan CO
W. M. Helms
Couta Mert
Liberatora
Paramushi- Co
Usok
Icvestia
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Medgar
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