Explosion Sinks Tug and Barges in Houston Channel
A terrific explosion in Houston Channel sinks a tug boat and a barge, and injures another barge and a fireboat. No lives believed lost. E. H. Furstenweld, a Port Houston fireboat lieutenant, notes the tug sank with barges loaded with oil, flames damage the second barge, the government fireboat and docks of the American Liberty Pipeline Company. The blast was felt over a 20 mile area.
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Houston
Tex
E. H. Furstenweld
Port Houston
American Liberty Pipeline ‘Company
Watch Night Service of Prayer at First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church will hold a Watch Night Service of Prayer Sunday after the Students Night Service at 8 p.m. from 9 to 12 o'clock a season of prayer will seek divine help for the new year and armed forces. Special prayers for Thomas County service members, with music and testimony, followed by the Lord's Supper at midnight. Public is invited.
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First Baptist Church
Thomas County
Sunday School Gifts Over $4000 to Georgia Orphans
The First Baptist Church Sunday School raised over 4000 dollars for the Georgia Baptist Children's Home in Hapeville this December. About 3500 dollars is cash with the rest in cows and supplies donated by members. The Young Men's Bible Class contributed 2000 dollars. W Fred Scott chaired the Orphans Committee which set the 4000 dollar goal, and other association Sunday Schools also gave generously.
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First Baptist Church
Georgia Baptist Childrens
Hapeville
W. Fred Scott
Thomas County Baptist Association
Destroyer Ward Sunk By Order Of Former Commander
Washington reports the destroyer Ward was damaged by a Japanese bomber off Leyte and shelled to sinking early this month under orders of its former commander William W Outerbridge of Tifton Georgia. NBC war reporter Pat Flaherty’s Dec 9 story on the sinking was approved for release by the Navy Department after it had announced Dec 22 that the Ward was lost in action. Two destroyers including the U S S O Brien rescued all crewmen and Outerbridge then gave further orders.
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Washington
Leyte
U. S
Ward
William W. Qaterbridge
Tifton
Pat Flaherty
NBC
Navy Department
U. S. S. O’brien
Outerbridge
Gunner's Mate Miller Cited for Bronze Star Meritorious Duty
Thomas E. Miller of Metcalfe Georgia received the Bronze Star Medal from Admiral Harold R. Stark for meritorious performance aboard the USS Landing Ship Tank 307 on 15 June 1944. Despite direct hits and heavy fire he remained at his post operating the ship's elevator to unload crucial cargo for the assault troops.
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U.S. Naval Forces
Europe
Thomas E. Miller
Metcalf
Harold R. Stark
U. S. Naval Forces
Miller
J. T. Miller
Georgia
United States Naval Service
Local Post Office Brief New Year Hours
The local post office will open 8 to 9 a.m. on New Year’s Day with all service windows except money order and postal savings. City carriers will handle delivery and collection of mail. Rural carriers will not deliver. Outgoing and incoming mail will be dispatched as usual.
Ward sinks Japanese submarine during Pearl Harbor attack day
On the day of Pearl Harbor, the Ward shelled and sank a Japanese submarine, marking a bold early naval action in the U S response.
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Pearl Harbor
How Nazi Atrocities Explain War and Conservation Actions
The piece surveys published figures of Nazi murders across Europe, noting 16,350,000 killed with Russia leading and Poland next, and mentions famine deaths in France and Greece. It weighs the war’s course, praises timber conservation in the west since 1933, cites Oregon’s alcohol plant using waste to produce twenty-two cents per gallon, and urges more nurses for overseas troops amid a critical shortage.
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True Magazine
Europe
Russia
Poland
France
Greece
Far West
Oregon
Frederick W. Bansor of Jacksonville Dies After Operation
News from Jacksonville reports the death of Frederick W. Bansor after a stomach ailment led to an operation. He died unexpectedly last night and will be buried in Thomasville, with details to be announced later. Born in Canada, he led the Southern Shipping Company and was a prominent Jacksonville business figure. He married Miss Pane Mitchell in 1907 and was a longtime Presbyterian, respected for honesty and civic leadership.
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Frederick W. Bansor
Jacksonville
Thomasville
Mr. Bansor
Canada
States
Ihs
Tennessee
Pane Mitchell
Isie 'T. C
Mitchell
Thomas Covt
Methodist
Jansor
Southern Shipping Company
Florida
Presbyterian Church
Engagement announced for Miss Coady and Lieut Hall
Mrs. Martha J. Coady of Daytona Beach announces the engagement of her daughter Mary Frances to Lieut Jack Stephens Hall of Cairo Ga and the U S Navy. The marriage will be in Jacksonville Fla in late February.
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Martha J. Coady
Oleander St
Daytona Beach
Fla
Mary Frances
Jack Stephens Hall
Cairo
U.S. Navy
Jacksonville
Southeast
Washington, D. C
Miss Coady
Immaculate Concepcion Parochial School
St. Vincent's Hospital School of Nursing
Catholic University of America
Lieut. Hall
Roy H. Hall
Moultrie
Middle Georgia College
Cochran
Navy
Pacific
States
C. G. Stephens
Roy H. Hall, Jr
Army of Air Forces
Italy
Naval Air Station
Church of the Immaculate Concepcion
Young People Invited to New Year's Watch Service
Thomasville residents are invited to a New Year’s Eve watch service at First Methodist Church with Rev. Jason Shirah delivering the message. The event follows worship and a Fellowship Hour in the Wesley Building and runs past midnight. It aims to unite city youth groups for future joint gatherings and projects.
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Thomasville
Jason Shirah
Dawson Street Methodist Chapel
First Methodist
Wesley
Officer Willis Thompson Exonerated in Fatal Shooting
A coroner inquest at Whiddon's Funeral Home found Officer Willis Thompson not guilty in the midnight shooting death of J. B. Turlington on Smith Avenue. The jury ruled the fatal act justifiable self defense after reviewing the circumstances and recognizing Thompson acted while off duty as deputy sheriff.
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Whiddon
J. B. Turlington
Willis Thompson
Turlington
Elvin Hasty
Smith Avenue
Thompson
City Fruit Co. Ad Promotes Fresh Produce
A fragment advertises Winesap Delicious apples along with coconuts ice cream onions and cabbage plants from City Fruit Co. urging readers to come and buy.
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City Fruit Co
Gi Joe Gets 190 Per Cent Loan To Purchase Home
Atlanta December 29 The ex army private Jefferson C Mobley 21 learns he can obtain a full 2750 home loan insured by the government for half the amount George W West president of First Federal Savings and Loan says Mobley may be the first Georgian to receive such a loan The deal carries 100 percent simple interest with the government to cover the annual interest on half the loan in the first year
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Tlanta
Joe
Atlanta
Jefferson C. Mobley
George W. West
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Mobiey
OPA Announces Stamp Validity and Price Changes
The OPA sets post December 1 1944 stamp validity with only blue stamps X5 Y5 Z5 A2 B2 and red stamps 5 R5 S5 remaining. Sugar stamps other than 34 become invalid. only stamp 34 remains food. Retailers and wholesalers have deadlines to clear stamps. Butter prices rise with tub and loose butter at 23 and 24 points per pound respectively.
Landowners to Vote in Soil Referendum Tomorrow
Thomas County farm landowners will vote to decide if the county joins the Middle South Georgia Soil Conservation District. The referendum is at the Court House in Thomasville on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern War Time. All landowners are urged to vote.
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Soil Conservation Service
Thomas County
Middle South Georgia Soil Conservation District
Court House
Thomasville
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Duty and the Beast
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Jack Hall
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Foreman
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Kelzo Singletary
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R. H. Langley
OPA
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