Tombigbee Waterway project faces restudy request
Washington AP A new plan for the 366 million Tombigbee waterway faces opposition and demands for restudy. Senator enbirg and Rep. Rankin cite unclear cost figures and argue authorization should be tied to broader postwar harbor funding. Proponents call the project vital, linking the Mississippi River to the Tennessee River basin and benefiting 23 states.
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Shtington
Senatorenbirg
R-Mich
Ering Army Engineers
Vandenberg
Ter J. Fort
Counsel Association of American Pads
Shingtong
Wee
Tombigbee
Jima
Mindissippi
World War II Daily Front Lines Report
Allied air and ground actions across multiple theaters are described as battles intensify. German targets and Soviet advances are noted along with Japanese moves toward Kohima and near Teuzteng. Weather hampers Allied air operations as reports of territory gains and losses emerge from Europe Asia and the Pacific.
Simpson Supporters Say North Alabama Leaving Hill
North Alabama support for Lister Hill has waned as Simpson gains in the Tennessee Valley and across the northern counties. Johnson of Decatur and Cunningham of Florence publicly voiced support for Simpson, signaling shifts before the May 7 primary.
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Simpson
North Alabama
Hill
Sheffield
The
Eagle
North
Alabama
Lister
Hull
James H. Johnson
Decatur
Morgan County
Ben Cunningham
Lauderdale County
Florence
Johnson
Decatur Utilities Board
May meat ration changes push more mutton, less beef
The point value chart from the Office of Price Administration effective April 30 through June 4 shows higher priced beef cuts raised to twelve or thirteen points per pound while many lamb and mutton items drop to eight points. Roasts and certain chops receive revised point values and some zero points for mutton and lamb stew cuts. Margarines rise to two points and butter values adjust as farm and country butter rules shift through June 3.
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OPA
Aix
Ward Executive Ejected In Row With Government
CHICAGO AP Two soldiers who seized the Montgomery Ward and Company Chicago plant forcibly ejected Benett L. Avery chair of the company from his offices after he refused to yield to authority including President Roosevelt. Attorney General Francia Biddle ordered the ejection after Avery declined to cooperate with government officials who had taken charge under unpaid fee procedures.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward and Company
Benett L. Avery
Roosevelt
Avery
Francia Biddle
Biddle
Allied Forces Pour Into Kohima Major Battle Shaping Up
Allied reinforcements move into Kohima to guard the valley entrance to Assam as British artillery shells Kohima village and the surrounding hills. In Burma, Stilwell’s Chinese forces report a sharp success in the Mogaung valley with Manon captured, signaling a potential breakthrough toward the Burma railway town of Mogaung.
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Thoruen Wiant
Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Kohima
Assam
Manipur
Imphal
Dimapur
Bengal - Assam
Jtleet
Himalayas
Burma
Joseph ‘W. Stilwell
Mogaung Valley
Manon
Kamaing
Stilwell
Mogaung
Manpin
Wa~rong
Chinree
Takangahtawne
Associated Press
Wiliam Bowl
Napier Field officers accumulate 261 combat missions
Seven Napier Field student officers have logged 261 combat missions and 1435 combat hours, serving as navigators bombardiers and observers. Each averages over 40 missions with multiple decorations as they await assignment to pre-A flight and primary schools for pilot firing. One leader, First Lt Frederick C Hersog Jr of Boston, credited with two Japanese planes shot down and sinking an ammunition depot, completed 287 hours and 43 missions aboard a B 24.
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Napier Field
Frederick C Hersog, Jr
Boston
Mass
Alan
Proposals Made To Control Textiles In War Economy
Washington discusses comprehensive controls on cotton textiles to avert a 25 to 30 percent shortage for civilians this year. An inter agency task force of the War Production Board and Office of Price Administration prepares proposals to be reviewed with Fred M Vinson. Ronald M Nelson voiced concern over the textile lock but aims to prevent clothing rationing, with focus on children's wear.
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Washington
Inter-Agency
War Production Board
Office of Price Administration
Fred M. Vinson
Office of Economic Stabilization
WPA
Charman
Ronald M Nelgon
Inter - Agency
Eeda
WPS
WFA Revises Dairy Subsidy Rates Across States
The War Food Administration announced revised dairy production subsidy rates varying by state and product. For May through August, whale milk payments drop to 14 cents per hundred pounds, butterfat down 2 cents, then rise again from September to March. Rates differ by Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Baldwin and Mobile counties, and Alabama’s other counties. Payments hinge on congressional funding for administrative costs.
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Washington
War Food Administration
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
WFA
Baldwin
Mobile
Ann
WEA
Last Minute BULLETINS From Washington AP
AP dispatches report government and political updates including age based war service pushes and subsidy disputes. Messages noteSen Taft Ro h t y proposals cutting food subsidies after January 1 and a Memphis derailment injuring passengers. An Alabama federal court case involving 24 defendants and a derailed Pan American train is also mentioned.
New Income Tax Plan Halts Juggling Marital Exemptions
Washington AP The proposed tax plan would end the current juggling of exemptions between spouses. It would set the surtax exemption at 500 per person, with a standard 500 exemption for the regular tax, creating two main options for couples. If both work, they could file jointly for 1,000 total surtax exemption or file separately for 500 each. Under current rules couples with income may split a 1,200 exemption.
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George Zielke Washington
Conigteax
Nike
Allied Troops Close On Main Hollandia Field
Allied forces push toward Hollandia and Madang as Japanese defenses collapse along a 430 mile New Guinea front. Four airfields and three coastal bases seized in four days, with Hollandia airdrome near fall. Dutch New Guinea advances include Altape occupation five miles from Tadji. big operations continue.
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NEA
Hollandia
New Genea
Aitape
U. S
Aitapa
New Guinea
Madang
Douglas MacArthur
Dutch New Guinea
Ratiu
Fifth Army repels Nazi assaults at Ortona and Canosa
Allied Headquarters reports two minor German attacks in the Adriatic sector of Italy. Canosa and Ottona were attacked. Ottona had been recently captured by Canadian troops. A weather-limited day allowed only 89 Allied sorties with no enemy planes seen. one Allied aircraft is missing. German prisoners captured near Rome identified as Third Panzer Grenadier Division and 4204 Infantry Division along with a new Fourth Parachute Division.
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Allied
Nepies
Adriatic
Fifth Army
Canosa
Ottona
Fourth Parachute
Miviefon
PTA Leader Says Parents Face Task
AP report from Montgomery details Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers delegates hearing of a hard task for parents and teachers as attitudes shape futures. President Funkelman announced 74,213 members, a record. The board proposed expanding educational and child welfare laws. New vice presidents elected include Mrs Perryman, Mrs Hider, and Mrs Spiller.
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Board of Managers
Frelistlen
W. KR Perryman
Oak Hill
Tiatrict
BE L Hider
Birmingham
Diatriet
Spiiler
Tuscaloosa
Mia
Soviet Artillery Routs Nazis in Sevastopol Streets
Soviet forces claim control of every Sevastopol street as heavy artillery and air bombardment press the German and Romanian defenses. Red Star reports the Germans hold some dead zones but Soviet guns reach their last shelters and bombardments by dive bombers continue. A key hill near the city has fallen to Russian troops.
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SSIA
Sevastopol
Itusainn
Geenanslut
Romaniana
Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Crimean Front
Red Star
Str
Rrant
Double Barreled Blows Rip Japan's Kurile Defenses
American forces carried a twin assault against Kurile defenses in heavy operations based in the Aleutians. AAR bombers, Navy Ventura search planes, and Marine aircraft conducted missions toward Paramushiro and Shumushu, with additional strikes on Ponape in the Central Pacific as Adm. Nimitz announced progress.
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Japan
Tle
Pacific
Pearl Hargor
Kurila
Matsuwa Isend
Navy Ventura
Shumuahu
Adm
W. Nimitz
Atdken
Yentarday
Seventh
Aafp Liberatores
Trak Afotl
Central Pacific
Crraline
Ponape
Trak
Marshall Islands
Alabama Fugitive Caught On Coast
Alabama authorities report Arthur Heustess, prisons director, announced the arrest of John Robert Stevens, 25, an escaped Alabama inmate. Stevens fled Kilby Prison after about five months of a three-year sentence for assault with intent to murder. He was captured near Los Angeles as a suspect in a robbery, with California authorities considering extradition and transfer procedures.
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Montgomery
Ala
Arthur Heustess
Iintant
Wald
John Robert Stevens
Toe Angeles
Calle Heustens
Kihy
Fefferagn
Asnawt
Ton Ane
4H Clubs Lauded By School Official
More than 100 4H Club members gathered at Wiregrass Memorial Stadium in Houston County for the annual 4H Club rally. Solomon Baxter, county school superintendent, praised their work and urged greater effort next year. The event, postponed last year due to war and delayed by weather, was led by Olive McInnish of Ashford, president of the County 4 H Club Council. The Rotary Club’s outstanding 4-H award was presented by C M Ling.
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Houston County
Wiregrass Memorial Stadium
Solomon Baxter
Mias Olive McInnish
Ashford
Winnara
Rotary Club
C M Ling. Mouton
Nazis Hit Atlantic Wall as RAF Bombs Germany and Paris Rail Yards
Allied air forces launch the invasion week assault with 1,000 plus bombers striking the German Atlantic wall and targets at Schweinfurt Essen and near Paris. Mosquito and fighter escorts support heavy raids across northern France and Germany, with rail yards and armament centers sustaining the main onslaught. German defences reply with widespread bombing as Paris radio reports heavy losses and French civilians killed.
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Vegas
Asault
U. S
W. Nhercher
London
Thousaand
Alamme
Gtr
Eanen
Schweinfurt
Paris
France
Germany
Tralp
Eason
Schwainfurt
Villaneuve St. Georges
Hammurg
Englind
Bertin
Fortymouth
Krupp
Faren
Ergeo
Air Ministry
Behweinfurt
Grmany
New Anti Poll Tax Debate Is Sought
Mayor Leader Harkley of Kentucky announced a plan to bring the universal anti poll tax bill to the Senate on May 9 after a conference with supporters and a Southern Democratic group planning a filibuster. Supporters expect a cloture vote to limit debate, while opponents aim to delay. Participants included Sen. Carton, Sen. McFarlane, Sen. Mead, and others.
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Washington
Harkley
Kentucky
Senate
Barkley
Deer in Hill Dens Busy Plant Prompted by Workers
A deer wandered from a nearby hill into a busy plant in Whert yville California. Workers corralled the animal in a hastily built enclosure and assisted its return to the wild under supervision of game officials.
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