Joseph A. LeGear Dies At Ozark Home
Joseph Asa LeGear, seventy six, died at his home in Ozark after a long illness. Survived by wife, son J T, daughters and several relatives. Funeral set for 2 p.m. today at New Pleasant Hill Church near Ozark with Rev. Bermsey Judah officiating. Burial in church cemetery. Headland Mortuary in charge.
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Joseph Asa LeGear
Ozark
J T. Lothar
Laverne
Katia Overstreet
Willie Lae Cartar
Callie Sullivan
Mra Penn Burch Breatisy
L. R LeGear
Floriia
Mra
RAF blitz shifts focus to Remscheid amid Hamburg fires
Intensive night raids by Allied air forces shifted from Hamburg to the machine tool center of Remscheid just north of the Ruhr, with about 400 heavy bombers delivering nearly 1000 tons of bombs in five minutes. Berlin said 54 planes were shot down as fires spread over Hamburg and Cologne area defenses opened up. Smoke rose to 14,000 feet as air operations continued across France and Holland.
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Temscheld
Ruhr
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Berlin
London
France
Holland
Orion star heats up as hottest known object in space
The constellation Orion features the most massive and hottest stars with surface temperatures estimated around 20 000 degrees. The text notes Japan adopted Western sports like track and field baseball basketball and tennis by 1883.
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Constellation
Orion
Orly
Social Security and veterans benefits debate in postwar policy
The article discusses how a sound tax and social security system, funded by prosperous business from farming upward, could provide reasonable employment and soften wartime burdens. It cites Senator George on slow demobilization and President proposals for mustering out pay, training, unemployment insurance, and veteran penalties, noting many ideas could be implemented under existing law.
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Lawes
Taza- von
Individuil
Dusinens
Congress
George
Farm Bureau Notes Labor, Prices And Farm Relief
Randolph said rising costs mainly hit white collar workers as farm prices rise. He urged relief through the farm program and congressional and executive action. He cited CIO chief Phillip Murray and AF of L head William Green and referenced roiling price cuts demanded by labor leaders.
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Phillip Murray
CIO
William Green
AF of L
Roosevelt
Congress
Randolph
Flying Co
Farm Bureau
War cost and production outlook outlined in Roosevelt address
President Roosevelt defended a wartime budget near 100 billion dollars, detailing funding, debt costs, and production targets. He warned costs could rise if wage and price controls loosen and emphasized stronger revenue measures to sustain the home front and transition to peace. He noted production gains since 1940 but warned of potential stagnation without coordinated effort from government, management, and labor.
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Mel Costa
Roosevelt
Congress
Wantilone
Naw
Italy Greece War Turmoil Deepens Amid Telegram Dispatch
A Bern dispatch reports Italian troops pulling back toward the home front and clashing with British lines as unrest spreads through Italy and the Balkans. German forces urge withdrawal of Italians from Greece while Berlin orders civilians to leave northern Italian cities. Vatican diplomacy intensifies as Galeazzo Ciano resigns as ambassador, signaling possible peace moves amid widespread strikes and mounting public discontent.
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St de
Greece
Cairo
Dres
Italy
Balkans
Elovene Garrillas
Andrews
Bulgar Tropa
Milan
Germany
Concensus
London
Badognia
Nelde
Vatican
Rome
Galeazzo Ciano
Anksre
Induction Debate Focuses on Men Under Thirty
The article discusses arguments by Saft defending keeping younger men in civilian roles. It argues 9 men under thirty are less valuable to employers, have not yet reached key positions, and their families face less financial strain. It notes many have volunteered and that these points also apply to married men over thirty with or without children, contrasting with Wheeler’s push to delay induction for pre Pearl Harbor fathers.
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Saft
Wheeler
Dmont
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Americans Capture Germans in Sicily After Heavy Fighting
Report describes fierce battles along the north coast and central river position. Canadian forces breach Agiro after air and artillery bombardment. Acting Secretary Patterson in Washington announced the capture of about 500 Nazis with nearly 1,000 more prisoners in their sector.
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Agiro
Russia
North Africa
Patterson
Washington
Agua
Sicily
Italian War News Reflects Uncertain Shifts and Arrest Rumors
Reports from Rome and London describe German reinforcements moving in northern Italy and disarmament actions near Larissa Greece. Mussolini ally Count Ciano resigns as ambassador to the Vatican amid peace rumors, while Slovene irregulars operate in Udine area. Italian public opinion remains heated yet cautiously accepting that Rome cannot be rebuilt quickly.
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Neue Zurecher Zaeltung
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Lely
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Rome
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Palazzo Chigi
London
Te-Xile
Slovena
Larissi
Greece
Thessaly
Salonika
Fascist Party
Veto Prompts War Plant Strike Vote Contention
The veto concerns a proposed Aug. 4 secret ballot at Allis-Chalmers Springfield plant as John L. Lewis led United Mine Workers District 50 in demanding a strike vote after the NLRB ruled a CIO union valid. The dispute centers on who may call a vote under the Smith Connally Act and whether a majority or any group may file the notice.
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Allis-Chalmera Manufacturing Company
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers, District 50
NLRB
CIO
Secretary of Labor
Secretaries of War and Navy
Biddle
Congress
Trouse Military Committee
De Gaulle to Preside on Civil Problems in Africa
The article notes De Gaulle will preside alone over civil or political problems if Giraud is in the field with troops. Decrees grant Giraud authority to handle Allied military operations in North Africa, while Eisenhower will command in that theater.
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de Gaulle
Giraud
North Africa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mrs Parker Davis Dies At Headland
Mrs Parker Davis of Headland dies at noon Friday after a short illness. Survived by her husband Parker Davis two sons Harold and Boris Parker Jr a daughter Mins Service Davis a granddaughter two brothers Jackasé Charles Folsom Pinekard three sisters Beas Hatcher Pinekard Ellison Mizon Hodgesville and Mrs John Farmer Headland. Funeral was held at 2 pm Saturday at Headland Baptist church with Rev Roby J Lee Rev Jeff Stinson and Rev Hugh Wilson officiating burial in Baptist cemetery with Headland Mortuary in charge.
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Mra Ballie Lope Davis
Headland
Ruviving
Parker Davis
Harold
Boris P. Parker
Bots
Mins
Service Davis
Jackasé Charles Folsom
Pinekard
Beas Hatcher
Ellison Mizon
County boards to submit three applicants each for service honor roll
Commissioners report August mem bers of county boards discuss appointing nine applicants total three from the County Board of Revenue three from the County Board of Education three from the City of Dothan and other towns. The governor will appoint based on recommendations. Each member earns 500 dollars yearly for four years. A reader asks about the proposed courthouse lawn honor roll for Houston County service members. The County Board of Revenue refused installation citing obstructed courthouse views and advertising concerns amid a rival firm seeking similar space.
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County Board of Revenue
County Board of Education
City of
Dothan
Fis
Honor Boll
Houston County
Soviet drive around Orel slows German defense near city
Reported Soviet central armies pressed toward Orel despite German attempts to divert strength from the gravely menaced base. Russians said defenders aided by airborne troops from France and Germany launched four counterattacks north of Orel and suffered heavy losses as villages fell and the city gates remained under siege.
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Orel
France
Germany
German Counterattacks Rebuffed Near Orel Amid Soviet Push
Fragmentary report notes three German counterattacks repelled south of Orel and a German strongpoint occupied. Red Star cites failures of Germany's summer offensives and the success of Soviet counteroffensives, signaling a potential dramatic defeat for German forces.
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Lato
Orel
Germany
Ansalen
Red Star
Fragmentary wartime note on captured equipment
A garbled extract references destruction and capture of weapons, noting a certain number of units and materials such as copper while mentioning wartime processor terms and locations. The text is incomplete and obscured but implies loss and seizure of materiel in a conflict.
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