Draft To Start Taking Fathers in Early Fall
Washington reports a limited lift of the ban on drafting fathers with dependents. States near October quotas may call up men previously deferred for dependency, while local boards await national orders. Manpower Commissioner McNutt states the ban remains in effect for those with children born before September 26, 1943, with October 1 calls to meet only essential needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Selective Service
Garvey
Paul ¥. McNutt
Heem
Sbac
Harlem Front Quiet After Riots Ends in Bloodshed
New York AP reports order restored in Harlem after rioting left five dead and hundreds injured. Police and 1,500 patrols curfew curbed disturbances in the Negro section, bars closed, theaters empty, and war-time dim-out reimposed while repair work began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harlem
City Patrol Corps
Negra
World War II Sicily Invasion Dispatch
Allied forces breach Sicily's western Catania plain and seize Regalbuto and Centurion as Bevanth Army advances along the northern coast. In Italy Badoglio defies Allied plans amid invasion readiness rumors. Rome receives a seven point armistice proposal from Roosevelt. Western Europe sees Hamburg bombed for the eighth time in 10 days as RAF heavy bombers unleash record destruction. In the east Soviet and Axis actions intensify near Orel and Bryansk fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sicily
Cattin
Catania
Regalbuto
Centurion
Italy
Badoglio
AL Yee
Axia
Armie Uea
Rome
Roosevelt
Naples
Po River
Europe
Hamburg
Robbie
Boriet
Orel
Kny City
Ruestans
Bolkjor
Bryansk
Balkamg
Soviets Cut Nazi Supply Arteries To Orel Base
Soviet Army has captured main roads from Holkhov to Orel and to Karachev, threatening German communications with Bryansk and Dmitrovsk. Red Star says Orel may be isolated as German forces withdraw, while Soviet air force and ground offensives strike trucks and ammunition dumps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orel
Moscow
The
Red Star
Holkhov
Karachev
Bryanyk
Dmitrovak
Red Army
Orel Itacf
Karachew
Karechev
Bryansk
Bolkhov
Berlin
Reuters
London
Garemans
Movlat
Cre
Gas Rationing Sparks House Split in Washington
Three congressmen debate gasoline allotments amid calls for equalization between East and West. Hartley urges rapid equalization while Read warns it would rape the Midwest. Wherry counters there can be no equal rationing though it may be equitable. Patman Gossett and Byrnes noted in coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas
Rep. Hartley
Midwest
Ben. Wherry
Patman
Gossett
Byrnes
Tara
Army procurement behind by three hundred million dollars
Lt Gen Brehon Somervell, head of the Army Service Forces, said the Army procurement schedule lagged about 300 million dollars in the last quarter due to five percent shortfalls in production and a worsening trend into July. He cited shifts in production, tight checks on munition types, and manpower shortages as key factors while urging tighter monthly schedules to meet the 1943 plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brehon B. Somervell
Army Service Forces
Army
Somervell
Mey
General Bomervell
Charles E. Wilson
War Production Board
Commerce and Industry Association of New York
Gomervell
Night Club Fined For Being Noisy
Recorder J L Vaughn fined White Way Grill operator Roy Griggs 102 dollars for loud and boisterous noises. residents testified drunken patrons used profanity and disturbed sleep on late Friday and Saturday nights. A second case for rubbish and waste matter accumulation resulted in a similar fine and Griggs appealed both convictions. The rubbish case was dismissed as insufficient evidence after City Attorney Tom Dualla noted no proof of warning given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Griggs
White Way Grill
Recorder's Court
J. L Vaughn
Griggs
Griggs Place
Saturn
Georgians Vote On Lowering Voting Age In Statewide Ballot
In Atlanta AP reports Georgia voters faced 28 proposed amendments including a landmark measure to lower the voting age from 21 to 18. Governor Ellis Arnall led the pro amenders while opponents warned of youth political immaturity and college politicization. Polls opened early with Fulton County extending hours.
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Atlanta
Georgija
Fulton County
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Arnall
Pattar
Healo
Italy Keeps Hints Of Peace Amid Badoglio Stand
London reports Premier Badoglio maintains silent defiance as anti fascist forces within Italy grow stronger for aiding Allied landings. Madrid talks of an anti-Badoglio pesca march toward Rome and Milan. Allied offensive to breach Italian defenses accelerates as Sicily campaign moves forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Fietro Badoglio
Italy
Wouthern
Radio
Algiers
Benito Mussollowood
Badoglio
Madrid
Rome
Milan
Benito Mussolini
Sparks Declares South Must Solve Its Own Problems
Gov Chauncey Sparks tells Dothan Kiwanis the South must be left to solve its own issues and will be offered education and constructive measures to raise all citizens. He defends Democratic unity, compares Harlem disorders with Mobile race riots, and pledges to protect the rights of every individual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Chauncey Bparka Jo Sn
Dothan Kiwanie Club
Manon
Dizon
Alabaa
Mobile
Harlem
Sparks
Alabama
South
Sperka
Bparks
Dothan
Lince
Alabame
Battle of Mundy Nearing Climax Near New Georgia Airfield
Allied forces in the southwest Pacific push toward Mundy as US troops break Japanese defenses and advance 500 to 1200 yards toward the New Georgia airfield. Tanks flame throwers and artillery aid Marine and Army units while a Japanese destroyer is reported sunk and Salamaua is shelled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Yates McDaniel
Southwest Pacific
APF
Bible Hill
Munda
New Gamea
Salamaua
Buin-Falst
Kahili
Bolumons
Liquor Stores Close Friday For Rationing
Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control board clears counters for liquor rationing. Board members F C Ray in Birmingham and Acting Administrator Hugh Cottle in Montgomery announce the per person ration will be at least a pint a week, with possible bonuses if more than a pint weekly allotment is not feasible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Alabama
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
F.C. Ray
Hugh Cottle
Montgomery
Finland Weary Of War Yet Morale Stays High
Stockholm dispatch reports Finland's war weariness amid severe rationing and shoddy living conditions. Despite shortages and fatigue, morale remains high among youths who still find laughter and hope for a return to prosperous times as they endure two years of conflict.
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Finland
John Colburn
Talla
Page
Lewis To Appear Before WLB For UMW Pay Hike
John Lewis told the War Labor Board that American miners lack portal-to-portal pay for travel time at ends of shifts. He argued for a supplemental wage agreement with Tilinnis Coal Operator to raise minimum earnings to 275 dollars daily including 125 dollars for travel time. The UMW asserts miners deserve travel compensation under wage laws and their contract, framing it as a working condition correction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josepe
Loftus Washington
John Lewin
War Labor Board
WLB
Lewis
Tilinnis
Lewis’ United Mine Workers
Wayne L. Moree
Morse
Tawi Leeft
Speciel
Crampton Harris
Birmingham
CIO
Circuit Court For Appeals
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis Acta
Vinois
Wiliam H. Davis
Cadet Bails Out Pilot Lands Plane Near Malvern
An aviation cadet parachuted from a training aircraft near Malvern after a smoke issue in the engine. The instructor stayed at the controls and landed the craft with minor damage. both men were injured but not identified. Public relations released the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naplar Field
Amoke
Malvern
RAF Armada Resumes Bombing of Hamburg Port
London reports a large RAF bomber force returning to Hamburg last night, unleashing sustained attacks that set fires and toppled the city’s port facilities. The raids, part of a continuous offensive with hundreds of tons of bombs, left Hamburg in ruins and prompted evacuation of civilians as submarine output dwindled.
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Hamburg
London
RAF
Steaighth
Germany
Trondheim
Norway
FAAF
U. B
Btockholm Disputc
Town Meeting Set In Headland Tonight
A town meeting is planned in Headland tonight at City Park to rally support for farm harvests. Congressman Henry B. Steagall will be the principal speaker, with Napier Field Band providing music. Officials urge all able residents to attend to boost cotton and peanut production for the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Headland City
Headland City Park
Henry B. Steagall
Congress of Benefit
Napier Field Band
James JC. Daniel, Jr
Will Furniah
Henry County
Eva
Ray & Bo
Allies Break Axis Lines In Sicily Offensive Drive
Allied forces push through Sicily as American Seventh Army and Canadian troops advance. They breach Ban Stefano and Regalbuto, seize Capello and Gerami, and drive toward Messina and Catania. Prisoners reach ~90,000 as Axis retreats along coast toward Messina.
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Daniel Deluce
North Africa
Regalbuto
Mount Erie
Capirel
Gerami
Bicily
Cap Bon
U. S Seventh Army
Bernard I. Montgomery
Dittaino
Nicoste-Mistrett
Capiel
Geramt
Messrs
Seventh Army
Ban Stafano
Miatretta
Regelbute
Ine
Catania
Bir
Bernard L. Montgomery
Bieily
Han Brefano
Lne
Tyrrhenian See
Garmana
Messing
San Stefano
Rocky Mountains
Rogalbuto
Mt. Etna
Aimilar Cuff
Daaigner
Coeat
Mes Tara
Peter Krug Escapes Again From Prison
Peter Krug, a German airman, allegedly escapes again from prison in Windsor Ontario, with AP reporting continued flight and authorities pursuing. The fragmented clipping notes multiple escapes and ongoing manhunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Krug
Windsor
Ont
Peter Kurg
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Solon
Duce
NEA Telephoto
Il Duce
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Mussolini
Bern
Mundy
John & Colburn
Stockholm
Finiana
Headland
Catania Plain
Treina
Vita
Reed Jewcllen
Maeuslan
Treiin
Messina Strait
Fing Tine
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