RAF Intruder Planes Strike At Continent
London AP reports RAF intruder aircraft carried out a raid over the continent as heavy bombers rested after two weeks of near continual action against Hamburg and other targets in Germany. Typhoons protected a low level attack on an Allied convoy off Le Havre, France, with one plane shot down during the operation.
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London
RAF
James
Tegg
Britain
Hamburg
Germany
Air Ministry
Serice
le Havre
France
Conner Takes Lead In Governor's Race in Mississippi Primary
Jackson AP report shows four candidates in Mississippi's governor race with Conner leading after early returns. Results list Murphree Bailey Franklin and others, each campaigning on Roosevelt era themes while promising stability amid taxes and law enforcement.
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Conner
Jackson, Miss
Martin Setinett
Mike) Commer
Mississippi
Ang
Elther
Dennis Morphies
House
Thomas L Salley
Lester Frankin
Mats Tax Commission
United States
Theoders G. Bilbo
Minte
Murphree
Bailey
Franklin
Roosevelt
Wereevera
Cabiff
P Draft Gets Tide Star Shoemaker Chattanooga Tale
Par roms Shoemaker, former Alabama football star and four year Chattanooga assistant, received his NFL draft notice yesterday in Chattanooga Tennessee. He played as an end for Alabama from 1934 to 1938 and was on the 1938 Rose Bowl squad. He also played baseball in the Southeastern League.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Alatams
Parroms Shoemaker
University of Chattanooga
Beanmaker
Crimson Tide
Man Put Under Bond For Attacking Wife
Defnall, of Dothas, placed under a 1,000 bond by Judge Maxon P. Poyner after a second attack on Mrs. Defnall following a breach of peace warrant. He was bailed into County court, with action deferred to address domestic problems. Special Investigator T R Keight reported Defnall returned home after court and attacked his wife again, leading to re-arrest.
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Bul Detsall
Dothas
Maxon P. Poyner
Defosil
Mra Defnall
Peyner
T R Keight
Ace
Defnall
Lee
Sheriffs Office
Italy seeks peace talks while war continues in Sicily
Eden tells Commons Allies may accept an unconditional surrender only from Hitler and aims for Italy to play a part in defeating Germany. Badoglio’s stance and Mussolini’s influence hint at continued war, with suppressed public calls for peace amid border tensions and Balkan unrest.
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Eden
Italy
Germany
Von
Sicily
Seen
Appkasman
Hone
Commons
Hitler
Badoglio
Hmil
Mussolini
Be la
Ewins
Raines
Tax policy debate grows on wartime income tax
Congressional leaders discuss shielding certain income groups from higher taxes as Morgenthau supports targeted relief while pondering broad measures. A sales tax option is debated, with lawmakers noting wartime needs may demand universal taxes and no exemptions, especially in the Mississippi races signaling fiscal shifts.
Ozark Guard Company Earns Honor Mention in State Review
The Ozark Guard Company No 7 under Major J A Grimes received honorable mention in the annual state guard inspection. Company No 64 led by Lieut Col Harold M Ganstad placed second with 014, while Company No 5 capt Ben Bierwart took third. Other units named were Nos 43 Opelika Nos 86 Selma Nos 85 Foley.
O Neal Predicts Farmer Freedom
President Edward A O Neal of the American Farm Bureau Federation stated farmers will gain more freedom next year to set their own crop and livestock plans. He spoke after a talk with War Food Administrator Mervin Jones about the 1944 food program aiming to plant 180 million acres and keep livestock production near peak, with targets for nation state and local goals and reliance on credit insurance and government aid.
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Washington
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Fresh
O'Neal
Mervin Jones
Jones
Pasa
College Offers 50 Scholarships to Graduates in Troy
State Teachers' College in Troy offers fifty $100 scholarships to high school graduates. Solomon Baxter, county superintendent of education, said all graduates are eligible and applications will be accepted until filled. Recipients must sign a five year teaching obligation after graduation, and blanks are available at the county superintendent of education office in the courthouse annex.
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State Teachers’ College
Troy
Solomon Bexter
Baxter
German summer offensive runs into stiff Russian defense
War bulletin reports heavy German attempts from Orel to disrupt Soviet lines, with 1,500 casualties in a counterattack south of Orel. Russians claim major success in Donets basin forcing Germans to halt near Voroshilovgrad after five days of fierce fighting. Air activity across the front destroys 180 enemy aircraft while Russian units repulse further advances at Belgorod. In Leningrad and Karelia, trenches are smashed and hand to hand fighting occurs. Gulf of Finland actions include sinking a German torpedo boat and two transports.
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Orel
Ruas
Donets
Voroshilovgrad
Japalnet
Geater
Toe Rusaiane
Oon
Belgorod
Kurak
Leningrad
Karelian
Gulf of Finland
Fermunique
Military officer Spooner noted for long service and twins
Number 12 reports Col Spooner, who served from 1817, with a six month gap in 1920, and assignments in Hawaii, the First Corps Area, and New England. He is an identical twin. mother Lt Col Langdon Spooner serves at Hoff General Hospital in Santa Barbara, California. No arrival date at Camp Rucker is provided.
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Spooner
Navy
Hawaii
New England States
Mather
Langdon Spooner
Hoff Genaral Hospital
Santa Barbara
California
Col
Spoonere
Camp Rucker
Crash patrolman reports no serious injuries after demolition
Number 11 continues from page one with Hendry stating both vehicles were demolished and no mirvivera is believed to be seriously injured, in a patrol report summarized from the scene.
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Page
Hendry
Asia
Allies Target Italian Navy in Mediterranean War Plans
Washington reports a growing view among Allied circles that capturing or destroying most of Italy's remaining naval forces is highly likely. If Malta and Taranto units transfer to the Adriatic, Axis control would wane. Mediterranean and Burma operations could be reshaped as Allied forces secure Italy's sea lanes.
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Jonw M Higetowes
Washington
Italy
Neel
Acca
Baderns
Tohye
Mediterranean
Pacific
Japan
Fimej
Haly Ifat
Mediterranea
Burma
Taranto
Severgi
Spezia
Dagan
Sperle II
Italian
Corsica
Countriea
Adriatic
Spesia
Tyrrhenian Sea
Three $10 000 Suits Filed In Collision Near Cottonwood
Three damage suits of 10000 each were filed in Houston Circuit Court against Ford Construction Company of Chambers County over a highway crash near Cottonwood on May 34. Plaintiffs Newton J Cameron John T Heaty and Robert L Purvis of Cottonwood, all workers at Marianna Army Air Base, seek 10000 each for injuries. Co-defendant is James Thomas Goodson of Cordele Georgia, truck driver. The suits allege fault by Goodson and align with the truck’s operation.
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Ford Construction Company
Chambers County
Houston
Cottonwood
Newton J. Cameron
John T. Heaty
Robert L Purvis
Marianna Army Air Base
James Thomas Goodson
Cordele
Stedam
Goodann
Aligence
Two Day Old Baby Kidnapped in Albany
Albany police search for Judith Gurney, two day old daughter of AFL official W. B. Gurney, abducted from Albany hospital nursery. A torn wisteria vine near the fire escape is the only clue as investigators doubt ransom, while Dr. E. Lew Hurd warns for the infant’s health.
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Albany
Ose
Judith Gurney
AFL
W. B. Gurney
Albany Hospital
Perry Stellmacher
Huree
Stellmacher
Cluen
E. Lew Hurd
Gurney
Hia Appeal
Mre. Gurney
Tareom
Pistol Theft Case Involving Jesse Jackson Reported
In Pistol Theft Jesse Jackson was held yesterday in county jail by sheriff for grand larceny. The charge alleges theft of a pistol and $17 from Jim Bulger. Warrant sworn by Bulger. Jackson arrested by deputies Sheriff Clayton Adame and T. R Knight. Bulger appeared at the sheriff’s office and charged Jackson.
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Jesse Jackson Negro
Jim Bulger
Bulger
Jackson Wee Siresso
Clayton Adames
T. R Knight
USO Traveler's Volunteers Meet at Central Office
Volunteer workers for the USO Traveler's Aid held their monthly meeting yesterday at the central office on Foster Street. They discussed the organization's two year history and the challenges facing workers at the bus station, led by Miss Patty Ree Buchanss, director of Traveler's Aid in Dothas.
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USO Traveler's Aid
Foster Street
USO
Gineuseed
Patty Ree Buchanss
Traveler's Aid
Dothas
Webb Post Office Burglary Probed
Deputy Sheriff Clayton Adams said postal authorities have taken over the Webb post office burglary investigation. The thief entered Friday night, entered a Webb garage for a crow bar, forced the post office door, and stole between 50 and 758 dollars. Evidence has been turned over to postal inspectors.
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Clayton Adams
Webb Post Office
Adams
Ihe
Webb
Henry County hears Steagall urge home front duty
Congressman Steagall addressed Henry County residents urging crops be harvested to avert waste and calling for economic justice. He warned the war may slow civilization but will bring inventions, urged southern Negroes to seek roots at home, and urged youth to aid harvest as Napier Field Band played before a large audience at the high school auditorium.
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Congrap Steagal
Henry County
America
Hitler
Wang
Napier Field Band
John R. Charlesworth
Henry Countians
Congressman Steagall
Commend from page one on Italian resistance dynamics
The article notes a shift in Italian public mood under a stern government as Allied advances in Sicily slow. It cites reduced pace after Sicily cleanup faltered, with Badoglio press and German propaganda amplifying continued resistance to boost Italian fighting spirit.
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En- Atia
Sicily
Italy
Badogtio
Former Headland Flier Receives Air Medal Honor
Lieutenant Grice, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Grice of Neahvills Teun, a former Headland flier, was cited for meritorious achievement and awarded the Air Medal at Allied Seadquar Veran Austratie. He joined the Army in 1912 and attended Georgia Military College as a former aircraft company employee.
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Livvieneat
Charles
Grice
Mark Grice
Neahvills
Teun
Hagdland
Seadquar Veran Austratie Léeut
Aircraf
Army
Georgia Miliary College
CB Grice
L. Grice
Vatican Meeting Reported by Associated Press
The Vatican held a one and a half hour meeting of the Congregation for Extraordinary Ecclesiastical Affairs to discuss dealings with foreign governments and papal communications. Cardinal Maglione presided as papal secretary of state, with no detailed agenda released.
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Rom
Vatican City
Congregation of Extraordinary
Holy See
Associates Press
Luigi Cardinal Maglione
Uate
Allied air strikes devastate barges near New Guinea
A wartime communique reports 16 days of barge destruction around Gloucester New Britain and Finschhafen, with many large troop carriers sunk and significant loss of life. It notes damage to Galamaua garrison supply ships and an Able high altitude bomber hitting a ship, likely a Japanese destroyer, near Dampier Strait as Belama ta itself is bombed.
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Gloucester
New Britain
Finsehhafen
New Guinea
Galamaua
Balamaua
Abion
Dampler Strat
Belamata
Malta at War: Surviving Airsieges and Invasion Preparations
Inhabitants fought off nearly 2000 Axis raids as Malta faced isolation and severe rationing. Food fell short, tunnels reopened, and civilians aided by improvised tools while British forces built anti aircraft defenses. Eisenhower watched winds and barometers as landing craft reached Sicily with Maltese troops joining the assault.
Nembher 16h Contived From Part Bee
A fragment discusses mood and engagement with a correspondent noting apathy and low spirits. It mentions Germany and ongoing discussions about an expected outcome but contains unclear wording and partial phrases.
Napier Instructor Veteran Foe Of Japs
Lt Cohen a Napier Field officer and pre-law Fordham student earned the Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster for 107 combat missions in the Southwest Pacific. He flew 15 months, led strafing and bombing with ground forces, built a Victory Garden, played bridge, and warned of Japanese air advantage while stressing American firepower and morale.
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Southwest Pacific
Jack Cobee
Napier Praia
Coben
Napier Field
Cohen
Bull Ao
Cote
Fordham University
Funeral Saturday for Technical Sergeant Parker
Funeral services are set for Technical Sergeant James M. Parker twenty one of Webb route one who died in a Des Moines Iowa plane crash. The service at Webb Baptist Church Friday at 4 p.m. will be officiated by three ministers with burial in Webb city cemetery. Surviving are his parents a brother and a sister. Active pallbearers and honorary pallbearers are listed.
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James M. Parker
Webb Route One
Des Moinse
Iowa
Webb Beptlet
W. G. Dean
M. Medima
H. M
Webb City
Webb
Jack Parker
Dothan
Marris Burdeshaw
Headland
Whaiey
J. D. Whitehead
Roy Whitehead
D. C. Kirkland
James Knowles
Dewey Raley
J. T. Kirkland
Arthur Cochran
Otis Kirkland
Barry Hasty
M. N. Nall
C. M. Hasty
Jeane Peeples
H. D. Knowles
Fay Livingston
A. D. Deese
Burford Forrester
H. M. Whaley
R. C. Newton
Brown Hinson
G. L. Smith
J. W. Bush
D. Thomas
Joan Forrester
Dr. L. Hilton
M. C. Rowe
F.C. Granger
A. J. Cochran
J. L. Buis
Walter Bute
Keneath Deese
Joe Kraselaky
J. A. Gwaltney
Max Jones
Billayer
W. M. Merritt
Roy Jeffcoat
J. B. Davidson
Ben. Boram
Orestus Burnham
R. D. Burdeshaw
D. Régar
Henry County Jury Commission Appoints Members
Henry County jury commission names T. Redding Hessland Cog tage Cameron Newville and Gibbess Abbeville as appointees to fill vacancies and carry out duties. The AP report notes a formal appointment process and expected term details.
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Montgomert
Yuerror Sparks
Henry Canny
Coffee purchase shifts hint at changing buying habits
Fragmentary notes from Costinned Press Page One suggest coffee purchases and stamp usage vary by household size. A grocer reports some households with two people showing early changes, while details about reasons and broader effects remain unclear.
Coffee supplies rise as rationing ends and new stock built up
President Franklin D Roosevelt announced Americans could buy coffee freely, but most households did not rush to stockpile. OPA noted no public buying spree as many families found the ration sufficient and inventories grew. Coffee shipments from South America and eased U boat pressure boosted supplies toward peacetime levels for the next six months.
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James Marlow
Gegege Zifize
Waemington
Fieey Volt
Office of Price Administion
OPA
W Tielal
Washington
Som
Atlantic
South America
United States
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