WFA set cotton loan rate at 18.41 cents a pound base
The War Food Administration announced 1843 crop cotton will receive loans at a base rate of 18.41 cents per pound gross weight for 7-8 dock middling grade. Rates vary by location and staple length, with parities and transport differentials. Loans, set at 3 percent interest, mature July 31, 1945, but may be called and loans available until May 1, 1944.
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Washington
War Food Administration
WFA
Commodity Credit Corporation
Eveag
Carolinas
Arizona
California
Missinsippi
Tennessee
Virginia
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Ioana
World War II Summary Dispatches From Front Lines
The report notes Munda near surrender readiness as MacArthur signals limited mopping up in the Pacific. In Sicily Allied forces press at Catania toward Messina while air units shift to concentration tasks. In Russia Reds claim Orel and Belgorod as German forces retreat, signaling a reduced defense around Kiev and heightened Allied pressure on the Eastern Front.
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Russia
Orel
Belgorod
Kiev
Ukraina
Camp Claiborne Hangs Soldier Guilty of Rape
Private Walter J. Bohn, 26, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa, convicted on rape, larceny and housebreaking at a Camp Claiborne court martial was hanged at 5:08 am after a 20 minute execution. The murder was alleged after he attacked a Alexandria housewife and stole $46 from a second car. Bohn enlisted Sept 1942 and died in the Camp Claiborne area during wartime.
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Camp Claiborne
Walter J. Bohn
Wilkesbarre
Eighth Service Command
Dallas
Tex
Roosevelt
Alexandria
Bohn
Army
Molly Pitcher Day to Boost Stamp Sales in Dothan
About 28 young Dothan girls will stand on downtown street corners tomorrow selling War Stamps to honor Molly Pitcher, Revolutionary War heroine. Each purchaser will receive a tag bearing Molly Pitcher’s image as a salute to her aid at the Battle of Monmouth.
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America
Molly Pitcher
Molly Pitcher Dey
Man
Maxwell To Get Bomber School
The Maxwell Field sub depot near Montgomery has been expanded and renovated to establish a four factor bomber school. Maj. Thomas W. Toda, commander of the supply unit, says the depot will operate like a business and stock the Liberator parts to keep them ready. Expansion has been underway for two months and should be completed in September.
South Industrial Boom Reported by WPB in Region IV
Atlanta AP dispatch notes War Production Board findings that the South is rapidly industrializing for war production. Region IV, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, and Tennessee, shows $3.7 billion in factory supply contracts from 1940 to 1943, with $1.6 billion for Army facilities and $1.2 billion for new plants. Shipbuilding leads, with about $1.5 billion in contracts and 25-plus shipyards. The Southeast also dominates textile orders and aircraft revival, with major plants in Atlanta and Birmingham and TVA and Birmingham centers fueling war output.
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South
War Production Board
WPB
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Charleston Navy Yard
Southeast
Navy
Maritime Commission
Army
Coast Guard
Region IV
WPE
Ford
Willow Run
Birmingham
TVA
Morehhan
Georgia Fugitive Arrested In Houston
Georgia fugitive C. A. Moore aged forty nine was identified by Georgia authorities as a wanted for forgery and placed in the Houston County jail. Deputy Sheriff Clayton Adams said Moore was captured on a Panney area farm where he had hid for a year. Extradition proceedings are planned in two weeks. The forgery allegedly occurred about three years ago while he worked in Seminole County Georgia.
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C. A. Moore
Georgia
Houston County
Clayton Adams
Moore
Panney
Adame
Siminole Counry
American Troops Complete Seizure Of Munda Airbase
Allied headquarters report American ground forces completed the occupation of Munda airbase on New Georgia after securing a beachhead 32 days earlier. 1,671 Japanese dead were counted as U S troops tightened control of the 000-foot airstrip and its supporting defenses, giving U S airpower range toward Rabaul and threatening nearby bases and supply depots in the Solomons campaign.
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Munda
William F. Bont
Southwest Pacific
New Georgia Island
U. S
Tsland
Rendova
New Georgia
Solomons
United States Airforce
Japan
Rabaul
Kahiti
South Bougainville
Buin-Fais
Vila
Kolombangara
Review Of Draft System Advised To Save Fathers
Los Angeles AP report notes a House Military Affairs subcommittee urging a full review of Selective Service quotas and procedures. Reps John M. Costello and Forest A Harness call for no draft of fathers until a complete restart of the system is completed.
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Los Angeles
House Military Affairs Committee
John M. Costello
D.calif
Forest A Harness
R-Ind
Judge Throws Out U S Suit Against Insurance Firms
Atlanta AP United States District Judge E Marvin Underwood dismissed the antitrust action against the Southeastern Underwriters Association and related parties, ruling that the insurance business is not commerce under the Sherman Act. The decision follows a government appeal in a 1942 indictment, noting Supreme Court precedent that insurance is not interstate commerce.
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Atlanta
United States
E. Marvin Underwood
Southeastern Underwriters Association
Underwood
Supreme Court
Ture
Goebbels Says Berlin Evacuated Ahead of Attacks
Propaganda Minister Goebbels announced from Berlin that the city was partially evacuated as Berlin expected enemy attacks. Reports from Stockholm dated Aug 2 said non essential civilians were being moved with Hamburg as the No 1 target of Allied air forces. In Washington selective service said it plans to draft fathers after October 1 and to start the call across all 48 states simultaneously.
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New Guinea
Salamaua
MacArthur
Balamaua'e
New Britain
London
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Berlin
Heuters
Stockholm
Hamburg
Washington
Selective Service
Key Brothers Endurance Flyers Set Bomber Post in England
Allege Key brothers Algene and Fred, famed endurance flyers from Meridian Mississippi, rose to prominence by nonstop flight stunts at a municipal airport eight years ago. Fred, later reported as a Major in air force modification work in Nebraska, remains active in aviation circles.
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Gladwin Poll
Eighth Bomber Command
England
Meridian
Miss
Curtis Robin
Algene
Fred
Iast
Air Forces
Kearny
Neb
Ture
Failure To Seek Peace Renews Italian Unrest
Franc Brutto reports from Bern that Italy’s government failing to show pursuit of peace renewed Italian unrest. News of Allied advances at Orel and Catania heightened public tension as Biadogna faced questions on a peace bid and Italy’s honor.
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Frank Brutto
Bern
Switzerland
Catania
Orel
Belgorod
Milan
Zurich
Die Tat
Yeaterday
Biadogna
Italy
Jobs For Soldiers Instead Of Doles
Senator Ball of Minnesota urged Republicans to propose a postwar jobs for soldiers program at Mackinac Island. He advocated tax reform and fewer government controls to aid private enterprise, arguing veterans want work not dole and mustering-out benefits alone won’t solve reemployment. He blamed SEC rules and FTC restrictions for hampering independent business financing after the war.
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Bai
Minnesota
Roosevelt
Mackinac Island
Wich
Ball
Hhe Party
St. Paul
Amet
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Makat
Federal Trade Commission
164 Teachers Signed For Houston Schools
Houston County reports strong staffing for the 1943 44 term with 144 contracts signed for Houston County Schools. Superintendent Solomon Baxter notes only three of the 114 teachers lack prior experience. High school instructors include several with master's and PA degrees, while grammar schools feature a mix of BA and normal training.
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Houston County
Meat
Ing
Solomon Baxter
Howston County
Baxter
U S Troops Advance on Messina and Central Sicily
Allied headquarters report U S troops push two to three miles along the north coastal road toward Messina while central Sicily sees Gagliano captured in a steady westward push. British and Canadian forces advance toward Aderno and Regalbuto as German resistance stiffens, Monalna bombed by heavy air forces.
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Belman Morin
North Africa
U. S
Messina
Sicily
Gagliano
Mt Etna
Tornedo
Monalna
Aderno
Centurips
Regalboto
Troinz
Regelbuto
Itafall
Nne
Allied craft used for initial assault on Sicily report
The Allied naval narrative on the Sicily invasion shows 3266 surface craft from battleships to motor torpedo boats took part. It notes the hospital ship Talamba was deliberately bombed, causing loss of life on day one, with 400 wounded transferred. The operation involved ships from Britain, the United States, and many Allied navies.
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Allied
North Africa
Bielhan
Talamba
Talambs
Aha
Sicilian
Britain
United States
Unita
West Coast Riot Blamed on Hoodlums and Drunks
Vancouver police blamed hoodlums and payday drunks for riots sparked at waterfront tavern. About 2,000 people gathered as fights erupted. three men hospitalized and others jailed as police used tear gas and hoses to disperse the crowd. Military police recalled after initial response. city units maintained order with civilian aides and patrols.
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Vancouver
Wanh
John Blaker
Blaker
Ratera
Waterfront Bear Taverna
Taunta
Dafensa Palles
Nazis Retreat After Two Key Bastions Fall
Soviet forces broke through to Orel and Belgorod, driving the German Ninth Army from Orel and defeating defenders at Belgorod. Red Army advances threaten Kharkov while Moscow hailed twin victories as proof of Soviet offensive strength.
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Henry c. Camidy Nobcow
Germany
Orel
Belgorod
Red Army
Bryansk
Kharkov
Russian Armiea
Bryacskha Kharkov
Balges
Oral
Moscow
Ayain Victorias
Russien Triumen
Joseph Bealin
Clites
Keg
Balgorod
Frontiina
OrersHent
Kromy
Kaplansk
Christyakov
Btal- Ingard
IP. Belev
Moscow Street
Ninth Army
Reyond
Marshal Mode
Pravds
Mth An
Etreeta
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al Key
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