Mosquito raids target western Germany and Paris area
Allied air raids push deep into western Germany and threaten Paris as Mosquito bomber groups strike targets from Bremen to Dijon. Heavy bombers hit storage depots and rail lines while fighters patrol western fronts. Attacks also disrupt French Atlantic ports and rail networks, with continued pressure on supply routes to the Paris basin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Akia Gadio
Puthwestern
Germany
Aeay
Franconia
Bavaria
U Fn
Bordeaux
la Pallice
Hitler
Weanders
Biscay
Tarentenet
Kat
Lorient
St Nazaire
Berkaux
Gironde
Atlantic
France
Dijon
Yugoslavia
Kraljevo
Berlin
Bremen
Hungary
Mies
Aig
Antwerp
Brussels
World Today Iran Front and Western Front Updates
World Today reports on scythe shaped front lines in Iran and western France where Rommel's forces push toward coastal rail hubs. Tense actions described near Memel and in Alsace Lor. A few lines mention Memel, Cesano valley, and broader German offensives as allied defenses attempt to hold key positions.
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Iran
Nantes
Titan
Rommel
France
SMAH
Aed Memel
RIAL
Wasion
Zhambers Amash
Tnd
Shrfields
Alsace
Pain
Seeet
Cesano
Reconquest Of Philippines Begins With Air Blasting
A warrant charging Mrs Grace Eldridge with first degree murder was sworn in by Sheriff B G Farmer in the slaying of John Henderson a Dothan mechanic on a downtown street after a disruption of their courtship Henderson died about five minutes after being rushed to a hospital Police say the two had an affair and were booked for disorderly conduct on June 30 Cash bonds were posted later forfeited Eldridge denied former marriage to a traveling photographer and said her first husband was W A Mills She indicated the broken engagement was the motive and she has not made a full statement</S>
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudy Brown
Grace Eldridge
B. G. Farmer
John Henderson
Dothan
Henderson
Eldridge
John Hilson
Seldier
Camp Libert
W. A. Mills
Eddie Kelley
City Police Department
Turs
No. 14
Guam Caped as U.S. Marines Triumph in Guam Battle
General Headquarters announces Guam conquest ended with 1,214 U.S. killed and 10,057 Japanese slain. MacArthur reports first Philippines air raids since 1942 and notes Saipan base established, expanding U.S. reach toward Japan.
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Associated Press
General Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Philippines
Guam
Corregidor
Douglas MacArthur
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Chester W. Nimitz
United States
Marianas
Japan
Nagasaki
Richmond Kelly Turner
Saipan
Miami
Boston
MacArthur
Davao
Mindanao
Pearl, Harbor
BBC
New York
NBC
Wewak
Baipan
Tinian
lExmperor
Dan Johnson Sentenced Five Years For Grand Larceny
Dan Johnson, a Houston Countian from near Pansey, was convicted of grand larceny in Circuit Court and received a five year sentence in the State penitentiary. He appealed the conviction. In a separate case, Ban Crawford, a Negro, was convicted of rape and sentenced to 25 years in the penitentiary for the alleged rape of Alethes Guilford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Johnson
Houston
Pansey
Bend
Peterd
Crawford
Alethes Guilford
Wesley
Wegra
America shifts air war focus to Japan from Reich
The government will cut back U S production for Europe and shift to Japan, releasing an estimated 120000 aircraft workers by year end and absorbing 34000 more jobs. The B 25 B 32 and B 29 production will dominate, with Higgins Aircraft stopping its Commando cargo plane contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling F. Green
Washington
Japan
Germany
War Department
Fortress Europe
Luftwaffe
Higgins Aircraft, Inc
New Orleans
Office of War Information
San Diego
Polio Fears End As Sunday Schools Reopen
Houston County health officer Dr W T Burkett announces no polio cases since July 24 and safe return to Sunday School this Sabbath. He credits parents and public groups for preventing an outbreak similar to past years. Three total cases were reported during the scare, with the last one now out of danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Burkett
Houston
Health Department
New Offensives In West Pacific Predicted Soon
Washington dispatch outlines expected joint operations by General MacArthur and Admiral Nimitz in the Western Pacific. Anticipated convergence of Western New Guinea, Guam, and Saipan efforts with a Philippines drive. Speculation notes possible supreme command arrangements and shared strategic direction under the chiefs of staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan WM. Hightower
Washington
Douglas MarAr Wr
Chester W. Nimitz
Western Pacific
Roosevelt
Hawaii
Japan
Nimitz
Pacific
MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Western
New Guinea
Guam
Saipan
Solomon Islands
William F. Haley Jr
Join Chiefs of Staff
Raban
Nimue
Dual Georgia elector slates proposed by anti FDR forces
In Atlanta anti Roosevelt groups announce twin slates of six Republicans and six Democrats for Georgia’s November ballot under Republican and Independent Democrat tags. Secretary of State John B. Wilson approves both, while the regular Roosevelt–Truman ticket remains the sole Democratic entry. Foster and Hager lead the ticket and promise heavy spending, with the group aiming to attract dissident Democrats and permit each elector to decide independently whom to back for president. One Independent Democrat member favors Byrd, while most remain noncommittal.
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Atlanta
Georgia
John B. Wilson
Republican National Committee
Wilson Williams
Wilson
Clint Hager
R. G. Foster
Wadley
Republican Party
Williams
Hager
Graup
Roosevelt
Foster
Dewey
Bricker
National Committee
R. L. Anderson
Macon
Byrd
D-Va
Lone American Evades Japs For 31 Months On Guam
Chief Radio man George Ray Tweed, a 42 year old Oregonian, eluded Japanese forces for 31 nightmare months on Guam after December 1941. He escaped 10 days before the July 29 invasion, living hidden as Nipponese patrols hunted him. His escape and Guam’s reconquest are reported by the Navy, recalling burning memories of fallen Navy and Marine comrades.
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U 8
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Fortune's Wheel
George Ray Tweed
Graying
Guam
Tweed
Pacific
Navy
U.S. Navy
Tara
Yanks push toward East Prussia as Warsaw siege tightens
Moscow dispatch reports Soviet forces driving toward East Prussia within 50 miles of Tilzgit and Memeann while besieging Warsaw for the 12th day. Red Army advances threaten via the Narew, Vistula, and Silesia corridors, with heavy German resistance and ongoing Baltic operations.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
East Prussia
Tilzgit
Memeann
Junkers
Narew
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Warsaw
Bosivions
Suwaki Triangle
Germany
Ivan Cherniavylos
Stvern
Vistula
Kielce
Red Army
Silesia
Krakow
Poland
Baltic
Riga
Red
East Prussian
Steady Advances Made On Capital Behind Allied Force
Allied advances across France push toward Paris and beyond with American spearheads near Le Mans and Le Mass near Versailles amid heavy fighting reports. Britsh Canadian Polish thrusts form a wedge south of the Seine as Brittany and Cherbourg fronts surge, with Lorient and St Malo strongholds under heavy bombardment and evacuation efforts increasing along the Atlantic coast. Disputed reports from German and American lines describe rapid progress, air support, and encirclement moves threatening ports and Paris.
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Gladwin
Allied Expeditionary Force
le Mass
Pars
Versailles
Seine
Cae
Amercan
Thury - Harcourt
Ome
le Mans
Paris
Alencon
Alencan
Falaise
Supreme Headquarters
English Channel
Chateaudun
Orleans
le Mana
Brazzaville
Chartres
Brittany Peninsula
Nances
Angers
Citadel
St, Malo
Brittany
Brest
Cherbourg
Quimper
Anotter
Lorient
Hennebont
Lo- Hent, Sr
Amercans
Quiberor
Auray
St. Malon
Col. von Auloch
Stalingrad
St. Nazaire
U-Bo
Coas
Rangi
Pari
Caen
Miz
Owens Trial Begins in Webb Store Murder Case
George Owens of Houston County faces a circuit court trial on a murder charge in the March death of O. S. Wade, a former county school bus driver. Wade was slashed with a knife in Webb, surrendered, then died hours after reaching a Dothan hospital. A packed courtroom heard jury qualification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Owens
Houston
O. S. Wade
Dothen
Owens
Wade
Webb
Dothan
Sheriff's Office
Plea for Available Rooms Appeals to Patriotism in Dothan
Miss Patty Ree Buchan USO Traveler's Aid director asked for room registrations at her Foster Street office to house servicemen's families while they are overseas. She argued providing a wife and baby a chance to visit is the least support they can offer in service to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
Patty Ree Buchanan
USO Traveler's Aid
Von
Five Polio Cases Reported In Alabama Last Week
MONTGOMERY AP Five polio cases were reported in the state last week, eight fewer than the prior week and the steadier weekly total since July. Outbreaks occurred in Choctaw, Lamar, Madison, Marion and Pickens counties. Measles nearly vanished with only one case, down from 12 in the prior seven days, the State Health Department said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
State Health Department
Choctaw
Lamar
Madison
Marion
Pickens
Jefferson County
Polish Troops Advance On Adriatic Front Near Ancona
Polish infantry and tanks push along a six mile Adriatic front capturing Scapezzano Materado Corinaldo and advancing toward Ancona and Pesaro. Three hundred prisoners taken, Germans suffer heavy losses after five counterattacks, with bad weather slowing but not stopping the offensive. Troops reach high ground near Lacroce as showers limit activity elsewhere. Florence situation unchanged.
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Noland Norgaard
ROME
Adriatic
Cesao
Cesano
Scapezzano
Materado
Corinaldo
Naz
Ancona
Pesara
Cesuno
Lacroce
Fifth Army
Eighth Army
Harold Alexander
Florence
Three Superforts Missing After Raid Over Japan and Sumatra
Washington AP reports three B-29 Superfortress bombers from two missions over Sumatra and Japan are missing. The flights targeted Palembang refinery in Southern Sumatra and Nagasaki in Kyushu, with good bombing results noted. One enemy aircraft was destroyed. one B-29 landed in China and was strafed. anti aircraft was weak to moderate.
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Washington
Sumatra
Horme
20Th Bomber Command
Palembang
Nagasaki
Ayushu
20Th Air Force
2Th Bomber Command
Pladjoe
T ‘He Southeast Asia Command
Far East
China
Kyushu
Jergeta
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President Roosevelt
William D. Leaby
U. S. Navy
St. Florentin
Paria
Iilds
Villacoubley
Toussus-Le-Nopemto
Mulhouse
Belnin
Lorraine
The
America
Reich
West Pacific
Narew River
5Th Army
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