Congress Delays Draft to Fill End Year Quotas
Washington reports indicate Congress will act soon to delay further Fathers’ Draft actions as lawmakers return September 14. Army and Navy quotas for the remainder of 1943 are to be filled from about 1.9 million inductees, with estimates citing 743,000 physically qualified now and 644,000 from reclassifications and 18-year-olds, plus additional numbers through year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garines
Lewis B. Merthey
Bershey
Senate
Pearl Harbor
Hershey
City Supplements Liquor Tax Funds For Welfare
The City of Dothan will continue a 2700 annual appropriation to the Houston County welfare department as a supplement to liquor tax receipts earmarked for welfare, the City Commission voted to ensure the funds. The measure aims to boost elderly, blind, dependent children benefits with total grants around 15 dollars monthly for seniors, 22 for children, and support for handicapped and boarding homes, reflecting census data of 2002 county residents over 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
Houston County Welfare
C. L. Collinge
Albert Logue
County Welfare Board
Mia
Houston County
Colling
Commission On Finances
Lecarng
World War II Fronts Report From Global Desk
A chaotic summary describes RAF raids on Barila with about 58 planes and Allied aims to wipe Nazi control. Soviet forces push from Kharkov with German retreats evident on north and south fronts. Italy seeks Rome relief while air defenses and military targets face pressure. A global briefing mentions planning meetings and Roosevelt expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preas
Germany
Barila
Rome
Reds Press West Of Kharkov In Ukraine Drive
Moscow dispatch reports the Red army pushing west and south through Kharkov ruins after German retreat from the recaptured city. Russians extend pressure from a Kharkov base as Poltava looms as a possible next objective. Donbass advances continue with a rail hub captured 50 miles north of Ta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SY Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Red Army
Kharkov
Ukraine
Poltava
Charles XII
Sweden
Donate Basin
Donatako
Ambrossevig
Cotton Farmers Cheated By CCC, Linder Charges
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tom Linder accuses the Commodity Credit Corporation of unfairly depressing cotton loan values and widening grade differentials to hurt growers. He urges farmers to hold seed cotton until Congress convenes in September, warning that current high carryovers are low grade and unsuitable for mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CCC
Linder
Atlanta
Commodity Credit Corporation
Tom Linder
Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture
Congress
Linde
Paris region hit by air raid alert in AP bulletin
AP bulletin reports a Paris region air raid alert broadcast by Associated Press that afternoon. US readers noted abrupt phrasing and typographical errors in the transmission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Pres
Beasbors
Quebec meeting ends with hints of tripartite talks
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill closed the Quebec war conference with a cautious note of optimism and a hint that a three way meeting with Russia may occur. They spoke at a press conference on the Citadel terrace after eight days of talks and said they would confer again before year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Roosevelt
Churchill
Russia
Britain
United States
Aussies Probe Jap Defenses At Salamaua
Allied headquarters in the southwest Pacific report Australian troops advancing into the Francisco river valley near Salamaua New Guinea probing prepared Japanese defenses within two miles of the Salamaua airstrip. MacArthur said troops crossed the river northeast of Old Bobdubi to a position west of the airstrip and warships joined the bombardment of Finschhafen dumps in Dampier Strait, signaling a broader assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Pacific
Francisco River
Salamens
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Old Bobdubi
Salamaua
Dampier Strait
Finschhafen
Huon Penineus
Two Detroit Women and Man Arrested on Espionage Charge
The U S Justice Department reports the arrest of a 31 year old Detroit woman and two alleged accomplices on espionage charges for passing war material information to New Germany. Also detained are two unnamed German women in Detroit. The case, linked to Grace Buchanan Dineen Theresa Behrens and Dr Fred W Thomas, spans plants of Pullman Chicago Western Electric Ford Motor and involves manufacturing war materials and plant safety details. The prosecutions grow from a 1939 investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tue Tice Department
New
Germany
Detroit
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Grace Buchanen-Dineen
Chicago
Dr. Thomas
Western Electric Company
Ohio
Grace Buchanan - Dineen
Ford Motor Company
Metaria
United States
Justice Department
Wiley Collins Dies. City Policeman Succumbs at Home
Wiley R. Collins, sixty, a city policeman, died at his North Edgewood Drive home yesterday afternoon at 4 p.m. from a heart attack after a brief illness. He was on duty when stricken and was later removed home by Police Sergeant George Garrett. Collins had served in the department for nine years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley R. Colling
Calhas
North Edgewood Drive
George Garrett
Colas
Fera
Japense Sea Strength Erased as US Reports Losses Mount
A New York report cites Senate Naval Affairs Committee figures showing Japan built or building 147 cruisers and destroyers by 1941, with Allied losses mounting in the Pacific. The piece notes Japan's withdrawal from Kiska, losses in the Aleutians and South Pacific, and ongoing supply-line battles amid the early war context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Miller
NEW York AP
United Nations
Pearl Harbor
Senate Naval Affairs
Walsh
Senate Committee
Japan
Kiska
Aleutians
South Pacific
Solomon
Alliedale
Pagan
Army Makes Triple Shift In Key Posts
Washington AP reports a triple unit of Army three and two star generals announced by the War Department. Lieut. Geo Hugh A Drum relinquishes command of the First Army and Eastern Defense Command to become chairman of the Inter American Defense Board. Maj. Gen. George Grunert assigned as Drum temporary successor with deputy commander roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Geo
Hugh A. Drum
First Army
Eastern Defense Compand
inter-American Defense Board
Stanley Dembick
Inter-American Board
George Grunert
New York
Drum
Eastern Defense Command
Grunert
Army Service Forces
He i
White Haven
Army
Inside The White House Personalities and Routine
AP reporter Frank L Weller previews the White House, its official family, security, and daily life. He notes access requires legitimate business, guards on patrol, and a strong security presence led by Capt Herbert Marcy with diplomacy and precision as the administration’s daily operations unfold under scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Frank L Weller
Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
United Nations
Washington War
Whites House
White Houses
Himmler Gains Broad Nazi Power Under Hitler Order
London AP reports Germany expands Heinrich Himmler authority as head of the Gestapo and police, replacing Frick and taking charge of Reich administration. The move, announced via DNB and Berlin radio, consolidates power amid wartime tensions, with Frick reassigned to Bohemia and Moravia and Neurath and Phandtner also retiring or shifting roles.
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London
Gestapo
Adolf Httler
Geatapo
DNB
Himmler Reierho
Wilelm Frick
Bohemia and
Moravia
Czechoslovakia
Mova
DNB Valid
Baron Konstantin von Neurath
Oncn
Fin
Hitler
Germany
Wan Hana Phandtner
Primatnee
Europe
Negro Youth Held For Safekeeping In Juvenile Case
Johnnie McSwain a Negro youth aged between fourteen and sixteen is held for safekeeping in Houston County after an alleged entry and attempted assault on a woman. City detectives arrested him early yesterday and he will appear before Judge Saxon P Poyner in juvenile court. If found incorrigible, the welfare department will transfer the case to a higher court. Under state law a child under sixteen may only be held for safekeeping or with welfare department authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie McSwain
Houston County
C. le Collins
Whfare
McEwain
Saxon P Poyner
Poyner
Collins Sald
Welfare Department
McSwain
Taylor Hicks
E. J. Strickland
Dothan
Flo
RAF Bombers Hit Berlin In Largest Four Engine Raid
Midland bomber base reports Berlin attacked for 42 minutes by hundreds of Lancaster Stirling and Halifax aircraft. Pathfinders directed a four square mile bombed area with fierce ground fires. Crews praise light opposition from night fighters and searchlights.
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Ylowell Bennett
Midlands
Pomber
England
Berlin
Breize
Germany
Hamburg
RAR
Empire
John Brant
Louisa Boulevard
South Bend
Ind
Edward Murphy
Richmond
Quebec
Scrap Iron Returns To U S In Wounds
AP dispatch from Clinton Iowa reports Lt Col Carrington at Behick General Hospital recounts scrap metal shrapnel found in wounded soldiers. He notes American razor blades and bottle caps identified in fragments. The new hospital, named for Lt William F R Schick, opened March 5 costing 6 million dollars with about 1,200 staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Japan
W. J. Carrington
Behick General Hospital
Iowa
Carrington
Wiliam FR. Schick
Army Meadice
Dean F. Winn
Attack Largest Ever Unleashed On Any Capital
RAF bombers hit Berlin in a supremely heavy raid described as twice as heavy as any capital attack before. Fifty-eight bombers were lost, and devastation was widespread, with smoke three miles high and many areas heavily damaged. The operation followed months of mass bombing and signaled the start of a major offensive against Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Smith White
London
Berlin
Hasnburg
Hitler
Air Ministry
Alilog Command
Hamburg
Piema
Czechomlovakie
Manoheim
Germany
RAF
Alden
Harlin
Omer
Calais
France
Mwey
Rome Open City status discussed by Allies
A Basler Nachrichten dispatch cites Vatican circles saying Britain and the United States favor declaring Rome an open city. The Pagol Secretary of Links reportedly received the principle agreement, while London confirms formal talks on demilitarizing Rome to protect the Italian capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bern
Switzerland
Basler Nachrichten
Vatican
British
United States
Pagal
Links
London
Stety
Rome
Amrare
Merloa
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Matement Om
Fem
Wast
Tome
Returme
Cans de
Wiley Collins
NEA
Tals
Army Air Forces
Kiske
Malin
Whitey
Bightaeera
Hia Plates
Michael Reilly
Secret Service
Himmler
Reich
U.S
Italy
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