Russians Capture 1000 Prisoners Danube Battle
Russian forces reconquer Bessarabia reaching the Danube and advancing toward the Carpathians as Soviet troops seize Ismail and Reni ports. Moscow reports 41,000 prisoners in 24 hours, including five Romanian divisions. Advances threaten Bucharest and strategic oil centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Hescher
London
Bessarabia
Danube
Prut River
Black Sea
Carpathian Mountains
Hungary
Moscow
Valcov
Ismail
Red Army
Lower Danube
Japanese War Announce Blows At Japan In World War II
A fractured account notes Allied radio reports of Japanese air and ground resistance near Truk and the Central Carolines. It mentions U S air forces intercepting enemy planes, bomb raids around Yap, and advances in the Burma theater, with references to Strikes around Leyte and the Carolines as battles extend across the Pacific theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pews
Adm. 1. Amt
Truk
Carolines
Kazan
Couple jailed on charges of rape and robbery
Sheriff said yesterday that two men named George Willie Frank McSwain and TR Knight, both listed from Chattanooga Tennessee, were indicted at Houston County on robbery and rape charges. They were held without bond, with details appearing in a county report.
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Houston County
Sher- Farmer
George Wilie Frank McSwain
Farmer
King
Chattanooga
Tenn
Houston
Knight
Cotton bale statistics from August 16 report
The Commerce Bureau of Washington reports 8 bales of cotton from Henry County were ginned and counted toward the national total as of August 16, with 1,734 bales recorded overall. The data reflects the week ending Saturday.
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Buer
De“Commerce, Bureau of Washington
Henry
Nazis Falling Back Toward Gothic Line on Italian Front
Allied and Axis forces clash as Germans retreat toward the Gothic Line in central Italy. Polish Eighth Army advances north of the Metauro River, probing new positions while German withdrawals concentrate along the upper Tiber and Arno valleys beyond Pentusiewe. Forces push toward Apecchi, 35 miles from the Adriatic, and south of Bon Marine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Tuckes
Rome
Eighth Army
Metauro
Tiber
Arne
Pemtussiewe
Apecchi
Adriatic
Malies
Bon Marine
Bulgars Desert Side of Nazis
Berlin alarmed as Bulgaria orders Nazi troops out and Romania seizes Carpathian passes amid Balkans upheaval. Moscow and Berlin report Bulgaria aligns with neutrality while American air forces strike Otopeni and Beneasa near Bucharest amid the collapsing Axis position in the Balkans.
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Berlin
Wade Werner London
Balkan
Bulgara
Carpathian
Alles
U. S
Federal Communications Commission
Bulgaria
United States
Britain
Moscow
Romania
Bucharest
Balkans
Ion Antonescu
Mihai
Red Army
Haly
Otopeni
Beneasa
Giurgu
Danube
Transylvania
Hungary
Romana
Yanks and French Take 10 000 Germans In Pyrenees Area
Paris news reports a great exodus as food shortages bite after transport breakdown and three days of city fighting. Families wheel bicycles with baskets of butter meat and vegetables from farms, while soldiers note the scene resembles an Oklahoma land rush. Gen LeClerc’s second armored division moved through the route. Black market meals tempt locals as official rations lag. Hotels serve hot water and rations as emergency food shipments are organized. Alcohol remains plentiful despite austerity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orleans
Bate
Jacques LeClerc
Paris
France
Feed Shortage Threatens Alabama Farms
Alabama Agriculture Commissioner Joe N Poole warns a likely feed shortage in the coming months due to reduced corn and cotton production. He urges farmers to plant more small grains and legumes to boost supply, aid soil conservation, and qualify for conservation payments under the 1944 45 program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Joe N. Poole
Alabama
A &d
Southwest France Cleared Of Enemy In Allied Push
Ten thousand Germans encircled by American and French forces around Belin south of Sardesux surrendered Saturday afternoon. French authorities in Hendaye said the capitulation ends organized German resistance in southwestern France. Remaining German forces were too weak to break out and waited for capture. Germans in the Pyrenees reportedly planned to surrender rather than travel through home territory.
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Run
Spain
Belin
Sardesux
Hendaye
France
Iran
Bordeaux
Landes
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Mediterranean Command
Bay of Biscay
Pyreneea
Germany
Freech
Senate Bill on surplus property disposal sparks House clash
Senate provisions creating an eight member board and 50 percent discounts for public institutions faced sharp House opposition. House Expenditures Chair Manasco criticized the board idea and vowed to head the conference, arguing for direct single authority to handle the disposal program.
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Washington
Senate
House
Manasco
D-Ala
House Expenditures Committee
Will L. Clayton
Paris Free At Last After War Ends
Paris erupts in jubilant celebration after the final unconditional surrender at 6 p.m. Friday. Gunfire and brass bands fill the night as Parisians surge through streets, with the city largely intact aside from damage in the Luxembourg Garden area. Flags drape arches and a 4 foot tricolor marks the moment while survivors recall shells and bullet holes in government buildings.
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Edward D. Ball
Paris
Baggage Matter
Monparnagse Rani
Road Station
Lurembourg
France
Hitler
Resate
School of Mines
Bonevard St Germain
Senate
Luxembourg
Presidens
Bes
Intaldes Palace
War Dept reverses on Socialist broadcast for troops
Washington AP reports the War Department reversed its ban on a Socialist Party campaign broadcast to overseas troops after White House pressure claims. The Socialist defense cites the Servicemen's Vote Law demanding equal time, while Republicans accuse the reversal of political influence.
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Washington
War Department
Socialist Party
Tumpus
White House
Roose
Bremerton
Wash
Pacific
Wherry
Nebraska
GOP National Committee
Alabama Lawmakers Protest Army Racial Policy
Alabama lawmakers protested a War Department order banning certain racial segregation on Army posts. Len Bankhead charged political motives, others including Reps Boykin Manasen Newsome Andrews Hobbs and Sen. Wall also voiced opposition. Gov Sparks had sent a protest telegram to the president.
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Department
Bankhead
Stimson
Roosevelt
Alabama
Chauncey Sparks
Baptists Bottom Juke Looted By Thieves
Thieves forced entry Friday night into two Baptist Bottom establishments in Baptist Rottum and stole an undetermined amount from a juke organ. Frazer's Barber Shop and J B Collins Place were entered. The local police did not reveal whether a witness or clue was found.
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Ther
Baptist Rottum
Slentia
Frazer
J B Collins
Sterdliffs
Prisoner of War Rumor Shakes Family Bond
A fragmented report recounts a young woman claiming her sister, allegedly a prisoner of war, was in danger. The passage notes disbelief, wartime jargon, and unclear details about identities and locations, with many garbled phrases from the OCR.
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Ralannan
Bey
Germany
Weenan
Americans Slash Up Rhone Valley To Cut Off Nazis
Rome AP reports the Southern France campaign nears completion as General Patch’s Seventh Army expands control east of the Rhone below Avignon and Briancon, with heavy fighting near Lyon. Allied columns and French forces push German forces toward the Reich, seizing Toulon’s arsenal and advancing in Marseille while clearing Notre Dame De La Garde.
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Rhone Valley
Rome
Southermn
France
Amencans
Rhone
Lyon
Alexander M. Patch
Seventh Army
Avignon
Briancon
Patch
Montelimar
Avidbon
Grenoble
Iscre
Reich
Rhone Rar
Antibes
Cannes
Toulon
Marseille
Notre Dame de la Garde
Duchy of
Luxembourg
Alsace
Lorraine
Farm To Market Road Surveys Under Way
Survey work on Houston County farm to market road extends from Hodgenville north five miles. Board of revenue revamped plans to align with Bureau of Public Roads, paving contract likely after survey completion. Officials say project cost near two thousand dollars and will open a road to divert heavy postwar traffic.
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Houston County
Hodgenville
Oir
County Board of Revenue
Hodgesville
Conan
Bureau of Public Road
Board of Revenue
Dothan
H. ©. Summerford
The
Revenue Board
Bureau of Public Roads
Douthan
Five Million Loss Faced by Growers
Five million dollars in anticipated losses threaten Alabama growers as caterpillar outbreaks disrupt velvet bean crops. Officials warn continued damage could affect harvests and market prices this season.
Allied Forces Sweep German Army From Seine Front
Allied armies broke the Seine barrier on a wide front driving the German Seventh Army toward their borders. Paris area fighting raged as American, British, and Canadian troops crossed bridges, while the wreckage of German defense dwindled. Brest remained under siege as Allied forces aimed to deny U-boats and supply lines, with massed air and naval power pressing along the Atlantic coast.
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Paris
Seine
Gorbiel Annd Melun
Normandy
Vernon
Nantes
Jooze
Germany
Belgium
Rhine
France
Steplarres
le Havre
Maeve
Foven
Dieppe
Amiens
Reimer
Guiz
Channel
England
Pas- de Calais
London
Fearhal
Brest
Warrpite
Breter
Secre
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Ukraine
Busalan
Galt
Focsani
Galate
Polesti
Chisinau
Galati Gap
Galati
Buda
Test
Tartu
Talinn
Warsaw
Bug River
Wyszkow
German East Prussia
Geodor I.zolbukhin
Russia
Odessa
Japan
Rebaul
Jaloit
Wotje
Mar
Kusaie
Palau
Stepio
Philippines
Nimitz
Yap Island
Asia
Burma
Anther Wester Burr
Eries
Daly
Napier Field
Proa
Sais
Terroist Horia Sima
Bugaria
Rasme
Pyrenees
Bal Boyle Paris
Pars
Congress
Herbert Brownell, Jr
New York
Thomas F. Dewey
Brownell
Solons
Auburn
James M. Long
Seine River
Pursui
Reichs Frontiers
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