Substantial Ballot Seen For Primary in Third District
A brisk primary vote in the Third Congressional District for a successor to State Representative Henry Breagall drew steady turnout. In Dothan the six voting machines reported 75 noon votes, with candidates J Hubert Farmer Roy Anith and Robert Bennett in home base awaiting results. Lt George Andrews Navy candidate rode the race. Absentee ballots stood at 219 at the Houston County probate office. late counting expected.
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Atate
Henry & Breagall
Dee
Siz
Dothan
J. Hupert Farmer
Royanith
Phenix City
Robert Bennett
Louisville
George Andrews
Navy
Noor
Houston County
Wartime Contracts Cancelled Reach Eight Billion Dollars
Senator Truman told the National Retail Dry Goods Association that about 8 billion dollars in Army and Navy contracts have been canceled to date. He warned that some communities will face unemployment as cancellations continue, urging increased civilian production while avoiding peacetime stockpiling. He noted shifts, plant closures, and manpower pressures as the war winds down.
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New York
Truman
D.-Mo
Senate
Probier
Paramount
National Retail Dry Goods
Aasocieion
Russians push near Crimea and threatening routes
Reported Soviet attack in Crimea around Kerch and recapture of Kirovograd push Reds toward the Odessaa Warsaw rail corridor. Allied daylight raids and Soviet advances threaten Romania and broader front from the Caucasus to the Danube region.
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Russia
Crimea
Kerch
Kirovograd
Ug River
Odessa-Warsaw
Rumania
Fifth Army
Tokyo Tops List Of Axis Cities For Occupation
Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. announced the Japanese fleet is crippled and vowed to press the offensive until Tokyo is captured. He urged the American public to refuse peace until troops reach Tokyo and warned not to stop until the objective is achieved.
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Tokyo
Washington
Wiliam F. Halsey
Gavel
South Pacific
Kyo
Halsey
Republicans Set Presidential Convention in Chicago June 25
The Republican National Committee moved to hold the national convention in Chicago starting June 25 after selecting a $75,000 bid. The meeting focused on absentee voting for armed forces and cooperation with state and federal governments, with delegates’ quotes allocated and party leaders aiming to elect a Republican president in November.
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Jack Bia
Chicago
National Committee
Chitage
William Stern
North Dakota
Fargo
N.D
Henry A. Wise
Viremia
Republican National Committee
Nervica
Republicas
Waca
Waves
Last Minute Bulletins Across U S Weather And Tragedy
AP dispatches report a freeze payroll rule proposed by the Senate Securities payroll policy setting a 1 percent rate for employers and workers. In Palo Alto Anne Carn Brokaw daughter of Clare Booth Luce dies in a car crash while returning to Stanford. In Rio de Janeiro the German blockade reefer sank last week but the ARPE lines and crew survived with several princes noted.
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Palo Alto
Cal
Anne Carn Brokaw
Clare Booths Luce
Stanford University
DE Janeiro
South Atlantic
Peince
Destroyers Pound German Supply Routes In Italy
Allied reports say Fifth Army pincers near Cassino with advances toward Cervara. Air, land, and sea missions hit Italy and the Balkans as night raids pressed Sofia, and British ships damaged and sank German vessels attempting to run blockade toward Civitanove Ancona and San Benedetto. American troops push toward Rome along the road to Cassino while British forces seize Mount Pedro southeast of Cassino.
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Wes Gallagher
Algiere
Cassino
Rome
Cervara
Saa
Sofia
Dstroyers
Civitanove
Ancona
San Benedatto
Mt. Rocchio
Lees
Mount Pedro
Cas-1
RAF Planes Follow U S Bomber Attack On Bulgarian Capital
Wellington bombers bombed Sofia after a daylight raid by American forces. The attack left the capital burning amid explosions, with RAF planes from the Middle East aiding. Other actions targeted Nazi rail hubs in the Balkans and Greek fortifications, with two Fortresses lost and several aerial victories credited to U S and Allied pilots.
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Dynan
Al-Giers
Sofia
Aard
Bhonije
Yugoslavia
Balkans
Middle East
Kalamnis
Greece
Elevatg
Athens
Cairo
Balarian Satelltte
Plang
Robert P. Bowls
West Seventh
Columbia
Tenn
Cleveland
Tatum
Lot Yorrest Ave
Montgomery
Ali
APSC Denies Airline Requests For Alabama Carriage
The Alabama Public Service Commission rejected petitions by Aero Express of Alabama and Waterman Airlines to operate intrastate transportation of persons and property by aircraft between Osthan and Alabama cities. The decision curtails postwar plans for common carrier air service and leaves Dothan awaiting further action.
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Alabama Pubiic Service Commission
Parsons
Osthan
Alabama
Aero Express of
J. C. Barber, Jr
Dothan
Waterman
Alisina Inc
General Griner Praises British Courage at Dothan Luncheon
Major General G W Griner praised British courage and resolve at a weekly luncheon in Dothan. He recalled hearing of the British spirit for years, noting the nation’s determination as they prepared to defend against a potential invasion across the English Channel.
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G W. Griner
Dothan
Camp Hucker
Mth
Gald
Griner
Hitler
Engiteh Channel
Fance Garen
Congress Speeds Veteran Pay Bill
Allied sailors and air crews press a drive against Japanese supply lines in the southwest Pacific. United States naval units join the Northern New Guinea battle, shelling shore installations at Saidor and destroying troop transports. Allied planes sweep across the Solomons New Britain and the Marshalls while Japan launches limited raids on American beachheads. 168 tons of bombs hit Madang area as US forces press toward Cape Gloucester in New Britain.
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Morrie Landsberg
Associated Press
United Nations
Southwest Pacific
United States
New Guineas
Saidur
Gal Point
Saidor
Solomons
New Britain
Marshalls
New Guinea
Salidor
Madang
Japan
U. S. Sixth Army
Detalla
Cape Gloucester
Two Factions Vie For Early Mustering Out Cash
Washington AP reports two House committees racing to define jurisdiction on veterans benefits and mustering-out pay. Ranking members seek actions by week’s end with proposed disbursements up to 300 dollars for dischargees, while the Legion weighs in on broader veteran aid.
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Rankin
D-Misa
Veterana Committee
American Legion
Veteren
May
Thursdiay
Senate
Fighting Squadron 27 Disbanded With Top Record
Fighting Squadron 27 was disbanded after 22 months of action. Ten pilots were assigned to the Jacksonville air training center to pass on their experience to student aviators. The unit began in Africa and moved to the Pacific, flying cover for bomber and torpedo attacks against Munda, Molombangara, Rekata Bay, and other Japanese posts.
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Thomas K. Wright
Milnel
Crescent Birtsingram
Ala. Iy
Parific
Vt. Omdr
James F. Fitzpatrick, Jr
New York
Guadsicanal
Aommons
Munda
Molombangara
Re‘kata Bay
Reds Affirm Plan To Keep Polish Area
The Soviet government stated on Moscow radio that the USSR will not yield Ukrainian and anti Anssian territories annexed to the Soviet Union in 1939 and reaffirms support for a strong independent Poland. It suggests a Curzon Line inspired border, leaving most Polish lands to the Soviet sphere and an outlet to the Baltic Sea. The declaration also implies a border basis that could keep the U S S R in control of about all Polish territory except a narrow remainder.
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Associated Press
London
Soviet Union
Fs Cestra
Poland
Germany
Baltic Sea
Moscow
Curzon Lane
U. BB. A
Red Army
Allied Big Bombers Renew Air Assault On Central Germany
Allied heavy bombers and fighters renewed daylight operations over central Germany. Berlin radio said four engined American bombers attacked localities with heavy losses claimed by Nazis. British night intruder patrols over the Continent and a Mosquito raid on the French coast were reported with some aircraft losses.
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Germany
Henry B. Jameson
London
English Channel
Fnw
Europe 2
Raf Monquitoe
Berlin
Tocalitles
United States
Schweinfurt
Rose
Herlin
Air Mintetry
France
Count Ciano Shot By Firing Squad
LONTON AP reports Count Galeazzo Ciano was executed by firing squad after being convicted at Verona for voting to oust Benito Mussolini. Four others, including Emilio De Bono and Giovanni Marinelli, were executed. 18 Grand Council members were charged with treason and 13 were convicted.
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Trason
Ab Pentia
Tullia Ciaanatt
Ing
Thahermes
Ned Verona
Taly
Odessa Warsaw Railway Threatened By Soviet Spring Offensive
Russian spearheads pressed toward the Odessa Warsaw railway as Gen. Ivan Konev’s Second Ukraine Army fought near the Dnieper. Soviet forces advanced across the Bug River eastern bank while Berlin reported new bridgehead attacks north of Karczi Inka. a railway cut would force German supply reorganization and push operations toward Romania.
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Henry c. Caseidy
Moscow
Rumania
Odessa-Warsaw
Bug River
Zhmar- Inka
National Service Measure Pending Now In Congress
National service legislation backed by Roosevelt administration officials awaits action in both houses. Under the Austin-Wainworth plan, men aged 18 to 65 and women 16 to 65 would be drafted for war plant and farm labor. The bill would rely on selective service for registration, with exemptions for mothers of young children and those already in service roles.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Fight Administration
Austin CR
Annd
Pep
Wadaworth
R-Ny
Robert P. Patterson
Senate
Patterson
Emory
Maritime Commission
American Legion
Austin
Wainworth
Wacs
Spars
Tusa
Evecutive
Bes
Partisans Taking Heavy Nazi Toll in Yugoslavia
Tito’s war bulletin says Yugoslav Partisans are inflicting heavy German losses in central and western Koyue as Nazis push a five-prong drive with tanks and motorized columns. Partisans also harass German garrisons and lines of communication on other sectors of the front.
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London
Koyue
Josip Broz
Tito
Free
Associatedreas
Roosevelt sets five point national service War program
President Roosevelt outlines a five point plan to mobilize manpower and capital for victory. He pledges a National Service Act to involve every man and woman, asserts no secret commitments from Teheran and Cairo talks, and calls for tax, renegotiation, food, and stabilization measures to ensure wartime economy and fair prices.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Teheran
Cairo
Waerr
Prea
Recnevelgard
House
Senate
Ispernon
Maceumar
Alilea
Cartain
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