Allies push in Cherbourg region amid heavy fighting
Allied forces report advancing on the Cherbourg peninsula with American and British units inflicting German losses and striking toward Caen. Communique notes strong beachhead, continued counterattacks repelled, and thousands of German prisoners and dead confirmed as the push toward Paris continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plan Why
REME
Allied Expeditionary
Britain
Cherbourg
Caen
Paris
Maer- Ervin Rommel
Arters
Ca¢n
Zaguay
Odon
Cam
Cant
Ger
Cheux
Grainville-Sur-Odon
Three Are Sentenced For Robbery Attempt On Graceville Bank
A Circuit Court jury found three men guilty of robbing the Graceville Bank on May 15. Norman Padget of Panama City received a severance. Sentences: Cecil Gaines 5 years, Walter Collins 20 years, Carl Franklin 5 years. Franklin acted as lookout. gun drawn, cash demanded, cashier J M Cooper Jr fired at the getaway car. Franklin arrested nearby. car tied to Panama City shipyards. Linton found not guilty in manslaughter case. Willie Morgan convicted of rape, sentenced to life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marianna
Graceville
Norman Padget
Panama City
Cecil A. Gaines
North Carolina
Walter S. Collins
Savannah
Carl H. Franklin
Geneva County
Ala
Franklin
J. M. Cooper, Jr
Cooper
James
Hays Linton
Claude Larrimore
Larramore
Linton
Willie C. Morgan
Validity Of Will Upheld By Court
A Houston Circuit Court jury upheld the validity of the late Dr. H J Tippett's will. Graceville Florida resident Miss Denver Nesly filed for probate as sole beneficiary. niece Agatha Fatledge Cook from Lions Fall contested, alleging mental incapacity at the August 15 1943 will date. Tippett died in March leaving an estate about 75006 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Tippett
Dothan
Houston
Denver Nesly
Graceville
Fils
Tippett
Agatha Fatledge Cook
Lions Fall
Dr. Tippett
Peanut Belt Organizes to Combat Concealed Peanut Damage
A new group named The Committee for the Advancement of the Runner Peanut was formed in the peanut belt to educate on proper peanut stacking and reduce concealed damage. G. W. Ray was elected chairman, with committees to handle specific duties. The move follows CCC penalties for damage above two percent, risking $1 per point plus lost grade value, urging better handling to protect growers’ profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peanut Belt
GFA Peanut Association
National Peanut Council
Agricultural Workers
Commodity Credit Corporation
Maerner
Committee For
Peg
G. W. Ray
Headland
CCC
Ray
Roy Parrish
Moultrie
Lewie Sessions
Enterprise
Avalanche Of Robot Bombs Still Deluging British Isle
London dispatch reports the Nazi blitz on Southern England stretches to 16 nights. Government weighs more official reports on weaponry with Parliament pushing for details. Churchill monitored the bombing as authorities consider next steps with a possible public statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Isle
Lewin Hawkins
London
England
Churchill
Vernon Bartlett
Bridgewater
Noice
Home
Werbert S. Morrison
Mib
Sunday Radio Broadcast To Feature Drive
Officials conducting the Houston County War Bond Drive warn of slow sales and gloom over the E Bonds quota. County chairman Pat Poyner Jr notes the drive totals $7,900,008 with only $454,600 in E bonds needed to meet the target. a Sunday radio program over WAGF is planned as the drive’s last lap aims to boost purchases and avert a postwar downturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
E" Sands
Pat Poyner, Jr
Poyner
Fenner
Amt
Pat Foyper, Jr
County War Finance Committee
J. 3. Flowers
Dothan
WAGF
Roosevelt Message Read To Conference
President Roosevelt sent a message of confidence to the opening session of the United Nations monetary and financial conference at Mount Washington. Delegates from 44 nations plus an observer from Denmark heard his call for a dynamic expanding world economy and discussed proposals for a 2.0 billion monetary fund and a 79.0 billion bank for reconstruction and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Kovacic
Bretton Woods
N. H
Roosevelt
United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference
Denmark
Mr. Roosevelt
Mount Washington House
Treasury
Morrienthau
Fincrevelt
Demoralized Danish Patriots Clash With German Garrison
Stockholm AP reports 15,000 Danish patriots fought German forces in Copenhagen streets. Demonstrations featured flags raised above improvised forts as 3,000 Germans were bolstered by reinforcements from Zealand. Reports vary on casualties, with hospitals overwhelmed and curfews looming as Denmark is cut off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert N. Sturdevant
Stockholm
Copenhagen
Zealand
United States
Aftonbladet
Malmo
Sweden
Ora Sound
Weanengrtattan
Gatand- Stith
Free Dandah Press Service
Geld
Denmark
Malma
Nazs
Sehalburg Korps
Prize Cities Of Italy Face Allied Capture
Allied forces push along the 16 mile Italian front driving toward Livorno Florence and Ancona. Fifth Army tanks counterattack into Cecina while French and British units advance near Stena Trasimeno and along the lake shore. American troops cross Cecine River near Guardistallo and take Monteceli Montecerboli and Casale within 25 miles of Cecina. Indian troops seize Monte De Lago and reach Corciano as Kesselring notes Allied coordination and tank performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Chester
Rome
Livorno
Leghorn
Florence
Ancona
Fifth Army
Cecina
Fifth
Stena
Lake
Trasimeno
Chienti
Musone River
Adriatic
Ancons
U. 85
Cecine
Guardistallo
Caelna
Casala
Montecerboli
Montecasteli
San Dalmazio
Albert Kesselring
Federal use tax stickers warned for motorists in Alabama
Motorists face prosecution if they fail to buy or display Federal use tax stickers on windshields. The U S District Attorney and Internal Revenue officers plan extensive checks through July, issuing citations to those without stickers and requiring immediate purchase within ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Internal Revenue
Offi
Gale
Dothan
Nathan
Revenue Office
Stores In Dothan To Close For Independence Day
Stores Of Dothan will close Tuesday for July 4 observance with drugstores and restaurants possibly staying open part of Monday. Postal officials said deliveries will pause Tuesday and windings at the mentallion will be closed for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
Kore Orturen
German forces improvise crude bazooka weapon
Allied dispatch describes German soldiers arming an improvised bazooka made from a water pipe and rocket grenade. Major John A. Kerk reports it limited to close range, with German troops avoiding direct combat at that distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epeditionary Force
Sebich
Naik
John A. Kerk
Greenaburg
Keck
Jerry
Soviet Drive Closes on Minsk as Captures Rise
Red troops tighten around Minsk as the third White Russian army pushes from Orsha toward the capital. Moscow says 12,000 Germans captured south of Minsk. total enemy prisoners in the sector reach about 38,600 with heavy Soviet advances along the Berezina and Onega fronts and many German troops trapped or surrendering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Borisov
Minsk
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Takes Ladoge
Onezhkon
Onega
Moscow
Pryazha
Berlin
France
Italy
Russia
Kagas
Aso
Berezina
Ivan Dior Cherniavkhosky
Stalin
Mink
Yank Troops Consolidating Saipan Gains
American Marines and Doughboys push to consolidate gains on Saipan, eradicating cave pockets of Japanese holdouts as Adm. Nimits reports small Thursday gains. Night raids continue. one Japanese plane down. U.S. bombing spreads to Formosa area and Takan Port as allied forces press the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leip Erickson
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Saipan
Adm
Cheater
W. Nimits
Tinian Island
Takan
Formosa
Joseph W. Bulwell
Dawn taxes after war face limited revision room says Treasury
Washington AP learns Treasury tax research division warns against assuming postwar spending will match wartime. They say income and tax bases will shrink as postwar pay and social security change. Even with growth, possible deficits loom, challenging budget surpluses. They caution against arguing broader tax powers threaten free enterprise and stress constitutional avenues to press for policy change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Division of Tax Research
Getty
Wren
Congress
Dewey Returns To New York Capitol Crowd Hails Candidate
Governor Thomas B. Dewey spoke at New York's state capitol praising wartime democracy and freedom as he outlined his campaign message. Crowds gathered in Albany to hear the Republican presidential hopeful, amid cheers at the station and surrounding streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Albany
Thomas B. Dewey
New York
America
Horne
Calcaga
Also Mentioned on This Page
NEA
Erman
Lasses
Ich
Penin
Paria
Ge Pee
Graceville Bank
Tranker
Hitler
Tom Dewey
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!