British Air Armadas Support Armies Advancing on French Front
Weather improves for British and American forces in western France as large air armadas attack rail lines, bridges, ferries, and coastal targets. RAF and US heavy bombers suffer losses but claim many German planes shot down across 10, many sorties. Ploesti raid by 15th Air Force adds pressure while raids hit Toulouse Tours area and Pas de Calais targets amid bad weather.
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France
Gerfront
Buer
Seine
Laon
Kent
Duclair
Paris
U. S
Ers
Eircas 15Th Air Force
Heatrom
Italy
Ploesti
Tours
Pas-De-Calais
Man
Chateau
Fronts push as Allies advance in Europe and Asia
Allied forces press from Caen toward the Odon River and La Puits while Russians push west of Wilna. In Italy Volterra is captured within ten miles of Tagom, and Chinese forces launch a large-scale offensive in Hunen province as Japan faces renewed pressure in other theaters.
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ASION
Caen
Odon River
Flarte
la Puits
Wilna
Dvinsks
Volterra
Taghom
Huneh
Actv
Wesmieer Island
Arrests Reported After Weekend Police Activity
The sheriff s office released a weekend arrest report listing seven arrests including five for public drunkenness or disorder, one for malicious property damage, and one for breach of the peace. The total over the period exceeded twenty across the week.
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J Delite
Theriff's
U S Planes In Striking Reach Of Nippon Isles
Pacific Fleet headquarters reports Saipan and Noemfoor fall as American forces push toward Japan. General MacArthur’s troops seized Noemfoor near New Guinea, enabling long range air reach to the Japanese home islands. Casualty details and civilian surrender numbers are noted.
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Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Philippines
Saipan
Noemfoor Island
Western
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Noemfoor
New Guinea
Associated
Empire
James
Torn
Alphabetical Voting Planned In Future Dothan Elections
Dothan voters will cast ballots alphabetically in primaries and elections under a county Board of Revenue resolution. The plan, approved 3 to 1 with Calhoun leading, sets two voting sites at the county courthouse and curb Market, with three machines at each site. Probate Judge Saxon P. Poyner pushed the measure after months of effort.
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Dothan
County Board of Revenue
L. E. “Doe Boswell
W. P. Calhoun
Noe
J. Brady Trawick
H. C. Summerford
Calhoun
Saxon P. Poyner
Poyner
Boswell
Houston
Cal
Courthayuse
Ant
Hex Five
Ot Ben Riz
Deepmar
City Met
Wmalane Welter Company
Wallace Seen As Lone-Wolf VP Candidate Option
Democratic circles suggest President Roosevelt may let Henry A. Wallace run on his own record and leave 1944 vice presidential selection to the Democratic National Convention. Wallace travels to Washington to consult Roosevelt as the convention opens July 19 in Chicago. Roosevelt reportedly favors Wallace but may not dictate the choice.
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Douglas
Cornell Associated Press
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Washington
Roosevelt Tesday
China
Russia
Chicago
Bot
Chinese Make Great Attack In Hupeh Area
Chinese troops launched a large offensive in southern Hupeh province, claiming progress toward objectives. Reports say heavy fighting continues around Hengyang as Japanese forces resist in multiple sectors. The High Command notes several hundred Japanese deaths south of Liling and recaps losses near Canton and Taishan.
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Changeing
Hupeh
Hunan
Hengyang
Liling
Canton
High Command
Tsingyun
Taishan
United States
British Drive Past Caen and Push Toward the Orne
Allied forces break through on both sides of the Cherbourg peninsula with a massive artillery barrage. British Second Army advances near Caen and Eterville while American units push south of St Haye De Paits toward Lessay. Rommel’s forces withdraw to the Orne, Caen under heavy shelling.
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France
Bettleneck
Cherbourg
Vire
St Haye de Paits
Lessay
Allied Expeditionary Force
Second Army
Caen
Eterville
Ome
Bernard L. Montgomery
Fauborg de Vaucelles
Odon River
Key Hill
Esquay
Paris
Fulice
la Haye du Puits
Cren
De Gaulle Pleased With FDR Interview
General Charles De Gaulle said his talks with President Roosevelt achieved the principal object of better understanding and that he would move his capital from Algiers to liberated French territory as soon as possible. He described frank conversations and the best possible impression from his stay in Washington.
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Washington
Charles de Gaulle
Roosevelt
Al-giers
Heras Evelt
de Gaulle
United States
France
Tern
London Evacuation Is Moving Orderly
London and southern England evacuations continue under German bombing. Over 50,000 children moved from danger zones with a single hitch as raid-free York residents resisted hosts until a compulsory order by the mayor forced intake.
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London
England
Spormne
Yorx
Ely Ware
Bridegroom, 71, Arrested Here When Wife Dies
John Peter Moss, 71, a Houston County farmer, was jailed after the death of his wife Sarah Jane Moss 65 at their Cottonwood farm. He was arrested as he left the cemetery following her funeral. Dr W T Burkett denied signing a natural death certificate, prompting investigation into the circumstances of the Saturday death reported by Moss. The couple were alone at home when she died around 3 p.m. Saturday. Circuit Solicitor Keener Baxley was notified afterwards.
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Rudy Brown
Houston County
Cottonwood
John Peter Moss
Sarah Jane Moss
Ture
Page
Sheriff Pledges Vagrancy Round Up in Houston County
Sheriff B G Farmer stated a renewed campaign will check for unemployed able bodied persons in Houston County following a governor Sparks request. The measure aims to curb absenteeism and ensure gainful employment during wartime labor shortages. The governor praised past work and urged sheriffs and solicitors to aid in locating idle individuals with no visible means of support.
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B. G. Farmer
Houston
Chauntey Sparks
Sparks
Sheriff Farmer
Farmer
New Divorce Laws Announced By Reds
MOSCOW AP The Supreme Soviet issued a sweeping decree to strengthen family life by making divorce harder to obtain and by granting increased financial aid for large families. The decree introduces lump sum payments up to 5000 rubles at birth of each child and monthly allowances, with escalating rewards for larger families. It also creates new honors for mothers and tightens abortion restrictions while expanding state aid for pregnancy and baby clothing production.
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Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Russia
Soviet Union
United States
Herine
U.S
Doughboys Making Significant Gains
AP reports German rail transport struggles amid bombardment and sabotage as war front battles shift supply routes. German papers praise railway workers in France, noting repeated train damage and efforts to keep cargo moving to support forces, despite Allied air attacks and saboteurs.
Volterra Taken Drives Wedge In Gothic Line Front
Allied forces report Volterra captured after stubborn German defense. Doughboys pushed four miles deeper into the Gothic Line, weakening German positions facing the Fifth Army near Florence and Pisa as progress slows along the Italian front. West coast thrust toward Livorno advances amid heavy fire and demolition.
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Noland
Norgaaed
Rome
Volterra
Wolterra
Arp
Florence
Pisa
Livorno
Leghorn
Allied Commander Sees Limited Effect of Flying Bombs
General Eisenhower stated that Germany's flying bomb offers limited impact beyond major cities like London. He warned no quick improvement is expected and noted Allied efforts to suppress its use while acknowledging civilian suffering.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Eisenhower
Germany
London
Esenhower
Licentiete
Asid
Landis End
Dover
Renowned Clergyman Honored In Dallas Funeral Rites
Dallas and the Baptist world today paid funeral tribute to Dr. George W Truett famed preacher and international religious leader who died Friday Rev Louie D Newton. Atlanta lers Ta Na Os Page f}
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Dallas
Tex +AP
Baptist World Today
George W Truett
Louie D. Newton
Atlanta
Eisenhower Warns World Against Over-Optimism
General Eisenhower warned against global over optimism and predicted long, bitter fighting before final victory in Europe. He cited Allied successes in Russia, Africa, Italy and France, urged realistic reporting, and stressed hard fighting around the German perimeter despite early morale concerns. He warned internal collapse in Germany is unlikely and criticized speculation on the new weapons.
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Mtakint
Moellze
WBC
Eisenhower
Gestapo
Germany
London
England
Negro Found Guilty Of Battery Charge
Lonnie Scott was found guilty of assault and battery by a Houston County court jury on a charge related to a two year old shooting incident. He faced an assault with intent to murder count and was fined two hundred dollars. Scott had been out on bond and was rearrested for failure to pay the fine. The case was the only hearing in Circuit Court as criminal trials opened for the week.
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Lonnie Scott
Houston
Scott
M. C. Jennings
Jennings
Uberty
Denault
Farmer
Terrific Fight Raging In Streets Of Bloody Wilno Doomed
Moscow dispatches report the Red Army pushing toward Wilno amid heavy fighting as Nazis defend the city. Russian gains threaten Kaunas Daugavpils rail routes and nearby towns, with East Prussia mobilizing defenses and evacuation plans under way.
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Wilno
London
Red Army
East Prussia
Daugevplis
Kaunas
Lithuania
Baltic Front
Druks
Braslev
Druje
Berlin
Walter Plato
Kaunas-Daugavpils
Ottna
Wusstana
Keunas
Reuilt
Progste
Riga
Baltic
Estonia
Baltics
Germany
Latvia
Prussia
Stockholm
Afton
Udningen
Adolf Hitler
Lotren
Restenburg
Hominten
Lida
Wilno-Bar
Grodno
Bialystok
Warsaw
Byartinvev
Erich Kock
Koenigsberg
Narva
Tallinn
Pskov
East Prunia
Norway
France
Gardermoen
Hvaldamoen
Lillehammer
Moscow
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Tengchung
Yunnan
Huns
Tubble
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Erwin Rommel
Orne
Normandy
FDR
SY Wade Werner
Madrid
Europe
Spain
Herlin
Veerkischer Beobechter
Newsniper
Efforta
Apnnus Nerhuman
Babaaberre
Winn
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