Harvest Target Set for 1944 Wartime Food Drive
War Food Administration chief Marvin Jones urges farmers to mobilize every crop acre and farming facility for a record harvest in 1944. The plan calls for 200 million acres planted and high livestock production, with a goal of 88 million acres of wheat and increased support for prices, fertilizer, and machinery to boost yields for several years.
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Warhington
Marvin Jones
War Food Admnistration
WFA
Jones
Wartime News Pooling Expands Invasion Coverage
Sterling F. Green Ington reports that U S Army aid and press pooling generations bring vivid eyewitness accounts of the Sicilian invasion. Col Alfred L Werner outlines how OWI coordinated pool coverage with agencies using the label represent combined U S press to widen the pool press treatment and emphasize witness accounts.
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Y Sterling F. Greenington
Alfred L. Werner
World War II Updates From Sicily and Europe
The report notes Allied advances in Sicily with heavy raids and air attacks. It mentions Eisenhower factors, 3,000 al pe forces aiding invasion, and Allied air operations from England targeting Turin and Mediterranean fronts, while naval actions in the Gulf continue with Allied ships sinking enemy vessels.
Fewer Customers Turning From Charge Purchases in 1942
The Federal Reserve reports 1942 retail credit sales at 15.1 billion dollars, down 22 percent from 1941, while cash purchases reached 73 percent of total sales amid new May 1942 installment rules. Total sales rose four percent to 56.2 billion, with cash buying led by most categories and declines in autos, furniture, and appliances.
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Washington (Ap
Ameri
Federal Reserve Board
Demurrers Challenge Soldier Indictment in Alabama Case
Houston County grand jury indictment of two Napier Field soldiers for carnal knowledge is challenged in Houston Circuit Court. Attorneys claim the indictments fail to state a statutory offense and accuse the defendants of not proving the prosecuting witness’s age, a 12 year old girl from Lineville.
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Houston County Grand Jury
Napier Field
Houston
J. Hubert Ferwaar
Arthur DeMeo
Tom Gideon
Carnal Budge
Lineville
Sparks Urges South To Remain Independent Of Federal Control
Governor Chauncey Sparks of Alabama urged the South to uphold states rights and reject federal strings at the Alabama American Legion convention. He argued democracy must reflect Southern and national self governance and warned against relying on Washington for policy, calling for equal economic opportunity and local control.
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Sparks
Montgomery
Chauncey Sparks
Alabama
South
The
American Legion
Weahington
Sparka
Republican Party
Itahe
Ahe
Detroit
Mobile
Michigan
City Prisoners Boarded With County
June brought 166 city prisoners into the county jail per Judge Saxon P. Poyner, ex officio county Board of Revenue member. City officials agreed to house city inmates in the county due to limited jail capacity. Cost was sixty cents per day per inmate plus a turn key charge of 82 dollars. Today's check totaled 307.50 dollars, not including inmate maintenance or tea costs.
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Cit
Dothan
Saxon P. Poyner
County Board of Revenue
Ieee
Draft Revision Looms for Autumn Postwar Planning
Congress moves to shape postwar economic blueprints after liquidating the Resources Planning Board. A Senate Postwar Planning Committee and House subcommittee study legislation, with proposals including 85 million dollars for state and local postwar plans and a national commission for reconstruction. Leaders warn delays could trigger unemployment.
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Washington
Congress
National Resources Planning Board
Ramapeck
D-Ge
House
Senate
George D
House Ways and Means Committee
Rep Lynch
D-N
Lynch
Rep. Voorhla
D-Callt
Rep
Dirksen
Roosevelt
Frederic A. Delano
Status Of Fathers To Be Determined When Scions Return
Washington AP reports new draft legislation aims to require all adult men and women to register for service in the war effort. House Military Committee plans extensive hearings after the September recess. Chairman May says whether aid to dependents of drafted men will rise depends on data in two months.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Congressional
May
D. Ky
Senate
Tara
Devastating raids hit northern Surma supply lines
AP dispatch reports American Liberator bombers and P-47 Thunderbolt fighters destroyed critical defense supply routes in northern Surma. Separate U.S. communique states the Sullivan Dry Dock & Repair Corp of Brooklyn faces indictment with executives and employees charged with fraud and false Navy ship repair claims, announced by Attorney General Biddle.
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NEW Dell (Ap
Dapancee Supply
Adzintetra Ave Tees
Surma
United States
Warhington
Sullivan Dry Dock & Repair Corporation of
Brooklyn
Moe
Biddle
Congress Weighs Excess Tax Plan On Individual Income
Washington AP report outlines a proposed excess tax on individual income profits to fund wartime needs. The plan would tax increases in earnings above prewar levels, then rebate funds after the war. Lawmakers debated equity and impact on high earners, with Septicular consideration anticipated.
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Congress
James Marlow
George Zielee Washington
Russian Defenses Hold Against Big Nazi Tank Thrust
Reuters style report dated Moscow notes Field Marshal von Kluge hurled armored columns at the Belgorod area aimed at widening the wedge in the 200 mile Ural Kursk Belgorod front. German claims of gains contrast with Soviet defense, while Berlin says heavy blows and counterattacks were repulsed.
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William McGaffin
Moscow
Guenther von Kluge
Ural-Kursk-Balgorod
Balgorod
von Kluge
Berlin
Associated Press
Belgorod
Orel-Kursk
Japs Lose Four More Warships In Munda Battle
Allied dispatch reports from the Southwest Pacific say a Japanese cruiser and three destroyers were sunk in the Kula Gulf battle near Munda on New Georgia Island. Mac Arthur received preliminary word from Admiral Hulsey as U S forces pressed the trap as jungle fighters closed on the enemy.
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Munda
C. Yater McDaniel
Southwest Pacific
Kule Gulf
Douglas MacArthur
William F. Hulsey
Japan
Solomons
New Georgia Taland
Kula Gulf
England RAF Bombers Hit Turin War Factories
London AP reports home-based RAF bombers struck Turin in northern Italy in coordination with Allied Sicily invasion. The raid was heavy and concentrated with aircraft using a 2000 mile round trip route. Twelve bombers were lost as fighters targeted rail and ground targets in France Holland and Belgium during the operation. Turin has been raided 28 times since the war began with the last attack on February 4. Air raid alerts echoed in Bern Geneva and other Swiss cities after midnight.
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Associated Press
Sicily
Har- Augusta
Ragusa
Geneva
Eisenhower
Westr
Turin
London
RAF
Italy
Strang
France
Holland
Belgium
Mediterranean
Europe
Bern
Switzerland
Berlin
City Uses Record High Electricity in Five Years
Dothan consumed more electrical current last month than in five years, city officials report. From June data with Alabama Power, total usage reached 9,100 in the city’s electric system, surpassing prior peaks and attributed to hot weather and population growth rather than gin activity.
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Dothan
Alabama Power Company
Power Company
Realia
Gins
Ormal
Hitler Reported Assuming Control Of Kursk Battle
A foreign diplomatic source said Adolf Hitler was reported to have assumed control of the German Kursk offensive and broadened it into a costly break through, against military advice. No confirmation was provided, and the unnamed source claimed reliable European contacts.
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Rokert
Maintenance group organized to aid Dothan motorists
The State Office of Defense Transportation formed a maintenance committee in Dothan to coordinate with southeastern states for new and used auto parts. Members include Joy Martin Stallings, H Liebert, John Ayres, James Dees, J T Wright, and others from car, bus, and trucking sectors. A vocational training school for lubrication and mechanics will run under T A Deason, with courses in repair shop settings.
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Dothan
State Office of Defensa Transportation
Arthur Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
Office of Defense Transportation
Johnson
Joy Martin Stallings
H. Liebert
John Ayres
Ths
T. A. Deason
Dothea
Chambers
Comwerss
Falls n Toward Messina
Allied forces sweep Sicily’s coast capturing Augusta and pushing toward Catania as American British and Canadian troops meet near Ragusa and Palazzolo. Eisenhower hails coordination while Axis defenses slow but do not halt the advance. Augusta port facilities damaged but harbor intact as fighting centers begin to link fronts.
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Belmaw Morin
North Africa
Sicily
Augusta
Borecuss
Catania
Coasuie
Messina
Teaguse
Palaxsola
Aland
Gem George 8
Auguste
Deight D. Eisenhower
United States
Bicily
Raguaa
Palaxgolaeo
Syracuse
Stecaptura
Unite
Eighth Army
Achillen Davet
Bielly Beget
Aaid
Pirota
Kormbera
Patton
Ragusa
Rama
Comise
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U. S. Army
Charles W Uns
Kouna
Algiers
Gulf
U. B
Hitler
Kursk
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