Geneva Sergeant Is Awarded DFC
The War Department awarded seven officers and seven enlisted men the Distinguished Flying Cross for outstanding service in North Africa and Europe. Sergeant James M. Abbott, staff sergeant, Geneva, earned the honor after his air crew’s plane faced heavy enemy fire, damaged severely, yet he defended the ship and destroyed one enemy aircraft.
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Washington
Distinguished Flying Cross
United States Army Air Forces
North Africas
Abbott
United States
Cotton In Alabama Showing Progress
Montgomery AP reports Alabama cotton and other crops advancing as boll weevil infestation rises slightly in two weeks. Some north areas suffer moisture shortages, but statewide rains aided growth. Weevil levels range from 7 to 17 percent across districts. warmer temperatures last week aided development alongside sweet potatoes sugarcane pasture and hay crops.
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Montgomery
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Boma
Alabama
State to Close Prison No Four Consolidate with Kilby
State Prison No Four in Montgomery County will be closed and its 264 prisoners moved to Kilby Prison. A warden, an assistant, and about 15 prisoners will remain to care for state property while Kilby prisoners handle 2700 acres of farm operations. The state's prison population drops to about 5100, over 7000 fewer than in 1939, enabling economies. Private First Class Lune Woodham, after returning to Fort Meade from Webb route one, has been promoted to Corporal.
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Montgomery
E. P. Russell
Department of Corrections and Institutions
Montgomery County
Kilby
Russell
No. & Herald
Ciss
Lune Woodham
Fort Meade
Maryland
J. E. Woodham
Webb Route One
Don’ts for Pimples and Skin Irritations Ad
Don’t scratch or squeeze pimples to avoid infection. Peterson’s Ointment provides quick relief for itching rashes piles eczema and cracked skin. It soothes irritated tired or itchy skin and heals cracks between toes with a money back guarantee if one application fails.
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Peterson
Eleven Plead Guilty In Oakley Court
Fourteen cases before Judge Lawrence Oakley at the weekly Court of Common Pleas session ended with eleven guilty pleas. Three public drunkenness defendants fined five dollars. eight vagrancy pleas fined a penny each. Charges against Homer Smith were waived to the grand jury. bond set at 300 dollars. Two cases pressed and twelve others conceded.
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Lawrence Oaking
Court of Common Pleas
Capes
Homer Smith
Oakley
Nazis Deny Rommel Shot Down In Sicily
Berlin denies a report that Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was shot down while en route to Sicily in a transport plane. British sources had no confirmation of the claim, which cited a German underground radio broadcast and listed accompanying officers.
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Stockholm
Marathal
Erwin Rommel
Pirote
Sicily
Berlin
Aftonbdiadet
Bw Jah
Bvensken Dagblacet
London
Atlantic
Scenska Dagbladet
Reuters
Rommel
Siegfried Wastfall
Col
Rieh
Tralian
J A Driver Named Sheriff of Geneva
Governor Chauncey Sparkes appointed J A Driver of Geneva as Geneva County sheriff to succeed the late W C Regiatar. Driver will serve three months and five months in office after past terms from 1918 to 1923 and 1930 to 1985. The late sheriff began a four year term in January.
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Montgomery
Chauncey Sparkes
J A Driver
Geneva
Geneve
W. C. Regiatar
Geneva County
Sheriff Register
Battle for Sicily Ramps Up As Axis Fights Across Narrow Coastal Strip
The article describes Axis forces veering inland toward Messina and fighting along a narrow coastal corridor between Mount Etna and the sea. It notes the Catania plain as a likely stage for a counterattack and mentions Patton’s Seventh Army as a key American force. Berlin and Rome acknowledge a new phase: a grueling battle in Sicily as defenses tighten and attackers face harsher conditions.
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Tyrrhenian Sea
Messina
Mount Eina
Sicily
Catania
Hera
Licata
George @. Patton, Jr
Seventh Army
Bielly
Berlin
Rome
Starnes Urges Strong United States at Graduation
Rep Starnes spoke at Fort Benning to graduates and officers candidates including his son Joe Barnes Jr. He warned against illusory pressures, vowed retaliation after victory, and called for maintaining a powerful Army Navy and Air Force. He urged care for the wounded and jobs for returning servicemen while promoting democratic government.
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Fort Bening
Air Force
Congress
Starnes
Legion delegates hear war defense talks and awards
The Alabama American Legion meeting in Montgomery featured tributes to fallen members, honors for members and units, and remarks by L. R. Pennington of the FBI urging youth crime prevention. Gov. Sparks called for states rights and questioned major parties as the forum discussed postwar defense and national security.
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North Africa
Cecil T. Watkins
Ft Benning
Byron L. Duffey
Coast Artillery
Chambera County
Gov. Sparks
Republican Party
Legionnaires
Henry H Dudley
Legion
Dudley
Lincoln
Neb
Congress
American Legion
W. E. Patterson
L. R. Pennington
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
Pennington
FBI
Montgomery
Mothers of
Alabama
General Gorges
Birmingham
Centra Park
Ward
North Jefferson
Allied advances in Sicily push toward Ragusa and beyond
Allied forces under Gen Patton extended a 60 mile front from Licata to Ragusa in southeastern Sicily. The Hermann Goering Division clashed with Americans but was repulsed while Britain and Canada linked up near Ragusa. Air and naval campaigns disrupted Axis capabilities as more towns fell and captives grew, with Allied control of surrounding seas on display.
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Brack
Hermann Goering
Patton
Niscemi
Licata
Ragusa
Ragusa Modica
Prieto
Seily
D'Avet
Milo
Enna
Catania
Middle East
Vibo Valentia
Crotone
Montgomery
Mesania
Sicily
Algiers
Reuters
Floridia
Syracuse
Berlin
George S. Patton
Seventh Army
Mont- Sonery
Boster
Italy
London Daily
Herad
Sept 1 Deadline For Dog Rabies Inoculations
Dr H Belmar Houston County rabies inspector reminds dog owners all dogs must be inoculated by September 1. The inoculation costs seventy five cents with no city license fee. Vaccines may be scarce but sufficient. deputies F B White, A R Gissendapner, and C H Poitevant will administer. A certificate and tag will be issued and must be worn on the collar.
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H. Belmar
Houston County
Panama
Ity
Fla
F. B. Whitheld
A. R Gissendapner
C. H. Poiltevant
WACs To Take Part in USO Radio Quiz
The Dothan Soldier Quis Program will feature a "battle of the sexes" with all WACs and all soldiers appearing on the program next Sunday afternoon. Frank Crose, director of the USO Club, announced today that citizens should remember their gifts for the broadcast.
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Dothan
Wacs
Frank Crose
USO Club
Crosa
Phenix City Pastor To Conduct Service
Mid week prayer services at First Baptist Church tonight at and pm will be led by Rev Tom Steely pastor of West Side Baptist Church Phenix City and Rev Sam Reeves pastor of the church announced today The Rev Breaty is visiting his son Harold Stealy and Mrs Stealy at 300 North Herring Street
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First Baptist Church
Tom Steely
West Side Baptist Church
Phenix City
Sam Reeves
Breaty
Harold Stealy
Mre Stealy
North Herring Street
Bombing raids hammer Munda and Salamaua in Pacific push
Gen MacArthur reports destroying 130 Japanese trapped near Munda and aerial strikes pound Bairoke and Vangunu while 130 tons target Salamaua and 21 tons hit Las on the New Guinea front. American Liberators and B fiftys strike key air bases and supply depots as U S forces advance across the region.
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Air Terrenlee
Macarthur
Munda
Enogal Inlet
Menda
Bairoke
Kula Gulf
United States
Vangunu
Vila
Kolombengara Island
Ballaie
Kolombayzera
New Guinea
Salamaua
Las
Government custody replaces private control in hard coal plan
The board outlined steps for restoring private ownership and miner work with time limits. Chairman William E. Davis noted the directive did not mandate new contracts but set conditions. A potential showdown between the President and Lewis looms if mines are returned to owners, with property restoration debated mine by mine or by area as safely as possible without hurting output.
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William E. Davis
Lewis
WLB
Allied bridgehead solidified as Eisenhower visits Patton
By sunset Sunday the bridgehead was well established and the Americans had pushed the Germans back to a few miles beyond town. When General Eisenhower visited Patton's headquarters yesterday he warmly congratulated his old colleagues on their splendid fighting achievement.
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Eisenhower
Patton
Hia
Bia
Scouts in Houston County Harvest Program Details
Southeast Alabama hosts about 200 Boy Scouts in Houston County under an executive plan. Scouts will perform harvesting duties with support from the Dothan Chamber of Commerce, the county Farm Bureau, the county agent and other farm agencies. Besides regular wages, records track each Scout's work and certificates and badges will be awarded.
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Alabama
Houston County
Dothan Chamber of Commerce
County Farm Bureau
Unclear fragment on authority transfer and wartime gold
Fragment describes an authority transfer related to mobilizing resources for war. It mentions Fort de France, cruisers Emile Bertin and Jeanne d Arc, and French wartime logistics. Details are garbled and some terms are unreadable.
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Azid Heart Som
Uniteg A
Ss Ord
Martiniqua
Marliniegs
Carrur
Fort de France
Emile Bertin
Jeanne d'Arc
Ziste Department
Wyleique
Felp
Rhe
Tax Stamp Citation Rules Clarified by Revenue Office
The revenue office states motorists must display Pedera Use Tax stamps or face citations. If not shown within ten days after notices, actions go to the district attorney. Officials insist posting the sticker is mandatory and violations may require court action.
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Revenue Office
Netig
A. Gtrict
Miners Return Talks in Roosevelt Coal Crisis
Conference notes indicate continuation of efforts to end the coal strike as miners resume work in parts of Pennsylvania while Congress debates President Roosevelt's veto on the government takeover. UMW leaders pressure private operators to restore plant productivity amid possible Taft-Hartley style actions. Steel plants pledge substantial coal purchases as Ickes reallocates output to support steel production during the disruption.
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Southey
Pennsylvania
Gay
Ateal Mills
Congress
Roosevelt
Plante
Mine Workers
UMW
UMW National Committee
Illay
Roos
John L. Lewis
Connaily-Smith
Harold L. Ickes
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