OPA Public Chief Resigns Amid Red Tape Frustration
Detroit ad executive Maxon quit the Office of Price Administration after months in Washington citing confusion indecision and miles of legalistic red tape. A secretary said the farewell statement blamed theorists in policy making while Maxon noted he cannot continue as general manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sars & Bauman
Washington
Maxon
Detroit
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Houdini
Walt
Secratary
Max Nn
Ture
Sparks Launches Alabama Drive to Hire 100000 Workers
Gov. Chauncey Sparks announced a statewide campaign to recruit more than 100,000 additional workers amid a labor shortage. The plan calls on law enforcement to enforce work duties and on all Alabamians to contribute, with support from press, pulpit, and civic groups. The labor supply committee urges mobilizing nontraditional sources as many young workers serve in the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparka
Armed Services
Ecmic
Negro Prowler Fired On By Householder
A fleeing prowler identified as a Camp Rucker Negro soldier was shot by J. H. Crawford of 405 North Oatestreet after being found peeping into a bedroom window. Crawford said he triggered his gun when the man stood at the window and ordered him to approach the front of the house while Mrs. Crawford called police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Crawford
North Oatestreet
Crawford
Allied invasion drives deeper into Sicily near Catania plains
Allied forces press advance toward an apparent tank battle near Catania as gains are reported by Allied HQ. Vichy radio calls Axia position extremely serious as Soviet and German units clash along the Belgorod front amid continued frontline fighting and disrupted port operations at Metelna.
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Ageecieteg
Sicily
Catania
Metelna
Nea Talephota
Axia
Agrigento
Gala
Soviet Counterattacks Halt Germans Around Belgorod
AP dispatches report Soviet forces halting German offensives across the Belgorod sector with local counterattacks gaining momentum. Red Army reportedly advanced toward Orel, penetrating about 15 miles north of the city and overran numerous villages as German assaults ended along the Kursk salient.
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London
Rosdan
Red Army
William McGaffin
Moscow
Marshal Stain
Red
Balgorod
Kursk
Ture
Government will not return mines to private owners now
Interior Secretary Shea said it is not practicable to restore the nation's coal mines to private ownership at present though production nears normal. He noted government operation protected private investment and cited vague anti strike law points while mine production runs about 12,000,000 tons weekly, short of the 13,000,000 needed to recover losses from strikes.
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Washington
Shea
Mina
Advics
Lawysra
Justice Department
Ickes
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Decrease Forecast In State Harvest In Alabama
The State Cooperative Crop Reporting Service predicted a light decrease in all crop acreage for harvest in Alabama this year. Cotton and corn acreage fall while more peanuts and soybeans plantings occur. All-corn acreage is 3,109,000 acres, one percent below 1842 harvests, and the hay crop is down two percent. Irish potatoes rise nearly four percent and sweet potatoes near one percent with yields described as excellent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomert
State
Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Alabama
Sparks Orders Probe Into Claim Police Beat Nearo Prisoners
Gov. Chauncey Sparks issued a 30 day reprieve for two condemned Black men Curtis Robinson and Henry Daniels Sr who say Mobile police beat them and forced confessions for a 1941 rape. The governor demanded proof of mistreatment and ordered an inquiry into entry records at Kilby State Prison to verify conditions upon arrival.
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Montgomery
Ala
Chauncey Sparks
Curtis Robinson
Henry Daniels
Sparks
Alabama
Carl Williams
Kilby State Prison
Williams
Carl Booth
Mobile
John O. Harris
Bate
Second Rainbow Division Reactivated at Camp Gruber
CAMP GRUBER Okla AP The Rainbow Division long famed from World War I was reactivated in a solemn ceremony. Brig Gen Harry J Collins urged veterans Have faith in us as they pledged to uphold the division traditions and defend the flag. A message from General Douglas MacArthur lauded the unit and its historic role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Gruber
Okla
Rainbow Division
Champogee
Harry J. Collins
Dooglas MacArthur
Wartime Selling Code For Retailers Laid Down By WPB
Washington AP report details a wartime code by War Production Board chief Donald Nelson aimed at curb excess buying and rationing of clothing. Retailers must avoid scarcity advertising and false price claims, compare only to government ceilings, and practice voluntary compliance to conserve civilian supplies.
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Sweeling
F. Green
Washington
Donald MM. Nelson
Arthur D. Whiteside
WPB
Office of Civilian Requirements
Whiteside
Whitaside
Waco Production Board
Allied drive to clear Mubo in New Guinea offensive
Allied forces under General Douglas MacArthur announce a new offensive in the New Guinea theater aimed at clearing Mubo of Japanese troops and pushing them back toward Balamaua. Green Hill is captured as a preliminary success and an enemy force at Mubo is cut off. Intermittent clashes occur north of Balulake as patrols press the line.
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Southwest Pacific
New Guineas
Munde
Generel Douglas MacArthur
Balamaua
New Guinea
Jone
Mubo
Balu Lake
Ture
Treasury probes United Mine Workers leader Leola
Secretary Morgenthau said the Treasury forwarded investigation results on the United Mine Workers Union and its president John L. Lewis to the Attorney General for action as he sees fit. The Navy reported an American light warship bombarded Japanese defenses on Kiske Island, the fourth surface attack there in eight days.
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Washington
Navy
America
Kiske Island
Mrs Holloway Pleads Innocent in Husband Slaying
Kathryn Holloway 33 pleaded innocent in Montgomery to a charge she killed her husband Dave Holloway with a stick in their home. She, with an injured knee, stood for arraignment as deputies helped her to the bar. Trial set for July 21 in Montgomery Circuit Court.
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Walter P. Jones
Recreation Material Asked For Men At Rucker Napier
The Camp and Hospital Service Council of Houston County appeals for recreational material for soldiers at Napier Field and Camp Rucker. Gifts of magazines and newspaper subscriptions are requested to boost morale as official supplies fall short. Local volunteers led by Mrs. Leon Harvard coordinate donations from Junior Red Cross, Round Table, Dothan Baby Club, and others.
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Camp and Hospital Service Council
Houston County
The
American Red Cross
Napier Field
Camp Rucker
Coonail
Armerican
Amal
Consorl
Aeton
Iiform
Camp Hospital
Leon Harvard
Dothen
Newsweek
Life
Time
Reader's Digest
Zequire
Liberty
Collier's
Atlantic Monthly
Dothan Karis
Alabama Journal
New York Times
New Oceans Times-Picayune
Junior
Red Cross
Round Table
Dothan Mady Club
New Fame
Langdale Man Named As State Commander Of American Legion
Erwin Lahmano of Langdale was elected Alabama Department commander at the American Legion convention in Montgomery. The gathering also chose Dave Unger, Rev. W. E. Patterson, and Orton Con for key posts, plus district commanders from nine regions. Delegates endorsed Roan Waring on labor stance, and Ben Hill urged stronger home-front sacrifice as the Navy and Air Forces press toward a larger fleet.
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Langdale
American Legion
Montgomery
Erwin FR. Lahmano
Alabama Department of the American Legion
James 8. Laibm
Florence
Lister Hl
Alabama
Dave Unger
Mobile
W. E. Patterson
Decatur
Roan Waring
Thomas H. Mexwell
Tuscaloosa
Thomas Owen
Watling
John L. Lawiy
United Mine Workers of America
Legion
Saliba
Ben Hill
United States Navy
Germany
Hui Weld
Bus Truck Crash Fatal To Two Men
Two men died and a woman was slightly injured in a crash near Gullman Alabama when a southbound Nashville Birmingham bus struck a farm truck. The fatalities were William D B Wilburn 12 Lexington Ala and Frank W Curtis of Goodlattsville Tenn. Clyde Cantor of Difficult Tenn was lightly injured and treated at Cullman hospital. Other passengers escaped injury.
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Gullman
Ala
Nashville Birmingham
Heslop
Gxt
William DB
Wilburn
Lex-ington
Ale
Frank W. Curtis
Goodlattsville
Tenn
Clyde Cantor
Cullman Hospital
More Beef In Sight Within Few Months
Chicago AP. P C Wilson states that more roast beef and steaks will be available to civilians and the armed forces in the coming months as supplies expand. He notes the crucial question is whether enough cattle will be placed in feed lots to sustain beef output into next year amid OPA price plans and feed-lot dynamics.
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William Ferro
Chicago
P. C. Wilson
National Livestock Producers Association
Wilton
Corn Belt
Wilson
Washington
OPA
Thair
Lotsa
Fred Jota
Corn
Dempsey Awarded Children's Custody
Supreme Court Justice Addison Young announced custody of the Dempsey children to their father, Lt. Comdr. Jack Dempsey, with reasonable visitation rights for the mother, Mrs. Heonah Williams Dempsey. The private hearing occurred this morning in the judge’s chambers with both sides’ attorneys present.
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White Plains
Supreme Court Rafores J
Dempsey
Mrs. Dempsny
Soviets Open Trial of Nazi Atrocities
In Moscow the Soviet news agency reported hearings have begun in a military tribunal for 11 persons charged with high treason for collaborating in alleged atrocities during the German occupation of Grasvodar in the Caucasus. Investigations allege Russian prisoners were burned or suffocated with specially equipped means.
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Moscow
Grasvodar
Caucasus
Allied push to capture Augusta and Catania grows
Allied forces in Sicily press toward Augusta and Brucoli as the Eighth Army and Seventh Army advance along the east coast. General Montgomery reorganizes lines after German counterattacks while American troops seize Ragusa, Vizzini, and nearby airfields. French Goums support operations as Britons push to clear coast towns and protect anchorage at Brucoli.
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Revean
North Africa
Eighth Army
Ness
Seventh Army
East Soast
Gem
George 2 Patios
Raguse-Vissin Soetar
Telles
Vicsini
Virsini
Augusta
Gela
Bernard L. Montgomery
Brucoll
Bruce UK
Dwight D. Disenhower
Tersauld
Angus
Kamda
Montgomery
Noom
Brucoli
Molltil
Ag Wad
Hermann Goering
Goering
Catanie
Trales
Britta
Anita
Mediterranean
Tunisia
Lentini
Mollas
Catania
Lantini
Anid
NBC
Sicily
Leninti
Carlantini
See
Cty
Steflian
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OPA Publi
Lou Maxon
Householder
Russia
Uggiang
Belgorod
Giraud
Benning
NES
Henri Giraud
Fort Bensing
Leven C. Allen
Louis Fortier
Ridgely Gaither
Army Signal Corps
Nearo
Sega
Rive
Salamaua
Mrs. Holloway
Rucker
Napier
Oltturte
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