More Gasoline For East Less For West Seen
Washington AP reports gasoline rationing will be equalized eastward with more fuel for the East and less for the West as completion of the Temas to East Coast pipeline coincides with policy changes. Interior Secretary Ickes, also petroleum administrator, announced adjustments to rationing and tire sales, with tires restricted for drivers holding four or more, while coupon validity will extend regardless of expiration dates.
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Washington
Temas
Ickes
Dwest
Office of Price Admintration
OPA
William Offers
Jeffers
Abe
One Killed In Auto Crash Near Dothan Alabama
Tommie Roland twenty eight of Staceville Florida route two was killed when the car failed to negotiate a curve at Big Creek twelve miles south of Dothan and skidded into a ditch. Redmond the driver was injured and taken to a hospital. Roland leaves a wife a daughter Annette and two sons Tommie Frank and Darby. Funeral arrangements set for 4 p m at Rehobeth with burial in Rehobeth cemetery Fellows and Forrester in charge.
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Tommie Roland
Staceville
Fla
Big Creek
Dothan
Roland
Sgt
Moody
Redmond
Rolands
Tommie Frank
Darby
Annatte
Big Moth
Lee Clark
Slocomb
Alan
Rehobeth
Fellows
Forrester
Allied bombers strike Rome in daylight raid first time
Allied heavy and medium bombers attacked Rome in a daylight operation for the first time, aiming at military targets and signaling Fascist war readiness. In Sicily, Seventh Army advances halve the island’s midsection near Calteniosetta as British forces press defenses and U.S. air power claims a victory.
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Associated Prem
Italy
Rome
Alilad Wado
Wasle
Tallans
Sicily
Seventh Army
Calteniosetta
Axia
Cang
Billisnt
U. B
Less Pork Barrel In Flood Control Urged By Senator
Senator Gare Clark proposes a new river basin flood control bill to replace local pork barrel projects. It would place Army Engineers in dam and levee planning and the Agriculture Secretary in terracing and dikes on farms, focusing on the Mississippi basin with cost estimates around 400 million dollars.
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Washington
Gare
D-Mo
Senate
Clark
Miselsaipp
Pork Barre
Besina
Midwest
Bia
Army Engineers
Secretary of Agriculture
Mississipp
Criminal Court Term Opens Here
Nineteen cases were set for trial at Houston criminal court with Judge D. G Helvend presiding. Of 18 on the calendar seven were apprehended and four continued at morning session. CW Moore faced second degree murder, pled guilty to first degree manslaughter and received five years with probation sought. Tommie Gray pleaded guilty to petit larceny, fined $50. M. B. Rogers pleaded guilty to resisting an officer and was fined.
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Houston
Clrmenic Court
Senzee
D. G Helvend
Beltor Keener Baxley
CW. Moore
Antared
Tommie Gray
M. B. Rogers
Rasuber
Late-Year Motor Licenses Change Under New Law
Probate Judge Bex om Poyner explains a new Alabama law reassigns motor vehicle licenses to expire on October 1 and be delinquent by November 4. Previously buyers between Oct 1 and Oct 18 paid annual fees and a separate license for the following year. The change means all motor licenses are due October 1 each year with delinquency penalties starting November 4.
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Bexom Poyner
Alabama
Waliclé Mowice
Bn Gee
AFL Chief Warns Food Costs Must Be Lowered Soon
William Green president of the American Federation of Labor warns at a convention that inflation undermines wartime effort. He demands immediate food price reductions and hints at wage increases if prices stay high, criticizing profiteers and urging drastic action to protect workers and the domestic war economy.
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AFL
Detroit
America
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Green
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
CIO
Philip Murray To
Congressional Committee
Line
Walt
Cyclists Injured In Slocomb Mishap
William Hunter Evans Jr a teen from Henry Green Apartments Dothan sustained minor injuries when his bicycle collided with a truck at a Slocomb street intersection. He was taken to Hartford hospital for treatment. the truck driver Leonard Hart Crost view Florida was detained.
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William Hunter Evans, Jr
Henry Green
Dothan
Slocomb
Z. T. Morris
Alabama State Highway Patrol
Young Evans
Hartford Hospital
Morris
Leonard Hart
Crost
View
Fla
Retailers Spared Some OPA Reports Amid Amendment
Local officials report a partial relief for retailers under a new amendment to the OFA. The measure shields certain price and rationing data from disclosure while allowing limited supplementary notes on living cost changes.
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OFA
American Warships Turn Back Japanese Supplies For Munda
American warships turned back two Japanese destroyer flotillas attempting to bring supplies to the defenders of Munda on New Georgia Island. U S airmen sank seven Japanese ships near Buin and Malai and destroyed about 40 planes in the latest Pacific actions.
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Munda
New Georgia Island
Américas
Manda
Pacific
Tokyo
Hideki
U. S
New Gainea
Burma
Paris Radio Reports Great Fire In Rouen
Paris radio reported a great fire in the French city of Rouen with damage running into millions of francs. Cause of the blaze was not provided in the broadcast recorded by Heuters.
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Paris
Rouen
London
Heuters
Reuven
Ration Stamp Rules Relaxed For Soldiers on Leave
Washington AP The Office of Price Administration announced that service men on furlough may apply for food ration stamps at the most convenient ration board office. Previously they had to apply in the locality where they planned to spend their leave.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Soviets Advance On Orel In Major Offensive
Soviet forces push from heavily fortified terrain toward Orel with aim to sever the Orel Bryeansk railway. Red armies report deep incursions near Orel and near Belgorod as German losses mount, while Berlin claims counterattacks and heavy tank losses.
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Mogcow
Arvaieg
Sre
Orel- Bryeasx
Geparsts
Orel
Otputkha
Lautern
Kuben
Sevare Logase
Mina
Donets
Belgorod
Velikie Luk
Moscow
Neva River
Leningrad
Red Army
Kurak
Allied air force heads toward Calais and Boulogne
Reports from London say a strong Allied air force was crossing the English Channel toward Calais and Boulogne this afternoon, with observers along the southeast coast noting planes flying low and others heard along the coast. In Washington AP, Faal V. McNutt, War Manpower Commissioner, says a compulsory draft could be ready if needed and the administration is prepared for national service. In Beirmsville Georgia AP, Edmund Reed, a Negro soldier, is named in the slaying of J. G. Favors. Washington AP reports the sinking of a medium sized Panamanian merchant vessel by enemy forces in the south Pacific in May, with eight merchant crewmen and four naval gun crew members lost.
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London
Calais
Boulogne
Ohearvers
Washington (Ap
Washington
South Pacific
Navy Department
Postwar business planning urged by CED leaders
Washington AP report notes businessmen nationwide are urging peers to prepare for postwar era. The aim is to share ideas on future needs and production plans, so every firm knows potential demand and staffing before peace arrives.
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Naelow
George Xizlee
Washington
America
CED
Nathes
Motom
Firme Weels
Tule Civilien
Tas Tahoe
Vatican City Sparing as Allied Forces Advance in Sicily
Allied reports say Seventh Army captured Caltanissetta in an eight mile push to split the front in Sicily. Air raids targeted Rome and surrounding Fasciest power bases while Canadian, British, and American troops pressed the Sicilian front toward the Italian coast.
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North Africa
Seventh Army
Caltaniosetta
Blofly
Rome
Bir
Bernard T. Montgomery
Eighth
Rome Bombing Signals Allies Resolve in War
London reports that after three years of restraint the Allies warned Italy of decisive action and bombed Rome focusing on military targets. Eden had stated bombing Rome would be possible as war demands. Allies say pilots avoided historic or religious sites amid Axis propaganda fears.
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London
Rome
Alles
Italy
Rouseau
Churchill
Anthony Eden
Commons
Ab Ned
Axis
Ruhr
Holy
Eden
New Guard Company Muster Tonight at Armory
Members of Co. 69 Alabama State Guard prepare to muster at the Armory tonight at 8 o'clock to elect commissioned officers. John P. Shealay, commanding officer for the division, announces the fully organized company with two vacancies awaiting two applicants.
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Co. 69
Narvica Company
Alabama State Guard
John P. Shealay
Bate Guard
Rhealsy
Dethes
Leaflets Warn Rome on Allied Bombing Aims
Allied leaflets dropped over Rome warn residents that bombing targets will be military, including communications and airports, not civilian monuments. The message asserts Fascist deception and says pilots are trained for precise daytime strikes with as little civilian damage as possible.
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Sta
Rome
Vatican City
Officers Nab Man As Army Deserter
An army deserter and a prohibition violator were among 31 people taken into custody by the sheriff's force during the week end. Chief Deputy J T Casey said Archie Cobb, 30, was apprehended near his home south of Dothan after a short chase as he attempted to flee officers. J J Wombss was released on 200 bond after officers arrested him for violating prohibition and confessing to home brew.
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J. T. Casey
Archie Cobb
Houston
Dothan
J. J. Wombss
Allied Bombers Hit Rome Rail Yards in Vatican Target Raid
Allied forces disclosed a major raid on Rome targeting the railway marshalling yards near the Vatican, aiming to disrupt Axis troop movements. The operation involved Allied bombers and fighter escorts with warnings leaflets dropped prior to the attack, signaling a decisive move to strike strategic infrastructure in the Eternal City.
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Rome
Filera
Eternal Cty
Sqn
Ford
Vetican City
San Abersior
Littorio
Auppoesdhy
Vatican
Vatican City
John Lateray
Thossa
Mediterranean Air Command
Eternal
North Africas
Roose
Mediterranean
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NEA
Palma
Army Signal Corps Radiotelephoto
Kursk
Beimsville, Ge
Edmund Reed
Ann Wieted
J. G. Favors
Catania
Caltanissetta
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Talinga
Allied Reapquarters
Cutiseng
Nab Man
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