Germans press toward Lwow as Russians push to Latvia
AP dispatch reports German forces showing signs of breaking the line along the Miamen River with heavy pressure on Lwow’s southern outskirts. Russian forces reach Augustow and push near Suwalko triangle while mapping fronts in East Prussia, Brest Litovsk, Bialystok, and Daugavpils. Russian advances threaten Velikays river region near Ostrov as Gen. Yskensikov’s Third Baltic group drives toward Latvia, nine miles from targets.
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Dareel Deluce
Russia
Yskensikov
Ostrov
Latvia
Cutworm Threat Looms Over Peanuts in Royston County
County farmers face heavy losses from army and cutworms affecting peanut crops. Demand for dusting equipment is urged to aid those without gear. Early worm sightings in mid-July prompt warnings to monitor fields and use cryolite as recommended by the Alabama Extension Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akeonon County
C. M Ling
Ala
Ling
Said
Royston
Front Page War Update Near East Prussia
British forces press a field report as Allied units advance toward the Niemen river area in East Prussia. German defenses at Brest Litovsk and surrounding bastions show strain while air strikes target plants and rail links.
Yanks Pursuing Fleeing Nazis Near Arno Area
American troops press 25 mile front along the Arno river driving Nazis toward the Gothic Line. Calte Salvetti captured seven miles northeast of Livorno as forces seize high ground south of the Arno and shell enemy positions. Simultaneously Polish and Italian units advance from Ancona, cutting the coastal road at Torrette a Mere and establishing a bridgehead over the Bano river.
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Noland
United States
Arno
Ancona
Torrette
Adriatic
Bano River
Chiaravalle
Dothan Awaits Complete Success of Paper Salvage Drive
Dothan residents and officials mobilize a one day waste paper collection using city garbage trucks from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Commissioner Clyde L. Coe directs the effort with no garbage pickups that day to maximize participation. Boy Scouts had urged householders to set out all waste paper for pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
Clyde L. Coe
American Dreyfus Loses Long Fight To Clear His Name
Oberlin M. Carter, once called the American Dreyfus, died at 88 after a 45 year effort to overturn a 1899 court martial convicting him of defrauding the government in river and harbor contracts. He served a Leavenworth sentence, was fined 5000 dollars, and pursued multiple federal appeals, presidents, and committees without success.
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Chicago
Oberlin
M. Carter
Carter
Dreyfus
Leavenworth
United States Supreme Court
War and Justice Departments
Patriot, O
West Point
Robert E. Lee
Allied Air Blitz Pounds Leipzig and German Factories
American and British air fleets sky over central Germany bomb Leipzig region including Junkers and Focke-Wulf plants, ball bearing and Messerchmitt facilities, and synthetic oil works at Merseburg and Lutzkendorf. RAF and Soviet actions target northern France, Poland and Greece with strikes on rail yards, bridges, and infrastructure.
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London
Germany
Leipzig
Italy
Reich
Tyrol
Bavaria
Britain
RAF
France
Thiverny
Paris
Chaulnes
Amiens
Normandy
Berlin
Junkers
Dessau
Focke-Wulf Engine
Eisenach
Eisenach -Stockhausen
Leip
Seine
Loire
Bremen
Carpi
Oll
Trieste
Fiume
Adriatic
Greece
Lwow
Old Poland
Warsaw
Moscow
Daugavpils
Lithuania
Dothan Granted Approval for 25 New Housing Units
The Dothan Chamber of Commerce announced formal approval of a housing program to construct and remodel 25 units. Arthur Johnson said the National Housing Agency would provide forms and instructions, with applications opening once paperwork arrives. Officials expect little delay after forms are completed.
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Dothan
Chamber of Commerce
Arthur Johnson
Robert K. Creighton
National Housing Agency
Atlanta
Tingham
The
Housing Cere
Underground Revolt Reported in Belgium
An Allied dispatch cites an underground revolt in Belgium reported from REME headquarters. The communication mentions Allied action with French forces and German retaliation, noting combat across several towns and warnings issued as part of a broader liberation effort.
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Belgium
REME
Allied Expeditionary Force
AFP
Wnderground Revak
Medad
Ebenhower
Agi
Tojo Resigns as Cabinet Falls in Japan Crisis
Premier Hideki Tojo and his entire cabinet resign as Emperor Hirohito orders a new government. General Koiso and Admiral Yonai named to form a unity cabinet to face defeat and preserve military control, signaling no major policy shift. Tokyo broadcasts expect the new cabinet tonight or tomorrow.
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Youhijiro Amery
Japan
Kwantung
Hideki Tojo
Associated Press
America
Britain
Tokyo
Hirohito
Kuniaki Koiso
Geeers
Korea
Mugamasa Yonai
Tokyo Broadess
Koise
Yanaji
United States
Tojo
FDR to Address Democrats Wallace Truman Fight Seen
At Chicago Stadium the Wallace comeback gains pace in a split Democrats convention as Truman remains a lead candidate with Romney era talk of a fourth term and Roosevelt’s renomination expected after a radio speech. Delegates debate second place amid pledged and unpledged votes indicating a tense nominating fight.
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Jack Bell
Chicago Stadium
A. Wallace
Ed A
Kansas
Harry Truman
Migsouri
Wallace
Truman
Roosevelt
Missouri
Tara
Southerners Plan Vote Of Protest
Diehard Southerners rally to restore the two thirds nominating rule at the Democratic Convention Rules Committee. They plan 100 protest votes against Roosevelt's renomination, while conceding their chances are slim. Some leaders warn many Southern delegates may oppose Roosevelt in the Electoral College, favoring any Democrat but the President.
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William F. Arbrogast
Chicago
Democratic Rational Convention
Drattlere
Roosevelt
Mason-Dixon Line
Thomas E. Dewey
Rules Committee
Texac
Ture
Teen-Age Club Closed By City Health Officials
The exchange-sponsored Dothan Teen-age Club was ordered closed yesterday and will remain shut until after August 15. If no new poliomyelitis cases are reported before then, the club will reopen on August 15. Health authorities advised all children under 14 stay home during the 14 day incubation period. A general cleaning will be done during the closure.
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Dothan
Southern Democrats Beaten On Race Plank Of Platform
CHICAGO RP Southerners dropped their fight for a white suprem acy plank after the Democratic Platform Committee rejected it. Former Gov Dan Moody of Texas said the effort could not go to the convention floor due to lack of signatures for a minority report. The proposed language urged states to exercise powers to determine voter qualifications and regulate schools without federal government interference unless constitutional amendments cede powers.
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Chicago
Democratic Platform Committee
Govarnior
Dan Moody
Texas
Moody
Jackson declares ballot box must not aid Axis at wartime convention
Senator Samuel D. Jackson of Indiana, active as permanent chair at the Democratic convention in Chicago, warns the ballot box must not become a secret weapon for the Axis. He argues against changing administrations during World War II and contrasts Roosevelt's wartime leadership with Republican critiques while urging unity to win the war.
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Jackson
Axis
Chicago Stadium
Samuel D. Jackson
Indiana
America
United States
Toro
Adolf Hitler
Goebbels
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
Dewey
Needa Ao
Cemanes
White House
Dothan Employers Reimburse Back Wages Under Wage Acts
Employers in Dothan paid 489.44 in back wages for fiscal year ending June 30 after Wage and Hour and Public Contracts investigations found underpayment of minimum wage and overtime. Joseph C. Noah, regional director, says the payments were voluntary and cover the gap between paid amounts and legally due wages.
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Dothan
Joseph C. Noah
U. S Department of Labor
Twelve Towns Fall as Armored Units Approach Vimont
Allied armored formations under a Rommel prisoner command captured 12 towns and press toward Vimont near Caen, while American fronts report local advances between St Lo and Periers. Montgomery’s forces push south from Caen, taking Ifs and Cormeilles as Germans retreat toward the Ome River. action also along the Odon and Orne rivers.
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Wes Gallagher
Allied Expeditionary Force
Erwin Rommel
Vimont
Caen
Paris
Richard Nugel O'Connor
Italien
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Faubourg de Vaudles
Ifs
Cormeiles
Ome
Troarn
Odon
Orne
Villers - Bocage
Noyes
Troarm
County Grand Jury To Meet August 14
Circuit Judge D C Halstead issued an order to empanel a new grand jury on August 14 to hear business since the last term. The prior jury, sworn in January, investigated alleged election frauds in Houston County this year. Roy Hill, clerk, said several capital cases are slated for investigation once empaneled.
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D. C. Halstead
Houston County
Roy ©. Hill
Three Soldiers Flee Camp Gordon Johnston in Jeep
Police search for three soldiers who fled Camp Gordon Johnston Florida and allegedly stole a jeep. The vehicle was abandoned near Ozark Alabama after leaving Freeport Florida, with 1,400 gallons of gasoline ration coupons missing and other valuables reported.
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Camp Gordon Johnston
Fla
Ozark
Alabama State Highway Patrol
Dothan
Camp Johnston
Freeport
Charlie Stiller
Flim Flammers Target Negro Woman With Fake Insurance Racket
A Black woman named Mattie Moore was swindled by two male Black con artists who claimed to help prove an insurance claim against her husband. She withdrew $200 from a post office to cover supposed collection costs for the fake claim, but the scheme collapsed as details emerged.
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Mattie Moore
Berlin Siege Attempt Targets Fuehrer. Hitlers Wounded
Berlin announced Adolf Hitler was bombed in an unsuccessful assassination attempt. Several top generals and staff officers were seriously or slightly injured, including Jodl and Bodenachetz, with Goering warned to Hitler. The attack reportedly occurred as Hitler met high military officials, possibly at Breda in Holland.
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London
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Tus
Alfred Jodi
FCC
Hitters Ife
Fuehrer
Tokyo
Hideki Toyo
Benito Mussoni
Buble
Heusinger
Walter Scherff
Guenther von Kluge
Normandy
Karl Gerd von Rundatedt
West
Kluge
Rommel
Junkers
Alexander von Falkenhausen
Belgium
France
Eduard Diet
Finland
Diet
Germany
Sarage
Rreichamarshal
Hermann Goering
Alfred Jod
Kerten
Buhle Bodenschatz
Heussinger
Scherff
Sebmund
Brandy
Borg
Berger
Busgies
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Raat
Mie Niemen
East Prussia
Brest-Litovak
Bial
Cab
Aera Tale
U.S
Sons of Heaven
Associated Prem Today
Henry J. Wallace
Barry
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