Prisoners Of War May Be Used Here To Harvest Crops
The Houston County Chamber of Commerce discussed using prisoners of war housed at Camp Autker for harvest season labor. County agents warn crop loss risk from velvet bean caterpillar and estimate 90 000 acres to harvest, with four days per field to complete work. Directors urge immediate action to establish a local camp in Dothan County for August through September harvesting.
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Commerce
Arthur Johnson
C. M. Leng
Dothan
Ager Ling Sid
Houston County
Autker
Ling
Chamber of Commerce
Mount Urges Full Attendance at Legion Installation
Alvin Mount, outgoing commander of Chester R. Vickery Post No. 12, asks for full attendance as new officers are installed tomorrow night at the Houston Hotel. T. J. Whatley will become commander. A dinner and guest speaker are on a special program with Gen. George L. Cleere as principal speaker and Clarence C. Horton attending. The meeting opens at 7:15 p.m.
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Alvin Mount
Chester R. Vickery
American Legion
Houston
T. J. Whatley
George L. Cleere
Alabama State Guard
Clarence C. Horton
Allied Breakout Efforts Press Into German Lines At Caen
Continued from page one, Allied forces press inland from the Caen area as American, British and Canadian troops push through open country and seize villages south of Caen. Intense artillery and counterattacks test the frontline as St Lo Periers and Versieres change hands.
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Rommel
St. Lo-Perierxs
Tommies
Versieres
St. Martin-De-Fontenay
May-Sur-Orne
Tilly-La-Campegne
Caen
Falaise
St. LePeriers
Une Vire
Taute Rivera
St Lo
Seria
Dothan Tourney First Rounds Feature Upsets and Wins
The Dothan Country Club hosted the first round of the annual tournament with Upsets and decisive wins. Ayres defeated Davis, Hanahan beat Ayres, Hall defeated Harnsan, Thornton defeated Martin, Lane toppled Spelgoer, Sylvester beat Shealy, Hanahan again won, Baxter defeated Spann, and Shearcase beat Barter. Fourth flight saw Bates top Putnam, Buntin over Hitch, Hill over McDaniels, Fischley over Payne, Mullins over Harvard, and Beck over Li On. Sixth flight results included Senna over Robenhoug, Ray over McLeod, and Warren over Bernard.
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Gmue Fuuel
Dethas Country Club
Office Als
Dawn Ayres
Divpree Davis
Lairuce Haneban de Igetad
Johnde Ayres
Horsce Hall
Mort Harnsan
End Press Thornton
Joe Martin Suallinge
J. T Lane
Lemon Spelgoer
C. D. Sylvester
K. Shealy
Morgan Hanahan
Alto V. Lee
Floyd Baxter
Jerome Spann
Carl Shearcase
Billy Barter
Dr. J. C. Bates
Chester Putnam
Tommy Buntin
van Hitch
Roy Hill
Ed McDaniels
Ed Fischley
Jack Payne
J. H. Mullins, Jr
Dave Harvard
Bob Beck
Li On
Charles Senna
al Robenhoug
G. W. Ray
Norman McLeod, Jr
Linton Warren
George Bernard
Primary Race Signals Possible Runoff in South Carolina
Partial returns show Fulbright leading in Arkansas while Johnston must win outright in South Carolina to avoid a runoff. Voters discuss aging incumbents and party dynamics as results from 1,540 South Carolina precincts and 2,007 Arkansas precincts are tallied, with notable figures including Caraway, Adkins, and Venable amid a climate of shifting support and race-related voting tensions.
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House
Fulbright
Senate
Johnston
Roosevelt
South Carolina
Smith
John M. Daniel
Carl B. Eppa
A. $. Merriman
Arkansas
Caraway
Gov
Horner Adkins
Agriculture Committee
Negrota
Columbia
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Democratic Party
Butler B. Hare
Slate
R. L. Gamble
Leon
Rice
Anderson
American bombing raids claim many German casualties
Americans reported heavy bombing of German troops with numerous tactical sorties and interceptors in action yesterday. The report notes over two thousand night bombing missions and widespread strikes though German resistance appeared limited.
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Wat
Rome
Italian POW Casto Shot by Guard at Arizona Camp
The War Department reports Italian prisoner Carloni Casto was killed by a guard at a Roll and Welton Arizona POW camp after prisoners refused to work. Two Italians charged a guard. halted, then opened fire. Casto died from a shot. An investigation into the second POW’s identity is underway.
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Washington
War Department
Carloni Casto
Roll and Welton
Ariz
Darloni Casto
Red Army Push Near East Prussia and Warsaw Front
Soviet advances press toward Warsaw and East Prussia as German lines crumble under heavy Russian offensives. Reports say Rostock divisions suffer 40 percent losses while German reserves fight to the last man. Rockets toward Przemyal and Dvinsk threaten Baltic fronts with encirclements and railway cuts speeding Russian momentum.
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Przemyal
Lwow
Silesia
Nouth
Poland
Red Star
San
Krakow
Germain
Berlin
Martin von Hellensleben
DNB
Red Army
Warsaw
Riga
Hallensleben
Baltic
East Prussia
Prussia
Danube
Konstantin XK. Rokossovsky
Siedlce
Ivan Begramian
Dvinsk
Latvia
Suwalki
Hitler
Lipsk
Sparhead
Hauffe
PRR
Unclear OCR Item Affects Naval Class Role
Fragmentary text references a person named George Stephens and a second class Wood in the Navy. Mentions a notification by someone named Cordele MeKetles and a morning event. Details are unreadable and unclear about date, place, or concrete outcome.
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George 1 Stephens
Diego
Cordele
Aire Asa
Wallace May Head International Group
Vice President Wallace was suggested as a possible head for a postwar international organization to stabilize prices and supplies of food and farm products. The plan, urged by the Hot Springs United Nations food conference, aims to boost global production while keeping markets fair. A constitution report is due within two weeks.
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Washington
Wallace
United Nations Food Conference
Hot Springs
Cantaced From Page One Job Market Confusion
Fragmented OCR text shows confusion over worker sit downs and factory actions. Mentions workers, plant, and potential wage or job action affecting areas and groups, with unclear references to arms and services.
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Uur
Nevdet
Navy
Notubes
Labor Contract Pattern Drawn By Local Officials
A local procurement official, an army colonel, informs plant management of a new contract plan. Union leaders are summoned, foremen notified, and notices posted about contract cancellation within weeks. Local newspapers have received hints, with nationwide announcements pending revision.
State Farm Market for Ashford Assured
Report states a State Farm Market for Ashford, to be operated by the Heusto County Producers Association. C M Bine, farm agent, reported after association officers found an application with the State Markets Board at Mun Rumnery yesterday. The board will review the app and funds are available with an estimated entry bid of 2.00.
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Tharket
Ashford
Heusto
C. M. Bine
Mun Rumnery
Ling
Ivan
Polio Case Reported At Grimes County
Houston County medical officer Dr Burke said a second polio case has appeared near Grimes. The year old baby shows partial paralysis and has been isolated. a third case is reported elsewhere in the county.
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Grimes
Deherty
T. Burke
Houston
Reves
Munich
Warsaw
Rotterdam
London
Three New Typhus Cases Reported in Houston County
County Medical Officer Dr. Ww. T Bur kett said today three additional typhus cases were reported, bringing total in the county to eight since Saturday. State Health Department data showed 17 typhus cases statewide last week, eight of them from this county.
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Pris
Houston County
Ww. T Burkett
State Health Department
Germans mobilize for total war as internal crackdowns loom
Reports from Barcelona and Madrid claim Hitler plans to mobilize all Europeans in occupied countries for the war effort with no age or sex limits. The purge of anti regime Junkers raises questions about German resolve, while clashes between SS and regular army officers in Brussels end with several officers killed.
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Germany
Hitler
Goering
Goebpels
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Last Wees
Barcelort
Asd
Spain
Berlin
Brussels
Paris
Vichy
Milan
United Nations
Madrid
Barcelona
Guam and Marianas War Updates Highlight Invasion Casualties
In Guam operations American forces report 2,400 Japanese killed by July 24 with 443 American dead 2,366 wounded and 209 missing. On Tinian 1,324 Japanese dead versus 15 American dead and 225 wounded. MacArthur notes a Liberator destroyed a Japanese coastal vessel near the Philippines and reports Japanese forces attempting to reform after setbacks near Driniumor River New Guinea.
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Ital
Agana
Henry
Guam
Tinian
Saipan
Ushi
Communiste
Marianas
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Moluccan Sea
Philippines
Wewak
British New Guinea
Driniumor River
Knott County Man to Face State Prosecution
Detectives including C. L. Bierce described the incident as a holdup attempt. Abbaticchio stated Simpson, a former defense plant worker near Knoxville Tennessee, would be handed to state authorities by Federal officials for prosecution.
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C. L. Bierce
Abbaticchio
Simpson
Knoxville
Theft charges in Dothan tied to pork and frankfurters
A Dothan barcar on ding is linked to thefts of interstate goods and U S property. White and Forrester are accused of stealing 75 pounds of pork shoulders and 50 pounds of frankfurters in January, with White allegedly aiding police and both named in warrants issued Monday by City Police Commissioner J W Daughtry.
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U. S
Ding
Dothan
White
Forrester
This Is Not War Scared Nazis Cry in Normandy
AP dispatch from Normandy describes German paratroopers panicking after a US air assault. The terrified youths begged for mercy, some surrendering after brief resistance, while a German medic and interpreter talk with American troops.
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Edward D. Ball
Normandy
Exmest Gunzburg
Cub Pack Split Creates Pack 17 In Troy
Southeast Alabama Council announces Pack 18 charter renewal and a new Pack 17 with 19 active Cub units under eight counties. Pack 18, formed in 1943, now comprises four units and is led by Pack 18 Cubmaster Wesley Dorrill with J B Sims listed with Pack 18. Pack 17 to be led by Baird as Cubmaster. committee members include Roy A Barron Bull Thompson James Howard for the new unit, and M C Corbitt Alex J McCall Wesl ey Corrill for Pack 18. The council notes total Cub units reach nineteen in the district.
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Troy
Southeast Alabama
Wesley Dorril
Troy , Pta Wor
Baird
J. B. Sims
Roy A. Barron
Bull Thompson
James ¥. Howard
M. C. Corbitt
Alex J. McCall
Wesley Corrill
Alatara Counncil
Alabama
Trey
Treepe Teo
New Trial Granted for Dr James H Blay in Slaying Case
Alabama Supreme Court agreed to rehear the murder case of Dr James Wy Blue a Bessemer physician known as Dr Blay who was sentenced to 50 years after a trial where defense claims were prejudicial and a supreme court panel will reconsider the state's appeal. Justice Davis F Lakely noted portions of the trial record cited untact defense and will review whether prejudicial errors affected the verdict. The rehearing request was heard by the general session court today.
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Montgomery
Ale
James Wy Blue
Bessemer
Hig
Jefferies Court
Alabama Supreme
Davis F. Lakely
Hayes Towns Earns First Eagle Scout Badge
Hayes Towns, 16, earned the Eagle Scout rank in the Southeast Alabama Bay Council this year. He began Scouting in June 1940 with Headland Troop 2 and later transferred. Towns serves as Den Chief, Senia trol Leader, and is a member of the Order of the Arrow. he attends Camp IMS and has earned merit badges amid a strong record.
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Southeast Alabama
Ims
Sir i
Willie D Daniels Dies At Ashford
Willie D Daniels of An Toute one died this morning at a local hospital. He was 38 and a World War II veteran, a member of the John D Bruner Post American Legion. Funeral services Thursday at 4 p.m. at Bow Grove Church with Rev. Rice officiating. pallbearers from the John D Bruner Post American Legion. Survived by his father D Daniels, two sisters Mrs H Moore and Mrs Sallie Mac Gal of Jakin Ga, and two brothers Tommie and Alex Daniels of Ashford Route One. Fellows and Christmas Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Willie D. Daniels
John D. Bruner
H Moore
Sallie Mac Gal
Jakin
Tommie
Alex Daniels
Ashford
Fellows
Christmas
Dewey Clarifies Meeting Agenda Not To Tackle Party Platform
In remarks yesterday the governor stressed a meeting would not address a designated organizational plan. He said discussions would focus on general policy rather than supplementing the platform, maintaining the public stance of the Republican governors.
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Pars
Dewey
Daign
Unclear OCR fragment hints at price, tobacco, and farming notes
Fragmentary text mentions a two cent increase affecting cigarettes and fuel, with growers and housemen debating demands. Scattered lines describe a fish scraper, soft drink beds, and wood smells, plus cackling macaw and rice context, reflecting a damaged page excerpt.
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First Vinson
Growere
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