State Tax Assessors to Meet in Montgomery Banquet
State Tax Assessors and Collectors are set to gather in Montgomery for an annual meeting. Speakers include Ben Lester Hill and George Mile. The event will not include the usual banquet. new officers will be elected, with V. Crabtree of Hate County as president.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Eithac
Speekers
Ben Lester Hill
Handy Elia API
George Mile
Success Tax Co
V. Crabtree
Hate County
Mussolini Resigns as Italy Seeks New Leadership
Mussolini resigns after a late night fascist council vote, with Badoglio named to form a new government. Rome and northern cities erupt in enthusiasm as crowds cheer the change, and the Fascist insignia are removed from streets and public buildings. Italians face a p ined wartime shift as Germany agrees to shifting defenses and a potential evacuation of stock and troops.
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Ttzly
Badogno
Muscolin
Ale Litorma
Ala Roms
Wera
Mamolini
Il Duce
Rome
Verona
Hit Ter
Ardea
Hitler
Italy
Sicily
Mussolini
Fascist Council
Bundsy
Royal Palace
Vittorio Emanuele
Badoglio
Badogna
Tratan Cty
Graduation Week Events At Napier Field Post
Residents of Dothan and Wiregrass will attend outdoor graduation ceremonies with an aerial review at 8 a.m. and a Napier Field Band concert at 9 a.m. Graduates will be sworn in as officers at 10 a.m. Colonel Daniel will award wings, Chaplain Johnson will give the invocation. An information HQ will aid visitors at the Cadet Administration Building.
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Sarter
Officers’ Club
Dothan
Wiregreas
Napier Field Band
Ray M. Hawley
Daniel
Siver
Charles K. Jonson
Italians rally as fascist forces prepare for action
Across Italy crowds celebrate the rega family and Badoglio amid Mussolini era tensions. Berlin hints at a meeting between Hitler and Badoglio while Germany speeds up military moves to cover Italy in case of capitulation. Rome reports say Badoglio shifts Italy’s war machinery out of reverse, grappling with torn transport and a reshaped fascist army.
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Italy
Gerri Sore
Badesalo
Rome
Rega
Badogno
Vatican
Alpers
Badognio
Yugoslavia
Greece
France
Informaciones
Rat
Berlin
Italy moves toward peace as Badoglio takes power
Rome broadcasts describe life returning to normal after Badoglio's takeover while Allied leaders map terms for Italy's surrender. The Daily Mail predicts unconditional surrender of Italian armed forces and disbandment of fascist groups, with Britain and the United States steering the path to Allied victory.
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Rome
Hfe
Badoglio
Italy
Pietro Badoglio
London Daily Mail
Churchill
House of Commons
United Nations
Daily Mail
Germany
Hans Georg Viktor von Mackensen
London
Mussolini
Eduard Renes
Czechoslovakia
Tralian
Powder Puff Washington Visits Marshal at Door
Army chief of staff General George C Marshall paid a courtesy call on a sergeant named Powder. Neighbors watched as Marshall rang the doorbell to greet his chauffeur who had been ill, a rare informal moment captured in Washington.
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Powder Puff Washington
Goneral
Powder
Marter
James W. Powder
Jeaneral George C Marshall
U. S. Army
Poldher
Newsboys in Dallas Report Struck By Teasing Headlines
In Dallas the AP notes newsboys faced grim Mussolini headlines yet stayed steady selling papers. The brief mentions resilience amid colored banners and shifting public mood as wartime events unfold in Europe and North Africa.
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Dallas
Tex
Mussolini
Henry Youths Save Trip From Drowning in Mercer Creek
Three Henry County youths Aubrey Farmer Jack Woodham and an unidentified boy saved three children Betty Lou Snellgrove James Earl Snellgrove and Betty Jean Kirkland from drowning after Betty Jean fell in near Headland Mercer Creek Mary Alice Snellgrove warned peers, all children of Headland residents H C Snellgrove and Clarence Kirkland.
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Henry County
Mercer Creek
Headland
Aubrey Farmer
Jack Woodham
Betty Lou Snallgrove
James Earl Snellgrove
Betty Jean Kirkland
Kirkland
Snellgrove
Mary Alice
Betty Lou
James Earl
H.C. Snellgrove
Clarence Kirkland
Route Three
Vagrancy Crackdown Ordered by Dothan Officials
City Commission and Police Chief pledge a persistent drive against vagrancy after approving a new ordinance. Officers instructed to detain suspected loafers, release those proven to be employed, while a recent sanitation report noted ten Negroes refusing city work. A 32-person roundup followed, with 12 jailed for lack of employment proof.
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Law Commission
Baten
M. Tatum
Dothan
Bates
Commission
Sanitary Department
G. J. Parrish, Jr
Attemet
Rawlins McKinney
Parish
Police Department
Recorder's Court
Tatum
Mysterious Attacks and Fuel Safety Notes At Kiska
The report describes multiple attacks on Kiska with 41 raids this month and a 50 total for the month, noting fires at Gertrude Cove and main camp. It mentions a 20-raid day on Saturday, states gasoline vehicles for the Air Forces use segregators to remove water, and cites ongoing fire events and raid activity.
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Gertrude Cove
Kiska
Janes
Holloway Estate Left To Daughters In Will
Montgomery Alabama AP reports under the will of the late Dave A Holloway probated by Juriga W Hill the estate is left to two daughters Ma Leoise Baker and Betty Holloway share and share alike Baker named executrix for her sister until she comes of age. Holloway a known insurance man was beaten to death on Glimer street July 11. His second wife Kathryn Holloway was indicted for first degree murder but acquitted last week. Under law she is entitled to 1000 in personal property and must file a written claim within six months.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dave A Hollorway
Juriga W.hill
Mra
Leoise Baker
Betty Holloway
Mra Baker
Holloway
Glimer Street
Kathryn Holloway
Italy under Badoglio marks shift after Mussolini fall
Reports from Rome describe the new premier Badoglio reshaping the government, seizing Fascist Party HQ, placing Mussolini aides in custody, and reorganizing the police under military rule. Demonstrations across major cities signal calls for peace as Italy eyes Allied armistice terms amid fears of German troop presence and a continued war.
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Badoglio
Germany
Benito Mussolini
Badogno
Guitly
Milan
Fascist Party
Italy
Vittorio Emanuele
Mussolini
Rome
Naples
Turin
Genoa
Switzerland
Corriere Dalla Sera
Algiers
Yugoslia
Balkan
Poosibay
Russian troops cross Oka river threaten Orel rail line
War bulletin reports Ruadian troops crossed the Oka north of Orel and cut behind the city toward the Orel Bryansk railway, the sole escape route for German forces. A Soviet southern advance from Kursk reaches Yeropkine 17 miles from Orel as Red Army probes Belgorod area.
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Oka
Orel
Orel-Bryansk
Barestna
Kursk
Yeropkine
Elsawhera
Ruslan
Red Army
Belgorod
Food Riots Break Out In Palermo
Rioting erupted in Palermo over food supplies as hungry crowds swarmed a German storehouse near the railroad. American troops, led by Capt. Raymond M. Robowski, distributed goods to calm the mob, forming orderly lines as relief reached distressed families.
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Palermo
Raymond M. Robowski
Twenty-Fifth Ave
Minneapolis
Robowski
Mrs. Fanny Wade Dies On Headland Route
Funeral services are planned for Mrs. Fanny Wade seventy nine of Headland route three who died at home after a three week illness. The Webb Baptist Church will host the 10 30 a m service with Rev H E Craughon officiating. Burial follows in Webb cemetery with Ward Wilson directing. Mrs Wade lived in the community sixty years and belonged to Center Baptist Church. Surviving are daughters Mrs W B McArdle and Mrs W M Key, son W H Wade, sister Mrs Georgia Hicks and sixteen grandchildren.
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Fanny Wade
Headland Route Three
Webb Baptist Church
H. E. Craughon
Burlat
Webb
Ward - Wilson
W. B. McArdle
W. M. Key
W. H. Wade
Ashford
Georgia Hicks
Newville
War honors listed for Alabama service members
The article lists recipients of the Air Medal, Silver Star, DFC, and Legion of Merit from Alabama. Notable names include Sgt Joseph E. Hartman of Birmingham who parachuted after his bomber broke apart, First Lieut Hugh W. Owens, Private Leroy Payne, and officers William W. Patton, Robert L. McCombs, Al C. Irby, Dennis Holt, Sidney G. Hudson, Jemse Harrin, Barclay H. Dillon.
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Vernon
Andrews
Daphne
Oilver
Joseph E. Hartman
Birmingham
Hugh W. Owens
Butaw
Firat
Leroy Payne
Hunteville
William W. Patton
Livingston
Robert L. McCombs
Tarrant City
al C. Irby
Montgomery
Dennis Holt
Sidney G. Hudson
McKenzie
Jemse Harrin
Tuskegee
Barclay H. Dillon
Operations Reported in Donets Basin Area
The bulletin notes similar operations also occurred in the Donets basin area south of Izyum and southwest of Voroshilovgrad, indicating coordinated activity across locations near the frontline.
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Donets Basin
Izyum
Voroshilovgrad
Hamburg Hit Fifth Time In 48 Hours
Hamburg was attacked again by RAF Mosquito bombers for the fifth time in 48 hours as the air war over the port city continued. British and American air forces carried out heavy raids since Saturday night, with 2,300 tons dropped in the initial assault and ongoing round the clock bombing. Casualty and loss details were not disclosed.
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London
Hamburg
RAF
Sesport
Irings Air Ministry
Pews Service
Germany
Bamberg
USAAF
Banks
EAV Mesquitess
Air Ministry
Kasen
American push in Sicily deepens as Patton’s forces take Termini
Allied advances in Sicily press on with American units under Patton driving toward Termini and roping in 7,000 more Italian troops to reach 70,000 prisoners. German stiff resistance with four transports and two cruisers damaged as Kesnelling prepares a last-ditch defense around the Messina triangle while air battles rage near Sardinia.
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Sicily
Plas
Associated Press
Roma
Naples
Messina
Sardinia
George SB. Patton, Jr
Termini
Palermo
United States
Albert Kensalting
Kesnelring
Herman, Goering
2Th
13Th Armored Mvision
High Command
Plang Io
Italy
Churchill warns Italy faces total military collapse
Churchill outlines plans to target Italy’s military and political structure. He says Italy must surrender unconditionally or endure devastation as Allied forces push toward Rome. He notes coordination with Russia and the United States and warns German hopes in Italy will be reversed.
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Italy
Churchill
Harg
Bettas
Russia
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Wang
Trong
Shether Mussoli
California
Fas
Madrid
Perin
Macey
Informacimes
Adolf Hitler
Muscntin
Pietro Hadogo
Foreign Office
Moasnuni
Fuehrer
Berliin
Technicans
W.V. Sullivan
Main St
Kubao
Hidin
Wile
George 5. Patton
Henry
Trip
New Orleans
New York
Chicago
Rarold V. Boyle
Ferniture Real
Dothan Savings & Loan
Belra
First’ National Bank
Phese
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