Congress in late race to name presidential candidates
The Associated Press notes sharp activity as the nation moves toward the presidential election. Dewey campaign leaders Forsyth and supporters plan a news conference in New York after stops in Pittsburgh and Springfield. Rep Fish of New York, who criticized Dewey, pushes a legal action over a political advertisement. Other figures debate nominees and party strategies as primaries approach in Tennessee, Kentucky, Connecticut, and Virginia.
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Associated Press
Aics
Helian Governore
St Louis
Thomas E. Dewey
Cam N
Wes
Burgh
Springfield
New, C
Sadan
Dasa
Niton Fish
New York
Repub
Dewey
Bennett Clark
Augustus W. Ben- Newburgh
Wbel
Maxwell Anen
An- Fish
Dell L. Willkie
Anderson
Fish
Atk
Harry S. Tru
Roy Menek McKittrick
Prom Roosevelt
Ciing Clark
Wort
Impuri
Tude Aimbrrow
Nommu
New
World front battles slice through wavering defenses
Disrupted fronts across Europe and Asia report intense fighting as Allied and Axis forces push and counterpush. Claims of advances near Charbourg and in East Prussia mix with noted Japanese and Chinese actions, while strategic bombings and troop movements reshape the war outlook.
Navy Orders Slash In Sub Production As Losses Decline
The Navy announced a cutback in submarine building citing fewer losses than expected and the need for eight other ship types. Sub production will slow by not starting several subs, yet overall Navy output is set to rise through early 1945. Read more on page 3.
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Washington
Navy
Pacific
Rotary Club Hears Napier Commander
Colonel Charles J. Daly of Napier Field lauds the Army Air Forces as the era’s premier air power. He traces its birth from Brigadier General James A. Jenks’s Aeronautical Division to the first airplane and its wartime evolution.
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United States Army Air Forces
Charles J. Daly
Napier Field
Dothan
Col. Daly
Army Air Forces
James A Jen
Army
Signal Corps
Charles F. Chandler
Fort Myer
Wir-gins
Secret Weapon Aids Marianas Invasion Across Guam And Tinian
Allied forces push across Guam and bypass Tinian as a secret weapon, described by war correspondent Clinton Green, devastates targets while Admiral Nimitz confirms American use of Gusm Harbor and airstrip. Kenney's air force strikes Northwest New Guinea and Halmaheras, aiding MacArthur's move toward the Philippines.
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U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
Marianas
Guam
Tinian
America
Cinton Green
Adin
Chester W. Nimitz
Gusm
Marianag Islands
Far Eastern
Atruth
George C. Kenney
New Guineas
Halmahers Island
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Guem'a
Apra
Avranches Falls to Allied Armored Drive in Normandy
Allied armored forces push deep into Avranches a mile from the D‑Day beaches after destroying several German divisions. The fast breakthrough threatens to open routes into central France as American spearheads press from Coutances toward Granville and Vire, with British advances seizing Hill 309 and closing gaps along the Vire coast.
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Gladwin Hes
Allied Expeditionary Force
Avrenches
Lam
France
Avranchet
Normandy
Avranchez
Brest
Granville
Hall of Gavray
Tess-Sur-Vire
DNB
Grenville
Coutances
Avranches
Torigni
Sur-Vire
la vi Ans la Free
Omar N. Bradley
Vire
Caumont
St. Martin-Des-Besaces
Gaitet
Selient
Villedieu
Gavray
Percy
Teasy Sur Vive
Germans Claim U S Shelling of Leaning Tower
Rome AP dispatch describes conflicting German broadcasts about the Leaning Tower of Pisa. An observer said the tower remained intact and visible from a forward post while a Berlin report claimed damage. Fifth Army cited Germans using the tower as an artillery observation post amid counterattacks near Florence.
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Fifth Army
Pisa
Berlin
Germans Indicate Warsaw Has Fallen
London reports German communique hints Warsaw may have fallen as Soviet forces push toward the Polish capital. Berlin radio notes Russians six miles from Warsaw with artillery range, while Moscow places Red Army southeast and German countermoves slow the advance. Kaunas to the east of East Prussia is also cited amid shifting fronts.
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Associated Press
London
Warsaw
Kaunas
Suwalki
East Prussia
DNB
Berlin
Moscow
Red
Lithuania
Niemen
German Transocean Agency
Peanut Dusting Show Arranged Near Dothan
A demonstration on using an airplane to dust peanuts with cryolite will be held at J. B. Dowling place, 16 miles west of Dothan, on Friday afternoon. C. M. Ling, Houston County farm agent, said the dusting plane will use the Vicksburg muxill ary landing field with Army permission. The dusting, lasting about an hour and covering 25 to 30 acres, aims to show the method is practical for peanut worms.
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J. B. Dowling
Dothan
Dothan Enterprise Highway
C. M. Ling
Houston County
Dowling
Vicksburg Muxillary
Army
Ling
Napier Field to Celebrate Milestones Open House
Napier Field invites the public to an August 1 open house marking the 7th Army Air Forces anniversary and 5th anniversary of the first military airplane purchase. Colonel Daly will lead a morning parade and a post review, followed by a first class baseball game. The event includes a charity presentation by Mrs. Collins of the Public Welfare Society for Crippled Children, with funds from Fiesta Day.
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Napier Field
Army Air Forces
Charles J. Daly
Dothan
WAC
John R Charlesworth
Daly
C. L. Collins
Public Welfare Society For Crippled Children
Arthur W. Petersens
Third Polio Case Reported In Dothan
Disclosure of a third polio case in Dothan was made by Dr. W. T. Burkett, county health officer, who said the case had not yet been officially reported. He urged keeping children under sixteen at home during the incubation period and warned against gatherings that could spread the disease.
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Dothan
W. T. Burkett
Brisk Fighting Slows Jap Drive Into Hengyang
Chinese high command acknowledged Japanese forces breached Hengyang city and fought briskly in the city and outskirts. Japanese attempts to break Chinese lines around the Canton Hankow railway junction were repelled while Chinese troops pressed operations in Tengchung and Myitkyina. Air forces under Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault reported fresh strikes from Hainan to Hankow as Indian troops moved on the Tiddim road toward Imphal.
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Spencer Mooba
Chungking
Hengyang
Canton-Hankow
Canton
Hankeow
China
Tengchung
Yuannan
Walle
Salween
Mangshih
Burma Road
Lyngling
Claire L. Chennault
Hainan
Sland
Hankow
Burma
Myitkymna
Southeast Asia Command
Tiddim Road
Churachandpur
Imphal
Houston Convict Escapes From Kilby Prison
Houston convict Forrester, parolee from Dothan burglary and meat theft, escaped Kilby Prison yesterday after a weekday work leave. The semi trustworthy inmate was allowed near the gate and did not return. He had been serving 31 years for robbery plus two to three for burglary and faced a federal detainer in a meat theft case.
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Lewis Forrester
Houston County
Dothan
Kilby
Pi Williame
Forrester
Broward
Connectton
Congress Faces Massive Tasks in Postwar Reconversion
Senator Reynolds urges immediate return of Senate Military Affairs Committee to Washington to advance reconversion, demobilization, and surplus property bills. Republicans demand early action, while lawmakers brace for a tentative informal recess as campaigns loom and major legislation awaits action.
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Washington
Reynolds
D.-N-C
Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
Vanderberg
R-Mich
Military Affairs Committee
Haalf
Germany
Congress
House
Capitol
Rattlesnake Killed In Downtown Dothan
A rattlesnake was killed after being seen near West Main and Foster streets in downtown Dothan. The incident, noted on page two, references residents John E McLeod and Jacst Leger and their inquiry about the reptile's origin.
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Dothan
West Main
Foster Streets
sfMernoor
John E McLeod
Troy Street
Jacst Leger
East Collirs
Massive Allied Bomber Offensive Bursts Over Germany and France
More than 1,000 American heavy bombers escorted by fighters pounded targets in the Munich area central Germany and airfields in France. British and American aircraft damaged rail lines, aircraft centers, and fuel dumps as Allied forces pressed the southward drive near Caumont and Villers Bocage.
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Austin Bealmear
London
Germany
France
Munich
Air Force
East Prussia
Nasi
Brenner Pass
Italy
Augsburg
U.S
Normandy
U. S. Ninth Air Force
Seine
Tour
Angers
Mosquito
Paris
Arrad
Doullens
Amiena
Rouen
Battlefront
Caumont
Villers Bocage
Argenian
Chatteaudun
Coadh
Blois
Orleans
Dothan Marine Endures Pacific Battles with Malaria
Sergeant Max Jeffries of Dothan, a Marine with the Second Division, survived Guadalcanal Tarawa and Tulegs battles, but contracted malaria. On furlough recovering, he described harsh conditions, malaria treatment in New Zealand, and a tough Tarawa landing. He plans to return when called, awaiting further orders.
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Guadalcanal
Tarawa
Tulegs
Max Jeffries
Dothan
The
Eagle
Meleria
Jeffries
Tulag
Moz
Marana
Pacific
Jeffres
Tarawa Batle
New Zealand
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Eighth Army
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Rome
Florence
U. S. Marine Corps
S. C. Radistelsphoto
Poland
Houston
Rose
William F. Arsogart
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