Nazis press retreat as 5th Army halts advance
Allied dispatches report German forces in the Adriatic sector withdrawing to avoid further losses. In the northwest the front tightens with Allied units near Tarquinia and Civitavecchia as reports place Nazi troops retreating from Lake Brac area toward east of Lake Wes and toward highway junction town taarbo.
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Adriatic
Balas
Fladrg
Lake
Brac Pee
Capaprarola
Lake Wes
Taarbo
Northwest
Unite
Civitavecchia
Tarquinia
Fem Bome
Named Post Heads Vowing New Exec Circle at Legion Meeting
The American Legion Post elected officers including a named post head and vice commander. 14 Whatley Jr and Alvin Mount reelected first vice and J B Hunt second vice commander. McQuayre adjutant, A Brown sergeant at arms, and Y O Hill service officer named. Clyde Peterson named chaplain. officers take office at the next meeting after the state convention in Mont. The post plans delegates for the state meeting and notes a high membership, with 215 as all-time peak.
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Whatley, Jr
R. Vicktat No
American Legion
Alvin Mount
Alto V. T
J. B. Hunt
McQuayre
A Brown
Hill
Clyde Peterson
Was &S
Wmt
Montwm
Moma
Peterson
Frontline advances as Allied and Axis clash across multiple fronts
Amid heavy weather and stiff resistance, U S and Allied forces push toward Cherbourg and Ste. Mere Eglise while German counterattacks disrupt Normandy progress. Soviet and Romanian actions unfold in the center and east, with forces advancing and consolidating positions as the war widens across Europe.
Mammoth Parade Opens Drive At Do than Country Club Qualifiers
A packed golf course at Dothan Country Club sees hopefuls from Alabama Florida and Georgia vying for entry in the annual invitation tournament. Notables Will Bull Newton Jr Lyndon Daniela and Jimmy Freeman travel from Griffin Georgia with strong teams while many others from nearby clubs attempt to qualify for the championship division.
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Dothan Country Club
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Will Bull Newton, Jr
Lyndon Daniela
Jimmy Freeman
Griffin
Thatrin
W. C. Waolkner
Jimmy Lee
W. Browning
Mej
W. M. Kulthin
Camp Rucker
Frank Whitsell Enterprise
Ralph Johnson
Ashford
Press Thornton, Jr
Pat Poyner
Frank Evens
Pat Jones
Alto Lee
al Rodenbough
van Ritch
Dupres Davis
Exrl . Moody
Rusteh Kennington
Jack Payne
BE. E. McDaniel
Chester Parham
Michael Finneran
John Ayres
Mo Harrizon
Dothan
Frank Stranehes
Aktor
O. Amateur
Napier Field
Harvard
Fleas and Mosquitoes Plague Dothan City
Auditor J E Vaughn says complaints about fleas and mosquitoes overwhelm the city. Drainage campaigns falter due to lack of labor and prisoner help. Authorities urge residents to curb dog spread and dip dogs regularly. Bar Association plans speaker G D Helatead of Headland for today's Houston Hotel luncheon session.
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J. E. Vauxho
Vaughn
Helatead
Headland
Houston Bar Association
Houston Hotel
Camp Rucker mobilizes salvage drive in nearby towns
Camp Rucker Public Relations Office teams with Post Salvage Office to collect waste paper and tin, seeking civilian cooperation to supply material for the war effort. Lieutenant Jasnowski and Lieutenant Julikaski direct plans to organize county agents and establish a regular salvage route.
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Camp Rucker
Post Salvage Office
Post Public Relations
Wm. Jasnowski
John C. Julikaski
Fifty Dothan Homes Will Be Remodeled
A reconversion housing program to remodel forty houses apartments and garages in Dothan aims to ease a severe housing shortage. The plan, recommended by FHA representative Richard Mann, allows property owners to remodel without expenditure limits but with government oversight. Completion is expected within ten days as the survey proceeds.
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Dothan
Chamber of Commerce
Federal Housing Authority
Richard Mann
FHA
Porpe Lem
Arthur Johnson
Pop
Johnson Aald
Turelo
Famous Yank And British Outfits Uphold Traditions
In London, U.S. First Infantry Division and British Northumbrian Division, spearheading seaborne invasion to France, again lead from the van. The two units share hard-won gallantry from Africa and Sicily, now an all American outfit with Northumbrians as steadfast fighters from England.
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London
U. & First Infantry Division
Thesea
French
Normandy
Nouncet
Deterta
North Africa
Sicily
Ras
Amercan Fifth Army
Eighth Army
Brooklyn
England
Negro Democrats Challenge Georgia Vote Ban in July Primary
Atlanta Negro Democrats denounce white leaders ban on Negro participation in Georgia's July 4 primary. They vow to vote and organize, citing a Fulton County Citizens Democratic Club resolution and plans for a state-wide Negro Democratic group, while Georgia's executive committee upholds white supremacy and excludes Black voters.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Citizens Democratic Club
Fulton County
Avanta
Brunswick
Macon
Georgia Democratic Executive Committee
Georgia Democratic Organization
Supreme Court of the United States
Poyner Will Not Relax Absentee Ballot Rules in Houston
Probate Judge Baxon Poyner said he will not relax absentee ballot rules in Houston County until the attorney general issues a ruling. The State War Ballot Commission requested looser rules so service members could receive ballots, and to allow ballots 30 days before the election. Poyner pledged to forward the grand jury report urging adherence to requiring voters to sign applications.
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Baxon Pp. Poyner
State War Ballot Commission
Houston County
Attorney General
Ballot Commission
John W. Bish
Sybil Poole
G. H Dow
Poyner
Commission
Houston County Grand Jury
Grand Jury
Stilwell's Forces Gaining In Burma
Allied headquarters report advances in Burma with Stilwell's troops seizing the northern end of the Myitkyina airfield. British forces push 4 miles south along the Kohima road toward Imphal. Chindits take Hola village near Myitkying as Chinese troops seize new positions inside the town. In Mogaung valley Chinese close a gap near Lach Ga. In Kohima, Allied lines claim positions southeast and south of Kohima as British units move from Imphal to link with Kohima forces.
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Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Joseph W Stilwell
Myitkylina
Burma
Tnndia
Kohima
Imphal
W. =. a. Lentaigne
Hola
Myitkying
Mogaung
Lach Ga
Kamaing
Sakan
Aritlah
Courage Is Shown By Yank Soldiers in France
AP dispatch from France describes American doughboys breaching Hitler’s fortress shore at the landing, racing inland as engineers build roads and heavy equipment pours across. Front line reporters face broken comms, delayed dispatches, and initial rough starts before the beachhead surge gains momentum.
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Don Whitehead
France
Tunlals
Stelly
Hitlers Fortress
Prateriels
Army
Ashor
America to House War Refugees at Fort Ontario
President Roosevelt announced 3000 European war refugees would be brought to the United States and sheltered at Fort Ontario near Oswego New York. About 1000 were to be immediately relocated from Italy, held under security restrictions for the war’s duration, outside normal immigration procedures.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Fort Ontario
Oswego
Nework
Italy
Mediterranean Free
United States
New York
Itag
Signs Indicating Early Opening Of Russian Offensive
Moscow dispatch suggests early Red Army offensive on the eastern front to parallel Allied pressure in the west. Reporter Eddy Gilmore notes preparations and confident troops eager to join the larger Allied effort to defeat Germany.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Red Army
Hitler
France
Italy
Berlin
United Nations
Germany
Chamber Approves Market of Ashford
Directors of the Chamber of Commerce approved the State farm market at Ashford. President C H W Adams urged support from farmers and noted an organization to finance the project. The Houston County Producers Association will offer assistance, and Beatty Whiddon expressed hope for a larger county market, while urging western farmers to engage in truck farming. Adams remained optimistic the market will mature into a permanent Houston County enterprise.
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Chamber of Commerce Today
Ashford
C. H W. Adams
Tialsi
Association —Houston County Producera Association
Houston County
Beatty Whiddon
Dothan
Gacton
Houston
Adama
Alouston County
Dothan Guardsmen to Encamp July 9
Third Regiment Alabama State Guard will leave Dothan for its annual encampment Sunday July 9. The site is undetermined, awaiting War Department approval, with possible inland location due to transportation. Recruits are needed to fill vacancies as several have entered the armed services.
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Linda Cauley
Alabama State Guard
Dothan
Catonel John P. Shealy
War Department
Shealy
Dauphin Islead
Mobile Bay
Armed Services
Col Snealy
State Guard
Alibama
Tre Atnent
New York State Guard
Neenrion
Rharty
Orb Moody
Raymond & Fann
R O Tern
Airborne Progress Slow From Weather During Normandy Push
Allied forces report continued landings on all beaches near Cherbourg as weather slows progress. German reinforcements and tank battles rage from Caen to Carentan while air and sea control support efforts. Bonified reports indicate multiple divisions in action and ongoing supply drops to advance hospitals amid poor visibility and drizzle.
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Wes Gallagher
Allied Expeditionary Force
Raton
Germany
Caen
Carentanares
Cherbourg
Peninawig
Transocean
Berlin
Bayeux
Normandy
Carentan
Charbourg
Berio
Supreme Headquarters
Ame
101St Airborne Division
France
English Channel
Strike Ends at Wright Aeronautical Plant in Cleveland
A four day walkout at Wright Aeronautical Corp in Cleveland ended as workers returned to posts just before a work-or-be-fired deadline. Company reports production nearly normal while CIO UAW and United Mine Workers dispute looms. The stoppage began over transfer of seven Negro workers to a white unit and ended amid claims of behind the scenes organizing.
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Cincinnati
Wright Aeronautical Corp
M Company
George K. Strong
Army Air Forces Central District
Carrott
George Addes
Cleveland
Inter
United Automobile Workers
CIO
United Automobile Workers (Cio
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Addes
Indianapolis
Lawla
Raven Negross
War Manpower Commission
Ohio
Timben Roller Bearing Co
Canton
Obsamester Glass Co
East St. Loois
Pamalc
N. J
Botany Worsted
Old Hickory
Tenn
AFL
Wilmington
Calif
Bakers
Toledo
Victor Chemical
Mt Pleasant
Navy
Special Ordnance
York
Headland Youth Dies In Strange Accident
Willie Joe Trammell a 16 year old of Headland Route 2 died in an accidental hanging while playing with a rope. His body was found by his mother shortly after the incident. He is survived by his parents W. M. Trammell two sisters Mia J. E Brown of Sebring and Mix Juanita Trammell. Funeral arrangements announced later pending arrival of relatives.
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Willie Joe Trammell
Headland
Route Lone
Trammall
Himsel
Hia Mathier & Short
Bie
Rang Ure
W. M. Trammell
Mia
J. E Brown
Sebring
Mixe Juanita Trammell
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