Houston fifth War Loan drive set to raise 2.2 million
The Fifth War Loan campaign in Houston County planned to raise 2.2 million dollars with EZ bonds of 454.0, starting tomorrow at 8:20 am with a breakfast at the Houston Hotel. Pat Poyner Jr. chairs the county War Finance Committee and Clyde O. Lovers leads the breakfast committee. Frank M. Bamford of Birmingham will speak, broadcast by WAGF, with 125 breakfast reservations reported and more tickets sold at the dining room. Samford, introduced by Harry Hall, will address scores of workers and military personnel from Napier Field and Camp Rucker will attend.
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Houston County
B. P
Pat” Poyner, Jr
County War Finance Committee
Houston
Poyner
Frank M. Famford
Bate
Alabama War Finance Committee
Birmingham
Clyde O. Lovers
Bamford
WAGF
Lovern
Samford
Harry Hall
Napier Field
Camp Rucker
James L Dentel, Jr
del Tloyd
Snopre
Turs
Senate approves broad war benefits plan draft in gridlock
Congress settles to send a wide package of veterans benefits to the White House for action after a tense Senate session. The plan includes hospitalization education aid job placement and compensation. Conferees clash over financing and agency setup as lawmakers seek a compromise before Monday House action.
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Perclas
Cornell
White House
Pascent
Genale House
Lerlon
Wat
Bor
Gibson
Douglas
U. S
Senate
Tonferens
Hovss
Price extension debate stalled amid amendments in House
Lawmakers faced scores of amendments as the House debated price extension legislation. The bill would extend wartime controls past June 30, with votes defeating proposals favoring OPA penalties and tenant eviction provisions. An amendment on parity pricing and five months notice failed, while a 35 cent per barrel price rise was approved.
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Leamington
House
Bank
OPA
Itabacker
Fury
BB Hartey
RAN. J
Hartley
Miantia
Rap
Springer
Ferma
Tian Oy
Aramar
Siam
OPA Sets Ceilings On Second Hand Cars July 10
The Office of Price Administration announced price ceilings for used passenger cars effective July 10, cutting typical prices about 10 percent from current levels. The plan covers private sales and dealers, with ceilings set for 23 makes and about 6,000 models from 1937 through 1942. Regional variations apply across A, B, and C zones, with example prices such as 980 in Region A for a 1962 Ford V-8 deluxe and 1,605 in Region C. Warranted prices differ by region as listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Cheater Bowles
Eost
Mississippi River
Oregon
California
Nevada
Arizona
Police Nab Negro in East Main Street Burglary
City police early yesterday apprehended Lao Jones of Dothan after he tried to hide under his car near Cherry's Junk Company on East Main Street. Officers recovered a battery tire wheel and ten gallons of gasoline, and Jones was turned over to the sheriff on burglary charges. Entrance was made through a sash window forced open, with Lieutenant E J Patrickland aiding the investigation.
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Cherry's
Junk Company
East Main Street
John Hilson Eaid
Lao Jones
Dothan
Sheriffs Office
Hallson Aald
E. J. Atrickland
Jooet
G.G. Cherry
Invasion Trophy Display Shows Paratroopers Capture
Paratroopers display an Americana trophy and flag captured on a French village as among the first to land on the Continent during the D Day invasion. Signal Corps caption notes the historic act with wartime imagery.
Russians Launch General Offensive on Karelian Isthmus
The Finnish army reports a general Soviet offensive on the Karelian Isthmus above Vyborg, with heavy artillery and strong air forces aiding the assault. Berlin analysts caution it may signal the opening blow of a broader eastern front surge, while Moscow says no major changes occurred on the front.
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London
Leningrad
Berlin
Moscow
Iasi
Romania
Red
Stenislawow
Poland
Karelia
Hitler
Russia
Karelian
von Osberg
De Gaulle Attacks Allied Power Proclamations
General Charles de Gaulle criticized Allied proclamations to the French as a rebump tion of power by the Allied military command in France. He warned such actions threaten French sovereignty and warned against unguaranteed French currency. He said France seeks full sovereignty in peace and hoped to visit President Roosevelt to discuss shared interests.
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London
Charles de Gaulle
France
Committee of National Liberation
de Gaulle
da Gaulle
Roosevelt
Washington
United States
Nazis Wave White Flags Then Fire On Allied Troops
Allied forces push through Caen region after hard fighting in a village northwest of Caen. German troops pretended to surrender by waving white flags then opened fire, causing heavy clashes as tank assaults captured woods and northern houses before Allied reinforcements moved in.
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Roger Greene
Associated Frees
France
House Ta House
Vilelage
Germany
Caen
Looas
Ase
Draft Not To Label Men For Army Navy Induction Change
Washington AP selective service will place inductees after July 1 into a common pool rather than earmarking for Army or Navy. Boards may fill calls by volunteers and non-fathers first, with order numbers guiding inductions. Fathers and limited service registrants face new rules as the pool system begins.
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Washington
Selective Service
Army
Navy
Sharmed Forces
Dewey Short 138 Of Enough Votes For Nomination
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey’s party push for the Republican presidential nomination faltered yesterday at 391 delegates, 138 short of a majority. Nevada named a six vote delegation to complete the convention roster of 1,057 as Dewey and Bricker backers expect aid from uncommitted delegates spread across 30 states and Hawaii. North Carolina Gov J Melville Broughton announced his candidacy for the Democratic vice presidential nomination predicting Roosevelt’s re election. war and peace issues likely dominate the campaign. Delegates pledged to Dewey from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia total 97. 3 more pledged for Dewey in Alabama.
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Baeold Oliver
Dewey
Bricker
Hawaii
J. Melville Broughton
North Carolina
Roosevelt
Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
Delaware
District of Columbia
Georgia
Indiana
Missour
Montana
New Hampshire
Oklahoma
Oregon
Puerto Rico
Tennessee
Utah
Virginia
Wisconsin
War Bond Drive Opens At Headland
Headland division of Henry County initiates Fifth War Bond drive with 3 AM meeting at City Hall led by chairmen and workers. A 1 PM program features Camp Rucker band and paratrooper jump at the eastern landing field. Paratroopers led by Capt Edwin M Sayre with dog Datay will jump. Capt Batre awarded Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross. Were Road station event conducted by Albert Lore jot Dethas.
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Henry County
Peru
Expy
Camp Rucker
Edwin M Sayre
Datay
Cantain Batre
Osk Taaf
Awit
Albert Lorejot Dethas
Allied Airmen Return To Back Up Ground Units
Allied air forces resume support for the invasion with bases on Normandy beachheads and about 7000 allied planes in action. Heavy bombers strike troops, tanks, and artillery at German positions in Normandy and Brittany while Liberators and Marauders conduct multiple daytime raids. Night activity hints at a continued assault as Berlin warnings broadcast.
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Austin Realmere
Allied Expeditionary Force
Bunday
Allien Ary
France
U.S
Normandy
Brittany
Parle
Berlin
Western
Germany
Allied Navy Foils Second Jap Reinforcement to Biak
Allied naval forces repelled a second Japanese attempt to reinforce Biak in the Schouten Islands near Dutch New Guinea. Five destroyers were intercepted Thursday night, with one possibly damaged. prior air strikes also hit the enemy. Biak’s airfield area was under Allied control as Sixth Army mopped up caves and ridges, while small enemy ships near Manokwari were sunk by Liberators. Palau and Mokmer field also came under air strike and seizure efforts by Allied forces.
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New Guinea
Biak
Schouten Islands
Dutch New Guinea
Blak
Sixth Army
Philippines
Manckwari
Feizure
Blek
Mokmar Field
Miso
Palau
Carolinas
Tlahting Mange
Douglas MacArthur
Bember
Wakila Taland
Allies Overrun German Retreat Near Viterbo in Italy
Allied forces pursuing fleeing German troops halted their rapid advance near the village of Vomero, northeast of Viterbo, after encountering a maze of 40 millimeter and anti tank guns. Tanks infantry and artillery were deployed as the fight persisted into the night.
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Noland Norgaard
Italy
Jaly
Viterbo
Rome
George Tucker
Associated Press
Fifth Army
Germany
French Resistance Rises as Underground Strikes Across France
Reports from Allied sources describe widespread sabotage and armed clashes as French patriots threaten broad uprisings. Across regions including Vouge Bourg Macon Brittany and Nord, resistance fighters clash with German troops while canals motors and rail links are targeted.
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Ned Nordners
London
France
Itv
Nexis
Yepering
Raich Itaelf
Netherlands
Italy
Germany
Normandy
Par Trute
Vouge
Itates
Bourg
Macon
Haute Aavote
Brittany
Aupniles
Nord Department
Ithe Aln
Algiers
Trench Underground
Party
Felerine Corman
Yanks Buried In British Cemetery After Invasion
AP dispatch from Brookwood American Cemetery England describes the burial of American war dead from the invasion. Caskets in brown polished wood lie in mass graves as officers and chaplains march past, an English steam shovel operator standing by, the scene underscoring the wartime toll on French coast centers. Capt. Sumner Johnson of the Ninth Air Force accompanies the ceremony.
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Howard Cowan
Brookwood
American Cemetery
England
Channel
Britten Aot
Amateal Jewad
Sumner Johnson
Uy & Ninth Air Force
Tarryvile
Conn
Third of Normandy Peninsula Seized By Yanks As Nazis Take Up New Lines
American troops smashed along a 5 mile stretch from Caen to Montebourg and reached toward Cherbourg capturing Isigny Trevieres Talgny and Traverran as forces from the 1st Division 29th and 24th National Guard units pressed the beachhead. Allied lines advanced under Lt General Montgomery with heavy air and artillery support.
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Normandy
Don Whitehead
France
Vire
Vira
Trevieres
Dough Boys
Isigny
24Th
Vman
National Guard
Virginia
Maryland
James Bun Olong
Allied Expeditionary Force
Bunday
Panin Mula
Seaort
Cherbourg
Vilages
Montebourg
Charbourg
Allied Headquarters
Caen
Lend
Bayeux
Brittany
Gan. Omer Wni
Brediey
Talgny
Bath
Carentan
Carenlan
Etronc
Caensyeg
Jognes
Valogneg
Mir Bernard L. Montgomery
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Stamford
Emers
Invasion
Headland
British Cemetery
Senday
Vlchy
Gecusan
Kpiterios
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