Health Employes To Get Car Fund
County health department employees will gain an automobile depreciation fund funded by city and county appropriations. The county board raised its appropriation to 5000 monthly and the city boosted its share to 106 per month, after petition by Health Commissioner to support depreciation for department vehicles. Officials noted health workers use their own cars for work and lacked a depreciation plan previously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kpian
Sexon P. Poyner
Meve
Mng
Dothan
W. T. Borkett
Miley 4
Mhiler
Health Department
Rawlins McBinny
Burkett
Allied forces cross Saline River in rapid Adriatic advance
Number 11 continues the report of World War II operations as Eighth Army units push across the Saline River about five miles north of Pascara and secure Popoli on the Rome-Pescara axis. The advance proceeds past Hulmons with 20 prisoners taken, then moves south of Terni in the central sector.
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Adriatic
Eighth Army
Saline
Pascara
Popoli
Rome-Pescara
Hulmons
Terni
Allied advances in Italy and air strikes across Europe
The Eighth Army pushed southwest of Carsoli along Highway 5, seizing ground and villages in the Tiber valley. A port party formed at Chvitevechnia on June 9 to restore battered facilities. Mines are being swept from Anzio northward. RAF bombers hit Hungary near the Alfasuto refineries and Ka meron, northwest of Budapest, igniting large fires as transport targets were attacked. The Mediterranean air force conducted about 1,100 sorties in the battle area and northward to hinder German withdrawals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Army
Tiber Valley
Carsoli
Hungary
Kameron
Budapest
Mediterranean Air Force
New York Cotton Opens With Mixed July to December Quotes
Market notes show July at 21.42 high 21.39 low with 1 October 2.61, December 20.59 20.65, March 20.08 20.12, May 19.84. Prices appear volatile with varied futures maturities and ongoing commodity activity in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Orleans
ODT Urges Drivers To Repair Vehicles
The Office of Defense Transportation urged truck operators to intensify preventive maintenance to extend vehicle life up to three times normal. Montgomery official M A Rast said industry capacity cannot meet both military and civilian demand, and the $8,000 civil truck price will leave many operators needing to rehabilitate existing vehicles.
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Weregain
Office of Defense Transportation
M. A. Rast
ODT
Montgomery
Moitery Ur
Ferther
Dothan Contracts With Two Railways
The City Commission approved two minor rail contracts in Dothan. A renewal lease with the Atlanta and St. Andrews Bay Railway covers land used to unload poles. Mayor Rawling McKinney signed the agreement with Commissioners Miles A Miller and Clyde L. Coe approving the deal. A second contract grants Fontt of Georgia the right to cross railroad tracks with a transmission wire.
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City Commission
Dothan
Atlanta and
St. Andrews
Ebay Railway Company
Commiasion
Rawling McKinney
Miles A Miller
Clyde L. Coe
Fontt of
Georga
RAF losses overshadow Allied air actions in France and Germany
The report notes 23 heavy bombers lost on raids in France and 17 more at Gelsenkirchen and Cologne, with several medium and fighter bombers shot down. British night fighters claimed ten German raiders, as Allied forces press operations across occupied Europe amid ongoing aerial campaigns.
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RAF
Rairoads Center
France
Gelsenkirchen
Cologne
al- Wed
Britain
Ranarts
Mans Bal Beeen
Sir
Ian
asRem
Bamberg
Hotina
Alanon
Curfew Relaxed In City For Dothan Youths
A new curfew measure in Joe City allows youths under seventeen to attend parties and public events but requires return home after programs. Parents are responsible for supervising unaccompanied youths after 8 p m local time. The ordinance aims to encourage compliance with law enforcement while permitting supervised social activities.
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Joe City
Clyce J. Cue
Usder Cn
Strusa
Dorbham
Mitory
Samford Speaker At Rotary Club
Frank M. Samford, state vice chairman of the Alabama War Finance Committee, spoke at the Dothan Rotary Club luncheon. He stressed Rotary’s role in the war bond drive and E bonds, calling bond sales vital to the war effort and inflation fight. He predicted Rotary’s postwar role in fostering international good will among business leaders. Robert Ramsey introduced him as a leading Alabama Rotarian.
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Frank M. Samford
Alabama War Finance Committee
Dothan
Dothan Rotary Club
Rotary
Robert Ramsey
Alabama
Camp Rucker
Headland
Citzens of
Samson
Houston County
WAGF
Frank P. Samford
Birmingham
Poyner
Housing Facilities Still Problem Here
USC Travelers Aid reports May services 3003, second to May 3,182 in vest year. Housing remains critical as vacancies deplete. appeals for rooms and private housing to ease soldier strain. recreation access via Country Club possible for a fee. private tennis court offers floated but not arranged. Birthday Sacred Harp sing postponed due to alt night agenda with Howell.
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USC
South Foster Street
Dothan
Patty Buchanan
Buchanan
Floor Show At Teen-age Club Brings Local Talent
A floor show featuring talent from Dothan Camp Rucker and Napier Field highlights a Teen-age Club gathering Friday. The 3 pm dance, the first since the club opened in April, will have music by the Southernaires under Howil Hampton. Admission is 25 cents per couple and 35 cents single, on sale this week at the club and Walgreens.
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Dothan
Camp Rucker
Napier Field
Southernaires
Howil Hampton
Peanuts Help Arm Allied Effort In Europe Invasion
Fort Worth Texas AP notes peanut hulls are in great demand to scour artillery guns as the Southwestern Peanut Growers Association quotes Miss Modane Marchbanks of Atlanta as executive secretary of the National Peanut Growers Association.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Europe
Southwestern Peanut Growers Association
Modane Marchbanks
Atlants
National Peanut Growers Association
State Park Lake To Be Inspected For Mosquito Control
W H Gilmore assistant sanitation engineer from the Division of Mosquito Control and colleagues visit the State park lake near Lucy in Dothan and Houston County to determine control measures to stop heavy Anopheles breeding. Dr W T Burkett county health officer announces the inspection and notes the team includes BR B Collet and Dr Burkett.
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W H Gilmore
Division of Mosquito Control
State Health Department
Dothan
Houston
Lucy
W. T. Burkett
BR. B Collet
Burkett
Harp Sing Sunday at Dothan Courthouse
A Sacred Harp sing scheduled for Sunday night in Dothan will begin at 8 PM at the courthouse. All Bingers are invited to attend under the direction of J T Helms and W C Ideenby.
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Jasper Barnes
John Barnes
Roosevelt pledges united effort as war turns tide
In a wartime statement, Roosevelt declares that Soviet and Allied efforts have crippled German air power and that a massive English-assembled force is pouring into Europe. He vows Americans will meet German counterattacks with power and confidence and urges all citizens to fund the final victory.
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France
England
Europe
Roosevelt
Avery
War Bond drive boosts Dothan total support
Camp Rucker events and War Bond promotions dominate the report. Dothan increases bond purchases to 325000, with city officials urging continued pledges through July. The piece also notes a Sacred Harp sing in Jasper Barnes's honor and references early glider history and jet propulsion in aviation.
Burglary Charge Dismissed Today
A first degree burglary charge against Woodrow Heard was dismissed today at the request of the prosecuting attorney prior to a preliminary hearing before County Court Judge Baxter P. Posner. The charge was dropped after investigators determined insufficient evidence to sustain the claim that Heard broke into the Kinard home and took three watches.
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Woodrow Heard
Baxon P. Posner
Col
Atteches Gald
Bolichers Keener Beziey
Lasser Farmer
Ebeliey Jacobs
Nagro
Jacobs
Grayson to Conduct Revival at Columbia Methodist Church
The Rev Henry T Grayson pastor of the Aptlegge Methodist Church in Aa will conduct a series of evangelistic services at the Columbia Methodist Church starting Sunday and continuing through Saturday night in June announced by Rev John C Carmichell pastor The services will be held each morning at eleven oclock and each evening at eight thirty
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Henry T. Grayson
Methodist Church
Aptlegge
Columbia Methodist Church
John C. Carmichell
Pezter
Allied advance and German withdrawal near Carentan
The report notes Allied forces pressing toward Carentan on the Cherbourg peninsula with key roads in Yank hands and German withdrawals to escape naval bombardment from US battleships Texas and Nevada. Berlin radio suggests German commanders aim to draw Allied focus from heavy sea gun cover. Over 10,000 prisoners captured, including some Japanese soldiers, with no clear explanation of their presence in Europe.
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Carentan
Crerbourg
U. S
Texas
Nevade
Aim- Yarvein
Berlin
Ixta
Sie Barrard
Montgomery
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Pilcher Warehouse & Gin Co
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Hathcock Lumber Co
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Washington
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Michigan
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Thay
House
D.-Ala
Senate
War Production Board
War Food Administration
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UNRRA
Crowley
Senate Appropriations Committee
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Foreign Economic Administration
Samford
Rotary Club
C. E Howell
Courthouga
Walgreen Drug Company
State Park Lake
Lillienthal Brothers
J. L. Harris Roofing Co
H. H. Brown Construction Co
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Main St
Grayson
Columbia
Aegina
Betty Rhodes Macdonald Cary
Marty May
Cliff Edwards
Lorraine and
Rogran
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Her Gul Band
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LE Liee
Ramsey & Son Livestock Company
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