War Bond Drive Progress in Houston County
Citizens raised funds toward the quota with donations of 24000 and 5000 in a drive led by Lions Marion Oakley and Logue. Committees in four towns compete for the top contribution in a campaign seeking 200000 and beyond, with Roy Acuff and the Mountain Music Makers scheduled for a Martin Theater benefit to boost bond sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
Marion Oakley
Martin Theater
P.M
Mark Tern
yAiera
Yeo
Saxon to be new postmaster at Dothan
Meard Saxon, recommended by Congressman George Andrews, is named to take over the Dothan postmaster job effective July 1 as Mrs. A. Y. Malone resigns to devote herself to private affairs. The appointment followed an Andrews recommendation to the Post Office Department. Saxon has prior public service including tax collector and clerk roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meard Saxon
George Andrews
A. Y. Malone
Patmaster
Dothan
Malone
Congress
Warrington
Jones A
Columbia
Saxon
Washington
Warnester
K. P Aldrich
Tom Cargill
Fell
Fa Cty Council
Houston
Ankmelcy
E Ste Tax Commission
Iodo
Fierce naval battles loom in Pacific and other fronts
AP dispatches report a fierce naval battle off the Marianas as U S forces halt on Saipan and a potentially decisive Pacific war turning point. American troops push inland while fleet readiness suggests broad Japanese threats. In Europe, Cherbourg docks face closure as Allied forces advance northward and Helsinki forms a new cabinet in exile.
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The
Associated Press
Pacific
Marianas
U. S
Saipan
U.S
House Sets Up Machinery For Ballot Frauds
The House established a framework to investigate suspected election fraud during the presidential campaign year. The new resolution expands inquiry to include contributions by individuals, partnerships, corporations, and labor unions and covers amounts raised and spent by any labor organization or political committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Washington
Marcantonio
Government To Allow Whisky Manufacture One Month This Year
Senate liquor shortage group praises War Production Board plan to resume whisky malting for August for 40 to 50 million gallons of blended 6 9 proof alcohol. Critics urge tighter controls to curb bootlegging and black markets amid wartime shortages.
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Washington
Senate
WPS
War Production Board
Yeterday
Bryson
McCarran
Post To Complete Delegate Selection At Legion Meeting
Chester R. Vickery Post No 12 American Legion will finish choosing delegates to the State Legion convention at tomorrow nights regular meeting. Alvin Mount, post commander, said the gathering will be at the George Houston County Library, BoTM le convention by 16 delegates plus alternates. Other Legion matters will be discussed as Mount urges strong attendance.
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Chester R. Vickery
American Legion
State Legion
Alvin’ Mount
George 5
Houston County
Atari
Gomery
Legion
Mount
Policeman Gulledge Missing as Chief Expresses Worry
Police Chief J E Craughon reported that officer Carl Gulledge assigned to the department failed to report for duty Monday, with his whereabouts still a mystery and concern mounting for the city police.
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Riment
J. E. Craughon
Carl Gurledge
Gulledge
House-To-House Fighting Marks Cherbourg Advance
Eighth Army veterans say they have driven Nazi defenders from Perugia, a key communications hub north of Rome, and advanced about four miles. The Fifth Army pressed through four more villages for minor gains while mounting prisoner captures from the 19th Luftwaffe Division. The battle shifted divisions from the western front as Italy campaign continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Beinzerling
Rome
Eighth Army
Perugia
Germany
Fifth Army
Belgium
France
Italy
Ith
Nen- Tere
Nazi Secret Weapon Fails to Stop Invasion
Washington and London officials say the Nazi Bane bomb and other alleged secret weapons are largely ineffective. Military leaders note limited range rockets of inexact use, and doubt Germany could or would risk releasing such devices in the early invasion days.
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Washington
London
Hitler
Tandon
Pavoe Amore
English Channel
Calaie
Dwight D Eisenhower
Normandy
McKinney Advises New Garbage Truck Approval
McKinney said Washington advised approval of the wart production board application for a waste collection truck to be used by the garden department. The approval was made public yesterday in a message from Senator Lister Hinl to the commission president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commisson
Rawlins McKinney
Washington
Wart Production Board
Gardtation Department
Terem
Lister Hinl
Commission
McKinney
Dothan
Cross Channel Bombing Escalates as Berlin Attack Rages
Allied air forces unleash more than 1,000 American Flying Fortresses and Liberators against Berlin with around 1,000 escorts. Reports say raids hit outer Berlin suburbs Basdorf and Stettin area as Germany vows retaliation with heavier explosives. RAF Liberator crews report heavy flak but few German fighters, while shuttle flights from Britain to Russia form a broader ring of operations.
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Gladwin Hill
London
Berlin
Bniam
Russa
Basdorf
British Basen
Germany
Britain
Russia
Germay
Mediterranean
England
Stettin
Hannover
Brunswick
Power Strait
Severe Casualties In Burma Advance Report
Allied troops advancing from captured Tiangzup in Northern Burma seized the village of Njip six miles south and inflicted severe casualties on retreating Japanese. The fall of Trangrup, four miles north of Myitkyina, was announced after six weeks of heavy fighting. Gurkhae and Kachin Levis identified among Nip forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Asia Command
Ceylon
Burma
Njip
Louis Mountbatten
Trangrup
Myitkyina
Nip
Changsha Captured and Hengyang Threatened by Japs
Japanese forces crossed the Lu River and are within 65 miles of Hengyang, a strategic target at the Siang river junction of major railways. Fall of Hengyang would give Japan a trunk line, threatening Allied air bases and U.S. landings on the China coast. Allied air attacks continued southeast of Changsha with riverine and land bombardments reported.
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Chungking
Lu River
Hengyang
Hunan
Changsha
Siang
Canton-Hankow
U. S
China
Chengeha
High Command
Joseph W. Stilwell
Ikiawan
Pingsiang
Pingkiang
Lungjing
Burma
White House Reaches Textile Price Ceiling Compromise
The White House announces a compromise ending a month long fight in Congress over extending price controls. An adjusted Bankhead amendment for cotton textile ceilings would align with raw cotton parity while removing guarantees of manufacturing costs and Miller profits. Byrnes helped shape the pact as OPA officials suggested ceilings might rise modestly but not dangerously.
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Washington
White House
Congress
Senate House Conference Committee
Senate
House
James F. Byrnes
OPA
Bankhead
Ala
Henry M Hart
OPA cracks down on furniture price chiseling activity
Washington AP reports the Office of Price Administration has targeted over 200 furniture manufacturers, jobbers, and some retailers in four months for price manipulation. Officials describe dummy jobbers and boosted prices as a common racket, while noting many firms still comply. The furniture field had two year old general price controls limiting price increases over comparable March purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlo
George Zielke Washington
OPA
Russians Drive On As Viipuri Taken After Short Siege
London reports Russian forces occupied Viipuri and thrust toward Helsinki as Berlin and Moscow weigh Finland’s fate. Finnish radio urged evacuations from Helsinki while German officials fear a Finnish peace cabinet forming. Soviet Leningrad Army’s advance followed a rapid 11 day push, with pressure tied to occupation threats along the Gulf of Bothnia coast.
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Viipuri
London
Finland
Helsinki
Joseph Stal
Briish
Viipurt
Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
Ruasian Suce
Jose
Moscow
Germany
Gulf
Bothinia
Tornio
Kemi
Oulu
Aland Islands
Sweden
Southerners Lose In FEPC Battle
Washington AP report says President Roosevelt’s FEPC will continue with broad backing despite southern opposition. The roll call ended 8 to 21 after three days of effort to block a 500000 dollar FEPC appropriation within a 1.03 billion wartime funding bill. Restrictions limit use for salaries of a race under 15 percent of the population. appeals to the President allowed for contract disputes. government seizure of plants for noncompliance is prohibited. Critics say tactics worsen inter racial tensions and oppose social equality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoosevelt
Fair Employment Practices Committee
Senate
FEPC
House
Conference Committee
Roosevelt Lavt
Planta
Srman
YEPC
Allies Urging Trapped Germans To Surrender Their Garrison
Allied forces pressed Cherbourg as U S troops storm two inner fortifications and fight house to house near the docks. A Dutch radio said ground forces were moving in while no confirmation came from SHAEF. Troops on the left captured Acqueville near Cape La Hague as Cherbourg harbor loomed closer with good progress claimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SY Wes Gallagher
Allied Expeditionary Force
Cherbourg
U. S
Fortiessen
Normandy
Lef
Acqueville
Cape de la Hague
Valognes
Supreme Headquarters
Two More Airfields Taken By Americans On Schouten Isles
Advanced Allied quarters report two more Japanese airstrips on Blak Island in the Schouten Islands seized by American forces. American infantry, aided by tanks and artillery, pushed Japanese from ridges and moved nearly unopposed onto Sorido and Boroko airstrips.
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Schouten Isles
New Guinea
Blak Island
Schouten Iolande
Dutch New Guinea
Philippines
Tenke
Soridg
Borokow
Diak
Mokmer
Blak
Admiralty Islands
Carolines
Methodists To Study National Problems At Conference
In Atlanta the Southeastern jurisdiction of the Methodist Church prepares to examine a decline in Sunday School attendance seen across denominations. Bishop Arthur J. Moore says trends are driven by social economic racial and war and peace concerns to be examined by 3H delegates and church officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Methodist Church
Arthur J. Moore
Atlants
Moore
Paul B. Kel
Nashville
Tenn, Ree
King Confident or Outcome Of Sea Fight King Confident or Outcome Of Sea Fight
American carrier planes attacked Japanese fleet as Fifth Fleet carriers and battleships maneuvered between Saipan and Leyte Gulf. Admiral Nimtz warned of potential decisive battle while Saipan ground troops advanced around Magicienne Bay and at Nauftan point. Severe fighting continued as Japan defended the pocket and ships prepared for further maneuvers in the Marianas operation.
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LEY Erickson UD
Pacific Fleet Headquarters
Pearl Earsoe
Lesem
Saipan
Chester W. Nim- Mx
Pacific
N Inus
Aveliiabia
Wieder
Raymond A. Sprausace
Miuks
Marianas
Mai
Philippines
Nimite
U. S, Marine
Grand East
Magicienne Bay
Nauftan
Nimue
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Eekial
Inarela
Emblan
Finne Bellio
Viipurto
Red Army
Den
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Stalin
Leonid Govorov
Leningrad
Tokyo
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