Plans Trial For Soldiers Of Assault At Napier Field
Army authorities plan a court martial at Napier Field for two soldiers Private Arthur De al and Private Tom Gibson accused of sexual assault involving a 12 year old in Lineville. Sheriff B G Far said orders came from Southeast Army Air Training Center Mont after the pair allegedly fled. Bonds set at 500 dollars each, signed by Captain William also of Napier Field, as local pursuit continues.
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Napier Field
Das Deen
B. G. Fartoday
Farmer
Col Daniel, Jr
Headquards Southeast Army Air Training Center
Mont
Arthur Deal
Tom Gibson
Lineville
Mil
Dothan
Hartford
PeMee
Gibson
William Also
Police report says intruder found after prowler call
A patrol reported at 603 North Oates Street that an intruder had been taken into custody by military police after a prowler incident at 727 Cottonwood. Police headquarters noted the arrest and investigation by arriving officers.
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North Oates
Cottonwood
World War II War News From Front Rows
The dispatch reports RAF in great strength targeting German war industry in Cologne and other cities, claiming minelaying that destroyed at least 400 Axis ships. U. S. fighter actions strike toward Rome area and air bases as Allied and Japanese fronts show activity across Darwin and the Pacific, with ominous quiet reported over Russia.
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Fhe
RAF
Cologne
Germany
Hes
Ranean
U. G
Borth
Rome
Commission Votes To Release Street Markers For Scrap
The City Commission approved disposing of traffic markers reclaimed from city streets used to mark pedestrian lanes. Bids came from a Dothan junk dealer at seven cents per pound and a Minneapolis bidder at six and a half cents. Markers weigh 14 pounds each, items retrieved after a government request to aid the war effort. The meeting also touched on paving a sidewalk near the Heary Green Housing Project for residents, with no formal action but intent to improve access.
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Dothan
Minneapolis
Llp
Scarborough
G. J Parrish, Jr
City Sanitation Department
Heary Green
Lene Street
Aerial Review Set At Napier Graduation
An aerial review will precede the Napier Field cadets graduation tomorrow. The show will be viewed from the flight line by invited visitors. Colonel James L. Daniel Jr. Commander of the Army Air Forces Advanced leads the ceremonies.
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Naepier
James L. Daniel Jr
Army Air Forces Advanced
OPA price list cuts prices on 285 foods in Wiregrass
An official OPA release lists maximum prices for 285 food items in Wiregrass stores and appears on the back page of The Fagle. Two Dothan firms sponsor the advertisement urging housewives to clip the list for price comparison with non OPA pricing.
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OPA
Absdaes
Wallace accuses RFC of blocking stockpile program
Vice President Wallace, chair of BEW, charges Secretary Jones of obstructionist tactics and of pressuring BEW from securing strategic materials. He says Jones did not accept authority transfer from RFC to BEW in 1942 and hindered wartime stockpile goals set since 1939 to 1940, tying to congressional testimony.
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Washington
Wallace
Congressional Economy Committee
Byrd
D-Va
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Board of Economic Warfare
War Production Board
WPB
Jones
Congress
RFC
New Gas Book Forms Available Tomorrow
The County War Price and Rationing Board announced that renewal applications for paste l Beaoline books will be available at inspection and filling stations starting tomorrow. Current A books expire July 21 and applicants must submit their inspection record and the back cover of the old ration book with owner details. About 6,000 applications will be distributed today, with encouragement for volunteer workers to help process them.
Striking Miners Return To Pits Across Regions
Striking miners resume work slowly as Kentucky fully restarts with all 60,000 back by today and others in western Pennsylvania see sporadic walkouts. Alabama coal output falls sharply with about 3,000 of 24,000 union miners still on the job as one mine runs only. Eastern Pennsylvania Anthracite adds around 3,500 workers returning, offset by continued stoppages and wage disputes.
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Pittsburgh
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Steel and Iron
Tara
Allied Fighters Break Up Enemy Raid On Darwin
Allied fighters credited with breaking up a Japanese air raid on Darwin Australia. Gen Douglas MacArthur's bombers fought through heavy weather to attack four enemy bases across the arc of islands to the Porte. Washington reports a rising tempo of Allied offensives from Kiska to the South Seas, signaling possible new campaign steps against Japan.
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Associated Press
Wep
Darwin
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Porte
Washington Obmerverm
Kiska
Aleu
Uans
South Seas
Pacific
Mac
Tura
Federal Government Spends 80 Billions In 12 Month Period
Washington AP reports the federal government spent over 80 billion dollars in the past fiscal year, far exceeding the 74 billion war budget. War costs totaled about 71.5 billion, while non war expenses and interest brought total outlays near 75 billion, with revenue under 22 billion.
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Washington
Treasury
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Jess
United States
Tiplo
England
Germany
Roosevelt
Navy to condemn private property for oil reserve
A resolution authorizing the Navy to condemn privately owned properties in the Elk Hills California petroleum reserve was submitted to the House Public Lands and Communities by Representative O Connor. President Roosevelt nominated Ernest L Marbery of Montgomery Alabama to be deputy regional director in the Alaska Biota Office of the War Power Commission with a salary of 4500. The Senate passed a 1254000000 Labor Federal Security appropriations bill including 55800000 for the National Youth Administration which the House had voted to liquidate.
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Washington
Hoocsevelt
Ernest L. Marbery
Montgomery
Ala
War Mappower Commission
Senate
National Youth Administration
NYA
House
Violent Air Battles Rage Near Leningrad
MOSCOW, TAP- Violent aerial battles swirl over approaches to Leningrad as German losses in the last 25 days mount. Front dispatches say heavy Nazi losses have forced tactics changes including more fighter escorts and varied raid timings. Farther north near the Rybacht Peninsula weather complicates fighting as darkness never occurs and observers watch ships heading to Murmansk amid ten daily weather shifts.
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Moscow
Tap
Leningrad
Rybacht
Fisher
Murmansk
Veteran U S Air Squadron Based Under Noses Of Japs
An AP dispatch from New Guinea describes Americas Havoc A20 attack planes stationed in Australia and based under Japanese noses. After Pearl Harbor the unit trained in the southwest Pacific and conducted a surprise raid near Las 175 miles north of Port Moresby on August 21. Captain Donald E. Good of Eugene Oregon was among the pilots. The Japanese feared the low level strafing and bombing as radio Tokyo reported a crashed attack plane.
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Vern Haugland
New Guinea
America
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Australia
Las
Portenby
Donald E. Good
Eugene, Ora
Radio Tokyo
U S Fortresses Blast Italians Base At Leghorn
Allied air power hammered Leghorn in a nine minute raid by nearly 1000 Flying Fortresses. The Italian port suffered fires in oil tanks and refineries, damage to a light cruiser and four supply ships, with heavy smoke hindering initial assessments. No losses reported for the Allied aircraft.
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Noland Norgaard
North Africa
Leghorn
Jess
Aloraga
Alabama Mines Cut Back as Steel Output Falls
Alabama's mining and steel sectors slowed sharply with only a portion of state mines operating. Republic Steel banked furnaces in Gadsden and Birmingham, open hearth ingot production held at capacity using stockpiled coal, and coke ovens idle. About 3,000 of 24,000 union workers remained on the job, a drop of roughly 4 percent, while two large operators each had one mine in partial production and others idle. Union leader William Mitch urged continued efforts to restore work.
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Republic Steel Corp
Gadsden
Alex
Republic
Birmingham
FE. J Evans
William Mitch
UMW
City Police Radio Equipment Assured
Dr. IC Bates, president of the City Commission, announced that a two way air short wave radio station for the Dothan police department had its equipment application approved by the War Production Board. The department awaits manufacture as plans move forward.
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Dothan Police Department
IC. Bates
City Commission
Determined Effort By Administration To Keep Cost Down
Judge Marvin Jones sworn in as the nation s third war food administrator in seven months, pledging to stabilize prices and assure a healthful diet. He takes over the vacancy left by Cheater C. Davia as Roosevelt administration faces possible food shortages and inflation fears.
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Solons
Ovid A. Martin Washington
Marvin Jones
Jones
C. Davia
Roosevelt
Davia
Legislature weighs interim assignments as session nears end
In Montgomery Alabama the legislature moves toward 1945 with a proposal to form 15 member interim committees to draft regulation across six policy areas including appropriation finance agriculture and industries constitutional procedure and welfare and Negro education The groups would mix four senators and eleven house members and meet up to 1 1 2 days between January and March 1946 The plan aims to keep the biennial session productive as lawmakers debate extending the calendar while the current session winds down House approves 5000 for automatic voting devices and housing authority measures are pushed ahead Turn to No 12 on Page 2
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George O. Miler
Agriculture and Industries
Smyer
House
Sta
Aesarona
Hayas
Senate
Joe Sullivan
Mobile
British Warships Begin Mediterranean Maneuvers
London AP reports the German controlled Parla radio says two battleships and other vessels sailed from Gibraltar into the Mediterranean for fleet maneuvers. The British Ministry of Information recorded the broadcast but no independent confirmation is available.
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London
Parla Radio
Gibraltar
Ministry of Information
Nazi 1000-Bomber Raid Strikes Cologne and Hamburg
Allied air force raids giant German targets as 1000-bomber strikes hit Cologne for the 11th time and Hamburg’s industrial center. Bomber losses reported. destruction of Cologne Cathedral claimed by Berlin broadcast. U S Eighth Air Force reports missing planes after precision raids on St Nazaire and Beaumont le Roger airfields.
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Transocean
Anda
Berlin
Berlin Radio
Cologna
Rhineland
Coloune
Hamburg
Cologne
France
Bt. Nazaire
Beaumont-Le Roger
Thouen
U. S. Eighth Air Force
St Nasatre
Beaumont-La- Roger
Dover Straigt
Calais
St Nazaiia U Pont Tair
Vieaumont le Roger
Thank You Note to Subscribers for Paper Delays
A terse plea thanks readers for patience when deliveries are late or imperfect. The note urges calling the paper with issues and thanks subscribers for paying their carrier promptly to improve service. It acknowledges many problems and promises continued effort for prompt, reliable delivery.
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Napier
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Acria
Brett
Auhmaring
Mrs
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