Candidates Face Test Of Strength In New Hampshire Primary
By Jack Rell Walmiton reporters describe New Hampshire Republican primary as a test of strength among Wendell Willkie, Thomas E Dewey, and Douglas MacArthur with Dewey leading pledges while many delegates remain uncommitted. Democratic voters favored Roosevelt supporter delegates. Roosevelt’s 1937 victory and the party’s bloc dynamics loom over delegate selections amid unclear trends.
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Jack Rell
Walmington Tak
New England
Wendell LL Wilkie
Thomas KE
Dewey
New York
Douglas MacArthur
Gelegate
Roosevelt
Alfred FE Fmith
MacArthur
Australian leader rejects US Army pay cut request
Prime Minister John Curtin told Australian parliament members that submitting a request to reduce American soldiers' pay to Australian levels is not proper for the Australian government. He noted the VA would likely reject such a recommendation and that the issue falls outside Canberra's jurisdiction.
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Canberra
Australia
John Curtin
U. S
Little interest marks unusual election in Dothan
A special general election to fill the late Rep. Henry B. Steagall's term passed with almost no attention in Houston County. Less than a handful of ballots were cast by noon in Dothan, Lieut. George W. Andrawe of Union Springs listed as the only candidate, making the race a mere formality.
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George W. Andrawe
Union Springs
Henry B. Steagall
Houston County
Negro Arrested for Mistreating a Goat in Dothan
J. D. Cogburn a local resident faces a City Recorder hearing next Monday on a cruelty to animals charge after police report he beat a small goat in a western neighborhood. A witness said Cogburn used a strap and tree limb to force the animal to pull a wagon, crying out that the goat was his. The accused was jailed in the county jail following the incident.
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J. D. Cogburn
Dothan
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Ity
Cogburn
City Recorder
Jall
Middle East Army Maneuvers Underway
British forces in the Middle East conduct mountain warfare drills in the Jordan valley near the Palestine Transjordan frontier. Thousands of Indian Greek Yugoslav and Atab troops participate amid hints of broader action in the Balkans and allied statements from Churchill and Tito.
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Jerusalem
Middle East
Tmaneuvers
Jordan Valley
Palestine-Tranajordan
Atab
Balkan
Churchi
Britain
Tito
Yugoslavia
Allied and Axis Bombardment Report From Italian Front
Allied Luftwaffe and Italian targets faced heavy bombardment as Allied and Commonwealth planes struck rail yards, docks, factories, and convoys. Reports mention bombers pounding positions near Rome and Dalmatian coast harbors, with losses and damage across multiple fronts including Italian, Yugoslav, and German sites.
Churchill Says United States Backed Plan to Close Ireland Border
In Commons Churchill cited Washington support for closing Germany and Japan consulates and borders. He noted British and Allied sacrifices, stressing urgency of security for forthcoming operations. Dublin reports predict a border seal near neutral Eire and Northern Ireland, with no immediate Irish sanctions. Allies may curtail gasoline, coal, wheat, sugar, newsprint shipments to Eire.
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Dublin
Ireland
Commons
Churchill
United States
Washington
Ehe
Germany
Integ
Tvs
Eire
Northern Ireland
Irish Sea
Belfast
Ulster
Forces Strikes on Rabaul and Surrounding Areas
Advancing Allied air and ground forces pounded Rabaul and nearby targets in New Britain and the Solomons. MacArthur reported heavy bombings by bombers and Navy planes on Rabaul, Vunapope, and the harbor while battleships and aircraft hit Bougainville and surrounding bases. Troops from the First Cavalry Division moved from Los Negros toward Manus, with a small Japanese force wiped out. Wewak on the northeast New Guinea coast also suffered a 12 ton air strike by Fifth Army Air Force.
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New Britain
Tokyo
New York
Bougainville
Empresa Augusta Bay
Douglas MacArthur
Solomons
Army
Vunapope
First Cavalry Division
Los Negros Island
Admiralties
Tauwel
Butjo Luo Islate
Manus Island
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Fifth Army Air Force
1944 War Report On Pacific Air Losses From Frontline Allocations
Knox cites carrier aircraft in the central Pacific destroying enemy planes at a rate better than two to one. Since November, over 600 Japanese planes have been destroyed in major actions while American wave planes loaned in, and several factors contributed to the high Japanese losses. He notes that many enemy planes are pinned down on the ground and doomed or strafed as they attempt to reach the air strip.
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Japan
Knox
Central Pacific
Mecca
Fragmentary War Conference Note on Army Aid and Labor Action
A damaged OCR fragment refers to a Fourth Service Command notice with Army officials stating restraint on aiding disputes and an aim to curb delays. It mentions predictions about war goods, labor stays, and government encouragement of labor actions, with reference to representatives and delays around the broader settlement.
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Ecnors
Llawdean
Witthea
Nazi Attitude Can Save Rome Now Spoiled by War
Washington AP reports Secretary Hull pledged the Allies will spare holy places and lives "to the extent humanly possible" but warned that if war drives to Rome the blame rests with Germany. Hull said German troops have entrenched themselves in Italian shrines as Pope Pius XII appeals to restore restraint.
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Senators to Query Wickard Slattery over REA conduct
Washington AP reports Secretary of Agriculture Wickard and REA head Harry Slattery faced potential recall for questioning after Wickard cited a Young report accusing Slattery of untruthfulness and lax REA management. Senators seek Slattery’s rebuttal and consider REA status, with Aiken demanding due process.
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Harry E. Slattery
Rural Electrification Administration
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Senate
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W. A. Young
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Young
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Gillette
D.ia
Department of Agriculture
Aiken
Aub Commiites
Senator Smith
D-Sc
Senate Move on Rights Ballot Faces House Return
The proposal to extend voting rights faces a Senate approval then a House return where acceptance seems likely. President Roosevelt denounces prior claims of fraud on soldiers and marines and the American people. A federal ballot rule may let overseas workers vote if state ballot was sought before September with governor certification of federal ballot authorization.
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Senate
Roosevelt
12 Soldiers Die in Mine Explosion at Camp Robinson
At Camp Robinson Arkansas an accidental surface mine demonstration killed 12 Army enlisted men. Fourteen others were hospitalized with ten dying on impact and two later. The 682nd Tank Destroyer Battalion crews were practicing installation and removal of personnel antitank and booby trap mines when the blast occurred. Cause not yet determined.
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Camp Robinson
Ark
Meshera
682Nd Tank Destroyer
FDR Reappoints Alabama Marshals
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate nominations for reappointment of Raymond E. Thomson as U S Marshal for northern Alabama and Rushac Gewin as Marshal for southern Alabama.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Raymond E. Thomson
U. S
Alabama
Rushac Gewin
Gas Ration Cuts Signal Hard Times Ahead
In a period of severe fuel shortages, officials warn that spring planting and other needs could push consumption up 28 percent. The A ration will last three months, reducing monthly driving allowances and shifting eligibility. Alabama reports black market activity as the cause for tighter controls and counterfeit coupons.
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OPA
Pacific
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Oregon
Washington
Nevada
Arizona
Aravona
Rand
Riggers Strike at Mobile Shipyard Stalls Work
About 1400 riggers at the Atlantic Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company in Mobile walked out over grievances. Union official Levinson called the stoppage unauthorized and urged a return to work while talks were planned after resumption. Management cited transfers to boost production with no pay or grade changes.
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Mobile
Amtams Dry Dek Ang Shipbuilding Company
Ang Winos Spekagmas
George F. Fieyd
Levinson
of Marine and Stipbuilding Workers of American
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Floyd
Lavingson
Incresae
Iceing
Soviet Bet Moves Italy Toward Recognition and Exchange
Allied advisory notes anticipated U S policy shifting as Badoglio seeks diplomacy with Britain and the United States while Moscow signals de facto recognition of the Italian government. Soviet action, taken without Allied consultation, would place Russia in a leading wartime and postwar role alongside Italy and the United Nations.
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Badoscio
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Badogno
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Badoglio
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Germany
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Washington
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Stan
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Red Army advances across Ukraine as Germans retreat after fierce fighting
Moscow dispatches report German forces fleeing in panic north of Nikolaev as Red Army enters Khernan and claims 20,000 Nazis killed and 2,000 captured in a week. Russians press toward Tarnopol Proskurov and Vinitsa sectors, threaten Odessa rail line, and take nearby villages along the Dnieper bend.
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Khernan
Red Army
Matinovsky
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Skalat
Tarnopol
Old Poland
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Proskurov
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Gaivaron
Bug River
Odessa
Tarnopo
Vinnitaa
Odensa-Lwow
Firat Ukraine
Dnieper
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Deputies Nab Negro For Possessing Still Near Gordon
The sheriff office reports Sherman Brown, Negro, of near Gordon, was taken for custody yesterday by Chief Deputy Sheriff J. T. Casey on a charge of possessing a whiskey still. No mash was found. the outfit was small and had been recently feintly used.
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Sherman Brown
Gordon
J. T. Casey
Romanian Peace Bid On Way To Allies
Prince Barbu Stirbey former Romanian premier travels on a British granted pass from Ankara toward Allied Cairo contacts to deliver a peace bid. Diplomats note entry into Allied territory and expect discussions with Lord Moyne and the Soviet ambassador as Stirbey continues his mission.
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Cairo
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Ion Antonsscue
Ankerna
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Nazi War Prisoner Found Hanged at Papago Park Camp
In Phoenix the Papago Park internment camp reported German prisoner Werner Dreschler was found hanged in an empty building within the enclosure. A board of officers is investigating and will file a report. Two other internees escaped Sunday night but were quickly recaptured.
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Ariz
Papago Park
Werner Dreschler
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A. H. Means
Chain Executive Accused In Theft
In New York a 39 year old Ralph M Wilby assistant treasurer of the William T Knott Co Inc is under arrest in Vancouver charged by indictment with grand larceny. He allegedly stole about 2759 from the firm’s stores across the United States and was detained by Canadian police on the Victoria Vancouver ferry. He left New York two months ago after an audit began and is held for New York authorities.
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William T. Knott, Co, Inc
Polican
Victoria
Frank
Hogan
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Tctal
Most of British Miners At Work
London AP reports that about 65,000 of Britain's 100,000 coal miners had returned to work by early afternoon. AIX Davies, vice president of the South Wales Miners Federation, said the situation is improving. Prime Minister Churchill told the Commons it would be unwise to speak until a settlement is reached.
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London
Britain
Aix Davies
The
South Wales Miners Federation
Churchill
Commons
Congress Invited To Visit Parliament
The House of Commons passed a motion inviting the U S Congress to send a delegation to visit Parliament. Maj Albert N. Hraithaite led the motion noting longstanding distance between the legislatures. Plans aim to include members from both major parties and independent groups, with some women members likely.
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London
House of Commons
U. S. Congress
Albert N. Hraithaite
Escaped Desperado Blackstock Nabbed in South Carolina
Thomas Roy Blackstock, who fled Kilby prison last November while serving 119 years, was arrested by Anderson, South Carolina police. Prison officials say extradition will be waived and a transfer agent will be sent. The case ties to a 1981 jail raid in Mississippi and a 1980s crime spree with his brother Troy.
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Alabama
Wilcox County
Merikle
Mississippi
Blackstock Brothers
Roy
Jan Additions
Troy
Leakes‘ville
Mabite
Wiregrass Fliers Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
The War Department announced two Wiregrass men among 18 members of the United States Army Air Force decorated with the Distinguished Flying Cross. Captain W ard Jr. Ovark and Lieutenant George W. Beck were named for their actions, with official details released later.
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War Department
Unita
Army Air Force
Wired
Jr. Ovark
George W. Beck
Lis Beek
Five More Youths Accepted for Navy Enlistment
Five youths accepted for enlistment through the Navy recruiting station in the Wiregrass area. Enlistees include James A. Perkins and Last Price of Enfcula & Young, Jack K. Justice and Jly Brannon of Hartis, with Specialist Ford leading the effort.
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Ford
Gir
James A. Perkins
Last Price
Enfcula & Young. Jr
South Bell Dothan
Jack K. Justice
Jly Brannon
Hartis
Army Navy Colley Tests Slated Here In Dothan
The third Army Navy qualifying test for Army and Navy program hopefuls will be administered at Dothan High and Houston County High. The examination, taken by both services, begins at 8 am. The programs focus on academic work and aim to train new specialists for both armed forces branches.
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Navy
Dothan
Houston County
Army
Funds to Houston camps drive continued advocacy
The article notes ongoing fundraising for Houston camps with Doak citing large organization activity in Houston. It reports about $15,000 on hand and remarks that contributions from Houston County volunteers support Red Cross efforts for soldiers overseas, including the wounded and prisoners.
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Houston
Doak
Houston County
Houst
Meeting of War Price Board Delayed After Death Of Forrester
A regular Tuesday session of the county War Price and Rationing Board was postponed following the death of Forrester, a board member. The panel was set to reconvene at two o clock in the afternoon, an official said.
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Forrester
Jease Forrester
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