World War II Daily Briefing Cuts Across Fronts
World War II dispatches report fighter escorts and American heavy bombers targeting 125 Nazi defenders in daylight sweeps over Ulm and Friedrichshafen. RAF night bombers find targets while other squadrons strike Russia. German advances in Bessarabia near Moghilev and Dniester are noted as Fifth Army fights to clear out entrenched positions near Odesa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frew
Mint Ulm
Friedrichshaven
Russia
Uto Bessarabia
Mog Palelek
Mear Ray
Odeane
Fifth Army
Red Cross Drive Appeals Via Popular Radio Star
Miss Manners, famed soprano, will headline a Red Cross fundraising broadcast on Friday evening from Radio Station WAGF. General chairman ZolHe Dok announced the appearance as a national boost to the drive. Manners, long active in war relief, supports Army camps and war drives while her husband serves at Napier Field. The event aims to lift Howellton County’s quota of 33,000 dollars. officials note partial progress toward the target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tails Manners
Nationa
Duken
WAGF
Bhart
Red Cross
Dwu
ZolHe Dok
Mam Manners
Bee
Mia Manner
Voica
United States
Min Manner
Tee
Howton
Jmty
City Maintains Effort to Fund New Jail Building
City commissioners said Camp Rucker funds cannot be used for the jail project and the city will pursue federal sources instead. A site on North College Street has been purchased, and the city shares half the cost while keeping county jail arrangements for city prisoners and military police usage continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Rucker
Clyde L. Coe
N. College Street
Coe
Official Count Gives Andrews 193 Votes
Official returns show Navy Lieut. George W. Andrews of Union Springs won the Democratic nomination for Third District Congressman with 183 votes in Houston County in the special general election. A large majority of votes came from election officers on duty. scattered ballots were cast in several counties and were later forwarded to Montgomery for final tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
George W. Andrews
Union Springs
Houston County
Government Leaders Oppose Any Changes In Wage Ceilings
Washington AP reports a top government official states the Little Steel wage formula will not be altered by executive action. If wage ceilings rise, Congress must act, limiting WLB support for CIO Steelworkers pleas. WLB to vote on a six cent wage increase panel hearing amid stabilization debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
War Labor Board
WLB
CIO
United Steelworkers
Housevelt
WLS
William H. Davis
Senate Banking Committee
WLE
AFT
Clarence May Dies At Hospital Here
Clarence May, fifty four, World War I veteran and former deputy, died in a Dothan hospital after a heart attack while inspecting his form. He was moved to the hospital immediately after being stricken. He served as past services officer for the post and was a member of local American Legion. He was a member of Foster Birent Methodist church. Survived by his wife Teeny Mey and U. Air Corp member past board pape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence May
Aberi
Dothan
To'chech
Americam Lagica Offeire
Mag
Tes
Dethen Lagan Pes
Eife
Air Corp
Bo Pape
Remnants Of Jap Forces On Manus Island
Allied forces report a new landing on Manus Island aimed at destroying remaining Japanese resistance in the Admiralty Islands. The First Cavalry Division pushed toward Lorengau, advancing within half a mile of the airdrome after landing near Lugos Mission, with minor casualties from mines and booby traps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murlin Spencer
Southwest Pacific
Lorengay
Manus Island
Admiralty Group
Bismarck Sea
First Cavalry
Lorengau
Lugos Mission
Manus
Terete No.7
U S Airmen Down 125 Nazi Planes in Daylight Raid
London AP report says American air force shot down 125 enemy aircraft during a daylight raid on Ulm and Friedrichshafen in southern Germany. Fortress and Liberator crews claimed 48 enemy planes. 12 American fighters were lost and 71 bombers did not return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Austin Bfalmear London
Adolf Hitler
Ulm
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Hull says US will not recognize Badoglio government in Italy
Secretary of State Hull stated the United States will not extend diplomatic recognition to the Badoglio regime in Italy. He disclosed that Washington was not consulted by the Soviet Union before Moscow exchanged official representatives with Badoglio authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hull
United States
Badoglia
Italy
Moscow
Badogno
London
Russia
Badog- No
State Department
Allied Advisory Council
Tern
Republicans Say He Will Support GOP Candidate
Senator O Daniel of Texas predicted Wendell L Willkie would run as an independent if he failed to win the Republican nomination. Willkie supporters rejected the idea as he left New York for a Wisconsin campaign stop and a Richland Center appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Keli
Washington
O'Naniel
D-Tex
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
New York
Wisconsin
O'Daniel
Rmass
Richland Center
Alates
Thomas FE. Dewey
Harold FE Atasaan
Minnesota
Tougles MacArthur
Dew- Ley
North Carolina
Ture Te
Criticism Hits WFA Livestock and Feed Program
AP dispatch reports sharp criticism from top officials of the War Food Administration over the livestock and feed program as the government seeks ways to curb future shortages. Officials warn of a crisis in processors' margins due to grain shortages and price relations, urging reconsideration of grain use for feeding livestock rather than sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OVA
Martin Washington
Wat Fond
Ertela
WFA
Petterney
Plan Com
Ty Charis EL Wilson
One War Production Board
W. Y Kihett
Wprs
Mtockpit
Army Manpower Needs Prevail Over Civilian
Washington dispatch reports the Army will pull an estimated 250,000 physically fit youths under 24 from draft deferments to bolster fighting fronts. WPB chair Donald Nelson said the Army and Navy need men even if civilian production suffers. Steel executives warned the policy could cause serious production losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling F. Green
Washington
Cat
Donald M. Nelsor
Army
Navy
War Production Board
WPB
Ant Ha
Hershey
Peace Hopes Fade As Finns Reply To Armistice Terms
Stockholm AP report states Finland delivered its reply to Russia’s armistice terms to the Russian legation in Stockholm. A Finnish source says peace is unlikely while Moscow awaits the Finnish note. The Finnish parliament reportedly rejected the Russian terms and the issue involves internment of German divisions with Red Army aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SY Robert M. Sturdevant
Stockholm
Finland
Lega-Ion
Mme
Alexandra Kollontay
Moscow
Prussia
Roosevelt
Germany
Gustav
Sweden
Carl Mannerheim
Itta
Creil Rail Center Attacked by American Air Forces
London AP report says American medium Marsader bombers in Ninth Air Force attacked the Creil rail center north of Paris this afternoon with PAT Thunderbolts from U S headquarters assisting. Also notes heavy fighting at Cassino as Allies push Monastery Hill, with German defenses waning after New Zealanders’ assault. A Washington AP item mentions plans to provide wages for wartime workers tied to government contracts and military affairs committees finalizing a modernization bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Marsader Boothers
Ninth Air Force
Creil
Paris
Pat Thunderbolts
U. S
Fifth Army
Cassino
Monastery Hill
Hil N
Allies Press Through Cassino Ruins Amid Stiff Nazi Resistance
Fifth Army units push through bombed Cassino to capture heights overlooking the ruined town. New Zealand troops clear rubble but German forces shift from the abbey ruins to defend the surrounding hills. Allied advances continue as routes toward Rome remain open, with RAF four motored bombers active in the Mediterranean theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard G. Maslock
Naples
Fifth Army
Cassino
New Zealand
Casilina
Lint Valley
Rome
Monte Cassino Abbey
Alilea
Sofia
Balaria
RAF
Mediterranean
Strategic Air Force
Hare
Governors Studying FDRs Queries Over Service Vote Issue
Governors from 48 states weigh President Roosevelt's questions on using federal ballots for armed forces this year. Several states confirm they will permit or justify action to use such ballots under wartime absentee rules. Georgia Governor Arnall emphasizes the state's liberal vote law and urges Roosevelt not to forget Georgia in any federal plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
White House
Atlanta
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Arnall Aleo
Warm Springs Foundation
House
Senate
Tura
Officials Confirm Mistaken Losses in Sicily Air Action
The War Department says 410 American paratroopers were lost in a Sicily night action. Allied planes and naval guns misidentified four hundred twelve transport aircraft as enemy ships and fired on them, killing many. Sergeant Jack Foiste of the Stars and Stripes revealed the incident during a press conference in San Francisco after wartime censorship eased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Sicily
Jack Foiste
Army
Overesay
Bare and Stripes
San Francisco
Rial
Ailmean
Ted
Asie Mature
Umabis Te We Éetalin
Pag
Soviets Push Toward Vinnitsa and Nikolaev Bases
London AP reports the Red Army driving toward the Romanian frontier through lower Ukraine, severing Odessa-Lwow rail links and nearing Vinnitsa and Nikolaev. Konev’s Second Ukrainian Army reaches the Dniester region as German forces retreat toward Beasarabia and Nikolayev pocket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Red Army
Ukraine
Odessa-Lwow
Ales Hly
Vinnitaa
Nikolasy
Moscow
Reuters
Ivan
Konev
Dninater
Torcea
Beasarabia
Mogilev-Podalaki
Bomilee
Sruc
M Soviny
Bereznagovatoye Snigirevke
Nikolaev
Ukreine
Rall
Vapnyarka
Vinnites
Vapnyarka Fs On That Part of the Odesaa Line Running Into Zhmerinka
Dniester River
Bessareble
Tarnopol
Proskurov
Vapnyarke
Rumania
Bug River
Ivan S Konev
Ukraina
Vinnitsa
Lulainy
Fyazhilov
Tyushki
Prokurov
Tarnopo
Carpathian
Rumanian
Hungary
Complaints Made On Dog Nuisances
City police chief J Draughn announced nuisance complaints about dogs roaming, barking, and violating statutes. Officers will file charges where residents fail to curb pets, urging owners to cooperate to avoid arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Draugnon
Draughon Aid
Walkout Dampens Ford Aircraft Engine Output
Detroit AP reports that Ford Motor Co Rouge plant production of vital aircraft engines lagged after recent walkouts and a barricade at the gates. An Army Air Forces spokesman cited the setbacks as contributing to delays, with 32 additional suspensions for alleged involvement in the demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Army Air Forces
Rouge
RAF
Ford Rookerarea
Galina Tens le Wei
Also Mentioned on This Page
Berlin
NEA
USAAF
Andrews
Bate
Montgomary
Macy
Mendez
Antrewe
Tottering
O’daniel
Camplagne
Odessa
Lwow
Stalin
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!