Alabama faces wartime surplus and tax reallocation plan
AP reports Alabama eyes a general revenue near 43 million dollars by next spring to fund education health welfare and sanitation while urging bankers to advise on adapting two fiscal programs. A former state director from Tuscaloosa notes wartime profits created abnormal nonconditions and calls the surplus one time unless corrective action is taken. The legislature approves an appropriation bill that exceeds normal state income.
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Alabama
Dyta Bove Tucker
Fader
Fameen
Tuscaloosa
Wabtig
Es WS
TVA Fertilizer Pricing Disputed by Sparkman in Congress
In Warrington AP report Senator McKellar accuses TVA fertilizer pricing of overcharging Southern farmers compared with Canadian and American nitrate products. TVA and Sparkman dispute costs, citing freight and plant conversions, with a TVA release noting nitrate munition plants converted to fertilizer production and price ceilings by OPA. The document hints at broader policy focus and notes details continue on page 2.
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Warrington
Assarlena
McKellar
D. Tou
Tennessee Valley
Ben’ Ferkmey
Om Priva
Office of
Price Administrate
TVA
Boarkman Dedard
Tw Alsbamian
Wich
War Department
Gald
OPA
Sparkman
United States
Mery
World War II Fronts Across Europe in Early 1940s Style Report
Fragmented World War II dispatch describes European battle lines, with Auer forward in Italy pushing toward Germany, and renewed offensives near Berlin, Brunswick, and Eastern Poland. Mentions rail yards, supply routes, and troop movements toward Mytkyina and Nor'a as part of broader campaigns.
Wallace Is Choice For Vice-President In AP Poll
In a Associated Press poll of 53 of 58 Democratic senators 12 votes went to incumbent Henry A Wallace while the rest spread among 10 others. Most favored Roosevelt headed ticket with 40 prepared to back Wallace if the President backs the same 1944 ticket.
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Washington
Associated Press
Henry A. Wallace
Senate
Roosevelt
Sam Rayburn
Tex
Howe
Barkley
Kentucky
Truman
Jame F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Gillette
Iowa
O'Mahoney
D.- Wye
Sherman Minton
Indiana
Henry J Kaiser
J. S. Broughton
North Carolina
James A. Farley
New York State
Wallace
War Prisoners Use Protested By Labor
Savannah AP reports Georgia Federation of Labor adopted a resolution at its 46th annual convention protesting use of prisoners of war in non combat roles, especially Italians, urging they be sent home to aid liberation from Hitlerism. It also backed a 25 percent raise for teachers and a state tenure bill, noting 5,500 teachers have left Georgia schools due to payouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Georgia Federation of Labor
Columbus Central Labor Union
Tarlan
Georgia
Write-In Votes May Determine Strength In Oregon Primary
A Write-In ballot in Oregon's Republican primary could determine the state’s 14 convention votes. The lead candidates include Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York, with both major parties watching a Northwestern battleground ahead of November.
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Oregon
SY Jack Bell
Associated Press
Rank and File
Thomas EB. Dewey
New York
Sevastopol Defeat Seen as Great German Suffering
Sevastopol defeat described as among Germanys gravest military losses in the Crimea. From Chersonese Cape seven miles from the battered port, German forces once 200,000 strong withdraw toward evacuation after Red Army assault cracked Sevastopol defenses. City left smoking with much destruction and casualties as the war's grim chapter unfolds.
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Eddy Gumore
Sevastopol
Chersonnes
Crimea
Roosevelt fourth term advocate named convention keynote
Gov Robert Kerr of Oldshams names Robert E Hammegan as temporary chairman and keynote for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on July 19. The report notes the selection as a rallying point for Roosevelt supporters and party unity.
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Washington
Robert 5. Kerr
Oldshams
Roosevelt
Aatronal
Robert E. Hammegan
Chicago
Tars Once Spoke Of Sharks But Now Its Of Submarines
London AP report notes a shift from tales of sharks to submarines as German U boat threat recedes. Many merchant seamen still suffer jitters from past depredations though crews show resilience. Boson Al Bybus, a 3 year old Glasgow born welterweight survivor, exemplifies the lingering fear amid wartime voyages.
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Tars
Tare
Hal Doyle
London
Itrs
Us United
Boson al Bybus
Glasgow
Welterweight Borar
Hoves Bs
Air Attacks Not Yet at Peak, Arnold Says
General Arnold outlined the wartime air force, detailing a 2,360,000-strong organization and its record. He warned no one knows how much more air power can achieve against Germany, while noting past operations included 746,353 sorties and 488,391 tons of bombs dropped, with 30,174 enemy planes destroyed and 6,154 Allied planes lost. The briefing covered future air operations and the evolving combat structure.
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William Feye Washington
Europe
HH Arnold
Arnold
Germany
Army
Hitler Line Pounded New Gains by Allies Press
London AP reports heavy Nazi bombing of Russian rail yards and trains in eastern Poland as German anxiety grows over a possible Red Army push on the central front toward Berlin. Berlin radio cites concentrated attacks on Serny Rowne and Zvolbunow while Moscow claims Russian advances southeast of Szreniajnow with 600 Germans involved in the fighting.
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London
Poland
Red Army
Berlin
Serny
Rowne
Z4olbunow
Rowde
Rustians
Moscow
Szeniajajnow
Old Poland
Garmany
Germans Prepare for Britain Invasion Gliders On Channel Coast
London reports German forces assembling along the European coast with transport planes and gliders ready for a potential invasion of Britain. British officials warn of possible German landings to strike vital Allied nerve centers as D-Day nears.
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London
Britain
Manshld
Lori Jronalds
Home Guards
Berlin
Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
2Rahal
Erwin Rommel
Baptists Oppose Liquor Sale Near Army Camps
ATlANTA AP Adoptions by the Southern Baptist Convention call for broad educational programs for Negro preachers and curbing liquor traffic through local option methods. The group criticizes Roman Catholic efforts in Negro Baptist work and urges action against liquor near Army and Navy establishments. The report also proposed $5,000 annually for twelve Negro Baptist colleges training preachers.
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Atlanta
Southern Baptist Convention
Ashford Farm Market Awaits Materials for Construction
Ashford farm market construction awaits available materials. State markets board approved the project but execution hinges on supplies. Autumn plans include a new potato storage facility and a possible $20 000 to $30 000 expenditure. Efforts target market readiness for next year’s truck crops.
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Ashford
State Markets Board
Aewest
Autuan
C M Ling
Houston County
Ling
Headland
Sanmwon
Houston JPs Called To Special Meeting
John T. White of Cottonwood announces a special meeting of Houston County justices of the peace at the courthouse at 8 pm Tuesday. He did not disclose the meeting’s purpose and said all 18 county justices were expected to attend.
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John T. White
Cottonwood
Alabama Justices of the Peace Association
Houston County Justices of the Peace Association
Conference yields no disclosed results at vote meeting
A conference yesterday afternoon between Circuit Judge Halstead and election officials left results undisclosed. The May 2 Democratic primary was not commented on by Judge Halstead who hinted at dismissing the absentee ballot challenge. The discussion covered absentee ballots and alleged voting irregularities, with no further details released.
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DC Flalstead
Halstead
Pallote
Juliyn Halstead
Hitch Hiker Eats Cone on Ride Back Home
A U S Navy seaman named Ralph, returning from service after 17 months, rode in a car with Mrs Forquer and her child near Evans, Colorado. The driver, Philp Forquer, and the ice cream cone scene became a humorous moment as the sailor teased for a bite before bidding farewell.
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Greely
Cole
Mia
Philp Forquer
Mra Forquer
Evans
Greeley
Mr. Forquer
Ralph
Flrat Clea
Sere
Surprise Attack Pushes Near Myitkyina Airfield
Allied forces led by Brig. Gen. Frank Merrill penetrate the outskirts of Myitkyina after seizing the town airfield. Merrill's column advances toward Myitkying from the north while another unit blocks the Mawlaung-Myitkying road. Indian brigade drives roadblock south of Imphal as Gurkhas repel counterattacks and inflict casualties.
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ASTA
Randy
Cdylon
Frank Merrill
Junkle
Myitkyina
Nawrew Sakan
Mawaung-Myitkying
Myithying
India
Tiddim
Imphal
Nank
Anet Basa
Kohima
47 RAF Officers Executed By Nazis
London and British officials report that 47 Royal Air Force officers were shot by German guards after escaping from a war prison near Dresden on March 25. Eden informed Parliament that 76 officers took part in the breakout, with 15 captured alive and 14 at large, some killed resisting arrest or in another escape attempt. The government expressed deep concern and sought protection through Switzerland, the delivering country for notifications to relatives.
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London
CAP
Anthony Edem
RAF
Dresden
Eden
House of Commons
Wtt
Switzerland
Berlin Bombed By U S Planes In Giant Raid
Berlin came under a massive Allied air assault as American Fortresses Liberators and fighters, joined by RAF aircraft, attacked targets in the Berlin area and adjacent regions. The strike, the 10th by the US Strategic Air Force on the capital this month, involved up to 1,500 planes and disrupted German broadcasts. Strong formations also hit targets in Northern France as the raid unfolded in clear skies.
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Cladwin Bill London
Bartln
Bronwick
Henry H. Arnold
U. S Army Air Forces
Germany
US & Strategia Air Force
Nasi
RAF
USAAF
Bartis
Bartin
Branewick
Med Expeditionary Air
France
Chinese Concede Loyang Defenders Surrounded By Nips
China army spokesman conceded Loyang in Henan Province was surrounded and cut off but said defenders held 60 to 60 percent of the city and were determined to hold out. Japanese forces cutting the east-west Sunghai Railway west of Loyang reportedly joined the invaders.
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Spencer Moosa
Chungeing
China Army
Loyang
Henan
Anl
Sunghal
Explosion Fatal to Walter B. Cotton at Shop
Walter B. Cotton, 39, died at Dothan hospital after an explosion at Johnson Cooper Machine Shop on East Newton Street while he cut the head from an empty metal drum with an acetylene torch. He was killed by flying debris. no other workers injured. A native of Ozark, he moved to Dothan six months ago, survived by his wife, his mother Mrs Charles Cotton of Ozark, five brothers and five sisters. Funeral arrangements are with Holman Funeral Home and will be held in Ozark after brothers arrive from service.
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Walter Brows Cotton
Dothen Hospital
Johnson, Cooper
East Newton Street
Ozark
Cotton
Dothan Shout
Mra Charles Cotton
Robert Cotton
Coffeeville
Ala
Bam Cotton
Mobile
Rachel Cotton
U. S. Navy
San Francisco
Johnny
Mark Cotton
Ozerk
Mra
Lola Shaw
Mu E. Kennedy
H. Johnson
Porter Johnson
Donia Cotton
Offenville
Holman Funeral Home
Postal Clerks Rule On Word Censorship Of Novel
Washington AP report on federal ruling affecting postal censorship of a novel titled Strange Fruit. The Post Office solicitor barred a word deemed obscene under a broad obstruction law, pending Massachusetts court review. The debate centers on whether such language could incite murder or lynching and if the book is unreadable under postal statutes.
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George Zielke Washington
Postal Department
Han Smith
Masnachunatts
South
Americans Batter Appian Road Route As French Strike
Allied reports say American troops pushed toward the Appian highway junction of Bri tedey to cut German defenders on telecom fortifications while inland French forces drove at Hitler Line bastions. Polish troops neared Piedimonte as Fifth Army reached Monte Faggeto overlooking the Tit-Pice road, with Monticelli captured and Mantua vicinity in Allied sights.
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Noland
Nomgaard
Nas Ples
Appian Highway
Britedey
Geeta
Bas Us
Eighth Army
Piedimonts
Esperia
Areva
Mant
Olive
Montical
Iri
Cansting
Cmy
Strikes Hit Alabama Coal Mines and Pullman Plant
In Alabama the Pullman Standard Car plant at Bessemer shut down as 1,200 workers walked out, and four coal mines in the Birmingham district halted operations. Leaders blamed pay disputes tied to an incentive plan, while the company cited unspecified reasons for the strike. About 1,000 miners and 150 affiliated machinists faced stoppages as union officials sought to resolve the unrest.
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Sirmingham
Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company
Bessemer
Birmingham
BR. M. Poarch
United #leajworkers of Amartee
CTO
Pulimay
War Labor Board
Poarch
Infemiations Association of Machinists
AFL
Coke
Assos Grieve
Mitch
UMWA
Preston H. Haskell, Jr
I W House Dies After Short Illness at 57
I W House, 57, of 1006 East Main street, caretaker of Dothan City cemetery for fourteen years, died this morning after a brief illness. Funeral arrangements by Ward-Wilson Funeral Home. Survivors include his widow, two daughters Mrs Vanes Were and Mrs Olen Pilasett, four sisters, a brother Sib House, and two granddaughters Dorothy Ward and Carolyn Bryan. He was a member of East View Baptist Church.
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Sib House
Dorothy Ward
Carelyn Bryan
Haat View
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