Allied Air Armada Bombards Europe and Paris
A vast force of about 5,000 heavy bombers and medium planes attacked Berlin and targets across Europe from Britain. The raids aimed at transport and manufacturing centers, with extensive bombings near Dortmund and Paris suburbs. Paris and Berlin reports described heavy destruction and an ongoing aerial campaign described as an ordeal of terrorism for civilians.
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Adwri Exii(ap
Betha
Vienna
Wall
Yee U
Britain
Berlin
Geri
Paria
Medicile
Alps
Rallresg
Europe
Houston County Justices of the Peace Discuss Primary Irregularities
Seven members of the Houston County Justices of the Peace met yesterday at Cot ttaweed on call of president J. T. White. They reported irregularities in the May Democratic primary but did not adopt a result or action. Hank White said they favored an investigation but were unsure how to pursue it. Woodham, clerk, was called to explain the advance of fees.
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Houston County
Justices of the Peace Aesotution
Aftfateh
J. T. White
Cotttaweed
Dis Smad
Hank White
He Woodham
Waa
World War II fronts widen across Europe and Asia
AP report details Allied advances from Anzio to Rome and Monte Cassino, plus air raids on Berlin and Paris. It notes Soviet pressure on Bukovina, offensives in Burma, and new efforts in New Guinea as the war spreads on multiple fronts.
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Associated Press
Europe
U. & Font
Needapanesa
Honan
Taegieng
Jape
Lunahal
Shanksten
Loting
Burme
Nipponese Rout In Honan Province Claims Chinese Counteroffensive
Chinese high command announced a major counterdrive after halting Japanese advances near Lushih, claiming a new phase of fighting in Henan. Japanese forces retreated in northern Honan as Chinese units pushed east toward Shenhsien along the Lunghal railway, Shanhsien about 45 miles from the border.
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Chunghing
Ahensi
Ching
Honan
Chinese High Command
Henan
Lushih
Shensi
Longhad
Shenhsien
Shanhsien
Lunghal
Accused Proffers Charges Against His Prosecutor
Two Dothan men clash over a warrant order as C le Sneligrove files false pretense charges against Walter Weeks. Weeks retaliates with malicious mischief charge. Weeks flees court costs. Snellgrove is released. Police report shows unclear extent of the feud.
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C. le Sneligrove
Walter Weeks
Weeks
Sneligrove
Snellgrove
Churchill Opens Commons Debate on Montgomery Ward Seizure
Attorney General Biddle testifies before Ramspeck committee on wartime powers cited to justify seizure of Montgomery Ward & Co. amid a labor dispute. Lawmakers seek legal basis, potential amendments. officials including Wayne Chatfield Taylor to describe government action and armed guard involvement. Board chair Avery to be questioned in June.
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Washington
Biddle
House
Montgomery Ward & Co
Ramspeck Committee
Chicago
Rep
Dewey
HNL
Ramspeck
D.-Ga
Wayne Chatflelg Taylor
Secretar of Commerce
Department
Montgomery Wars
Sena! Avery
Churchill Sets Out Postwar Policy Aims In Commons
In a blunt London speech Prime Minister Churchill outlines early postwar goals for Britain and the Commonwealth. He reports on premier talks in London, cites aid to Turkey, the potential role of Turkey, and hopes for a swift end to the war in the Balkans. He warns Spain and Italy, reviews relations with Germany, and asserts Spain’s internal policy is for Spaniards to decide.
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London
Churchill
Britain
House of Commons
Commons
Turkey
Balkans
Europe
Turing
Mediterranean
Italy
Samuel Hoare
Madrid
Spain
Germany
Gibralter
Sven
Fern
Raymond E Spann Jr Succumbs To Illness
Raymond E Spann Jr seven year old son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Spann died at home on Woodland Drive after a short illness of pneumonia following measles He was a first grade pupil at Highland Elementary School Survived by parents a brother Marbury Spann grandfather W B Smyth ville Tenn and grandmother Mrs P N Spann Cothar Funeral services will be held at the residence at 10 PM tomorrow with Dr Norman McLeod and Rev Sam C Reeves officiating Burial will follow in City cemetery Ward Wilson in charge Pallbearers Norman Spent Hugh Spaan Jams Spann Marceling Spann Jarome Spann and George Bpean
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Norman McLeod
Foster Straat Methodist Church
Sam C. Reeves
Ward-Wilson
Norman Spent
Hugh Spaan
Jams Spann
Marceling Spann
Jarome Spann
George Bpean
Raymond E
Allies Adopt Firm Approach For Invasion
London reports the Allies prepare for DDay with a firm French patriota mobilization and regular instructions from Britain’s BBC about mandatory readiness. Gunfire flares at Dover Strait as German forces reply from Calais and Boulogne while broadcasts claim sabotage paralyzes France’s rail and hydroelectric system.
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London
Gumtoune
Dday Dawns
Braedcasting Corporation
EBC
Underground
Dover
Calais
Cap Gris Net
Boulogne
War of
Robert de Beauprent
France
Sare'ce
Paris
Allisa
Russians Probing Eastern Front Strength as Offense Predicted
London dispatch says Russian patrols probe German strength across eastern front sectors while signs of a forthcoming major Soviet offensive remain scarce. Reconnaissance near the Lower Dniester wipes out a Nazi company, captures prisoners, and Red artillery hits German concentrations. Sniper fire southeast of Stanisławów claims many casualties. Baltic fleet airmen sink two German transports. German bombers strike Shepetovka, triggering extensive fires.
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London
Momcow
Red Army
Moscow Radio
Tiraspus
Dnester
Mozyr
Gomel
Stanislawow
Old Poland
Red Banner Baltic
Gulf of Finland
Moscow
Berlin
Shepetovka
Russian Ukraine
Scout Camp Assured Of Large Attendance
Scout officials report strong interest in Camp Rotary with George Little as director and Rev. Mark Lower as assistant director. Samson Troop 39 filed for twenty three seats, the first troop to apply, while Abbeville Clayton and Eufaula troops anticipate fourteen or more Scouts each. With daily applications, almost three weeks of reservations have been recorded and the camp capacity is near sure. Officials expect attendance of 300 plus.
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Abby Ellard
George Little
Barbour County
Rotary
Mark A. Lower
Abbeville
Samson
Clayton
Eufaula
Cayton
Ecute
German Army Menaced By Beachhead Thrust
Washington AP dispatch reports that Pacific defenses are weak under American and Allied pressure. Experts doubt Japan has a clear holding strategy for key territories, while MacArthur and Navy leaders push for forward moves to secure Engewetok and a path toward the Philippines as operations shift through the Central and Pacific theaters.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Japan
Pacific
High Command
Douglas MacArthurs
Pisney
Chaster W. Nici
Eniwetok
Central Pacific
Philippines
Burma
Burns
Sugwut
China
Philppines
Vinx
Tokyo
Bonin Islands
Salpens
Guam
Carolines
Truk
Palau Group
Halmahera
Dutch Indies
MacArthur
Caldwell Winner In Florida Race
Millard Caldwell of Tallahassee, an 11 year old native of Tennessee, will be Florida's next Governor after defeating veteran Congressman Le A Green in a runoff. Unofficial returns show Caldwell at 209,620 to Green's 168,085 with 6 precincts remaining. Dwight L. Rogers was nominated for Congress from the new Sixth District.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Millard Caldqwyi
Tallahaasee
Tennessee
Florida
Caldwell
Tr. A (Lea) Green
Starke
Hig
Board 2 Registrants Leave For Induction
Houston County selective Service Board No 2 registrants travel to For McClella for pre induction physical examinations. Ages range up to twenty five with one transfered registrant over age. List includes Fred Eoonyera John Wernard Smith Major Ray George F Enfinger Lonnie Mack Powell Rufus Hartley Reginald J Clark Horace Damon Wilson John Henry Hughes Page Elmore James Darwood Watford Fletcher Moms Barney E Floyd Sir Benjamin Faulk Willie Fred Jones William Lewie Boyd John Gerald Guy Marion Methis Thomas William Fortson William Edward Mercer James Aubrey Edwards Alto Junior Tindell L B Capna Sr Russell Gentry Jr Theodore Calvi Me Turte te Me Mow.
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Houston County Selective Service Board No. Two
McClella
Houston County
Board Two
Fred Eoonyera
John Wernard Smith
Major Ray
George F. Enfinger
Lonnie Mack Powell Rufus Hartley
Reginald J. Clark
Horace Damon Wilson
John Henry Hughes
Page Elmore
Janes Darwood Watford
Fletcher M. Moms
Barney E Floyd
Sir Benjamin Faulk
Willie Fred Jones
William Lewie Boyd
John Gerald Guy
Marion Methis
Thomas William ‘Fortson
William Edward Mercer
James Aubrey Edwards
Alto Junior Tindell
L. B Capna Sr
Russell Gentry
Theodore Calvi
Ture
Destroyers Strike Mortar Positions on Maffin Bay Coast
Advaced Allied HQ reports destroyers in Maffin Bay and jungle artillery knocked out Japanese mortar positions enabling US Seventh Army units to pressure two enemy airfields near Sarmi on the North Dutch New Guinea coast. Reinforcements threaten Wakde Sarmi area as ground losses push Japan back along the Tor River amid coordinated air blows against Rabaul and Wotje.
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New Guinea
Maffin Bay
U. S. al 7Th Army
Sarmi
Dutch New Guinea
Epokesman
Wakde - Sarmi
Hollandia
Slong Ap
Rabaul
New Britain
Solomons
Emiran
Matthias Islands
Pearl Harbor
Central Pacific
Chenter W Nimz
Marshall Islands
Wutje
Tito Ousts Nazis From Strongholds
London reports that Tito and his forces have driven German troops from fortifications near Tuzempelk in Slovenia and German retreat toward Nove Mesto. Partisan communique says they advance from Teebinjs toward Mirna while holding the initiative along most of the front, except Crotiliv where Germans remain offensive.
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London
Merahal
Joslp Broz
Tito
Tuzemperk
Ip Blovenia
Ypenic
Nove Mesto
Hotding
Yappalay
Teebinjs
Dubravnik
Mirna
Crotliv
Bricker Seeks GOP Majority Despite Odds
Report from Austin and Washington on a split Republican Party race for 1944 conventions. Bricker supporters press to carry the fight into the Chicago National Convention. Dewey faction gains state by state momentum with delegations and endorsements shaping the voting plan. Maryland Republicans endorse Dewey despite unpledged delegates. North Dakota selects 31 delegates as Dewey momentum grows.
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Teres Democrat
Roosevelt
Chicago
Wall
Austin
Washington
Bricker
Dewey
Negro Revolution Asserted at South Carolina Convention
Osceola Ke. deltas of Bumter, keynote speaker at the first state Progressive Democratic party convention, declared this a third revolution and that all Americans in the state must be free. He accused demagogic politicians of intimidation and urged court action to defend voting rights amid white supremacy tensions.
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Columebia
3. C
Osceola KE
Deltas
Bumter
Progressive
Democratic Party
McKaine
Lighthouse and Informer
Negro Weekly
Lt Fa
South Carolina
Progressive Democratic Party
South Carmina
McKalne
Clin Ty Johnston
United States Supreme Court
Texas
Income tax simplification plan explained for filers
AP reports Congress approved a tax simplification plan with a 10 percent standard deduction up to $500 for high incomes. It outlines costs for singles and families, noting potential increases of up to $15 a year for some childless couples and changes in dependency rules to count more relatives as dependents.
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Jeori x Lielke Washington
Hare
Congress
Gomn
Allied Readquarters Report Breaks German Front Wide
Allied forces, in a coordinated offensive, reported breaking into the German defences on a wide front. American troops advanced to within about a half mile of Cisterna and pushed toward the rail line south of Velletri while engagements continued along the main front. Canadian infantry drove into fortifications near Fontecorva, and French units near Pico broke German counterattacks in bitter fighting.
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Naples
Anslo
Pole Way
Cisterna
Velletri
Mo'atta
Hillertine
Fontecorva
Arcerivan
Reugls Mountains
Monte
Rumsh
Valle Corsa
Walts
Ste
Reds Ultimatum Triggers Bulgarian Policy Change Threat
An Ankara dispatch reports Rosia will end relations with Bulgaria if its policy is not altered by midnight May 25. A Soviet note and foreign broadcasts discuss shifts, with rumors of Dobieff resignations and orders to halt military ties with Germany.
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Ankara
Gap
Rosia
Bulgaria
Taie
Araph
Renarve
Wald
Msensege
Aofiz
Btockholm
Tidningen
Dobt Bofilex
Senday
Hassan
Germany
Berlin
Dejkovs
Jetanbul Asid
Mesarse
Balkan
Black MP Freeman Williams Bound Over in County Jumble
Freeman Williams, an Black MP from Camp Rucker, was bound over for action by the Houston County grand jury after a preliminary hearing before Judge J Norton Mullina Jr. on a charge of assault with intent to murder. The allegation states he struck Capus Jones on the head with a nightstick during a Saturday night altercation at a Black juke joint on Charley Turn.
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Freeman Wiliams
Camp Rucker
Houston County Grand Jury
J Norton Mullina, Jr
Court of Common Pleas
Ar ‘Santt
Capus Jones
Charly
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