Strike Group Seeks Vinson Defense of Pay Hike Order
AP report states a potential walkout by 1,100,000 railroad workers as a Senate subcommittee questions economic stabilization director Fred Vinson over an eight cent, an hour pay raise. Rail workers’ unions plan to vote by November 25, with leaders signaling a strike unless Congress acts.
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Washington
Conreianel
Senate
Fred Mr
Vingoe
House
Vinson
John 3
Dcobo
Vinge
George ‘A Marrien
Koogaere
Congres
Harrison
Tera
Coal wage row grows as back pay issue tops talks
AP reports a new dispute in the coal wage agreement over travel time pay from April to June. UMW and miners press for payment while coal operators resist. a government decision remains unsettled, with December 1 set for potential payment under the Triants contract.
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Warrington
Des Lewis
Pril
United Mine Workers
Inter. Petathon
War Labor Board
Wm Wld
Ickes
UMW
John T. Lewis
VLE
Coa
Opera
War Labor
World War II forces clash on multiple fronts
The report covers Fifth Army activity near Rome with renewed German counterattacks, Eighth Army advances near the Sangro river, and Allied efforts in Italy. Pacific actions include Japanese movements north of the Maring bridgehead and Marine operations around Empress Augusta Bay. The Allies push submarine and naval metrics amid ongoing Mediterranean and Aegean theater activity.
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Associated
Bumia
Old Poland
Rumanig
Berdie
Maly
Fifth Army
Rome
Eighth Army
Castignone
Pacific
Lama Enle
Maring
Empress Asgusta Bay
Bowbut
Fifth Army repels nine German attacks in Italy drive
Allied reports say German forces launched nine counterattacks in 24 hours against American troops at Venafro and along the front in Italy but were repulsed by U S artillery and infantry. The Eighth Army advanced, seizing Cantignone and Forli as the Venafro area held. Allied bombers hit Villar Perosa and Genova as German war production faced a new strike.
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Edward Kennedy
Alliers
Venafro Arca
U. S
Villar Perase
Turin
Cantignone
Forli
Calbritto
Fifth Army
Three U S Destroyers Sunk or Damaged Amid Pacific Atlantic Fights
Navy reports two destroyers Henley and Chevalier sunk in the South Pacific and Atlantic battles, with the Borie damaged and rammed two German U boats. The Card task force, including Goff and Barry, earned a unit citation for anti submarine work in mid Atlantic.
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Washington
South Pacific
Atlantic
Navy
Henler
Vella la Vella
Chevallier
Cagualtses
Henley
Chevalier
Borie
Ashe
Eorie
Card
Goff
Barry
mid-Atlantic
Dothan Plans Quiet Armistice Day Observance
Dothan residents prepare a quiet Armistice Day marking the end of World War I. Alvin Mount, commander of the Dothan Post American Legion, says Legionnaires will not join public ceremonies. Armistice falls Thursday. merchants and offices will operate in the morning and close later as usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan Citivens
Alvin Mount
Dothan
U S Non Essential Drivers Face Tire Shortage for Nine Months
Washington AP reports that despite heavy synthetic rubber output the tire supply will be tight for about nine months. Rubber Director Bradley Dewey says non essential drivers will not receive new tires soon and should limit trips and recap tires on time. He warns crude rubber reserves will dip below danger next fall due to rayon card delays, though synthetic capacity nears goal.
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Washington
Bradley Deweyta
Dewey
Rotary Lectures Seen As Timely
The Dothan Rotary Club sponsors a four lecture series on international events with Don Bolt opening tonight at the Recreation Center. Bolt told Troy crowds his talk was forceful and timely and today he addresses Dothan High School students at 1 pm. The program aims to study world problems and foster practical understanding through public discussion. admission is expected to be free due to limited seating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan Rotary Club
Dothan Recreation Center
Don Bolt
Ellia Boatner
Troy Rotary Club
Bolt
Troy
Dothan
Atudenta
Dothan High School
Rotary Club
Tkepaliona
Germans Tighten Control At Home War Talks In Moscow
Secretary Hull returns from Moscow and will brief President Roosevelt on wartime and postwar accords. He will share details of conversations with Stalin Molotov and Eden. Bohlen stays in Moscow and Deane remains in Washington leading a Madison mission. Hull arrives from Puerto Rico to Washington airport.
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Washington
Hull Aggue
Moscow
Roosevelt
Hull
Marshal Stalin
Molotov
Eden
Charles
Chip) Bohlen
Sta'a
John R. Deane
Chiefs
Claff
Aleg
United States
Madison
Puerto Rico
South Atlantic
Defeat Anniversary Brings Precautions To Bolster Morale
Stockholm dispatch reports from Germany on the eve of the World War armistice anniversary. Nazi leaders meet in Berlin to address morale and control issues after setbacks. They order strengthened security police, intensified readiness of Nazi Party formations, and tighter oversight of industrial and port areas.
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Edwin Shanke
Stockholm
Germany
Heinrich Himmier
Gestapo
Parl Joseph Goebbbels
Jeaders
Berlin
Etter
Nazi Party
Contempt Charged in wage hour case at mill
U S Department of Labor wage and hour case outlines contempt against YH Delaney Clark County mill operator for failing to obey a restraining injunction. U S Commissioner J W Daughtry in the Southern Division of the Middle District of Alabama states no judgment was served. Delaney waived defenses and agreed to the judgment. Contempt proceedings noted for page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YH Delaney
Clark
United States Department of Labor
U. S
J. W. Daughtry
Middle District
Alabama
Judes Charles B. Kannamer
Delonay
WPB Surveys Conversion to Civilian Production
Nelson says War Production Board surveys conversion of war plants to civilian use as fast as military needs allow. Civilian priorities will go to transportation equipment, farm machinery, tools, washing machines, refrigerators and other essential products. WPB chairman warned on wet contract termination as absolutely essential.
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Washington
Donald M. Nathan
Senate
War Production Board
WPH
WPB
Vatican City as Haven Amid War and Peace Propaganda
The article portrays Vatican City as a symbol of peace under Pope Pius XII amid German occupation of Rome. It notes Swiss guards, alleged armed force claims, and Nazi hate propaganda affecting the Catholic Church while Vatican relations with German troops are described in cautious terms.
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Gunnar D. Kumlein
Ktockholm
Pius XII
Europe
House of Bavoylens
Vatican City
Rome
Vatican
Germany
De Gaulle Takes Full Control Of French Liberation Body
Gen Charles de Gaulle gains near total control of the French Committee of National Liberation after Gen Henri Giraud resigns as co president and other sweeping changes are enacted. The decrees separate civilian and military powers and redraw the committee’s membership amid Communist censure.
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Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Committee of National Liberation
Henri Giraud
Giraud
Consultative
Liquor Shortage Deepens Across Nation Amid Rising Demand
Nationwide liquor scarcity grows as demand surges, with some states rationing to as little as one bottle per day. Officials fear holidays will worsen the shortage. imports shrink to about 10 percent, and popular brands become hard to find. Rum, brandy and gin appear most available in stores as customers grumble over prices and access.
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Associated
Freea America
Beoth
Texas
Oregon
Kantucky
No More War Ration Books Issued Here
The county War Price and Rationing Board announced that no further copies of War Ration Books One or Two will be issued. All stamps in the two books have expired except Stamp No. Eighteen in Book One for shoes and blue stamps in Book Two for processed foods. Stamps should be safeguarded as local authorities can no longer replace lost or destroyed items. Shoes stamps will be valid until further notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County War Price and Ratoning Board
American Forces Hold Beachhead in Twin Japanese Assaults
Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific report Marines, tanks, artillery, and planes repelling two Japanese landings north of Empress Augu t Bay in the Solomons. Northern troops aimed 90 mm mortars as a push from the south was repelled by Avenger and Tauatian air strikes. Barges carried armed groups toward Buka, possibly escorted by a cruiser and two destroyers.
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Southwest Pacific
CAF
United States
Empress August Gay
Rainville
Solomons
Adm
Wil
Iam
F. Haleey
Buke
Buka
Dame
Allies Sinking Nazi Submarines At Rate Of Five A Week
The Allies report that at least 60 German U-boats were destroyed in the last three months, about five weekly, with total losses exceeding 150 submarines over six months. Production estimates suggest Germany could build 25 to 30 subs monthly, but Allied air strikes reduced that pace. Churchill and Roosevelt cite the data as evidence the U-boat threat is waning.
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Washington
Germany
U. S Eighth Air Force
RAF
Churchill
London
Roosevelt
U S Court Session Begins Next Week At Post Office
Federal court for criminal and civil cases is set to convene next week in the post office courtroom. One or two civil suits are docketed while fifteen defendants face criminal trials, with two already pleading guilty. Prosecutions involve Randall Woodham, Houston. Desco Herring Williams, J A Free, Internal Revenue. William Moselay Edward Spann Coffees. Ralph Helms Coffey. Taylor Lewis Royston. and narcotics cases.
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J. W. Daughtry
Randall &. Woodham
Houston County
Desco B. Herring
John Edward Williams
J. A. Free
William Clyde Moselay
Edward Spann
Coffees County
Ralph Colley Helms
Coffas County
Taylor K. Lewis
Royston County
Soviets Fanning Out From Kiev Take 8 Towns
Soviet forces advance from Kiev severing German lines as Russia presses toward the Polish and Romanian frontiers. Nascent offensives report 7 miles gained in a day from Kiev with towns and villages captured, while Moscow and Berlin updates conflict over Kerch and Crimea actions amid heavy fighting near Dnieper bends and Nevel.
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London
Germany
Kiev
Ukraine
Nikolai Vatutin
Moscow
Koroaten
Bmolensk
Slo
Nevel
Perekop
Kerch
Berlin
Reuters
New York
Parskop
Columbia Broadcasting System
Koiting
Fureyaslaya
Dnapropetrovsk
Krivol Rog
Dnieper
Crimea
Nevel Fector
Red Army
Dalepar River
Fastov
RAF Mosquitos Hit Western Germany in Night Raid
The RAF Mosquitoes bombed targets in shattered western Germany for the sixth time in a week. British intruder fighters attacked two airfields in France and Belgium. Two fires started at Amiens airfield. damage reported at Conxybe. Typhoons Spitfires and Mustangs conducted daytime sweeps over France. RAF losses noted. Britain also reports its first raid free night in eight nights.
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Lomcom
RAF
Germany
The
Reich
France
Bel- Blum
Amiens
French
Conxybe
Belgium
Eighteen Year Olds Registering Amid Selective Service Rules
In Houston County officials report that fewer than six eighteen year olds have registered this November. Dethan cites compliance efforts as officials urge immediate registration to meet legal requirements.
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Houston County
Selective Service Act
Dethan
Citiciale
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U.S
NEA
Burma
Haydon le Heatner
San Antonio
Rotary
Nelson
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Liberation Committee
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