Sepport Grows For Proposed U.S. Sales Tax
Washington AP report notes growing support for a 3 16 percent federal sales tax intended to funnel about $940 billion to the Treasury. Despite administration opposition, many Capitol Hill colleagues see it as a viable war finance vehicle, though sentiment among their constituents back home remains unsettled. Representative Tar and other figures are cited as taking positions on the plan.
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Frances Ww
LE May
Washington
Capitol Hill
New Wiioes
Tar
R-N. Y
Officials Map Drive for Joint Chest Campaign
Officials in charge of the War Chest Charity Drive announced the campaign will start October 19. Fred Moseley Jr said Dothan and Houston County will support the effort with a $31,500 goal, split as $15,000 to War Chest and $16,500 to be shared among charities. Cochairmen Jimmy Dees and J. P. Culver named, Henry Hall chaired Special Gifts, and other committees to be organized soon.
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Todey
Fred Mopaley, Jr
Moseley
Dothan
Houston County
War Chest
Charities Chest
Jimmy Dees
J. P. Culver
Cochairman
Herr
World War II Front News Mixed from Europe and Africa
Reports from the Volturno and Capua fronts indicate Allied and Axis forces maneuvering near Rome with divisions and river defenses. Soviet advances threaten encirclement as German forces retreat toward major river corridors. RAF daylight and night raids target Berlin, Munich, and other cities as Allied and Axis actions continue to shape the Adriatic and Balkans theater.
1943 U S Cotton Crop Forecast At 11 478 000 Bales
Washington AP The Crop Reporting Board estimates the 1943 indicated cotton production at 11,478,000 bales based on conditions through October 1. Drought in July and August persisted into September, reducing lint yield in some areas after boll opening.
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U. S
Washington
Crop Reporting Board
Census Bureau
Mrs John Merkle Dies In Dothan
Mrs Sarah Gertrude Merkle age 37 died at 4 10 p m yesterday after a long illness at her mother s home 203 N Lena Ave Dothan She was a Dothan City Schools graduate attended Bereau College and the University of Alabama a member of Kappa Delta later moving to Paris Tenn about 16 years ago She was a member of First Baptist Church Dothan Survived by husband John Merkle Dayton Ohio a son Johnny Merkle Jr her mother Mrs W J Ball Dothan three sisters Mrs J H Disque of Gadsden Mrs R R Saunders Fort Lauderdale Fla and Mrs M LeRenevas Jr Dothan Funeral at 2 30 pm today at her mother s home Rev Jam C Reeves First Baptist officiating Burial in Colombia Cemetery Wart Wilson in charge Pallbearers listed
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Sarah Gertrude Merkle
Sarah Gertrude Ball
W. J. Ball
N. Lena
Mra. Merkle
Dothan
Brenau College
University of Alabama
Kappa Delta Sorority
Parla
First Baptist Church of
Jonna Merkle
Dayton
Johnny Merkle, Jr
Mra
French Press Drive Purges Pro Nazi Backers in North Africa
In a postwar purge led by the French Committee of National Liberation, Corsica joins North Africa as 22 persons arrested and jailed by local patriots face investigation. Justice commissioner Francois Da Menthon oversees procedures to remove Vichy supporters from posts of influence while distinguishing loyalists from those who merely obeyed orders.
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Algiers
France
North Africa
French Committee of Nation Liberation
Corsica
Charles
de Gaulle
Francois da Menthon
Justice
de Menthon
Commission For
Willam de Marcais
University of Parle
Henri Valet
Algeria
Andre Joppe
Tunis
Men 38 To 44 May Volunteer Now
Draft registrants aged 38 to 44 may apply to their Selective Service Boards for voluntary enlistment in the armed forces. Jim Acree, clerk of Houston County Selective Service Board No. 3, announced that voluntary enlistment can be made through the Selective Service Boards or the local recruiting station. The notice came from State Selective Service Headquarters under Department of Mechanics?
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Selective Service Boards
Armed Forest
Jim Acree
Houston County Selective Service Board
iMo
Merv Fea
Russians Push Autumn Offensive From Leningrad To Black Sea
Moscow AP dispatch reports the Red Army widening three Dnieper bridgeheads west of the river with a major crossing south of Pereyaslav near Kyiv. The advance threatens Germany’s eastern front as Russian forces consolidate, expand bridgeheads, and capture populated places on the Dnieper’s west bank amid night assaults.
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Leningrad
Black Sea
SY Henry C. Casampy
Moscow
Red Army
White Russia
Ita
Dnieper
Kiev
Germany
Red Star
Pereyaslav
Rilav
Kremenshug
Ciers Te Ne
RAF Raids Reich As Nazis Strike British Capital
Allied air forces bombed Bremen and northern Germany, while heavy RAF raids blasted Stuttgart, Friedrichshafen, and Munich. German bombers struck London with limited force, claiming damage, as weather clouds hindered full observation of outcomes. The blitz featured four engine Fortresses with Thunderbolts supporting the attack.
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London
Bremen
Germany
Bea
England
RAF
Air Ministry
Bluttgart
Ita Industrial
English
Capital
Japs May Transfer Industries To Asia
Senate executive session discusses Pacific war prospects and the possibility of Japan moving heavy industries to the Asiatic mainland. Senator Chandler warns of an Atlantic-facing expansion, urges MacArthur to be given supreme command in the Pacific, and notes Manchukuo industry moves. Lodge cites potential Soviet base openings to save American lives.
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Washington
Tota
Pacific
Senate
Chandler
D-Ky
Atlatic
Brewster
Fl-Me
Russia
Russell
D.-Gs
Mead
D-N. Yl
Lodge
Manchukuo
Japan Sea
Imamede
State Department
Windfall Assured for Service Men's Dependents
Washington AP report says dependents may gain a windfall from a bid for the soldier vote as the House Military Committee reviews legislation to raise monthly allowances. Proposed: 50 dollars for a wife, 75 for wife and one child, 95 for wife and two children, and 15 more for each additional child, replacing the current 50 dollar wife allowance. The panel prepared to recommend these increases as debate continues.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Eufaula Topic At Hill Dinner In Washington
A Hill dinner at Senator and Mrs. Hill's home in Washington drew talk of Eufaula Alabama. The Washington Post reporter notes a South Alabama Harbour County divide and highlights Eufaula as birthplace of four Alabama governors and several congress members, with mentions of notable local figures.
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Eufaula
Washington
List’ Er Hill
Alabama
Ridings Miller
Washington Post
North
South Alabama
Barebour County
Harbour
Fufaula
Benator
Sister Bi
Mra
Youthful Veteran Of AVG Seeks Wings At Marianna
Cadet Hanry Olson of Minnesota, in final training phase at Marianna Army Air Field, hopes a year with Chennaults flying Tigers. Olson, small for draft in 1941, had served as a noncombat pilot since 1938 and joined Chennaults group after travel from San Francisco to Hawaii with a party that included colonels, majors, and nurses aboard.
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AVG
Marianna
Hanry Olson
Minnesota
Bia Fnal
Marianna Army Air Fiel
Chennault
Tigera — Wall
Ta Bard
Olacata Alim
Speltram
Hima
Chima
Argu
Chlnene
Olson
Ching
Atyla
Pierce
San Francisco
Hawaii
Japanese Abandon Central Solomons After Air Attacks
Allied headquarters report Japanese forces pulling back from the central Solomons as American air bombardment continues. Vila air base on Kolombangara is said to be abandoned. Japanese barges loaded for escape were damaged or destroyed. Liberator heavy bombers, with Lightning and Corsair escorts, hit Bougainville’s Kahli airfield, destroying many aircraft.
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Southwest Pacific
Adm
William F. Halsey
Associated Press
William Hipplewaldt
Hkolombangara
Vila
Cholasyl
Bougainville
New Guinea
Madang
Ramu
Ita
Wake Island bombardment hints at wartime action
Silence surrounds Wake Island as reports note a bombardment announced Wednesday. The AP story frames the event as a potential continuation of the Pacific war, with details moved to another page.
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William L. Worden
Associated Press
Wake Island
Wake
Young Cyclist Hurt In Crash With Auto
Ernestine Coker an eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs H Coker of Dothan suffered minor injuries yesterday when the bicycle she was riding collided with an automobile driven by Lisenby of Dothan on South St Andrews street Police Chief J E Craughon said today The girl was going to lunch during recess period at South Side School when the collision occurred Lisenby notified officers and Sergeant George Garrett made an investigation No case was made The child was taken to a physician for an examination and a preliminary report showed that her injuries were slight She was back at period today
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Ernestine Coker
Hitler Appeals To Germans To Sustain War Morale
London AP reports Adolf Hitler told Nazi leaders at his headquarters that German morale must rise or the war will be lost. Berlin radio quoted him urging weapons and man power, pledging blows everywhere and never faltering until victory. Party and military leaders including Albert Speer and Heinrich Himmler addressed the gathering praising resolve and mass production to endure air attacks. Ley urged emergency measures for raid victims amid material shortages.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Berlin Radio Today
Altisr
Hitler
Reichlelters
Guuleltera
Auch
Alpert Apeer
Robert Lay Jeader
German Labor Front
Erhard Milch
Karl Doenitz
Com
Geatspo
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Pope Is Reported Virtual Prisoner
AP reports from Bern that Pope Pius is described as a prisoner of an undesired protecting power. A Rome-connected writer says concern grows as German forces assume Vatican protection. The Zurich dispatch notes Germany may move the Pope to a safer North Italian town to avert Allied capture.
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Bern
Switzezrzland
Pius
Catholica
Italy
Rome
Vatican City
Roma
Naples
Vatican
A& Reuters
Zurich
Switzerland
Germans Strike Hard in Italy Front Battle Near Naples
Allied reports say Fifth Army pushed to the Volturno river on a 16 mile front north of Naples amid rain and mud. Capus and Castel Volturno fell, with Capus 17 miles north of Naples and 106 miles from Rome, as Montgomery’s Eighth Army engages along the Adriatic coast and Canadians reinforce the northern push into Italy.
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Edward
Rome
Capus
Mayon Plain
Clark
Naples
Eighth Army
Itallas
Bernard L. Montgomery
Termoll
Adriatic
Itall
Grom Tigers
Montgomary
Montgomery
City's Traffic Rules Clarified
The Dothan Police Department renews enforcement of city traffic laws with Vaughn noting residential speed limits at 3 mph and downtown limits at 2 mph. He stresses complete stops at red lights, stop signs, and turn intersections, and bans parking near fire hydrants along yellow painted zones. Chief Craughton seeks truck-delivery cooperation as nine violations were logged, including two red-light runs and five overparking or double parking incidents.
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Dothan
Recorder 1
Vaughn Todry
Recorder
Bringa Tha
J. E. Craughton
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U.S
Joint Chest
Fifth Army
Volutrna
Capua
Ile Treat
Volturne
Geraes
Aegean
Dnetper
Ger Mesa
Hig
Berlin
Rit Hees
Munich
Fredricks
Prem Aloo
Reich
Nes
Lomdos
U. B
Beritieh
Flosner Roosevelt
Air Transport Command
John Merkle
British
Asia
General Clark
NEA
Mark W. Clark
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Solomons
Pope
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