Twin Chest Campaigns Rally Dothan Civic Groups
Dothan clubs join the Alabama War Chest drive led by Fred Mossley, with Lions Club pledging cooperation. The campaign targets a $31,100 goal across Dothan, Napier Field, and Camp Rucker, with military and civilian support pledged. Local ministers and Meek county officials organize volunteer committees to marshal countywide backing.
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al Civia
Dothan
Dothan United Charities
Towsley
Houstom
Fred Mossley
Lions Club
Lice Club
Moseley
Fas
Lions
R. C McGintock
F. C. Brooking
Hart Stapleton
Jimmy Dees
Nathan Greenberg
Fred James
W. C. Loray
Jr. Klex. Wilson
J. C. Anthony
Ray Rainer
Ted Bauman
Lhe Warren
Charles Senna
The
W. C. Phillips
Bam Miller
Paul Gamble
F. A. Neely
Bad Tucker
L. A. Deason
Troy Lewis
Horace Birch
Lowell Allen
Wellhea Scarbrough
Napier Field
Camp Rucker
Cel Loyd
Spooner
Macamip
Naphe Field
Cal James L. Daniel, Jr
Myer Blumberg
Dothan United Charftee
J. A. Keyton
W. C. Phillipa
Megs First Baptist Church
Wast North Streat
Dothan Ang Houston County
D. V. Ag
Axis Blitz Fails as British Rally Near Hvar
Fragmented OCR text reports Axis divisions facing annihilation or retreat at a coast near Hvar. British infantry and tanks reportedly shell and maneuver ships to aid a push along the shore while Romanian areas show panic and Soviet lines holding with German forces pressured.
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Frean Tulun
Fifth Army
Reka Anny
Concalende
Romrian
Daleper
Alabama Chamber Hears of Loose Federal Spending
Alabama delegates at the State Chamber of Commerce convention heard Rep Wes ley E Disney criticize federal spending growth since 1913 calling it insanity and warn of strains on the economy He cited 1940s travel and telegraph costs and noted Children’s Bureau funding He urged restoration of power to individuals and democracy Gov Chauncey Sparks touted land values and farm wealth Joseph B Converse named chamber president with new officers named for 1941-42
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Birmingham
Wesley E. Disney
D-Okin
House
Ways and Means
Congress
Alabama State Chamber of Commerce
Disney
Baby Department of the Children’s Bureau
Economic Society of America
Chauncey Sparks
Joseph B. Converse
Mobile
W. 4. Steadman
Ploud McGowin
Chapman
Als
G. Arthur Cook
Montgomery
Werks
Alabama
Miners Idle as Alabama Strike Halts Production
In Alabama more than 20,000 of the 25,000 coal miners idle today as a work stoppage followed the return of mines to owners. Steel and iron plants faced reduced coke supply while several large mines shut down. Government officials and union leaders offered divergent views on the contract status and War Labor Board actions. Governor Sparks indicated possible mediation as talks proceed.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alaama
Vuel Iron and Steel Republic Stasi Corp
Tennesses
Coal, Ion and Railroad Co
Alabama By-Products Corp
Evans
Republicce
L W. Rouster
Alabama Mining Institute
War Labor Board
John J. Hanratty
United Mine Workers of America
W. Emmett Frocks
Bats Labor Department
Chauncey Sparks
46 000 Ration Books Await Distribution
Approximately 46,000 war ration books are to be distributed through county war price and rationing boards. Registrations for War Ration Book Four will be held October 31-22 at designated points in the county.
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Fionaten
Three To Replace Hewes As Mentor
Three to replace Hewes as mentor for Dothan High football were announced. KE W Welker, manual arts instructor, will join as faculty member. Bernard David, former high school player, and Corporal Warren Behol ler, former Ohio State team member, will serve as coaches. They will take over duties while Lt. Rip Hawes is away at Hellywood, Fis. Bruce Flurry, city education chief, says the team will finish the season under Hewes supervision and receive the same careful attention as in the past.
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Dothan
KE. W. Welker
Bernard David
Corporal Warren Beholler
W. D
Rip" Hawes
Hellywood
Fis
Bruce Flurry
Card
Hewes
Vinrry
Gerpera
Schecter
Naptee Field
Germans Destroy Big Dnieper Dam As Reds Advance
Germans blast the Dnieper Dam, Europe’s largest, flooding the countryside as Soviet forces retreat toward Zaporizhzhia. Berlin reports indicate repairs by Russians failed, marking a major blow in the war’s southern theater.
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Big Dnieper Dam
Frese
London
Dnieper
Europe
Berlin
Rolles
Zaporoache
Ite
Tara
Senate Probes Lend-Lease Amid Calls for Inquiry
Washington AP reports the Senate Appropriations Committee informally agreed to probe lend-lease operations in coordination with the Truman War Investigating Committee. A subcommittee of Tydings Truman and Nye will draft the inquiry scope. Senator Butler renewed calls for a full program review labeling lend-lease the most colossal dot of all time.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Truman War Investigating Committee
McKellar
D.-Tenn
Appropriations Group
Tydings
D-Md
Truman
D.-Mo
Nye
Butler
R.neb
Coal Mine Industry Atop Powder Keg News Analysis
The coal industry faces heightened tension as government actions shift mines back to owners without a new contract with the United Mine Workers. John L. Lewis leads the UMW, while War Labor Board negotiations stall, delaying potential settlements. A forthcoming Tilting-UMW contract could add about two dollars daily for miners and costed travel time adjustments, depending on approval.
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Marren Graham
Pittsburgh
Alabame
United Mine Workers
CIO
War Labor Board
Anthracite Operators
Clinots Coal Operators Association
Washington
John L. Lewis
UMW
Smith Connally
WLB
CIO Chief Assails Proposed National Retail Tax
CIO leader Philip Murray denounces a proposed 10 percent national retail sales tax as unjust and harmful to workers. He tells the House Ways and Means Committee that the tax would cut wages, trigger inflation, and harm morale. Murray urges no new taxes on those earning under 3,000 annually and calls for higher exemptions, repeal of the 5 percent Victory Tax, and protection of working families while WWII policies face scrutiny.
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Washington
Philip Murray
CIO
House
Ways and Means Committee
Fred M. Vinson
Murray
Treasury
Selective Service To Study School Records Of Draftees
Washington AP report says the Selective Service will investigate draftee school records including truancy and behavior, to gauge background for induction. It will compile detailed histories of education, health, family, employment, and any prior offenses to inform draft processing.
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Selective Service
Ite
Iimeaa
Eramingia
Allied Flyers Score 210 To 8 In Air Battles
Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific report a running score of 710 to 8 against Japan since Sunday as American and Australian planes raid New Britain and Bougainville. Tuesday’s action at Ban New Britain delivered the largest single day bomber and fighter force yet. The communique notes continued heavy air operations over Bougainville in a second consecutive day of major raids.
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Southwest Pacific
New Britain
Bougainvile
Ban
Bovu
Administration Faces Committee Challenge Over Subsidy Policy
The Howe Banking Committee rejected a broad subsidy plan while extending the CCC mandate. It denied extra borrowing, allowed limited below parity sales to curb waste, and extended CCC life to June 30, 1945. It also barred new subsidies from CCC and RFC funds and allowed OPA to set price ceilings. President Roosevelt had clashed with Congress over price policy amid wartime inflation controls.
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Alex II Singleton Washington
Howe Banking Committee
Congress
Iife
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Cccs
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Office of Price Administration
OPA
War Food Administration
WEA
COC
Booad
Roosevelt
Banking
Stringent Control Over Jobs Ordered
Washington AP reports nationwide rollout of tighter labor migration and job-change controls. Areas with war industry concentration see stricter rules. general minimums require workers changing jobs to secure a statement of availability, and those leaving to seek other work face restrictions.
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Washington
U. S
American Crews Rout Schweinfurt in Massive Bomber Assault
London AP reports photographs showing the Schweinfurt ball bearing plant obliterated by a heavy American bomber strike. The raid, supported by Thunderbolt escorts, downed 104 German fighters and cost the Eighth Air Force 60 bombers. The two hour battle stretched from Europe’s coast to the target and back, with Luftwaffe defenses deemed among the fiercest in serial warfare.
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Henry B Jameson
London
Schweinfurt
Eighth Air
Slo
Europe
Bchweinfurt
Planta
Roosevelt rebukes Argentina over Jewish press ban
In a radio conference Roosevelt condemns Argentina for suspending Jewish newspapers. He links the act to Nazist ideas and warns across the hemisphere that persecution based on race or religious motives violates American principles. Hull had earlier rejected Argentina's land lease request.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Argentina
Lill
Axis
Hull
United States
Ath International Confarance
Lima
America
Super-Bomber Readied For Action In War News
Washington dispatch reports a giant bomber capable of delivering heavy payloads has reached the Army Air Forces but full production and combat participation are not expected until next year. Officials say once crews man the planes the anticipated impact on enemy lands could realize the long sought strategic advantage in air warfare.
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Washington
Somme
Fea & Bike
Allied Fifth Army breaks Volturno defenses advance in Italy
Allied Fifth Army and Eighth Army reports describe rapid gains along the Volturno front and inland, with British and American forces landing on the Volturno's north bank and driving the enemy backward. Montgomery's Eighth Army advances toward Campobasso and Termoli as German resistance eases, despite counterattacks near Capua and along coastal fronts.
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Algters
Fifth Army
Volturno
Tero
Mark W. Clark
Wast
Italy
Hage 16
Leforey
Lookout
Flores
Germany
Balerno
Sreand
Capuz
Capua
Clare
Yaid
Key Polzta
Clark
Mir Bernard
Montgomery
Eighth Army
Casacalends
Bonefro Ang
Cigno River
Termol
Campobasse
Campobaaso
Mateost Macwataing
Houston Schools Plan Broadcasts
Houston schools announce a series of broadcasts with plans for Cottonweet, Vicksburg, and Rehoboth programs. Harmen Hohe presents on Tuesday November 18 and Ashford Ishsel on Thursday November 11 while other dates feature local school choir and community participation.
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Harmen Hohe
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