Greeks seize Athens as Corfu falls to Axis forces
British and Greek troops landed ashore and occupied Athens while Corfu surrendered to British forces with no shots fired. Cairo radio claimed German withdrawals from Attica and Marathon district as air and naval operations aided the advance. U S planes pounded southern Greece airfields to thwart evacuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noland
Norgaard
Rome
Athens
Gey
Gaepan
Hifier
Piraeus
Nexis
Cairo
Marathon
Darius
Corfu
Adriatic
U. S
Greece
Ean Sea
I Cairo Radio
Charities Drive to Launch in Dothan Tuesday
A breakfast at the Houston Hotel Tuesday at 8 o clock will launch the third annual War Chest Charities drive. Rev. Gaston Foote of Montgomery First Methodist Church will be principal speaker after a long career as a minister and author. He has preached across the South and abroad and served as a Federal Council of Churches preacher in camps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Gaston Foote
First Methodist Church
Montgomery
Texas
Foote
Europe
Orient
Edinburgh
Scotland
Norman McLeod
Foster Street Methodist Church
South
Southwest
Amarillo
Little Rock
Ark
Oklahoma City
Ohila
Detroit
Washington
Springfield
Ohio
Providence
R. L
Federal Council of Churches
Jones Clarifies OPA Regulations on gasoline coupons
Irby A. Jones OPA district rationing executive issued a statement clarifying endorsement rules for gasoline coupons. Motorists with 1944 license numbers must replace them with 1945 numbers on the cover and endorse each stamp accordingly. Owners who have already written 1944 numbers must cross out and insert the 1945 license number, then endorse each stamp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Price Administration
Irby A. Jones
OPA
Jones
Loca Board
Zara
Houston Charities Chest Drive Seeks 170000 in Houston County
Volunteers and solicitors join the Special Gifts Committee to raise 33000 for war relief in the Alabama War Chest and Dothan United Charities Chest. The drive targets 75 cents per person in a 46000 population area, funds distributed to 22 agencies and war relief groups, with about 17000 earmarked for prisoners of war and allied efforts. The campaign begins Tuesday at the Houston Hotel, aims to finish by late October, and emphasizes broad community participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Special Gifts Committee
War Chest Charities
Special Gifts
Charities Chest Office
Houston
Jimmy Dees
Houston County
Dothan
Alabama ‘War ‘Chest
Dothan United Charities Chest
Alabama War Chest
China
Cmbrities Chest
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Salvation Army
Welfare Department
County Tuberculosis Association
W E Whatley Dies After Long Illness
W E Whatley of 207 South Foster Street died at his home Saturday afternoon after a long illness. He was 62, lived in Dothan 46 years, and was a member of First Baptist Church and Woodmen of the World. Funeral services today at 2 pm at Ward Wilson chapel with Rev. Sam C. Reeves officiating. Burial in the city cemetery. Survived by wife, son William L. Whatley, two grandchildren. Active pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. EE
Will) Whatley
South Foster Street
Dothan
First Baptist Church
Woodmen of the World
Ward - Wilson Chapel
Sam C. Reeves
William L. Whatley
Barbara Gayle
William Kenneth Whatley
W. D Malone
Jack Garrard
Henry Crine
Myer Blumberg
Dan Jerking
W. H. Frazier
L. L. Kirby
H. G. Forrester
A. Stapleton
E. F. Moody
Perry Calhoun
M. L. Hanahan
Heavier Taxes for Education Called to Aid South Youths
Dr Clarence Heer of the University of North Carolina told a regional Council of State Governments session in Birmingham that education in the South would require heavier consumer taxes and higher levies on low and middle incomes unless the Federal Government provides financial relief. He urged new funding to support a region with the nation’s highest child population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
South
Clarence Heer
University of North Carolina
North Carolina State Planning Board
Heer
The
Council of State Governments
Planning Board
de Tern
Record Superfortress Raid Hits Formosa Okayama Target
A massive B-29 raid over Formosa Okaya ma marks the largest formation to date with four aircraft reporting home as missing. Maj. Gen. Curtis LeMay calls it the best show yet while crews praise Navy bombers for smashing major air installations and suppressing enemy defenses.
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Curtis LeMay
Robert Hagenbach
Glendale Avenue
Glendale
Formosa
Okayama
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
China
War Department
Army
Navy
Japan
H. HB. Arnold
Washington
White House Says Dewey Gives False Quotes In Speech
President Roosevelt may campaign in Pennsylvania Ohio and Texas plus New York where many electoral votes are at stake. White House noted no dates were set while Democratic spokesmen expect appearances in Philadelphia Cleveland and Chicago after his New York Herald Tribune forum address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Harold Oliver Washington
Roosevelt
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Tenois
New York
White House
Stephen Early
New York Herald Tribune Forum
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Chicago
Foreign Policy Association
New York City
Adolf A. Serle, Jr
Thomas E. Dewey
Sominee
Charleston
W. Va
Berle
Dewey
New York Herald Tribune
EWT
Buffalo
St. Lews
Minneapolis
Boston
Political race looms for county road supervisor post
Two Houston County men Thad McGowan of Dothan and Lee Cameron of Beat Seven are named as possible candidates for the county road supervisor slot. Board members Calhoun and Boswell back Mullins while Cameron and McGowan gain support from others, signaling a split vote in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Mullins
Board of Revenue
Houston
Thad McGowan
Dothan
Lee Cameron
Beat Seven
Saxon P. Poyner
Beat Two
McGowan
Boswell
Houston County
Calhoun
Mullins
Harriman C. Summerford
Summerford
State Highway Department
Boswell and
Trawisk
Prisoner's Home Never Looked So Good
Private Edgar Deese, an American prisoner of war, describes learning of D-Day from a French worker in a German hospital. He and fellow POWs at Anenberg camp hospital in France heard of the invasion after a French replacement arrived and confirmed the landing. Deese, wounded twice in Italy, returned to Finney General Hospital in Thomasville, Ga., after a furlough with his parents.
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Normandy
Edgar Deese
Midland City
Deese
Italy
Finney General Hospital
Thomasville
Willie ‘Deese
Anenberg
France
Africa
Sicily
Maly
Reese
Cacano
Mary
Finney General
Hungary Reported Seeking Armistice in Balkans
As Belgrade faced street fighting with German garrison planned to surrender, Budapest reportedly pressed for armistice terms. Moscow said Russian troops reached Belgrade outskirts while Belgrade and Sofia rail hubs fell under Bulgarian Yugoslav advances. British seizure of Athens signaled Allies closing in on German forces in the Balkans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Basischke
London
Belgrade
Marshal Titoa
Berlin
Moscow
Itz
Hungary
Magyar
Szolnog
Budapest
Dabrecen
Iste
DNB
Sluxt
Debracen
Transylvania
Nis
Slo
Niskey
Belgrade -Athens
Belgrade-Sofia
Stantchev
Sofia
Athens
Balkans
Funeral Rites Set For T. J. Williams
Funeral services for T. J. Williams of 304 Pettin Street who died Friday after two weeks illness were held at Ward-Wilson chapel at 2 p m with Rev Sam C Reever officiating. Burial followed at Union Hill cemetery. He lived in Dothan and Houston County all his life and belonged to the Baptist Church. Surviving are two daughters J A Danzy and Lucile Williamson. four sons T M Williams H L Williams J E Williams and H C Williams. 28 grandchildren and several great and great great grandchildren. Active pallbearers were B Pittman Willie Godwin Bascom Elmore Pete Robertson Bernice Fuller and Dock Williamson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Willams
Pettin Street
Ward - Wilson Chapel
Sam C. Reever
Union Hit
Dothan
Houston County
The
Baptist Church
J. A. Danzy
Lucile Williamson
Cottonwood
T. M. Williams
Jacksonville
H. L. Williams
J. E. Willams
Newville
H. C. Williams
B. Pittman
Willie Godwin
Bascom Elmore
Pete Robertson
Bernice Fuller
Dock Williamson
De Gaulle urges France to rise on its own effort
In a radio fireside chat from Paris, General de Gaulle criticizes Allied parities and urges the French to rely on their own strength to restore France to greatness. He notes militarily united fronts yet independent actions by states, and laments France's relegation by other powers in war conduct and peace planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
General de Gaule
France
de Gaulle
Massive Allied Armadas Hit Germany In Record Night Raid
London AP reports a night bombing sweep against Duisburg Cologne and other German cities. A force possibly the largest yet massed for Europe struck after midnight with about 2,200 heavy bombers from British bases. German radio noted raids over Moich ooberg and the Hammerer Ormiewick region, causing Berlin to endure a double blow as warnings rose. The operation followed the earlier 1,200-plane daylight raids and involved Mesquite craft leading a southeastbound stream toward German targets.
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London
Germany
Duisburg
Cologne
Germen
Sowthern Hagisch
Weralag
Moich Ooberg
Warsdagg
Hammerer-Ormiewick
Schleswig - Halstein
Brandenburg - Berlin
Berlin
British And Tanks Still Making Gains On Italian Front
British and American armies pushed the German line along most of Italy's front. Canadian infantry and tanks advanced to within four miles of Cen ena along the southern edge of the Fo plain, seizing a bridge intact and moving armor across. The Fifth Army pressed near Bologna Rimini highway, nine miles from the highway at two points, as clear skies aided operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Beinzerling
Rome
Italy
Cenena
Rimini
Fiumicino
Fifth
Bologna
Eighth Army
Helogna
Inducted Into Armed Forces by Alabama Count
From December 1940 to September 1944 Alabama inducted 122,428 white and 58,715 colored men into the armed forces per Lt. Col Charles W. Milla. Jefferson County led with 21,085 whites and 14,532 Negroes. Mobile 7,641 whites and 4,578 Negroes. Montgomery 3,730 whites and 3,469 Negroes. Etowah and Walker ranked high in whites but low in colored. boards credited over state HQ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
State Selective Service
Charles W. Milla
Jefferson
Birmingham
Mobile
Walker County
Etowah County
Etowah
Walker
Aachen Front Heats Up As Allied Push Squeezes City
Allied forces tighten grip on Aachen in a multi directional assault from the northeast east and southeast driving German troops from houses and cellars amid burning streets. Canadian units on the Schelde bank push toward links with bridgeheads while French and American forces press across the Vosges and Parroy forest front lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SY Howard Cowan
London
Aachen
U. S. First Army
General Vanaman Captured by Germans
Brigadier General Arthur W. Vanaman of Melville New Jersey, the first American general officer taken prisoner by Germany, was interned in Germany. He had been reported missing June 27 while an aerial observer, later revealed as held in a prisoner camp after capture on September 16.
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Washington
War Department
Arthur W. Vanaman
Melville
N. J
Germany
Vanaman
Oklahoma City Air Service Command
Vaneman
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Charities
Houston Drive
W. E. Whatley
John Grover
Oksyzma
Formos Island
Urdsy
2Nd Air Force
Anto
Okayima
Fortoss
Tito
T. J. Williams
Robert Eunson
Arnhem
Ca Ein
Overton
Mire Geroas
Bevelandeway
Dominion Stroops
Schelde
Anttwerp
Leopold Canal
U. S. Seventh Army
Remiremont
Balfort
Cornimont
Schluch Pass
Vosges Mountains
Rhine
Third Army
Parroy
Nancy
Free German Committee
Paris National Radio
Nazia
A. W. Vanaman
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