Dothan Workers Open War Bond Selling Drive
Hundreds of Dothan employees under the Payroll Savings Committee of Houston County War Finance Committee led a third war loan campaign. The goal is 2,182,000 to buy four bombers and related items. Clyde Levern said merchants will pledge workers to at least 200 in war bonds. The Payroll Savings Committee includes R. M. Ward, E. L. Rackley, and K. Sheat.
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Houston County
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County War Savings Staff
Lovern
R. M. Ward
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Russians Press For Dnieper Front Near Stalino
AP dispatches report Red Army forces advancing toward the Dnieper with the Axis retreating Germans fleeing toward the river. In the south, Soviet armored pressure tightens around Mariupol and the Azov Sea area, threatening the Isthmus of Perevo and the 600 mile front toward Smolensk, as Germans hold to last Riga.
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Smolensk
Houston Peanut Crop Faces Losses From Bean Worms
Houston County faces threatened peanut crop losses due to velvet bean worm and leaf spot. County Agent Hobert Creel says many farmers seeking wartime payments report lateness will hinder harvest, but continued rains may keep some fields harvestable. The office continues to accept Mitner of War applications, with 64 total applications on file and several more awaiting processing.
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Houston County
Asalatani County
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Prizoner
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World War II Battles and Political Shifts Reported
A World War II dispatch notes American and British forces landing in Naples with possible landings at Genoa and Bardolino. German resistance is high with 300,000 troops estimated by Clark and Alexander. Berlin declares a national fascist government under Mamolini as Swiss reports shift to La Maddalena to thwart Nazi moves. Balkans operations unfold with Horthy meeting Hungary's leaders on a future declaration. Red Army nears Germany while Japan suffers air losses and Chinese position weakens in New Guinea.
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Ganoa
Bardini
Mark Clark
Warold Alexander
Aine
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Berlin
Mamolini
Balkans
London
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Hungary
Witin
Pacific
New Guinea
Sparks Urges Over-Subscription of Third War BondQuota
Gov. Chauncey Sparks urged Alabamians to over-subscribe the $18 million Third War Loan quota. He spoke via statewide radio from Maxwell Field as air raid sirens and mass meetings opened the three week drive. Maj. Gen. Hanley and Ed Leigh McMillan joined the program urging support for home front ammunition, equipment, and supplies.
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Chauncey Sparks
Sparks
Maxwell Field
Alabama
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Brewton
War Finance Committee
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Eastarm Flying Training Command
Houston County Tax Equalization Board Reappointed
Three members of the Houston County Tax Equalization Board will serve another four year term. The renewal was announced today with appointments across the state by Revenue Commissioner H. G. Dowling. Members named from Houston County include W. Bond of Dothan.
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Houston County
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Iran declares war on Germany in Tehran dispatch
A Reuters AP dispatch from Tehran reports Iran has declared war on Germany amid decades of Allied cooperation and lend lease support to Russia. The note notes Iran’s large population and shifting territorial losses tied to wartime supply routes. Germany also announced frontier restrictions for civilians on the German Italian border.
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Radio Today
Fierce Aerial Pounding Hints Europe Invasion
Allied air forces again struck northern France with massive daylight bombardment led by American Flying Fortresses and Thunderbolts. The attack targeted air fields and coastal fortifications as rumors swirled that the invasion of France was underway, with Allied crews reporting intense anti aircraft fire and loud bomb bursts along the coast.
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Surrender Of Italy Spurs Plan To Ban Drafting Of Fathers
Italy’s unconditional surrender fuels a congressional push to bar drafting of fathers, with lawmakers urging quick action to halt inductions of pre Pearl Harbor dads and to reassess manpower amid ongoing war in Europe. Leaders warn the war effort remains far from over and tax proposals face division as reform debates continue.
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Italy
Washington
Capitol Hill
FDR Foresees War To Be Tougher In New Guinea
Allied headquarters in the Southwest Pacific report Japan’s air force near depletion after losses around 1,000 planes in four months. MacArthur’s staff says Japan is drawing planes from other fronts to rebuild in New Guinea and the Solomons, with 360 planes destroyed at Wewak weakening Tokyo’s air strength and inviting further Allied incursions. New air bases were established as the communiqué returns to Page 5.
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Italian Collapse Won't Ease Job, He Declares
SY TOM REEDY WASHINGTON AP Axis Italy has fallen Berlin and Tokyo are surely next but the task ahead is bigger and tougher Americans should fend off any rocking chair philosophy that the war is won Roosevelt opened the Third War Bond Drive for 15 billion last night warning that the day of final victory should find a mood of grim determination The president hinted at big events as Allied troops landings were reported Naples may be underway He praised Italy as a victory for both Allies and the Italian people but warned the Mediterranean war remains unfinished and Germans must be driven from Italy France and other captive countries
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Washington
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Berlin
Tokyo
Roosevelt
Rome
Naples
France
5th Army Advancing and Italian Armies Holds Ground
Washington reports American troops under General Mark W. Clark have reached the Naples area and are in contact with German forces. Secretary Stimson says Italian capitulation is a setback to the enemy but does not mean immediate occupation of the peninsula. He warns 15 to 20 German divisions may be in Italy, larger than any force faced in Tunisia or Sicily.
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Mark W. Clark
Naples
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Tunisia
Sicily
Allies Must Clothe and Feed Conquered Italy
Allies will need to provide food clothing and perhaps medical care to occupied Italy as they drive north. An Italian economic specialist warns British and American gains will be slow and the supply of goods from Italy will be limited for some time while the German resistance lasts.
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Italy
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George Zielke Washington
Great Britain
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Oriar
Nazi Troops Occupy North Central Italy To Bolster Defenses
London based AP reports German forces have occupied north and central Italy to tighten defenses. Berlin broadcasts claim disarmament in many towns and extended German control. Reuters notes Hitler met to reinforce police in northern Italy and fight to the last man.
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80 Percent Of Jap Buildings On Marcus Destroyed By Raid
Reporting by Tom Yarbrough the Marcus Island raid left Marcus heavily damaged with 80 percent of Japanese structures destroyed. The carrier force, the largest for a Pacific invasion, launched eight hours of bombing near Tokyo's reach with no enemy aircraft taking off. A single air strike scored direct hits on hangars fuel stores and ammunition depots, while the waterway remained uncontested by Japanese ships.
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Lange
Driver's License Delays Plague Local Office
At Honuaton County probate offices a lagging license sale sparks concerns. Chief Clerk JC Woodham reports only about 200 licenses issued daily amid a projected 72 by month end, warning that at current pace many applicants may be unable to obtain licenses before deadlines. He urges motorist to apply now to avoid last minute inconveniences.
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Heensen
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Air Bases First Goal Of Allied Troops In Italy
Allied forces in Italy focus on seizing bases to strike Germanys oil supplies in Romania and Hungary. Washington officials say capturing these bases near Ploiesti and Hungary could undermine Hitlers fortress and pressure German defenses while supporting Italy based offensives against southern Germany and key industrial targets.
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Washington
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Brenner Pass Held By Italian Troops in Nazi Radio Claim
AP dispatch reports Brenner Pass was occupied by Italian forces a day before Italy’s surrender announcement. Nazi broadcasts insist Italians fight Germans and claim German control or influence over key communications. The exchange highlights tensions as Italian capitulation is labeled treacherous and disputed by German propaganda outlets.
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Nazi Radio Calls Badoglio Traitor In Italian Broadcast
German radio in Berlin urged Italian airmen to ignore orders of Badoglio and the Italian government, vowing to aid German forces. The broadcast accused Badoglio of traitorous plans and urged continued collaboration with the Fascist regime, pledging to strike Italian targets aiding the Allies.
Invasion Forces Press Naples Front in World War II
Allied forces led by U S Lt Gen Maske W Clark push into the Naples area in southern Italy as German resistance intensifies The operation marks a major new landing and a two front pressure on German defenses while Allied bombers claim a strike that devastates a German military headquarters near Rome Italian and German reports sketch a panicky, shifting frontline with northern and central Italy under German claims of occupation and a new fascist government in place.
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