Reaches Mark Bond Drive Surpasses County Quota
Yewlon County today pushed the one way drive to buy war bonds with a goal of 2 187 000 to aid generals air forces and railroads through Dothan and local establishments. Clyde Lovern of the War Savings Staff praised county cooperation and urged all residents to continue selling bonds to beat the Sept 30 target. Alabama Power planned to buy 10000 in bonds as part of the county effort.
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Yewlon County
Dothan
Clyde Lovern
War Savings Staff
Housta
Lovern
Alabama Power
City Taxi Fares to Be Regulated By Zone System
Do lan taxi operators urged regulation during a city commission meeting. A uniform fare rate will be drawn up by the City Attorney and posted in all taxis. The commission aims to curb unlicensed drivers and overcharges while considering a city zoning plan for zones and fares.
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Dolan
L C. Bates
Cty
Commission
Atorney
Isione
Bates
Invasion and Air War Dominate World Today
Allied forces push into Europe with a 200 mile forced march and riverine advances as U S Fifth Army shells toward the Nazi front. Berlin shows great concern as Russia reports major bases threatened in the Caucasus and Dnieper line. RAF Mosquitoes strike Berlin and Modane with night raids while US bombers hit French and Italian cities. In the Pacific, Allied air power shells New Guinea targets and disrupts Japanese lines near Wewak.
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Associated Press
Tos
Taiian Boot
Highth Army
U.S. Fifth Army
U. S
Slinch
Berlin
Roosevelt outlines war progress and new blows to Axis
President Roosevelt told Congress that Allied war gains span the globe and promised further blows against Germany and Japan while avoiding specific action, highlighting North Africa Sicily and Italy campaigns, Russian gains, and the need to maintain broad, multi-front pressure with continued production. He warned against overconfidence and outlined a four point view: secure bases, multi directional strikes, Russian push toward Germany, and continued pressure on Japan from Kuriles to Burma. He noted Axis resistance and called for act ion on landings in Europe with coordinated Allied strategies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Germany
Japan
Hitler
Romania
Hungary
Finland
Bulgaria
Italy
Ruszia
Mediterranean
North Africa
Sicily
Europe
Leningrad
Black Sea
Ton
Balkans
France
English Channel
America
Britain
Kurles Islanda
Solomons
Burme Ang
Jed
Tra- Hon
Fourteen Indicted in Nazi Spy Conspiracy Case
A federal grand jury indicted eight named suspects and sixteen associates on wartime espionage charges for conspiring to transmit U.S. defense information to Germany. The eight, including Grace Buchanan-Dineen billed as a Countess, are accused of plotting to gather fortification and military data for Nazi use. Accused conspirators hail from Budapest, Stockholm, and Lisbon with arrests continuing.
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Detroit
Nazi Germany
Thees
Budapest
Stockholm
Usbon
United States
Ares Misa Grace Buchanan-Dineer
Carl Tureip
Mosquitos Pound Berlin In Mighty Air Display
London AP reports a large RAF bomber force struck Modane on the French Italian frontier and hit Berlin again. Lancasters targeted freight yards near the Alpine Mont Cenis tunnel while heavy day and night raids aimed to disrupt German reinforcements to Italy. Other Allied operations followed as Red Army advances pressed the Dnieper front amid autumn campaigning.
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London
France
Modane
Berlin
Antheor Viaduct
St Raphael
Riviera
Mont Cenia
Turin
Lyon
Paria
Bay of Biacay
RAF
Munich
Italy
Gothard
Simpson
Switzerland
Red Army
Dnieper
Novorossisk
Black Sea
Caucasia
Moscow
No Fathers Sought In Next Draft Call
Houston County Selective Service Board officials said no fathers would be drafted in the first October quota if enough non fathers and other 1-A registrants in Dothan are available. They added dependency status is not a factor in current classification except in rare hardship cases.
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Dothan
Houston County Selective Service Board
Houston County
Atua
Nation-Wide Bond Drive At Half Mark
The Third War Loan at 15 billion heads into its tougher second half as eight days yield 7.88 billion. Ted Gamble warns the hardest part lies ahead while Beck Salerno day boosts morale. Morgenthau to give progress by radio from St. Louis tonight. Rhode Island leads with 81 million subscribed. state rankings shuffle amid daily tallies.
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Washington
Ted Gamble
Tate Melfin
Two Nisei Killed In Geneva County Truck Crash
Two Japanese American soldiers acting as guards of prisoners of war were killed when an Army truck overturned east of Geneva City, Alabama. Several others injured and transported to Camp Rucker hospital. Yesterday, patrolman Z T Morris reported the accident at Hartford Geneva Road intersection while guards were returning from a theater in Geneva. Officials withheld identities pending notification of next of kin.
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Geneva County
Geneva City
Hmita
Alabama
Z .T. Morris
Geneva
Dothan
Camp Rucker
Next of Kin
Morrin
New Protests On Father Draft Hearings In House
In Washington Senator Wheeler voices belief that his bid to defer drafting prewar fathers faces defeat in the Senate but argues it would hurt morale and harm children. Chairman Reynolds lauds Wheeler for presenting facts as hearings proceed. Wheeler accuses war industries of hoarding manpower while Sanders of the War Manpower Commission denies cost‑plus contracts encourage overstaffing.
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Washington
Wheeler
D-Mont
Senate
Reynolds
D-N
Dil
Aame
Col
Lewis Sanders
War Manpower Commission
Sanders
Tom
Milk Subsidies Face Congress Amid Shortage Crisis
Washington AP reports a growing milk shortage prompts renewed call for government subsidies. War Food Administrator Marvin Jones will testify before the Senate Banking Committee to outline the dairy picture and propose possible federal support to boost winter production. Senators Bankhead and Danaher urge price relief to sustain dairy output, noting higher costs and transportation expenses as causes of reduced milk supply. The War Food Administration says many regions already face shortages due to high feed costs and labor limits.
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Washington
Congress
Marvin Jones
Senate Banking Committee
Banking Committee
Ita
Bankhead
D-Al
Danaher
R.-Conn
War Food Administration
WFA
Duce and Secretary Reported At Cremona In Italy
News despatch says Benito Mussolini and Roberto Farinacci, former Fascist ministers, are now in Cremona, Italy, which has become the provisional seat of the Fascist government. The German controlled Vichy radio ward quoted the Die Tat newspaper.
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New York
Benito Muscolini
Roberto Farinacci
Fundet Minster
Cremona
Italy
Vichy
CBA
Bwise
Die Tat
Many Bugs Still Apparent In Labor Draft Legislation
James Marlow and George Zielef report on proposed labor draft law during wartime. The piece warns drafting workers from nonessential jobs and relocating them could occur if Congress passes the bill. It notes possible overhauls and raises concerns about explosive social impact.
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James Marlow
George Zielef
Washington
Caida
Congress
Austin-Wadawworth
Atlantic Charter rights urged for Alabama and states
Governor Cauncey Sparks at the Western Governors Conference urged that the Atlantic Charter equality of access to world trade and raw materials apply to U S states as well as nations. He warned against discriminatory freight rates and trade barriers and called for a unified postwar economy with self government and minimal foreign meddling. The remarks touched on economic changes and the need to preserve state and regional rights within the United States.
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Denver, Corp
Cauncey Sparks
Alabama
Sparks
Bourke
Jeral Elf
Turn
Germans Admit Loss Of Bryansk As Red Armies Advance
London AP report says German forces evacuated Bryansk after destroying war installations as three Soviet armies push west in southern Ukraine toward Krasnograd, threatening Kharkov rail links. The Soviet drive follows the fall of nearby Bryansk and a major German retreat in the area.
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Bryansk
Ukraine
London
Bryatsk
White Rosle
Krasnograd
Kharkov
Hurricane Reported Due on Texas Coast
The U S Weather Bureau said a hurricane off the Texas coast showed movement in the prior hours and would reach Freeport Galveston area early Saturday morning. Winds near 75 to 90 mph with higher gusts were expected, and warnings urged precautions along the Texas coast and in parts of Louisiana and nearby parishes.
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Texas
New Orleans
U United States
Corpus Mhranth
Tex
Boreau
Weather Bureau
Laulalana Bore der
Port Cannar
Texan
Ahoula
Dammeraua
Ameron
Loniniana
Aden
Touisiana
Galveston
Jap Base At Lae Reported Rocking With Fall
Report from the front says Lae is tottering as Allied and Australian forces push toward the Japanese base in New Guinea. Allied airmen claim a major aerial victory with many enemy fighters destroyed, while ground troops move to encircle Lae and seize surrounding positions.
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Lae
Olen Clements Allien
Bouthweat Pacific
Atrong Aljnd
New Guinea
Malthang Wharfaga
Aeirdrome
Aalamatin
Tan
Amer
Hunn Gulf
Blast at Norfolk naval air station causes casualties feared
An explosion at Norfolk naval air station triggered fires and damaged multiple buildings. Casualties were reported with the number uncertain. civilian and naval personnel sought treatment at the base hospital. Initial Navy reports cited a truck with ammunition exploding near a hangar, shaking buildings ten miles away.
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Norfolk, Va
Norfolk Naval Air Ata
Norfol
Atalion
Fifth Naval District Public Relations Office
Norfolk Office of Civitan Defense
Naval Base Hospital
Navy
C. J. MacDonald
Norfolkore Corrier
Beachheads Fuse Into One Front Allies Advance
Allied headquarters report the Fifth Army under Lt Gen Mark W Clark and the British Eighth Army linked fronts after a near 200 mile advance from the Italian toe Tagging Valio Della Lucanta near Agropoli, with recapture of Albanaila and Montecorvino, while bombardment and air support press German positions along the southern Italian coast.
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Noland
Norcaard Allied Headquarters
North Africa
Mark W. Clark
Eighth Army
Tos
Benard L. Montgomery
Ab Ned
Taranto
Dweight D. Eisenhower
Mont. Womery
Weritors
Gen. Clark
Balemo
Clark
Albanaila
Aled Poaltiona
Algiers
NBC
Montecorvina
Balsino
London
Montecorvino
Hallan Wast
Fien
Brtah
al» Riera
CHA
Fifth
Petrola
Agroroll
Valle Della Guranis
Jous
Eisenhower
Balerno
Montgomery
Italy
Brindisi
Bari
Apulia
Kari
Went
Salesno
Gionn del Colle
Middle Haat
Potenza
Appennines
Gulf of Tarants
Agropaly
Witth Army
We. 6
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Pacific
Las
Wewak
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