Allied bombers press near Antwerp and Berlin fronts
Allied bombers hit targets around Antwerp mainland and German positions as heavy anti air fire rakes the estuary. Medium bombers faced weather and lighter operations with no enemy hits. RAF and Canadian forces reported large fires at a Naval base amid Friday night strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Ninth Air
RAF
Naval
Morotai
Atria
Lolobata
Hatetubako
Halmahera
Borla Airdrome
Ceram
Celebes
Mapanget Sirdrome
Catalina Metrol
O Munzdo Harbor
Prisoner labor expanded for peanut belt crops in Daleville area
Wartime prisoner work program expands as 50 more inmates are assigned to Dale County and nearby farms in Benton and Houston counties for peanut and crop work. Ling, farm agent, says 250 already in county plus 50 from camp. War Department plans further 20 and 33 additional prisoners to Dothan and western ends near Daleville. Labor board to allocate prisoners on a per farm base, though approval prospects remain uncertain. Rep George Andrews reports ongoing discussions with Major General Uhl and Provost Marshal General on expanding prisoner aid for peanut belt.
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Priswar
Daleville
Benton County
Peanut
Ling
War Department
Fis
Houston
Henry
Isbor
George Andrews
Peanut Belt
George Grant
Uhl
Lawmakers eyed move to back United States peace plan
Ernest Vaccaro, a McKentuckian, said Sen adoption of a resolution backing U S world peace program may be taken next week. Majority Barkley supported pre recess action to call the resolution once the Foreign Relations Committee agrees on final language. The committee planned a meeting today but postponed to allow broader attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest B. Vaccaro Igton
Barkley
United States
McKentuckian
Connally
Combas
Senate
Condy
Ernie Pyle feature returns to duty at Eagle
A daily Ernie Pyle feature resumes in The Eagle as a war correspondent profile. The paper notes Pyle’s status as a prominent American columnist and plans to publish selected columns on the editorial page as he returns to active reporting duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie Pyle
The
Eagle
America
Eris Pyle
Churchill And Roosevelt Finish Mission In Quebec
In Quebec Roosevelt and Churchill announce decisions on ending the European war and focus on marshalling forces for a decisive attack on Japan. They say all questions were settled quickly, pledge full Allied coordination, and commit Britain to deploy armies, air, and naval power against the Pacific foe once Europe is resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Beale
Quebec
Roosevelt
Churchill
Europe
Pacific
Japan
Mr. Roosevelt
British
Germany
United Nations
Opinions Differ On Italian Help
Representatives of 44 nations met to discuss whether UNRRA funds should aid Italy. Europeans led by Norway oppose relief for Italy to avoid future requests for Germany. The United States and United Kingdom favor aid, citing their military presence in Italy, with Acheson proposing new policy and procedure committees to study the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigrid Arne Montreal
UNRRA
Italy
United Nations’ Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Council
Agegan
Germany
Europe
United States
United Kingdom
Dean Acheson
Acheson
Yank Troops Warned Against Fraternizing With German People
In Germany First U S Army troops may not fraternize with civilians. They must treat Germans as enemies and limit contact to official duties to avoid security leaks and ambush risk. Ordinary sightseeing or mingling in small groups is banned until further notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Whitehead
U.S. First Army
Germany
U. S
Doughsoys
France
Belgium
Holland
Larder
Gestapo
Hitler
One Man Pacific Task Force Veteran Returns On Leave
Commander Norman Miller of the U S Navy arrives in the United States on 30 days leave after eight months of solo Pacific combat. His plane, worn from more than 500 flight hours, is left behind in Hawaii as Miller plans to visit his wife and five children. A replacement bomber is finally secured in San Diego after two engine failures on the way from Pearl Harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
America
Cmdr
Norman
Buzz) Miller
United States
Hawaii
Miller
Winston-Salem
Central
Western Pacific
Marshalls
Bonins
Truk Harbor
Hilo
San Diego
Calif
Last Minute Bulletin Box to 8 om steer a mat
Last Minute Bulletin reports a terse update on a boxing or mat event. The note mentions a box score style line about a steer a mat and timing, with minimal context and no clear names or places. Further readable details are unavailable in the fragment.
Dewey Says Ickes and Perkins To Be Ousted If He Wins
In a Idaho stop Dewey pledged to remove Interior Secretary Ickes and Labor Secretary Perkins if Republicans win the election. He noted new trade ideas and anti dumping laws as part of a broader push. House member Edith Rogers urged faster war action from London while criticizing travel. Brownell and Han turn argued policy failures affect independents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Couer D'Alene
Idaho
Congress
Dewey
United States
Spokane
Wash
Edith Nourse Rogers
Massachusetts
House Foreign Affairs Committee
London
Germany
Mearly
Rogers
Broom
Foreign Affairs Committee
England
Aggueston
Inquirers
Interior
Ickes
Labor
Perkins
Bloom
Repulican
Herbert Brownell, Jr
New York
John W Bricker
Brownell
Robert E. Han
South Carolina Town Has Black White Riot
Lake City sheriff McLaurin Birch reported rioting between Negroes and whites in a two block area. He said the situation was under control though fear of more trouble on the outskirts persisted. A white soldier and a Negro sailor were slashed and hospitalized. A South Carolina home guard unit was ordered to the scene by Brig. Gen. James C. Dozier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake City
S. C
McLaurin Birch
Birch
Florence
South Carolina Home Guard
James C. Dozier
Tura
Special Forecast Today and Monday Outlook
Today's forecast calls for clear conditions in the morning and partly cloudy skies in the afternoon with no rain and a slight warmup. Monday will see partly cloudy conditions with no rain.
Soviet Forces Reach Sofia and Polish Front Advances
Red Army units enter Sofia as Bulgaria seeks armistice, while Moscow reports continued pressure on Warsaw and Riga. In Transylvania and northeastern Romania, Russians and Romanians seize dozens of localities as they push toward the Bargau region and the Carpathians amid ongoing Balkan operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Beecher
London
Red Army
Sofia
Warsaw
Berlin
Riga
Baltic Sea
Moscow
Feodor 3
Ukraine
Skoplje-Nis-Belgrade
Greece
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Salonika
Bulgaria
Albania
Rodion V. Malinovsky
Second Ukraine
Negatin
Danube River
Germany
Balkan
Politics To Perk Up In Houston Tomorrow
Houston County voters head to polls tomorrow for three mayor races in Houston and unopposed races in Dothan where Commission President Rawlins McKinney stands unopposed. Columbia and Cottonwood mayoral contests pit E. E Wakefield vs W H R McKennie and John T White vs J W Calhoun. Ashford has Max Bruner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
Dothan
City Commission
Commission
Rawlins McKinney
Columbia
Cottonwood
E. E. Wakefield
W. HR. McKennie
John T. White
J. W. Calhoun
Max Bruner
Jone
Ashford
A. D. Wilkerson
George J. Rice
J. R. Rodney
C. E. Wilams
J. E. Brown
L. W. Jernigan
Will Irby
D. E. Harrison
Cecil Burkett
R. D. Wright
Sam, Paste
Eldred Pate
Joe Summerford
W. P. MacArthur
D. A. Statt
W. M. Lewis
Jr J. P. Jones
Wyatt Lewis
J. E. Cook
J. M. Beal
R. O. Wells
E. Murrance
W. G. Cain
John C. White
Rpm
Marines Press Inland in Palau Fight Near Peleliu Air Strip
American Marines pushed deeper into the Palau group near Peleliu as heavy combat raged on land and sea. Japanese resistance remained fierce but scattered, with U.S. forces seeking to seize the Peleliu air strip to gain air superiority and reduce enemy strength on nearby routes.
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Palau
Marlin Spencer
New Guinea
Morotai Island
Halmahera
Tison
Morotai
Associated Press
Veleliu
Philippines
Guadalcanal
Pelestu
U.S
Mennes
Ait Ord
Finnish Troops Wage Undeclared War On Germans In Finland
Finnish forces and German units near Suursaari clash as Finland moves toward possible evacuation toward Sweden amid reports of a German beachhead. Moscow talks resume as Finnish leaders swap peace plans and military responses with high casualties, prisoner reports, and shifting fronts across the Gulf of Finland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
Associated Press
London
Fiwight
Finna
Sweden
Gulf of Finland
Mussia
Russia
Suursaar
Hogland
OWT
Hitler
BBE
Helsinki
Stockholm
Torneo
Meverniagf Pipers
Velsinki
Pearl Harbor
Moscow
C J. A. Ennkell
Hantt Nackzell
Electric Current To Suspend 2 Hours
Ralph J. Goodwin, superintendent of the water and light department, said power in Dothan would be suspended for about two hours today to make changes on the switchboard. Service would be discontinued from about 4 20 p.m. until 7 a.m. to replace equipment and relieve a serious overload due to wartime demands and switchboard overloads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph J. Goodwin
Water and Light Department
Dothan
Workere
Gooden
Betteo
Americans Reach Near Cologne As Aachen Faces Fall
Allied units push through Siegfried Line toward Cologne with Hodges First Army within 12 miles east of Aachen as Thionville freed and Metz pursuit tightens. Third Army seizes part of Maginot Line, while Wallendorf and Prum area incursions mark Germany entry. Reported Brest capture and 12,000 prisoners unconfirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Aachen
Seigfried
Trier
Patton
Metz
Howard Cowan
Atilied Expeditionary Force
U. S
Siegfried Line
Hitler
Cologne
Thionville
Sasr
Courtney HL Hodges
Bresch
Rhine
Aschen
Berlin
Paris
Brest
George St. Patton
Maginot Line
Moselle
Wallendorf
Aniperg
Frum
Prum
First
Siegfried
Brandreheid
First Army
Seventh Army
Belfort Gap
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iBsich
M Press
Licenan
Signal Corps
Tom Dewey
South Carolina
Red Onslaught
Wheeling
Prage
Vistula
Bugandj
Narew
Peleowizni
Pelenwizna
Vistula River
Praga
Zaliborz
Old City
Kobialka
Norwy?Dwor
Bug
Transylvania
Hodac
Targu-Mutes
Targu-Mures
Romania
Vatra-Dorrei
Czechoslovakia
Carpathian Mountains
Bargau Pass
Budapest
Reich
Luxembourg
Heyange
Germa
Niles
Mitchel
Davao
Mindanao
Tokyo Radio
Federal Communications Commisssion
Aachen Fortress
Albert Canal
Caredian First Army
Supreme Headquarters
Shaef
Hodges
Asche
Charlemagne
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