City to regulate Dothan taxis and wartime aid efforts
Dothan moves to regulate taxi fares within city limits with a zoned pricing plan and posted fare schedules to curb overcharging by unlicensed operators. The city will require liability insurance and adherence to Office of Defense Transportation rules while seeking standardization. Houston County plans to hire a service officer to assist veterans and dependents in filing claims, with pay up to 150 dollars monthly.
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Geri Boniness
Dothan
City Commission
Ecads
Oty
Comef
Ciy
Qty
Office of Defense Transportew
OPA
Houston County Pan of Revenue
Ashford Dothan Legion
Erd
Addice
Alamo
War Bond Sales In Houston Hit 4 200 000 Mark
Houston County neared the halfway point in the Third War Loan drive reporting 31 200 000 invested as of noon. County War Savings Staff head Clyde Tavern announced a radio program from 2:15 to 2:45 over WAGF featuring town committee chairmen with Albert Logue as master of ceremonies to boost bond sales. Volunteers will answer pledges by phone as pledges are relayed to the station for on air announcements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
Clyde Tavern
County War Savings Staff
To & P
WAGF
Albert Logue
Lovern
Houston
Peanut Harvest Nears Finish in Houston County Wartime Crops
County Agent C. M. Ling reports peanut harvesting in Houston County is near completion for 65 000 acres. Velvet bean worm damage threatens leftovers, with hogging and processing loss expected. Prisoners of war have helped, but labor shortages persist during the peak period.
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Houston
Ateatll
Wicely
le Grasa
Houston County
C. M. Ling
Dothan To Elect Bates' Successor
Qualified voters in Dothan will elect a City Commission member to succeed President J C Bates whose term expires this month Clyde Coe is unopposed and the election is a formality Voting will be in Ward One Malone Motor Company Ward Two Singletary and Carmichael Ward Three City Hall Ward Four Houston County courthouse Machines open from 8 a m to 7 p m inspectors and clerks named to run the vote in the four wards
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
City Commission
Commission
J C Bates
Clyde Coe
Con
Malone Motor Company
Singletary and Carmichael
City Hall
Houston County
Reds Score Gains In Ten Sectors Along Vast Front
Soviet columns punched 600 miles of front and reclaimed 733 villages, killing 8,700 Germans, wounding 27,000, and taking 500 prisoners. The Kiev area neared the Dnieper as Hebrovites fell and Chernigov came within artillery range, with over 230 towns captured in the drive.
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James M. Long
London
Dnieperpetrovsk
Boulder Dam
Dnieper
Kiev
Ukraine
Paviograd
Bobrovitsa
Moscow
Kiev-Nezhin
Chernigov
Italians Clash With Nazis In North Italy Warfront
Reported disorder across northern and central Italy as German forces push back Italian allies. Italians fight back in increasing numbers. communications between regions torn up. Rome resumes city life after Nazi protection. Vatican reportedly isolated. Pope Pius XII protests.
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William Amith White
London
France
Italy
Rome
Vatican
Pope Pius Sot
Stockholm
Saving of 50000 To Tenants In Area Reported By OPA
Tenants in the Dothan Ozark area saved about 59000 over the year, averaging 5300 monthly, through OPA area offices. Rent freezes and landlords fixing rents to the March 1 1942 level contributed. Cooper said 6700 dwellings registered, 546 landlords filed requests, 238 granted. average pre adjustment rent 22.72, average increase after adjustments nine dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Dothan-Ozark Defense
Charles M Cooper
Cooper
Ffar
Fighter Pilots Target Nazi Yellow Devil Over France
American bomber crews vow to down the Focke Wulf 190 nicknamed the Yellow Devil seen over France. Lt Robert E Goodwin, veteran Fort Thundberg pilot, says the plane appears identical to earlier encounters over La r ent and Rennes, noting its flashy tactics as it flies with notable speed and precision.
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Rice Yahner
England
France
Flying Fortress
Thunderbolts
Robbert E. Goodwin
Quackenbush St
N. W
Washington, D. C
Thundermbg
Fee
Goodwin
Paria
la Rent
Rennes
Mussolini urges Italians to resume war with Germany and Japan
A radio broadcast purporting to be Benito Mussolini urged Vittorio Emanuele II’s elimination of fascist traitors and called for Italians to take up arms again with Germany and Japan. The ex-Duce allegedly outlined a four point plan to reorganize armed forces and restore fascist order.
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London
Benito Mussolini
Vittorio Emanuele
Oyel”Iiations
Germany
Japan
Muiltiia
Mussolini
Republican Fascist Party
U. S
Japs Reinforcing Pacific Air Front Reported in War Update
AP dispatch notes Republican critics labeling Roosevelt's war progress message as campaign material while Democrats defend it as a factual war update. Senators Taft Bridges Aiken and Stewart weigh in on interpretations and the president's emphasis on war effort and domestic issues. Page 2.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Republicana
Roosevelt
Hoosevelt
Taft
Senator Bridgen
R-Ne
Bridges
Aiken
R-Vi
Congress
Stewart
Tenn
Ronsevelt
20 More Nip Planes Shot Down By U S In Solomons Area
American war planes in the Solomons area claimed 20 more enemy aircraft destroyed as Japan rushed reinforcements. Bombers from Liberator Mitchell and Dauntless groups struck Kahlil Ballale airfields while fighters battled 50 additional enemy plans, with U S forces reporting heavy air activity around Bougainville and Munda on New Georgia.
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Hobkinson
Southwest Pacific
Solomons
South Pacific
Japan
A& Acteon
Kahlil
Ballale
Bougainsville
Fle
Solomong
Truk
Rabaul
New Britain
Bougainville
New Georgia
Vella Lavella
Navas
Munda
Guadalcanal
Henderson Field
New Guinea
Lae
Havileng
New Ireland
Turse
Highway Patrol Radio Gets Test In Dothan
The Alabama State Highway Patrol’s two way radio station at Dothan began testing Friday and continued yesterday as officers and technicians work to set the system at peak efficiency. H B Moody said the Dothan station is part of a state wide chain to speed patrol work. Moody noted the system will allow faster calls and investigations with minimal time loss once fully operational.
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Alabama State Highway Patrol
Dothan
H. B Moody
Moody
Nazis Hint Deeper Retreat From Soviet Front
AP dispatch from Arriba Berlin correspondent says Germany may abandon the Pushan campaign withdraw from Ukraine and Crimea and pull back about 620 miles toward the Politah frontier to free troops for the Allied push through Italy and western Europe.
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Madrod
Arriba'a
Berlin
Gald
Ukraine
Crimea
Politah
Correspondiente
Naria
Italy
Europe
Airfield Bombardment Ramps Up In France And Berlin Attacks
Allied airstrikes intensify with United States Army Air Force and RAF pounding targets across Germany and occupied France. US bombers hit Hireauvata Lilla and other bases while RAF Mosquitos target Berlin for a third night, signaling a broader push toward shorter-range heavy bombers to accelerate the European campaign.
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London
United States ‘Army
Hireauvata Lilla
France
RAF
Mosquitog
Berlin
Brittany
United States Army Air Force
Germany
Wno
Italy
Alps
Hurricane Threat Still Faces Texas
The tropical hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico has drifted eastward and remains nearly stationary for hours. It poses a hazardous threat to the Breeport Galveston area as warnings extend from Port O Connor Texas to Lake Charles Louisiana and eastward to New Orleans Arkansas Pan, Texas.
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Miami
Fla
Gulf of Mexicco
Breeport - Galveston
Trxap
Tan Weather Bureau
BWT
Port O Connor
Texas
Lake Charles
Tan
New Olemma
Port O'Connor
Arkansas Pans
Lattude
Germans Reported Shifting Troops To Meet Invasion
Stockholm reports indicate Germany is weakening its positions in Norway and Finland and withdrawing along a broad eastern front to shorten the Russian front. Troop moves involve Norway and Finland. thousands transferred to the Balkans, with major units leaving northern fronts. Experts note retreat described as a strategic necessity while German and Swedish observers debate the implications for defense and future German gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Colburn
Stockholm
Germany
Norway
Finland
Une
Hmolensk
Sea of Azov
Balkans
Maf
Berlin
Albert Kesselring
Erwin Rommel
Cxport
Dnieper
Wien
Odensa
Ludwig Sertorious
Transnean Pews Agency
Commentatoe
Russia
Moscow
Ponlavi
Presa
Starkholms - Tidningen
Mili
Try Writen
Air Service Troops Deployed To Hold Defenses At Salerno
Northwest African Air Service Command units landed at Salerno and set up a bivouac near the shore. They organized bombing runs and supply lines to new Allied airfields as German counterattacks pressed the beaches amid heavy mine barrages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Service
Salerno
Sal”erno
Hal Royle
Hal Boyle
Italy
Lahding
Northwest African Air Service Command
Torsus
Allied troops seize three Neapolitan islands during Naples advance
Allied forces announced the occupation of Ischia and two other islands near Naples as part of the push toward Salerno. The seizure followed earlier island gains Capri Ponza and Procida, expanding the Halernno bridgehead into a broader front as American and British units push north with air and sea power aiding the advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Gallagher
North Africa
Italy
Naples
Salerno
Ischia
Dwight I. Elsenhower
Bay of
Thoraday
Ponza
Procida
Neplex
Capri
Sale Of Driver's Licenses Surges In Houston County
55 licenses were sold yesterday, the busiest day in 1944 for Houston County probate office. C Woodham, chief clerk, noted many drivers are buying ahead to avoid a last minute rush. A 1944 license requires the current license that expires September, with new licenses issued for first-time applicants.
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C. Woodham
Houston County
Wootham
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Mark W. Clark
Eighth Army
Bernard L. Montgomery
Montgomery
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Napoleona
Axite
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Libeva
Halerno
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