Governors of West South pledge aid in freight rate fight
Governors from the South and West united to press for lower freight rates and increased sugar production. A Western push to study discrimination affecting freight flows was adopted along with a plan to form a joint committee to address mutual interests and possibly another meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Roberts
Denver
War Food Administration
Nataan
Sam C. Ford
Montana
Spessard Holland
Florida
Sam Jones
Loulxane
Central City
Ellis Arnal
Georgi
Olin Johnston
South Carolina
West
South
Italian resistance and German pressures in northern Italy
Reports cite continued fighting along the Brenner Pass and in Turin as German forces press to control entry and exit routes. In northern Italy food shortages worsen as authorities confiscate supplies while Italian patriots intensify sabotage. Leaflets urge Italians to resist and fight the Nazis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Father
Marvhs
Albert von Kesserlring
Italy
Turin
Upper Peninsula
Genoa
Turin-Milan
Italions
Rent dispute cases and evictions reported by OPA unit
Cooper Wald area director summarized 29 max rent dispute cases and 75 tenant applications denied or withdrawn. Of 530 rent adjustment requests, average rent was $45.50 monthly with $15.50 average reduction. Past year saw 172 eviction notices and 111 cases investigated. landlords sought evictions for 77 tenants with 89 granted, four evictions by court order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper Wald
Cooper
OPA Enforcement Division
Frontline Stand Engulfs Field in Night Battle Report
A British Major and American officers marshal troops and barbed wire across a field to halt a German advance. Machine guns blaze, infantry takes positions, and two platoons edge toward the fight as dusk settles. After an hour, a retreat notice arrives, leaving both sides soaked in fatigue and pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurfield
Peter
Roy Pearce
Columbia, &c
South
Brookes
William P Brookes
Oklahoma City
Positon
Valden
Pearce
John E Valden
Morria
Minn
Woodrow W Weems
Wenonah
Shea
Gerose
Continued 11 on page one highlights over all Roosevelts record
The report notes that 12000 interviews were conducted and 1285 field inspections were carried out while 7500 letters were mailed about rent problems in the Doethan Ozirk area. Senator Baltey of North Carolina says the message contains no political intent and that Roosevelt clarified many issues, with more than $5000 refunded to tenants and refunds to community landlords agreed upon by the Treasury Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltey
D-Nc
Roosevelt
Maiiaim Rene
Commigute Hk
Trevar
Doethan-Ozirk
War Bond Drive Boosts County Quota and Traffic Promises
The article details Dothan and Houston County efforts for the Third War Loan drive. Volunteers operate telephone relay to radio and theater bond booths at the Martin Theatre offering free show tickets for bond purchases. Local firms and individuals raise substantial sums, with totals reaching tens of thousands, while officials push all American Negroes and residents to participate to meet or exceed quotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gram Ant
Lovarn Anld
Scouun
Lovern
Boy Scouts
Radio Stauon
Martin Theatre
Irm McQuagge
Mary Alice Nelson
Persona
Glen Os
Mra Mae Barcroft
Ceci Gilbert
Miss Susan Collins
Charlie Lowe
Levi Thrower
Richmond
Dothan
Montgomery Ward Seara and Roebuck
H Kress
Compan
Standard Telephone Company
J . Penny
Central of Georgia
Houston County
Frances Williams
van Ruths
Tydie Pittman
Gladys Almor
van Ritch's
van Ritch
Lovern Gall
Gewell Allen
Big Star
Lev Throne
Coca Cola Bot
Hazel Ling
Robie Barfield
Gillam Stuchlind
Woo Fox
Brown
Negra
Amitican Negro
Dolbin
Tovstan
Addin
Ameria
Cemporado
Broan
Jemison
Marion Hawk
Cooper
Busi
Hayes Minster
Cacy
Italian Premier's Alleged Coup Backed by Hitler Broadcast
A wartime radio broadcast portrays Mussolini era events and the July 25 coup as a Savoy plot aided by Badoglio. It claims Adolf Hitler would protect the speaker, recounts Gran Sasso imprisonment, and condemns the democratic government for the Italian people’s tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Baume
Italy
Vittorio Emanuele
House of Savoy
Badoglio
Aomie Treacheros
Fasciat
Mugsulios
Minutter
Red Cross
Gran Sages
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
Halcyon
Day
Hiter
Gran Sasso
Mounain
Guarda
Pietro Badogno
Royal Navy
Tralians
Tralsings Wold
Hurricane warnings and high winds near Texas coast
Noesher continues with winds 75 to 86 miles per hour and gusts to 100, urging precautions along the middle and upper Texas coast and southern Louisiana. Warnings extend from Port OConnor Texas to Lake Charles Louisiana and New Orleans area, with storm warnings east of Lake Charles to New Orleans and south to Aransas Pass. A note mentions barbed wire sold for war savings stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston-Lake Chades
Texas
Louisiana
Port O'Connor
Lake Charles
New Orleans
Aransas Pass
Texan
Soviet Push Rolls East as Kiev Front Struggles Deepens
Report details Red Army advances 12 miles from Prifuki and 30 miles northwest of Poltava, with Poltava and Pavlograd junctions seized. Germans retreat under pressure near Kiev, Dnieper defenses, and Bryansk wreckage as Soviet mobile units skirt forests and ravines to outflank German lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polak
Kiev
Prifuki
Kiev-Poltava
Marrorod
Poltava
Pavlograd
Dnieperopetrosk
Sovnet
Samara
Volchya
Patloprad
Russ'ang
Dnieper Wach
Russia
Red Arm‘s
Dnieperopetrovak
Stockholm
Italy
Berlin
Tidsig
Fur
Zaporozhe
Melitopol
Pologi
Zapor
Chernigovka
Mehopal
Kharkov
Krasnongrad
Nieper
Krasnogard
Kalomak
Sakhnevshchina
Red Army
Bryansk
Moscow
Briansk
Number 4- (Continued from Page One) Outlook from Solomons battles
Aerial bombing reports to Admiral Halsey cite Japanese planes shot down in the first 15 days of September, with US losses at about four to one. Heavy and medium bombers, dive bombers, and torpedo bombers, supported by fighters, attacked enemy airfields in Huon and Faisi sectors. A motor transport was destroyed and parked planes wrecked in addition to previous strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomons
South Pacific
William I Halsey
Huin-Faisi
Dog Guarding Car Stolen in Knoxville
John Merce reported to the police that a tire wheel and inner tube were stolen from his car parked downtown. A Screw-tail bulldog he left guarding the vehicle was also of interest to him as he sought the return of his dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Fighter pilots chase the Yellow Devil near Paris
Veterans recall the P 47s engaging the Luftwaffe with grim bravado as they describe a notorious German fighter nicknamed the Yellow Devil. Capt Hoge Stevenson and Fight Officer Vasil Markoff recount close encounters, bold maneuvers, and the enemy's audacious tactics over Paris, while noting bomber crews remain wary of his tactics and proximity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoge
A. Stevenson
Belleville St
Lebaneon
Paiie
Goodwin
Paris
Vasil Markoff
Merket St
San Francisro
City and County Rally for War Bond Drive
The City of Dothan and Houston County urge residents to conserve electricity amid war needs. The city, a major buyer from Alabama Power Co, promotes end-use savings while both governments invest in War Bonds. The city pledged 75,000 dollars and the county 60,000 dollars, building on prior bond purchases to support the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vipmingham Alam
Alabamlars Noddah
McMahan
State Wa Finance Committee
F Fouan
Tuskegee
Macon County
Fonda
Boi
Lande Downs Ateal & Iron Co
Gadadan
Ibonda
Alabama: Power Co
Dothan
Houston
Houston County
Army Air Forces Troop Carriers support Alaska operations
Officers Parker and Manning recount airlift work from Anchorage to remote Alaska posts, describing staged landings and quick deployment of troops and equipment. They speak of using Alaska routes to speed operations, aiding the assault against targets and the eventual capture of strategic positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Senniag
Alaska
Herder Ada
Ts Rer
Berg
San Diego
Calir Teassewiy
S2tadroe
Surry On
Anes
Anchorage
Kiska
Herman Jay Aurora
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South Pledge Aid
Cnet
Gabe
Jerry Cay
Acroga
Edmond A Cobb
Cornel
Buick
Dothan Buick CO
Foster
Noesher
East Main St
Logan
J. L. Harris Roofing Co
J. L. Harris
J. L. Harrie
Sedy
Treas
Ala
Oe Eet
Hitler
Aledan Rads
Germany
Pere One
Ecily
Cneins
Trang
City Cafe
TY Cafe
Griffin
Whatley, Jr
S. Foster Street
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