Allied Forces Close In On Rimini Amid Italian Front Push
Greek and American troops press toward Rimini while Canadians reach the Adriatic near San Marino. Fierce battles drive German defenders from hill positions along the Gothic Line as weather hampers close air and ground support. British Eighth Arm y units fend off counterattacks near Ceriano and San Marino.
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Fifth
Lorento
Rimini
Marecchia
Adriatic
Peiind
CeeGen
San Marino
Trops
Beter
Raly
Monte Montale
Reuto
Monte Frenz
Firenzuola
Jenia
Pisa
Arthy
Valdicrioto
Ameri
Bologna
Mery
Fatola
East Pass
Com- T 7
Aban
Ceriano
Me Republic
Mini
Allied tank airborne force captures vital Dutch bridge
World War II dispatch describes Allied units seizing a key bridge in Holland amid aerial support and heavy fighting, with Allied air and ground forces pushing toward German positions. Additional notes reference Russian pressure on Warsaw, advances along the Baltic coast, and Italian battles near Rimini as part of ongoing campaigns.
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Holland
Germany
Estern
Warsaw
Baltic
Tallinn
Gulf of Rthern
Italy
Fifth
Rimini
Impelao
U. S
Port of Calais Faces Same Fate as Brest Harbor
London AP reports Allied planes crossed the channel and bombers over Western Germany as Calais, a German-held port opposite Dover, faced demolition unless surrendered. RAF heavy bombers pounded Calais with up to 4500 tons, while Typhoon rocket barrages hit fortifications. The U S Ninth Air Force Marauders attacked Trier freight yards, and Typhoons attacked Fort Merxem in Antwerp, where about 2000 German troops were believed housed behind fortress walls.
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London
Germany
Calais
Dover
Brest
RAF
U. S. Ninth Air Force
Siegfried Line
Trier
Mosele
Fort Merxem
Antwerp
Commitment hearing set for Elliott in assault case
A preliminary hearing for Robert Junior Elliott, a house painter, on a statutory assault charge related to an alleged attack on Mrs Nell Kniphter, wife of a Dorset policeman, is arranged for Tuesday before Judge Saxon P Foyner. Elliott has been held in county jail since September after his downtown arrest. Mrs Kniphter identified him. she fell and injured an arm after he allegedly grabbed her. Elliott reportedly wrote Officer Kniphter claiming he was drunk and unaware of his actions.
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Robert Junior Elliott
Nell Kniphter
Dothan
Saxon P. Foyner
County Court
Ellicott
Elliott
Kniphter
Great Tank Battles Waged By Yank 3rd
Allied press from Alsace Lorraine describes the U S Third Army facing a massive German armored thrust. Hitler commits a large force, about 105 Nazi tanks engage with U S armor near Bures and northeast of Nancy. The battle spans wide arcs beyond lines, with Tiger and Panther tanks in the mix and high American casualties reported.
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Wes Gallagher
Alsace-Lorraine
Adolf Hitler
U.S
Third Army
France
Bures
Nancy
Chateau-Salins
Ranke
Caen
Normandy
Tanionen '0
Na & Gn
Nazi Tallinn Escape Route Pressed by Soviet Push
Soviet forces under Govorov race toward Tallinn and Rakvere from Narva, with Tartu and other targets in view as German lines in Estonia crumble. Bagramian expands toward Jelgava while Yeremenko and Mastennikov press from Latvia.
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Tallinn
Moscow
Leonid A. Govorov
Red Army
Leningrad
Baltic
Estonia
Govorov
Narvahas
Rahlke
Tartu
London
Lake Peipus
Finnish Gulf
Finland
Narva
Jelgava
Bagramian
Gonorov
Andrei Yeremenko
Ivan Mastennikov
Latvia
Der Fuehrer Hiding Like Rat In A Hole News
CBS correspondent Howard K. Smith reported from Bern that Hitler now lives in a heavily armed special train moving between stations by day and sheltering in tunnels at night. He reportedly walks in forests between stops while Berchtesgaden's fortress area lies deserted yet guarded. News reaches him only via Gestapo adjutants and war-front communiques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
CBS
Howard K. Smith
Bern
Germany
Hitler
Smith
Fuehrer
Berchtesgaden
Gestapo
School Bus Ordinance To Be Enforced Here
Police Chief J E Draughen announced immediate enforcement of a new ordinance prohibiting motorists from passing halted school buses. He called it as serious as running a red light and said violators will be hauled into court with a minimum first-offense fine of three dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Draughen
Zaid
Alabama license rule sparks confusion at marriage desk
Birmingham AP reports Alabama License Commissioner Eugene B. Henry urged simplifying license forms. Applicants must state the number of proposed marriages for each party, a phrasing he says causes misunderstandings. Brides often confuse this with the fiance's proposals, slowing license issuance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Alabama
Eugene B. Henry
Pearl Harbor Inquiry Controversy Rages In Congress
Chairman Sabath denounces Republican calls for a special Pearl Harbor probe as pure political bank and says he will not convene the Rules Committee. May declines joint Military Naval inquiry. Hebert Hess and Cole press Naval Affairs Subcommittee for a joint investigation. Congress already directs War and Navy Departments to investigate.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Sabath
Rules Committee
May
D-Ky
House Military Committee
Congress
Rep
Harness
R.-Ind
Sibath
Roosevelt
Kentucky
Naval Affairs
Naval Military Committee
Hebert
D.-Sq
Hess
Rohio
Cole
R-N
Vinson
D.-Ga
Naval Committee
War and Navy Departments
Plane Crash Fatal To F. W. Reardon
Lieutenant F. W. Reardon and his co pilot died when their plane crashed near Fairbanks Alaska during a storm while ferrying from Great Falls Montana. Reardon stationed at Napier Field for 13 months trained at Bainbridge Maxwell and Mariana. His wife Mary McGowan and their three month old son Michael will return to Dothan from Great Falls. Reardon’s home was Watertown New York.
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F. W. Reardon
Mary McGowan
Dothan
Fairbanks
Alaska
Great Falls
Montana
Reardon
Napier Field
Mariana Air Base
Bain
Three Islands In Palau Group Held By Yanks
In the Palau islands, American forces captured Angaur Ngarmoked and another island near Peleliu, with Peleliu expected to fall soon. On Peleliu, six days of fighting left 7645 Japanese killed, while Adm Nimitz reported slow but steady progress as Liberators struck Davao in the Philippines and Japanese opposition appeared light elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Mileman
Associated Press
Palau Islands
Peleliu
Angaur
Palau
Ngarmoked
Chester W. Nimitz
Webley Edwards
Davao
Mindanao
Philippines
Sigh
Sumatra
Charles Grumich
Malacca Strait
Singapore
Pacific
Tokyo
Japan
McCormack Denies Pearl Harbor Rumors
Democratic leader McCormack of Massachusetts told the House official denials by the War Navy and State Departments that Washington received Australian warnings of a December 1941 Pearl Harbor attack. He criticized Rep Harness for a politically inspired speech based on alleged warnings, calling it reckless and untrue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McCormack
Massachusetts
House
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Rep
Harness
R Ind
Hawaii
No-Strike Appeal by Secretary Ickes to Coal Miners
Secretary Ickes urged coal miners to keep digging and support the Roosevelt administration amid a political campaign led by John L. Lewis. He cited gains under Roosevelt and warned miners not to turn their backs on their government, though he did not name Lewis directly.
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Washington
Interior
Ickes
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
United Mine Workers
Rucker trained 81st makes history in Pacific battle
The 81st Division, trained at Camp Rucker, led by Maj. Gen. Paul J. Mueller, fought ashore Angeur Island under Gen. Douglas MacArthur during the Palau campaign. The Wildcats quickly overran the island’s northern half, repelling Japanese counterattacks and advancing toward the rising sun.
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Palau
Douglas MacArthur
Paul J. Mueller
Angeur Island
Olat
War Chest Drive Set To Begin In October
The third combined War Chest Charities Chest drive will launch October 17 with a breakfast at the Houston Hotel. A $33,000 budget was approved by the Dothan United Charities Chest executive committee, naming Jimmy Dees as chair and Paw Gamble as associate chair. The Girl Scouts were added to beneficiaries alongside Boy Scouts, cripple children, underprivileged children, Christmas basket fund, county Tuberculosis Association, Salvation Army, dependent children, hospital fund, and Alabama War Chest. The drive aims to wrap up in about two weeks.
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War Chest Charities
Houston
Dothan United Charities Chest
Jimmy Dees
Paw Gamble
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Cripple Children
Christmas Basket Fund
County Tuberculosis Association
Salvation Army
Dependent Children
Hospital Fund
Charities Chest Office
Ingenious Yanks Capture Eben Emmuel Fort Tunnel Style
Ten American soldiers used an underground tunnel to surprise and capture a sleeping German garrison defending a crucial lock on the Albert Canal near Maastricht. The bold raid knocked out the threat to the canal, enabling U S forces to advance toward the Siegfried Line.
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Wal Boyle
Holland
Belgin
Eben Emune
Albert Canal
Maastricht
Limburg
Claude F. Curtis, Jr
Carnation Ave
San Antonio
Tex
Cane
Meuse
Curtis
Albert Canar
Stewart Hall
Lincoln Ave
Newark
N. J
Siegfried Line
Blue's Trial Goes Into Second Day
In Bessemer, AP reports testimony in defense of Dr. J Howard Blue a 16 year old physician accused of killing his wife in May 1943. The defense offered a deposition from North Carolina hospital officials stating Mrs Blue was treated there in 1942 and 1943 as a narcotics addict. Investigator Bob Ragsdale testified he found part of the skull, a body in the hall, blood on multiple rooms, and shell packing on the living room floor. The death weapon, an automatic shotgun, had been fired three times that night. A transcript of the preliminary hearing testimony by Alf Ball father of the slain woman was read. The case remains before Circuit Judge Gardner Goodwyn for a third time.
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Bessemer
J. Howard Blue
Circuit Court
Sta
North Carolina
Solicitor’s Office
Blue
Alf Ball
Assinar
Soljcitor Burgin Hawk
Ball
Néfore Circuit
Gardner Goodwyn
Local Weather Forecast Droplets Amid Skies
Today scattered showers were forecast then clearing tonight. Temperatures ranged from the mid to high 70s. Tomorrow expecting clear morning skies then increasing cloudiness with showers possible later in the day. Highs around the mid 70s to low 80s.
First Rabies Case Since April Reported
Tre fret pantive examination for retaes to be mace at the De bhar Branch Laboratory since Apr. was made Tursday when dog's head was found to be infect e¢ with the disease. Owned by Oscar Thrower of Oware route toe Gog was repost e¢ to have Ged Monday Fer orvera days prior to the Geeth. It had beer scung strengely, rus raing abest in circles and trying to bite ite. No one was relieved to have been tier. ty the erimal.
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Debhar
Oscar Thrower
Oware
Ty the
Erimal
Chutist Troops in Grave Danger Of Entrapment
Allied sky soldiers and Sriishtani troops seized Nijmegen bridge in a two hour clash opening a path to trapped German forces near Arnhem. German counterattacks and heavy bombing failed to stop the advance as armor pushed toward the Ruhr, while Allied hold on bridges north of the Rhine tightened the noose.
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James MH
Long London
Sky
Mile End
Nijmegen
Holland
Amheim
Ruhr
Arnheim
Yancke
Sir Miles
Dempsey
Waal
Largent
Dutch Rhine
Lewis H. Brereton
BBC
Weinfereld
Reichewald
Siegfried
Cleve
Emmerich
Germany
Emmerick
Easen
Huhr
Hitler
Lower Rhine
Eindhoven
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Yank
Transylvania
Hungary
Tha Hed Army
Budapest
Satu - Mare
Vistula
Marshal Malinovsky
Timisaata
Belgrade
Rokossovsky
Kremlin
der Fuehrer
Nimitz
Rucker
Moj
British Airborne Army
Sweden
Vesteen
Eben Emael
Berlin
Western Front
Peer Arnhem
Benlan Front
Polotsk
Bologas
Rhine
Arnnhem
Zuider Zee
Yamona
Tors Te Ba
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