Russian Troops Reach West Estonia in Baltic Push
Russian forces across Estonia push toward the west coast advancing on Parnu and Tallin as Soviet communique reports encirclements and evacuations. Navy actions target German dumps near Riga and Tallinn while sappers clear mines to let the Baltic fleet move from Leningrad.
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Heecher
Estonia
Persu
Tallinn
Joseph Stalin
Parou
Red Ped
Ofaimed
Hungary
Riga
Andrei T
Famu
Ba Troogy
Glover Dies After Long Illness in Dothan Area
Long time rural mail carrier and veteran employee of the post office district passes after several months illness. Survived by wife Birt, two sons including Howard in the U. S. Marines, his mother, two brothers, and two sisters. Funeral services to be held at the Baptist Church with pastor Sam C. in charge. Ward Wilson and others to attend.
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Dothan
The
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Birt
Glover
Howard
U. S. Marines
M. Glover
Daleville
Giver
Shorterville
Shelly Bell
Sam C
Fer Baptist Church
Werial
Ward
Wilson
Philippine Puppet Regime Declares War on U S and Britain
The Japanese loyal Philippine puppet government declares war on the United States and Britain, broadcast by Domei and recorded by the AP, amid heavy aerial strikes on Manila by American carrier planes. Reports say Marines face strong resistance on Peleliu in the Palau Islands as carrier airstrikes continue.
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Philippine Islands
U. S
Manila
U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
United States
Britain
Philippines
Nippon Radio
Domei
Associated Press
Tokyo
Nippon
Peleliu
Palau Islands
Navy
Special Election Set For Nov 7 To Choose Hardwick Successor
Gov. Chauncey Sparks calls a special general election for November 7 to fill State Representative W. Guy Hardwick’s seat in Houston County. The local Democratic Executive Committee meets at 3 p.m. to decide whether to hold a special primary or nominate a candidate or leave the race open. Time constraints and runoff rules complicate a primary. The move aims to align costs with the regular election and ensure Houston County has representation when the legislature convenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat C. Faulk
W. Guy Hardwick
Chauncey Sparks
Houston County
Democratic Executive Committee
W. A. Wells
Sparks
Coats
Houston
Highway Crash on Montgomery Highway Kills One
At about 6 30 yesterday morning a truck overturned on the Montgomery Highway near Newton Alabama killing W T Shealy 65 of Montgomery and injuring six others including Will Nelson Mrs Ynez Nelson and their child The driver said he attempted to pass a second truck and lost control swerving into a ditch A sixth injured person was unnamed in the report State Highway Patrolmen J C Dunaway of Ozark investigated the crash
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Montgomery
Newton
Alabama State Highway Patrol
Dothan
W. T. Shealy
Will Nelson
Ynez Nelson
Denton Campbell
Nelson
J. C. Dunaway
Ozark
American Forces Break Gothic Line Advancing Toward Bologna
Allied forces smash through the German Gothic Line in Italy as Fifth Army troops push toward Bologna and the Lom bardy plain. British Eighth Army clears strategic road and rail positions on the Po valley front, with heavy artillery and reports of deep advances near Foss Pass.
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Noland Norgaard
Maly
Eighth Army
Sid Feder
Associated Press
Fifth Army
Italy
Lombardy
Bologna
Foss Pass
Futa Pass
Terrific Fighting Gains on Peleliu Island
Marines on Peleliu pressed past stubborn Japanese defenders gaining substantial ground and moving toward the southern end of the island. Allied communiques credited heavy losses to Japanese forces on Peleliu and nearby Anguar while carrier planes supported ground efforts with raids on Yap.
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Dean Bchedler
Associated Press
Pelelim Island
Chester W. Nimits
Pelelin
Navy
Yap
Pe Jeg
Ngesuchos Islands
Pebelix
Philippine Republic
Post War Reich Plans Outlined By Morgenthau
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau proposes destroying Germany as an industrial power and turning it into small farm agriculture. The plan splits Roosevelt's cabinet, causing friction with Hull and Stimson and stalling three power postwar planning with Britain and Russia.
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John M. Rightover
Washington
Roosevelt
Treasury
Morgenthau
Germany
England
Quebec
Churchill Jt
Hull
Stimson
Bull
War and State Department
Britain
Russia
European Advisory Commission
Roosevelt Attacks Republicans On Fourth Term Campaign
President Roosevelt opened his fourth term bid with a sharp refutation of GOP claims to credit for the New Deal. He accused Republicans of fraud and said many party leaders oppose social progress while liberal Republicans support modern reforms. He defended his policy and mocked attacks on Fala and troop demobilization. Strong entities include Roosevelt, Dewey, and the Teamsters Union, with references to the Army and social laws.
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Howard W. Flieger
Washington
Roosevelt
AFL Teamsters Union
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Teamsters
Dewey
Hoosevelt
War Department
Fala
Aleutians
Pacific
Ins Seric
Republican Party
Seid
Germans Beaten Badly Collapse Time Drawing Near
Byron Whitehead reports from U.S. First Army in Germany as the Allied advance nears victory. The piece describes Omar Bradley's forces, through Normandy to Cherbourg and the Siegfried Line, breaking German defenses and pressuring the enemy as confidence grows that Germany may soon fall.
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Byron Whitehead
U. S. First Army
Germany
Omar N. Brediey
Ehere
Anne Bradley
Normandy
Cherbourg
Pare
Glum
Kaleg
British Aid To Lost Division In Arnhem Sector
Allied forces report link up with isolated airborne units in Arnhem Holland as British Second Army and American glider troops push supplies forward amid heavy German resistance. Reinforcement by air continues despite threats to breakthrough operations toward the Rhine and Ruhr.
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Ernest Agnew
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Second Army
Arnhem
Holland
Miles C. Dempsey
Weadquarte
Rhine
Jost
Archem Bridge
Ruhr
Berlin
Veghel
WAF to Buy Cotton and Wheat at Parity Prices Through CCC
Washington AP War Food Administrator Marvin Jones said the War Food Administration will purchase from farmers at parity prices all crop storage eligible under the 1944 plan through June 30 with CCC handling buys. Wheat under loan through May 1 1945 will also be bought at parity less carrying charges. cotton policy changes allow sales at not less than parity. Cotton parity was 21.06 cents per pound on August 15, with wheat at 1.50 per bushel. September parity not yet announced.
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Washington
Marvin Jones
WFA
Commodity Credit Corporation
Jones
Ecc
CCC
Jonas
Congress
Agriculture Department
Bombing Raid Targets Borneo Oil Hub by U.S. Air Forces
Allied headquarters in New Guinea reports the first major air action over Borneo in weeks, striking 12 Nipponese targets from the Philippines to Bougainville. Catalina planes sink freighters in Darvel Bay and off Daveo, while land-based bombers neutralize key areas in the Moluccas and Banda Sea. Naval units sink supply barges north of Morotai, and reports claim 635 Japanese killed with 20 prisoners taken in New Guinea mop-up actions.
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Marlin Spencer Allied
New Guinea
Borneo
Philippines
Bougainville Island
Catalina
Darvel Bay
Daveo
Moluccas
Banda Sea
Morotai Strait
Morotei Island
Halmahera
Morotai
Southern Cotton Leaders To Meet
Southern cotton leaders will hold a series of conferences in Washington to recapture export markets disrupted by the war. Meetings are planned with State Department, War Food, and Economic Administrations, and with Congressional leaders to set postwar plans and possible duties for mills.
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Washington
Simvong
Southem
State Department
Barrio Jackson
Hillsboro
Mills
Ebersted
Porbona
Italy
France
Jackson Thero
United Mauses
Adrin
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