Riga in danger as Soviet forces push from east and north
Dispatches report Soviet and Latvian front advances around Riga with Leonid Govorov and Cherniakhovsky pushing south from Riga and toward the Baltic coast. East Prussia raids, Hungarian and Romanian troops facing pressure, and rumors of German generals appealing for peace circulate amid a deteriorating front in Eastern Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riga
Estonia
Leonid A. Govorov
Lenamy
Baltic
Pal
Nan Cherniakhovsky
Cmbat
East Prussia
Reich
Red Army
Cherniakis
Mecow
Rus
Lupkow
Cechoslovakia
Cap Buienne
Cres Frontier Redrest
Sei
Hungarier
Ries
Fromary
Midland City Fire Destroys Warehouse Building
Firefighters battled a blaze last night at a Midland City warehouse owned by Dr Enpy. The fire destroyed the building and hogs and other stock inside. Insurance not carried and damage estimated at substantial, with losses not fully quantified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Dothan
Enpy
Midland City
World Today War Front Rumors and Movements
Disjointed World Today wire copy describes Allied and Soviet actions across the European front. Mentions American and British air and ground movements near Germany and Poland, Red Army activities around Latvian capital Riga, and Tokyo region air activity with naval exchanges. Fragmentary phrases reference sectors along the Siegfried line, the Baltic states, and the Italian or Balkan theaters, with incomplete troop positions and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Germany
Reith
Siegfried
Rieve
Turnout
Metwerp Turnhout Canal
Mstern
Red Army
Matie
Poland
Vakia
Almini Highway
Mmany
Preston
Pomei
Tokyo
Malekai Harbor
Americans Smash Through Gothic Defenses Near Bologna
Fifth Army units breached the Gothic Line and neared the Bologna Rimini corridor within about 12 miles, clearing four heights and advancing toward Bologna as Eighth Army fought near Rimini and the Rubicon River. Brazilian and Canadian forces pressed the front amid rain threats and continued heavy resistance from German units defending the Po Valley and Apennine routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noland Norgaard
Rome
Fifth Army
Bologna-Rimini
Eighth Army
Broad Plains
Norther Maly
Adriatic
Line
Mark W. Clark
Florence
Bologna
Lombardy
Santerno River
Coroncina
Fula Pass
Preto-Vermio- Castiglione
Apennines
Marshal Kesselring
Pederer Grande
Rimini
Rimini-Bologne
San Giustina
Rubicon River
Sant'Arcangelo
Rubicon
Seven People Escape Injuries In Rain Wreck
Seven persons including two children escaped injuries when two cars collided about three miles south of Cottonwood in rain. Kenneth Napier, 15, of Greenwood Fla, drove the first car and side-swiped H Draughon of Dothan, whose party included Mrs Draughon and two children. Patrol said both cars were damaged and investigation was incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama State Highway Patrol
Dothan
T. R. Knight
W. D. Sneed
Kenneth Napier
Greenwood
H Draughon
J. E. Draughon
Napier
Gladys Ivey
Dolly Byrd
Marianna
Fis
Draughon
Mra McKinsey
Knight
Ledo Road Lifeline to China Details Released
The Post-Intelligencer reports on the Ledo Road known as Pick's Pike as a crucial link from Ledo rail head in Eastern India through Burma to Yunnan China. Army engineers confirm its use for eleventh hour supplies to Chinese forces while noting construction feats, healthly elevation, and wartime transport roles, including aircraft landing strips for evacuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
China
Post-Intelligencer
U.S. Army Engineers
Washington
D.C
Ledo
India
Burma
Yunan
Trunghka
Stilwell
Army Air Forces
Lewis A. Pick
Parcel Post
Chine
U. S
Mary A Granger Rites Held At Grandview Baptist Church
Mrs. Mary Ann Granger 74 of 1110 East Washington Street Dothan died Sunday after a short illness born in Henry County she moved to Dothan 15 years ago a Baptist Church member Surviving five daughters and six sons plus a brother and numerous grandchildren Funeral services held this afternoon at Grandview Baptist Church with Rev T W Wilson officiating Burial in city cemetery Active pallbearers were her sons Honorary pallbearers listed Johnson Wilkerson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Granger
East Washington St
Dothan
Henry County
The
Baptist Church
S. E. Hall
Malone ,Fla
HK. G. Spearman
Atlanta
Minnie Lee Granger
J. HL. Shinholster
B. W West
Grangerburg
William
John
E. C. Granger
E. D. Granger
Montgomery
J. C. Granger
Lewis Granger
Cottonwood
W. M. Nolan
Grandview Baptist Church
T. W. Wilson
City Cemetery
Hoke Moody
Grady Fletcher
T W. House
Arthur Hughes
W. C. Johnson
Roy Cherry
T. K. McFatter
S. G la
Highway Patrolmen Observe Unidentified Man Near City Limits
State Highway Patrolmen T. R. Knight and W. D. Sewed parked near the city watched as an unidentified man approached seeking help to remove a large reptile. The patrolmen reported the man claimed the creature had taken up residence under his house and stated he did not have a gun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. R. Knight
WD. Sewed
Pa Qrel
Dethan
Uafkc
Kulling
Gioco
Finns Press To Expel Germans In Finland War
Helsinki AP report says Finnish troops steadily advance to drive Germans from Northborn Finland as they fulfill armistice terms with Russia. Communiques claim advances through Suomussinmi and toward Puolanka, despite mined roads and Nazi blocks. Sweden quotes optimism for German expulsion within four weeks without Russian aid. The Finns, wary of Russia, seek understanding from Russia Britain and America while Americans receive warm welcomes in Helsinki.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert N. Sturdevant
Helsine
Northboro
Finland
Russia
Suomusssimi
Puolanka
Stockholm Jasts
Great Britain
Germany
America
Helsinki
United States
Norwegians Held By Nazis As Hostages
Norwegian Ambassador Wilhelm Morgenstierne told a United Nations Relief conference in Montreal that thousands of Norway's prominent citizens have been rounded up by the German occupation army and sent to Germany as hostages. He cited a boatload torpedoed off the Swedish coast with many lost and others surviving to report abuse. He estimated 8,000 to 9,000 Norwegians held in German prisons and warned the removals threaten Norway's small population as a leverage against war criminals. he noted 250,000 Germans remain in Norway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Norway
Germany
Wilhelm Morgenstierne
United Nations
Sweden
Oslo
Morgenstierne
4H Club Canners Report 22 152 Jars Of Food
In Houston County a county wide food preservation contest drew 90 girls. 22 752 jars were canned by members of 4 H Clubs with Mary Evelyn Byrd of Newton Route One winning the senior division by canning 632 jars. The judging based on quality methods jar count home grown produce appeal labeling and storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County
Mary Evelyn Byrd
W. J. Byrd
Newton Route One
Weekend Police Activity Shows Multiple Arrests
City police and sheriff forces combined arrested 30 plus individuals over the weekend including 12 disorderly conduct and drunkenness cases, 10 petit larceny, 2 burglary, 2 vagrancy, 3 garage thefts, and 1 assault or battery. Also noted were two operating a dance hall incidents and eight drunkenness arrests by the sheriff's force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecsuntr Polite Oicers
Cty
Sheniff Force
Cur
Garcbing
Darce Hall
Sanday
Sheriff's Forre
Drumbermess
Seraul End Banery
Chaos Spreads as Germans Struggle in Balkans and Greece
Cairo reports chaos spreading among German forces in southern Greece Albania and Yugoslavia as Romanian and Bulgarian reversals and Russian advances squeeze occupation troops. Berlin says Bulgarians left heavy equipment after clashes at Prilep, while Danube regions near the Iron Gate see ongoing local fighting and disjointed German evacuation efforts behind schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Greece
Albania
Yugoslavia
Gaid
Germany
Prilep
Macedonia
Berlin
Iron Gate
Danube
Carpathians
Cairn
Balkans
Rumania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Air Survey Here Termed As Fair
A partial report describes a survey assessing travel and mail services and related operations. The process involved a committee in Washington and a review of a chamber’s proceedings, noting broad approvals and conditions for extending the survey.
Dothan Business Man Succumbs At Work
A Dothan business man died while at work. The obituary notes his career, family, and service in the Navy, with mentions of his widow, two sons, and a March or May event. The article lists his affiliations and places, including Marvlane and Detour, and provides a somber remembrance of his life and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dothan
Rkarver
Burress
Wai Sk
Tee Sons
Navy
Marvlane
Tsor
Fuseta
Hove
Bombers Hit German Rail Hubs and Allied Actions Reported
More than 1200 American heavy bombers with fighter escort attacked railway yards at Ludwigshafen and targets around Frankfurt Coblenz and Ludwigshafen as western defenses held. British and French bases supported with Thunderbolts Mustangs and Lightnings. Simultaneous raids disrupted German industry and allied operations included anti tank actions near Nancy and Luftwaffe losses over Greece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Frankfurt
Coblenz
Ludwigshafen
Ludwigshefen
Siegdried
Reich
U. S
Britain
Channel
Calais
Munster
Bochum
U. S. Thunderbolts
Piraeus
Camp Rucker Soldier Found Dead In Here
A partial wartime report describes the death of a Camp Rucker corporal identified as Thomas Het wa. The fragment notes investigators and a sequence of events around the death, with references to location familiar to the detachment and possible involvement of other corps members. The piece appears to be a clipped front-page or internal bulletin item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Het Wa
Fisud
Lertas
Warttigo
Lost Division Holds Against Odds In Germany Drive
Allied forces drive toward the Ruhr as British and American wedges breach German border near Kleve and Arnhem. Paratroopers and Polish reinforcements bolster the northern bridgehead while U S First Army repels a German counterattack east of Aachen.(coords indicate major fronts and key towns including Nijmegen Beek Arnhem and Antwerp Turnhout)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Kleve
Ruhr
Germany
Rhine
Arnnhem
Deurne
Eindhoven
Volke
Bemnés
Armhem
Reich
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Headquarters
Reichewald
Beek
Nijmegen
Kieve
Beck
Reichswald
Arnhem
Antwerp-Turnnhout Canal
Canal
Antwerp
Turnhout
S-Hertogenbosch
Wautern Holland
Ujerel Meer Znder Zee
Second Army
Arenem
Courtney H Hodges
U. S. First Army
Aachen
George 5. Patton
Third Armoy
Buccaret
Neey
Stressourg
Epinal
Moselle
Nancy
Asme
Psausta
Bethe Pertieg
Eceg
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Tvian
Fuane Burns
Ledo Road
Mary A. Granger
Contest
Erich Elster
River Loire
NEA
Charles Haacker
War Picture Pool
Philippine Isles
Baltic Countries
Manila
SY Leonard Milliman
Associated Press
Tokyo Radio
Philippines
Chester W. Nimitz
Japan
Admiral Nimitz
Nimitz Gaid
Adm
Marc A. Mitscher
iManila
Cebu
Tral
Masaharu Homma
Tokyo Weekly Economic Review
Islande
Chichi
Haha
Bonins
Iwo
Volcanos
Marcus
William F. Halsey
Third Fleet
Mitchel
Saday
Co. Anconastirs Boare
Dothes Chamber of
Como
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