Allied invasion shells 200 tons a minute at Le Havre
London dispatch describes 4000 Allied warships blasting German defenses west of Le Havre as the first wave of assault troops lands. Bombardment by 600 ships fires 2000 tons of shells amid smoke and radar of the coast. Numerous Allied bombers and mixed national fleets support the amphibious operation with landing crafts and ships moving toward the shore.
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London
Associated Press
le Havre
Britain
English Channel
Rman
Mediterranean
Chace
Florida
Tro
Peake Bay
British Isles
Army
Fifth War Bond Drive Set for County June to July
The Fifth War Loan drive starts in the county on June 12 and runs through July 8 with a $62,000 quota. Ordinary J. R. Lunsford urges every man, woman, and child to buy bonds and stamps as the county has gone over the top in the Fourth Drive. County committee leadership includes Lunsford as executive chairman and R. L. Bell as vice chairman, with several local officials handling banks, payroll savings, agriculture, schools, publicity, and the Negro division.
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J. R. Lunsford
Lunsford
R. L. Bell
L. R. Adams
Elbert Pride
W. J. Butler
W. M. Mathews
Julia Carter
C. H. Neisler
Charles Benns Jr
A. G.sadler
R. L. McDougald
Emory University Hospital Unit Aids Soliders in Mediterranean
The 43rd General Hospital, sponsored by Emory University and based in the Mediterranean theater, treats Italian-front casualties and malaria. Lt Sara Frances Riley of Butler is a member. The tent hospital system is praised for quality care and efficiency, with 1,710 of 5,500 admitted since October returning to full duty.
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AFHQ
Mediterranean Theatre
43Rd General Hospital
Sara Frances Riley
Butler
Emory University
Atlanta
General Hospital
United States
Col. Soper
Many Taylor Co. Men Called for Army Service
A list of local men from Taylor County called for military service and pre induction exams is published. The schedule covers June with white and colored volunteers and notes volunteers for certain units and upcoming induction dates.
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Taylor CO
Navy
John Thomas Edwards Lee
Ernest Rucker
R. A. Livatt
Sammy Hode Lank
Junior Brown Vanderbilt
Bo Nolton
Leroy Kennedy
James Davis Jr
Paul Lawrence Hicks
Charlie Willie Drane
Nelson Drain
Thomas Howard Riley
James Thurman Hodges
Charlie Gibson
Tommie Dent Jr
Alonzo Lee Alexander Jr
Edgar McGee Donald Franklin Parks
J. C. Suddeth Shelton Junior Wainwright James Luther Spillers
Jasper Washington Children
Robert Lee Spillers
Herbert Lester Gained
Allen Benjamin Thos. Windham
Revival meeting led by Rev. C. L. Glenn at Butler Methodist
Revival services at Butler Methodist Church, led by Rev. C. L. Glenn, continue through Sunday evening June 18. Rev. David McKeithien of Mississippi was to assist but cannot attend. Services start at 8:30 pm nightly. no morning service next Sunday. public invited to all services.
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Butler Methodist Church
C. L. Glenn
David McKeithien
Missippi
Glenn
Mrs Gordy suffers injury after second fall in months
Mrs. Gordy fractured her left leg in a fall during the back yard mishap after recently recovering from a broken right leg. She received surgical care at the local hospital and is resting comfortably as friends extend sympathy for a speedy recovery.
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Bernard Gordy
Morning Services At Baptist Church Amid Methodist Revival
Morning services proceed at 11 am with Sunday school at 10 am and E T U at 7 30 pm. Evening service postponed next Sunday due to ongoing Methodist revival. Doors stay open day and night for prayer. daily prayer at 12 30.
Georgia Men And Women Serving In The Armed Forces
Georgia contributed 161 973 officers and enlisted in the Army by Jan 1 1944 with 160 000 men and 1 973 women. The Army total strength was 146 000 men and 1 429 women. 23 307 men and 564 women had been discharged or otherwise separated. The figure excludes those who entered prior to November 1 1940.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Army of the
United States
Fourth Service Command
D Day Prayer Services and War Bond Drive in Butler
Crowds flocked to local churches Tuesday for special prayers as Taylor County residents began the Fifth War Bond drive aiming to exceed a 62000 quota before July 8. County men stationed in England are believed to be among those participating in the invasion events.
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France
Taylor County
J. R. Lunsford
England
Roosevelt speech highlights Rome fall and Allied strategy
Highlights from President Roosevelt describe Rome’s fall as timely for Allied plans in Western Europe. The United Nations aim to prevent any single city or race from dominating the world and call for future Italian help toward lasting peace.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Rome
Western
Europe
The
United Nations
Italy
Five-Mill Tax Rate Set by State Revenue Department
Atlanta June 5 An ad valorem tax rate of five dollars per thousand was set for 1944 to be paid by December 20 Gov Ellis Arnall Revenue Commissioner J E Cook and Comptroller Homer Parser announced the rate, the maximum allowed by law and the same as 1943 Property tax value for 1943 totaled 1 076251 million with 46 757708 million in personal exemptions and 232 153289 million in homestead exemptions The revenue department said the state ad valorem tax represented about 2 percent of total state tax levies and that 4 908855 million was levied on property last year of which 922163 million was tax and property owned by public utilities.
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Atlanta
Ellis Arnall
J. E. Cook
Homer Parser
B. E. Thrasher Sr
The
Revenue Department
Bookkeeper Louise Hill to Attend REA Conference
Miss Louise Hill, bookkeeper of Flint Electric Membership Corporation, will attend a special REA system bookkeepers conference in Columbia South Carolina from June 12 to June 17. The Finance Division of the Rural Electrification Administration will conduct the event with assistance from regional system managers. The Columbia Hotel will host the conference.
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Louise Hill
Flint Electric Membership Corporation
Columbia
S. C
Rural Electrification Administration
Columbia Hotel
Dean T. E. Smith Joins State Planning Board
Dean T. E. Smith of Georgia Southwestern College receives a temporary leave of absence for the summer to assist the Educational Division of the state planning board in its postwar program. He will reside in Americus and supervise teacher training on weekends while conducting research and statistics for the board. The college’s summer term opens as a class of 38 graduates last week.
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Americus
T. E. Smith
Georgia Southwestern College
State Planning Board
Dean Smith
Americas
Planning Board
Miss Neisler Named to Shorter College Honor Roll
Miss Ann Howard Neisler of Reynolds, daughter of Mr and Mrs J H Neisler, Freshman at Shorter College Rome was among the class placed on the honor roll at end of the second semester.
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Miss Neisler
Shorter College
Ann Howard Neisler
J. H. Neisler
Reynolds
Rome
Four lots for sale in Southland Georgia
Property listing notes four 50 by 120 foot lots in Southland Georgia. Sale managed by Mrs S P Smith of Hartwell Georgia.
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Southland
Georgia
S. P. Smith
Hartwell, Ga
D Day Action At A Glance
Landings along 100 miles of the Normandy coast between Cherbourg and Le Havre. Masses of tanks and infantry move inland while the beachhead runs about 15 miles long and several kilometers deep south of Le Havre. Casualties on beaches light. naval losses less than expected. Churchill and Montgomery pleased. Roosevelt says it is up to schedule. Aerial forces include 11 000 planes and 1 000 transports. paratroopers dropped into Caen and Rouen. West wall is pounded by 4 000 Allied ships. Nevada and two cruisers reported among striking forces. initial U S losses include two destroyers and a landing ship.
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Normandy
Cherbourg
le Havre
Supreme Command
Caen
Rouen
Churchill
B. L. Montgomery
Roosevelt
France
West Wall
U. S
Nevada
Well Supply and Duster for Sale Adverts
Ragan Plumbing offers limited well pumps for immediate delivery with certificates or priority. Also for sale a four row Cyclone Cotton Duster mule or tractor drawn in A-1 condition at reasonable price by J Allen Payne Butler Georgia.
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Ragan Plumbing Company
Whitehall Sts
Atlanta
J. Allen Payne
Butler, Ga
James Wilson reported killed in Italy May 12
Mr and Mrs Tom Wilson of Wesley community were notified by the War Department that their son Pvt James F Wilson was killed in action May 12 He enlisted in 1943 and served in Infantry overseas since March He would have turned 19 on July 17 He trained at Camp Blanding Fla and is survived by his parents a sister Mrs Sara Margaret Hydick and a brother Harold plus grandparents in Wesley and Thomaston.
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Tom Wilson
Wesley
War Department
James F. Wilson
Pvt
Wilson
United States
Young Wilson
Camp Blanding
Fla
Pvt. Wilson
Sara
Funeral Services For Mr. Tommie Willis At Horeb Church
Mr. Tommie Willis age 63 died Sunday at the State Sanatorium Milledgeville after months of treatment. A Howard resident all his life and last surviving family member he was a Horeb Baptist church deacon. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 4 30 p.m. at Horeb Church with Rev W B Heats officiating. Interment followed in a nearby cemetery.
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Tommie Willis
Milledgeville
Willis
Howard
Horeb Baptist Church
Horeby Church
W. B. Heats
Columbus Baptist Association Holds Sunday School Convention
The Columbus Baptist Association will conduct a Sunday School Convention at Wynnton Baptist Church in Columbus on Sunday afternoon, June 18, at 3 o clock. All pastors and teachers from district churches are urged to attend, with a general mass meeting followed by departmental conferences. Rev. W B Heats expects strong local church representation.
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Columbus Baptist Association
Wynnton Baptist Church
Columbus
W. B. Heats
Tung Oil Becomes Million Dollar War Crop
Tung oil derived from the Chinawood tree has grown from 1,160 tons in 1939 to 9,300 tons in 1943 as wartime demand boosted prices from 15 cents to 39 cents per pound. Marshall Ballard Jr., secretary of the United Tung Growers Association, announced the production jump.
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Florida
Marshall Ballard Jr
United Tung Growers’ Association
Special Religious Program On Blue Network Weekdays
A religious program will be broadcast on the Blue Network from Monday to Friday between 12:00 and 12:15 p m Eastern War Time.
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Blue Network
EWT
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J.R. Lunsford
Emory U. Hospital
Hitler
Naples
State Revenue Department
REA
Dean T. E. Smith
Georgia Southwestern
State
James Wilson
Mrs
Wesley Community
Columbus Baptist Assn
S. S. Convention
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