Feed crops trend brighter as hog output may rise
Washington reports favorable feed prospects easing government brakes on hog production. Hog output is about one percent below last year, with pork supplies expected to tighten for six to eight months. The corn crop could reach 2.93 billion bushels, 145 million below last year but above the ten year average, aided by a record wheat harvest and large sorghum, oats, and barley crops.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Farm Department
Allied push into Brittany amid heavy German resistance
Allied forces pressed from Le Mans toward Paris with gains around Le Mans and Falaise while Britons and Canadians drove across the Orne. German resistance stiffened near St Malo and Brest as air power targeted rail yards, oil depots, and submarine bases from Bordeaux to La Pallice.
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Hennebont
Lorient
Quiberon
Auray
St. Malo
von Auloch
Stalingrad
St. Nazaire
Brittany
Paris
Caen
le Mans
Orne River
Ming
Thury-Harcourt
First Army
Rommel
Falaise
Vimont
Troarn
Markets Turn To Rail Leaders As War Hopes Lift Stocks
Investors reprised pivotals amid renewed mill interest and stronger earnings. late day cotton futures rose with Oct 21.29, Dec 21.12, and March 20.88. Buying surged on expectations of textiles ceilings revised and drought impacts in the cotton belt.
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New York
CPA
Markets at a Glance Summary
New York stocks steady with leaders improving and a late rail rally in bonds. Cotton rises on mill and commission house buying. Chicago notes profit taking and broad selling with rye closing off amid weak demand. Hog prices steady early with top at 14.75 for under 240 pounds. Cattle demand scarce with only limited choice and top at 16.75.
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New York
Chicago
Eeanes
Cotton futures rally on mill and commission house activity
N Y August 11. Cotton futures rallied today amid aggressive mill and commission house buying activity.
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Cotton
New York
Nashville Livestock Market Report Summary
Nashville Tennessee August 11 cattle and calves show a light run with steady to lower prices. Cattle mostly lower grades, calves 13.00 to 14.50 for good to choice and 6.00 for culls. Hogs active and steady with prices 11.75 to 14.50 for various weights. Sheep fair, ewes and wethers 13.00 to 14.00, light culls under 7.00.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Market News Service
Heavy Bombers Support Allied Forces in France
American heavy bombers joined tactical units today to support Allied armies in France. They attacked fuel dumps and rail yards in Alsace Lor e, smashing oil supplies for submarines trains and other targets before dawn. Mosquitos disrupted Berlin with another two ton block raid.
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Paris
Berlin
Germany
Franconia
Bavaria
Bordeaux
la Pallice
Hitler
Bay of Biscay
Brest
Lorient
St. Nazaire
Gironde
RAF
Atlantic
France
Dijon
Mediterranean Air Force
Yugoslavia
Kraljevo
Belgium
Antwerp
Brussels
Metz
Strasbourg
Sedan
Seine
U.S. Eighth Army Air Force
Alsace
Local briefs note visitors and church revivals across area
Eugene Dugger spent Thursday in Memphis on business. Doris Fay McMasters returns from a visit with grandparents in Lawrenceburg. Albert Vinsant and O S Graham visited the courthouse. Rev A M Stansel conducts a revival at New Friendship Baptist Church near Brooksville with daily services. First Presbyterian moves Sunday worship to the Sunday school auditorium due to renovations. Rev W W Glass leaves for vacation and will preach in Virginia towns. Mrs Mildred Couch visits Decatur. Sgt Charles Sears in France on 15 day rest after D Day. Pvt Charles H Livingston to spend furlough in Decatur. Pvt Ingold Timberlake returns to Camp Robinson. Garden grape tomato freak noted. Probate Judge Almon denies selling his home amid rumors. City electric power shut 2:30 to 5:30 Sunday morning.
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W. W. Glass
First Presbyterian Church
Michelson story cleared by censor
The Daily clarifies that the article about First Lieutenant Michelson complied with the volunteer censorship code. The piece from a Southwest Pacific base public relations office was cleared by the censor for the area and forwarded to The Daily by Army authorities.
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Michelson
Southwest Pacific
Frontline Actions Hit Rail Links and Tanks Near Paris
Railroad cars carrying fuel and ammunition head toward the front as tactical units near Le Mans destroy 15 tanks. U S Ninth Army air force bombers and fighters target rail bridges and lines around Paris and to the west.
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le Mans
U. S. Ninth Army Air Force
Paris
Dunn Backed For Mayor In Montgomery Race
Political groups in Montgomery backed David E. Dunn former Alabama Alcohol Beverage Control Admin to succeed the late Mayor Cyrus B. Brown. Rumors said most city leaders supported him after last night's meetings though many potential candidates withdrew or denied plans to run.
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Montgomery
Ala
David E. Dunn
Alabama Alcohol Beverage Central
Dunn
Cyrus B. Brown
J. Haygood Paterson
Alabama Defense Council
J. Norman ‘Spann
OPA
J. M. Jenkins
County Board of Revenue
L. D. Rouse
Chamber of Commerce
Howard Pill
WSFA
Paterson
Spann
Jenkins
Rouse
Pill
SISTER TRIO HELD GUILTY IN TREASON CONSPIRACY
Three Japanese American sisters, Tsuruko Wallace Florence Otani and Billie Tanigoshi, were convicted by a U S district court jury of conspiracy to commit treason for helping two German prisoners escape from an internment camp. They were acquitted of treason charges. Judge Symes withheld sentence. max two years and a ten thousand dollar fine. Defense plans a possible appeal.
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Denver
U. S. District Court
J. Foster Symes
Kenneth W. Robinson
Tsuruko “Toots” Wallace
Florence “Flo” Shioze Otani
Billie Shitara Tanigoshi
Bombing missions report strong results over Nagasaki and China bases
Three bombing runs yielded good results with large fires and explosions at targets. Anti-aircraft opposition ranged from weak to moderate and visibility was poor. One enemy plane was destroyed, another made an emergency landing in China and was strafed. two enemy fighters were shot down in the engagement. Two U S aircraft were not far from the double mission, which covered targets 3 500 miles apart.
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China
Nagasaki
Kyushu
Red Army flanking moves threaten Hitler's Vistula line
Analysis notes a Russian push south of Warsaw and east Prussia aiming to trap German forces. The writer warns that a successful Red drive could collapse the Vistula frontier, jeopardizing Warsaw and eventually Paris, creating a decisive Allied opportunity.
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Tannenberg
East Prussia
Warsaw
Vistula
Hitler
Reich
Paris
der Fuehrer
Airplane production shifts target Japan cutting 120000 jobs
The government pivots aircraft output to Japan, releasing about 120000 workers by year end. 200000 more war job openings loom this fall as overall Army production rises. B-29 and B-32 programs expand while B-24 use declines. Higgins Aircraft halts a cargo plane contract.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Japan
Germany
War Department
Fortress
Europe
Luftwaffe
Higgins Aircraft, Inc
New Orleans
Office of War Information
San Diego
Arthur H. Bunker
WPB
Draft board resigns over deferment politics in Cherokee County
Col. James T. Johnson Jr. says Cherokee county draft board resigned at his request due to political activities linked to farming deferments. A replacement board was recommended but names not released pending national headquarters appointment. Johnson refused further details, noting such information should come from Washington.
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Montgomery
Ala
James T. Johnson Jr
State Selective Service
Cherokee County Draft Board
Johnson
National Selective Service
Georgia Republicans and independents file two presidential elector tickets
Georgia Secretary of State John B. Wilson certified two rival tickets for the November ballot, each slate comprising six Republicans and six Democrats. The move creates a split with the Roosevelt Truman ticket, while Republican leaders claim to form a new real Republican entity and promise substantial campaign spending.
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Atlanta
Georgia
John B. Wilson
Wilson Williams
Wilson
Clint Hager
R. G. Foster
Wadley
Williams
Hager
Roosevelt
Foster
Dewey
Bricker
National Committee
R. L. Anderson
Macon
Byrd
Pacific Campaign and Key Allied Leaders Meet in War Effort
The article recalls Adm. Richmond K. Turner establishing amphibious bases in the Marianas and praising the campaign as a great U S naval victory. It notes Guam Saipan and Tinian seizure, and the pivotal meeting at Pearl Harbor where Roosevelt Nimitz and MacArthur mapped strategy. It also mentions Chinese efforts to retake Hengyang and pressure on Burma road bases in Yunnan.
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Turner
Marianas
United States
Japan
Guam
Saipan
Tinian
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Roosevelt
Nimitz
MacArthur
Hengyang
Yunnan
Burma
Concrete at Grand Coulee Would Make 36-Pound Souvenirs
The Grand Coulee dam holds enough concrete to cast a 36 pound cement souvenir for every resident of the United States, illustrating the massive scale of the project.
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Grand Coulee Dam
United States
Third Party Meet Opens In Alabama Convention
Anti Roosevelt Democrats gather in Birmingham for a statewide Americocratics convention forming last month to name a slate of presidential electors and to nominate candidates opposing Senator Lister Hill and Luther Patrick in the Ninth district.
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Birmingham
Bama
Americocratics
Novesleage Tion
Fred Rucker
Lister Hill
Luther Patrick
Delano Park Daily Doings Highlights Park Activities
Local notes describe Delano park evenings with families visiting from Decatur and Amory Mississippi. A doll show is planned for August 17 with many youngsters assisting, plus picnics of 175 attendees and various park games.
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Janet Lou Ackman
Patsy Cox
Delano Park
Decatur
Smithsonian fossil jellyfish imprint hints at earliest life
A Smithsonian Institution fossil imprint of a jellyfish is presented as possibly the oldest evidence of life on Earth, highlighting the ancient origin of multicellular life and fossil preservation.
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Smithsonian Institution
Inventor of the first practical typewriter in 1867
The note recalls the invention of the first practical typewriter in 1867 in Milwaukee. It highlights the milestone in early typing technology and its impact on office work and communication.
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Milwauee
Retonga Heals Indigestion Sufferer Says Husband Eats Easily
Mrs J H Robertson of Route 3 Gadsden Alabama praises Retonga for relief from years of indigestion. She says her husband now eats nearly everything enjoys better sleep and increased energy after using Retonga. She notes rapid improvement in stomach gas and elimination.
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Retonga
J. H. Robertson
Gadsden
Ala
Obertson
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