Good Ginning Saves Money for Alabama Cotton Denting
Alabama farmers can save five to twenty dollars per bale by careful harvesting and proper ginning. Extension cotton specialist Massee Belue notes damp or green cotton yields poor ginning, advising picking clean and dry fiber and spreading damp cotton to dry before hauling. Buyers urged to price bales by grade, staple, and preparation to promote better practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ala
Alabama
Mr. Belue
Fleeing Germans Face Allied Pursuit From Paris to Seine
Allied forces press the Seine breakthrough with Paris broadcasting silence as German retreat accelerates. British, American, and Canadian tanks attack rear guards while German columns abandon vehicles and flee toward Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisieux
Rouen
Trun
Seine
Dwight D. Fisenhower
Paris
France
Germany
Chapmans to Leave Cananda for Decatur Appointment
Rev. and Mrs. Eugene Chapman with three children plan to depart Cananda, New York, on Tuesday for Decatur where Rev Chapman will become rector of St. Me Episcopal Church. He will occupy the post at St Jonas on the first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Chapman
Cananda
New York
Afur
Rev. Chapman
St. ™Eepiscopal Church
St Jonas
Veterans Return to Georgia Homes After War
About 36,000 Georgia veterans have returned home and most do not plan to rejoin their former civilian jobs. Director Pat Kelly of the veterans employment service notes that only about one in four wishes to return to prior occupations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Pat Kelly
Veterans Employment Service
Hets
Leonard Harp
W. W. Aldridge, Jr
Harold and
Hilda Aldridge
M. I. Hosmer
Birmingham
Strategy Of Allies In France Studied By Don White
The dispatch from U S Army Headquarters in France reports that on the 75th day of invasion Germany is defeated in France. Bradley directs allied armor toward Paris as troops press inland with lighter German opposition and aim to seal the trap on Von Kluge's Seventh Army. Paris will pose civilian challenges, with plans to deliver 3,000 tons of food daily and police by American forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Whitehe
France
Germany
Paris
Omar N. Bradley
Normandy
Bradley
St. Lo
George Patton
Argentan-Falaise-Vire-Mortain
Guenther von Kluge
Therese
Ssee
von Kluge
Seine
Montgomery
Pas de Calais
Hitler
England
Wall Street Holds Gains as Pivotals Rise in Week
The stock market recovered in the week, pivotals led gains while some profit taking occurred Friday due to holidays. The Associated Press average climbed 0.8 to 55.7, near mid July peak, bonds stayed steady, and wheat and cotton futures moved lower on the holiday-shortened week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Victor
New York
Pivotals
Associated Press
Cotton futures fall as liquidation grips market
New York Aug 19 futures slide 70 to 90 cents a bale amid war news and Bankhead price lift confusion. Mill buying wanes after early-week strength as traders await textile price action and contract notes show lower closes across Oct through July deliveries.
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Chicago
New York
N. Y
Arisin
Marriages Listed Across Hartselle Decatur and Beyond
A list of marriage records shows couples from Hartselle Decatur and surrounding towns. Names include Orr Roebuck Chenault Williams Knight Lambert Taylor Champion Ryan Hampton Holmes Stinson Branch Bailey French McDowra McDowell Brindley Brock Range George Britt Hughes Jennings Laker Patterson Raven Edwards Wallace Tapscott Houser Wasson Crow Dunlap McCoy Ryan McCoy Turner Sanders Helton Smith and others with varied consideration amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Orr
Hartselle
Anna Roebuck
James Billie Chenault
Eunice Elma Williams
Neil Houston
Tanner
Connie Maxine Wilkes
Decatur
Alvin Russell Knight
Dora Annie Barnes
Richard Clinton Lambert
Dallas
Texas
Mary Sue Taylor
Columbia
Edward Fred Griffith
Pearl Elizabeth Champion
Harris Tate Ryan
Joppa
Wilma Irene Hampton
Danville
Noel Wilf Holmes
Eva
Dorthey Marie Stinson
James Junior Branch
Lynnville
Tenn
Solonia Mae Bailey
Pulaski
John B. French
Louisville
Maxie Cosby
Howard Louis Zepp, Jr
Bristol
Dorothy Jewell McDowra Short
Elsie Burt
J. C. Justice
Tinea & Childer
Walter Bethany
Kittie Prewitt
A. L
Maud’ W Winton
Robert M. Winton
Karmon Brindley
L. D. Briscoe
D. Brock
J. S. Reed
Gg Denbo
John S. ‘A
Nelle D. Edwards
Wee . Walters
Madge L. Addie L. Holland
Julia’ EF. Wallace
H. F. Tapscott
Woodrow Houser
Madge L. Wasson
Hoyt’ L. Groover
W. Mr. Whitten
Otis C. Crow
Binford A. Os
Nona R. Aldrich
W. T. Runge
Margaret Dunlap
Daniel B. McCoy
J. M. Ryan
Beenie M. McCoy
A. H. Turner
Parver
Lawrence County Marriage Licenses And Deeds Record
Marriage licenses listed for Everett Mullican Anna Dyar James Roberts Christine Posey Marjorie Hames Hobson Sherrill Mildred Long Eva England Edward McKelvey Nina Terry etc. Numerous property deeds show transfers including $5400 and $408.24 among G. E. Hallmark W. T. Freeman J. M. Hallmark Kathleen Mallory and others with varied sums and recipients.
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Lawrence County
Everett Irwin Mullican
Moulton
Ala
Anna Joe Dyar
Courtland
James Albert Roberts
Hillsboro
Christine Posey
Leighton
Benjamin F. Lovett
Marjorie Sue Hames
Hobson Rufus Sherrill
Town Creek
Mildred E. Long
Columbus
Coy Edward Smith
Grayson
Eva England
Edward B. McKelvey
Nina Mae Terry
A. Lelton
Julian Strickland
Flannie Hood
Jimmie W. Johnson
Ruby Louallen
Jessie Lyndon Givens
Ruby Mae Brown
Percy A. Cagle
W. T. Freeman
R. P. Nelson
G. E
S. E. Hallmark
T. P. Pickens
J. M. Hallmark
George E. Hallmark
R. G. Dutton
James Carl Little
Kathleen M. Mallory
John T. Lively
Myrtle Holliday
Myrtle
S. Holliday
John T. Lovely
W. R
Zel Green
John
Lula Madden
Two American Paratroopers Capture 300 Germans in France
Pvt. Doyle Gray of Taft California and Frank James of Sumter South Carolina led a unit that trapped 300 German prisoners in Southern France. After guiding locals to safety, they rode to another village, were ambushed, and captured by first line Prussian troops. The Germans surrendered after the French shelling pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
France
Doyle Gray
Taft
Calif
Frank James
Sumter
S. C
NBC
Chester Morrison
Lorgues
James
Gray
Frontline Soldier Clayton Faces Return After War Service
The interview profiles Clayton a 37 year old frontline infantryman who volunteered to return to the line after rest camp. He recalls his past work at Chrysler Evansville as a gauge-honer and his postwar plan to open a small Evansville restaurant with backing from his brother in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
Army
Chrysler Ordnance
Evansville
Tommy
America
Buffalo Bill
England
Senators Break Four-Game Slide With 3-2 Win
The Washington Senators defeated the Chicago White Sox 3-2 to end a four-game skid before about 3,500 fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senators
Washington
Washington Senators
Chicago White Sox
Democratic Party Chief Hannegan Talks Fourth Term Plans
Robert B. Annegan of the Democratic National Committee spoke with President Roosevelt at the White House about fourth term plans and campaign organization. He said November prospects looked favorable but urged vigilance against overconfidence and emphasized re registering voters who moved for war work. He noted committees on finance labor veterans and women and said no major decisions were reached. He expected further discussions with James Farley and Vice President Wallace and would not comment on public campaign speeches.
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Washington
Robert B.annegan
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
White Sealate
Annegan
White House
Chicago
Hannegan
Wallace
James E. Farley
Farley
Dulles proposes split of policing and peace creation
John Foster Dulles in Albany urged separating policing Axis defeated nations from long term peace work. He said form of international security should not be tied to immediate disarmament of Germany and Japan. Dewey supported delimiting military controls and suggested US Britain and Russia with help from liberated nations police Germany and restrain aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Albany
N. Y
John Foster Dulles
Thomas E. Dewey
Hull
Dulles
Germany
Japan
New York
Dewey
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Decatur and military news brief highlights
A wide array of local service members are noted including John Swift Lyle assigned to San Diego for indoctrination and Sgt William Reed completing NCO training at Camp McCoy facilitated by Major Amos Churchill. Also mentioned are Pvt Millard C Kennedy earning paratrooper wings, Pvt Owen T Daniel in France, and Thomas Reynolds wounded in action hospitalized aboard a naval hospital. Local residents travel and community notices wrap with church, Rotary, court, and jail bond updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Swift Lyle
Naval
San Diego
Calif
William Reed
East Moulton Street
76Th Infan
Camp McCoy
Wis
Reed
Amos B. Churchill
Pfc
Thomas Reynolds
Naval Hospital
W. W. Reynolds
Jackson Street
Decatur
Reynolds
Marine C
Body of German soldier found in Sandomierz church
Field dispatches report Germans overran the Sandomierz area and a dead German machine gunner was found in a church belfry inside the town. A Red arrow poster on a wall near church bells urged German soldiers to protect the heart of Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandomierz
Germany
Animals in French Army Life Aboard War Front Pets
A war correspondent notes scarce cats among American troops in Brittany while dogs and rabbits entertain soldiers. A corps of military police, led by Lt. Col. Mack H. Hornbeak, home in Baton Rouge, uses Major the dog and Bugs the rabbit as nightly entertainers, drawing laughter from high-ranking officers and troops alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brittany
Howell Dodd
France
Howell
Mack. H. Hornbeak
Baton Rouge
Major
John Hall
London Daily Mail
Long
Winnfield
Serious Feed Shortage Prompts Winter Grain Plan in Alabama
Alabama farmers face a severe feed shortage as corn output drops to an estimated 38 million bushels from last year's 48.5 million. Drought and dry weather cut yields, while legume and small grain planting this fall could provide grazing and feed and qualify for AAA conservation payments up to 4.00 per acre. Boll weevil infestations rise across regions, prompting entomologist advice to crop fields and early control measures.
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L. C. Brackeen
Auburn
Ala
Alabama
AAA
Tennessee
Kentucky
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
West Virginia
W. A. Ruffin
Farmers Pay Off On Debt In 1944 Across Alabama
A Farm Credit Administration report shows Alabama farmers reduced or prepaid farm mortgage debt in early 1944 despite uneven rains. In six months, 3774 Land Bank loans and related mortgages were prepaid, with new loans rising from the prior year. Farm income and nonfarm earnings fueled repayments, while timber and mineral sales contributed a share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Twomben
Federate Lard Bank of
New Orleans
Farm Credit Administration
Wuman
Federal Land Bank and
Land Bank Commissioner
Farm Credit District
Thompson
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Japanese Hold Faltering Line Near Ichang
In Fu Peh province Japanese forces near Kingmen faced Chinese offensives while 55 miles northeast of Ichang Nippon positions remained pressured. In Burma Ren Joseph Stilwell said Allied troops pressed a one mile daily advance despite heat and monsoon, driving the Japanese southwest from Mogaung toward Mandalay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hankow
Kingmen
Nippon
Ichang
Fupeh
Burma
Ren
Joseph Stilwell
Mogaung
Mandalay
Bombers Soar Out From England
RAF bombers were heard over the channel last night heading toward the French coast. The German radio was silent on air activity and the Paris broadcaster remained in blackout with no early indication of new blows being struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
Continent
Crossett Declares Nation’s First T Town Honor
Crossett Arkansas was named the nation’s first T Town as the Treasury flag was raised in a ceremony honoring local workers. The town leads the nation in payroll deduction war bond participation at 97.7 percent with average 11.3 percent of monthly pay going to war bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crossett
Ark
U. S. Treasury
Arkansas
Iica
Revival preacher to baptize 12 converts at Valdermosa Springs
Rev Bill Piper conducts revival at Valdermosa Springs with a Sunday 3 PM baptism for 12 converts. Mrs Clifford Coggin travels to California to join husband Petty Officer Clifford Coggin of the naval air corps and visits brother Tech Sgt George Ashworth of the 1st motion picture unit in Culver City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valdermosa Springs
Bill Piper
Clifford Coggin
Doris Ashworth
California
Naval Air Corps
Tech
Sgt
George Ashworth
1St Motion Picture Unit
Culver City
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le Havre
Houlgate
Dives
Dozule
Vie River
Notre Dame-D’estrees
St. Pulien-Le Faucon
Supreme
Chapmans
Morgan County
M.r.rankin
Pyle
FDR
Gop
Aan Herode
Sally Ann Palmerlee
Huntsville
Miss Sally Hunts
Pvt
Millard C. Kennedy
C. M. Kennedy
Third Avenue West
Fort Benning
Owen T. Daniel
Bessie K. Daniel
John M. Nelson
Horn Springs
Lebanon
Mr. Nelson
The
Chamber of Commerce
Burch Aldridge
la Garde
Hosital
Theate M. I. Hosmer
A. FE. Hannah
Decatur General Hospital
Second Avenue
B. T. Howell
Roy Howell
Roy, Jr
Deanna
Greenville
F. E. Napps, Jr
Camp Mackall
N. C
Florida Air Base
John A. Caddell
Nashville, Tenn
Washington, D. C
Guntersville
Delano Park
A. H. Hoff
St. John's Episcopal Church
Tom Moebes
Decatur 2
Mary L. Ridgeway
Roy W. Ridgeway
T. A. Culver
Hot Springs
Horace C. Narmore
Cleave Narmore
Seaman Narmore
Ingalls Shipyards
Decatur Rotary Lster
Ainslie Wyle
Cornelian Court Hotel
Sam C. Alexander
Decatur Rotary Club
Decatur Club
Sheriff's Office
Mary Thomas
Alma Whitfield
Morgan County Court
James H. Crow Jr
Highway Patrol
J. R. Havener
Hal Boyle
Bugs
Senet
Fuanna
Ando
Ipl
Ahan
Thomas Furniture Co
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