Bankhead presses push to raise cotton prices parity
Senator Bankhead of Alabama campaigns to lift cotton prices to parity. He meets with shippers growers and textile representatives and urges quick action from the Office of Price Administration to raise textile ceilings while CCC holds cotton at above parity for sale.
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Ashington
Ator Bankhead
Ala
Alabama
South
Bankhead
Georgia Agriculture
Tom Linder
Office of Price Administration
Ttan
nkhead-Brown
Commodity Credit Corporation
Randolph Home Scene Of Dinner
Cpl. and Mrs. Paul Davis of Washington D C were honored at dinner Sunday at the home of his sister Mrs J A Randolph in Danville. The afternoon included photographs and a watermelon feast with many relatives and friends in attendance.
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Cpl
Paul Davis
Washington, D. C
J. A. Randolph
Danville
Luke Is
Jo Ann
Betty Louis
B. S. Davis
Floyd Miles
Norman
Albert Bradford
Jerry
Athens
W. E. Whitaker
Edna Davis
Lott Massey
Dona Jean
William Davis
Monroe Smith
Petersburg
Tennessee
L. O. Davis
Doris
Fort McClellan
John Hogan
Avelene
Corinth
A. H. McCord
Arthur Leigh
Roper
Phelton Looney
Birmingham
Revival to Begin at Lacey's Spring Church of God
The Church of God revival at Lacey's Spring starts September 3 with nightly services at eight o clock through September 8. Rev. N. L. Mason of West Huntsville brings inspiring messages and Pastor A. L. Stinson invites the public to attend all services. Tea spots should be sponged with lukewarm water before sudsing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of God
Lacey's
N. L. Mason
West Huntsville
A. L. Stinson
Local Servicemen Named in World War Update
CPL George M. Wells of Decatur serves with the Fire Fighting Division of the U S Army Air Forces in France. He is married to Katherine Wells and son of Mr and Mrs George S Wells. S 2c Walter Johnson, a Decatur native, serves in the U S Navy in the South Pacific. his wife Pauline Johnson and children reside in Birmingham.
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Cpl
George M
Red) Wells
France
U. S. Army Air Forces
George S. Wells
Katherine Wells
Decatur
Walter Johnson
U. S. Navy
South Pacific
Johnson
Pauline Austin
Birmingham
Winford Boutwell, JR
South Atlantic
W. E. Boutwell
War rabbit camaraderie and near misses on frontline patrols
War notebook reports pet rabbits Butch and Whiskers aiding front line morale. Butch, a patrol rabbit owned by Sgt. Lawrence Swain, treks German lines while Whiskers rides a grenade pack with Pfc. Leo Silkey and earns a Purple Heart nod. Also notes Pvt. Wilfred Roberts buried by a shell but unhurt.
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France
Butch
Lawrence Swain
Vernal
Utah
Swain
Leo Silkey
Marshfield
Silkey
Road to Berlin Front Distances Chart
The report lists Allied front line distances to Berlin from major theaters. Russian front spans 322 miles from Warsaw outskirts, Northern France 530 miles from the Seine bridgehead near Paris, Italian front 603 miles from Florence, and Southern France 670 miles from Castellane.
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Associated Press
Warsaw
France
Seine
Paris
Florence
Castellane
U S Air Unit Under Fire Over War Correspondents
Three American war correspondents and one artist assigned to the ninth air force in France are ordered out of the theater, allegedly for not meeting publicity expectations. The action, signed by Cmdr. Robert Parham, follows threats from air force public relations officers who wanted reports to emphasize unit news over broader war coverage.
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New York
Ninth Air Force
France
New York Herald Tribune
Stanley Frank
New York Post
Gordon Gammack
Des Moines Register
Lee McCardell
Baltimore Sun
John Groth
Air Force
Herald Tribune
Jack Tait
Cdr
Robert Parham
Tait
United States
Reporter killed covering U S Army advance in France
William Stringer a 27 year old Reuters war correspondent born in Teague Texas and a University of Texas alumnus was killed while covering the U S first army advance in Normandy after landing on D Day. He was the first reporter inside Cherbourg amid the Cherbourg peninsula drive.
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London
William Stringer
Reuters
U. S. First Army
France
Stringer
Teague
Tex
University of Texas
Britain
Normandy
First
Cherbourg
Willkie seeks GOP action on postwar security talks
Wendell L. Willkie urged John Foster Dulles to rally Republican support for the Washington postwar security conference. Dulles plans talks with Senators Vandenberg and Austin in Washington before presenting Dewey’s views to Secretary Hull. Dewey opposes a permanent four power world order and supports small nations’ input at Dumbarton Oaks.
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Jack Bell
Albany
N. Y
Wendell L. Willkie
John Foster Dulles
Thomas E. Dewey
Washington
Dulles
Willkie
New York
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Warren R. Austin
Vermont
Dewey
Hull
International Security Organization
United States
Great Britain
Russia
China
Dumbarton Oaks
Cardinal Maglione Claimed by Death
Luigi Cardinal Maglione papal Secretary of State died last night at Casoria near Naples after a weeks long illness. He was 67 and had served as Cardinal since 1935 and as Secretary of State since 1939 after earlier roles as papal nuncio in Paris and Switzerland.
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Rome
Luigi Cardinal Maglione
Casoria
Naples
Vatican
Vaticans
Paris
Switzerland
Danville F F A Boys Camp At Brush Creek Lake
A group of Danville F F A members led by T. E. Martin and Tobe Sims enjoyed an all night camping trip to Brush Creek Lake from Thursday to Friday. They boat rode and swam, ate supper, and elected officers for the coming year. Some plan to buy calves for a Birmingham cattle sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Veterans employment plan shapes up for returning soldiers
Washington report outlines the reorganization of veteran job programs under Gen. Frank Hines with the G I Bill of Rights. It explains the joint role of the Selective Service, USES, and Veterans Administration in placing veterans in work and training as Germany collapses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Hall
Washington
Germany
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Col
Paul Griffith
U. S. Employment Service
Congress
Paul V. McNutt
Veterans’ Employment Service
USES
Civil Service Commission
Roosevelt
Frank T. Hines
Gen.Hines
Veterans Field
Veterans Administration
G. I
Hines
Veterans Administrator
McNutt and
Hershey
Judith and Irene's Quiet Palm Beach Plan
Judith schemes a Palm Beach escape to avoid a married man's advances while Irene and Mary reflect on love, age, and sacrifice. Matthew's life remains stable as Irene contemplates Judith's vitality and Mary's quiet contentment grows with Irene's return and Lynn Mortimer's renewed interest.
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Irene
Judith
Matthew’s
Jimmy
Palm Beach
Ella
Rose
Mary
Matthew
Kate
Hawaiians Establish Republic Then Annexation as Territory
After forming a republic, Hawaiians voluntarily annexed the islands to the United States as a territory in 1898.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Farm Service Department Announced for Decatur Area
Roy B. Odom of Alabama Oil Company announced a Farm Service Department to serve the Decatur area and 12 state Arkans as Fuel Oil territory. Cecil D. Brown named manager. The unit will provide specialized service and engineering assistance to farm accounts and a long-range farm assistance program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Roy B. Odom
Alabama Oil Company
Arkansas Fuel Oil Company
Cecil D. Brown
Farm Service Department
Farm Service
Odom
Rains Seeks Fifth District Seat Criticizes Pressure Groups
Albert Rains of Gadsden, nominated in the Democratic primary for U S representative from Alabama fifth district, told Auburn Kiwanis members that pressure groups push legislation aiding special interests at the expense of others. He urged incentives for small industries and favorable state and county control of school and highway aid.
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Rains
Auburn
Ala
Albert Rains
Gadsden
U. S
Fifth
Auburn Kiwanis Club
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First Ave
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Fort Knox
Mrs. Rodenhauser
East Gordon Drive
Hal Boyle
Wilfred G. Roberts
West 8Th St
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Texas
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St. John 1
Jensen
Arco
Ida
OWL Drug CO
Decatur, Ala
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Mr. Ross
Decatur Realty CO
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Cardinal Maglione
Gene Akern
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George Zielke
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Lynn Mortimer
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