Decatur Boy Nips The Nip Jap On Guam
Two Marines Corporals Clifford P. Ledbetter and John O. Roberts repelled three Japanese soldiers who attacked at dawn on Guam. Ledbetter and Roberts fired as the intruders charged. two were killed and the third wounded and captured. One attacker carried only a small stick with a fish gig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
Clifford P. Ledbetter
8Th Avenue
Decatur
John O. Roberts
Mankato
Minn
Francis H. Barr
Marine Co
Third Marine Division
Ledbetter
Roberts
Alabama
Germans claim advances and setbacks near Paris front
Allied forces pressed along the Seine and near Fontainebleau as German communiques reported American reverses but Allied HQ said a 15 mile push extended from Sens toward Montargis. The front widened south of Paris toward Nancy and Strasbourg as a Swiss frontier reach suggested linkage with Patton's army.
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Supreme Headquarters
Sens
Montargris
Loing
Paris
Nancy
Strasbourg
Belfort
Rhine
Grenoble
Patton
West Wall
Main Battle For France Now Over From U S Troops Southeast of Paris
HAL BOYLE reports U S infantry and armor have broken through light resistance, pushing beyond Sens to about 150 miles from the German frontier. German officers flee, prisoners flood back, and French citizens cheer as Americans seize supplies and disrupt German operations around Sens and the Yonne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Hal Boyle
U. S
Paris
Berlin
U.S
Sens
Massive Allied Air Assault Strikes German Targets
A 2300 plane Allied raid hit Germany and the Czech border including synthetic oil plants at Merseberg Misburg and Ruhland and an oil refinery at Freital near Dresden. Fighters and bombers attacked additional sites including plant stations air force facilities and a radio factory as RAF also hit Le Havre from the Seine estuary.
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London
Germany
Czech
RAF
le Havre
Seine
United States
Merseberg
Misburg
Ruhland
Brux
Freital
Dreson
Kolleda
Merse
Langenhagen
Over
Miemar
Kiel
Thunderbolt pilots foil German raids with anti aircraft fire
The article describes Thunderbolt fighters shooting down several Nazi planes during daylight raids. Despite German units appearing disorganized from a communications breakdown, crews faced showers of apples pears bright flowers and wine as they advanced. Lt William Corbett Pvt De Waine Fields and others engage the enemy and claim a kill.
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Thunderbolt
William Corbett
Richmond Hills
Sone Mead
Dewaine Fields
Portland
Ore
Markets Slip Amid Anti-Trust Nervousness And Grain Notes
New York stocks edged lower with rail shares led by anti trust suit jitters against 47 railroads. Steel and motor stocks fell fractionally while some late trading steadied. Nashville market reports show cattle and hogs steady to higher in light volume amid mixed demand. Cotton futures rebounded after gains tied to Bankhead bill action lifting loan parity to 95 percent, with late quotes around Oct 21.43, Dec 21.19, Mar 20.94.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Butter firm receipts and egg markets steady
Chicago August 24 butter firm receipts 324,929 with market unchanged. Egg receipts 11,631 and prices also unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Segregation at Maxwell Field Post Exchange Ends
The Montgomery Advertiser reports segregation of races at Maxwell Field post exchange was terminated on War Department instructions. A restricted directive reached all military posts in the continental US, directing removal of segregation devices for military personnel. Maxwell Field near Montgomery houses Eastern Flying Training Command headquarters and a four engined school. Civilian employees have limited access to post exchange facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery Advertiser
Maxwell Field Post Exchange
War Department
Post Today
Maxwell Field
Continental
United States
Army Air Forces
Eastern Flying Training Command
Cullman Kiwanis Visit to Decatur Shipyards
Cullman Kiwanis Club visited the Decatur Kiwanis at Hotel Lyons today and toured the shipyards of Decatur Iron and Steel Co. and Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. Captain Ewart Wyle spoke on Pacific region customs and food habits, noting American service members worldwide foster better understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman Kiwanis Club
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Hotel Lyons
Decatur Iron & Steel Co
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp
Dwight Mixson
Lloyd Lively
B. T. Gardner
Horace Dryden
Dick Still
Mr. Gardner
Ewart Wyle
Army
Captain Wyle
Pacific
Romania's Axis Ties Rise With Puppet Government
The piece notes Julius Maniu guiding Romania in a wartime cabinet under fascist influence. It recalls a strong Iron Guard current, Ion Antonescu as head of a Hitler-aligned regime, and Germany's economic grip post Munich. It argues Romanian allegiance to the Axis followed economic coercion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juliu Maniu
Romania
Italy
Germany
The
Iron Guard
Ion Antonescu
Hitler
Bucharest
Munich
Hungary
Ntonescu
Surviving Flyer Describes Plane Crash Ordeal
In a single seat plane wreck, Pyle recounts eight days without food or water. He details his intact mental state, the dirty but clean skin, a gangrenous left leg, and a pilot smoking as they discussed fires and the mistaken glow of La Detinais.
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la Detinais
Lantern Strap Freed Hands for 1860s Trainmen
A trainman’s lantern from the 1860s featured a chest strap that held the light in place. This design left the conductor’s hands free to inspect tickets or signal the engineer.
Kiwanis Club Tour Links Decatur Cullman Shipyards
After a Kiwanis club meeting, Decatur members joined Cullman Kiwanians for a tour of two local shipyards as part of efforts toward broader international understanding and lasting peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Kiwanis
Cullman Kiwanians
Western Union Receives Army Signal Corps Honor
The United States Army signal corps awards Western Union Telegraph Company a Certificate of Appreciation for patriotic service in the world war. Major General Harry C. Ingles presents the certificate, praising Western Union for speed in providing telegraph equipment training personnel and supporting Army communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Army Signal Corps
Western Union Telegraph Company
Joe B. Couch
Telegraph Company
Harry C. Ingles
Ingles
Western Union
Washington
Washington-London
Signal Corps
United States Army
Romania's Regime Shift Deepens Balkan Turmoil
Romania announces a new government headed by Konstantin Sanatescu amid German retreat and a curfew as Bucharest radio reports officials must report for duty. Berlin calls the move treasonous while Stalin and London signal cautious optimism about Balkan collapse shortening the war.
Hostilities Spread On Romanian Front
The Associated Press reports German Romanian fighting intensifying as Red Army drives near Tarnow Krakow and Silesia. Soviet offensives push toward Bucharest Ploesti and Danube basin with 400 towns fallen along the Eastern front. Romania's capitulation to the Allies is suggested as likely in Moscow broadcasts.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Germany
Romania
Poland
Debica
Red Star
Lwow-Krakow
Tarnow
Krakow
Silesia
Warsaw
Red Army
Lomza
Reich
Danube Basin
Galati Gap
Bucharest
Ploesti
Danube
Hitler
Tighina
Cetatea-Alba
Vaslui
Bessarabia
Bessarabian
Dnestr
Moldavia
Casualties Rise in D-Day to Southern France Invasion
Secretary of War Stimson announced that five days of the Southern France invasion cost 2,975 Army casualties with 1,221 killed or missing and 1,? hospitalized. Total armed services casualties reached 317,846 with Navy contributing 56,257. Mediterranean theater losses through August 7 show 17,035 killed, 54,377 wounded, 20,411 missing.
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Washington
Stimson
France
Armed Services
E Navy
Mediterranean
Navy
Germans Renege On Paris Battle As Paris Is Claimed
French forces announced the capture of over 1,000 Germans on the first day of the Paris battle as Allied troops reportedly entered the city. Nazi losses were heavy in street fighting, with many tanks knocked out and civilians killed. Lt. Gen. Koenig said the German commander asked for an armistice to allow retreat commerce, but Paris authorities refused and continued fighting. The total German captures remained unconfirmed, but likely high.
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Balkan
Bulgaria
Orlin
Non Mihai
Bucharest
Bucharest Radio
Galati
Ploesti
Romania
London
Greece
Europe
Hitler
Hungary
Iasi
Vienna
Mihai
Transylvania
Ntonescu
Germany
Konstantin Sanatescu
Iuliu Manin
Mihail
Yugoslavia
Franz Basch
Balkans
Salonika
Western
Wilson
Ludendorff
Moscow
Bessarabia
Translyvania
Omania
Konstantin Samatescue
Berlin
Ion Antonescu
Ploestine
Slovakia
Soviet Union
Great Britain
United States
Churchill
House of Commons
Vyacheslav Molotov
Bucovina
Russia
Paris
Joseph Pierre Koenig
Koenig
Roy S Robertson obituary announces death at home
Roy S Robertson, 63, died at 11 15 p m August 23 at his home in Anderson. Survived by wife Casey and many children and grandchildren, with services at Sandlin church at 4 p m Thursday and burial in the church cemetery. Mutual Service directing. Pallbearers listed.
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Roy S. Robertson
Anderson 1
Casey Robertson
Roy Lee Robertson
Covington
Fred
Ramond Robertson
Anderson
Luther E
Marvin Anderson
United States Navy
Lillian Richards
Kansas City
Herbert Harbin
Nashville
Tenn
Vona Mae Collier
Montgomery
Mable Galtin
Somerville
Annie Pearl Ridgeway
Athens
Leona Chapman
Sandlin Church
W. H.ley
Buel Owens
Aubrey Todd
John Coffman
Grover Vincent
Russians Advance Near Lomza In East Prussia
Northeast of Warsaw the Russians progressed toward East Prussia and cashed in a field bulletin reporting they reached within eight miles of Lomza, twenty miles below the Prussian border, while liberating eighty towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
East Prussia
Lomza
North Alabama dairy relief sought as drought bites farms
Decatur area farm leaders report drought reducing pasture and feed, threatening milk production. Tennessee Valley Authority officials and Alabama Dairy Products plea for inclusion in federal supplemental dairy payments to offset higher costs, potentially adding about 5000 monthly in North Alabama.
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E. W. McLeod
Decatur
Ala
Wheeler Lake
Tennessee Valley Authority
Morgan
Marshall
North Alabama
Cadets Return From Maxwell Field Training Friday
Civil Air Patrol cadets who trained at Maxwell Field under Army Air Forces supervision will reach Decatur Friday after a ten day program. Returning are Robert Allen Prince Jones Jr James Bobo Charles Thomas Richard Hagood and Ray Spencer. Funding for travel meals and incidentals was provided by Frank Hulse of Southern Airways and Henry R. Davis of Decatur Iron and Steel Co. Nine thousand youths aged 15 to 17 were guests at various U S installations as part of a broad joint CAP AAF training encampment with over 50 000 cadets nationwide.
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Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Field
Army Air Forces
Decatur
Robert Allen
Prince Jones, Jr
James Bobo
Charles Thomas
Richard Hagood
Ray Spencer
Frank Hulse
Southern Airways
Henry R. Davis
Decatur Iron & Steel Co
United States
AAF
Judgment Awarded in Damage Suit Against Sinclair Refining
Circuit Judge Julian Harris rendered a $2,000 settlement in a case brought by E S Terry and Nona Terry on behalf of Grace Terry a minor. The suit filed May 6 1944 claimed an oil company truck struck Grace as she walked along the highway near an oil facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Harris
Sinclair Refining Company
E. Sykes Terry
Nona Terry
Grace Terry
Oil Company
Jack Wilhite Dies at Decatur General Hospital
Jack Wilhite, 82, died Wednesday at Decatur General hospital. Funeral services are at 3 p.m. at Andrews' Chapel conducted by Rev. Truftt Jar ett. He is survived by his wife and a half brother Rev. Dan Dutton of Danville. Nephews will serve as pallbearers and nieces will tend the flowers.
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Jack Wilhite
Decatur General Hospital
Andrews’ Chapel
Truftt Jarett
Dan Dutton
Danville
Nerces
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Maj. A. W. Frank
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