Local notes highlight infirm links and military service
Several Decatur residents appear in local society items. Clyde and Knox McRae depart for Hot Springs for two weeks while the Thompson family from Oklahoma visits Edgar Thompson. Solon Hughes is aiding infantry training in the Pacific. Jack Tipton returns to Camp Parks after visiting Decatur and Anniston and serves in the war zone. Rev Joel Yates begins a revival near Hartselle, with public invitation. Pfc Marcus Carver is reported missing in action in Europe. George S. Lawrence announces a bid for mayor of Tusculum. Various absences, travels, births, and deaths noted, including measles illness for Jimmie Wardlow and the death of Pfc Jessie E. Prince in New Guinea.
Russians Storm Lower Danube Front In Balkan Breakthrough
Soviet forces reach the Danube waterway from the Prut to the Black Sea trapping enemy units in the Balkans. Ismail and Reni fall as Tolbukhin advances 60 miles along the Danube and within 100 miles of Bucharest amid captures of thousands of Axis soldiers and large war materiel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Hercher
London
Bessarabia
Danube
Prut River
Black Sea
Carpathian Mountains
Hungary
Moscow
Valcov
Ismail
Red Army
Galti
Focsani
Galeti
Bucharest
Ploesti
Balkans
Chisinau
Mihai
Reich
Carpathian
Romania
Transylvania
Galati Gap
German East Prussia
Geodor I. Tolbukhin
Third Ukraine
Prut
Kiliya
Odessa
Moreno Named Priorities Manager in Birmingham WPB
J. E. Moreno, previously with the War Production Board in Mobile, is appointed priorities manager in the Birmingham district office. He succeeds Martin J. Lide who resigned to return to private engineering work, according to Col. Barnes WPB district manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
J. E. Moreno
War Production Board
Mobile
Col. Barnes
WPB
Moreno
Martin J. Lide
North Alabama milk producers win drouth subsidy
Fifteen North Alabama counties receive a 10 cent per 100 pounds milk and 1 cent per pound butterfat drouth subsidy effective Sept 1. Decatur Chamber of Commerce and Washington contacts led by John A. Caddell, Senator Hill, and Senator Bankhead pushed the case with the AAA and state farm agencies. Lawrence County was initially excluded and a committee offer was made to add local data for possible inclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Alabama
Drouth
Farm Committee of
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
John A. Caddell
Washington
Caddell
Walter L. Scott
AAA
Morgan
Limestone
Colbert
Franklin
Marion
Lauderdale
Blount
St. Clair
Cherokee
DeKalb
Marshall
Calhoun
Etowah
Madison
Jackson
Mr. Caddell
Lister Hill
John H. Bankhead
Alabama
Alabama Farm Extension Service
Alabama Agricultural Adjustment Agency
Lawrence County
City Election Candidates Face August 29 Filing
With no official changes yet the candidacy date for the coming city election ends Tuesday August 29. The election is Monday September 18. Four mayoral hopefuls are named T R Harrison J D Cloud Butler P A Hine and Sidney Stewart. Alderman hopefuls Knox McRae and Russell Speake round five council seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. “Sandy
T. R. Harrison
J. D. Cloud
Butler P. A. Hine
Sidney Stewart
Knox McRae
Russell Speake
Brighter Prospects for Oil at J. P. Rowe Place Falkville
Brighter prospects for striking oil on the J. P. Rowe place in Falkville were reported Saturday. Drilling paused to await more casing and an expert whose services are needed. The well, drilled by Burch & Co of St. Worth Texas, is below a certain depth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Rowe
Falkville
Burch & Co Y
St. Worth
Texas
Bagwell Receives Presidential Citation for Guadalcanal Gallantry
1st Lt. Benjamin J. C. Bagwell of Joppa Alabama accepts a Presidential citation for gallantry against the Japanese while attached to the American division and first Marine division on Guadalcanal. He earned the award during forced landing assaults and near Savo island action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Bliss
Texas
Benjamin J. C. Bagwell
Joppa
Ala
Guadalcanal
Joseph E. Harriman
Thetiaircraft Replacement Training Center
Ft.Bliss
Bagwell
101St Quartermaster Division
Sea
Savo Island
101St
Paris Celebrates Liberation with Joy and Quiet Pride
Paris marks its liberation with wild celebrations and a rare calm. Fireworks and brass bands fill the streets while gunfire echoes from lingering pockets of German resistance. Landmarks show damage limited to Luxembourg garden and government buildings, as Parisians dismantle barricades and honor fallen heroes.
Handkerchief Wound Keeps Pilot Alive On Front
Pyle recounts a British pilot found after eight days trapped in a wrecked plane. A bullet tore his right hand, the wounded fingers bled, and a cream colored handkerchief kept pressure as it stayed bound to his hand. He was pulled from the plane with the handkerchief still clutched through a hole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie Pyle
Western Front
Ed Sasson
Ernie Tells How Pilot Was Found After Plane Crash
Ernie recounts discovering a wounded British pilot in a wrecked aircraft. Ser Milton Van Sickel and Corp. William Schninke aided the rescue, lifting the pilot onto a stretcher and exposing a healing calf wound. The narrative notes the surprising recovery and the scarred calm of the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie
Ser Milton van Sickel
Brain Minn
Corp
William Schninke
Gresham, Neb
Balkan Front Caving In As Bulgaria Quits War
Bulgarian radio said German troops in Bulgaria were disarmed and Bulgaria sought withdrawal terms from the war while Romanians Controlled Carpathian passes and fought escapees. Soviet and London reports noted Bucharest held and Romanian troops guarded mountain passes as songs of Red Army advance continued. Allied air forces bombed Otopeni and Beneasa near Bucharest with trains ferries and barracks targeted. Germans face stiffening resistance in Transylvania as Hungary’s role remains uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade Werner
London
Balkan
Bulgaria
Carpathian
U. S
Federal Communications Commission
United States
Britain
Moscow
Romania
Bucharest
Rts
Balkans
Ion Antonescu
Mihai
Italy
Otopeni
Beneasa
Giurgiu
Danube
Transylvania
Hungary
Farm leader to speak at Decatur Rotary on Valley agriculture
Luther Fuller farm products agent for Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Co. will address the Decatur Rotary Monday on changes in agriculture in the Tennessee Valley of Alabama. He will be joined by State Senator Bruce Henderson of Millers Ferry Wilcox County, president of the Alabama Cattlemen's Association, and the program will be at Cornelian Court hotel hosted by Rotary's farm committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Fuller
Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co
Decatur Rotary Club
Tennessee Valley of Alabama
Fuller
Decatur
Bruce Henderson
Millers Ferry
Wilcox County
Henderson
Alabama Cattlemen’s Association
Cornelian Court
Rotary
R. W. Orr
Tennessee Valley Livestock & Seed Show
Frank Martin
Danville
Casto Jarvis
Sam Lile
Trinity
Joeler Robinson
Minor R
Chamber of Commerce Farm Committee
John Penkell
Surplus Goods Bill Attacked By Alabamian
The Senate bill on surplus property disposal faces House opposition as members rail against an eight man board and 50 percent discounts for public institutions. House Chairman Manasco of Alabama and Will L. Clayton warn they will oppose Senate changes and lead the conference delegation expected Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Manasco
Ala
House Expenditures Committee
L. Clayton
Bombers Hit Jap Islands in Pacific Raids
American air forces struck Palau’s Koror and Iwo Jima in daylight raids, hitting Truk in the Carolines and pushing closer to Tokyo. Liberators faced heavy enemy interception, while Japanese garrisons dwindle and troops turn to improvised farming to stave off starvation. Continued raids were reported as U S bombers move westward across the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Milliman
Associated Press
Liper
Philippines
Peete Contmmages
Tokyo Radio
Truk
mid-Pacific
Southwest Pacific
Koror
Palau Islands
Palau
Tokyo
Iwo Sland
Rabaul
Jalgit
Wotje
Marshalls
U. S
Caro
Nazis Flee to Gothic Line in Italy Front
German retreat concentrates around the upper Tiber and upper Arno areas as eighth army advances toward Apecchio, 35 miles from the Adriatic. Polish troops patrol north of the Metauro, exposing mined river crossings and hill positions while Allied air forces strike rail lines and enemy aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Tucker
Rome
Eighth Army
Metauro River
Tiber River
Upper
Arno
Pontassieve
Apecchio
Adriatic
Principality of
San Marino
Metauro
Zagreb-Banova Jaruga
Yugoslavia
Arta
Greece
MAAF
Germans Being Herded Toward Reich in France Front
Allied forces push across the Seine on a 200 mile front driving German Seventh Army toward the Reich frontiers. British HQ warns Luxembourg and Alsace Lorraine may soon face war as remaining German forces in Northwest France hang on, with American bridgeheads near Corbeil and Melun expanding the pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Long
Allied Expeditionary Force
Seine River
Reich
Seventh Army
France
Luxembourg
Alsace
Lorraine
German surrender ends organized resistance in Southwest France
About 10 000 Germans encircled by American and French forces in Belin near Bordeaux surrendered late today. Allied units trapped the retreating force, which had evacuated Bordeaux and moved into Landes, with prisoners mounting as German groups filed out under white flags. Reports from Hendaye confirm the capitulation and end of organized resistance in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tran
Spain
Belin
Bordeaux
Hendaye
France
Iran
Bordeaux Thurday
Landes
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
Mediterranean Command
Bay of Biscay
Allied push across Seine threatens German hold on France
Harried Nazi survivors and scattered divisions guard the rocket coast as Anglo American forces surge across six Seine bridgeheads Northwest and Southeast of Paris. British forces complete a 40 mile forced march, crossing at Vernon and pressing toward nearby American positions while air battles rage and massive Allied convoys move toward Amiens and Reims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Normandy
15Th Army
Rocket Coast
Seine
Paris
Vernon
Nantes
Chanel
Supreme Headquarters
Germany
Belgium
Rhine
France
le Havre
Rouen
Amiens
Reims
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Clyde
Hot Springs
Coleman Thompson
Oklahoma
Mrs
Edgar Thompson
Neel
Verdon Lowery
Florence
Solon W. Hughes
Catherine Hughes
Entral Pacific Area
M. T. Burke
Robertville
Mier
Jack Tipton
Camp Parks
Calif
Anniston
Southern Pacific
Joel B. Yates
C. O. Lackey
Hartselle
Doris Frost
Larry
St. Louis
Fort Leonard Wood
Farrell Tucker
Salina
Kansas
Pvt
Tog
Camp Philps
Army
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation
War Department
Pfc
Marcus Carver
Nancie Carver
Somerville 2
George S. Lawrence
Tuscumbia
Muscle Shoals
Lawrence
Fred Madison
Demotte, Ind
Miss May Nelson
Louis Nelson
J. A. Travis
Helen
Carl McDonald
Ted Simmons
Pensacola, Fla
Jimmie Wardlow
Dick Wardlow
Ninth Avenue East
Christine Prince
11Th Avenue West
Jessie E. Prince
New Ga
Prince
C. N. Prince
Hunt, Tenn
Julia Weaver
Alabama College
Rising Sun Lodge
Masonic Temple
John P. Howland
Howland
U. S. Ir
Sanford
Flaeago
Pensacola
Paul Whiting
Barbara
Johnston Street
Opelika
Toe Whiting
W. O. Burk
LaGrange
Quigkie
Ceept
By Ken Reynolds
Sadante Daily
Pape
Ben Bagwell
Edward D. Ball
Montparnasse
Luxembourg Garden
Hitler
School of Mines
Boulevard St. Germain
Chamber of Deputies
Invalides
Napoleon
Pont Neuf
Palace of Arts
Home Ministry
Champs- Elysees
Place de la Concorde
Strasbourg
Pyle
Jap Islands
Corbeil
Melun
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