Neill Home to Be Sold in Decatur Historic Residence
The sale of the Neill residence at 446 Jackson Street Decatur is planned. Dr Louis A Neill who began practice fifty years ago and his wife Miss Jessie Neill built the eleven room house thirty five years ago. Dr Neill will remain in Decatur with Dr and Mrs Duane Carr of Memphis assisting in the closing.
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Decatur
Louis A. Neill
Neill
Jackson Street
J. B. Wiley
Walkville
Jessieat Dearing
Shelbyville
Tennessee
Switzerland
Duane Carr
Memphis
Paris Celebrates Liberation as Von Choltitz Surrenders
French and American forces accept the German commander’s surrender in Paris after a day of fighting. Von Choltitz signed orders to stop resistance as crowds cheer through a city scarred by shells, with Notre Dame intact and Versailles still aflame in parts.
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Maxim's
Madeleine
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Soma
Chamber of Deputies
FFI
Second Armored Division
Eurice
Corp
Michael Tkacsik
Dietrich von Choltitz
Jacques Leclerc
U. S
von. Choltitz
Charles de Gaulle
von Choltitz
LeClerc
Meurice Hotel
Meurice
Montparnasses
Choltitz
le Clerc
Signal Corps
Paul Howard
68Th
New York City
Oxford
Dhe
Oxford and Cam
Bulevard St. Michel
Notre Dame Catedral
Notre Dame Cathedral
London
Versailles
Versailles Palace
Cherbourg
Senate
Boulevard St. Michel
Sorbonne
France
Allies press drive west as Brest attack opens
Allied operations around the Seine region advance as bridgeheads at Corbeil Fontainbleau Montereau strengthen. Brest assault begins after air and naval bombardment, aiming to cut supply lines for German forces.
Wall Street Markets Fall Amid War Pause Sentiment
Stocks eased over the short week as fears of a rapid European end weighed on selling. Cotton futures closed steady to up modestly as Bankhead price aims influenced trading. wheat and grain futures rose on buying and cover. Cattle moves reflected steady slaughter demand with wide price ranges across grades in the livestock market.
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Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
United States
Canada
Associated Press
Justice Department
Chicago
N. Y
Bankhead
Commission
Local births and hospital notices reported in Decatur area
Sa few sentences list births at Decatur General hospital and Hamill clinic, operations at Baugh’s infirmary, and patients admitted for surgery in Tanner Courtland and Sheffield. Docket items note six cases with fines for public drunkenness speeding and prohibition violations. Bobby Weatherford recovering from tonsil surgery at 607 Johnston Street.
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Bobby Mack Weatherford
Johnston Street
Decatur Clinic
Southeastern Arfa Cattle Market Review Highlights Receipts
Cattle and calf receipts rise this week at eight major market yards with buyers active and prices firm. Trade shows varied demand across regions as feeders and feeders adjust to current lot sizes and weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ARFA
Alabama PSC amends order on intrastate ticket receipts
The Alabama Public Service Commission amends a prior order to require railroads to issue receipts for intrastate Alabama tickets only when requested. The change relieves universal receipt mandates and takes effect September 15.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Alabama Public Service Commission
APSC
Battle in Southern France Near End As Allies Move On Lyon
Allied forces in the Rhone valley pressed the final phase of the Southern France campaign racing to trap retreating German units below Lyon. General Alexander M. Patch led the effort as American troops drove deeper into occupied territory.
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Noland Norgaard
Rome
France
Rhone
Lyon
Alexander M. Patch
Lt Ben Bagwell on mission to blast Nipponese path
Lt Ben Bagwell helped Marines break through enemy lines and rejoin their main force. After malaria evacuation from New Caledonia in September 1943 he was hospitalized for months, later assigned to the AARTC at Ft. Bliss and now attached to the physical hardening team.
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Bagwell
New Caledonia
AARTC
Ft. Bliss
Army Ruling Protest Spreads From Alabama Senators
Senator Bankhead condemns a War Department order banning certain racial segregation practices on Army posts as politically motivated. Alabama lawmakers Boykin Manasco Newsome Andrews Hobbs join Hill in protest, warning the policy harms race relations in the South. Governor Sparks also telegraphs President Roosevelt protesting the measure.
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Washington
War Department
Department
Bankhead
Dala
Alabama
Boykin
D-Ala
Manasco
Newsome
Andrews
Hobbs
Sen. Hill
South
War Stimson
Roosevelt
Chauncey Sparks
Starnes Protests Army Segregation Order in the South
Rep Joe Starnes of Alabama wired President Roosevelt and Secretary Stimson asking rescission of a War Department memo against segregation in Army installations calling it a violation of Southern customs and traditions It cites opposition from Gov Chauncey Sparks and other Alabama lawmakers and argues the order disrupts unity while noting Southern support for defense prior to Pearl Harbor.
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Starnes
Guntersville
Ala
Joe Starnes
Roosevelt
Stimson
War Department
South
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Communist Party
Chauncey Sparks
Congress
James
Alabama
Pearl Harbor
Wartime Pilot Bears Grim Wounds and Resolve
In a field evacuation a pilot endures a grievous back injury from gasoline burns while a small group tends him. He clings to a sense of life with cigarettes and a distant wedding anniversary as medics finish care and prepare for transport. The scene captures grit, care, and quiet hope amid danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Armored Division
Allied advances widen Rhone valley operations in southern France
Seventh Army troops and French allies control over 9 000 square miles from the Rhone delta to Antibes as they press to seal the Rhine escape corridor. German claims of counterattacks clash with reports of advancing Allied columns toward Lyon and Grenoble, while Toulon and Marseille ports are secured or cleared of pockets.
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Seventh
France
Rhone
Avignon
Briancon
Nie
Rhone Valley
Lyon
Patch
Montelomar
Grenoble
Isere
Germany
Reich
Antibes
Canes
Seventh Army
Toulon
Marseille
le Garde
Malaria Control In Full Swing In Area
Malaria control in the Tennessee Valley advances with TVA and Health Department efforts. Methods include Paris green dusting, water level changes, shoreline clearing, and mosquito proofing homes. Blood testing of nearby residents guides drug treatment as crews count and track mosquito populations across stations.
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Frances Jordan
Tennessee Valley
TVA
Health Department
Tennessee River
L. R. Murphree
Morgan County
Paris Green
Murphree
Paris
C. D. Faber
Public Enemy No. 1
Mr. Faber
Faber
Ith Department
L. R.an
Morgan and
Frence Counties
W. C. Koonce
Lauderdale
W. C. Hatchett
Madison
Frank Hell
Limestone County
R. E. Harper Fom
Margaret Rice
Genevieve Pickup
Illie Cloud
Quimby
U. S. Public Health Service
Washington
Fragmented Postwar Satire Excerpt Sparks Debate
A clipped wartime remark critiques Allied and German sentiments, reflecting domestic tensions and mockery of national identities. The fragment hints at harsher language and cultural tension while leaving names and events unclear.
Bombers Hit Palau and Pacific Targets in Allied Air Strikes
Tokyo reported 17 Liberator bombers attacked Palau with potential strikes toward the Philippines and Japan. Nimitz cited six other Pacific bombardments including Yap island near Palau. Ground fighting showed small gains for both sides in Asia as Japanese retreat toward the Chindwin valley. Allies advanced about a half mile in ten days from North Burma toward Mandalay. Chinese forces pushed into Limkong junction while renewing the Luichow peninsula drive.
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Kusaio
Palau
Philippines
Japan
Carolines
Tokyo
Nimitz
Pacific
Yap Island
Asia
Chindwin
Burma
Mandalay
China
Tengchung
Lungapponese
Luichow
Limkong
Dance for Soldiers at De Service Men’s Club
Army slang inspired a dance at the De Service Men’s Club Saturday with Junior Hostesses staging a sadsack themed evening. Upper floor decorations and soldier lamp motifs set the scene as contests included a sadsack elimination. Programs carried favors as dancing ran from 8 to 11 under hostess Miss Mary Wallace Hogan with chaperons totaling 48.
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de Service Men's Club
Clu
Mary Wallace Hogan
Arlene West
C. A. Moore
Bulgaria Declares Neutrality as German Ties Sift
Moscow reports Bulgaria will enforce complete neutrality and expel German influence. Bulgarian actions contrast with earlier wartime ambitions as Bulgaria occupies Greek and Yugoslav territory. German broadcasts warn against delayed weapon deployment while seeking Bulgarian alignment.
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Moscow
Gornment
Iron Guard
Horia Sima
Germany
Bulgaria
Russia
Britain
United States
Yankees Defeat Washington to Narrow Browns Chase
The second place New York Yankees beat Washington 10 to 3 to move within 3 and a half games of the leaders after St Louis Browns lost to Detroit.
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Yankees
Washington
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns T T
Washingtonators
Browns
Detroit
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Neill Home
Pas- De-Calais
Seine
Brest
Warspite
Breton
Supreme Headquarters
Corbeil
Fontainbleau
Montereau
Melun
Troyes
Lorraine
Alsace
Saar
Marne
Somme
Normandy
Frage v
Garland Roberts
Hanford, Calif
O. Leed
Cassie Turner
Decature General Hospital
Brown's Ambulance
Vera B. Hosch
Tanner
Decatur General Hospital
Brown's
M. L. Drain
Hartseller
Hamil Clinic
Sim Howell
Tenth Avenue East
Robert Street
W. L. White
Sherman Street
W. L. White Jr
Baugh's Infirmary
Fred Culbreath
Somerville
Baugh’s Infirmary
A. N. Dunlap
Falkville 1
Charles Dickmeyer
Courtland
Frank Brown Jr
Sheffield
Elva Johnson
Billie Pence
Ralph Pence
Hazel Pence
Laurette Pence
Meee Acta
Ben Bagwell
Pyle
Vere
Balkan
Walnut
Second Avenue
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