Maxim's Restaurant Closed After Fourth of July Party
Paris reports Maxim's closed since July 9 after a quiet Fourth of July celebration by French patriots. The gathering drew dignitaries to toast American independence at Goering’s former tables, prompting German authorities to shutter the venue five days later. Manager hopes to reopen October 7 as Paris awaits victory and peace.
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William Smith White
Paris
Maxim's
Reichmarshal
Herman Goering
Proanda
Paul Josephels
Allied advances sweep toward German rocket bases in Northern France
Allied forces push from the Seine toward the Pas de Calais while harvesting 14 robot bomb sites south of the river. American fighters fly 800 sorties routing German traffic as Canadians close on Rouen and Paris suburbs are cleared.
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Sean
Seine
Pas de Calais
Third Army Sgaalt
Paris
Epernay
Vitry
Verdun
Reims
Reuters
Third Army
Upper
Marne
Lorraine
Greater Reich
Cuvergnon
Soissons
Compiegne
Aisne
Somme
France
Guenther von Kluge
Bettween
Rouen
Dieppe
Beauvais
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Germany
Lower
Bernard L. Montgomery
Montgomery
Ft Alamein
Caen
Seine-Marne
Markets at a Glance From New York and Chicago Aug 29
Mixed to weak tones across commodities with cotton under pressure from profit taking and liquidation. Wheat, rye, and meals show dull trading. butter firm and eggs steady in Chicago market. top cattle and calf prices noted for caps and yearlings in New York.
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New York
Ean
N. Y
Chicago
U. S
Americans Press Brest Advance In Peninsular Campaign
Fifth Corps with the Fourth Infantry Division and the French Second Armored Division pressed a close in attack on Brest at the tip of the Bréton peninsula. No detailed reports on the extent of gains were available.
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Brest
Bréton
Southern Buffer Formed By French
French seventh army advances reach Uzes and Nimes forming a southern buffer against the retreating German 19th army. Other columns push toward the Spanish border near Avignon while Butler’s force spreads through Montelimar. Allied coastal advances near Cannes and Nice tighten the noose as Marseille and Toulon fall, with supplies rushed to liberated areas.
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Rome
Seventh Army
Rhone
France
Uzes
Nimes
Avignon
Montelimar
Butler
Frederic Butler
Cagnes
Cannes
Vence
Nice
Marseille
Toulon
St. Mandrier
Gotthold Schaefer
Lorraine
Ramilles
Gulf of Genoa
Nashville Livestock Market Report Summary
Nashville Tennessee cattle hogs and sheep show a light run with steady early prices. Cattle ranges: medium steers 10.00 to 12.50, cows 7.50 to 10.00, calves top 15.00, fat calves 13.00 down. hogs steady with 180 to 240 pound hogs at 14.50, sows 12.75. sheep steady with good lambs 13.00 to 14.00 and ewes 4.00 down.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal-state Market News Service
Second quadruplet dies. two siblings survive in Georgia
In Gainesville Georgia a second of four baby boys born prematurely to Mrs. Charles E. Lee died at Hall County Memorial Hospital. The first-born weighing 2 pounds 14 ounces died last night while the remaining two twins were reported in good condition. The father, a 25 year old anti tank gunner from Camp Blanding was due to arrive on emergency furlough.
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Gainesville
Charles E. Lee
Hall County Memorial Hospital
Camp Blanding
England Free of Bombs Overnight
London report says Southern England remained free of flying bombs for a second night running with only a brief flare after daybreak. General Dwight D. Eisenhower praised U S anti aircraft crews credited with shooting down about 35 percent of the robots during the past month before they could reach targets.
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London
England
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U. S
Standpipe Drained to Aid City Campaign
The standpipe holding 286000 gallons of water was drained yesterday to remove the unpleasant taste as part of a city campaign. It will be sterilized today and refilled on Wednesday. Water from the pumping station is reported to be free of the taste issue.
Roosevelt approves awards for Merchant Marine ships
President Roosevelt authorized awards for the Merchant Marine including a plaque for ships cited by the War Shipping Administrator and a ribbon bar for officers and men on vessels honored for outstanding action against attack or gallant action in maritime disasters or emergencies at sea.
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Washington
Roosevelt
War Shipping Administrator
Philadelphia's Slow Growth In Apartment Construction
A brief note describes Philadelphia's limited apartment building surge over the past decade, contrasting it with peer cities and hinting at slower residential development.
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Philadelphia
Delano Park Hosts Seed of Mount Hope Night Out
Mount Hope seniors and juniors visited Delano Park for a Monday evening of picnics and games. About thirty youngsters, chaperoned by Miss Adell Sims, Miss Mary Sharp, and principal E G Dorris, enjoyed park activities after supper and a softball game.
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Delano Park
Mount Hope
Adell Sims
Mary Sharp
E. G. Dorris
Gunfire Trajectory Influenced by Weather and Equipment
Elevation of impact depends on temperature, barometer height, gun wear, and other factors.
Foundation of Vecchio Bridge Traces to Roman Era
A fragmentary note indicates part of the Vecchio bridge foundation at Florence dates from the Roman Empire era. It points to enduring engineering beneath the iconic structure linking the Arno riverbanks.
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Vecchio Bridge
Florence
WPB turmoil widens as Krug threatens dismissals
Julius A. Krug, 37, signals a purge of dissenters at the War Production Board while Sidney J. Weinberg resigns as vice chairman. President Roosevelt had reassigned Nelson to China, provoking executive exits and renewed internal conflict noted before testimony before the Senate War Investigating Committee.
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Associated Press
Washington
Julius A. Krug
War Production Board
Roosevelt
WPB
Krug
Senate War Investigating Committee
Sidney J. Weinber
Weinberg
Donald M. Nelson
China
Nelson
Charles E. Wilson
Ivory Tower
Senate
Navy
Army
New York
Wilson
Polish unit plans near unify Polish government in exile
In Lublin, Stanislaw Mikolajczyk was asked by the Polish Committee of National Liberation to head a unified government. Edward Osubka Morawski said the plan would also offer posts to London regime members. The committee outlined borders and transfer policies, aiming to resolve Lwow and frontier questions with voluntary population moves.
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Daniel DE Luce
Lublin
Poland
Polish Committee of National Liberation
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
London
Edward Boleslaw Osubka-Morawski
Mikolajczyk
Osubka-Morawski
Council
National Committee
Moscow
Mikolajcczyk
East Prussia
Nissa
Oder
Stettin
Lwow
Arab Wins 13-6 Over Marshall County High
Arab defeated Marshall County High School of Guntersville 13 to 6 led by All-State candidate J. D. Reynolds who scored two touchdowns. Bob Roberts of Marshall High scored the guest team’s points. Standouts include Reynolds, Berry, Dill, King, Martin, and Whitemont for Arab while Daniel, Adams, Brown and Proper starred for Marshall County. Arab faces Boaz next Friday.
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J. D. Reynolds
Arab
Marshall County High
Guntersville
Reynolds
Bob Roberts
Roberts
Marshall High
Wayman Berry
Dill
King
Martin
Whitemont
Brown
Olsen
Smalley
Marshall County
Daniel
Adams
Proper
Boaz
Churchill Says Italy Cannot Sit As Full Ally At Peace Table
Prime Minister Churchill stated Italy cannot be a full ally of the United Nations at the war’s end. He cited Mussolini’s attack on France and Britain during their weakest moments as part of the context for the remark in a farewell message to the Italian people released last night.
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Italy
Rome
Churchill
United Nations
Mussolini
France
Great Britain
Family births and local notices highlight Decatur events
The week brings a birth announced for Mr and Mrs John Thomas Eaton on Fifteenth Avenue West, with Roan relatives returning from Texas. Local residents face court actions, recruiting talks, hospital illnesses, and multiple tonsillectomies and procedures at the Hamil clinic plus community picnics and recognitions at Seneca Springs and Delano Park.
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John Thomas Eaton
Fifteenth Avenue West
Sterling L. Jones
Camp Livingston
Earnest McDonald
Mathvleen and
Christine Gienn
Decatur
Seneca Springs
Delano Park
Miracle Save: Alabama Sgt. Allies Credit Quick Aid
Staff Sergeant Earl M. Maddox of Sheffield Alabama survived a German shelling on Anzio beachhead with his right leg shattered in over 20 places and his left leg badly broken. An Army doctor provided treatment within 15 minutes of wounding preventing amputation. He recovered full motor control after weights and casts, flown to Finney General Hospital Thomasville.
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Thomasville
Alabama
Finney General Hospital
Anzio
Earl M. Maddox
Lee Maddox
Sheffield
Ala
United States
Statewide PAC to be organized in Alabama
Alabama will form a statewide Citizens Political Action Committee patterned after the national group. Carey E. Haigler CIO assistant regional director announced after a meeting with delegates from many parts of the state. The BS endorsed both state and national Democratic tickets and plans a drive to raise funds for a national campaign.
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Birmingham
Citizens Political Action Committee
Alabama
Carey E. Haigler
CIO
Haigler
Velvet bean caterpillar threatens Alabama nut crop losses
Auburn Alabama August 29 W A Ruffin extension entomologist estimates Alabama nut growers face up to 5 000 000 in damage from velvet bean caterpillar after inspecting fields in Houston Geneva Barbour Pi Cottee Dale Covington and surrounding counties.
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Auburn
Ala
W. A. Ruffin
Alabama
Ruffin
Houston
Geneva
Barbour
Pi Cottee
Dale
Covington
Bankhead cautions cotton era after war with machine farming ahead
Senator John Bankhead predicts grave postwar dangers for cotton and says within a few years farming could rely largely on machines. He notes record world cotton carryover, urges smart use of government, and stresses expanding social security and tax incentives while ensuring liberty and prosperity.
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Birmingham
Ala
John Bankhead
Dala
Alabama
PLOESTI and Braila Fall as Red Army Advances in Romania
Soviet communique reports Sulina and Tulcea captured as Danube frontier falls to the Red Army. Braila, 15 miles south of Galati, also seized with 11 000 prisoners. German losses rise toward 275 000 as Warsaw front breaks near Ostrow Mazowiecka and a new bridgehead forms at Warka south of Warsaw.
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Sulina
Romania
Danube
Tulcea
Braila
Galati
Bucharest
Ukraine
Chisinau
Ploesti
Red
Masurian
Ostrow-Mazowiecka
Warsaw
Narew
Vistula
Warka
Daniel de Luce
Associated Press
Lublin
Poland
de Luce
Mihail Rola-Zymierski
Rola - Zymierski
Convicted Robber Pates Escape From Prison
Aubrey Pate an inmate serving a 25 year robbery sentence from Montgomery escaped Sunday posing as a prison visitor Warden Burr Reeves reported. The guard at the gate was suspended as the investigation proceeds. Pates began the 25 year Montgomery county sentence last May after completing a 10 year Macon county term in 1935.
Hine Building Sold to Shumake
The Hine Building is sold to Shumake. The buyer plans to use the site for a furniture company after Hine announced the closing of his typewriter business this afternoon.
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Hine Building
Shumake
Ocen
Nu Make
Hine
Allied forces trap Nazis near English Channel coast
Mackenzie notes Allied forces tightening around the French coast with major air offensives destroying enemy troops and equipment. He argues the Nazis must defend Pas de Calais bomb sites and Calais Boulogne ports near the English channel, while Paris security remains with French military to avoid foreign friction.
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English Channel
Somme
Pas de Calais
Calais
Boulogne
Hitler
Paris
Mobile plea to change dove season rejected
The Fish and Wildlife Service denied Mobile and Baldwin counties efforts to shift the dove season to November 20 to January 20. The split dates September 16 to October 15 and December 25 to January 20 were adopted after a regional meeting in Crossville, Tennessee. Alabama law allows state action to close or shorten parts of the season, but cannot reopen it to November 20.
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Washington
Fish and Wildlife Service
Mobile
Ala
Baldwin
Alabama
Albert M. Day
Crossville
Tenn
Day
State Department of Conservation
Military leadership shakeup in Sin kiang region
Gen Sheng Shih Tsai was removed as head of the Northwestern province of Sin kiang and demoted to minister of agriculture and forestry. Gen Wu ung Hsin, backing Chiang Kai-Shek, replaces him and takes control of Sheng's private army for the national government.
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Nippon
Sheng Shih Tsai
Outer Mongolia
Sinkiang
Wu Ung Hsin
Chiang Kai-Shek
Sheng
International Air Proposal Faces Two Key Hurdles
The passage notes that small nations have not yet achieved full alignment on two main issues, with the Russian plan for an international air framework at the center of the debate.
China’s First Lady to Visit United States for Medical Care
Dr H H Kung said Mme Chiang Kai-Shek would travel from Brazil to the United States for further medical treatment. Kung, her brother in law, said she is ill but not seriously. Consul General Yu noted the trip may occur in the near or distant future.
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New York
H. H. Kung
Mme
Chiang Kai-Shek
United States
Brazil
Kung
Chiang
China
Tsune Chi Yu
Dr. Yu
Gas coupons stolen from Randolph board office
Randolph county rail board posted a $100 reward for information leading to the capture of three men who stole 60 000 tons worth of gasoline coupons. The trespass occurred when three white men entered the board office during lunch hour and took the coupons from the stock.
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Culbert
Randolph County
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