Surplus Blankets Offered in Atlanta Sale
Seven thousand heavy rubber blankets 68 by 80 inches with reinforced borders and brass eyelets are declared surplus to Army needs. Bids for sale to wholesalers or other buyers close December 9, 1944, with samples viewable at the Belle Isle Building lobby and details via the Office of Surplus Property in Atlanta.
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A. Ga
Atlanta
Office of the Treasuryent
Wise
Office of
Office of Surplus
Treasury Procurement Division
Houston St
N. E
Georgia
John F. Jordon
Belle Isle
Houston Street
Atta
Aerial Records Shattered in November Bombardment
Allied warplanes dropped more than 114700 tons of bombs on Germany in November. Britain based U S planes destroyed over 794 enemy aircraft. American losses for the month totaled 303 heavy bombers and 167 fighters, while RAF losses reached 355 heavy bombers and 127 fighters.
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London
Germany
The
Reich
U. S
RAF
Mrs. Elizabeth Saunders Claimed by Death in Birmingham
Friends of Mrs Elizabeth Saunders a former Decatur resident learn of her death in Birmingham Sunday Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Tuesday at Saint John’s Church Interment will follow in the city cemetery without directing
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Elizabeth
Saunders
Decatur
Ingham
Saint John’s 1
Survivor Tells Of Massacre By Japs
Tech. Sgt. Denver R. Rose recounts his escape after 30 American prisoners were lined up on a Japanese ship and shot in the back during a rescue after the Sept. torpedoing near Zamboanga. He swam four miles to shore, freed himself, and joined 82 other survivors aided by natives before pickup by U S naval forces.
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Houston
Tex
Zamboanga Peninsula
Tech
Denver R. Rose
Bataan and Corregidor
Meeks
Markets wrap of cotton futures and Nashville livestock prices
New York cotton traded narrowly as Washington postwar policy talks neared. early gains faded on light selling with late-day prices up 5 to 25 cents. Cotton futures for Dec, Mah, and May quoted around 21.64 to 21.78. Nashville live cattle and hog markets showed slow trade with many fat cattle 10.00-12.00 and vealers 13.50-15.00. hogs steady to slightly lower with top 13.65 for 200-270 lb and sow prices around 12.00.
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N. Y
New York
Washington
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Chicago Market Receipts and Prices Report
Butter receipts total 288 765 with grade splits AA 41 1 2, A 92, B 90 3 4, C 90 1 4 and cookings 88 39. Centralized carrots 88 40 3 4. Eggs receipts 7 005 steady with U S extras 46 to 49 8, standards 40 to 44 current 39 to 4} need 30 to 33 1 2 checks 30 to.
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Chicago
U. S
Russian advance tightens noose toward Kosice in Slovakia
The fall of Satoraljaujhely strengthens the junction of two Russian armies as Petrov presses Slovakian lines near Kassa. Celovce, about 32 miles southeast of Kassa, is reported captured while forces move within 15 miles of Kassa as the western sweep nears Ungvar.
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Satoraljaujhely
Petrov
Kassa
Kosice
Decatur Civic Groups Send Telegrams to Returning Officer
Chief of Police J. B. Whitmire, back from the Army Navy game, conveyed his son Don Whitmire’s gratitude for a telegram of appreciation from four Decatur civic organizations. The clubs wired greetings and best wishes to the local star and city leaders offered thanks.
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J. B. Whitmire
Don Whitmire
Decatur
Vitan Annanis Aks
Negro colleges to meet in New Year’s Bow in Birmingham
Tuskegee Institute of Alabama and Tennessee State College of Nashville have accepted invitations to the annual New Year’s Bowl in Birmingham. B. T. Harvey of Morehouse College, chairman of the Southern Conference title and the Tennessee school, capped the Midwest Conference championship.
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Atlanta
Tuskegee Institute of Alabama
Tennessee State of Nashville
Birmingham
B. T. Harvey
Morehouse College
Tennessee
Copper in mine waters drives ten percent US output
A historical note states that ten per cent of all copper produced in the United States comes from the precipitation of copper in copper-bearing mine waters. This highlights a significant secondary source contributing to national copper production.
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United States
Diplomat Joseph C. Grew Receives Nomination
Washington dispatch reports veteran diplomat Joseph C. Grew was nominated to a senior post after four decades of service. The notice, dated December, confirms continued leadership in U.S. foreign relations at a high level.
Greek cabinet resignations follow strike and protests
Measures representative Ptolemy Ioannidis resigns as undersecretary of war amid widespread Greece unrest. Demonstrations grow as EAM calls for democracy and demobilization of the mountain brigade, while Papandreou’s left-wing ministers quit after disputes over disbandment terms.
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Ptolemy Ioannis
R. M. Scobie
Greece
Scobie
EAM
Sara Reading
Roosevelt
Papendreou
Papandreou
Mountain Brigade
Middle East
el Alamein
Italy
United Nations
Albert Thrasher Dies in Hospital After Fall Injuries
Albert O. Thrasher, 44, died Sunday morning at Decatur General Hospital after injuries from a fall at Ingalls Shipyards. Funeral services will be at Jones Chapel in Lawrence County with interment at Brown directing. He is survived by two daughters, three sons, his father W. A. Thrasher, three brothers, and four sisters.
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Albert O. Thrasher
Decatur General Hospital
Ingalls Shipyards
Wheeler
Jones Chapel
Lawrence County
Brown
Emma Sims
Leighton
Lillian Thrasher
Edward Thrasher
Hillsboro
Former Knoxville Resident Clemmons Hauk Dies
Funeral services for Clemmons O Hauk who died Tuesday afternoon in Knoxville will be held at St Pauls Lutheran church. He leaves a son Carl Hauk of Knoxville and relatives. Interment follows in city cemetery Brown directing. He was a former resident of this city.
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Clemmons O. Hauk
Knoxville
Es Paul's Lutheran Church
Decatur
Os Kelley
Nashville
Child Dies at Two Months Clifton Blagburn Dies
Two month old Clifton Albert Alonzo Blagburn, son of Mr and Mrs Clifton Blagburn of 1410 Sixth Avenue South, died Sunday at home. Funeral set for Tuesday 3 P M at Mutual Service chapel with Rev George Dawkins of Guntersville officiating. Interment in town cemetery under Mutual Service direction.
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Clifton Albert Alonzo Blagburn
Clifton Blagburn
Sixth Avenue South
Mutual Service
George Dawkins
Guntersville
Mutual
Theschild
Paty
Peter Behinds
Atsy
Gee Bt Sake
Sheriff Reports Week Without Arrests Amid Local Notes
The sheriff's office reported no arrests over the week. S J Nethery of Belle Mina underwent an operation at Baugh's infirmary. Mrs V O Clark of Hartselle had a minor operation at Baugh's infirmary. Chief J B Whitmire and Mrs Whitmire returned from Baltimore after attending the Army Navy game and seeing Don Whitmire play before injury ended his run. The bond sale contest for up to ten year olds began. pictures will not be placed on Belk Hudson's Christmas tree until December 7. Mrs Maggie Bolton was moved from Decatur General Hospital to home by Mutual Service ambulance.
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J. B. Whitmire
Whitmire
Baltimore
Army
Belk Hudson's Window
Belknee
Maggie Bolton
Decatur General Hospital
Decatur 2
Mutual Service Ambulance
War Today Foresees European Political Convulsions
Dewitt Mackenzie notes in The War Today that six ministers resign from Greece's cabinet amid Greek clashes in Athens. He highlights street battles in Rome and Brussels as left and right factions press their campaigns, warning of broader civil strife as the war's end loosens restrains.
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National Liberation Front
Papandreou
Athens
Rome
Brussels
Farm Committeemen Be Chosen Tuesday in Morgan County
The 1944 farm committee election to choose community representatives for Agricultural Adjustment Agency programs will be held Tuesday December 5 in Morgan County. Meetings across multiple communities list specific school and church locations and afternoon times for voting.
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Morgan County
Agricultural Adjustment Agency
John H. Harvey
ACA
Harvey
AAA
FTC to probe cigarette shortage under anti trust acts
Senator Wheeler confirms a Federal Trade Commission inquiry into the cigarette shortage. The probe will cover manufacture and distribution to determine if any laws were violated. A preliminary inquiry by the Senate War Investigating Committee has begun but no hearings are set.
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Washington
Dec
Federal Trade Commission
Wheeler
D-Mont
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
War Investigating Committee
FTC
Commission
Montana
Canal plan is defended in Senate debate
Senator Bilbo defends a proposed 66 million dollar Tennessee Tombigbee waterway linking the Tennessee and Tombigbee rivers. He argues it is economically sound with toll-derived annual government returns around 4 million dollars and fuel savings for Northbound and Southbound traffic, despite Republican skepticism.
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Washington
Gulf
Senate
Bilbo
Miss
Tennessee
Tombigbee
Mississippi
Vandenberg
Mich
New Orleans
Cairo
Ill
Frontline Push Across Saar to Saarbrucken and Lorraine
Allied forces led by Patton drive toward Saarbrucken and Saarlautern as Seventh and Third Armies push into Lorraine. American units advance along the Saar and Rhine corridors, while British troops clear Venlo fronts and Ninth Army nears Julich.
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Patton
Saarbrucken
Saarland
Sarreguemaines
Alexander M. Patch
U. S. Seventh Army
Lorraine
Hagenau
Karlsruhe
Patch
Selestat
Strasbourg
Alsace
Third
Saar
Saarlautern
Cologne
First Army
Rhine
First
Buren
Lucherberg
Ucem
Brandenberg
Wil H
Texas Bill) Simpson
Ninth Army
Julich
Wald- Hambeck
Forest Domaniale de la Petit Pierre Nord
Tokyo Raid Targets Musashima Engine Plant Amid Heavy Fire
Allied reports say fourteenth Superfort raid on Tokyo inflicted fires at the Musashima engine factory area of Nakajima, with strong anti aircraft and fighter response. Japanese communique claims 14 bombers shot down and six interceptors lost, while remaining raids push toward Iwo Jima with ongoing Japanese attacks on Saipan.
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Musashima
Nakajima Aircraft
Tokyo
Mc Fi
Robert McClanahan
Los Angeles
Pearl Harbor
Army ‘Liberators
Iwo Jima
Volcano Islands
Saipan
21St Bomber Command
Allied Forces Repel Fresh Attacks Across Italy Front
American fifth army units smashed new enemy counterattacks south of Bologna as eighth army fought near the Montone and Lamone rivers. Italian Fascist troops deserting to Allies in growing numbers while Germans press near Ravenna in close range fighting.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Bologna
Eighth Army
Montone
Lamone
Rimini
Faenza
Monte Belmonte
Bombina
Ravenna
Beeline Highway Collision Causes Minor Injuries
A Sunday afternoon crash on Beeline Highway at Sherman Street left Virgil West in a model A Ford and J L Chandler in a 1937 Chevrolet with minor scratches for occupants. Investigating patrolmen McCall and Parker said Chandler’s car rolled onto its side after being struck in the left rear wheel by West's vehicle.
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Virgil West
J L. Chandler
Avenue Saar
Beeline
Shermen Street
McCall
Parker
Chandler
Strike Strains Atlanta Papers Over Labor Contract
Atlanta printers from the International Typographical Union hold a continuous meeting as wage scales and working conditions are negotiated with The Journal and The Constitution. The Journal prints a four page photoengraved edition while The Constitution plans its Tuesday issue. Negotiations with the U S Department of Labor conciliation service failed to reach an agreement.
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Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta
International Typographical Union
Journal
The
Constitution
Conciliation Service
U. S. Department of Labor
R. T. Pavlovsky
Chicago expert to present Zoetic Shield in Huntsville
Rupture specialist H. M. Shevnan will appear at the Russell Erskine Hotel Huntsville on December 6 from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. to demonstrate the Zoetic Shield, claimed to hold rupture and improve circulation without straps or medicines. Demonstration free. contact 6600 WN Artesian Ave., Chicago.
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H. M. Shevnan
Chicago
Russell Erskine Hotel
Huntsville
Shevnan
Artesian Ave
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Motherway
Paint & Body Shop
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Decatur Transit
Allied van Lines
Ist Ave
Lawrence B. Frahn
Huntsville Arsenal
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Moroline Petroleum Gsay
Highway 31
Johnston St
M.R._RANKIN
Wall Street
Decatur Telegram
Albert Thrasher
Sheriff's Office
S. J. Nethery
Belle Mina
Baugh’s Infirmary
V. O. Clark
Hartselle
Baugh's Infirmary
Dewitt MacKenzie
Basham
General Jones
Grove “Chapel
Hill Chapel Hill
Iveen
Sonanewe Springs
Cotaco
Danville
Crow & Crow
Eva
Falkville
Flint
Florette
Gandy’s
Talucah-Winton
Winton
Trinity—Neville’s
Union—Union
Ayer Hill
Union Hill School
Ciggie
Tween
Merzig
Ruhr
Silesia
Universal Concrete Pipe CO
Bes
Mr. Shernan
Decatur Flying Service
Courtland Road
Vicks VapoRub
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