Erskine Boyd Dies At Home In Decatur
Erskine L. Boyd 35 died at his residence 127 Sixth Avenue West after a long illness. He had worked at Garrison's cleaners and was a Cullman County native. Surviving are his widow daughter Shirley mother Mrs Lucy Boyd six sisters and three brothers. Funeral at First Baptist Church at 10:30 tomorrow with burial in city cemetery. Brown directs. Pallbearers named.
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Boyd
Garrison's
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Lucy Boyd
Decatur
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Arthur Smith
Mattie Boyd
J. E. Barnett
Cordis Albert
Cullman
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Carl Boyd
First Baptist Church
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City
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Jesse Lang
Bob Durham
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Additions Made To Japan's Navy Declared On War Anniversary
On the first anniversary of the Pacific war Tokyo announced that several battleships and aircraft carriers have been placed in commission. The spokesman Captain Hideo Hiraide said ships built since the war began are joining the fleet, alongside cruisers and other vessels. Tokyo radio noted one battleship and three carriers were among 40 Japanese warships sunk, with further losses in manpower, shipping, and aircraft.
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Tokyo
Hideo Hiraide
Red campaign slowed by Nazi defense on fronts near Moscow
Germanic resistance stiffened with air reinforcements while Soviet forces claimed advances on the Central front west of Moscow and near Stalingrad. Moscow dispatches say 1,000 Nazis killed in a three day push along the Rzhev railroad line as Russians consolidate captured positions and engage continued counterattacks.
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Biggest Day Raid Of The War Launched
London reports a strong RAF bomber force, part of the war's largest daylight assault, targeting Karlsruhe and Pforzheim in Southwest Germany. Berlin says 35 Allied planes were shot down. nine bombers were lost overall amid bad weather. the raid signals continued Allied air strength on multiple fronts.
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War in Tunisia Near Tebourba Reported by War Department
Washington December 1 The War Department said heavy fighting with armored forces began yesterday near Tebourba as Allied troops try to hold forward Tunisian positions against strong Axis counterattacks. Allied aircraft supported forward troops with sweeps and patrols yesterday.
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Pinch Felt by Nipponese War Losses
Secretary of the Navy said Japan’s loss of warships cargo vessels and troop transports has brought its maritime strength to the brink of despair. In the Army and Navy Journal he warned Nippon’s extended Pacific line could be crippled within a year and troops may suffer from shortages of manpower weapons ammunition and medical supplies due to inadequate shipping.
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Rent Board To Visit Decatur Tuesday
Officials of the OPA rent control will be in Decatur Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rent director Reuben Chapman urged anyone with business, complaints, or registrations to visit the Decatur Chamber of Commerce offices during those hours. Gasoline and tire controls may affect future visits, so act while they are present.
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Decatur
Reuben Chapman
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Allies gain initiative on all fronts as war shifts
Washington reports Axis forces are finally on the defensive across world battlefronts. United Nations larger armed might signals progress toward victory, but experts warn final triumph remains months if not years away. Main lines foresee Germany and Italy crushed first, Pacific limited to holding action and jumping off points, with Allies and Russians and Chinese receiving more supplies as the war moves from defender to offense.
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Japanese Passed Up Their Great Opportunity To Capture Hawai
Navy review after Pearl Harbor reveal shows Japan missed chance to cripple US pacific seapower. Eight battleships and three cruisers sunk or damaged, air defenses shattered, and runways cratered. Arizona remains total loss. others repaired and back in fleet. question remains why invasion or raid did not follow.
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War in Libya Previewed as Eighth Army Prepares for El Agheila
The Allied Eighth Army continues the Libyan push with Rommel racing to redeploy for a decisive El Agheila clash. Aerial reconnaissance notes broad desert activity as both sides shift supplies through harsh terrain. The lull signals normal pauses in a vigorous campaign spanning hundreds of miles.
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Elderly Lady Buried Today at 72
Mrs Edna Scruggs Williamson 72 wife of George William son died suddenly at midnight Saturday at 706 Ferry Street burial this afternoon services from residence at two oclock Dr R M Howell officiating burial in city cemetery pallbearers Duke Echols Julian Harris W E Kimbrough Barrett Shelton Seybourn Lynne survived by husband one daughter Mrs D A Clements of Birmingham three brothers John D J Hubert James W Scruggs, two grandchildren Edna Earl Clements and D A Clements Jr both of Birmingham.
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George Williamson
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W. E. Kimbrough
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Lawrence County
New Uniforms for State Guard Arrive Here
Uniforms for State Guard members have arrived and will be issued tonight at the armory between 6 30 and 8 p m. Wednesday evening Don Andrews leads the winning team to a turkey feed at Courtland while the runner up members dine on balogna and crackers.
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State Guard
Don Andrews
Courtland
Nazi envoy accused in Argentine espionage case
Federal prosecutor in Buenos Aires said naval attache Captain Dietrich Niebuhr was named by Juan Jacobo Napp as the person who received information. Evidence from six arrestees was submitted to the supreme court, with 109 Allied ship movement reports seized from Martin Schneider.
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Juan Jacobo Napp
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Belisario Gache Piran
Martin Schneider
Plan for Material To Talk Plan For Material
Decatur manufacturers are invited to a Tuesday hearing at the Thomas Jefferson hotel in Birmingham. Birmingham War Production Board staff will explain the new controlled materials plan to balance supply and gradually replace the present priorities system. District priorities manager Martin J. Lide says attendees can get individual consultations and emphasizes factory cooperation is essential for successful operation.
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Decatur Chamber of Commerce
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Lide
Final Tunisian campaign push in Allied counteroffensive
AP dispatch from London reports a major clash on the Tunisian front near Tebourba with Allied forces driving towards Tunis while Rome Berlin note intensified duels near El Agheila Libya. RAF strikes target Karlsruhe rail bottleneck as plans for final phase of Tunisian campaign are outlined amid heavy fighting and reported commando actions along the coast behind German lines.
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Control Tightens on Tank Car Movement in Petroleum
Washington December 1 Director Joseph B Eastman disclosed the Office of Defense Transportation has drafted an order to tighten control over the movement of tank cars used for petroleum products.
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Joseph B. Eastman
Office of Defense Transportation
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