War updates and local notices from December tale
Weather outlook shows clouds and flurries with colder temperatures across the state. The War Department reports Pfc. Rube E. Wallace and Lt. Tillman M. Wilson wounded in action in Europe, with family notices and local visits tying the community together.
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Fair South
The
War Department
Pfc
Rube E. Wallace
Carry Wallace
Simpson Avenue
Hartselle
Tillman M. Wilson
Barbara G. Wilson
Cullman 7
Evacuation of Tokyo Underway as Bombing Continues
Reports from Berlin relay a plan to move 20 000 non essential residents from Tokyo today including the old infirm children and expectant mothers. Allied air activity persists with incendiaries dropped in two to three Tokyo targets as a fourth Superfortress incursion is noted by AP and Japanese radio.
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Associated Press
Tokyo Radio
Federal Communications Commission
Tokyo
Marianas
Izu Shichiro
Nippon Radio
Berlin
Transocean
Philippines
Leyte
Australia
Bruce Fraser
England
Pacific
77Th
Ormoc
Yamashita
Yamshita
MacArthur
32Nd
Carigara Bay
Domei
Ipil
Kweichow
Kweichow-Kwangsi
Gypsy Rose Lee Gives Birth To Son In New York
Gypsy Rose Lee a former burlesque performer and author of The G String Murder delivered a five and a half pound son today in Woman's hospital New York City. The baby was born a month early and Miss Lee was reported in wonderful condition. Her divorced husband was expected to remarry the same day.
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New York
Gypsy Rose Lee
Miss Lee
Tae Hovick
Woman's Hospital
December circulation policy from The Decatur Daily
The Decatur Daily announces December rules for subscribers due to paper shortages. Only renewals by mail are accepted. new mail subscribers are not. If a renewal lapses, it becomes a new subscription. Armed forces subscriptions remain active for local service members. Carrier circulation is frozen with address changes allowed within the city or served towns.
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Decatur Daily
Congress Examines U S Foreign Policy
Washington December 12 Congress opened direct scrutiny of U S foreign policy with Secretary of State Stettinius and six proposed top aides testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The hearing covered nominations Grew MacLeish Rockefeller Clayton and others as well as U S UN relations and Western Front strategy.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Stettinius
Senate
Josseph C. Grew
Archibald MacLeish
Nelson Rockefeller
W. L. Clayton
James C. Dunn
Julius C. Holmes
Congress
U. S
United Nations
Grew
MacLeish
Rockefeller
Clayton
Connally
Massive Allied Bomber Assault Targets Nazi Infrastructure
About 2,200 American planes led by 1,250 bombers struck the Mersburg synthetic oil refinery and rail links, with simultaneous heavy raids into Austria and Berlin. The British Eight also dispatched 1,600 bombers with 800 fighters to hit rail yards in Frankfurt, Hanau, and Giessen, in what authorities call the largest aerial operation to date.
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London
Mersburg
Austria
Berlin
U. S. 15Th Air Force
Germany
RAF Bomber Command
Eighth
Frankfurt
Hanau
Giessen
Italy
Vienna
Ruhr
Allied air assault cripples German supply system
An informant in Stockholm reports Allied bombing disrupts German logistics. Requisitioned workers move goods as Albert Speer admits the skies must be cleared of red aircraft. Railways, canals, and local streetcars are strained as Germany counters with improvised shunting amid a worsening supply crisis.
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Stockholm
Ralliers
Germany
Albert Speer
Reichsbahn
UN Ems
Mittelland
Berlin
New peanut wool fiber promises cheap textiles
London reports the development of a synthetic wool fiber from peanuts. The material can mix with real wool, cotton, and rayon to create inexpensive textiles, announced today by a Royal Shell...
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London
City of Decatur Seeks Financial Grounding After TVA Talks
City officials and the Tennessee Valley Authority discussed Decatur finances aiming to balance the budget and prepare for postwar needs. TVA noted no current revenue from the electric department, while a thorough study of financial position and tax structure will continue.
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Decatur
Tennessee Valley Authority
H. R. Summer
John A. Caddell
T. J. Cottingham
James H. Johnson
Harry A. Wyatt
Quince E. Eddens
Merchants Urged to Report Gifts for Yanks Who Gave
Merchants who have gifts bought for the Yanks Who Gave were asked to notify the American Legion commander or Auxiliary today. Gifts purchased by the public left at stores will be collected and later distributed to veterans now serving in hospitals.
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Soviet Forces Reach Suburbs of Budapest in Major Offensive
Soviet tanks pressed into the northern suburbs of Budapest as other columns moved toward Bratislava and Vienna. Malinovsky's army reported gains of up to seven miles and the capture of Veresegyház and Szada, with front lines extending toward the central Slovak border and within 85 miles of Bratislava.
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Budapest
Danube
Bratislava
Vienna
Veresegyhaz
Szada
Rodion V. Malinovsky
Second Ukraine
Red Army
Paris
Algiers
Malinovsky
Szob
Hont
Dregelypalank
Varsany
Balassagyarmat
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Sously
Pest
Savastopol
At Pest
Csepel
De catur Grocers Host OPA Meeting at Courthouse
Despite bad weather a group of De catur grocers gathered Monday evening for an OPA meeting led by Andrew W. Smith and Clif Brothers at the Morgan County courthouse. They discussed grocer consumer anti inflation efforts and price control challenges in a round-table format.
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Decatur Grocers
Andrew W. Smith
OPA Information Executive
Clif Brothers
Food Industry Committee
Morgan County
Mr. Smith
Mr. Brothers
Limestone Nears Sixth War Loan Quota in E Bonds
Limestone county nears the sixth war loan quota with a $279,000 E bonds target. Reports show $314,318.75 purchased to date, while other bond quotas total $568,000 and investments reach $542,848. The figures come from W. A. Owens, war finance committee chairman.
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Limestone County
W. A. Owens
War Finance Committee
Limestone
German counter offensive plan looms in 1945 reports
London reports Germany readies a long range counter-offensive in 1945 to delay Allied invasion of the Reich. Foul weather floods and aircraft shortages aid the Nazis while synthetic oil and fuel supplies improve and new secret weapons may offset Allied strength.
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London
Germany
Reich
Hitler
America
Athens Soldier Granted 30 Day furlough From Front
Nine Alabama and Georgia GIs at a Third Army Replacement Center in France received 30 day leaves home under the three R program rotation recovery rehabilitation. Names include Charles W. Christopher Ath ens Frank Rembisz Malcolm Hilton Double Springs Clell W. Davis Mount Airy Hoyt T. Rowell Buchanan Wade Brantley Soperton James W. Millwood Acworth Reece A. Stroud Mount Airy Junius E. Pierce Winder.
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Third Army
France
Alabama
Georgia
Charles W. Christopher
Athens
Frank Rembisz
Mcones
Cold Weather Promises Relief by Week's End
The Weather reports relief from this cold wave later in the week with rising temperatures forecast by Thursday. Tonight remains far below freezing with cold sidewalks and no new snow or ice on the streets.
Nation faces first heavy snowstorm from Colorado to Atlantic coast
A wide area braced as a heavy snow storm dropped up to 18 inches in parts of the East and Midwest with 30 plus deaths from hazardous driving. Blizzard conditions spread from Illinois and Michigan to Pennsylvania and Western New York, closing schools and disrupting transport and utilities.
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Atlantic Seaboard
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Midwest
Pennsylvania
New England
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Maine
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Efforts To Halt Cigarette Shortage Pushed In Philadelphia
The National Association of Tobacco Distributors said it will seek an essential classification for tobacco manufacturing and distributing industries to ease the cigarette shortage. Joseph Kolodny, executive secretary, will testify before a senate committee, citing manpower shortages and hoarding due to state reserves and wartime population shifts as causes.
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Philadelphia
National Association of Tobacco Distributors
Joseph Kolodny
Senate
Kolodny
Alexander In City To Seek An End To Civil Conflict
ELAS forces shell Athens as British leaders arrive to mediate. Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander and Harold MacMillan travel to Greece to halt fighting, with air and ground battles around central Athens. Casualties rise on both sides as fires and shelling disrupt city life and water supplies.
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Associated Press
Athens
ELAS
Harold Alexander
Mediterranean
Harold MacMillan
Middle East
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Market Place
EAM
National Liberation Front
BBC
Wif Cena Ee
Department of Attica
London
Daily Mail
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Churchill
Eden
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Air Transport Command
Gullible's Travels Soldier Show At Riverside High
An all-soldier production titled Gullible's Travels arrives Friday night at Riverside High School and aims to boost war bond sales. Tickets at bond agencies with Series E bonds. bigger bonds promise better seats. The show starts at eight with a cast boasting top talent valued at $150,000. The Mor gan county war bond office reports Series E sales at $344,163 toward a $501,000 quota and $741,000 victory quota. overall county sales reach $2,250,000 toward the $2,250,000 target.
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Riverside High School
Morgan County
Dividend Checks For Athens Electric Customers
Dividend checks totaling 11 096 will be mailed this week to 1 444 electric customers on Athens city distribution system. The 15 percent dividend reflects the portion of electricity payments returned to each customer over the past year.
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Athens
Fathers Night Postponed At Somerville School
Tonight event called Fathers Night at Somerville Road School is postponed due to weather. Planned by the Somerville Road Parent Teachers unit. no new date announced.
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Somerville Road School
Somerville Road
Yanks Smash Through Hurtgen Duren Front in Roer Advance
American first army infantry and tanks moved to within a half mile of Duren in the Roer valley as six fortified villages fell. The Seventh Army breached the Maginot line sector and pushed six miles in eight hours toward Seltz near the Rhine, with dozens of French towns along the Rhine captured. Patton’s Third Army pressed into the Saarland while Lt. Gen. Fatton’s forces advanced toward Haguenau and Saarlautern. 740 German prisoners were taken. Civilians in Duren evacuated as battles rage near the Roer and Hurtgen forest.
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Seltz
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Courtney H. Hod Hovén
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Saarlautern
Patton
Zweibrucken
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Schlich
Schafberg
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