War updates and local notices fill Decatur page
Weather outlook for the state notes partly cloudy conditions tonight and Thursday with scattered thunder showers near the coast. Local report lists high 85 and low 63. Cotton prices posted with strict middling 21.25 middling 21.10 and lower grades down to 17.25. Ewell Gregg and the attendance committee plan Kiwanis program at Hotel Lyons with Lt. Colonel Frederick S. Hunt Jr as speaker. War news reports Sgt Eldon Smith wounded in action in the Mediterranean. Marines return from Guadacanal and New Britain under rotation. Cadet Warren D. Sherrow enrolled at pre flight, Marion Military Institute alumnus. Various local notes on medical, social, and church events and civic activities conclude the section.
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Ewell Gregg
Hotel Lyons
Frederick S. Hunt, Jr
Alaska
Russians Are Landing Forces Behind Finnish Lines
Soviet forces began large scale landings on the Northern shores of Viipuri Bay in Southern Finland to breach Finnish lines. Viipuri has reportedly fallen. landings also reported on Narva Bay islands as fighting continues. German naval actions reportedly cannot halt the Red army drives toward Latvia and Lithuania as the Baltic Front advances rapidly.
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Stockholm
Viipuri Bay
Finland
Red Army
Viipuri
Narva
Latvia
Lithuania
Vilno
Vilna
Ivan Bagramian
Dvina
Daugavpils
Dvinsk
Latavia
van Cherniakhovsky
Wilno
Poland
Kaunas
Dash On Lithuania And Latvia Is Rapid
Moscow reports indicate two powerful Russian armies press toward Latvia and Lithuania with possible entry to one or both Baltic states within three or four days. Berlin claims Russians landed on five Narva bay islands as Finland fights near Melansaari Lammasaari and Teikassari.
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Moscow
Latvia
Lithuania
Dvinsk
Wilno
Kowel
Poland
Berlin
Narva Bay
Estonia
Finland
Narva
DNB
Melansaari
Lammasaari
Teikassari
Minsk Front Advances Reported by German Communique
London July 5 German forces south of Minsk are said to have fought their way backward in a fresh communique. The report notes continued German progress on the eastern front with no immediate details on forces or outcomes.
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London
Minsk
Overseas Trip by Roosevelt Speculation Lacks Basis
Presidential Secretary Stephen Early called reports of a possible overseas trip by Franklin D Roosevelt and a fourth term nomination as pure speculation. He noted recent news conference remarks and laughter from the President that left reporters unsure if hints or teasing were involved.
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Washington
Stephen Early
Roosevelt
Nazis Almost Nab General Ryder in Italian ambush
Maj. Gen. Charles W. Ryder commander of the American 34th Division and four aides were ambushed by German fire on a Suvareto to Sassetta road near the Tyrrhenian coast. They escaped by crawling to safety, with two soldiers shooting their way out as their armored car was hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FIFTH
Italy
Charles. W. Ryder
Vineyard Haven
Mass
Phineas Smith Jr
Summerville
S. C
Harold L. Ferguson
George Schnurbusch
Harrisburg
Jim. Walsh
Seattle
Wash
Suvareto
Sassetta
Tyrrhenian
Smith
Olive Grove
Gabreski Tops Air Force Ace Score in France Fight
Lt. Col. Francis Gabreski of Oil City Pennsylvania shot down his 28th enemy plane near Evreux France to become the top scoring U S Army Air Forces fighter pilot today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Eighth Air Force
Britain
Francis Gabreski
Oil City
U. S. Army Air Force
Evreux
France
Red Army advances crush German lines near Minsk and Polotsk
The Red Army drives deep into Belarus, reclaiming Minsk and Polotsk as Berlin admits rapid Soviet gains. Authorities cite colossal Nazi losses, with estimates around a quarter million killed or captured in thirteen days. The Minsk victory is seen as a decisive front change, threatening East Prussia and Berlin.
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Red
Minsk
Polotsk
Berlin
Hitler
Hitler calls for immense courage to face difficult times
London dispatch reports Adolf Hitler in a second speech within a week urged enormous courage and strength of nerves to stand up to hard times. He praised German war producers led by Albert Speer and promised final victory, noting production increases despite enemy air attacks.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Reich
Hitler
Eduard Dietl
Finland
Pacine Sadresses
Associated Press
Albert Speer
Allied Forces Press Advancing On Italian Front Near Livorno
Allied reports say Eighth Army nears Arazzo on the road to Florence while American units reach Rosignano outskirts within 13 miles of Livorno. German resistance remains stiff as heavy guns and Tigers contest advances. Italians push north of Siena and seize Berardegna Palazzuola and Monte Sansavino areas amid rain and minefields.
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Noland Norgaard
Rome
Arazzo
Florence
Italy
Rosignano
Livorno
Rimini
Pisa-Livorno
Siena
Eighth Army
No Berardegna
Palazzuola
Monte Sansavino
Sienna-Arezzo
Arezzo
Allied Mighty Again Strikes From the Air
Allied air forces resume large scale bombardment across Europe. American Fortresses and Liberators raid rail yards in France and targets in Holland Belgium and the Ruhr while British bombers hit rail lines and rocket launch sites. Casualties reported on both sides with hundreds of planes involved.
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London
Europe
Britain
Austin Bealmear
Holland
Belgium
Pas-De-Calais
France
RAF
Channel
Ruhr
U. S
Continent
Villeneuve St. Georget
Paris
Orleans
Normandy Battlefront
Morgan County Faces Bond Quota Shortfall Ahead of Campaign Close
With four days left in the fifth war loan Morgan County must raise 255 000 to meet its Series E bond quota of 551 000. Investments total 296 160 in E bonds and 1 326 130 50 in other bonds. A Camp Sibert chemical warfare unit visit and entertainers are planned to spur home front bond purchases. Congressman Sparkman will open the rally at Benson Field Friday at 8 15 pm, with a two hour program and stage being built for the event.
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Morgan County
Uncle Sam
France
Benson Field
Camp Sibert
John Sparkman
Sparkman
Washington
Eighth District
Benson Bed
Concrnie
Navy Invites Japs to Come Out and Fight
An American fleet sinks Nipponese ships and warns Japan to face battle in the Bonin Islands and Pacific fronts. Admiral Spruance’s Fifth Fleet presses operations around Bonins and Volcano Islands as paratroopers land on Noemfoor and Iwo Jima is shelled.
Fourth Marked By Sweeping Attacks
The United States Pacific Fleet reports July 4 actions against Japan with carrier planes and warships crippling Japanese bases. Saipan and Noemfoor are advancing under Yank forces while Noemfoor falls to infantry and paratroopers. A task force sinks or beachs three destroyers and shoots down many planes at a cost of several American carrier aircraft. The Tokyo radio claims ongoing fierce combat near Chi Jima in the Bonins.
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Associated Press
U. S. Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo
Saipan
Japan
Noemfoor
Philippines
Nippon
Volcano
Kazan
Bonin Islands
Chi Jima
Chii Jima
Bonins
Chichi Jima
Courtland Man Will Lead Alabama Legion
Clarence C. Horton of Courtland was unanimously elected commander of the Alabama Department of the American Legion for the coming year at the department convention in Montgomery. He succeeds Erwin Lehman of Langdale. Albert Stapp of Birmingham was chosen vice commander and Birmingham was selected as the 1945 convention city.
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Montgomery
Clarence C. Horton
Courtland
Alabama Department of the American Legion
Erwin Lehman
Langdale
Albert Stapp
Birmingham
George Cleere
Dave. Unger
Mobile
J. M. Dement
Athens
R. R. Baker
Tuscaloosa
O. L. Cooper
Red Level
W. E. Patterson
Leslie W. Sweetser
Arthur Heustess
A. V. Summers
Jackson
J. Lealey
Opa Joins Rate Case Against ICC Rises Rail Fares
The Office of Price Administration petitions to join a suit by Kentucky Alabama and Tennessee challenging an Interstate Commerce Commission order boosting intra state passenger rail fares. OPA claims no permission was sought for the rate increase and asks that the ICC order be set aside. The action places two agencies at odds with U S District Attorney Brown stating he will file an answer for the federal government.
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Louisville
Interstate Commerce Commission
OPA
Office of Price Administration
ICC
Kentucky
Alabama
Tennessee
M. Vinson
Chester Bowles
U. S
Eli H. Brown
Navy recognizes two officers for meritorious photographic work
Commander John H. McElroy of Cuba Alabama is among two Navy officers awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for meritorious achievement on photographic missions in the South Pacific as announced today.
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Washington
John H. McElroy
Cuba
Ala
South Pacific
Navy
Night Air Attacks In Normandy From German Forces
Ernie Pyle reports methodical German night air attacks over Normandy positions. Dusk falls around 11, aircraft silence follows as ack ack gunners mobilize. soldiers wrap in blankets and wait through long lulls in the shooting.
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Ernie Pyle
Normandy
Ack Ack Gunners Prep For Night Shoot In Pillbox Pit
In the dusk the ack ack gunners prepare for a night firing. They light cigars sparingly and shelter to avoid blackout. Shelves carved in the wall hold reserve shells while munition carriers feed fresh rounds to a pit crew.
Battle Rages In Streets Of Anchor Town
Allied forces push through La Haye Du Puits and surrounding areas in Normandy as German counterattacks with Tiger tanks test the sector. British and Canadian troops seize towns near Caen while Americans advance on multiple fronts amid heavy resistance and canal swamp fighting.
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Wes Gallagher
la Haye du Puits
France
Normandy Battlefront
Supreme Meadquarters
Rinl
Omar N. Bradley
U. S
Normandy
Caen
Erwin Rommel
Carpiquet
la Haye
Cherbourg
St. Jores
Carentan
St Jores
Carentan-Periers
Carentan-Tilly-Sur-Seulles
Gavrus
Odon River
Bernard L. Montgomery
Verson
Mell
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The
War Department
Eldon Smith
Ellie Smith
Hope
Mediterranean
Marine
First Division
Guadalcanal
New Britain
Marine Corps Southern Procurement Division
Atlanta
Horace H. Edmondson, Jr
Horace H. Edmonson
Lacey
Warren D. Sherrow
Decatur
Maxwell Field
Sherrow
Marion Military Institute
Totsie Hart Gardner
Falkville
Lieut
Charles S.gardner
Dorothy -Jean- Owens
Charles Fuller
New Albany
Indiana
Josephine Wilson
Miss Eleanor Wilson
Merle Nelson
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
C. L. Dobbs
Otto Winton
Austinville
Austinville Cotta
Sol Owens
Fred S. Roberson
Jimmie and
Edward Lee Ratliff
Julian Harris
James Crow
Alabama Bar Association
Cpl
Omar Lamon
Muskogee
Oklahoma
Dan Walden
Pfc
Ray Walden
Hattiesburg
J. B. Whitmire
Berta May Nelson
Decatur General Hospital
Naomi May
Clark Denniston
Joseph Goodwin
Hartselle
Baugh’s Infirmary
Nellie Johnson
Baugh's Infirmary
Sterling Sounds
Philadelphia
Baugh
George R Headington
Sixth Aven Church of
Double Oak Mountain
Ay Ae
Cub Pack Five
George R. Harrington
Osie Teekell
Bradenton
Fla
Julson Bwann
Augusta, Ga
Martha Woods
Decatur 1
James E. Terry
Ini
Cesti
Moulton Street
Brown
Baltic
Reds
Warsaw
Leningrad
FDR
Schnurbusch
Ferguson
Walsh
Newace
By Dewitt MacKenzie
London Times
Ince
Germany
Russia
East Prussia
Fuehrer
Speer
Tokyo Radio Today
Stacith Toyo
Fort Festal
Pacific
Forrestal
Adm
Raymond Spruance
Fifth Fleet
Volcano Islands
Noemfoor Island
Gen. MacArthur
Burma
China
Chester. Nimitz
Iwo Jima
Haha Jima
Alabama State Guard
Alabama Lion
Courtland Man
Alabama Legion
Pyle
Anchor Town
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