Grim Tale of Attack Told by U S Forces North of Ay River
North of the Ay River U S forces faced an attack near Vesly where a company engaged snipers and machine guns at 8 30 am. Fifteen dust covered soldiers returned after the assault with reports of heavy fire, wounded officers, and a captain killed while tossing grenades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Ball
U. S
AY River
Verdun
Marne
Vesly
Joss Gordon
Binghamton
N. Y
Floyd Bew
Norfolk
Daniel Crist
Shelby
Ohio
George DePaulo
Quincy
Mass
DePaulo
J Kim
Cpl
Alker Bernardi
Bowler
Wis
K. B. Mitchell
Rockingham
N. C
France
Lieu Mitchell
Pacific island tolls rise as Saipan Guam actions extend
Casualties from ongoing Pacific battles climb with Saipan and Guam bombardment. American totals show 15,053 casualties with 2,359 dead, 11,481 wounded and 1,213 missing. Japanese dead exceed 11,948 and captives top 10,000 including 1,000 POWs and 9,000 civilians interned. Admiral Nimitz reports carrier raids and smothered air bases with no fighter opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sai
Guam
Saipan
Pacific
Washington
Navy
Forrestal
Adm
Chester. W. Nimitz
Rota
Allied air campaign disrupts European rail hubs from Budapest to Bucharest
Air force officers report German communications in Northwest Europe tangled. Allied air actions cripple rail yards from the Balkans to the Atlantic, with heavy strikes on Budapest Vienna Bucharest Sofia and Yugoslavia as part of a broad campaign against supply lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Northwest
Normandy
Paris
Europe
Balkans
Atlantic
Munien
Budapest
Vienna
Bucharest
Sofia
Yugoslavia
Bombers Hit Munich Through Severe Weather
American bombers attacking Munich flew at high altitude amid 25 degree below zero weather, enduring heavy flak and rocket shells. Initial reports say little opposition from the German air force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Munich
Markets Slip as Leaders Stumble in Tilted July Trade
New York stocks faced a hesitant session with selective issues advancing while steels and rails fell at midmorning. Turnover ran near 1.3 million shares as mixed action persisted and late trading trimmed losses in a volatile market. In cotton spot trading July contracts eased amid pre noon expiring uncertainties and war news. Declines of 50 to 60 cents a bale and firmish butter with weak eggs completed a subdued day in Chicago commodities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
New York
Grim Nazi radio broadcast warned of total war
London reports a Nazi military radio utterance declaring terror grips the hearts of Germans and that the war must become a total war with everyone able to bear arms invol ved. The broadcast vows to turn Europe into a maelstrom of destruction and to hold fast until the hour strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nazi Germany
London Evening News
Europe
Dewey Faces Albany Demonstration Over Service Ballot
More than 350 protesters led by Moss Hart gathered to press Governor Thomas E. Dewey for last minute approval of the federal servicemen’s ballot. The group wore armbands and banners and planned a committee to present resolutions in Albany amid Dewey’s refusal to grant interviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Albany
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Moss Hart
Citizens’ Non-Partisan
Buffalo
Syracuse
Rochester
Binghampton
Hart
Will N Norwood Dead at 71 Courtland Farmer
Will N Norwood 71, a prominent Courtland farmer, died this morning after a long illness. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 P M at Black Ground church in Lawrence County, with Brown directing burial in the adjoining cemetery. Survived by wife, two sons Dee Courtland Sip Town Creek, four daughters Mrs D S Sherrill Mrs G Cross Mrs R B Smith and Mrs J Birdyshaw all of Courtland, 24 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Grandsons will be pallbearers and granddaughters will handle flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will N. Norwood
Courtland
Black Ground
Lawrence County
Brown
Dee
Sip
Town Creek
D. S. Sherill
G. Cross
R. B. Smith
J . Birdyshaw
Markets at a Glance New York July 13
Stocks show irregular movement with selected issues resuming gains. Bonds mixed with some railroad issues in supply. Cotton dips as commissions report selling by houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Army Policy Change Ends Overseas Soldier Mail
The War Department ends transmitting theater letters for soldiers overseas and overseas requests for certain information due to facility strain. Requests must go through the American Red Cross for investigation and recommendation. Routine reports of serious illness to next of kin will continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Ce Ata
Department
American Red Cross
ARMS output still lagging in second quarter
Washington reports Army equipment and weapons production $400 million behind schedule in Q2. Acting Secretary of War Patterson disputed published claims that schedules were met, noting the 8 percent of April 1 targets achieved and listing Long Tom 155 mm field gun, medium tanks, tank destroyers, bulldozers, heavy trucks, and field wire as behind schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Patterson
Mrs. L. R. Day 75 Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs. L R Day 75 longtime Decatur resident died at 1 10 A M at Decatur General Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral 5 P M at Brown's Chapel with Rev T G Henry. Survived by husband L R Day one stepson Mrs Earl Glenn of Decatur two sisters and one brother of Lancaster Missouri pallbearers listed. Body to be moved to Lancaster Missouri for interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Day
Decatur
Decatur General Hospital
Brown's Chapel
T. G. Henry Ofae
Earl Glenn
Loncaster
Missouri
C. E
Germans Leave Buenos Aires for Home
July 13 report that Argentina repatriates its last German diplomatic officials aboard an Argentine ship bound for Lisbon. Argentina severed relations with Germany in January and had hoped to complete repatriation in March but faced unforeseen delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Lisbon
Germany
Conference Cancelled by North Carolina Church Group
Rev. Ernest Jack Arnold announced that the Southeastern Conference of the United Christian Youth Movement scheduled for Lake Junaluska July 15 0 has been cancelled due to an infantile paralysis outbreak centered mainly in the Pishment area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
N. C
Ernest Jack Arnold
North Carolina Council of Churches
Southeastern Conference
United Christian Youth Movement
Lake Junaluska
Casualty totals climb as WWII toll nears WWI mark
Washington reports war casualties rising toward the 1917 18 totals as heavy French fighting and Saipan losses are tallied. The combined Army Navy count reaches 274 626 with 33 240 killed and 77 449 wounded in the Army and 20 362 killed 14 127 wounded in the Navy. In Italy since last September Army losses total 70 399 with 12 655 killed and 47 457 wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
France
Patterson
Normandy
Saipan
Navy
Italy
Helms Rites Held Friday for Festus C Helms
Funeral services for Festus C Helms 62 who died Thursday at his home on Lacey Springs will be held Friday at 3 PM at Red Oak church with Rev Nash Mason officiating Interment follows in the church cemetery Peck directing He leaves a wife Martha Helms four Lacey Springs and two sons Laney C Helms Somerville Melvin L Helms Lacey Springs and seven grandchildren Pallbearers A N Mitchell Harold Sanders Cecil Murphy W T McMullins Marcus McCutcheon William Robert Murphy Helms formerly of Marshall county had lived in Lacey Springs for years
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Festus C. Helms
Lacey Springs
Red Oak
Nash Mason
Church
Peck
Martha Helms
E. O. Brown
Abner Johnson
Howard Johnson
Somerville
Former pet fox hunted by posse in Bear Mountain New York
A rifle wielding posse hunted Louie the fox around Trailside museum in Bear Mountain New York after the eight year old animal escaped his cage. Louie attacked two dogs and bit museum director William H. Carr's wife. a doctor warned of possible rabies, though Carr disputed the claim. The fox eluded investigators overnight and reappeared near the Carr cabin before vanishing again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear Mountain
N. Y
Trailside
Louie the Fox
Grey Fox
William H. Carr
Carr Cabin
Barkley Name To Be Presented At Democratic Convention
Henry Ward associate editor of The Paducah Sun-Democrat said Barkley’s name would be placed before the Democratic National Convention next week for vice president and stay before the convention until a nominee is chosen. Ward cited Washington sources reporting a surge of support for Senator Barkley in recent days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducah
Alben W. Barkly
Paducah Sun-Democrat Today
Henry Ward
Barkley
Ward
Washington
Senate
Army transfer sends Cpl Allgood to Reno Nevada
Cpl Earl Dean Allgood has been moved to the Army transport command and is now stationed in Reno Nevada. Station 2 responded to a false alarm at McGough Bakery 218 Grant Street at 1 A.M. Wednesday and to a small car fire at 700 block Second Avenue East at 12 05 P.M. Wednesday with no loss. Kiwanis plans a barbecue for Company B at Delano Park at seven tonight. rain would move it to the Central Methodist church basement banquet room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Earl Dean Allgood
Army Transport Command
Reno, Nevada
McGough Bakery
Grant Street
Second Avenue East
Kiwanis
Company B
Delano Park
Central Methodist Church
Ex Chaplain in Navy Criticizes Service Over Faith
Pulaski Tennessee July 13 Rev L G Gatlin former Navy chaplain now pastor at First Baptist church says he resigned from the Naval Reserve after refusing to administer the Lord's Supper to non baptized believers and to issue whisky ration books. He claims Navy policies push participation in drinking and dancing and that chaplains should not compromise the Lord's message. He was placed on the inactive list June 9 1943 after refusing to resign and cites a regulation allowing chaplains to conduct services in their own church manner. Gatlin states he converted 31 sailors in eight months of active service and faced pressure to join social events involving alcohol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulaski
Tenn
United States Navy
L. G. Gatlin
First Baptist Church
S. Naval Reserve
Navy
Norfolk, Va
Addin
Gatlin
Chicago man named GOP national finance chairman
James S. Kemper, a 57 year old Chicago insurance executive, was named chairman of the Republican national finance committee by Republican National Chairman Herbert Brownell Jr. The plan includes a tentative presidential budget and aims to back the Dewey Bricker ticket with extensive postwar planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Herbert Brownell, Jr
James S. Kemper
Chicago
Republican National Finance Committee
Kemper
Brownnell
Alabama outlines 36 million building program for state
State Finance Director Hayse Tucker outlined a plan costing about 36.2 million dollars to improve Alabama public institutions. He described urgent needs across 135 building projects, with 4,000 school classrooms highlighted as a top priority, to be funded from treasury surpluses and earmarked trust funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Hayse Tucker
Tucker
Raymond Fowler
Treasury
Educational Trust
State Planning Board
Polio fight plans expand across Southern states
Health officers in North Carolina report 270 polio cases and 13 deaths as Southeastern states act. Georgia orders 21 day home quarantine for returning children and coordinate with NC, while Kentucky reaches 129 cases 4 deaths. South Carolina and others prepare defenses with Red Cross nurses aiding emergency centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
North Carolina
Kentucky
Georgia
Raleigh
N. C
South Carolina
State Board of Health
Ben F. Wyman
Halth
Red Cross
Southeastern
Piedmont
Upper Piedmont
Mississippi
Virginia
Louisiana
Alabama
Florida
Americans press toward Lessay and St. Lo in fresh offensive
American forces push from La Haye Du Puits toward Lessay along the Ay river and near Georges while reaching the outskirts of Periers. The Hill 92 position falls as German counter moves near St. Lo are contained. Frontline radio propaganda urges German troops to surrender, with several officers noting reduced resistance and saved lives as morale shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Carentan
du Hommet
St. Lo
Nspo
Herman Rozolsky
Beauregard Street
Alexandria
la Haye du Puits
Lessay
Ay River
Jeffersonville
Iowa
U. S
Allied advance pushes toward Coutances and La Haye Du Puits
Allied forces report gains in Normandy with American units clearing Laland Mauduit area southwest of La Haye du Puits and northwest of Lessay. They seize Wesley near Lessay, push beyond a half mile, and take road junctions at St Germain and Gorges northeast of Periers as German holds wane in Bois Du Hommet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Lo
Charlemagne
Normandy
Compiete
Cherbourg
Laland Mauduit
la Haye du Puits
Lessay
Wesley
Eest
St. Germain
Gorges
Nomena
Periers
Ortheast
Bois du Hommet
Lord Vansittart Calls Imprison Gestapo After War
In the Lords, Lord Vansittart urged mass imprisonment of about 50 090 Gestapo members after the war until postwar decisions decide execution or exile. The proposal reflects his harsh stance toward the German secret police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Vansittart
House of Lords
Gestapo
Secret Police
Devil's Island
German offensive stalls as Allies press advance in Europe
The report analyzes ongoing Allied advances and German withdrawals across the Baltic and Poland. It notes an expected German retreat to the Vistula line if the offensive slows, with Rommel’s potential plan cited and Montgomery's assessment of a firm Allied frontline in Normandy and Western Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Baltic States
East Prussia
Vistula
Poland
Normandy
Marshal Rommel
Montgomery
London Daily Mail
Keriel
France
Oysia
War Journal Excerpt From Normandy Frontline Night Attack
A reporter accompanies a U.S. infantry company in Normandy as bombardment shakes nearby, shells explode overhead, and soldiers endure fatigue. Lieutenant Orion Shockley and Lieutenant Lawrence Mc Laughlin lead men toward a nearby strong point amid relentless combat and a stark wish to reveal the true costs of war.
Secret Forces Office Estimates Gestapo Losses
An intelligence briefing reports the secretary of the forces office estimating the Gestapo strength at a certain level and proposing that a fourth of them be taken as the first instalment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forces Office
Gestapo
Sneak Play Fails as U S Tank Destroyers Hold Line
July 12 dispatch reports American forces near St. Jean-de-Daye in Normandy repelling a German armored sneak attack. Sgt. Herschel F. Briles and Cpl. George A. Kegges led a tank destroyer unit that knocked out three Panther tanks while their own vehicle burned, part of an 11 Mark V Panther and one Mark IV tally for the battalion amid a diversionary German assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
Normandy
Cpl
George A. Kegges
Cleveland
Ohio
Herschel F. Briles
Colfax
Iowa
Briles
St. Jean- De-Daye
GIN MEETING HELD FOR LIMESTONE LAWFENCE AND MORGAN COUNTIES
Ginners and farmers from Limestone, Lawrence and Morgan counties met at the Lyons Hotel to study ginning developments. J. T. Belue explained seed strain importance, while J. C. Oglesbee discussed correct ginning’s role in cotton production. County agents and officials attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Extension Department
Limestone
Lawrence
Morgan Counties
Lyons Hotel
J. T. Belue
Auburn
J. C. Oglesbee
Atlanta
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Morga
L. L. Self
Delano Park Welcomes Newcomers and Visitors
Cadet and Mrs G J James Newport St and Mrs J C Platter Louisville Ky and Pvt A Zeid Philadelphia welcome to Decatur enjoying the park. Sgt and Mrs Sol Schecker North Carolina among enthusiastic visitors who heard of the park's fame before visiting. Sgt Schecker stationed at Courtland. June and Bettye Blackwell Blanche Tenn visitors with Marjorie Ellen Harrison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. J. James
Newport
J. C. Platter
Louisville
Pvt. A. Zeid
Philadelphia
Decatur
Sol Schecker
North Carolina
Schecker
Sgt. Schecker
Courtland
June
Bettye Blackwell
Blanche, Tenn
Marjorie Ellen Harrison
Boys invited to airplane construction class start July 19
Jack Adcock will begin a class in airplane construction at Deland Park July 19 at two p m. All boys over 11 are urged to attend with their planes and pins. An enthusiastic group of local children gathered on Wednesday afternoon to enjoy the activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Adcock
Deland Park
Wheeler Highway
Ed Crane
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Appei
Dillehay
Paulette Goddard
Fred MacMurray
Edward Arnold
Roxy Theatre
Cotton
Berlin
Meee Asta
HELMS
POSSE
Carr
Louie
Ucineey 4Eom Real
Marshal Guenther von Kluge
Channel
Russia
PYLE
Bat‘tle
Wertenbaker
Capa
Wert
Orion Shockley
Jefferson City
Orion
Mark Twain
Shockley
Lawrence McLaughlin
Boston
Nature
Doan
Goode & Morae Furniture
Tnd Avenue
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