Weather and community notes from Decatur area
Partly cloudy Sunday and Monday with scattered thundershowers in the south portion. The maximum temperature reached 93 degrees. Local film listings include What A Woman at the Princess The More The Merrier at the Roxy and Wake Island at the Capitol. Civitan meetings July 19 and 26 will be at Woodall's at noon due to Lyons dining room closure.
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The
Princess
Roxy
Wake Island
Capitol
Civitan Club
Woodall’s
Lyons
Russians Outflank Grodno in Baltic Front Push
Russian midnight communique reports gains along the Baltic and White Russian front outflanking the German fortress of Grodno and reaching near the Suwalki border. Moscow notes continued center and north advances while Berlin claims a major offensive toward Lwow in old Poland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Yarbrough
London
Niemen River
Grodno
Suwalki
East Prussia
Old Poland
Opochka
Moscow
Lithuania
Daugavpils
Wilno
Red
Kaunas
Kaisiadorys
Alytus
Arytus
Pripyat
Pinsk
Lwow
Tarnopol
Berlin
Baltic States
Baltic
Warship contracts award 262 ships for 1945 completion
The Maritime Commission placed 262 contracts for cargo ships and tankers at the urgent request of Army and Navy chiefs. Victories total 174 with 520 Victory ships planned overall. seven large T-2 tankers, 36 coastal ships, 30 C-1 type vessels, and 15 C-2 class ships. Shipyards include Ingalls in Decatur, Permanents Metals in Wilmington, Bethlehem Fairfield in Baltimore, and others in Portland, Tampa, New Orleans, and Mobile.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
Army and Navy Chiefs of Staff
Commission
Ton Shipbuilding Corp
Portland
Ore
Permanents Metals Corp
Wilmington
Calif
Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard, Inc
Baltimore
Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company
Mobile
Ala
McCloskey and Company
Tampa
Fla
Pendleton Shipyards Co., Inc
New Orleans
Albinagine and Machine Works, Inc
Portland, Ore
Avondale Marine Ways, Inc
Westwego
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp
Decatur
Morgan County Faces Shortfall in Fifth War Loan Drive
Morgan County remains $76,000 short of the Series E bond goal needed to declare the fifth war loan a success. The War Finance Committee reported $474,727.50 invested toward a $551,000 target, with total bonds at $1,360,300.50 as of Saturday. Additional purchases until July 31 will count toward the drive.
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Morgan County
Morgan County War Finance Committee
Second Ship in Series Launched at Ingalls Yard
The second cargo ship in the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation Decatur yard series was launched Saturday afternoon in brief ceremonies. Mrs. Fred McMasters sponsored the ship with maid of honor Miss Maxine McCutcheon, named by hull department winners in a bond campaign at the yard.
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Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation
Decatur Yard
Fred McMasters
Maxine McCutcheon
Hull’department
Normandy dispatch by Ernie Pyle with names of soldiers
In rain and danger, Ernie Pyle joins an infantry move in Normandy. He records waiting peers and writes down a handful of mates, including Sergt. Joseph Palassa in Pittsburgh and Pfc. Arthur Greene in Auburn Massachusetts, amid rough conditions and wet gear.
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Joseph Palassa
I St
Pittsburgh
Arthur Greene
Oxford St
Auburn
Mass
Arthur
Dick Medici
Lenny Ave
Detroit
James Giles
Athens
Tenn
Epee
Pfc
Arthur Slageter
Taylor Ave
Cincinnati
Costines Des Pes Twes
Plans shaped for E Award ceremony in Decatur
Superintendent Charles W. Young of Goodyear Decatur Mills plans an Army Navy E flag presentation on August 4 with Major General Harry F. Hazlett presenting. Pins will go to Captain Cundt and two Decatur employees Wilburn H. Fielding and Mrs. Pauline L. Young, with others to follow. The event includes Goodyear and local officials and Rev. W. W. Glass.
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Decatur
Charles W. Young
Goodyear Decatur Mills
Cundt
U. S. Navy
Naval Air Training Center
Pensacola
Fla
Young
Wilburn H. Fielding
Pauline L. Young
Mr. Young
Edwin J. Thomas
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Cliff Slusser
Goodyear
Samuel A. Steere
W. W. Glass
First Presbyterian Church
Leghorn Now In Gun Range As Allied Advances Push Front
Allied forces press along a 160 mile front in Italy. Doughboys reach within 3.5 miles of Livorno (Leghorn) while German positions retreat from the Arno valley near Pisa and Florence. British and French units advance toward Arezzo and Fossato di Berlinghieri with multiple village falls reported.
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Noland Norgaard
Rome
Livorno
Leghorn
Arno
Florence
Pisa
Fourteenth Army
Eighth Army
Olmo Pass
Arezzo
Fifth Army
Era River Valley
Peccioli
Mark W. Clark
Belvedere
U. S
Poggibonsi
Tilleay
Ghizzano
Battle to choose vice presidential nominee looms at convention
Chicago July 15. Democratic contingents arrived for a wide open contest for the vice presidential nomination as delegates prepare for a decision next Friday. Robert E Hannegan, James M Barnes and Jonathan Daniels led new arrivals with six cabinet officers slated for tomorrow. President Roosevelt’s position remains unclear though Hanningan carried a letter from Roosevelt said to express support for Henry A Wallace. The convention opens Wednesday and renomination of Roosevelt for a fourth term is anticipated Thursday.
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D. Harold Oliver
Chicago
Robert E. Hannegan
Roosevelt
James M. Barnes
Jonathan Daniels
White House
Hannigan
Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Southerners to Meet in Chicago to Pick VP Candidate
A Southern Democrat caucus in Chicago before the Democratic National Convention aims to nominate a Southerner for vice president. Mississippi party chair Herbert Holmes said most Southern states will be represented and opposed Henry Wallace. He urged unity and cautioned Northern leaders against overriding Southern wishes.
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Dixie
Atlanta
Roosevelt
Chicago
Herbert Holmes
Mississippi
Democratic Executive Committee
Holmes
Henry Wallace
Connally to Advise Platform Sub Committee on Foreign Affairs
Hannegan announced Texas Senator Tom Connally, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, will serve as an advisor to the platform sub committee citing his long experience and knowledge in foreign affairs. He was staying at the Blackstone Hotel where the manager confirmed arrangements.
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Hannegan
Tom Connally
Texas
Senate Foreign Relations
Platform
Blackstone
Tennessee Valley horse show plans unfold for charity
Entries pour in from Alabama Tennessee Mississippi and the South for the Lions club sponsored Tennessee Valley horse show at Benson Field Friday July 28 benefiting the sight conservation fund. Prizes total 1060 across twelve classes with top winnings up to 100 and overall gaited and walking championship money at 175. Homer Murray of Woodburn Kentucky and Harry Davis of Wallace Tennessee chair judging with Milton J. Easter of Athens as ringmaster and Gil Bert M Orr as announcer.
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The
Lions Club
Benson Field
Sight Conservation Fund
Alabama
Tennessee
Mississippi
South
Homer Murray
Woodburn
Harry Davis
Wallace, Tenn
Milton J. Easter
Athens
Gilbert M
Gilly) Orr
Tennessee Valley Horse Show
Morgan County National Bank
Illehay
Gouidel, Loyd, Caddell
Eg al Nungester
Owl Drug Company
Tennessee Vaile
Flaming Oil Gushes Over Ceram In Nip Threat Response
Allied air forces struck back after an enemy broadcast hinted at executions of American airmen. MacArthur reported daring raids from New Guinea targets to Dutch East Indies tanks and oil storage were set afire as Japanese defenses faltered. U S bombers also pressed attacks over Yap Palau and Guam while 14th Air Force fighters hit a central China airfield.
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Leonard Milliman
Associated Press
Boela
Ceram Island
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Dutch East Indies
MacArthur
Yap
Palau
Singapore
Steel Center
Tokyo
Gen. Doolittle
Hell
Southwest Pacific
Tokyo Radio
U. S
Guam
Marianas
Iwo Island
Saipan
14Th Air Force
China
Sixth Army
Sawar
Dutch New Guinea
Germans Say British About To Begin Push
Allied fronts report rapid Allied advances in western Normandy with Lessay near Cherbourg threatened, while German broadcasts warn of a major push around Caen. U S troops approach St Lo and Periers as air and sea operations strike at targets east of Caen amid heavy weather.
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Gladwin Hill Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
U. S
Lessay
Caen
Normandy
Colombelles
Cherbourn Ou Orce
Ay River
Periers
Mid -Normandy
St. Lo
Seine Bay
le Havre
Chaps de L’osque
Remilly- Sur-Lozon
Montgomery
Orne River
Normandy Front
Bernard L. Montgomery
Paris
Weather snarls Allied air offensive over Western Europe
Bad weather keeps Western Europe air operations largely idle as 750 U S bombers strike Ploesti and rail targets in Tours Orleans Nevers and Paris area. Ninth Air Force fighters bomb tire area Cherisy Bruex while Caen area air forces engage. No Allied losses reported.
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Ned Nordness
London
Ploesti
Romania
U. S
Europe
Britain
Eighth Air Force
Tours
Orleans
Nevers-Orleans
Paris
Ninth Air Force
Tire
Cherisy
Bruex
Caen
British
Second Tactical Air Force
East Prussia
Germany
Plans Mature For Cattle Seed Show In Decatur
North Alabama cattle and seed growers gear up for the first annual Tennessee Valley livestock dairy and seed show in Decatur on Friday August 4. More than $1 000 in prizes are offered under the Decatur Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee with divisions for dairy cattle beef cattle and grain including cover crops. The event is planned as an annual, with the Trinity colt show in connection.
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Alabama
Tennessee Valley
Decatur
Agricultural Committee
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Maynard Layman
Layman
Farmer Club
Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Committee
Casto Jarvis
John H. Pennell
Frank H. Martin
Trinity Colt
Sam G. Erect
Chauncey Sverts
Slowness of British General is Worry
Allied observers fear a slow Normandy breakout as Gen. Sir Bernard Montgomery’s Eastern wing remains short of progress 40 days after D-Day. Despite Caen, territory gains lag behind post invasion levels while bad weather and air attacks hinder German defense adjustments.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Normandy
Caen
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Villers-Bocage
Rommel
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