Youth admits slaying man near Iville Tenn
A 17-year-old boy arrested on suspicion in Florence Alabama said he shot an automobile driver hitchhiking home to Baltimore. The victim was Otis Madison Sykes 48 of Burlington NC, whose car was registered to Pfc Harold L. Hanford at Camp Weingarten Mo. Authorities linked Sykes to a body found near Knoxville. The teen and a Baltimore filling station attendant were found asleep in Hanford’s car.
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Otis Madison Sykes
Burlington
N. C
Harold L. Hanford
Camp Weingarten
Carter
Roane County
Tenn
Knoxville
Sykes
Hanford
Crews
Baltimore
Whitecotton
Killed in Action Sgt John Mahan in Pacific Area
Marvin N. Dodson editor of the Troy Messenger reports his nephew Sgt John Mahan has been killed somewhere in the central Pacific area. Mahan was brother of Capt. A. F. Mahan an AP correspondent and public relations officer with the Eighth Air Force who was in Moscow per latest reports.
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Troy
Ala
John Mahan
Central Pacific Area
Marvin N. Dodson
The
Troy Messenger
Sgt. Mahan
A. F
Pete) Mahan
Associated Press
Montgomery
Mahan
Eighth Air Force
Moscow
Praying By Fatally Wounded Comrade Echoes From Africa Letter
Sgt. Riggle Hogue of Limestone County recalls in a letter to his sister the moment he prayed at the side of a fatally wounded comrade during World War II. He describes fear and fatigue in the desert, the longing to return home, and the resolve to honor those who gave their all as Luftwaffe bombers approach during a convoy through the African desert.
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Riggle Hogue
Limestone County
Ben Stanford
Athens
Africa
Barre
Luftwaffe
Fund to Help Trade Is Born
United Nations monetary conference proposes an $8.8 billion postwar prosperity fund to stabilize currencies and boost trade. Morgenthau calls the move an omen of future international cooperation. US would invest $2.45 billion, Britain $1.3 billion, and Russia $1.2 billion, with 44 nations to decide participation. A $10 billion world bank for reconstruction may also be announced before adjournment. Russia finally agrees to oppose concessions for war-devastated areas.
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Donald Kovacic
Bretton Woods
N. H
United Nations Monetary Conference
Treasury
Morgenthau
United States
Great Britain
Russia
World Bank For Reconstruction and Development
Monetary Fund Commission
Battlefield Reminiscence of Courage and Prayer
A first person wartime account describes a convoy attack by an enemy plane, a quick burst of shot and debris, and a dying peer urging prayer as a veteran recalls family prayers. The piece ends noting Riggle, publisher of the Anniston Star, will spend two months in the British Isles and Col. Ayers’s weeklong departure.
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Ers
Anniston Star
British Isles
Col. Ayers
the Star
Decatur Brothers Serving in England With Anti Aircraft Unit
CPL Gilbert A Blackwell Jr is in England with an anti aircraft unit. He is married to Judy T Blackwell and son of G A and Mrs Blackwell of Decatur. PFC Percy A Turner, son of Jesse Turner and Mrs Turner of Decatur, has over a year in service in England and is brother to Mrs Slaten and Mrs Carani.
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Cpl
Gilbert A. Blackwell, JR
England
Judy T. Blackwell
G. A. Blackwell
Decatur
Percy A. Turner
Jesse Turner
Charles Slaten
Leroy Caranci
Horace. G. Lamb
Camp Barkeley
Texas
Mildred Lamb
Florette
James R. Landers
Luther P. Landers
Moulton 2
Ay-guru Ay? British envoy guest in Alabama
Col Harry M Ay, guest of the British Ministry of Information, visits Anniston Alabama on July 15 to discuss wartime news and broadcast cooperation with U S officials. The brief stop signals closer Allied information sharing between Britain and the United States.
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Anniston, ‘Ala
Ministry of Information
Harry M. Ay
DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE CLUES AND CRYPTOQUOTE
A dense listing of across and down clues for a daily crossword puzzle with a cryptoquote puzzle included. It features numerous numbered hints for words of varying lengths and a quoted cryptoquote attributed to Burton, with distribution details.
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Burton
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Airman convicted of murder in Wittmann highway decapitation
Second Lt. Howard E. Stittsworth, 21, of Wakefield Kansas, was found guilty by a court martial of murder and flying violations for a mid June crash that decapitated Earl W. Nepple near Wittmann Arizona. He faces life imprisonment with hard labor and possible review by top Air Force and Army officials. A separate notice from Montgomery offers 200 reward for information leading to the arrest of George N Goatley fatally shot during a Birmingham area holdup.
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Marana Field
Ariz
Howard E. Stittsworth
Luke. Field
Stittsworth
Wakefield
Kans
Wittmann
Earl W. Nepple
Los Angeles
Air Forces Western
Training Command
Santa Ana
Calif
Judge Advocate General
Army
Roosevelt
Montgomery
Chauncey Sparks
George N. Goatley
Birmingham
Goatley
Gold in Treasury Would Form Large Bar
The U.S. Treasury gold reserves could be cast into a single bar roughly 50 feet long 30 feet wide and 21 feet thick. This illustration emphasizes the immense size of the nation’s precious metal stock and its physical scale when shaped into a form.
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United States Treasury
Headlines Failing to Motivate War Effort Are Found to Harm
A study notes that negative headlines warning of dangers and urging civic action appear to spur civilian support for wartime mobilization more than optimistic or cheering reports. Researchers highlight the effect on public resolve and enlistment sentiment during conflict periods.
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Porter Vinson
Vinson
IX Air Force
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Italy
Thomas
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Jesus Christ
Riggle
Ayers
Daily Crossword
Turk
Persia
Charles Lamb
Secluded Valley
Board of Ordnance
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Yours
Turner Coal & Grain Go
Checkerboard Store
Moulton Street
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