Sparks predicts Solid South for Roosevelt Truman ticket
Alabama Governor Chauncey Sparks says the insurgent Southern Democrats will fold and all electoral votes in the Solid South will back Roosevelt Truman. He notes Texas Mississippi and Louisiana will join, praising Truman as sympathetic to Southern issues and federal control of state matters. He forecasts a November Democratic victory.
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Montgomery
Ala
Chauncey Sparks
Chicago
Alabama
Barks
Wallace
Texas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Democratic Party
Truman
Sparks
South
Pyle Gun Crew Names The Pieces Onboard
The writer notes gun crew members including Seaman John Leppard of Hershey and Harold Lampton from Farmington as they man an LST in the English Channel. Barrage balloons guard each vessel with soldiers aboard. Fellow sailors from Spring Hill Louisiana, Troy North Carolina, and Baltimore interact as the crew prepares for combat.
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John Leppard
Hershey
LST
Corp
Loyce Gilbert
Spring Hill
Pfe
Oscar Davis
Troy
N. C
Pvt
Floyd Woodville
Lexington St
Baltimore
Yanks advance along Arno in fifth army push
Allied forces press along the Arno toward Florence area. In the Livorno area Germans shell Pontedera while Poggibonsi forces take Tavernelle and Mount Morocco, reaching Strada. In the upper Arno valley the Eighth Army advances north of the river, clearing Terranuova and nearing Mount Mariciano as British troops push in the upper Tiber valley.
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Arno
Fifth
Livorno
Pontedera
Cascina
Poggibonsi
Tavernelle
Mount Morocco
Strada
Florence
Eighth
Terranuova
Mount Mariciano
Arezzo
Tiber
Gilta di Castello
Tiber Valley
Ubaldo
Gubbio
Cassino
Gitta di Castello
Seaeree
Allied report on German purge targets Dietrich commander role
Allies report a German purge within the oe military clique. General Josef Dietrich, a Nazi political general, identified as commander of an SS Panzer corps.
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Germany
Josef Dietrich
Market slips from early gains as rail shares retreat
New York stocks opened with a tentative rally but gains faded as demand for rail and industrial leaders waned. War news and Churchill’s warnings of Nazi action buoyed sentiment briefly, yet final moves were cloudy with light turnover and mixed results across U S issues.
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New York
Churchill
Hitler
Churchill comments on Germany and Hitler plot in wartime
Churchill warned of signs of weakness in Germany as the country faced internal strife and an attempted assassination of Hitler. He noted German unease amid front-line setbacks and cited hesitations by top officers while Col. Gen. Heinz Guderian urged soldiers to stay loyal and strengthen the war effort.
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Germany
Churchill
Hitler
Berlin
Fuehrer
Ludwig Beck
Reichmarshal
Hermann Goering
Panl Joseph Goebbels
Hiter
Ankara
Stockholm
Robert Ley
Junkers
Heinz Guderian
Army General Staff
Reich
Himmiler
Wheat and oats prices in Chicago market notes
Chicago on July 4 reports cash grain pricing with No. 2 red wheat at 1.55 to 1.56. No. 1 hard sells at 1.58 to 1.59, No. 2 hard 1.57 3 4 to 1.58 1 4, No. 1 dark hard 1.59 1 2. Mixed wheats range 1.55 3 4 to 1.56, oats feature No. 1 mixed 80, No. 1 white 80, No. 2 white 79. Sample grade white 72 1 2.
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Chicago
Markets at a Glance New York July 24 Stocks Mixed
July 24 market notes show mixed stocks with a mild early rally stalling. Bonds irregular as rail sector feels liquidation. Cotton supported by New Orleans and commission houses while wheat weak and rye down sharply. Hogs very active with gains 15 to 50 cents, top 14.60. Cattle steady with feeders and yearlings active, top 17.60.
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New York
New Orleans
Commission House
Cotton futures rally on New Orleans, war news amid thin offers
The cotton futures market rose over $1 a bale driven by New Orleans and commission house buying after last week's selloff. Traders cited limited offerings and technical factors as support while war news influenced sentiment. Late afternoon quotes showed Oct 21.25, Dec 21.01, and Mar 20.79.
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New York
New Orleans
Butter and Eggs Market Brief in Chicago
Butter firm with receipts 93 score AA 41 1-2: 92, score A 41, 90 B 40 3-4, 90 C 40 1-4. cooking 88 39. centralized carrots 88 40 3-4. receipts 847,034. Eggs receipts 23,355 unsettled.
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Chicago
Decatur Rotary reports from Birmingham district convention
James L. Rankin John McGehee and Oscar Napps reported to the Decatur Rotary club on events at the district convention held last week in Birmingham. The noon meeting at Cornelian Court hotel heard plans for next year from convention suggestions and announced a new committee for The Rotarian club magazine including O S Hagerman Julian Harris and Rev Daniel O Reilly. Guests included Rotarian Branscomb Albert Snowden Rev Patrick Tully and Sgt James Meadows. Lawson Davidson observed a birthday.
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James L. Rankin
John McGehee
Oscar Napps
Decatur Rotary Club
Birmingham
Cornelian Court Hotel
Decatur Club
Rankin
Rotarian Club
O. S. Hagerman
Julian Harris
Daniel O'Reilly
Cream quota cut as butterfat supply tightens
Chicago reports the War Food Administration will keep August fluid milk and by product quotas at July levels while cutting the cream quota by 15 percent. Dealers may sell 100 percent of June 1943 base period fluid milk, 90 percent of milk byproducts, and 75 percent of cream. The July cream quota was 90 percent.
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Chicago
War Food Administration
WFA
Steel Output Drops in New York Across Nation
The American Iron and Steel Institute reports mills will run at 95.8 percent capacity this week, producing 1,717,800 tons, down from 97.2 percent and 1,741,800 tons last week. Yearly and monthly comparisons show varied rates due to the Ashland strike at the American Rolling Mill Co.
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New York
American Iron and Steel Institute
Institute
Ashland
Les Pan
American Rolling Mill Co
Terrorist Seekers Report July 21 Capture
London bulletin reports German radio from Paris claims terrorists secured July 21 in an operation near Paris. The broadcast underscores wartime tension and intelligence chatter about suspected militant activity behind enemy lines.
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London
Paris
Nashville Market News Cattle Hogs Sheep Prices Mixed Across Offerings
Cattle receipts 1600 with liberal offerings and active trade on fleshy steers and heifers. thin cattle slow. Calves 500 steady with vealers 13.50 to 14.50. Hogs 600 light receipts, weights 180-240 up to 15, other weights near steady. sows steady. Sheep 900 steady with good and choice lambs 12.50 to 13.50 and ewes 4.00 down to culls.
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Nashville
Tenn
Negro Held on Murder Charge in Morgan County
Sammie Jones a 28 year old Negro surrendered to Morgan County police and was held in the county jail on a murder charge in the death of Joe Walton also known as Joe Scott. Jones says the altercation occurred about 2 am Sunday on McCartney Street near Scott's home. Bond has not been set.
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Sammie Jones
Decatur
Morgan County
Joe Walton
Joe Scott
J. B. Whitmire
Weatherly
Terry
W. Gf. Willoughby
Jones
McCartney Street
Scott
Bond
Turkey’s Communications Networks under Government Control
A government decree places all communications systems in Turkey under state direction, consolidating oversight of broadcasting, telecommunication, and digital infrastructure. Officials say the move ensures national security and coordinated emergency response. Critics warn of reduced press freedom and increased censorship risk.
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Turkey
German home army blamed for war front delays
Stockholm dispatch reports Germany acknowledging recruitment and supply slowdowns. Blame falls on bureaucratic staff now overseen by Heinrich Himmler who was assigned to lead the home army to restore discipline and end disruptions.
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Stockholm
Home Army
Himmler
Two Youths Die In Highway Crash Near Warrior
Two youths died instantly when a car crashed into a dry creek and overturned near Warrior Alabama on Saturday night. Lawrence Ball 25 of Eden and Eugene Young 17 of Gardendale were identified as the deceased. James William Elliott 18 of Gardendale was injured and hospitalized in Birmingham.
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Warrior
Ala
Bankhead Bates
Lawrence Ball
Eden
Eugene Young
Gardendale
James William Elliott
Birmingham
Sneed Accepts Bank Position in Alexander City Alabama
Joseph Sneed will leave August 1 to take a cashier position at the Alexander City Bank in Alabama. He will be joined later by his wife and two sons Joe Jr and Chunn. Sneed has sixteen years of service at Morgan County National Bank and is a well known employee there.
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Joseph Sneed
Alexander City
Ala
Alexander City Bank
Yeoman
Doris Campbell
the Waves
Decatur
Morgan County
Navy
Yeoman Campbell
Huntsville
Birmingham
Oklahoma
R. V. Smith
Georgia
Alabama district tops war loan quotas this week
The five county district including Morgan Limestone Marshall Madison and Jackson met and exceeded overall and series E bond quotas for the fourth war loan. Local notes report community activity with veterans, recruiting, hospital admissions and social events amid wartime efforts. court docket and church hymns also feature.
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Alabama
Morgan
Limestone
Marshall
Madison
Jackson
Guam Invasion Gains Slow Japanese Defense Advances
Nimitz announced Lt. Gen. Holland Smith promoted to commanding general fleet Marine forces of the Pacific after directing Saipan's conquest. Guam sees substantial gains with 348 Americans killed, 1,500 wounded, and 110 missing in three days. Marine landings isolate Orote peninsula and advance along North and South coasts toward Agana. Japanese night infiltrations repulsed as Marines seize Piti Asan and Cabras Island and push toward Mt. Alifan.
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Nimitz
Holland F. Smith
U. S. Marine Corps
Fifth Amphibious Corps
Fleet Marine Forces of the Pacific
Saipan
Guam
Port Apra
Marianas
Orote Peninsula
Third Marine Division
Cabras Island
Piti
Asan
Agana
First Provisional Brigade
77Th Infantry Division
Agat
Bangi Point
Mt. Alifan
Orote
MacArthur
New Guinea
Carolines
Yap
Palau
Woleai
Wewak
British New Guinea
Driniumor
Dutch New Guinea
Russians Drive South and East as Germans Crumble Front
Soviet forces press from Pskov to Galacia with rapid advances and massed crossings on the San and Wisla. Reports claim 1,400 towns captured and tens of thousands of German casualties as Beutler and Lindemann taken or killed.
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Soviet Baltic Republics
Lublin
San
Jaroslaw
Wisla
Tarobin
Krakow
Brody
Lwow
Beutler
Lindemann
Galicia
German Silesia
Ivan S. Konev
Red Army
Gnila Lipa
Stanislawow
Carpatho-Ukraine
Czecho- Slovakia
Bailystok
Warsaw
Ivan Bagramian
Baltic Sea
Riga
Memel
Daugavpils
Dvinsk
Izvalia
Daugavpils-Rezekne
Red
Berlin
Moscow
Bialystok
Macon Angered by Dogs' Mutilation
The Macon News reports two Tech Drive dogs found alive with tongues cut out and a third poisoned. Lt. W. L. Jobe and his brother Grady Hunt Jobe return from Maxwell Field to find their German shepherd Roger Theger mutilated. Neighbors note the dog stayed near the brothers’ home all week. Another neighbor reports a poisoned collie and a tongue cut from a dog found on a produce salesman’s route.
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Macon
Macon News
Tech Drive
W. L. Jobe
Cochran Field
Grady Hunt Jobe
Maxwell Field
Ala
Roger Theger
Allied Night Bombing Sweeps Hit Ruhr and Axis Targets
Bomber raids across the Ruhr bombed an undisclosed objective and mined enemy waters, with eight planes lost including two in Normandy. Mediterranean heavy bombers hit Berat Albania refinery and Bucharest after dark. West air offensive anticipated as German anti aircraft fire rakes Kiel. London evacuates over 100000 mothers and babies and 80000 school children under government orders.
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Rouen
Amiens
Germany
Kiel
Berlin
Britain
Belgium
London
Rites for Mrs Edgemon Set Tuesday
Irene Edgemon fifty seven of 913 Tower Avenue died Sunday night after a five month illness at her nephew Henry Shinglebar 1313 1812 East Avenue. Funeral 3 30 PM Tuesday at People's Church with Rev C L Cobb officiating. Interment Flint Cemetery Mutual Service directing. Survived by son John Herman Wells a niece four nephews and six grandchildren.
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Irene Edgemon
Tower Avenue
Henry Shinglebar
S Avenue East
People's Church
C. L. Cobb
Flint
John Herman Wells
County Officials Urged to Back Federal Control of Welfare
Judge G Clair Bourne Blanton of Selma Alabama urges conference to recommend Washington retain control over welfare funds. Allocation to flow through state agencies for public welfare social security public health public education farm benefits labor and public roads.
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Ional Association of
G. Clairbourne Blanton
Selma
Ala
Washington
Melons to be subject to maximum price ceilings
The Office of Price Administration announced price ceilings for melons east of the Mississippi starting tomorrow. Georgia and Carolinas set wholesale caps for jumbo crates and standard crates plus per pound rates, while other states apply per crate limits from Mendota California. Retail dewberries will follow blackberries rules and sweet potatoes receive wholesale caps from Sunset Louisiana.
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Mississippi River
Alexander Harris
Office of Price Administration
Georgia
North
South Carolina
I.o.b
Mendota
Calif
Sunset
OPA
Delano Park Daily Doings Highlights Park Visitors
The column notes chalk talks by Mrs. E A Lacour at four pm followed by a park tea. It mentions Martha Williams’s birthday party guests Eva O Neill June and Larry Birmingham and lists visitors including A C Jim Tucker from Cleveland and Lt R B Powell with daughter Carla Ann.
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E. A. Lacour
Martha Williams
H. G. Williams
Eva O'Neill
June and
Larry
Birmingham
R. B. Powell
Carla Ann
Lt. Powell
Southern Airways
Francis 76 Claimed by Death
Funeral services for M. B. Francis, 76, who died Sunday at his Falkville home, will be held Tuesday at Mount Tabor Church with Rev. Hollis Roberson officiating. Interment in adjoining cemetery. Survived by two sons Claude H. Francis of Houston and N. J. Francis of Burlington. four daughters Myrtle Smith Falkville Floyd Free Cullman Johnnie Livingston New Port Rhode Island Bernard Floyd Eva. sixteen grandchildren.
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Francis
Falkville 1
Mount Tabor Church
Hollis Roberson
Claude H Francis
Houston
Texas
N. J. Francis
Burlington
Washington
Myrtle Smith
Falkville
Floyd M. Free
Cullman
Johnnie Livingston
New Port
Rhode Island
Bernard Floyd
Eva
Blanton Speaks At Syracuse Convention Opening
Blanton addresses the opening session of the four day annual convention in Syracuse New York. The speech launches a gathering expected to discuss national issues and organizational goals for the year.
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Blanton
Syracuse
N. Y
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