Simpson in Cost Report on Senate Bid
James A. Simpson of Birmingham reports spending 2257.55 in his bid for the Senate seat of Lister Hill in Alabama's Democratic primary. He says he ran his own campaign with no contributions and paid all travel and materials himself. The Senate campaign expenditures committee released the figure and noted it had not yet received a report from Senator Lid.
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Washington
James A. Simpson
Birmingham
Senate
Lister Hill
Alabama
Simpson
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Green
D-R.i
Daily Press
Xxx
Citizens’campaign
Sen
Lid
Yanks Press Guam Tinian Advances In Pacific Operations
In the Marianas, U S forces push toward Guam and Tinian as Japanese defenses crumble. Nimitz reports 2400 Japanese dead on Guam with American losses of 443 dead, 2366 wounded, 208 missing. on Tinian 1324 Japanese dead with 15 American dead and 225 wounded. MacArthur notes a Liberator strike on a coastal vessel near the Molucca Sea and a Japanese army near Wewak shows signs of reform five miles inland on the Driniumor river.
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Port Apra
Guam
Agana
Henry
Tinian
Saipan
Ushi
Marianas
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Molucca Sea
Philippines
Wewak
British New Guinea
Driniumor River
Tokyo Reports New Blows By U S Navy
Allied naval task forces operating 3000 miles apart attacked Palau in the Western Pacific and Sabang in the Dutch East Indies, Tokyo said. U S carrier forces struck Palau with two of 30 planes down, while Sabang harbor and city were raided with two Allied ships sunk.
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Tokyo
U. S. Navy
J. B. Krueger
Associated Press
Palau
Western Pacific
Sabang
Dutch East Indies
A. U.S
Sumatra
Guam
Tinian
Marianas
Japan
Philippines
Mindanao
Hollandia
Gen. MacArthur
New Guinea
Sea Mule Revolutionizes Harbor Tug Design for Invasion Tactics
A new 42 by 15 foot Sea Mule tug built by The Ingalls Iron Works Company in Birmingham, powered by twin 250 horsepower engines, is touted as a virtually unsinkable harbor and inland waterway tug. Tests in Pascagoula drew British Russian Chinese and US officials who praised its maneuverability endurance and single‑operator capability in light traffic. The craft, nicknamed the harbor jeep, is shipped knockdown for port assembly and may replace standard tugs in harbors globally.
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Ingalls Sea Mule
France
Ingalls Iron Works Company
Birmingham
Ala
England
Chrysler
Ingalls
Pascagoula
Mississippi
Great Britain
Russia
China
United States Army
Navy
Maritime Commission
R. I. Ingalls, Sr
Ingalls Industries
Tropical Storm Threat Reaches Jamaica. Precautions Urged
A tropical storm possibly reaching hurricane force neared Jamaica as authorities warned that every precaution should be taken. The U S Weather Bureau issued guidance urging preparation in light of the developing storm.
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Miami
Fla
Jamaica
United States Weather Bureau
March 29 three day blow hits East Indies island approach
Task Force 58 led a bold assault in the Western Carolines marking the first U S foray into the area. The operation aimed at Guam and Tinian opened five days of fierce fighting with heavy casualties on both sides and set the stage for the Saipan landings in June.
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East Indies
U. S
Carolines
Saipan
Guam
Orote Peninsula
Apra Harbor
Roy Geiger
Orote
Agana
Tinian
MacArthur
New Guinea
Markets Slip as Afternoon Trading Eases in July Session
New York markets opened with mild gains but buying interest faded as the day wore on. Final hour prices showed mixed results with leaders holding modest gains or dipping slightly. Volume remained light at about 900,000 shares. Nashville cattle and hogs markets also posted steady to uneven results with calves strong and sows higher. Sheep and lambs traded steady to lower in parts of Tennessee markets.
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New York
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Market News Service
Markets Mixed As Rallies Stumble On Opening
New York stocks show a mixed early trade with an initial rally faltering while bonds hold steady and rails move irregularly higher. In Chicago wheat holds steady amid mill buying. rye weakens as rains ease drought in the eastern corn belt. hogs active with top at 14.75, cattle firm on choice beef but weaker on other grades, steer top 1.
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New York
Chicago
Chicago dairy market notes July figures unchanged
Butter receipts total 464 957 with stable market. Egg receipts 13 924 with market unchanged. No other price movements or notable changes reported.
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Chicago
Cotton trading stalls as incentives wane in New York
In New York on July 26 lack of fresh incentive limited cotton trading and kept prices in a narrow range. Early trading showed steadiness as buyers and sellers awaited clearer directions.
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N. Y
New York
Russians press toward Warsaw as German lines crumble
Central Poland dispatches say Red Army offensives threaten Warsaw and Riga as Soviet air power and armored units drive German forces back. Russian forces push near Pulawy and the Suwalki triangle while Rokossovsky and Bagramian encircle Baltic targets and advance toward East Prussia amid heavy fighting.
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Martin Ver
Hallensleben
A Dnb
Red Army
Warsaw
Riga
Wisla
Pulawy
Baltic
Poland
East Prussia
Prussia
Danube
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Siedlce
Ivan Bagramian
Dvinsk
Latvia
Estonia
Lithuania
Ivan. Cherniakovsky
G. F. Zakharov
Suwalki
Hitler
Lipsk
St Prussia
Lwow
Chalk Talks at Delano Park Draw Large Crowd
More than 200 children and adults attended a chalk talk by Mrs. E A Lacour at Delano Park on Tuesday afternoon. A tea followed, with promises of future talks at four o clock daily.
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E. A. Lacour
A. J. Stroup
Edna Owens
Francis Jones
Jack Jones
Austinville
German Officers Talk With Italian Guerrilla Delegates
Mobilization fighting remained confined to officers and had not reached front line troops. A report from Barcelona said regular German army officers in Milan had discussions with delegates of Italian guerrilla forces.
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Barcelona
Milan
North Carolina tobacco markets delayed opening
Governor J M Broughton postponed the openings of all North Carolina tobacco markets by one week to allow time for federal agencies to review ice ceiling adjustments. Powder belt markets move from Aug 1 to Aug 8, Eastern belt from Aug 21 to Aug 28, middle belt from Sept 11 to Sept 18, and old belt from Sept 18 to Sept 25.
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Raleigh
N. C
J. M. Broughton
North Carolina
Middle Belt
Old Belt
Broughton
OPA
German General Hauffe Captured With Staff by Russians
The Russians reported that General Hauffe and his entire staff were taken into captivity. Hauffe, wounded, commanded the German 13th Army Corps.
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Hauffe
Picnic Guests Attend Church of God Social
Rev. and Mrs. Cecil J. Brown of Cleveland Ohio and their son Larry joined more than fifty members and former members of the Sunday school class for a picnic supper at Delano Park. The event, supervised by Mr. and Mrs. Coleman Lott, featured park activities and a mortgage burning service scheduled for Sunday July 23 at the church with Rev. Harrington presiding.
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Cecil J. Brown
Larry
Cleveland
Ohio
Church of God
Sixth Avenue South
Delano Park
Coleman Lott
Park
C. J. Brown
G. Barrington
Lee Billions
Buddy Johnson
Jack Weeks
Huntsville
Marguerite Siebert
Lula Pearl
Imogene Speegle
Bertha Jean Randolph
Lee Dendy
Louise Argend Jones
Ada Wellborn
Mabel Allen
W. D. Hardin
Hartselle
Carl McDonald
U. S. Navy
Irene Lyle
Rena Casto
Lillian Ada
Fred Wright
Lauren Garrison
Malcolm Riggle
Martha Argend
Mary Walker
Brown
George R. Harrington
Allied Push Breaks Out of Caen Beachhead in Major Offensive
U S Marauder bombers carpet bombed targets ahead of advancing infantry as American and Allied forces push from the Normandy beachhead. German reinforcements moved to bolster defenses near the Orne, while fierce counterattacks and artillery fire tested Allied gains south of Caen along key roads and towns including Verrieres St Martin De Fontenay May Sur Orne and Tilly La Campagne. About 4500 sorties supported the ground drive with 30 German planes shot down.
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Orne
Caumontector
U. S
Rommel
St. Lo Periers
Verrieres
St. Martin-De-Fontenay
May-Sur-Orne
Tilly-La-Campagne
Caen
Falaise
St. Lo-Periers
Vire
Taute
St. Lo
Aircra
Planes Support Allied Offensive Across Europe
U S marauders and fighter bombers backed the American first army in Normandy advancing from the Periers St Lo road as RAF heavy bombers hit Stuttgart and cities including Berlin Bremen Mannheim and Wanne Eickel in a night of widespread attacks. Mosquitos struck Berlin for the third night as Britain used roughly 1000 four engine bombers and many smaller craft in the raids.
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Austin Bealmear
London
U. S
First Army
Periers-St. Lo
Normandy
Germany
Stuttgart
Berlin
Bremen
Mannheim
Wanne- Eickel
Reich
Mediterranean
Austria
France
El Diablo the flying jeep aids American troops in Normandy
In Normandy the tiny observation plane El Diablo acts as a spotter for artillery, directing fire that destroyed 150 Germans in one strike and aiding troops under 88 mm and machine gun fire. Piloted by Lt. John Holloman and Lt. Fred Madden, the unit has flown since June 8 and earned Eisenhower’s praise and infantry admiration as their best friend at the front.
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Normandy
The
Doughboys
France
John Holloman
Livingston
Tex
Fred
Luke) Madden
Hazard
Madden
Allan J. Walker
Oakland
Cal
J. Elmore Swenson
Salt Lake City
Eisenhower
Swenson
FEPC Hearing Dates Loom With Push for Permanent Commission
Democratic senators favor creating a permanent Federal Commission on Fair Employment Practices for Negroes and minority groups and plan hearings after August 1. Senator Chevez indicated early hearings aim to counter Republican support. Congress renewed a $500,000 one year appropriation to continue the FEPC under a presidential order restricting discriminatory contractors.
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Washington
Federal Commission On Fair Employment Practices
Congress
Chevez
N.M
Chavez
FEPC
Capital Has Housing Trouble In Montgomery
Approximately 50 Montgomery families face moving day Sept 1 with no relocation. Chamber of Commerce housing chair Junius Lee Smith said over 600 homes have sold recently and 300 families must move, but only half have found housing. He estimates 150 still seek homes and fewer than 100 can secure places by moving day.
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Montgomery
Ala
Junius Lee Smith
The
Chamber-of—Commerce
Smith
Bombing raids and raids on Stuttgart and Ruhr plants
Weather worsened with clouds to 1500 feet as Stuttgart assault lasted about 15 minutes starting before 2 a.m. Bombers hit the Wanne-Eickel oil plant and five Ruhr synthetic plants, reducing output. London and southern England faced flying bomb attacks after a long respite. Incendiaries dropped in the south suggest new devices.
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Stuttgart
Bremen
Mannheim
Wanne-Eickel
Ruhr
London
England
Wallace May Get New Post
Vice President Wallace was suggested as a possible head for a post war international organization to stabilize prices and supplies of food and farm products. The plan, endorsed by the Hot Springs United Nations food conference, aims to boost production while stabilizing markets and prices for equitable producer returns.
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Washington
Wallace
United Nations Food Conference
Hot Springs
Allied Air Superiority and Ground Advances Spur Northern Italy Battles
Allied air forces conducted 1 700 sorties over Italy and Yugoslavia while 65 German planes were destroyed and 26 Allied aircraft went missing. Goering tank works reportedly near destruction by Liberator escorts. New Zealanders of the Eighth Army push across the Pesa valley toward Florence as Cassino and Crete foes clash anew. Arezzo area actions yield captured Campriano and other gains in the Tiber valley near Monterchi.
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Italy
Yugoslavia
Mediterranean
Goering
Crete
Cassino
Eighth Army
Florence
Pesa River
Tiber
Seville
Monterchi
Arezzo
Campriano
Softball league results from Monday night park games
In the park league Airways defeated Disco 4 to 3. CAAF beat Cooper Wells 5 to 0. Final tallies include 6 runs for Airways and 4 for CAAF across the listed innings, with Disco at 3 and Cooper Wells at 1.
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Airways
Disco
Cooper Wells
CAAF
OPA Officials Plan Decatur Meeting On Wholesalers
Sam J Watkins deputy district director Andrew Smith district information executive and Milton R Durret price analyst of the Birmingham district OPA office visit Decatur tonight for a 7 30 special wholesalers meeting at the courthouse annex. Ralph D Williams of the Birmingham district OPA office was a visitor to the local War Price and Rationing Board Monday. Mrs Dwight E Coker left for Marysville California to join her husband stationed there. Blasting at Home Oil Mill site clears old foundations for a new 50000 seed house construction project.
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Sam J. Watkins
Andrew Smith
Milton R. Durret
Birmingham
OPA
Decatur
Courthouse
Ralph D. Williams
District Opa
Dwight E. Coker
Marysville
California
Home Oil Mill
Slayer suspect held in Los Angeles Birmingham
Police Chief Floyd Eddins and FBI agent R J Abbaticchio Jr announced the arrest of Willis Archie Simpson Jr a 24 year old defense worker linked to the slaying of George Nolan Gatley a sandwich shop operator in West End three weeks earlier He was taken into custody by FBI agents in Los Angeles held on 10000 bond charging fleeing across state lines A murder warrant was sworn by Birmingham officers Detektives said Simpson a former defense worker at a plant near Knoxville would be handed over to Alabama authorities for prosecution.
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Birmingham
Floyd Eddins
R. J. Abbaticchio Jr
FBI
George Nolan Gatley
West End
Willis Archie Simpson Jr
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Los Angeles
Abbaticchio
Simpson
Goatley
C. L. Pierce
Knoxville
Tenn
Cooperation Pledged for Tennessee Valley Livestock Dairy Seed Show
Vocational agriculture teachers across the Valley pledge cooperation to Frank Martin of Danville, seed division manager, for the Tennessee Valley Livestock Dairy and Seed show. Martin will receive exhibits at Riverside High School in the afternoon, with livestock and dairy entries arriving in Decatur at the Farmers Gin Thursday afternoon or night. All divisions must be entered by 9:00 a.m. Friday, August 4.
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Tennessee Valley
Frank Martin
Danville
J.C. Chisholm
Elkmont
L. G. McDonald
Eva
Tom Owens
Hartselle
A. N. Mitchell
Cotaco
J. D. Burch
Moulton
Tanner
Mr. Martin
Riverside Highernoon
Decatur
Farmers Gin
Joseph C Brown Dies in Indiana
Obituary notice for Joseph C Brown brother of Miss Elizabeth Brown of Decatur. Died in South Bend Indiana on Monday. Body to arrive in Decatur this evening and be shipped Thursday to Chattanooga for services directed by Brown. Surviving sister and brother W C Brown of Fort Worth Texas.
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Joseph C. Brown
Elizabeth Brown
West Vine Street
Decatur
South Bend
Indiana
Chattanooga
Brown
W. C. Brown
Fort .Worth
Texas
Goebbels Claims Bombing Will Turn To Our Favor
Propaganda Minister Goebbels announced a full report on last Thursday's bombing and stated he is convinced there are disasters and dangers that will ultimately turn to Germany's advantage.
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New York
Goebbels
Germany
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