This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1945
Page
1
Partly cloudy Sunday and Monday with scattered thunder showers in the south. Local residents receive family updates and service notes as townsfolk share hospital stays, transfers, births, and church activities across Athens Decatur and nearby communities.
Thirteen convicts were wounded as state troopers and prison guards fired riot guns to quell a multi hour prison riot at Jes_sups Maryland. Troopers faced a roughly three hundred inmate assault. officers fired after the attackers breached a door. White and Negro inmates were among the injured.
Local 1274 carpenters led by Ivie Mitchell began a wartime scrap paper depot in Decatur at Grant Street and First Avenue. A chicken wire shortage delays completion. The Daily appeals for supplies while Boy Scouts and students organize year round collection to support school shipping of scrap paper.
In Eugene Oregon on June 2 a school vote named a new suburban junior high after Kelly edging out MacArthur and other generals with 153 votes. The report notes Colin P Kelly Jr was hailed as one of the war heroes.
Paris dispatch reports Supreme Headquarters calling for five war correspondents to cover the initial four power Allied control council meeting in Berlin. SHAEF contradicts weekend timing while naming Eisenhower as U S representative alongside Zhukov Montgomery and Koenig.
Jewell Ridge Coal Corp petitions for rehearing arguing Justice Black cannot sit impartially on the portal to portal pay decision. Jewell Ridge cites Black’s Senate bill on fair labor standards and past ties with UMW counsel Harris, claiming potential conflict and influence on the court’s interpretation.
Morgan county reports $452,818.75 in E bond sales as the seventh war loan drive enters its fourth week, about 55 percent of the $821,000 county quota. Chair Ewell K. Gregg says total E bonds reach $1,160,211.25 or 87 percent of the $1,326,000 goal, but the E bond portion trails by roughly $200,000 while schoolchildren contributed $334,600 already.
James Martin Thomas alias Slim Thomas was jailed in Athens on DWI and leaving the scene charges after a hit and run injuring Margart Higgins 17 near Ardmore. Higgins, struck Friday night by a 1930 model A Ford coach, suffered painful but not serious injuries.
The new University of Alabama medical school for Alabama residents opens Monday in Birmingham. Dean Dr Roy Kracke says 22 juniors will form the first student roster at the state institution enabling four years of study to be completed in Alabama.
In Paris General De Gaulle charged that Syrians who fought the French were armed by the British. He rejected a tri power conference and urged a comprehensive four power approach with the Soviet Union. He warned against repeating Allied bloodshed and insisted France deserves military bases like Britain and the U.S. in the Middle East.
Sporadic firing continued in Damascus as Gen. Charles De Gaulle accused British agents of stirring uprisings in Syria and Lebanon against France. He refused a three power U S Britain France meeting. In Damascus crowds killed two Senegalese soldiers as British troops protected the French. French troops evacuated warehouses. two civilians were wounded by French sentries.
The Navy disclosed that two explosive laden suicide boats rammed and sank the LCS 49 in Mariveles Bay near Bataan during Philippines operations. Lt Harold W Smith of Decatur was wounded and six of the 24 crew are missing and presumed dead.
Washington reports that soldiers with at least 59 points since May 12 can qualify for discharge under the interim score. The War Department aims to release eligible men quickly while a later critical score is computed from service ratings across theaters, an effort expected to take about six weeks from mid May.
A Soviet demand for strict Yalta interpretation stalls Big Five agreement on veto rights. United States Britain China and France favor a liberal reading allowing discussion with unanimity for action. Small nations fear two interpretations will cause confusion over veto applicability and dispute handling.
Alabama Legislature moves toward longer sessions to avoid log jam as the 60 day term nears midpoint. Senate and House recessed to Tuesday with 200 micro measures pending. debate over sterilization and income tax bills continues amid absence of key senators.��
Brig. Gen. Marie Peabody, commanding Eastern flying training, announced Courtland Army Air Field will close by June 30 due to B-24 training cutbacks. Personnel to transfer to other stations for B-29 work. civilian staff needed elsewhere. Field praised for high standards and communities praised for cooperation. no details on future projects.
Admiral Halsey and Vice Admiral McCain launch carrier air strikes against five Kyushu airfields as Nimitz notes resumed leadership of the 3rd Fleet. The raid follows weeks of B-29 and carrier operations neutralizing Kyushu defenses while ground forces advance on Okinawa.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.