Japanese sea power sinks amid Pacific war report
The Associated Press reports a rapid fall in Japan s seapower with MacArthur announcing the sinking of a destroyer and a freighter, plus losses of 20 ships in two days. Allied air and submarine actions, plus battles in China Hunan province and Biak, shape a broad wartime front.
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William Phipps
Associated Press
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Halamahera
New Guinea
MacArthur
Pacific
Truk
Changsha
Hankow-Canton
China
Hunanr
Hunan
Hsueh Yueh
Southwest Pacific
Biak Island
Schouten
Dutch New Guinea
Mokmer
Burma
Myitkyina
Night patrolman alerts city to invasion start
Decatur night patrolman J. M. Delmore woke the city by hearing a car radio flash and reporting it to The Daily staff, which alerted the Associated Press in Birmingham. By 3 30 a.m. whistles and sirens woke residents as Marvin Rankin, chief of civilian defense, coordinated the response.
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J. M. Delmore
Decatur
Delmore
Daily
Associated Press
Birmingham
Marvin Rankin
Delano Park Opens Sundays for Servicemen Families
Delano Park Recreation Center welcomed about 1200 attendees including 350 service members and their families as the park opened Sundays for service men and defense workers. The Tonette Band led by Mr. Schwachow met earlier at the Junior High School, with many children in attendance. A pet-friendly show is planned for Thursday at 5 30 P M in the park.
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Defense Industries
Delano Park Recreation Center
Tonette
Schwachow
Delano~ Park
All Bran Helps Stubborn Constipation Claim
An unsolicited letter from 71 year old Frank Lowe of Des Moines Iowa praises Kellogg's All Bran for regularity after long daily reliance on laxatives. The ad explains All Bran as a regulating cereal that feeds colonic flora and urges regular use with plenty of water for constipation of this type.
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Mr. Lowe
Frank Lowe
S. W
Ob Ste Des Moines
Iowa
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Flying Cannon Proved In Combat by Billy Mitchell Plan
The Flying Cannon, once deemed impossible, has proved effective in combat and is now integrated into B 25 armament at the Orlando Florida AAF tactical center. The weapon, derived from the French 75, uses a shock absorbing device enabling rapid fire and safe operation on aircraft, with a cannoneer loading and a pilot firing during runs.
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AAF Tactical Center
Orlando
Florida
Chateau. Thierry
Dad
Junior
Military Machine Is History's Greatest Invasion Effort
June 6 report details the Allied assault on Nazi-occupied Europe describing the invasion as the most complex military operation in history. It outlines pre invasion preparations across England and France, assembly of landing craft, air bombardment, and coordinated plans among Allied forces led by American, British, and Canadian troops.
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France
England
Belgium
Europe
French
Meadors Declines City Recorder Post in Decatur
Justice of the peace B D Meadors refuses the Decatur city recorder appointment after W F Boswell Jr leaves for Navy duty. Boswell accepts a naval officer position. The letter to Mayor T R Harrison explains the inability to serve as recorder at this time.
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B. D. Meadors
W. F. Boswell, Jr
United States Navy
T. R. Harrison
Meadors
Decatur
Boswell
War Department seeks 69 new national cemeteries nationwide
The War Department reports a plan to create 69 national cemeteries in each state to serve returning overseas dead and veterans. It cites 20 176 overseas deaths through 1943 and urges facilities to 2028, naming suggested sites Birmingham Gainesville Macon Columbia and Jackson.
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Washington
War Department
United States
department House _military committee
Department
New York
Pennsylvania
California
Illinois
Ohio
Texas
Birmingham
Gainesville
Fla
Macon
Columbia
Jackson
Tenir
Army Lieutenant Phillip Shanks Based on Corsican Post
Lieutenant Phillip Shanks serves in the Army with his most recent address listed as Corsica Island.
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Phillip Shanks
Corsica
Governor shuts liquor stores in observance of European liberation
Montgomery Ala June 6 Governor Chauncey Sparks ordered all state liquor stores closed today in a general observance marking the beginning of the liberation of Europe. City wide prayer services were planned and businesses were to close at 5 PM.
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Montgomery
Ala
Chauncex - Sparks
Europe
Dyean
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Roscoe Karns
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Jean Parker
Robert Lowery
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Scott
R J. Scott
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
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