German View Of Invasion Broadside From London Report
German high command said Allied forces attacked to the southwest aiming to sever Cherbourg from the Caen bridgehead and heavy fighting raged as German reserves moved. It claimed Allied counterattacks were advancing on the Orne flank while western footholds near Cherbourg faced heavy losses and a German coastal battery sank a likely cruiser. The report claimed 89 Allied aircraft were shot down overnight near the landing zones.
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London
Cherbourg
Caen
Orne
Carentan
Bay of St. Martin
Covastal
Bomber Operations Press Ceiling High in Normandy Raid Patterns
Allied air forces raided targets across France and Germany with more than 9,000 sorties. RAF attacks hit Cologne a Milan Rhine crossing, Caen railway stations, and Paris area junctions while destroying 82 German aircraft. Ground actions near the invasion coast continued with losses on both sides and low level bombing observed.
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Cologne
Rhine
Caen
Normandy
Pas-De-Calais
Air Ministry
Paris
Acheres
Versailles
Massey-Palaiseau
Juvisy
Supreme Headquarters
Lorient
Nantes
France
St. Briux
International Information Bureau
Nazi Propaganda Agency
England
East Anglia
Beloved Resident Mrs L D Gill Laid To Rest
Funeral services for Mrs L D Gill 70 longtime Hartselle resident who died Tuesday at a Tuscaloosa hospital will be held at 5 p m at Hartselle Methodist Church. The body will lie in state from 3 to 5 p m. She is survived by one daughter Mrs Maxcy Gill Thompson of Little Rock Ark.
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L. D. Gill
Hartselle
Tuscaloosa
Hartselle Methodist Church
Edwin Branscomb
Frank Aldridge
Maxcy Gill Thompson
Little Rock
Ark
Aspirin price deal touts faster relief and value
An advertisement claims faster acting results than genuine St. Joseph Aspirin and promotes a 100 tablet size for 35¢, asserting price superiority over the official brand at 10¢ per 10 tablets.
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St. Joseph
Markets Drift as Bonds and Commodities Hold Steady
New York markets show continued heavy buying in motors while lenders pause on profits. Investor sentiment remains cautious amid war news with peace minded shares still popular. Wheat and other grains move lower on world news. July prices listed for wheat oats rye and barley.
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New York
Motors
France
Nashville Livestock Market Report from Nashville Tennessee
Meager cattle supply with mixed yearlings steady at 15.00 to 16.00 while canner cows and lower grades sell weak. Calves, hogs and sheep trade. spring lambs active, ewes and wethers mostly 14.75 to 15.75 with lighter lots down to 8.00 for shorn ewes.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Cotton Futures Steady Amid War Developments Watch
Cotton futures moved in a narrow range in New York as traders awaited war news and price control bills. Dribbling liquidation and hedge setting kept a steady tone with scale down mill buying and cover. Late afternoon prices fell 5 to 25 cents a bale with switching from July to later months. first notice day set for June 27. July 21-06, Oct. 20.40 and Dec. 20:16.
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New York
Grain futures hold steady amid light offerings and short covering
Chicago June 6 grain markets remained nearly steady as traders showed cautious activity. A brief opening sale by a commission house sparked a short-lived flurry before price movement cooled, with participants noting limited available offerings and some short covering.
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Chicago
Webb Speake and Others Named in Obituary Details
Webb Speake J L Schnabel S I Nichols Dr W G Winfrey John Roberts and Tom Stewart are listed with interment to follow in Hartselle city cemetery Brown directing.
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Webb Speake
J. L. Schnabel
S. I. Nichols
W. G Winfrey
John Roberts
Tom Stewart
Hartselle City Cemetery
Brown
Markets at a Glance Major City Stocks and Commodities
New York markets show ease in stocks and special resistant bonds with irregular rails. Cotton remains quiet with liquidation and hedge selling. Chicago wheat weak with good crop prospects rye weak on weak demand hogs slow but steady with bad price 13.75. Holdovers 20 000 battle steers and yeakings steady top 17 10. Market generally weak.
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New York
Chicago
Rocket ships used in fight in invasion of France
Allied headquarters disclosed that rocket ships used in the invasion of France discharge vast quantities of explosives onto beaches, far more than any warship has before. The British agency said the weapons were developed from Dieppe raid experiences and deliver a morale destroying blast with great navigational skill required.
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New York
France
Allied Expeditionary Headquarters
Dieppe
Ction
Union endorses Roosevelt for a fourth term in Hot Springs
The International Union Aluminum Workers of America CIO adopted a resolution endorsing President Roosevelt for a fourth term. The convention urged abolition of the poll tax and asked the Senate to thwart southern filibuster attempts, while calling for labor to back pro President candidates.
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Hot Springs
Ark
International Union, Aluminum Workers of America
CIO
Roosevelt
U. S. Senate
Aluminum Workers
Lsbor
National Anthem Designated by Congress in 1931
The Star Spangled Banner was designated the U S national anthem by an act of Congress approved by President Hoover in 1931.
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United States
Congress
Hoover
Allied landings deepen in Normandy amid heavy fighting
Airborne troops linked with seaborne forces as unloading faced rough seas. Bayeux's capture eases inland advance. Cherbourg port access remains a key Allied objective. Falaise and Argentan appear in German reports as targets while street fighting unfolds near Falaise. Eisenhower toured beach areas amid continuing large scale operations.
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Bayeux
Caen
Cherbourg
Paris
Normandy
Falaise
Argetan
William the Conqueror
France
Erwin Rommel
Bernard L. Montgomery
Hitler
Rommel
Atlantic Wall
Dieppe
Ste. Mere-Eglise
Varville
Orne River
Seulles
Supreme Headquarters
Berlin
Calais
Dover Strait
Brittany Peninsula
Europe
Brittany
Lorient
Nantes
St. Brieuc
Argentan
High Command
Stockholm
Teleph Bureau
Von
Local notices and hospital transfers fill Decatur page
Mrs Lora Jean Poole was moved from Decatur General hospital to her home. Births announced at Decatur General hospital include a son for Mr and Mrs James Carl Pearce and a daughter for Mr and Mrs E Y Berry. Several patients were listed at the hospital and city police report quiet activity as Somerville 4-H members reschedule a meeting.
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Lora Jean Poole
Decatur General Hospital
Third Avenue South
Brown's
George Thomas Simms
Decatur
General Hospital
Brown’s
James Carl Pearce
Trinity 1
George T. Sims
Decatur 1
E. Y. Berry
Canal Street
Somerville 4-H Club
Helen Blankenship
ANPA Joins Esquire Case Against Mail Ban
The American Newspaper Publishers Association said it will intervene as amicus curiae in Esquire Inc. suit to stop the postmaster general from barring the magazine from the mails. The brief argues the order censors publications meeting second class mailing rules and threatens editorial policy across papers.
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New York
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Amicus Curiae
Friend of the Court
Esquire, Inc
Postmaster General
ANPA
United States District Court For
District of Columbia
Esquire
Allied Leaders Close to German Lines Near Montgomery
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery and other Allied operational leaders moved within five miles of German held areas, signaling intense frontline pressure and planned push to breach defenses.
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Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
D Day Battle Shifts as Rommel Faces Montgomery
Allied invasion of Cherbourg Peninsula enters a tense phase as Rommel cautious defense meets Montgomery’s probing. Bayeux railway hub and Cherbourg port aim to fast track French advance while Russia’s long demanded second front finally opens, boosting Allied unity and morale.
Atlantic Wall Bluff Does Not Exist Says Reporter Frontline
Reporter describes the Allied advance in France near Caen and Bayeux. He notes little German resistance, rapid Allied tank and air assaults, and jubilant French crowds as Bayeux is liberated. Prisoners report German morale collapse and a victorious mood among Allied forces.
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Atlantic Wall Bluff
France
Atlantic Wall
Caen
Bayeux
Russia
Italy
Alabama Democratic nominees named in two congressional races
In Montgomery on June 8 a state committee sub committee announced the official Democratic nominees for Alabama seventh district Rep. Carter Manasco of Jasper and ninth district Luther Patrick of Birmingham. Patrick defeated John Newsome 12,850 to 12,319, and Manasco beat J. H. Deason 11,694 to 11,122 in runoff tallies.
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Montgomery
Carter Manasco
Jasper
Luther Patrick
Birmingham
Alabama
State Committee
Patrick
John Newsome
Manasco
J. H. Deason
Canadian aviation industry gains in wartime employment
Wartime expansion boosts Canadian aviation jobs from 1,000 to 75,000, reflecting rapid industry growth and increased defense production. The surge underscores the sector's critical role in supporting military and civilian aviation needs during the period.
Fresh Allied landings in France push inland against German counterattacks
Twenty First Army Group reports continued Allied landings on French beaches. American, Canadian, and British troops repel German counterthrusts while Rommel crowds reserves as he aims to break the beachhead. British sixth airborne division links with allied forces amid ongoing fighting for a lateral road.
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Hal Boyle
Twenty-First Army Group
Erwin Rommel
France
Sixth Airborne
Tyne
Rommel
Gly Cas: a dependable relief for constipation
Advises protection of bowel health and warns against neglecting constipation to avoid gas bloating headaches and sluggish feelings. Claims Gly-Cas provides effective relief with over 90 million capsules used and lists Loyd's Drug Store and local stores as sellers.
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B. Loyd's
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