Sanders Now in Cologne German Postal Record Note
SANDERS NOW IN COLOGNE Pfe. Lloyd L. Sanders serves with American forces in Cologne Germany in a letter to his parents recounting movements from Camp Chafesusru to England France Belgium and now Cologne He describes non censorship of mail and combat experiences including shellfire and destroying German 340 mm guns while MP duties begin in Cologne with uncertain stay.
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Pfe
Lloyd L. Sanders
Ofation
Cologne
Germany
L. E. Sanders
Camp Chafes Eusry
Camper
Kill- Mer
England
France
Belgium
Any
Lorient
Equity as Basis for an International War Crimes Court
The speaker praises Justice Jackson for proposing a civil equity approach to war crime trials, suggesting a potential foundation for a new international court. He notes that equity applies justice beyond strict legal rules and could guide the settlement of disputes in a future global tribunal.
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Justice Jackson
First electromagnet described as a coil with silk covered wire
The article explains an early electromagnet built from red wire wrapped in silk around a soft iron core shaped like a horseshoe. It notes multi layer winding and the core’s curved form as key features.
Cotton market falters after early gains in New York
The New York cotton market rose to new seasonal highs early on expectations of swift Senate action to extend price control law. Hedging and commission-house profit taking pushed late afternoon prices down about 15 cents a bale from the highs, with July at 23.09, October at 22.82, and December futures noted.
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N. Y
New York
Commission House
Senate
Markets at a Glance New York and Chicago
New York reports mixed stock activity with motors and special ties higher. bonds steady with selective rail improvements. cotton sees mixed trade and profit taking. Chicago notes wheat easy to weak with hedging, corn steady to firm, rye easy to weak, and hogs active and steady. cattle top at 17.85 while hog top reaches 1475.
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New York
Chicago
Rotary Club Hears Royer On Vocational Service
Rev. George Royer of Gadsden spoke to the Decatur Rotary Club at Hotel Lyons about how small efforts directed rightly can do much good. Rev. W. W. Glass noted a city educational building program briefing set for Tuesday June 19 and urged citizen attendance. New member Dr. William Grosfelt joined. Holmes Turner and Ed Price transferred in.
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Rotary
Decatur Rotary Club
Hotel
Lyons
George Royer
Gadsden
Royer
W. W. Glass
City Board of Education
Decatur
Rev. Glass
John Peach
Dan O'Riley
Lee Damsky
Maynard Layman
Bill Sefton
Huntsville
Reedus Collier
Ed Kullman
William Grosfelt
Holmes’ Turner
Athens
Ed Price
Fairview
Decatur Club
United Nations conference aims for unity on veto reform
Delegates led by Hector David Castro of El Salvador and Mamdough Bey Riaz of Egypt clash over Connally’s voting formula while Evatt urges the Big Five to act with unity. Russia’s willingness to align with the United States helps clear the atmosphere and pushes plans for international trusteeships as the conference seeks a swift, united path to conclusion.
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Connally
Hector David Castro
el Salvador
Mamdough Bey Riaz
Egypt
Evatt
Russia
United States
Illiterate farmer in Okefenokee case to tell story today
Waycross Georgia June 11 Oliver Thrift a 64 year old illiterate farmer charged with killing two wildlife patrolmen in the Okefenokee swamp will go before a United States commissioner here late today to tell his story Thrift indicated in a statement he would plead self defense.
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Waycross
Oliver Thrift
Okefenokee
United States
Thrift
Raymond Trotman Awarded Oak Leaf Cluster Air Medal
Staff Sergeant Raymond B. Trotman of the 491st Bomb Group, Eighth Air Force, received an Oak Leaf Cluster to his Air Medal for meritorious aerial missions over enemy Europe. Prior to V-E Day he flew thirteen combat missions against Kiel Berlin and other targets.
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England
Raymond B. Trotman
Eighth Air Force
Continental
Europe
Trotman
United States
Col
A. W. Reed
491St
Second Air Division
Kiel
Berlin
Wessel
Army
Kingman
Arizona
Minnie Lee Trotman
J. B. Trotman
Decatur
Local residents share visits and hospital updates
Mrs. Harry W McClarney and family travel to Nashville to visit him at Thayer General hospital where he is recovering from Okinawa wounds. Pfc Hollis Roberts on a 20 day furlough from Germany visits his parents in Decatur. Community and Chamber events discuss plans for the 1945 livestock and grain show as Morgan County leaders host a dinner.
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Harry W. McClarney
Pfc
Hollis Roberts
Germany
D. C. Roberts
Agriculture Committee
B. G. Hall
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Hall
Sam Harris Rites Be Held Tuesday
Funeral services for Sam Harris a 27 year old resident of Moulton will be held Tuesday at 3 30 p m at Bellview with Rev E E Byars officiating Interment will follow in the adjoining cemetery with Mutual Service directing He had been ill for some time Survivors listed include his parents four brothers and six sisters from the Harris family
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Sam Harris
Moulton 2
Baugh’s Infirmary
Bellview
E. E. Byars
Harris
L. L. Harris
Robert
Bernard
Dire Lee Harris
Three Men Held for Slaying Demopolis Sawmill Worker
Three Demopolis men James T. Hunter E J Wimbley Jr and James T Hill were charged with the murder of Ted Harper whose burned car was found after a June 6 incident. Sheriff T W Shields said Harper was found asleep in his running car with a child in the back seat and a woman and another child along the highway. They allegedly lit a match and pushed the car off the road during the drive to Demopolis.
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Demopolis
Shields
Hunter
Wimbley
Hill
Harper
Twenty One Cases on City Docket Include Fines and Forfeitures
Twenty one cases appeared on the city docket over the weekend with fines and cash bonds totaling 710 dollars. Violations include three hundred dollar bonds forfeited for liquor law breaches, a hundred dollar fine for the same offense, multiple drunkenness fines, plus forfeitures for disorderly conduct and petty larceny. Additional actions cited include fines for profane language, red light violations, and general traffic infractions.
Skating Rink Opens in Delano Park This Winter
Fred Rost announced a new skating rink costing 1500 is under construction at Delano Park South of the water tower. The city issued the contract through 1946 with a 15 dollar monthly rent paid until January 1 1946. The rink will operate year round and the floor will move to the new rink once the roof is finished.
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Delano Park
Fred Rost
Doe skin leathers taken from the baby lamb claim
The note states that today the finest doe skin leathers come from the baby lamb. It implies a traditional or artisanal method linking lamb hides to high quality leather product.
Air War Details Show Massive Allied Offensive Across Pacific
The report outlines U S plans for a homeland invasion force of 500000 after Japan falls. MacArthur notes Brunei Bay as a potential base, while Tokyo air raids target strategic airfields. In Okinawa operations the 96th and 7th divisions push along escarpments as Marines seize Oroku peninsula. In the Philippines the 37th division reaches Solano and Ilagan near Cagayan valley advancing toward tank country.
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Japan
U. S
Manchuria
Premer Kantaro Suzuki
MacArthur
Borneo
Brunei Bay
North Borneo
South Asia
Dutch Indies
Okinawa
96Th
7Th Infantry
Sixth Marine Division
Oroku Peninsula
Naha
Luzon Island
Philippines
U. S. 37Th Division
Solano
Cagayan Valley
Morgan County Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Morgan County florette Mrs G C Vincent and Mr and Mrs L E Vincent of Birmingham hosted guests including Mr and Mrs G C Vincent and Mr and Mrs Harold Waugh. Howard Johnson and family from Union visited Lambert Johnsons. R C Ryan returns home from Auburn to spend time with parents. Pvt Paul Bowling arrived at Fort Meade Md and will sail overseas. Mrs Harold Waugh visited Athens with Rev and Mrs G C Morris. Mrs Dutton returns to Danville after visiting Bob spouses.
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L. E. Vincent
Birmingham
G. C. Vincent
Harold Waugh
Howard Johnson
Union
Lambert Johnson
R. C. Ryan
Randolph Ryan
Auburn
Pvt
Paul Bowling
Ft. Meade
Athens
G. C. Morris
Dutton
Danville
Bob
Nazis Starve Baby Labor Detainees in Fallersleben
American Army medical teams in Fallersleben found records and testimonies showing 350 newborns of Russian and Polish enslaved workers died in a nursery run as a death house. Infants were taken from mothers, left unattended until death, their bodies bundled and buried by a German farmer paid twenty five cents per body. Mothers were charged burial fees plus four dollars for nursery care.
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Germany
Reich
Fallersleben
Morgan County Notes Highlight Local Life
Mr and Mrs Floyd Reid and children spent Saturday night with Royal Holladay and families. Grace Penn and children visited her mother near Hopewell. Raymond Quattlebaum and kids visited Ewell Gibson family. Willie Thomas and kin fished at Wheeler Dam. Emory Bennett and relatives dined with A J Legg family. R Stovall announce birth of William Robert. Evelyn Fowler and others attend college in Birmingham. Edward Fields studies at Auburn. Holladay family visits Crow in Hartselle.
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Floyd Reid
Royal Elbert Holladay
Robert Reid
Ona Crow
Christine
Essie Holladay
Kyle and
Lyle
Travis Legg
Grace Penn
Roger
Hopewell
Raymond Quattlebaum
Ewell Gibson
Willie Thomas
Raymond and
Delbert West
Wheeler Dam
Emory Bennett
Texas
R Ce. Bennett
Battle Ground
A. J. Legg
Guy Miller
Othal Oakley
Pfe
Melvin Miller
U. S
Jackson
R. Stovall
William Robert
Evelyn Fowler
Birmingham
Edward Fields
Auburn
Emmett .Holladay
Cecil Crow
Hartselle
Robert L. Hammond Dies Suddenly at 57
Robert Lee Hammond, 57, died suddenly Sunday morning at his Decatur home of a heart attack. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at eleven at his residence with Rev. Ed Christopher officiating. Interment will be in Hartse l le Cemetery. Pallbearers named. He is survived by his wife, five daughters, two sons, two sisters and two brothers.
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Robert Lee Hammond
Decatur 2
Hammond
T. A. Roden
Lexington
M. H. Pettus
Arthur Owen
Robert Giles
Decatur
Paul—Spigner
Itselle
Henry Cook
J. Eee E. L. Jolly
H. L. Inet
Waterloo Man Finds Returned Underwear at Rummage Sale
A Waterloo businessman shopping at a church rummage sale discovered his favorite pre war brand underwear among the items. He had previously discarded the same items years earlier and bought them again while waiting for his wife.
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Waterloo
Service Men Enjoy Party At Decatur Center
More than 125 servicemen and junior hostesses from the Decatur Servicemen's Center on Bank Street attended a hayride and picnic Saturday evening in Delano Park. They met at 7:30, rode hay filled wagons, had a chicken supper, and ended with an informal dance back at the center. The calendar lists a formal dance Wednesday at 8 PM and a farewell post dance Thursday, with a special bus departing Decatur at 7:30 for the Courtland air base.
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Decatur Servicemen’s Center
Bank Street
Delano Park
Service Club
Servicemen’s Center
Decatur Center
Decatur
Courtland Air Base
Local Ills and Visits Highlight Weekend in Boaz Area
Boaz residents shared weekend and Sunday visits with relatives across Alabama, including Rev. and Mrs. P. A. Green, L. G. McDonald family, Wade Puryear in Germany, and S. Sgt. Paul W. Lindler describing his France to Trinidad voyage. Community members also hosted visitors from Birmingham Florence Decatur and Bloomington Indiana.
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George Kenney
Boaz
L. G. McDonald
Mississippi
Monroe Dollar
Florence
E. B. Puryear
Wade Puryear
Germany
Afton Cobb
Cecil B. Ford
Birmingham
B. F. Turrentine
S. R. Long
Falkville
Local Folks In Brief Weekend News
Leon Baker begins a 30 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs Guy Baker. Margaret Livingstons friends wish her a speedy recovery after an operation. Rev and Mrs Calvin Stinson and children visited their aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs A D Stinson. James Ozbolt of U S Marines and Reba Lawrence of Decatur visited friends here Sunday afternoon. Charles and Bonnie Sue Oden spent the weekend with their grandparents Mr and Mrs A D Stinson. Marie Ford left Sunday for college in Florence. Eloise Ford of Decatur spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs D T Ford.
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Brooks Lindler
Paul W. Lindler
France
Trinidad
Hiram Morgan
U. S. Army
Leo Livingeston
Doss Knighten
Decatur
J. L. Bell
Lawrence County
B. F. Turrentine
Little Sue
Glenda Cobb
Bloomington
Ind
R. A. Ryan
Drued Jarrett
Felton Legg
Near Penn
Beatrice Frost
Jack Woodhan
R- M. Holmes
R. M. Holmes
Holmes
V. P. Green
Preachers
Cullman
Leon Baker
Guy Baker
A. D. Stinson
Gustil Kinney
Esther Mae Jennings
Margaret Livingston
Calvin Stinson
Gandy's Cove
James Ozbolt
U. S. Marines
Reba Lawrence
E. M. Ponter
Harvey Hamilton
Rock Creek
Charles
Bonnie Sue Oden
Oden Ridge
Marie Ford
Florence
Eloise Ford
D. T. Ford
Census Put Eskimos At 7205 In Canada 1941
The 1941 Canadian decennial census recorded an Eskimo population of 7,205. The count provides a snapshot of indigenous demographics amid wartime Canada.
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Canada
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Sanders
Din
Mayflower Transit Co
Elliott
Omar Bradley
Reed St
Moberly
F. L. McCormick
Rotary Club
Idillehay
Raymond Trotman
Floyd H. Briscoe
Top
A. Th Briscoe
Lower
Luzon
Ines
Lial
T. P. Parker
Painesville
Ohio
Oscar Hames
Hames
Joe Aldridge
Joe, Jr
James
Bob Chandler
J. C. Penney Co
Jasper
Wayne Yaney
Decatur General Hospital
Sherman Street
Brown's Ambulance
Phil Baugh
Memphis, Tenn
Mrs. W. P. Baugh
Mrs
Forest Hobbs and Son
Nashville, Tenn
M. L. Brittain
David Wade
David Jr
Pulaski, Tenn
W. P. Baugh
Robert B. Baugh
Walla Walla, Washington
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Decature Chamber of Commerce
W. J. Duncan Jr
Finley's Island
Duncan
Board of Revenue and Control
L. E. Slate
New Orleans
C. S. Murray
Doris Anders
Betty
Florance Dodson
Barnes Hospital
Louis
Cpl
P. C. Goforth Jr
Boca Raton
Florida
P. C. Goforth
Seventh Avenue West
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Walter Harvey
Mary Ann
Floyd Cox
Lawrenceburg, Tenn
A. B. Harvey
Joe
J. A. Arnold
Arlington, Tenn
David
Dorothy Arnolds
James Harvey Fowler
Newt Bailey
Hartsille
Carolyn Laxson
Robert J. Laxson
Athens 3
Betty Joyce Nelson
Annelle Fenn
Fred H. Livingston
Berenes Islands
Luther Livingston
New Mexico
Mary H. Livingston
R. P. Ross, Jr
Frederick, Md
Shuri Castle
Cape Gloucester
Peleliu
Tokyo
Sukagawa
Okino Daito
Minami Daito
Morgan County Florette
Morgan County
PENN
Christine Crowe
Robt. L. Hammond
ROYAL
EVA
Lawrence Cove
Annie Stinson
Odom Refrigerator Service Motora, Cariinemet
E. Churca
James L.rankin
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