Caffeine Test Links Ulcers to High Coffee Intake
Findings presented at a medical meeting show caffeine can raise stomach acid and may contribute to ulcers in susceptible people. Tests on cats and humans indicate caffeine increases acid production, with stronger effects in ulcer patients. cream and sugar lessen the response. Tables compare milligram content across coffee tea and soft drinks.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Chicago
American Medical Jation
Gmnual
J. A. Roth
A. C. Ivy
A. . Atkinson
Northwestern, University School of Medicine
Flyers Beat Ingalls 9 to 5 on New Ingalls Field
The Southern Airways Flyers defeated the Ingalls Shipbuilders 9 to 5 Sunday afternoon at the new Ingalls field. A five run second inning gave the Flyers the lead, while Ingalls outhit them 11 to 9 but could not overturn the early advantage.
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Southern Airways Flyers
Ingals
Ingalls Field
Airways
Ingalls
Flyers
Woman Injured in Altercation at George's Cafe
Beatrice Steenberger suffered minor head injuries in an altercation with Virgie Mae Rhinehart at George's Cafe on Second Avenue Saturday evening. Steenberger was treated at Decatur General Hospital and discharged. Rhinehart was fined $15 for assault in city court Monday morning. Later Rhinehart swore out a warrant for Steenberger on a vagrancy charge.
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Beatrice Steenberger
Virgie Mae Rhinehart
George's Cafe
Second Avenue
Decatur General Hospital
Brown's
Rhinehart
James Crow
Better Care Urged by A M A Leader in Chicago
Dr. James E. Paullin of Atlanta, president of the American Medical Association, urged the house of delegates in Chicago to lead efforts to make good medical care more generally available at lower cost.
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Chicago
James E. Paullin
Atlanta
American Medical Association
House of Delegates
Markets Log Show New High Ground Amid War News
New York stocks surged to fresh highs driven by strong motor and manufacturing shares as Allied advances in France boosted hopes for peace. Cotton futures hit seasonal highs with mill buying, while Chicago markets showed weakness in wheat and rye. Nashville reports cattle and hog movements with varied prices and steadier calves and sheep markets.
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New York
France
Chicago
N. Y
Morgenthau Sees Terrific War Bond Momentum
Secretary Morgenthau arrived to open the 16 billion war loan drive calling momentum terrific and results better than OK. He announced an advance cost from Sicily to Rome and the overall war cost for the year in a nationwide broadcast. Roosevelt will speak from Washington as Texarkana hosts thousands and 20,000 visitors with flags flying.
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Terrific
Texarkana
Ark
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
O. K
Sicily
Rome
Roosevelt
Washington
Morgenthau
Caen Front Battles Surge as Allied Push Continues
Allied forces press toward St Lo on a broad front from Cherbourg to Caen. Berlin reports heavy fighting around Caen and Troarn while Rommel mounts counterattacks and German claims of enemy landings are disputed by Allied advances and bombardments.
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Bayeux
Caen
Cerisy
France
St. Lo
Cherbourg
Ste. Mere Eglise
Carentan
Peninsular
Troarn
Erwin Rommel
Berlin
Merderet
Vichy
Quineville
Omar N. Bradley
Monteburg
21St Amphibious Army Group
Transocean
St. Vaast
la Hougue
Orne
y-Sur-Seulles
Forest de Cerisy
Allied push to isolate Cherbourg and seize Caen
The War Today reports Allied naval gunfire against enemy batteries and concentrations off Cherbourg as Allied forces land supplies despite bad weather. Montgomery leads a Caen encircling attack with Canadian and British troops while Americans push toward St Lo. Moscow announces a Russian offensive into Finland as Hitler's flanks feel pressure.
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Caen
Saint Lo
Carentan
Rommel
St. Lo
Moscow
Finland
Hitler
Decatur News Briefs and Local Updates
Major Grady Long visits Decatur. Fire on First Avenue West causes no loss. Hospital admissions include Miss Eula Goree and multiple births announced by local families. City docket lists fines for license violations, drunkenness, gaming, and other offenses. Legion meeting and church board gather for elections and monthly plans. Navy personnel visits and local sports history noted. Arthur Jones heads to Hot Springs for a two week stay.
Civilian D-Day aims to raise 16 billion in war bonds
The Treasury unveiled a civilian D-Day plan to raise 16 billion dollars in the fifth war loan. The drive targets 6 billion from individuals, surpassing the fourth loan by almost 1 billion, with reporting limited until June 26 and later focus on non banking investors. A hour long radio program with President Roosevelt Morgenthau and stars will air at 10 PM ET, mostly from Texarkana on the Texas Arkansas border.
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Washington
Treasury
Roosey
Morgentgen
Gulf Southwest
Texarkana
Texas
Arkansas
French Border Guerillas Question Tarbes and Limoges
French men at the Spanish border questioned the liberation of Limoges and Perigueux by guerillas as likely and saw seizure of Tarbes as possible while noting Toulouse remains a strong German garrison and unlikely to be challenged by the French.
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Toulouse
Limoges
Tarbes
France
Limgoes
Periguex
Soldier Back From Alaska Honored At Somerville Dinner
Pfc Hulbert M Burleson was welcomed home with a dinner party hosted by Mr and Mrs L G Martin on Somerville Road. The event included relatives and neighbors such as the Martins and Burlesons, Cal v in Pierce and other local families.
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L. G. Martin
Somerville Road
Pfc
Hulbert M. Burleson
Alaska
Bob
S. L. Martin
Sid Calvin
Raymond E. Pierce
John Cooper
Beth
Navy reports loss of submarine chaser PC 558 in Mediterranean action
Bulletin from Washington states the submarine chaser PC 558 was lost in action in the Mediterranean on May 9. The Navy withheld personnel casualty details, noting next of kin have been notified. Vessels of this class typically carry about 60 men.
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Washington
Mediterranean
Navy
Department
Glass Making Origins and Armada Storm Legend
The article suggests glass making began in Syria or Egypt and recounts a storm that aided in destroying the Armada and repelling invasion in 1564. The piece highlights ancient craft origins and a sea battle tale tied to a natural event.
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Glass
Syria
Egypt
FDR outlines plan to aid war refugees and expose Nazi crimes
President Roosevelt told Congress the war is nearing end but Nazi plans for mass extermination continue. He described arrangements to relocate about 1,000 refugees to a military camp near Oswego New York after the war for return home and praised the War Refugee Board for aiding oppressed Europeans. He warned Italy’s refugee crisis may worsen if moves aren’t made and condemned Nazi murder as the blackest crime, stressing united American resolve.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Europe
Hitler
Oswego
N. Y
War Refugee Board
Italy
Military Law Talk Delivers Fairness in Military Justice
Lt. Howard B. Ely explains differences between military and civilian law to the Decatur Rotary Club at Cornelian Court hotel in Hartselle. Guests included Rotarians Cash, Roberson, and Rex Rankin. birthdays noted for Norman Harris and Maynard Layman. Ely emphasized justice as the aim in military law.
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Decatur Rotary Club
Howard B. Ely
Greenville
Ohio
Courtland Army Air Field
Cornelian Court Hotel
Wallace Meadows
Cash and Roberson
Hartselle
Jack Stone
B. T. Gardner
Redding Emens
Decatur
Rex Rankin
U. S. Navy
Charles Scales
Norman Harris
Maynard Layman
Ely
Julian Harris
G. I. Joe
Ingalls 97 and Goodyear Set For Saturday Clash
Ingalls 97 and Goodyear will meet Saturday afternoon at five o clock on the Ingalls diamond near the shipyard.
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Ingalls
Goodyear
Allied air forces pound Europe in major bombing surge
About 100 enemy planes over the battle area as RAF night raids extend from Paris to Nantes and Tours. Mosquitos bomb Berlin with 4,000 pound bombs while 7,000 Allied aircraft support the Normandy offensive and strike Balkan fields on the trip back to Italy. Lt Gen Ira C Baker leads the bomber force as Allied air superiority is asserted across Europe.
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Paris
Thunderbirds
RAF
France
Nantes
Evreux
Tours
Massy-Palaiseau
Erwin Rommel
Caén
Caen
Berlin
Europe
U. S
Russia
Balkan
Ira C. Baker
Mediterranean Air Force
Normandy Battle
Meaning of America Told By One Hundred Citizens
Rev. G. C. Corley at Memorial Drive Methodist Church discussed Joshua 13 14 as bearing on Americas meaning. He cited diverse views from a railroad worker to a Hebrew merchant, stressing religious liberty, inheritance and responsibility, freedom of worship, and ongoing effort to keep America faithful to its spiritual origins. He urged unity on home and battle fronts and faith in Gods sovereignty.
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G. C. Corley
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
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Rev. Cortey
Ica
Uncle Sam
Rev. Corley
Plymouth Rock
Washington
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Marne
God
Birmingham News
Rommel Predicts Stand at Fortress Atlantic Wall
In a briefing to German newspapermen weeks before Allied assault, Erwin Rommel vowed the second Atlantic wall would be defended to the last man. He quoted the line as the supreme test and warned the enemy would not pass. General von Rundstedt backed the assessment as a key showdown against the Allied invasion.
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Europe
Erwin Rommel
Atlantic Wall
Rommél
Nazi Germany
the Desert Fox
North
Africa
Field Marshal von Rundstedt
Germany
Soviet Finnish War Ends With Winter Peace Treaty
The article notes a Soviet backed peace treaty ending the 1939 40 war with Finland and references Terijoki as a temporary capital for the Finnish people’s government under Russian protection. It cites heavy Soviet air and artillery support and Stalin declaring initial offensive successes with 20 salvoes from Moscow.
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Terijoki
Otto Kuusinen
Stalin
Govorov
Moscow
Allen Expert Returns to Describe European War Realities
Larry Allen, freshly repatriated from a German prison camp, recounts his torpedoed and sunk ship experiences and capture by Italians. He details eight months in a Nazi camp and explains what he learned from Berlin radio and the German press. He analyzes Allied prospects in the invasion of Western Europe.
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Allen
Larry
Tobruk
Italy
Europe
Berlin
Germany
German Propaganda Leader Admits Limited Hope After Landing
Reich minister Goebbels concedes Germany cannot prevent Allied landings but will oppose them after. The commentary notes Germany’s second Atlantic Wall and reliance on Maginot and Siegfried Lines if invasion begins, with Hitler still viewed as decisive. Analysts urge securing ports within two weeks and expect a crystallized assessment of Allied strength and German will.
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Reichminister
Paul Josef Goebbels
Das Reich
Germany
Rommel
Sayin
Atlantic Wall No. 2
Hitler
le Havre
Cherury
Cassino
Italy
Fragmentary note on peace terms and German view of victory
A damaged fragment discusses peace terms and a German belief that such terms would amount to victory. The text mentions a tentative stance and the hoped outcome of negotiations without clear details or dates.
G I Bill Passes Senate With Major Veterans Benefits
The Senate approved a compromise version of the G I Bill of Rights establishing unemployment pay of 20 a week for 52 weeks, education benefits including up to a year of schooling and up to 500 for tuition plus sustenance and dependent support, and government guarantees of private loans up to 2090 at 4 percent. The bill totals an estimated cost from 3 to 6.5 billion dollars and deducts benefits from any postwar bonus veterans receive.
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Washington
Senate
House
Finance Committee
George
Texans Stand by Their Gun Rights in Primary
The Texas Democratic resolutions committee rejected a pro-Roosevelt bid to bind presidential electors at the party primary. The committee took no action, effectively killing the proposal which cannot be re submitted under rules. Merrit Gibson chaired, noting the issue was decided at the state convention where Roosevelt backers walked out after two test votes.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas Democratic Executive Committee
Resolutions Committee
Effert
Merrit Gibson
Roosevelt
Diplomats honor pact anniversary at Spiridonova Palace
Foreign Commissar Vyacheslav Molotov hosted a luncheon in Spiridonoka palace marking the second anniversary of the Russian American mutual assistance pact. Officials from American and British delegations attended the ceremony.
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Vyacheslav Molotov
Spiridonoka Palace
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