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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1943

Page

8

Russians Remain Calm As Moscow Faces New Campaign

Eddie Gilmore reports from York on Moscow residents and Red Army forces bracing for a German push. The piece notes Hitler's apparent central front buildup, predicts possible maneuvers near Rostov and Taganrog, and emphasizes Soviet readiness under Stalin.

Eddie Gilmore America Associated Press Moscow Eddy Gilmore York Big Old City Ivan Ivanoviches Sonia Ivanovas Mother Moscow Briansk Oriel Svesk Kursk Smolensk Velikie Luki Hitler Army Red Star Red Fleet Navy Red Army Stalin Caucasus Leningrad Russia Taganrog Rostov Tovarich Stalin Soviet Union United States

Alabama forms Milk Area 2 Transportation Committee

The Alabama Dairy Industry Transportation Co ordinating Committee announced a Dairy Industry Transportation Committee for the Alabama milkshed area No 2. Members include Chris Steele Jr G L Brady J Beene Earl Glenn Casto Jarvis and others. The group will coordinate with the state committee and the Office of Defense Transportation to reduce milk transport mileage from farms to plants. The state committee includes Verne Trautman F W Burns Dr B F Austin Joe N Poole and others, appointed by Joseph Eastman and authorized to name assisting committees in each Alabama milk shed.

Dairy Industry Transportation Committee Alabama Alabama Dairy Industry Transportation Co Chris Steele, Jr Mt. Hopehauler G. L. Brady J. ©. Beene Huntsville Earl Glenn Decatur Casto Jarvis Office of Defense Transportation Verne Trautman Gadsden Dairyman F. W. Burns Alabama Extension Service B. F. Austin State Health Department Joe N. Poole State Commissioner of Agriculture Walter Randolph Alabama Farm Bureau Frank M. Steward Alabama Milk Control Board James F. Stoner Montgomery Dairyman James J. Wooten ODT Montgomery Joseph Eastman National Odt

They Call It Pacific by Clark Lee Chapter 15 Christmas Eve

Clark Lee recounts a Christmas Eve ride into Manila and Clark Field as explosions erupt nearby. He notes the Asiatic Fleet’s limited impact, Admiral Hart’s actions, and the perilous Lingayen Gulf submarine mission involving a veteran crew.

Lingayen Corregidor Lippines Vince Schumacher Hart Silent Service Bataan Luzon Manila Malaya Java

Local notes from Morgan County Oak Grove area

Community bulletins report visitors and travel, family milestones, and medical updates. Highlights include Mrs. Robert Broadway hosting a fish supper, relatives visiting from Miami, Mrs. Emma Banes children undergoing tonsil surgery, a promotion for Alfred Carroll in Los Angeles, a marriage of Pfe Carroll and Laura Watson, and the Browning family welcoming daughter Judy Lavonne in St. Petersburg Florida.

Richard Ruf Douglas Casteel Baby Miami Florida Alvie Willis Auburndale Bettie Charles Peggie McBay Memphis Charlie Holt Sylvia Bumpus Coffee Pot Athens Hospital A. N. Bumpus Emma Banes Athens Alfred B. Carroll State Guard Los Angeles California Pfe Clarion L Carroll Denver Col Camp Davis NM C Lawson Carroll Miss Laura Watson Odie Watson Carroll Walter Jackson Harvest T. Taylor

Prague’s Medieval Architecture Riches Highlight City

Prague, capital of Czechoslovakia, boasts a wealth of medieval architecture unmatched by many European cities. The historic core draws visitors with castles walls and historic roofs showing a living timeline of Central Europe.

Prague

Pettusville News Briefs Highlight Births and Local Visits

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Millard F. Stanford on Saturday June 12 1943. Numerous residents attend W H D Club meeting hosted by Mrs C A Yarbrough and Mrs Phil Irwin with plans for a July 9 gathering. Visitors travel from Athens Decatur Pleasant Hill Elkmont and Petersburg Tenn to visit Pettusville families and partake in local social events.

Millard F. Stanford Liffens Locke Guy Stanford W. H. D. Club A. Yarbrough Phil Irwin Sides Beulah Spence Thomas Hargrove Pleasant Hill Pettysville Martin Smith Bobbie Sammie Decatur W. L. Brakefield Martha Spence W. A. Hargrove J. H. Jackson Alton Hargrove Elkmont Aaron Hargrove Sam W. Hargrove L. BE. Dunnavant J. D. Harlow Petersburg Tenn Selvin Allen Virginia Erlene Allen Ottey Hargrove Mason Daly Henrietta Hargrove Will A. Gilbert C. A. Yarbrough Verdon Thomas Aaron Thomas Little Son Athens Thomas Edgar Adcock Betty Fay Adcock Mary E. Hodges Ernest Hargrove W. L. Powers Erskin Bates Foreman Smith Wayne Smith Betty Hawkins Edith Bishop Joe Holt Pettus J. M. Heady Carl Spence Herbert Loveless Ardmore Edna Loveless Glenn Magnusson Bruce Hastings Raymond .Bates Sloughbeat Pettusville

General Thomas Hanley New Commander in Southeast Training

Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Hanley Jr., former deputy chief of the air staff at Army Air Forces headquarters in Washington, assumed command of the Southeast training area.

Montgomery Thomas J. Hanley Jr Army Air Forces Headquarters Washington

Four Men Seize Inmate. Black Man Harrison Killed Near Marianna

In Marianna Florida on June 16 a 31 year old Black man named Cello Harrison was taken from Jackson County jail by four masked men and killed by blows to the head. Deputies say no bullets were found and his body was found along a road five miles south of Marianna at daylight. Harrison had been held on a new Jackson County indictment related to a 1940 incident after a prior conviction was reversed on a confession issue. Local and state police assisted, with Governor Spessard Holland directing highway patrol help.

Marianna Frs Cellos Harrison Jackson County A. J. McMullen Harrison McMullen Tom Belser Belser Lieut Reid Clifton State Highway Patrol Tallahassee Spessard Holland Sher Iff

General Succeeds Welsh at Maxwell Field in Early Change

The General arrived at Maxwell Field last night to succeed Brig. Gen. W. W. Welsh. There was no immediate announcement of Gen. Welsh's next assignment.

Maxwell Field W. W. Welsh Welsh

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