Weather notes and local military updates in Decatur
Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers this afternoon and tonight east and south areas with gentle to moderate southerly winds on the coast. Max 80 min 66. Local and military notices include overseas civil service appointment for Ferrellre, naval indoctrination for Elmer S. Sparkman, Grady M. Farley liberated as POW, Pvt. James C. Bradford wounded, Pfc. James V. Looney killed, and homecoming of Pfc. Marlin D. Kitchens among others with hospital and birth notices continuing on page two.
Chinese recapture Wen Chow and nearby ports in Zhejiang
Chinese forces recaptured Wen Chow in Chekiang province at six a.m. Monday and Menchow, with Foochow earlier, marking a rapid coastal recapture less than a month apart. At Okinawa and in the Philippines, large Japanese surrenders contrasted with fierce resistance as air attacks intensified and Allied advances continued.
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Chungking
Wenchow
Chekiang Province
Shanghai
Menchow
Foochow
Okinawa
China
Japanese officer surrenders on Guam with 33 men
A Japanese field officer who held remnants of his command for ten months surrendered on a Guam hillside with 33 subordinates. Parleys with Marine Col. Howard N. Stent preceded the act, touted as a psychological warfare success marking one of the first surrenders on retaken Guam.
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Richard O'Malley
Guam
Warner Springs
Calif
Japan
Dark Future Seen for Japan as U S Air Chief Predicts
Manila report quotes Gen. H. Arnold saying by end of 1946 there will be nothing left of Japan to bomb. He outlines a plan to drop three times as many bombs on Japan in 18 months and claims doubling B 29 operations this fall. He asserts long range reach from Okinawa and forecasts fuel shortages will push Japan from the skies.
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Leonard Milliman
Associated Press
Okinawa
Philippines
Pacific
Cagayan
Southwest Pacific
Nippon
Balikpapan
Borneo
China
Cagayan Valley
U. S
Karakiri
Tokyo
Japan
China Coast
George F. Hussey, Jr
U. S. Navy
J.B. Chifley
Australia
Joseph W. Stilwell
Spencer Davis
Manila
H. Arnold
U. S. Army Air Forces
Arnold
George Co. Kenney
Far East
Germany
United States
Arnoli
Morgan County E bond sales at 70 percent
E bond sales reach 582 316 75 dollars or 70 percent of the 821 000 quota with 11 days left to raise 239 000 More than 1 326 000 goal surpassed and county totals reach 1 486 583 75 Civic clubs in Decatur Hartselle and Falkville begin a drive to sell at least 1000 in E bonds each
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Noony
Ewell Gregg
Morgan County War Finance Committee
Morgan County
Decatur
Hartselle
Falkville
Body of K. B. Weir Arrives in Decatur Tuesday
The body of K. B. Weir, former Morgan county resident, who died Saturday in Cincinnati Ohio, will arrive in Decatur Tuesday on L and N Number 1. Funeral details are to be announced by Drinkard.
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K. B. Weir
Morgan County
Cincinnati
Ohio
Decatur
Drinkard
Georgia Freight Rate Case At Supreme Court
The Supreme Court agreed to rule on Georgia's charges that railroad freight rates are discriminatory, with 20 railroads asking for more specific information. Governor Arnall calls the railroads' requests an unlimited disclosure demand. a bill of particulars must be filed by August 15 and railroads must answer by October 1.
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Georgia
Supreme Court
Ellis Arnall
Eight Lots Sold At Tax Sale Here
A total of 141.21 was bid for eight parcels at the tax sale conducted by Tax Collector G. W. Hardwick. Probate Judge T. C. Almon reported the sale marked the first time individuals purchased all eight pieces and none were claimed by the state. Notably two parcels exceeded the tax amount, with buyers including R. W. Orratur, Mrs. Berlin Golden, Decatur. Charles Parker, Decatur. D.A. Roan, Eva. H. M. Layman. and Finley.
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G. W. Hardwick
T. C. Almon
R. W. Orratur
Berlin Golden
Decatur
Charles Parker
D.A. Roan
Eva
H. M Layman
Finley
Russians May Delay Parley Quitting Date
A United Nations conference faces a potential delay as Russia presses to restrict charter powers to discuss only peace and security. Stettinius Evatt Gromyko after no compromise with Moscow, committees advance on expulsion, two thirds ratification, and charter revision provisions amid Big Five veto concerns.
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San Francisco
Russia
General Assembly
World Organization
Moscow
United Nations
Herbert V. Evatt
Australia
Security Council
Stettinius
Evatt
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
United States
Soviet Ruler of Berlin Fatally Injured in Motorcycle Crash
The Soviet controlled Berlin radio announced Col. Gen. Nikolai Bezarin, Russian military commander in Berlin, was fatally injured in a motorcycle accident yesterday. The broadcast, recorded by BBC, gave no further details. Bezarin recently conducted foreign correspondents through the capital on an inspection tour.
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London
Berlin
Nikolai Bezarin
BBC
Bezarin
Soviet Diplomacy and Peace Debate Ripple Through Europe
The war today column analyzes Soviet Russia position on international relations and peace, noting Moscow’s stance on assembly scope, and the tension over Yugoslavia Poland and other cases. Commentary weighs sincerity of Moscow’s peace pursuit and the timing of Polish consultations.
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Russia
San Francisco
Europe
Ms Combat
Volved
Yugoslavia
Romania
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Vauerdile
Tvs
Soldier Guard Amazed When Old Pal Stops
Pfc. Albert A. Sims reports in a letter from Soligen Germany dated June 5 1945 that while he guarded a busy intersection a jeep driver stopped and greeted him as an old classmate J. W. Rogers is indicated as doing well and planning to come home soon in a message to Mrs Belle Rogers.
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Pfe
Alfred A. Sims
Germany
the Daily
Belle Rogers
J. W
Trucks Begin Moving Again in Nationwide Labor Tie Up
Government guarded truck drivers slowly resumed deliveries of food and vital war goods as strikes spread from Chicago to New York City and eight Southern states. In Akron Goodyear idled 20,000 workers amid a nonconcurrence push, while 15,000 Firestone workers prepared to vote on a strike. Soldiers drove or rode with drivers to end the Chicago stoppage, and union leadership warned of broader disruption as bus and truck operations faced wage and overwork tensions.
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Associated Press
Chicago
New York City
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Akron
Cio-United Rubber Workers Executive Committee
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
Office of Defense Transportation
Chicago Cartage Company
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
AFL
Transport Workers Union
New York Omnibus Corporation
Tri-State Transit Bus Company
War Labor Board
Amalgamated Association, of Electric, Street and Motor Bus Employes
Goodyear
Rim
C. W. Wheeler
UAW
Hulse Bares U. S. Route Hulse Bares U. S. Route
Frank W. Hulse, president of Southern Airways, announced CAB examiners recommended local Jacksonville to Miami service with stops at Gainesville Ocala Leesburg Orlando Bartow Ft. Pierce West Palm Beach and Ft. Lauderdale. The 432 mile Florida route is part of a broader CAB hearing in Greensboro.
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Birmingham
Ala
Frank W. Hulse
Southern Airways Inc
Civil Aeronautics Board
Jacksonville
Miami
Fla
Gainesville
Ocala
Leesburg
Orlando
Bartow
Ft. Pierce
West Palm Beach
Ft. Lauderdale
Florida
Greensboro
N. C
Southern Airways
Atlanta
Wilmington
Memphis
Charleston
S. G. Jackson
Miss
Savannah
Mobile
Jackson
Nashville
Confessions Placed In Record Against Polish Group
London reports allege the exiled Polish government blamed a Russian ringer among 16 Poles on trial in Moscow for sabotage. Maj Gen Okulicki and 15 others confessed to anti Soviet acts while the court heard charges of resisting the Red army and maintaining illegal Polish leadership structures.
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W. W. Hercher
London
Moscow
M. Jansen
Jansen
Lwow
Filipkowskies
OWI
Bronislaw Okulucki
Jan Jankowski
Adam Bien
Stanislaw Jasiukowicz
Supreme Court
Bronislaw Okulicki
Okulicki
Tadeusz
Bor) Komorowski
Oles
Vasily V. Ulrich
Red Army
Germany
England
Poland
Europe
Sosnowski
Soviet Union
Caeimecel Cs
U. S
Eisenhower Returns to Washington in Victory Parade
General Dwight D. Eisenhower rode into Washington for a joint session of Congress amid a massive crowd. A military escort and a 86 member ArmyBand accompanied his arrival after a long flight from the Atlantic coast. His eight mile victory drive showcased thousands of supporters and fellow soldiers before the Capitol Hill address.
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Washington
Dwight David Eisenhower
Congress
National Airport
Pentagon
Lincoln Memorial
Broad Constitution Avenue
Pennsylvania
Capitol Hill
Truman
National
Llis A
Ike
Kansas
Marshall
George C. Marshall
Eisenhower
Atlantic
Virginia
Potomac
Martial Ant
Africa
Sicily
Italy
France
Germany
Berlin
Memorial Bridge
Bath
Eisenhower Urges Peace Solutions To Congress And Court
General Eisenhower told lawmakers and jurists that soldiers believe peace problems can be met. He compared postwar challenges to the war’s end and urged determination and unity among Allies to secure peace.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Supreme Court
Fman
Eisenhower
Eoen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Drlimale
Ferrellre
Civil Service Commission
Elmer S. Sparkman
Annie Layton Sparkman
Decature
U. S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Tech
Grady M. Farley
Russellville 3
War Department
Navy Department
James C. Bradford
USMC
Seonceville
Pfc
James V. Looney
Margaret Looney, Decature
Pacific Theatre of Operations
Harold M. Rains
Hamil Clinic
Wilson Avenue
Walter Daniels
Chenault Clinic
Ninth Avenue West
Brown
Bert Nagy
Allen
Harrisburg
W.L. McNeal
Seventh Avenue West
Decatur General Hospital
Sega
D. L. Rice
Somerville
Baugh's Infirmary
Travis Kitchens
H. C. Kitchens
Armed Forces
Kitchens
States
Ruby Lewis
Eighth Avenue West
S. J C
J. E.,pierce
Alcohol Tax Unit
Cullman
Dorothy Blake
Vinemont i
Baugh’s Infirmary
Marlin D. Kitchens
U. S. Army
Pfc. Kitchens
Pacific Theatre
Charlie Stewart
Trinity 1
M. M. Patterson
J. P. Self
Toney
Decatus General Hospital
David
Elizabeth Byers
Chase, Ala
Elbert Weaver
James E. Livingston
Sgt. Livingston
Robert Livingston
Thirteenth Avenue East
North Iay
Belgium
Ken Reynolds
Herman
Huff
Betty Cunningham
Paul Huff
Tenn
Miss Cunnyngham
MIPS
John M. Hightower
Diplomatic News
RED
By Dewitt MacKenzie
Old Pal
Armaage
Soligen
Yours Sincerely
Albert A. Sims
Hulse Bares
U. K
Yankel
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