Hagerman Delivers World Event Summary to Decatur Rotary
Prof. C. S. Hagerman spoke before the Decatur Rotary Club at the Corinthian Court Hotel noon session. He urged an International Institute with prominent speakers, noting recent global upheavals such as Rome fall and Allied invasions, and outlined seven key statements about international relations and postwar power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Hagernan
Decatur Rotary Club
International Service Committee
James
Cornelian Court Hotel
T.H. Fitzpatrick
James H. Johnson
Decatur
Rotary Club
Rotary International
Bob Chandler
Jasper
John Chenault
H. E. Harper
Murial Thomas
Ras H. Richardson
Athens
James Fincher
Birmingham
Hagerman
Rome
Finland
Normandy
Japan
Marianna Islands
Germany
Italy
Europe
Russians Break Fortifications in Finnish Front Push
A Pravda dispatch describes Soviet forces breaching Mannerheim fortifications in a dawn assault. Red Army units overran pin es and trenches, captured Murila and Iliakriola, advanced beyond the line toward Koivisto, with Baltic Fleet ships shelling the isle and Gen. Gorovov promoted to marshal for the campaign.
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Mannerheim
Pravda
Red Army
Murila
Iliakiriola
Koivisto
Red Baltic
Koivisto Island
Viipuri Bay
Gorovov
Athens man Leonard McConnell dies in auto crash
Leonard McConnell, an Athens resident, was killed in a Sunday morning automobile collision about a mile east of Athens. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Mutual Service.
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Leonard McConnell
Athens
Mutual
Market gains hold in second week of postwar rise
New gains from fractions to four points appear as investors keep buying in copper, air transport, motors and industrials amid war ending hopes. Heavy trading continues in low priced issues with large block transfers and about 2.4 million shares changing hands. Cotton futures tread water awaiting price control action with July at 21.49 and Dec around 20.50 amid modest late declines.
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New York
Chicago Butter and Egg Receipts Report Prices
Chicago reports firm butter receipts 952 418 with creamery butter grades AA 93 score and A 92. B 89 and cooking at 88 3-4. Centralized carrots at 49 3-4. Egg receipts 15 968 with U S specials 35 to 36 and U S extras 34 1-2.
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Chicago
U.S
U. S
Americans Break Through to Sea in Cherbourg Drive
Allied forces widened the Cherbourg peninsula break across to the Atlantic as Lt. Gen. Omar Bradley’s Ninth Division led a swift drive toward La Haye Du Puits and the coast. German resistance remained stubborn yet scattered while Rommel or Monty preparations loomed, with Cherbourg’s docks and mole intact.
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Valognes
Cherbourg
Montebourg
Omar N. Bradley
Napoleon
U. S
Bizerte
Tunisia
Manton S. Eddy
United States
Peninsula
Atlantic
la Haye du Puits
St. Sauveur le Vicomte
la Haye
St. Lo D'Ourville
Atlantic Coast
Bradley
Lison
St. Lo
Vire River
Normandy
Supreme Headquarters
Tilly-Sur-Seulles
Caen
Tilly
Bernard L. Montgomery
Britain
England
Erwin Rommel
Sebastien de Vauban
Mashal
France
Montgomery
Ninth Division
Nashville Livestock Prices Reinforced Amid Mixed Demand
In Nashville on June 19, cattle numbers reach 1 100 with ample grass fat stock and fair activity. Good steers and many yearlings fetch up to 15.50, while cutters, cows, and lighter weights range from 5.50 to 12.25 depending on grade. Hog and sheep sections show steady demand with prices from 6.10 to 16.00 for various weights and classes. ewes and wethers stay around 14.75 to 15.75 for heavy animals, lighter stock down to 5.50 for shorn ewes.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal-state Market News Service
American Bombers Hit German Targets Across Pas de Calais and Northwest Germany
American heavy bombers backed by about 500 fighters struck oil refineries and storage plants near Hamburg and three German airfields in northwest Germany. The day saw intense flak and few Nazi fighters, with U S Ninth Air Force pilots flying over Cherbourg, Pas de Calais, central France near Paris Amiens and Arras.
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Hamburg
Germany
Pas de Calais
U. S
Ninth Air Force
Thunderbolt
Lightning
Cherbourg
France
Paris
Amiens
Arras
Marennes
Fort D'Andaime
Villers-Bocage
Mrs Emmett Hill Dies at Baugh Tenn Home
Mrs. Emmett Hill of Baugh Tennessee died at her home last night. She is survived by four sons Walton Hill Tuscaloosa Ben Hill Decatur Monroe and Herbert Hill of Baugh. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10:30 am at the home with interment at Elkton Tennessee. Also a home tip notes using hot vinegar to remove fresh paint stains and a fire statistic for New York City fires started by household dry cleaning.
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Emmett Hill
Baugh
Tenn
Walton Hill
Tuscaloosa
Ben Hill
Decatur
Monroe
Herbert Hill
Elkton
Allies Hold Strong Bridgehead in France Aims for Cherbourg
An Allied assessment reports a firm bridgehead in France roughly the size of Rhode Island. Cherbourg peninsula is one third cleared with prospects for complete occupation, enabling freer maneuver and supply buildup for a full inland drive toward Berlin as the ultimate objective.
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Ers
France
Rhode Island
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Cherbourg
Berlin
Carter Named Morgan County Service Commissioner
W H Carter was chosen as county service commissioner by the Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control from three Legion recommended candidates. Carter will start August 1, 1944, earning 1800 dollars yearly, with office in the Morgan county courthouse.
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W.W. H. Carter
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Morgan County
American Legion
W. H. Carter
Butler P. A. Hine
L. A. Strain
Carter
Morgan County National Bank
Beachhead Horror and Enduring Fatigue Under Fire
Don Whitehead and Jack Thompson describe hours on Omaha Beach under shellfire and rain, fatigue, and sickness after H Hour. They recount scarred survivors, a sleeping comrade, and the grim reality of early invasion reporting while fearing their dispatches may never reach home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Whitehead
Thompson
Jack Thompson
Whitehead
Don
LCVP
Tex O'Reilly
Julian Foster Dies Foreign Service Official at Bethesda
Julian Barringer Foster aged 47 a State Department foreign service officer died Saturday after a long illness at the Naval Medical Center Bethesda Maryland.
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Julian Foster
Washington
Julian Barringer Foster
State Department
Foreign Service
Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
Local News Briefs Highlight Town Life and War Updates
Continued from Page One Texas is back for a brief visit with relatives here. Mr. Blackwelte noted Texas progress tied to good schools and roads. First cotton bloom on Wilder plantation from Harden Hughes. Revival at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church. Rev. Ralph Feild to preach tonight. Sgt. Paul Dement to return home after 26 months overseas. New telephone directory planned. exchange at 105 percent capacity. Memorial sing at Macedonia Church set for Sunday. Various local residents and service members mentioned with transfers and homecomings.
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Texas
Blackwelte
Julian Blackwell
Wiy
W. B. Edmundson
Wilder Plantation
Harden Hughes
Wilder Farm
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Ralph Feild
FEPC accused of dictatorship tactics in federal seizure threat
Eastland charged the FEPC with dictatorship tactics by seeking to set aside rail agreements under the railway labor act. He cited an interview with FEPC chairman Malcolm Ross claiming Roosevelt could seize noncompliant railroads under war powers. McClellan warned the interview signals plans if Congress approves FEPC funding. The piece also notes local births, hospital updates, court fines, a pistol permit incident, and Navy recruiting outreach in Decatur.
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United States
Congress
Eastland
Senate
McClellan
D-Ark
Daily Worker
FEPC
Nelson Tells of WPB Plans Before Senate
Washington June 19 Donald M Nelson war production board chair told the senate investigations committee he would not hesitate to cancel civilian production steps if they interfere with the war program He pressed that 200 000 workers should be shifted to essential war work and outlined reconversion and manpower needs in Detroit and other areas He urged models tools and a ready backlog of orders to handle cutbacks while keeping export and domestic trade in view.
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Washington
Donald M. Nelson
Senate
War Production Board
Ferguson
R-Mich
Nelson
WPB
Detroit
Delano Park Hosts Park Event With Band and Flag Ceremony
The Decatur Recreation Commission thanks Band Master Carl Schwachow and the Decatur Band for a Sunday musical program at Delano Park. Over 1200 attendees, including visitors from Hartselle and Trinity, enjoyed a picnic and a flag ceremony at sundown by Boy Scout troop 61 with many service members participating.
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Decatur Recreation Commission
Carl Schwachow
Decatur Band
Sgt
Jimmy Demmon
J. R. Tolleson
Jesse May
S. E. Stewart, Jr
Carolyn
Martha
Hartselle
John B. Sewell
Pearl Buckheit
Trinity
Delano Park
Boy Scout Troop 61
Hobbs to push two bills on railroad reform and war sabotage
Rep. Hobbs of Alabama said he would seek House action on a railroad reorganization bill and a wartime sabotage bill before recess. The amendments would subject ICC restructuring to court review and prevent fixes below asset value, and raise the death penalty for willful defective war materiel production from 30 years to death.
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Washington
Hobbs
D-Ala
House
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Rate parity fight at ICC over rail class rates
Washington June 19 spokesmen for Iowa Minnesota North and South Dakota argued before the Interstate Commerce Commission for uniform national class rates on manufactured goods and parity with Eastern regions. They urged adjustments to prevent discrimination against interior states as war industries convert to peacetime production.
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Washington
Iowa
Kesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
William Williamson
James A. Lucas
Mississippi River
Lown
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minne
Frank B. Townsend
Minnesota Traffic Association
Robert H Smith
Duluth and
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AEGE
Yours
the Daily
Toe Decatur
Wall
N. Y. Cotton
M.r.rankin
RCO Ec
Eal
French Coast
Mrs. Emmett Hill
New York City
Pyle
Ton
Their
Fox
Les On
America
Dian Ass -Diars
Oscar Napps
University of Alabama
John Dement
Paul Dement
Seattle
Macedonia
Sparkman
Mary Sandra Bounds
Florence
Mary Kate Gillespie
Miss Gillespie
Cadet Club
Miss Mary, Louie Chism
Memphis, Tenn
Mrs. M. L. Britain
Theo Morris
Cpl
Harvey A. Morris
Pvt
Donald W. Morris
Ft. Meade
Maryland
Camp Shelby
Miss
Thomas Parker
Wallace Church
E. F. Britain
Louisville, Ky
M. L. Britain
Meredith Woodall
Kodiak
Alaska
Raymond Thornhill
J. H. Call
Ralph Steenson
Fairview
J.l.rottenstein
San Antonio
Lon Baxly
J.H. Call
Robert L. Pearson
Scottsboro
Decatur General Hospital
AMM
W. B. Lanier
Mrs
J. R. Lanier
Thirteenth Avenue East
Cph
Pasqual Porciello
Johnston Street
Little Hilda Sue Thomas
Somerville 2
Ollie Blankenship
Somerville
H. M.mccleen
Courtland
Lee Tucker
McDonald
Bee Line
Robert Hugh Campbell
Robert Campbell
States
Odiak
Yeoman
Doris Campbell
the Waves
Naval Recruiting Station
WAVES
P. Aa
Mii
Pat
Idillehay
Bellise
West
U.s.royal
Royal Tire Service
Joe Hagler
Lee Street
1St Avenue
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