Weather and community notes from Decatur crowds
Fair this afternoon tonight and Friday with 90 15 degree temperatures. Cotton market prices listed with strict mid dling at 21.15 middling 21.00 strict low 19.15 low 17.15. Local film listings include Cry Havoc Eyes In The Night and Tish at nearby theaters. Community updates include military notes family visits church events and local appointments. Missing in action Second Lieutenant Donald E Riggle in the European theater is reported by the War Department.
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War Department
Donald E. Riggle
Ruth W. Riggle
12Th Avenue East
Decatur
U S Carrier Planes Smash Japanese Fleet Near Saipan
U S Fifth Fleet carrier planes shattered a Japanese naval force off the Philippines and Saipan amid a night withdrawal. Four ships sunk and 353 enemy aircraft downed in the Sunday air battle. American losses totaled 49 planes. Admiral Mitscher led the action with no carrier losses.
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Charles H. McMurtry
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
United States
Fifth Fleet
Philippines
Japan
Saipan Island
Marianas
Adm
Raymond A. Spruance
Saipan
China Sea
Chester W. Nimitz
Tokyo
Marc A. Mitscher
Nimitz
Mitscher
Jap Fleet Fails to Strike as Saipan Battle Rages On
Aboard the flagship near Saipan on June 21 American forces pushed a four mile front across the island from Gara Pan to Mount Tapotchau as US Marines and Army troops advance. Japanese defenders unseen by surface ships contend with heavy fire after time limited attempts to take the initiative. Aslito airfield now operational following Seabee repairs, while the powerful US fleet keeps the sea lanes secure.
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Rembert James
Joint Expeditionary Force
Saipan
U. S
Japan
United States
Assito
Marianas
Philippines
James
Associated Press
Aslito
Garapan
Mount Tapotchau
Magicienne Bay
Court Denies Rehearing on Bradford Labor Law ruling
Alabama Supreme Court refused a rehearing of its May 25 ruling upholding general provisions of the Bradford labor regulatory act of 1943. The decision, which found some sections invalid such as strike restraints and political contributions bans, may be appealed to the U S Supreme Court.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Supreme Court
Alabama Federation of Labor
United States Supreme Court
Alabama
Roosevelt signs GI Bill of Rights into law
President Roosevelt signed the GI Bill of Rights creating federal loans, hospital care, job insurance, schooling and other ex service benefits costing an estimated 3 to 6.5 billion dollars. He urged further war service laws to extend social security credits, education and unemployment for Merchant Marines and postwar workers. He declared veterans seek employment after the war and used ten pens to sign the measure.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Merchant Marine
Congress
Slight Gains in Bond Test in Morgan County
Morgan county residents show only slight progress in the fifth war loan drive. In the last 24 hours $5,578.75 in Series E bonds and $83,590 in other bonds were sold, leaving Morgan’s total at $906,348.25 toward a $1,379,000 overall quota. Series E totals stand at $168,559.75 of $551,000 with 50,000 residents. The drive ends July 8 and hinges on small investors buying $25 to $1,000 Series E bonds.
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Morgan Countioes
Youth Training Emphasized by Glass at Kiwanis Talk
W. W. Glass pastor of First Presbyterian spoke at the Decatur Kiwanis noon program at Hotel Lyons on youth training. He urged home guidance first, then schools, and cautioned against assuming every child is a leader. He advised practical college selection over sentiment.
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W. W. Glass
First Presbyterian Church
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Hotel Lyons
Harlan Hunter
Lloyd Lively
Charles W. Young
Rev. Glass
Allied drive nears Ancona as Italian port faces risk
Allied command says Mussolini agreed to ship 1.5 million Italian laborers to Germany in 1944. Forces within 32 miles of Ancona press toward the Adriatic port while Eighth Army nears Camerino and Perugia. Casualties range up to 100,000 with 27,000 Nazis captured. 1,100 air sorties strike Livorno and Ventimiglia targets.
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Rome
Allied Command
Benito Mussolini
Germany
Ancona
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Camerino
Perugia
Grosseto
Venice
Sid Feder
Italy
Mediterranean Air Force
Livorno
Ventimiglia
Riviera
Missing Baby Found by Military Police at Camp Wheeler
Sixty military police from Camp Wheeler scoured woods and training areas for four hours before locating 20 month old Randy Hinson three quarters of a mile from home. He had been missing for 12 hours and showed exposure scratches and insect bites. Private Frank Brown found him. Camp Wheeler officials credited MP prompt action with likely saving the child.
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Macon
Camp Wheeler
Randy Hinson
Frank Brown
Hamilton
Ohio
H Hinson
Fred C. Smith
Provost Marshall
Serrch
Two Years Late Christmas Card Reaches Alabama Janitor
Cary Hunter, a Black janitor in Montgomery, received a Christmas card sent by C. F. Anderson on December 19, 1942. The card, mailed to the janitor's home and delivered last week, arrived nearly two years after it was sent. The case involves former Alabama U S Employment Service director and current state manpower official.
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Montgomery
Ala
C. F. Anderson
Alabama
U. S. Employment Service
Cary Hunter
Soviets Begin New Drive to Oust Finland Front North of Ladoga
Soviet forces launched two new drives on a broad front north of Lake Ladoga to end the war with Finland quickly. A Moscow communique said units from Viipuri are within 20 miles of the 1939 border as Finland faces a government crisis and potential armistice talks. The report notes large Soviet manpower, equipment, and pressure amid Finnish instability and German troop protection of Northern Finland.
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Associated Press
London
Red Army
Lake Ladoga
Finland
Moscow
Viipuri
Karelian
Helsinkia
Reuters
Stockholm
Svenska Dagbladet
Soviet Union
Murmansk- Leningrad
Dean Heads Kiwanis International In Chicago
Ben Dean of Grand Rapids was elected president of Kiwanis International succeeding Donald B. Rice of Oakland California. The announcement was made in Chicago on June 22.
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Chicago
Ben Dean
Grand Rapids
Which
Kiwanis International
Donald B. Rice
Oakland
Calif
Arnall predicts Roosevelt fourth term acceptance
Governor Ellis Arnall of Georgia leaves Roosevelt’s office in Washington and says the President will accept a fourth term if the Democrats nominate him. Arnall says he believes Roosevelt may soon issue a public statement after the Republican convention about abiding by party decisions and submitting to the Democratic mandate.
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Washington
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Roosevelt
War Today reports on Pacific fleet maneuvers and possible Japanese retreat
The Pacific situation shows the Japanese fleet evading battle as American forces off Saipan observe maneuvering. AP war correspondent Rembert James notes air duels provided only action to Wednesday and concedes a showdown may not occur soon. Analysts question why the enemy remained distant and why battles might be avoided.
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Pacific
Rembert James
Saipan
James
Suve
Forrestal
King
Nimitz
Manila
Bengal
Oo Sai
Singapore
Truk
Palau
Philippines
Japan
Open Letter From Crew of USS Coos Bay Urges End to Strike
Navy censored 1944 letter from USS Coos Bay crew asks Wright Aircraft strikers to accept their 41200 pennies as payment to end the strike. They offer monthly contributions to support production to defeat enemies and see families again. Money forwarded to Secretary of the Navy Forrestal.
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U. S. S. Coas Bay
Wright Aircraft Corporation
U. S
the Navy
James V. Forrestal
Mandamus Denied in Decatur Cafe License Case
James Thomas operator of Slims Lunchroom on U S 31 at Vine Street East had a peremptory writ of mandamus denied. The City of Decatur sought to force license revocation reversal in circuit court before Judge A A Griffith. Thomas had the license revoked by the city council on June 12 and was not closed until June 21 he may appeal to the supreme court within thirty days.
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James Thomas
Slim
U. S.31
Vine Street
Decatur
City of Decatur
A. A. Griffith
Cullman
Thomas
Russell Lynne
John Peach
Lynne
Supreme Court
Casualties Pass Quarter Million Mark in World War II
Washington reports U S military casualties through June 6 total 178 667 Army 31 289 dead 71 432 wounded 39 976 missing 35 980 prisoners Navy overall 46 705 killed 20 044 wounded 12 905 missing 9 295 prisoners 4 461 Ground forces in Italy since last September total 64 992 casualties dead 11 610 wounded 44 426 missing 8 956 Air forces in Italy and Europe 9 052 casualties 1 186 killed 1 373 wounded 6 missing.
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Washington
Stimson
Navy
Italy
Europe
Allied forces destroy 78 German tanks at beachhead
A dispatch from Eisenhower's advance command post reports Allied forces have destroyed 78 German tanks in the beachhead fight, including 27 Tigers and 18 Panthers, with many more knocked out of action as the Allied expeditionary force presses the advance.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Heavy Nazi Losses in Italy Estimated at 80 000 to 100 000
Fifth Army headquarters reports unofficial tallies claim 80 000 to 100 000 Nazi casualties over 41 days of Allied offensives in Italy. With 27 000 Germans captured, analysts estimate one killed and one to two wounded per prisoner, as new German divisions rush to reinforce the front.
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Sid Feder
FIFTH
Italy
Fifth Army
Rome
Europe
Luftwaffe
Denmark
Belgium
Balkans
Florence
Sugar Stolen From Pepsi-Cola Plant Roof Entry
Six hundred pounds of sugar were stolen from the Pepsi-Cola Bottling company at 245 East Moulton Street. An unidentified thief entered through a roof window after midnight, using the sugar stored with other equipment for immediate morning use. Police have one clue, a roof-entry indication, and urge anyone with information to contact the city police or the plant.
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Pepsi-Cola
East Moulton Street
J. B. Whitmire
Hartselle Campaign For War Bonds Begun
Plans for the fifth war loan drive in Hartselle are completed. Workers led by G W Taylor chairman Black person division begin house to house visits to sell bonds. The committee includes G W Taylor G L McGregor Lucile White Louise Urn Simm Orr Stella Bibb and at Ne cree it Black person people will purchase bonds to the amount of 1000.
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Hartselle
G. W. Taylor
G. W.taylor
G. L. McGregor
Lucile White
Louise Urn
Simm Orr
Stella Bibb
Negro Peop
Allied assault splits Cherbourg defenses in major operation
General Eisenhower's forces launched a combined land and air attack on Cherbourg with an 80 minute aerial bombardment by British and American planes followed by a heavy artillery onslaught. American infantry under Lt. Gen. Omar Bradley moved in as German forts endured bombardment.
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Wes Gallagher
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Normandy
Cherbourg
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
Omar N. Bradley
Allied advance near Cherbourg targets German robot launchers
Reports from Eisenhower headquarters say more than one-fourth of Germany s robot plane launchers are around Cherbourg in Normandy as Allied forces close in. Experts accompany assault troops to study installations and seek actionable information to neutralize the weapon. The remainder lie in Pas De Calais.
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Cherbourg
Normandy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pas-De-Calais
Bradley's Troops Break German Garrisons Abroad Fort Du Roule Siege
Allied forces reported positions around Fort Du Roule and Fort Octeville as a concentric attack fractured German garrisons into three segments. Bradley's troops captured St.
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Fort du Roule
Fort Octeville
Bradley
Crushing Air Offensive Against Cherbourg and Berlin
Air forces hammered Cherbourg with light and medium bombers and hit Pas de Calais rocket sites as Marauders Havocs and Thunderbolts attacked within 100 feet of German guns. Fortresses Liberators with heavy bomber escorts struck Berlin and Ruhr targets while night raids extended from France to Germany’s industrial heartland.
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Gladwin Hill
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Cherbourg
Pas-De-Calais
France
Germany
Ruhr
Berlin
Russia
Poltava
Ukraine
London
Bri
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