Yanks Allies Praised For Normandy Gains In Europe
Secretary Stimson praised Allied actions in the Cherbourg peninsula where American, British, and Canadian forces trapped German divisions and expanded control of the Normandy front. He noted strong landings, limited German reserves, and effective counterattacks, with emphasis on air power and Pacific theater gains led by Admiral Nimitz. He cited the Yawata raid as the first of many strikes against Japan and described the Marianas fighting as bitter but progressing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cherbourg
Normandy
Stimson
Channel
Luftwaffe
Pacific
Nimitz
Philippines
Japan
Yawata
Saipee Mamogg
Marianas
Navy
Central Pacific
Perimeter defenses mocked as bluff by wartime analyst
Dewitt Mackenzie reports Eugene Burns of Associated Press questions Japanese defense lines as a bluff. If central Pacific operations stall, Burns suggests Japanese might pull back toward Manila, leaving garrisons to delay Allied forces. He warns mobile enemy strategy risks dangerous miscalculations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Burns
Associated
Attu
South Seas
Sumatra
Far Pacific
Central Pacific
Manila
Guadalcanal
Spruance
Auburn motto in Egypt carved on sphinx cheek
Earle R. Smith, a Captain in the U S Air Force attached to the British Eighth Army, has returned to the Auburn campus. During a sightseeing tour he carved Auburn's battlecry War Eagle on the sphinx's cheek to proclaim the motto to the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Egypt
Ala
Eighth Army
Plainsman
Earle R. Smith
Smith
A Wise Decision to Try Gly-Cas
If you measure medicine purchases by results Gly-Cas offers relief for occasional constipation and its distressing aftereffects. Headaches gas or bloating biliousness and sluggishness may improve with this common sense preparation. Use only as directed.
Markets at a Glance Across Regions June 22
New York notes steady stocks with rails and specialties. Chicago reports wheat strong and rye up on distiller use. Hogs active to 13.75 top. cattle dull. butter firm and eggs steady in Chicago. Nashville cattle and hogs show steady to weak undertones. calves and sheep mixed with price spreads and light rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. Pauls
Trade and Commission House
Chicago
Hartselle Tea Shower For Bride elect Miss Martha West
Miss Martha D West bride elect to Lt Ben A Scarbrough of Winston-Salem NC and Birmingham was feted at a tea shower hosted by Miss Sue Oden and co hostesses. Pink and white gladioli roses and daisies decorated the house with crystal and magnolia arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha D. West
Ben A. Scarbrough
Winston- Salem
N.C
Birmingham
Sue Oden
Vandal Gravlee
Jean Freeman
Miss Oden
Oden
M. G. West
Virginia Smith
Nelle Payne
Local War Era Notes from Limestone County Oak Grove
Families in Limestone County and Oak Grove share updates on military service. S Sgt Bob Henry Goforth expects furlough in Decatur soon after duty in Alaska then Seattle. Relatives report Marvin Hatchett Jr killed in action in Italy. Claude Roberson Jr. Missing in action. Walter Chaney returns home briefly from South Pacific service. Other service members listed with transfers and furloughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Allen Jr
Birmingham
Rufus Allen
Milton Moore
Route 2
Allen
P._C
Goforth
Bob Henry Goforth
Decatur
Alaska
Seattle
Washington
P. C. Goforth Jr
Scott Field
Ill
Madison
Wisconsin
Marvin Hatchett Jr
Italy
E. H. Roberson
Athens 2
Claude Roberson Jr
William T. Owens
Camp Dorn
Miss
Corp
William Owens
Bertha M. Black
Lorena Powers
Mack Black
Huntsville
H. C. Browning
Camp McCaine
Benton Browning
Camp Stewart
Corps
Walter M. Chaney
North Carolina
South Pacific
Albert Gey
Tonopah
Nevada
Lawrence County Notes Highlight Local Visits and Births
Local residents report visits from Decatur Florence and Town Creek with family gatherings and a baby announcement. Sgt Loyce Little and family welcome a baby girl from Florence while Bets Patterson visits relatives and other households host weekend guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordie Scott
Decatur
Elvie Terry
Ft. McClellan
Alabama
Loyce Little
Florence
South Carolina
Sgt. Little
Tom Little
Willard Garrett
Town Creek
Bobby Garrett
Floyd Boyd
Clarence Christain
Paul Christain
William Carpentar
Fred Carpentar
Howard Wisersse
Wolfe Springs
Americans Push Saipan Landing As Japanese Hold Falters
American forces advance slowly in the first days on Saipan using mortars artillery and mines. They seize Japanese food stock ammunition locomotives planes and vehicles while gathering civilians to safety. The Saipan garrison commander and staff joined the Americans ashore as the invasion continued with the aim to hold the island despite Japanese fleet activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charan Kanoa
Saipan Island
Lawrence County Notes from Ellisville Social Section
Mrs Jim Lowery traveled to Hartselle on business. Misses Rachel Mae Collins and Alma Collins visited Mrs Opal Stephenson. Leon Bennett and family spent Sunday with John Aldridge. Maurice Nell and Jean Lowery visited J R Livingston Friday night. Truitt Kemum and Travis Clark were in the community Sunday. Eula Aldridge and friends fished Sipsey River Saturday. Lucile Bradford visited Ruth and Lena Livingston Sunday. Fred Folette and wife visited Clarente Aldridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Lowery
Hartselle
Rachel Mae
Alma Collins
Opal Stephenson
Leon Bennett
John Aldridge
Maurice
Nell
Jean Lowery
J. R. Livingston
Truitt
Kemum
Travis Clark
Eula Aldridge
Sipsey River
Lucile Bradford
Ruth
Lena Livingston
Fred Folette
Clarente Aldridge
Morgan County Rescue Notes and Family Visits
Mrs. Dick Johnson and children Dorothy and James visit husband and father James Johnson of Anderson Indiana. Mrs. Ella Pettit and Virgie Mae Helms visit Mr. and Mrs. H B Black of Guntersville. Owen Edwards and children visit Odis Lemps Union Hill. Reba Campbell visits Flora Helms. Rev Speer and wife visit J H Curry. Grady Black and M W Pettit families visit. E Jetton and children Dorothy Inez Eleanor Faye visit sister in Cullman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Johnson
Dorothy
James
James Johnson
Anderson
Indiana
Ella Pettit
Virgie Mae Helms
H. B. Black
Guntersville
Owen Edwards
Odis Lempns
Union Hill
Reba Campbell
Flora Helms
Speer
J. H. Curry
Grady Black
M. W. Pettit
E. Jetton
Inez
Eleanor Faye
Cullman
Japs Reach 33 Miles From Hengyang In Driving Campaign
The Japanese high command reported progress in their southward push from Changsha toward Hengyang. Bitter fighting raged at Shiwan eight miles northeast of Hengshan and 25 miles north of Hengyang as forces aimed to split China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Hengyang
Chin High Command
Changsha
Canton- Hankow
Shiwan
Hengshan
China
Bricker Says He Will Not Withdraw From Nomination Bid
Ohio Governor John W Bricker told reporters at a Chicago press conference he will not withdraw his name from Republican presidential consideration and expects to remain a contender at the convention. He said he would not likely accept a run for second place on the ticket and did not foresee a VP offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Chicago
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Thomas £. Dewey
New York
Bricker
Somerville Social News From Mrs Winton and Kin
Mrs. Sardia Winton reports on visits and travel of Somerville families. Posts note Herbert Key relatives in Bethel near Hartselle, Sgt Warren McGee’s leave, families attending funerals, and kin in Birmingham Decatur and Denton with health and work updates. Odell Goree reports to Camp Peary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Key
Bethel
Hartselle
M. D. Johnson
Don Ryan
Warren McGee
Ee Campbell
Lois McGee
Tom Dunaway
Arthur Wright
Jimmie
Ensley
James Wright
Martha Johnson
Antioch
Ketinie Waugh
Decatur
O. O. Waugh
Maggie Ransom
Jack
Fannie Abbott
Birmingham
Ransom
Johnson
John Sherrill
Clinton
Tenn
Odell Goree
Camp Peary
U. S. Navy
Hartseller
Mary Johnston
Decature
Helen Lyle
Jack Lyle
Mélba Jean
Woodland Mills
Mrs. Helms
Local notes from Cullman county fairview area
Community items from Cullman region report singing at Center Grove and visits by families. War Department says Garlan Smith wounded in action overseas. Weldon and Weldon family movements include defense work in Birmingham and furloughs. Emmit Hall discharged from Army and home with wife and child. Uncle Sam phrase noted as historical aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Grove
Phyllis Smith
Wilma
Thelma
Alice Weldon
Cullman
Talmage Smith
Charlie Hesterley
War Department
Cliff Newton
Garlan
U. S. Army
Alvertis Smith
Birmingham
Joe Smith
Luther Breed
Whitley
James Hulsey
Bart Hulsey
John Weldon
Henry Weldon
Simcoe
Mamie Philpot
Yeager
T.G. Yeager
Pvt
Curfew Smith
Midland
Texas
Emmit Hall
Robin Gross
Postwar plans stalled as Congress prepares recess
Washington notes outline a long recess for lawmakers amid internal political tensions and unfinished reconversion bills. Analysts urge a coordinated national economic program with tax reform and a gradual Army release to sustain production and prevent postwar instability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House
Hillman-Cio
Holman
Oregon
Clark
Idaho
CIO
Joseph P. Kennedy
Chicago
Byrnes
Ben Cohen
C. E. Wilson
Donald Nelson
Truman Committee
Army
Vinson
Marvin Jones
Will Clayton
Senate
George
McNutt
Mr. Byrnes
Baruch
Kennedy
Four Japanese ships sunk in carrier battle off Philippines sea
The battle ended with 14 enemy ships damaged or sunk and 15 to 20 Japanese planes shot down. U S losses reached 49 aircraft with some downed pilots saved at dawn Tuesday. Mitscher’s force surprised the Japanese fleet, limiting counter attack and slaying carriers including the Hayataka and a Zuiho class carrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Adm
Raymond Spruance
Nimitz
United States
Spruance
Fifth Fleet
Mitscher
Admiral Mitscher
Philippines Sea
Midway
Coral Sea
Allies press on Cherbourg rocket base activity
Allied forces advancing on the Cherbourg peninsula seized several sites but Supreme Headquarters reported no evidence of rocket bombs being launched from the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherbourg Peninsula
Supreme Headquarters
Guillotine Set Up in Dax by German and Vichy Forces
Reports from Spain say German and Vichy troops have erected a guillotine in the town of Dax about 50 miles north of the French Spanish border to execute French patriots captured in southwestern France. The dispatch notes that 23 percent of people under 20 in the region have defective eyesight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iran
Spain
Dax
France
Mort in County by Mrs Brooks Lindler
Rev P A Green filled in at Simco for ill Rev T M Bailey. Local families and visitors from Birmingham Lacey's Spring Grand Rapids Ohio Fort Jackson Decatur Up Shaw Lawrence Cove New Hope and Birmingham are noted with Sunday visits and dinners. Mrs Nearider Ryan is recovering at home after a Birmingham period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. Green
Simco
T.M. Bailey
Baron Vann
Birmingham
John Vann
Carl Hough
Lacey
R. M. Holmes
Cecil Ford
Harry Battles
Grand Rapids
Ohio
Jack Morgan
Ft. Jackson
S. S
Fred Morgan
Mr. Smith
Decatur
J. E. Lindler
Upshaw
Brooks
Lindler
Coleman Livingston
Seldon Brown
Lawrence Cove
Comer Livingston
R. N. Rigby
Nearider Ryan
Local Briefs From Decatur Area Hospital News
Tom W Hastings of Elkmont was admitted to Decatur General Hospital for treatment Wednesday. Mrs. R S McCorker had an operation at Baughs infirmary Wednesday. Mrs. Bessie Bailey of 815 Ferry Street learned from son Pvt Herman J Bailey in Italy that he is well since the invasion of Europe. Pvt Bailey asks friends to say hello. Miss Mary Francis Bear Hilda Terry and Harry Currier of Hartselle were in Decatur Tuesday on a business mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom W. Hastings
Elkmont 1
Decatur General Hospital
Bessie Bailey
Ferry Street
Pvt
Herman J. Bailey
Italy
Europe
Bailey
Mary Francis Bear
Hilda Terry
Harry Currier
Hartselle
Decatur
Allied push nears Cherbourg on Normandy peninsula
Allied forces advance from Cape Barfieur toward Cherbourg as spearheads reach near Beaumont-Hague and La Hague while other units move toward Quettehou and St Croix Hague. reports say good progress along main roads and fresh American incursions within three miles of the sea. German firing remains heavy at Tilly as experts inspect captured flying bomb bases.
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Pierre Eglise
Cherbourg
Cape Barfieur
Quettehou
St. Vaast la Hougue
Beaumont-Hague
Cap de la Hague
Supreme Headquarters
Greenwich
Meridan
London Daily Sketch
Omar N. Bradley
U. S
St. Croix-Hague
Laire
le Theil
Valognes
Communique No
Supreme Command
England
Communiqtie
Tilly
Local Social Notes From West Limestone Area
West Limestone and nearby communities share a week of visits and family news. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Tennison and Cullen Tennison visited Mack Jackson of Stella Tennessee. Mrs. Lou Siniard of Good Springs spent Monday with Mrs. Macon Pugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Tennison
Cullen Tennison
Mack Jackson
Stella
Tenn
Lou Siniard
Good Springs
Macon Pugh
Marvin Crowson
Dr. Jackson
Evola
Beasley
Sam Tennison
Ardmore
Martha Evelyn
Elizabeth Beasley
Mary Nell
Edward Tennison
James Wright Todd
Charles Davis
Mary J.ene
Lentsville
S. J. D. Gill
James Putman
Robert Gill
Huntsville
Carl
Ray
Fay Gill
Jo Stovall
Elkmont
Gentry Davis
Raymond Harrison
Air Conditioned Railroad Cars In Service Last Century
Historical note records that air conditioned railroad cars operated in the past century, marking a shift in passenger comfort and rail travel technology.
Ickes Yields More Mines
The government returns about 2 000 mines to private owners, with 300 Pennsylvania anthracite mines and 700 soft coal mines in several states restored. Two mines in Virginia remained government property due to wage agreement disputes. The Jewell Ridge Coal Corp faces a federal case over whether underground travel time counts as working time under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Circuit court arguments are scheduled this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Virginia
War Labor Board
Interor
Ickes
Jewell Ridge Coal Corp
Tazewell
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Tennessee
Viginia
West Virginia
Colorado
New Mexico
Iowa
Uderway
Roosevelt
Jewell Ridge Company
Supreme Court
Morgan County Church Sing Day and furlough homecoming
Next Sunday Friendship church hosts its annual singing day drawing a large crowd. Cpl Howell Morris plans to return home on furlough, while local families share visits and caregiving notes. Rev Holly remains ill in Moulton hospital. Other residents, including Lorene and Elva Dutton and Dona Crow family, are noted in weekend and weekday travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Church
Lonnie Morris
Cpl
Howell Morris
Dave Lambert
Truitt Penn
Floyd Looney
Jack Garnett
D. D. Holly
Holly
Moulton
Lorene Dutton
Florence
Elva Dutton
Huntsvile
Dutton
Louis
Rosie Cooper
Ernest Carter
Lena Bell
Leascal
Dona
Grow
Dan Penn
Troy Hall
Guy Miller
Cullman County
Dona Crow
Group departs Mor an county draft board for induction
A Mor an county draft board reports a group left Thursday morning for Army induction at Fort McPherson Georgia. Names include Robert Virgil Brown Harney Clay Teague George Edward Smith Washington Woodrow La mon Marvin Ralph Stover Flayil Norris Suggs Noble B Holland James Neal Stephenson Lester Lee Johnson C G Pentecost Felton Dyer Joel Smithie Reagin Bargn Lionel Cockrell Hubert Fontain King J P Miller Ben Jack Wilson Louis Franklin Tunstill Eugene George Brown Thomas E son Gillespie Jimmie Norris Ad A D Terry James Edward Kiby Clyde Elliott Teague Renry Pettey Jr James Alton Daniel Leonard Forrest Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moran County Draft Board
Army
Ft. McPherson
Georgia
Robert Virgil Brown
Harney Clay Teague
George Edward Smith
Washington Woodrow
Lamon
Marvin Ralph, Stover
Flayil Norris Suggs
Noble B. Holland
James Neal Stephenson
Lester Lee Johnson
C. G. Pentecost
Felton Dyer
Joel Smithie Reagin
Bargn Lionel
Cockrell
Hubert Fontain King
Ben Jack Wison
Louis Franklin Tunstill
Eugene George Brown
Thomas Eson Gillespie
Jimmie Norris
Ad A. D. Terry
James Edward Ki
Clyde Elliott
Teague
Renry Pettey Jr
James Alton Dahiel
Leonard Forrest Johnson
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Loyd’s Drug Store
Yours
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Limestone County
Oak Grove
Robert Broadway
Lawrence County Hatton
Flora Maye Beck
Loyd’s
Lawrence County
Ellisville
Ruth Livingston
Morgan County Rescue
W. A Helms
Morgan County
Somerville
Sardia Winton
County Fairview
King Feature Syndicate, Inc
Airrights
Mort
County
Mrs. Brooks Lindler
Drlimale
R. S. McCorker
Baugh's Infirmary
West Limestone
Mrs
PENN
Marie Crowe
UTT
Eset
MINT
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