OPA says used car rationing not planned yet
The Office of Price Administration announced there is no plan to ration used passenger cars when price ceilings take effect July 10. It noted WPB and the Office of Defense Transportation have not decided on used car rationing and could implement it only after a directive, with a two month lead time.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
War Production Board
Office of Defense Transportation
Chester Bowles
OPA
WPB
French village welcomes Allied troops with roses and aid
American soldiers describe a liberated French town, villagers giving red white and blue ribbons and a farmer capturing German prisoners. A doctor requests medical supplies while a jovial German doctor jokes about service. Two wounded U.S. scouts recount a rescued French host. A pink rose gesture and shared eau de vie memory close the day.
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Paris
Cherbourg Peninsula Tour by Ernie Pyle
In Cherbourg Penins ula Nine Division troops cut off the area and Ernie Pyle reports a quiet, green, hilly landscape that contrasts with war. He notes eerie roads and the absence of civilians, while reflecting on the desire to cover uglier war sites.
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Ernie Pyle
Pyle
Cherbourg
Wireless
Estern
Pennsylvania
Tunisia
Italy
Wall Street Markets End Week With Mixed Industrial Shares
The week closes with selective buying in industrial specialties, the Associated Press 60-stock average up slightly from last week but below Monday’s peak. Bond activity was even, rails advanced, cotton futures finished higher, and wheat mixed. Market snapshots from Chicago and Cotton exchange show declines in grains amid liquidation and profit-taking.
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Wall Street
Gareth
New York
Associated Press
Chicago
Land of lakes and trenches in Vitebsk front battle
A Russian correspondent reports a dense German trench system along nine parallel lines at Vitebsk. Soviet artillery drives Germans onto muddy roads allowing infantry and tanks to counterattack. Some observers in London say the main Soviet blow may come from another sector such as Lwow in Poland or Romania, as Stalin keeps options open.
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Vitebsk
London
Stalin
Lwow
Poland
Romania
Training Program Cut Reduces Naval Pilot Courses
Washington June 24 Navy announces unexpectedly low casualties will permit substantial reductions in training for naval pilots. Thousands of young men in all week pre flight courses will see cuts at the end of each course.
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Washington
Navy
Prince
Dewey Favored as 1940 Nominee Pace Outlined
The report details a plan for the Republican convention with Dewey poised for nomination on the first or second ballot, Bricker as a rival with 200 to 225 initial supporters, and Stassen pressing a delegate showcase. It lists pledged delegates, key figures, and the daily convention program through Thursday including the acceptance speech.
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Dewey
Bricker
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Harold FE. Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Simeon S. Willis
Kentucky
Dwight H. Green
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Eric Johnston
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
William Hutcheson
Indiana
Carpenters’ Union
AFL
Spangler
Green
Gov. Warren
Herbert Hoover
Clare Boothe Luce
Connecticut
Fire causes heavy damage to home of Floyd McCann
A Friday evening fire at 316 Fourth Avenue West heavily damaged the residence of Floyd McCann. No one was hurt. Station 1 arrived first, with Stations 1 and 2 delaying briefly for a freight train, then two hours of effort contained the blaze and stopped spread.
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Floyd McCann
Fourth Avenue West
Station 1
Wright, 90, Somerville farmer dies at home
James S. Wright, a prominent Somerville farmer aged ninety, died Saturday morning at his home at 11 o'clock. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 3 p.m. at Friendship Church with Rev. Sid Berry and Rev. B. T. Collier officiating. Interment will be in the adjoining cemetery. Brown Funeral Home in charge. He is survived by two sons, Charles L. Wright and William Wright of Colorado Springs. Pallbearers named as Vid. Leslie and Nathaniel Seas codliens.
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James S. Wright
Somerville
Friendship Church
Sid Berry
B. T. Collier
Brown
Charles L. Wright
William Wright
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Leslie
Nathaniel
Eisenhower Visits Front in Normandy Tour
General Dwight D. Eisenhower returned to the American sector in Normandy for a four hour visit. He conferenced with Lt. Gen. Omar Bradley and spoke with infantry, gunners and tank crews while touring in a three jeep caravan. He tested GI readiness with quick questions and encouraged sharp shooting before moving on.
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Edward V. Roberts
U. S
Associated Press
Allied Advance Command
Dwight D. Eisenhower
France
Normandy
Omar N. Bradley
Ernest R. Lee
Combined
Eisenhower
Bradley
Aits
Pvt
Louis Bernard
Rochester
N. Y
Bernard
Pfc. Bagdon Odadzion
Akron
Saipan Actions Steady As Pacific Front Tenses
Allied reports say U S carrier planes strike Iwo Jima Guam and nearby zones while Japanese broadcasts claim heavy bomber raids on Yap Palau and Tobi. Tokyo asserts two American carriers damaged off Saipan and that Marines control Mt Tavotohau as Garapan braces for a major battle.
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Changsha
Tokyo
U. S
Iwo Island
Kazan
Volcano
Guam
Yap
Palau
Tobi Islands
Philippines
Tobi
MacArthur
Dutch New Guinea
Saipan
Laulau
Mt. Tavotohau
Associated Press
Morrie Landsberg
Garapan
Asia
Japan
Marianas Islands
Storms Hit Multiple Towns Far From Pittsburgh
Storm Clarksville and nearby communities were struck by a freak pattern with at least a dozen small storms moving quickly across Wellsburg West Virginia Cumberland Maryland and Ravenna Ohio. One tornado caused major destruction as observers noted houses crushed and trees sheared with tops removed, the path following the terrain.
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Clarksville
Pittsburgh
U. S
Wellsburg
W. Va
Cumberland
Ravenna
Akron
Shinnston
Charles Armentrout
Associated Press
Unclear metal ramp and firing site found near coast
The ramp lay sunken and sod covered with a circular platform featuring square holes. The foundation seemed ready for a firing mechanism. French witnesses spoke of more coastal firing sites in use. Pieces of a rocket plane were found at the American lander site.
Car collision damages two vehicles in Decatur area
Five o clock Friday PT. Bernard C Bridges of Athens collided with James Plant of Trinity driving an operas truck at Wilson and Line Street. Damage to each car estimated at 25 dollars. Police Chief J B Whitmire and Patrolmen Terry and Parker investigated.
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Bernard C. Bridges
Athens
James Plant
Trinity 1
Wilson
Line Street
Bridges
Wilson Avenue
Plant
J. B. Whitmire
Terry and
Parker
Cotton Insects Will Do Most Damage Now
Alabama farmers should wage extensive war against cotton insects in July to save as much cotton as possible. Extension entomologist W A Ruffin cites last year's results showing 62 000 farmers controlling insects produced 50 000 bales valued at 6 225 000, proving the program pays.
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Alabama
Allen M Pearson
Fish and Wildlife Marketing
Cleere Urges Alabama Employers to Support Guards Training
Brig. Gen. George L. Cleere states Alabama employers should permit State Guard members to attend a July encampment and pay them during absence. He notes 2,500 volunteers support home defense and that regular Army officers will help with a training camp running July 9 to 30, with each regiment’s company spending a week there.
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Alabama
Alabama State Guard
George L. Cleere
America
General Cleere
United States
Allies Press Cherbourg Encirclement After Tough Street Fights
American forces narrowed the Cherbourg pocket with bitter hand to hand fighting and thorny pillbox elimination. Reports say six foot thick fortifications and deep belts were breached while over 1,200 German soldiers were captured as the front remained otherwise quiet except near Caen.
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Cherbourg
Octeville
U. S
Caen
Rum and Brandy Ration Free in Alabama Stores
Montgomery Alabama June 24 194? The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board said sale restrictions on rum brandy and liquor will lift June 26. Each customer may buy up to two bottles monthly without punching a ration card. Stores close July 4 for Independence Day.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
ABC
E. W. Gunn
Gunn
Germans Bag U. S. Bombers Near Russian Airfields
The War Department announced a German raid on two Russian airfields used for shuttle bombing by U S forces. Three crewmen were lost and several American planes destroyed, likely Flying Fortresses. German reports cited a raid on Poltava in Ukraine targeting shuttle bases in Russia.
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Washington
Europe
War Department
Russia
Poltava
Ukraine
Italy
Romania
Red Army
Germany
Baltic
Haunted Hill Car Mystery Baffles Sheriff at Caddo
The sheriff tries to stop a backward-accelerating car on a miniature mountain near Caddo. Deputies report being dragged uphill by unseen forces and end with Ghosty as the local reputation. A reporter witnesses the car shoot uphill and nearly into a ditch.
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Hyar Hill
Caddo
Sheriff Willoughby
Allied forces push toward central Italy front line
In Chiusi on the front Britain’s Eighth Army repulsed counterattacks north of Perugia. The British captured Corciano and cleared Monte Gioga, three miles north of Perugia. Allied units reached the outskirts of San Elpidio on the Adriatic coast about 28 miles south of Ancona.
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Chiusi
Lake Trasimeno
Eighth Army
Perugia
Corciano
Monte Gioga
Adriatic
San Elpidio
Two Bishops Elected for Southeastern Jurisdiction
The Southeastern jurisdictional conference of the Methodist church elected Dr. Paul N. Garber and Dr. Costen J. Harrell to the college of bishops. Garber won on the 14th ballot with 234 votes, Harrell on the 6th with 206. Officers for the nine-state region will oversee operations with Atlanta named as regional headquarters. Delegates mark the 200th anniversary of the first Methodist conference with services in Atlanta tomorrow.
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Atlanta
Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference
The
Methodist Church
College of Bishops
School of Religion
Duke University
Costen J. Harrell
Garber
Harrell
A. W. Darlington
Louisville
Hoyt M. Dobbs
Birmingham
Holly Grove
N. C
Durham
Raleigh
Wilson
Norfolk
West End
Nashville
Newmarket
Association of Method Theological Schools
W. A. Smart
Ōmorv University
Robert Z. Tyler
First Avenue Church
St. Petersburg
Fla
Boar Rs
Women’s Society
England
John Wesley
Municipal Auditorium
Ralph W. Lockman
Christchurch
New York
Allied Air Attacks Hit Ploesti and Western Front Targets
American heavy bombers based in Italy struck the Ploesti oil field area and targets in Germany for a second day. Eighth Air Force crews attacked railways bridges airfields and other sites behind the Normandy front as Vichy reports named Versailles Rheims Beauvais and Limoges among hit cities. In southern England rocket attacks continued with flying bombs and Thunderbolts targeting Pas de Calais installations while marauders havocs and thunderbolts escorted and bombed camouflaged targets.
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Ternoon
Italy
Ploesti
Romania
Germany
DNB
Earler
Berlin
U. S
Eighth Air Force
France
Normandy
Paris
Vichy
Versailles
Rheims
Beauvais
Limoges
England
Pas de Cassis
Calais
Ciay
Death of Three and One-Half Year Old Wi Ona Ruth Moses
Funeral services for Wi Ona Ruth Moses aged three and a half, daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Moses of Decatur, will be held Monday at 11 AM at Newship Church with Mutual Service directing. Interment in nearby cemetery. Survived by parents one brother Rayburn Moses and grandparents L L Moses and Joh White.
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Wiona Ruth Moses
J. W. Moses
Decature
Neweiship Church
Rayburn Mo
L. L. Moses
Joh White
War Production Board Grants 449 Tons News Print
The War Production Board approved second quarter grants of 449 tons of news print for 21 newspapers. Grants include Dothan Alabama newspaper and Decatur Alabama paper among others. The move supports wartime paper needs amid nationwide road mileage and Civil War references.
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Washington
The
War Production Board Tool
Dothan
Decatur
Ala
Stage Coaches Begin Regular Philadelphia Boston Route 1782
Stage coaches established a regular schedule between Philadelphia and Boston in 1782 marking an early long distance transport link. The move reflects growth in colonial commerce and travel while shaping regional communication and travel norms.
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Philelphia
Boston
Forces Near Ancona Reserve Near Morravalle and Monte Cesaro
Earlier reports placed other units of the army near Morravalle and Monte Cesaro, within less than 25 miles of the port of Ancona. The movement signals planned defense lines to cover the port area.
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Ancona
Repe
Eign
Morravalle
Monte Cesaro
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James S Wright
Yanks
Cecil Lawrence
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Tommy
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Jimmy Williams
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J. E. Penney
Hamil Clinic
Little Sylvia Isley
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Frank Namie
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American Legion Auxiliary
Ralph Pence
Decatur General Hospital
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Canada
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James Ray Montgomery
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Courtland
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Tasker Ryan
W. M. Ryan
Haie Ryan
U. S. Navy
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Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Osborne Quartette
Danville
J. A. Sparkman
D. F E. Henderson
Huntsville
George S. Bowden
Clendora Maner Bowden
Pope Field
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Ft. Bragg
N. C. S-Set
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Southern Aviation Raining School
A. R. Hawkins
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George Hodge
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Rutgers
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