Local Weather And Community Notes From Decatur
Cloudy to tonight with thundershowers possible Thursday. High 93, low 74. Cotton prices ranged from 17.25 to 21.25. Movies: The Gang's All Here Princess. Seven Sweethearts EF. Living Ghost Capitol. Rev. Otto Winton to preach Sunday on Does A Woman Have A Right To Preach. Cottage prayer Friday eight at Gordon Hall. Rev. Ira Marion to preach Monday July 3 at 8. Public invited. Various local arrivals, visits, and military notes. cadet officers announced at Marion Institute. service and revival updates at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church.
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The
Princess
Otto Winton
Austinville
Ira Marion
Riverside
Calif
Austinville Church of God
Ralph Feild
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Dewey Bricker Nominated as Presidential Running Mate
At the Chicago Stadium the Republican National Convention nominated Gov. Thomas E. Dewey for president by a 1 056 to 1 vote and moved to name Gov. John W. Bricker of Ohio as his running mate. Grant Ritter of Beloit cast a lone vote for Gen. Douglas MacArthur. Dewey planned to fly to Chicago for a tonight acceptance speech unless weather delays the trip.
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Chicago
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Thomas E. Dewey
Albany
Dewey
Paul Miller
Chicago Stadium
Wisconsin
Grant Ritter
Farmer
Beloit
Douglas A. MacArthur
Joseph W
Willkie Hindered Sending Dewey Victory Message
Wendell Willkie attempted a congratulatory telegram to Gov. Thomas E. Dewey after Dewey’s nomination at the Republican convention in Chicago but wartime restrictions blocked the message. The Western Union Telegraph Company informed him it could not accept the telegram.
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Willkie
New York
Wendell Willkie
Thomas E. Dewey
Western Union Telegraph Company
Gov. Dewey
Chicago
Dewey Nomination Telegraphed by Convention Leaders
Martin of Massachusetts sent a telegram to Dewey with congratulations and a pledge of support for his nomination as President. Governor Bricker withdrew from the race after Dewey’s nomination, urging unity as Wendell Willkie and others sent their congratulations. Bricker appealed for loyalty to the party’s cause.
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Martin
Massachusetts
Dewey
Dwight Griswold
Nebraska
Wendell L. Willkit
New York
Associated Press
Bricker
Finland Joins Up With Nazis Amid Helsinki Pressure
A Stockholm report says Finland, pressured by Germany, has surrendered parliamentary approval and deployed German troops. Eyewitnesses describe Nazi troops marching in Helsinki while leaders seek open military support from Berlin.
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Stockholm
United States
Finland
Helsinki
Berlin
Washington
Germany
Russia
Edwin Shanke
Bits From Here There On The Cherbourg Peninsula
A light wartime column recalls an encounter with French police near Cherbourg. An American group mistakes Cherbourg for their camp area, prompting quick German officer reactions. The piece notes German and Nazi attitudes toward American night fighting and captures a mix of humor and tension from occupied territory.
Ingalls Shipyard drives bond drive to hit 75000 quota
At Decatur Morgan County shipyard departments race to meet a $75000 extra war bond quota. The material department posts 100 percent participation while the machinery and hull groups wager $100 each. A bond presentation honors C J Carnellison as others including J W Bvars and Vincent Van Riper join the challenge.
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Ingalls
Decatur
Hull
John Slatton
C. J. Carnellison
J. W. Bvars
Vincent van Riper
Vester Fannin
Morgan County
Port Taken From Nazis After House-to-House Battle
San Vincenzo on the Italian west coast fell to Fifth Army after a bitter city fight. American infantry and Italian partisans moved inland capturing Chiusdino Travale and Sasseia near Siena with German forces and SS troops observed. French units advanced toward San Quirico D Orcia as counterattacks were repelled.
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Noland Norgaard
Rome
San Vincenzo
Livorno
Fifth Army
Chiusdino
Travale
Siena
Florence
Sasseia
17Th
Belvedere
San Quirico D’ Orcis
of As
Japs Allies Swap Blows In Far East War Update
The Japanese encircle Hengyang in China as Allied forces push toward Saipan. American air power dominates the Saipan campaign and Guam Rota raids continue, with Yap bombed to prevent interference. Eight Japanese ships reportedly downed in recent strikes.
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J. B. Krueger
Associated Press
Hengyang
China
Saipan
Hankow- Canton
Kweilin
Kunming
Rembert James
Central Pacific
Guam
Rota
Tokyo Radio
U. S. Navy
Marianas
Japan
Guam- Rota
Yan
Douglas MacArthur
Southwest Pacific
Yap
Palau
Carolines
S Yap
Bond Totals Still Drag in Morgan County Drive
Bond sales here continued to drag today with total bond sales reaching $220,993.50, up $9,243.75 from yesterday. Sales of all other bonds stood at $1,278,210.50, an increase of $2,000 from the prior day. Campaign leaders urged immediate buying of E bonds to hit the county goal.
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Ingalls
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp
Decatur
Betty Hulse
Ethel Southard
Dorothy Hine
Nicky Moody
Maxine McCutcheon
Sara Jo Putnam
Southard
Paul Warwick
Morgan County
Decatur Veterans To Welcome Band At 12:30 PM
The Daily reports no change in arrival time for Decatur's Own high school band and local volunteers after service in Alaska. They will be on hand at 12:30 PM Thursday when the Tennessean brings the veterans home for a furlough.
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Decatur
Alaska
S. Beate High School
Penny
Tennessean
Red Advances Helped Along By Air Attack
Soviet dispatches say a massive air assault aided a three front push toward Minsk as the Red Army converged from north, east, and south. Stormoviks and fighters hammered German armor and disrupted communications while commanders Cherniakhovsky, Bagramian, and Rokossovsky closed on Minsk from Orsha, Borisov, and Bobruisk, threatening routes to Polotsk and Warsaw.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Red Army
Minsk
White Russia
Warsaw
Germany
Ivan Bagramian
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Stormoviks
N. P. Papivin
Bagramian
Timofey Kruikin
Cherniakhovsky
Red Air Force
Russia
Orsha
Berezina
Borisov
Kamen
Poland
Polotsk
Lithuania
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Minsk-Gomel
Rokossovsky
Bobruisk
Berlin
Vitebsk
Soldier Eludes Guard On Train Escape Near Athens
Pvt Carl L. Bernhard fled a military police guard aboard Louisville and Nashville train number one after leaving Athens station. The train halted briefly as the guard fired at him, and Athens police, sheriff, and later the state police joined the manhunt. Last seen running north of Athens, he was said to be en route from Breckenridge Kentucky, likely headed to Fort McClellan.
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Athens
Carl L. Bernhard
Louisville and
Nashville
State Highway Patrol
Breckenridge
Fort McClellan
New Shuttle Raids Begun In Europe Bombing Blitz
Mass Allied air strikes hit France Romania and Bulgaria with 750 plus Flying Fortresses and Liberators from Britain and Italy. Bombers attacked Laon airdromes near Paris rail yards at Saarbrucken Calais refinery targets near Bucharest Chitila and a Bulgarian airfield. Berlin and Ploesti reportedly bombed. several interceptors downed.
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Austin Bealmear
London
France
Romania
Bulgaria
Britain
Italy
Germany
Laon
Paris
Saarbrucken
RAF
Calais
Bucharest
Chitila
Ploesti
Karlovo
Sofia
America
Russia
Drohobycez
Lwow
Poland
Berlin
Finland’s Drift Toward Ruin Under Mannerheim’s Influence
The piece argues Finland has aligned with Nazi Germany, led by Field Marshal Gustav Mannerheim, trading opposition to the Soviets for revenge and territory, risking its republic status. It labels Finland as slipping into Hitlerite status and laments US tolerance ending.
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J. M. Roberts, JR
Dewitt MacKenzie
Finland
Italy
United States
Balkans
Gustav Mannerheim
Great Armor Clash Near Caen Reported
British tank columns thrust two miles into the Odon river line near Caen in a major armored battle that could decide large parts of German 15th and 17th armies. Gen Montgomery's drive breached six miles of Nazi defenses southwest of Caen, threatening key Caen supply routes.
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Wes Gallagher
Allied Expeditionary Force
Odon
Caen
Normandy
Paris
Bernard L. Montgomery
Esquay
Allied forces estimate 30 000 to 40 000 prisoners in Cherbourg area
In France on June 28 the Allied command estimated 30 000 to 40 000 prisoners would be taken on the Cherbourg peninsula. Lt Gen Miles C Dempsey is named commander of the British Second Army in France as American troops clear Maurpertus airfield and mopup operations continue. Fighting persists at Cap de La Hague Beaumont area with German last stands and Esquay sector advances four to five miles from Caen. Villages liberated include Onchy near Fontenay.
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Supreme Headquarters
Allied
Expea Re Force
Pelied Supreme Command
Cherbourg
Miles C. Dempsey
Second Army
France
Dempsey
13Th Corps
Eighth Army
Maurpertus
Cap de la Hague
Beaumont
Esquay
Caen
Onchy
Fontenay
Allied Drive Near Caen Expands As German Losses Grow
British and Allied forces push a six mile advance north of Caen while Montgomery leads a large offensive. Allied air and armor strike German positions as 25 enemy tanks are knocked out and 12 more tanks damaged in ongoing battles. In Cherbourg a second German general is captured as American casualties reach about 24 thousand in two weeks of invasion fighting.
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Montgomery
Britain
Caen
Tourville
Cherbourg
Robert Stattler
Supreme Headquarters
the- Amnauht
Sennen
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