Chinese push into Liuchow and Kweilin in sweeping offensive
Chinese forces report capture of Liuchow main airfield and South railway station as fighting rages in Western and Northwestern suburbs. Liuchow city core destroyed with about Japanese remaining. Nearby Kweilin sees Chinese columns advancing and trapping Japanese forces between Liuchow and Kweilin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Liuchow
Claire Chennault
14Th
Kwangsi
Kweilin
U. S
Linchow
Red Chinese Talks Begin in Moscow with Soong Mission
Chinese Premier T. V. Soong leads a 14 member delegation including Chiang Kai-Shek son and Sinkiang experts toward Moscow for historic first talks with Russian executives. Soong departed Chungking after San Francisco Conference and waited Chinese censorship lifted the news. Chiang Ching-Kuo, son of Chiang Kai-Shek, has ties to Russia and once administered areas near Kanhsien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
T. V. Soong
Tehran
Soong
Chungking
Tokyo
Chiang Kai-Shek
Sinkiang
San Francisco
Chiang
Chiang Ching-Kuo
Russia
Woman Held on Manslaughter Charge in Albert Kovacs Shooting
Coroner backs James Kovacs statement that Imogene Stevens shot Albert Kovacs in the Milton home after an alleged attack. James testified he found Albert and Faith Coombs’s company when Stevens opened fire, killing Kovacs as he aided his brother. Stevens, a divorcee and mother of a six year old, waits in jail on $50,000 bail in Alliance, Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens
James
Steiber
Albert Kovacs
Imogene Stevens
Faith Coombs
Norwalk High School
Miltons
Faith
Kovacs
James Kovacs
Milton
Albert
Decatur Farm Prices and Grain Market Report
Decatur farm prices list livestock cheese milk grain and cotton values. Cattle range from Good to Canners and Cutters with prices 6 to 15 80 dollars. hogs Tops 14 40 per 100 pounds. corn and oats have per bushel premiums and delivery notes. cotton middling at 22 75. chickens butter and eggs prices included with butter at 20 cents per pound.
Markets Butter Eggs Chicago Report
Butter receipts total 776 894 while eggs receipts reach 13 611 in Chicago markets on June 29 with prices unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
July liquidation dominates cotton futures trading in New York
In New York on June 29, July liquidation again led action as 18 additional July notices circulated. Prices fluctuated with July at 22.59, October 22.78, and December 22.76 as mill buying slowed and producer lean cotton sales rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wheat and corn prices in Chicago cash market report
Chicago cash market notes no wheat sales. Corn prices listed for No 2 yellow at 1.17 1 4 1.18 1 2 and No 3 yellow at 1.18 with sample grade yellow at 1.13 3 4. Oats prices show No 1 mixed at 72 1 2 and No 2 mixed at 72 1 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cash Grain
Chicago
Pfc Erleen Corsbie Returns Home for Honorable Discharge
Pfc. Erleen Corsbie of the Women's Army Corps, enlisting 14 months ago, heads from Morrison Field to Fort Bragg for discharge and civilian life. Born in Town Creek Alabama she plans to resume her teaching job after leaving the photo laboratory post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Palm Beach, Fla
Erleen Corsbie
Women’s Army Corps
Air Transport Command
Morrison Field
Fort Bragg
N.C
Corsbie
Town Creek
Ala
Egg price ceilings rise slightly in North Alabama
OPA reports egg price ceilings in 17 North Alabama counties increase by about 1.2 cents per dozen. Grade A large eggs top 54 cents in group 1 stores and 53 in group 2. Grade A medium 51 and 50 cents respectively through July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
North
Alabama
OPA
Dismantle Port Seattle by German POWs this summer
An $18,000,000 Army port hidden in an Alaskan fjord and used for one year will be dismantled for salvage this summer by 700 German prisoners of war. Col. Conrad P. Hardy, Seattle district army engineer, announced the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Conrad P. Hardy
Louis Adamic A Yugoslav-born Writer In Early America
Louis Adamic, American sociological writer, was born in Yugoslavia to peasant parents and came to the United States as a young immigrant. He became noted for his studies of immigrant communities and social conditions in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Adamic
Yugoslavia
United States
Congressman's Wife and New Maid Exchange Snappy Quips
In a light domestic vignette a congressman's wife hires a new maid from her county. The pair banter about schedules with the wife planning a state dinner and the maid noting she may start her meal if she is late. The dialogue ends with a witty exchange about breakfast time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha
Minister’s sermon on hair dye sparks fuchsia joke
A Decatur minister joked about morality of hair dye during a sermon. Afterward a woman thanked him for the message, saying she now understands what was wrong with her fuchsias and their sunshade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Local ambulances report injuries and hospital updates in Decatur region
Mrs L C Livingston returned home from the Hamil Clinic. Hector Swift held for assault with intent to murder. John Williams Bond $750 on rape and assault. another man held on peace proceedings. Mrs Julian Crow moved home after serious burns from a kerosene explosion six weeks ago. Numerous patients discharged or transferred from Hamil Clinic and Baugh infirmary. Revival services announced by William Baker Young for August 26 to September 2 at Oakland Presbyterian Chapel in Limestone County. Community notices include hospital moves, dismissals, and a church class gathering at Clapton Farm on Joe Wheeler highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hector Swift
Morgan County
John Williams
Julian Crow
Decatur General Hospital
Tanner 1
William Baker Young
First Presbyterian Church
Oakland Presbyterian Chapel
Limestone County
The Breakfast Table and Echoes of Everyday Life
A collage of humorous vignettes and moral quips from a 20th century parish page. Jokes touch on family, lawn care, prayers, church collections, and everyday manners in a small town setting.
Kiwanis hear duty to restore prewar democracy
Kiwanis club in Decatur heard Key Foster of First National Bank urge members to lead Americans back to the original meaning of democracy after the war. He warned of postwar troubles and politicized slogans while noting $30,000 of a $60,000 bond quota had been raised. Guests included Chandler Rozear, a former student fresh from 29 WWII missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Key Foster
First National Bank
Birmingham
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Lyons
Thursay
Foster
Robert McWhorter
John Harlow
John McMath
Chandler Rozear
Decatur High School
E. I. Troop
Ed Branscomb
James D. Hunter
Ensley
W. B. Young
F. C. Rozear
Lloyd Lively
Gandhi Hopeful as Simla Conference Adopts Wait-and-See Stance
Simla India June 29 Moslem league and Congress clash over new Indian government amid Wavell mediation. Gandhi expresses hope for a happy outcome as the Simla conference adjourns with plans to reconvene July 14, while seat distribution disputes threaten collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simla
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Congress Party
Wavell
Taft Outlines Limits On Use Of U S Forces Abroad
Taft entertained limits on American troop deployment in combat without Congress. He suggested Congress consent for Europe zones or a token force allowed outside the Western Hemisphere or Pacific, arguing changes would clarify delegation power without violating the Charter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Vandenberg
Security Council
League
Congress
Ohio
Europe
Western Hemisphere
Pacific
Cheese point values drop under new OPA schedule
The OPA announced a July to 28 point schedule lowering cheese values by two to four points with cheddar grated dehydrated and Italian cheeses dropping to eight points. Cream cheeses stay at four points while high fat cheeses stay at two. pork fat backs rise to ten points and bacon jowls and plates gain two points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
FUR BILL DEAD AS SENATE SITS ON ADVERSE LIST
In Montgomery Alabama the bill repealing the one dollar tag tax on fox furs and hides died in the senate after a mandatory adverse list placement. The fish and game committee gave an unfavorable report after being directed by the senate to act, with Gerald Bradford of Clarke urging removal of the tax to promote trapping against a rabies menace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Senate
Fish and Game Committee
Gerald Bradford
Clarke
Basic slag loss to Alabama certainty
Alabama faces loss of 10,000 tons of basic slag to other states. T. H. Martin warns if 30 days pass without catching up, Alabama farmers will lose the slag in 1945 and future allocations may be affected, harming farmers in the coming years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ala
Alabama
T. H. Martin
AAA
Troops Reach Home on Marine Raven from Europe
The S S Marine Raven arrived from Europe with 3 022 troops including 143 officers and 2 829 enlisted men of the 387th Infantry Regiment in rotation and re assignment duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piermont
N. Y
S. S. Marine
Raven
Europe
387Th
97Th
Truman Says Peace Depends On Senate Action On World Charter
President Truman said the United States must lead in adopting the United Nations charter and a world court or there can be no peace. He spoke at a homecoming ceremony in Kansas City where he received an honorary law degree and warned against isolationism. He urged ratification of the San Francisco charter and planned an afternoon conference with Alf Landon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Truman
Senate
United States
University of Kansas City
Law School
San Francisco
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Willkie
Republic of the World
Chinese high command reports gains in Liuchow and Kweilin areas
The Chinese high command says Chiang Kai-Shek forces retook Liuchow’s main airfield and a city railway station. From 10 to 18 miles from Kweilin observers note possible longer Japanese resistance. Elsewhere Japanese forces retreat from Wenchow toward Shanghai and major battles continue in Burma and Luzon with guerrilla actions repelling attacks and Kamikaze raids on Okinawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiang Kai-Shek
Liuchow
Kweilin
Wenchow
Shanghai
Ningpo
Burma
Sittang
Luzon
Okinawa
Adm
Marc A. Mitscher
Task Force 58
California
Panama Canal
Gulf Yards
Pacific
Pryor Motor to Distribute Mack Trucks in Decatur
Nathan Pryor of Pryor Motor Company, with 29 years in automotive service in Decatur, announces Mack trucks and replacement parts are now available through his dealership at First Avenue and Johnston Street. He has operated his own shop for the past decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pryor Motor Company
Decatur
Nathan Pryor
First Avenue
Johnston Street
Pryor
German Civilians Executed at Dawn in Germany
Three German civilians were hanged at dawn by American Army executioners for killing an American airman who parachuted to earth from a flaming bomber on August 15. This marked the first civilian war crime trial on German soil since the war's end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rheinbach
Germany
Leclerc Leads French Armor in Paris Dispatch
June 29 report from Paris notes General Jacques Leclerc commanding the famed Second Armored Division in a mission for the Allied invasion force. He directs armored units toward critical objectives as operations in the capital intensify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French
Paris
Jacques Leclerc
Second Armored Division
Freior Rg A Cnet
Stormy path ahead of OPA food powers clash
A House Republican bloc pushes to restore broader food powers to the Agriculture Secretary by rejecting a Senate compromise. The move would remove OPA control over rationing and void prior federal food orders, sparking a clash over price controls and food policy as Congress debates a one year extension of the price control law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Pete
House
Secretary of Agriculture
Rep
Andersen
R-Minn
Supreme Food Powers
Clinton P. Anderson
Senate
Parole Board Proposals Mix With Tax and Retirement Bills
The legislature advanced a parole board reform to act on probation applications denied by courts, while sending a county tax equalization bill to the governor. A state employer retirement measure earned approval, offering 12 years prior service to older employees with an appropriation of 235000. Other enacted items include manager form government for cities, land agent office creation, commerce contributions, stricter hit and run penalties, a 150 cent popcorn machine levy, and a treasurer salary raise to 4800. Also approved were bills to let cities raise ad valorem taxes by popular vote and to create a state aviation department with airport construction participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlan B. Hill
Lauderdale
Parole Board
Senate
State Courts of Appeals
Department of Conservation
Chambers of Commerce
House
State Department
Island group totals land area at 17000 square miles
The 20.30 Omon Islands are estimated to cover 17000 square miles of land. The figure reflects a broad measurement for the island group and provides a sense of scale for regional geography.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omon Islands
Four Thousand Soldiers Aide Railroads During Deployment
Washington June 20 The War Department announced four thousand soldiers will be furloughed for 30 days to work as railroad employees including brakemen locomotive firemen boilermakers electricians car repairmen mechanics and machinists to prevent a breakdown of rail transportation as troops redeploy to the Pacific under an urgent rail industry appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Balleec
Pacific
Patterson
House rushes Truman backed presidential succession bill
The House moved quickly to advance a Truman centered succession bill to the Senate. It would place the Speaker of the House, Sam Rayburn, in the presidency if both President and Vice President are unavailable, with provisions for temporary leadership alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Truman
Congress
Sam Rayburn
D-Tex
White House
Food Costs Rise in Birmingham as Mobile Holds Steady
The U S Department of Labor reports a 2 percent rise in Birmingham's cost of living for the month ending May 15, driven by higher prices for fresh fruits and vegetables. Mobile's retail food prices changed only fractionally, with cereals up slightly but declines in lamb and beverages offsetting rises. Food stocks improved in Mobile, though some fats and oils remained scarce. Birmingham shows fewer stores reporting stockouts than May 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Mobile
U. S. Department of Labor
Decatur State Guard praised after federal inspection
Alabama State Guard's Decatur Company F received praise from Col F W Schillem strong after a Federal inspection. He noted the unit performed better than some activated four times. The company has 64 members and needs 14 more men aged 18 to 50 to reach strength. They report to Camp Een See Gadedes on July 22 for an eight day brigade encampment. Visiting officers included Major R L Alymon of Moulton and Capt Horton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Alabama State Guard
F. W. Schillemstrong
Fourth Service Command
6Th District
Een See Gadedes
R.L, Alymon
Moulton
Horton
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James L. Rankin
Alabamian
John‘w.’Emmons
Twentieth Avenue
Sheffield
Sixth Marine Division
U. S. Marine Corps
Decatur Cleaners
Johnsten St
Boas
Junius
Ethel Atkins
Hecaturs
Diartr
Sritmage
L.C. Livingston
Hamil Clinic
Jn Browns
Ruth Elkins Glass
Oak Street
Clarke Hodgins
The
Moulton Advertiser
James L. Buttner
B. M. Isley
Baugh's Infirmary
Madison 3
Mutual Service Ambulance
John. E. Little
Decatur -2
Baugh Infirmary
Mary Helen Williams
Athens
E. A. Shankle
Moulton 3
Moulton Hospital
Mutual Service
Helen Goross
Cullman
Tom Pickens
Joe Terry
M. D. McGregor
Leighton
J. C. Clark
Falkville
Charles Hollingsworth
Hamil- Clinic
Rogersville
Clapton Farm
Joe Wheeler
Decatur Child
Gaiwhi
City Park
Fur Bill
U. S. Marine
Marine Corps
Pryor Motor
State Guard
Stewart Bros. Motor Co
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