Weather and local notices mix of civic items and cinema ads
The weather forecast predicts a fair afternoon and evening with slightly warmer conditions and a cooler night. Local report notes the Tennessee river level and cotton prices today. Notices include military updates, hospital transfers, family visits, club meetings, and civic notices from Decatur to Riverside high. Several personnel are mentioned with ranks and assignments, and a Pack No 5 meeting at Riverside high is planned for tonight.
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Pack No. 5
Riverside High School
Courageous Banker Disarms Robber and Puts Him In Jail
REDS CLOSE IN ON NAZI BASES LONDON, March 2 -(4)- Red army forces are closing in relentlessly on the three great German strongholds of Narva Pskov and Vitebsk on the Northern front. In Estonia units of Gen. Govorov's Leningrad army crossed the Narva river bridgehead south of Narva, threatened the city from all sides, and cut the only escape railway to Reval. Near Pskov, Russian forces captured fortifications and advanced toward the Baltic gateway city. More than 70 towns fell as the Red armies cut lines south from Pskov toward Polotsk. Vitebsk was approached by Gen. Bagramian's Baltic army with new town captures. The converging push tightens around the German fortress at Vitebsk as 30 towns and villages fall into Soviet hands. (Continued on Page Two)
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London
Red Army
Narva
Pskov
Vitebsk
Moscow
Estonia
Leonid A. Govorov
Leningrad
Narova
Reval
Baltic
Nevaditsy
Polotsk
Russaki
Ivan C. Bagramian
Selyuty
Skulovichi
Pekary
Paul Barclift Takes Intruder's Gun to Cell
James William Martin attempted to rob State National Bank at Leighton after hours. He surrendered to manager Paul W. Barclift who seized his pistol and marched him to the Leighton jail. Martin swallowed carbolic acid and was hospitalized in Sheffield in satisfactory condition with good recovery prospects.
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Paul Barclift
Intruder
James William Martin
Paul W. Barclift
State National Bank
Leighton
Martin
Mr. Barclift
Colbert County Hospital
Sheffield
Bank Theft Attempt Ends In Gunfight At Leighton Bank
A 22 year old man from Hartselle attempted to rob a Leighton bank after forcing his way inside about 2 15 pm Thursday. Bank official Barcliff freed his pistol and the would be robber surrendered before fleeing. The assailant swallowed carbolic acid while in custody and was hospitalized. Barcliff, who warned he would kill the thief if he tried to run, described the incident as a dangerous struggle.
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Mr. Barcliff
Martin
Barcliff
Peace terms shock Finland as terms disclosed
Finnish press reports say Russian terms for peace would restore the 1940 border, end hostilities, keep the government, intern German ships, and remove seven Nazi divisions. Despite secrecy, readers see little chance of acceptance, while battles continue on four Aunus isthmus points and near Uhtua as Moscow accuses Finland of stalling.
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Aunus
Uhtua
Helsinki
Uusi Suomi
Edwin Linkomies
Moscow
Yusi Somi
Huvudstadsbladet
Finland
Stockholm
Fin
Submarine sinks Japanese carrier near Malacca Strait
Allied and British reports state a 7,000-ton Japanese carrier was torpedoed and probably sunk by a British submarine in the Malacca Strait, with other hits on a Japanese cruiser and a medium supply ship. In the Southwest Pacific, Mo mote airfield on Los Negros island is poised for rapid use by Allied air forces as a major counterattack develops.
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Malacca Strait
British Admiralty
Malaya
Sumatra
Japan
Burma
Admiralty
YANK PLANES HIT NAZI LAND IN SW GERMANY
U S Flying Fortresses and Liberators hit Southwest Germany with a large force following a 6000 bomber attack on Stuttgart by RAF. Mosquito diversions struck Munich while other formations hit targets in France and the Low Countries. Allied daylight bombers targeted Northern France as German raids against Britain caused limited damage. Goering praised German effort in an anniversary broadcast.
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London
U. S
Germany
RAF
Stuttgart
U S
RCAF
Munich
France
Europe
U. S. Ninth Air Force
Britain
Italy
Daimier- Benz
Bosch
Hermann Goering
VU. S&s. Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service
Allied bombers wage heavy assault on Anzio beachhead
Allied Flying Fortresses and Liberators hit Nazi concentrations at Anzio as German forces renew their push, driving American troops back 1,500 yards before a counterattack regains 1,000 yards. Over 500 German prisoners taken as heavy resistance and intense artillery fire mark the latest assault.
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Richard G. Maslock
Naples
Anzio
Dougaboy
Coad
Carroceto
Cisterna
Kennedy
Albert Kesselring
Police solve slaying here
Decatur police announced the slaying of Erskin McDaniel, a longtime city blacksmith, was solved with written confessions. Chief J B Whitmire said Thomas Baker and James Henry Elliott, both Black, confessed after returning from Chattanooga. They are jailed on murder indictments. a Black woman implicated is also held as charges likely to follow.
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Decatur
Erskin McDaniel
J. B. Whitmire
McDaniel
Thomas Baker
James Henry Elliott
Chattanooga
Whitmire
Terry
Chattanooga Yester
John Wilkes Bond Set in $2000 Embezzlement Case
John Wilkes makes bond in the sum of $2000 on embezzlement charges. The case stems from alleged misappropriation of city funds in Decatur. A grand jury reevaluation led to a new indictment after the prior indictment was not pursued.
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John Wilkes
John Wilks
Decatur
Secretary Henry Edge Named for Hill in Washington
Montgomery March 2 Henry C Edge a former Birmingham and Mobile newspaperman was named secretary to Senator Lister Hill announced by the Senator's office Edge recently worked on The Mobile Press Register and previously wrote for The Birmingham News He helped organize Alabama civilian defense as advisory council member He succeeds J C McPherson now in the armed forces
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Montgomery
Ala
Henry C. Edge
Birmingham and Mobile
Lister Hill
Edge
Mobile Press Register
Birmingham News
Alabama
Hill
J. C. McPherson
Armed Forces
Pompeii Sightseeing Diary From Italian Winding Road
Major Ed Bland Corporal Harry Cowe and I flew to Pompeii by jeep chasing a break from war duties We expected little uncovered yet Pompeii shows extensive ruins with two thirds of the buried city dug out revealing streets mosaics and structures in progress The narrator hoped to see Pisa later but notes Pompeii as the standout stop in Italy
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Pompeii
Italy
Ed Bland
Corp
Harry Cowe
Major Bland
Pisa
Ernie’s Pompeii Visit Reveals Ancient Ruins and Greeters
The account describes Pompeii buried in 79 A D by ash from nearby Somma, rediscovered in the 18th century. A jeep stop at the gate leads to ticketing, chaperones, and a guide with polished English who once lived in New York.
Woman Slain in Cathedral in Washington
Miss Catherine Reardon 37 assistant librarian at Washington cathedral was found beaten in a library steam pit. Missing since yesterday after saying she was going out. Two men questioned within hours. anonymous caller tipped police with little detail. Christened venue, notes of notable burials in crypt add somber context.
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Washington
Washington Cathedral
Catherine Cooper Reardon
Miss Reardon
Cathedral
William M. Reardon Jr
Alexandria
William and Mary College
High Ground
Woodrow Wilson
George Dewey
Helen A. Young
John Bayless
Ira E. Keck
Mistrial Possible in Lonergan Murder Trial
New York March 2 General Sessions Judge Freschi adjourned Wayne Lonergan's first degree murder trial to tomorrow to decide if a mistrial can be declared. Assistant District Attorney Grumet sought discharge of the special jury panel due to defense counsel Broderick's conduct. The judge will review legal authority and any precedents before ruling.
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New York
John J. Freschi
Wayne Lonergan
Jacob Grumet
Edward V. Broderick
Broderick
Grumet
Eye-Witness Story Of Landing On Los Negros Island
OLEN CLEMENTS reports the first cavalry division landing on Los Negros in the Admiralty Islands at 8 15 am. The assault captured Momote airfield within 90 minutes with light casualties, while Japanese deaths in the early hours reached 73. Wave two and three faced heavy fire. one unit briefly returned before proceeding. Navy gunfire aided the landing under dim dawn skies.
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Southwest Pacific
Momote
Admiralty Islands
Los Negros Island
Admiralties
Bismarck Sea Islands
Rabaul
Kavieng
Japan
Bismarck Archipelago
Bismarck Sea
Truk
Carolines
Associated Press
Olen Clements
Texas
Admiralty Group
Finland balks at Moscow armistice terms
The Finnish press in Stockholm condemns Moscow's armistice proposals and Helsinki may be maneuvering to avoid peace now. Washington warns Finland to quit or pay with blood as Stalin signals near victory. Bulgaria, allied with Germany, may desert if Finland accepts terms, but both face Nazi occupation and hard choices ahead.
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Moscow
Stockholm
Helsinki
Finland
America
United Nations
Bulgaria
Congress faces tough fight to regain House majority
In Washington with 216 Democrats 209 Republicans four minor party seats and six vacancies the drive to an 218 vote absolute majority continues. Debates over price control reforms subsidies meat rationing and corn supplies shape the Congress agenda as War Production Board hints at better newsprint future and a Senate panel probes cost plus fixed fee contracts chaired by Senator Ferguson and WPB chief Nelson.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
House
Rep
Wolcott
Mich
War Production Board
Forest Products Bureau
Senate
Ferguson
R. Mich
WPB
Donald Nelson
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Ruby Brazeel
Bangor 1
Mediterranean
Thomas Thatch Roberts Jr
U.S. Navy
Fifth Avenue West
Gladys Norris
Baugh’s
Decatur 1
John W. Frye
Ernest Heidt
Beverly Jane
Ernest Balch
Limestone County
Camp McCoy
Wisconsin
Cpl
Earnest Austin Lemons
E. L. Lemons
Union Grove
Camp Claiborne
Lemons
Army
Sullivan, Long and Hagerty
Bessemer
Southern California Machine Gun School
Fairview Baptist Church
G. C. Cook
J. E. Mathews
Decatur 2
Baugh's Infirmary
W. F. Landers
Memphis, Tenn
Spencer Hutto
Benevolent Hospital
Brown's
George A. Sarles Jr
Gainsville, Florida
Mary Thompson
Fred Mann
Albert Alexander
Mr. Ball
Southern
Etion Training School
Civitan Club
Pfc
Howard B. Hovis
Las Vegas
Nevada
Mrs
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Sixth Avenue West
Richard T. Black
S. M. Black
Celia B Martin
Nell
Ethel B. Cross
Ruth
Town Creek
FE. W. Moore
Moulton
Jack Templeton
the Benevolent Hospital
Gaines William Rogers
J. C. Conley
Grant Street
Carl F. Conley
Eugene Orr
USN
R. W. Orr
Eighth Avenue East
Lt. Orr
Miami, Fla
By Ken Reynolds
OPA
Colbert County
Edwin Shanke
Aftonbladet
Strait of Malacca
By Richard C. Bergholz
Dorothy McElrdy Vredenburgh
Vredenburgh
Young Democratic Clubs of America
Democratic National Committee
Naziland
Pyle
Ernie Pyle
Ernie
Vesuvius
Somma
By Dewitt MacKenzie
Stalin
Hitler
Russia
Axis
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