All-Out Nazi Effort Fails Over Berlin Bombing
Lt. Col. Robert Schitter of Colorado Springs, commanding a Fortress wing, describes yesterday’s bombing raid on Berlin from England. He notes German fighters and new tactics, praising American pilots and the mission’s outcome, while indicating German losses and their renewed protective formations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Berlmear
England
Hitler
Berlin
Robert ScHitter
Cheyenne Rd
Colorado Springs
Colo
Kittel
Messerschmitt
Von Manstein in a tight spot as Red armies drive
The column notes Hitler's key general Von Manstein faces a perilous position as Soviet offensives threaten the Balkan gateway footholds. It highlights the Red forces forming large fronts, the danger of the Dnieper bend salient, and the impact of spring thaw on combat tempo in the region. The piece underscores a race to exploit time before mud slows operations.
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Lwow-Odessa
von Mannstein
Balkans
Hitler
Balkan Peninsula
Europe
Germany
Dnieper Bend
Crimea
Marshal von Mannstein
Reds
School children donate large sum to county Red Cross fund
DESPITE and Decatur Hatcheries. The school children, as always loyal to the nation, state and community, gave $842.22 to the big county fund the very first day in pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. The report included all schools in the city system. Senior High $149.01, Junior High $331.32, Somerville Road $59.60, Gordon-Bibb $216.42, Lafayette Street $43.32, First Ward $17.45, Joe Wheeler $25.10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Hatcheries
Red Cross
Somerville Road
Gordon-Bibb
Lafayette Street
First Ward
Joe Wheeler
Mrs Rosser Dies After Long Illness In Trussville
Mrs Walter A. Rosser wife of the Birmingham News and Age Herald photographic chief died at her Trussville home after a long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosser
Birmingham
Walter A. Rosser
Birmingham News and Age-Herald
Trussville
Wall Street Steady Rise After Apathy Breaks
Blue chip stocks lead a lively session as markets rebound with gains near 2 points to 1944 peaks. Investors bid on equities with steady dividends amid Allied war news and postwar prospects. Transfers reach about 1,200,000 shares with late-day highs up 50 to 65 cents per share.
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New York
Germany
Wall Street
Markets At A Glance New York March 7
Markets show stocks higher led by blue chips as bonds hold steady. Cotton strengthens reaching a new 15 year high. Chicago wheat and rye rise on securities sympathy. hogs active with gains 15 to 25 cents, top $14.10. Fed steers and barley stay steady, top cattle price $16.90.
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New York
Chicago
Chicago Market Roundup Steady On Butter and Eggs
Chicago reports butter receipts 461,606 with market unchanged and eggs receipts 17,560 with market unchanged. No price shifts noted as of the March 7 bulletin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York Cotton Rises to 15 Year High on War Demand
Cotton prices surged to a 15 year peak today in New York as supply and demand dynamics shifted. Aggressive price fixing and strong buying by commission houses followed expanding military demand for cotton textiles, signaling a tighter market.
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New York
Berlin raid marks new phase in air war impact
U S Eighth Air Force targeted Berlin with a large bomber force delivering extensive damage to high priority war plants. Recon photos show fires and devastation amid heavy resistance. Berlin defenses claimed many bombers downed, but attackers penetrated to factories and air fields in the metropolitan district. Six ton blocks likely used. raids reported between 1 and 3 pm via Sweden routes.
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Air Ministry
Trappes
Berlin
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Walton L. Weitner
Yonkers, Y
Sweden
Tempelhof
Stockholm
Gotland
Nashville Livestock Market Report March 7
Federal-State Market News Service notes very light early cattle supply with a steady undertone after Mondays slow close. Steers and heifers mid to good 12.50 to 14.25, odd tops near 15.00. beef cows 11.50 to 22.50. common 9.85 to 10.60. stockers scarce. Calves and hogs show varied but steady demand. hogs 900 head, most weights steady with prices from 11.30 to 13.85. sheep and lambs 15.00 for ewe and wether lambs.
Grain Market Rises Modestly in Quiet Chicago Trade
Scattered buying and firmness in securities and cotton lifted grain prices fractionally in a generally quiet session. Wheat and oats moved within narrow ranges with little incentive to trade, closing near the day’s highs. May wheat 1.71, July 1.6678, May oats 0.8078, May rye 1.2818, May barley 1.2212.
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Chicago
Nazi Snipers Hold Beachhead Amid Rain Driven Mud
Allied forces face intensified German snipers along the beach perimeter while a 20 man patrol near Carroceto is repelled with three German prisoners taken. Southwest of Carroceto British raids kill 10 Germans and seize one. Rain and mud worsen conditions as British patrols near the Garigliano river take four more prisoners.
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Carroceto
Garigliano
Fifth Army
Thaws In Russia Reflected In Italy
Washington reports of early spring thaws on the Russian front raise concern over the Allied campaign in Italy. If the Soviets slow, Germans could reinforce in Italy, where Allied landings since last September have faced fierce resistance. The mood is not dire, but stalemate risks linger, threatening progress on the main front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torn
Hightower
Washington
Italy
Fortresses Repel Nazi Raid In Bold Air Battle
Yesterday's raid on the capital region involved a tense air clash as German fighters formed in waves, ME 410s FW 190s and ME 109s attacking near the target. Maj. Gen. James H. Doolittle praised the Ninth Tactical Air Force for providing magnificent support to bombers over the past five days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Doolittle
Eighth Airforce
U. S
Ninth Tactical Airforce
Service Personnel on Leave and Training Notices
Continued from Page One Set. Elmer Hill in Los Angeles on furlough visiting Huntsville relatives. Sgt Donald H Johnson of Eva selected for enlisted communications course at Fort Sill Okla son of Moran M Johnson Eva. Pfc Robert J Blackwell husband of Mrs Robert J Blackwell Country Club Road completed training graduated from Army Air Forces training command school Chanute Field Ill received electrical specialist instruction. Only one person fined five dollars for needing. Pat Wayne Jennings Army Air Corps spending 15 day furlough with mother Mrs Ora Jennings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald H. Johnson
Eva
Field Artillery School
Fort Sill
Okla
Sgt
Johnson
Moran M. Johnson
Robert J. Blackwell
Country Club Road
Army Air Forces Training Command School
Chanute Field Ill
Pat Wayne Jennings
Army Air Corps
Ora Jennings
Polygamy Raids Prompt Federal and State Charges
A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City indicted 20 people in 10 true bills on Mann Act, obscene matter, conspiracy, and Lindbergh law violations. State authorities charged 10 with illegal cohabitation and 30 with conspiracy as police merged actions with FBI probes into polygamy linked to the Mormon church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Grand Jury
John S. Boyden
U. S. District Attorney
Latter-Day Saints (Mormon
Boyden
Mormon Church
Utah
Church
Tornadoes Cause Fatal Farmhouse Collapse and Damages in Alabama
Groover family suffered fatal injuries when their farmhouse collapsed during a tornado. Four other family members were treated at Sand Mountain infirmary. La verne in Crenshaw County suffered $150000 to $200000 in damages. Wood killed when county garage demolished. Six others injured. about 25 houses damaged. Earlier, Jacksonville storm caused four injuries and about $100000 in damages. Mayor Hubert Lester reported the tally.
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Groover
Sand Mountain Infirmary
James T. Groover
Quilla Groover
R. D. Carlton
Jimmie D. Carlton
Laverne
Alabama
L. F. Horn
Crenshaw County
Wood
Jacksonville
Ala
Pine Grove
Hubert Lester
Funeral held for one of quad’s quadruplets
Derbyshire England March 7 American Staff Sgt William Thompson attended a private funeral for Mac Donald one of the quadruplets born to him and Norah Carpenter. He visited the mother in Derbyshire Royal infirmary and spent two hours with her. Mac Donald died March 3 and was buried in a village cemetery. The three surviving babies were reported doing well and gaining weight.
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Heanot
Derbyshire
England
William Thompson
MacDonald
Norah Carpenter
Derbyshire Royal Infirmary
Norah
Thompson
Byron Thompson Dies Suddenly at 34 in Sheffield
Byron Thompson 34 died suddenly at his home in Sheffield last night. He is survived by his wife, his parents Mr. and Mrs. G Thompson of Plano Texas, two sisters Mrs W H Wise of Decatur and Mrs W B Bean of Birmingham, and a brother Guy Thompson in Sheffield. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 30 pm at Brown Service funeral home, with burial in Sheffield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Thompson
Sheffield
G. €. Thompson
Plano
Texas
W. H. Wise
Decatur
W. B. Bean
Birmingham
Guy Thompson
Brown Service
Strategic balance shifts in Italy and Russia threaten Anzio open war line
The analysis argues the Anzio beachhead risks a siege with sea and German fire on three sides. It notes Rome's capture failed to yield expected political gains and predicts German reinforcements once conditions elsewhere allow. Weather could force a Russian front change while Hitler leverages interior lines. Allies rely on air power to offset German infantry, weather hindering air use.
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Anzio
Rome
Hitler
Russia
Italy
Cold snap hits Georgia and Alabama with flood damage
Weather in the South states brought heavy rainfall and tornadic winds in Alabama. Five deaths and numerous injuries were reported. In Georgia's Tifton area 6.1 inches fell, roads washed out, dams broke, and rural schooling fell to about half attendance. Traffic rerouted on the Atlantic Coast Line. Forecasters warned of potential fruit damage from freezing temperatures tonight with lows near 28 to 32 in North Georgia and North Alabama.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Alabama
Tifton
Albany
Atlantic Coast Line
Thomasville
Valdosta
Waycross
Spring Miss Mavis Randolph at Lawrence County Gym
Rev Joe Henderson filled his regular appointment here Sunday morning and night. Mr and Mrs Robert Pierce spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Ralph Craig. Miss Evelyne Posey of Moulton, teacher of Iron Bridge school, spent Wednesday night with Manis Randolph. Miss Ruby Randolph of Florence has been at home here this week with mumps. Several attended the Sr II play at Hatton high school Tuesday night. Mrs Sallie Randolph fell Tuesday and broke her hip. Her friends wish her a speedy recovery. Rev and Mrs Irvin Hagood and children of Hatton visited Mr and Mrs J M Randolph Sunday afternoon. Rev Brackin of near Town Creek preached here Sunday morning. Aline Halbrooks of Columbia, Tennessee spent a few days last week with his wife and family. Mr and Mrs Edward Breadford are the proud parents of a baby girl Wanda Jean.
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Joe Henderson
Robert Pierce
Ralph Craig
Evelyne Posey
Moulton
Iron Bridge School
Manis Randolph
Ruby Randolph
Florence
Hatton High School
Sallie Randolph
Irvin Hagood
Hatton
J. M. Randolph
Brackin
Near Town Creek
Aline Halbrooks
Columbia
Tennessee
Edward Breadford
Mavis Hagood
Wanda Jean
Negro School Aid Urged In Postwar Report
Washington March 7 The United States Office of Education urged white colleges in the South to open facilities to Negro students and for governments to ensure educational equality at college and grade school levels. The four volume survey recommends federal partnership in first class university education for both races, collaboration between Negro and white institutions, and efforts to reduce race tensions through informed actions and civic participation.
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Washington
United States Office of Education
South
Office of Education
John Studebaker
Ambrose Caliver
Caliver
Americans Train to Fight Hard in Difficult Terrain
The article portrays heavily armed American troops marching 20 miles daily with 50 to 80 pound packs. Major Louis Williams of Laramie Wyoming praises the air corps for supplying food and materiel, while General Merrill and key officers Charles Hunter Charles Beech George McGee and John Osborne are named as leaders.
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Louis Williams
Laramie
Wyo
Air Corps
Merrill
Tokyo
Stilwell
Charles Hunter
Cheyenne
Charles Beech
Chicago
George McGee
North Dakota
John Osborne
Los Angeles
Local families host sendoff dinner for service members
Luther and Guy Roberts and Horace Roberts plan to enter military service on February 11. The group gathered at a home dinner party decorated with spring flowers for the occasion. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Luther Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Roberts, several relatives and community members, and Rev. Billy Stephenson, recently honored with his Howard College A B degree.
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Luther
Guy Roberts
U. S Navy
Horace Roberts
Army Air Force
Luther Roberts
Berta Owen
Starks
Clanahan
Henry Smith
Dee Owens
William Lindsey
Hewlett
Tommy Ed Roberts
J. E. Weinman
Hartselle youth to represent district in marching contest
Billy Hampton of Morgan County High School Future Farmers of America won the district oratorical contest at Eva High School with the speech The Advantages of Being a Farmer. Laurice Garner, Cotaco chapter, took second. The winner advances to the district quarter finals in March. Numerous local residents, relatives, and alumni are noted in social items, including Miss Margaret Montgomery returning to Howard College and other visits among Hartselle families.
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Billy Hampton
Morgan County High School
Future Farmers of America
Eva High School
Laurice Garner
Cotaco
Hartselle
Margaret Montgomery
Howard College
J. W. Montgomery
Howard Burleson
Pasca
Jacksonville
Fla
G. B. Wood
Baby
Cullman
Eleanor
Howard Lyle Roberts
Virginia Claire Bailey
Fred Bailey
Tommy Coggins
Athens
U. S. Army
England
Coggins
Fran Brindley
G. P. Wiggins
Haleyville
Wray Barclift
Redstone Arsenal
P. W. Barclift
Leighton
O. L. Coggins
Margaret Kircts
Akron
Ohio
Morgan County
Florida
George Stephenson
Birmingham
House panel trims 1944 deficit bill by 91 million
Washington March 7 Congress oldest economy drive moves ahead as the House appropriations committee approves a first deficiency supply bill cutting new federal agency appropriations by 91,235,084 to total 500,103,748. Major cuts include 22.5 million from Federal Works Agency community facilities and 17.5 million from National Housing Agency war housing.
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Washington
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Federal Works Agency
National Housing Agency
Commodity Credit Corporation
Navy
Veteran's Administration
Frank T. Hines
CCC
Bombers Overhead Hit Rome in WWII Broadcast
Rome radio reported four engine bombers attacked the city in waves. They dropped explosives on the Ostiense and Trastevere districts causing high casualties, with total toll not yet ascertained.
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London
Rome
Ostiense
Trastevere
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Diarte
Ullemale
Elmer Hill
Huntsville
GAN CA
USAAF
Gilbert Islands
Albertville
Lawrence County
Mavis Randolph
Second Avenue
Billy Stephenson
Bahamas Baptist Church
Stephenson
Courtland Baptist Church
Bethel Baptist Church
Howard
Ation
Pearl Sheats
Jones-Rodgers
Martha Ellen Wiggins
Anniston
D. K
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John Payne
Howard Stover
U. S. Navy
Guy Stover
Berval Bennett
E. H. Bennett
Joan Nelson
Jean Gibbs
Gregory Glasscock
U & Navy
Julius Glasscock
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