New Yank Gun Described as Goons Gun in War Reports
Washington March 9 The Army disclosed details of its 42 inch mortar called the goon gun, developed by the U S chemical warfare service 20 years ago. refinements allow 24 pound shells to reach two and a half miles in 60 seconds and crews have fired six before the first landed. used for high explosive and white phosphorus shells, it can spread a phosphorus burst 40 yards wide and set fires. Italians reported fear of phosphorus shells, and one goon gun company in Italy reportedly destroyed a battery of German 88 mm guns with 12 rounds. It weighs about 300 pounds, dismantles for quick movement, and is rifled for accuracy.
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Washington
Pacific
Italy
U. S. Chemical Warfare Service
Sicily
Infantry Journal
Alden H. Waitt
Roosevelt
Waitt
TVA probes details of McKellar complaints to Roosevelt
The Senate committee reviewed McKellar's petition to President Roosevelt and a Lilienthal memo arguing TVA electric rates are only slightly higher than ALCOA due to technical factors. They cited TVA cash returns of 53.7 million over ten years, and questioned expenditures on soil work, local aid, audits, and flood relief. An amendment to abolish the TVA revolving fund and bar political use of TVA funds was discussed.
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McKellar
Roosevelt
Lilienthal
Marvin H. McIntyre
Reynolds
ALCOA
Appropriations
TVA
Treasury
Senate
House
Soviet Counteroffensive Claims Heavy Nazi Losses
War bulletin reports Soviets cut through mud blocked armor and trucks while fierce fighting raged in Staro Konstantinov. Moscow says over 3,000 Nazis slain and 100 towns swept up by Zhukov's forces, with 42 of 100 tanks destroyed in Von Manstein's counterdrive. Tarnopol progress not confirmed, last seen nine miles away.
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Staro-Konstantinov
Zhukov
von Mannstein
Red Army
Tarnopol
Proskurov
Odessa-Warsaw
University of Alabama to survey Black Warrior river
A steam pollution survey of the Black Warrior river will be conducted this spring by the University of Alabama College of Engineering. The project aims to assess current pollution levels and environmental impact along the river in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Black Warrior River
University of Alabama
College of Engineering
A Wise Decision to Try Gly-Cas
If you measure purchases of medicines by the results you get you will not find a better preparation than Gly-Cag for occasional constipation and its resulting distresses. Headaches gas or bloating biliousness or sluggish feeling may be relieved with this common sense preparation. Caution use only as directed Gly-Cas is sold by Loyd's Drug Store and by leading drug stores in this section.
Markets Rally Pauses As Profit Taking Steps In
NY March 9 report shows stock market gains easing from eight month highs as cautious trading and lighter volume emerge. Bulls note fewer exchanges than Wednesday, with scattered gains and many losses near session end. Transfers around 900,000 shares. bonds erratic. Chicago grain quiet with wheat steady to slightly higher. cotton mixed late. May wheat at 1.70 7-8. oats 0.68 0-8 to 0.68 5-8. corn 1.26 7-8 to 1.27. barley 1.22 5-8.
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New York
Barney
Cotton market turns reactionary on profit taking in New York
In quiet trading on March 9 in New York the cotton market eased as profit taking and hedge selling limited price fixing and buying by commission houses. Traders say large government textile orders were already discounted, limiting new buying. Late afternoon values showed declines of 5 to 10 cents a bale with March at 20.99, May 20.33, July 19.94.
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N.Y
New York
Rye market stalls after early rise in Chicago trade
Chicago March 9 grains closed with only small price changes after rye led with an initial firm start aided by short covering. The advance faded in late trading as broad grain values pulled back.
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Chicago
Churchill confirms Roosevelt on Soviet navy reinforcement
London reports Prime Minister Churchill stating that disposing of enemy fleets should wait until end of war while Roosevelt's announcement about reinforcing the Soviet navy with Italian or other warships is under consideration. He said Italian ships remain under old arrangements and noted future employment of the Italian fleet has been discussed with Anglo American input.
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London
Churchill
Roosevelt
Washington
House of Commons
More Miners Leaving Pits Across Wales and Swansea
London March 9 The Welsh coal strikes grew more alarming as 90 000 idle miners, about 90 percent of the total in the fields, halted work across 165 mines. The Swansea anthracite district joined with 14 pits idle as a wage dispute disrupts Britain’s war effort, despite a conference presided by Full Minister Gwilym Lloyd George offering extra pay for dusty and watery work and promising reviews on South Wales allowances after the men return.
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London
Britain
Swansea
Gwilym Lloyd George
Lloyd George
South Wales
Chilean Union criticizes government over Argentina policy
Chile's Confederation of Workers denounces the government's move to recognize the Farrell regime in Argentina as premature and pro Axis. It calls for the removal of Chilean ambassador Conrado Rios Gallardo for giving distorted reports and demands a democratic, anti Fascist replacement.
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Santiago
Chile
Confederation of Workers
Farrell
Argentina
Axis
United Nations
Confederation
Conrado Rios Gallardo
Music Hour Treat For Kiwanis Club
A Kiwanis Club weekly program at Hotel Lyons featured the Music Committee, chaired by Henry Fleming. Guests included Marvin Hester Lt. H W Pierce and Mack Livingston Decatur. Sam Gompers of radio station WMSL played piano, with Sirbu and Mrs Sirbu providing vocal selections and 8 year old Billy Nugent Courtland performing mandolin solos.
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Hotel Lyons
Henry Fleming
Marvin Hester
H W. Pierce
Mack Livingston
Decatur
Sam Gompers
WMSL
Sirbu
Moroline Hair Tonic Ad Promotes Groomed Look
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Chicago Market Report Butter and Eggs Steady
Chicago market report shows butter receipts 302,915 and firm. eggs receipts 17,706 and steady with overall market unchanged.
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Chicago
Nashville Livestock Market Report March 9
Federal state market news service details cattle hogs and sheep activity in Nashville Tennessee. Cattle show scattered sales with steady undertone and select steers above 15.00. Calves good and choice 15.90-16.90, common 10.90-14.50. Hogs 900 head with uneven but mostly steady prices across weight classes. Sows up about 25 cents. Sheep and lambs firmer with ewe and wether lambs at 15.50 and common to good 10.00-14.00.
Peace talks to cover postwar Pacific and Europe
London reports that British American talks due to start late this month may address postwar Pacific control including island bases and U S plans. Washington’s stance will be presented by Edward R. Stettinius and Joseph G. Grew. Topics likely include Italy’s future, satellite states, the French Committee for National Liberation, and Yugoslav unification efforts.
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London
United States
Great Britain
Pacific
Edward R. Stettinius
U. S
Joseph G. Grew
Japan
Washington
Italy
French Committee For National Liberation
Peter
Josip Broz
Tito
Soldiers Talk in Tent About War and Fear
A reporter recalls sitting with gunners and pilots who fight side by side in war. They share wounds and near death, showing humility and longing for grounding amid the machine. The gunners value courage yet dislike boastful talk, while appreciating the outsider listening to their stories.
Grocery Burglar Steals Cigarettes and Pennies
About fifteen cartons of cigarettes and over three hundred pennies were taken from the Frank Robinson grocery on West Vine Street near the railroad tracks. Entry was through the side door after breaking the transom. no other damages reported. Case investigated by J. B. Whitmire, police chief, and Patrolman Sandlin.
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Frank Robinson
West Vine Street
J. B. Whitmire
Sandlin
Cattle Show Plans Shaped by Local Committee
A special sub committee of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee was named to plan a North Alabama dairy cattle and small seed exhibit. Members include Casto Jarvis, Chas M Seales Jr, John W Pennell, Frank Martin, Earl Glenn and Chas T Rountree. They will report plans to the agricultural committee by March 28 and organize further sub committees for yearlong work to aid the district’s agricultural interests.
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Agricultural Committee
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
North Alabama
Maynard Layman
Casto Jarvis
Chas. M. Seales Jr
John W Pennell
Frank Martin
Earl Glenn
Chas. T. Rountree
Layman
Boys in the Waist Battle Germany in Cold Berlin Mission
Sergeant Huffman recalls a Fortress hit by 20 millimeter fire with wings and tail torn away. Amid zero cold, gunners fought off ME-109s and ME-170s while oxygen failed and two gunners were down. Pilot Lt. Lynch and co-pilot Dahl kept the bomber on course to Berlin. Navigator killed. Lehto survived crumpled armor hit and leg injury.
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Huffman
Howard B. Lynch
Liberty St
Franklin
Berlin
Lynch
Rudolph J. Dahl
Excelsior
Minn
Lehto
Berlin Bombing Strikes Erkner Ball Bearing Plant
Allied air forces hammered Berlin and Erkner in the outskirts, with a key ball bearing factory badly damaged and left burning. The German high command reported losses while U S pilots boasted of shooting down numerous enemy planes, matching the day’s heavy bomber operations with fierce fighter defense.
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VKF Ballbearing
Erkner
Berlin
High Command
U. S
Hitler
Thunderbolt
Soldier vote bill farce staged by political actors
Washington opinion piece ridicules congressional battles over a soldier voting bill. It traces how Senators Green and Lucas proposed a federal collection scheme, GOP leaders countered with states rights arguments, and multiple House Senate reconciliations failed to produce a stable plan. The CIO and labor leaders are portrayed as self righteous in a nationwide power struggle, with soldiers blamed for political theater and supposed meddling in vote counts. The writer likens the episode to a kidnap plot, arguing the aims and tactics are driven by self interest rather than the soldiers' welfare.
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Washington
O. Henry
Green
Lucas
Solid South
Messrs
House
Senate
Congress
House Committees
CIO Political Action Committee
CIO
John Lewis
Trinity Weather Fails To Cool Off Red Cross Appeal
Miss Elizabeth McBride, chairman, reports Trinity over its Red Cross quota despite bad weather on March 6. Russell Lynne led the auction, helping Trinity raise a final total of 481.15 dollars and express community thanks.
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Trinity
Red Cross
Elizabeth McBride
Daily Today
Russell Lynne
Berlin air raid report fuels wartime rhetoric
Stockholm dispatches quoted Morgen Tidningen from Berlin claiming thousands killed and hundreds of fires started as bombers left Berlin. Crewmen saw towers of smoke 100 miles from home. British press hailed the raid as a major air victory, with commentary suggesting the German air force could fall.
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Stockholm
London
Morgen Tidningen
Berlin
Daly Mail
Commando Kelly To Get Decoration
Washington reports Technical Sergeant Charles E Kelly of Pittsburgh to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor for actions on September 13 near Altavilla. He repeatedly exposed himself to enemy fire, supplied ammunition, held a position during a German attack, used improvised grenades from mortars, covered a retreat with a rocket launcher, and later secured an abandoned anti tank gun. His record spans battles at San Pietro Cassino and the Rapido crossing with 70 days of combat. His mother Irene Kelly of Pittsburgh has six other sons in service.
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Washington
Charles E. Kelly
Pittsburgh
War Department
Altavilla
Kelly
San Pietro
Rapido River
Cassino
Irene Kelly
Shawano St
England
Paecific
Marchant Marine
Jap Opposition To Marine Stab Tough
Veteran Marines landed on New Britain’s north coast facing fierce Japanese resistance and coral reef obstacles. Troops fought through dense jungle toward Talasea airstrip near Volupai, with mortars and machinegun fire slowing the assault. Marines showed unselfish grit as they pressed inland, ignoring heavy danger to reach their objective.
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New Britain
Southwest Pacific
Marlin Spencer
Associated Press
Marlin Spencer Wyfh
Talasea
Cape Gloucester
Rabaul
Pacific
May
Willaumez Peninsula
Volupai Plantation
Berlin As Military Target And Pacific Beach Battles
The piece covers Allied bomber focus on Berlin as a key Nazi stronghold, noting railway and canal importance, civilian harm avoidance, and Berlin’s role in the war. It also recounts Marines resisting Japanese defenses on a beach landing, with heavy casualties and wounded awaiting evacuation.
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Germany
Berlin
Noxon Murder Trial Mistrial Delayed by Juror Illness
In Pittsfield Massachusetts on March 9 the trial of John F. Noxon Jr a 47 year old corporation lawyer charged with murder in the electricution death of his six month old child ended in a mistrial after Judge Abraham Pinanski suspended proceedings due to a juror illness. A new trial was scheduled for May.
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Pittsfield
Mass
John F. Noxon Jr
Corporation
Abraham Pinanski
Relieve Base and Soothebed Chafing Sores Coat
A medicated powder forms a protective coat between skin and chafing areas to soothe and relieve irritation. It emphasizes relief for bed sores with a soothing medicated formula.
Birth and illness notices from Baughs and Benevolent hospital
Several local residents are listed with health updates and births. Catherine, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John C. C. Darmet, is born at Baughs infirmary. Additional births include daughters for Mr. and Mrs. Jesse L. Hitt Hillsboro and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Kennedy Conner Jr. Residents admitted for treatment include Miss Jimmy Lou Watson, Earl Jackson Vaughn of Decatur 1, and Mrs. Garnett G. Young. Mrs. O. O. Sims shows improvement at home on Fest LaFayette, and Mrs. A. McCorkle remains at 212 Fast LaFayette Street. A Pen! Pettus is jailed in Morgan County for violating prohibition with bond set at 290 dollars. Fire at Fourth Street and Thirteenth Avenue causes no loss. Mrs. Dewey Pollard returns to Torna Florida after a visit with her mother. Joseph Train Curry at Great Lakes naval training station is set for Friday furlough with family. Herman Slye’s son Norman Slye is reported to have landed somewhere in England.
Allied forces push in South Pacific and Burma actions
Allied forces advance along the New Guinea coast near Saidor, with 23 airline miles to Madang. Pacific air units from Green Island bomb Rabaul Kavieng and targets across the Bismarck archipelago. In Burma, American troops under Brig Gen Merrill kill 650 Japanese as Stilwell reports 2,309 enemy dead in the Hukawng valley. Japanese raids on Paramushiro and bombers hit Eastern Marshalls with 31 tons.
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Los Negros Island
Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Saidor
Madang
South Pacific
Green Island
Solomon Islands
Rabaul
Kavieng
New Ireland
Bismarck Archipelago
Burma
Frank Merrill
Joseph Stilwell
Hukawng
Japan
Paramushiro
Kurile Islands
Pacific Fleet
Marshalls
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Fifth St
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Mannington
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Catherine
Baugh's Infirmary
Earl Jackson Vaughn
Decatur 1
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Jesse L. Hitt
Hillsboro
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Jimmy Lou Watson
Twelfth Avenue West
Clifford Kennedy Conner Jr
Garnett G. Young
Second Avenue West
O. O. Sims
LaFayette
Lee Campbell
Howard Finch
Merry Simpson
B. L. Ryan
Z. T. Perry
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Dewey Pollard
Torna
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Joseph Train Curry
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Norman Sflev
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