Repulse on Empress Augusta Bay End of Japanese Offensive
March 17 report from Bougainville describes a fierce nighttime battle at Empress Augusta Bay as American forces of the 37th division repelled a Japanese assault. Despite being outnumbered, tanks and artillery helped push back attackers. a prisoner was taken and several soldiers recounted near-survivor experiences in the frontline trenches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Haugland
Bougainville Island
Solomons
Empress Augusta Bay
Douglas MacArthur
Six rescued after Passaic Wallington bus crash near U S Rubber lab
About 8 a m a bus crossing the bridge from Passaic to Wallington overturned or crashed, sending six people to hospitals in ambulances drafted from several area hospitals. The incident occurred near Market Street by the U S Rubber Company laboratory. The bus was owned by Comfort Bus Lines.
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Passaic
Wallington
U. S. Rubber Company Laboratory
Market Street
Comfort Bus Lines
Schools Shifted Washington to Texas Training Centers
The War Department announced all Army Air Forces training schools at Miami Beach Florida will move to the San Antonio cadet center and Sheppard Field Texas. One hundred thirty nine Miami Beach hotels used for the schools will be returned to civilian operation by July 1.
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Washington
Army Air Forces
Miami Beach
Fla
San Antonio Cadet Center
Sheppard Field
Texas
War Department
Stock market stumbles as profit taking skews gains in New York
New York trading opened steady but edged lower with a broad retreat across most issues as profit taking knocked prices from recent highs. Volume dipped, oils and specialties showed scattered gains near the close, while grain futures rose with May wheat reaching a fresh high since January. May wheat at 1.72 34, oats near 1.84, rye 1.29 34 to 1.37, and barley 1.26, down 0.25.
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New York
Cotton market steady after early weakness in New York
In March 2004 in New York cotton prices steadied amid small mill price fixing and textile contract activity. Commission houses supported distant-month contracts while hedge selling and liquidation supplied Limited late-day gains. Spot markets stayed quiet with May at 20.74, July 20.14, Oct 19.60 per bale.
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N. Y
New York
Butter and Eggs Prices in Chicago Market Report
Chicago market data dated March 20 shows receipts for butter at 528,169 with creamery butter graded AA through B and cooking butter, and centralized carrots at 90 to 40 3-4. Eggs receipts total 27,904 with U S specials and extras ranging 33 to 36, standards 1-4 at 33 to 33 1-4.
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Chicago
U. S
Grain price decline hits Chicago market
Grain prices fell in early trading in Chicago with widespread selling and reduced demand shaping the session. Traders noted softer bids across corn and wheat alongside pressure from bleaker export outlooks and diminishing speculative interest.
Market summary from Nashville cattle hogs and sheep report
Federal State Market News Service notes cattle steady to firm with steers and yearlings above 15.50 and various classes priced from 6.00 to 16.50 depending on weight and quality. Hogs active with mixed weights from 11.70 to 14.15. sows over 25. calves and stockers showing weakness due to weather. sheep and lambs quoted around 15.50 for old crop lambs and 16.00 for spring lambs.
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Texas
Deeds and Marriage Licenses From Lawrence County
Lawrence County deeds record transfers involving C M Montgomery W L Coffey and others plus several property exchanges. Notable sums include 6500 2250 2700 400 150 200 8000 700 and 85 with multiple spouses listed. Marriage licenses issued for residents of Rt routes Landersville Hillsboro Trinity Danville Town Creek Decatur and Moulton with listed spouses.
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C. M. Montgomery
W. L. Coffey
Argie C. Bowls
Board of Revenue
W. M. Bracken
Roy Jeffreys
W. R. Lang
Verdon
Lavern Glenn
Carmer McBride
Annie Wheeler
E. S. Ballentine
L. D. Abernathey
Lula Smith
Charles O. Henderson
Harold Leon Lake
Hartselle
Ala
Dorothy Mae McClesky
Trinity
John W. McKay
Danville
Dorothy M. Terry
Moulton
Will D. Veckey
Town Creek
Ruby Pauline Warren
Hatton
William Brown
Decatur
Evelyn Joyce Beardsley
Henry Simons
Dorothy Lee Campbell
Carpenter Talks to Rotary Club on Arctic Trips
Rotarians at Cornelian Court Hotel heard Rev. Charles B. Carpenter of Decatur recount visits to Iceland Greenland and Labrador. Dr M E Edwards showed trip slides as the Episcopal rector spoke. Ensign Tom White and Rotarians Murphy and Drinkard attended. Maynard Layman of the Decatur Daily rejoined Rotary after years away.
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Cornelian Court Hotel
Charles B. Carpenter
Decatur
Iceland
Greenland
Labrador
M. E. Edwards
Sam Brown
Ensign Tom White
Murphy and
Drinkard
Hartselle
Maynard Layman
The
Decatur Daily
Rotary
Club
Glucose reaches bloodstream minutes after swallowing
A brief note states glucose, among the quickest absorbed foods, enters the bloodstream about five minutes after ingestion. This highlights rapid digestion and absorption in the human body.
Bill Passes House Criminalizes Anonymous Political Statements
The House approved a measure criminalizing distribution or publication of anonymous political statements about federal candidates. Violations carry up to one year in prison, a $1,000 fine, or both, with the bill now sent to the Senate for action.
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HOUSE
Washington
Senate
Official Dies in Atlanta Labor Dept Executive
H L Macewen chief accountant in the state labor department bureau of unemployment compensation died unexpectedly at Emory University hospital He had been in the lumber business in Macon and spent the weekend there with his wife before his illness560 chars
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Atlanta
H. L. Macewen
State Labor Department
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Emory University Hospital
Macewen
Macon
Red Cross Aided 2.5 Million Servicemen in 1943
The Red Cross reports that its home service division assisted 2,500,000 servicemen and their families during 1943, providing aid, comfort, and essential support across military and civilian networks.
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The
Red Cross
Noah Webster's Dictionary Pioneer Sells One Million Spellers
Noah Webster, famed dictionary maker, released an American spelling primer at age 25 that achieved sales of one million copies, marking a milestone in early U.S. literacy.
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Noah Webster
Allied Air and Sea Actions Near Anzio and Rome
Allied air forces in the Mediterranean flew 1,800 sorties destroying 32 enemy planes with 17 losses. A German plane crashed in flames inside Rome. The British cruiser Orion shelled targets near Littoria as Allied artillery aided the beachhead. French naval forces sank three ships and probably a fourth in the central Mediterranean. US patrol boats sunk a lighter west of Anzio during convoy attacks. Cassino reports many German prisoners as the battle shifts in favor of the Allies.
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Mediterranean
Rome
Orion
Littoria
Anzio
United States
Ligurian Sea
Cassino
Heinzerling
Limestone Woman Called to Reward
Mrs. Ella Ulrich, 73, died Thursday morning at her son's home in Athens. Funeral services were held Friday at Spry Funeral Chapel, Rev. W. F. Wimberly officiating. Interment in New Garden cemetery. She leaves six sons Herman Athens, Albert Athens, Adolph Chattanooga, Fred Athens, Arthur U. S. Army, George Athens. four daughters Lillie Griffin Athens, Amelia Ball Nashville, Alice Eaves Nashville, Martha Warren Zavola Texas. 29 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Pallbearers were sons.
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Ella Ulrich
George Ulrich
Athens
Spry Funeral Chapel
W. F. Wimberly
New Garden
Spry
Lillie Griffin
Amelia Ball
Nashville
Alice Eaves
Martha Warren
Zavola
Texas
Bus Line Strike Shreveport Affects Nine-State Traffic
W H Johnson president of the Tri State Transit Co Louisiana headquartered here announced that several hundred bus drivers and mechanics had remained away from their jobs today affecting tri state traffic in nine states of this area.
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Shreveport
W. H. Johnson
Tri-State Transit Co
Louisiana
Tri-State
Resolution Urges Britain to Lift Blockade in Europe
Washington March 20 The foreign affairs committee reported favorably a resolution urging Britain to lift the blockade to allow Allied relief for starving populations in Europe. The measure seeks action by the full house.
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Washington
Britain
Europe
Foreign Affairs Committee
May Repeal Income Tax Considered In Alabama
Alabama faces possible repeal of the income tax or diverting revenue to property tax cuts or general use as 1943 returns swell the treasury. Finance Director Hayse Tucker notes enough may exist to pay off the remaining $18 million debt. four proposals study repeal, tax relief, expanded homestead exemption, or using tax money for broader state needs with 1945 legislature action anticipated.
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W. T. Maynor
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Hayse Tucker
B. M. Miller
Tucker
Mississippi
Nominations Approved by Senate Judiciary Committee
The senate judiciary committee approved the nomination of Harry H. Holt Jr to be United States attorney for Eastern Virginia. Also approved were Roushac Gewin as marshal for Southern Alabama and Raymond F. Thomason as marshal for Northern Alabama.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Harry H. Holt, Jr
United States
Virginia
Roushac Gewin
Alabama
Raymond F. Thomason
Local Births and Court Docket Report
Little Miss Irrie May Edwards of Somerville and Lt. Donald W. Farney announce births at the Benevolent hospital. City docket lists gaming, drunkenness, prohibition, traffic, and assault charges with fines and cash bonds. Social notes include visits by Jack and Ray NeSmith and W. H. Champion’s transfer to the hospital.
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Irrie May Edwards
Somerville 2
The
Benevolent Hospital
Donald W. Farney
Air War Reports Heavy Losses Across Europe
British and American air forces report sustained raids across Southern Germany Italy and France. The Eighth Air Force destroyed 82 enemy bombers and fighters at a cost of 43 bombers and 10 fighters, while raids on Udine airfields in Northeastern Italy and Creil in France caused heavy damage. Allied tallies show at least 440 German planes destroyed over five days against 195 Allied losses, with additional raids on Eastern and Northeastern England causing no reported casualties.
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Germany
Eighth Air Force
Udine
Italy
Mediterranean
England
Creil
Pas-De-Calais
Paris
Eiffel Tower
St. Jamequide Long
Gainesville
Fall of Nikolaev Nears Encirclement by Ukrainian Army
Soviet forces retreating northeast of the Black Sea port Nikolaev fled toward Odessa as the area around Nikolaev nears encirclement by the Third Ukrainian Army. The loss of Nikolaev appears imminent with advancing Soviet withdrawals and proximity to the port.
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Black Sea
Nikolaev
Odessa
Third Ukraine
War Artist Von Ripper Captures Harsh Realities Of Conflict
Veteran writer recalls Lt Von Ripper, a German accented artist posing as a lieutenant, whose true rank is sergeant. He has created over a hundred war drawings for the War Department, aiming to strip war of heroics and show the human toll through haunting, distorted scenes and grim portraits.
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von Ripper
Bars
War Department
Washington
Foxhoeks
Italy
Navy Lieutenant Takes New Office in Congress
George W. Andrews Jr. was sworn in as representative from Alabama Third District after returning from Pearl Harbor duty. He succeeds the late Henry B. Steagall and will campaign for renomination in the May 2 Democratic primary. The ceremony followed his inactive-list placement.
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Washington
Navy
George W. Andrews, Jr
Alabama
Pearl Harbor
Andrews
Henry B Steagall
Rep
O'Leary
House
Starnes
Sam Rayburn
D.-Tex
John McCormack
D.-Mass
George Andrews, Jr
George Andrews
Fred McLendon
E. C. Clouse
Walter Brackin
Etta Claire Brackin
Winton M. Blount
Jo Ann Clouse
Boykin Haynes
Germans Report Occupying Hungary Confirmed
Ankara March 20 An Anadolu Ajans correspondent says Germany appears to have occupied Hungary while Regent Nicholas Horthy and the Hungarian military staff were in conference with Adolf Hitler. The claim cites confirmation from a Bucharest correspondent.
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Ankara
Hungary
Bucharest
Anadolu Ajans
Nicholas Horthy
Adolf Hitler
Red forces breach Dniester front in Romania drive
In Dewitt Mackenzie’s War Today column reports the Red army crossing the Dniester into Romania, breaking German lines along a 30 mile front. Prussian defenses on the Bug are said to be shattered as German forces reel under Soviet pressure and claims of near catastrophe persist in Pravda. The piece notes spring weather may impede operations, and warns of Balkan tensions as Rumanians face desertion fears while Moscow eyes the Baltic drive and Finnish armistice terms.
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Romania
Dniester River
von Mannstein
Bug River
Pravda
Red
Hitler
Ukraine
Balkans
Rumania
Bessarabia
Berlin
Baltic States
Japan and Allied gains in Arakan and Chindwin fronts
Allied and Japanese actions in Burma are reported as Japs counterattack in Kaladin valley retaking a position while new gains appear in the Maya range sector of Arakan. Mountbatten headquarters notes a major Chindwin offensive with river crossings, and air raids on Imphal cause minimal damage and slight casualties.
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Kaladin
Maya Range
Arakan
Imphal
India
Burma
China
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Chindwin
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Dallas
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Pfe
Morris Gabow
Philadelphia
Cocaptain
Temple University
Gabow
Abbir S. Beightler
William Fite
Cartersville
Beightler
John D. Frederick
Alabama Drug CO
Goidel’s Drug Store
Rranta
Fifth Air Force
New Hanover
Admiralty Islands
New Ireland
Southwest
Pacific
Wall Street
Nashville Livestock
Nashville, Tenn
Federal State Market News Service
Morgan, Lawrence and
Limestone Counties
Lawrence County
Charles Frear Smith
Courtland
Louise Morris
Hillsboro
Clarence Glenn Smith
Landersville
Lois Willie Erline Sutton
Carpenter
Rotary Club
Moroline
George E. Stone
James Cagney
Lili Damita
Ricardo Cortez
Princess Theatre
London
Warren G. Bellamy
the Benevolent Hospital
C. H. Slate
Business Women's Circle
Central Baptist Church
Jack and
Ray NeSmith
Cullman
David Allen Gibson
William Grady Christian
Decature
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Somerville
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Pyle
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Arty
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