Weather and war era notices headline from small town
Weather outlook notes showers and cooler temperatures with a 28 to 32 degree range in the north. Cotton prices listed include strict midling 20.90 and middling 20.75. Local cinema listings show I Doed It at the Princess, Something To Sing About at the Roxy, and Iceland at the Capitol. Community updates cover illness, wartime recruits, church activities, school closings for a state teachers meeting, and local visits.
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The
Princess
Roxy
Iceland
Capitol
German Air Force Fights Fortresses In Central Germany
London dispatch reports the German air force defending central Germany as American Flying Fortresses force their way through to bomb targets while American Liberators strike the Pas-De-Calais invasion coast for the 68th time in 106 days. The Fortresses return with guns hot after a fierce engagement under moderate flak and 60 percent cloud cover.
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London
Germany
Pas-De-Calais
Allied Air Forces Strike Germany and France in Major Raids
American Fortresses plunged into central Germany while Liberators pounded the Pas de Calais coast in a combined campaign aimed at Luftwaffe targets on ground and in the air. Maj Gen James H Doolittle said it was the 24th great assault this month, with over 2 100 German planes destroyed in eight weeks from Britain. The operation involved 170 000 men of the 8th and 9th air forces as heavy bombers faced stiff fighter opposition, destroying 30 Luftwaffe planes on the ground and damaging many more, with two bombers and three fighters missing.
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Austin Bealmear
London
Germany
Pas-De-Calais
France
U. S
James H. Doolittle
Britain
Doolittle
U. S. Eighth Air Force
9Th
Europe
Chartres
Paris
Chateau
Hartselle Doctor Will Head School
Dr Roy Racford Kracke a pathology professor at Emory University has accepted an invitation to serve as dean of Alabama four year medical school Dr Kracke native of Hartselle Alabama attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute and the University of Alabama and earned his medical degree at the University of Chicago He will assume the post in the near future announced by Dr Raymond Paty president of the University of Alabama
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Roy Racford Kracke
Emory University
Atlanta
Alabama
Raymond Paty
University of Alabama
Paty
Kracke
Hartselle
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
University of Chicago
Emory
Churchill calls for vote of confidence over education bill
Prime Minister Churchill demands party unity and support for his war leadership by seeking a confidence vote tied to an amendment on equal pay for teachers. He warned that failure to secure a majority could trigger resignation and a new cabinet, stating the issue affects the whole government and war effort.
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Ernest Agnew
London
House of Commons
Churchill
Commons
Pyle Describes Anzio Nettuno Beachhead Towns Amid Shelling
War correspondent Ernie Pyle reports Anzio and Nettuno as a single coastal city unit along our beachhead. He notes a long main street, four to five story stone buildings, and former seaside resorts now emptied of civilians as German evacuations left the towns deserted and backfilled by cedars and palm trees.
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Ernie Pyle
Italy
Anzio
Nettuno
Nero
Rome
Anzio-Nettuno
War Torn Towns Hold Ground Amid Bombardment
In the path of warfare here, civilians stay put despite bombardment. Adults endure the fall of heaven and earth and, in some places, deal with Germans while the town comes under fire. Survivors remain to interact with allied forces after the destruction.
Allied Fliers In Star Role In Burma India War
Allied airmen play a decisive role in offense defense and supply across Burma India and the Pacific. transport planes serve five Allied forces halting Japanese drives toward Imphal Kohima and aiding Myitkyina while evacuating wounded. In the Pacific they bomb dozen enemy bases from Dutch New Guinea to Bougainville totaling 292 tons of bombs.
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J. B. Krueger
Associated Press
Burma
India
William Boni
New Delhi
Myitkyina
Pacific Ocean
Dutch New Guinea
Bougainville
Rabaul
New Britain
Wewak
Hansa Bay
New Guinea
Kavieng
New Ireland
Solomons
Western Union Outage Hits Tri Cities Rail Service
Western Union service to the Tri Cities was interrupted for several hours this morning. The local office did not know the cause, but reports said a transport truck struck a Western Union pole, breaking the circuit. Service was restored shortly after 11:00.
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Western Union
Tri- Cities
Florence
Economy urged in Atlanta by Maj. Gen. Uhl
Maj. Gen. Frederick E. Uhl, commanding the fourth service, urged strict economy in both small and large expenditures today at Atlanta. He warned post commanders to value the taxpayer as an indispensable team member and not to let him down.
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Atlanta
Fourth Service Command
Frederick E. Uhl
PLEA FOR 4-F MEN TO WORK OR SERVE IN WAR EFFORT
Washington reports that Undersecretary of War Robert P Patterson urged Congress to mobilize 3.5 million 4-F men aged 18 to 37 into essential industry or labor battalions. He proposed national service or extended Selective Service deferments, with 4-Fs in war activity to be retained in civilian status or drafted if they refuse civilian work.
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Washington
Robert P. Patterson
House Military Committee
Patterson
Opposition mounts to McKellar TVA amendment
Congress grapples with Senator McKellar’s bid to force TVA to drop its revolving fund and seek yearly congressional appropriations. House leaders like McCormack and Ramspeck oppose the change while Southern members push back. A Republican-leaning chorus of support for TVA’s current financing is echoed by Southern lawmakers and endorsing Alabama leaders.
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Clair Johnson
Washington
Senator McKellar
D-Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
House Democrats
McCormack
Dmass
Ramspeck
TVA McKellar
Independent Offices
Congress
North
Alabama
Hill
Senate
Lilienthal
Sen. Micellar
Derrida Tilienthal
Tilienthal
Big Black Sea Port Periled by New Drive
Russian forces push toward the Black Sea port of Odessa with multiple axes of advance. Kolomea falls to the first Ukrainian army on the Prut river north of the Czechoslovak border, as Malinovsky’s and Konev’s units drive from Nikolaev toward Odessa and southern routes threaten to sever rail links to Romania. Reports note early gains around Izasi and Bessarabia with several towns captured along a broad front.
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London
Kolomea
Lwow-Czernowitz
Czecho- Slovakia
Stalin
Old Poland
Prut
Carpathian
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Nikolaev
Great Black Sea
Odessa
Bessarabia
Ivan S. Konev
Odessa-Tiraspollasi
Malinovsky
Bug
Domanevka
Dom
Koshen
Ruemania
Moscow
Linkovtsy
Kameospoyhpodolsk
Proskurev
Czernoewitz
Bucovina
Red Army
Gregory K. Zhukov
Gvozdets
Kolamea
Czernowitze
Allies yield Cassino area in heavy fighting across Cassino sector
Allied headquarters disclosed the withdrawal of Gurkha troops from Hangman’s Hill and the Hill 202 area near Monastery hill as bombardment and street fighting raged around Cassino. Medium bombers cut rail lines from Northern Italy toward the German front. Allied planes and anti aircraft defenses claimed several enemy losses while German forces pressed near Hill 193 and in operations west of Cisterna. River flood forecasts and rising Ocmulgee and Castanania streams added to wartime concerns across Italy and Georgia.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Naples
Hangman’s Hill
Monastery Hill
Cassino
Italy
Cisterna
Rome
Flood danger rises as Georgia Alabama drenched
Heavy rains in Georgia and Alabama swell streams and floodways. The weather bureau warned South Georgia quagmires would worsen, delaying farming and damaging highways. Georgia officials reported over 2 million dollars in road damage as streams keep rising. Talbotton 4.47 inches, Columbus 3.08, Adairsville 3.17, Rome 3.03. Mobile 1.92, Montgomery 1.27, Birmingham 0.78 inches.
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Associated Press
Georgia
Alabama
Weather Bureau
South Georgia
Ryburn G. Clay
Talbotton
Columbus
Adairsville
Rome
Mobile
Montgomery
Birmingham
Mercury to Dip Tonight in Decatur Area
The weather forecast calls for a light freeze in the Decatur area tonight as temperatures dip. Residents should prepare by securing outdoor items and ensuring heating systems are ready for colder conditions.
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Decatur
Churchill laments slow Italian campaign progress in war column
The Prime Minister says there may be no sufficient progress to warrant a government statement and that his disappointment is shared. The piece analyzes Italy operations, Naples, Foggia airfields, and Rome’s contested objective, noting winter weather, rugged mountain defenses, and mud complicating Allied advances.
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Churchill
House of Commons
Local Boards to Decide Farm Deferments in War
Washington March 29 Major General Lewis B Hershey director of Selective Service agreed to leave deferment decisions for farm workers to local draft boards The change ends the unit system and adopts the Tydings amendment as the yardstick Governors Russell and Tydings said the move aims to prevent military inroads into farms and protect war food production A new policy may also bar farm workers rejected for military service from leaving farms to work in war plants without board approval
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
Marvin Jones
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Agriculture Committee
Tydings
de Md
Hereshey
New
Congress
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Scottsboro
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Hrtsville
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Guntersville
J. A. Kellar
Florence State Teachers’ College
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Payne
J. Y. Andrews
Sheffield
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Franklin
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Bessemer
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Tarrant City
Black Sea
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