Local Weather And Community News In North Alabama
Cloudy with showers and possible storms tonight. minimal temperature shift expected. Cotton prices posted with strict mids at 20.85 and middling 20.70. Local film line features Swing Fever at Prin t ess, Jack London at the Roxy, Jitterburgs at the Capitol. Community notes include hospital moves, patrols, training transfers, graduations, and local court actions.
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The
Printess
Jack London
Roxy
Jitterburgs
Capitol
498 Americans Lost In Ship Sinking
The War Department announced the sinking of an American ship in the Mediterranean with 498 military personnel missing. The date was not disclosed beyond “recent,” and next of kin have been notified. This follows two prior large transport sinkings.
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Washington
Mediterranean
War Department
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
North Atlantic
Democrats Split Over Montgomery Ward Seizure Probe
Washington reports Democrats split on a proposal to investigate the Montgomery Ward plant seizure. Speaker Rayburn indicates a cooling off period, while Dewey seeks immediate action. Senate Chair McCarran expects a special investigator to reach Washington Wednesday and urges prompt committee action.
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Washington
Montgomery-Ward
Sam Rayburn
D.-Tex
House
Rep
Dewey
R.ill
Rayburn
Rules Committee
Sabath
Navy
Knox
Cox
D.-Ga
Rep. Smith
D.-Va
McCarran
Senate Judiciary Committee
Chicago
Churchill Opens Dominion Prime Ministers War Meeting
Prime Minister Churchill presided at the opening of the war’s first meeting of Dominion Prime Ministers in London on May 1. It was understood he outlined details of Western front preparations at a secret session.
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London
Churchill
Valley People Fight for the TVA in Chicago Speech
In Chicago on May 1 1934 David E Lilienthal leader of the TVA warned the program faces a death sentence unless Congress blocks Senate amendments to an appropriation bill. He defended centralized planning and argued voluntary methods require coercion to ensure regional resource development.
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Chicago
Ill
Tennessee Valley
TVA
David E. Lilienthal
American Society of Planning
Lilienthal
House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
Allied bombers pound Genoa and northern Italy ports
Allied air power struck Genoa along with Livorno Monfalcone and Trieste targets in 72 hours of raids. Milan air factory rail yards and other rail targets were hit while Reggio Emilia airfield was attacked. Five Allied planes failed to return and twelve enemy aircraft were shot down.
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Edward Kennedy
Naples
Genoa
Milan
Taly
Italy
Livorno
Leghorn
Monfalcone
Adriatic
Trieste
Bressa
Barese
Castellmaggiore
Allessandria
Reggio Emilia
Rome-Florence
Vinegar Plant Workers Plead Guilty in Illicit Whisky Distro
Four employees at a Montgomery vinegar plant pleaded guilty to operating a 100 gallon illicit whisky distillery in the plant furnace room. They were bound over to federal grand jury action under bonds of 500 dollars each. Sloan said officials had no connection with the operation, which ran for several months.
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Montgomery
Ala
U.S
Wallace M. Sloan
Sloar
Allies Build Pressure as Luftwaffe Reappears Over Berlin
As Allied bombers press the sustained assault on Hitler's territory, German fighters surge to defend Berlin signaling renewed air battles. The month-long offensive has released about 100000 tons of bombs, with potential for heavier raids as invasion looms and Hitler rushes reserves to defenses.
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Luftwaffe
Herman Goering
Hitler
Fuehrer
Aland
English Channel
Mississippi River Flood Deepens As Levees Strain
After cresting at 39.11 feet in St Louis the Mississippi rose again while its Illinois tributary tore at earthen defenses and Missouri levees fell. Army engineers mobilized 11 000 workers, Cape Girardeau waterfront suspended rail ops, Coast Guard aided evacuations at Hanging Dog Island and Walmeyer. Red Cross counts 1,212,000 acres inundated.
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St. Louis
Mississippi
Illinois
Missouri
Army Engineers
Missouri Pacific
Cape, Il
McGee Creek
Coast. Guard
Greenbrier
Cape Girardeau
Hanging Dog Island
Grand Tower
Walmeyer
Red Cross
Gas station operator held on gas coupons theft charge
Roy Daugherty, a Columbus Georgia filling station operator, was held on $5,000 bond on illegal possession of gasoline rationing coupons. OPA investigator James F. McDuffie testified coupons tied to the Phenix City Alabama rationing board were stolen and offered for sale. A crime scene involved a stick with gum used to push sheets through vault bars amid a board meeting on April 14.
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Columbus
OPA
Phenix City
Ala
U. S
N. A. Brown
Roy Daugherty
James F. McDuffie
McDuffie
Daugherty
Weather for Invasion Now at Its Best
Edward D Ball reports from London that May offers optimal weather for the invasion timetable. He notes fewer gales and fog in May across the English Channel, and details plans for a vast naval force, merchant shipping, landing craft, troops, vehicles, and air support. Leaders Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin are said to have agreed on the timing at Teheran, making the date effectively fixed.
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Edward D. Ball
London
English Channel
Scilly Islands
Dungeness
Scilly
Ernest Bevin
Fresh Impetus For Invasion Nerve War
The Allies push a nerve war from Britain as a new U S broadcasting station began with a message to occupied Europe promising aid “from the West and South.” The broadcast, delivered by Robert E Sherwood, vows a joint assault with Russian forces from the East to show Germany “what overwhelming force can be.”
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London
U. S
Britain
Europe
Robert E. Sherwood
Office of War Information
U. S. Sta
Final Ballot Quest in Alabama Senate Race
On May 1 1946 Alabama voters face a final ballot quest between Sen Lister Hill and James A Simpson as polls open at 8 am in 2240 boxes. Weather could limit turnout but urban and town votes may rise. predicted total votes 200 000 to 250 000 with several unopposed incumbents in four of nine districts.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Lister Hill
Roosevelt
Senate
James A. Simpson
Montgomery
Jefferson
Mobile
Sam Hobbs
Selma
One Man Parade In Red Square Stirs Young Crowd
Eddie Gilmore recounts staging a solo May Day parade in Red Square in uniform as a prank. A crowd of schoolchildren grows to hundreds around Lenin’s tomb while Kremlin guards intervene and end the unauthorized display.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Red Square
Great Square
Red
Lenin Museum
Revolution Square
Lenin
Kremlin
Tovarich
Polls boxes for Decatur voters listed by probate judge
The probate Judge's office posted Decatur Precinct No 1 voting place boxes from Court House to Armory with numbers and locations. Voters must cast ballots in their district box and may call the probate judge if their name is missing or they moved.
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Probate Judge's Office
Court House
Carnegie Library
Decatur City Hall
A.H. Garnett's
Holesapple’'s
Johnston Street City Hall
Shropshire Cafe
Napps
McCormick’s
Harmon's
Fair- Shek
Bussey's
Austinville
Sheat’s Bros
Moulton Heights
Putnam’s
Armory
Alabama
Devot
Fatal car fire after tire blowout near Cullman
Four injured youths on Bee Line Highway escape except J B Cockrell who died in the flames after a 1933 Chevrolet struck by a match ignited fuel. Ted Weeks died Sunday. Joseph Burney in serious condition. Funeral services held for Cockrell and Weeks. Investigation by Highway Patrolman Bankhead Bates.
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V. B. Cockrell
Theodore Stane
Cerst
Joseph Burney
Harold Rooker
Grady
Adams
Cullman
Bee Line
Cul
J. B. Cockrell
Drinkard
Cullman Hospital
Ted
Young Cockrell
J. E. Marion
Winston County
Double Springs
R. H. Cockrell
Hanceville 1
Ted Weeks
Hopewell Church
Luther Hudson
Young Weeks
Hancev Pond
Bankhead Bates
Three North Alabama Crashes Leave Seven Dead
Seven people were killed and at least ten injured in three traffic accidents across North Alabama over the weekend. In Hamilton Sheriff H M Couth said Bud Purser, 25, died after a collision near there. Among the four injured was Night Police Officer Shelby Ballard, 45. Two youths died and a third was seriously burned in another crash Saturday night. Continued on Page Two.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Hamilton
H. M Couth
Bud — Purser
Shelby Ballard
Army B 24 crashes at Macon airport killing six
A B 24 bomber from Camp Wheeler crashed at Herbert Smart Municipal Airport in Macon at about 9 30 AM Central War Time. Six men died and three were injured. The ship did not burn and authorities did not immediately release the names of the dead or injured. The injured were taken to Camp Wheeler hospital. The origin of the plane was not known at once.
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Macon
Herbert Smart
Camp Wheeler
New War Nicknames and Front Line Gear in Italy
In Italy May 1 wire service report notes evolving German nicknames from Jerry to Kraut and Tedeschi. It highlights practical items reaching the front such as the Coleman stove and its uses for heating C rations and water, plus issues with the Army canteen cup rim and the late arrival of candles in quantity.
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Italy
Kansas
Allied Air Offensive Pummels Nazi Rail Lines in France Belgium
In a major pre invasion air offensive, about 1500 Allied planes strike Nazi rail yards in France and Belgium. Heavies escort fighters claim no losses while RAF medium bombers hit rail targets and the Namur Haine St Pierre yards come under attack. A night raid on Maintenon damages an ammunition dump near Paris and further rail points are hammered.
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Austin Bealmar
London
France
Belgium
Wall
Mustang
Thunderbolts
Namur
Haine St. Pierre
RAF
Maintenon
Paris
Germany
New York
U.S
Allied Bomber Blitz Hits Northern France Rail Targets
Allied air forces hammer rail junctions in Northern France around Paris and Lille as part of a 14th attack in 15 days. RAF heavy bombers and U S forces join in, with Fortresses Liberators Mustangs and Thunderbolts, some bombs returned due to weather. One British plane missing. operations also strike Genoa and other targets in Italy.
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London
France
Maintebon Panzer
Paris
U. S. Air Force
Britain
Harry Shirey
Elstad —City
Harland
Paul
Portland
Ore
RAF
Tactical Air Force
New Zealand
Atlantic Wall
Archeres
Somain
Lille
Air Ministry
Germany
Naples
Genoa
Milan
Sionea
Livorno
Leghorn
Monfalcone
Adriatic
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