Local weather and community notices from Decatur
Cloudy with showers and scattered thundershowers expected tonight and Friday. Max 178 min 67. Cotton prices posted: strict middling 20.90 middling 20.75 strict low 18.90 low 16.90. Movie listings include A Guy Named Joe at the Princess and The City That Stopped Hitler at the Roxy. Mosque church and civil notices, military rosters, and local events follow, including prayer meetings and DeMolay activity.
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Weee
Guy
Joe
The
Princess
Hitler
London
Capitol
Axis Business Firms Placed On Blacklist
United States and Britain blacklist 15 000 business men and firms for aiding Germany and Japan. State Department plans indefinite sanctions into the postwar period to pressure those who aided the enemy war effort. Francis H. Russell announces the policy to curb German trade and warns 5000 European neutral firms to refuse trading with Germany. Continued on Page Two.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Germany
Japan
State Department
Britain
Francis H. Russell
Division of World Trade Intelligence
American Drug Manufacturers Association Today
Hot Springs
Russell
False nylon sales exposed by OPA in several cities
OPA deputy administrator Thomas J. Emerson disclosed fake nylons sold as $70-a-dozen or $5-a-pair products. Buyers in Memphis and other cities bought chemically treated rayon passed as nylon. He warned against peddlers and classified ads and noted no genuine nylon allocation exists and ceiling is $2.50 per pair.
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Washington
Memphis
Tenn
Thomas J. Emerson
OPA
Enforcement
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Emerson
Ward Officer Arrested in Chicago Plot to Deface Government Property
Paul D. Sowell assistant operating manager of Montgomery Ward and Co. was seized by FBI at a government controlled mail order plant and charged with stealing or injuring government property. Lowell is accused of taking down a government poster about discharges since April 26 and faced a May 11 hearing with bond set at 250 dollars.
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Chicago
Paul D. Sowell
Montgomery Ward and Company
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U. S
William J. Connor
Lowell
Connor
John D. Goodloe
CIO
United
Goodloe
Edwin K. Walker
Sowell
Walker
Roosevelt Praised by Izvestia as Likely Reelection Candidate
Izvestia analyzes the U S electoral campaign and calls Franklin D Roosevelt the most plausible candidate. The piece cites the MacArthur incident and Willkie's failure as factors boosting Roosevelt's reelection chances.
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FDR
Moscow
Izvestia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Willkie
Roosevelt
Pyle Ready to Travel for England Invasion
Naples May 4 by wireless Ernie Pyle says he plans to depart for England soon. He jokes about rumors of invasion and notes his age and travel weariness after long service in the war theater.
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Ernie Pyle
Naples
England
Italy
Ernie Bids Goodbye To Boys In Italy
A wartime column reflects on the Italian campaign from an individual perspective. The writer contemplates feelings of desertion and mixed emotions while acknowledging the hardships and losses, weighing the strategic tradeoffs of a lean Allied force in Italy versus larger power gains in England and Europe.
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Ernie
Italy
Russian Front Battles Push Germans Back Near Stanislawow
Soviet and German front reports conflict across the Eastern Front with Russian forces killing about 600 Germans near Stanislawow and inflicting losses on tanks and self propelled guns. Romanian and Soviet bulletins cite heavy fighting near Targu Frumos and Sevastopol with aircraft raids and rail targets hit.
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London
Stanislawow
Tiraspol
Moscow
Meer Stanislawow
Old Poland
Odessa
Dnestr
Bucharest Radio
Targu- Frumos
Iasi
Hitler shifts crack troops to front in new coastal defense
Nazi radio says Hitler moved Lt. Gen. Kurt Student and elite parachute forces from Italy to France and stationed airborne units along the Atlantic wall. The broadcast claims these troops are in danger zones ready for a proposed Allied invasion and notes recon reports of Allied embarkations at British ports.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Kurt Student
Italy
France
Atlantic Wall
Student
Atlantic
Stockholm
Aftonbladet
Churchill
Japan presses Kohima defense as monsoon looms
Allied headquarters report repulsed Japanese attempts to seize Kohima and Imphal in Eastern India as monsoon rains near. Tokyo radio claimed Allied evacuations near Imphal. In Burma, Allied tanks repelled a Japanese penetration near Buthedaung. In China, Henan fights to halt advances on the Peiping Hankow railroad. Allied air strikes hit Rabaul Woleai Biak Island and Mollandia. A signals mixup caused a brief PT boat clash near Rabaul. both planes and boats were lost with casualties.
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Richard C. Bergholz
Associated Press
Kohima
India
Burma-India
Bengal-Assam
Imphal
Tokyo
Arakan
Burma
Buthedaung
China
Henan Province
Peiping- Hankow
Hsuchang
Southwest Pacific
Rabaul
New Britain
Woleai
Carolines
Biak Island
Schouten
Mollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Doulas MacArthur
Final primary vote tally announced for Morgan County
The Morgan County Democratic Committee released the official primary count. Senator Lister Hill led with 3059 votes while James A. Simpson had 1561. Alabama Supreme Court Place No 1 went to William H. Thomas 1843 and J. Alex Huey 1034. Delegates and other party posts show Frank Boykin 1494 and Chauncey Sparks 2168 among top names.
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Morgan
T. B. Brindley
W. W. Malone
John
Birmingham
Ala
Lister
Hill
James A. Simpson
Alabama
Senate
Roosevelt
Simpson
Washington
Joe Starnes
Guntersville
House Dies Investigating Committee
Carter
Manasco
John Newsome
Rep
Andrews
J. Hubert Farmer
Dothan
Hobbs
Tom C.king
Anniston
JW. Wright
Albert Rains
Gadsden
Starnes
M. L. Shaddiz
Alabama City
J. H. Deason
Jasper
Reuben .L. Newton
Newsome
Luther Patrick
Hugh B. DuBose
O.L. Allen
Patrick
Frank Boykin
George Grant
Pete Jarman
John Sparkman
Thomas
Huey
Creel
Brown
Rushton
Hanna
McCartney
Two Cars Collide on Ferry and Lafayette Streets
No one was injured in a mid day collision at Ferry and LaFayette streets. A state highway pickup driven by L L Tuck collided with a red convertible driven by Mrs R D Pollard, causing about 25 dollars damage to each vehicle and roughly 50 dollars total.
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State Highway Department
L L. Tuck
801
Grant Street
R. D. Pollard
Ferry and
LaFayette Sts
Ferry Street
Funeral services for Bennie Evans Conner
Funeral services for Bennie Evans Conner are set for today at 3 p.m. in Rose Lawn Cemetery with Mutual Service directing. The deceased is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Conner a brother James Caroline Conner one sister Myrtle Belle and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Conner.
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Bennie Evans Conner
Roselawn
E. B. Conner
James Caroline Conner
Myrtle Belle
H Cc Conner
Decatur Flier Escapes Unhurt In Liberator Crash
Decatur flyer Sgt. George Jacobs survived a Liberator crash uninjured after being thrown clear at a U S bomber base in England. Capt. John J. Driscoll of New York received the Soldier's Medal for heroism rescuing four crew members. Driscoll led the rescue with Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle pinning the award. Six crewmen were blown clear. four rescuees recommended for the medal.
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George W. Jacobs
Decatur Flier
Associated Press
U. S
England
John J. Driscoll
New York
Jacobs
B. L. Jacobs
County Schools Set to Open September 20
Morgan county board of education met in the county courthouse to announce openings for the upcoming school year on September 20 and to accept the Flint school and the Morgan county training school for use. The board invited bids on coal for next year and asked bidders to contact the superintendent of education promptly.
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Morgan County
S. O.maner
Morgan County Board of Education
Flint
Morgan County Training School
Theuperintendent of Education
Senate Bill Aims Prompt Payment to War Contractors
The Senate on May 4 passed a bill to ensure prompt payment of contractor claims when government contracts are terminated. The action occurred by voice vote and now moves to the House.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate finance panel approves veterans pension bill
Legislation to raise pensions and disability payments for World War I and World War II veterans cleared the Senate finance committee. The House has already passed the measure.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Florida Puts Byrd In White House Race
North Carolina Democrats linked a fourth term resolution with backing for Gov. J. M. Broughton as vice presidential nominee while Florida voters appeared to push Sen. Harry F. Byrd into the presidential contest against his wishes. The North Carolina convention signaled 30 delegates for second place on a Roosevelt headed ticket, a first in the 1944 campaign.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
J. M. Broughton
Florida
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Roosevelt
Japanese push to seize Imphal Kohima amid monsoon threat
The invasion from Burma aims to capture Imphal and Kohima before the monsoon floods. The Japanese commander calls the bases vital, but even if taken they would not end the war. New Delhi says British Indian forces still hold advantage and could crush the invaders if they advance after the rains.
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India
Burma
Imphal
Kohima
Dia
China
New Delhi
Bengal
Assam
Army of Freedom
Tokyo
Flying Fortresses Smash Nazi Airfield in Holland
American Flying Fortresses bombed a German airfield in Holland as part of a 20th straight day of pre invasion aerial strikes. The raid, supported by Thunderbolts, Lightnings and Mustangs, left 3 American fighters lost and nine enemy aircraft downed.
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Austin Bealmear
London
Hitler
Holland
France
Bucharest
Italy
Mailly
Reims
Flying Fortress
U. S
Stimson Praises Bombing Progress Against Germany
Secretary of War Stimson reported continued air assaults are destroying German transportation and reducing fighter strength. April saw a record 43,500 tons of bombs on targets in Germany and held areas. He noted marshalling yards at Chalons Sur Marne heavily damaged and said deep penetrations still meet strong German opposition.
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RAF
Air Ministry
Montdidier
Amiens
Chicateaudun
Orleans
Nurnberg
Bucharest
Italy
Rome
Ventimig
Washington
War Stimson
Stimson
Germany
Chalons-Sur-Marne
Berlin
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Peg Par
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Decatur General Hospital
Cpl
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Courtland
Adie Zangvit
Nashville
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L. B. Osborne
Eura Stevenson
Earl Bowen
Barbara Gail Allgood
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Arthur Force
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Dorothy
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Columbia
Pyle
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Poland
Roman
Romania
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Board of Revenue & Control
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Tom Russell
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