Weather and local notices mix of events and prices
The Decatur area reported a high of 80 and a low of 61. Cotton prices paid locally: strict middling 20.85 middling 20.70 strict low 18.85 low 16.85. Movie listings include Girl Crazy at the Princess Tornado at the Roxy and Texas at the Capitol. May church decorations and a singing event shift to May 28. Community notices cover births, sermons, visits, and a traffic card warning about tire safety in Decatur.
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The
Princess
Roxy
Texas
Capitol
Nazis Surprised by Italian Move Ahead of D Day
Allied reports claimed the D Day invasion had begun as Nazi radios warned of a possible counter invasion of Britain. Rommel faced demands for broader control in France while Vichy reshuffled leaders. Eisenhower signaled a G-5 advance into Germany, and Molotov promised joint blows with the East.
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London
Britain
Erwin Rommel
Jean Paquis
Paris
France
Mast Lon
Rommel
Vichy
Marshal Petain
Chateau
Foreign Office
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Germany
Reich
Allies Are Pictured As Having Jitters
Nazi propagandists depict British and American populations as hysterical and panicked on the eve of the Allied invasion. Swedish London correspondents are quoted saying England fears the invasion gamble and seeks comfort in religion mysticism or quack cures. US mood is described as whipped into nervy frenzy by months of front propaganda with fear of costly empty victory.
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Wade
KNEP
Lisbon
Western
Europe
British
United States
London
England
Britain
America
Satellite Nations Face Ultimatum to Quit Axis War
Washington reports the United States Britain and the Soviet Union issued a joint ultimatum to Hungary Romania Bulgaria and Finland. They must choose now to withdraw from the war and join the Allied effort or face harsher terms and harsher consequences as the Nazi defeat nears.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Russia
Germany
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Finland
Threepower
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Poll tax fight rages in Senate over voting ban
Senator Ellender denounced President Roosevelt for backing a poll tax repeal bill, arguing he should bow his head if supporting such action. Dewey’s opposition to poll taxes was labeled political by Southern Democrats and dismissed by Republicans as unlikely to affect the push to abolish the levies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ellender
Senate
Mead
N.Y
United States
Thomas E. Dewey
D. la
New York
Dewey
Allied Offensives Signal Preparations for D-Day
The article notes Allied offensives in Italy and Western Europe as coordinated moves toward the invasion of France. It explains the Italian thrust near Gustav line aims to pin down German forces and delay redeployment, while signaling that D-Day may be near but not guaranteed.
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Italy
Paris
Europe
Jaly
France
Mediterranean
Anzio
Hitler
Rome
Ward's Case Is Dismissed
Federal Judge William H. Holly dismissed the government's injunction request to stop Montgomery Ward and company officials from interfering with federal operation of the Chicago plants. The plants were returned to the company's possession, and the dismissal was without prejudice meaning a similar action could be pursued later.
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Chicago
William H. Holly
Montgomery Ward and Company
Bari
Farmers lag as weather delays Alabama crop outlook
Alabama farmers remain behind schedule by three weeks to a month due to rains and cold weather. The state crop reporting service said the delay hampers progress and the peaches outlook is poor.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Alabama official vows court challenge to fare rise order
Gordon Persons says an Interstate Commerce Commission intrastate passenger fare increase will be contested through the courts up to the U.S. Supreme Court. He hopes Kentucky North Carolina and Tennessee join in opposing the measure. Alabama officials argued the hike would cost intrastate travelers 1.5 million dollars yearly based on current railroad earnings.
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Montgomery
Ala
Gordon Persons
Alabamaublic Service Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alabama
Supreme Court of the United States
Persons
Kentucky
North Carolina
Tennessee
Alabama Commission
Dies withdraws from renomination amid ill health
Representative Martin Dies of Texas announces he will not seek re election due to ill health and a wish to return to private business. Dies has served 14 years in Congress and chairs the House committee on un American activities.
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Beaumont
Tex
Martin Dies
Congress
Dies
Beaumont Journal
House Committee On UN
New WWII Terms SHAEF and ETOUSA Emerging in London
From London May 12, Ernie Pyle notes growing wartime jargon among Americans. SHAEF stands for Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force with Eisenhower leading. ETOUSA denotes European Theater of Operations United States Army. He recalls how initials morph into words and mentions a Mediterranean note from a “frozen” boy.
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Ernie Pyle
London
SHAEF
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Eisenhower
Washington
Soldiers left in limbo after Casablanca delay disappointment
The Casablanca Group recounts American bound soldiers stuck in Casablanca for six weeks, receiving a rejected schooling transfer and home reassignment. A farewell letter laments lost boats and a dream ending, while noting the Army’s vastness can cause such errors. The writer reflects on soldier resilience amid discouragement.
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Casablanca
Casa
Ernie
Allied Air Attacks Target Four German Oil Plants
American and British air fleets struck major synthetic oil plants near Leipzig and in Brux while heavy bombers raid Northern France and coastal targets. The operations involved nearly 2,000 aircraft and aimed to cripple Germany’s war capability amid a broad assault across Europe.
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London
Leipzig
Germany
Brux
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Berlin
Merseburg
Lutzkendorf
Halle
Bohlen
Zietz
France
Channel Coast
Cherbourg
Boulogne
RAF
Louvain
Belgium
Eurbope
Italy
Britain
Bogus Check Expert Held In Alabama Case
Pi Jack Meredith 52 on federal charges of passing false securities while using many aliases. From a Montgomery base he bought used cars with worthless checks, selling them out of state. Indicted by a federal grand jury. previously an Indiana escape. Bond recommended at $25,000 with return date May 19.
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Montgomery
Ala
Jack K. Meredith
Hammond
Ind
Federal Bureau of Investigation
R. J. Abbaticchio Jr
FBI
Birmingham
Abbaticchio
Meredith
FE. H. Hearst
Nevada
Charles B. Kennamer
Indiana
Reward total for slayer increased in Alabama
Sheriff H C Blakemore said a hunt continues north of Huntsville for the slayer of Mrs Margarete Thornton Fleming who was stabbed to death last week in her home. A murder warrant was sworn out for Isham David Hobbs, 37, of Huntsville, by J D Thornton.
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Huntsville
Ala
H. C. Blakemore
Here
Margarete Thornton Fleming
E. D. Johnston
J. D. Thornton
Isham David Hobbs
Huntaville
Lend Lease Extension Heads to White House for Roosevelt Stamp
The House approved the Senate version of the lend lease extension and sent it to President Roosevelt for signature. It secures continued aid for another year beyond June 30 and notes U S war material deliveries exceeding 22 billion dollars. The bill limits postwar obligations without Congress consent.
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Washington
House
Senate
White House
Roosevelt
United States
Congress
Japanese Forces Cut Lunghai Railway West of Loyang
Chinese high command reports Japanese troops slash southward across the Yellow River and derail or cut the Lunghai railway about miles west of Loyang in Hope province. The action blocks Chinese retreat.
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Chungking
Yellow River
Lunghai
Loyang
Hoi
Japan tightens grip on Peiping Hankow line while India raids stun Axis
Allied air forces strike across Asia and the Pacific with a massive two day campaign. In China Japanese invaders hold the Peiping Hankow railway and tighten pressure on Loyang as Chinese troops face entrapment. In India an Allied blow hits near Imphal asTruk bases endure a vast air assault. MacArthur crews drop 1000 tons on New Guinea targets.
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Peiping
Hankow
Loyang
India
Central Pacific
Japan
Truk
Pacific
Chungking
Peiping- Hankow
Loyarg
India-Burma
Imphal
Central
Southwest Pacific
Wake Island
Schouten Islands
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Dutch New Guinea
Ponape
Oroluk
Carolines
Woleai
Douglas MacArthur
Wewak-Hansa Bay
New Guinea
Russians claim repulsed German assault near Kaspol bridgehead
Moscow reports a heavy German attack northwest of Kaspol on the Western bank of the Lower Dnestr river was repulsed with heavy losses to the enemy. The Red army says about a regiment of German infantry was wiped out, while the German side claimed the Russians were wiped out at the bridgehead.
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Henry C. Cassidy
Moscow
Red Army
Kaspol
Dnestr
Stanislawow
Sevastopol
High Command
Norway
Red Fleet
Allied push begins in Italian campaign near Cassino
Allied forces launch a major spring offensive across a 25 mile front from Cassino to the sea. Fifth and Eighth Armies smash into the Gustav line aided by heavy artillery and air power. Reports note initial objectives captured while German resistance remains stubborn along the advance corridor.
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Edward Kennedy
Naples
Italy
Cassino
Battle at Gustav Line Sees Allied Push in Italy
The Eighth Army drives a first stage attack in Italy with Polish Indian and British troops striking German fortifications at the Gustav line. A ground mist aided operations while several German prisoners were captured and some tanks were knocked out as counterattacks occurred.
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Eighth Army
Italy
Gustav Line
Allied forces push into Cassino sector in major Italy advance
Allied units from American British Dominion Polish French and Italian troops drive wedges into German lines in the Cassino area and along the Rapido and Gari rivers as the die is cast for a broad assault across the Italian front. General Mark W. Clark vows to destroy the German armies while air power disrupts rail traffic.
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Cassino
Eighth Army
Rapido
Gari
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Italy
Garigliano
Impo
Fifth
Tyrrhenian Sea
Adriatic
Cassina
Liri
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