Invasion News Warroom Formation at Allied HQ
Allied officials outline a vast news corps to cover the Eu invasion. About 300 reporters, including 169 accredited to supreme headquarters, will feed Eisenhower communiques and field dispatches from land sea and air units across the theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Long
Supreme Headquarters
Ces
England
Eubo
T. J. Davis
Allied Expeditionary Forces
Russia
China
France
United States
Empire
Britain
SHAEF
United Nations
Num
Morgan County Notes Highlight Local Families and Navy Calls
Morgan County scene includes Westlys visiting Rollin Harris at home while his navy furlough. Pvt Ollie Edwards returns from Camp Sibert for weekend with Lottie Edwards. Mrs J R Holder and Melvin Williams visit Decatur for medical care. Bernice and Mary Warren stay with Jimmy Ransom. Local farmers plant crops amid mild weather. Helen Marion resides with mother while father serves in Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westly West
Bonnie Jean
Hartselle
P. T. Watson
Rollin Harris
U. S. Navy
Ed . Harris
Pvt
Ollie Edwards
U. S. Army
Camp Sibert
Alabama
Lottie Edwards
J. R. Holder
Melvin Williams
Melva Joye
Decatur
Holder
Baugh’s Infirmary
Bernice
Mary Warren
Huntsville
Jimmy Ransom
Helen Marion
Oscar Vest
Mr. Vest
PRESS LIAISON LEADERS SHAPE GLOBAL NEWS NETWORKS
The passage notes leaders who coordinated press needs for a vast wartime information system. Robert E. Bunnelle, AP London bureau chief, directed the war committee of the Associated American Correspondents and helped assign roles to international agencies broadcasters large papers and syndicates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bers
Robert E. Bunnelle
Associated Press
London
Association- of American Correspondents
Educated Negro Ministry Is Urged by Southern Baptists
The Southern Baptist Convention committee urges a broad white Negro cooperative educational program for Negro preachers and calls for $5,000 annual support to 13 Baptist Negro colleges. It notes few Georgia Negro Baptist preachers hold college degrees and supports improved ministerial training through joint conventions and Nashville Seminary.
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Atlanta
Southern Baptist Convention
City Council
New York
Soutern
National Baptist Conventions
American Baptist Theological Seminary
Nashville
Tenn
Georgia
Convention
Spatial Service Commission
Presbyterian Church
Social Service Commission
Local Notes Highlight Ryan Community Life and Visits
Mrs. Lola W. Cudlip Ryan ill with pneumonia at her parents home. Visitors include John Knight and son Johnnie from Lacon. Ne gro minstrel drew a large crowd at Ryan. Family and friends attend events at Hulaco and Lawrence Cove. several relatives visit Decatur Birmingham and Guntersville areas. Multiple illnesses, visits, and weekend gatherings mark the community scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Ryan
Murphy Julian
John Knight
Johnnie
Lacon
Joe Crawford
Ryan
Daisy
Elsie Cradford
Dan Roan
Lawrence Cove
Roan
Frances Holmes
Louise Shelton
Gus Shelton
Summit
Memphis
Hulaco
Cecil Ward
Bobby Ray
Barbara Fay
W. J. Briscoe
Walter Whisenant
Janie Whisenant
Gussie
Oscar Julian
Pauline McAnally
Birmingham
Malcolm Julian
Quinton Bagwell
Cicero’ Bagwell
Panama_ Canal Zone
Drucilla Ralph
Decatur
Homer Stewart
Ethel McAnear
M. E
Guntersville
Roy Stewart
Jack
Jewell Martin
Darrell Stewart
Mr. Stewart
Poll tax ban remains stalled in Congress
Senate action shelved the House backed measure by 41 to 35 as supporters failed to force debate limits. NAACP leader Walter White condemned the move calling it a farce while pickets outside the Capitol warned the poll tax undermines Black voters in the South and recalls slavery symbols.
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Washington
Saas
Senate
Sternay
Bilbo
D-Miss
House
Congress
Capitol
Walter White
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
White
Capitol Hill
Community News From New Hope and Nearby
A large crowd gathered for a Blackground decoration in New Hope. Margaret Parker has returned from Coffeyville and was welcomed home. Sgt. W. T. Parker, stationed in Kansas, recently received two medals. W. T. Parker leaves for the Army. Local residents report harvesting of gardens underway. Mr. and Mrs. Ruffus Jackson visited the Hallmarks. Mrs. Melvin Letson and others met with Mrs. Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackground
Margaret Parker
Coffeyville
Kansas
W. T. Parker
Army
Ruffus Jackson
W. H. Hallmark
T. C. Parker
Revival Service Highlights Salvation Through Jesus Christ
A large crowd heard Dr. Roy Hewlett at Memorial Drive Methodist preach from Hebrews 2 3 about salvation through Jesus blood. He warned that neglecting salvation leads to danger and urged reliance on Christ alone with further sermons planned through Wednesday.
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Memorial Drive
Jesus “Christ
Jesus Christ
Dr. Hewlett
Forrest Chapel Activities and Local Visits in Morgan County
The Woman's Society of Christian Service met at Mrs. W E Ward's home with Mrs Homer Montgomery leading the program on missions. Community members attended Johnson Chapel decoration. several families visited relatives and attended funerals in Lawrence County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
W. E. Ward
Homer Montgomery
Newt. Bailey
Montgomery
Bailey
M G. Whitten
Wallace Sims
Ward
Whitten
Johnson Chapel
Leon Osborn
Roy Osborn
S. J. Curtis
Jess Smith
Galey
Lawrence County
Irene Bolan
Decatur
Robert Bolan
Sile Davis
Hopewell
Ervin Story
Margaret
Charles Edward
T. L. Gogeknee
Hartselle
Sunny
Lewis Ward
Guin and
Juston Wayne
Oak Ridge
J. V. Sims
David
Gayle Sims
George Sims
Roberts
Danville
L. C. Osborn
Patty
Paul
Barton
Oscar Osborn and Son
Birmingham
Ray Osborn
Priest Stanislaus Cinemas Confined After Nervous Breakdown Threat
Springfield Mass May 16 Rev Stanislaus Cinemas suspended by his bishop for an unauthorized trip to Pend and confined to bed in the rectory. Dr William Kotarski said the Polish American priest who met with Premi Josef Stalin appeared very nervous and upset and was ordered to stay in bed several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
Stanislaus Cinemas
Pend
William C. Kotarski
Premi Josef Stalin
Freight engines Have Smaller Drives Than Passenger Locomotives
A railway note explains freight locomotives use smaller traction drives than passenger engines. It highlights differences in gearing and wheel arrangement affecting speed and traction on varying service duties.
Plan to boost cheap cigars under wartime price controls
Washington reports OPA seeks a method to increase production of cheaper cigars while higher priced varieties remain, amid shortages and taxes. Factories shift toward pricier lines as stores hoard cheap stock, and service members take a growing share of output. Previous rules allowed a 20 percent price rise in November 1942 to offset costs.
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Washington
OPA
Armed Services
Manufactur
Ers
QPA
Decoration Day at Lacey Springs observed May 21
The Church of God at Lacey Springs will hold its annual Decoration Day on the third Sunday, May 21, with all day services. Every one is invited to bring a basket for a meal served in the usual manner. Those not yet prepared may work on the cemetery.
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Church of God At
Lacey Springs
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