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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1945
Page
1
War notices and local welfare updates from Decatur area
Local wartime reports note Pvt. Coy Robinson return to duty after POW status since 1944 and Pvt. Fred T. Aker killed in action in Europe. Other items report wounded soldier Elbert Young in Okinawa, missing William Brantley, and Thomas Todd arriving in France. Community notes include hospital arrivals, promotions, baptist evangelistic visit, and local births and dismissals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E., Robinson
Pvt
Coy Robinson
Thomas Moore
C. D. Terry
Frances Robinson
Decatur
E Bond Sales Climb Higher in Morgan County
Morgan County reports E bond sales totaling 8025 since yesterday noon, pushing Seventh War Loan totals to 390 400 and overall sales to 705 694 50. An Army display from Fort Benning tours the nation with 25 infantry teams to explain costs and weapons in more than 600 cities, including a pillbox assault demonstration and live weapons handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Ewell K. Gregg
Army Ground Forces
Pacific
Fort Benning
Georgia
Canal plan opposed by Memphis officials
City Engineer W. B Fowler told the Mississippi River Commission that the Tennessee Tombigbee project would divert river freight and harm Memphis terminal investments. He described it as an artificial canal with dams and locks, noting lower Mississippi cities rely on existing facilities and actions in good faith. The commission said it lacks jurisdiction over the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Mississippi River
Tennessee
Gulf
W. B Fowler
Fowler
Mississippi River Commission
Lower
Mississippi
Ovation for Hodges as First Army Chief Hosts Homecoming
Atlanta greets Gen Courtney H Hodges and staff as Pacific-bound officers depart Paris. Walton H Walker praises combat lessons against Nazis as veterans of Patton’s army. A 40-man military party, including seven generals, is welcomed by thousands in a huge public reception. Hodges heads to Washington before Pacific assignment and hopes to visit Perry, Georgia, soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Hodges
Courtney H. Hodges
U. S. First Army
Little Five Points
William B. Hartsfield
Paris
Perry
Atlantiona Pa
First Army
Japan
Walton H. Walker
Belton
Tex
Washington, D. C
Patton
Third Army
Pacific
General Hodges
Washington
Belgium
France
Germany
Courtney
Lawson General Hospital
Ex Navy Officer Brackx Sentenced in Espionage Case
New York May 25. Lau rent H Brackx a 51 year old former U S naval reserve officer was sentenced today by Federal Judge Mortimer W Byers to nine years imprisonment for wartime espionage and for violation of the censorship code. The prison terms run concurrently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Laurent H. J. Brackx
U. S. Naval Reserve
Mortimer W. Byers
U. S
Richard J. Burke
Brackx
Reverend Thomas K Young elected moderator in Presbyterian assembly
Rev. Thomas Kay Young D D pastor of Idlewild Presbyterian Church Memphis Tenn was chosen moderator of the 85th annual General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U S Southern Branch last night His election came on the second ballot and was unanimous on a motion by Dr M Courtney of Lewisburg W Va who was also nominated
Government expands home food program and wartime measures
President Truman announces a new home food supply division within the War Food Administration to coordinate home produced or conserved food. He urges large victory gardens as weather worsens crop damage and sugar production faces drastic cuts. Congress considers higher pay for members as an alternative to the tax free allowance. a veterans hospital staffing bill is discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
War Food Administration
Congressional
CPA
Congress
House
Pace
Bone Dry Bill Moves Toward Floor Vote In Alabama Senate
Lieut. Gov. Handy Ellis ordered the bone dry constitutional amendment placed for a floor vote after a ruling that no committee action is required. The Senate originally sent the measure to the temperance committee but reversed itself and read it for the first time. The sponsor Senator Vernon L. St John faced fierce parliamentary maneuvering before the bill was eventually referred to the temperance committee. An identical House bill by Rep. J H. Deason remains in position for a second reading. Two other liquor bills were killed by indefinite postponement. A separate measure would tax to offset potential revenue losses if the state goes dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Handy Ellis
Senate
Temperance Committee
Ellis
Alabama Supreme Court
Vernon L. St. John
Lawrence
St. John
Lawrence County
Handy
Elis
Preston Clayton
Barour
Vincent Kilborn
Mobile
Kilborn
Clayton
House
J H. Deason
Walker
Deason
Senate Temperance Committee
Alabama
E. C. Boswell
Vanene
J. A. Carnley
Cofee
War Hazards for Big Three in Wartime Talks
The Big Three face mounting cross winds as Allied aims clash amid Polish and Yugoslav disputes and Balkan shifts. Moscow influence expands while British and French zones recede, complicating plans for a united war effort during a tense hurricane season for the United Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Three
Washington
United Nations
Germany
Balkans
Europe
France Seeks Franco Scalp and Madrid Break
The French foreign affairs committee urged Paris to break relations with Spain and pressure Allied governments to force General Franco out of power. The move labels the Spanish regime a menace to world democracy and highlights disputes over Pierre Laval's return to France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Ochiltree
Associated Press
French Foreign Affairs Committee
de Gaulle
Spain
France
Francisco Franco
Paris
Madrid
Pierre Laval
Vichy
Karl Oberg
Kitzbuhel
Germany
Oberg
Berchtesgaden
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Ardennes
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Nazi Notes Reveal Hitlers War Preliminaries Plan
Stenographic notes found by American officers quote Hitler outlining war preparations including universal military service and the occupation of Rhineland as essential steps toward a future war against the Allies. The document, dating to December before the Ardennes offensive, counters Nazi excuses for starting the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berchtesgaden
Wdel
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Germany
Berlin
Ardennes
Rhineland
Powers Line Up Strength for World Peace
The United States and Britain plan joint armed maneuvers under a new world organization. They have agreed in principle and will draft details for the Big Five and others under a United Nations charter. The veto power of the Big Five remains the pivotal issue as the conference moves into its second month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
United States
Britain
World Organization
United Nations
United Nations Conference
Stettinius
Washington
Truman
Paper Drive Plans Made for Decatur Scrap Depot
Decatur plans a paper drive to collect scrap paper for the war effort. A storage depot will be built on vacant land behind The Daily office with volunteer labor from Carpenter's Local 1274, the Boy Scouts, and city services. Public donations of 300 dollars are sought to cover building materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Carpenter's Local Union No. 1274
AFL
Boy Scouts
Decatur Land Company
Grant Street
First Avenue
The
Land Company
Carpenter's
Ivie M. Mitchell
D. L. St. John
Business Mana Union
Boy Scots
Street Department
City of
Mt Cape Mewn
Tokyo Bombardment Continues As U S Forces Press Okinawa
American air forces pound Tokyo with large incendiary raids as 20th Air Force reports 550 planes striking the city again. In Okinawa, ground troops push past mud and establish new positions near Yonabaru while Marines enter Naha and cleanup operations widen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Milliman
Associated Press
Tokyo
20Th Air Force
Washington
Guam
Swo.Jima
Toyama—bay
Kanmon Strait
Okinawa
Japan
U. S
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S&s
7Th Infantry
Yonabaru
Sixth Division
Naha
77Th
Shuri
96Th
Pacific
Gem Douglas MacArthur
Mindanao
Philippines
31St
40Th
Impalatao
35Th Army
Davao
Dico
Ipo Dam
Manila
Luzon Island
Chiffiese
Indo-China
Hwaiyuanchen
Liuchow
Paoching
Shaoyang
Foochow
East China Port
Bassein
Rangoon
War Bond drive推广 details and targets
A community notice outlines the 7th War Loan with a goal of $1,333,000,000 monthly for April to June. It cites General Arnold on heavier B 29 armadas and urges citizens to buy War Bonds, promising strong national effort and personal savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
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Navy Department
Aviation Radioman
C. Willis Milton Parker
Willis Leslie Parker
Peart
Acon
Leona Owen
Hartselle
Gladys Fergueson
Simcoe
War Department
Fred T.aker
Oleva M. Aker
Cuatiman 4
Elbert T. Young
Falkville
Elbert Young
William G. Hudson
Aust
Gullman
William H. Brantley
Leeds 1
Cpl
Thomas E. Todd
Lamesa
Texas
C.W. Brown
D. W. Stringer
I. D. Pierce
Hillsboro
Oliver General Hospital
Augusta, CO
Homer G. Looney
East Street
Athens
Looney
England
Africa
Italy
Owensboro
Kentucky
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Hart
Westmin
Ts. G. A. Blackwell, Jr
East Wilson Avenue
Hamil
A. Brown
FE. A. Bogle
Trinity
Brown's Ambulance
Nelson E. Bullard
Decatur 3
Decatur General Hospital
Homer B. Hutchinson
Thomas Homer
Baugh's Infirmary
J. T. Bryant
Seventh Avenue West
Jefferson County Hospital
Birmingham
Brown's
Eula B. Smallwood
Baugh’s Infirmary
Henry Davis
Johnston Street
Ken Reynolds
By Ruth Brigham
Rep
Rankin
D-Miss
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Veterans’ Administration
Frank T. Hines
Veterans Admintration
Hines
By Dewitt MacKenzie
John Bull
Yugoslavia
Russia
Balkan
Marshal Tito
Lilienthal
David F. Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Authority
Knoxville
Trtin
TVA
McKellar and Stewart
Franco
Re Alvin Steinkopf
By John M. Hightower
Nips
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