Troops Save AP Reporter On Biak Island
Spencer Davis reports that on Biak Island during the May 27 landing in Bosnek harbor several Japanese planes attacked American ships and landing craft. Soldiers returned fire as a Navy destroyer and landing ships pulled back, while a lone AP correspondent recounts ducking fire and being aided by Lt. Sidney L. Chaers of Pensacola, Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Davis
Sixth Army
Biak Island
Biak
Bosnek Harbor
D-Day
Kenneth Smith
Bessemer
Ala
Suzy Que
Bink
Navy
Sidney L. Chaers
Pensacola
Fla
Large Mor gan county draft board announces pre-induction trip
A Mor gan county draft board 1 unit departs for pre-induction in Fl ethorpe Georgia. List includes ward Oden Ralph Howard Fenn John William Bates Billie Mitchell Thomason Paul Thomas Griswold James Henson Merritt Durham Poole Forrest Sims Terry James Bascum Allen Henry Frank Kitchens Hollis Mason Breeding William Leamon Reeves David Humphrey Darwin Otis Kir by Dewey D. Miller Fuerl Admiral Crowe-Otto Fischer Jr. John Swift Lyle Claude Perry Charles Benjamin Farrow Lester O'Neal Craig Elbert Ernest Moy ers Pat L Letson J C Clifford Phillips Raymond Clem William Hafford Sharp Maxie Wayne Turner Paul Emerson Phillips Clyde Hubert Srygley William Edward Sadler Robert Clair McMurtrey Orville Avery Bayless Robert Doyle Holliday Hugh Ward Wheeless Charles Henry Terry Raymond Lous Krecie James Nelson Fisk William Patrick Jacobs William Etoy Cochrane Kenneth Earl McCorkle Thomas Jack McCroskey Melvin Boyd Cryer Herbert O Goodwin R W Speakman Calvin Coolidge Brewer Milton Harold Compton Louie Wayne Sahrp James Leroy Harisellé L G Linderman Jr Leonard Coleman Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Draft Board 1
Flethorpe
Georgia
Ward Oden
Ralph Howard Fenn
John William Bates
Billie Mitchell Thomason
Paul Thomas Griswold
James Henson
Merritt Durham Poole
Forrest Sims Terry
James Bascum Allen
Henry Frank Kitchens
Hollis Mason Breeding
William Leamon Reeves
David Humphrey Darwin
Otis Astus Kirby
Dewey D. Miller
Fuerl
Admiral Crowe
Otto Fischer Jr
John Swift Lyle
Claude Perry
Charles Benjamin Farrow
Lester O'Neal Craig
Elbert Ernest Moyers
Pat L. Letson
J. C. Clifford Phillips
Raymond Clem
William Hafford Sharp
Maxie Wayne Turner
Paul Emerson Phillips
Clyde Hubert Srygley
William Edward Sadler
Robert Clair McMurtrey
Orville Avery Bayless
Robert Doyle Holliday
Hugh Ward Wheeless
Charles Henry Terry
Raymond Lous Krecie
James Nelson Fisk
Cotton Prices Rally on Mill Demand and Short Covering
New York cotton rose amid aggressive mill price fixing and commission house demand amid scarce offerings. Late quotes put July at 20.94, October 20.30, December 20.03, with gains of 30 to 50 cents per bale. Chicago dairy markets showed firm butter and steady eggs with large receipts.
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New York
Commission House
Congress
Crippled Children's Clinic Held at Central Baptist
About two hundred disabled children from North Alabama attend the Crippled Children's Clinic at Central Baptist Church starting 8:30 AM. An orthopedic surgeon examines each child and treatment costs are covered by the state unless parents can pay. Severe cases go to the Crippled Children's Convalescent Home in Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Alabama
Central Baptist Church
Birmingham
Group Goes to the Navy from Local Board No. 2
Local Board No. 2 Morgan county Hartselle list of selectees reported to the Navy recruiting office Birmingham Tuesday to be inducted into the U S Navy. Arlo Thurman Abercrombie John Sam Draper Roscoe Truman Abercrombie Marcus Paul Lemmond James Earl Lang James Clifford Puckett Edward Leon Battles John Alton Beall James Edward Livingston Lewis George Wallace James Bunford Lawrence William Milford Fields John Howard Lockhart Jimmie Stewart Bennett Joe Gordon Cook Ray Ward Roy Lee Fairbanks Louis Shirley Smith Charles Luther Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Hartselle
Navy Reecruiting
Birmingham
U. S. Navy
Arlo Thurman Abercrombie
John Sam Draper
Roscoe Truman Abercrombie
Marcus
Paul Lemmond
James Earl Lang
James Clifford Puckett
Edward Leon Battles
John Alton Beall
James Edward Livingston
Lewis George Wallace
James Bunford Lawrence
William Milford Fields
John Howard Lockhart
Jimmie Stewart Bennett
Joe Gordon Cook
Ray Ward
Roy Lee Fairbanks
Louis Shirley Smith
Charles Luther Wallace
Germans Near Rome Face Fierce Battle as Allies Press West
A war dispatch reports German forces retreating at Alfedena and a major tank clash near Lanuvio. It notes heavy bombardments and claims 78 of 200 fifth army tanks were destroyed by the Nazis while American troops are said to be buried beneath rubble. The Rome front shows signs of a climactic struggle as German reserves reinforce the last fortress before the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfedena
Sangro
Lanuvio
Midway
Valmontone
Fifth Army
Albert Kesselring
Negro lawyer appeals in Alabama cases
Arthur A. Madison of New York, a Black attorney, has appealed his conviction on a charge of illegal practice in Alabama. Four similar cases against him have been continued pending the higher court's decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Arthur A. Madison
New York
Alabama Court of Appeals
Labor Front Spotted Yet Amid Nationwide Strike
The nation sees ongoing walkouts with more than 50 000 workers idle. In Detroit CIO and AFL actions disrupt Parke Davis production and bakery deliveries while 2900 workers are idle and 1500 more weigh returning. Pacific Northwest lumber workers resume uncertainly as New England CIO urge return to American Steel and Wire. Bread shortages hit Cincinnati Toledo Decatur Pana and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Parke Davis and Company
Detroit
CIO
TFL
War Labor Board
Federal Mogul Company
AFL
Pacific Northwest
Worchester
Mass
New England
United Steelworkers
American Steel and Wire Company
Cincinnati
Toledo
Ohio
Decatur
Pana
Ill
100 Shipyard Men Held In Boston Fraud Probe
FBI and U S marshals arrested more than 100 Bethlehem and Hingham shipyard workers in Boston on charges of conspiring to defraud the government. Authorities say counters and welders logged false credits for extra production and split illicit salary amounts, in a large wartime fraud racket uncovered during the national emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
FBI
U. S
Bethlehem, Hingham Shipyard
E. A. Soucy
Edmund J.brandon
Washington
Soucy
Sergeant Showalter and Crew in England Homefront Talk
The narrator recalls meeting Sergeant Showalter and his wife Edna Kuhns from Dana, Indiana. He praises Showalter as a diligent commander proud of his crew, especially Pfc. Bob Cartwright from Daytona Beach. The piece describes training, morale, ration concerns, and preparations for moving overseas amid rough conditions in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergeant Showalter
Edna Kuhns
Kuhns
Daytona Beach
Fla
Bob
Showalter
Mrs Elmore Dies at Clinic Here
Mrs Stella Elmore 22 of 1207 Nineteenth Avenue East died this morning at the Hamilton clinic. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Athens Church of Christ with interment in Athens cemetery. Mutual Service directed. She is survived by husband Marvin Elmore two daughters Petey Marvaline and Brenda Joyce her parents Mr and Mrs J E Pu one brother and three sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella £ Elmore
Nineteenth Avenue East
Hamil
Athens Church of Christ
Athens Cemetery
Marvin Elmore
Petey Marvaline
Brenda Joyce
J. E. Pu
Local Notices and Hospital Transfers in Decatur Area
Dismissals from Harris clinic and Hamil clinic mark a busy week. Reports confirm Major Dewald Russell landed safely in New Guinea. Mrs Eva Sowell returned home from Decatur General, and Mrs W C Sanders went home from South Highland Birmingham. Families visit relatives in Decatur Hartselle and Greenville. OPA price panel plans a 8 p m meeting at courthouse annex. Local band invites 7 to 11 year olds to begin flute lessons Monday June 5 with no charge. Rev Thomas Hatchett to preach at First Christian Church in Hartselle Sunday at 11. Family visits noted in Birmingham Atlanta Nashville areas. Lula Pearl Spiegel recuperating at home after appendectomy.
Patrick Wins His Job Again in Alabama Runoffs
In Alabama runoffs Luther Patrick regains a House seat by narrow margins as Rep. John Newsome is unseated. Carter Manasco leads J. H. Deason for the seventh district with most votes counted. Patrick claims no special labor ties and vows to represent all the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Ore
Luther Patrick
John Newsome
Newsome
Carter Manasco
J. H. Deason
Manasco
Deason
Patrick
Jefferson County
CIO
Labor
Congress
Delano Park Schedules Activities For Youth Programs
At Delano park recreation center on Tuesday afternoon a girls softball team was formed under Mrs. Leon Thomas. The Junior Glee Club, directed by Miss Elizabeth Roberts, drew 24 youths ages 6 to 16 for a 5:30 meeting. A 6 pm basketball team for ages 12 to 16 followed, with Rev. W. E. Weston organizing. George W. Connor, manager of Grants, donated swings and blocks for Delano park playgrounds for ages 1 to 8. The director and the Decatur recreation commission acknowledged the gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delano Park Recreation Center
Leon Thomas
Elizabeth Roberts
Peare
W._E. Weston
George W. Connor
Delano Park
Decatur Recreation Commission
Opening Bond Drive Talked In Morgan County
Mor gan county held a courthouse meeting led by war finance chairman Ewell K. Gregg to discuss the fifth war loan drive. Leaders from across the county outlined divisions as drive activities target E bonds, with headquarters at First Federal Savings & Loan Association and Helen King as executive secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Ewell K. Gregg
War Finance
T.J. Cottingham
J. W. Darrah
B. M. Bloodworth
Vernon& McGwier
E. S. Loyd
B. G. Hall
S. O. Manor
T. W. Bridges
First Federal Savings & Loan Association
Second Avenue
Helen King
Advisory Council
Panel Hears Complaints On Overcharges And Violations
The durable goods service section of the local OPA price panel held its bi monthly meeting at ten a m. Two used truck sale overcharges were addressed with refunds due to the U S Treasury. An overcharge on a used electric refrigerator was noted with a 158 50 charge unless a guarantee applied. Several dry cleaners plumbers and appliance repairers were cited for failing to file 1942 base period prices and given two weeks to comply. The panel will reconvene on Wednesday June 14 at ten a m and invites retailers and consumers to seek help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
U. S. Treasury
Lions Club Hears Dr. Jesse Rodgers On Far East
Dr. Jesse Rodgers pastor of the First Baptist church spoke to the Lions club at Hotel Lyons on China and Japan today. He compared present conditions to 17 years ago and noted early war preparations by Japan in 1927. A roundtable discussion followed and plans for a joint Decatur civic clubs meeting in August were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Rodgers
First Baptist Church
The
Lions Club
Lyons
China
Japan
Rodgers
Far East
Decatur Civic Clubs
Robert A. Mc.Masters
Finley's Island
Security Plan for World League of Nations Style Agency
The United States proposes an inter nations council with limited powers and a consultative force for peace. The plan outlines a four power to seven eight nation council, a broad assembly, a police mechanism using member troops, a world court, and mediation within the assembly to handle disputes and borders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
United States
Inter Ty
League of Nations
Moscow
Russia
Britain
China
Hull
Eden
Molotov
T. V. Soong
Roosevelt
White House
State Department
United Nations Council
Executive Committee
United Nations Assembly
United Nations
France
League Council
U. S. Senate
World ‘Court
League
Revolt in Balkans Could Shape Turkey's Neutral Stance
The writer analyzes how a break between Russia and Bulgaria might influence Turkey's neutrality in the war. An invitation from Moscow to join the Allies could lure Turkey into action, though caution is urged in drawing conclusions about Turkey's likely moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Bulgaria
Turkey
Ankara
Balkans
Moscow
Waste Paper Shortage Urged In National War Campaign
A telegram from the U S Victory Waste Paper Campaign urges readers to collect and send waste paper to support wartime needs. The Department of Commerce reports 850 000 tons uncollected in April. Decatur households average 46 1 pounds per family and farms about 57 5 pounds, underscoring the push to establish regular collection days and boost efforts to meet an 8 000 000 ton target for military and civilian use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily Today
U. S. Victory
New York
Department of Commerce
Decatur
Scout Camp Opens Today at Patterson Camporee
Camp Patterson opens at 1:00 p m with flag raising signifying readiness. Troop 11 explorer patrol not entering due to work. Central Baptist Church patrols attend. Decatur Scouts touted as best in Tennessee Valley Council. scoring favors improvement over comparison. About 15 patrols expected. plans praised for boys enjoyment. First day includes news reels, first aid unit, registrations, inspections, meals, and evening programs ending with taps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Patterson
Louis Bell
Central Baptist Church
Decatur
Tennessee Valley Council
Frank
Yaney
Eighth Avenue
E. J. Chenault
Camporee
Durham Coroner Identifies Slain Woman in Lake Case
An autopsy in Durham identifies the nude battered body from Eastwood Lake as Mrs. Edward M. Jewett 67 of Boonville Missouri. She had been missing since May 10 and her grandson Edward Jewett Martin 24 is charged with murder. Coroner Dr Roman A Horton announced the findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
N. C
Eastwood Lake
Edward M. Jewett
Boonville
Edward Jewett Martin
Roman A. Horton
Durham County
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Goode & Morae Furniture
2Nd Avenue
Ismeori Mee
OG Ae Aei
Chicago
Cope
Aah
Pyle
America
England
Chee Es Il
Dilemale
M.N. Kitchens
Harris Clinic
T.€. Russell
Dewald Russell
New Guinea
Eva Sowell
Decatur General Hospital
Fifth Avenue South
W. C. Sanders
South Highland Hospital
Fourth Avenue West
Mae Howell
Tuskegee
Schwachow
Sam Schwartz
Hamil Clinic
Dee Terry
Thomas Hatchett
Johnson Bible College
First Christian Church
Owen Butler
Shirley
Buddy
Raymond Ward
J. S. Acker
Floyd Copeland
Billy Joe
Atlanta
CN. Ward
Price Wright
Lula Pear
Spiegel
Baugh
Ninth Street South
CLUB
DR. Rogers
U.S
SCOUT
SI HN
Maem Aed
Eto Zdotrovo
Coca-Cola
Manchester
Coca-Cola Company
Vecatur
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
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