Local Weather And War Era Notices From Decatur
Cloudy with showers this afternoon tonight and Friday. Max 87, min 72. Army and air force personnel promoted or stationed at Maxwell Field and Camp Stewart. Local residents and relatives mentioned with several travel and hospital updates. Contained notices include civic, military, and social items with several names and addresses.
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Morris B. Locke
Grant St
Decatur
Sgt. Locke
Army Air Forces
Eastern Flying Training Command
Maxwell Field
Ala
11 More Japanese Ships Sunk In War Update
Allied bombers pound Balikpapan oil center as Liberators strike at Balian and other targets in a broad campaign. U S submarines claim 11 more Japanese ships sunk or damaged, including a destroyer and six cargo vessels, bringing total to 924. Rice imports cut as Japan faces fuel and food strain while munitions output climbs. Chinese front reports advance toward Foochow and Paishan.
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Leonard Milliman
Associated Press
Tokyo Radio
Balikpapan
Inco
Domei
Balian
MacArthur
Japan
Nippon
Dutch Indies
Philippines
Chichi Island
Tokyo
Imperial Agricultural Administration Seid
Chungking
Foochow
China
U. S. Air Force
Hingan
Kweilin
Series of ATU Raids Reported in Lauderdale County
ATU reported multiple record seizures in Lauderdale County near Anderson Alabama. Six stills were seized including a 600 gallon still and a 400 gallon still along with four 60 gallon fermenters used for moonshine. Six 10 gallon kegs were seized and no arrests were made as investigations continue. Names listed: W. S. Lamon J. K Pierce and P. H Sandlia.
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ATU
Lauderdale County
Anderson
Ala
Lamon
J. K Pierce
P. H Sandlia
Fall Rain Delays Allied Offensives Across Fronts
Autumn rains hinder Allied forces on the Western and Eastern fronts and in Italy as mud and early snows threaten operations. Predictions note heavy snows for Italy within a month and frost by December, with repeated rain and thaw cycles complicating maneuvers on the Russian front.
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London
Italy
France
Low Countries
Flanders
TROUP CASE IN THIRD DAY
The case of State of Alabama versus Herman Troup, charged with embezzlement, continued into its third day this morning as witnesses for the state testified. City records from Troup's term as city clerk were identified and Burleson explained city auditings. several checks to the city tied to Troup's handwriting. No defense witnesses had been called by noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Alabama
Herman Troup
B. Denbo
Herbert Ross
J. S. Edwards
State National Bank
A Burleson
Decatur
Troup
Burleson
Mr. Troup
Army discharge delay denied by War Secretary Stimson
Secretary of War Stimson called reports that the War Department would delay partial demobilization to ease job conditions absolutely untrue. He said only military necessity to defeat Japan and available shipping affect demobilization speed, with no economic or political factors entering the plan.
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Washington
Stimson
War Department
Japan
Roosevelt Family to be Represented at Services
The record notes that the governors and Mrs. Roosevelt will represent the Roosevelt family at the services, with his personal representative also present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernors
Mrs. Roosevelt
Roosevelt Familly
Sun Greets Series Fans as Browns Aim for Comeback
In bright morning sunshine, about a quarter of 7,000 unreserved seats filled four hours before game time for the second all St Louis World Series. Lewell's Browns, nicknamed the hitless wonders after yesterday's two hit win, hope to bounce back with Nelson Potter starting for Sewell against Max Lanier for the Cardinals. Potter, a Denton, North Carolina left-hander, makes his series debut after a strong season with Louisville and a 19-7 record this year. He previously played for the A's and Red Sox before joining St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louiz
Lewell
Browns
Mort Cooper
Brownie
Rans
Nelson Potter
Sewell
Max Lanier
Cardinals
Denton
N. C
Potter
Louisville
A's
Red Sox
St. Louis
Road to Berlin Front Distances Across Fronts
AP report lists main supply lines with distances to Berlin from key fronts. Western Front shows 305 miles from Kleve, Russian Front 310 miles from Warsaw, Italian Front 870 miles from Bologna.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Western Front
Kleve
Warsaw
Bologna
Allied units move to free Greek areas
British troops landed in Western Greece and seized airfields near Patras to support operations against German garrisons. Parachute forces, seaborne units, and U S Mustangs expanded air cover, with raids aimed at cutting German communications around Sarande and Corfu as Greeks welcomed the invasion.
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Noland Norgaard
Rome
Greece
Patras
Albania
Balkans
Crete
Aegean
Sicily
Sarande
Corfu
Kerkyra
Peloponnesus
U. S
15Th Air Force
Kalamaki
Tatoi
Eleusis
Athens
Yugoslavia
Balkan
Komorowski Captured With Entire Polish Staff
General Tadeusz Komorowski Bor and his entire staff were reportedly captured today in London Berlin announced the capture in a wartime update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Berlin
Tadeusz Komorowski
Bor
France moves toward socialist economy under De Gaulle
The article reports General De Gaulle signaling gradual state control of France’s economy and forming an industrial organization including associates. It notes friendly ties with Moscow, two communists in the cabinet, and Federation of French Resistance leaders calling for socialism or communism, signaling a leftward trend amid war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Gaulle
England
America
Moscow
Jean Jurgensen
Movement de la Liberation Nationale
Jurgensen
France
New Evidences Of Nazi Mass Horror Found In Estonia
Report by Eddy Gilmore from Tallinn details the Klooga labor camp where Russians claim 3,000 Jews Russians and Estonians were murdered. Witnesses describe staged forced labor killings mass cremation and mass graves near the camp with Star of David markings and burned bodies including women and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estonia
Eddy Gilmore
Tallinn
Klooga
Red Army
United States
New Soviet Drive On Near Siau liai Offensives Reported
London dispatch says Russian troops in Lithuania have launched an all out offensive west of Siauliai with 12 to 14 divisions and four tank corps. German broadcaster Col Ernst Von Hammer cites a heavy artillery barrage preceding the attack.
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London
Lithuania
Siauliai
Ernst von Hammer
Tilsit
Russian Armored Advances Threaten Belgrade Rail Hub
Russian spearheads closed on the Pancevo rail junction near Belgrade as Malinovsky’s forces push from Banatska Kraljevicevo and Debilyacha, aiming to cut the main Belgrade rail line. Yugoslav Partisans aid in two rail-line clearings, while forces southwest of Turnu Severin meet resistance.
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Moscow
Pancevo
Belgrade
Banatska Kraljevicevo
Debilyacha
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Balkan Peninsula
Malinovsky
Turnu Severin
Tito
Zajecar
Vratarnica
Niskey
Bulgaria
Greece
Federal civilian payrolls shrink in August totals
The Civil Service Commission reports 2 557 civilian employees in the continental United States at month end August, down 32 652 from July. Outside the continent 393 969 were paid in June, reflecting a broad payroll decrease across locations.
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Washington
Continental
United States
Civil Service Commission
Fifth Army Gains Mile Near Bologna in Italy Campaign
U S Fifth Army troops pushed a mile forward under heavy German fire toward Bologna, reaching near La Selva and ridge north of Loiano. They gained positions near Monte Morosino on the Imola road and captured Cuviola and Quinzano east of Loiano. East, British Eighth Army moved toward Castagno and Lagosro, while Indian units took San Donato. Allied air operations targeted Munich and Po valley railways as 21 planes failed to return.
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la Selva
Loiano
Monte Morosino
Imola
Castel del Rio
Cuviola
Quinzano
Lagune
Bologna
Pistoia
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Fiumicno
San Donato
Scorticata
Rubicon
Munich
Italy
Balkans
Strikers Decide to Return to Work in Detroit Area
About 8,000 maintenance workers in 33 Detroit area plants voted to end the strike and resume afternoon shifts. The decision came after a meeting of the UAW CIO executive board and local union reps from maintenance, construction and powerhouse councils.
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Detroits
Detroit Area
United Automobile Workers (Cio
Uaw-Cio
UaAw-clo
Woman Fired Over Union Campaign Fund Refusal
Nassau county District Attorney Edward J. Neary said he has complete confirmation of Frances Guzzo's claim she was fired from a Mineola coat shop for refusing to contribute $1 to a union sponsored campaign fund supporting President Roosevelt's reelection.
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Mineola
N. Y
Edward J. Neary
Nassau County
Frances Guzzo
Roosevelt
Nazis Press U.S. Forces In Rhine Front Breakthrough
American armor and infantry broke into the Siegfried line near Ubach as tanks advanced across Beggendorf, three miles inside Germany near the Dutch border. Heavy artillery and German reinforcements fought to hold the line while Patton's third army pressed Fort Driant south of Metz in grim combat.
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Beggendorf
Aachen-Geilenkirchen
Gladbach
James M. Long
London
Siegfried Line
Ubach
Aachen
Westwall
Nijmegen-Arnshem
Third Army
George S. Patton
Fort Driant
Stonghold
Metz
Air Forces Hit German Rail Hubs in Major Daylight Raid
More than 1000 U S Flying Fortresses and Liberators struck Cologne Rheine Handorf Lippstadt Paderborn and Munster clearing weather for a large daylight attack. Two main bomber formations with strong fighter escort targeted Cologne and Rheine rail terminals while smaller groups hit airfields. Rheine, near the Dutch border northwest of Munster, is a key Western front rail junction. The operation was the eighth daylight raid in ten days following 73 nightly Mosquito strikes in Germany and Holland.
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London
U. S
Cologne
Rheine
Handort
Lippstadt
Paderborn
Munster
Germany
Holland
Allies Break German Defenses South of Ubach in Major Push
AP reports heavy assault as American tanks guns and infantry pour through the Siegfried line gap near Ubach. Troops storm the hill east of Her and south of Ubach, destroying pillboxes and forcing one into surrender. German response includes massed artillery and rapid redeployments to shore up a widening wedge near Arnhem and Kleve.
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Abach Front
Siegfried Line
Ubach
Sir Slee Gds
Arnhem
Densch
Kleve
Waal
Neder Ryn
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Pvt
Frank J. MeeLaughlin
Morgan County National Bank
Bangor
Maine
India
William A. McLaughlin
Alabama State Highway Department
Camp Stewart
Georgia
Ann Journey
Walla Walla
Wash
William H. Blalock
Fourth Air Force
Billy K. Rhodes
Dallas
Texas
Qozell. Isbell
B. E. Isbell
Rhodes
Borger
Amarillo
Pvt. Rhodes
Amarillo Army ‘Air Field
Margaret Hall
Mrs
Shelby Hail
Gurley
C. H. Moore
San Francisco
Roy Moore
Manchester, Tenn
Hartselle
Wayne McMurray Stoker
C. F. Weaver
Lieut
R. C. Stoker
Greenwood
Miss
H. M. Stevenson
Central Methodist Church
R. E. Cox
Austinville
Pvt. Cox
Camp Lee
Ft. Lewis
Bunyan A. Wallace
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo
Falkville
Dock Halbrooks
Birmingham
Addison Y. Prickett
Army Air-Forces
Miami Beach
Prickett
Uranus H. Prickett
Grant Street
Annie L. James
Decatur General Hospital
Tenth Avenue West
Brown's
Betty Smith
Somerville
F. W. Blackwell
James Thomas
Decatural Hospital
Gertrude Betterton
Baugh’s Infirmary
Roy Henderson
Fourth Avenue West
George S. Compton
Baugh
Ken Reynolds
Jason
Alben Borgstrom
Tremonton
Utah
Pfc
Boyd C. Borgstrom
Marine Corps
Camp Lejeune
Elden
Borgstrom
Dan Ou
Allied
Sun
By Dewitt MacKenzie
Daniel DE Luce
Fifth Army
Richard G. Maslock
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