New China Topic Highlighted by Park at Rotary Talk
Dr No Yong Park a famed author and lecturer addressed a large Riverside Auditorium audience in Decatur as the second Rotary Club program in the Institute of International affairs He discussed China history the current Communist Nationalist government and potential compromises with Russia and warned of a possible Chinese Russian war He criticized current world peace plans as blind alleys and urged a League of Nations style cooperative approach The third lecture will be October 16 by M P Greenwood Adams about Australia New Zealand and the South Pacific.
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Riverside Auditorium
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Russia
Far East
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Mark Twain
League of Nations
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Flushing
New York
Australia
New Zealand
South
Alabama Wildlife Federation Conference Sets Conservation Plan
State Conservation Director Ben Morgan told the Alabama Wildlife Federation convention that four bills are proposed to the next legislature including severance lumber tax and a freshwater netting bill. He said about 11 million dollars is needed to fund forest protection and public hunting and fishing access. Colbert county received the achievement award with Monroe tied for second as discussions on game fish forestry soil and water continued.
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Ben C. Morgan Eevee
Alabama Wildlife Federation
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Federation
Colbert County
Ore
Monroe
Yanks Raid Pacific Fronts Move Across Islands
Marines on Peleliu raid Babelthuap the largest Palau island while long range Liberators strike Japan oil refineries at Balikpapan and allied task forces push east of Tokyo and Iwo.
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Tokyo
Iwo Island
Peleliu
Babelthuap
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Japan
Borneo
Balikpapan
Frenchmen killed for aiding allies in Etobon
The Gazette De Lausanne reported that the male population of Etobon near Belfort was killed or imprisoned by Germans on September 29 for sheltering French Forces of the Interior. Forty men aged 16 to 40 were executed in front of a church, while others aged 40 to 60 were imprisoned at Belfort’s Friedrich prison.
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Gazette de Lausanne
Etobon
Belfort
Interior
Dispatch
Office of War Information
Friedrich
Recording ban not yet lifted in Chicago
The American Federation of Musicians executive board said the recording ban could be removed only if two nonunion companies signed contracts with the union. The statement responds to President Roosevelt's request to lift the ban.
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Evangelist Aimee’s Body Resting at Forest Lawn Sarcophagi
The body of evangelist Aimee lies in a Forest Lawn slope, entombed yesterday in two white marble sarcophagi amid reverent silence as thousands gathered for the twilight service. Survivors and followers pay tribute to her ministry and influence.
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Los Angeles
Aimee
Forest Lawn
Market summary reflections on stocks and cotton
Wall Street edges higher with fade of early selling and steady advances. Cotton market turns steady on mill buying as Washington conferences loom, with late gains of 5 to 25 cents a bale and futures ranges noted for Oct to Mar contracts.
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New York
Washington
Nashville Livestock Market Opens With 900 Cattle
Nashville Tennessee October 10 cattle market opens with 900 head listed as the Federal State Market News Service reports opening lot activity. Prices and demand noted as light to moderate with buyers attentive.
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Nashville
Tenn
Jury to Get Case Friday in Carmel Valley Murder Trial
District Attorney Anthony Brazil detailed his theory that Frances Andrews, a 37 year old heiress born in Pennsylvania, murdered Jay Lovett near her Carmel valley home on July 15. He argued she plotted the crime and later tried to pass it as suicide as the defense prepared final remarks.
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Frances Andrews
Jay Lovett
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Brazil
Nancy Linde
Over Half Million Germans Captured Across Allied Forces
London reports six Allied armies have taken at least 563 928 prisoners since D‑Day. US First, Third, Seventh, and Ninth Armies plus British Second Army and others accounted for most captures with thousands from Canada and France. Airborne totals to Holland not yet announced.
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U. S. Ninth Army
More Steel for Civilians Says WPB
The War Production Board authorized a supplemental 58,428 tons of steel for civilian production for 1944. Use is contingent on available manpower and facilities to spare from the war effort. The fourth quarter allocation totals 278,203 tons for direct disposal by the Office of Civilian Requirements.
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Chicago market report shows steady butter eggs
Chicago markets report butter receipts 210 534 and eggs receipts 8 676 with prices holding steady and market unchanged as of October 10.
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Chicago
Wickard tells FFA convention full employment key to markets
Kansas City October 10 Secretary of Agriculture Claude R Wickard told the annual Future Farmers of America convention that full industrial employment in the United States and a strong foreign trade can solve postwar marketing worries for farmers. He urged students to be good farmers with science knowledge and courage.
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Claude R. Wickard
Future Farmers of America Today
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Tragic News Shatters Family As Soldier Brother Is Killed
In Philadelphia an initial quiet scene ends in heartbreak when six sons inform their mother Anna May Clampfer, 65, that Pvt. Robert Clampfer has been killed in France. The telegram confirms the fatal news and she collapses.
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Rites Held Today for Mrs Goodlett at Moulton Baptist Church
Funeral services for Mrs Essie Goodlett 47 who died Monday morning in Moulton were conducted at 2 PM at the Moulton Baptist Church with Rev J W Brooks officiating. Interment was in Heflin cemetery with Highsmith directing. She is survived by her husband Clyde three daughters Montez Mary Alice and Shirley Joe two sons Conrad and Marcel and her mother Mrs ee Williams.
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Marcel Goodlett
Ee Williams
Old battle story misread as Allied victory near Korea
An antique dispatch misread by Honolulu telegraph reports an Allied naval victory off Korea. Editors halted publication as officials confirmed the June 1592 date and Japanese actions. Pearl Harbor correspondents faced a delayed, historic reveal and rapid correction.
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Southern freight rates defended by railway president
Ernest E. Norris, head of the Southern Railway, urged that freight rate disputes be referred to rate experts and removed from politics. Speaking to a Birmingham civic club he said current criticism misreads railroads, defending rates as designed to aid Southern industry and criticizing political manipulation of the issue.
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Allied push grows on Aachen front with heavy German resistance
Allied forces pressed toward Aachen as German defenders under Von Rundstedt mounted fierce counterattacks. Canadians advanced 2.5 miles at Schelde estuary while the Third Army seized 10 towns and 3,555 prisoners between Metz and Nancy. Elsewhere Seventh Army moved toward Belfort and Brittany ports faced all-out assault.
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Southeastern Greyhound Lines Increases Stock to 1 Million Shares
Stockholders in Lexington Kentucky at a special meeting approved increasing the company’s outstanding common stock from 417 320 to 1 000 000 shares of par value from the same issue.
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Southeastern Greyhound Lines
Willkie Funeral Draws Nation to Fifth Avenue Church
Floral tributes poured into the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church as Wendell L. Willkie lay in funeral state. About 60 000 people visited the church to pay respects ahead of the 3 p.m. services with Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt Col Sumner Waite Gov Thomas E. Dewey and Gov Leverett Saltonstall among mourners. The White House said Col Waite would attend in Maj Gen Terry’s absence. Doors closed to the public except for family and 1600 main floor tickets with 800 balcony seats.
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Massachusetts
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Thomas A. Terry
Brownstone
Aachen Falls Into German Hands? War Dispatches From Aachen
American reporters describe a tense march into Aachen with a flag of truce and blindfolded exchanges. German officers receive envelopes, then lead the party through a sequence of posts, ending with a 10 50 A M ultimatum. Leaflets fall as bombardment looms, civilians dwindling to about 10 000.
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Local News Roundup of Visits and Military Notices
Civitan luncheon planned with John Peach as principal alter. Birmingham resident Mrs. S O Garrison visiting Fairview. family updates include grandchildren and visitors from Atlanta and Tennessee. Local hospital moves. several residents undergo surgeries, recoveries, and transfers. War Department reports two soldiers wounded in action in Europe.
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Kinney L. Sutton
Susie B. Sutton
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Admiral Kirk Assigned To Lead US Naval Forces In France
Vice Admiral Alan G. Kirk is named commander of United States naval forces in France by Admiral Harold Stark. He led the Western task force at Normandy and previously commanded a Sicilian task force. A 56 year old Annapolis graduate from Philadelphia, he has served as naval attaché in London and at the American embassy. His home is Black Point Connecticut.
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Conn
Headquarters for Sheaf Press Moved London to Paris
The SHAEF press section moved from London to Paris on Oct 10 with 45 war correspondents. Reporters briefed at the old SHAEF site before flying to France, awaiting a 5 p.m. conference at the Paris press HQ. Spokesman said the shift shortens lines of communication and speeds official news relay. AP is represented by James M. Long and Lewis E. Hawkins.
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Supreme Allied Headquarters
Paris
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France
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Tigers Ready for Clash with Bears
The Decatur Negro high school Tigers drill in final preparations for a night game against Tuscumbia high Bears at Benson Field. The team features hard running backs with a young, untested line eyeing key roles for D Priest Hi Orr Carter Johnson and a probable lineup including Thompson Jackson Dobbins Priest Craig Wiggins Holmes Hill D Priest Carter and Orr at positions across the line and backfield.
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Aachen Surrender Ultimatum Brought By American Forces
Allied leaflets threaten German defenders with total bombardment to force unconditional surrender of Aachen within 24 hours. Messages emphasize no civilian harm but promise ruthless air and artillery strikes if Berlin refuses to capitulate. Aachen residents urged to surrender to avoid destruction as American troops encircle the city.
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Six Prisoners Escape Walker County Jail In 1941 Break
FBI and local officers pursued six inmates who escaped from Walker County jail Sunday night in a black Plymouth coach. They headed toward Decatur Huntsville or Texas. Descriptions include Carroll Hill 20 5 5 dark neat dress and Charles Wright 22 5 10 black wavy hair. Rewards offered for leads.
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Texas
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Lawrence Watson
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Felix Perry
Red Army advances threaten Riga and key rail hubs across Europe
Soviet forces pushed along the Latvian frontier near Liepaja and north toward Riga while pressing at Tilsit. In the Baltic, Memel’s bottleneck faced artillery pressure as German withdrawals became hazardous. Meanwhile the Hungarians reported Red Army assaults along the Tisza front from Debrecen to Belgrade, crossing the river near Szolnok and advancing toward Budapest. Soviet claims included destroying 202 German tanks and capturing 8,220 prisoners, with the Debrecen Budapest railway segment cut. In Yugoslavia, Red Army units crossed the Tisza and neared Szeged, Hungary’s second city.
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Concordance principle guides Churchill on voting in cases
The text argues that Churchill's stance to vote in the mentioned cases rests on the principle of concordance and unanimous agreement among the major powers, calling it the cornerstone of the international organization. It states a further examination of the unresolved question in Washington will continue.
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Sng Dorcere
Washington
Publication Resumed In Rochester After Five Day Gap
Printers idled by a graphic Union-management dispute halted Rochester daily press for five days. Work resumed and the afternoon Times-Union began publication again today.
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N. Y
Pate
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Composer Walter Donaldson Seeks Divorce in Los Angeles
In a Los Angeles superior court filing Walter Donaldson composer of My Blue Heaven testified that his mother in law occupied their home five days a week and his wife's friends troubled him. He said his mother in law had a voracious appetite and that he disliked gambling and drinking, denying excessive use.
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