Escape Story of Flight Crew Return From Romania Revealed
Lt Col James A Gunn recounts the rescue of American airmen after being shot down near Ploesti and held in Bucharest. Romanian officers enable a daring air evacuation in an Me 109 piloted by Captain Cantacuzino, with Eaker and Wilson approving the operation.
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James A. Gunn
Bucharest
Gunn
Kelseyville
Calif
San Antonio
Tex
Associated Press
15Th Air Force Headquarters
Italy
Ploesti
Romania
15Th Air Force
Racovita
Carl Jacuzino
Cantacuzino
Eaker
Wilson
C. Eaker
Mediterranean
Org
PSI
Price ceilings to rise on used Chevrolets
Ben Hill of Alabama reports from Price Administrator Bowles that ceiling prices on used Chevrolets will be raised. A Chevrolet dealer committee expressed satisfaction with the OPA plan to adjust ceilings more closely toward market prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ben. Hill
D-Ala
Bowles
Antiseptic and White Ointment Advertised
An old advertisement promotes antiseptic and White Ointment to treat skin irritations and eruptions including eczema dermatitis and pimples. It highlights product effectiveness and offers sizes 100 250 and 500 with a 25 year guarantee.
Markets Edge Toward Mittle Dam as War Prospects Buoy Stocks
The Allies push toward Mitt dam and hope for a quick victory kept stocks resilient through August. Utilities held strong while rail debt reductions and postwar issues supported market leaders. grain and cotton faced declines as European hostilities appeared near end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
Itterdam
United States
Canada
Associated Press
Chicago
Allied advance sweeps through Belgium toward French border
Allied columns push from St Mihiel toward Nancy and Brest as Americans race through the Meuse front and into Belgium. Reports say German resistance fades, with 117,908 prisoners taken since D-Day and the drive toward Pas de Calais accelerating. Civilians cheer as doughboys advance, with occasional German reprisals and Belgian welcome expressions noted.
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Third
Lorraine
Nancy
St. Mihiel
Meuse
Verdun
Hindenburg
France
Germany
London
Belgium
Charles T. Fort
Winston-Salem
N. C
Gail Brown
Sheridan
Wyo
Michele
Harris
Carroll
Seloignes
Albert Bruchnec
Elmhurst
N. Y
Keene Wilson
Selma
Ala
Joseph H. Moore
Mantrell
Sedan
First
Pas de Calais
Falais
Eo Onlymon Oel
Champiegne
Til
School Directory Listings From Local Districts
A continued list of school staff and students across multiple schools including Junior High W R Riley Principal, Floyd Briscoe, Gordon Bibb School Frances Nurigester, Somerville Road School, Lafayette School, Joe Wheeler, and Negro High School with principal names and listed staff. Also notes Carver Elementary across the Col. division with W J Wilson as principal and several teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon B. Moody
Lillian Odom
H. L. Ogle
W. H. Long
Mabel Peer
Elizabeth Roberts
Mary Robertson
Florence Smith
W. R. Riley
Mary A. Bibb
Dorothy Cornelius
Aubrey Fuller
J. D. Garren
A. T. Hanson
Alfred Hodgins
Esther Hunter
Mildred Alexander
Inez “McCall
H.N. Peurifoy
Lila Pritchett
Ethel Rhinehart
Lucile Russell
Rutledge S. Thomas
Marjorie S. Farley
L. P. Troup
O. S. Hagerman
Floyd Briscoe
Gordon Bibb
Frances
Nurigester
Fannie Blackwell
Clendora M. Bowjlen
Amy Howell
Virginia R. Nichols
Clarice Lee
Kate B. Lile
Telette Littlefield
Maude Odom
Elizabeth Peer
Bernice Simmons
B. F. Wear
Roberta Winton
Somerville Road School
J. D. Reed
Margaret Alexander
Irene Clem
Louise Crutchfield
Vera Hendon
J. Nidgé
Claudia Thombs
Jeanne Stone
Lois Walsh
Elbert Weaver
Lafayette
Mary T. Roger
John Lovelady
Edna Holland
Elizabeth Houston
Marjorie Russell
Mary
B. Terrell
Susie T. Wingard
J. ©. Blair
Floyd Landers
Alicia Weaver
Joe Wheeler
Thomas Harvey
Katherine Hoppers
Annie J. Martin
Negro High School
Clarence L. Reeves
Amelia McAfee
Lena Mae Parker
Azelle K. Moseley
Lucille Thompson
Mary G. Baugh
Willie Lee Allen
Bessie E. Matthews
Nettie L. Fowler
Eula Bridges
Wynetta L.harris
Rosa Lee Martinews
Sarah J. Sheffey
Etta B. Freeman
Carver
W. J. Wilson
Loretta _T. Reeves
Louise F. Wilson
Even Nazi Patrols Are Losing Heart in France
American seventh army troops pushed toward Lyon after seizing Vienne and Beaurepaire as 55,000 prisoners were reported. Allied advances threatened German escape routes toward the Reich and Swiss frontiers, with movement near Voiron and Grenoble described as vague by the morning communique.
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George Bria Rome
Seventh Army
Lyon
Rhone
Vienne
Alexander M. Patch
Beaurepaire
France
Reich
Grenoble
Voiron
Hodges First American Army Enters Belgium
Lt Gen Courtney Hodges advances into Belgium as American units cross from France at 11 a.m. capturing Maubege en route and seizing Tournai to the west. Natives celebrate with flowers for tanks and vehicles. The scene recalls past headlines but shows a new Allied push in 1940.
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Wee
Hodges
Belgium
Don Whitehead
Great Britain
France
English Channel
Ward
Americas
Milk yields of Holland cows reach high yearly totals
The Holstein Frisian cows in Holland are noted for annual milk production ranging from 67 000 to 80 000 pounds, showcasing their high yield and efficiency.
Japanese raids and Chinese counteractions report heavy WWII actions
Reports from sources including Domei and Chungking describe Japanese raids on Davao and Pacific islands while American forces bombarded Chichi Jima Iwo Jima and surrounding targets. Allied air forces attacked Formosa and Hong Kong airfields as Chinese forces push through Tengchung and Hengyang areas amid ongoing combat.
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Bonins
Marshalls
Marianas
Davao
Philippines
Domei
Chichi
Navy
Seventh Air Force
Joseph. W. Stilwer
Chungking
Fourteenth Air Force
Takao Harbor
Formosa
Kaitak
Hongkong
Tienho
White Cloud
Canton
High Command
Tengchung
Burma
Lungling
Sungshan
Heba Road
Salween River
Hengyang
Hengyeng
Changning
Nippon
Liling
Allied Fifth Army drives deep into Italian front near Pisa
Fifth Army forces push on 45 miles from Florence west toward the sea as Negro troops of the 92nd U S Division and American born Japanese units seize the Monte Pisano slopes. The offensive, coordinated with the Eighth Army under Montgomery, seeks to break mine fields and barbed entanglements and swing toward the Po valley and beyond to link with forces in the southwest.
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Albert Kesselring
Adriatic
Fifard
Arno
Florence
92Nd
U. S
Monte Pisano
Pisa
Eighth
France
Ligurian Sea
Bernard L. Montgomery
North Africa
Montgomery
Oliver Leese
Local notes and military families in Decatur
Mrs. J W Lovelace Sr spends weekend in Sheffield. Dr Foster K Gamble to fill pulpit at Memorial Drive Methodist. Rev G C Corley returns from Birmingham to ill father. Lt Forney Fuller Jr promoted to first lieutenant. Lt and Mrs George A Sarles Jr announce birth of George Albert at Decatur General Hospital. Capt John C Evans rests in India. battalion cited for meritorious service. Milford McMillan arrives on furlough. J H Buck Robinsons announce birth of James Harold. Pvt John E Lloyd assigned to Pope Field base squadron. Mrs Ella Smith improving. Mrs W H Winton ill at home. Robert T Harris visits from Jeffersonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster K. Gamble
Decatur
Memorial Drive
George A. Sarles Jr
Nancy Thompson
George Albert
Decatur General Hospital
Sarles
Fort Bragg
N. C
John C. Evans
U. S. Signal Corps
India
Evans
Capt. Evans
George Evans
John E. Lloyd
Earl Lloyd
Whistler
Ala
Pope Field
First Troop Carrier Command
Lloyd
Martha Earwood Lloyd
Finland Shifts Leadership as War Pressure Grows
In April Finland rejected Russian peace terms as too stern. President Ryti and his government resigned in August. Baron Manerheim became president and Hackzell premier on August 8, with Finland seeking an escape from the war. Hackzell blamed Germany for worsening the military situation and said Ryti's pact with Germany was no longer valid. Stockholm reports warned of German withdrawal by September 15 as Russia pressed for peace talks.
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Finland
Risto Ryti
Carl Bustav Mannerheim
Hackzell
Germany
Stockholm
Ryti
Russia
Unoccupied bomber eyed as potential new weapon in war
Reports discuss a hybrid glider bomb intended to strike targets from Normandy to England. Critics cite low speed, poor maneuverability, high cost, and vulnerability to air and ground defenses. The device, extending glider bomb concepts, could carry four to five tons of explosives but remote control efficacy remains uncertain.
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England
Messerschmitt - Junkers
Normandy
Mediterranean
Heinkel
Junkers
Dornier
Rotary program Monday to feature Eugene M Chapman speaker
Rotary's program for Monday is in charge of the boys work committee with W J Williams as chairman. Eugene M Chapman rector of St John's Episcopal church will be the speaker. The meeting is at noon at Cornelian Court Hotel.
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Rotary
W. J. Williams
Eugene M. Chapman
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Cornelian Court Hotel
Balloon Misread Triggers County Sheriff Alert
A Salem community farmer rushes to the Limestone County sheriff claiming a large white government balloon crashed in his field. Officials later learn it was a small weather balloon mailed from Jackson Mississippi, a routine weather bureau device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheri Chandler
Limestone County
Salem
ATU
Decatur
U. S
Jackson
Mississippi
Weather Bureau
United States
Sheriff's
Warsaw in ruins as Soviet forces push near city
A Berlin broadcast described intense street fighting in Warsaw with most of the Polish capital in ruins. It said Soviet troops were advancing and attacking nine miles northeast of Warsaw, while claiming actions that harmed women and children.
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Berlin
Warsaw
Labor Day Message From President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt says American workers can observe Labor Day with pride as free labor triumphing over slave labor. He credits workers with America's greatest production achievement and urges continued dedication to supply and postwar cooperation among laborers, employers, and farmers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Final softball playoff to close league season at Delano Park
Alvis Briscoe announced the soft ball league playoff will be the only remaining game after Saturday with Courtland facing the Decatur Independents Monday at 8 16 p m at Delano ballpark. Miss White is improving after an operation at Decatur General hospital and visited her sister Mrs Flip Timberlake. Hobson C South departed for Panama City camp after a 14 day furlough visiting his father J M South in Decatur. he will begin aerial gunner training after two years at Boca Raton Field.
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Priceville
Flip Timberlake
Miss White
Decatur General Hospital
Alvis Briscoe
Delano
Courtland
Decatur Independents
Mpt
Hobson C. South
Panama City
Fla
J. M. South
Decatur
Boca Raton Field
Browns Drop Third Straight To Tigers
The St. Louis Browns lost their third straight to the Detroit Tigers 6-3 in St. Louis. The Browns led briefly in the seventh before Detroit struck with two in the eighth and two in the ninth. Gentry started for Detroit, left in the seventh, with Gorsica earning the win.
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Browns
Tigers
ST. Louis
St. Louis Browns
Detroit Tigers
Yankees
Ufe Gentry
Itcker
Henshaw
John Gorsica
Frank Overmire
Gorsica
Denny Galehouse
Piecemeal Fall of Nazis Looms
Allied leaders expect Germany to fracture army by army rather than surrender in one act. Armistice terms agreed by Russia and the United States specify unconditional surrender and a long military occupation, making the German state a prisoner nation pending terms.
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Washington
Germany
Russia
United States
Tain
Eich
Ex Senator Norris remembered as liberal wartime ally
The late Nebraskan senator George W Norris, long affiliated with liberal causes and a critic of private Muscle Shoals power, is recalled for his 83 years and decades of public service. Born July 11 1861 in Clyde Ohio he began teaching at 16 and later practiced law in Beatrice Nebraska.
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United States
Muscle Shoals
Senate
TVA
Clyde, O
Beatrice
Nebr
Baldwin University
Ohio
North Indiana Normal School
Valparaiso (Ind.) University
Roosevelt mourns death of Senator Norris of Nebraska
President Roosevelt called former Senator George W. Norris a pillar of state and a tower of strength who championed popular rights. Senators Russell and George praised Norris as a liberal leader who fought for electrifying rural homes and expanded welfare during his long Congressional career.
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Norris
Washington
Roosevelt
George W. Norris
Nebraska
Russell
D Ga
United States
George
Congress
Perod
Liberator B-24: heavy bomber specs and Courtland Army Air Field history
The B-24 Liberator, with four Pratt Whitney R-1830 engines and a 110 foot wingspan, exceeds 300 mph, carries 6,000 pounds of bombs, and is heavily armed. Courtland Army Air Field, activated December 14 1942, trains cadets as a basic flight school under Cols C P West W C Freudenthal and Col Walter W Gross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Courtland Army Air Field
C. P. West
W. C. Freudenthal
Walter W. Gross
Hutson Returns to Packers for 10th Pro Season
Don Hutson agrees to return from retirement for a 10th NFL season with the Green Bay Packers. Coach Curly Lambeau asks commissioner Elmer Layden to reinstate the star end on the active list after years of All-League play and recent medical care.
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Chicago
Green Bay Packers
Don Hutson
Hutson
Curly Lambeau
Elmer Layden
Packer
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