Counties Cut Their Debts in Alabama After War
Alabama counties reduced indebtedness by about 8 million dollars, roughly 20 percent, since Pearl Harbor. A state finance report shows total county revenues rose to 21.29 million in 1943 while liquid assets climbed to 8.2 million. The study, prepared for county boards and the legislature, also notes potential refinancings to fund postwar improvements.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Pearl Harbor
Hayse Tucker
Tucker
Ben P. Singleton
Public Accounts
Tba
Postal service to France resumes limited delivery
Washington reports Uncle Sam restarts limited postal service to Northern French provinces after Nazi occupation. Non illustrated postcards in English or French for civilians are accepted. military personnel receive delivery via Army. Areas include Calvados and Manche departments with a three cent rate, matching Dec 4 1942.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Walker
Creully
Cantons
Douvres
Bayeux
Ryes
Tilly
Caen
Balley
Trevieres
Isigny-Sur-Mer
Department
Calvados
St. Malo-De-La-Lande
St. Sauveur-Klandelin
Coutances
St. Jean-De-Dave
Periers
St. Clair-Sur-L’elle
Department of
Manche
United States
Alaska
Five McCrarys in service with armed forces
Lt Edwin L McCrary of Valdosta one of five sons of Mr and Mrs George McCrary. He was reported missing over Romania Aug 5 and later sent a cable confirming he was well and safe. The family learned he had been a prisoner and released, origin of the message not disclosed.
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Valdosta
Edwin L. McCrary
George McCrary
McCrary
Romania
Markets Report From New York After War News Drives Prices
Favorable war news and better cotton outlook trigger nervous liquidation and hedge selling in cotton futures with occasional 75 cent dips. Cattle hog and sheep prices show widespread declines in common and lower grades while high grade calves and hogs hold firm in parts. overall market mixed amid active dealer trading and mill buying.
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New York
New York Stocks Ease Amid Broad Decline
Market update from New York shows stocks easing with leaders slipping, bonds mixed as reorganization rail supplies weigh on sentiment. Cotton prices fall amid liquidation and hedge selling pressures.
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New York
Nashville Livestock Market Report September Cattle Mixed
Cattle 500, fleshy cattle scarce. Average medium or better steers heifers and cows steady. lower grade steers and heifers. Market news from Nashville Tennessee notes demand and supply conditions.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal-state Market News Service
Rehiring Job Made Easier After War, Says Arbitration Group
The American Arbitration Association said reconversion and rehiring millions of workers after the war will be easier than in 1918 because the War Contract Settlement Act. The act, enacted July 21, stabilizes cancellations and payments, helping manufacturers and laborers know where they stand as factories shift to civilian goods.
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New York
American Arbitration Association
Paul Fitzpatrick
Association
Fitzpatrick
Cuba Offers Troops to United Nations
President Batista announced Cuba has offered troops to the United Nations and stated the contingent is not required but the offer remains open. He addressed Cuban armed forces during a 1933 revolution anniversary celebration and said he would resign October 12 to Ramon Grau San Martin sans political prisoners exiles or persecuted leaders.
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Havana
Fulgencio Batista
Cuba
United Nations
Batista
Ramon Grau San Martin
Norris lauded as Father of TVA in memorial tribute
The Tennessee Valley Authority and Chattanooga labor groups laid memorial wreaths at a bust of former Senator George W. Norris. His funeral was held in McCook Nebraska where he lived. The bust honors Norris for his role in establishing TVA and his work in the agency.
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Chattanooga
Tennessee Valley Authority
George W. Norris
McCook
Neb
TVA
Electric Power Board
Conventional Dry Cleaning Outdoors Advice
When possible perform dry cleaning outside the home to vent toxic vapors and other contaminants into open air, reducing indoor exposure and potential health risks.
Mass Arrest Case Probed in Broward County
Secretary J Robert Mc Clure said Gov Spessard L Holland is investigating a Workers Defense League charge that 49 African Americans were arrested and fined without proper trial after Sheriff Walter Clark warned idle persons could be arrested. Gilmartin seeks probe of alleged enforced labor decree. Clark denies illegal arrests saying arrests are under statute and do not require warrants.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
J. Robert McClure
Spessard L. ‘Holland
Workers’ Defense League
Broward County
Aron S. Gilmartin
New York
The
Defense League
Holland
Claude Pepper
Florida
Walter Clark
Gilmartin
Clark
Allies report fading front gaps as Russians press toward Yugoslavia
Allied dispatches say enemy units are closing with Tito's Partisans in Yugoslavia while Moscow observers monitor East Prussia. Romanians aid deepen Transylvania with Romanian troops, and 60,000 Germans near Calarasi fall to joint Soviet Romanian forces. Russians mop up encircled Germans south of Chisinau, with 3,500 captured and 3,000 killed.
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Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Moscow
East Prussia
Warsaw
Transylvania
Brasov
Gnesti
Pitesti
Associated Press
Joseph Morton
Danube
Bucharest
Craiova
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Calarsi
Bulgaria
Chisinau
Romania
von Gelzen
Trops
King Mihai
Police Captain Injured in Brunswick Car Crash
Capt. A. T. Butler of the Fulton County police was hospitalized in Brunswick with painful but not serious injuries from a weekend crash on St. Simons Island. Herbert L. Miller of Savannah sustained minor injuries.
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Brunswick, Ga
A. T. Butler
Fulton County
Atlanta
Brunswick Hospital
St. Simmons Island
Herbert L. Miller
Savannah
Private planes to flood U.S. skies by 1950 say FAA doctors
The Aero Medical Association cites Civil Aeronautics Administration figures predicting about 500 000 planes in use by 1950, with around 450 000 private aircraft. Officials warn public safety needs and discuss potential relaxation of medical standards as private flying expands.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
ST. Louis
Aero Medical Association of the
United States
Civil Aeronautics Administration
W. R. Stovall
Charles I. Stanton
Swiss mobilizes frontier troops in partial mobilization
Bern Switzerland Sept 5 The Swiss federal council ordered a partial mobilization of frontier troops amid mounting tensions. The move signals heightened readiness along national borders as international pressure rises.
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Bern
Switzerland
Federal Council
Senator Brooks R protests air base sales to Canada and beyond
Senator Brooks R objects to wartime sale of U S air bases in Canada and other lands arguing treaties are needed to guarantee future U S use. He cites Northwest and Northeast bases built at high cost and warns Britain moves faster on securing rights while U S profits fall short.
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Washington
Brooks R
Senate
Canada
Congress
United States
Brooks
War Department
Northwest
England
Lord Beaverbrook
House of Lords
Nazi newspapermen reported arrested in Germany dispatch
A Geneva dispatch datelined from Germany says more than 80 reporters and editors opposing the Nazi regime have been sent to concentration camps. The group includes staffs from Germany’s three large news agencies DNB Europa Press and Transocean.
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Bern
Switzerland
de Geneve
Germany
DNB
Europa,Press
Transocean
Donald Duck Romance in The Three Caballeros
AP features describe Walt Disney’s new technique combining cartoons with live actresses in the Latin musical The Three Caballeros. The piece notes cartoon heroes forming romantic pairings with glamorous female stars as part of the film’s appeal.
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Rawing Board
Hollywood
Walt Disney
Weaving a Fall Suit Thelma Huff Style at Syracuse
Thelma Huff assistant professor at Syracuse University College of Home Economics makes her own fabric weaving a gray purple striped suit. She notes looms take days to set up and a thousand threads form a twill. She foresees postwar growth in weaving as a home craft and business.
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Syracuse
Thelma Huff
College of Home Economics
Syracuse University
Miss Huff
Dairy cattle show plans discussed at Decatur meeting
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee will meet Wednesday at 7 pm to plan a larger dairy cattle and livestock show for 1945 in Decatur. Burns, a dairy and livestock specialist from Auburn Extension Service, will attend along with committee members called by vice chairman Charles M. Seales Jr. due to Maynard Layman’s vacation.
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Tennessee Valley
Decatur
Chas. M. Seales Jr
Ice
Maynard Layman
Sosnkowski defends Polish air losses in Warsaw
Sosnkowski says Polish partisans in Warsaw lost 27 planes in a month but Allied air forces remain strong with over 10 000 planes available. He notes Polish losses in the Battle of Britain and in efforts to aid Warsaw, while The News Chronicle condemns the accusations as unprecedented among Allied leaders.
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Warsaw
Sosnkowski
Britain
News Chronicle
Gypsy Rose Lee Pregnant Amid Divorce Move in Reno
Reno friend of Gypsy Rose Lee says the strip tease dancer and novelist expects a baby in February while she establishes six weeks residence for divorce proceedings. Lee would have custody under a verbal agreement if her husband Alexander Kirk. She relocated under her married name near a local dude ranch and plans to delay divorce talks.
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Reno
Nev
Gypsy Rose Lee
Nevada
Miss Lee
Alexander Kirk
Shower curtain mildew risk and cleaning advice
Duck or canvas shower curtains are prone to mildew and should be washed frequently to prevent mold growth. Regular washing helps maintain hygiene and curtain longevity.
Furniture for sale from St Robert Welles on Enclom Blvd
Four rooms of furniture in good condition offered by St Robert Welles at 1604 Enclom Boulevard. Local sale listing notes items available for purchase.
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Robert Welles
Enclom Blvd
Allied push into Belgium and Luxembourg advances recapped
Allied forces report rapid progress across Belgium Luxembourg and the Netherlands with the liberation of Antwerp and gains near Leuven Aalst Mechelen Liege Namur and Breda. British and American units move toward Aachen as German resistance diminishes and prisoners rise past 65 000 since the initial landings.
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Lyon
Villefranche
Mediterranean
Duchy
London
Pierre Dupong
Luxembourg
Reich
Belgium
Aachen
Charleroi
Netherlands
Pieter Gerbrandy
Aneta
Breda
Supreme Headquarters
Visiting priorities expert to meet Decatur residents
Attention was called today to the visit of Thomas R. Yarborough, priorities expert, to Decatur on Wednesday. He will be in the Decatur Chamber of Commerce offices from a.m. until 4 30 p.m. The public with priorities questions was urged to see him during the stay. Local residents mentioned include Kathleen Horton, Marvin Dutton, Mrs. George R. Harrington, Corporal Ingold V. Timberlake Jr., Sgt. Timberlake, and Pvt. Johnny Hampton.
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Thomas R. Yarborough
Decatur
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Yarbrough
Oo of Commerce
Nazi Strength Dwindles and Antwerp Falls in Allied Push
Reports say defeated German divisions show heavy losses with some units cut to under 1 000 men. Antwerp falls after Brussels, giving Allies a major ocean port to sustain the offensive. British advance toward Calais continues with Aire taken. Canadians push to the Canche river line near Abbeville and Etaples. Le Havre garrison resists surrender.
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Belgium
London
Pas-Dé-Calais
Antwerp
Brussels
Aire
Calais
Canche River
Abbeville
Etaples
Boulogne
le Havre
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Dora Luz
Joe Carioca
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R.J. Scott
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Herbert Hoover
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Liege-Leuven-Namur
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Alost
Gent
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Bellum
Ipen
Lille
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Usand
Ournal
Miles C. Dempsey
Seine
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Kathleen Horton
Decatur Tod
Marvin Dutton
Decatur 23
George R. Harrington
Bradena
Ingold V. Timberlake, Jr
Camp Robinson, Ark
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Bertha K.timberlake
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Camp Atterbury, Indiana
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Paul Fowler
Wallace Barber Shop
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the Daily
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