Navy Abolishes Three Year Rule For Football Eligibility
Rear Admiral John R. Beardall announced Navy will follow NCAA eligibility rules for the coming year, allowing undergraduates to compete four years. Four regulars from 1943 including Hal Hamberg Don Whitmire Ben Martin Jack Martin and others like Dave Barksdale and Marshall Steves become eligible for this fall’s Navy football squad.
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Annapolis
John R. Beardall
U.S. Naval Academy
Navy
Middies
Beardall
Naval Academy
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Academy
Hal Hamberg
Don Whitmire
Ben Martin
Jack Martin
Dave Barksdale
Marshall T. Steves
Father Pleased by Navy Academy Athletic Rule News
Chief of Police J B Whitmire, father of All American Donald Whitmire, reacted with joy to the Daily report that his son will be eligible for another season of play at the naval academy. He, an ardent football fan, attended the Army Navy game at West Point and was guest of the Navy team at dinner in New York.
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J. B. Whitmire
Donald Whitmire
Ee Ee
E Daily
Naval Academy
Chief Whitmire
West Point
Navy
New York
Tokyo Diet Opens As War Declares True Situation
Leaders in Tokyo broadcast a report on the war, while Gen Gen Douglas MacArthur’s air bombardment damaged 37 Japanese ships and barges near the Philippines. Allied forces pressed in New Guinea with many prisoners taken. Indian troops near Tiddim, Burma patrols along the Chindwin.
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Kuniaki Koiso
Douglas McArthur
Philippines
China
MacArthur
New Guinea
Burma
Tiddim
Chindwin
Southeast Asia
Japan
Kiyang
Lingling
Lishui
Wenchow
Carter's Little Liver Pills Promise Quick Digestive Relief
An ad claiming Carter's Little Liver Pills stimulate the digestive juice to aid digestion when Nature fails. It promises relief within about 30 minutes and urges buying at drugstores for 10 or 25 cents.
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Carter
Nature
Markets slide on steady declines across rails steels and motors
Wall Street stocks retreated as liquidation broadened the list with losses from fractions to nearly two points. Volume rose with fewer plus marks as resistors faded, while cotton held firm on strong mill buying despite profit taking and hedging. Nashville cattle hogs and lambs traded unevenly with steady to firm quotes for many classes.
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Wall Street
New York
N. Y
OPA
Allied advances reach Moselle region amid heavy resistance
Dispatches describe American patrols penetrating toward the Reich frontier with the Moselle river bridgehead established amid stiff German defense. Reports place U.S. columns near Pont-A-Mousson and Meuse crossings while Belgian and Dutch fronts push northward. Berlin-area claims of Aachen and Saarbrucken captured remain unconfirmed.
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Associated Press
Wes Gallagher
Germany
Pattén
Moselle River
Reich
Meuse
Commercy
Moselle
Pont-A-Mousson
Nancy
Metz
Luxembourg
Verdun
Saarbrucken
Belgium
Courtney H. Hodnes
U. S. First Army
Dinant
Namur
Givent
Cherleroi
Liege
Mons
Holland
Antwerp
Brussels
Gent
le Havre
Brest
Karlsruhe
Stuttgart
Ludwigsshafen
Siegfried Line
West Wall
Supreme Headquarters
Aachen
U. S
Strasbourg
Rhine
Paris
Maginot Line
Pont-A Mousson
Transocean
Russians Open Balkan Drive to Budapest and Push Polish Front
Russian forces advance through the Balkans cutting toward Budapest after nearing Nis and the Danube barrier. In Belgrade resistance grows against the Nedic regime while the Polish front widens with a second day push toward Wyskow and the Narew.
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Russia
Moscow
Bulgaria
Iron Gate
Danubian
Serbia
Romania
Nis
Germany
Hungary
Europe
France
Low Countries
Balkan Peninsula
Aegean Islands
Albania
Macedonia
Montenegro
Hercegovina
Bosnia
Carpathians
Craiova-Timisoara
Red Army
Carpathian
Budapest
Marshal Tito
Belgrade
Melan Nedic
Poland
Wyskow
Warsaw
Bug River
Narew River
Romanian Bulgars Arrested Amid War Updates in Bucharest
Romanian authorities seized a nephew of Ion Antonescu and a senior Romanian officer in Bucharest last Saturday. Allied reports say American forces advanced in Belgium capturing Namur and Dinant while British and Canadian units moved toward Antwerp and Boulogne. The Third Army linked with Patch’s Seventh Army as they closed in from Southern France, with both meeting in Central France at a unspecified location.
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Romania
Ion Antonescu
Bucharest
Transocean
Supreme Headquarters
First Army
Namur
Belgium
Liege
Aachen
Dinant
Givet
Meuse
Charleroi
Brussels
Antwerp
Paris
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Dover
Calais
Boulogne
Third Army
Alexander M. Patch
Seventh Army
France
Items to be removed from wartime rationing Sept. 17
Washington announces removal of several processed foods from rationing effective Sept. 17. Fruit spreads including jams jellies and fruit butters will be un rationed. Canned vegetables such as asparagus beans corn peas pumpkin and squash join baked beans tomato products soups and baby foods in the phase out. Marvin Jones says supply justifies the change as policy to lift wartime controls. Point values listed for remaining items.
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Washington
James F. Byrnes
War Mobilization
Byrnes
Office of Price Administration
Marvin Jones
Farewell to Europe from a Soldier’s Final Dispatch
The writer apologizes for limited coverage of the Army’s vast operations while reflecting on the German foe’s cruelties and the war’s uncertain end. He praises Lieut. Gen. Omar Nelson Bradley as a modest, capable commander and expresses pride in serving with American troops before bidding farewell and wishing luck.
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Germany
Omar Nelson Bradley
America
Allied Push Across Italian Front Seizes Key Targets
American forces drive Germans from Altopascio and press toward Lucca, while Canadian and Eighth Army units strike near the Marano river and Florence's approaches. British ships bombard Rimini as Rimini fortifications, minefields, and alternate resistance challenge attackers. Allied air and ground units target Adriatic communications and bridges.
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Altopascia
Lucca
Pisa
Florence
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Marano
Rimini
Fifth Army
Altopascio
Pescia
Pistoia
Ariny
Demobilization Plan Aims Selective Return of Surplus Troops
The War Department outlines a plan to return surplus troops from overseas in prioritized order based on service credits, overseas time, combat awards, and dependents. Pacific theater needs drive ship allocations, while United States troops serve as a replacement pool, with officers and the Women’s Army Corps treated under the same principles.
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United States
Pacific
Japan
Europe
Army Ground Forces
Army Service Forces
Army Air Forces
Continental
Pacific Theater
European
Women's Army Corps
War Department
Germany
Pares
United
Southwest Pacific
Pacific Area
Continental United States
American
Demobilization Plan Outlines Pacific Shift After Germany Victory
War Department details a readjustment plan to shift U S military might from Europe to the Pacific after Germany's defeat. It calls for pruning European forces, expanding Pacific strength, and transferring surplus personnel while preserving those essential for ongoing occupation duties.
Local residents moved home from Decatur General and Hamil clinic
Messages report several residents transported by Brown’s ambulance from Decatur General hospital and Hamil clinic to their homes in Decatur Hillsboro and the Sheffield apartments. Updates note Mrs. Crow improving after an operation and Mrs. Sam Jones recovering from a serious operation at Hamil clinic.
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Robert D. Clark, Jr
Brown's
Decatur General Hospital
Decatur 3
Paul G. Cross
Hillsboro
Charles Kullman
Ah,fant
Johnston Street
R. W. Wear
Hamil Clinic
Sheffield
Sam Garner
Geraldine
Hartselle 3
Birmingham
FE. Crow
Macnu
Sam Jones
Additional Plans Announced for Victory Day in Decatur
Decatur Chamber of Commerce retail division announced updated Victory Day plans after a meeting last week. If news of Europe war’s end arrives on Sunday, residents should attend worship services. Retail shops will close Monday to observe the celebration.
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Retail Merchants
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Europe
Ces Ed Howell
Iseion
Decatur
Howell
To Give Baby Carriage New Look With Quilted Chintz
An old baby carriage is to be upholstered in gay quilted chintz to refresh its appearance. The project suggests using bright patterns and durable fabric to create a stylish yet practical stroller upgrade.
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