Legion chief names aides to aid GI Bill program
Montgomery Ala Sept 9 The State American Legion Commander Clarence C Horton announced two assistant state adjutants Hugh Boyd Russellville named for Northern area and Paul Atkins Tuscaloosa for central area No Southern adjutant named The aides will work with Selective Service Veterans Administration U S Employment Service Farm Security Administration civil service and other Legion officials to plan execution of the program.
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Montgomery
Ala
American Legion
Clarence C. Horton
Courtland
Hugh Boyd
Russellville
Paul Atkins
Tuscaloosa
Selective Service
Veterans Administration
U. S. Employment Service
Farm Security Administration
Civil Service
Legion
Romanian King Overthrows Antonescu in Palace Coup
Mihai I and conspirators trap Antonescu in a Bucharest palace vault after a tense standoff. The king proclaims an armistice and forms a new government as German forces threaten Bucharest. Queen Helena flees west as Romanian troops counterattack and Soviet forces advance toward the region.
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Antonescu
Sturcea
Juliu Maniu
National Peasant Party
Bacul
Chisinau
Galati Rap
Buzau
Ploesti
Campina
Bucharest
Dnestr
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Markets end mixed after worst week since July
New York stocks closed with more declines than advances as investors remained cautious after a three week-end holiday period. The Associated Press 60 stock average slipped 0.1 to 53.2, posting an 18 point weekly loss. Bond activity stayed subdued and grain futures edged lower, wheat rising slightly while oats and rye fell. Cotton futures closed lower amid war news, with spot prices reflecting a premium for older deliveries.
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New York
Associated Press
Chicago
N. Y
Rye
Bailey
Allied forces push toward the Rhine amid fierce battle in the South
German fighting rages as U S Seventh Army presses toward the Belfort gap within 25 miles of the Rhine. More than 700 Germans captured in hours while Allied forces close in from the south and southwest. German pockets along the Belgian coast attempt breakout but fail amid heavy fighting. Allied gains in Costend Nieuwport Le Havre and Brest aided by bombers and naval actions.
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U. S. Seventh Army
Rhine
Belfort
Patton
Gent
Lille
Boulogne
Calais
Dunkerque
France
Zeebrugge
Belgium
Costend
Nieuwport
le Havre
Brest
Russians Aid Balkans Front in Hitler’s Advance
Allied land and air units aid Marshal Tito’s Partisans as Russians establish contact and help encircle German Balkan troops. Soviet guns push the Axis belt near East Prussia while Moscow reports patrols crossing into Germany and returning with prisoners. An elite East Prussian division is among those captured.
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Marshal Tito
Hitler
Balkan
Warsaw
Prussia
East Prussia
Lithuania
Moscow
Germany
Red Fleet
Crossword Answers From Daily Puzzle Clues Mixed
A cryptogram style puzzle lists Across and Down clues with partial answers and notes on yesterday's solution. The page includes a themed quotation cryptoquote and a title about distribution by King Features Syndicate.
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Mann
King Features Syndicate
Married Life in Strained Union Amid Midnight Quarrels
Judith plans to visit her ailing mother and fears Matthew’s selfish insistence on staying home. They argue over her trip and their first year of marriage, then reconcile only to repeat tensions as Judith reveals she may leave for a Westward move. The couple’s bond shows both affection and underlying conflict.
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Gerstenberg
Baneasa
Bucharest
Mihai
Helena
Sinaia
Ploesti
Stuka
Iasi
Carpathians
Seret River
Dnester
Matthew
Judith
Mary
Lynn
Eva Lambert
Honolulu
Marion
Boston
Connecticut Line
Parkways
Elizabeth
Peter
Nils
Sam
Bill
Sparkman West and Rob erts reunion set for October 15
In Decatur and surrounding areas families name Sparkman West and Roberts mark a reunion date October 15 with plans to announce the program later. Local servicemen receive updates on illness wounds and overseas assignments as community notices keep pace with wartime events.
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Tennis Sparkman
Sparkman, West and Roberts
L A Day Dies At 75 In Decatur Residence
L A Day 75 prominent local figure passed away at Decatur General Hospital after a period of illness. He formerly worked with the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and served as Decatur postmaster. Survived by daughter Mrs Earl Glenn, brother D V Day, sisters Mrs J A English and Mrs H G Sellers and Mrs C E B Poole. Funeral Monday at Central Baptist Church with Rev T A Brannen officiating. Interment in local cemetery. Brown Funeral Home directed services.
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Catur General Hospital
Day
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Central Baptist Church
Masonic Order
Murphy May Go to Quebec and Ike Aides Discuss Germany
The piece notes Parley Murphy, newly assigned to General Eisenhower, may join the military government setup for Germany. It also mentions possible talks on Russia Poland relations and world security, along with plans to curb inflation in Europe and dismantle Nazi cartel controls as part of a postwar economic framework. Roosevelt aims to curb cartel power through a United Nations framework.
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Murphy
Quebec
Germany
Japan
World Security Organization
Dumbarton Oaks
World Council
Moscow
Russia
Poland
Europe
Mr. Roosevelt
United Nations
Chinese advance seals Sungshan as Burma road fort waits
Inland China reports rapid completion of Sungshan conquest by Chinese forces while Japanese holdouts remain. Two pockets of Japanese must be defeated before the Burma road west of the Salween can be used to Lungling.
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China
Sungshan
Burma
Yunna
Salween River
Lungling
Byrnes Plans To Quit Washington After Demobilization Act
James F. Byrnes will resign as war mobilization director once Congress completes action on demobilization legislation now under study by House and Senate conferees an associate said tonight. The report places Byrnes departure in the near term as the demobilization measures advance through the legislative process.
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Ionnitiu
Styreen
Jonnitin
Erie
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Gerhard Stelzer
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Alfred Gerstenberg
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Styrcen
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Masts
Clement
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Ine
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Roy Buchanan
Gerry
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Reeder Banks
P. W. Sparkman
Floyde Woodall
Eva, 1
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Decatur
Carlos Romine
Athens
Mobile
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William Lawrence Morris
Wheeler 1
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Nadine Brown
Lynda Diane
Moulton
Memphis
Clayton E. Waldrip
Normandy
Milne FE
Waldrip
Sycamore Street
Decaturnaeae
W. R. Thompson
Sergeant Milton C., Thompson
War Department
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Catherine Hogan
Elkmont 1
Marlin L. Butler
Ancy I. Butler
Mediterranean
Nasnsrtmant
Malcolm Austelle
Atlanta
England
68Th U. S. General Hospital
Pvt. Austelle
Pvt
T. M. Austelle
U. S. General Hospital
Apo
Newark
Mr. McCain
OPA
War Price and Rationing Board
Aie
George Rothfuss
East Moulton Street
Baugh’s Infirmary
Brown's Ambulance
John C. Chandler
Third Avenue West
Emens
Decatur General Hospital
Brown's
Fifteenth Avenue East
Melba Jean Johnson
Somerville
E. H. Morrow
Union Grove
Clara Faye Martin
Hartselle 2
Baugh's Infirmary
George Robert Rothfuss
Sharon Roberts
W. L. McCutcheon
Hartselle
Cpl
Samuel Lyle
Camp Livingston
Mrs . J. Lyle
California
Clinton A. Grisom
Baileyton 1
Italy
Marie Grisom
Cullman
Vance Grisom
Baileyton
T. L. Roberts
West Church Street
Jimmy Hunter
Hamil Clinic
J. M. Dalyrmple
L. L. Garrison
Sam Jones
J. E. Crow
Rex Rankin
San Francisco, al
Rotary
Raymond Pepper
Sam Rown
Cornelian Court
Thomas H. Broadus
Knoxville, Tenn
Harvey J. Hostetler
Columbus
Miss
Vere
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W. W. Malone
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Punch Bow
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