Weather and local notices in Decatur cohort
Fair this afternoon tonight and Friday with little temperature change. War Department announces promotion of Dennis Edward McClendon AC from second to first lieutenant. Local items include visits, church notices, school enrollments, and a volleyball tournament result in Courtland. Multiple hospital admissions and legal charges are listed along with personal announcements and brief community notes.
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The
War Department
Dennis Edward McClendon
Courtland
Patton Forces Break Through Siegfried Line Into Germany
Allied dispatches report U S first army tanks breach the Siegfried defenses in the Aachen sector deep in the forest as infantry led by Captain Kimball Richmond advance toward the second belt. Simultaneously the U S third army nears Nancy and Luneville while Brest and other areas see bombardment and patrols.
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Hitehead
Germany
U. S. First Army
Cap. Kimball Richmond
Windsor
Aachen Town
Siegfried Line
Brest
U. S
Submarine Pen
Trier
Reich
New Holland
Courtney H. Hodges
U. S First Army
Netherlands
Limeburg
Aachen
Supreme
Maastricht
Liege
Eee
American First Army
Fetal Ahere
Dai
Carrier raids in Philippines blast Japanese positions
US war operations in the central Philippines claim a three day sustained air campaign with 200 Japanese planes destroyed in the first two days. Manila reports say attacks targeted Negros Leyte and Zamboanga while Chinese forces seize Tengchung opening a new supply route to China.
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Leonard Milliman
Associated Press
Central Philippines
Manila Radio
U. S
Negros
Leyte
Luzon
Philippines
Manila
Zamboanga
Pacific Fleet
Chungking
Burma
China
Tengchung
Burma Road
Weather Dims Bomber Strikes Across Nazi Germany
Britain based heavy bombers stay home after a six day blitz while RAF Mosquitos blast Berlin with heavy payloads for the fourth night. In 24 hours more than 10 000 tons of explosives fall on Germany in four raids. two Berlin planes missing. Allied fighters target gun positions and communications as fronts shift eastward.
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London
Britain
RAF
Berlin
Germany
Bishop Harrell to Speak at Centra Methodist Sunday
Centra Methodist welcomes Bishop Costen J. Harrell of Birmingham to Decatur for Sunday services September 17. Harrell, elected at the Atlanta jurisdictional conference, is a noted author and Duke Vanderbilt trained minister. He preaches Sunday night at First Methodist with local churches uniting and meets district leaders Monday for a progress survey.
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Centra Methodist Church
Costen J. Harrell
Birmingham
Methodist Church
Atlanta
United Methodism
Harrell
Duke
Vanderbilt
Randolph- Macon College
Nashville
Eye
First Methodist
Decatur
H. M. Stevenson
Fullers Arrive to Lead Decatur Salvation Army Chapter
Captain and Mrs. Oscar Fuller arrive from Atlanta to take charge of the Decatur Salvation Army chapter. They succeed Captain and Mrs. Leon J. Thomas, transferred to Texas. Fuller notes 1931 Salvation Army membership and 1939 active work entry, emphasizing work with youth and continuing the local program under the advisory council and Dixie division based in Atlanta.
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Oscar Fuller
Decatur
Salvation Army
Atlanta
Leon J. Thomas
Texas
Local Advisory Council
Dixie Division
Army
Salt Lake City Sees 92 Degree Heat Record
Temperature rose to 92 in Salt Lake City as a heat wave continued. Forecasters warned a new record could form if no rain falls today, extending the city’s dry spell with 56 days without measurable moisture.
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Salt Lake City
Allied advances in Europe fuel optimism ahead of D Day
The United Nations report continued Allied success in Europe with observers in Quebec conference circles noting progress toward Germany before the planned invasion. London and U S war planners reportedly set October 31 as an outside date for the collapse of organized German resistance, while Hitler vows to fight to the bitter end despite mounting Allied momentum.
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United Nations
Europe
Quebec
Germany
Eisenhower
London
United States
Hitler
Two Trains Collide in Fog Killing 26 Near Terre Haute
In heavy fog near Terre Haute Indiana two Chicago and Eastern Illinois trains crashed head on at 2 20 am on a single main line. The Dixie Flyer carrying soldiers and an express bound for Chicago collided killing 26 and injuring about 65. Army officials reported 21 soldiers among the dead with others uncertain. Eyewitnesses described a scene of horror as rescuers searched through wreckage across the twisted tracks.
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Chicago
Florida
Per
Delano Park Closes After Busy Recreation Season
Delano Park Recreation Center winds up a four month season with 136585 visitors from nearly all states. 12942 service members and 11430 spouses plus 10995 essential workers and 10805 their spouses attended. 42990 watched Monday Tuesday and Thursday softball under Alvis Briscoe. The program opened May 22 with pet shows Fourth of July celebration Anything On Wheels doll show band concerts and picnics. Four directors from Dallas Orlando Pascagoula and Pensacola contributed. A week ending with a golf tournament crowned Freeman and Raymond Eugene Brooks as winners.
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Delano Park Recreation Center
Alvis Briscoe
Delano Park
Physical Educational and Recreation
Dallas
Texas
Orlando
Fla
Pascagoula
Miss
Pensacola
Eden on Way to Quebec 10 Join in Talks
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden travels to Quebec to join the Roosevelt-Churchill conference. Officials report progress in Allied aims, with discussions on Japan, Poland in exile, and Pacific command.
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Eden
Quebec
W. L. Beale, JR
Anthony Eden
London
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Soviet
Russia
Poland
Hull
Fifth Army presses Gothic Line frontier in Italy
Allied forces led by Lt. Gen. Mark Clark push along a 25 mile front from Pistoia to Lucca as German resistance intensifies. Adrian lines hold while Allied gains in the Adriatic sector advance 1,000 yards near Corlano San Savino. British Canadian and Indian troops reinforce central Italian positions as the fight continues.
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George Bria Rome
Fifth Army
Italy
Mark Clark
Pistoia
Lucca
Adriatic
Corlano-San Savino
Croce
Red forces smash in on Warsaw front in fierce street fighting
Massive Russian forces assault Warsaw and push into Praga as Berlin reports troops reaching the Czecho Slovak frontier in the Beskides and near Lomza. Other groups drive toward East Prussia while Transylvania changes hands. Stalin’s offensive appears to widen to Germany.
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Associated Press
London
Warsaw
Praga
Vistula
Berlin
Beskide
Carpathian Range
Kosice
Czecho-Slovakia
Narew
Lomza
East Prussia
Romania
Szekler
Transylvania
Hungary
Moscow
Stalin
Germany
Konstantin Ropocovsky
Atlantic hurricane veers along mid- Atlantic coast
The great Atlantic hurricane veered northward past Cape Hatteras. Winds exceed 60 miles per hour at Morehead City as Cape Hatteras and nearby bases report little damage and no loss of life. The center was near Cape Hatteras with forecast to move off the coast toward New England by Thursday night.
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Wilmington
N. C
North Carolina
Cape Hatteras
Morehead City
U. S. Marine Corps
Cherry Point
Army
Camp Davis
Camp le- Jeune
Coast Guard
Fort Macon
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
New England
Hatteras
Pilot Rescued After Eight Days Trapped in Wreck
Ernie Pyle reports from London that the RAF pilot trapped in a wrecked plane for eight days is alive and recovering in hospital. After a long search, Pyle found the wounded flyer and witnessed his rescue in France with a hopeful outlook for his recovery ahead.
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Erniie Pyle
France
England
Ernie
Ernie Pyle
London
America
Ernie Pays Visit To Heroic British Pilot
A reporter travels across England to visit a wounded Royal Air Force lieutenant. In a sunny hospital ward the pilot, with a burned back and bullet wounds, smiles as visitors arrive. Aimed at wartime readers, the scene recalls a near-death moment and the prioritization of recovery.
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Ernie
Pital
England
Bill Strand
Chicago Tribune
Waaf
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Camp Gordon
Georgia
Cpl. Hoover
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Medical Bn
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New York
W. H. Brock Jr
Decatur General Hospital
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A C. Brock
Athens 5
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Trinity 1
Homer Lawrence
Seventh Avenue West
Ken Reynolds
Daily Ant
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Stephen Decatur
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Patton
Nancy
Chateau-Salins
Metz
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James M. Long
Rotgen
Supreme Headquarters
Lammersdorf
Borgen
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Belegium
NPS
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Fullers
By Dewitt MacKenzie
Roosevelt
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Pacific
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