Terms Drawn for Bulgaria
Washington reports that the Anglo American Soviet European advisory commission is finalizing Bulgaria terms. The 20 point Romania document released by the Allies is seen as lenient due to Bucharest’s switch to Soviet lines. Germany will face rigid occupation and reparations, but Romania’s fate differs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
Bulgaria
European Advisory Commission
Romania
Germyn
Moscow
Germany
Austria
Reich
United Nations
Hurricane Storm Near Atlantic Coast With Wide Warnings
The storm tracked northwest from the Atlantic approaching the coast with winds near 60 to 75 mph offshore. Weather officials cautioned against scare reports as advisories extended from Myrtle Beach to Portland. Evacuations and drill preparations occurred as schools and agencies prepared for possible impact along the Virginia and North Carolina coast.
Market updates from New York and Nashville livestock reports
Cotton futures were restricted awaiting Washington action on the Bankhead loan bill with mixed near and distant month turnover and afternoon values down to five cents. Nashville listings show cattle and hog markets steady to weak with calf prices 9.00 to 15.50 and hogs 12.00 to 14.50, sheep steady with lambs 13.50 to 14.50 and ewes weaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.Y
New York
Washington
Bankhead
Butter and Eggs Market Report From Chicago
Butter receipts 265,586 firm on September 14. Egg receipts 9,467 unsettled with current receipts 34 to 36. other markets unchanged.
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Chicago
Decatur Man Aids Repairs In European Harbor
Army dispatch describes a 1000 ton floating dry dock in a protected English invasion port. Six members of a transportable corps port marine maintenance company operate wrecked craft repairs with welding lathes drills and power units. Crew include Master Sergeant David D Tees of Stockton Alabama and Corporal Herbert McKinney of Decatur Alabama.
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Army
Associated Press
Corps
Marine Maintent Company
David D. Tees
Stockton
Ala
Corporal Herbert McKinney
Lafayette West Street
Decatur
Ingalls Shipyard
Seventh Ave
North
Birmingham
Disturbance Reported at Camp Claiborne
Secretary of War Stimson confirmed a disturbance at Camp Claiborne Louisiana. He said the matter is under investigation and punishment. He denied mutiny by several thousand troops and stated the administration has not intervened. Troops of both races are stationed at the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stimson
Camp Claiborne
Hurricane Warning Spreads Northward From Carolina Coast
A 4 a m weather advisory places a hurricane 100 miles south of Beaufort moving northwest at 18 mph. Warnings reach from Myrtle Beach to the Virginia Capes with alerts extended to Eastport Maine. Red Cross opens Raleigh HQ and 30 relief workers head into the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Capes
Myrtle Beach
D. C
Portland
New York Weather Bureau
New York
Virginia Beach
Norfolk Weather Bureau
Norfolk
Navy
Norfolk Army
Pennsylvania Centical Airlines
Norfolk Municipal
E.S. Brinkley
Weather Bureau
J. W. Roberts
Virginia State Guard
North Carolina
Eastern Flying Training Command
Montgomery
Ala
John C. Wilson
The
Red Cross
Atlanta
Raleigh
N. C
Beaufort
Dunn
Fayetteville
Morehead City
Wilmington
Wilson
Coast Guard
Atlantic Ocean
Puerto Rico
Miami
Fla
Florida
Wilmington Weather Bureau
Hatteras
Cherry Point
Virginia
Chesapeake
Leeward Islands
Wrightsville
Coast Line
Chetty Point Marine Base
Camp LeJeune
Neuse River
South Carolina
Savannah
Atlantic City
Eastport
Maine
Cartel Probe Indicts Global Borax Cartel Chief Firms
A federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted Borax Consolidated Ltd of London American Potash and Chemical Corp of New York and their subsidiaries for monopolizing the world supply of borax and related chemicals. German owners were not indicted as their stock was seized in 1942 after wartime findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
London
New York
California
Borax Consolidated, Ltd
Train wreck claims 26 lives and many injured
In the crash at dawn fog many soldiers and civilians were jolted from their berths. A Catholic priest administered last rites at St Anthony and Union hospitals. Uninjured passengers were taken to Clinton for breakfast, then all aboard a different car to continue southward.
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St. Anthony and
Union
Clinton
Leaders perished in attack on Buchenwald camp near Weimar
London reports Ernst Thalmann German Communist chief and Dr. Rudolf Breitscheid social democrat leader were killed in an Allied air raid Aug. 28 on the Buchenwald concentration camp near Weimar. Both men were former Reichstag members. Weimar lies 50 miles west south west of Leipzig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ernst Thalmann
Buchenwalde
Weimar
Rudolf Breitscheid
Thaemann
Reichstag
Leipzig
Pisos
Germany
Funeral for Audrey Sandlin Held in Morgan County
Funeral services for Audrey Sandlin age 9 who died Sept 10 after a brief illness were held Sept 12 at 2 30 pm at Round Top church Morgan County Rev Earnie Neal officiated pallbearers included Elmos Huff stutter Herman Sandlin Gene Woods Elmer Higdon Herbert Wilhite and Clyde Walraven. She is survived by her parents Mr and Mrs Earl Sandlin of Vinemont I five brothers Cpl Oscar T Sandlin U S Army now in New Guinea Cpl Horace Sandlin U S Army now on Guam Earl Junior Tommie and Attley Sandlin of Vinemont I three sisters Mrs Curtis Rainwater of Oak Ridge Tenn Milodean and Irene Sandlin of Vinemont I and grandfather L S Ryker of Vinemont I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey Sandlin
Round Top Church
Morgan County
Earnie Neal
Brown
Eccased
Earl Sandlin
Vinemont
Oscar T. Sandlin
U. S. Armyg
New Guinea
Horace
Guam
Earl Junior
Tommie
Attley Sandlin
Curtis Rainwater
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Milodean
Irene Sandlin
Vinemont 1
L. S. Ryker
Elmos Huffstutter
Herman Sandlin
Gene Woods
Elmer Higdon
Herbert Wilhite
Clyde Walraven
Goebbels Admits Grave War Losses and Tightening Resolve
German mobilization chief Paul Joseph Goebbels told Das Reich that territorial losses in the war were grave and some divisions could not be deployed due to lack of equipment. He warned the Allies that Germany would tighten its belt and remain ready for anything as Berlin broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Das Reich
Germany
Berlin
Aces Missing in A U 8th Ninth Airforce Raids
Maj. Don Beerbower of Hill City Minnesota and Capt. Wallace Emmer of St. Louis Missouri, two top Mustang ace pilots, led air raids on French airfields. They had combined to destroy 32 and a half German aircraft in the air and 30 on the ground. The report details their roles from the VIII Air Force base in France during August.
German army order bans execution photos and spectators
Secretary Stimson cited a June 19 German Army 19th headquarters order captured by Allied forces. The directive forbids photographing executions and forbids civilian spectators, aiming to shield perpetrators though not stopping executions. Stimson warned of German efforts to man larger forces for a desperate stand along the Siegfried line as Allies advance toward Eupen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stimson
19Th Army
War Review
Noe
Siegfried Line
Siegfried
Eupen
RAF hero returns from war with rebuilt leg and long road home
The wounded pilot survived a German capture and a wreck. Evacuated to England and treated as prize patient, he faces months of surgery to rebuild a shattered left leg. Doctors estimate ten months to a year before he can walk, likely with a limp, as his wife and baby Clare Margaret wait for Christmas homecoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
American General Hospital
Raf
Clare Margaret
Churchill Hosts Allied Chiefs In Conference Headlines
The report says Eden predicts a Hawaiian conference will favor Poitensen and MacArthur with Nimitz leading the initial strike on Japan. New faces appear at conference HQ with Sir William Glasgow and R. M. Firth joining Churchill. Law visits en route to UNRRA council, as MacKenzie King hosts staff at Chateau Frontenac. Roosevelt and Churchill absent but their wives attend.
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MacArthur
Chester W. Nimitz
Churchill
William Glasgow
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
R. M. Firth
Richard Law
Washington
UNRRA
Montreal
MacKenzie’ King
Chateau Frontenac
Roosevelt
War Labor Board Receives Panel Report on Steel Wage Fight
The War Labor Board formally received a six man panel report on the ten steel workers wage dispute over the little steel wage formula. The CIO seeks a 17 cent per hour raise and the board began executive session to study the findings. A three man AFL panel report on mediation was also received for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Labor Board
CIO
American Federation of Labor
Clo
Courthouse Visitors And Local Health Updates In Decatur Area
Courthouse visitor Onerved fom Fané and 4 Gordon Cleveland of Joppa Thursday with other local residents noted. Mr Doe Hurst of 308 Fourth Avenue West is a patient at Decatur General hospital. J W Murphy of Lacey's Spring 2 was dismissed from Baughs infirmary Thursday morning. W L McCutcheon continues to improve at Baughs infirmary. Mrs A E Locke has returned from Detroit after visiting her son on furlough with his wife Mrs Clarence Locke of Austinville. Pvt Locke is stationed at McCook Army Air Base Nebraska. Jane Burleson was dismissed from Baughs infirmary after an operation there recently. Mrs D A Roan of Eva was guest of Dr and Mrs A M Roan this week. Carl H Edwards W T 3e US Navy serving in Southwest Pacific for 16 months is expected home soon for a short furlough with relatives. He is the son of Mrs Clydie Edwards of Decatur and brother of Johnnie R Edwards. Mrs Otto Glasgow and infant daughter were moved from Decatur General hospital to their home on Sixth Avenue West. The Ninth Street Methodist church congregation will worship with the First Methodist Church Sunday evening with a message by Bishop Costen J Harrell. At the Ninth Street Methodist Evangelistic club will meet at the home of Mr and Mrs C R Neill in Fairview Friday at 7 45 for cottage prayer meeting led by Mrs W M Griffin.
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A. E. Locke
Detroit
Michigan
Clarence Locke
Austinville
Pvt. Locke
Army Air Base
McCook
Nebraska
Carl H. Edwards
U.S. Navy
Southwest
Pacific
Clydie
Decatur 2
Johnnie R. Edwards
Methodist Evangelistic Club
Ninth Street Methodist Church
C. R. Neill
Fairview
W. M. Griffin
Allied push across Rhine and Luxembourg border advances reported
The Paris and Allied dispatches describe American columns driving near Lammersdorf and Clervaux, stretching into Luxembourg, with extensions toward Trier and Nancy. British forces beat back German counterattacks along the Albert canal while moving toward Eindhoven. Brest port reduction continues as Allied air forces bomb Siegfried line positions.
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Albert Canal
Belgium
Escaut Canal
Antwerp
Massenhoven
Herenthals
Degroote
Holland
Eindhoven
Paris
Brittany
Atlantic
Brest
Berlin
Aachen-Borgen
Sieg
Senate debate over postwar highway aid limits amendment
Senator Russell drafts a amendment to the postwar highway bill to cap government contributions at 200 million annually unless jobless rolls rise. He would require automatic increases to 650 million if unemployment climbs, and seeks 60 40 state federal funding with forest and parkway road support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russell
D-Ga
senate co._and
Senator Hayden
D-Ariz
Labor Department
Maloney
D-Conn
Hayden
Senate
Ninth Air Force sorties pound German positions and rail targets
The Ninth Air Force flew 500 sorties between Aachen and Koblenz and around Nancy Metz as Lt. Gen Hodges First Army and Lt. Gen Patton Third Army pressed the front. It destroyed or damaged 11 German planes on the ground 52 railway cars several locomotives 88 vehicles and 21 armor pieces and hit forts gun positions a flak tower a radio station and an air field. Seven planes were missing. Recon pilots mapped 2600 square miles of the Siegfried Line showing improvised obstacles like sand traps. Only one plane was lost in five days of photography led by Col. George W. Peck of Detroit.
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Paris
Rorgen
Germany
Aachen
Lammersdorf
Clervaux
Luxembourg
Little Duchy
Trier
Supreme Headquarters
Associated Press
Edward D. Ball
Third Army
Siegfried Line
Our
Third
Thionville
Moselle
Metz
Nancy
Strasbourg
Neufchateau
Charmes
U. S
Arg Wee
Belfort
Langres
Holland
Maastricht
Second Army
U.s.ninth Air Force
Koblenz
Courtney H. Hodges
First’army
George S. Patton
Third’ Army
Ninth
Lightning
Mustang
Ninth Air Force
Rhine River
Berlin
Nly
George W. Peck
Detroit
Colonel Whitney Escapes Germans in Return to Allies
Col. John H. Whitney of New York captured by Germans in Southern France August 21 has escaped and returned to the Mediterranean Air Force. Whitney, a member of a leading American turf family, is the husband of the former Betsey Cush ing Roosevelt, once wife of James Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
John H. Trock
Whitney
New York
France
Mediterranean Air Force
U. S. Army Air Force
Betsey Cushing Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
Union Recognized for Southern Bell Workers
The Southern Federation of Telephone Workers certified by the NLRB as bargaining agent for Southern Bell employees in nine Southeastern states. The independent union sought certification since July 1943, and the May 1944 election showed 92 percent support for representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Southern Federation of Telephone Workers
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co
Allies Claim 320000 French Prisoners Since D-Day
Transocean reports Americans in Luxembourg region have advanced and pushed out three wedges. Supreme Headquarters says the American first, third and seventh armies have taken 320000 prisoners in France since D-Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fried Line
Transocean
Luxembourg
Supreme Headquarters
France
Front advances near Chaumont press Pershing HQ
French troops smashed toward Chaumont as the Belfort gateway neared by 15 miles with Gen. Pershing’s headquarters in reach. American entry into Villersexel and the fall of Pont De Roide marked gains along a 120 mile front.
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Pershing
Sid Feder
Rome
Marne
Chaumont
John J. Pershing
Belfort
Germany
Villersexel
Pont de Roide
Autechaux-Roide
Seventh Army
Langres
Nancy
Langr Kets
Rema Bare
Au de Langres
Doubs
Genevrieves
Gray
The War Today By Dewitt Mackenzie
The piece weighs the Reich’s near collapse and potential last stand after front shortening. It notes German defense in depth the Westwall, the Maginot contrast, and why a single outpost capture may not indicate breakthrough while Allied air raids menace morale with 5 000 to 6 000 planes dropping 10 000 tons of bombs on the Reich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reich
Itler
Siegfried Line
Westwall
Horder
Berlin
Eisenhower
Deepest seaborne raid hits Cebu Panay and Negros
Admiral Nimitz announced a second daring carrier raid on the Philippines deep in Japanese-held territory sweeping Cebu Panay and Negros. About 50 Japanese planes were shot down and 150 more were wiped out on the ground. The strike neared Manila within 200 miles as Halsey’s third fleet shifts power to invasion-threatened waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Plannes
Cebu
Panay
Negros
Zamboanga Island
Manila
Nimitz
U. S
Palau Islands
William “Bull
Halsey
Philippine
Halmahera
Celebes
Zamboanga
Mindanao
Ceram
Boeroe Islands
Japan
Kurile
Tokyo
Carolines
Southeast Asia
Moulmein
Burma
Mandalavane
Ina
Red Army near Poland's leading city in fierce combat
Southeast of Warsaw the fighting intensified as the Russians poured fresh formations into battle. Soviet forces finally breached Praga on the Vistula's eastern bank, while German and Hungarian troops northeast of Praga repelled attacks and destroyed 39 tanks. The text recalls Praga's 1794 Polish stand against Suvorov.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Warsaw
Ilin
Moscow High Command
Praga
Vistula
Suvorov
Stalin
Dewey Conferring in Wyoming Seeks Republican Path
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey arrived in Sheridan for talks with Wyoming GOP leaders and told about 500 at the railway station that voters face a choice between the New Deal road to regimentation and the Republican road to a free society with security and jobs. He asserted the New Deal failed to reduce unemployment before the war, calling it an incredible record for a single man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Wyo
Thomas E. Dewey
Wyoming
Dewey
Electric brooders reduce labor in chick rearing
Reading chicks under an electric brooder requires less labor than using a kerosene or coal burning brooder, according to the article.
CIO Leader Praises Labor Action at UAW Convention
Sidney Hillman, chairman of the CIO Political Action Committee, urged delegates at the CIO UAW national convention in Grand Rapids to boost political participation and work tirelessly through November. He warned the fight for freedom continues after military victory and criticized Republican social policies and a pro Hoover foreign policy stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Hillman
CIO Political Action Committee
Grand Rapids
Mich
United Automobile Workers (Cio
Hillman
Germany
Japan
Harding
Coolidee
Hoover
Old Guard
FAC
Thomas KE. Dewey
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Herbert Hoover
Casualty Totals Update For US Forces
Washington reports official U S fighting forces casualties total 989 25 Secretary of War Stimson Fain says Army casualties through August 29 reach 327 616 an increase of 21 821 from a week ago Navy list shows 61 509 up 1 545 Army figures by category show killed 62 347 wounded 172 042 prisoners 48 181 missing 45 036 with reductions due to transfers to other categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Secretary of War
Stimson Fain
Navy
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