Weather Outlook and Community Notices Mix
Fair tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. Rev. Otto Winton speaks Sunday at Austinville Church of God on Must I Join. Pat Travis Odom Jr. inducted into the Army at Fort McClellan and sent to Camp Shelby. Rev. W W Glass to preach Heroes For Tomorrow. Bishop C. C. Carter to lead an institution service at St John s Episcopal on Wednesday evening with reception to follow. Navy announces seaman 1/c Joseph Clifton Robertson wounded. Rev. Elmer Freer to speak on Motive Of The Master. Memorial Drive Methodist youth to meet at First Methodist Sunday evening with Bishop Costen Harrell. Mrs L L McCulloch to lead mid week service. Only 75 absentee ballots received for municipal election. Absentee ballots available until polls close Monday. applications not accepted after Sept 13. Residents busy with farm committee trips and visiting relatives. Rita Fay Wallace recovering from operation at Decatur General Hospital. Lt J W Patton Jr returning to Mobile from Brookley Field. Decatur Chamber committee meeting this afternoon. Butler Hine to speak on city affairs at Wheeler Park Saturday night. Fire calls reported. small fires in 1405 18th Avenue East and 508 Gordon Drive. losses minimal. Several hospital and infirmary updates noted. OPA meeting discussed fuel price violations. settlements reached. Continued on Page Two.
Stepping Stones Taken Near Islands in Pacific Drive
Allied forces launched concurrent landings on Palau and Morotai as Halsey’s fleets pummeled the Philippines. MacArthur and Nimitz overseen assaults amid heavy Japanese resistance with air and sea bombardment crippling enemy air bases and surface craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Palau
Morotai
United States Navy
U.S
Douglas MacArthur
Nine missing in hotel fire in Anniston Alabama
A 94 room hotel housing about 200 guests including soldiers' families at Fort McClellan was destroyed by fire. Nine people were reported missing after early morning flames. no bodies found. Fire damage estimated at $200,000 as crews from four city stations and military depots fought the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anniston
Ala
Alabama
Fort McClellan
J. F. King
William Faw Lessee
The
Anniston Star
Iva Cook
Noble Street
E. E. White
Ee Ordnance Depot
Armies listed by theater in official wartime tally
Washington dispatch lists current U S army deployments: First, third, seventh and ninth in France. Fifth in Italy. Sixth in Southwest Pacific. Second and fourth stationed in the United States at Memphis Tennessee and San Antonio Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
France
Italy
Southwest
Pacific
Memphis
Tenn
San Antonio
Tex
War plan advances as MacArthur seizes Palau Morotai bases
The column reports Allied forces under MacArthur and Nimitz securing Morotai and Palau in the Palau and Halmahera islands, setting the stage for a Philippines invasion. MacArthur proclaims the decisive phase underway as bases form to strike Japan from air and sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
MacArthur
Philippines
Palau Islands
Adm
William F. Halsey
Third Fleet
Chester W. Nimitz
Tokyo
Peleliu
Nimitz
Halmahera Island
East Indies
Palau
Morotai
Halsey
MacArthur, Nimitz and Co
Molucca F
Halmahera
Davao
Mindanao
P. L. MacArthur
Imahera
Mikado
Quebec
Parley
Reds Said to Be Storming Into Warsaw
From Moscow desk reports claim Soviet and Polish forces advanced toward Warsaw crossing toward Praga with four Vistula bridges intact. Rokossovsky directs siege while German reports claim bridges blown and interference repelled as Russians move to outflank the capital.
Plea for Living Space Renewed in Decatur
The Detainer Chamber of Commerce renewed its call for Decatur residents to provide more living space for incoming workers and residents. The plea emphasizes addressing housing shortages to accommodate growing labor needs in the community.
Vast Hurricane Ravages Atlantic Coast From North Carolina to Massachusetts
The West Indian hurricane struck from North Carolina to Massachusetts causing eleven deaths. Winds 80 to 100 mph felled trees, damaged buildings, knocked out power and communications. Atlantic City and nearby resorts suffered severe pier and roof damage while New York and Boston logged high wind speeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
North Carolina
Massachusetts
Atlantic
Long Island
New England
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Ocean City
New York City
Connecticut
New York
Camp Edwards
Boston
Providence
R. I
Rhode Island
Bombing Raid Targets Athens Area Airfields and Ships
Allied air forces raid in the Athens area demolish airfields at Eleusis Tatai and Kalamaki with thousands of bombs and sink a supply ship off Salamis. RAF Beaufighters Mosquitos hit ships off Kristiansand. US Ninth Air Force reports locomotive hits near Aachen and Rhine targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Italy
Athens
Greece
RAF
Eleusis
Tatai
Kalamaki
Salamis
Piraeus
Eest
Adriatic
Britain
Kristiansand
Norway
Holland
U. S
Ninth Air Force
Aes E
Aachen
Quebec conference nears close as talks may extend
The Quebec meeting between Roosevelt Churchill and leaders winds toward a close with informal conversations likely to continue after formal talks. Eden and Cadogan joined the session with Morgenthau and Cherwell while Mackenzie King hosted a dinner and a film titled Hail The Conquering Hero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec
Roosevelt
Prime Minis
Texs Churchill
Churchill
Citadel
Early
Chateau Frontenac
Eden
Robin Cruikshank
British Information Ministry
Anthony Eden
Sir Alexander Cadogan
Cadogan
Britain
Washington
W. L. MacKenzie King
Canada
Treasury
Morgenthau
Lord Cherwell
Dumbarton Oaks
Japan
Italy
Fifth Army Gains In Italy Push Toward Lucca and Rimini
Allied forces report deep advances in the Italian front as Fifth Army troops seize Monte Cassino and Ponte di Moriano near Lucca, reach within 16 miles of the Arno, and drive north of Pistoia. Adriatic gains include Greek troops advancing toward San Lorenzo and 1200 Nazis captured on Sept. 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Fifth Army
Italy
Monte Catino
Ponte di Moriano
Lucca
West Coast
Mark W. Clark
Arno
Adriatic
Marano
Rimini
Eighth Army
Coriano-San Savino
Republic
San Marino
Pietrabuona
Pistoia
San Felice
San Lorenzo
RAF Pilot Rescue Recalled After Eight Days in France
Ernie Pyle writes from London about interviewing an RAF pilot rescued from a wrecked plane in France during eight days of confinement. The pilot recalls his crash, later shelling, and the moments leading to his rescue and escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie Pyle
France
Ernie
London
Wounded Pilot Plans U S Visit
A wounded pilot recounts eight days in a plane wreck. He carved a hole with a crowbar to escape, endured torture of thirst, and dreamed of water and beer as rescue loomed. He doubted escape could be self-made and recalled the crash moment.
Americans Inch Toward Rhine After Aachen Victory
The U S first army drove 10 miles into Germany encircling Aachen while capturing Nancy and Maastricht. U S troops pressed German defenses along the Siegfried line with tanks and infantry, advancing toward the Rhine as Aachen neared encirclement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Long
London
United States
Aachen
Nancy
Maastricht
Germany
U. S. First Army
Europe
Courtney H. Hodges
Siegfried Line
Also Mentioned on This Page
Otto Winton
Austinville
James Travis Odom, Jr
Army
Camp Shelby
W. W. Glass
First Presbyterian Church
Raoet
C. C. J. Carnter
St. John’s Episcopal Arch
St. John's
Fire Navy Department
Joseph Clifton Robertson
Dee Robretson
Lacon
Elmer Freer
First Christian Church
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Costen J. Harrell
L. L. McCulloch
Annie Gush
Lucille
Ingham
Maynard Layman
Casto Jarvis
Farm Committee of
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Tupelo
Miss
Wilmer Mary
Tuscon, Ariz
J. G. Martin
Guy Pettey
Flint Baptist Church
Fairview Baptist Church
G. C. Cook
Margie Mills
Iss Rita Fay Wallace
Decatur General Hospital
J. W. Patton, Jr
Mobile
Lt. Patton
Brookley Field
L. L. Lively
Charles H. Eyster
Homer L. Jones
Frank Stone
James H. Crow, Jr
Norman Harris
Butler Hine
Wheeler Park
1812 Avenue East
Dick Hundday
Gordon Drive
J.W. Murphy
Lacey's
Miss Omega Childers
Baugh's
Maxine Burgreen
Madigan
Mary Louise Davis
Pulaski, Tenn. 5
OPA
Leonard Milliman
Associated “Press
Ken Reynolds
Fred Fisher
Humeston
Des Moines
By Dewitt MacKenzie
REDS
Warsaw
Vistula
Daniel DE Luce
Moscow
Tula
Praga
Red Fleet
Pravda
Warka
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Hitler
Reich
Transylvania
Hungary
Cluj
Narew
Nowogrod
East Prussia
East Beskid
Czechoslovakia
Serbia
Marshal Tito
Red Army
Negotin
Rokossovsky
Zigmund Berling
Lomza
Nowogorod
Allenstein
Targu-Mures
Fromme
Barly
Montreal
le Canada
Rodrigue Cardinal Villeneuve
Vatican
Cordell Hull
Hull
Count Wolf Hendrick von Helldorf
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Pyle
Trier
Luxembourg
Coblenz
Rhine
Eysden
Meruthe Inen Croek
Moselle
George S. Patton
Netherlands
Meuse Canal
Belgium
Aneta
Limburg
Strasbourg
Valkenburg
Cologne
Belfort Gap
Third Army
Alexander M
Belfort
Seventh Army
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