Nazis Attack Finn Island Hogland in Baltic Clash
Finnish announces German naval forces attacked Hogland Suursaari in the Gulf of Finland. Nine ships set afire as mopping up of a bridgehead continues. Helsinki summons cabinet as Premier Hackzell battles a brain hemorrhage.
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Robert N. Sturdevant Holm
Ce Wos
Hogland
Germany
Finland
Suursaari
Finnish Gulf
Kotka
Narva
Estonia
Latvia
Diet
Hantti
Hackzell
Moscow
Ini
Coast Guard mobilizes for storm as ships wreck and coast towns evacuate
Guards and Red Cross workers moved to action before a hurricane struck. Warnings allowed evacuation of seaside resorts while rail and road traffic faced delays from damaged signals and flooded tracks. The 250 foot freighter Thomas Tracy ran ashore near Rehoboth Beach and broke in two. crew rescued. High winds battered ports from Portsmouth New Hampshire to Portland Maine as rain eased and skies cleared later.
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Red Cross
Weather Bureau
Therricane
Thomas Tracy
Rehoboth Beach
Coast Guard
Hudson River
Byingge
Portsmouth
N. H
Por Me
Mennonites Take Name From Menno Simons Born in Holland
The Mennonites derive their name from Menno Simons who was born in Holland in 1492, tracing the religious group’s origin to his teachings and reformist influence.
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Menno Simons
Holland
McRae Pledges City Progress and Service Improvement
Knox McRae of Decatur Alabama pledges efficient city management to lift the debt and provide adequate schools parks fire and police protection and other services. He vows to attend all city council meetings be available to citizens and take an active interest in Decatur in a paid political ad.
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Decatur
Little Steel Plan Is Up To President
The CIO steelworkers press the War Labor Board to lift the 17 cent wage ceiling on Little Steel, arguing living costs rose sharply. A three-man AFL panel supports wage hikes but offers no firm recommendation. The case could reach the President by mid October and reshape wartime pay policy affecting 88 companies and 14 demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Flieger
Washington
Roosevelt
CIO
War Labor Board
Bureau of Labor Statistics
American Federation of Labor
AFL
WLB
White House
Saeld
Cotton and Livestock Markets Mixed on Sept Market Day
New York cotton futures traded narrowly amid Bankhead bill uncertainty and war news, with late gains of 5 to 10 cents. Nashville livestock prices moved unevenly as cattle mostly held, hogs and sheep steady to higher, with top steer prices around 15.00 and vealers 14.50 to 15.50.
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N. Y
New York
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Polish Uprising Smolders Amid German Assault in Warsaw
Reports from Praga indicate the Polish revolt in Warsaw continues despite German efforts. Hundreds or thousands of patriots may have been killed as fighting persists, with new advices suggesting the uprising remains active.
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Lublin
Warsaw
Praga
Diversified Occupations club elects officers at Decatur High
The Diversified Occupations group at Decatur Senior High held its first meeting of the term. Carlton Kelley called the session and the officers for the year were named: Carol Peck president, Frances Portwood vice president, Katherine Moore secretary, William Edgeman treasurer, and Bertha May Timberlake scribe.
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Diversified Occupations Club
Decatur Senior High School
Carlton Kelley
Carol Peck
Frances Portwood
Katherine Moore
William Edgeman
Bertha May Timberlake
British drive surrounds German 289th Grenadier Regiment
British infantry and tanks executed a bold encircling operation south of Rimini and west of San Savino, surrounding and killing or capturing most of the 289th grenadier regiment of the 89th German infantry division. The air force provided close support and targeted supply dumps and communications to aid the Allied advance.
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Rimini
Croce
San Savino
Cotton consumption and stocks rise and fall in August
The Census Bureau reports August cotton consumption at 841,490 bales of lint and 125,063 bales of linters, up from July lint and down from last August. On hand totals show storage and public stocks around 7.94 million lint bales and 42,898 linters, with consuming establishments holding 710,225 lint and 270,098 linters. Spindle activity for August totals 22,240,676, down from July and last August.
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Washington
Census Bureau
FDR Rapped by UMW Unit
The United Mine Workers convention adopted a resolutions report condemning President Roosevelt and praising Governor Thomas E. Dewey after a brief debate. It asserted Roosevelt era policies sought to undermine UMW leadership and cited prosecutions under the Smith Connally Harness act against miners only.
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Cincinnati
United Mine Workers’ Convention
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Chemeniate
UMW
Allied forces press Westward from Tengchung to Stilwell
Reported Allied moves in the Orient show Chinese units pouring west from Tengchung toward Stilwell’s forces on the mountain trail from Myitkyina, a former Japanese stronghold in North Burma. Tokyo announced mass movement of thousands of businesses to escape Allied raids as residents flee, while SS Tokyo claimed Japan would soon mass produce a wooden aircraft surpassing the Mosquito.
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Orient
Tengchung
China
Joseph W. Stilwell
Myitkyina
Burma
Tokyo
Morotai Invasion Opens Path to Philippines
Allied forces under General Douglas MacArthur landed virtually unopposed on Morotai Island to build air bases within 300 miles of the Philippines and sever sea supply lanes to isolate two Japanese armies guarding the East Indies. The operation aimed to strike Halmahera and establish bases for rapid offensives toward Mindanao.
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Associated Press
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
Manila
Morotai Island
Philippines
East Indies
MacArthur
Dutch New Guinea
Halmahera Island
Moluccas
Morotai
Kunai
Halmahera
Mindanao
Halmahera-Philippine
Doreba
Local hospital admissions and community notices
Mrs. Artie Johnson and others from Mount Hope to Decatur General Hospital for medical treatment. Mrs. Gertie May Riggs, Mrs. T. N. Widener, Mrs. Mamie Dunlap and others listed in ambulances and transfers. Miss Mary Jean Sitta son improves after an appendectomy. Local court actions, PTA meeting in Priceville, and new births amid war news from the Pacific fronts with Allied advances and Morotai beachheads.
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Artie. Johnson
Mount Hope
Decatur General Hospital
Nonan
Gertie May Riggs
Sixth Avenue East
Mary Jean Sittason
Arthur H. King Claimed by Death
Funeral services for Arthur H. King, 58, who died after a two day illness at his Hillsboro home, will be held Saturday at 3 P M with Rev. Emmett Byars officiating. Interment in Elliot cemetery. Brown directing. Survived by two sisters Mrs R S Ferguson Trinity and Mrs L A Sparks Hillsboro and five brothers J H Nashville Tenn R E Leighton Leland Nashville Fred Decatur Albert Wheeler.
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Arthur H. King
Hillsboro
Emmett Byars
Elliot Cemetery
Brown
R. S. Ferguson
Trinity
L. A.sparks
J. H
Nashville
Tenn
R. E
Leighton
Leland
Fred
Decatur
Albert
Wheeler
Ancestry of Maya Indians Cited as Civilized
The article asserts the Maya ancestors of Yucatan Chiapas and Guatemala were the most civilized and intellectual among ancient American tribes.
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Yucatan
Chiapas
Guatemala
Amerca
Children prepare salads and simple desserts lesson in nutrition
Children are instructed to prepare salads and simple desserts while a mother provides a basic nutrition lesson. The activity combines hands on cooking with education on healthy choices.
Americans Close On Cologne After Aachen Breakthrough
Allied forces under Hodges push from Aachen along a 90 mile front into the Siegfried line. Several zones show rapid German breach through fortifications as American tanks and flame throwers drive strongpoints outward. British, Canadian advances trap pockets in Belgium and Holland while Brest tightens under siege.
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Chateau- Salins
Nancy
Luneville
Second Army
Belgium
Albert Canal
Scheide- Meuse Canal
Antwerp
Leopold Canal
Schelde
Brittany
Brest
Hodges
U. S. First Army
Siegfried Line
Rhine
Koblenz
Aachen
Cleve
Cologne
Prum
Coblenz
Maastricht
Netherlands
Germany
Berlin
Westwall
British pledge to see war with Japan to the end
A Canadian broadcast quotes a statement by a British figure who warns Americans that Britain will go all out against Japan. She says the Quebec conference aims to settle the score with Japan, and Britain will fight to the finish with strength and devotion. Eden echoes the need to settle scores and complete victory.
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Japan
Quebec
London
Churchill
Britain
Eden
England
Germany
European advisory commission plan for Germany occupation debated
The piece discusses Allied talks on Germany after World War II with proposals from the European advisory commission. It notes a Soviet Polish clash, Roosevelt’s stance on United Nations terms, and aims to eradicate German trade cartels fueling the Nazi war machine. It also mentions a program to dissolve international combines and a rift between British and American views on cartels.
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European Advisory Commission
Germany
Roosevelt
United Nations
Europe
Forces advance near Aachen amid heavy fighting in France and Belgium
Allied units push toward Aachen as U S Seventh Army tightens grip around Belfort gap and Nancy. First Army seizes Hergenrath Gemmenich and Forstebach near the Belgian border while Rotgen falls. American infantry and armor breach German defenses near Trier and advance toward Prum and Koblenz, with plans for a northern push toward Essen.
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Aachen
Nancy
France
Belfort Gap
Switzerland
U. S. Seventh Army
Kiwanis Club Names Nominees and Welcomes New Members
Kiwanis proceedings show Arthur Jones chairman for 1945 presidency race with two nominating committees led by Walter Clapton and Sam Alexander. New members Harry A. Wyatt and A. L. Johnson join. Marvin Rankin announces Ladies Night at Somerville Road school. Guests include coaches Ogle and Fuller and Floyd Briscoe. Population estimate note closes.
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Somerville Road School
M. E. Edwards
Lt. Gray
Sgt. Bodnar
Southern Airways
A. L. Ogle
Aubrey Fuller
Floyd Briscoe
Decatur
Kiwanis
Pacific War Commands Not Changed by Roosevelt Churchill Talks
In a Quebec conference with Prime Minister Mackenzie King and Quebec leaders, officials said no new or supere command for the Pacific war theater would be created. The question of MacArthur as Allied overall commander was not commented on, as Mrs. Roosevelt departed for New York.
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Battle of the Pacific
Eden
Maurice Duplessis
Quebec
Sterten Early
Roosevelt
Pacific War
Thomas E. Dewey
New Vk
G ‘al Douglas MacArthur
Pacific
MacArthur
Early
New York
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