Weather and community notices from Decatur area
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday with scattered showers and local thunderstorms in the north central regions. Max 90, min 70. Rev Chapman's service at St John’s Episcopal church confirms the church remains open for daytime prayer. Victory Day in Europe may bring Holy Communion at 8:00 AM and evening prayer at 1:30 PM. Town news includes service updates, military postings, hospital admissions, and a bridge accident involving Lt John Fridel. Continued on Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Chapman
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Charles C. J. Carpenter
John O. Fridel
Courtland Air Base
Umpkin
Fridel
Lumpkin
Allied push slows on Gothic line as rain hinders Rimini assault
Greek troops reach 2000 yards from Rimini on the Adriatic while rain slows the Fifth Army offensive. Americans seized Firenzuola and Monte Montale, with Canadians flanking Rimini westward. British and Greek attacks, German defenses, and weather hampered air support and observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noland Norgaard
Rome
Eighth Army
Rimini
Italian Adriatic
Fifth Army
Firenzuola
Bologna
San Lorenzo
Marecchia
Adriatic
San Marino
Mericant. L . 3
Italy
Monte Montale
Monte Acuto
Monte Frena
Barco
Florence
Doughboys
Santa Dicia
Futa Pass
Pietrasanta
Pisa
Apennines
Valdierioto
Bolognia
Gothic Line
Pistoia
Little Republic
Mor gan County Eating Establishments Survey Initiated
Officials of the War Price and Rationing Board announce a Mor gan county survey this week to verify that cafes lunchrooms and all eating places have filed prices with their local price office. Instructions have been mailed to proprietors and managers to ensure compliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
War Price and Rationing Board
Birmingham
New Rector United At St John’s Episcopal Church
RGENÉ M. Chapman Wed nest was officially recognized as rector of St. John's Episcopal Church in a service led by Rt. Rev. Charles C. J. Carpenter. The occasion featured a reception led by the Woman's Auxiliary and notable attendees from Birmingham and nearby churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rgené M. Chapman Wednest
St. John's Episcopal Church
Charles C. J. Carpenter
Diocese of
Alabama
E. N. Penick
Herforth
Carpenter
Bishop
Co. C. J. Carpenter
William McDowell
Bishop McDowell
Birmingham
Eugene M. Chapman
Helen Isarie Averett
Clara Bell Senn
Margaret Bennett
R. R. Montague
Rufus Adams
New National Commander Vows Teeth in Postwar Peace Drive
The American Legion opened its new year with a push for universal military training and a tough postwar peace. National commander Guard N. Scheiberling of Albany, N.Y., urged immediate enactment of universal training and a peace enforceable by strength. He was elected by acclamation after a partial roll call, amid competition from John Stelle of Illinois and J. Fred Johnson of Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
American Legion
Guard N. Scheiberling
Albany
Easo
Scheiberling
John Stelle
Ill
Kiwanis Ladies Night Set for Somerville Road School
One hundred fifty guests expected at Kiwanis Ladies Night this evening at Somerville Road school starting 6 30. President L L Lively urges prompt attendance as the program begins promptly at the appointed time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Somerville Road School
L. L. Lively
Three Palau Islands Held as Yanks Close In
Allied forces report control of Angaur Ngarmos ked and an unnamed island near Peleliu as the sixth day of battle on Peleliu yields steady progress. Nimitz notes bitter but slow resistance while Liberators strike Mindanao and Formosa approaches loom in the broader Pacific fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Milliman
Associated Press
Palau Islands
Peleliu
Angaur
Palau
Ngarmoked
Chester W. Nimitz
Davao
Mindanao
Philippines
Sigli
Sumatra
Sieur
Charles
Malacca Strait
Allied @ Navy
Pacific
Tokyo
Japan
Tokyo Radio
Lungling
China
Ledo
Burma
Chim Chungking
Kweilin
Canton-Hongkong
Ballot Taken Mobile Details Democratic Mail Vote
Gessner T. McCorvey, chairman of the state Democratic executive committee, runs a mail ballot to ratify county committee actions in nominating candidates for four legislative vacancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Gessner T. McCorvey
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Red Army advances along Baltic coast drive toward Tallinn
Russian forces under Marshal Govorov push from Narva toward Tallinn with a western wing seizing Rahlka and another from Tartu advancing northward. Bargramian’s troops grain ground near Jelgava while Yeremenko and Ivanov link near the Estonia Latvia border as Red air raids target Budapest and Satu Mare amid a broad Baltic push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel DE Luce
Moscow
Leonid A. Govorov
Red Army
Leningrad
Estonia
Tallinn
Govorov
Narva
Rahlka
Tartu
London
Lake Peipus
Finland
Jelgava
Bagramian
Andrei Yeremenko
Ivan Ea
Rman
Tationmon
Latvia
Warsaw
Transylvania
Hungary
Budapest
Satu Mare
Red
Vistula
Malinovsky
Timisoara
Ickes Calls Miners to Dig Coal in Direct Appeal
Secretary Ickes made a direct appeal to coal miners bypassing John L. Lewis. He urged continued digging, citing gains under the Roosevelt administration and insisted workers should not turn their backs on their government amid a political campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ickes
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
Allied war plans shift to Siegfried line battle
In a report by J M Roberts Jr substituting for DeWitt MacKenzie the siege of Germany moves from the Rhine toward the Siegfried line and Holland. Arnhem is grim as Allied forces reportedly face encirclement while planners weigh two main strategies: push south into Holland for a broad assault or invade northwestern Germany along coastal plains to trap German ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Roberts JR
DeWitt MacKenzie
Germany
Rhine
Siegfried Line
Holland
Arnhem
France
Allied air offensive pushes through Channel and France
Waves of Allied bombers crossed the channel with planed attacks over Western Germany and Calais as RAF heavy bombers struck Le Havre region towns. VU S Ninth Air Force Marauders and American medium bombers targeted Trier freight yards and German rail hubs while Typhoons hit Fort Merxem in Antwerp area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Channel
Germany
Calais
Dover
Brest
RAF
VU. S. Ninth Air Force
Siegfried Line
Trier
Enenes
Moselle
Fort Merxem
Antwerp
Roosevelt Starts Campaign Speech Prep for AFL Address
President Roosevelt, returning from Quebec with Churchill, began work on a campaign speech for a Saturday night broadcast to the International Teamsters Union. He kept engagements light with only a meeting with Undersecretary of War Robert P. Patterson and aimed to finish a Missouri River basin message before nightfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Quebec
Churchill
International Teamsters Union
AFL
Robert P. Patterson
Missouri’ River
Synod of Alabama to Meet in Decatur in 1945
The Synod of Alabama Presbyterian Church will meet in Decatur in 1945 at the invitation of the First Presbyterian Church. The Birmingham session was attended by pastors and delegates from Alabama churches. Rev. Glass and A. A. Jones represented the local church. Decatur has not hosted the Synod for 35 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Synod of
Alabama
Presbyterian Church
U. S
Decatur
First Presbyterian Church
Birmingham
Th Glass
A. A. Jones
Americans Use Eben Emael Tunnel Trick to Seize Canal Lock
American troops who captured Eben Emael used an underground tunnel to surprise a sleeping German garrison at the Albert Canal lock near Maastricht. Lt. Claude F. Curtis Jr. described how ten men rowed 500 yards upstream, scaled a bluff, and held the lock until reinforcements arrived, enabling a broader thrust across the Siegfried line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Eben Emael
Albert Canal
Maastricht
Limburg
Claude F. Curtis, Jr
Carnation Ave
San Antonio
Tex
Meuse
Curtis
Stewart Mall
Lincoln Ave
New
Canal
Siegfried Line
Mrs Brock Dies at Denver Home
Mrs. C. N. Noke Brock was found dead at her Denver Colorado residence. She is the niece in law of Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Brock of this city. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. D. Brock
Shoes Ration Free in Washington
A wartime notice states non leather shoes made with rubber are ration free. The document outlines the policy change effective immediately in Washington on September 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nijmegen Bridge Saved as Allied Forces Reach Arnhem
Allied armies seized the Nijmegen bridge across the Rhine in Holland, saving the span from German destruction and pushing toward Arnhem where surrounded air troops fight for key river crossings. British second army relieves trapped airborne forces. U.S. Third Army engages near Nancy as German armored resistance stiffens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
M. Long
London
Amerschaff
Nijmegen
Rhine
Holland
Germany
Arnhem
Sky
Second Army
First Airborne
Rhine River
Moselle
U. S. Third Army
France
Nancy
Ameri
Rmans
Upper Rhine
Third Army
Flin
Bacarrat
Waal
Emmerich
Ruhr
Neder Ryn
Cobleng
Mainz
Arnheim
Cresses
Miles C. Dempesey
Dutch Rhine
Lewis H. Brereton
Niemegen
Lower Rhine
Ture
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War Department
E. H. Maddox, Hartseller
Rex Rankin
U. S. Navy
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M. R. Rankin
General Delivery
Treasure Island
Raymond F. Cooley
Joe W. Cooley
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Petrlin Greathouse
Lester Greathouse
Hanceville 3
Roberts
West Church Street
Fairview Baptist Church
Grady Dumas
Camp T
W. J. Nesbitt
Columbia
Lillie Mae Beach
Sixth Avenue West
Decatur General Hospital
Lester Sheffield
East Church Street
James Vassar
Decatur 2
Tiss Clara Suit
Lacon 2
Baugh’s Infirmary
Fanny Terry
Courtland 1
Graham C. Thompson
USNR
Armed Guard Center
New Orleans
England
T. E. Thompson
Oeville
Tenn
Naval Service
Ken Reynolds
Marquise de Polignac
Nina Crosby
New York
Paris
Drancy Stockade
NEW Yorker
Nimitz
Reds
By Dewitt MacKenzie
Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
Castle Rock
Wash
Synod OF Alabama
Berlin
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