South Atlantic port conference seeks bigger share of trade
A South Atlantic Florida ports conference in Atlanta urged Washington to boost Southern export and import shares. Thomas Grady of Miami noted Southeastern states earned far less export trade than New York in 1943. The group plans talks with government officials and coastwise lines on postwar cargo distribution and rail and water rate reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlanta
Stern Shipping Representate
South Atlantic
Florida
Washington
Thomas E. Grady
Miami
Fla
Southeastern
New York
Grady
Greater
Caribbean
Latin America
Henry O. Shaw
The
Brothers Docks of
Shaw
Shaw Criticized Present Shipping Tians
Georgia
Dominican Republic
South — Atlantic
North
South Carolina
Bailey
D-N.c
Maybank
D-S.c
Pepper
D-Fla
George
D-Ga
War Shipping Administration
War Manpower Commission
Mobiliza
Arnhem Key To Border Block In Wings Of War
The article discusses Allied strategy with separate truces and coordinated operations. It emphasizes Arnhem as the crucial gateway to the North German highway system, noting a breakthrough there could allow Allied forces to bypass Siegfried Line and Rhine defenses and pressure Germany from east and south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cologne-Coblenz
Arnhem
Siegfried and Rhine
Patton
Hodges
Patch
Germany
Siegfried Barricade
Siegfried Line
Aachen
U. S
Peter J.carroll
Associated Press
War Still Picture Pool
AP Witephoto
Negro Hurt In Collision At Beech Street Intersection
Jack Blackwell a Negro sustained a broken arm and severe injuries when a Sterchi furniture truck and a coal truck collided at Somerville Road near the school around 6 30 pm Wednesday. Damages were reported near 400 with Blackwell taken to Decatur General Hospital in serious condition.
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Jack Blackwell
Beech Street
Somerville Road
Sandlin
Sterchi
William McCarley
Hance- Wille
C. Woodard
Somerville
Blackwell
Decatur General Hospital
Ay Sporting
Bomber Crashes Near Nashville Killing Two Civilians
A twin engine B-26 bomber crashed near a work site in Nashville causing two civilian deaths. The funeral home identified one victim as Harper Theodore Jr., 16, with the other unnamed.
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Nashville
Tenn
Harper Theodore Jr
Butter Eggs Chicago And Nashville Market News Details
Butter receipts 259 718 and eggs 7 008 at Chicago markets, prices steady. Nashville reports cattle with slow opening trade, cows 4 50–8 50, calves 9 00–15 50, hogs steady 12 00–14 50, sheep 6 00–14 50, markets overall unchanged or steady with varied grade ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nashville
Tenn
Federal-State Market News Service
Allied Push Toward Rhine Encounters Fierce German Defense
American forces push toward Cologne from Stolberg as Boulogne falls to Canadian troops. British and American units clash along the Siegfried line while Second Army airfields deliver supplies. German counterattacks east of Aachen cost heavy tank losses. Patton’s Third Army engages near Nancy and Luneville.
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First Army
Gressenich
Stolberg
Cologne
Rhine
Boulogne
Dunkerquelike
Germany
Aachen
Siegfried Line
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
Moselle River
France
U. S. Third Army
Third Cateps
Wilene
Oochatel
Moselle
Nancy
Luneville
George S. Patton
Great Tank Fight Still Rages Today
WES GALLAGHER reports from Alsace Lorraine on Sept. 21 that U S Third Army units engage a major German armored assault near Bures and northeast toward Chateau-Salins. The battle has destroyed 105 Nazi tanks and seen heavy losses for both sides as American crews push to repulse the Tiger and Panther forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chateau-Salins
Caen
Normandy
France
Moselle
Nancy
Norton to Lead Rural Education Financing Committee
Dr. E. B. Norton state Superintendent of Education will head a committee on financing rural education. The panel is to present discussions at a White House conference in Washington October 3 to 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
E. B. Norton
White House
Washington
Teachers to Hold Parley in Morgan County Hart selle
The Morgan County Teacher's Institute meets Saturday September 23 1944 starting 9:00 am in Hart selle. Program includes devotional singing announcements from county officials address by Dr. J A Keller Flor ence State Teachers College group meetings and a roll call with attendance required.
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Teacher's Institute
Hartselle
Morgan County Teacher's Institute
W. W. Glass
Frank Philpot
Ept
Red Cross Vocational Rehabilitation
Crippled Children’s Service
Highney Patrol of Health Department
Parent Teacher Association
J. A. Keller
Florence State Teachers College
Oscar Napps
G. Hamilton
S. O. Maner
Morgan County Teacher's Association
H. R.leemai
British and Allied Forces Push Rimini Front Forward
Prisoners taken by the Eighth Army rise beyond 6,700 in four weeks as British troops wear down the Nazi 162nd Turcoman division. RAF fighter bombers clear a path for the Canadian assault on Rimini flank, targeting ar tillery near the Marecchia river. Spitfires and Mustangs damage highway bridges over the Reno river to disrupt Nazi supply routes to the Adriatic front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Army
Rimini
Marecchia River
Reno River
Adriatic
Strategic moves near Hungary and Belgrade noted
The report weighs options for forces within 30 miles of Hungary with potential routes toward Belgrade or Northern Transylvania. Marshal Rokossovsky conducts strong actions on the Vistula's west bank near Warsaw while official Kremlin comments remain withheld. Paris ranks after Montreal as the world’s largest French speaking city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hungary
Belgrade
Transylvania
Marshal Rokossovsky
Vistula
Warsaw
Kremlin
Paris
Montreal
National Educational Association sponsors rural education conference
Dr Norton explained a conference drawing about 200 educators will focus on rural education problems, sponsored by the National Educational Association for a special study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Educational Association
Norton
Priceville Schools Open with Community Program
Priceville opens the school year Monday at 9 30 with talks by County Superintendent S O Maner and Mrs E G Hamilton. George T Woodruff, principal, announces a public and minister invitation. High school staff includes Higdon Collier Henderson Rowe and Woodruff. Elementary teachers listed. Teachers meeting held at 2 pm. P T A meeting planned for 3 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. O. Maner
E. G. Hamilton
Priceville
George T. Woodruff
Roman Higdon
Frances Collier
Mary Collier
Jacqueline Henderson
Jack Rowe
Flying bombs strike London and south coast in fourth night
London and southern England endured another night of German flying bombs as evacuations slow and casualties rise. A row of homes was destroyed with two killed and four seriously injured. children returned from the countryside among the casualties. Dispatches note a new robot factory in Thil near the Luxembourg border now under U.S. control with 5,000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Kille
France
U. S. Third Army
Thil
Luxembourg
Morgan County Grand Jury Delivers Indictments
A Morgan county grand jury in session returned a partial list of indictments on Thursday. Sammie Jones is charged with second degree murder with trial set for September 25. L C Shelton faces forgery charges with six cases, trial set for September 26. Irene Thomas jailed for arson with case on September 27. Samuel Chapman charged with burglary with trial set for September 26. Eddie Jones charged with assault with intent to murder and trial date pending.
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Morgan County Grand Jury
State of Alabama
Sammie Jones
L. C. Shelton
Irene Thomas
Samuel Chapman
Eddie Jones
Visitors and locals mingle at Moulton Heights on Sunday
Sunday gatherings highlight visits from Birmingham couples the Sims and waves resident Helen Hills on furlough with her mother Mrs Floyd Hill. Lt. Allen Armor returns to Michigan while crew including Willford Lancaster and Prentis Lancaster linger with families. Army men prepare for overseas as others tour Decatur and Courtland areas.
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Moulton Heights Sunay
Clifford Sims
Birmingham
Helen Hills of the Waves
Floyd Hill
O. T. Speagle
Letha
Leroy
Raburn
Della Hames
Alice Hames
Pauline Terry
Lillie Pearl Roden
Decatur
U. S. Army
Monroe Shelton
Near Courtland
D. O. Hays
Prentis Lancaster
Michigan
New Casualty Figures Listed
War casualties for the United States armed forces top 400,000. Secretary of War Stimson reported Army deaths through August 29 at 743 plus a recent rise of 10,127 since a week ago. Navy totals stand at 63,017, with the pace slowing after a lull between Normandy and Brittany and renewed heavy fighting as Allied forces pressed toward Germany.
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Washington
United States
Stimson
Navy
Normandy
Brittany
Pyle Describes Talks With Wounded in War Front Posts
Ernie Pyle, exhausted after ten months in Italy, recalls the breakthrough at St Lo and the toll of bombings. He plans rest in Washington then home to New Mexico, while visiting wounded soldiers and sharing their courage. He recounts aiding a pilot and comforting a Nebraska farm boy’s family.
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Ernie Pyle
Italy
St. Lo
Paris
Washington
Ernie
New Mexico
Indiana
London
France
Mr. Pyle
Hunie
Nebraska
War Department
England
Ninth Street Methodist club to meet for sonnet prayer
Miss Willie Ruth Groover remains a patient at Decatur General hospital. The Methodist Evangelistic club of the Ninth Street Methodist church will meet Friday at 7 45 p m in the home of Mr and Mrs Y T Hancock 1709 Seventh Ave South with Guy Jones as leader. Mrs C L Brown of Lacey's Spring admitted to Baughs infirmary Wednesday for medical treatment. Mrs G P White and her son Jackie Lamar were moved from Decatur General hospital to their home 1711 Fifth Avenue South Wednesday in a Brown's ambulance.
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Willie Ruth Groover
Decatur General Hospital
Methodist Evangelistic Club
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Y. T. Hancock
Seventh Avenue South
Guy Jones
C. L. Brown
Lacey's Spring
Baugh’s Infirmary
G. P. White
Jackie Lamar
Fifth Avenue South
Brown's
Navy and Army Casualty Figures Compare Across Years
The report lists total casualties by category. Army killed 64,468 and 62,357. wounded 177,235 and 172,042. prisoners 48,725 and 48,181. missing 47,315 and 45,036. Navy casualties show killed 25,152 and 24,480. wounded 2, etc. missing 9,532. prisoners 4,466. unchanged from previous figures.
Airborne success linked to breakthroughs on Siegfried Line
Secretary of War Stimson praised the first airborne army for crossing barriers and flooded lands to reach a point where Siegfried line defenses may be less formidable. He cited tactical surprise and that the assault affected enemy retaliation. He noted persistent airborne combat near Arnhem with British support nearby. Stimson also reviewed Allied advances from Aachen to Luxembourg, Cologne, and the Rhineland, plus Third Army gains northeast of Nancy.
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Washington
Stimson
Arnheim
Holland
West Wall
Aachen
Luxembourg
Cologne
Rhineland
Third Army
Nancy
Singing School to Close Friday in Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill ends a singing school session Friday evening with a special program led by Mr. and W. R. Wallace. Members of the class will be assisted by well known singers and the public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G — Andi
Aet
Chapel Hill
W. R. Wallace
Aviation Bill to Be Drawn for Alabama Airlines
Alabama Public Service Commission prepares regulatory bill for intrastate airlines to be submitted next spring. Governor Sparks and Commissioner Gordon Persons discuss expanding law to cover intrastate air transport. Passengers, express service possible. current jurisdiction limited to Alabama origin and destination within state.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Public Service 6
Gordon Persons
Sparks
Persons
Commission
State Commission
Alabama
Alabama Aviation Commission
Hall testifies Dorsey attacked on balcony fight in Los Angeles
Jon Hall testified before a county grand jury that Tommy Dorsey struck him with a hard object during an Aug. 5 balcony fight at the Dorsey apartment. Hall said Dorsey threatened to kill him, and Pat Dorsey ripped his nose as Hall pulled away.
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Los Angeles
Jon Hall
Tommy Dorsey
Dorsey
Dorseys
Hall
Pat Dane
Allen Smiley
Jane Churchill
Kansas City
Tommy
West
Pat
Tidwell Rites To Be Held Friday In Athens
Funeral services for J F Tidwell who died Tuesday night in Lenoir City Tennessee will be held Friday afternoon at the Church of Christ in Athens. The body will arrive Friday morning aboard the Tennessean and be taken to Mc Connell's in Athens. He is survived by his wife two daughters Mrs Gertia Powell of Decatur and Miss Flora Jane Tidwell of Lenoir City four sons Maxie Tidwell in the Army J Tidwell in the Marines in the Southwest Pacific Paul Tidwell in the Army and Calvin Tidwell of Decatur.
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J. F. Tidwell
Lenoir City
Tenn
Athens
Tidwell
Tennessean
McConnell's
Church of Christ
Gertia Powell
Decatur
Flora Jane Tidwell
Maxie Tidwell
Army
J. Tidwell
Marines
Southwest Pacific
Paul Tidwell
Calvin Tidwelly
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