Mixson to Lead Decatur Kiwanis for 1945
Dwight L. Mixson was elected unopposed to head the Decatur Kiwanis Club in 1945 at the regular Hotel Lyons meeting. He is Decatur area manager for Southern Bell and will succeed Lloyd L. Lively as president. The incoming board includes Ewell K. Gregg as first vice president and Lloyd as second vice president, with George Godwin R. B. Smith and Charles Winslow as members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight L. Mixson
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Hotel Lyons
Mixson
Decatur
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Lloyd L. Lively
Ewell K. Gregg
Iloyd
Wilk
George Godwin
R. B. Smith
Charles Winsstomve
H.A
Rotary
Institute of International Understanding
Brown
Rot
United Charities
Lively
Sgt
Jimmy Williams
Armed Services
Italy
Sat. Williams
Decatur Club
Clyde Hendrix
WMSL
32 Japanese Vessels Sank by Submarines in Series
Allied reports say British submarines sank 32 Japanese ships in the Indian Ocean and raids hit Port Owen Java and Sunda Strait. Southwest Pacific and Pacific forces under Mountbatten and Nimitz claimed heavy enemy losses, with progress on Peleliu. Tokyo boasted outbound losses and the Red Cross noted 29,250 American prisoners held in Japan.
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Leonard Milliman
Associated Press
Indian Ocean
Admiralty
London
Port Owen
Burma
Christmas Island
Java
Sunda Strait
Sumatra
Adm
Louis Mountbatten
Southwest Pacific Command
Batavia
MacArthur
Australia
Philippines
Chester W. Nimitz
Palau
Paramushiro
Marshalls
Truk
Marcus
Wake
Nimitz
Palau Islands
Peleliu
Tokyo
U S
Air
Manchuria
Chengtu
China
Lauris Norstad
20Th Army Air Force
14Th U. S. Air Force
Kweilin
Ossted
Clas Ae
Amazons
Japanese drive from Lotien shifts toward Kwangsi
Japanese forces have moved from Lotien in Kwangtung toward Kwangsi in a northwestward thrust aiming at the West River area west of Wuchow. Chinese high command says three villages were emptied by local fighting but the main objective remains the encirclement of Paoching and press toward Kweilin.
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Spencer Moosa
Chungking
Kwargis
Paoching
Kwangsi
Kweilin
Lotien
Kwangtung Province
Canton
West River
Wuchow
Frompost
Morgan County Court Verdicts Include Murder and Arson
The Morgan County circuit court under Judge A A Griffith handed verdicts this week. Sammie Jones was found guilty of second degree murder and sentenced to four years. Irene Thomas was convicted of arson and sentenced to two years. Robert Andrews pleaded guilty to assault with intent to commit murder and paid $50 plus costs. Two arson cases against Coleman Gray were not concluded.
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Morgan County Circuit Court
A. A. Griffith
Cullman
State of Alabama
Sammie Jones
Irene Thomas
Robert Andrews
Coleman Gray
Sparks urges Alabama residents to fight forest fires
Cey Sparks calls on Alabama residents to recognize personal responsibility in eliminating forest fires. The campaign opens October 1 and runs through May as a wartime fire prevention effort led by the Conservation Department and the U S Forest Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cey Sparks
Alabama
State Conservation Department
U. S. Forest Service
London bomb damage list from House of Commons report
London damage totals show Canton and Houses severely damaged with 52 277 seriously damaged not above repair. 996 houses were damaged but habitable and 873 slightly damaged bringing total to 1027.
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London
House of Commons
Canton
Churchill Signals Prolonged War and Wider Peace Talks
Prime Minister Churchill opened the Commons debate on war and peace noting Allied losses, German casualties, and the likelihood of continued fighting into 1945. He urged a three power meeting with Stalin before peace plans. warned against premature end expectations and stressed possible renewed resistance in Germany.
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John F. Chester
London
Churchill
Altel House of Commons
Europe
Marshal Stalin
Holland
France
Belgium
Germany
Quebec
Euee
Reds Said To Have Invaded Yugoslavia
German war bulletin claims Russian troops crossed the Danube near Orsova to invade Yugoslavia with forces advancing southward from Orsova repulsed and enemy formations smashed. Moscow had not confirmed the incursion and reports mentioned Axis prisoners taken in Warsaw and an underground army segment.
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London
Yugoslavia
Danube
Orsov
Iron
Berlin
Orsova
Dafiube
Yugoolav
Moscow
Marshal Tito
Iron Gate
Warsaw
Tadeusz
Bor
Russians Foresee Long Hard Road Ahead
Moscow dispatch reports Soviet leaders expect a long war with another hard winter impending. Front lines show German forces retreating from Riga while Red Army advances via the Carpathians toward Slovakia and toward Uzok pass in an ongoing campaign across Eastern Europe.
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Eddy Gelmore
Moscow
Europe
Soviet Union
Germany
Kremlin
Stalin
Ocegan
Riga
Tukums
Lithuania
Prusa
Red Army
Uzok
Carpathian
Slovakia
Ivan Petrov
Carpathians
Government promotes shortcake breakfast ideas
A government nutrition bulletin suggests trying breakfast with shortcake and fried green or red tomatoes. It recommends split biscuits with butter or margarine, fruit fillings, and serving with whole milk or cream, plus variations like stale bread with egg and tomato juice, urging variety in the morning meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics
Agricultural Research Administration
U. S. Department of Agriculture
War Today: Arnhem Defeat Reflects Weary Allied Stance
In this column, J. M. Roberts Jr analyzes Allied setbacks from Arnhem to Caen, arguing that triumphalism gave way to frustration on the Western front. He notes Allied numbers and supplies, laments missed Rhine bridge opportunities, and warns against underestimating Germany as winter moves in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Roberts JR
DeWitt MacKenzie
Arnhem
Cassino
Normandy
Rhine
Churchill
Moscow
Germany
Caen
Eisenhower
Yanks Regain Lost Heights In Italian Campaign
American Fifth Army troops recaptured Castel Del Rio about 15 miles below Imola and seized Mount Carnevale. British and Dominion forces widened the Rubicon bridgehead toward Savignano, while Canadian troops took Bellaria. Fifth Army units advanced near Castiglione dei Pepoli, Bruscoli, and toward Bologna as British forces neared Savignano and Mont Albano.
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Fifth Army
Castel del Rio
Imola
Rimini-Bologna
Mount Carnevale
Adriatic
Rubicon
Savignang
Eighth Army
Bellaria
Rimini
Castiglione Dei Peipoli
Bruscoli
Bologna
Castiglione
Sant’ Arcangelo
Savignano
Mont Albano
Querceta
Messa
Vallecchia
Barrett Rites Conducted Today
Funeral services were held at three o clock this afternoon at Watkins cemetery in Lawrence county for Mrs Lou Barrett who died Tuesday evening at her Danville home. Rev George Montgomery officiated and interment followed Peck in charge. Pallbearers were Ambers Hill Alex Hampton Barrett Irwin Barrett Robert Lackey and Columbus Lackey.
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Watkins Cemetery
Lawrence County
Lou Barrett
Danville One
George Montgomery
Peck
Ambers Hill
Alex. Hampton
Barrett
Irwin Barrett
Robert Lackey
Columbus Lackey
Two Injured When Bus Hits Truck in Decatur
James F. Rogers the Decatur Transit Company bus driver and a passenger named Freeman were injured about 4 PM Wednesday when the bus collided with an Alabama Flour Mill truck at the Sixteenth Avenue and Street intersection. The bus headed south on Sixteenth. the truck was on Sherman Street. The collision was reported heavy and investigated by Patrolmen McCall and Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Rogers
Decatur Transit Company
Freeman
Alabama
Sixteenth Avenue
Sixteenth
Sherman Street
McCall and Parker
Emergency program extends maternity infant care for servicemen
The program extends maternity and infant care for servicemen and allows use of funds for health supervision during the child’s first year. The Children’s Bureau reports the expansion and new supervision provisions under the extended plan.
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Washington
Children’s Bureau of the
Soren
Laker
Decatur Election Voters Face Mayor Runoff Friday
Voters choose between Mayor T. R. Harrison and H. R. Sommer for four year term in Decatur city government. September 18 results had Harrison 715, Sommer 692, two others 94. Absentee ballots totaled 100 with 52 cast by noon. Polls open 8 until 6 with results posted at The Decatur Daily offices.
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Decatur
Munich
T. R. Harrison
H. R. “Sandy” Summer
Harrison
Summer
Joe Pettey
Decatur Daily
Court House
Carnegie Library
Railroad Street City Hall
Garnett’s Store
Decatur Electric Shop
Johnston Street City Hall
Lyon’s
Shropshire’s
Napps Grocery
McCormack’s
Fairview
Chappell’s
the Armory
Medical discharge loom for many soldiers in U S forces
The War Department announced an excess of soldiers below minimum induction standards with no suitable positions and they will be discharged as the medical department certifies them. The ruling applies to both domestic and overseas service, but soldiers in satisfactory posts will not be discharged solely for this reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Medical Department
United States
Department
Plea Entered in Birmingham Voting Denial Case
Federal Judge Clarence Mullins today considers a plea by a former member who was denied voting rights in Birmingham. The case hinges on restorement of access and legal actions following the denial reported from the region.
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Birmingham
Clarence Mullins
World War II Front Distances Reported
The Lae section lists 305 miles west of Kiev, 310 miles from Warsaw on the Russian Front, and 870 miles from Bologna on the Italian Front, indicating Allied advance distances across theaters.
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Kieve
Warsaw
Bologna
British Second Army Advances Toward Maas Front
The British second army pushed east along a 14 mile front toward the Maas and expanded an offensive arc near Kleve as Eisenhower prepares a vast force for Germany. Calais citadel fell to Canadian forces capturing 1,000 more prisoners. Churchill warned the war could continue into 1945 amid heavy fighting from Holland to Metz. Allied losses totaled 235,000 with Americans 145,000 and British 90,000.
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James M. Long
London
Maas
Meuse
Nijmegen
Siegfried
Kleve
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Germany
Holland
Cuyk
Vierlingsbeek
Calais
Rhine
Arnhem
Churchill
House of Commons
Europe
Driant
Metz
Moselle
Antwerp-Turnhout
Hurtgen Forest
Aachen
Cologne
Belfort
Lure
Nancy
S-Hertogenbosch
Megen
Wasing
Commons
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Craig Field
Cnts
Homer M. Jones
Craig
Jones
H. D. Hawkins
Navy
Lhwest Pacific
jfMack Ferguson
Apel Ma‘chine
Simcoe
Earl Brooks
Fairview Baptist Church
J. P. Moore
Eva
Mack Ferguson
Gladys Maxine
Alton. K. Lee
J. T. Lee
Charleston
S. C
Emaline Lee
Hartselle
Air Service Command
Jesse M. Rogers
First Baptist Church
Willie Sims
Beech Street
Central Pacific
Homer Z. ‘Sims
The
Edward L. Brown
George W. Brown
Athens 1
Paul Ery
Central Baptist Church
Ted Brannen
E. H. Landers
Benzie Hollimon
W. Otto Hollimon
Lubbock, Texas
William D. Wood
Medianean
Nellie M. Wood
Hobbs Athens
St. John's Episcopal Church
Eugene M. Chapman
Jessie C. Prince
Eleventh Avenue
West
Southwest Pacific
Clyde Kimberlin
Jeffersonville
Ind
Alabama Sandblasting & Reps Co
Robert 7. Harris
Richard Parr
Thomas J. Hendrix
Cheyenne
Wyoming
St. Parr
Nick Lahr
Cooper, Wells & Co
St. Joseph, Mich
James Anderson
War Manpower Commission
Tromery
J. H. Jones
Aberdeen
J. H. Sandlin
Baugh's Infirmary
Brown's Ambulance
Ken Reynolds
Riso
Decatur, Ala
Moulton St
Dwight Mixson
Decatur Kiwanis
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Reds
Red
Czechoslovakia
Pan Lupkow
Uzok Pass
Hummene
Mar
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