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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1944
Page
2
A joint Anglo American report under Roosevelt and Churchill notes the U-boat fleet remains formidable though steadily hunted. Since Dec 7 1941 Western Atlantic sinkings reach 706, with submarines damaged or destroyed in Arctic to Indian Ocean theaters as Allied pressure continues.
Navy announces last organized Japanese resistance on Guam ended after 19 days of fierce fighting. U S forces linked the China front to Burma in a widening Allied offensive with air and sea support. Allied moves pursued pockets in New Guinea and Burma while Tokyo radio claimed Japanese submarines were sunk.
President Roosevelt ends a three day war time conference with Gen. Douglas MacArthur at Pearl Harbor after discussions with Admiral Nimitz and other war chiefs. The talks covered Pacific strategy, including planned offensives and goals to retake the Philippines and force Japan to surrender unconditionally.
Cotton futures rise amid mill buying though spot markets lag and ceilings delayed. Nashville reports cattle trade opening slow with steady undertone. fat calves, hogs, and sheep show varied but generally steady prices, with specific ranges for grades and weights across stockyards.
Butter unsettled receipts 246 514 in Chicago with market unchanged. Eggs receipts 10 876 unsettled current receipts 32 12 to 33 in market.
President Roosevelt calls Hawaii a rear area turned into a forward base as he tours Pearl Harbor, Schofield Barracks, and Allied operations. He meets Admiral Nimitz, General MacArthur, and Halsey, pledging continued drive toward Japan and the Philippines.
Decatur Kiwanis heard a review of Kiwanis International Convention in Chicago. Kenneth Thomas gave the report from Huntsville with 400 attendees versus the usual 6,000. The talk highlighted club programs, agriculture, juvenile delinquency, church support, and a record Kiwanis membership of about 132,000 with over 12,000 in armed services.
British civilian repatriates report that Jews interned at the grand hotel of Vittel France killed themselves after hearing rumors Germans singled them out for harsher treatment. Mrs Annie Harding says panic spread among internees when word spread they would be moved to harder confinement.
A federal grand jury in Philadelphia investigates the six day strike to uncover a secret motive. Judge George A. Welsh questions the upgrading of eight Negroes to operators and plans to hear more than 100 witnesses including Mayor Bernard Samuel and union officials.
President Roosevelt arrives in Hawaii with aides including Leahy Watson Brown and McIntire. OWI head Elmer Davis clarifies role while rumors of Churchill or Chiang meeting swirl. Roosevelt says Churchill not here and will report to the nation on his Pacific trip with no campaign plans. Truman sends a warm telegram as Roosevelts press conference centers on timing.
Dolls of all sizes will parade at Delano Park from 4 30 to 6 00 pm with a show at 5 00 to 5 45 pm and prizes in four classes including general types prettiest doll in a buggy best dressed doll in uniforms and dolls in modern American styles Entries from children and adults welcome with stages from 4 30 musical number line up 5 00 doll show 5 45 prize awards 6 00 closing music.
A first person account of trenches and bomb blasts as soldiers crouch in foxholes. The narrator describes fear and confusion as bombs fall around, noting a lone AP photographer killed and a comrade saved. The scene ends with the sense of relief as the bombardment passes and the units press on.
J. C. Flowers and R. L. Case were arrested Wednesday on internal revenue charges ending a two week ATU probe into the Hillsboro seizure of six stills, 2000 gallons of beer mash and excess mash. Five other whites and four Negroes had been arrested earlier. Flowers and Case surrendered in Decatur and were jailed in Morgan County on a 500 dollar bond. ATU also reported two 200 gallon stills seized near Leighton with no arrests.
Four German prisoners of war were captured near Ft. Benning Georgia after escaping from a POW camp. Two wore women's clothing during the escape and tunnelled from the Telegia camp prior to their capture by federal agents led by FBI chief Frank Holloman.
The piece argues that Germany cannot replenish its reserves and that Allied pressure will intensify. It contends Germany must pay heavy fines, face imprisonment or executions for war crimes, and be rendered impotent to prevent another war. The text rejects total extermination as rhetoric.
Ray and Raymond Nixon with Doris Jean and friend, Rena McDaniel, enjoy badminton as Wilson Orr Jr and Mrs Wallace Church with Donald return from vacation. Année Parker, Bettye Gunn, Mary Dell Shepherd and others picnic and recreate with golf and park activities. Dorcas Class hosts a park picnic. Rev J A Chambers’ daughter Ann Chambers visits with Lt and Mrs Campbell and Sgt and Mrs Tetreault. Linda Frances Smith and mother stroll and plan a doll show for August 17.
Local residents and guests frequent the park during the week. Families including Griffins Dumas Norwoods Harrisons and visiting shows mingle with service members, thanks extended to contributors of magazines books and equipment for park activities.
American troops in France place bets on Germany’s collapse and Paris being captured. A pool among U S first army correspondents targets dates from August 15 to October 1 with September 1 as the favorite, reflecting strong near term expectations.
The dispatch lists distances to Berlin from three fronts. Russian front 22 miles from Warsaw suburbs, Italian front 603 miles from Florence, French front 626 miles from Seignolles, as part of the road to Berlin.
London reports a raid by about 500 American and British bombers on fuel and transport targets near Paris and the Romanian oil hub of Ploesti. The attack marks a major Allied strike on Nazi oil supplies, with Libera tors and Fortresses bombing refineries and storage depots while fighters and escort planes engaged Luftwaffe defenses.
And Aine and Mrs Joe T Brown with children from Anniston visit here this week. C B Whitmire moved from Decatur General to his home in Birmingham in a Brown's ambulance. Mrs Aubrey Lane moved from Jefferson County Hospital to her sister Mrs Bill Wear's home. S O Maner and Oscs Napps travel on education business in Neel. Frank N Philpot to return Sunday from New York City after Columbia University work. Miss Josephine Wilson returns from Nashville. Alvin Eugene Hannah and wife announce birth of daughter at Reagan General. Eleven cases listed on city docket with gaming dispositions and fines. Samuel Douglas Fudge admitted to Decatur General. Annie Ruth Lynne patient at Decatur General. Mrs M C White admitted to infirmary. Mrs D A Bates dismissed from Baugh's infirmary. Mrs John Lyle and Ted spend day in Birmingham. Capt W W Noah J R Dasher J Max Leeman travel to Smyrna on business.
Column from Paris reports German withdrawal into cities for a showdown battle. Rocket Typhoon planes destroy 33 tanks as Canadian and British forces expand bridgeheads and push toward Le Mans Angers and Caen corridors. American advance from Brittany tightens around Brest and Lorient while a seaborne evacuation attempt is foiled.
Disco's softball team won two games in Cullman, 2-1 and 10-5. Carl Osborne pitched a three hitter in the opener. Bobby Wilson hit a home run with a mate aboard to account for all scoring in the first game. Wilson delivered a second homer in the second game. Long started for Cisco and was relieved by Osborne late. Cullman hosts the return series next week on one of the league off dates.
The Hotel Association of New York City urges members to sell no alcohol for 24 hours after word that fighting ended in Europe. The proposal is under consideration by the United Restaurant, with Liquor Dealers Association of Manhattan led by president Joseph Maguire.
Judge Harris spoke at Hotel Lyons to Civitan club about the role of courts and the legal profession. He highlighted the Arabaman State Bar Association code of ethics as a national model and noted rising scholastic standards. Visitors included L. C. Buchanan Thomas Black and A G Roper.
The Berlin communique reports Russian breakthroughs in the Sanok area and near Mielec within the Vistula line region. Russian forces advance toward Beskid passes through the Carpathians toward Czechoslovakia, with movement about 20 miles from key routes.
James E Blanken ship vs Harvey Brown doing business as Browns Transfer Co settled by agreement for 150 dollars in county court Thursday morning. Judge James Crow Jr presiding. Blankenship claimed 500 dollars for damages from a May 31 collision on the Huntsville Guntersville highway near the Madison Marshall county line. Represented by Powell and Powell.
Staff Sergeant Herschel McKelvey, held as a prisoner in the Philippines, wrote his first message to family since 1943. The card says he is in camp No. 1, well, and sends love and regards, with encouragement for his wife about life after the war. he is a son of Mrs. Luna McKelvey of Decatur.
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