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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1944
Page
2
A grass fire spread to a Danville Road warehouse causing about 20 000 dollars in cotton loss. The blaze started from flames under stacked cotton outside the building. Decatur firemen contained it by five p m. The warehouse walls remained intact and the loss is insured per co owner Joe Duncan.
Governor Chauncey Sparks urges Alabamians to join in the battle against accidents quoting the death toll on the home front outpacing the battlefront and calling for public vigilance and preventive measures.
Butter firm with receipts 279 108 and eggs firm with current receipts 40 to 41 12 in Chicago. In New York cotton futures were quiet as traders awaited Washington developments with hedge selling and mill buying offsetting liquidation. December through later months saw transfers of notices with late afternoon prices up 5 to 38 cents per bale.
British and Polish troops broke the Lamone River line southwest of Faenza, establishing a bridgehead as eighth army units clear Ravenna and surrounding areas with Italian patriots. Ravenna, San Michele, and Piangipane fell as forces pushed toward the Lamone, advancing along the Ravenna Godo road.
Somervell says Pacific push demands large quantities of munitions not yet used in Europe. He notes Germany trains thousands of fresh troops and ships millions of tons of gear, and that production must rise 25 percent in 90 days to defeat Japan after Germany is defeated. He stresses high cost of ammunition but vows to arm the troops fully.
Funeral services for Joe Sherman a former Decatur resident who died Monday in New Orleans will be held Thursday at 10 at Saint Ann's Catholic Church with Rev Daniel O'Reilly officiating. Interment follows in the city cemetery. Survived by sister Mrs Sadie Gustin New Orleans and brother Charlie Sherman Decatur plus other relatives.
Allied forces pressed toward Saarbrucken and Saarlouis as Patton’s Fourth Armored and 26th Infantry divisions reached within miles of Saarbrucken and advanced toward Saarlautern. Bergstein and other Roer front positions fell, while German casualties mounted and floods hampered Allied advance in the Netherlands region.
Prison authorities said about 2 000 inmates at the Atlanta facility faced a revolt in the segregation unit. Four junior officers held hostage were unharmed for now while wardens identified the four officers by name. The cause cited involved objections to housing German saboteurs and spies with inmates. Most guards were overpowered but remained unarmed.
Lt. Gen. Lucian K. Truscott Jr., age 49, who led forces at Anzio and in Southern France, was named commander of the U S Fifth Army. He succeeds Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark, who moves to command the 15th Army Group. Clark replaces Sir Harold Alexander as Allied commander in chief in the Mediterranean.
Sheriff Lester Gonzales reports six people were burned to death and charred beyond recognition in a car fire around 2 AM about 12 miles south of Sorrento Louisiana.
Eight hundred American heavy bombers escorted by 800 Mustangs attacked synthetic oil plants at Bielefeld and caused widespread destruction as heavy raids continued from Berlin to the Rhine. Britain and American forces, with 12 bombers and 11 fighters lost, pressed advances over Hamm and Soest while bombing nine railyards in Western Germany with support from Western Allied air fleets.
Dewitt Mackenzie explains Britain’s Greek intervention seen as guarding the Balkans and the Dardanelles. He notes Britain backing Italy’s Bonomi govt amid leftist opposition, Belgium governance, and Moscow’s silence as the US asserts democratic independence for governments and UN liberated territories including Greece.
The 78th congress faces delays over Social Security tax extensions and a St. Lawrence Seaway fight. Senate leaders pace to keep session alive for veto votes while nominations for Undersecretary of State and three assistant secretaries await approval. A plan for Jewish entry into Palestine also surfaces in foreign relations debate.
The city clerk lists two DWI cases this morning. One suspect forfeited a $100 bond, the other paid a $15 fine.
Themistokles Sophoulis, 85, said Churchill, via British diplomats in Athens, vetoed replacing Premier George Papandreou. Disorder surfaced Sunday as Papandreou offered to resign to form a coalition cabinet under Sophoulis to resolve the crisis.
A cash settlement of 450 was filed Wednesday in county court in the case of O. A. Turner versus W. J. Williams Ethel R. Williams and Decatur Transit and General Accident Tire and Life Insurance Corp. Turner injured November 7 1943 when his employer's truck skidded off U S 31 north of Warrior while avoiding another car.
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons that all neutrals approached have given satisfactory assurances they will not shelter war criminals.
A committee sent to the 78th Congress its final appropriation bill for 415 324 712 in supplementary funds. If enacted the measure will raise new funds voted this year to about a billion dollars.
WES GALLAGHER reporting from the U S Ninth Army in Germany notes that despite improved overall supplies artillery remains rationed on the Western front. Limited quotas during lulls and a persistent large caliber deficit threaten to prolong the war.
Funeral services for Elbert Jack son Kent 69 will be held Thursday at 3 P M at the First Christian church of Hartselle with Rev Havener and Rev Frank T Smith officiating Interment in Bethel cemetery Mutual Service directing He is survived by his wife two sons William H Kent of Hartselle and Egbert Kent of Colorado three daughters Mrs Roxy Guthrie of Ensley Mrs Lois Baucom of Colorado and Miss Bes sie Kent of Hartselle eight grandchildren one brother B H Kent one sister Mrs Cora Bowman of Pell City and a number of other relatives
The case State of Alabama versus Sam Bryant charged with the murder of William Hanken ship was continued until Tuesday December 12 in a habeas corpus hearing. Judge James on Jr. was absent and the hearing was conducted by John Peach by agreement between defense attorney Russell Lynne and the solicitor. The State was represented by Melvin Hutson W. H. Long and Ben Britnell.
Wallace Meadows guest speaker for Morgan Lions Club weekly meeting spoke on Distribution Of County Funds and benefits to Morgan County residents. John McBride introduced the speaker as program chair. Sam Wheat urged new Home G unit members followed by R B Freeman calling for stronger Home Guard support. Clyde Teague to lead next week’s session.
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