Weather outlook and local notices from Decatur area
Clearing and colder tonight with lows 18 to 30 across districts and Tuesday fair with continued cold. Community notes include a combined meeting of Wo men's Council and Young Ladies Missionary circle at First Christian church after church on Wednesday, with a Christmas party and candy packing for the orphanage. Other items: Pvt Guy H. Speegle returns from Europe on the Shamrock and is treated at Stark General Hospital, then to be transferred. Dorothy N. Marion to Washington for government work. Iane McCall received a blood transfusion at Decatur clinic. OPA warns Morgan County grocers on egg prices with a 54 cent per dozen ceiling and fines for overcharge. Local hospital transfers and ambulance moves, court docket items including gaming fines, DUI fines, and drunkenness penalties. War Price and Rationing Board updates tire eligibility. multiple local ambulance and hospital movements reported. Fire calls at G and W cafe and a 600 block Second Avenue car fire noted.
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Women’s Council
Young Ladies Missionary Circle
The
First Christian Church
Wreck of Milwaukee Olympian derails nine coaches at Wadsworth
Nine coaches of the second section of the Milwaukee railroad Olympian derailed near Wadsworth Illinois. The train was traveling about 60 miles per hour when a burned out journal box caused the incident. Only the locomotive and the first car stayed on the tracks, with 11 passengers reported injured.
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Wadsworth
Ill
Milwaukee Railroad
Hershey Sets Draft Rules Amid War Postwar Strife
Washington reports focus on manpower as Draft Director Hershey prepares amended rules to mobilize workers under Byrnes produce or fight policy. Postwar actions include support for Lt Col Edward Heller and Gov Robert Hurley’s surplus property board as Slattery resigns from Rural Electrification. Russia’s silence noted in Italy Greece intervention talks.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Byrnes
Hershey
Selective Service
Senate Military Committee
Edward H. Heller
Robert A. Hurley
Connecticut
Roosevelt
Surplus War Property Board
White House
Harry Slattery
Slattery
Aeross
Take . Com
Alding
James F. Byrnes
War Production Board
Tire casings recycled and resold at retail charinels
An undisclosed number of usable tire casings will be reconditioned and offered for sale at local retail channels. The notice notes disposal and recycling steps but omits exact quantities.
Decatur Daily December circulation policy notice
The Decatur Daily announces December rules for subscriptions due to paper shortages. Mail renewals only. no new mail subscriptions. Check expiration dates. Carriers: existing subscribers only. moving within the city or towns served by the carrier may affect delivery. Armed Forces: new subscriptions accepted for area service members.
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Decatur Daily
Emeatinnes St the New
Red Army closes in on Budapest in bold advance
Reports from London and Moscow say Soviet forces penetrated Budapest on December 11 with strong second Ukraine army units from the northeast and east. German communications claim battles near Pest and in the Danube bend, while Hungary’s puppet government flees toward Sopron as 5 600 prisoners are reported taken since December 3.
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London
Budapest
Peanov
Moscow
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Second Ukraine
Pest
Danube
Red Army
Vacs
Vienna
Alsogod
Brcst
Erdl
Hungary
Sopron
Berlin
Vistula
Baranov
Poland
Gracow
Hunt Big Aid in Bond Drive
City schools raised 14712.50 in war bonds and stamps last week, announced S. E. Alverson. Schools dismissed Thursday to let children visit homes for unfilled stamps. Friday, remaining stamps were purchased. Lafayette Street School led with 8137.50. other totals include Junior High 2112.50, Somerville Road 43.75.
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S. E. Alverson
Lafayette Street
Somerville Road
Roosevelt Signs Relief for Returning War Veterans
President Roosevelt signed legislation extending to 90 days the period for veterans of the current war to apply for reemployment in their prewar jobs. The rule applies to hospitalized veterans, who may apply within 90 days after hospital discharge if they were not hospitalized for over a year.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Death Probe Spreads as Decatur Man Is Buried Inquiries Continue
The bruised body of Leroy Shafer a 50 year old Decatur resident was found Saturday near his home with a bullet wound and multiple injuries. Investigators reported no arrests or further clues beyond a .44 caliber bullet. funeral services delayed to Tuesday at his brother’s home with the American Legion and Ingalls Shipyard carpenters serving as pallbearers.
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Leroy Shafer
Decatur
Shafer
West Grove Street
Ernest Hutson
Ollie Sha
Ingalls Shipyard
German Gunner Returns Rifle To U.S. Soldier
A German soldier seized Roddy’s rifle during an attack near a German town but immediately handed it back after a dramatic gesture. Pfc. Joseph Roddy of Adriff Alabama was advancing with the 30th Infantry Division when the exchange occurred.
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Germany
Joseph Roddy
Adriff
Ala
Roddy
Ormoc Taken as American Forces Drive on Leyte
Allied forces press the Ormoc operation on Leyte after an early morning attack by the 77th division aided by two other American spearheads. MacArthur reports allied pockets trap thousands of Japanese along the Yamashita line as Beijing battles Chinese resistance in Kweichow and Kwangsi.
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Eldon Ottenheimer
Associated Press
Ormoc
Leyte
Philippines
China
Kweichow
London
Britain
Pacific
Indian Ocean
77Th
Ormocc
Douglas MacArthur
Burauen
Albuera
Yamashita Line
MacArthur
Pares
South Chmee
Weichow
Burma Road
Kweiyang
Kwangsi
Liuchai
Kwangsi-Kweichow
Yuyun-Ishan
Tokyo
Leyte Island
Ormoc Seaport Falls After Sudden Allied Landing
Leyte Island seaport Ormoc is reported captured by American forces ten days after surprise landings. Three columns of U S troops are stated to have pushed inland, delivering a heavy blow to Japanese positions as the campaign progresses.
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SDI
Mutcarteor
Philippines
Leyte Island
Ormoc
Hungary Battle Looms Over Danube Crucial War Center
The article notes a potential decisive White conflict in Hungary as Red forces surround Budapest and Muscovites push toward Vienna along the Danube. It highlights Lake Balaton as a natural barrier and a focal point of defense as combats develop in Eastern Europe.
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Hungary
Europe
Germany
Danubian
Austria
Danube
Budapest
Vienna
Balaton
Balaton Lake
Snow and Cold Grip South With Heavy Alabama Snow
Snow and rain swept the South disrupting production at two shipyards and churning motoring hazards. Alabama reported the heaviest snowfall with Huntsville near four inches and Birmingham a half inch, as temperatures plunged to near or below freezing across the region.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Huntsville
Anniston
Gadsden
Birmigham
Tuscaloosa
Memphis
Atlanta
Rome
North Georgia
Tate Mountain
Georgia
Lawson Field
Fort Benning
Columbus
Miami Weather Bureau
St. Marks
Punta Gorda
Jacksonville
Vero Beach
North Alabama Roads Treacherous Amid Ice and Snow
Alabama motorists were urged to stay off the roads except for urgent travel as North Alabama iced over. Huntsville reported several inches of snow with impassable sections while Birmingham area hills and curves remained dangerous. Snow blanketed much of the state despite clearing skies in Montgomery before noon.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Highway Patrol
van B. Gilbert
North
Alabama
Birmingham
State Highway Department
Huntsville
Midwest Snowstorm Toll High In Traffic Crashes
A major snowstorm blankets the Midwest with depths from three to 12 inches, crippling travel in the lower lakes region and upper Mississippi valley and causing 18 fatalities in traffic accidents. Michigan reports ongoing snowfall while the storm abates elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Lower Lakes
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Lower
Michigan
Weather Bureau
Big Task Ahead in the 6th War Loan
Morgan county reports progress toward the sixth war loan with 1 535 000 subscribed on a 2 250 000 quota and a heavy gap in series E bonds. Sales tally 316 112 50 in series E toward a 741 000 target, plus 1 217 622 in other bonds. A large rise in small bond sales is needed to hit the series E goal.
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Morgan
Citizens circulate petition against one cent drink tax
Petitions were circulated urging the city council not to impose a one cent tax on tied drinks. The document described the tax as Gnilair and silent on its details.
Athens under siege as British air force targets ELAS
Acute food shortages and looming epidemics threaten Athens as RAF bombers strike ELAS positions. British tanks and artillery repel an ELAS assault, with shells hitting the Grande Bretagne hotel and British HQ. Relief ships idle, U.N.A.R.A. soup kitchens struggle, and civil casualties rise. ELAS pledges to persist until Papandreou resigns.
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Athens
ELAS
RAF
Bertore Erie
Piraeus
EAM
Athens Stadium
Zappio
Hadrian's Arch
Pireaus
Churchill
George Papandreou
Great Fleet Bombs German Rail Centers in Major Raid
Sixteen hundred American heavy bombers and 800 fighters struck Western Germany with 6000 tons of explosives. The Fortress and Liberator fleet from the Eighth Air Force led a cross force attack on Osterfeld railyards, Meiderick refinery, and Bruckhausen works in the Ruhr with British Lancasters and Mosquitos also involved. Berlin reported U S bombers from the Fifteenth Air Force heading toward Austria.
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London
Germany
U. S
Eighth Airforce
Reich
Ruhr
Decatur Narrows Housing Options As Night Brings Strain
The Cham ber of Gamme asked if Decatur residents could shelter children in parks tonight after exhausting all listed accommodations. Dozens of newcomer commerce requests remained unfilled by five o clock as authorities sought urgent solutions.
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Chamber of Gamme
Decatur
C Ommerce
Yanks Battle in Deep Snow Toward German Front
American forces push through deep snow in Alsace and advance toward the Roer and Cologne corridors. First Army units near Duren and Merken move toward Aachen and Merken while Patton's Third Army fights near Dillingen and Saarlautern. Air and artillery support pound railroad targets as German defenses stiffen.
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Edward Kennedy Paris
First Army
Roer
Duren
Aachen-Co
Merken
Germany
Courtney H. Hodges
U. S
Pier
Gey
Schafberg
Gev
Saarland
George S. Patton
Third Army
Dillingen Saarlautern
Oulu Om
Dillingen
Saarlautern
Sarreguemines
Cologne
Patton
Seventh
79Th Infan
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Pvt
Guy H. Speegle
Shamrock
Starks General Hospital
Charleston
D. C
Decatur 2
Myrtle McGee
Speegle
Dorothy N. Marion
Iane McCall
Decatur Clinic
OPA
Morgan County
John Smith
M. Skidmore
Ville
Decatur Aan
Hogital
J. H. Harding
Baugh’s Infirmary
Lacon
Peck
Ralph Agee
Courtland
Brown's
W. R. Speer
Fifth Avenue West
W. C. Hamilton
Degatur General Hospital
Brown
A. V. Gafford
Gadsden, Ala
Miss Bobbie Self
Seventh Ave. East
G and W
Bank Street
Second Avenue
Ken Reynolds
Congress
House
Senate
Russia
Lubin Committee
United States
Bell
Marietta
William Cauthen
REDS
Paris
Algiers
Hunt
Nazi
Golder
Snow
Downs
David McCampbell
South Pacific
New York
Philippine Sea
McCampbell
West Palm Beach
Fla
Los Angeles
U.S. Seventh Army
Alsace
Haguenau
Strasbourg
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