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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1944
Page
1
Weather outlook reports fair conditions with cold tonight in the area and lows around 18 to 26. Local notices list church services Piney Grove Falkville First Methodist and Central Methodist in Decatur with sermons and Christmas program events plus hospital updates and civic announcements.
Bombs from B29s hit military targets in Thailand and the Hat Su doki aircraft factory at Nagoya as part of a large Superfortress operation. Reports say several hundred bombs hit the plant while crews say no planes were lost, with Japanese lines extending toward Singapore, Burma, and India.
War photos from Saipan show the B 29 under Captain Thomas Kuenning of New Bremen Ohio targeting the Hatsudoki aircraft complex. Images record 24 direct hits on the Brent rambling plant and 47 on machine shops and assembly departs with the admin building damaged. Smoke columns appeared as geyserlike spouts, from blast effects rather than fires.
Japanese claims of two B29s down and eight damaged surface amid Allied pressure in Leyte. An air force spokesman hints at new potential strike directions from Aleutian bases. MacArthur notes extraordinarily heavy ground losses as U.S. troops advance toward Ormoc and Carigara. Japanese freighters enter Ormoc harbor, then are sunk by shore defenses.
The Decatur Daily announces December policy due to paper shortage. Subscriptions by mail only renewals accepted. no new subscribers. Check expiration date on your paper. Armed Forces readers may receive new subscriptions. service members from the area may apply.
Washington report says Senator Guffey shifted to approve Archibald MacLeish and five other appointees, creating an 11 to 9 committee vote for MacLeish. Absent members Wagner Nye Glass expected to vote later or be ill. Four members sought to record disapproval but the measure failed 12 to 4. Nominations for under secretary and four assistant secretaries approved by wide margins. U.S. cautions British and Russian plans to carve privileged zones in Europe face opposition.
Gullible's Travels drawn by an all-soldier cast at River side high school boosted series E bond sales though Morgan county remains about 150000 dollars short of the E bond quota and far from the victory target. The county needs 501000 dollars for E bonds and 791000 for the victory quota while current totals reach 369637.50 and 1358504.50 respectively giving a combined 1728142.00 in bond sales. Tickets for the all-soldier show feature top national talent and remain on sale.
Rising temperatures will replace biting cold across the country by this weekend. Snow is melting in sheltered areas and most ice hazards are expected to be cleared, easing travel conditions in many regions.
A sweeping winter storm with high winds caused at least 87 deaths and disrupted traffic and industry from Colorado to the East Coast. After a brief lull, a new cold front threatens tonight and tomorrow with clouds and flurries.
London December 14 Prime Minister Churchill defends Britain's stance in Greece and Italy amid criticism. He cites Greek casualties since landing this year about 460 and says the regime in Italy may continue until military conditions improve. He warned of another address to the nation if required.
Ernest Bevin, Britain's labor leader and Labor minister, argues Britain and Russia are shaping separate spheres in liberated Europe. He defends government policy amid a stormy cabinet session on Greece and Balkan influence, noting the agreement with Russia was discussed up to Quebec. Washington officials deny US support for spheres and any Anglo Russian split.
Two white men, R. B. Flanigan and Almon Stutts, will be charged with murder in the slaying of Lee Shafer on West Wilson Avenue last Saturday morning. Decatur Police Chief J. B. Whitmire announced the case, with help from patrolmen and the city force. the pair are jailed in Morgan County. They reportedly accused each other of the crime.
Moscow dispatches report heavy Soviet bombardment of Budapest suburbs Ujpest and Rako spalota with advancing armored groups seven miles north and ten miles east. German defenses encircle the capital with anti tank belts and mined approaches as sappers neutralize mine fields ahead of the lines.
David E. Lilienthal, chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority, will address Limestone County Soil Conservation Association and Farm Bureau members in Athens on Friday at 2 PM. The meeting at the courthouse is public with a business session to elect the conservation unit board for the next year.
Lt. Sgt. Charles E. Young of Moulton returns home after 27 months in the Southwest Pacific and four years of service. Wounded in the Solomons battle, he declined discharge to stay with his unit and is the son of Mr and Mrs C A Young.
A postwar gag to boost war bond sales in Las Vegas drew fifteen residents to a bean dinner rally. They purchased bonds amid satirical articles of secession drafted by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, aiming to raise up to sixty thousand dollars if all bonds sold.
Western front estimates 301 miles from near Duren. Russian front 304 miles from Warsaw. Hungarian front 400 miles north of Szob. Italian front 551 miles from Ravenna.
Four Coast Guard cutters battled through ice packed Arctic waters from July to October to foil Nazi efforts in Greenland. The action ended with the sinking of a German armed trawler, capture of others, and the destruction of a radio station. A landing on Koldewey island yielded a radio outpost and weather equipment, while multiple ships and crews faced bombardment, ice damage, and prisoner captures.
Pfc. Thomas P. Ayers 24 longtime Attu Kiska Kwajalein veteran died October 22 in the Philippines. Parents Mr. and Mrs. Van Ayers of Decatur notified. Ayers enlisted June 1, 1941 and served two years overseas after Athens high school.
Allied forces reported a 14 mile advance along the Roer from Linnich toward Duren with First and Ninth Armies enveloping the Cologne region. Ninth Army seized Vichtnhofen on the Inde and first army pushed near Monschau headwaters as air support began to aid the push.
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