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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1944
Page
1
Local weather outlook calls for a warm spell with a high around 45 and a low near freezing. The page notes visits by Donald Whitmire USNA and Rex Rankin USNR, a December arrival, plus furloughs and Christmas plans. It reports a fatal shooting in Decatur and lists hospital admissions, moving of residents, and Rotary’s planned 25 cent gift exchange.
Allied dispatch reports German counterattacks along a 70 mile front between Duren and Trier. Heaviest fighting in the Ardennes forest with multiple spearheads near Monschau Krewinkel Prum Peterskirche Echster nach and other points. American forces push into Siegfried line as German panzers reinforce and bridges fall.
A. J. Hawthorne, longtime business manager at Southern Airways, will resign January 15 as the school closes and plans to open his own venture Sayeteen teeltighe iee Aodear pre visions company.
Corporal James G. Latham sole surviving son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Latham Route 1 Eva has been ordered returned to the United States for permanent duty from an anti aircraft artillery unit overseas. His brothers Private First Class Marvin W Latham and Private Eulys W Latham were killed in action in 1943. Corporal Latham born January 16 1921 in Cullman was inducted September 23 1942 at Fort McClellan Alabama.
The Senate approved two members of the Surplus Property Disposal Board, Hurley as chairman and Heller, clearing the way for a Monday debate on six State Department nominations. The move signals potential shifts as Pepper and others weigh delaying action until Jan 3, with Grew and assistant secretaries on the confirmation calendar.
Washington December 16 The President has appointed V Griffith as postmaster at Hanceville Alabama. The nomination was sent to the Senate for confirmation and marks a local federal appointment in Cullman County.
Lon Davis, 71, died at his home at 1325 Fourth Avenue South on Saturday. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Brown.
Prime Minister Churchill admitted a lapse of memory in telling the House of Commons that an insertion in the Atlantic Charter allowed territorial changes before peace. A Downing Street aide said the slip was unintentional and that no text was prepared for yesterday's speech.
Washington action on foreign policy dominates Capitol Hill as Senators clash over Churchill and Stalin remarks. Reynolds denounces Allied withdrawal from Poland while Danaher and Vandenberg push for explicit White House stance and broader discussion of postwar Europe.
More than 175 youngsters plus parents and guests attended the opening of Decatur's Tumble Inn youth center. The event featured the mayoral-style program, invocations, a piano solo, a band, and a snack bar as the new era in local children recreation began under Mrs. Earl Calvin and the recreation commission.
The tax assessor's office closes on Saturdays and will be closed on Christmas Day. Residents who have not yet had their taxes assessed are urged to complete the process immediately to avoid penalties or delays.
Soviet forces push from Ipolysag bridgeheads into Slovakia and toward Bratislava and Vienna as 80 towns fall north of Miskolc. Baltic Navy sinks three German destroyers. Berlin reports breaches near Budapest but says defenses held.
Morgan county residents push toward the victory quota in December bond sales. Officials report total investments at 1,819,031.75 dollars with Series E bonds lagging behind a 501,000 dollar target, currently at 426,731.25.
Lawrence county reports total war loan contributions surpassing the sixth quota by 63000 dollars and ahead of the series E target by 16000 dollars. War finance chairman W G Burch stated the figures on Saturday.
Lee Shafer a 51 year old Ingalls worker was clubbed on the head and shot in the legs on West Wilson Avenue early Saturday December 9. He was believed to have carried a substantial amount of money.
Decatur police recovered clothing from Big Nance Creek linked to the murder of Lee Shafer. R Ben Flanigan and Almon Stutts, held on murder warrants, gave statements accusing each other. Shafer was fatally injured December 9 on his way to work at the Ingalls plant.
Funeral services for Price Fuller 29 will be held Sunday at 2 pm at Parker Cemetery. Interment will follow. Sheriff says Fuller was shot in the right eye Thursday outside the Lowery home after entering the house. Survived by wife, father U S Fuller, four brothers Arthur Joe John Vero, two sisters Thel Goodwin and others.
The fourth service command accepts an invitation to an emergency session of the state labor supply committee to discuss a historical note about cotton duck and military fabrics.
American forces on Mindoro Island near Manila report seven to nine mile inland advances from beachheads and capture the town of San Jose as engineers rush an invasion airfield. Tokyo broadcasts claim heavy fighting and air attacks, but U S sources confirm broad naval and air blows against Japanese centers.
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