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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1944
Page
3
The article notes Allied General Eisenhower urging a bold offensive as Nazi forces strain under prolonged conflict. It argues Nazi desperation creates a critical window for rapid, high-stakes action, with German commander overextending across western fronts and likely consequences appearing within days.
The Press reports 1943 three day violent death toll at least as high as year prior with about 275 motor vehicle fatalities. Plane crashes kill soldiers and civilians including 10 servicemen near Harrisburg and other crashes in Ridgely Tennessee and near Indianapolis. State totals list Alabama Georgia with varied casualties. Veterans accessing the GI bill face a 20 percent form fee.
A statement notes that fibers with a higher tensile strength yield stronger sheets. It discusses how fabric texture and fiber quality affect durability and performance in end products.
A high ranking American officer predicted February trials will reveal extensive black market activity by U S servicemen selling cigarettes gasoline and other military supplies to the French underworld. He cited ambushes thefts and fuel losses as signs of widespread involvement amid two special battalions awaiting hearings.
Technical Fourth Grade Roy V. McCutcheon Jr a radio operator with a signal company in the B 25 Mitchell bombardment headquarters is awarded two gold foreign duty stripes after six months overseas His service includes North Africa and Italy and he is now stationed at a Mediterranean base His prewar job was a trucker at Huntsville arsenal and his father is Roy V McCutcheon of Labaye Spring
Sergeant Samuel Bolden of Decatur serves as assistant platoon leader in the 505th port battalion transporting war materiel to front line troops. He oversees unloading ships and piling materiel as the war effort continues. Bolden is married to Myrtle Lou Bolden of Decatur.
Mrs. Ernest Greer hosted a Christmas party at her Falkville home on Sherrill Street for the senior I class. Guests matched parts of a Christmas tree to find partners for numbered tables, played quiet games, and received gifts. Winners were Margaret Crow and Harold Bramblett.
In Coffeyville Kansas on December 26 a letter to a Coney Army airman caused a delay after he complained of mail service. The letter was read in about 15 minutes and rolled up again in roughly 20 minutes, with the message written on adhesive tape.
The note suggests checking which day your store restocks meat and vegetables and arrives at market early to maximize freshness and efficiency. It emphasizes early arrival and supplier schedules for better inventory.
TVA land in Morgan County available for rent for 1945 with bids due by noon Saturday January 6 1945. Bids to be submitted to D L Thornhill or D D Marshall at the county agent's office. Parcels include Trinity 18 acres north of Earl Sherrill on river idle in 1944 Oak Ridge 23 acres west near Weeks Mill Decatur 8 acres west of Decatur cemetery and south of Southern railroad idle in 1944 Finley camp site 1 acre. Red Bank Red Bank Southeast Decatur area 135.6 acres two miles southeast of Decatur on W T My place. Talucah 44 acres on Wheeler and 12 acres Wheeler place rented by listed tenants.
Rev S W Noles state superintendent of the Assembly of God Churches says he acted in self defense when Joseph E Mayo 42 a brick mason was shot four times at a Georgia home during a Christmas dinner Mayo had come from Laurel Mississippi to reconcile with his wife and family witnesses include Mayo's wife and six children who were at the table Mayo's father in law and minister Noles was arrested on murder charges in Columbus Georgia Mayo had come to take his wife back to Laurel and was said to threaten the group.
Lt. Scruggs and other women serve in American hospitals in the European theater of operations. The piece details 12 hour shifts, prep and post duties, and the spirit and hard work of a nurse from Celina Tennessee who joined the Army 21 months ago after Zurich Insurance work. A brother serves with the military police.
Private Roy L. Gilliam Jr., son of Mrs. Lulu M. Wear, 105 8th Avenue West, Decatur, received the Combat Infantryman Badge for actual combat with the 11th Armored Infantry Battalion of the First Armored Division under Lieutenant General Ows W. Clark in the Fifth Army.
A fragment notes 5 acres on Ler Place rented by H. H. Ballinger in 1944 and 15 acres just west of Sharp's Ford seen seated by H. H. Bal n.
In a tense interview, Nugent probes Alexia and Craig about hidden checks, bindings to German sympathies, and a clipping from Conrad’s desk. Alexia recalls dinner companions and suspects, while Nugent traces Peter Huber and Bill Sheridan to Hollywood, Monterey, and New York, revealing a 1937 abroad trip.
Two U S engineers T-5 Clafas Hernandez and T-5 Jack Hoge used a bazooka to disable a Nazi tank at close range near a roadside position in Belgium. A second tank was missed and another soldier T-5 Arnold A Betcher killed a German commander before escaping.
Southern congressmen dismissed a push by the Southern Electoral Reform League to remove 79 members from polls over alleged illegal poll taxes. Chairman Petersby called it a publicity stunt while Rep. Manasco warned it would fail and waste effort.
Fragmentary report describes an aerial bombing near Ploesti with heavy smoke. It notes a unit dropping its bomb load and suffering losses including three bombs. mentions enemy fire and targets in the Nazi empire.
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