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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1941
Page
1
A Decatur bulletin lists Sunday weather as cool with a rising Tennessee River at 18.22 feet and highs of 52 and lows of 38. Cotton prices paid Saturday ranged from 16.55 to 17.55. Local notices include births, hospital stays, visits, and community events plus a city court fines report and remarks on rainfall secrecy after the war.
Washington observers predict reestablishment of French sovereignty over St Pierre and Miquelon off Newfoundland after talks between Gaston Henry Haye and Secretary Hull. Canada’s Prime Minister King discussed the situation following the Free French seizure on Christmas Eve.
Vice Admiral Emile Muselier commander of Free French naval forces announces a blockade of territorial waters at St Pierre and Miquelon. No warships of any nationality may enter without special prior permission granted for the time being.
A violent earthquake struck Lisbon at 6:25 p m local time sending residents into the streets. The epicenter was outside Lisbon, likely somewhere in the Iberian peninsula, with authorities calling it less severe than a Nov 25 quake that affected Lisbon, the Azores, and Madeira.
The president announced that conferences with Prime Minister Churchill and 33 allied nations have strengthened the Allied position immeasurably. He said the global effort now marshals military and economic resources to crush Axis forces, with progress reported in supply and production meetings.
The Morgan County defense council calls veterans and the public to a courthouse gathering Monday December 29 at 7 PM. Houston Cole and Clarence Horton are expected speakers on civilian defense for the Tennessee Valley as the U S enters war and the valley faces sabotage and air-attack risks.
Washington reports the United States has formally seized 16 Finland owned merchant ships, taken from Axis ally Finland after protective custody by coast guards. The action adds to 80 vessels already taken, as Maritime Commission details its wartime shipbuilding program and aims to accelerate keel layings and ship completions in 1942.
Soviet and British reports detail new Russian advances near Moscow with advances to Likhvin Novosil and Tim while a Crimea counter attack is hinted. German bombers sink Russian transports as Yugoslav and Chetnik actions disrupt Axis lines in the region. Rommel’s forces are urged to counter attack in Africa amid rain. Free French seize St Pierre and Miquelon provoking US denouncement.
Three weeks after Black Sunday Japan strike there are few bright spots in the Pacific. The Singapore base remains secure as an Allied citadel and a gallant American-Filipino delaying action on Luzon slows the Japanese invasion of the Philippines. The factors are negative but hold future potentialities for the Anglo-American war plan now in Washington.
Reported gains in Luzon lift Allied morale as General Douglas MacArthur’s troops push back. The enables longer British defense of Singapore and time for Allied relief forces. Japan strengthens near the China Sea as Hong Kong changes hands, signaling shifting power.
Japanese air raids devastate Manila as Tokyo radio declares the city open to avoid resistance. Fire and confusion rise over the walled town as 50 dead are confirmed with heavy damage to churches schools and government buildings. Reinforcements press from both north and south while authorities seek order under international law.
A young Philippine soldier, Leopold Salazar, escaped from Japanese captors in Southeast Luzon and described American forces driving back Japanese near Mauban. He recounted a small allied group wiping out a larger enemy unit at a bridge and his escape across the Madre mountains after brutal treatment.
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