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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1941
Page
1
The sheet reports a cold southeast outlook with 25 to 28 in the north and 28 to 32 in the south, frost tonight, and a Morgan County weather minimum of 28 and maximum 45. Cotton prices posted for today include strict middling 17.20, middling 17.45, strict low 16.70, and low 15.95, with several local society and Red Cross campaign updates and holiday arrivals and departures across Decatur and surrounding towns.
President Roosevelt told the Filipino people that their freedom would be redeemed and independence established with full backing from the United States. The Navy stated the fleet is engaged against the Japanese as allied talks progress with Churchill and Stalin.
The Greenbrier at White Sulphur Springs West Virginia, a multi million dollar resort, will remain closed to guests for the time being. About 150 German and Italian nationals and diplomatic staff are currently staying at the hotel and more are en route. George O'Brien says no new guests will be accepted. The move was requested by the State Department in Washington.
War column notes the Philippines near danger as Japanese forces land in Southern Luzon and threaten Manila. It stresses the need for swift U S Navy assistance and places hope on General MacArthur's forces to hold until help reaches.
A wartime dispatch reports Japanese bombing of Manila as part of a fascist pledge to “go all the way.” Goebbels’s threat to escalate brutality is tied to a calculated assault intended to crush civilian morale and sever Filipino resistance.
Aviation observers estimated that German air power in the Russia campaign has fallen to about 66 percent of its wartime peak. They noted a lull in major Britain raids since June 22 and cited pilot fatigue and a shortage of certain aircraft categories.
Charles Harvey, originally from Morgan county and now of Birmingham, was reported wounded in the Japanese raid on Hawaii. Earlier lists claimed he was killed. later advices show he survived, with relatives in Hartselle county area confirming his enlistment in the Navy.
Wal P. Armstrong alleges that American lawyers lack clear reading and writing skills. He faults MBAs from top schools for relying on impressionistic reading and notes briefs and opinions often use jargon. He claims contracts and pleadings are frequently written in opaque language.
City officials say residents should save waste paper and cardboard boxes for pickup by trash trucks. Mayor Tom Harrison urges saving paper and calls to 626 when 25 to 50 pounds are ready, with cans accepted for defense program pickups.
A tremor struck Portland at 10:35 a m in a several second quake felt across the city with no damage reported. Separately Quetta was shaken by two moderate shocks with no deaths. the 1935 quake killed over twenty thousand people.
London and Moscow report a wartime accord between Anthony Eden and Joseph Stalin aimed at defeating Hitlerite Germany. The dialogue followed Soviet offensives near Kalinin, Belev, and Orel, while RAF raids battered Emden Wilhelmshaven and Rhineland ports as British troops faced setbacks in Libya.
E M Wise of the Morgan County Red Cross urges support for the war fund citing Pearl Harbor and other wartime events. The appeal emphasizes wartime sacrifice and urges patriotic donations to keep front lines of mercy supplied and ready. Norman H Davis signs as Chairman.
Death by own action units of young Filipino soldiers were credited with stalling the first Japanese advance in Northern Luzon and aiding a retreat in at least one sector. Reports from Manila note Japanese forces falling back near Tayug and Lingayen Gulf, with Pangasinan towns retaken as defenders hold in the south. Corregidor raids continued with several planes shot down and no raiders reported over Manila open city.
Judge Horace Wilkerson of Birmingham will speak at seven tonight at the Morgan County courthouse. The event, open to the public, aims to inform Morgan countians on civilian defense needs. Mayor T. R. Harrison of Decatur chairs the Morgan County Defense Council and veterans of other wars are invited.
Colonel Francis B. Maton of Brooklyn N Y was designated by the War Department today as commanding officer of the infantry replacement training center at Camp Joseph T Robinson Arkansas Mallon who is currently on duty in the office of the chief of staff in Washington was expected to arrive at Camp Robinson in January
Government petroleum experts expect a 35 percent drop in civilian gasoline use in 1942 due to new restrictions on obtaining tires and inner tubes. A consumer rationing system could be prepared by the Petroleum Coordination Office under Interior Secretary Ickes if emergencies demand it, aimed at preserving fuel for essential motoring and war needs.
US submarines sank two more Japanese vessels in the Far East, a transport and a supply ship, as American forces in Manila and Northern Luzon hold lines against growing enemy strength. MacArthur moves troops into Pam-panga province. defenses strained but ongoing.
Prime Minister Churchill was greeted by a tumultuous crowd in Ottawa on a special train from Wa and planned swift strategy and supply talks in Washington. He met with leaders of Canada's war effort and prepared to address the Senate and House of Commons the following day.
The report outlines a widening Japanese campaign in the Pacific with parachutists near Medan Sumatra captured Ipoh and Kuching, signaling a serious threat around Singapore. British defenses in Malaya are described as holding while Dutch authorities report mass killings in West Borneo during December 19 attacks.
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