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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1944

Page

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Weather Outlook and Local Notices Mixed in Decatur

Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and cooler temperatures in the state. Local reports show a high around 69 and a low near 44. The column also lists deaths, hospital moves, arrests, and local society notes from Decatur area.

Nazis Refuse Surrender as Budapest Battle Enters Final Stage

Moscow announced Soviet forces broke into the eastern city side while linking with the Danube western invasion wing. A new Soviet backed Hungarian government declared war on Germany and vowed security and postwar paths for Hungarians and Germans. The German commander in Budapest faced a December 30 deadline for surrender with assurances of aid and safe return for civilians after the conflict.

Richard Kasischke London Budapest Red Army Moscow Danube Bela Miklos Germany Debrecen Hungary Russia Dapest The

Japs Attack Yank Convoy Off Panay In Night Action

Gen. Douglas MacArthur said Japanese aerial thrust against a U S convoy off Panay in the Philippines cost the attackers eight planes shot down. Tokyo claims 20 transports sunk from a 30-ship convoy. Leyte campaign losses to date reach 116.

Clyde Bartel United States Panay Island Philippines Douglas MacArthur Mindoro Island Tokyo Radio MacArthur Leyte

Airways Wins New Maintenance Deal at Decatur

Southern Airways president Frank W. Hulse said the Army Air Forces contacted them to form a maintenance contract at Decatur. He expected the agreement to take effect immediately and require 40 to 50 personnel, mainly mechanics, with details to be settled in the coming days.

Frank W. Hulse Southern Airways Army Air Forces Decatur

Regent will rule Greece

King George II appoints Archbishop Damaskinos of Athens as regent amid Greece's crisis. The regency moves to restore order as a plebiscite looms, with Churchill reported to back the step despite the king's opposition.

John A. Parris, JR London George II Greece Archbbishop Damaskinos Athens Damaskinos

Steel Wage Hike Approved by War Board for Iron and Steel

Stabilization Director Fred Vinson announced War Labor Board wage increases for iron and steel workers totaling about 5 to 7 cents per hour for more than 400,000 employees. OPA said these raises would not trigger broad steel price rises, though some product prices may rise. The WLB had set the case for November 25 and waits OPA findings before implementation. The ruling could indirectly affect up to 500,000 additional workers in related firms.

William T. Peacock Washington Fred Vinson War Labor Board Vinson Office of Price Administration Iron and Steel OPA WLB

Decatur Plans Postwar High School With Stadium Complex

Decatur prepares a modern junior and senior high school with vocational training and a stadium, backed by a 25 acre site purchase from Decatur Land Company. Cost estimated at 750000 to 1000000 dollars, funded from earmarked school lands and bond proceeds. site deeds and improvements to be finalized within ninety days.

Decatur City Board of Education of Decatur Land Company Prospect Drive 7Th Street Uth Somerville Road 9Th Streets H. R. Summer Roy Land Company The School Washington Arthur A. Jones F. L. Chenault Julian Harris Bruce Spencer Renin McClary

Man Killed in Birmingham Train Collision

James Henry Minyard aged 72 of Irondale, a filling station attendant, died after his car was struck by a train at a Birmingham crossing. A separate truck-train crash at the same crossing killed another man about two weeks earlier.

Birmingham Ala James Henry Minyard Irondale

Metcalf to Speak at Decatur Chamber Dinner on Jan 9

J T Metcalf of Louisville Kentucky general attorney for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad will headline the Decatur Chamber of Commerce annual membership dinner at the Lincoln Hotel. Only 200 reservations are available and ballots for five board seats must reach the chamber by noon January 9. Metcalf, a noted Kentucky lawyer and orator, has served as U S district attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky and has long been active in Rotary and Chamber work.

J. T. Metcalf Louisville Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company Decatur Chamber of Commerce Lins Hotel Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Metcalf Kentucky Pineville U. S Winchester U.S Rotary Club of Rotary State of

Predictions for 1945 Flood Public Mind In AP Survey

The Associated Press survey gathers varied forecasts for 1945 from leaders and the public. London’s Churchill vows Europe’s liberation, Mitscher predicts a weakened Japanese navy by next summer, and critics warn on wartime production while optimism focuses on victory, peace, and rebuilding.

London Churchill Europe Russia Ehrenburg Marc A. Mitscher Philippines Sea Pearl Harbor Empire Jim Goodman Germany Japan Dev Astralore T Cal Research Ralph W. Sockman

Bond totals at 2 million rise in sixth war loan drive

Morgan county nears the two million dollar milestone with 1 983 627 25 raised toward the sixth war loan. Alabama reports passed official quotas for series E bonds and total sales as of Saturday, with series E at 569 306 25 and state totals over 34 million for E bonds and 135 million overall.

Morgan County War Finance Committee Hartselle Falkville Decatur Alabama Leigh McMillan

Germans Use 3 Divisions in New Attacks

Paris dispatch reports three German divisions under Field Marshal Von Rundstedt attacked both sides of the Bastogne corridor held by Patton's U S Third Army as American forces countered along the bulge. Allied counterblows recaptured about a third of overrun territory, with heavy shelling across Bastogne and near Rochefort as Kurzhelds pressed toward Sedan.

Edward Kennedy Paris Karl von Runstedt Bastogne George S. Patton U. Third Army Bulge von Rundstedt U. S Merde Sedan Libramont Three Armies Boyes Supreme Headquarters Heey Moircy Bastongne St. Hubert Von.Runstedt Courtney H. Hodges First Army Rochefort Brussels Patton von Runstedt

Lejeune Promise Delays Execution With Revelations

Albert Lejeune, former manager of Petit Ni cols, won a postponement of his execution in Marseille by promising sensational revelations as he faced a firing squad. He requested a final statement as guards prepared to carry out the sentence amid a Paris purge court context.

Marseille France Albert Lejeune Petit Nicols Paris

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