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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1944
Page
2
Delano Park Recreation Commission issued a Fourth of July slogan Spend your Fourth of July at Delano Park inviting service men stationed near Decatur. War bond booths will be set up in the park with a free Camp Sibert Chemical Warfare Display ticket offered to bond buyers Friday night July 7.
Pravda reports German collapse across White Russia as Soviet forces push toward Minsk and Borisov. Deserters flee to three prisoner camps in Borisov while vast German equipment lies abandoned in forests and swamps. reports speak of intensifying pressure and fierce fighting on multiple fronts.
Cpl Lonnie Downs and Cpl Albert Puckett recently returned after three years in Alaska were honored at a dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs Downs. Also present were Pfc Johnnie Stewart of Courtland Air Base and numerous relatives and friends from Decatur Shelbyville Florida Russellville Florence Birmingham and Decatur.
Fragmentary line notes generation by the U S oil sector. It mentions production and industry involvement but lacks clear events or individuals. The context remains unclear due to garbled phrasing and missing details.
Continued warfront notes show Soviet advances on the Karelian front near Onega and Ladoga with Spasskaya Guba captured. Finland seeks clarity from the Soviet Union while Premier Linkomies urges duty not to surrender without German consent. German occupation may extend to the Aland islands, key Baltic stepping stones.
City docket lists fourteen cases with fines for public drunkenness and other offenses. A cab accident caused heavy damage. one driver fined for leaving the scene. Cpl Todd reports landing in France. Births announced at Decatur General Hospital. Local residents attend events in Moulton and hospital patients listed.
Trading was mixed amid holiday pressure as investors shifted among market sectors. Volume reached about 1.4 million shares with many favorites advancing to 3 or more points. pork and beef prices showed declines while hogs calves and sheep posted varied results.
New York stocks rise in a quiet advance while bonds steady and rails move higher. Cotton gains on textile ceilings. Chicago wheat falls sharply on hedge selling and weak demand. rye slumps with wheat. Hog prices active with top at 13.85 for choice lights. Cattle steer and yearling prices steady to strong, top 17.50.
OPA advance in textile cotton ceilings sparked a rally over $1.50 per bale, then half the gains faded on profit taking and liquidation. Market thin due to a holiday with erratic moves as all months hit seasonal highs. Late trades showed July 22.05, Oct 21.41, Dec 21.27 per bale.
Chicago July 3 hedge selling boosted selling volume for two weeks and dented milling demand. Wheat closed 13 4 to 2 1 4 lower from Saturday, July at 1.55 5 8 to 1 2. Oats dropped 1 2 to 7 8, July 77 1 8. Rye slipped 5 8 to 1 1 8 lower, July 1.08 to 1 8 1 8. Barley steady to 1 2 lower, July 1.23 1 4.
The game backgammon is thought to have originated in the tenth century, according to historical speculation.
In Nashville Tennessee on July 3 cattle receipts were liberal but trading was light. Grass steers and heifers sold weak to lower grades, grainfeds steady on shipper accounts, bulls bid down, cows limited turnover. Notable lots included 900 lb dry fed steers at 15.00 and cutters 7.50 to 13.00 per hundredweight.
Allied forces report heavy fighting around the Odon river and Cherbourg sector. British and American commands under Montgomery and Bradley, with Eisenhower oversight, coordinate the 21st Army Group as large scale operations continue. Prisoner totals rise toward 55,000 plus 40,000 since D-Day.
Advanced Allied HQ in New Guinea reports June losses of 247 Japanese planes five destroyers 14 merchant ships and 95 barges in the Southwest Pacific. The Biak operation near the Schouten Islands sees MacArthur forces with airfields in bombing range of the Philippines. A heavy aerial strike hit Noemfoor island 60 miles west of Biak. A Liberator patrol also targeted a small Jap merchantman near Alau.
In the Adriatic sector the eighth army captured Castelfidardo and advances north of Ancona. Monte Fano Appignano and Loreto were also reported taken as large numbers of 88 millimeter guns were captured.
Reports from Chungking describe a Japanese sweep around Chungking toward Leiyang and drives from Canton to seize the railroad from Canton to Peiping. Allied aims to cut Eastern China off by controlling the line 1,000 miles north. In Burma, American forces repelled a Japanese thrust on Myitkyina airfield and wiped out the assailants.
Camp Campbell Kentucky July 3 three former major league pitchers failed to stop the 20 armored division nine who edged Camp Sibert Gadsden Alabama 8 to 7. A wild pitch in the eighth inning tied the score and gave the Armad Raiders the win. Pat Mullin used Tommy Hughes Danny Tomaso and Steve Sunda former major leaguers in the relief effort. Brazil was named after the dye wood which was the early settler's chief export.
The land area of all the West Indies islands is about 100000 square miles. Tibet is the highest country in the world with table lands rising 16000 above the sea.
Chinese high command reported Japanese forces bypassed Hengyang and drove 46 miles south reaching Leiyang and over ten miles further, severing the railway. Reports said Hengyang repelled repeated attacks with heavy Japanese losses while two Warhawks missions damaged a pontoon bridge and destroyed supply areas.
Readable fragment notes an early zoological garden in China around the year 1100. It records an ancient seed for organized animal display and royal or temple patronage, reflecting early curiosity about living creatures.
The United States purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867 for seven thousand two hundred dollars. The sale created a new U.S. territory rich in resources and strategic position, though initial public sentiment questioned the cost and value of the bought land.
The report notes that over 30 billion cubic feet of air are supplied each shift to ventilate U S coal mines. The figure highlights the scale of safety operations and the ongoing effort to keep underground workers protected.
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