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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1944
Page
1
Weather outlook mentions clouds and scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. Local theater listings include The Heavenly Body at the Princess Standing Room Only at the Roxy and Ghost Town Law at the Capitol.
The Decatur Daily reprints a Birmingham Post editorial urging Morgan County residents to move savings into War Bonds. It argues idle savings earn 1 percent while War Bonds pay 2.5 percent and stresses that all resources must support the war, with bankers confirming government bonds as safe investments.
London reports the German command abandoned Pinsk in the Western Pripyat marshes and Berlin radio claimed Russians broke into Grodno near the Suwalki triangle. Moscow said five attacking army groups moved toward Kaunas Brest Litovsk and Riga while Wilno fell and 8,000 Germans died there.
German losses reported as 13 000 dead and prisoners near Wilno as Soviet forces advance to 28 miles from Kaunas. Evacuations include Pinsk in the Western Pripyat marshes while Red Army units approach Kaunas Riga and Tallinn with Cherniakhovsky and Rokossovsky commanding armored and cavalry advances toward Grodno and the Suwalki region.
American troops led by the 442nd regimental combat team pierced German defenses and seized Pastina two miles from Livorno, while French units on the right wing captured San Gimignano and La Casette. German counterattacks near Monte Maggiore failed as infantry clashed in close combat. British forces gained heights in the upper Tiber valley and moved toward Citta Di Castello with prisoners taken at Santa Lucia. Indians advance further east.
Lieutenant Orion Shockley outlines a plan for advancing through a German pillbox and machine gun strong point half a mile ahead in Normandy. The sequence involves rifle platoons, heavy weapons coverage, mortars, and successive waves to breach the street under likely rifle fire.
Soldiers describe a sudden foray with an American company to probe enemy lines. Rain drenched the group as 20 millimeter shells whined overhead and forces crouched behind a wall awaiting a safer moment to advance.
Democratic leaders foresee a lively Chicago convention as vice presidential selections loom. Barkley backers push his name for Wallace’s spot, CIO PAC backs Wallace with no second choice, while Dewey argues for closer government and popular self-government ahead of the event.
A widespread search for six month old Barbara Anne Goggin continues in New York City. Police watch terminals and transport hubs as investigators say the child was abducted from a hospital crib. No definite clue has been found and officials say the case remains baffling.
In a wartime update, Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo is reported killed at Saipan along with Rear Admiral Yano. The piece notes U S Navy gains on Guam and related clashes in New Guinea, Hengyang and China, detailing bombardment, counterattacks, and prisoner captures as Allied forces press operations across the Pacific and Asia theater.
Mayor I T R Harrison proclaims Tuesday July 18 1944 a day to honor the 151st Engineers and all Decatur service members. Citizens urged to show appreciation for men and women in military service during World War II.
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek arrived in Rio de Janeiro for a rest, as announced by the Chinese embassy. She is received by Madame H. H. Yao of the Chinese delegation to the United Nations monetary conference at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire.
From the fox holes of Italy Pfc. Guy H. Speegle sent $100 to purchase a $100 war bond to help Morgan County reach the E bond quota in the fifth war loan drive. He asked his sister Mrs. Myrtle McGee of Priceville to hand it to Joe Lipscomb of the local war bond committee. His action has spurred additional purchases, according to Mr. Lipscomb.
The fifth war loan bond drive shows Morgan County near a shortfall with about $461,000 in Series E purchases against a $551,000 quota. The July 31 deadline nears as county officials stress the need to meet the target to be considered responsive.
Alabama counties reached their fifth war loan quota by July 8, according to Ed Leigh McMillan chairman of the Alabama War Finance Committee. Forty five counties met their E bond goals while six or seven of the remaining twenty two were in danger of failure as volunteers continued soliciting.
Bonds may be purchased at any bank or post office in Decatur Hartselle and Falkville and in Decatur at First Federal Savings and Loan Association the Princess theatre and Decatur Iron and Steel Company main plant. July 31 is the absolute deadline for success or failure in the war bond drive.
Allied pathfinder crews guided daylight bomber formations to German targets obscured by clouds and smoke, shaping a decisive technique used to clear the way for invasion troops in France. The method, long employed by the RAF at night, was praised as an amazing display of science and training.
Allied air forces attacked Budapest railway yards and four oil refineries in Hungary to cripple German fuel and transport. Operations in Normandy faced foul weather but continued with raids on Beauvais and Montdidier rail yards, Milan and Trieste oil storage, and Mantua rail yards. Liberators and Mustangs destroyed several German planes. the RAF and U S forces sustained heavy activity with ground targets, bridge and airfield strikes, and countering German defenses.
Editorial warns Hitler's wartime broadcast signals a plan to destroy civilian Europe to extract terms from the Allies. It denounces the Nazi regime, urges UN nations to intensify effort, and calls for resistance to prevent a bloodbath and destruction across occupied Europe.
American forces push from St Lo to the sea as German withdrawals appear orderly. Near St Lo and along the 48 mile front, troops seize villages and press toward Lessay and Beauvais while advancing on the Cherbourg peninsula.
Washington reports three-week ongoing discussions with Turkey as Anglo American and Russian envoys seek to pull Ankara closer to the Allies. A Turkish shift may include cutting economic ties with Nazi Germany and resuming aid, though Turkey is not yet entering the war.
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