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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1944
Page
1
A terse report outlines Grenale's struggle to gain momentum as delays and uncertainty slow progress through the year. Local officials note growing interest from investors and residents in reviving stalled projects, with new plans hinted for the coming months.
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with scattered thundershowers in the extreme south Wednesday afternoon. Max 92, min 72. Movies today What A Woman at the Princess Burma Mystery at the Roxy Road To Morocco at the Capitol. Community notices include church meetings, services, and local social updates with residents and visiting relatives.
Allied forces shattered German defenses and drove the last Nazis from St. Lo, with Americans under Lt Gen Omar Bradley breaking into the town on the eighth day of siege. British forces widened the Odon salient as they pushed east of Caen toward Villers Bocage.
Morgan county faces a 69 003 75 dollar gap in the fifth war loan drive to reach 551 000 in series E bonds. A meeting is set at the courthouse tonight led by Ewell K Gregg, to ensure the county meets its quota by enlisting 70 investors at 1 000 each.
Decatur Chamber of Commerce again appeals to residents to list rooms apartments and houses for rent as 150 to 200 Army officers arrive. The line formed on the right at Chamber offices today as newcomers sought living quarters with calls to offer rentals to the Chamber at 63.
American troops seize Pontedera on the Arno twelve miles east of Pisa, marking a three mile advance across the Arno valley from Ponsacco. British, South African forces push toward Arezzo and Florence while Poles advance near Ancona. Livorno remains under pressure as supply lines shift.
The War Department announced that a Brazilian expeditionary force arrived in Naples on July 16 to join Allied armies in joint operations on the Italian front. The force has been in training for extensive combat service with the Allies.
Allied forces report heavy fighting around Poggibonsi with French defenders firm after repulsing two night attacks. Germans countered American advances toward Ponascco and Livorno, while Americans entered Palaia and captured villages east of Ponsacco. Heavy German casualties forced withdrawals and reorganization of three Nazi divisions.
Intense heat is believed to have caused the death of Miss Mayme Gilchrist about 50 at her Courtland home. Found in a grove by Jordan Byrd, she died Monday afternoon after being ill for days. Funeral at 10:30 Wednesday from the residence. burial in Courtland family burying ground. Survived by mother and adopted daughter Mrs. William Weaver now returning from Ft. Leavenworth Missouri with her husband Cpl William Weaver. Miss Gilchrist lived with her mother and aunt Mrs Martha Gilchrist in the historic Gilchrist home.
Allied dispatches describe a massive Red Army offensive suspected to strike from the Pripyat marshes toward Lwow and push from the Balk toward Warsaw. German reports warn of a new Soviet thrust in the Kowel area toward Brest Litovsk as Izvestia notes rapid advances near Grodno and a bridgehead on the Nieman. The Red Army is said to threaten East Prussia with a wedge between Bialystok and Brest Litovsk, placing Warsaw within reach.
The Morgan County Board of Revenues and Control approves a plan to retire the 1922 $400,000 road bond with a $400,000 warrant issue at two percent, funded by government bonds due 1951 held by First National Bank Birmingham. Payments begin 1949 and continue to 1960, with a court test on legality pending.
The piece weighs the danger of reprisals by liberated peoples as Allied forces advance, arguing that punishment must be strong but illegal killings must be prevented. It recalls a wartime conversation about bayoneting Nazis, then emphasizes mercy paired with decisive justice to deter future aggressions.
Premier Gen. Hideki Tojo yields the chief of staff post to Gen. Yoshijiro Umezu amid Pacific defeats and Allied pressure. Tokyo signals indicate no clear loss of power for Tojo as Saipan, Guam, and Burma reverses spark alarm. Chinese drives threaten railway lines as U S Pacific fleet bombs Guam.
Pennsylvania's 72 vote delegation split Wallace shifted to campaign re nomination. Advisory poll shows 41 voted for Wallace 21 against or abstaining with rest absent. Alabama delegation also split as Senator Lister Hill declared for Barkley signaling further Byrnes support potential.
Vice President Herry A. Wallace plans to attend the Chicago convention as support for renomination builds. Roosevelt said he would personally cast a vote for Wallace if he participated, while Byrnes and Barkley clash over convention strategy as factions vie for delegate influence. Continued on pace two.
London reports 33 additional Allied airmen shot by German captors. Sir James Grigg told the Commons that most were killed during escape attempts, with three other cases undisclosed. Foreign Secretary Eden had previously announced 50 fliers shot. Protests are raised through the British protectorate in Switzerland and a war crimes commission is being informed.
Gen Yoshijiro Umezu was named chief of the Japanese army general staff and ambassador to Manchuria, replacing Tojo in a shift seen as not diminishing Tojo’s power. A navy change followed as Admiral Nomura became chief of the naval general staff amid defeats near Saipan and the Philippines.
A massive blast at the Port Chicago munitions depot destroyed most homes in the 1500 resident town and damaged Sa Francisco Bay area. Navy estimates 200 to 250 sailors missing with up to 350 feared dead. civilian casualties reported at 150 injured with no confirmed civilian deaths. The SS Quinault Victory and the SS E A Bryan of Port Chicago were obliterated, with wreckage scattering across Suisun Bay and five miles of coastline.
Miraculous escape as 195 moviegoers at Port Chicago California watch a war film when an ammunition ship explodes nearby. Owner-manager Joe Meyer says he was projecting when the blast hit the wall, but all 195 patrons escaped with only minor scratches.
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