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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1944
Page
1
Partly cloudy in Alabama with a high near 88 and a low around 58. Cotton prices at Decatur ranged from strict low to strict middling, with middling also quoted. Local church services and club notices include a midweek Methodist service led by Preston Thompson, a First Christian choir rehearsal, and Kiwanis program plans.
George O. Miller, 53, Speaker of the Alabama House and National Democratic convention delegate, died in Selma after a cerebral hemorrhage. A Livingston lawyer and longtime legislator, he served four terms and was elected speaker in 1942. Funeral set for Thursday at Livingston Baptist Church with honorary pallbearers from state bars and officials. Governor Sparks ordered the Capitol closed during the funeral hour.
Col. J. P. Barnes of the War Production Board told Decatur industrial leaders at the Lyons Hotel that industry and labor have done well but face absenteeism and too much optimism. He urged all to pitch in and finish the job.
In Chicago on June 7 leaders of the nation's retail grocers told civilians there will be more meat and a plentiful supply of fresh fruits and vegetables this year. The message came from two food industry leaders addressing the public.
Allied forces in Italy push toward Civitavecchia and Rome as German lines crack on the western coastal road. New Zealand troops seize Balsorano while Gen. Sir Harold Alexander urges Italian patriots to rise and sabotage enemy communications. Prisoners of war top 18,000 for the Italian offensive as Mediterranean air units strike targets across the Balkans and Romania.
Mrs. L. D. Gill former Martselle resident died Tuesday afternoon at a Tuscaloosa hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Brown Funeral Home.
Allied air forces report 70 aircraft lost in the theater since the invasion began. Breakdown includes 17 Allied fighters 12 American C-47 troop carriers 12 American CG-42 gliders 13 British heavy bombers six American Thunderbolts four American Havocs two American Lightning fighters two American medium bombers one RAF Beaufighter and one American heavy bomber.
Allied air forces in control of the air fly 13 000 sorties from dawn to dawn in support of assault forces and strike German reinforcements. U S raiders join the breach efforts over Dover toward recaptured France as night crews report moonlit skies and ships moving across the Channel under star shell fire.
Allied forces pushed inland from Normandy beaches nine miles from Caen amid heavy fighting and German counterblows. Airborne and sea assaults linked beachheads as more than 13 000 sorties flew in support with gliders and C 47 transports delivering troops and equipment.
The Dover strait is described as brightening this evening with sunshine and blue sky patches. A fairly strong northwest wind persists, while the sea remains smooth on the English side. Earlier this morning skies were grey and cloudy.
Reports from headquarters indicate Allied forces may have fallen short of schedule while later statements cooled pessimism. German counterattacks were anticipated as Rommel rushed reserves to support the seventh and fifteenth armies. RAF Mosquitos destroyed five Junkers-52 transport planes. Omar Bradley commanded U S ground forces in the attack.
London dispatch profiles Jimmy Doolittle of the American Eighth Air Force. Ernie Pyle describes his leadership, humor, engineering mind, and storytelling charm amid a grim war, noting his height, baldness, and fearless, decisive nature. The piece previews anecdotes from England.
U S infantry report excellent progress inland from a 50 mile coastal front in France with a goal to join air borne forces. Airborne operations resumed and RAF said no new US naval losses since Roosevelt disclosure. German air force limited by weather but fought back with bold night missions.
A June broadcast picked up by NBC reports Nazi forces have given up the town of Bayeux on the Cherbourg peninsula after a night battle with Allied troops. Bayeux lies six miles inland from the coast and about 16 miles northwest of Caen in Normandy.
Americans flew most of the 13 000 sorties yesterday and a report tallies 53 German planes destroyed for 31 Allied planes lost. British and Canadian pilots report mixed results as raids hit railways bridges and communications chokepoints behind the Atlantic wall.
Delano Park Recreation Center director Mrs. Earle Calvin released activity figures for May 22 through June 4. A total of 18,309 visitors since opening, including 835 men and 750 wives, are recorded alongside other brief activity notes.
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