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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1943
Page
1
Weather: little temperature change tonight. Cotton prices paid today: strict mid 21.25 middling 21.05 strict 19.85 low 16.55. Movie listings: Margin For Error at the Incess Smith Of Minnesota at the Roxy Kid Dynamite at Capitol. Social updates include visits births hospital news baptisms and local police activity.
Prime Minister Churchill briefed the House of Commons on wartime conferences in Washington and North Africa and hinted at vast Allied offensive moves to strike Germany. He urged continued hard fighting and warned against overconfidence while noting operations in the European theater are imminent.
German propagandists reverted to drum beating and shifted from defense to offense in broadcasts. British sources view the move as a bid to bemuse Allied invasion planners while choosing one of several risky options, including renewed Russia action or Turkey or Spain invasion.
June 8 1937 a protest by 60 female office workers at Ford Motor Co Highland Park against the slacks rule continued with workers arriving in dresses skirts and blouses or suits. A Ford spokesman said only 11 were present today versus 27 yesterday as the union defended safety policy while noting no risk from skirts in the office.
Paraguay's sol dier-president Higinio Morinigo arrived in Miami on June 8 for a state visit. He praised the U S war effort, expressed gratitude for courtesies, and said he was beginning to appreciate the United States' war effort. He declined to comment on the Argentina coup. Blank Army Navy and State Department officials greeted him.
The column notes a Chinese counterattack along the Yangtze near Ichang that slows Japanese pressure on Chiang Kai-Shek. Allied air power from American and Chinese forces turns the tide, offering hope while Burma road closure keeps land aid limited. Churchill comments on air strength. Continued on Page Two.
Washington debates invasion plans after General Marshall met President Roosevelt while Secretary Knox hinted at major Allied moves. Churchill hinted amphibious operations of unusual complexity lie ahead. Coal talks stalled with miners seeking 2 more dollars daily. Illinois miners secure a state wage increase as federal mediation looms. Senate fights over secret ballots for war industry workers and the 820 million farm bill trigger farm policy clashes.
Moscow reports the German air force raided the Gorki industrial center for two nights in a row, with 500 tons of explosives and 100000 incendiaries set, while Russians strike back at German rail hubs near Bryansk and Gomel. The week ends with 212 Russian aircraft lost and many German planes claimed destroyed.
The news reports Admiral Ernest J. King met with Admiral Chester W. Nimitz on the West Coast as Allied forces push in the Pacific. Churchill praised American strength and the push to aid China and bolster Australia and New Zealand. In combat, U S fighters shot down 16 Japanese Zeroes near the Solomons, with seven American planes lost but three pilots saved. In Attu and Chichagof valley actions, 11 enemy soldiers killed themselves and total Japanese dead reached 1,826. China reports Chiang Kai-shek’s victory along the upper Yangtze has secured the rice bowl region and threatens Ichang base. Burma operations see renewed American air assaults on Japanese bases.
The War Food Administration formed meat board in Chicago sets up procedures to even out meat supply. It will require weekly slaughter figures from commercial producers to align civilian and military demands with quarterly allocations. Chairman Harry Reed says focus is on actual supply meeting stated distributions and addressing urgent issues.
West Virginia Supreme Court refused to halt a family eviction backed by the Office of Price Administration. The ruling upheld circuit court action ordering the Berger family out of their home and reinstated the back rent of 118 dollars to Rosa Wright of New Martinsville. The decision rejected OPA claims that Judge Lloyd Arnold ruled on rent control act constitutionality.
The Red Cross at Cain Street will open the surgical dressing rooms tonight at 7 o clock. Chairwoman Mrs J Hamil invites volunteers to work in cool rooms where two large fans have been installed. They aim to complete 2 000 sponges tonight to meet a remaining quota of 49 000 dressings by the end of June.
Advocates lost by seven votes as a bill to raise the sales tax from 2 to 3 percent to fund $30 monthly old age pensions failed in the Alabama House 57 to 23 with 64 votes needed for amendment submission. Proponents planned reconsideration and a push for undecided lawmakers.
Decatur police court fined two local firms five dollars each for blackout violations during the last surprise test. Lights left burning without an outside switch and no means for the air raid warden to turn off the light were cited by authorities.
ABC investigators Burgess Sandlin and Pierce and ATU investigators Lamon and Clem raided an island eight miles west of Decatur on TVA property seizing a still and 300 gallons of beer mash. The team reported cooperation from biting insects as they worked through the night.
A Senate committee heard that the Office of Price Administration plans to depress fresh vegetable prices following subsidies for meat and butter rollbacks. lawmakers weigh prohibiting subsidy payments without congressional sanction and seek an anti subsidy provision in a broader bill.
Allied Northwest African air force drives a major bombing raid on Pantelleria with Flying Fortresses, Warhawks, Mitchells and others. Eleven enemy planes down, two Allied planes lost. smoke reaches Sicily as RAF and Malta forces target Sicilian sites. Descriptions of aircraft and leaders appear in the dispatch from HQ.
Washington June 8. Legislation to build up a bonds fund for men and women in service is introduced to aid postwar veterans. The proposed plan outlines a reserves buildup and eligibility for benefits through future payouts and government support.
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