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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1945
Page
1
Partly cloudy Sunday and Monday. Residents and families in Decatur area are noted traveling to Louisville and Columbus, with visits to military bases and relatives. Local officials and church leaders are referenced along with a Rotary club meeting and volunteer activities. several names and addresses appear among community notices and social visits.
Morgan county deputies and city police pursued a brutal slayer after the 57 year old Ada Mears was found slain in a pasture near Moulton Heights. She had been struck and knifed with fatal injuries to the neck. Coroner's jury ruled death by unknown hands.
Massive crowds estimated from 750000 to over a million filled Los Angeles streets to greet Gen. George S Patton and Lt. Gen. James H Doolittle as they arrived from Europe. The procession began at the municipal airport and extended through a 20 mile route to Memorial Coliseum where a patriotic pageant honored the returning soldiers.
General Omar N Bradley Missouri's great soldier and leader of the twelfth army is welcomed in Moberly Missouri a month after victory over Germany. Continued on Face Two.
Marshal Zhukov said no corpses could be Hitler's and that the Führer and Eva Braun may have fled Berlin by air after their wedding. Bezarin cited found Reich chancellery bodies bearing the Führer's name, while reports of a possible European hiding place circulated to Allied correspondents.
E bond sales in Morgan county on Saturday reached 48 917 25 the largest single day increase since the current seventh war loan drive began The county total rose to 523 473 about 63 percent of the 821 000 quota The chairman Ewell K Gregg urged continued purchases to meet the remaining 297 527 with an average daily goal of 16 500 over 18 days The county wide drive has raised 1 253 765 50 toward a 1 326 000 quota with 72 000 still needed for success Three county children Gene Brindley Horton Bobby Ray Walton and Elizabeth Ann Mitchell won a bond drive prize and were treated to a Montgomery visit with Governor Chauncey Sparks.
Arthur A. Jones urges public attendance at a June 19 meeting at the courthouse to discuss a proposed school expansion. The plan includes a new junior-senior high with vocational, an auditorium, stadium, and playgrounds, plus remodeling and new additions across several campuses.
The Army and Navy push peacetime draft legislation with top military and civilian leaders set to testify on Capitol Hill next week. General Marshall and Admiral King lead a slate of proponents, while opponents open with Josephus Daniels and a diverse group of church, education, and labor voices. Hearings conclude the first week.
Jefferson county grand jury urged Gov. Sparks to move insane residents from Ketona county home after a five day investigation. The panel approved firing three employees and urged longer visiting hours and better religious services citing state responsibility and criticism from Birmingham papers. Judge Morrow convened the session on commission request.
Australian Foreign Minister Herbert Evatt announced the fight is on as a UN conference moves toward a showdown over Big Five veto rights in the security council. Delegates weigh small nations demand for full veto at all levels amid disputes on amendments and charter revision.
Montgomery Ward and Company announced plans to take its challenge to government seizure of properties in seven cities to the U S Supreme Court. The firm seeks a stay of mandate while appealing a 2 to 1 circuit court ruling that upheld the seizure.
Three year old Carolyn Laxson daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert J Laxson athens Ga suffered the loss of her left leg when it was caught in a lawn mower Friday afternoon Her body was beneath a hedge unseen by her father who was mowing The leg was amputated after arrival at Decatur General hospital and she was reported resting well Saturday night.
An Anglo American Yugoslav agreement limits Trieste tensions by withdrawing Tito’s forces east of a line while Allied forces control railways and roads to Austria. A temporary military administration for Venezia Giulia includes Trieste with a Yugoslav majority. Tito withdraws most regular troops. 2,000 remain west under Alexander.
Paris June 9 The U S Ninth Army will end its European theater assignment on June 15, as disclosed by the 12th Army Group. Lt Gen William H Simpson's forces, first Americans to reach the Elbe, took over the U S First Army troops after Gen Courtney Hodges left for the Pacific.
President Truman left the White House after noon on the yacht Potomac for an overnight trip. He is slated to return to the White House sometime tomorrow.
Ambassador Edwin Pauley outlined a reparations strategy aimed at de industrializing Germany to spoil future war potential. Armament plants would be first, then aircraft and ships, while consumer goods, medical supplies, fuel and agriculture would continue to support the German people. He said the United States rejects demanding full repayment in money, noting past mistakes and emphasizing ongoing material claims.
In a daylight raid, 150 to 200 Super fortresses struck five Japanese industrial sites and repair bases on Honshu, the second straight day of precision attacks. About 100 Mustangs from two islands escorted the bombers, targeting Hitachi Aircraft Co in Chiba, Japan Aircraft Co in Tomioka near Yokohama, and an Army air depot near Tokyo.
Allied carrier planes hammered Kanoya airfield and Kyushu, destroying at least 30 enemy aircraft as the Third Fleet battered the Sakishima group south of Okinawa. Tokyo announced emergency dictatorial powers for Premier Suzuki amid headlines of a new Borneo landing that MacArthur did not confirm.
The piece argues that returning soldiers from the Army and Navy would be trusted as salesmen to Americans including family members. It suggests emotional ties would drive investment, noting veterans could be seen as credible sellers beyond basic living costs.
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