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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1944
Page
1
Partly cloudy Sunday and Monday with scattered afternoon thundershowers in extreme south portion. Cotton prices paid Saturday show strict middling 21.15, middling 21.00, strict low 19.15, low 17.15. Community and military news from Huntsville to Decatur, with baptist church flags, hospital notes, and local events including graduations and services.
Allied reports said at least 50 Japanese planes were destroyed in a surprise raid on Sorong New Guinea. U S naval bombardment of Guam marked first shelling of the former U S base as forces pushed toward Saipan and the China coast.
Southern Cotton Oil company begins a new seed house on Holly Street in Decatur adding about 50 000 to the companys investment. The Muskogee type steel and galvanized iron building on a concrete foundation will provide 19000 square feet and storage capacity for 9000 tons of cotton seed. Milton Harvey says it will be built by Southern Cotton Oil and Muskogee Iron Works of Muskogee Okla and be ready to serve customers by September first.
The Office of Price Administration with War Food Administration approval announced a two week period starting June 18 during which all rationed cheese except American cheddar and cheddar products, and other group one cheeses, will be point free. Cheddar and group one cheeses stay at ten red.
US Marines and Army troops push the Saipan beachhead to two miles inland along a 5.5 mile front. They report gains of ~1,500 yards with the capture of Himashisu as Jap counterattacks fail. Allied ships shell strong points as fighting nears Aslito airstrip.
Mandamus case City of Decatur versus James Thomas operator of Slim's Lunchroom at U S 31 Vine Street East moves to circuit court for Wednesday at 10 a m before Judge A A Griffith. License revoked by city council and police ordered to close if not obeyed. Thomas represented by Russel Lynne with city attorney John H Peach.
Supremes at the Cherbourg port foresee a rich prize for Allied forces as Cherbourg nears isolation by American troops. The port can dock heavy liners, shelter ships from U boats, and the rail line enables rapid movement of heavy guns for a swift build up and counter demolition by the Nazis.
Admiral William F. Halsey Jr is named commander of the Third Fleet as the United States organizes naval forces to press the war against Japan. The 61-year-old veteran, famed for driving Japanese forces from the South Pacific, will operate much like the Spruance commanded Fifth Fleet. Halsey has led pivotal actions from the Doolittle raid to battles near Wake Island and the Marshall and Gilbert Islands.
In Auburn Alabama on June 17 girls aged 12 to 18 have operated tractors to compensate for lost farm labor. The initiative reflects wartime manpower needs and community effort to sustain agricultural work locally.
The advance guard gathers in Chicago ahead of the June 26 Republican national convention. Dewey supporters claim he leads in pledged delegates while Bricker backers cite 174 to 300 on initial roll call. The national committee reports 52 women will join platform work beginning June 21.
Paris led Allied forces report French detachments under Gen. Jean De Lattre De Tassigny struck Elba securing one fifth of the island with Pianosa falling without opposition. Allied air forces bombed Elba and supported landings as British and American units closed on ports and rail lines along the western and central fronts.
The Tennessee Valley Livestock and Dairy show in Decatur August 4 features $1,000 in beef and dairy prizes. Governor Chauncey Sparks will speak. Classes include Hereford, Aberdeen Angua and Shorthorn bulls, beef cows, cow and calf, fat cattle, and 4-H calves with top placings.
The Decatur rural area led by Chairman Alvis Briscoe reported strong sales of fifth war bonds. With a $12,000 quota, the district including Rettaville and Moulton Heights had raised $6,800 by Saturday afternoon, more than halfway to the goal.
Rear Admiral Emory S. Land, chairman of the Maritime Commission, said shipyards will see increased work soon and not cut back. He dismissed rumors of shipbuilding curtailment as deliberate sabotage and affirmed the 20 million deadweight ton program to deliver ships swiftly.
Moscow said Soviet forces within 25 miles of Viipuri after overrunning two Karelian railway towns Perion and Kudlemajarvi and began evacuating the city. Govorov's Leningrad army, supported by planes and tanks, pressed toward Viipuri with at least six divisions fronting the Finnish defense.
War bond figures in the fifth war loan rise slowly in Morgan county with E-bonds at 142 672 and other bonds at 583 799 50 toward a county total of 1 379 000. Quota requires 551 000 in E-bonds and sales points include Decatur Hartselle Falkville and several Decatur banks and theaters. Small investors urged to increase purchases to meet the target.
Agriculture Commissioner Joe N. announced in Montgomery that farmers may receive free seed laboratory analysis worth up to 5 dollars each month. A charge per sample will be made for amounts exceeding the limit.
Sunday June 18 reports describe the German robot planes crossing the channel into Southern England during the night. The pilotless, jet propelled weapons are a simple overgrown rocket with wings loaded with explosives and cause damage and casualties as Britain adapts anti aircraft defenses.
Allied bombers and U S forces pounded the Pas De Calais region in renewed raids aimed at German airfields. U S Ninth Air Force reported 540 sorties over the Normandy battlefront as RAF and American planes supported invasion troops.
U S Ninth Division and the 82nd Airborne pierced German defenses in Normandy advancing to within four miles of the Cherbourg peninsula. Front dispatches report Germans fleeing southward while civilians are evacuated and Montebourg sees fierce street fighting as Allied forces push toward isolation and capture of Cherbourg harbor.
American forces on the Cherbourg peninsula breach German lines as the Ninth Infantry Division aided by the 82nd Airborne closes a vital corridor to trap enemy troops. After 12 days of invasion, veterans from North Africa and Sicily push through stubborn defenses amid artillery and air bombardment.
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