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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1942
Page
1
Military report notes air sorties against Nazi targets as home front details include weather outlook with slight thunder showers south area and Tennessee River level at 20.65 feet. Local prices show cotton middling around 18.80 to 19.05 today.
The Navy reports a medium freighter was sunk by two torpedoes 75 miles off the coast on June 15. About 88 lives are feared lost with 81 rescued, including 23 U.S. soldiers. Crew and witnesses describe a rapid, night sinking and failed lifeboats. Captain Arthur E. Buck recalled the disaster vividly.
Lieutenant General H. H. Arnold, commander of the Army air forces, described expanding use of civilian pilots who once flew for fun in peacetime as a possible option for border and coastal patrols.
Reports from the Emens clinic say Jeff Rowe of Parkville is resting fairly comfortably today after a heart attack yesterday afternoon. The county commissioner became ill in Decatur and was moved to the clinic for treatment as friends across the county react with regret.
Secretary of State Hull described the daylight torpedoing of the 4,800 ton Argentine freighter Rio Tercero, 120 miles from New York, as evidence that Germany seeks frightfulness and terror at sea. He noted Germany previously claimed a misidentification in the Victoria case and warned neutral ships face imminent danger under Berlin policy.
War analyst John Bull asks readers two questions about Libya defeats. He notes British and Allied armies have successes and defeats, and attributes reverses to ongoing war mobilization and the slow pace of arming and coordinating forces, with implications for the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East.
A columnist warns that 1942 will be a year of peril and trial as nations rally for war. Referencing Coral Sea Midway and British bombing, the piece stresses vigilance and preparation while noting sensational headlines proclaiming looming conflict.
Plans are underway for a Thursday parade to publicize the Kiwanis Club horse show. The march starts 4 30 p m at Gordon Drive junior high, goes down Second Avenue to Bank Street then Wilson Avenue to Benson Field where the show begins at 7 30 p m. The lineup features motorcycle patrols fire trucks Boy Scouts cars and horse riders plus exhibits for war stamps salvage rubber and a Decatur high band.
Washington reports Price Administrator Leon Henderson announced 60 defense rental zones covering about 28 million people where voluntary controls failed. Rents in these and 302 total areas should be cut to 1941 1942 levels, with July 1 as the likely date for restoration in the 60 zones. Remaining 242 areas to follow as investigations justify.
Washington June 23 The House Ways and Means Committee broadened the 5 percent tax on freight and express shipments to cover contract carriers as well as common carriers, expanding the scope of the levy.
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill focus on shipping as they map United Nations war strategy. They meet with top shipping experts and China’s Wang Soong foreign minister amid plans for shipbuilding and use. The aim is maximum Allied war power against the enemy.
Telegraphed from Major Frederick Unt Jr to his father F B Hunt reports Decatur soldiers in Alaska in good health as Company B members are out. Message marked Father’s Day setting but confirms state of health amid national bill debate.
Giant four motor U S Army bombers bolster Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek's forces in China as deliveries from India reach the front through monsoon weather. Dispatches say American bombers fighters and freighters move from India to China delivering supplies and air power to the embattled Chinese armies fighting along the Che kiang Kiangsi railway and in coastal Pukien.
General John M. Claypool, age 96, assumed command of Chattanooga for a four day reunion of the United Confederate Veterans. City authorities opened the gates as the 52nd annual gathering began with the veteran group arriving to a city-wide welcome.
Washington reports a $42.82 billion Army supply bill headed to Congress to fund a 4.5 million strong armed force by July 1 1943 and to deliver war materiel to United Nations. Lt Gen McNarney calls the crisis the direst in U.S. history as lend lease tops $67.94 billion.
Britain's desert forces report reinforcements after a Libyan defeat as German parachute threats loom in Egypt. Cairo officials urge calm while U S bombers hit Bengasi and Axis supply lines. Attlee cites strong field forces and ongoing reinforcements as Rommel eyes a Suez push.
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