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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1942
Page
1
Weather near the coast brings scattered thundershowers while river stands at 20.5 feet and temperatures range from 71 to 98. Local prices show goods at mixed levels and several civic and social items unfold including guests, church activities, school concerts, and road repairs coordinated by Morgan county officials.
Decatur retailers join nationwide plan to halt all merchandise sales for 15 minutes from 11:00 to 11:15 Wednesday to push stamp and bond purchases. Local merchants will instead observe 11:00 to 11:15 as their window while Decatur shops resume at 12:00 for a half holiday. A whistle at 10:59 signals the nationwide sale push.
A Williams Transfer Co truck from Decatur ran into a small ditch along the Bee Line highway crossing near the rail one block from the Bee Line, spilling about 90 gallons of gasoline. Driver W E Cloud of Falkville was attempting a turn en route to Cullman when the mishap occurred. A Decatur wrecker moved the vehicle. the truck was reportedly undamaged.
Motorists listed include K. Bb. Ellis Troy Martin Joe Hagler Cecil Walden George McLaughl Co. B. Mitchell Ted Major Norman Harris Max Michaelson W. P. Russell Clyde McRae Withers Peebles Miss Ruth Banks Mrs. BE. P. Garrett Mrs. G. D. Willian L. BE. Moody Edward Waite B. F. Collier Decatur Iron or Miss Flora Boyd Frank Thornhil B. T. Brannum Cliff Brothers.
The Navy said U S bombers attacked Japanese occupied Wake Island on June 27 damaging the airfield and shore installations. Enemy anti air defenses were weak and all planes returned safely. Wake Island lies 2000 nautical miles west of Pearl Harbor and about 1000 miles southwest of Midway.
World War analyst Dewitt Mackenzie reports Axis forces may have occupied Matruh as fighting nears day three. British position around the Matruh area risks collapse with Alexandria and the adjacent naval and air bases potentially exposed.
War dispatch describes Rommel pushing deeper into the Egyptian desert near Matruh and threatening the British southern flank. Cairo confirms the conflict has penetrated the strategic zone and hints at potential air force usage to bolster Rommel's assault.
A second strike by about 35 production workers at McGough Bakery in Birmingham follows failed talks with the CIO Bakers Union. Negotiations over a closed shop and wage schedule broke down after the union demanded 10 cents per hour while the company offered 12 percent across the board. The strikers abstained from returning to work and a new meeting was set for this afternoon with both sides present.
The United States Navy tallies Japanese losses at Midway including four aircraft carriers two heavy cruisers and several destroyers plus battleships and transport vessels. Allied reports note 18 000 Japanese killed and a separate long raid on Lae and Salamaua in New Guinea described as the longest yet in that area.
The House Appropriations Committee sent to the floor a 1.83 billion dollar supply bill to back national defense since 1940, with most funds for war agencies in the coming fiscal year. The plan includes 95 million for the Office of Price Administration, a major point of contention, and many other cuts or approvals aligned with budget recommendations.
President Roosevelt extended the scrap rubber collection for ten more days after disappointing totals. The drive now runs through July 10 as Secretary Ickes and William R. Boyd Jr. urged continued efforts amid a low turnout.
FBI announced seizure of several contacts and associates tied to the eight Nazi spy saboteurs landed by U boats on Long Island and Florida. The roundup raised payoff money to 170000 dollars and involved arrests in Chicago and New York area near Amagansett, with more arrests promised in days.
Leon Gilbert urged Alabamians to extend the scrap rubber drive by 10 days and drop quotas and slogans. He warned hoarding rubber could cost American soldiers their lives and called it unpatriotic to keep rubber not needed.
Axis planes bomb Alexandria as Rommel drives toward the Nile valley. British and Egyptian reports note light damage and casualties while the offensive widens near Matruh. A London analyst cites possible withdrawal from Matruh as Axis pressure concentrates on the Suez region and Caucasus fronts.
Cairo dispatch describes heavy fighting around Matruh as new American air corps planes join British and Commonwealth forces in a long continuous desert battle west of Alexandria. Berlin and Rome claim Matruh captured with 6,000 troops, a claim London doubts.
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