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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1944
Page
1
Weather outlook notes cooling trend with clouds. River at 18.40 feet and cotton prices posted. Local events cover church meetings, army air base training, family visits, poultry shows, charity board gathering, and births. Notable items include Lt Eyster promotion, Bobby Urquhart update, and a jail assault charge.
Russian forces crossed the Dniester on a 31 mile front and struck into Bessarabia expanding their advance from Mogilev Podolski as German defenses fell back near Vinnitsa and Zhmerinka. Evacuations and bombardments followed, with Romanian civilians fleeing, while Zhukov’s forces reached Kremenets and pressed toward Lwow.
A sleet storm sent a bus from a Passaic bridge into the river. Seven rescued occupants faced nine to thirty more believed aboard. Workers at United States Rubber and a Riverside factory aided rescues as authorities scrambled to raise the submerged bus. The crash, near Wallington and Wood Ridge, drew police, fire units, and three state inspectors. Foreman Leroy W. Thomas and others were pulled from icy water. several victims were treated for exposure and hypothermia. The accident prompted officials to review Comfort Bus Line records amid heavy winter traffic.
Allied reports say German forces reinforced their positions at Cassino and recaptured a hill to the west from Fifth Army troops. The battle centered on the Continental hotel wreckage and the town’s railway station as heavy bombardment, tank losses, and prison captures were noted. Allied air power also blasted targets across Austria and Yugoslavia, with ships and submarine facilities hit near Monfalcone.
American bombers and fighters attacked targets across the German Reich and occupied Europe in intensified offensives. In one week, Allied aircraft destroyed hundreds of enemy planes and damaged strategic targets from France to Austria, with RAF and US forces sharing sustained raids.
Democratic Senators Hill and Bankhead of Alabama denounce McKellar amendments to curb TVA powers and divert revenues. They warn halting Watts Bar unit construction could cost half a billion kilowatt hours of electricity vital to war production, tying the fight to the large $8.56 billion independents appropriation bill.
W L Clayton newly appointed federal surplus property administrator told the House banking committee he will use his authority to prevent cross agency disposal of surplus government property. He said one unit should not sell while another is buying and noted the agency can fix minimum prices, citing wool as an example. Representative Crawford questioned executive-order creation and urged broader legislation.
A 1943 survey by the International City Managers Association shows about one in ten U S cities with over 10 000 residents tapped new revenue sources or raised taxes on existing ones Licensing businesses and taxing local utilities were noted as significant moves While grants in aid and shared state taxes may offer greater long term revenue some cities continue to pursue miscellaneous sources Miscellaneous sources include cigarette taxes in Mobile County Alabama Twenty five cities adopted refuse collection charges from 50 cents to 1 for residences and 12 adopted sewer rental fees
Funeral services for Nancy Ruth Livingston, three, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Livingston, will be held at four p m today at their Bee Line Highway home. Rev R B Burks will officiate. She died Sunday at Benevolent hospital. Survived by parents, three sisters Peggy Jean Betty Joyce Stella Fay, four brothers Charles Ernest Lonnie Ray Tommie Lee Jackie Wayne, and grandmother Mrs Mattie Livingston. Interment in city cemetery. Brown directing.
Funeral services for Mrs Liza Gaskin 79 were held at 2 30 pm at Enon Church with Rev E E Byars officiating. Survived by nieces and nephews. Interment in Enon Cemetery Mutual Service directing.
In Italy, March 20, a feature on Lieut Rudolf C. Von Ripper, a versatile soldier-artist. He is 39 but appears younger, medium height with a slight stoop and a cast in one eye. His English is flawless yet his speech holds a hiss. he blends philosophy, political idealism, and practical battlefield tactics.
The article profiles Von Ripper a soldier who is meticulous in appearance yet fearless in battle. He blends artistry and combat skill, earning legend status at the front. Despite four wounds he volunteers for patrols, and his audacity once led to patrols only with explicit permission.
Allied forces completed the conquest of the Admiralty Islands after dismounted cavalry began the invasion on February 29. Lorengau and Los Negros airfields and a large harbor were secured, placing the Allies within 800 miles of Truk and 1,300 miles from the Philippines. Japanese defenders face starvation as the tide of the war turns.
Japanese drives across the Chindwin river target Imphal Manipur as Stilwell’s forces in North Burma report 4000 enemy dead in Hukawng valley. Allied as well as Chinese and American troops advance. Mountbatten praises rapid progress in difficult terrain and ongoing Burma fronts report further Allied successes.
Thirty two governors responded to President Roosevelt's request on whether states would accept federal absentee ballots from service personnel. Many state leaders deem their own absentee laws sufficient to provide a military vote. The report notes other items including tax reform criticism, postwar building plans, and OPA actions on island flavored chewing tobacco.
As Roosevelt Stalin and Churchill weigh meetings, the European war accelerates. Red armies push German lines while Allied air forces pound Hitlerdom. The trio faces political and military challenges, planning for eventualities and deciding each nation’s role in shaping postwar Europe.
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