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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1944
Page
2
Allied push at Cassino and rail targets overseas
Ground combat continues on Monte Cassino slopes as British forces press two German strongpoints while New Zealand troops attack toward two points held by the enemy. Allied aircraft hit rail and port facilities north of Rome with bridges and viaducts destroyed in central Italy.
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Monte Cassino
Cassino
Ranzio
Padiglione
Adriatic
Orsogna
Tollo
Arielli
Rome
Poggibonsi
Florence
Cecina
Leghorn
Arezzo
Bucine
Thunderbolts
Wilburn Rites Conducted Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Dora Wilburn aged 58, who died Tuesday after a long illness at her Moulton 3 home, were held at 3 pm in Aldridge Grove cemetery with Emmett Byars officiating. Interment followed with Brown directing. She is survived by four daughters, three sons, three sisters, four brothers, and numerous relatives.
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Dora Wilburn
Moulton
Aldridge Grove
Emmett Byars
Brown
Wesley Hardin
W. D. Procter
Ira Procter
Nora Wilburn
Arthur Wilburn
Danville
Monroe
Willard Wilburn
Cotton Rally and Nashville Livestock Market Report
Cotton rose to a seasonal high in New York on expectations of government textile buying with new crop demand. In Nashville, cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep traded with mixed quality, steady to firm undertones, and price ranges across stockers, feeders, slaughter cattle, calves, hogs, and lambs under AP market news.
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N. Y
New York
Commission House
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
iFederal-state Market News Service
New Talks by Big 3 Hinted in London
Prime Minister Churchill told the Commons there will be renewed consultation between the principal allies on applying the Atlantic Charter as war phases change. He did not specify whether this might take the form of a new meeting of the Big Three. Lipson had pressed for clarification on which territories the Charter applies.
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London
Churchill
Commons
Daniel Lipson
TVA funding cut sparks war power shutdown fears
Hill warned that trimming a McKellar amendment would cut 5250000 for Watts Bar and save only 600000 for TVA transmission, risking 4000000 already invested and cutting 70000000 Fontana and Kentucky dam connections, jeopardizing war production and electric service statewide. He called the moves an unholy mess by Washington managers.
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Watts Bar
Tennessee
TVA
Fontana
Kentucky
Hill
Appropriations
Washington
Appropriations Committee
McKellar
McKellar renews fight on Lilienthal
Senator McKellar accused David E. Lilienthal of lacking manhood to answer questions before the TVA inquiry and renewed efforts to abolish TVA’s revolving fund. He contrasted Lilienthal’s authority with Hitler’s control over Germany and cited A. E. Morgan’s charges about marble land negotiations linked to Norris Dam.
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Washington
McKellar
Senate Today
Hitler
Germany
David E. Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Authority
Independent Offices
TVA
Lilienthal
Congressional
Prospects of Oil in Alabama Elevate Gilbertown Wells
Dr. Lyman Toulmin Jr of the Alabama Geological Survey told the Kiwanis club that future oil discoveries in Alabama are likely confined to the western part of the state. He noted unfavor able eastern conditions near the Georgia line and limited prospects in the north. He discussed two Gilbertown wells in Choctaw county that found a Selma salt formation and emphasized the need for denser exploratory drilling to gauge potential reserves, with no results yet from two additional wells and explorations in Washington County.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Lyman Toulmen Jr
Alabama Geological Survey
Georgia Line
Kiwanis Club
Toulmin
Gilbertown
Choctaw County
Selma
Utah
Mississippi
Washing County
Loss of submarine Scorpion adds to wartime toll
Washington reports the loss of the submarine Scorpion with about 75 crew. Cmdr Maximilian G. Schmidt, a Boonville Missouri native, is missing with his wife Elizabeth Schmidt living in Annapolis. The Scorpion is the fourth overdue sub lost in eight days, raising American naval losses to 147 vessels and American actions against Japanese ships to 2,024.
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Washington
Navy
Maximilian G. Schmidt
Boonville
Envisioning Women Pilots Replacing Men in War Air Forces
General H. H. Arnold told the House military committee that he expects all male pilots to be out of the United States and fighting, envisioning a future where airlines are crowded with Army planes piloted by women.
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Army
Fourth Service Command
South
Army Service Forces
Southeast
Atlanta
Fort Benning
Georgia
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
Fort Jackson
South Carolina
Fort McPherson
Camp Shelby
Mississippi
Camp Beauregard
Louisiana
Fort Bliss
Texas
Fort Sam Houston
Robinson Arkansas
Camp Wolters
Washington
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
House Military Committee
United States
Southern Baptist centennial session to be held in Atlanta in 1945
Atlanta notes that Augusta has withdrawn its invitation due to insufficient facilities amid war conditions. The centennial session of the Southern Baptist convention will be staged in Atlanta in 1945.
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Atlanta
Augusta
Southern Baptist Convention
Two States Join Washington in Navy Ballot Move
Texas and Vermont said they will permit use of supplementary federal ballots for armed forces in the November election. The action leaves only a minority of states resisting the plan backed by the Roosevelt administration.
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Washington
Texas
Vermont
Roosevelt
TVA Controversy Escalates Over Land Deals and Misuse Claims
Senator McKellar accuses Lilienthal of fraud and evasion as he questions TVA dealings. He cites a $768,000 land purchase in Tennessee versus owners’ $139,000 cost, and notes Lilienthal handles about $75 million yearly in power and fertilizer sales while no GAO audit findings exist.
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Lilienthal
General Accounting Office
TVA Agenal
Aiken R
State of Alabama vs Joe Dixon probation violation hearing
A hearing on the case of State of Alabama versus Joe Dixon, charged with violating probation, was scheduled today in Morgan county court with Judge James Crow presiding. Arthur H. Widner of Tuscaloosa is visiting his father and sister in Decatur. Mrs. Jack Bryant and children left for Daytona Beach to be with her husband stationed in the Navy.
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State of Alabama
Joe Dixon
Morgan County
James Crow
Arthur H. Widner
Tuscaloosa
G. J. Widner
P. H. Sandlin
Decatur
Jack Bryant
Daytona Beach, Fla
The
Navy
Patton reassigned to new command in Europe
Maj. Gen. Alexander M. Patch takes over the U S Seventh Army replacing Lt. Gen. George S. Patton Jr. Patton, famed as Old Blood and Guts, had been rebuked by Eisenhower over the Palermo field hospital incident. Details of his new post and location were not released.
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Allied
Naples
Alexander M. Patch
Guadalcanal
New Caledonia
U. S Seventh Army
George S. Patton, Jr
Sicily
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Palermo
Patton
War Department
Washington
Europe
Seventh Army
Patch Receives Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Patch a 54 year old Army veteran of 30 years earned the Navy Distinguished Service Medal for his Guadalcanal work where his forces relieved the Marines. He was praised by Admiral William F. Halsey Jr for his rapid success in achieving the objective with a sharp turning of the situation.
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Patch
Army
Navy
Guadalcanal
William F. Halsey, Jr
WPB declines coal rationing for 1944-45 season
Washington March 22 Despite an expected 20,000,000 ton domestic coal shortage the War Production Board decided against rationing for the 1944 45 heating season Interior Department report said deficiencies can be covered by allotments and emergency fuel diversion to shortage areas under the same precautions as the just ending season
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Interior Department
FCC Chief Denounces Charge Of Amateur Radio Trap Claim
Washington March 22 chairman James L Fly of the Federal Communications Commission called Rep Miller of Missouri remarks claiming FCC amateurs assigned to radio monitoring work caused a U S task force to be trapped by Japanese warships in Alaska waters irresponsible.
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Washington
James L. Fly
Federal Communications Commission
Miller
R.mo
FCC
U. S
Alaskan
Buses Parked in Five States as Drivers Strike Endures
Buses of Teche Greyhound Lines were parked in five Southeastern states as federal negotiations work to resolve grievances that triggered a strike by 675 drivers and maintenance workers yesterday in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Teche- Greyhound Lines, Inc
Lions Club backs Morban County Sanatorium shower
Extremely favorable committee reports on the progress of the Morban county T B sanatorium shower were presented at the Lions club luncheon in Hotel Lyons. George Sherrill of the Athens Lions spoke on their city’s work and pledged full support. A cash donation was made, with gifts from the city, Lions clubs in eight North Alabama counties, and guests Ernest Gustafson W A Blanchard and Frank Havnie of the U S engineers Nashville office attending.
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Morban County
T. B
Lions Club
Hotel
Lyons
George Sherrill
Athens Lions Club
Athens
Athens Club
Lions Clubs
North Alabama
Ernest Gustafson
W. A. Blanchard
Frank Havnie
U. S. Engineers
Nashville
Letter From War Prisoner Corpral Thomas Johnson
Corpral Thomas Johnson, a prisoner of war in Germany, writes to his parents Mr and Mrs P F E Johnson of Hartseller. Dated November 22 the letter says he is well and safe, has written several letters, notes cold weather, reports regular meals and weekly Red Cross food packages, and urges his family not to worry unnecessarily. He signs off as their son with love.
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Thomas Johnson
Germany
P. FE. Johnson
Hartseller
American Red Cross
Thomas
Elizabeth McDaniel 64 Dies After Brief Illness in Danville
Mrs Elizabeth McDaniel aged 64 of Danville died Tuesday after a brief illness at her home. Funeral services were held at 2 PM at the Baptist church in Danville with burial in Johnsons Chapel cemetery. Survived by three sons Ottis McDaniel Trinity Jenkins McDaniel Danville Orville McDaniel Decatur. Five daughters Lula Kent Hartselle Martha Kenslevy Danville Rosie Millwood Fairville Mary Brown Trinity Rosie Lively Danville. Twenty four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Pallbearers will be nephews and sons. nieces and daughters will arrange flowers.
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Elizabeth McDaniel
Danville
Baptist Church
Johnson's Chapel
Ottis McDaniel
Trinity
Jenkins McDaniel
Orville McDaniel
Decatur
Lula Kent
Hartselle
Martha Kenslevy
Rosie Millwood
Fairville
Mary Brown
Rosie Lively
Alabama Department plans gin inspectors to aid cotton gins
Montgomery March 22 Deputy Commissioner Joe N Poole in his annual report to Governor Sparks outlined future plans for the state Department of Agriculture. He said the department aims to hire one or two gin inspectors to visit gins across Alabama and help gin managers improve ginning practices, contingent on obtaining cars and fuel.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Department of Agriculture
Joe N. Poole
Sparks
Poole
Soldiers killed in accidental explosion in England
March 20 report says twenty nine U S soldiers were killed and eight injured during training in England. Names were withheld until families are notified.
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London
U. S
England
DAILY CROSSWORD ACROSS
Puzzle clues fill a themed crossword with across and down entries including hints on numbers types and old terms plus a cryptoquote. It lists various definitions and wordplay prompts across categories and notes a previously solved cryptoquote and its authoring syndicate credit.
Hull Seeks Postwar Leadership With 17 Point Policy
Secretary of State Hull outlined a 17 point foreign policy plan in Washington on March 22. It asserts US aims for postwar leadership and sovereign equality, while posing key questions on France, Finland, Poland, Italy, Argentina, Spain, Turkey, Ireland and other issues. The statements emphasize defeating enemies swiftly and advancing international organization through negotiation, courts, and arms reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington
Hull
United States
Argentina
Britain
Spain
Turkey
Germany
Ireland
Army Captain Draws Parallels Across Campus
Captain Richard Watkins, Riverside High School alumnus and Army engineer officer, spoke to the diversified occupation class about Army discipline and leadership. He compared typical Army problems with student employee experiences, noting discipline, punctuality, and obedience as key lessons. Watkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Z. P. Watkins, graduated from DHS in 1935 and Auburn’s APS in 1939, earning high scholastic honors and the Balfour Medal as a senior.
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Richard Watkins
Riverside High School
Engineers
Captain Watkins
Z. P. Watkins
Auburn
Allied War Efforts Extend Across Burma and Pacific Fronts
Allied forces report coastal operations from the Chindwin to northern Burma with defensive gains. Kavieng in New Ireland is shattered in destruction, while St Matthias invasion advances. U S battleships shell shore targets for hours as air strikes hit Rabaul New Britain and New Guinea shipping. After nine days of raids Wewak and Aitape airfields are bombed. Tojo warns the diet that Japan's war prospects are grave and future battles will decide the empire's fate.
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Burma
Chindwin
Kavieng
New Irland
St. Matthias
U. S
Rabaul
New Britain
New Guinea
Wewak
Aitape
Tojo
Berlin
Japan
MacArthur traces island-hopping push to Truk target
Allied headquarters describe a swift campaign around Rabaul Kavieng and the Solomons led by Marines at Emirau. Forces seized Emirau and Eloamso with light resistance as air and naval supports neutralized Kavieng. Big battleships joined shelling Kavieng in a three and a half hour bombardment. The drive completes isolation of Bismarck bases and places US in bombing range of Truk.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
Rabaul
Kavieng
Solomons
St. Matthias Islands
Truk
Douglas MacArthur
Emirau
Elomusao
Adm
William E. Halsey
Green Islands
New Ireland
MacArthur
Admiralties
St. Matthias
Bismarck Sea
Bismarck Archipelago
Empress Augusta Bay
Bougainville
New Britain
New
Group board two selectees report for Ft McClellan
Local board No 2 Hartselle will send a large group to Ft McClellan on March 21 for pre induction physical examinations. The list includes Victor Hugo Glasscock John Leo Pirkle Louis Alford Crow Jessie Monroe Wilson Walter Samuel Wright Coleman Walker Whitten Harold Milton Denton Robert Harold McClanahan James Baker Barbaree Clyde Judas Couch Dan Alven Brown James Louis Story Ralph Charley Dutton Robert Yael Atkins Samuel Edward Hamilton Arthur LaSalle Harvel Lorrie Thomas Johnson Clyde Livingston Taylor Grafton Neal Lyle Guy Olen Matthews Cecil Carter John H Moore Charles Vaughn Harvey Harris Harding Hopper Garvis Edward Lawrence Hoyt Frost William Lord Burrell Albert W Hopkins Odies Morris Robert L Wallace Simson Lewis Howell Jr James Walter Aldridge C mand Leath J P Brown Roy Hollis Taylor Wayne Slate Raymond Jarrett Clark Carter Russell Hardy Furman Alton Brown John Wesley Franklin William Morris Morgan Burton Pieter James Edward Kelley Jr Allen Lanier Brown
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Ft. McClellan
Victor Hugo Glasscock
John Leo Pirkle
Louis Alford Crow
Jessie Monroe Wilson
Walter Samuel Wright
Coleman Walker Whitten
Harold Milton Denton
Robert Harold McClanahan
James Baker Barbaree
Clyde Judas Couch
Dan Alven Brown
James Louis Story
Ralph Charley Dutton
Robert Yael Atkins
Samuel Edward Hamilton
Arthur LaSalle Harvel
Lorrie Thomas Johnson
Clyde Livingston Taylor
Grafton Neal Lyle
Guy Olen Matthews
Cecil Carter
John H. Moore
Charles Bvaughan Harvey
Harris Harding Hopper
Garvis Edward Lawrence
Hoyt Frost
William Lord Burrell
Albert W. Hopkins
Odies Morris
Robert L. Wallace
Simson
Lewis Howell
James Walter Aldridge
Carmand Leath
J. P. Brown
Roy Hollis Taylor
Wayne Slate
Raymond Jarrett Clark
Carter Russell Hardy
Furman Alton Brown
John Wesley Franklin
William Morris Morgan
Burton Pieter
James Edward Kelley, Jr
Allen Lanier Brown
Germans Extend Demands as Axis Moves in Balkans
The report notes Nazi warnings that Germany’s allies must share burdens, with Hungary already swiftly taken. Rumors from Ankara claim imminent occupation of Romania and Bulgaria, possibly under a single German commander. Ankara radio says Bulgaria’s postal and telegraph offices are seized and Bucharest-bound divisions are advancing.
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Germany
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
London Daily Mail
Ankara
Rumania
Bucharest
Red Cross Drive Exceeds Hillsboro Quota
Mrs. Paul Horton, Hillsboro Red Cross chair, turned in 389.25 to county chair Dr. George Carraway. Hillsboro’s quota was 350.00 with donations still coming in. One third of the quota was raised by the Negro community led by R. A. Stewart and C. D. Reynolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Horton
Hillsboro
Bombing pushes in Pacific theater reported near Wewak and Tadji
On the New Guinea coast Allied reports described continued aerial bombardment. Solomon Islands planes struck Rabaul destroying hundreds of aircraft and wrecking airfields and harbor. In the Hollandia area a 6000-ton freighter and a gun boat were damaged in a convoy attack. A five-ship convoy was sunk last Sunday. The Wewak bombing campaign ended after nine days, with 152 tons of bombs hitting Tadji airdrome near Aitape.
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St. Matthias
Massau
Solomons
Rabaul
New Guinea
Hollandia
Wewak
Tadji
Aitape
Red Cross Gifts Thank a Missouri War Crew
A letter dated March 16 1944 from a South America stationed U S Navy crew thanks the Morgan County Red Cross for gift bundles. The lieutenant writes his nine crew members appreciate the kits for long flights and unfamiliar items, noting they help during overseas hops and the writing is hindered by plane turbulence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
States
South America
Services today for Jesse Whitehead in Rogersville
Funeral services for Jesse F. Whitehead, 73, who died Monday at his home in Rogersville, were held today at Mt. Bethel Methodist Church. Rev J J Webb officiated and interment was in Whitehead cemetery. Survived by five sons Ernest Nealy Lee of Rogersville 1 Vaughn and Willard of Rogersville, three daughters Mrs B C Ezell of Decatur Mrs H L Greer of Rogersville 1 and Mrs Farly Ezell of Lexington, one brother J A Whitehead, a sister Mrs Nettie Snoody, twenty grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Pallbearers were the sons and granddaughters took charge of flowers.
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Jesse F. Whitehead
Rogersville
Mt. Bethel Methodist Church
J. J. Webb
Whitehead Cemetery
Spry
Ernest
Nealy
Lee Whitehead
Vaughn
Willard Whitehead
B. C. Ezell
Decatur
H. L. Greer
fFarly F Ezell
Lexington
J. A. Whitehead
Nettie Snoody
Four Tay Experts Added by State
Revenue Commissioner H G Dowl ing announced the appointment of four ad valorem tax consultants to assist county equilization boards in drawing up equitable assessments. The four, Kenneth W Underwood C J Allen W J Dominey and B L Black will advise on evaluating properties in Alabama worth over a billion dollars following civil service exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
H. G. Dowling
Dowling
Alabama
Kenneth W. Underwood
Highway Department
C. J. Allen
Calhoun County
W. J. Dominey
Dothan
B. L. Black
Birmingham
Baby boy dumped from car found in ditch near Marilla
Police intensified the search for a man who halted his car in Marilla and threw a paper sack with a newborn baby into a ditch. The infant was taken to Mercy hospital in good condition and temporarily named Baby Benedict by Sister Mary Mechtilde.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Marilla
Here
Mercy Hospital
Mary Mechtilde
Benedict
Clemency Sought For Man On Second Death Sentence
Lewis Mitchell, a Negro who escaped the electric chair in 1936, will ask Governor Sparks for life sparing on a second murder charge. Convicted of killing a Kilby prison inmate last year, the prior death sentence was commuted to life. Sparks will hold a clemency hearing tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Lewis Mitchell
Sparks
Mitchell
Kilby
Kruschen Salts Ad Claims Quick Constipation Relief
An old advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as a gentle laxative solution. It urges a five day regimen and notes over 245 million bottles sold in a century, with a satisfaction guarantee or money back, available at Caddell Drug Co. and other drugstores.
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