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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1944
Page
1
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. Maximum 84, minimum 70. War Department reports promotions and multiple KIA notices from the central Pacific and European theaters. Local clergy schedule sermons Sunday morning and afternoon across several churches and towns.
American Fifth Army troops advanced up to three miles toward the Po valley on rain soaked terrain. They seized Soiano and Monzano while British and Indian units pushed toward Monte Cece, Monte Della, and Monte Caibano, as South African forces repelled counterattacks near Ripoli. Luftwaffe and Allied air activity targeted roads, rail, and ships north of the battle zone.
A 14 year old girl, garroted and raped, was found on a public golf course near the Potomac river. Police said blood stains marked the scene and the body was moved to avoid detection by headlights. An out of town high school ring identified the victim, whose school name was withheld.
London reports a brief night raid as Longland and London areas are hit by flying bombs launched at sea. One robot aircraft was shot down by an RAF Mosquito and two robots were destroyed by anti aircraft fire. A bomb killed six people in a countryside cottage row.
Funeral services for Albert Sidney Grant 70 who died Thursday night at his Hillsboro home after a long illness will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hillsboro Methodist Church with Rev. E L McFee officiating. Burial in Cour city cemetery. Brown directing. Retired merchant formerly operated a store and was well known locally. Surviving are one sister Mrs Garland of Hillsboro and one brother J B Grant of Sheffield.
The Chinese delegation at Dumbarton Oaks accepted the U. S. Britain and Soviet blueprint for a world security organization with minor concerns. They sought faster action against threats, a concrete definition of aggression, and links to economic and cultural bodies, while reservations over veto rights remain unresolved.
The State of Alabama versus Hermani Troup enters its fourth day as the defense prepares noon arguments. Mrs Troup is reported to have testified this morning and Mr Troup did not take the stand. State witnesses include Caddell Bell Speake with numerous character witnesses called to the stand.
Aerial raids by over 1,200 American bombers hit an airplane engine plant in Berlin and multiple German industrial targets. British heavy bombers struck Saarbrucken, a rail hub on the Siegfried line, with two ton bombs and 39 000 incendiaries, while Mosquitos, Typhoons, and Spitfires targeted trains and barges in Germany and Holland. One Mosquito lost. about 400 aircraft faced fighter opposition with several failing to return.
OPA fixed egg price ceilings and sales levels for the last two months of 1944 and all of 1945. Retail prices will be higher in fall and lower in spring than previous levels but the schedule should not raise average annual cost. The plan aims to ensure parity for the year while keeping consumer costs fair.
Russian and Yugoslav troops clash with German forces on the outskirts of Belgrade with patrols crossing the Danube at Pancevo. Tito reportedly near the front as Yugoslav and Allied troops threaten Belgrade while the Red Army presses toward Budapest and Novi Sad.
The report describes Allied armored efforts west of Aachen as they widen the Westwall wedge toward the Ruhr region. It notes Eisenhower weighing openings for a major strike while Nazi Propaganda Minister Goebbels claims an all-out Allied offensive is underway. Continued on Page Five.
The first demonstration of a mechanical cotton picker is held at Withers Peebles farm in Limestone county Mooresville Alabama. Ed O Neal urged IHCO to show the device. Demonstration runs nine to noon with ginning to test samples. machine may move to the Mississippi Delta afterward.
At Sportsman's Park in St Louis the Browns and Cardinals prepared for game three under clear skies with Ted Wilks and Jack Kramer set to debut. Crowds expected 35 000 after yesterday's 11 inning thriller as St Louis fans weigh a first home World Series since the Browns pen in 1944.
Lucien Carr, 19, a Columbia University student, was sentenced to an indeterminate term in Elmira reformatory after pleading guilty to stabbing to death former St. Louis schoolteacher David Kamm 33. The Grumet note added, the cat followed a quarrel when Kammierer made an indecent proposal.
Aleutian based bombers reached 310 miles from Japan on Kita island in the Kuriles in their deepest strike. Lib erators and fighters engaged in fierce air battles with Japanese forces, with several planes shot down and heavy anti aircraft fire. Other Pacific actions included Liberator raids on Balikpapan and gains near Foochow as Allied forces push toward Japan.
About twenty plant managers attended a Hotel Lyons gathering called by T. H. Fitzpatrick to fill out check sheets assessing postwar Morgan County production and employment. Nonattendees will get sheets by mail. results aid Barret Shelton’s CEO objectives as Mayor H. R. Summer pledges city cooperation.
Allied and American forces push into the Siegfried line south of Aachen as Hurtgen forest battles intensify. US tanks reach Geilenkirchen near Ubach breach while heavy air support pounds German fortifications and armored units.
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