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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1944
Page
7
President Roosevelt proclaims Navy Day 1944 praising the Navy Coast Guard and Marines for courage and victory in the Pacific. He pledges continued home support until the last battle is won as the United States faces its greatest naval war.
The Postoffice Department announced airmail service will inaugurate in Huntsville on November 5 on a temporary basis. The route will run a.m. 55, connecting Chattanooga and Birmingham.
Two Southern railroad executives urged immediate restoration of freight rate increases before the Interstate Commerce Commission. E. R. Oliver of Southern Railway and J. E. Tilford of Louisville & Nashville testified at the hearing on reinstatement of increases that had been granted and then suspended.
A cracked egg may be boiled if rubbed with salt before immersion to seal the crack. The method relies on salt to stop leaks and allow cooking without breaking apart.
The AP reports details of the Iowa and Missouri shake down cruises with tests of speed, firepower, and maneuverability. The 880 foot, 108 foot beam ships displace 45,000 tons and sport nine 16 inch guns, numerous 5 inch and smaller weapons, designed for stability and heavy fire as they move toward potential war service.
The Navy’s largest battleship, nicknamed Showboat, is tested at sea with its nine 16 inch and twenty five inch gun batteries. The vessel, Mercerabo the U S 5S Iowa at sea, undergoes a delayed launch and evaluation of its firepower against sea and land targets.
Weather last week brought no rain and steady temperatures aiding farm labor in Alabama. Cotton picking nears completion in central and southern counties and is well advanced in North Alabama with good quality and high yields reported. Peanut crop mostly saved in Southeast Alabama with fair to good results, while sweet potato harvest progresses rapidly. labor shortages mainly in northern counties. A stray sewing tip appears in the notes.
The USS Iowa, a 45 000 ton battleship, demonstrates long range 16 inch fire with ranges over eight to 18 miles. Reporters hear a petty officer shout Bingo and Holy Smoke as star shells light the sea. Dawn finds the crew at battle stations while a plane towed target nears, and anti air batteries engage. The ship operates like a floating city with nine and a half acres of deck and 900 motors.
A large Sunday singing drew a crowd as locals hosted guests including Fred Wright and family from Jasper. Woodrow Guthrie bought a farm in the area while Ebb Thoronton plans a move to Bremen Georgia. Harvesting cotton is near completion and several families are transporting stock to water.
Mrs. Charlie Jones recovers after an operation at St. Vincent hospital in Birmingham. Mrs. Sallie Easter and Mrs. Redus Baugh visited Mrs. Lester Evans, as Masters Samuel and Donald Brown of Vinemont spend time with Mr. and
Mrs. Alvin Holland plans to return home this week from Washington after spending several weeks there with her husband who serves in the U.S. Navy.
Col James F Johnson Jr state Selective Service director says local boards are preparing for the return of veterans under a partial demobilization plan. The program includes placing veterans in civilian jobs, helping find new work, aiding education and benefits, and securing emergency relief.
William D. Poe aged 49, an electrician from Shelby Alabama, died after receiving an electrical shock while testing a live wire in Oak Ridge Tennessee. Artificial respiration was unsuccessful. Survived by widow Anna M Poe and five children.
The fragment notes John Evans and family among attendees at a mechanical cotton picker demonstration on Withers Peebs les farm at Mooresville on Monday October 9. Other named attendees include Samuel Brown Reuben Evans Doris Brown Wilburn Evans Sarah and Vermon Leon noted as a newborn. Also listed visiting the ill Mr Richard Grubbs are several Evans and Zehner family members and friends.
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