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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1944
Page
8
Reports from Berlin and across Germany describe growing defeatism and fear of punishment for dissent. Foreign workers encourage harsher measures while home front morale falters amid bomb damage and scarce materials.
A Thursday evening shut in outing for the physically unable was moved to the church basement due to bad weather. W M S members and families shared hymns a Scripture reading prayers and a social meal with a plate lunch sent to those at home. The gathering echoed a spirit of service quoting Matt 25 40 and ended with a communal meal.
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AP Features recounts the battleship Oregon revived as a barge after decades as museum ship. Once retired in 1925 and nearly scrapped in 1943, the 10,800 ton vessel survived with hull conversion and now sails again, thrilling Portland and historical groups.
In Orleans area a 35 year old Maquis commander known as Patrick ONeill leads about 5000 fighters across four departments. Trained at St Cyr he was twice wounded in 1940, never captured, and fought Germans daily for three weeks with his wife and three children at home. His group uses Allied dropped arms and radio contact with London, earning cheers from locals and respect from American officers.
Ferruccio Talamont, released during the Salerno raid, seized control of Giglio with a German disguise and private army. He terrorized islanders, imposed censorship, and extorted valuables before fleeing to the mainland and claiming anti Fascist status. An investigation returned him to jail.
Delano Park action picks up with a library of Britannica volumes for study and posters making for younger children. Volunteers and service members attend park events from football practice to volleyball and badminton games. A new concrete bridge funded by the Peaches will be installed, while families and visitors praise park programs and swing sets. Weekly schedule lists story hours, handicraft, and court games through Sept 10.
Pvt Willis Holmgren a Norden bombsight mechanic at Kirr nd Field serves as pastor at Alameda Community Church in Albuquerque. He began a revival and grew the crowd from about 15 to nearly 100 as volunteers built a canvas church. He plans to go overseas with the Army then return to his Alameda flock.
More than 300 Kiwanis members from Alabama will attend the district Kiwanis convention in Auburn October 8 through 10. Speakers include Dr Henry Noble Sherwood Jeff Coleman Gaston Foote Carl Dolce Fount M Rion S V Sanford Milton Fies W J Funchess and Governor Chauncey Sparks. Activities cover memorial service youth program sessions and officer elections with a postwar outlook panel.
A Sunday school gathering at Blue Springs Baptist Church will start with song and prayer at 3 30. Mrs Randolph Ryan leads devotional at 3 40 followed by business reports and a 4 00 program titled The Master Teacher led by Rev R Peppers. Attendees are asked to bring their Bibles.
New York pawnbrokers face shrinking lending, rising auction losses, and variable demand as war reshapes their trade. With pledges down 25 to 40 percent since Pearl Harbor, brokers struggle to balance outgo with inflow while customers, many in service or wartime jobs, redeem less.
Walter W. Pentecost, former engineering and operations officer for Major General Claire Chennault, recalls keeping 100 P-40 fighters aloft from 1941 to 1942 at Courtland and Kunming. He describes Chennault as the finest man he knew and notes Tigers trained pilots who shaped modern air combat tactics.
At Pearl Harbor Navy Marines guarding Admiral Nimitz’s headquarters drew praise for immaculate dress and sharp appearance. The unit, nicknamed Nimitz’s Palace Guard, earned acclaim from Navy leaders including Frank Knox for being the smartest guard unit seen.
In 1943 King Mihai began plotting with the Communists under Nazi occupation, helping plan a 1944 coup to topple Antonescu. He ordered an armistice with the Allies, and the new government seized power on August 25 as German influence waned. Patrascanu cites talks with Molotov and readiness to meet Allies in Moscow.
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