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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1944
Page
1
Generally fair this afternoon tonight and Saturday the outlook. Max 88 min not shown. Local clergymen preach on neighborliness faith and grace with several services scheduled around Decatur. Naval trainees news and family visits feature the community update in this Saturday edition.
American carrier planes swept over Manila Bay delivering a major air strike for a second straight day. Tokyo and Manila radios said 200 U S planes hit air fields and harbor facilities while naval bases at Cavite and Clark endured heavy bombardment as martial law was proclaimed in the Philippines.
U S Pacific headnotes report a Manila raid in which carrier planes shot down 110 Japanese aircraft, destroyed 95 on the ground, and sank or probably sank 37 ships including two destroyers. The United States claims a large raid with minimal carrier losses and no challenge to the fleet off the Philippines. The strike hit Clark Field Nichols Field Cavite Subic and Manila bays, signaling a major damage assessment in the Philippines.
Allied forces sweep into the Po Valley after capturing Rimini and Firenzuola on the Italian front. Greek troops enter Rimini and clear most of the town while Canadian infantry advance near San Fortunato, taking hundreds of prisoners as Nazi defenses crumble along the Gothic line.
City clerk Joe M. Pettey notes fifty absentee ballot requests for the upcoming city election. Voters must submit applications in person to the city clerk by Sunday September 24, five days before election day Friday September 29.
Strong American air offensive with 700 plus heavy bombers targeted Kassel Germany a key rail hub near Arnhem. Mustangs escorted Fortresses and Liberators through overcast skies as at least 30 war factories were reported blown in prior attacks. German sources said additional planes from Italy joined the assault.
Two Army supply vessels FS383 and FS384 built by Ingalls in Decatur will be officially commissioned with Coast Guard crews aboard. The event Sunday at 3:30 PM in Decatur features Army Transport Service and Coast Guard officials, Lts. Robert L. Young and G. P. Kretzschmar in charge, with participation from Atlanta transport officials and the Decatur Chamber of Commerce.
The Southern Baptist Woman's Missionary Union selects Birmingham Alabama as the site for its 1945 convention to be held May 5 and 6 just before the Southern Baptist Convention in Atlanta. Mrs W Armstrong of Plattsburg Missouri is re elected president with a slate of vice presidents including Mrs E H Hawkins Gadsden Alabama and others.
In War Today analysis by J M Roberts Jr, unofficial reports from Quebec and the front imply Allied progress remains ahead of schedule but uncertain. Weather worsens in the Channel as Patton's tanks meet heavy rains and German defenses in depth challenge supply and coordination ahead of the final push into Germany.
Russians push toward Tallinn in aggressive offensives across the Baltic and Carpathian fronts. Allied reports claim Red Army gains near Riga and advances across the Vistula while German withdrawals shape a broader, rapid eastern campaign.
Report from Sept 21 notes increasing desertions by German troops in occupied Germany. Soldiers slip from uniforms to civilian clothes and join fleeing columns, with Capt. John B. Jackson of New Canaan noting eight to ten deserters in each town. Hitler offered volunteers choice of frontier to defend, often near their homes.
Mr and Mrs Joseph H Purser of 603 East Vine Street have received word their son Pvt Ed Purser is missing in action. Purser graduated from De?y senior high and worked as overseer of weaving at Goodyear Decatur.
In postwar Germany under American control, teenagers once loyal to the Hitler Youth are being redirected by parents and officers. Families can switch their children's status, aiming to curb clandestine Nazi ties. Officers note fear and disillusion replace earlier fanaticism as the Nazi leadership falters and youth shift toward conformity.
Washington reviews the 1944 45 recreation budget for Decatur now cleared by Atlanta and the Recreation Commission. The plan proposes 22000 for October 1 1944 to September 30 1945 with Decatur contributing 3600 and vice county government providing 1400 toward the total 22000 managed by the oral Securities Agency.
Mrs. Leon Childs learned her husband Staff Sergeant Leon Childs is a prisoner of war in Germany. He previously was reported in action in Italy since August 25. Childs entered the Army in 1941 and has served overseas since November 1942.
German radio reported that Finland cut diplomatic relations with Japan today, signaling a major shift in wartime alignment and Finland's international stance during the ongoing conflict.
British and Polish paratroops fight to keep the Arnhem bridgehead open as German artillery and air power press the isolated force. Dempsey pours armor toward Nijmegen while Patton’s Third Army drives toward Arracourt and clashes with renewed German armor.
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