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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1941

Page

3

AFL Job pact agreed upon in Alabama

Fred Anderson, head of the Alabama State Employment Service, says an agreement with the AFL and possible CIO means workers on the Childersburg powder plant project will be told that union membership or a working permit is required for employment when called from state rosters. Open shop jobs may be offered without membership. He notes bargaining agent status will be settled by contractors and unions. Also, Alabama cream cheese production totals 53 million pounds annually per Census Bureau.

Montgomery Ala Fred Anderson Alabama State Employment Service American Federation of Labor Childersburg APL Congress of Industrial Organizations Anderson Fort McClellan Brooklyn Alabama AFL

Cardui Promises Relief and Energy for Women

An ad touts Cardui as a two way aid for women. It claims use before period reduces distress and can also serve as a tonic to boost energy appetite and digestion. The copy urges following directions on the bottle.

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Enigmatic Rita and Eve Drive Bill and Joel in Cabin Tale

In a Carolina cabin, Bill battles distraction from Rita Eve and a publisher’s note. Joel schemes with Eve while pursuing another date, prompting tensions as the two men clash over love and literary ambitions. A rock hides a mystery as the scene ends with a cliffhanger.

River Traffic Moves Tow Boats and Barges Down Tennessee River

Multiple tows travel upriver and downriver on the Tennessee River delivering automobiles coke grain and gasoline. Betty Gardner carries a barge of cars and two coke barges to Guntersville Alabama for TVA and Southeast distribution. Louis Igert Jr delivers Texas gasoline to Sheffield and storage tanks for regional use. Clyde heads upriver with grain to Guntersville for reshipment to Birmingham and Atlanta. Bull Frog transports Gulf gasoline toward Sheffield Decatur and Guntersville. Destrehan ferries four more Gulf gasoline barges to Gulf Refining terminals upstream.

Betty Gardner Roberts Towing Company Tennessee River Guntersville Alabama TVA Wilson Dam Texas Louis Igert, Jr Sheffield Texas Com Arrow Transportation Company Johnsonville Tennessee O. J. Walls Elevator Birmingham Atlanta Gulf Gasoline Bull Frog Lea River Lines Savannah Gulf Refining Company Decatur

Italy’s Downfall Not Crushing to Hitler Says War Memo

The author argues Italy’s collapse would not topple Hitler as the Nazi war machine would endure. He notes Italians appear finished as fighters and suppliers, and suggests Hitler might occupy Italy with German troops rather than permit Fascist surrender.

Georgia Italy Hitler Admiral Cunningham Mussolini Puehrer Mediterranean Germany Spain France Turkey Russia Japan

Church Homecoming Plans At Lacey's Spring

A parish drive funds a new Saint church at Edwards cemetery in Lacey's Spring. Eight acres bought from Joe Lipscomb for the site. Building committee includes Owen Garrison Taft Tennessee Grace Edgman H Moore C W Milla and Eldon Stidger Roy Edwards Homer Brooks Morgan City. Mrs S H Moore treasurer. Ladies sold quilts and hens to raise framing funds. Homecoming program led by Rev Charles Weaver West Huntsville on the 38th Sunday in May with decoration. Donations welcomed to Mrs S H Moore Lacey's Spring.

Chas. Weaver West Huntaville H. Moore Lacey

Students Eat All Alabama Meal At Montevallo

Students at Alabama College in Montevallo Alabama observed Alabama Products Week by dining on a meal made entirely from state grown foods. The art and home economics departments prepared exhibits of Alabama textiles and manufactured products and distributed recipes for preparing Alabama dishes. A census note mentions one filling station per 128 registrations.

Montevallo Ala Alabama College Alabama

Terracing demonstrations scheduled across county farms

E P Inhill assistant county agent announces terracing demonstrations in multiple communities. Farmers are invited to attend to learn terrace construction, runoff control, and vegetative outlet management with tractors slip scrapes and two horse plows. Meetings run April 2 to April 7 with various speakers and locations.

E. Pinhill Parks McDonald Mw. H. Rollins J. H. Bolan R. G. Garrison E. M. Chunn Geo. W. Shull J. Earl Gurley Tom Crawford Mike Crawford G. H. Akins J. N. Jones W. T. Price Pauls Caperton M. Stinson H. K. Neville Walker Holmes Lee Hornbuckle Mr. Thornhill

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