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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1941
Page
2
Army maneuvers in Louisiana will pit 1 900 umpires against the backdrop of faux battle. Officers from the first and fourth armies will referee 472 000 troops as 1 800 officers learn battlefield judging in a controlled mock war with blanks and improvised weapons.
Reports from Paris outline harsh German measures to crush French resistance. Death for new resistance, mass arrests of Jews, and hostage threats underscore a brutal crackdown as winter fighting looms. Soviet casualty figures show heavy German raids on Moscow with thousands killed or wounded and vast losses of tanks and aircraft.
The Cole Brothers Combined Circus arrives at American Legion grounds in Decatur on Wednesday August 27 with afternoon and night shows starring Jack Dempsey and Dorothy Herbert. Three rings feature Liberty Horses and top acts from Adolf Del, Captain John Smith, and Richard Campbell. The Big Horse Show displays 97 thoroughbreds including McAdams Rollin Roe Silver King Silver Stamp and Amberking. Performances are at 2 and 8 p.m. with gate opens earlier for previews.
The First Baptist Church plans a revival starting September 7 with Rev. W. E. Waterhouse delivering Sunday morning sermons on Spiritual Strategy. Dr. J. O. Leavell of Gadsden will bring messages in the series and B. Powell Lee of Anderson will direct the music. Two daily services and an evening booster service for youth are planned.
The Federal Housing Administration announced that 41 states increased FHA insured home building activity in the first half of 1941. The six month total reached 382,754,400 dollars, up 62,223,179 from the same period a year earlier, with only 10 states down.
Reports describe wounded and captured numbers, Allied bombing in Germany, and civilian casualties from German strikes. Mexico orders 15 German consulates closed and recalls its envoys from Europe. Iran strengthens border forces as it faces Russian British pressure over foreigners.
The stock market remained becalmed as traders sought real news, with only sporadic moves in low priced issues and a two hour volume around 150 000 shares. Automakers faced uncertainty over prices and installment credit curbs while leaders like U S Steel Bethlehem and American Telephone saw mixed to resistant performance.
Cotton futures lagged today under pressure of light liquidation and hedging. Offerings were limited to scale down trade support as New Orleans selling dampened activity. Traders received with interest.
Spot cotton in New Orleans closed steady five points higher at 14.76 to 16.51 for low middling to good middling. Sales 322, receipts 803, stock 407594.
Market brief notes uneven sessions across stocks and bonds with modest gains in bonds and mixed moves in equities. Grain sees wheat slip then struggle to rally with corn and oats tying to hedging and liquidation signals.
Cash grain report from Chicago notes No. 1 red wheat at 1.11 1-2 and No. 1 hard futures on the market but incomplete details limit full pricing context.
Eight hundred fifty Goodyear Decatur Mills employees and 732 children enjoy the annual outing at Hatfield's Lake. The day runs from 10 a m to 5 p m with planned entertainment and free transportation for workers without transport.
A survey links Russia's Siberian strength, Japanese military limits on Manchukuoan frontier, and Bolshevik naval assets with fears of air bombardment. It notes Chiang Kai-Shek predicting China’s favor next year, U.S. economic sanctions on Japan, and Japan’s export squeeze including silk and crab meat duties. It also considers Hitler’s war progress and a possible shift if Nazi victories falter, tying Japan's crisis to broader European and Middle Eastern battles.
Local names and places fill this weekly Decatur diary. Residents travel to Richmond Indiana and Panama City Florida while church events and hospital updates mark community life.
Virginia Gilmore asked for a native dress from the Okefenokee location in Georgia for Swamp Water scenes. Censors rejected the outfit as too revealing, cutting the scene from filming in Hollywood.
Historical market note lists Corn No 1 yellow 74 and various subgrades with dates 3 4 75 and 1 2 75. Oats No 1 mixed 43 and No 2 white 42 with multiple small unit figures and a sample red 40.
Butter receipts reach 887 686 pounds and eggs 9 328 cases with no market activity reported in Chicago market notes.
Detroits mine workers and CIO union members strike at the Marlan Rockwell plant in Plainville Connecticut over a five cent per hour raise for women and night workers. They demand immediate payment as pay envelopes reportedly lacked the increase and the national defense mediation board had urged the raise. The firm employs about 1100 workers. Meanwhile AFL CIO dispute threatens a wider strike in Cleveland and five Great Lakes cities as American Shipbuilding Co handles defense construction. The company seeks a bargaining agent election from the National Labor Board. Navy and anti submarine tenders and freighters serve United States Steel Corp subsidiary ships.
Local Want Ada page highlights insurance agents available for consultation. Readers can compare policies and quotes from multiple firms and contact details are provided for direct inquiries.
Federal Reserve Board sets installment buying limits to start September affecting luxuries and essentials alike. Rules demand 18 month terms with minimum down payments tiered by item, extending to automobiles, appliances, furniture, and home systems while excluding cash transactions and existing credit prior to September 1.
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