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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1941
Page
2
New York reports forecast of an early fall fashion boom in men clothing despite a 10 to 15 percent price rise. Department stores and tailors expect brisk business next week with tweeds up from 32.50 to 35 and 24.50 to 22.50, as buyers seek conservative styles and military shoes with plain toes.
A Camden South Carolina training feature shows 33 Southern Aviation School instructors from Alabama teaching British cadets bound for the Royal Air Force. The article details instructor duties, required skills, and the personal development gained through duty as a flight instructor.
The analysis notes Tokyo fears U S naval action amid rising Axis pressure. United States aid to Russia worries Japan, which struggles with finances and loyalty of its Asian domain. Hitler Mussolini talks hint at possible Near East offensive with Italy naval support in the Black Sea and Aegean.
Mrs. Estella D. Mitchell of Decatur Route 1 buys the home of Mrs. E. L. Thomas at 251 Johnston Street. The property ranks among the city's finer residential assets and is described as an investment. the purchase price was not disclosed.
The State Department announced that Henry H. Balch, consul general at Genoa, Italy, will retire from the foreign service. Balch, from Misan, Alabama, is set to retire effective February.
Furnished apartment for rent is available with private bathroom. Located on 7th Avenue EF area. Single occupant preferred in a private setting.
Cattle values rise about $3 per hundredweight since August 1939 and hog prices up roughly $4.75, while lamb values gain around $3.45. The current gains exceed those recorded at the same wartime stage in World War I, though meat export volumes show only small improvements.
In Reidsville Georgia inmates may not send Lonely Hearts or similar letters, as new Tattnall Tattler regulations intercept amour prose and personal remarks about others. The paper notes one exception, that a married prisoner cannot mail amorous messages to many girl friends.
New York markets show light attendance as traders take a holiday with Labor Day approaching. Two hour volume around 200000 shares as many offices close for the holiday. mixed moves in stocks with scattered advances and declines. Soybeans and oats approach four year highs while wheat and corn show mixed results. Buying beans linked to cotton strength.
Markets at a glance show irregular stock prices with slim variation. Bonds mixed with selective buying. foreign exchange narrow with Canadian dollar down. Cotton steady on New Orleans buying. metals quiet pre holiday. Stock sales 231600. bond sales 2397600. curb sales 43000. Chicago steady toward holiday. Corn unsettled with parity price up. Cattle nominally steady.
Trade buying and week end short covering push cotton futures higher in New Orleans today. Closing prices show firm trade with 16 to 20 point gains. October and December remain near 17.00, with March and May futures around 17.40.
An upward revision of 25 points in the cotton parity prices spurred gains with futures rising 13 to 21 points. Parity stands at 16 75 while activity was light morning and picked up late. Hedge selling and pre holiday liquidation were absorbed amid scant attention to improved weather conditions.
Spot cotton closed steady with a 20 point gain. Sales reached 1 050 while receipts were 2 290 and stocks stood at 382 917. Prices listed show low middling 15.36 with middling 16.66 and good middling 17.11.
Prime cottonseed meal futures closed firm in Memphis with quotations for September through May in the 36.85 to 38.80 range. Trading totaled 3 300 tons as the market held steady for nearby and next year delivery.
Chicago market notes show cash wheat at 4 percent, 1.07 1/2 for sample hard. Corn prices listed for No. 1 yellow 75 1/2, No. 2 75 1/2 to 75 1/2, No. 3 around 7. No. 4 275 1/2. Barley seed and timothy hay values noted per hundredweight with Timothy around 4.75.
Prices rose in the early Chicago trading day with soybeans advancing briefly by nearly a half cent while wheat and corn moved higher before midmorning. The gains broadened into the forepart as buyers pressed futures higher.
Butter receipts total 817993 with 4 as part of market news. Eggs counted at 8095 with no market activity noted.
The Third Army began paying out 11 million dollars in cash to 250,000 soldiers gathered in Southwest Louisiana for maneuvers. Officers are paid by check. privates receive about forty dollars monthly in cash. The operation boosts the state economy and the overall maneuvers cost roughly 25 million dollars nationwide.
A survey by Modern Library finds soldiers in 31 camps read in their spare time liking light fiction and poetry. About 15 in 100 read a book every two weeks with roughly 75 percent choosing fiction.
Charles Lindbergh denounced foreign aerial attack as a path to victory while addressing about 10 000 people at Sand Lot Park in Oklahoma City. Senator Burton Wheeler defended free speech as supporters warned against American entanglement in world affairs.
Nazi pressure on the West hits Red Army and Navy with heavy losses at sea. Finland claims Viipuri as a sweet victory and thousands of Finns vow return. Germans report Soviet retreat costs, Kronstadt and Leningrad face greater danger while Allied bombers strike coastlines and Paris reports executions linked to Laval and Dent.
Local residents travel between Decatur and sister towns while visitors arrive from Cincinnati and Birmingham. Five defendants processed in police court for drunkenness and traffic violations. Labor Day offices close. Red Cross and employment service announce closures. Local medical and ambulance movements, hospital updates, and residents returning from trips document a day in Decatur.
The Decatur Tigers face the Harriman Blue Sox in a Labor Day twin bill at Lakeside Park starting at two o'clock. Harriman won the Eastern Tennessee championship, and the previous two-game series split left a double championship tinge. a section will be reserved for white fans.
Governor Dixon ordered the Alabama milk control board to show detailed cost sheets justifying price increases in the Anniston Mobile and Talladega sheds. He aims to ensure profits and efficiency while safeguarding the public, noting Birmingham area requests for higher prices. Powell Baker chairs the board with members J T Henry Clifford Lamar John Whatley and Charles Rittenour.
Tokyo said the empire moved to seize territory while the British embassy considered aiding American evacuees on a British ship if space allowed. Chinese forces pressed a counter-offensive in several provinces as Japanese air raids hit Chungking again, destroying homes and displacing thousands.
In community property states heartache prompts study of tax returns. A special 14 man committee is formed to investigate ways to curb non defense expenditures.
About 500 workers and 60 horses plus other animals including 20 elephants were en route for a holiday. Newman stated laws require the circus to unload and feed animals every 16 hours.
Members of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange approved an amendment to futures rules. The change bases delivery on standard compressed cotton with high density allowed, allows lot loading and consolidation costs up to 21 pounds per bale or 4.2 percent, and permits deductions for patches and 7 pounds allowance for bale coverage with cotton bagging.
The Department of Commerce says typical summer slowdowns are absent this year as multiple industries show continued activity and hiring. Government data point to broader economic resilience and ongoing demand across sectors.
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