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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1941
Page
1
Weather and local notices from Decatur area
Partly cloudy colder tonight with a 16.25 foot Tennessee River reading and highs near 62. Cotton prices posted with strict middling 17.60 and 17.36. Local cinema listings include Navy Blues at the Princess and Private Nurse at the Roxy. Community notices cover church services, baptisms, hospital updates, and town events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
The
Princess
Roxy
Davey Crockett
Capitol
Decatur Blackout Lifted After Heavy Rains End Restrictions
OPM in Atlanta says recent heavy rains ended the blackout restrictions in Decatur. Quince E., manager of the City Electric Department, said white ways will be lit tonight for the Christmas rush. Merchants and the Municipal Utilities Board praise cooperation and express relief over unlimited lighting resumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
OPM
Atlanta
Quince E
City Electricpartment
Municipal Utilities Board
Iontesé
Office of Production Management
Nelson
J. A. Krug
Krug
Washington
Catlett Appointed to City School Board
R E Catlett, local oil distributor, was chosen by the city council to fill the school board vacancy caused by the resignation of W E Sivley Sr. Sivley and family plan to move outside the city. The council approved a budget for the coming year and heard demands from wholesale firms for license reductions, with no decision yet announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Catlett
W. E. Sivley
Catlett
T. R. Harrison
Democratic Committee to Meet in Montgomery
Genener T. McCervey of Mobile announced the state Democratic Committee with 72 members would meet in Montgomery on January 5 or 12. The date is to be set by the committee chair and aims to organize party activities for the upcoming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Genener T. McCervey
State Democratic Committee
Montgomery
War Aims For Massive U S Expedi tionary Force
Dewitt Mackenzie analyzes a confidential Army Navy board recommendation proposing an American expeditionary force of 5,000,000 to be ready by July 1, 1943. He notes the nation is already at war and discusses public emotion and policy implications surrounding the United States’ wartime status and potential actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Chicago Tribune
Army- Navy Board
United States
AEF Plans Should Cause No Surprise
The piece argues that the Army and Navy must prepare contingency plans before events. It notes Secretary Stephen Early stating peace time duties include studying all possible emergencies and that major powers keep secret plans for hypothetical positions. It warns against assuming lack of preparation in any conflict with Japan or China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
White House
Stephen Early
Japan
America
sCongipradon
Two Ensigns to Be Freed by Navy Ruling
Two former ensigns Paul C. Brown and Joseph C. Thompson are to be released from naval prison December 15 after serving about five months of sentences for decapitating a woman in Alabama during a service plane incident. Secretary Knox remitted the remaining terms but they will not be returned to active duty. They were court-martialed at NAS Pensacola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alabama
Naval
Secretary of Navy
Knox
Paul C. Brown
Chicago
Joseph C. Thompson
Healdsburg
Calif
Robert Phillips
Robertsdale
Ala
Portsmouth
N. H
Brown
Thompson
Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Backing Douglas Dam Gains Roosevelt Support in Defense Push
President Roosevelt urged Senate approval of funds for the Douglas Dam in East Tennessee as essential to national defense. The Office of Production Management warned that not approving the dam would deal a severe blow to defense. Senator McKellar challenged the need, arguing faster results from Army engineers and potential farmland flooding near Dandridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Douglas Dam
East Tennessee
House Appropriations Committee
Office of Production Management
William K. Batt
OPM Materials Division
Senator McKellar
D-Tenn
Cumberland Basin
Douglas
McKellar
Dandridge
Navy halves four year term for naval reserve enlistments
Washington December 5. In a bid to boost lagging enlistments the Navy cut the reserve enlistment term in half from four years. Recruiting officers nationwide were instructed to implement the policy immediately to raise quota achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Georgia Board Drops Accreditation for Two Edu Leaders
Governor Eugene Talmadge hails the move after the Georgia Education Association suspends ten state schools from its accredited list. Dr. Walter Cocking and Dr. Marvin Pittman were ousted last summer amid segregation charges, which the executive committee says were unfounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coantenedie
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Association
Walter Cocking
Schools of Education
University of Georgia
Marvin Pittman
Georgia Teachers’ College
Board of Regents
Talmadge
Georgia Tech
Atlanta
Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Journal
Dean Cocking
Pittman
Jury Called for Montgomery Slaying Probe
A special Montgomery county grand jury session set for December 8 will probe the murder of David T. Blakey. Awaiting investigation are arrests of Elis Howard Rowe of Haleyville and Charlie Ray Holland of Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery County
Grand Jury
David T. Blakey
Elis Howard Rowe
Haleyville
Charlie Ray Holland
Tullahoma to End Free Porch Light Program
Residents who have lit porch lights all night to illuminate streets will lose free current as the city begins a 480000 dollar improvement plan. Street lights will replace the makeshift illumination and the practice will end as part of the formal project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tullahoma
Tenn
Helm City
Berlin and Moscow report shifting fronts in World War II
Soviet and German radio reports describe heavy fighting around Moscow and on the Rostov-Donets front. Russian advances recapture territory near Rostov and push toward Mariupol while German lines retreat toward the Donets basin and the Sea of Azov.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Moscow
BBC
New York
CBS
Russia
Ukraine
Rostov-Donets Basin
Klin
Semeon Timoshenko
Donets River
Sea of Azov
Mius River
Red Army
Mariupol
Rostov-on-Don
Taganirog
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Rostov
Taganrog
Stalinogorsk
Strike bill delay urged by Senate leaders
Senator McNary of Oregon proposed delaying all pending anti strike legislation in the Senate until adequate hearings on the Smith bill are held. Connally intends to press for action on a separate measure to seize struck defense plants and freeze union conditions. Roosevelt deferred comment as Senate leaders decide how to handle the tangle of pending anti strike bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McNary
Oregon
Senate
Chamber
MccNary
Connally
D-Tex
Maloney
D-Conn
Roosevelt
Smith
Ess
Alabama Seeks Family Papers on 1861 Delegates
The Alabama Department of Archives and History seeks diaries letters scrapbooks and business records related to delegates to the 1861 Alabama Secession Convention in Montgomery to aid research for the Alabama Historical Quarterly. Researchers are asked to contact Mrs Marie Bankhead Owen director in Montgomery with any leads, noting missing information on several delegates including Jonathan Pork of Morgan County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
State Department
State Department of Archives and History
Department of Archived and History
Jonathan Pork
Morgan County
Ford
Marie Bankhead Owen
Department of Archives and History
Montgomery
Longest Gasoline Haul Reaches Guntersville From Texas
The Tennessee Valley Authority reports a 2,500,000 gallon gasoline shipment completed the longest river haul to Guntersville Alabama. Nine barges traveled over 1400 miles from Texas via the Intracoastal Canal marking a new all time river traffic record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Knessee
Guntersville
Ala
Texas
Intracoastal Canal
River Transportation Division
Tennessee Valley Authority
Escape Held In Newport News Shelter Constable Hunt
Police held Hosea Forehand 31 sought by Alabama authorities as an escaped convict. Chief James M. Peach said the man known to have been in the city since September. Alabama officials reported he escaped from Atmore prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
James M. Peach
Hosea
Alabama
Atmore
Ala
F A Simmons Called Home
Frederick A. Simmons 76 died Thursday afternoon in a Tuscaloosa hospital after living in Decatur and Courtland. Funeral Saturday at Brown's chapel with Rev. Waterhouse officiating. interment in Courtland. Survived by wife three daughters and two sons with multiple pallbearers listed. Local ties include Athens and Charlotte, N C origins and Decatur residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick A. Simmons
Tuscaloosa Hospital
Simmons
Athens
Decatur
Courtland
Brown
Funeral Home
Ferry Street
W. BE. Waterhouse
First Baptist Church
Robert Tweedy
Frank Goburn
Clarence
Clyde Horton
Pred Ashford
Harris Pippen
R. E.coburn
F. Campbell
O. T. Eggleston
Jim Gilchrist
Ed Chardavoyne
Will Hackett
Ed Pippen
George Gilchrist
R. Hutto
Escapes Sent On To Prison
Herman Kirby and Julius Parson, convicted of burglary and grand larceny, were moved to the state penitentiary after their jail escape. Kirby will serve ten years and Parson one year. They were captured the same day in the southern part of the county and refused to reveal their weapon sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
Herman Kirby
Julius Parson
State Penitentiary
Kirby
Parson
Two AFL Leaders Convicted Over Picketing in Alabama
In Florence Alabama two AFL officials Joe Russell and Roy Raley were found guilty on conspiracy charges tied to picketing housing projects. Russell received a $1000 fine and 90 days hard labor. Raley received the same sentence. More related cases are pending as authorities keep order at the sites amid reported violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Ala
American Federation of Labor
Joe Russell
Truck Drivers’ Union
Raymond Murphy
Lauderdale County Law and Equity
Roy Raley
Hod Carrier's
Frank Dixon
Answer From Tokyo on War or Peace Delayed
Japan sent its reply to Secretary Hull regarding war or peace and their stance on Roosevelt’s request for clarification. Ambassadors Nom and Kurusu delivered the note without a direct answer to Hull’s basic settlement outline, signaling a cautious, unresolved position as talks were expected to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Japan
Cordell Hull
Saburo Kuri
Roosevelt
China
Kichisaburo Nom
Kurusu
May continue talks in Tokyo amid sincerity call
A deposed leader urged Tokyo and Japan to pursue a common formula for a peaceful Pacific. He warned that without sincerity there is no point continuing talks. He accused Washington of misunderstanding his country's policy and challenged Secretary Hall's statements alleging a policy of force and conquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Dee
Japan
Washingt
Sechary Hall
Tense Japan Britain Clash Deepens as War Talk Grows
The report notes Saburo Kurusu avoiding details on talks with Hull while Britain warns Japan may pursue a blockade in the Pacific. Repatriation of Japanese nationals from Singapore and Borneo increases tensions as Hirohito meets General Sugiyama. Lord Freyberg comments on danger and Domei disputes Hull’s note amid a volatile Far East crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
United
Japan
Anyment
Pacific
Defense Ag
Australi
Singapore
British Borneo
United States
Pat
Em Hirohito
Imperial Army
Sugiyama
Developmer
Britain
Far East
A.”ander
Miralty
Cou
Tone
Domei
Hull
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J. A. Godsey
Eighth Avenue, West
O. B. Lansbury
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Roy Curbon
Betty
Gadsden
BE. F. Parks
W. C. Gardner
Fordham Johnson
Southern Aviation Training School
Lonnie Gentry
Moulton
PE Shendet
Benevolent Hospital
Mer LO. Ata
Lee Holland
Hamil Clinic
Ollie Isley
W. B. Tinker
J. B. Bogges
H. B. Rehberg
Nashville
Clay Glasco
Marine Hospital
H. G. Hill
Baugh’s Infirmary
Fifth Avenue South
McAfee, Howell and Young
Eloise Sparkman
R. D. Collier
Baugh
Guy c. Leeman
Tucson
Arizona
Johnny McCluskey
East Lake
Church of God In
Austin
Mollie Lipscomb
J. T. Gortman
Meridian
Jim Weems
Allen
Oxford
Birmingham
Eae Hanes
AEF
NAVAL RESERVE _ SERVICE
Eorgia Hit
Donets Basin
London
Budapest
Laszlo de Bardossy
Britlan
Hungary
Paris
NBC
Finland
Churchill
Esmond Romilly
Winston Churchill
Royal Canadian Air Force
Jessica
Unity Freeman-Mitford
Alexandria
England
F.a.simmons
LABOR
Saburo Kurusu
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