Weather and social notes from Decatur update
Partly cloudy Sunday and Monday with warmer Monday. Tennessee river at 15.90 feet, high 46 and low 40, rainfall .90 inch. Cotton prices: strict middling 17.25, middling 17.00, strict low 16.50, low 16.00. Movie showings at Princess Roxy Capitol. Women’s Council cover dish supper and exchange of day at First Christian church Monday. Prayer for Wartime by Dr. Edwin Wyle, sung by 164th Battalion. Local notices on visitors, births, and club meetings. Navy air corps transfer. Rising Sun Lodge Christmas meeting. U.S. Navy recruiting office continuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Council of the
First Christian Church
Edwin Wyle
Navy
Army Board
164Th Battalion
Canadian Infantry
Canada
United States
Inside Stuff Sunday Daily Highlights and Notices
The Sunday issue previews feature pages with a Pearl Harbor slogan on page two and a Navy enlistment waiver, strength comparisons in the Pacific, and a Decatur High probation decision on page ten. Regional church notices, Southeastern Conference planning with Orange Bowl, Alaska defense relevance, and local services are listed across pages twelve to fourteen.
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Navy
Pacific
Decatur High
Southeastern Conference
Decatur
Hartselle
Athens
Alaska
U. S
All-Out War Bill Urged by War Department
Washington report says the War Department urged Congress to extend the draft to ages 18 to 64 with a framework to speed victory. Brig. Gen. Hershey outlined an all-out program aiming to register about 41 million men, with roughly 7.5 million potentially available for combat. Senate House conferees moving quickly on a $10 billion military appropriation with Navy air power boosts and plans for a 2,000,000 man army. Final action expected Monday as tax measures for war funding are drafted.
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Washington
War Department
Congress
Stimson
House Military Committee
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
Capitol Hill
Senate House
Senate
House
Doughton
D-N.c
Ways and Means Committee
Ten volunteers offer land for landing strips to aid school
Ten volunteers have offered land for landing strips to support the Southern Aviation Free School during poor weather. Lands listed include Decatur and Moulton properties with 400 by 1,800 feet layouts. The school will pay reasonable rent and seeks suitable sites this winter. contact the Decatur Chamber of Commerce immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Aviation Free School
B. E. Bates
Moulton
W. T. Price
Decatur
H. F. Sherrod
T. R Harrison
Fink Byars
G. M. Russell
W. FR. Curbon
P. H .Powler
Somerville
J. S. Pepper
Desda Mas .Ryan
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Protection Fund Set Up To Guard War Losses
Washington announces creation of the War Insurance Corporation with capital of 100 million dollars to cover losses from enemy attacks on private property. The plan, approved by President Roosevelt, will insure damage to buildings personal property crops and orchards from December 13 1941 for up to 100 million with no premium or disclosures required unless a loss occurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Insurance Corporation
Atea
Toaeg BP
Federal Loan Administration
Jesse H. Jones
Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Roosevelt
First Totals Show Enormous Majorities For Farm Quotas
Early returns from today’s referendum show strong support for Agricultural Adjustment Administration marketing quotas on the 1942 cotton crop. Initial tabulations from eight of nineteen producing states report 131,857 votes for and 6,217 against, an 88 percent favorable margin well above the two thirds needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Arkaghas
Illinois
Kentucky
Kansas
Georgia
North Seas
South Carolina
Flor- Aaa
Morgan
Limestone
Lawrence County
Austinville
Lanes
Cedar Creek
Turney’s
Three Mile Area In Ruins After Manila Raid
Manila reports describe the destruction along a three mile stretch near Nichols Field where Japanese bombs killed at least 75 and wounded 300. Casualties raise Manila's death toll above 100 with fires and wrecked homes across the area.
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Manila
P. I. Standay
Nichols Irs Field
Nichols Field
Santa Letters Published in Decatur Daily Christmas Eve
The Decatur Daily will print as many Santa Claus letters as space allows in the Christmas Eve edition. Readers may write letters addressed to Santa and sent to The Decatur Daily, and the editor states an effort to publish all received letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
Santa Claus
Cadet Glass Beats Initial Wings Test
A class of Uncle Sam's Eaglets graduates from the Southern Aviation Training School in Decatur after training aided by Decatur and Athens governments and local chambers of commerce. A featured flag ceremony and handshakes marked the ceremony before a new class departs for further training with cadets from multiple states listed among those leaving.
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Glass
Uncle Sam's Eaglets
Southern Aviation Training School
United States
Decatur
Athens
Morgan
Limestone
Chambers of Commerce
Army Air Force
Barrett Shelton
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Noel Cumban
John Patterson
John A. Caddell
Chamber of Commerce
North Alabama
Mr. Shelton
William C. Gardner
Withington and
Johnson
Cumban
Color Guard
Cadet Corps
British Red Cross Sends Thanks for Children's Clothing Bundle
Mrs. Frank Kirby, Morgan County Red Cross executive secretary, received a letter from England expressing gratitude for a clothing bundle sent to children there. The letter praises 26 chapters and clubs but only lists names, not addresses, for a group thanks.
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Frank Kirby
Morgan County
Red Cross
England
Blanche Biles
Six Youthful Fliers Honored For Hawaii Attack Heroism
Six young airmen credited with downing ten Japanese planes in the Hawaii attack have been inscribed on the army war roll of air heroes. Second Lieutenant George S Welch led with four victories, Taylor and Sanders each downed two and one, while Sterling Rasmussen and Brown added one each. The men, trained at scattered army schools, rushed to reinforce Hawaii's air defenses amid fierce odds and aggressive foes.
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Washington
Hawaii
Army
Walter C. Short
Hawaiian Department
Philippines
Wake Island
George 8. Welch
Wilmington
Del
Kenneth M. Taylor
Hominy
Okla
Louis M. Sanders
Fort. Wayne
Ind
Gordon H. Sterling Jr
West Hartford
Conn
Philip M. Rasmussen
Boston
Harry W. Brown
Amarillo
War Department
Welch
Britain
Colin Purdie Kelly Jr
Pacific
Offul
Air Force
Railroads Seek Big Rate Increase Across Nation
The nation's railroads petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission to raise freight and passenger rates, aiming for about 356.96 million dollars annually to cover higher operating costs from wage hikes and other factors.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
War Bulletins From Washington December War Orders and Navy Recruitment
Petroleum Coordinator Jokess issued orders placing aviation gasoline manufacture under wartime control. Navy Department to keep recruiting stations open 24 hours daily. Government appeals for saving waste paper rags metal and old rubber. urged retreading worn tires. Ordered average 3 percent reduction in use after January 1.
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Washington
Harold L
Navy Department
Navy
Marines Bare Fine Courage in Pacific Atolls
Washington dispatch reports in Navy communique that Marines at Wake and Midway endured repeated aerial and naval assaults on narrow coral strips with little cover. Guam’s fall was listed as probable with 400 Navy and 155 Marines lost. Wake and Midway continue resisting as the war nears end of its first week.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Ific
Navy
Wake
Midway
Antezuma
Ipoli
Fam
Guam
Navy Department
Coral Atoll
May Be Turkey Next In Axis Conquest
Kirkie L Simpson analyzes rapid US mobilization after Pearl Harbor and the Western Hemisphere rallying to meet the Axis. He notes two nations still onlookers Turkey and the Irish Free State and suggests Turkey may be next on Hitler’s schedule.
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Kirkie L. Simpson
Pearl Fabor
Western Hemisphere
Turkey
Irish Free State
Berlin
Hitler
Ireland Holds Key To New War Turn
The piece argues Russia may resist Nazi peace overtures and shift toward anti Axis strategy as Turkey blocks oil access. It notes Spain and Vichy France could be pressured by Hitler but not decisively block his aims, while Soviet envoy Litvinov highlights Japan’s cautious stance and the broader eastern front in the Axis grand plan.
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Russia
Spain
Vichy
France
Hitler
Turkey
Pacific
China Sea
Maxim Litvinoff
Washington
Japan
Sweden
Switzerland
Axis
Two Attacks Repulsed In Island War
Allied forces repulsed Japanese landings in Luzon at Aparri Lingayen and Legaspi. Manila faced air raids with hundreds wounded as Japanese fleets were sunk in the Gulf of Siam. British, Dutch naval forces attacked near Malaya and Borneo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Gulf of Siam
Malaya
Russia
Douglas MacArthur
Lingayen
Manila
Mac Arthur
Luzon
Aparri
Lubang
Cebu
Clark Field
Philippines
Tokyo
Dutch East Indies
Washington War Department
Batavia
Royal Netherlands East Indies Navy
East Ousat
Borneo
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L. L. Jones
Falkville
T. A. Culver
Nannie Shaneyfelt
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Russell Mitchell
Route Three
J. J. Moore
J. B. Fergueson
United Charities Board
Lyons
W. B. Neher
Sam C. Alexander
Tod
Ad County
Ft. Merson
Nrewin ‘Kilpatrick
Air Corps
Wichita Falls, Texas
Henry Knoblock
Fifth Avenue
South
Baugh’s Infirmary
Warner Douglas
Harold T. Hicks
Baugh's Infirmary
H. V. Turner
Hamil Clinic
Eee
Herbert Walker
Brown’s
Seldon Woodall
Rising Sun Lodge No
Grand Lodge
George McLaughlin
Birmingham
U. S. Navy Recruiting Office
Ainside
Dans
North
Alabama
Williams Transfer & Storage Co
N. Patterson
Uncle Sam
Peer Harbor
Wilson Studio
Lawrence
Nueva Beija
Luzon Island
China
Philippine Constabulary
Santa Letters
Midwest
Itrea Ind
Charles BE. Gibson, Jr
Monticello
Miss
Samuel B. Hanford
Saybrook
Bowling Green
Donald R. Seilmiller
Wake and
U.S
Ireland
Viagan
Legaspi
Adolf Hitler
Moscow
Caucasus
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