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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1941

Page

3

Planes And More Planes Will Be War Objective Of American

New York December 15 1941 America’s air power expansion dominates war strategy with aims to produce up to 50 000 warplanes annually by 1942 and to train thousands of pilots and crews as factories rise across the Midwest and coasts. The outlook notes risks including raw materials, losses, and the need to project air power across two oceans.

New York America Washington Europe England John H. Jouett Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America Army Navy Middle West Atlantic Pacific Seaboard Cincinnati Ford Motor Go Dearborn General Motors Corp Packard Motor Car Co War Department Corpus Christi Tex Pensacola Miami Jacksonville Fla Knox Germany

Scout Board of Review for Troop 30 at Hartselle

Scout executive J L Hubbard presided over a Friday afternoon board of review for Troop 30 in Hartselle. Star rank was earned by Edward Davis Terry First class by Ray Howell Joe Hall and John Wilbur Montgomery Pathfinding merit badge by Bluitt Landers Jr.

Hartselle J. L. Hubbard Star Edward Davis Terry Ray Howell Joe Hall John Wilbur Montgomery Bluitt Landers, Jr

Few Japanese in Alabama Square Census Figures

The 1940 census records 21 Japanese residents in Alabama: 14 native citizens and seven foreign born. The data reflect small minority presence amid wartime tensions and population counts in Montgomery.

Montgomery Ala Alabama

Honor Roll Listed By Grades and Teachers

A long list of students across multiple grades and classes is noted as making the honor roll. Teachers named include Dunaway Blackwell Howell and others, with sections of Junior Third to Senior Sixth Grades and various Mrs or Miss instructors.

Margaret Dunaway Monza Jean Blackwell Herald Miller Janice Howell Ann Tuck WY. L. Thrasher Tommy Barnes Ann Williamson Miss Peer Jimmy Ford Dan Nebrig John Tatum Don Bigot Oa ' Greag Katherine Lee Billy Don Cox Jimmie Leach Ronnie Nelson Zack Perry Clarke Rountree Lamar Simpson Sarah Ruth Aday Ann Bethany Mildred Clardy Margaret Ann Emens Sue Gail Billy Kilpatrick Jean Eubanks Anna Rhea Goode Elizabeth Ann Gunn Louise Lowery Gay Penn Alma Lee Sherman Clara Faye ‘Teague Miss Lile Sarah Butler Carolyn Roper

Boom Driven Alaska Growth Sparks Modern Gold Rush

Alaska's wartime boom fuels large scale military bases and rapid migration. Civilian workers and families head north, numbers rival the Klondike era, as bases at Dutch Harbor Kodiak Sitka Anchorage and Fairbanks rise. Wages soar with overtime and remote field pay, while Alaska faces travel costs and shifting employment trends.

Klondike Alaska Federal Employment Service Chilkoot Pass United States Juneau Tha Saxton Anchorage Navy Dutch Harbor Kodiak Sitka Army Fairbanks Civil Aeronautics Authority Great Territorial

Contest plans stir a Southern town romance

Fred Mosher pursues Susan Farmer as a contest to find the typical farmer's daughter unfolds. Susan battles family duty to Aunt Alice while Roy Leonard, Irene Carter and others maneuver in love and ambition amid luncheon plans and a public showcase.

Fred Mosher Susan Farmer Alice Farmer Susan Roy Leonard Irene Carter Mrs. Jones Jonges Meyer Twins Susah Mr. Leonard Roy Miss Farmer Irene Stanley Livingston Ducky Cecil DeMille Satan Lexington Avenue Leonards Leonard

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