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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1941
Page
3
Highway Patrol Chief James Brawner says Capt. W Kimbrough and Sergt C T Ronaldson are reassigned to new posts with the Bureau of something. Annual U S factory output lists 10,450,000 safety razors and other items. Census figures show nearly two billion safety razor blades produced yearly.
A festive sentiment wishes readers joy for a Christmas filled with thrilling cheer and lasting spirit throughout the season and beyond.
An elderly resident recalls a family spread across the country returning home for a snowbound Christmas. He recounts relocating once to build a house, children and grandchildren visiting, and a brother overseas on a Christmas furlough ending badly, while hoping for a last quiet holiday amid war.
Alex Dunn returned from Baugh's infirmary after an operation. Obie Jones left for Sheffield to spend the holidays with family. Harold Waugh and Dodson Gatlin families visited Decatur and Pines. Lorene Gordon visited Decatur. Vincent and Peck families noted in Decatur. Census data lists New Mexico Utah and Mississippi with high birth rates while New Jersey and New York have the lowest.
The 1940 Census shows farm telephone ownership fell from 2,139,194 in 1930 to 1,526,954 in 1940, indicating dwindling use as a party line communication medium among farmers.
Washington reports a war truce for defense industries with no strikes or lockouts and a pledge to settle disputes by peaceful means. Roosevelt will establish a war labor board. CIO and AFL leaders express strong approval. closed shop arbitration remains contested by employers.
Dee Wilson once made the all association football team as guard for Moultrie High School. Now a Navy gunner’s mate in the Pacific, he writes his mother he is having the time of his life with the Japs.
In Montgomery Alabama Governor Frank Dixon said the scarce materials forced postponement of plans to install automatic voting devices in the House and Senate. Lawmakers will continue voting by voice.
The Census Bureau warns that birth and death certificates are not properly preserved in many states. Poor-grade paper, fading inks, and missing fireproof steel vaults jeopardize vital records storage.
The soybean reached American farms in 1938 as an agricultural crop after an 1804 introduction from the Orient. It is now grown widely with nearly 100 million bushels produced annually and factories yield oil, cake, and meal worth about 43.95 million dollars per year according to the Census Bureau.
A Rome reader placed a classified ad offering to buy a spring wheel for use in a horse barn. The owner donated the wheel promptly, and the community responded with gratitude, showing the value of advertising.
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