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The market reports four grade prices for cotton: strict mid dling 17.90, middling 17.65, strict low 16.90, and low 16.15.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1941
Page
1
Movie lineups and school buses mark Morgan county day
Movie attractions include Dressed to Kill at the Princess We Who Are Young at the Roxy and Mountain Moonlight at the Capitol. All county schools reopened Monday with good enrollment and Superintendent Irwin Quinn says about 4700 Morgan county children are transported daily by bus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Princess
Roxy
Capitol
Irwin Quinn
Morgan County
Riverside high school rings arrive for seniors
Riverside high school principal W. T. Jordan announces senior class rings have arrived and may be obtained at his home. The item sits among a holiday filled column noting students and locals visiting relatives and enlisting in the U. S. N. R. G. and various travel for the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Jordan
Riverside High School
Lindbergh Volunteers Service To U S Air Forces
The Army air corps announced that Charles A. Lindbergh has volunteered his services. General Henry H. Arnold said the act signals a shift from his isolationist stance and shows a strong wish to aid the nation. No timeline for action was given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Air Corps
Charles A. Lindbergh
Henry H. Arnold
Air Forces
Army
Lindbergh
America First Committee
Roosevelt
Farm Belt Income Up in 1941 Returns and Prospects
December marketings of livestock grain and farm produce boosted 1941 agricultural income to the best level since 1929. Government payments and product sales likely exceed 13 billion dollars, about 18 percent above last year, with cash income over 11 billion. Prices rose but near peak levels, wages up 30 percent, and purchasing power at about 92 percent of prewar levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Mullin
Chicago
Heavy air assault on England on anniversary night
German bombers staged their heaviest raid in weeks aimed at Britain's Northeast coast on the first anniversary of the London fire raid. The government reported only a few casualties and no serious damage, with three raiders shot down according to the air ministry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Luzon
Mauban
Manila
Philippine
Douglas MacArthur
Corregidor Island
Manila Harbor
Corregidor
Winston Churchill
John Curtin
Britain
Pacific
Japan
Australia
London
Air Ministry
Churches To Be Open Thursday For Day Of Prayer
In response to the presidents Day of Prayer declaration, Decatur churches plan services and private observances. Central Methodist will host a Wednesday evening service with Ju Seybourne Lynne, then open for private prayer Thursday. First Baptist conducts a Wednesday service and Watch Service with sanctuary open Thursday for prayer. Westminster Presbyterian schedules a Wednesday service and sanctuary hours Thursday from 7 am to 7 pm. First Methodist and Memorial Drive Methodist hold Thursday morning prayers with times 11 00 and 10 00 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministerial Alliance
Decatur
Central Methodist Church
Lambuth Archibald
Ju Seybourne Lynne
First Baptist Church
W.E. Waterhouse
Westminister Presbyterian Church
John A. Troxler
First Methodist Church
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
W. C. Howell
B. Lansbury
Axis repelled as British advance pushes toward Tripolitania
British desert armies in a two day tank battle destroyed 42 Axis tanks south of Agedabia after a 420 mile retreat from the Egyptian border. British vanguards advance toward Tripolitania as Cirenaica falls. In Russia, Red Army breakthroughs along the Oka river and behind German lines near Smolensk are reported amid continued Soviet offensives and Parachute drops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Britain
Tripolitania
Libya
Mussolini
Middle East
Agedabia
Red Army
Oka River
Ore Kaluga
Moscow
Pravda
Oka
Red Star
London
Adolf Hitler
Sevastopol
Jin
Ukraine
Elks Decide to Buy Bond in Defense of Nation
Decatur Elks Lodge No 656 with about 150 members votes to invest 2500 from treasury surplus in United States Defense Bonds. Exalted Ruler Phil Dinsmore leads the lodge which has funded charitable works from dues. The group aims to support national defense while continuing their aid to the less fortunate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Elks Lodge
United States
Phil Dinsmore
The
Elks
Winant Reports on Moscow Trip to Eden in London
United States Ambassador John G. Winant met with Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden in London to relay his Moscow visit. Some sources say the discussion could prompt a secret parliamentary session, amid hints Eden’s Russia observations suggest Germany faces difficulties in the harsh winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
John G. Winant
Anthony Eden
Moscow
Russia
Civilian defense urged for Decatur area in war mobilization
Judge Horace Wilkerson led a large Decatur courthouse audience in a call for nationwide civilian defense. He urged immediate registration, classified work, and county and city committees under the New York and Tennessee Valley framework to organize warning, fire, first aid, and disaster duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
United States
Horace Wilkerson
Alabama Civilian Defense Committee
America
Judge Wilkerson
Japan
Pacific Ocean
Fiorella LaGuardia
New York
Frank Dixon
T. R. Harris
American Legion
Tennessee
Gulf of Mexico
Pearl Harbor
Wilkerson
Annual Meet Called Off by Decatur Chamber of Commerce
In a special board session the Decatur Chamber of Commerce froze the annual meeting and reallocated funds from the dinner to United States Defense Bonds. The cost saved, about 250 to 300 dollars, will fund bonds while monthly meetings continue. Members will receive mailed reports and a mail ballot from ten nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
United States Defense
Churchill pledges ultimate victory to Canadians in Ottawa
In Ottawa Churchill told Canadian leaders in the Dominion House that troops are in key positions to defend Britain and, when invasion seasons return, may face one of historys frightful battles. He praised Canadas magnificent wartime contributions and vowed continued united effort until ultimate victory. King lauded Britains greatness and the shared cause drew crowded chambers and outside observers on Parliament Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Churchill
Britain
Canada
Dominion House of Commons
Commons
Peace Tower
Parliament Hill
W. L. MacKenzie King
Senate hope for German collapse to aid Pacific war
Senators Burton Wheeler and Arthur Capper voiced optimism that internal German disintegration could let Allies curb Japan sooner. Wheeler cited restless Germans and sabotage within occupied Europe while Capper said internal German dissension could shorten the Pacific campaign and hasten a lasting peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pre- Sullene
Ger
Germany
Europe
Hitler
Germ
England
Russia
China
United States
Japan
Pacific
Wheeler
Capper
Third Reich
Smokers see no price hike as Benson blocks cigar makers
Washington reports Price Administrator Leon Henderson blocked a proposed 57 cent per thousand price rise for Lucky Strike cigarettes by setting a sales ceiling at the December 2 level. Henderson said broader action could cover manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers to prevent any public price increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leon Henderson
American Tobacco Company
Henderson
Office of Price Administration
War by Dewitt Mackenzie analyzes Pacific theater
The piece describes Japanese forces in the Malay peninsula and near Manila facing Filipino resistance as they press into strategic areas. It notes Japanese fervor, Tojo's possible pilgrimage to Ise, and a sweeping portrayal of the war's oriental dynamics and perceived barbarism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Malay Peninsula
Manila
Tojo
Ise
Amaterasu O Mi Kami
Fantastic War in the Far East in Early Days
A wartime note describes the Allies facing a grave situation in the Far East as Japan leverages bases near its island realm. It warns of possible substantial sacrifices and uncertainty over reinforcements and their timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far East
Manila Bombings Violating International Law Alarm U S
General MacArthur denounces the Manila raids as a brutal violation of international law after the open city was targeted by Japanese bombers. The War Department notes damage to churches, the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, San Juan Lateran College, convents, and hospitals amid the air attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Manila
War Department
Mas
Santo Domingo
San Juan
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Nova Scotia
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Claudia Weinman
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
G. A. Weinman
Priceville
Vernon Young Givens
Decatur Post Office
James Inman Yarbrough
Alabama Hosiery Mill
U. 8
N. R. Givens
San Diego
California
Yarbrough
Norton
Conn
Radio Department
U. 5
N. R
William Litty
Florence
W. E. Litty
Billie Ranager
Corbin, Ky
Joe Beams
Sara
Rivers
Corbin
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bessie
Nancy Gillespie
Knoxville, Tenn
J. W. Conner
Mrs. L. A. Tune
Cullman
J. D. Buchanan
Fourth Ave. West
Marjorie White
Indianapolis
Ind
Geraldine Masterson
Charleston
U S. C
Mrs
Carlton Kelley
Mrs. N. P. Buchanan
Nashville
Forrest City
Ark
John Howard Johnson
Billie Johnson
Third Ave
South
Wiley B. Stinnette
Newport, R. I
Bill Lindsey
Mr. Lindsey
Willis McCarley
Hartselle
Rt. 1
Jasper Acton
Sylvia Jane
Detroit, Mich
Garnett Dement
Eugene Stinnette
Pensacola
Dutch East Indies
Atimanan-Maubun
Luisiana
Dolores
Zaragoza
Tokyo
Luzon Island
W. A. Farrer
Shreveport
Raymond Farrer
Mrs. S
Rigel
Cirenaica
el Agheila
Gulf of
Sirte
Hl Agheila
Winant
Eden
Ultimate Victory
Tallulah Gorge
Virgo Ledford
Ton
Eke Hinh
Mont
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