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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1941
Page
2
The recruiting office reports 500 aircraft daily production faces hurdles. Officials cite machine tool shortages, aluminum product scarcity in six months, auto plants reassigned to defense, and no immediate armament for a large fleet, complicating the plan.
The Morgan County Corinth column notes a festive Christmas season with neighbors visiting relatives and friends across Pleasant View West Point Gary Indiana and Ezeneezar while listing local gatherings. Curb paving Wells Street progresses under WPA funding and new homes near completion as New Year offices close.
The Greek island city of Corfu endures air raids with 6000 civilians sheltering in tunnels and mud. Italian bombs devastate homes and churches while Greeks aid wounded and plan relief funds to house and feed refugees as defense concerns push for federal road aid to sustain rebuilding.
The local office announced the enlistment of 118 men in December into Air Corps Field Artillery Infantry and other units. Names span Fort Benning Fort Jackson Fort Hawaii and Fort Bragg with assignments in 2nd Armored Division 4th and 8th Divisions and Coast Artillery. The mobile trailer aided the intake and stressed trade training in the service for ages 18 to 35.
A terse Washington dispatch reports a defense plan aimed at creating jobs. The notice mentions federal actions and potential programs, with officials signaling focus on employment, defense procurement, and regional impact. Details remain sparse in the OCR fragment.
Gainesville Ga Jan 2 Dr H J Pearce Brenau College president announced discovery of another stone in the Roanoke wandering saga Inscription lists John White Mange prisoner Fourtie Mulles N W Griffen Jones and Agnes Dare 1603 The release notes grave markers for five persons from seven who escaped a massacre near Greenville South Carolina Also mentions Griffen Jones and Agnes Dare as descendants Eleanor Dare and an Indian chief husband Eleanor Dare daughter of Joan White governor of the ill fated colony The stones place prisoners near Cartersville Cassville Adairsville Fairmount and Rydal Ga with total stones found now at 48.
Senator Bankhead stated that Congress may indefinitely extend the soil conservation and domestic allotment act and continue large conservation and parity payments to more than six million cooperating farmers. He argued defense plans will not curb such aid, noting wartime conditions and farm income depend on these payments.
President Petain told the diplomatic corps at a New Year reception that France hopes to resume its place among nations. The report notes a powerful army in northern Africa under General Weygand and the possibility of independent action if German pressure on Vichy grows too strong.
Washington report says a $30 million powder plant near Childersburg Alabama is under consideration by the War Department with several sites in contention. An Alabama congressman cited a likely selection but cautioned no decision yet. Final choice may rest with President Roosevelt as officials withhold comment until a site is chosen.
In Pittsburgh Judge Michael Angelo Musmanno kept vigil over New Year’s Eve DUI cases aided by 900 police and night-spot officers. Only nine drunks were brought before him from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. with immediate hearings recorded as court documents.
New York news reports industry leaders call for rapid national defense mobilization in 1941. Thomas J. Watson of IBM and Alfred P. Sloan of GM stress defense contracts will boost employment and production, while addressing costs, taxes, labor, and governance in a rising tempo.
The Sixth Federal Reserve District reports November sales unadjusted index at the highest November level since 1926, with textiles and pig iron at new highs. District gains over 1939 in retail sales and pig iron outpace the nation, while coal and other contracts lag behind national trends.
An automobile struck an oncoming freight train in fog at 5:15 this morning six miles north of Ocala on a State Highway. Two men, Roy F. Davis and J. D. Rogers, died. Three others were seriously injured and hospitalized. Flares at the crossing were reported by conductor W. R. Caswell.
The New Orleans State announced the first baby born in 1 January. The girl arrived ten seconds after midnight to the child of employee Frank Lais Jr and his wife, a newborn to editor James E. Crown's office.
Washington reports the Federal Reserve System asked Congress for authority to prevent inflation tied to the defense program. Chairman Marriner S. Eccles said the move is precautionary and not tied to current conditions.
The market notes indicate no trading activity today as all exchanges are closed under weather or holiday conditions. No price data or index movement is reported due to the closure.
The community enjoyed a quiet Christmas program at one school. Influenza cases appeared in the area. Mrs Marion Bucks and children from Oklahoma are visiting relatives. A surprise wedding united Miss Allyne Stanley and Clarence Huston. Mrs Pride Saint hosted relatives for dinner. Mrs Malcolm Elkins of Leighton visited relatives recently. Clifton Daily now works in Decatur as the Le Grainger couple prepare to move near Haleyville.
A Updated AP report notes grim war news on three continents as 1941 begins while the Americas prepare for defense. Roosevelt urges Americans to become the arsenal of democracy amid private celebrations and a Times Square countdown drawing nearly a million revelers.
The report notes renewed allied gains in Europe and Africa with 5000 prisoners captured and new positions seized near Chirmara Klisura and the Port of Valona. It cites a Greek claim of fresh fascist troops rushed to the front and a stubborn 20 000 man garrison at Bardia resisting a British siege.
The report says President Roosevelt replied to greeting from King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy. He expressed hope that in the coming year the Italian people may enjoy the blessings of righteous peace. Elsewhere Chinese officials continued resisting the Japanese invasion that began in 1937, acknowledging aid from the United States.
Washington reports Professor K. G. Hance of the University of Michigan ranks Theodore Roosevelt as the third best American public speaker of the past century. Hance places Henry Ward Beecher first, calling him the century’s most effective speaker.
The Evening Public Ledger, founded by Cyrus H. E. Curtis, was sold for an undisclosed sum to a new firm led by Robert Cresswell former treasurer of the New York Herald Tribune.
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