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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1941
Page
2
Canadians debate profiteering during the war with some firms returning profits and others donating profits from war contracts. Citizens also buy non interest bearing government certificates and small coins pour in for what becomes a “march of dimes” to support the war effort.
Mrs. George Moore of Jasper, a former Decatur resident and daughter of L. D. Ferguson, died this morning at six. She is survived by her husband, three daughters Mrs Herschel Laney and Misses Mary and Peggy Moore, two sisters Mrs F Scott of Decatur and Mrs J E of Landersville. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10:30 in Jasper.
In Montgomery Alabama on January 6 Mrs Lennard Thomas the Democratic national committeewoman has been appointed to lead women’s activities L D Royse of Montgomery is named general chair supporting the effort.
Stocks advanced with select boies rising while volume hovered around 650 000 shares. Market activity slowed as the president's address rolled through Congress and offered a cautious interpretation, though defense spending lifted buying in some issues and steel mill operations hit a new peak signaling a tentative recovery.
New Orleans reports a quiet trading day with cotton futures showing irregular moves while closing prices range from slight gains to small losses. Prices for January March May July October December are listed with minor variations and bid figures.
New York markets show stocks steady with selective advances while bonds are mixed. Foreign exchange quiet as Shanghai dollar rises. Cotton, sugar, copper, wool, wheat, corn and hogs show varied movement with demand and hedging noted. Cattle hold steady with moderate to good grades available and hog prices up strongly.
Chicago dispatch notes live poultry wholesale prices with varied weights and breeds. Hens and roosters show firmer quotes across leghorn, Plymouth Rock, white rock, colored, and small categories. turkeys, ducks, geese, and capons list differing prices by weight. Overall, other prices remain unchanged.
Butter receipts 1 090 324 with varied grade scores. market steady. Eggs receipts 5 920 with steady tone. fresh graded extra firsts at 22, firsts 21 1 2, current receipts 19 1 2. Refrigerator extras 20 and standards 19 3 4.
Baptist leaders from across Alabama will gather at the First Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa on Tuesday for a one day special session of the Alabama State Baptist convention. The event aims to review church work and plan statewide activities.
Birmingham officials faced contempt charges over a city ban on the film French Girl's Club. Safety Commissioner Eugene Connor asked not to be held personally responsible as four city leaders were named in the action.
Alabama alcohol control administrator Wilbur L. DeVan said license renewals for ten former Phenix City operators were denied. The action followed a drive to improve conditions after complaints from army authorities at nearby Fort Benning Georgia.
Rev. Leroy Priest was installed as president of the Dothan Kiwanis club succeeding Bruce Flurry who became chairman of the board of directors.
Decatur United Charities funds and WPA workers install kitchens in Gordon Bibb Lafayette Street and nearby schools to feed about 95 children. Quince Eddins and James M Andane Ka Heewell lead planning with PTA support as delays over holidays end and operations begin.
The column notes Mussolini’s Leros base poised to flank Allies in the Eastern Mediterranean until Crete shifts the balance. It warns Tobruk could fall, threatening Libya’s supply line, and lauds Australians for cracking Bardia with WWI echoes and shared Allied spirit.
The Lafayette school P T A continues its monthly Home Making study series. Tomorrow's topic is Feeding the Family with Junior Third grade in charge and several mothers listed among participants.
In Wales Center New York a decorated Christmas tree awaits Jack Swanson Jr. after a penitentiary sentence for breaking and entering, later annulled due to his age. He gave 17 as his age when pleading guilty with two youths to stealing an apple.
Judge Grover C Hall editor of the Montgomery Advertiser was moved from his home to Hubbard's Hospital for a stomach ailment. Doctors called his condition not alarming and gave a blood transfusion as a precaution with his son Grover C Hall as the donor. many workers offered blood but only the son’s matched the needed type.
Funeral services were held for Miss Doris Laubenthal who died Saturday afternoon. Mass was conducted at St. Ann's Church by Rev. P J Buckley after prayers at her residence. Interment followed at the city cemetery with Brown directing. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs J N Laubenthal three sisters Nancy Ruth and Nell and grandmother Mrs Nancy E Wilhite of Memphis.
Senator Sheppard of Texas announced plans to introduce a bill at the American Legion request to change draft age to 18 through 21 and make conscription permanent, altering the current 21 to 35 range. He did not express a personal position.
The Supreme Court held that the labor board may require a company to sign a written contract with a labor organization if an agreement is reached on employment conditions. Justice Stone delivered the decision for Heinz Company v Wagner Act authority. No dissent.
Correspondent notes Paris and other French cathedrals largely survived wartime destruction. Only Evrux, Gisors, and Les Andelys churches suffered considerable damage with Amiens and Rouen seeing limited harm. Notre Dame and Saint Peter in Beauvais rose above devastation. Laon Saint Quentin Rheims Senlis and Saint Denis remained unscathed.
Spanish Falangist activities in the American republics are under close watch as officials believe axis propaganda may spread in the western hemisphere. Falangist propagandists may operate through Spanish embassies and consulates in Latin America and the Philippines, potentially becoming agents for Germany and Italy.
The Universal Week of Prayer at First Methodist runs Jan 6 to 12 with 6:45 to 7:30 p.m. services. Each night focuses on different church groups and needs including stewards seniors juniors church school Woman's Society of Christian Service pastor and choir and the church at large.
Jessie N. Holland aged 50 died after illness and was laid to rest Sunday in Corinth. He taught in Morgan and adjacent counties before moving to Memphis 27 years ago. Services were led by Rev. Dan Dutton with Drinkard directing interment. Survived by father Jackson W Holland and brothers Dan bert, Joseph, and Coalson Holland and two sisters Mrs Laura Cooper and Mrs Fannie York.
The Autauga county board of registrars opened today to register eligible voters in Prat tville Alabama. Registrations will continue for ten days.
The column records church membership additions by baptism and letter, flu illnesses at several homes on Sixth Avenue, recoveries from tonsil surgery and flu, students resuming studies at Florence State and Auburn, a new baby born January 5 at Emmena Clinic, and local Guild and school news.
President outlines four essential freedoms as a framework against tyranny and war. He rejects appeasement, calls for worldwide speech worship freedom from want and fear, and urges broad economic understandings and deep armament reductions to safeguard peace.
Washington reports the seventy seventh congress opens with President Roosevelt to present views on greater Briton aid and national defense. Senators Bone Nye Byrd Johnson discuss funding and bid procedures while House naval inquiry led by Vinson aims to identify bottlenecks in naval aircraft and ship production. Roosevelt to speak Wednesday on war issues.
A wartime communique reports over 30 000 Italian troops captured at Bardia after a heavy assault. It notes 45 light and five medium tanks seized, plus massive Allied advances and desert casualties as Tobruk defenses were reinforced.
The defense commission reported it cleared 462.8 million dollars worth of war and navy contracts between December 15 and 31, 1940, excluding contracts under 500 thousand dollars. War department officials said nine new regional construction officers will attend a three day conference here before starting field duties, reporting to Major General Edmund B. Gregory.
W M Ringsdort is elected president of the Elba Chamber of Commerce with T B Bryan named vice president and R C Bryan as secretary treasurer at the January gathering in Elba Alabama.
The article notes a budget message to Congress detailing tax views and the federal fiscal situation. It mentions a revenue target of at least 1.0 billion dollars and proposals to raise the debt limit to 60 or 65 billion. It also references the Federal Reserve Board's inflation containment recommendations tied to a large defense program.
An experimental NYA project in Elmira aims to prove motorless sailplanes can teach civilians to fly. Three all metal two seat glider kits will be built at Chelsea Michigan's Cassidy Lake Technical School under Theodore Bellak. If successful, Washington plans to expand the program. The Schweizer gliders hold two seated world records.
Circles report Moscow warned Berlin against a move that could threaten good relations. Soviet relocations cite connections to new military developments in Romania and Hungary. German troop buildup in the Balkans nears 600000 as Russia masss to the Danube. Night raids on London cause damage and casualties. Bardia falls to British and Australian forces, opening supply routes. Free French cut roads to Tobruk, trapping Bergonzoli. Italians home front reacts to defeat. Greek claims of Italian reversals in Albania rise. Admiral Leahy arrives in Vichy to present credentials.
Postmaster Homer Wright announced Auburn postal receipts for 1940 reached a record $45,733, up $1,066 from 1939, reflecting growth in mail traffic and service demand in the city.
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