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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1941
Page
2
Two U S Navy seamen were found guilty of malicious mischief for cutting down a Nazi flag at the German consulate in San Francisco. The judge ordered custody to naval authorities and sentenced to be announced Thursday.
Decatur diary notes T. Fe Putnan leaving town and George Moye visiting from Alabama. Many residents suffer flu or illness while others attend church events, charitable meetings, and a regional rubber conference in Atlanta. Court actions, school visitors, and neighborhood updates fill the day’s notices.
Discussions on a Vichy collaboration program were expected to resume soon with Pierre Laval representing the Vichy government. Laval, who lost cabinet posts last December, met Friday with Marshal Philippe Pétain in a brief announcement. The talks follow a standstill after Laval’s removal due to power disputes. An American sailor’s act in San Francisco drew US regret, provoking German and Nazi indignation.
WASHINGTON Jan 20 1941 President Roosevelt takes the oath at the Capitol delivering an inaugural address outlining democratic resolve. The ceremony featured crowds in Lafayette Park and 16th Street, heavy security, and a national motto of liberty and unity amid global crisis.
Three men were held in Morgan county jail on forgery charges after weekend arrests. R. P. was taken in Georgia and returned by Police Chief W P Moore and Constable W E F Kil gore. Doyle Collins and Granville L Ball face additional charges tied to forged checks and log tickets with bonds set at 500 dollars each.
The Roxy Theatre on Bank Street opened Saturday at 10 am and quickly filled to standing room. Sunday crowds remained at capacity with demand for more space. The Crescent Amusement Company runs the new venue with Tony Sudekum as president and G. P. Banniza as manager.
An enrollment for Morgan county white youths for CCC camps will be held January 27 with the site to be announced. To date 106 have gone to CCC camps in Morgan county this January. Applicants should apply at the welfare department offices located at 406 E Cain Street.
New York stocks show little movement with mild gains in sugar and steel, but broadly flat as investors await cues from President's address. Bond market uneven, cotton irregular, hogs higher in Chicago and Nashville livestock reports indicate steady to rising values in feeders and cattle.
The New York cotton market closed lower across near and far months with Oct hedges and near-months slipping. March to December contracts show declines with values around 10.3 to 9.8 cent per pound, while Lee Middling spot sits at 10.57.
Prime cottonseed meal futures closed quiet in Memphis with 41 percent protein. Closing bids for January 27.50, March 26.65, May 26.50, July 26.00, and September 25.90. Sales totaled 500.
Fractionally lower prices pulled new crop wheat contracts for July and September to about 81 cents a bushel. Wheat closed 1 2 7 8 cents lower from Saturday with May at 86 1 8 1 4, July 80 3 4 7 8, corn down 1 8 3 8, May 63, July 63 1 4, oats down 1 4 3 8.
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