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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1940
Page
2
The industry plans about 4.1 million car and truck assemblies in 1932 with cautious optimism. Plant managers note January production around 470,000 as a start, predicting a seasonal spring rise and a balancing contraction before another uptick. They warn against repeating a 5 million-unit year and aim for steady demand.
Heavy snows four feet deep in the Salla area halted Russian supply routes in the east. Military sources report air-dropped food reaching some units but unable to feed large numbers, highlighting ongoing logistical strains.
Finnish pilots report a standout feat by Jorma Sarvanto who downed six of seven Soviet planes in a raid and chased them 30 miles. Other Finnish fliers joined in to shoot down the final aircraft as Finns claim nearly 300 enemy planes have fallen to air combat or anti aircraft fire since the conflict began.
Lam bert Fairchild filed an objection to Browder on the ballot alleging the petition misdescribed the election district and branding the Communist party a dues paying secret society. He claims Browder has subordinated himself to Communist international and that its aim is to destroy the government.
In Los Angeles on January 24 a court commissioner refused Ida Brown weekly alimony of 50 dollars from Louis Brown whom she blinded with acid seven years ago. Brown claimed bankruptcy. She had served nearly four years in a women’s institution.
OCR fragment urges the liver to pour bile into the bowels claiming two pints daily to prevent decay and discomfort. The text includes garbled phrases and disjointed advertising rhetoric for Carter's Little remedy.
New York stocks gain as steels and aircraft lead, early rally pushes prices higher. Trading expands toward 700000 shares with beef and pork markets showing mixed, steady demand and livestock prices: fed steers 7.75 8.75, hogs 4.25 5.50, sheep 25, fat ewes 2.00 3.00.
New York January cotton markets show aggressive short covering and buying pushing prices to peak levels in the final minutes. Old contract highlights rise to 22-42 points with May July and March futures listed, while old and new contracts close higher amid brisk activity. Middling spot stands at 11.09 with a 22 point gain. market data for several contracts is displayed.
New York stocks show firmer steel and aircraft activity with mixed bonds and currency moves as sterling rises. Commodities include copper and cotton with varied demand. Chicago wheat climbs on cold weather while corn remains steady to strong. hog futures fall 10 to 20 cents, top at 5.55.
Chicago grain notes show a rebound after nervous trading with May wheat above 1.00 1 8 and gains across corn and oats. Market strength stems from expectations of colder weather across much of the belt and snow cover in winter wheat regions.
Poultry live Texas live stock market report from Chicago lists 35 trucks firm with prices for ducks and chickens. ducks 4 1 2 lbs up, colored 11 1 2, white 13, small colored 9, white 9 1 2. other prices unchanged.
A fragmentary market report lists butter and egg prices with graded quality terms and weights. It shows scores like 93 for creamery butter and various 1-4 and 3-4 gradings, plus references to centralized carrots and refrigerator standards.
Prime cottonseed meal futures closed steady with FOB Memphis quotes. January 29.25, March 27.75, May 27.20, July 26.75, September 25.00. Sales totaled 9,300 contracts.
U S Dept Agris shows 90 salable calves and many cattle with a market undertone strong for butcher kinds. Prices range around 6.00 to 6.50 for common and medium heifers and steers. cutters near 5.75 to 6.25 amid a brisk demand in Nashville Tennessee.
Irwin J. Quinn reports 12 of 22 county schools closed with 4206 students taught by 137 teachers while 8,000 pupils remain in the system. Enrollments in Decatur white schools run 66 percent normal, negro units 32. roads slow reports from hard hit communities and several named schools show sizable suspensions. Snow scene paints a festive town with sleighs and snowmen lining neighborhoods.
The State Department of Education estimated more than 300000 Alabama students were kept from classes today due to snow and ice. Officials reported few upstate schools remained open while many in the central region closed, with snow banks up to five feet and Reform receiving 22 inches.
Paul V. McNutt, federal security administrator, says he has no apology to offer for his Indiana labor record. He defends use of state troops during the Terre Haute strike and challenges John L. Lewis and organized labor leaders to judge his administration.
Guntersville reported 14 inches of rain and about 30 000 square miles were covered. The Birmingham area saw 10 inches of rain with melting and pack g not included. The Bee Line Highway over Red Mountain was closed to traffic though Green Springs road allowed detours via Homewood to the Florida Short Route. Two 40 000 volt lines to Gorgas Dam were down with many smaller lines affected. City transport largely normal except Shades Valley service. Valley residents walked to work and hotels were full. A fuel shortage threat persisted despite coal deliveries and offers from two iron manufacturers.
The AP reports a sweeping cold wave across the nation with 25 below readings in North Dakota and heavy snow in the South and East. Storms threaten Cape Hatteras to Atlantic City, while California endures rain and lightning. Ice jams back the Ohio River. baths, trains, and roads face major disruptions.
Mud floods roads and boggy ground make the Murmansk railroad nearly unusable. Finnish forces retreat behind watery barriers and may block narrow land chokepoints, potentially stalemating the war and giving Norway and Sweden time to prepare for any outcome.
Washington reports on extreme temperatures with questions and answers. The piece cites 66 below zero at Riverside Ranger Station in Yellowstone Park on Feb 9 1933 as the coldest US reading and 134 degrees at Death Valley in 1913 as the hottest. It compares states coldest and hottest readings, noting Rhode Island and Alabama with 18 below and Maine and New Mexico at 48 below.
Tallulah Bankhead challenges Herman Shumlin and Lillian Hellman over refusing a benefit for Finnish relief. She pledges $1,000 weekly salary to the fund in Washington and urges patrons to donate their ticket tax. She cites Actors Equity and neutrality as factors in the dispute.
A 21 year old negro confessed to participating in the New Year’s Eve killings of a farm couple and their 4 year old son near Fort Towson. Authorities fear mob violence after the confession and the ex convict Lyons named another suspect, Van Bizzel. Lyons led investigators to the murder weapon and said robbery was the motive.
Miss Virginia Prince Calvin of 619 Oak Street was slightly injured when a sleigh hitched to a car was struck by another vehicle in the 600 block of Ferry Street. She regained consciousness and appeared no worse, as the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earle Calvin.
Decatur diary items report Auburn student Billy Duncan visiting family, Miss Mabel Britain returning home from Ardmore and Athens, and Katherine Boswell leaving for Huntington College. Weather cancellations affect midweek services. Elks plan Americanism Week activities. several residents discharged or ill. WPA projects paused due to snow. coal supply concerns noted with local pickup from Jones Coal Company.
The Weather Bureau reports widespread winter crop damage across South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas due to extended cold. Tender truck crops like tomatoes and cabbage sustain severe harm, with some replanting required. Frost impact also noted on Pacific Coast vegetation and livestock in the Southwest. winter wheat remains protected by snow north of Oklahoma.
Pastor Dr. Edwin Wyle launches Sunday travelogue series at seven pm with gospel songs led by G E McCulloch. Episodes cover Sweden Romance Finland Far North Egypt Land of Pharaohs Paraguay Barefoot Nation Canada Lady of the Snows Barbary States North African Highlands Portugal Where Apostle Paul sailed the seas.
The British and Winston Churchill claim German losses were heavy while recalling the 1915 Dogger Bank battle. The report lists ships sunk or damaged including the German Bluecher and three cruisers, and recent losses of merchant vessels Sydfold Baltanglon Pluto Foxen off northern and Scottish waters.
Avalon residents faced a proposed borough ordinance restricting bar standees from buying drinks for companions. State ABC Commissioner D Frederick Burnett quickly rejected that section, urging the council to drop it. He warned that drinking alone can lead to trouble and noted proprietors will seek workarounds.
Joseph P. Ryan denies federal charges that he pressured lumber dealers to push workers to join his International Longshoremen union. Indictments allege anti trust violations and conspiracy to impede commerce, with dock actions and boycotts affecting lumber worth over 2 million dollars. A separate St Louis case charges the Teamsters and Arthur Morgan Co. for trying to dominate intercity hauling via threats and sabotage.
London's ministry of economic warfare announced a plan to stop German and American sympathizers from wiring dollars to the Netherlands for food shipments to Germany. Officials said no U.S. or Dutch representations were made, while the TraFora Corporation in New York operates “wirelessing” food to Germany in about 15 U.S. cities with packages of butter cheese milk and coffee priced from 6.70 to 8.50 dollars.
Senate committee approves a revised Brown bill with a $30 million cap on any single nation's credits and bans loans for arms or violations of international law. Taft R Ohio opposed reporting the bill, and Adams D Cole sought a $75 million cap. Finland not named in the revision. additional loans would await Jones's discretion if capital increase clears Congress.
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