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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1941
Page
2
British and Vichy envoys led talks in Palestine on a new allied order for Syria and Lebanon. The armistice that ended 34 days of fighting was to shape Free French governance as General Georges Catroux and General Henri Dentz met with Sir Henry Maitland Wilson and aides.
Britain reports a strengthened stance in the Middle East after a secret accord with Gen. Henri Dentz signed Saturday in Acre Palestine. The pact aims to secure a bulwark for the Suez Canal and possibly closer cooperation with the Turks. Britain would be able to send military aid if its non belligerent ally is drawn into the war.
Rev J F Turney to officiate at 10:30 with Peck in charge. Echols survived by wife a brother Brad Echols seven nieces and ten nephews. Flower members listed Grace Wilson Louise Brown Inez Brown Pauline Chunn Dorothy Chunn Annie B Newman. Interment in Valhermoso cemetery.
Nine cases of infantile paralysis were reported this weekend to the State Health Department, raising the statewide total to 46 since July 1. Jefferson county contributed three cases, Pickens and Tuscaloosa two each, and Etowah and Russell one each, with Russell’s case the first this year. The count also notes fifty three counties had no cases in 1941.
New York reports mixed stock movements with rails advancing and yields low. Cotton remains firm with active trade and speculative buying. sugar demand up. metals steady as steel operations advance. Chicago notes lower wheat, easy corn exports, cattle and hogs up 15 to 25 cents. hogs top around 11.40. Cottonseed meal futures steady in Memphis. butter receipts weak in Chicago markets with varied grade prices.
Salable cattle total 650 calves with a slow start but mostly steady trading. Load choice 1 025 lb steers at 11.25, a few good fed steers and yearlings down to 10.00, with common stock noted. Market trends provided by Federal-State Market News Service.
Washington July 14 Knox the navy secretary and cabinet liberal on aid to Britain told an anniversary interview he hopes the policy will not draw the U S into war but that a war of defense against Nazism would be infinitely preferable to a peace by surrender to Hitlerism He warned that a free American republic could not survive in a Nazi dominated world and urged steadfast support for Britain despite the risk.
Fishermen report Wheeler lake rising to early spring level. After recent drainage by wartime industries fish moved to deeper water, but now anglers expect better catches as the lake refills and the limit rules remain in force.
In a wartime address Churchill praised London's grit as the rock of Britain's resilience. He warned of German retaliation yet expressed readiness, noting improvements in night raid defenses and sending support to Russia while recalling Nazi air assaults on Warsaw Rotterdam and Belgrade.
Court officials announce county court will convene Monday July 21 with criminal and civil cases to be tried by jury. The following week July 28 will focus on non jury matters.
Chicago Wheat prices fell over one cent a bushel as terminal market receipts rose and reports of congestion appeared at several points. Domestic visible supplies showed a substantial increase, dampening futures and cash markets.
Senate debates extended service periods for troops at distant posts including Alaska Hawaii and the Atlantic. Officials say continuous replacement worsens efficiency. The Military Committee postponed a markup on a modified requisition bill sought by the War Department at Senator Chandler's request.
Chamber of Commerce officials report many contacts made but insufficient workers available due to vacation periods. Decatur urges volunteers to assist in canvassing, calling 69 to be assigned to a team and territory as the city races to meet an emerging emergency.
A Hatton community committee of residents led by George Woodruff J M Anderson and M L Haygood met to discuss the annual picnic planned for Thursday. An interesting program has been arranged and the public is invited to attend.
The Marine Corps announces a broad expansion of its air arm seeking hundreds of recruits for aviation trades including machinists radiomen ordnance men metalsmiths aerial gunners bombardiers and observers. Training is free and a grammar school education is not required for aviation training. Applicants aged 17 to 30 who are single without dependents of good character in sound health should contact the Decatur post seven building Marine Corps recruiting office for full details and a complete physical examination with no obligation.
Nazi propaganda frames Kiev and Leningrad under threat as German forces push across Dniepr and Dnestr fronts. Berlin claims big gains while Moscow and London report heavy losses for the Red Army. Britain and the Soviet Union sign a new war pact and hold to joint effort against the Reich.
Leon Henderson warned in Atlantic City that the consumer boom fueled by defense spending is ending. He said rationing will limit materials for civilian goods as military needs absorb copper steel nickel zinc chromite manganese and aluminum.
Local draftees report little change after six months with the engineer corps. One plans to hoof it home 400 miles upon release. The columns note community events, hospital visits, church meetings, and a roundup of local incidents including court lineup and vacation returns.
Leonard Eugene Mayfield of Rt. 3 Moulton enlisted in the U S Marine Corps on July 11 and was sent to San Diego for six weeks of training. He hopes to attend the parachute school at Lakehurst New Jersey and after graduation will be promoted to private first class with $50 monthly specialist pay in addition to his regular salary.
The Inquiring Reporter visits residents including A C Brackhahn I M Day Jr Walter Marvin Penney Grady Peavy and Charlie Harvey to gauge opinions on hat styles. Reactions range from favorable to dismissive about wide brimmed hats and new trends.
Governor Frank Dixon warned the American Legion that only the British fleet blocks a German invasion of the United States as the group opens its three day convention in Huntsville. Rep Joe Starnes joined the program as about 1000 members attended the session noting pacifist and congressional critics of the Legion.
A two week relaxation plan may threaten national defense and require withdrawals from storage reservoirs. The program, open to industrial users, lacks plans for residential and commercial use. Normal use briefly resumes due to surplus water at Lay Mitchell and Jordan dams on the Coosa river. Alabama Cotton Ginners Association reps will meet power company officials Wednesday to map ginning season power use.
The report notes Bastille Day observed with mourning in Vichy and unoccupied areas where parades were banned and flags limited while Marshal Petain attended a brief wreath laying at a monument for veteran dead of the last war.
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