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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1941
Page
8
A Russian raid over Moscow caused alarms and fires but left little damage. Witnesses describe watching incendiary bombs, sirens, and observers relaying information from rooftops while a lone house burned little and daylight revealed a minor air raid.
A Morgan County note shows residents visiting relatives and spending time in Huntsville Nashville and Plainview. Names include Gibson Bral Peck Morland and Morland families with several Sunday visits and Monday departures among Hartselle Pines and Bakers. Edith Peck spent a week in Nashville with kin.
A reader's crossword clues list with numbers and brief entries for across and down answers, plus a cryptogram puzzle and the solution line. Yesterday's Cryptoquote quotes Mark A. Menander style wording about virtue and law, with a full cryptogram solution included.
City council will decide on daylight saving time at Tuesday night’s regular meeting. Officials will discuss aluminum collection for the defense program, set a campaign date, and appoint committees to run details. A separate note mentions social gatherings and parties hosted by local residents and guests from Grenada and Tampa.
Mrs J E Stone Jr hosted a bridge party at her South Highlands home with garden flowers and guests including Mrs Dan Ramey and Mrs Guy Roberts. High score went to Mrs J R Stone and a bingo souvenir was won by Mrs Harold Parker. The event featured an ice course with sandwiches and a busines circle watermelon cutting at another home.
Hewlett Roberts was celebrated at a Saturday afternoon party hosted by his mother Mrs. Luther Roberts. Children enjoyed a gay parade with red, white and blue hats while blowing whistles at their home gathering.
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation announces a $436 million loan to Great Britain to cover collateral valued at about $500 million. Funds totaling $425 million will be disbursed at nearly $100 million per month, at 3 percent interest, maturing in 15 years with a possible five year extension.
Limestone County Blackburn section reports a Pleasant afternoon with a candy hunt and an ice cream and cake treat. Listed attendees include Helen Howell Rhona Howell Robert Parker Ruth Gail Cost Anne Blizzard Billy Sims and many others at the First Baptist church summer outing at Tabernacle Springs.
Virginia Grey Kent Taylor Ann Rutherford and Frank Morgan star in Washington Melodrama a thrill packed tale of adventure set against a nation preparing for Democracy's defense Also in the cast Dan Dalley Jr Lee Bowman Fay Holden Anne Gwynne and Sara Haden opens today at the Roxy period venue.
Miss Elnora Kirkpatrick of Fayetteville Tennessee spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Wm Kirkpatrick. The community heard revival notes at Friendship Baptist church with Rev Dolphus Price from Decatur delivering the message.
Redlands California July 22 police under orders from City Councilman Theodore Krumm to arrest women publicly wearing indecent summer clothing especially shorts. Krumm a police commissioner says too many women appear scantily attired as temperatures reach about 100 degrees.
Charleston officials launch a drive to remove misfit tops and wooden containers as war-bred shortages bite. New dealers report a shortage of cans, with only stock on hand available.
The Department of Commerce reports this season's canned salmon production in British Columbia will total about 1,700,000 cases.
Washington July 22 The War Department announced an initial order for nearly a million of a new dome shaped steel helmet resembling German troop head gear The two in one design includes a fibre liner usable as a field hat Tests at Fort Benning showed better protection from bullets shell splinters and heavier steel The new helmet weighs about two and a half pounds about three ounces more than the current model
R G LeTourneau Inc says net profit for the first half of 1941 reached 1 613 748 dollars or 3 58 dollars a share, up from 1 152 043 dollars or 2 56 dollars a share a year earlier, reflecting stronger earth moving equipment demand.
Continental Roll and Steel Foundry reports six months ended June 30 net profit of 550,486, up from 286,156 for the prior year. The results imply 55 cents a common share for the period, matching 1940 like-for-like earnings.
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