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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1943
Page
9
Count Fleet wins the Belmont Stakes to complete the Triple Crown, finishing well ahead of rivals. The horse sets a Belmont speed record and boosts his earnings to 250 300 dollars while Mrs. John D. Hertz's colt again dominates the field.
Ensign Hugh S. Cannon, praising Navy rations, shattered the world discus mark with a 174 feet 10 18 inch throw at the Metropolitan AAU championships in a sparsely attended event near Randall Island stadium. He surpassed Willie Schroeder of Germany who had held the record at 174 feet 2 1 2 inches since 1935.
Swedish distance running champion Gunder Haegg arrived in New Orleans aboard the tanker Saturnus but was delayed indefinitely by customs investigations. Acting Swedish consul Robert Plant said it was uncertain when Haegg would be allowed to depart the ship as reporters could not contact him.
Evanston Ill June 5 Northwestern will field some football team this fall Coach Lynn Waldorf said but he admitted he did not know how where or when enough players would be found Football is too virile a sport to let die according to Waldorf
The Count fastest to the wire wins ahead of Fairyman Hurst and Deseronto with Man O'War's baby finishing a head back. Jockey Johnny Longden drives Count to victory as the Hertz hurricane joins Sir Barton and other legends in turf history. The Count and Sir Barton remain the only two to win Withers mile and the big three.
Deeds show multiple transfers including Holloway to Foote for 1250 dollars and Dobbs to Lee for 1000. Other entries note mortgages or trade values. Marriage licenses list pairs such as Israel Waldman with Virginia Moyers and John Holmes with Juanita Scoggins among several Decatur and Falkville residents.
UMW leadership announces a June 7 to June 20 return to work as part of a strategic retreat to support the war effort. The Board counters that negotiations cannot resume during a work stoppage and cautions against negotiating on contract terms. The miners insist their aim is fair compensation and economic footing, citing large coal stocks and unchanged war production.
Navy recruiting announces open ratings in the Seabees construction branch for armorers bakers cooks and many skilled trades. Pay ranges from 78 to 126 monthly with foreign duty allowances and potential for full chief petty officer rate. Volunteers 18 to 38 may enlist. those 38 and older may join directly. Recruiter based in Decatur at Morgan County Courthouse every Monday.
The labor board notes that continuing negotiations under threat of wartime coercion could undermine the no strike policy and disrupt war goods. Lawmakers prepare anti strike legislation with possible White House signing before June 20. The main issue remains portal to portal pay as talks near a breakthrough.
Pvt. Clarence O Thrasher writes his younger brother John Thrasher from Pennsylvania about leaving for Berlin and Japan to win victory. He urges calm, warns about spies, recalls childhood memories in Lawrence County and Courtland, and promises to return to play in the creek. The poem shares wartime bravado and familial affection.
The union has scaled its demand for a daily ration to $1.50 while Northern operators tentatively offer $1 and Southern operators 800 cents.
A circuit court suit filed June 3 names the Tennessee Valley Authority as defendant in a case brought by Willie Engle on behalf of minor Billy Ralph Engle. The complaint alleges the TVA truck driver operated negligently, causing a collision with Billy Engle, a 10 year old bicyclist.
Nashville completed a four game sweep over Birmingham by a 9 to 6 victory. Wally Signer allowed 13 hits but earned his fifth win. Jim Walsh drove in his tenth homer as Birmingham pitchers issued 12 walks in three games. Barons drop to third. Little Rock rises to second.
Vanderbilt's board of trust adopted the special committee report calling for wartime abandonment of organized intercollegiate football. The vote ends competitive play for the duration of the war, with the decision framed as a strategic move for safety and resource allocation.
Smokies win 10 to 8 over the Pets in EnVille series finale as Smith Signer Kreitner score on big hits. Anderson earns win before O Neill, Simononi, Seminick contribute key homers and drives. Williams Wells Gum mings Carrola O Neill Finley pitched for New Orleans Knoxville.
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