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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1940
Page
3
Bill Bailey hides under a bed as a burglar searches the Merrifield residence. A flashlight sweeps the room and a tense standoff follows after the under cover man spots the intruder and orders him to stay still or be killed.
The local army recruiting office announces a new engineers regiment at Fort Benning Georgia and a new battalion alongside the 8th Infantry. Enlistees undergo a final physical with Major Mitchell M. C. and are sent to Fort McClellan before Fort Benning. Open daily except Sundays. under 36 with service may enlist within an hour. under 21 may request papers for parental signatures.
Francis Craig and his renowned dance orchestra will provide music for Decatur’s coronation ball at the Armory on July 5 following the Queen’s crowning. The event caps the 120th anniversary celebration with a pageant’s prologue on July 4 at Benson Field. The Nashville based ensemble is a leading Southern dance unit, and the ball committee considers the booking a fortunate obtainment.
The Associated Press reports rain covered most of Alabama and western Georgia with Newman, Georgia recording the heaviest at 1.31 inches. Rain is expected to continue tonight and tomorrow in the southeastern rain belt, while the northern states enjoy generally fair weather. Gulf coast areas remain unsettled and temperatures are forecast to be slightly lower than yesterday with highs ranging from the mid 90s to near 100 in several southern cities.
Rev. Edward V. Ramage returns from a stay in Montreal North Carolina and will lead both morning and evening services at the First Presbyterian Church on Sunday. The eleven o'clock sermon is titled The Masters Self Restraint with other services at usual hours.
Nome Alaska June 15 Russians reportedly constructing an air field and wireless station on Big Diomede island in the Bering Strait. A crew of 25 Russians and several Eskimo families are said to be at work with conflicting reports of mass settlement.
The Washington has 1,768 U S. refugees aboard and sails to New York. The Manhattan, due back in Europe within twelve days, is temporarily laid up with a skeleton crew as it awaits instructions to carry refugees home to Europe. The Manhattan docked earlier with more than 1,900 war refugees from Italy.
A reader letter from Virginia Brock expresses excitement for Decatur to mark its 120 year founding anniversary. She notes the town and Morgan County will participate in the forthcoming celebration.
Decatur Boys Club boxing team will host Merrimack Boys Club from Huntsville at the Civic Center Monday night. Fights begin at 8 pm with listed Decatur boxers facing Huntsville opponents in weight classes from 105 to 170 pounds. A four-boy 90-pound blindfolded battle royal is planned.
Milano newspaper Corriere Della Sera reports Italian aerial machine guns riddled a shipment of brand new American planes at a coastal French airport. The attack was described as having occurred on Thursday.
Five plant disease specialists from the U S Bureau of Plant Industry begin preliminary work in Alabama to fight the little leaf disease decimating pine forests. The effort is funded by a 15000 dollar federal appropriation obtained after an urgent request by the Alabama State Chamber of Commerce forestry committee and the State Forestry Department.
Anne Adams Pattern 4482 offers a knee length frack with smart front buttons and back zipper options. Includes matching trim shorts and colorful options for summer wear with sizes 12 to 40 and a 358 yard fabric requirement for size 16. Pattern and book priced at 15 cents each, order from The Decatur Daily Pattern Department.
In Oklahoma City on June 15 deputies nabbed a 24 year old ex convict found with a radio and electric fan he admitted stealing from a truck parked near a traveling show. No owner could be identified and no charges filed.
100 PERCENT AMERICAN. WABASH Ind June 15 Indiana's Miami Indians inform the government they plan no uprising They state they consider themselves the only true Americans and are not in sympathy with a foreign power They urge this information be given to Secretary John Collier and to Secretary Harold Ickes
In Montgomery on June 15 Ay-J. Miller Bonner, adviser to Gov. Dixon, told 300 attendees that the flag means more today, calling European dictators barbarians and vultures. He spoke at the dedication of flags in Alabama’s new $60 000 archives and history building, noting renewed pledge to liberty against Hitler and Mussolini. Tribal representatives from Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Creek nations presented banners. Seminole banners were sent but not represented. Flags of Spain, France, England, the United States, Republic of Alabama, the Confederate battle flag, and the stars and bars were formally presented.
Mrs S J Ramage mother of Rev Edward V Ramage pastor of the First Presbyterian church, suffered a broken hip Tuesday evening at her summer home in Montreal North Carolina. She was moved to a hospital in Biltmore North Carolina for treatment of ten days or more after she tripped over a box while unpacking.
W Anthiel Jr of Trenton N J was killed in a Finnish liner explosion that also killed nine others. He was said to be on courier service with unclear duties while authorities investigate possible sabotage and a diplomatic matter aboard the Tallinn to Helsinki bound ship.
Washington reports Congress advances a ten year moratorium on Finland's war debt despite partial payments. Finnish minister Procope told the State Department the June 15 installment would be discussed with Helsinki. Roosevelt expected to sign swiftly as other nations face due installments. Hungary paid a portion of its debt.
Buenos Aires reports a first step in a large defense plan to strengthen craft and anti aircraft capabilities. At a war ministry conference Minister of War General Carlos Marquez and Roberto M Ortis and department heads discussed authorizing 236.8 million pesos for aircraft and anti aircraft armament including about 40 warplanes with the balance for batteries, likely to be built in the United States.
Reports from La Jolla reveal unusual fish hauling objects from the water to shore near Mission Bay. Observers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Santa Natural History Museum note the behavior involves dragging a pan or stone to shore and then lifting it back into the water.
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