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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1943
Page
1
Weather stays warm with a 98 degree high while cotton prices traded around 2.30 to 21.10 and a 175 degree low. War updates include WAAC reservist calls to Daytona Beach, promotions, a Petersburg letter, and a North African action death. local visits span Jackson Mississippi to Mobile and Fort Bragg plans.
Alabama Senate defeats a proposed constitutional amendment to bar Japanese or their descendants from owning property in the state. Senator Newton led the measure while opponents argued it violated American principles and discriminated against citizens.
In Montgomery on June 16, Rep. E C Boswell’s bid to repeal the state civil service merit system was defeated as the House Ways and Means Committee placed the bill on the adverse calendar. Administration amendments allowed the Personnel Department temporary wartime appointments, with six month expiry after the war, and blocked Boswell’s broader emergency-appointment aims. The Senate meanwhile advanced bills raising Supreme Court and Court of Appeals salaries and considered liquor measures.
The $2 939 441 504 omnibus appropriation bill covering 18 war agencies was sent to Congress. 1943 outputs were projected at about $180 billion with half for direct war production and rapid aircraft development touted as pivotal. Price control saved $25.8 billion by 1942 and could reach $70 billion by 1943 with subsidies. Synthetic rubber plants were to be fully operational by year end, targeting 800 000 long tons next year.
The McKellar job grab bill passed the Senate but faces trouble in the House. Speaker Sam Rayburn sent it to the House Civil Service Committee where Chairman Robert Ramspeck said he is unalterably opposed and will push to limit provisions to policy making officials. Nashville Tennessean reports House members show little enthusiasm and pressure to report the measure is shallow.
Russian planes raided a German tank concentration near Sevsk in the Orel sector, direct hits reported on Nazi tanks and four German planes shot down. Moscow communique cites Russian scouts taking prisoners and killing several scores of Germans.
A Mobile policeman was killed and two other men were wounded in a backyard gun duel last night near the shipyard. The officer was struck four times and died in a local hospital. two others remain in critical condition.
The Navy awarded the Silver Star Medal to Lieut. Commander Eugene T. Sands, 36, of Alabama, and a Georgia gunner’s mate for their actions off Pearl Harbor. Sands commanded a submarine that damaged a large Japanese tanker and a patrol boat and engaged multiple targets, with other sinkings reported but not announced.
Japanese Premier Hideki Tojo warned Parliament that the war situation was increasingly tense as British and American offensive signs mounted. He said Japan’s forces were fighting hard and developing new methods to defeat the Allies while urging efforts to help India expel Anglo-Saxon influence. Allied actions near Lae and Rabaul were reported as MacArthur’s forces advanced 90 miles from Lae and U.S. bombers hit Rabaul, with large fires visible after the Lakunai raid. The China front saw Chiang Kai-shek’s armies cutting rail links to Yochow as they prep to attack the stronghold.
Atlanta, June 16. Area ceiling prices for leading coal grades will be announced within 30 days after a regional survey completes. Joseph J. Spengler, OPA price executive, says prices will be set in dollars and cents by size quality and terms. Cities include Atlanta Savannah Birmingham Montgomery Memphis Knoxville Nashville Jackson Jacksonville Tampa Columbia Charlotte Raleigh Norfolk Richmond Roanoke.
Max Hill discusses the French Committee of National Liberation's move to unite France beyond De Gaulle and Giraud rivalry. The piece notes the need for cooperation between the two leaders and cautions against political posturing to advance a common goal. Henri is minister emphasizes practicality over faction.
Allied air forces launched a round the clock assault on five Sicilian airfields and targets, bombing Sciacca Bocca Di Falco Castelvetrano Borizzo Milo and two Marsala radio stations. Enemy losses included 16 planes and at least 12 damaged in air battles with six Messerschmitt 109s downed.
British say RAF bombers hit Denmark to France in the fifth successive night of raids. Berlin reports alert with few details. RAF targets include airfields and rail links. Whirlwinds attacked an airdrome at Dunkerque and a Mosquito bomber made a long cross sea mission to Denmark.
In Beaumont Texas City rioting followed a white woman’s rape. About ten people were hospitalized, thousands of shipyard workers walked off to demand quiet as a Ranger unit hunted a Negro suspect. Cafes hotels and laundries reduced staff as crowds gathered at the jail.
Price Administrator Prentiss Brown returns from a Michigan holiday to press an OPA cleanup. He faces Senate questions on subsidy plans to roll back consumer prices. Roosevelt backs the plan while congressional critics seek a clearer authority amid wartime meat allocations.
Japhey V. Brooks died in Denver after a ten months illness. Funeral services were conducted at Union Hill church at 3 p.m. Wednesday with the procession leaving Brown's chapel at 1:00.
Buckingham Palace announced the King arrived in North Africa for a personal inspection of Allied forces preparing to invade Europe. He toured with Sir Archibald Sinclair and Sir James Grigg and met with Empire and American units, as well as the French army, amid rising invasion rumors and Axis nerves.
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