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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1943
Page
2
June work on checking war crop and soil building practices began with community committeemen and AAA field crews in Morgan County. Farmers to file own reports to save time and resources, with 53 neighborhood meetings to assist. 1006 farms reported by June 19, representing 28 percent of county farms.
Federal troops patrol Detroit after three years of unrest as rioting peaks with street fights and looting. Two Black residents die in a hotel battle amid gunfire and gas, hospitals overflow, and production plants report worker absences while a police and military investigation begins.
An argument between two Black men, Willie Douglas Polk and Charlie Gilbert, led to a stabbing affray with Gilbert receiving severe cuts. Polk was arrested on a charge of assault and battery and released on a $300 bond pending trial, per Chief of Police Wohit mire.
WPB and Solid Fuels Administration warn the June coal shutdowns risk reducing coke output in Alabama and Pennsylvania. Bee hive and by product coke ovens lack coal, risking steel production and broader war supply, with effects varying by industry reserves and distribution.
New York markets showed selective early gains but fading momentum by mid session. Declines softened in steels and industrials with short covering supporting minor advances. turnover under 700,000 shares. Wheat finished near session highs with firm July and September bids. oats and rye moved modestly while no corn trades occurred.
Quiet cotton trading in New York June 22 shows July up front to Friday first notice day. Prices finish unchanged with July at 20.24, October at 19.84, December at 19.63 as hedge selling and spot demand mix with favorable crop accounts.
Nashville Tennessee June market news notes receipts of 100 cattle 160 calves 1000 hogs and 2000 sheep with generally steady or weak demand. Cattle show varied prices from 10.00 to 15.50 for steers and heifers, cows 10.00 to 11.00, vealers about 15.00, stockers 11.50 to 15.00. Hogs 1000 head steady with good and choice 13.56 to 13.65 per hundredweight. lambs 11.25 to 15.00 with fat ewes 5.00 to 6.00.
Grain traders saw wheat futures move within a narrow range as cash sellers and short buyers clashed over price expectations. Uncertainty over selling price policies added to market nerves while oats and rye showed additional weakness.
June 22 report from Cairo details a ninth air force Mosquito squadron sinking ten enemy planes with no American losses. Lieut. Paul G. McArthur, Lieut. Wyman D. Anderson, and Capt. Lee Gosick led rescues and combats near Pantelleria. Col. Charles Grogan earned the "Clipper" nickname for a tail-shot victory.
A revised estimate on the cost of renovating the Aycock building on Ferry Street was mailed today to the Federal Works Agency for review and funding consideration.
The Alabama Senate and House elected eight lawmakers to join Governor Chauncey Sparks as chair of a new War Emergency Council. The panel will administer a large state fund, with excess general fund money and a $750,000 working balance set aside for two years. Projected fund size could reach about 5 million dollars, depending on liquor profits.
Decatur's United Charities approved a 500 contribution toward Alabama cancer control, now in its second year, with thirty counties already backing the campaign and a proposed 30,000 from the state legislature. The board also denied 100 for HIV work, and will form a three member committee to coordinate county canning efforts with the Chamber of Commerce. Treasurer Stanley Wyatt reported a sound financial status.
Secretary Knox said no Japanese prizes were taken by force and no new sunk ships were reported. He stated no international incident is developing on routes to Russia and that both sides are avoiding actions. He noted Kiska could not be kept by submarine supply alone and described a strong carrier expansion with ample aircraft and trained pilots. He dismissed reports of American fleet units in the Mediterranean.
Malone pool, built years ago by B L Malone, will soon operate again after W N Weaver of Decatur bought the property from the Spight Estate. Weaver plans repairs and expects to run the pool with fixtures and about three acres of land as the project moves toward completion.
A list of men from Selective Service Board No. 1 who depart today for military induction. Names include Spencer Stover James Smith Elijah Rice Lawrence Kennedy George Washington Cunningham Harris Toney Leroy Clark Willie Henry Edmonds Carlee Lee Bankston Carl Cohn Cornelius Troy and many others. The group comprises dozens of individuals headed for armed service.
The United Mine Workers stage a broad walkout across states led by John L. Lewis as unions reject underground travel pay. Talks between Ickes and Lewis continue with War Labor Board backing intact. Millions in coal plants idle from Pennsylvania to Wyoming amid 1941 contract disputes and possible court actions.
The Decatur Recreation Commission under Chairman Q E Eddens completed a revision at Montgomery due to the use of critical building materials. The update supports construction of a soldier recreation center, with emphasis on material readiness and project scope.
Rev. Joe J. Jones a Baptist per day school field worker will visit Morgan county tomorrow living in Decatur on the Pan sociation. He plans Sunday school training work during the first week in August and will hold similar conferences in the county during the week. He expects to be in Hartselle Wednesday night at the Baptist church for services there.
Clark Lee recounts a late patrol to the Abucay front with Lieutenant Gonzales and Major commanders. They dodge shellfire and snipers, reach temporary headquarters, learn the 31st had halted a Japanese night attack, and narrowly escape a fallen tree blocking the road.
American liberators arrived from the south to target Reggio Calabria and San Giovanni dropping nearly 275000 pounds of hazardous materials and incendiaries. RAF bombers followed with heavy strikes though visibility limited observation. The area near San Giovanni ferry terminal was heavily damaged with smoke and a ferry overturned. At Reggio Calabria multiple hazardous device bursts were seen along the rail yards and waterfront.
Norwegian reports say 400 German soldiers drowned June 10 when the 3,000 ton Birka sank off the Norwegian coast near Trondheim. Four hundred were saved. Cause of sinking unknown. cargo and mission details not provided.
Mrs. Ava Roberson of 415 E Lafayette Street reports the death of her uncle C. M. Keys of Oklahoma City Oklahoma on June 19. Keys is described as grandfather of the key quad group and was aged 92.
The French Committee of National Liberation met in plenary session to discuss a new proposal for settling military power after disclosure that the United States and Great Britain insisted Gen. Henri Giraud remain commander in chief of French armed forces.
Technical Sergeant Earl Lee returns Wednesday to Camp Croft Virginia after a furlough with home folks. Pvt Mitchell Williams of the U S Marine Corps is at home on furlough, stationed in Chicago. Corporal Frank L Swanner leaves for Camp Plattsburg New York after ten days with family. Mrs Clarence M Tarzwell is confined at Benevolent Hospital. Rev and Mrs C L Dobbs return from a brief visit to Vermont. There will be no cottage prayer service at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist this week.
RAF and USAAF forces carried out a broad raid pattern over Germany with Krefeld described as heavily destroyed by bombardment. Berlin radio noted the assault focused on civilian targets while London faced a major night attack with property damage and casualties.
On the anniversary, millions face each other along the front in a virtually deadlocked stalemate. Artillery exchanges and aerial battles continue as Hitler delays a third summer offensive and reinforcements move into France. The Soviet Union gains factories while Allied support grows, with warnings that delaying a second front prolongs the war.
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