This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 32 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1942
Page
2
This World business feature outlines ongoing issues companies face when pursuing war production contracts. It notes practical steps plants and manufacturers often take to secure or improve war work, highlighting real world challenges and recommended actions.
The article describes how many small manufacturers resist or stall in joining the war effort. It cites apathy from local production offices and finance gaps as key barriers. Lacking engineers and financing, they struggle to adapt blueprints and equipment to meet wartime needs.
The cautious business owner, familiar with regular customers, grows wary of government contracts due to bonds fines and penalties.
In regions like the South and the Prairie states small industrialists face few large-scale contractors nearby to secure sub contracts. Government demands for close tolerance sometimes exceed practical needs, with specs such as two ten thousandths of an inch.
The text outlines how manufacturers specifications govern techniques or processes and how controls by certain builders limit other manufacturers from accessing them. It notes the effect of such controls on competition and standards.
Reports indicate April cases show lack of coordination among it agencies with Army or Navy awards delayed by the War Board for material purchases. The slow clearance process hampers timely procurement and disrupts manufacturing timelines cited in defense briefs.
Washington officials report the Senate Appropriations Committee 15 to 9 rejected the 80 million eight hundred eighteen thousand dollar request for Civilian Conservation Corps funds. The move follows a wartime economy push and mirrors early House actions.
Deputies Pitman and Humphrey with federal officers destroyed a still and two sixty-gallon barrels of beer in a Talucah area raid near North Waldermose Springs. The equipment was found in a dense thicket behind a residence, with no arrests reported at the time. One person was said to be sought.
A government analysis notes that a substantial portion of the national budget is allocated to schools, supporting Costa Rica’s policy of free and compulsory education for all children. The finding underscores the emphasis on universal access to schooling.
A wartime guide celebrates home based vacations with family picnics by local water holes. It suggests packing a lunch, riding bicycles or walking, and enjoying hot dogs corn on the cob and watermelon. Instructions include safe food storage from ants, swimming, then a campfire feast with roasted corn and steak aromas.
Survivors tell of a torpedoed Yugoslav merchant ship after a Gulf of Mexico attack. The Western Atlantic total sunk nears 309 since Pearl Harbor as Caribbean losses mount, with 635 survivors recounting peril and heroism aboard life boats and ports.
June 4 report from the House Military Affairs Committee criticizes defense spending as excessive. It cites errors in Camp Davis North Carolina and Huntsville Arsenal Alabama contracts with FW Grannis Higgins Thompson and McDevitt, noting overpayments and possible collusion. The inquiry also details $226000 paid for state trooper hires at Camps Polk Clarbonne Livingston and $95000 spent on identification badges while payroll included many relatives.
In Montgomery on June 24 attorney Geri T. S. Lawson said students at beauty parlor schools who charge even a nominal sum for practice on customers must be unlicensed.
Stocks ended a quiet day with minor gains and losses near the close as oils and industrials pulled indices down while copper and some aircrafts held firm. Volume was light with about 260000 shares traded. follow through in other markets showed slight advances in wheat and firm but slow hog and cattle action.
From New Orleans on June 24, long liquidation ahead of the July notice day kept cotton futures soft. Closing prices showed little movement with the July contract at about 18.24 to 18.97, October around 19.11 to 18.78, December near 19.00 to 19.14, and March May July sessions showing subdued gains.
Chicago grain prices show no cash wheat traded and corn futures listed with various No 1 to No 5 grades and oats figures for No 1 mixed and No 1 White. Prices include weekly quotations from June 24 with several minor adjustments.
Federal State Market News Service notes salable cattle 175 calves 200 hogs 800 sheep 1 200. Cattle steady to firm with fed steers 900 1150 lb above 13.00. slaughter cattle 9.50 12.00. cows 6.50 9.50. bulls 8.50 10.25. Hogs steady with 190 275 lb at 14.00. 185 lb at 13.35. 100 145 lb 11.35. sows 12.95. Sheep steady with lambs 11.00 15.75 and buck lambs 1.00 per cwt. Fat cattle quote 4.00.
Prices in Chicago on June 24 show eggs at receipts 23 265 with steady fresh graded firsts. Carrots bring 34 35 and 30 1 2 for various grades as prices remain unchanged across categories.
Macon Georgia June 24 Dr N C McPherson Jr pastor of Peachtree Road Methodist church in Atlanta was elected president of Wesleyan College the first chartered women’s college in the country He succeeds Bishop A J Moore of Atlanta.
President Roosevelt signed the service men's pay allotment and allowance bill paving the way for dependents of fighting men to receive financial aid. The act also reclassifies married men for the draft and defers men with bona fide family relationships at home to preserve the home.
The article notes ongoing German efforts against Soviet lines south of Kharkov and at Sevastopol with Moscow saying local gains are not decisive. It discusses Tokyo weighing a possible Siberian strike, with Japan massing forces near Manchukuo and Siberia and expanding actions in the Aleutians to hinder Allied aid to Russia.
The Kiwanis event will run with the same efficient dispatch as last year and spectators are assured there will be no dull moments. The program will proceed without a long wait between segments, delivering a concise performance.
In Westchester surrogates court Dr. Henry Darlington was described as pursuing Mrs. Anna H. Paton in a one way affair during the probate of her will. Counsel for relatives contends the 78 year old widow left a substantial portion to the rector while former butler William Chalkley testified she died sound of mind.
In the Sevastopol defense the Red Army resisted German assaults and claimed to have closed gaps in the Black Sea base defense while suffering heavy casualties. On the Kharkov front Soviet forces were pressed back to new positions as German offensives continued. Allied air forces faced weather constraints as RAF bombers were grounded.
A group of local gasoline service stations announced that starting Sunday they will close on Sundays to allow employees to attend church services and spend time with their families.
The Alabama state highway department reports a 15.7 percent decline in May rural traffic from the prior year. Data compiled from 10 automatic traffic recorders on federal and state highways across the state.
The Tennessee River system sees rising river freight, with ten million annual tonnage records, as private and public terminals at Chattanooga Decatur Knoxville and Guntersville prepare. A 1945 projection estimates two million tons through public facilities, saving about three million dollars versus overland routes.
About seventy five city groups gathered at Decatur city hall Tuesday to hear R A Hoyer of the Federal Security Agency outline a city recreation program. Mayor Tomi Harrison named a temporary committee led by R B Rogers to form a permanent panel to implement a lasting plan. The group met after the meeting to review the plan. no final action was taken.
Public safety guidance outlines blackout signals, light extinguishment for residences and businesses, limited travel with OCD insignia cars at 15 mph, and radio tower lighting pauses. It directs households to prepare blackout rooms and urges minimal telephone use to keep lines clear for volunteer defense workers.
The project proposes a pool level for Guntersville reservoir near the average free board of barges. A loading platform will sit with the barge deck at the dock, enabling hand loading without a derrick. Two loading tracks a platform and a small freight house will be built with mooring clusters installed.
County commissioner Jeff Rowe who suffered a heart attack in Decatur was moved to Benevolent Society hospital in a Brown ambulance. Births include a daughter born June 24 to Mr and Mrs Paul L heureux formerly Sarah Aycock. Several residents receive hospital care or improve after operations at Baugh infirmary and Hamill clinic as church and youth activities gather for prayer and practice.
The notice urges all residents of Decatur and nearby Austinville and Moulton Heights to cooperate with auxiliary policemen firemen air raid wardens and volunteers. It warns residents to stay indoors when the siren sounds Friday night and seek shelter near buildings if outdoors. It also states blackout regulations will be enforced.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.