Detroit Rioting Seen Tied to Influx Not Factor
A sociology survey of nearly 500 riot arrestees concluded last Monday’s clashes were not driven by the war time influx of workers. Dr. C. F. Ramsay reported most interviewees had lived in Detroit over five years and noted two common patterns: employed in good jobs and no perceived racial discrimination in work or school. Total rioting deaths reached 34 with 25 Black and 9 White victims. Curfew remained strict as federal troops patrolled city streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detro Ee Eso
Whirec
South
C. F. Ramsay
Michigan Department of Social Welfare
Detroit
Fedral
Ramsey
Harry F. Kelly
Michigan
Ramsay
Johnak
Bataan
Holyak
Stanley Kusmiecz
Hamtramck
Rabaul bombed in heavy dawn raids by 170 aircraft
Allied air forces blasted Rabaul New Britain with over 20 tons of bombs in three waves before dawn. Incendiaries and high explosives hit the airfields and harbor installations as heavy anti air fire precluded damage assessment. Two bombers were missing after the raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rabaul
New Brit
New Guinea
Mitchell
Laeon
Concen
Sean Ace Moon
Wanakanau Asirdrome
Australia
Penfoel
Dillon
Guinea
Lae
Finschafen
Horace Dryden Called to Duty for Service
Horace Dryden son of Mr and Mrs Dryden recently graduated from high school and was a varsity football player who has received orders to report for military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Dryden
and Dryden
Local Servicemen Training and Training Plans
Howard C. Owens of 12 East Moulton Street Decatur is training at Sunflower Jr College Mississippi and will be called to active duty after completion. CPL Thomas M. Higdon, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Higdon, formerly of Decatur, completed aviation mechanic course at Sheppard Field Texas and expects to enter gunnery school at Tyndall Field Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard C. Owens
East Moulton Street
Decatur
Sunflower Jr
College
Miss
Minnie M. Owens
Cpl
Thomas M. Higdon
H. S. Higdon
Sheppard Field
Texas
Tyndall Field
Fla
Fred H. George
Air Force Technical Training School
Keesler Field
Ida George, Hartseller
James Wesley Stanford Jr
Third Avenue
Pearl Stanford
CAA
Sunflower Jr. College
Moorhead
Barron County Ration Board Receives Letter About Excess Sugar
A Barron county ration board in Rice Lake Wisconsin received a letter from a man claiming 600 pounds of sugar remain unused and stating he has meat six times daily and ample butter tires and gas. He dismisses ration limits with a bold farewell to the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rice Lake
Wis
Barron County Ration Board
Conditions in Capital Warn of Epidemics and Vice
A House district sub committee warned Congress of possible epidemics in Washington due to war crowded conditions. It found 50 percent of residents in slum areas, rising sexually transmitted disease among soldiers, and health hazards from rats and malaria bearing mosquitos amid quinine shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Capital
Congress
House
District of Columbia
Signalman Dies in Odd Accident Near Greensboro
Charlie C. Rutherford Jr. of Cullman died Friday June 18 after being shocked while working as a railroad signalman near Greensboro Alabama. He was a farmer from Lawrence County with deep ties to Cullman and Lawrence counties. Funeral services were held at Union Hill in Lawrence County at 3 p.m. Sunday. Surviving are his wife two sons Harold and Waymorn Rutherford his parents Mr and Mrs C H Rutherford three brothers Floyd Fennell and Grady Rutherford and five sisters Mrs R L Bradford Joe Wheeler Dam Mrs Viola Simmons Mrs Mary Lee Graham and Mrs Richard Thomas and Miss Maudie Rutherford all of Courtland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie C. Rutherford, Jr
Cullman
Greensboro
Ala
Rutherford
Lawrence County
Lawrence Counties
Union Hill
Harold
Waymorn Rutherford
C. H. Rutherford
Floyd, Fennell
Grady Rutherford
R. L. Bradford
Joe Wheeler Dam
Viola Simmons
Mary Lee Graham
Richard Thomas
Maudie Rutherford
Courtland
Riots Costly to War Goals in Detroit
WPB vice chairman Joseph D. Keenan cites two days of rioting in Detroit that halted work and disrupted lines and belts. He estimates one million man hours lost and says the cost in planes tanks and equipment surpasses all labor disputes in the first two months of the year. He urges labor and management to address underlying causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Detroit
Joseph D. Keenan
Kennan
Keenan
Renewal rule announced by OPA for Morgan county gasoline
Morgan county gas rationing board issues regulation from the OPA on renewals for supplementary gasoline. First renewals on or after July 1 must be new applications on forms No 531. Industrial workers require approval from their employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County Gas Rationing Board
OPA
Morgan County
Death Cleared Fort Jackson Explosion Victim
A board of investigators from the 106th Division ruled the death of Sgt. William A. Grannis a dud mortar shell that exploded as he stepped from a city bus near Columbia after finding the parcel at Fort Jackson. The incident occurred Tuesday in Washington D. C. and Fort Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Jackson
D. C
William A. Grannis
Here
Washington, D. C
Columbia
106Th Division
Grannis
Fort
Cellist to Aircraft Mechanic in Army Air Force
Sgt. David Freed once a leading Radio City cellist now serves as an aircraft mechanic and inspector at RAF Basic Flying School. He chose hands on work over continuing as an Army musician and pursues aviation duties, while still composing and studying scores in spare moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Freed
Courtland Basic Flying School
Army Air Force
Radio City Orchestra
New York
RAF
Sgt. Freed
Curtis Institute of Music
Philadelphia
Penn
Courtland Post
Courtland Band
Seven Enter Naval Units From Morgan County
Seven Morgan county youths were enlisted in the Navy last week by the Navy Recruiting Station in Decatur. Charles Edward Clem of Decatur enlisted as apprentice seaman, while Charles H. Elliott and Willis E. Morris Jr and J. W. and J. H. Johnson of Hartselle joined as apprentice seamen except Elliott who became hospital apprentice bound for Chicago for basic training. Others, Youngblood Turner and Johnnie Johnson of Decatur, entered as steward's mates third class and will train in Pensacola. The Decatur office invites 17 to 18 year olds for interviews and explains Navy prospects. women ages 20 to 36 may apply for WAVES and SPARS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Navy
Decatur
Charles Edward Clem
West Church Street
Charles H. Elliott
Willis E. Morris, Jr
J. W
J. H. Johnson
Hartselle
Elliott
Naval Service
Chicago
Pensacola
Florida
Youngblood Turner
Johnnie Johnson
Officers of Unit Named Officers of Unit Named
Miss Lillian Houser spoke on her Girls State stay in Montgomery during an American Legion Auxiliary meeting in Legion Parlors with Mrs. Besse Shepherd presiding. Delegates named for the Montgomery state convention July 12 13 and 14 include Bertha Timberlake Ruby Jones Lou Allen Williams Louise Hines Esther Cain Besse Shepherd Erin Walker and W M Lanier. New officers for 1943 44 elected Bertha Timberlake president Louise Hines first vice president Wessie Allen second vice president Ruby Jones recording secretary Besse Shepherd corresponding secretary Lou Allen Williams treasurer Ida Timberlake historian Erin Walker chaplain and Tom Ratliff sergeant at arms. Joint installation with the American Legion was voted for later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Houser
Girls’ State
Montgomery
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Besse Sheperd
Bertha Timberlake
Ruby
Jones
Lou Allen Williams
Louise Hines
Esther Cain
Besse Shepherd
Erin Walker
W. M. Lanier
Wessie Allen
Ruby 8. Jones
Ida Timberlake
Tom Ratliff
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Robert Posey
Albert H. Posey
Trinity 1
Army
Camp Campbell, Ky
Meredith B. Jackson
California
Mrs. Jackson
Decatur 1
Lester Thompson
U. S. Naval Receiving Station
Norfolk, Va
Willie H. Thompson
Mitchell C. Martin
Claude Martin
Vinemont
Alton Summerford Falkville
Cam Breckenridge, Ky
Fred V. Summerford
C. Y. Summerford
Falkville 2
Melvin Hardin
Camp Walters
American Legion
Pearl
City Electric Department
Alabama
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