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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1941
Page
1
President Roosevelt asks Congress for a 7 billion dollar wartime budget to supply to Britain and Greece and to support defense production. The plan lists major allocations for aircraft, ordnance, agriculture and industry, vehicles, vessels, and factory facilities to expand US defense and aid commitments.
James Pruett a 26 year old Black man was moved to Morgan county jail for safekeeping after Colbert county officers arrested him on a rape charge involving an 18 year old white girl in Tuscumbia. Police and volunteers searched the area with bloodhounds as Pruett was later moved to prevent unrest.
Sidney Hillman said the Office of Production Management was weighing a national mediation board to handle strikes in defense industries. Hillman and OPM Director William Knudsen were exploring proposals and could seek executive order action if a plan is chosen.
A two part series by Gladwin Hill in The Daily News explores the life and schedule of DeWitt Mackenzie, renowned author of the world's most widely read column. The first article is set to appear Thursday.
Henry Ford visited Atlanta and interrupted a legislative conference with Governor Eugene Talmadge and his aides. Ford and Talmadge spoke privately about farming and soybeans as a potential milk source before Ford continued to Berry Schools in Rome en route to Dearborn.
The government disclosed three high explosive bombs fell on Buckingham Palace grounds injuring a policeman and knocking down a wall while incendiaries struck nearby. A lodge was hit and a blue Persian cat was rescued from ruins. Cardiff Royal Infirmary was also hit in a separate raid with no casualties.
The article notes Hitler's spring offensive against Britain by sea and air, intensified U-boat activity, and Britain's belief that the Atlantic battle is underway. It mentions Balkan tensions, a growing Axis alliance gathering, and Japanese Foreign Minister Matsuoka’s Europe visit to confer with Germany and Italy about the war and U.S. involvement.
Editorial warns of Britain's imminent peril as Japan weighs joining the Axis fate and Hitler’s seeming advantage. The piece predicts a decisive Axis push to knockout Allied powers and notes U S dangers as Europe tilts toward war.
Turkish police and military say a Balkan bomb ring hunted for after an attack aimed at George W. Rendel British minister who escaped injury in Istanbul. Four people killed including two Turkish detectives and a hotel guest, more than twenty injured as bomb wrecked the Pera Plaza Hotel lobby.
Athens March 12 Special to The Daily Richard Lauderdale 43 World War veteran and Limestone county farmer died from burns from a Tuesday house fire at his home The Lauderdale home was destroyed and his brother Bee Lauderdale received burns but is expected to recover Bee placed fuel oil in a stove to start a fire causing the blast The funeral will be at Sprye's at 2 pm and burial at Cement graveyard west of Athens He is survived by his widow and nine children.
Madrid reports Foreign Minister Ramon Serrano Suner declares Spain’s unshakeable friendship with Germany and a shared goal of a new Europe. He spoke at a German press exposition, saying Spain and Germany pursue a move toward a geographically and morally full Europe and that Europe’s nations “closed ranks” during the Spanish Civil War.
Lt Edwin B Cooper announced the Dothan CCC camp will be dedicated to Grover C Hall late editor of the Montgomery Advertiser. The dedication was officially approved by district headquarters of the COC in Atlanta Ga.
Lily Smith found guilty of murder and given life. Anna Horton convicted of second degree murder and to serve 35 years. Jury selected for John Alford trial in Hartsville area as courtroom action continues amid deadly cases and witness testimony.
March 12 in London Prime Minister Churchill thanked the United States for passage of the aid bill calling it a new Magna Carta and an inspiring act of faith. He read a formal statement to the House of Commons praising US democracy and pledged shared responsibility against aggression. The eight US Army mission members in the gallery later met Churchill andCongressmen in a private room before joining Parliament leaders to discuss air plans.
London reports Britain opens potato bars to supply wartime calories at 30 cents each. Lord Woolton promotes pota to dishes from springtime soup to waffles with honey as reporters sample the menu. The aim is to boost hunger while other foods remain scarce.
A fierce gale drives a heavy snowstorm across New England completing an eastward sweep from the Rockies. Vermont reports 18 inches of snow with strong winds at times mile a minute in South Maine. Coastal shipping stalls and seas run high off Portland Headlight as highway crews work to clear drifts in six northeastern states.
Yugoslavia reportedly agreed in principle to join the Rome Berlin Tokyo alliance under Nazi pressure, with a possible transition period to avoid internal discord. German air and ground forces mass along Greece and Turkey fronts as Britain challenges French naval moves. RAF and Luftwaffe raids devastate Kiel Bremerhaven and English cities, while Greek forces counter Italian attacks and claim prisoner gains at the Albanian front.
The Tennessee river gauge stood at 19.45 feet and is falling. Temperatures ranged from 55 to 31 degrees with no rainfall reported. Alabama expected cloudy skies with warmer conditions in the far south, rain beginning later tonight, and rain or snow possible in the north Thursday with colder coastal conditions.
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