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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1944
Page
3
Detroit reports that postwar demand for new cars could exceed 12 to 15 million units, with a two year wait for average buyers as industry shifts from wartime to peace production. Even after reconversion, output will lag backlog, possibly taking up to five years to catch up.
Community items mention William McNutt finding a U S Army air corps cushion near Mt. View church and inviting contact at his Falkville home. Updates report illnesses, visits, and letters from soldiers in the Southwest Pacific and Italy, plus a German POW in Germany since October. Two church events planned for March and a home demonstration club meeting on the third Monday.
Illustrated Mayan and Aztec manuscripts detailing legends were destroyed by Spaniards during their exploration of Central and South America, erasing keys to pre columbian cultures.
Huntsville March 14. The Monte Sano hotel once a famed 1880s and 90s summer resort was sold for construction materials and will be razed by a Birmingham lumber and supply firm. Located on Monte Sano mountain three miles east of Huntsville the 60 year old landmark features a miniature railroad and an annex added after its peak.
In Atlanta on March 14 a court announced a settlement in a Sherman antitrust suit filed by the Savannah theatre in August 1938 against Lucas and Jenkins and multiple distributors. Judge Robert L. Russell dismissed the case after counsel agreement, with a substantial cash sum and a cinema supply arrangement for the Savannah theatre. Defendants included Paramount Radio Keith Orpheum 20th Century Fox Columbia Pictures Universal Loews Vitagraph United Artists.
Mrs Will A Eaves dies at home and services held with families from Decatur Mt Pleasant and Detroit attending. Many relatives and friends from Athens Piney Channel Veto Nashville Columbia and Tanner visit, stay or send condolences. Local clubs meet, illnesses update and residents travel for military and church events.
Mrs Maggie Stinson of 2309 24th St Ensley Birmingham Ala testifies Retonga cured years of indigestion and gas, gave back appetite and ten pounds, improved sleep and shoulder pains, noting rapid recovery after laxatives failed. Retonga advertised as remedy for B-1 deficiency digestion and appetite, available at Caddell Drug Store.
John A Moroso details naval life aboard the Atlantic Fleet with tips for landlubbing sailors. He describes blackout darkness, cramped passages, ladder danger, and the need to know escape routes while noting Portsmouth naval prison cases and concerns about lenient punishment and congressional sympathy.
Local social notes recall Sunday gatherings for the Voss, Glenn, and Cahela families. Pfc George Voss returns from a 15 day furlough from Ferndale California to his parents. New Zealand soldiers refer to U S Marines as cobblers in a casual remark.
Joe Short, North Alabama director for the Office of Price Administration, told a civic club in Bessemer that price controls saved the average American about $678 during 1943.
The story follows Syria Verne’s confrontation with Pierre Sturgis over a possessive date and fame, ending with her being shot after midnight. Argus Steele revisits the Penguin Club where Syria reappears as a career-focused figure named Syria Verne, reconnecting with the former Lucy Callahan. She, now a public figure, contemplates her path amid danger and old associates.
Mrs Mamie Lee Lentz and baby visited her parents Mr and Mrs Elbert Hays of Austinville. A large crowd attended the singing Sunday. Rev Elmer Smith delivered a fine sermon at Caddo Sunday morning. Mr and Mrs Dawson Hames recently moved from Birmingham. Missing, Ramond Fuller and Jim Jenkins visited Decatur on business. Bethlehem church singing planned for March 19. Pvt Robert Melson and family visited his parents. Walrey Ladner of Advance Mississippi died after a shipyard accident near Chickasaw Alabama. Hazel Lucile Johnson from Prichard Alabama injured in Ladner car crash is hospitalized.
The United Nations reveal a cloud bombing system using pathfinder planes with colored flares to outline targets and enhanced radio instruments for precise navigation in bad weather. U S Eighth Air Force reportedly used the method in daylight raids, with beam navigation aiding landing in fog and cloud.
In Biloxi region a highway accident near Ocean Springs yesterday left one person fatally injured and another hurt. Responders rushed to the scene as authorities investigated the crash details and exact cause. Local officials urged caution on coastal highways amid ongoing inquiries.
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