Women Win Jobs In Civilian Life As Men Go To War
M P Nelson of the Career Institute cites defense programs and recovery lifting women into civilian roles once labeled men’s work. Fields include personnel advertising merchandising and publishing with lower starting salaries compared to men. trend likely to rise as job demand grows and available candidates tighten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P. Nelson
Career Institute
Nelson
Doris B. Sarah
Board of Vocational Guidance and Placement
University of Chicago
PTA Presents Play Tonight by First Ward Group
The First Ward Parent-Teachers Association presents The Old Maids' Club this evening at 7 30 at the school. Mrs W J Tarpley directs with music by Mrs B A Edwards. The cast includes Mrs Garret Mrs J P Garnett Mrs Garnett Young Mrs Ferrell Ratliff and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Ward
Lonnie Pettey
J. T. Pettey
W. E. Hyde
Landers
J. P. Gillespie
Pruitt
Hutson
Teague
Billy Thompson
Roosevelt forms three man Transportation Board in Washington
President Roosevelt named a three man Transportation Board in Washington to study railroads motor carriers and water carriers and report by May 1 on their readiness to meet the nation s expanding transit needs. Wayne Coy of Indiana Charles West of Ohio and Nelson Lee of New Hampshire will earn 10000 a year as members. Edward Macauley of California nominated to Maritime Commission to replace Max O Re ll Truitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Wayne Coy
Indiana
Paul V. McNutt
Charles West
Democratic House
Ohio
Nelson Lee
New Hampshire
Oon
Edward Macauley
California
Maritime Commission
Max O'Rell Truitt
Westside Presbyterian Church to Hold Annual Congregational Meeting
The Westside Presbyterian Church invites members and friends to an annual congregational meeting in the church auditorium Friday evening. Rev. W. B. Strong says reports from departments will cover the closing year and present the budget and goals for the new year. Refreshments and a social hour will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westside Presbyterian Church
W. B. Strong
Strong
Robinson Named Trial Judge for Minor Violations on Government Reservations
Federal Judge T A Murphree appointed Mrs Ruby Price Robinson U S commissioner of Anniston to act as trial judge in minor cases from government reservations. Her jurisdiction covers the eastern division of the northern Alabama district and she is the first of eight commissioners to receive this authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
T.a.murphree
Ruby Price Robinson
U. S
Anniston
Robinson
Alabama
Markets and Nashville Livestock Report March 20
Market summary notes mixed gains in senior utilities and uneven moves in steel and motors with around 500000 shares traded. Nashville cattle calves slaughter goods and hogs show gains with lambs and sheep steady. New York and Chicago reports reflect irregular equities and commodity shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Market News Service
Bombay
Chicago
Segregation Fight Looms Over Brief Extensions
The U S Supreme Court gave southern attorneys general until March 29 to file intervening briefs in a case challenging race segregation laws. Alabama Attorney General Thomas B Lawson convened a meeting with colleagues from Florida Mississippi Tennessee Georgia Texas to decide on intervention. Louisiana AG Eugene Stanley was first to arrive and discussed with Lawson. Kentucky AG Hubert Meredith authorized joining the brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
U. S. Supreme Court
Dixie Commonwealths
Eugene Stanley
Louisiana
Thomas 8
Lawson
Alabama
Arthur Mitchell
Chicago
Arkansas
Florida
Mississippi
Tennessee
Georgia
Texas
Thomas
Hubert Meredith
Kentucky
Lawgon
Nazi Seaborne Push and London Bombing Highlight Balkans and Blitz
Reports from Gevgelia and Salonika claim British troops landed at Salonika while German and Turkish moves suggest a Balkan settlement or escalation. In London a night raid hit docks, hospitals, a hotel, and a police station amid heavy air defenses and fires.
Cotton futures ease on profit taking in New Orleans
Cotton futures declined in New Orleans on March 20 from profit taking and hedge selling. May closed at 10.828, July 10.79, October 10.69-70, December 10.66-70, January 10.66B with bids and asks noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Roosevelt Tours Navy Air Station Progress En Route to Port Everglades
President Roosevelt inspected the Jacksonville naval air station and praised the rapid progress since ground was broken 16 months ago. He toured the 3,260 acre base with Captain Mason, saw hundreds of planes and troops, and prepared to sail on the Potomac for a fishing vacation, staying within reach of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Douglas B. Cornell
Roosevelt
Port Everglades
Fla
Mar
Navy
Southeastern Air Station
Jacksonville
White House
Potomat
Naval Air Station
Charles P. Mason
Washington
Potomac
Bahamas
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Cullman Resident Found Shot to Death in Texas
The body of Alfred F. Grimmett, 52, was found shot to death in an automobile in downtown Fort Worth on Tuesday night. A justice of the peace returned an inquest verdict of suicide. the body to be shipped to Cullman Alabama for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Alfred F. Grimmett
Cullman
Ala
Justice of the Peace
British bombers strike Cologne as U boats sink vast convoys
German raiders downed by RAF bombers strike back hitting Cologne where factories and a large building disintegrated under heavy bombs. At sea 66 500 tons of shipping were sunk in attacks on Britain’s merchant fleet. Nazi U boats destroyed 59 500 tons from a protected convoy including a 20 000 ton whaling mothership. In the Balkans Saracoglu said Turkey and Greece share a common victory and rejoice at allied successes. He spoke after a Cyprus meeting with Eden and praised nascent cooperation between the two governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cologne
Rhineland
London Air Ministry
Hitler
High Command
Britain
Balkans
British Broadcasting Corporation
London
Sukru Saracoglu
Turkey
Greece
Saracoglu
Cyprus
Anthony Eden
Rainy First Day of Spring Douses Nation
Heavy rain spans from southern Texas to the West and Midwest with snow in some areas. Temperatures swing from eight below in Holton to 68 in Miami as eastern states warm slowly while winds bring overcast skies across much of the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Texas
Oregon
Idaho
Washington
Nebraska
California
Colorado
Holton
Midwest
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Iowa
Wyoming
Montana
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Chicago
New York
Kansas City
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Boston
Cincinnati
Memphis
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Miami
Jacksonville
Montgomery
Atlanta
Macon
Savannah
Hazlewood High to stage The Wren at Town Creek
Hazlewood High School seniors present The Wren a four act comedy drama in the school auditorium Friday night 21 curtain rises at 130 cast includes Elizabeth dge Jack Davis Sarah eems Anna Belle Etheredge Lester Conner Ruth Crow Sarah Reding Clifton Martin Lucy Byrd Holl enbeck Margaret Moore Delmer Hill Ann Woodard Harold Key Grady Jeffreys Josephine Knouff with Mrs Vernon L St John directing all polished for an entertaining evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazlewood High School
Town Creek
Wren
Elizabethdge
Jack Davis
Sarah Eems
Anna Belle Etheredge
Lester Conner
Ruth Crow
Sarah Reding
Clifton Martin
Lucy Byrd Hollenbeck
Margaret Moore
Delmer Hill
Ann Woodard
Harold Key
Grady Jeffreys
Josephine Knouff
Vernon L.st. John
Churchill sees Britain’s stand as key to war outcome
The article discusses Churchill’s assessment that Hitler’s success hinges on destroying Britain. It outlines Allied aid as vital for a possible British victory, notes current double threats from air and U-boat, and mentions Allied moves in Africa to seize Mussolini’s colonies and disrupt rail links toward Addis Ababa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Churchill
Great Britain
British Isles
Britain
Herr Hitler
Africa
Mussolini
Balkans
Jijiga
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa-Jibati
Dirédawa
Haile Selassie
Lion
Judah
Addis Ababa
Older Marines for Guard Duty Sought by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt asked that younger marines aged 18 to 20 be replaced by older men for Navy yard police duty. Jerome Doyle testified on the 3.446 billion naval supply bill, urging funds for a civilian police force of 3 000 to aid Marine guards. The Senate Appropriations Committee refused the request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Navy Yards
Jerome Doyle
Secretary of the Navy
Senate Appropriations Committee
Doyle
James V. Forrestal
Navy
Juniors Present Play at Decatur High Tonight
The Decatur senior high junior class presents a three act comedy titled A Million Dollar Joke Friday at 8 00 p m. The play features a large cast with characters including Mia Eustis Frances Hodges Jack Sherman Peggy Eustis and David Morgan. A 4 30 pm parade from Riverside high school precedes the production with a state patrol lead and invites all to join in with cars or trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Senior High School
Mia. Eustis
Frances Hodges
Bill Jones
Jack Sherman
Peggy Eustis
Jacqueline Johnson
Honor Bright
Alicia
Peggy Ratliff
David Morgan
Ray Doss
Miss Gibbs
Woman's Club
Peggy Dowdy
Paul Lentz
Martha Dinsmore
Sara Coleman
Gregg Coleman
Everett Matthews
Paul Stroud
Cedar Ridge
New York State
Flip Timberlake
Smith
David Rowe
Jack McCulloch
L.A
Dorothy Lee Curl
Riverside High School
Royal Crown Sales Climb
Local sales of Royal Crown Cola surge with J H McMath forecasting 1941 as the biggest year in Nehi Bottling Co history. The parent company notes nationwide beverage sales up over 25 percent in early 1940, as Decatur Daily advertising and a coast to coast campaign in 725 newspapers boost the brand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Crown Cola
J. H. McMath
Nehi Bottling Company
Corporation
Decatur Daily
Cotton Ginning Totals for 1940 Crop Reported
The Census Bureau reports 1940 cotton ginned totaling 12 553 968 equivalent 500-pound bales, with running totals 12 287 113 bales and round bale inclusion of 3 471. State figures show Alabama 775 489 Florida 17 501 Georgia 1 015 494 Mississippi 1 250 094 South Carolina 968 285 Tennessee 507 064, against 1939 figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
Sea Island
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Tennessee
CIO United Mine Workers and Edgewater Strike Tensions
The CIO United Mine Workers with 350000 members in 68 states push for a new contract with higher wages and concessions. In Edgewater New Jersey a CIO strike against Aluminum Company of America persisted with a one day truce allowing six truckloads of aluminum parts to be moved to the navy, as overtime pay disputes linger.
Convict Caught in Birmingham After Auto Theft Escape
Warden Earl Wilson reports the capture of 21 year old Dennis Terrell in Birmingham. Terrell fled yesterday in a car taken from the State Highway Department shops near Kilby Prison and wrecked it before being identified by Birmingham detectives. Terrell is serving 18 months for grand larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Earl Wilson
Kilby
Birmingham
State Highway Department
Wilson
Dennis Terrell
Decatur Diary notes births visits and local events
Decatur diary reports Mrs Oval Sanders and infant transferred home from Emens Clinic. Prof Irwin J Quinn and Mrs Elva Frazier attend Trinity school visiting day. Local births announced Frances Cocke Richardson March 18. Community events include Howell Quartet concert and Girl Scouts meeting, plus minor updates on residents’ health and civic activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oval Sanders
Drinkard
Emens Clinic
1-Econd Avenue
Irwin J. Quinn
Elva B. Frazier
Trinity School
Johnson and Surety Sued Over County Funds
The Alabama attorney general filed two suits in Montgomery against Isaac Johnson Jr and his sureties to recover 13590 dollars claimed from Lawrence County funds handled while Johnson was tax collector. The actions name Johnson and the Standard Accident Insurance Co Inc in one suit for 1237.87 dollars and Johnson with Commercial Casualty Co for 12352.67 dollars. Johnson resigned July 10 after a Democratic bid for probate judge and was later elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Attorney General's Office
Isaac Johnson, Jr
Johnson
Lawrence County
Charles Bragg
Montgomery Circuit Court
Moulton
Johnson and the Standard Accident Insurance Co.,, Inc
Johnson and the Commercial Casualty Co
Merchants Committee Aims to Benefit City Trade
Uniform outline shows a large merchant committee to represent every line in Decatur. Officers pledge full support as Secretary Nelson notes the group’s effectiveness elsewhere and urges similar results locally. Chairman A Ewell Gregg and others participate in discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Nelson
Decatur
A Ewell Gregg
Clyde McRae
D. W. Speake
Charles Ed Howell
Buel Garrison
A. B. Pickens
W. M. Bailey
Committee Plans Event Details After Meeting
The committee met with President Barrett C. Shelton and Secretary John M. Nelson to outline plans and will reconvene Monday at 7 PM to finalize their portion of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrett C. Shelton
John M. Nelson
Alabama Tuberculosis Association selects officers
Dr. James L. Brakefield of Howard College was re-elected president at the directors meeting. Other state officers were also re-elected, including Dr. B. F. Austin of Montgomery as vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
James L. Brakefield
Howard College
Alabama Tuberculosis Association
B. F. Austin
Montgomery
New Tunnel Is Profitable In Mobile River Crossing
The Bankhead tunnel in Mobile connects the city to the Baldwin county shore with a $4 million project. Daily tolls averaging 600 dollars cover costs, leaving a 100 dollar profit which is placed in a sinking fund for bond maturities in five to six years. Peak-day traffic reached 7 760 vehicles at 25 cents or more each. Mon days show the weakest finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Cecil F. Bates
Bates
Baldwin County
Cochrane
Mobile Bay
Naval bill completed authorizes vast naval public works program
The Senate approved two naval public works bills totaling 345 million dollars for expansions at Samoa and Guam and for air stations on British possessions, signaling congressional ratification of the destroyers for bases exchange. The House also moved to raise enlisted strength from 191,000 to 300,000 if a sufficient national emergency exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Guam
Samoa
White House
Roosevelt
Senate Naval Committee
Capitol
House Rules Committee
Local Officers Named In City Records
Dent Mrs. appears with 3. Street Guntersville while Mrs. W D Robertson Birmingham serves as treasurer and secretary.
Russian diplomats tied to Manhattan Limited wreck testimony
Conductor W M Scheiber testified at an Interstate Commerce inquiry that about 44 Russians, described as diplomats or engineers, rode the Manhattan Limited two sleeping cars with 23 and 21 passengers respectively. He said no messages or valuable shipments accompanied them and noted a uniformed sleeper with boys, while noting no signs of sabotage observed near Baden on the Cleveland to Pittsburgh route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Interstate Commerce Commiss
Pennsylvania Railroad
Manhattan Limited
Cleveland
Myerm
ICC
W. M. Scheiber
CCC
Scheiber
Baden
Ohio River
Skilled workers urged registration for defense needs
The Alabama state employment service renewed its plea for all skilled workers to register so they can be placed in national defense roles. It noted qualified airplane mechanics working at filling stations and shipbuilders on farms, with expert mechanics leaving jobs in earlier years. The department warned the defense program hinges on finding more skilled labor and urged immediate registration of anyone with mechanical training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama State Employment Service
National Defense
Department
Supreme Court Decisions From Alabama Term Reversed and Remanded
The Alabama Supreme Court issued multiple rulings reversing and remanding several appeals from circuits including Jefferson Tuscaloosa Mobile and Limestone. Denials and affirmations are noted with motions to strike and petitions for certiorari addressed toward various parties and entities.
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PTA Presents
Transportation Board
Conas
Wall Street
By Victor Eubank
Gevgelia
Yugoslavia
Salonika
Berlin
Balkan
Germany
Thames
Victoria and Albert and George 5
Mie
Nation
Royal Crown Sales
Decatur’s
Rose Marie Gee
Harry Walker
The
Limestone Democrat
Johnnie Hampton
Oak Street
Adley J. Miller
Geneva Bridges
Benevolent Society Hospital
Buel Thompson
Somerville Road
Baugh’s Infirmary
Mabel Ryan
Hartselle
Edna Bokstein
Ardmore, Tennessee
Beatrice Inglis
Huntsville
A. B. Golden
Wadsworth Street
LeRoy Thomas
Somerville
Louise Holloway
Joe Sparkman
Cedar Creek
Frank T. Richardson, Jr
Mooresville, Have Nam
Emena Clinic
Frances Cocke Richardson
Tennia Sparkman
Byron Carrell
University of Alabama
Katherine Bonwell
Anne Johnson
Huntingdon College
B. H. Dixon
Seventh Avenue
South
Howell
Collins School
Circuit
Melvin Hutson
J. R. “Red” Garrett
Fourteenth Avenue
Carter Dobbs
E. E. Speer
Scouters
First Baptist Church
First Baptist
Barrett Shelton, Jr
Delano Park
Delano Rose Garden
Johnson and Surety
Supreme Court
Alabama Supreme Court
Home Ins. Co
James S. Tumlin
Jefferson
Monroe Webb
Alabama Great
Southern R. R Co
Tuscaloosa
R. L. Bowles
Bowles
State
Court of Appeals
Brown
L. L. Tucker
L. R. Tucker
Clarke
Equity
Gulf States Creosoting Co
Jerome Jones
Jeffferson
Ronald D. Gray, Sr
Mamie Murphrey Anderson
Limestone
Lucy Downing
City of
Russellville
Franklin
Charley Riner
Riner
Foster
Christian Benevolent Burial Association
Phillip Thornton
J. R. Watkins Co
J. R. MecCardle
Houston
Joe Johnson
John EF. Delané Jr
Colbert
George E. Chambers
Home Insurance Co
Lawrence
John G. Murphy
Merchants National Bank of Mobile
F. E. Haas
Board of Revenue Wy
Mobile County
George E. Stone
Mobile Circuit
Jack Cole, Inc
Kate O. Walker
Admi’x
Montgomery Circuit
News Employees’ Benevolent Society
C. P Agricola
Jefferson Circuit
H. L. Chapman
J. F. Bare
B.adair
C. B. Adair
State of Alabama
J. P. Bradberry
Et Als
J. M. Anderson
Mrrankin
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