Decatur News Roundup of Local Events and Weather
Local weather shows cooler air in the south and rain showers with a heavy front expected in the southern portion. Tennessee River at 20.45 feet, high 64, low 39. Cotton prices posted: strict mid 20.85, middling 20.65, strict low 19.45, low 16.15. Community items include film showings at the Princess Roxy and Capitol, United Charities directors’ meeting Monday at Hotel Lyons, and various local personnel updates from Decatur including military service, educational milestones, and hospital notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Tennessee River
Decatur’s
United ‘Charities
Hotel Lyons
Churchill to address world at three this evening
Churchill to speak to the nation and world at 9 p.m. tonight on radio for about an hour. The broadcast marks his first nation wide radio address since Nov 29 and aims to outline Britain’s duties and prospects in a year of offensive war. Foreign Secretary Eden is in the United States during the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Churchill
Italy
Anthony Eden
United States
Britain
Explosion Darkens Downtown Indianapolis Area
A powerful blast caused by sewer gas igniting wrecked power lines and a substation transformer, plunging central Indianapolis into darkness. No casualties reported as windows shattered across several blocks and theaters went dark, while police and fire crews controlled the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Power and Light Company
Lincoln Hotel
Kentucky Avenue
J. Lindsay
Labor board seeks dismissal of Merrimack Mills case
A National Labor Relations Board trial examiner recommended dismissing the complaint against Merrimack Manufacturing Company's Huntsville mill over unfair labor practices. The intermediate report was released today in Washington D.C. and states the allegations lack sufficient evidence to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Merrimack Manufacturing Company
Huntsville
Ala
Proposals Advanced By Operators Is Voted Down
United Mine Workers voted down a Southern Coal Producers Association bid for joint government involvement in wage talks to replace the expiring contract. Operators will press for independent talks and may seek federal review, as meetings continued in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United Mine Workers of America Tonight
Southern Coal Producers Association
Edward R. Burke
Southern
John O'Leary
United Mine Workers
Burke
O'Leary
UMW
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United States
Charles O'Neill
White House
Washington
Northern
Wage increase request denied by War Labor Board
The War Labor Board rejected District 50 United Mine Workers plea for a $1 daily wage rise, night shift differential, and dues checkoff at Semet Solvay Co in Ensley Alabama, affecting about 350 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Labor Board
District 50
United Mine Workers
Semet Solvay Company
Ensley
Ala
Talapoosa County Tops War Bond Drive Earnings
In Dadeville Alabama on March 20 the county surpassed its war bond quota by 52.64 percent and followed with a buy a bomber drive that raised 359500 dollars, setting a new record for the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dadeville
Ala
Tallapoosa County
TVA Experiments Point to Valley Fisheries Potential
The Tennessee Valley Authority reports experiments showing large scale commercial fishing possible in the valley. War demand boosts interest as 600000 acres of lakes could yield about 25 million pounds annually, with legislation needed to manage impounded waters and sustain sport fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tennessee Valley Authority
America
Tennessee Valley
Lake
Ontario
Alabama
Rain and Dust Bring Lull in North Africa Front
Allied reports describe a calm on the Tunisian front as heavy rains slow movement while Patton’s divisions consolidate gains around Gafsa and El Guetar. The lull allows both sides to reinforce for a potential decisive battle as Rommel faces likely supply constraints along the Mareth line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel DE Luce
North Africa
Tunisian
Patton
Gafsa
el Guetar
Erwin Rommel
Eighth Army
Guetaria
Algiers
Henri Giraud
Pan
Berlin
Mareth Line
Eisenhower
Rome
Allied bomber strikes hit two Japanese ships off New Guinea
Allied air forces reported hits on two Japanese ships off Northwest New Guinea with another vessel attacked near Rabaul. A large submarine was sunk at Lae harbor and a 10,000 ton merchantman was directly hit east of Cape Vanderbosch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin Spencer
Australia
Australa
Northwest New Guinea
Rabaul
New Britain
Lae Harbor
Cape Vanderbosch
Dutch New Guinea
Kaimana
Liberator
Gazelle Peninsula
Madang
Astrolabe Bay
New Guinea
Lae
Beliaois
Pinschhafen
New
Bankhead Opposes TVA Amendments In Senate Fight
Senator John H. Bankhead states he will oppose any amendment to include TVA employees in the Tennessee Valley Authority funding and in the confirmation bill. He explains he opposed McKellar's measures and would vote against the entire confirmation bill if TVA staff were added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TVA
John H. Bankhead
Decatur Daily
Bankhead
McKellar
Senator McKellar
Tennessee Valley Authorities
Treasury of
United States
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Tennessee
Tennessee Valley
Congress
T Am
Tennesseee Valley
Appropriations Committee
Judiciary Committee
Board of
Norris Tva
Terry Struck Down by Auto in Plint Case
Co. c. Terry, about 60, engineer at Morgan county tubercular sanitarium at Plint, was struck Saturday night by a hit and run driver in a Model A Ford. He was carried to Baugh’s infirmary with no broken bones or skull fracture but remained unconscious three hours after admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Sharp
Benevolent Hospital
Brown's
Sharp
Goodyear Mill
C. Terry
Morgan County
Plint
McAfee, Howell & Young
Baugh’'s
Terry
48 Hour Week Sought for Steel Industry
The War Production Board steel advisory committee led by CIO President Philip Murray recommends a 48 hour work week to boost wartime steel output. The panel cites manpower needs for expanded facilities and worker losses to the armed services, noting December’s 41 1/2 hour average and a 46 1/2 hour actual with overtime paid at time and a half. Approximately 186,000 steel workers have joined the armed forces, while plates shortages shift to alloy and high quality carbon steels to speed production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Steel Labor Advisory Committee
The
War Production Board
CIO
Philip Murray
WPB
Armed Services
Additin
Murray
United Workers of America, Cio
Batcheller
OPA Obtains Court Order Against Jefferson Davis Hotel
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order against the Jefferson Davis hotel in Anniston for alleged double charging of rents during soldier visits to Fort McClellan. OWI described the action as Alabama's first against a hotel, with a preliminary injunction hearing set for Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
T. A. Murphree
Jefferson Davis
Anniston
OPA
Office of War Information
Alabama
Fort McClellan
OWI
Murphree
French youths flee to Swiss frontier amid resistance rumors
Reports from the Swiss border describe French patriots from Haute Savoie giving up homes to escape Nazi labor drafts. They seek insurgent bands across France while rumors spread of organized resistance, possible centers, and alleged actions by Laval. Disturbances and disillusionment accompany long treks toward safety and potential combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Brutto
Switzergland
Haute Savoie
Europe
France
Ute Savoie
Averyon
Auxerres
Delmont Democrate
Vosges
Pyrenees
Dunkerque
Chamonnix
Normandy
Belgium
Norway
Democratc
Gazette
Lausante
Germany
Pierre Laval
Wildlife conservation week proclaimed in Alabama
Gov. Chauncey Sparks declared the week of March 2027 as wildlife conservation week in Alabama and urged citizens to observe it properly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Chauncey Sparks
Alabama
What Is Zoning Decatur Hearing Aims To Explain
Decatur planning commission drafts a zoning ordinance and will host a public hearing on April 16 1943 at 7 38 PM. The four article series seeks to educate residents on proposed controls to prevent overcrowding, traffic hazards, slums and strained utilities while guiding orderly growth and city character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur City Planning Commission
Decatur
Planning Commission
Zon
Ying
Russians Hold Firm as Nazi Offensives Push
London reports Russian forces along the Donets below Kharkov endured ceaseless German assaults with 800 Germans killed and 15 tanks destroyed. In the north the Red Army gained ground around Lake Ilmen and near Smolensk as center operations push forward amid thaw and mud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Long
London
Donets
Kharkov
Moscow
Red Army
Lake Ilmen
Smolensk
Chuguev
Sevsk
Timoshenko
Staraya Russa
16Th Army
Saxe Simen
Russia
Berlin
Kursk
Belgorod
Ensign Warmerdam Sets New Pole Vault Record
Ensign Cornelius Warmerdam tonight bettered his own world mark in the pole vault at the Relays with a leap of 8 feet 11 inches in Chicago on March 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ensign Cornelius Warmerdam
Also Mentioned on This Page
Buddy
Princess
Paris
Roxy
Capitol
Lewis Carrol
Mrs
J.G. Carrol
5Th Avenue South
Horace Mitchell
Camp Maxey
Texas
C. M. Mitchell
Greaners
Central Baptist Church
J. C. Leach
Paul B. McRae
T. L. McRae
East Gordon Drive
Army Ordnance
Camp Hood
Pvt
Francis L. McRae
Camp Lee
Virginia
H. Wohl
Nashville, Tenn
Doris Wohl
Vanderbilt University
Lawrence C. McRae
Army
Morgan County Tubercular Sanitorium
L. L. Lively
Greensboro
N. C
Morgan
James H. Crow Jr
Newton B. Powell
John Sherrill
Alabama Highway Patrol
Coe
Corporal Harvey Pride
Corporal Pride
Gulfport, Miss
Charles R. Brewer
Earl Brewer
Armored Force Replacement Training Center
Fort Knox
Ethel Pentecost
McAfee, Howell and Young
Baugh's Infirmary
Fairview
Dewey Richards
McAfee, Howell and Young Ambulance
D. W. Speake
Speake
Warren and Ratliff
Los Angeles
Mr. Speake
American Legion Auxiliary
Red Cross
O. J. Shepard
Charles W. Biles
Duroyo
Vyazma-Smolensk
Dnieper
Dniep
Durov
Bely
Durovo
Red
Ensign Warmerdam
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!