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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1941
Page
2
The admiralty announces a second straight weekly drop in sea losses with 23 British and allied merchantmen totaling 71 773 tons sunk in the week ended March 16. Axis losses for the period are stated as 300 000 tons, while Britain’s bombing effort concentrates on shipping targets and Berlin.
The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board cancelled the 1938 rule allowing cost plus 10 percent sales to military posts. A new rule sets regular retail prices for wines and liquors consumed on ceded military reservations like Maxwell Field and Fort McClellan. Direct shipments to posts within the state are withdrawn and not allowed to leave the reservation.
Balkan armies were safeguarded from a possible Yugoslav flank as the long awaited battle seemed ready to erupt. Bitter opposition within Yugoslavia warned that diplomats signature might not free the country for Nazi use. Streets brimmed with manifestos denouncing leaders and threatening sub government officials as Greek forces claimed heavy losses against Italians near the Viosa river. German and British planes conducted night raids in the region.
Montgomery March 25 The American Legion announces Alabama’s fourth annual Boys State to be held at Talladega June 5 14 with Walter Knabe of Montgomery as director. D Trotter Jones predicts 250 attendees as juniors are housed at the Alabama State School for the Deaf.
The House rules committee deferred action on HR 15 by Representative Fulmer of South Carolina for a federal trade commission probe of the pulpwood industry. The committee delayed voting on a rule for House consideration after Representative Culkin of New York objected.
New York stocks show irregular trend with rails and utilities driving volume around 450000 shares. Cotton closes uneven with May to March futures slipping and spot price up slightly. Chicago grain and livestock prices show mixed moves across wheat corn hogs and lambs.
Salable cattle include 150 calves and 100 slaughters with steadier prices across most classes. Slaughter yearlings and heifers in common to medium grades mostly 7.50 to 9.00 with meaty kinds near 9.50. top steer price Monday 11.50 for strict high. cows 4.50 to 6.00. vealers 12.00. hogs around 10 lower with good 190 to 250 lb cattle at 7.70 and 125 to 185 lb at 6.50.
Near-month cotton contracts gained support from trade buying in New Orleans while longer positions faced hedging and realizations. May and July closed near the session highs with modest single-point shifts, while December and March showed slight declines amid mixed demand and hedging activity.
Butter receipts total 964 376 with firm market. Egas receipts 28 790. Current receipts 18 1 4, dirties 16 3 4, checks 16 1 4. Storage packed extras 20 3 4, other prices 16 3 4. checks 16 1 4. storage packed extras 20 3 4. other prices unchanged.
Chicago March 25 Poultry prices listed for live birds with 36 trucks reported. Broilers at 2 12 pounds and under 4 pounds color ed Plymouth Rock and White Rock weights noted. turkeys hens 22. Other prices unchanged.
In Chicago on March 25 the wheat market rose as farm aid measures and short covering lifted prices. May delivery jumped over a cent with gains near day’s peak, while new crop contracts gained about half as much. Wheat closed higher across May and July, with corn and oats also rising.
Market notes list cash wheat, corn, oats and soybeans with price ranges by quality. Wheat ranges from 61 to 92 1/2 cents, corn from 66 1/2 to 70 3/4, oats from 35 to 39 1/2, and soybeans priced at 101 1/? cents, reflecting various grades and weights.
The House military committee recommended exemption from draft and training for regular army marine corps and coast guard members with three consecutive years of service. A change in the draft law would be required to grant the relief.
Local want ads urge readers to consult listed insurance agents for potential savings. Agents named in the section offer policy options and discounts, inviting inquiries from readers seeking lower premiums and tailored coverage.
Walter Laisk Guntersville businessman and state Democratic executive committee member emerges as probable successor to late State Treasurer Charles E. McCall. Gov. Dixon ill at ease delaying appointment. treasury finances stall with no one to receive or disburse funds. Lusk hails from a noted North Alabama family and is brother of State Senator John A. Lusk of Gadsden.
Clashes at the frontier mark rising hostilities as Greek forces and German troops confront each other. Greece threatens to end the 1923 Salonika free port treaty with Yugoslavia if transit of munitions through its territory continues. Yugoslav Communists called for sabotage, while Britain signals a break with Yugoslavia and Hungary may act soon. Germany moves 18 to 20 divisions to Italy to maintain order and avert a Greek–Italian peace split. Russia pledges support to Ukraine, reducing the risk of Soviet intervention and possibly shifting Turkey toward a firmer stance against Germany.
CIO strikes disrupt Inter national Harvester McCormick in Chicago with police say ingoon squads attacked workers. About 3,500 employed returned to work as other Harvester plants face walkouts. Ford Detroit Lincoln plant shut over frame shortages. Harvill Die Casting Los Angeles resumes after wage settlement. Aluminum Company of America Edgewater workers back amid wage talks.
Natalie H Scotto accuses her film director husband Aubrey Scotto of adultery with Marion Talley in a divorce filing. The suit cites alleged acts by Talley and notes Scotto spent 125000 dollars of Scotto inheritance in their 13 year marriage. Adolph Eckstrom also seeks custody of their daughter.
The March meeting of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce women’s unit was a luncheon in the Cornelian Hotel private dining room. President Miss Mary Vernon Dix presided, and John Nelson spoke on Alabama resources and Alabama Products Week.
In Belgrade today riot squads hauled away several hundred youths aged 14 to 19 who left two schools to march and shout anti Axis slogans including down with Hitler and down with Mussolini.
Montgomery Alabama March 26 Governor Dixon announced he will not post rewards from any emergency or contingent fund for fence cutters. He said the funds must be preserved for expenses arising from the national defense effort.
Mrs J H Berkman returned missionary spoke at First Methodist on Oriental work. Local students and residents discussed Greek relief and measles cases. Birth announced for Elbert Luther Drinkard son of E L Drinkard Jr born March 24 at Benevolent hospital. Other items note church choir plans, court cases, and community visits.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will visit Valdosta to participate in the dedication of a new library at Georgia State Woman's College. She will attend a dinner, speak at the dedication program, and stay overnight before traveling to Tuskegee, Alabama. Local residents R. V. Hutson Nell Mullins Lavinia Roberts Jessie Mae Tolleson and B. B. Evans were noted as Tuesday visitors.
Cairo dispatch reports one of the fiercest hand to hand battles in the desert as Australian forces, aided by British planes, artillery and armored cars, storm Giarabub in eastern Libya. After a nine hour assault on March 21, the Italians were overwhelmed, with over 800 prisoners taken and many Italian dead.
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