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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1944
Page
8
Lisbon reports Nazi appeals to women over 45, and even girls as young as 9 or 10, to fill manpower gaps in war production after Allied bombing. Shops run two hour shifts with older women and young girls, amid disruption from bombed factories and displaced workers.
Southern Airways files to connect Decatur with 13 Alabama cities and major hubs across North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Tennessee Mississippi and Louisiana on a 15 route 7 291 mile system using multi engined aircraft. President Frank Wilson Hulse envisions postwar expansion with about 1 400 employees ready to start upon CAB approval linking Decatur to Greensboro High Point Salisbury Wilmington Charlotte Winston Salem Raleigh Durham Fayetteville Asheville Hendersonville Shelby and Goldsboro North Carolina Rock Hill Spartanburg Greenville Anderson Greenwood Columbia Sumter Florence Orangeburg South Carolina Dalton Rome Gainesville Atlanta Augusta Griffin LaGrange Macon Columbus Dublin Savannah Fitzgerald Waycross Brunswick Albany Moultrie Valdosta Thomasville Georgia Jacksonville Tallahassee Panama City Pensacola St Augustine Daytona Beach Sanford Ft. Pierce West Palm Beach Miami Ft. Lauderdale Gainesville Ocala Tampa Clearwater St Petersburg Florida Nashville Murfreesboro Chattanooga Columbia Jackson Memphis Tennessee Muscle Shoals Huntsville Gadsden Birmingham Anniston Tuscaloosa Opelika Auburn Selma Montgomery Mobile Andalusia Alabama Corinth Clarksdale Greenville Vicksburg Columbus Jackson Meridian Laurel Hattiesburg Biloxi Pascagoula Mississippi New Orleans Bogalusa Louisiana.
Wartime restrictions delay phone service as facilities are diverted to essential defense needs. Nonessential applicants may face longer waits while remaining capacity goes to health and security needs. The company invites applications and promises notification when service can be provided.
Washington reports the War Manpower Commission will launch a nationwide search for 40000 ex miners to return to coal digging as industry seeks 12 million tons more coal in 1944. Existing miners have fallen from 520000 to 488000, with 60000 drafted since the war began. prior draft age men under 25 remaining in mines may also be recalled. Transport may be paid by some mines. The effort uses newspapers, radio, letters, and government agents to recruit former members, retirees, and even former underground teachers in a push to boost production and manpower.
Social notes from Lawrence County Mt Hope list visiting relatives in Florence Moulton Courtland Decatur and Huntsville. The Mt Hope High School Red Cross rally drew a large crowd with entertainment by the Courtland air base band Mr Miller Red Cross field director and Lynn Reed of Mt Hope addressing attendees.
Wayne Lonergan, 26, faces a homicide trial in New York as Judge James Garrett Wallace readied summations after five days of testimony. Prosecutor Jacob Grumet predicted three hours for final pleas while defense attorney Edward Broderick wrapped up with three witnesses, none of whom challenged the state’s case. Evidence included Mario Gabellini, Isidore Michel, and Detective William Prendergast, with Michel’s testimony later stricken.
A brief note recalls how the Red Cross aided a service member while in uniform, highlighting compassionate assistance and ongoing morale efforts. It reflects on reaching a quota milestone and the organization’s role in sustaining servicemembers through hardship and recovery.
A busy Morgan County Brooksville column notes a Shoal Creek church sing with De catur area singers, several visits and travel notes. Elouise Riley and Paul Knighton of Decatur wed Saturday March 25, with regional attendees.
Mrs Carter Wright of Roanoke Alabama serves on the executive committee of the Woman's organization in Birmingham discussions touch on community projects and leadership roles.
Deep in Bougainville jungles an unusual scene unfolds as Pfc. Luther Boyd of Athens is seen washing clothes for the 37th Infantry division HQ. The washing machine, powered by a small generator, travelled from Guadalcanal and has served throughout the current campaign.
A prominent missionary union figure of the Southern Baptist Convention, active for 18 years, passed away yesterday at a Birmingham hospital. He guided outreach programs and supported international missions, leaving a legacy of service within the denomination.
The speaker notes that most men in the company wash themselves, and those who cannot do so wash their own clothes. This results in what is described as one of the cleanest companies in the U S Army.
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