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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1941
Page
1
Weather outlook cloudy with occasional rain, a warm east. Tennessee River readings and local temperature highs. Notices cover holidays, travel, events, church activities, school affairs, and upcoming memberships and surgeries in Decatur and surrounding areas.
Berlin says Soviet front threatened as Russian forces retake strategic heights in Crimea with Stormovik dives. Tass reports Soviet Ukraine armies crush German forces near Novocherkassk, while Axis drive resumes in Moscow Leningrad and Ladoga sectors.
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons that any Japanese strike on the Burma road would create a grave situation. He emphasized the potential escalation amid growing tensions in the Far East.
Night raids by German bombers hit Moscow and Leningrad while fires spread in the Red capital. The Fuehrer headquarters claimed 10 000 Russian prisoners were captured and 171 tanks destroyed in three days, with Soviet dispatches noting German attempts near the Volga and heavy fighting in the Rostov Don area.
A large scale parachute attack at Pope Field in Fort Bragg North Carolina was deemed a failure by umpires after 380 men and 42 transports descended. Col Neill Creighton placed machine guns. defenders tackled many invaders. Generals including Lieut Gen Walter Krueger observed the test amid high military interest.
The 1941 42 United Charities drive in Decatur shows pledges and contributions totaling 18724.92 with new gifts from Alabama Flour Mills employees and Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. workers. Some pledges remain unreported and one industry canvass is incomplete, signaling a final total near 19000.
Carlisle Blackwell, chief clerk of draft board number one, asks aid in locating six registrants who have changed addresses. He cites success from Daily announcements and lists Guy Floyd Roberts Decatur Route 1 Floyd Ray 607 Fifth Ave West Charley Oslvin Brown Decatur Route 3 L. C. Ward Decatur Route 2 Willie Everett Moore 225 Railroad St Thomas Lee Stover 109 Canal Way.
Atlanta November 10 Governor Eugene Talmadge expresses sympathy for three Ku Klux Klan flogging convicts Dan Fidson Walter Forster and W T Walton at a parole hearing for whippings near Fast Point Ga He says they had good motives but erred in method A minister petitions for more clergy pleas and the governor suggests bringing them all next Tuesday to conclude the matter Eidsons location for parole had been rejected by the state prison and parole commission.
In unoccupied France near Vichy reports say General Maxime Weygand could surrender his post as pro consul for Petain's government in North Africa after three days of talks with Marshal Petain. U S Ambassador William D Leahy met Petain as officials prepared an official statement possible tomorrow.
Weather forecast clouds and showers temper plans as Decatur residents mark Thanksgiving with closures. City schools, offices, and many industries shut for the day while about 4000 Decatur families gathering for noon dinner. Red Raiders football finale against Morgan County High draws visitors. cadets at the Southern Aviation Training School join in a large Thanksgiving dinner and football attendance.
Funeral services for Mrs. Fred Raybourn aged 19 were held Tuesday at Blair church with Rev. Williamson officiating. Interment followed in Blair cemetery. Survived by husband a daughter Virginia mother Mrs. Georgia Laney of Vinemont brother Z Laney sisters Nettie Thompson and Ruth Laney of Vinemont pallbearers listed and pallbearers details.
A French resident in New York asks if reports of the Petain government seeking broader cooperation with Nazi Germany have merit. Mackenzie notes the possibility seems plausible given the wartime context, though initial reactions range from distress to cautious analysis of France’s options.
Marshal Petain assumes leadership after Verdun heroism, guiding a crushed France under surrender. The elder statesman bears the onerous task of uniting a defeated nation while facing German power, seeking to steady the country as it rebuilds.
The Office of Production Management pressed Congress for quick approval of the TVA Douglas Dam on the French Broad in Tennessee to supply 100000 kilowatts for defense, despite Senator McKellar’s objections over flood risk. Batt cited limited time for Holston alternatives and lower cost at 320 million dollars, with Cherokee equipment movable to Douglas.
Lions club reports strong start to prize drive for a country store during the week of December 16. Over 650 items gathered for stock on day one. Proceeds fund sight conservation and services for the blind. Store to be in the former Alabama Power Company building on Second Ave with nightly hours and Saturday afternoon access.
The Nov 19 issue notes civilian steel users will suffer most from curtailments as coal shortages impact mills. Iron Age discusses the current strike in captive mines and its effect on steel production and supplies.
The Daily issues only one early edition on Thursday to allow staff to dine with homefolks. Anyone with copy for Thursday’s issue was requested to turn it in tonight.
In Tokyo a Diet member Miyazawa resigned after a speech banned from publication sparked an extraordinary session and disciplinary action. Nineteen others left the Throne Rule Assistance Group in sympathy as coverage highlighted Kurusu's Washington talks and U S stance.
North Alabama Cattlemen's Protective Association members met at The Daily Office to plan enlarging membership and to mail letters to area farmers with cattle inviting them to join. A $100 reward is offered for the conviction of the thief who killed Sim Howell's calf in Falkville as the group coordinates with law officers to boost cattle protection. Russell, the president, will announce December meeting details later.
In Tuscaloosa at the university hospital the health of Dr Richard C Foster president of the University of Alabama was reported as increasingly grave. By 1 45 pm doctors said his condition had worsened since 11 am due to toxic complications and they held little hope for recovery.
President Roosevelt calls for a restart of work in captive coal mines and proposes a status quo on the closed shop during the national emergency or submission to arbitration. He notes negotiations broke down and that coal miners retain union recognition while most miners are unaffected.
An agreement in Philadelphia sets a minimum wage rise of nine cents an hour and vacation allowances for 45,000 Penn Railroad System shop workers. The deal follows President Roosevelt’s fact finding board recommendations in the railway wage dispute. Other unions have accepted or threaten a strike based on the board’s guidance.
Officials dispute that sump cap strike violates the Appalachian agreement while the Western Pennsylvania Coal Operators Association rejects miners rights to call mines on strike. About 50,000 troops are said ready to seize control if the President acts, with 53,000 miners affected as the CIO convention in Detroit continues.
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