Daylight Saving Time Spreads Across Alabama Cities
More than 500000 Alabama residents will set clocks forward as Gov. Frank Dixon’s proclamation makes daylight time effective 2 a.m. Sunday. Cities including Birmingham Montgomery Tuscaloosa Selma Gadsden and many others have moved to observe the time, while Mobile and several towns remain undecided or opposed.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Birmingham
Tuscaloosa
Selma
Gadsden
Bessemer
Homewood
Frank M. Dixon
Talladega
Tuskegee
Leeds
Irondale
Marion
Albertville
Trop
Chapman
Cullman
Abbevile
Uniontown
Tarrant City
W. Cooper Green
Dixon
Lucien Burns
Huntsville
A. W. McAllister
Mobile
C. A. Baumhauer
Gulf City
F. W. Fish
Abbeville
Troy
Seth Copeland
D. G. Campbell
Alabama League of Municipalities
Fort Payne
Demopolis
Dadeville
Clanton
Oneonta
Bay Minette
Postal Jobs Sales Lad to Congressman
Government links Pickens County official H Grady Jones to Rep B Frank Whelchel in alleged sale of postal appointments. Bank records show $2700 connected to Jones funneled to Whelchel via the Gainesville Motor Finance Corporation as the trial enters its second day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romney Wheeler
Gainesville
North Georgia County
B. Frank Whelchel
D.-Ga
Bank and Finance Company
U. S
O. John Rogge
Pickens
H. Grady Jones
Elliott
J. H. Holcomb, Sr
Whelcher
Hulon Holcomb
Holcomb
Canton
Togge
Whecher
E. Marvin Underwood
Georgia
Federal
Half Holiday Dates Start In Decatur Businesses
Decatur firms across retail, services and trades announce Thursday noon closings for May through August. The move aims to give employees weekly summer rest and recreation, with managers asking the public to adjust shopping to Thursday mornings.
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Decatur
Automotive trade approves Thursday half holidays
Auto dealers repair shops and parts houses will observe Thursday afternoons as a half holiday from May 2 through May June July and August.
Riverside High selects Miss Littrell as festival princess
Miss Pam Littrell, daughter of Mr and Mrs A V Littrell of Moulton highway, was chosen today by Riverside high school students to be a princess at the Cullman strawberry festival court.
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Pam Littrell
Riverside High School
Littrell
A. V. Bittrell
Moulton Highway
TVA Purchase Plans Ready
TVA completed preparations to buy Alabama Power Co assets for 4.6 million dollars, acquiring transmission and generating facilities while municipalities and cooperatives buy distribution systems. Purchases involve Huntsville, Albertville, Decatur, and other communities, with transfers slated around July 1 as TVA becomes a dominant electricity wholesaler.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
North Alabama Electric Properties
Alabama Power Co
TVA
Alabama
Huntsville
Birmingham
Tennessee Valley
Tennessee
North
Mississippi
Georgia
J. A. Krug
Commonwealth and Southern Corp
Krug
North Alabama Electric Coperative
Sand Mountain Electric Cooperative
Boaz
Red Bay
Arab
Albertville
Tishomingo
Cullman
Sheffield
Decatur
Wilson Dam
Guntersville Dam
Fort Payne
Gardner Becomes Alabama Chief Justice in Simple Ceremonies
Lucien D. Gardner, a state supreme court member since 1914 and the court’s senior in service, was sworn in as chief justice of Alabama today. He succeeds Chief Justice John C. Anderson, who died Saturday, at age 63 the youngest long in service.
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Montgomery
Ala
Lucien D. Gardner
State Supreme Court
Alabama
Gardner
Frank M. Dixon
John C. Anderson
City pays final balance on Decatur municipal plant system
The City of Decatur settled the final $16 687 78 due to Dyer Electric for the municipal electric light and power distribution system built with revenue bonds. Total project cost 461 000 included office building and equipment. TVA offers to buy the lines for 25 000 and title issues for pavement lots will be processed.
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Decatur
Clyde Dyer
Birmingham
Dyer Electric Company
T. M. Francis
Johnston Street
Alabama Power Company
Tennessee Valley Authority
Austinville
TVA
FHA
Beloved Lady Emily J Oppenhagen Dies in Decatur
Miss Emily J Oppenhagen 88 longtime Decatur resident died at 4 30 this morning at home 326 East LaFayette Street Born in England 1852 she moved to Cincinnati as a child and came to Decatur in 1886 to care for the Faulk children She was a First Methodist member benevolent hospital board chair and widow of many kindnesses Survived by sister Mrs Annie Myer of Baltimore Service at Brown's Chapel today two o'clock Rev D C McNutt will conduct Interment in Cincinnati on Louisville and Nashville train Number Two.
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Emily J. Oppenhagen
Decatur
East
LaFayette Street
Miss Oppenhagen
England
Cincinnati
L. M. Faulk
Faulk
Stella F. Oberdorfer
Birmingham
Harry L. Faulk
New Orleans
Maury Faulk
First Methodist Church
Benevolent Hospital Board
Copenhagen
Annie Myer
Baltimore
Brown's Chapel
D. C. McNutt
First Methodist
Bankhead Is Given Boost In Alabama Drive
Donald Comer Ed Norton and Thad Holt Birmingham men met Decatur citizens to back William Bankhead for the Democratic presidential nomination. A statewide campaign fund of 25000 will be raised voluntarily to support Bankhead outside Alabama, with Jefferson County leading at 9000.
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Donald Comer
Ed Norton
Thad Holt
Birmingham
Decatur
William B. Bankhead
Alabama
Speaker Bankhead
Jefferson County
Boy Severely Injured After Falling Under Box Car
Leonard Hudson, 12, son of Will Hudson of 305 Market Street, lost his left arm and left foot when he stumbled and fell beneath a box car on a spur near the gas plant at about 3 30 pm. He was taken to Benevolent Society Hospital in critical condition, later reported as satisfactory, after companion Herman Rogers helped him cross a vacant lot to Lee Street.
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Leonard Hudson
Will Hudson
Market Street
Benevolent Society Hospital
Young Hudson
Herman Rogers
W. Vinestreet
L. N
W. E. Wilson
R. BE. Lewis
Young Rogers
Lee Street
Decatur Rotary to Host Joint Meeting With Kiwanis and Lions
The Decatur Rotary club will replace its next Monday gathering with a joint meeting with the Kiwanis and Lions clubs at the Lions hotel. Stockham Iron and Steel’s Mr. Stockham will discuss Alabama unemployment tax. Attendees included Leonard Self Fred Emmons Willard Young of Samba Pi Sigma. Holmes Turner spoke on Athens fishing rodeo May 8 9 and 10 to aid crippled children. Dent F Green and Tom Fitzpatrick reported on the Montgomery district Rotary convention of April 22 23.
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Decatur Rotary Club
Kiwanis and
Lions Club
Rotary
Lions Hotel
Stockham
Stockham Iron and Steel Company
Alabama
Leonard Self
Fred Emmons
Willard Young
Samba
Pi Sigma
Holmes Turner
Athens
Dent F. Green
Tom Fitzpatrick
Montgomery
Local girl wins Birmingham Southern alumni scholarship
Miss Sara Ellner won a four year alumni scholarship worth 800 dollars for the eighth district in a district wide competition. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs W A Ellner of 218 Fifth Avenue West.
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Sara Ellner
Birmingham Southern
Miss Ellner
Eliner
W. A. Eliner
Fifth Avenue West
Absentee ballots cast in May 7 primary reach 225 votes
Absentee voters reported 225 ballots returned Tuesday out of 473 requests for the May 7 primary. The deadline for obtaining ballots is Wednesday, and ballots may be returned until polls close on election day.
Intimations of Italian War Involvement Readers Weigh Duce’s Motives
The column notes wartime rumors from Rome suggesting Italy may join the European conflict. It portrays Il Duce as practical and guided by national interests, not emotion, and hints that decisions hinge on circumstance and strategic calculations.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Italy
Rome
Europe
Tl Duce
Il Duce
Italian Duce weighs shift toward war entry
Mussolini signals possible Italy entry into the war as observers report him hearing hints of involvement in the conflict. Chamber discussions last week show the fascist leader preparing his people for decisive, swift moves amid strained ties with the Allies.
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Italy
Mussolini
Herr Hitler
England
France
Chamber of Fasces and Guilds
I Duce
Decatur Readers Vote On Daylight Saving Time
The Decatur Daily and Decatur Chamber of Commerce invite public opinion on daylight saving time adoption. A mailed or delivered coupon allows voters to express support or opposition to the proposal for city consideration by the administration.
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Decatur
Decatur Daily
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Decatur Notice Urges Voting for Daylight Saving Favor
Mark X before one line below and mail or bring either to Decatur Chamber of Commerce office or Decatur Daily office. 1 Do Favor Daylight Saving in Decatur.
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Decatur Chamber OF Commerce
Decatur Daily
Decatur
Alabama officials clash over malaria control cooperation
A sharp split surfaced between the Alabama Health and Conservation Departments and Dr. Walter B. Jones, conservation chief, who said cooperation in mosquito control at Bankhead Lake may not mean what he thought. Dr. J. N. Baker, state health officer, denied controversy and urged joint action on proposed methods.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Health and Conservation Departments
Walter B. Jones
Jones
J. N. Baker
Bankhead Lake
Bankhead
Ford plant hit for Wagner Act violation and back pay order
The labor board ruled Ford Motor Company violated the Wagner Act at its St Louis plant and ordered reinstatement with back pay for 94 strikers from 1987. It also required bargaining with CIO United Auto Workers and to disestablish the Liberty Legion division for interference in its formation.
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Washington
Ford Motor Company
St. Louis
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
St. Oy
Liberty Legion , America, Inc
Head Speaks on Crisis End to Federal Policies
W Gibson Carey Jr president of the United States Chamber of Commerce urged businessmen and others in Washington to campaign against federal policies he labeled un American institutions.
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Washington
W. Gibson Carey, Jr
United States Chamber of Commerce
Snow Falls in Two States Across Broad Front
Unsettled weather spread from the Appalachians to the Rockies with snow in Minnesota and Colorado and showers across Michigan Wisconsin Kansas. Temperatures varied from 40s to 70s with record highs in parts of New York Pennsylvania and Ohio and cooler readings in Montana Wyoming and the Central states.
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Associated Press
Appalachian
Rocky Mountains
Minnesota
Colorado
Michigan
Wisconsin
Kansas
Alabama
Georgia
Atlanta
Birmingham
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
New York
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Cleveland
North Central
Montana
Wyoming
Boston
Chicago
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Memphis
New Orleans
Miami
Key West
Seattle
Washington
Decatur High seniors enjoy educational Chattanooga trip
Fifty members of Decatur High School's senior class took a bus trip to Chattanooga on a Saturday. They visited Signal Mountain Lookout Mountain Rock City Point Rock and rode the incline, with stops at Cameron Hill and many area sights. The tour was led by sponsor Miss Elizabeth Eich and faculty member Miss Mary Robertson.
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Decatur High Schools
Chattanooga
Signal Mountain
Cammeron Hill
Lookout Mountain
Rock City
Point Rock
Elizabeth Eich
Ary Robertson
Attorney General Rules Clerks May Not Turn Records Over
Montgomery Ala April 30 Attorney General T S Lawson issues ruling barring circuit court clerks from surrendering official records to the State Department of Archives and History for permanent preservation A Conrad Mobile circuit clerk was advised to keep non current records due to limited storage space and forego transfer
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Montgomery
Ala
State Department of
Archieves
T. S. Lawson
William A. Conrad
Mobile Circuit Clerk
Conrad
Department
Germans Bridge Two Norwegian Nazi Columns
Nazi forces bridged the Oslo northward and Trondheim southward columns and captured Dombas, a key rail junction 100 miles south of Trondheim. Storen, 30 miles south of Trondheim, was reported captured or under Allied pressure as Germany solidified its southern Norway front.
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Associated Press
Norway
Berlin
Oslo
Trondheim
Dombas
Storen
Adolf Hitler
Andalsnes
Namsos
London
Tynset
High Command
Gudbrands
Oster
Bergen
Skagerrak
Kattegat
French War Ministry
TVA Tax Bill Passed by Senate Reimburses TVA Area Taxes
The Senate approved the Norris-Sparkman bill to reimburse states and counties in the TVA area for taxes formerly collected from private utilities. The action, taken without a record vote, ends a dispute that has lingered in the House Military Affairs Committee since January 21.
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Washington
Senate
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Norris-Sparkman
House
Weather summary for Tennessee and Southeast region
The Tennessee gauge reached 214 feet with a 24 hour high of 75 and low of 57. rainfall measured 0.27 inches. Alabama and extreme Northwest Florida saw cloudy skies with occasional rain tonight and Wednesday. Moderate southeast winds along the coast. Tennessee expected showers and cooler in the extreme west with slightly warmer southeast, mainly cloudy and east portion slightly warmer tonight.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Florida
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Duce
Ford Plant
C. C. Head
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