Decatur Plans Nine‑Member Zoning Planning Commission
The Decatur city council moves to establish a nine‑member planning commission as the first step toward a city wide zoning ordinance. The panel will study city features, compile data, and seek technical help from the Tennessee Valley Authority and the State Planning Board before proposing any zoning ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Earl Speight
Montgomery
State Planning Board
Raymond F. Leonard
Knoxville
Tennessee Valley Authority
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Knox McMasters
Chamber of Commerce Civic Committee
Boat Slip In Operation At Wheeler Lake Yacht Club
M H Kiser vice commodore announces the new boat slip across the river, ready for service and rentals from May 1. Rates from Mr Kiser. Non profit funds support more slips. 24 hour watchman, boats tied, pumped out, leak alerts, assignment by receipt order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Kiser
Wheeler Lake Yacht Club
Winchell Rates Lindbergh as a Ham in Editorial
Readers are told Winchell has strong opinions about Lindbergh and calls him a ham. The editorial page of today’s issue presents his full view, inviting readers to explore the critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchell
Lindbergh
Churchill Says Three Quarters of Force Is Safe
Churchill announced that about 45 000 to 60 000 British soldiers who attempted to save Greece were evacuated or relocated to other fronts. He praised imperial troops for enduring heavy air and ground pressure near Mount Olympus Grevena and Thermopylae, noting German losses in Greek and Yugoslav campaigns.
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Associated Press
London
Greece
Churchilll
House of Commons
Churchill
Mount Olympus
Grevena
Thermopylae
Wife of police officer is slayer in sleep
Mobile Alabama April 30 Mrs Alfred Marcet admitted shooting her police officer husband to death while he slept Inspector Arthur W Thalacker and State Solicitor Bart B Chamberlain said fingerprints on the revolver tied her to the crime She cited domestic troubles as motive and was jailed today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Alfred Marcet
Arthur W. Thalacker
Thalacker
Bart B. Chamberlain
Marcet
Chamberlain
Mrs Minnie Lyons 92 Dies Noted Decatur Benefactor
Mrs Minnie Lyons longtime Decatur leader dies at 2 30 pm at McNeill Apartments aged 92 widow of Ephraim Lyons. Born Alsace Lorraine 1849 she came to America as a child and helped build Bank Street mercantile business and Lyons Hotel. Funeral Friday at Brown s Chapel with Rabbi Julius Marx and Rev Edward Ramage. burial City Cemetery. Survived by daughters Mrs W K McNeill Los Angeles and Mrs J O Davis Los Angeles. three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Lyons
McNeill
Mrne Lyons
Ephraim Lyons
Brown's Chapel
Ferry Street
Julius Marx
Vine Street
Nashville
Edward V. Ramage
First Presbyterian Church
City
W. K. McNeill, Jr
Decatur
J. O. Davis, Jr
Marjorie Lyons Davis
Los Angeles
Mrs. Lyons
Alsace- Lorraine
America
New Orleans
Bank Street
Lyons
Hitler eyes Near East strike as central war pivot
Dewitt Mackenzie outlines Hitler potential moves from the Balkans toward the Near East while Britain fights for air supremacy over Plymouth and battles across trans Atlantic shipping. The article frames the Near East as a hotspot and a possible major front in a broader Nazi strategy.
Oil as Great Temptation for Nazis in East Campaign
The article argues Nazi aims in the East hinge on seizing oil to sustain Germany’s war industry. Control of oil would bolster a British blockade breach and fuel the war effort, possibly even prompting a drive toward Ukraine and action against Russia to obtain vital supplies. The life-blood of production remains oil.
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Germany
Greece
Crete
Suda Bay
Thasos
Samothrace
Lemnos
London
Dodecanese Islands
Alexandria
Suez Canal
Syria
Turkey
Iran
Iraq
Britain
Hitler
Europe
Russia
Ukraine
Town Hall outlines Decatur needs and airport hopes
Decatur Chamber of Commerce members heard that the city needs more homes for newcomers and existing renters with means to buy. TVA dredging will create a safe harbor and mooring docks across the river, and a Coast Guard Lifesaving unit is sought to patrol the Tennessee waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Shou
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Lyons Hotel
TVA
The
Tennessee
Decatur to receive WPA boost for street upgrades
Mayor T R Harrison reports a telegram from Congressman John Sparkman confirming presidential approval of WPA project 50047 supplement one. The city-wide Decatur street improvement will cost 177347 dollars and cover 38 blocks upgrading many streets to hard surface.
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T. R. Harrison
John Sparkman
Washington
Decatur Streets
First Avenue
Moulton Street
Holly Street
Fourth Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Sixteenth Avenue
Tower Avenue
Grant Street
Wadsworth Street
Nineteenth Avenue
Riverview Avenue
Jackson Street
Somerville Road
South Avenue
Second Avenue
Secon
Third Street
Seventh Avenue
Seventh Street
Eighth Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Gordon Drive
Fifth Street
Ferry Street
Wilson Avenue
Miss Inez Bennett Rites Held at Etha
Funeral rites for Miss Inez Bennett 38 of Vinemont Route 2 were held at 2 20 this afternoon at Etha with Rev Ludy Beel and Rev Willie Norris officiating. Burial followed in Etha cemetery. She died Tuesday morning at a Tuscaloosa hospital and is survived by her parents four brothers and four sisters. Pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez Bennett
Vinemont
Etha
Ludy Beel
Willie Norris
Drinkard
Miss Bennett
Tuscaloosa
R. L. Bennett
A. C
I. J
Falkville
Paul
Baileyton
O. L. Bennett
O. M. Holmes
Dave Townsend
Roanoke
D. W Pattillo
M. J. Moore
Indianapolis
Jimmy Adams
Namond Childers
van Moses
J. W. Nelson
Quinon Murphy
Helen Ryan
Committee Rejects Naval Convoy Ban Proposals
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee rejected two anti convoy measures amid backing from Secretary Hall who warned the move would be misunderstood abroad. Tobey's prohibition and Nye's conditional approval failed to advance, with hearings and reports blocked, while navy warships patrol Atlantic routes vital to Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hall
Tobey
R-Nh
Nye Or-Nd
Congress
Senate
State Department
Nye
United States Navy
Britain
Warning Renewed as Berlin Says U S Ships May Be Torpedoed
German spokesman repeats threat that American ships entering war zones will be torpedoed citing Roosevelt remarks about naval vessels operating where needed for hemisphere defense. Roosevelt said no ban on entering combat zones but did not promise deployment into European waters.
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Berlin
Roosevelt
United States
Navy
Britain
Hitler
High Command
Greece
Grecian
Peloponnesus
London
B. EF. F
Far East
Singapore
Russia
Pravda
Communist Party
Turku
Abo
Finland
Moscow
Roosevelt Clarifies Navy Roles in Hemisphere Defense
President Roosevelt stated that American naval vessels may operate wherever necessary for hemisphere defense but will not enter the European combat zone. He emphasized no intent to deploy navy units into European battles, despite informed speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Roosevelt
Hemisphere
Roosevelt
Funeral rites for Martha J. Lyle two year old
Funeral rites for Martha J. Lyle two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Lyle Huntsville route 1 were held at 2 pm Tuesday at Providence near McMinnville Tennessee conducted by Rev Robert H Hale and McAfee Howell and Young of Decatur directed burial. The child died Monday at the grandparents home in McMinnville. The parents a brother James E Lyle and the grandparents survive.
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Martha J. Lyle
John Lyle
Huntsville
Providence
McMinnville
Tennessee
Robert H. Hale
MccAfee
Howell and Young
Décatur
Biurial
James E., Lyle
Byrd urges Antarctic bases if Panama Canal falls
Rear Admiral Richard Byrd, retired, told a House subcommittee that in a canal loss scenario the United States might establish Antarctic naval and air bases to maintain Atlantic Pacific links. He cited Little America in Palmerland as a potential east base and noted limited access periods due to seasonal conditions.
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Washington
Richard B. Byrd
Panama Canal
United States
Antarctic
U.S. Antarctic Service
South Polar
Byrd
House
Atlantic
Pacific
Johnson Dockiay
America
Australia
Antarctica
Tasmania
Palmerland
South America
House approves interior budget for defense needs in 194? period
The House appropriations committee proposed a 177 million dollar interior department appropriation, 21.5 million more than this year yet 6.2 million under the budget bureau figure. It cites accelerated power facility construction for national defense, backs 78.9 million for reclamation, and denies 987.5 thousand for strategic topographic mapping, suggesting funds be handled by the war department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Interior Department
Budget Bureau
Reclamation Bureau
Morgenthau
Congress
Geological Survey
War Department
Mines reopen as union and miners agree to restart
Southern soft coal producers and the United Mine Workers reach a reopening deal for mines to begin production quickly. About 70 percent of soft coal mines resume with wage increases, while Pennsylvania anthracite miners extend work as talks continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
United Mine Workers Union
Appalachian
John L Lewis
Boy Putman
Wight-state
New York
House Rules Committee
Vinson
Cleveland
Midland Steel Products Company
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
GIO United Mine Workers
Soviet Bares Hill in New Axis Attitude
The piece reports on Soviet perceptions of shifting Axis relations as Germany moves troops and supplies through Finland and Russia before a German Papen visit. It notes Berlin’s stance toward US warzone actions, German U boat threats, and ongoing battles in Greece with Britain and the Far East risk of invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bares Hill
Turkey
Aksam
Middle East
von Papen
Berlin
Wilhelmstrasse
Soviet
Russia
Finland
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Balkans
River Gauge Falls as Tennessee River Stands at 21.55 Feet
The Tennessee river level dropped to 21.55 feet on Wednesday with no rainfall reported. Temperature ranged from 52 to 81 degrees in the past 24 hours. Alabama forecast calls for fair tonight and partly cloudy conditions tomorrow with moderate easterly winds along the coast.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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Mediterranean
Miles
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Alsace
Dewitt
MacKenzie Hitler
Near East
Balkan Peninsula
Plymouth
C. C
Okeh
Lyle Child
Polar Naval Base
Antarctic Expedition
Dixie Mines
FDR
Thermopylae Pass
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