Lawrence County seeks Melvin Blalock in fatal farm shooting
Lawrence county officers widened the search for Melvin Blalock after the Saturday morning shooting of Everett W. Mitchell on the Fennell farm near Hillsboro. Mitchell died at Benevolent Society Hospital the same day. Witness Herman Jeffers said Blalock fled, pistol smoking, after an argument between Blalock’s brother and Mitchell. Authorities noted the incident may be linked to that dispute and continued the probe across several counties.
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Lawrence County
Melvin Blalock
Everett W. Mitchell
Fennell Farms
Hillsboro
Mitchell
Benevolent Society
Sherif
Herman Jeffers
Fennell Place
Blalock
George D. Byars
Jeffers
Wallace Not Yet Commit to Decatur Speaking Engagement
Henry Wallace secretary of agriculture and potential Democratic running mate is unsure of campaign plans and cannot commit to Decatur invitation. He notes campaign arrangements depend on general plans with the President and the Democratic National Committee and will advise if speaking becomes possible.
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Henry Wallace
Democratic Party
Decatur
Wallace
Eressman
John Sparkman
John
Decatur Daily
Iron Gallery
Democratic National Committee
H. A. Secretary
Pershing Urges Fifty World War Destroyers for Britain
Dewitt Mackenzie notes General Pershing recommends making at least fifty World War destroyers available to England. He argues destroyers remain valuable fast ships aiding both offense and defense, comparing them to mongoose watchdogs on the sea.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Pershing
United States
England
Britain
India
The Destroyer Protects Home Front in Wartime Channel
The destroyer is praised as vital to naval defense in the West Indies and for shielding Britain from submarine threats. It emphasizes speed to chase down fast torpedo boats and submarines, notes destroyer tonnage around 1000 to 1500 tons, and typical armament with medium-caliber guns.
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West Indies
Britain
New England
British Isles
Yeoman
Lieut. Gill Called Home After Sudden Heart Attack
Lieut. Joseph C. Gill former U S Navy officer of San Diego Calif died suddenly from a heart attack in Salt Lake City while en route to Rochester Minn and planning a Decatur visit. He served 37 years with duty in Port au Prince Haiti the Philippine Islands and other ports. He is survived by his wife Lucy Corsicle Gill and one sister Mrs J L Draper of Decatur. Interment will be in San Diego on Wednesday.
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Joseph C. Gill
United States Navy
San Diego
Calif
Salt Lake City
Utah
Gill
Rochester
Minn
Decatur
Lucy Corsicle Gill
J. L. Draper
Port Au Prince
Haiti
Philippine Islands
Morgan County
J. Lawson Gill
Isabella Rogers Gill
Bill
Arthur Stephenson
Hartselle
R. M. McGlathery
Duke of Windsor to Disembark in Bermuda on US Voyage
Reports on the Duke of Windsor, new Bahamas governor, disembarking from the Excalibur at Bermuda next Thursday with his American-born Duchess, ending rumors he would visit the United States en route to his post.
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Duke of Windsor
Bahamas
United States
Bermuda
Decatur Troop Movements Shift Guard Units to Louisiana Camp
Decatur hosted a large National Guard concentration Sunday with 400 local Guardsmen en route to a Louisiana camp. A Tennessee trainload and an 11 car Tennessee unit passed through, while a separate Tennessee mechanized contingent accompanied 18 trucks. Local units 102nd Engineers from Decatur and firms from Athens Huntsville were moved via L and N and Southern lines with trains timing 12:30 to 2:05 p.m.
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Decatur
Louisiana
Tennessee National Guardsmen
Tennessee
Lawrenceburg
Columbia
102Nd Engineers
Athens
Huntsville
Hartselle
Alabama
Depolar
Unity for Defense Against Fifth Columnists Urged by President
President Roosevelt urged unity between federal and state governments to strengthen national defense and uncover subversive activities. He stressed cooperation through local, state, and national law enforcement and warned against vigilantism while praising FBI efforts reported by J Edgar Hoover.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Federal State Conference On
Jackson
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Hoover
United States
Missouri Primary Chaos Tests Boss Rule in Gubernatorial and Senate Races
Missouri voters head to the polls to nominate candidates for U S Senate and Governor amid clashes over Pendergast era machine influence. A three corner Democratic race pits Lloyd C Stark Maurice Milligan and Harry S Truman with last minute maneuvers by Bernard Dickmann and Lawrence McDaniel. Republican Senatorial contest features seven candidates focusing on New Deal opposition.
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ST. Louis
United States Senate
Pendergast
United State
United States
Lloyd C. Stark
U. S
Maurice Milligan
Harry 58. Truman
Bernard Dickmann
Reard
Wrence McDaniel
McDaniel
Allen McReynolds
Carthage
Larely
L L Ferguson service held for local former railroad worker
Final rites for Lon L. Ferguson aged 50 of 1303 Fifth Avenue South were held at Southside Baptist Church with Rev J A Chambers and Rev W J Malone presiding. He died Saturday night at Baugh's Infirmary and is survived by a widow two parents four daughters three brothers and a sister.
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Lon L. Ferguson
Fifth Avenue
South
South~ Side Baptist Church
J. A. Chambers
W J.malone
Fayetteville
Tenn
Buria
Roselawn
Drinkard
Ferguson
Baugh’s Infirmary
L. & N. Railroad Company
J. L. Ferguson
Somerville
Jack Tipton
Oliver Powell
Ris
Virginia Ferguson
Decatur
Mack Ferguson
Hartselle
Ed Ferguson
Ardmore
Jim Ferguson
San Diego
California
James Johnson
Walter Wooten
Floyd Rudd
Roy Green
Jim Standridge
Ray Harvel
John Toney
A. P. Bell
Sam Fletcher
Dave Cloud
J. B. Mullins
Elbert Weaver
Harry Lawrence
John Callahan
Clyde Green
Flowers
Tom Evans
A. B. Cox
Laverne Sparkman
Eula
Eva Lamon
Wilma Dunnavent
Ednelia Hargrove
Margaret Boley
Edith McClure
Martha Collier
Lucclle Giles
Virginia Brock
Lucile _Grissom
Decatur Lake Event Draws Big Crowd For Boat Races
Fifteen to twenty thousand spectators watched North Alabama’s first major motorboat meet on Sunday as racers sped along a mile course between two bridges. Three spills thrilled the crowd with no serious injuries reported. traffic was orderly and arrests were few as seventeen officials helped manage the event. Winners included Ralph Hagood and Josephine Tyson in Class A, Carl Davis and Warren Lamb in Class B, Louis Trotzier in Class C, and Warren Lamb again in service runabout. famed racer Claude Smith faltered, his motor sticking with the boat after a spill.
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Decatur
Great Lakes
Alabama
South
Bvig Trewd
North Alabama
Ralph Hagood
Orlando
Fre
Josephine Tyson
Atlanta
Carl Davis
Chattanooga
Warren Lamb
Nashville
Louis Trotzier
George Norman
Knoxville
George Guy Greenville
S. C
Claude Smith
Jimmy Matlock
Senate group approves plan amid war tensions
The article notes British and Italian aerial actions over Europe as the Senate debates Burke-Wadsworth compulsory military training and registration for about 12 million men aged 21 to 30. Senator Sheppard asserts a belief Hitler may attack the United States and warns of a possible U.S. emergency. The piece mentions Bulgaria Romania disputes, Balkan destabilization, and Italy’s claims in Africa.
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Washington
Sheppard D
Tex
Senate Today
Hitler
United States
Senate
Wheeler
D. Mont
Itler
Uni
Sheppard
Britain
Germany
East Africa
London
Europe
Romania
Sofia
Bulgaria
Rumania
Dobruja
Bessarabia
Bucovina
Soviet Russia
Adolf Hitler
Hungary
Africa
National Guard
Perncgne
War Stimson
Roosevelt
Downey
Calif
Johnson
Cold
Thomas
Idaho
Lundeen
Fl-Minn
Congress
Army
Father Bonded After Snake Bite Case At Adel
Albert Rowan, father of a 6-year-old girl bitten by a moccasin during a snake handling cult rite, was released on bond after his daughter was deemed out of danger. The child Letha Mae Rowan showed swelling and discoloration. her mother refused medical treatment citing faith healing. Lipham and the tenant-farmer father were jailed on assault with intent to murder pending probe into the death of Mrs. Jeffie Smith. Lipham detained at county officials’ request.
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Letha Mae Rowan
Adel
Albert Rowan
H. W. Clements
W. T. Lipham
Sader
Rowan
Lipham
Berrien County
Jeffie Smith
Rites Held for Mrs Annar Plemons in Pairview
Funeral services for Mrs Annar May Plemons 72 longtime Pairview resident were held Sunday at New Center East Morgan county with Rev Dewey Crow Brown Decatur presiding. Burial followed as six daughters and several grandchildren survived with grandsons serving as pallbearers.
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Annar May Plemons
Pairview Manatron
New Center
Morgan County
Dewey Crow , Brown
Decatur
Plemons
Fairview
Georgia
A. N. Ferguson
D. Allen
Cora Holloway
Russell Summers
A. Pl
Ed. Edmondson
Tennessee River Gauge Falls to 19.4 Feet With Heat Wave
The Tennessee river gauge stood at 19.4 feet Monday amid a 24 hour period of 91 degrees high and 74 degrees low with no rainfall. Thunderstorms were forecast across Tennessee tonight and tomorrow, cooler in the west by afternoon. Alabama expected cloudy skies with rain in the extreme north Tuesday, strong shifting winds along the coast reaching gale strength tonight.
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Tennessee
West Portion
Alabama
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