Princess Theatre Reopens After 50000 Remodeling
Decatur celebrates the grand reopening of the Princess Theatre on Second avenue after a $50,000 remodeling. Crescent Amusement Company of Nashville owns the venue, with Tony Sudekum as president. Doors open at 6 30 pm and the feature is Tom Dick and Harry starring Ginger Rogers. Formal exercises at 7 30 pm will include local officials and civic leaders.
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Decatur
Princess Theatre
Second Avenue
Princess
Overgent Amusement Company
Nashville
Crescent Group
Tony ‘Sudekum
Crescent Company
Roxy
Capitol Theatres
Tom, Dick and
Harry
Walter Winchell
Ginger Rogers
Academy Ward
Kitty Foyle
Tomorow
Marvin Rankin
Cent Amusement Company
Inew
Kiwanis
Tary
Civitan
Lions, Elks
Chair of Commerce
American Legion
the Legion Auxiliary
Womens Chamber of Commerce
Rumor of Roosevelt Churchill Parley Sparks WW II Talk
Washington rumors spread that Roosevelt and Churchill planned a secret Atlantic meeting with Mackenzie King and Hopkins to discuss Axis resistance and war aims. Official sources denied knowledge. spotty reports pointed to Greenland or Newfoundland as possible rendezvous sites.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Bruin
Winston Urchill
Metting
Premich
Osevelt
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Mr. Rosevelt
Churchill
MacKenzie King
Harry
Hopkins
Greenland
Newfound
Canada
Opkins
Rum. S
London
Ottawa
Oil Men Will Help Britain On August Seventeenth
Texas oil operators may open wells on Sunday August 17 to donate a day's production valued at about five million dollars to Britain. The plan, initiated by John F. Camp of San Antonio, relies on tankers from the South American Britain line to transport the oil, aiding U S wartime needs amid an Eastern Seaboard shortage.
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Austin
Tex
Seaboard
Texas
Great Britain
Britain
John F. Camp
San Antonio
Texas Railroad Commission
England
Eastern Seaboard
Seed Harvest Hits New High in South Alabama
In 33 South Alabama counties the Soil Conservation Service reports 341,950 pounds of pasture crop seeds harvested and 42,592 acres of pastures improved in 1940 41. Blue lupine led with 165,160 pounds followed by White Dutch clover 68,825 and crimson clover 49,025. Terraces were built on 19,680 acres trees planted on 3,117 acres and Kudzu on 10,571 acres.
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Montgomery
Ala
Soil Conservation Service
South
Alabama
Crescent Head's Tony Sudekum Honored Showman of Nation
Crescent Head, a leading showman and president of Crescent Amusement, is noted for developing De catur's Princess theatre and advancing postwar cinema in the South. Since starting in 1907 Nashville, he has earned universal esteem as a civic leader and industry innovator.
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Tony Sudekum
Crescent Amusement Company
Princess Theatre
Decatur
Sudekum
Nashville
Tennessee
United States
MACKENZIE Sees Risk of Japanese Action in East Crisis
Dewitt Mackenzie argues the Far East situation hints at risk of Japan moving toward action but asserts shooting is not inevitable. He notes Japan seeks advantage from any German success, may face British reaction, and that Washington sources imply U S support for British moves. He questions when Britain will act.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Japan
Britain
Russia
United States
Bi P. Im
Washington
England
John Bui
Japan's Delicate Position Over Thailand Threat
The article discusses Japan’s potential move to seize Thailand after occupying French Indochina. It notes the strategic advantage of controlling Thailand for attacks on Singapore and the Dutch East Indies, and ponders Britain’s possible response if Japan acts, with continuation hinted on page 12.
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Japan
Thailand
Britain
Singapore
Dutch East Indies
Philippines
Tokyo
Nippon
Joe Wheeler to Add Extra Power Lines
Joe Wheeler Electric Membership plans ninety miles of new distribution lines in Morgan and Lawrence counties to serve 300 more families. An additional $32,000 from the Rural Electrification Administration, on top of prior $35,000, funds the project. The cooperative serves 1,620 residences and 376 businesses and uses TVA power with equipment partly from Alabama Power and TVA.
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Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation
Lawrence
Morgan Counties
Washington
John Sparkman
Eighth
Lister Hill
Rural Electric Administration
Wheeler Corporation
REA
Joe Wheeler Organization
Morgan
Falkville
Trinity
Morgan County
Hillsboro
Town Creek
Moulton and Hatton
L. G. Ee
Joe Wheeler
Laceys Spring
Ridges Florette
Neel
Sence Cove
Morgan Coun
Wren
Mt. Hope
Lawrence County
Newburg
Franklin County
Leo T. Barber
Moultrie
Georgia
TVA
Alabama Power Company
Tennessee Valley Authority
Brabson
Sparkman
Freezing Bill Aims to Halt Government Grain and Cotton Sales
Washington reports a joint committee agreement on a freezing measure for major loaned crops. The bill would bar government sales of wheat and cotton during World War I to stabilize prices and secure loaned holdings, with Senate backers led by Senator Bankhead.
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Washington
House
Senate
Bankhead
D-Ala
Lightning sets two houses ablaze in Montgomery
A rainstorm with lightning struck two houses in Montgomery yesterday and disrupted communications and power facilities. Sparks showered from a power pole near the probate office in the county courthouse. Employees reacted with alarm as the storm raged and the incident unfolded.
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Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery County
Yearlong or 18 month service vote moves in Senate
Washington August 6 Administration leaders push for an 18 month service extension for army ranks and file while defeating a one year limit substitute proposal. Debate centers on final passage as Senate weighs extending service for selectees guards and reserves beyond the current one year limit.
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Washington
Burton
Rohio
Senate
Chamber
Barkley
Kentucky
Lee
D-Oklah
Ration plan drawn for New York motorists
A state rationing plan for New York to begin in September has been submitted to federal officers as a model for Eastern states. The plan proposed a 15 gallon per week limit for pleasure car owners to conserve scarce gasoline, devised by State Motor Vehicle Commissioner Carroll Mealey at the request of Secretary Harold Ickes.
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York
New York State
Seaboard
Carroll —. Mealey
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Slaughter of Soviet Unts Is Announced
The Associated Press reports rising U S concern over Japan in Thailand and Indo China with warnings from Hull and Eden. Britain backs action to stop Japan and safeguard Singapore Burma Malaya and the Philippines while the U S ponders support for French colonies resisting axis demands. Berlin proclaims a vast slaughter in Russia with claims of mass captures and battlefield gains as Soviet counterattacks intensify near Smolensk Kiev and the Priput or Dnister fronts.
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Japan
Washington
London
Thailand
Britain
Singapore
Burma
Malaya
Philippines
Cordell Hull
Southwest Pacific
United States
Hull
Associated Press
Red Army
Ukraine
Moscow
Berlin
Russia
Adolf Hitler
DNB
Hitler
Pinsk
Pripet
Smolensk
Lake Pelpus
Leningrad
Onsiitigat Ih
Fedor von Bock
Kiev
Soviet Ukraine
Dnister
Knieper
Nasi
A. Lozovsky
Lannesiain
Fuehrer
U. S
Highway Bill Backed by Senate Override Vote
The Senate overrode President Roosevelt’s veto of a 320 million dollar road program by a 57 to 19 vote. The bill would allocate 125 million to states for strategic defense roads and 150 million for access roads to defense sites, plus 10 million for airplane landing strips and 10 million for surveys.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
House
Warden Named at Wetumpka Prison for Women
Governor Frank M Dixon announced the appointment of William T Kemp, 53, as warden of Wetumpka state prison for women. The announcement terms him responsible for overseeing the women's facility and its operations.
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Montgomery
Ala
William T. Kemp
Wetumpka State Prison
Frank M Dixon
Tennessee River Gauge and Weather Summary
River height reached 30.60 feet as of Wednesday morning at 7 a.m. Maximum temperature recorded 73 degrees. Precipitation measured rainfall of 0.01 inches during the past 24 hours.
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Tennessee
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