Princess Theatre Opens With Overflow Crowd
The Crescent company unveiled the New Princess in a gala opening drawing 1600 to 2200 visitors. Tony Sudekum from Nashville received an ovation as dignitaries and local notables toured the modern Crescent theatre and its luxuries.
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Crescent Amusement Company
South
Tony Sudekum
Crescent Company
Nashville
G. P. Banniza
Miss Fisher
Belle Meade
Rankin
Crescent
Albert Frahn
Elton Reeves
Raymond Britain
WMSL
the Daily
Mrs Berry Dies After Long Illness In Decatur
Mrs. Marcella McDermont Berry a Decatur resident died at 5 30 am Friday after a long illness at 1220 Fourth Avenue South Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at the residence with Rev R I Archibald of Central Methodist Church officiating Burial will be in City Cemetery under Brown funeral home charge Surviving are husband John Berry three daughters Mrs Edith McKnight Decatur Mrs James Armfield Birmingham Mrs Oscar Pettit Montgomery three sons Ed Berry Decatur Henry Berry Etowah Tennessee John Berry Jr Nashville a brother Ben McDermont several grandchildren and other relatives Pallbearers are Putnam C Dillehay T C Allon Lawrence Babler Ed Edwards and Arley Johnson Mrs Berry was born in Louis Kentucky but spent most of life here her husband was baggage master at Decatur for the old Memphis and Weston Railroad she had long been a member of Central Methodist Church.
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Marcella McDermont Berry
Decatur
Fourth Avenue
South
R. I. Archibald
Central Methodist Church
City Cemetery
Brown
John Berry
Edith McKnight
James Armfield
Birmingham
Oscar Pettit
Montgomery
Ed Berry
Henry Berry
Etowah
Tennessee
John Berry, Jr
Nashville
Ter
Henry Bernardi
Detur
Ben. McDermont
Ater
Putnam
C. Dillehay
T. C. Allon
Lawence Babler
Ed Edwards
Arley Johnson
Convict Escape Report From Bee Line Highway Crew
Officers sought Theodore Johnson a 28 year old Black convict from Decatur who fled while a road crew worked on Bee Line Highway near Athens. Johnson served time for manslaughter. other escapees from the local camp had not been captured.
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Theodore Johnson
Bee Line Highway
Athens
Johnson
Decatur
Frank Bass Executed for 1940 Burglary Murder
Frank Bass died in Kilby Prison at 1 10 a m after a 1 08 execution in Alabama’s first night burglary capital case under the 1935 law. He killed Virginia Canterberry with a hammer during a February 22 1940 burglary at the Canterberry home in Trinity. Bass admitted breaking in and was condemned after a trial and appeals. Governor Dixon denied clemency.
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Frank Bass
Kilby
Canterberry
Trinity
Virginia Canterberry
Bass
Alabama
Montgomery
Frank M. Dixon
A. M. Smith, Jr
Decatur
Astrae
Matthews
Negro
R. M. Grantland
Trinity Cobbler
Kansas City
Missouri
Morgan County
State Supreme Court
Base
Dixon
Melvin Hutson
Newton B. Powell
Robert Jones
Barnes
Green County
War risk in Japan as it faces blockade and bombing
Tokyo reports indicate Tokyo sees two critical vulnerabilities for Japan in any further moves. A government spokesman accuses America Britain China and the Dutch East Indies of military political and economic encirclement. The Domel agency notes Japan aims to protect its industry amid urgent strategic concerns.
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Japan
Britain
United States
Nippon
Tokyo
America
China
Dutch East Indies
Domel
Dangers and defenses in Japan’s naval posture
The article argues Japan would feel secure in home waters if self contained and stocked, with mined coasts to deter fleets. It notes Japan’s dependence on American and British supplies, the impact of trade restrictions, and a possible oil embargo prompting a naval response or surrender. Continued on Page Two.
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Japan
Nippon
America
Britain
Eyven
United States
Decatur Band Plans Milwaukee Convention Concert
The Decatur school band schedules a Friday August 22 concert at Benson Field starting at 8 pm to raise funds for travel to the National American Legion convention in Milwaukee September 15 to 18. Kenneth Hennessy directs the band which has been chosen to lead the parade amid about 150 bands nationwide.
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Milwaukee
Kenneth Hennessy
Decatur
Woman beaten near Oak Park home in Alabama
Ella Mae Brackin was found seriously injured outside her Oak Park home on August 8. Detective Chief Paul Rapport said her husband Robert Bruce Brackin, 46, an electrician, was arrested on a blanket charge of suspicion.
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Ala
Ella Mae Brackin
Oak Park
Paul Rapport
Robert Bruce Brackin
Cotton Crop Forecast Sees 10 817 000 Bales This Season
The agriculture department estimates this season’s cotton crop at 10,817,000 bales of 500 pounds gross, based on conditions Aug 1, below last year’s 12,566,000 and the ten year average. Ginnings to Aug 1 show 1,966 running bales, vs 32,187 last year. Acreage July 1 totals 23,519,000, 54 percent below last year’s 24,871,000.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Census Bureau
South Caroline
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
New Orleans Cotton Forecast Drops Below Expectations
The official forecast of 10 817 000 bales was smaller than expected in New Orleans cotton trade circles today. Futures rose about a dollar per bale but failed to gain momentum as the figure indicated a decrease and unsettled market sentiment persisted.
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New Orleans
War Debate Over Indefinite Service Extension Reaches House
In Washington on August 8 the House opened seven hours of debate on a bill to grant an indefinite service extension for all men in uniform. Rep Fish assailed the measure as a plot for global wars while Rep Solon Averts and others argued the public backing for the president warrants continued service inescapable. Stimson was labeled the leading warmaker as Senate already approved an 18 month extension while House leaders push for an indeterminate term.
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Washington
Georgia
Fish
R-N. Yi
Stimson
Senate
House
Boaters Warned About Bombers Overhead Near Valparaiso Fla
In Valparaiso Florida Col Donald P Muse announced Eglin Field bombers will practice over Choc tawhatchee Bay with night missions starting Monday A target is placed a mile southeast of White Point and southwest of State Point The order bars surface craft within half a mile of the area and warns vessels to steer clear until training ends
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Valparaiso
Fla
Choctawhatchee Bay
English Channel
Eglin Field
Donald P. Muse
White Point
State Point
Woman Pronounces Sentence in Spouse Assault Case
In Baltimore, Mrs Ruth White, acting as judge, sentenced her husband Norman for assault. She first chose life imprisonment, then reduced to three months, then Magistrate Reamer further cut the sentence to 30 days in city jail.
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Baltimore
Meyer Reamer
Southern Police Court
Ruth White
Norman
Navy Chief Warns Strikes Back at Kearny Yard
Acting secretary Ralph A. Bard warned that unresolved labor management disputes at Kearny New Jersey shipyards threaten shutdowns. He said steps must be taken to resume production.
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Associated Press
Ralph A. Bard
Navy
Kearney
N. J
Mooresville E Hartselle roads in plan
Several hundred AFL workers walked out at Curtiss-Wright Caldwell New Jersey defending wage demands as CIO strikes threaten 493 million in navy and merchant shipwork at Kearny. Officials say Roosevelt may be asked to arbitrate while key ships and a cruiser/destroyer program face delays.
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AFL
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Caldwell
N. J
CIO
Kearny
Roosevelt
AFL International Association of Machinists
John Hart
Labor Relations Board
Ter
Curtiss-Wright
Clifton
Propeller Craft
William 8. Knudsen
Office of Production Management
Frank Graham
Defense Mediation Board
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Mediation Board
White House
North American Aviation Company
California
Navy
Navy Department
East Coast
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Brooklyn
Staten Island
N. Y
AFL Teamsters Union
Bethlehem
Germans Look to West as Hull Sees German Expansion
Secretary of State Hull stated Germany desires conquests in the Western Hemisphere and blamed Japan for any Pacific encirclement. He spoke at a press conference reacting to Berlin and Tokyo officials claiming Roosevelt power politics in Latin America.
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Washington
Hull
Germany
Western Hemisphere
Japan
Pacific
Berlin
Tokyo
Roosevelt
Latin America
Horn Blowing and Speed Ordinances Passed in Decatur
Decatur city council approved two ordinances at Thursday night’s meeting. A horn blowing ban prohibits cars from tooting except as signals, while a 30 mph maximum speed limit applies to all motor vehicles within city limits. A resolution urged the Louisville and Nashville Railroad to add a special passenger train to serve Decatur’s rail hub and surrounding counties.
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Decatur
L. & N. Railroad
Chicago
Florida
H.D. Greer
Nashville
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
City OF
Eee
Louisville and Nashville
Mercury Up in Mid West After Heat Wave Break
The weather outlook shows higher temperatures forming after a brief dip. The forecast covers from the Northeast to the southern Great Lakes and into Tennessee and North Carolina with generally clear skies westward. Thunderstorms reported in Arizona Montana New Mexico Colorado Oklahoma Arkansas Missouri. rain in Louisiana Texas and parts of Alabama Georgia and South Carolina.
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Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Midwest
Tennessee
North Carolina
Seaboard
Georgia
Arizona
Montana
New Mexico
Colorado
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Louisiana
Texas
Lake Charles
Alabama
South Carolina
Atlanta
Augusta
Huron
Des Moines
St. Louis
Springfield
Committee Head Named for Civil Defense Setup
Adlai Sample of Hartselle has been named chairman of the Morgan county civil defense committee as ten air warning stations go into operation. Each post will have a volunteer crew of 20, and volunteers will be sought in each community once chief observers are chosen.
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Morgan County
Defense Council
Adlai Sample
Hartsille
Civil Defense Committee
Air Warning
Big Cheese Coming to National Dairy Show in Memphis
A large cheese block weighing about one ton is slated for display at the National Dairy event in Memphis, Tenn., with no personal angle described. The cheese will be divided into edible chunks during the October show window.
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Memphis
Tenn
National Dairy
Soviet Fliers Raid Berlin and Kiev Amid War News
Reports claim Soviet warplanes raided Berlin for the 80th time while high command notes a main German thrust aimed at severing Odessa. Other dispatches speak of Kiev surrounded and Japanese-style propaganda from Marshal Zhukov urging resistance. British sources indicate planned troop deployments to bolster Russia’s Caucasus defenses.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Ukraine
Kiev
Iian Six
Ukraine Tal
High Command
Odessa
Berlin
London
Reiche
Russia
Marshal Semeonshenko
Mans
Te Hak Hitler
Istanbul
Britain
Caucasus
Decree Demands US Property Assets in Germany
A decree in the Berlin Gazette requires the United States and its citizens to transfer property in Germany by October 1. It covers estates securities claims patents copyrights business licenses and property used by companies operating branches in Germany.
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Berlin
Off
Ued States
United States
Germany
Treasury
Germans push toward Leningrad and Odessa in wartime gains
Nazi forces reported advancing in the north toward Leningrad with Wesenberg captured and approaching the Gulf of Finland. Indications emerged of pressure on Tallinn and Kronstadt while a drive toward Odessa and the Kiev railroad line was noted. Berlin claimed Russian air activity overnight amid civilian risks.
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Istan
U. S
Kronstadt
Hitler
Leningrad
Black Sea
London
Thans
West Russia
Odessa
Kiev
Berlin
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Rotary Club
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B. J.jordan
Edwin Wyle
First Christian Church
Berry
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WPA
Public Roads Administration
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Arsenal
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Southern Railway Company
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