Storm Damage From South Carolina Georgia Hurricane
Storm battered coastal South Carolina and Georgia leaves eight known dead and extensive property damage. Savannah reports two deaths while Beaufort counts ten unidentified dead. Charleston endures heavy damage with communications cut off. Army and coast guard rush aid as residents evacuate and authorities assess casualties.
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Atlanta
South Carolina
Georgia
Savannah
Beaufort
S. C
Charleston
Folly Beach
West Indies
Army
Fort McPherson
Fort Moultrie
Sullivan’s Island
Carolina
Fort Screven
Big
Parris Island
Lawrence County WPA Worker Held in $2,000 Bank Robbery
Louis Edward Armstrong, a Lawrence county WPA worker, is held in the July 27 Citizens Bank of Moulton robbery. Arrested near Hartsell on an FBI warrant, he is to be arraigned before U S Commissioner Milner in Huntsville. Armstrong denies the crime.
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Irmingham
Ala
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Louis Edward Armstrong
Lawrence County
WPA
Citizens Bank of
Two Weekend Auto Accidents Involve One Hurt Two Held
Two weekend automobile accidents in the Decatur area caused one injury and led to two people being held by the state highway patrol. John Paul Vinsant of Decatur was taken into custody after his car collided with Mrs. Walter Bailey’s on Bee Line Highway south of Decatur at 8 25 Sunday night. Both drivers were uninjured. Vinsant was arrested by Deputy Ed Templeton and Policeman McCutcheon at Hartselle and turned over to the patrol. Floyd Bibb of Vinemont Route 2 was treated for head injuries after a collision near Hartselle that involved Walter Morris Brown of Falkville and Rebecca F. Lamar of Grant Town West Virginia. Brown was taken into custody by Patrolmen Hale and Chambers.
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State Highway Patrol
John Paul Vinsant
Martin Street
Decatur
Walter Bailey
Fifth Avenue
West
Here
Brown
Hale and
Chambers
Five Die in Alabama Weekend Traffic Accidents
Birmingham area reports three deaths including Arthur Russell, 40, fatally injured in city collision. Pell City resident John L. Williams, 33, killed when his car overturned on the Springville Birmingham highway. Johnny Brown, a Black man, struck and killed on the Montgomery highway in Shelby County. J D Thacker, 19, riding a bicycle, died in a collision with a truck at Gadsden. Roy S Steele, 23, of Haleyville, fatally injured near Tuscumbia when his motorcycle left the road and struck a tree.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Arthur Russell
John L. Williams
Pell City
Springville-Birmingham
Johnny Brown
Montgomery
Shelby County
Gadsden
J. D. Thacker
Roy S. Steele
Haleyville
Tuscumbia
Solons Split on Draft Bill in Senate Debate
Nebraska's senators Norris and Burke clashed over the Burke Wadsworth compulsory military service bill. Burke argued the plan would train 400 000 this year and another 400 000 next spring, with only 30 days renewal training after a year, while Norris warned the bill could create a large standing army resembling Germany.
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Washington
Nebraska
Norris
Burke
Senate
United States
Germany
Steel mills trim capacity use to 89.5 percent
The American Iron and Steel Institute says U.S. mills operated at 89.5 percent of capacity this week down from 9.5 percent last week. The decline follows vacation holidays in Pittsburgh. A month ago output was 93.8 percent and a year ago 92.1 percent.
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New York
American Iron & Steel Institute
Pittsburgh
Eye Witness Describes Destructive Savannah Storm
Savannah police reporter H E Cavanifsh recounted the storm that battered the city and coast. He described a two phase assault with 68 mph gusts, widespread debris, shattered skylights and damaged roofs. Trees were toppled and streets littered as ships and stores suffered while Tybee Island residents evacuated and Beaufort, S C awaited word.
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Atlanta Weather Bureau
Wilmington
N. C
Charleston
S. C
Savannah
George W. Mifidling
Tybee Island
Associated Press
South Atlantic
H. E. Cavanifsh
Savannah Evening Press
Mayor names park project group today
Mayor T R Harrison named a three man committee to contact nearby towns about a proposed marine park on a Tennessee river island between the old north shore line and Swan Lake bridge. The group will seek co sponsorship resolutions, then negotiate with TVA and WPA for funding and land use.
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T. R. Harrison
Tennessee River
Old North Shore
Swan Lake
TVA
A. C. Dillehay
Quince BE. Eddens
Henry Davis
Aci
Ask
TVA Aid
Tennessee Valley Authority
WPA
New Defense Plans Tried by First Army Officers
In Ogdensburg New York on August 12 officers report a shift from small unit moves to large regimental maneuvers. A new training regime counters blitzkrieg tactics, with 90 000 troops tested for swift offensive blows and protection of supply lines. An air defense command tested coordinating defenses against aerial invasion.
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
America
First
New York
Air ‘Defense Command
First Army
Beaufort Hit Hard by Blow from the Hurricane
Reporter Don Weldon, Beaufort Times editor, reports Beaufort and surrounding St Helena Island devastated by a hurricane with 80 to 90 mph winds and ten feet of surge. Ten deaths in Beaufort County, widespread property ruin, flooded streets, and failed communications.
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ST. George
8. C
Don Weldon
Beaufort
Weldon
Beaufort County
Eustace
St. Helena Island
St. Helena
Frogmore
Lady's Island
Beaufort River
Beaufort Yacht Club
At and Pige
Shell Plant for Gadsden Approved
Senator Hill says the War Department recommended building a $6 million shell machining and forging plant in the Gadsden Attalla area. The facility would employ about 1,000 workers, pending National Defense Commission approval of funding.
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Washington
Hill
Ala
War Department
Starnes
Dala
Gadsden-Attalla
National Defense Commission
Duck Season Extended to Sixty Days by Secretary Ickes
Secretary Ickes announced the migratory waterfowl hunting season will run 60 days this year, up from 45, due to increased bird populations. Open mourning dove seasons are listed by states and counties with specific dates across Alabama and Georgia regions.
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Washington
Ickes
Alabama
Georgia
Troup
Merriwether
Pike
Lamar
Monroe
Jones
Baldwin
Jefferson
Burke
Crown Princess Martha and Children to Visit United States
Crown Princess Martha of Norway and her three children travel to the United States aboard an American ship at the invitation of President Roosevelt, announced by the Norwegian legation in Stockholm.
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Stockholm
Crown
Martha of
Norway
United States
Rooseveltt
No Decision In Contest In Probate Judge Nomination
The Lawrence County Democratic Executive Committee adjourned at noon until 6 30 Monday without a ruling on the Bragg versus Johnson Jr contest for the probate judge nomination. Testimony spanned more than a month with over 500 witnesses. Johnson led Bragg by 100 votes in the June 4 runoff.
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Lawrence County
Democratic Executive Committee
Charles Bragg
Isaac Johnson, Jr
Johnson
Bragg
Peach and Caddell
Decatur
Perdue and Miller
Moulton
A. Lynne
John C. Forney
Horace Wilkerson
Birmingham
Four Way Fight Looms For Arkansas Governor
In Arkansas a four way Democratic primary for governor will pit incumbent Carl E. Bailey against Homer M. Adkins former IRS collector J Rosser Venable veteran and Frank B. Witte. No senatorial terms expire this summer and several congressmen face opposition.
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Little Rock
Ark
Carl E. Bailey
Arkansas
Bailey
Homer M. Adkins
U. S. Internal Revenue
J. Rosser Venable
Frank B
Aerial Mine Laying One of War's Tough Jobs
Germany uses minelaying planes in the conflict with Britain. Hans Rechenberg, 29, chief aide to Walther Funk, praises nocturnal aerial minelaying and honors the crews for risking their lives. He notes the minelayer relies on instruments to drop mines accurately and faces danger from searchlights and enemy fighters.
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Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Germany
Britain
Hans Rechenberg
Walther Funk
Rechenberg
Tive
England
Nazi Bombers By Hundreds Lead Attack On London
German air forces hurled hundreds of bombers at England including a 200 plane thrust against Portsmouth and other targets. RAF fought back, shooting down many planes while Berlin claimed British losses rose. The Channel air war expanded as British defenses defended Dover and the Thames estuary.
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London
Portsmouth
Isle of Wight
English Channel
Royal Air Force
France
Germany
Air Ministry
Guernsey
English
Associated Press
England
Channel
Great Canal
Berlin
Portamouth
Maneton
Dorotahire
DNB
Hitler
RAF
Dover
Thames Estuary
Weather note for Tennessee river area and Alabama regions
The Tennessee River gauge stood at 19.59 feet on Monday with 91 degrees high and 74 low plus trace rain. Alabama forecast shows mostly cloudy south, central north rain tonight, with moderate to fresh southwest winds. Showers are likely Tuesday with limited temperature change.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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Francis P. Murphy
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