Robbery Suspect Held in Lieu of Bond in Bank Heist
Louis Edward Armstrong 25 of Moulton, WPA worker, charged with robbing Citizens Bank at Moulton of 2000 dollars on July 27, held in Madison county jail in Huntsville on 5000 bond. Federal officers arrested him after he paid for a used car with some of the loot and a preliminary hearing set for August 20.
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Louis Edward Armstrong
Moulton
Lawrence County
WPA
Citizens Bank
Madison County
Huntsville
Robert Milner
Armstrong
J. E. Jones
Frank Sutherland
FBI
Milner
Jack McGuire
Birmingham
L. W. Gentry
Decatur
Gentry
Messrs
Jones and Sutherland
Hartselle
Madison Court
Election law changes poised for Decatur Thursday
The City of Decatur is set to act Thursday night to implement recently approved state code changes affecting municipal elections in cities over 1,000. The amendment requires runoffs for mayor or council seats and designating which aldermanic post is sought. Present aldermen Boswell Dillehay Hunter Kennedy and Patterson preceded the change and will have their posts renumbered. several candidates had already designated their sought posts.
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Decatur
Board of Alderman
Boswell
Dillehay
Hunter
Kennedy
Patterson
Boswell Announces Reelection Bid for Decatur Alder Council
W. F. Boswell, with about a decade in city government, announces his candidacy for re election to Place No 1 on the Decatur aldermen board. He chairs the street committee and currently serves on the council while Mayor Tom Harrison acts as mayor following the death of R N Harris. Boswell, a noted businessman, declined offers to move after a Decatur fire damaged Decatur Box and Basket Co he chose to stay.
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W. F. Boswell
Boswell
Tom Harrison
Harrison
R. N. Harris
Decatur Box & Basket Company
Decatur
Decatur Schools Set Sept 2 Start for New Term
Decatur school system will open on September 2 with registration day. Classes begin September 3. Vaccination rule enforced with free vaccines at Morgan County Health Department. Children must be six by October 1 to enroll.
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Decatur
S. E. Alverson
Alverson
City Board of Education
Morgan County Health Department
Alver
Cullman backs Wheeler Lake Marine Park project
The Cullman city council unanimously endorsed the Wheeler Lake Marine Park project, offering moral support and co sponsorship with Decatur. The group will seek cooperation from the Tennessee Valley Authority and Works Progress Administration to advance the plan. A Decatur committee presented the proposal and will outline details to Hartsville officials later.
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Cullman City
Cullman
City of
Decatur
Tennessee Valley Authority
Works Progress
Quince KE. Eddens
A. C. Dillehay
Sam Wheat
Wheeler Lake Marine Park
Harteeile
Fred Tidwell Enters Race for City Council Place 5
Real estate man Fred F. Tidwell announced his candidacy for alderman Place No. 5. He filed his petition and said he never ran before but is in the ring, adding he has no reform movement to push and will do his best if elected.
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Fred F. Tidwell
R. Tidwell
Ammon Declares Candidacy for Decatur City Council
George E. Ammon announces his run for Decatur City Council Place No 5. He vows to study problems and vote as voters wish, aiming to improve health morals employment happiness and contentment in Decatur Tennessee Valley.
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Decatur
Tennessee Valley
Dodgers Game Halted by Rain With 3-0 Lead
The Brooklyn Dodgers led Philadelphia Phils 3-0 after two innings when rain halted play in Brooklyn on August 13.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn Dodgers
Philadelphia Phils
Dodgers
State Chamber to Meet October 10 in Birmingham
Benjamin Russell president of the State Chamber of Commerce announced the annual membership meeting will be held October 10 in Birmingham. Governor Dixon will be invited to address the gathering.
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Alexander City
Ala
Benjamin Russell
State Chamber of Commerce
Birmingham
Dixon
Russell
Kennedy seeks reelection to Decatur alderman Place 4
Dick Kennedy, serving his fourth year on the Decatur city council, announced his candidacy for reelection to Place No. 4. He is chairman of the Police Committee and a member of the Finance and Street Committees, pledging to continue the city’s constructive program and enforcement of laws with equal justice to all. He is a long-time Decatur businessman noted for his committee work and public service.
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E. W
Dick” Kennedy
Decatur
Kennedy
Chamber official opposes hurry on excess profits tax
Ellsworth V. Alvord of the U S Chamber told a Senate Tax hearing there is no need for extravagant haste in enacting an excess profits tax. He urged not delaying authorization for deducting plant expansion and defense costs, while urging separate amortization plans and immediate enactment for tax clarity.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Ellsworth V. Alvord
Chamber
Federal Finance Coe
Senate
Henry B. Fernald
Montclair
N. J
Executive
American Mining Congress
Alvord
Stimson
Defense
William S. Knudsen
General asks quick U.K. for draft plans
Washington Aug 13 Brig Gen William E Shedd said the time needed in Congress to consider conscription legislation delays War Department plans to reach 900000 men in uniform early fall The department now targets 900000 by January 1 with that still optimistic He testified before the House military committee as Senate debated Burke Wadsworth compulsory service bill.
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Washington
William E. Shedd
Congress
War Department
Department
Shedd
House Military Committee
Senate
National Guard
House
Rules Committee
Senate Military Committee
Herbert H. Lehman
New York
Air Raids Cost of Blitzkrieg Shown in Four Day Siege
London reports 2100 German planes in four days of raids on England. Thursday saw 800 planes clash with RAF over the Channel, Sunday hit Portland and Dover, Monday struck Portsmouth and Southampton, and Tuesday pressed along a 200 mile Channel front as both sides claim planes destroyed.
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English Channel
Channel
Portland
Dover
Portsmouth
Southampton
Decatur Foundry to Install TVA Electric Furnace
The Decatur Foundry operated by T. R. Harrison and Floyd Harrison will install an electric furnace borrowed from the Tennessee Valley Authority. The 500 pound per heat furnace can run a heat every 20 minutes and is provided at no cost for a testing period. Quince B. Eddens, manager of the Decatur electric department, arranged the loan after TVA offered the furnace for experimental use.
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Decatur
T. R. Harrison
Floyd Harrison
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Quince B. Eddens
Decatur Electric Department
Eddens
Move to recover salary from county civil service director
Birmingham August 13. A proposed resolution to require James H Hard Jr Jefferson County civil service director to repay 922 dollars to the county treasury for salary received while assisting in installing civil service at Mobile failed before the county commission. Commissioner Henry W Sweet introduced theResolution.
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Birmingham
Ala
James H Hard, Jr
Jefferson County Civil Service
Mobile
Henry W. Sweet
Hard
Choose New Legion Head
The American Legion will meet Thursday at 7 30 in the Armory to elect a commander for the year. Judge T Co Almon was chosen but cannot serve due to holding elective office. Three other posts faced the same issue and must elect new commanders.
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American Légion
Armory
Reguar
T. Co. Almon
American Legion
Alabama
Itelf
Entéfie
Legion
U S Ambassador Cudahy Returns Under Instructions
John Cudahy, the United States ambassador to Belgium, arrived on the Dixie Clipper after being reprimanded by the State Department for comments on the Belgian situation. He said he was instructed not to speak at this time.
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New York
John Cudahy
United States
Belgium
State Department
Aerial Blitz on Britain Escalates Across 200 Mile Front
The report notes a mass Nazi raid of 400 to 600 planes striking Britain along a 200 mile front. Berlin cites 69 RAF planes destroyed, seven German planes lost, while London says 26 German raiders were downed. RAF fighters engage in dogfights amid clouds as Hitler presses advance. In four days since the assault began, about 2,000 Nazi planes have crossed the Channel.
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Associated Press
Hitler
RAF
Britain
Italy Seeks Territory in General Balkan Settlement
Rome officials indicated Italy would claim slices of Greek and Yugoslav territory as it expands in Albania under Italian rule. Virginio Gayda, Fascist editor and Mussolini ally, said Greece must answer for crimes and alleged Greek designs on Albania amid rising tensions with Yugoslavia.
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Rome
Italy
Albania
Virginio Gayda
Mussolini
Greece
Zero Hour Nears In Berlin
The article reports rising signs of a Nazi invasion of England with a suspected cross channel barrage from German batteries at Calais and Dunkerque. British air power fights to blunt raids as thousands of German planes strike coastal towns and threaten landings.
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London
Berlin
Louis P. Lochner
Associated Press
England
British Isles
Bern
Switzerland
Calais
Dunkerque
Dover
English Channel
Sen Sor
Weather updates with river gauge and regional forecast
Tennessee river gauge Tuesday stood at 19.31 feet and fell. Temperatures reached 84 degrees with fair to partly cloudy conditions tonight for Alabama and mixed clouds with showers in the east of Tennessee, warmer in the east tomorrow.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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Ammon
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Cudahy
Saint Paul
Socony
South
Sullivan
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