Alabama to widen U S 31 to 22 foot surface Athens to Birmingham
Chris Sherlock announces U S 31 will be streamlined from Athens to Birmingham with a 22 foot road surface and eight foot shoulders. The plan aims to remove dangerous curves between Hartselle and Cullman and improve capacity for heavy traffic, wartime and peacetime needs, with start anticipated by fall if county cooperation and property access align.
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Chris Sherlock
Alabama
Athens
Birmingham
Mr. Sherlock
Decatur
U. S. of
Dixon
Montgomery
Highway Department
U. S. 31
Hartselle
Cullman
United States
Belisha Sees Possible UK US Union Amid War Talks
In London Leslie Hore-Belisha raises the question of eventual unity between the United States and the British Empire. He notes Churchill's remark on British American cooperation and says the trend could yield citizenship-like union, arguing the outcome may justify wartime costs if it mirrors France.
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London
Leslie Belisha
United States
Churchill
Mississippi
Hore-Belisha
France
Damage suits filed here against Ragland Brothers
Three damage suits of 10000 each filed with the circuit court clerk against Ragland Brothers a local wholesale grocery company. Plaintiffs James Breeden J L Woodard and Annie Woodard allege injuries from a collision July 3 on Bee Line Highway five miles south of here involving a car in which they rode and a truck operated by the grocery company J L Woodard was the driver of the private car Melvin Hutson and Bryan McAfee attorneys for the plaintiffs demand a jury trial.
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Ragland Brothers
James Breeden
J. L. Woodard
Annie Woodard
Bee Line Highway
Here
Melvin Hutson
Bryan McAfee
Weather report with Tennessee River rise and temps
The Tennessee River gauge stood at 21.51 feet and rising with temperatures around 82F highs and 60F lows. Light rain trace noted. Alabama forecasts: fair tonight and Wednesday, warmer in the northwest. Tennessee: fair and cool tonight, Wednesday fair with slowly rising temperatures in central and western areas.
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Tennessee
Averay
Alabama
Conner Named Commissioner of Athletics for SEC
Former Mississippi governor Martin Sennett Conner is appointed commissioner of athletics for the Southeastern Conference. He is expected to serve a four year term at $10 000 annually plus $10 000 to run the office. The official statement cites his background training fairness and athletic involvement.
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Atlanta
Martin Sennett
Mike) Conner
Mississippi
Conner
Officers Arrest One in Raid on Sand Mountain Stills
Federal and ABC officers from the Decatur Alcohol Tax Unit raided two stills on Sand Mountain in Marshall county Monday afternoon. They arrested one man and seized an automobile containing three gallons of liquor. One suspect escaped from the car. another was captured and charged with distilling and transporting whisky.
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Federal
ABC
Decatur
Man Hurt In Odd Mishap Involving Pole Fall
Dan Brewer of a TWA line crew was injured when Shelby Sutton fell from a power pole and landed on him at First Avenue and Moulton Street. Brewer suffered a head cut and other injuries and was rushed to Benevolent Society Hospital. Sutton escaped injury as TVA crews worked on transferring a line from an old pole to a new one.
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Dan Brewer
TWA
Shelby Sutton
First Avenue
Moulton Street
Brewer
Stepnon
Sutton
Refugee Ship Sunk by Torpedo Off Irish Coast
The 5,000 ton British steamer carrying war refugees bound for the Americas was torpedoed two days after leaving a British port. Seven people were killed and survivors landed at a northwestern Ireland port by a Yugoslav steamer. The ship’s name and exact destination to Jamaica were not disclosed.
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Dublin
Americas
United States
Ireland
Fifth Columnists in War Defeat Hitler Aims and Tactics
The second article in a Knox Navy series explains how Hitler used a fifth column to undermine nations. Colonel Donovan and Edgar Mowrer discuss how civilian collaborators enable aggression, with propaganda seen as a prelude to military action and demoralization playing a key role.
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Knox
Navy Department
Washington
National Defense
Donovan
Edgar Mowrer
William J. Donovan
Hitler
Navy procurement hit by profits limit and price doubts
Rear Admiral W R Purlong testified to the Senate Appropriations Committee that tax uncertainties, a profit cap, and British competition stalled progress on naval material for ship building. The Navy’s defense bill totals 5.008 billion dollars as the House Advances draft plans, while the Senate debates registration for men 21 to 30 and emergency promotions for officers.
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Washington
Navy
W. R. Purlong
Senate Appropriations Committee
U. K
House Military Committee
Senate
Senate Military Committee
Roosevelt
National Guard
Admiral Furlong
United States Steel Corporation
Goss Printing Press Company of
Chicago
Dan Gilchrist Dies at Home in Courtland
Daniel Gilchrist longtime Lawrence County resident dies at 4 15 pm at his Courtland home after years of ill health He is 65 funeral 4 30 pm Tuesday at his residence Rev M E Gregg Courtland Presbyterian Church burial in Courtland cemetery with pallbearers named He survived by his widow three daughters and one son plus siblings and many relatives Born April 4 1875 in Courtland he lived there his entire life in agriculture and mercantile business.
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Daniel Gilchrist
Lawrence County
Courtland
Gilchrist
M. E. Gregg
Courtland Presbyterian Church
Brown
Decatur
Courtland Cemetery
Robert Tweedy
Bob McWhorter
Malcolm Lane
Fred Redman, Jr
Bill Hudson
Charles Hotchkiss
Bill Mitchell
Charles Vaughan
Katie Frank Gilchrist
Phillippa Gilchrist
Atlanta
Edith Martin Gilchrist
Birmingham
Daniel Gilchrist, Jr
D. L. Martin
George M. Gilchrist
Phillip Gilchrist
American Legion Believed Safe After Mine Zone Claim
A German embassy spokesman expressed hope the U S Army transport American Legion passed through the mine infested zone. Navy and government officials had no official word, but unofficial estimates suggested the ship spent most or all of the night in the danger area.
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Washington
U. S. Army
American Legion
Germany
Navy
Britain Offers US 99 Year Leases On Bases In Western Hemisphere
Lord Halifax said an agreement in principle was reached with the United States on loans of British air and naval bases for 99 years. The sites include Atlantic islands, West Indian points, Newfoundland. Churchill announced in the House of Commons Britain would offer suitable sites in Newfoundland and the West Indies with no demand for compensation.
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London
Lord Halifax
House of Lords
United States
Atlantic Islands
Newfoundland
Associated Press
Britain
Munitions Arrive in England amid U S Armament Aid
Prime Minister Churchill announced the safe arrival in England of surplus American munitions valued at 37 million dollars. The cargo included 600000 Lee Enfield rifles and 76 million meter field guns along with machine guns and ammunition. The weapons, though aged, were deemed usable as Britain bolstered defenses after France evacuation.
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Washington
Churchill
England
OV Dod
France
House of Commons
United States
Churchill Calls for Timely US Reinforcements for Britain
Churchill appealed for timely reinforcement of Britain's navy from the United States referencing about 50 over-age American destroyers Britain seeks to buy. He noted that proposed naval bases would further the cooperation between two great organizations.
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Britain
United States
Churchill
Britain and Italy in East Africa Somaliland Stakes
Dewitt Mackenzie weighs Italy's Somaliland advance against Britain's naval control of the Red Sea and Suez. He cautions against overrating Mussolini's win while noting that Somaliland strengthens Italy’s position in East Africa and could affect British prestige in the Near East.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
England
British Somaliland
George
Red Sea
Gulf of Aden
Suez Canal
Somaliland
Mussolini
Near East
Italy
East Africa
Loss of Somaliland Impacts British Prestige and Balkans Tensions
The piece argues Somaliland's loss weakens Britain's regional reach and edges closer to sealing the Red Sea, while Greece Italy strains threaten a Balkan war that could aid Britain in a tense wartime moment. It notes Mussolini may seek territorial concessions and Hitler's wish to avoid Balkan conflict.
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Red Sea
Britain
Far East
Mediterranean
Italy
Greece
England
Mussolini
Balkans
Herr Hitler
John Bull
Trinity Colt Show Promises Largest Event Since 1934
The Trinity Colt Show set for Thursday aims to be the biggest since 1934, with nearly 100 entries in 1938 and about 1,000 attendees last year. Committees met to finalize plans at Rayburn Neville’s store. grounds nearby cleaned and Mrs. Frank Sims offered her shaded yard. Three classes across nine rings offer 27 prizes plus sweepstakes and best mares and foals awards. Classes cover combination horse draft horse and mule with prize tiers per age group. First prize two dollars fifty, second dollar fifty, third dollar one. sweepstakes five dollars. A continuation note signals the feature continues on the next page.
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Rayburn Neville’s
Frank Sims
Buck Rogers Enters Decatur Mayoral Race
Buck Rogers a longtime Decatur businessman entered the mayoral race with primary on September 16 becoming the sixth candidate. A native of Puldaki Tennessee, he worked at the L and N shops, later in several states, returning to Decatur in 1928 to run an automobile and then a Standard Oil agency. He served 18 months in the Naval Air Service during World War I and holds civic roles in Kiwanis and the Chamber of Commerce. He is vice president of Alabama Dairy Products Company and attends Westminster Presbyterian. He advocates progressive city government and improvement for Decatur and its region.
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R. BE
Buck Rogers
Decatur
Mr. Rogers
Puldaki
Tenn
Standard Oil Company
Naval Air Service
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Kiwanis Club
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Alabama State Chamber of Commerce
Alabama Dairy Products Company
Britain Eyes Air Parity as RAF Pounds Germany
Churchill told the House of Commons that Britain will press toward air parity and then superiority as RAF bombers strike deeper into Germany. He rejected Hoover’s proposed transblockade relief, saying it would prolong Europe’s agony. Churchill noted Britain’s airplane production now exceeds Nazi output. German raids near Parliament and raids on Berlin marked the day, as Lloyd George narrowly escaped injury during a bomb attack. RAF attacks targeted invasion bases on the German coast and two German transports were sunk near Haugesund, Norway.
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Associated Press
England
London
RAF
Germany
House of Commons
Great Britain
Churchill
Hoover
France
Belgium
Holland
Europe
Britain
Nazi Germany
DNB
Hitler
South
Eastchurch
Don
David Lloyd € George
Berlin
Admiralty
Haugesund
Norway
Stavanger
Bergen
Norwegian
Obscenity To Be Treated As Garbage In New York
Mayor LaGuardia declares that obscene publications will be treated as garbage and collected by sanitation trucks unless distributors withdraw the titles from New York newsstands. He brands 42 magazines as unwanted, 34 of them as filthy, during a briefing with publishers and dealers.
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New York
LaGuardia
Department of Sanitation
Pein Pally
Detective
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Mobile
Great Lakes
H. D. Barnum
Mike Conner
Secuzar
Fifth Column
Adolf Hitler
Hitler Frankle
Admiral
Dan Gilchrist
U.S
Trinity Colt Show
Rogers
Air Ministry
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