No Election Declared In Lawrence County Probate Judge Contest
The Lawrence County Democratic Executive Committee ruled no nomination after a six week evidence contest between incumbent Judge Charles E. Bragg and Isaac Johnson Jr for probate judge in the June 4 run off. Johnson led Bragg by 109 votes last June. a possible primary may be called. Over 500 witnesses testified. lawyers from Moulton Decatur and Birmingham represented both sides as the panel adjourned.
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Lawrence County
Democratic Executive Committee
Charles E. Bragg
Isaac Johnson, Jr
Johnson
Judge Bragg
Perdue and Miller
Moulton
Peach and Caddell
Decatur
S& A. Lynne
John C. Forney
Horace Wilkerson
Birmingham
Robin L Thomas Files City Council Candidacy
Decatur businessman Robin L. Thomas enters the race for City Council Place No 4. He states he backed 1933 city distribution of TVA power and supports cooperative TVA relations, adding he will publish a detailed platform later in the campaign.
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Robin L. Thomas
Decatur
TVA
Wiregrass Council Formed Aims Southeast Alabama Growth
In Dothan August 21 the Wiregrass council formed by the Alabama State Chamber of Commerce seeks regional economic gains across southeast Alabama. John H. Singleton publisher of the Enterprise was elected.
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Dothan
Ala
Alabama
Wiregrass Council
Alabama State Chamber of Commerce
John H. Singleton
Enterprise
Bomb injures two at Washington post office
A small poorly made bomb exploded today in a U street branch post office while unloading a mail bag. Injured were Harry B. Hess and Hyman Ritzenberg, both postal workers, suffering shoulder and leg lacerations. The package was addressed to an unnamed woman.
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Washington
U Street
Harry B. Hess
Hyman Ritzenberg
Pileanperg
Chenault Enters Decatur City Council Race
Frank Chenault, a Decatur native and local businessman, announces his candidacy for Place No. 4 on the city council. He cites lifelong ties to Decatur, college athlete background at Vanderbilt, and Civitan involvement, promising no radical reforms and a forthcoming platform.
Continuance Granted in Murder Arraignment at Portland
A crowd gathered at the county building as Arthur F.P. Cox, 49, of Philadelphia, a Jehovah's Witness, was arraigned on murder charges and granted a continuance until Friday.
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Portland
Arthur FP. Cox
Philadelphia
Jehovah's Witnesses
Navy to fast build bases to close hemisphere defense gaps
Washington learns plans to quickly establish new naval and air bases once British sites are ready. Roosevelt may use executive action to seize bases like Guantanamo from Cuba, with leases to Britain discussed for 99 years. Talks tie potential destroyer transfers to Britain as part of the deal.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Lord Halifax
Newfoundland
Theodore Roosevelt
Senate
Guantanamo
Cuba
Great Britain
U S Officials Study Offshore Base Acquisition Legalities
Washington officials conferred on legal questions involved in acquiring offshore naval and air bases. Negotiations with Britain reportedly advanced to an agreement in principle. Attorney General Jackson said the meeting covered the proposal and procedures for American acquisition.
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Washington
United States
London
Jackson
Justice Department
Nash Memorial Organ Placed at Central Methodist Church
The Nash Memorial Organ, donated by Mrs. L. R. Nash and children, will occupy the new auditorium of Central Methodist Church in Northern Alabama. Built by Henry Pilcher's Sons of Louisville, it features five divisions and cathedral chimes with an electric blowing plant. Mrs. H. O. Troup conducts the choir. Dr. R. Lambuth Archibald pastors the church.
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Central Methodist Church
L. R. Nash
Nash Memorial
Henry Pilcher’s Sons, Inc
Louisville
Alabama
H. O. Troup
R. Lambuth Archibald
Lee Proposes Wealth Draft to Fund War Effort
In a heated Senate debate on August 21, Senator Lee Oklahoma proposed a wealth draft fed by government bonds bearing 1 percent interest to fund defense. The plan faced a point of order from Senator Ellender Louisiana, blocking revenue raising in the draft measure. Senator Walsh Massachusetts supported Lee, citing aircraft and ship profit limits delaying war contracts. The House committee planned to finalize its Burke-Wadsworth bill as the discussion continued.
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Washington
Senate
House Military Committee
Lee
D. Okla
Ellender
House
Treasury
Walsh
Mass
United States
German view on ship American Legion in Atlantic standoff
Washington reports place the refugee ship American Legion about 400 miles west of the British coast, outside the dangerous zone Germany described. Berlin says US notes contain misunderstandings about the voyage to Petsamo. German officials claim the ship exceeded the originally planned route and risked minefields, while Germany maintains it will not harass American military vessels.
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Washington
State Department
American Legion
Germany
Berlin
United States
Army
Legion
Petsamo
Finland
British—Isles
Xxx
Britain May Seek Alliance With U S
London sources indicate Britain is pursuing a military alliance with the United States as a step toward a full accord. Canada and other Western possessions would gain defense, with potential common diplomacy in the Far East after the European conflict. Public sentiment in Britain favors a non belligerent United States to preserve defenses and avoid straining relations with Washington.
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Drew Middleton
London
United States
Britain
Canada
Far East
Great Britain
Roosevelt
W. L. MacKenzie King
Pacific
Sitka
Alaska
France
Germany
America
Stockton Enters Decatur City Council Race
C Stockton a local business man today entered the race for Alderman Place No 5 in Decatur. He pledged to use his legal and economic government experience to advance the city and seek its rightful place of eminence and influence ahead of the September 16, 1940 election.
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FE. C.stockton
Decatur
City of
Freeman in Board Race for Decatur City Council Place Five
J Ned Freeman announces candidacy for Decatur city council Place Five. Longtime Morgan County resident with 19 years in Decatur and prior Montgomery stay. Former confectionery wholesaler and now in cleaning business. First-time candidate pledging dependable service.
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J. Ned Freeman
Decatur
Freeman
Morgan County
Montgomery
Johnson Printing Company
Italo Greek tensions rise as Mussolini masses troops
Dewitt Mackenzie reports Italy shells Greece by massing troops in Albania and Greece cancelling army leave. The piece links the crisis to potential further Italian moves against British Africa and possible invasion of Egypt, noting Churchill’s remarks on larger operations.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Italy
Greece
Mussolini
Athens
Africa
Egypt
England
Mediterranean
Churchill
House of Commons
Nairobi
Kenya
South African
Mogadisciu
Italian Somaliland
Ethiopia
Aden
Arabia
Stefani
Italilan
Hitler
Archibald Sinclair
Europe
Tension in Balkans and Middle East Loom Larger
The article notes rising tensions in the Balkans and hints at Middle East stakes, with Churchill signaling concern over Egypt as Britain's Mediterranean linchpin. It suggests Greece faces Mussolini’s forces in Albania, while Britain may aid Greece and Turkey could align with Greece unless Russia intervenes. the Soviet stance remains unclear.
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Middle East
Mr. Churchill
Egypt
England
Mediterranean
Asia
Constantinople
China
Greece
Mussolini
Albania
Britain
Turkey
Russia
Trinity Colt Show set for Thursday at Trinity school grounds
Committees prepared for the Trinity Colt Show to begin Thursday at 16 o'clock on the school grounds. The event features nine rings across three classes three rings per class with twenty seven cash prizes plus sweepstakes and mares awards. Since 1934 the shows boosted local livestock value and attract spectators from Morgan and nearby counties.
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Morgan
Accident Victim Improved Today
Dan Brewer a TVA line crew member aged 27 from 127 Seventh Avenue West was hospitalized after a coworker Shelby Sutton fell ten feet from a pole and struck Brewer as he stood beneath. X rays showed no broken bones but a bruised right hip and facial cut. The accident occurred on First Avenue near Moulton Street during pole replacement when Suttons hooks failed and he fell. Sutton was uninjured.
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Dan Brewer
Seventh Avenue
West
TVA
Benevolent Society Hospital
Shelby Sutton
Brewer
First Avenue
Moulton Street
Sutton
Two youths held in burglary case in Decatur
Johny Mayberry 16 and Melted Webster 17, both of Columbia Tennessee, are jailed in Morgan county for further investigation into a break in at Frank Scroggins 548 Sherman street. They were arrested in Huntsville and returned to Decatur after admitting entry via a transom. Items recovered include a handbag four suitcases clothes watches two revolvers camera and shoes. The youths were serving a two year term at Nashville reform school for house breaking.
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Johny Mayberry
Webster
Columbia, Tenn
Morgan County
Frank Scroggins
Sherman Street
Scroggins
Huntsville
W.p.moore
Mayberry
Decatur
Moore
Whitmire
O. D. Par Fish
L. & N. Railroad
State Agricultural Reform School
Nashville
Legion Meeting Demands Prompt Conscription Bill Passage
Greenville Mississippi August 21 state wide meeting of the American Legion executive committee Legionnaires and citizens called by Department Commander Clyde McGehee of Vicksburg to press for immediate passage of the conscription bill by congress.
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Greenville
Miss
American Legion Executive Committee
Legionnaires and
Clyde McGehee
Vicksburg
Congress
Masterpiece of Hitler's Fifth Columnists Debacle in France
The article outlines how Hitler used deception and terror to collapse France with coordinated radio propaganda, secret agents, and rapid military action. It notes French demoralization, panic on roads, and leaders seeking mercy as Italy entered the war at the peak of French disarray.
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France
Hitler
William J. Donovan
Edgar Mowrer
Britain
Italy
Poland
Fortified Seid fires in raid as Axis battles widen
World war updates report Italian raids on fortresses and air bases in Africa and the Mediterranean. Britain seeks US alliance on defense of Canada and other possessions. Dobruja dispute eases. Gibraltar reports fire from an Italian raid. Axis and Allied actions continue in the Balkans and seas.
Bankhead Named Regional Head In Roosevelt Third Term Drive
National Democratic Chairman Edward Flynn announced regional leaders for the Roosevelt campaign. Senator John H. Bankhead of Alabama will chair the Southern division from Birmingham, Senator Scott W. Lucas of Illinois runs the Midwest from Chicago, Representative Sam Rayburn of Texas heads the Southwest from Dallas, and former Governor Leslie Miller of Wyoming leads the Far West from San Francisco. The Northeastern effort will operate from national headquarters in New York.
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New York
Edward J. Flynn
Roosevelt
John H. Bankhead
Alabama
Birmingham
Scott W. Lucas
Illinois
Chicago
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Southwestern
Dallas
Leslie Miller
Wyoming
Far Western
San Francisco
Weather data from Tennessee and Alabama report
Tennessee river level reached 21.55 feet with a maximum temperature of 82 and a low of 62 for the 24 hours ending Wednesday at 7 am. Alabama forecast calls for fair skies tonight and tomorrow with warmer conditions and slight west winds and eastern cloudiness.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Denar
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Trinity Show
Legion TO Act
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National Defense
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Sei
Romania
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Associated Press
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Rumania
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Bulgaria
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la Linea
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