Kiwanis Farm Committee Concludes Decatur Meet Series
The Decatur Kiwanis Farm Committee wrapped up its 1941 farm meeting series at Tanner with attendees from Tanner Mooresville and south Limestone county. Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture Haygood Paterson spoke, praising farm and business ties, as Dieter guests were treated to a dinner and song by Kiwanis members Bob Daniel and Marvin Rankin.
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Decatur Kiwanis
Tanner
Kiclub
Decatur Trade
Little Tanner School
Mooresville
Limestone County
Philip Shanksee
E. W.jleod
Charles Young
Haygood Paterson
Alabama
Paterson
Eva
Danville
Breakfast Returns to Normal After Highway Crash
Athens residents woke to regular breakfast times as power outages lasting from 5:00 to 7:30 a.m. disrupted electric service. A taxi struck a power pole on Lee Highway three miles east of Athens, severing lines. no injuries were reported. The cab driver Willie Burt and two passengers faced the incident with an estimated $150 property damage.
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Athens
R. A. Troupe
Decatur
Lee Highway
Willie T. Burt
William Edwards
McCartney Street
James Smith
Wells Street
Alabama dove season shortened to 42 days
Alabama wildlife officials announced a shortened mourning dove season from three months to 42 days. The season will run from December to January 11, with a daily limit of 12 and a possession limit of 12.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Albert Gill
Romance of His Wife Bared By Husband In Divorce Case
James C. Brazell testified in Los Angeles that his wife former Princess Ruth Pignatelli D Aragon packed a suitcase and did not return after a tea party. He claimed she telephoned race horse owner Tom Wood and arranged to meet him. She denied any affair.
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Los Angeles
Ruth Brazzell
Philadelphia
Ruth Pignatelli
D’aragon
James Co. Brazell
Brazell
James C. Brazell
Ruth Pignatelli, D'Aragon
Spain
Phantom
Tom Wood
Tucker
Mystery Fire Aboard War-Stranded Finnish Motorship
A fire of unknown origin broke out aboard the Aurora near the Hudson River anchorage killing the first officer as he slept. Seventeen crew members survived with rescue by police and private boats. eight more died in a separate Brooklyn waterfront blaze raising the total to 26 dead with eight missing. Captain Bjorkluf suffered burns while warning waitresses who escaped. the ship was later ordered to Englewood Cliffs New Jersey amid sabotage uncertainty.
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Hudson River
George Washington Bridge
Brooklyn
Panuce
Aurora
New Jersey
Englewood Cliffs
Buenos Aires
Curacao
Laguira
New York
Finland
Albert Bjorkluf
Urgent appeal for homes voiced by chamber secretary
John Nelson secretary of the Chamber of Commerce urged an immediate appeal for all homes and apartments in town to be at the chamber office today. The plea highlighted apartments as essential since they will accommodate children.
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John Nelson
Chamber of Commerce
Decatur Board to Bid New Negro High School Project
Decatur city council authorizes the board of education to solicit bids for constructing a new Negro high school on land south of Joe Wheeler Highway near W Vine Street. The plan follows deferral of a larger $500,000 consolidated school project due to WPA labor shortages. Existing sites Lafayette Gordon Bibb and the present high school receive repair work totaling about $5,000. A bus transit line proposed by W. J. Williams also moves forward with planned routes, stops, and a three-bus start set for midSeptember.
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City Board of Education
Decatur City Council
Joe Wheeler
W. Vine Street
Gordon and Bibb
Lafayette School
Lafayette Pta
W. J. Williams
Decatur Cab Service
Fairview
Mr. Williams
Area Meeting of American Legion Held at Fort Stephen Decatur
An American Legion area conference were held Thursday afternoon at Fort Stephen Decatur with more than 60 Legionnaires from North Alabama posts attending. Commander John T. Batten of Homewood spoke on policies and objectives for the coming year, chaired by C. C. Horton of Courtland. The session included a concert by the high school band and a Legion Auxiliary tea. Batten outlined goals for the next 12 months and urged patriotic cooperation to bolster national defense and security.
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The
American Legion
Fort Stephen Decatur
North Alabama
John T. Batten
Homewood
C. C. Horton
Courtland
Ter
Legion Auxiliary
Batten
Legion
Soldier Writer of Mash Note From KP Duty Reported
In Louisiana north of Breezy Hill on Aug 22 the Dixie 31st Division paper recounts Pvt. Pop Johnson of Company D 167th Infantry sending a note from a truck convoy saying I’m just a soldier lonesome and blue You write to me and I ll write back The reply came signed Lt Col James A Webb commanding 167th Infantry offering two weeks of KP cheer
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Louisiana
Breezy Hill
Dixie
Pop” Johnson
Company
167Th Infantry
James A. Webb
Black 19 year old charged with carnal knowledge
Orr a 19 year old Black man was arrested at his Brooksville home on a charge of carnal knowledge of a 15 year old white girl alleged to have occurred August 3. The girl told deputies Orr threatened her with a knife and forced her into a grove. she kept silent out of fear for three weeks. Orr denied the confrontation and is jailed in Morgan county awaiting counsel. The penalty ranges two to 10 years.
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Orr
Brooksville
James H. Crow, Jr
B. O C. Pittman
W. T. Willoughby
Douglas
Crow
Newton B. Powell
Morgan County
Local Funeral Director Burnell Taylor Found Dead in Wreck
Burnell Taylor, 36, a funeral director and recent resident of Anderson, Alabama, was found dead today beneath an overturned automobile after it left the highway and overturned in a field near Fort Payne. Police located his body in the wrecked car.
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Fort Payne
Ala
Burnell Taylor
Taylor
Anderson
8. C
Decatur Band Seeks Funds For Milwaukee Trip
Advance ticket sales indicate the Decatur high school band will draw a large crowd tonight at Benson Field for an eight o'clock concert. Directors and players have worked weeks to prepare a varied program and to raise funds for the band’s trip to Milwaukee for the National American Legion convention. The 78 piece ensemble will feature a dance baton routine and a mix of march, pop, and semi classical pieces. D. Trotter Jones, state adjutant of the American Legion, is expected to attend.
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Decatur
O'Cllock
Benson Field
Kenneth Hennessy
Per
Milwaukee
Hennessey
War by Dewitt Mackenzie. Russian war aims questioned
The article argues German claims that Russia fights to gain preconditions for a final clash with Britain deserve scrutiny. It notes German propaganda, wounded trains, and hotel beds repurposed for hospitals, while predicting Hitler’s prep for further Western and Mediterranean offensives if conditions allow.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Britain
Germany
Frankfurter Zeitung
Hitler Set for Britain Drive Faces Hurdles in East
Reporter notes Hitler's plan to press into Britain while needing to crush Reds in the near east first. Forecasts a tough winter for German armies as conflict shifts east and weather worsens. Mention of continued coverage and page reference.
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Near East
Fuehrer
Fifth Avenue
Hitler
Roosevelt Defends U S Defense Output Against Byrd Critique
President Roosevelt rebutted Senator Byrd defense production figures at a press conference saying war department data show Byrd’s claims are inaccurate in most categories except planes. He cited tanks sent to Britain and projected higher monthly deliveries for anti aircraft guns and mortars into late 1941 and 1942, disputing Byrd’s criticisms.
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Hyde Park
Byrd
Roosevelt
Washington
War Department
Byard
England
Egypt
Purth Agreeev Ormore
Roosevelt says government may avoid Kearny take over
President Roosevelt said the government hopes to avoid taking control of the shipyard at Kearny New Jersey where CIO Marine and Shipbuilding Workers are striking. Washington talks continued with union leader John Green and company official L H Korndorff after hours of meetings with no agreement. The dispute centers on a maintenance of membership clause and the union's demand for a closed shop.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Kearny, N. J
Hyde Park
N. Y
Detroit
Kearny
CIO Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
Washington
FDR
John Green
L. H. Korndorff
Company T
Green
Addmant
National Mediation Board
Onporneye
Korndorff
Navy
U. S
North American Aviation Company
California
Decatur Man Bethany Fatally Injured in Crash
Charles William Bethany, 48, of 1330 Fifth Avenue South, was fatally injured when his car left the road and overturned near Florence Thursday. Funeral 5 pm Saturday at Brown's Chapel Ferry Street with burial at City Cemetery. Rev. B B Burks officiating. He died at 3 pm after being taken to Florence Hospital. Widow Mary Bethany listed.
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Charles William Bethany
Fresh Russian Forces Bolster Defense of Leningrad
Dispatches report fresh Soviet reserves arriving along the front as German siege efforts press toward Leningrad. Finnish forces claim Salmi taken and encirclements around Lake Ladoga, while Red Army units reportedly repelling attacks near Kingisepp and Novgorod. Civilians rush to join a people’s army as the city braces for a prolonged defense.
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Associated Press
Salmi
Red Army
Lake
Ladoga
Leningrad
Nast
Kingisepp
Novogorod
Apolchenie
People's Army
Meer
Lingrad
Berlin
Dnieper
Hitler
Aie
Autin
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NEW Negro High School
Negro
Corinne Smith
People’s Army
Moscow
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