Woman killed crossing railroad tracks in Falkville
Mrs. J W Long a 60 year old Falkville resident was struck and killed by a northbound L N freight at 257 yesterday afternoon as she crossed the tracks between First and Second streets. The engine could not stop in time and the wheels did not pass over her body. Funeral services are set for 330 Wednesday at the Baptist church with Rev M H Mahaffey officiating. She leaves five daughters and five sons.
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Baptist Church
J. W. Long
Falkville
First
Second Street
the Missionary Society
M. H. Mahaffey
Drinkard
Long
Ruth Long
J. W. Wiggins
Reginald M. Bogue
W. D. Hart
Montgomery
W. H. Hardin
Murray
Kentucky
W. R Long
Gulfport
Miss
H. E. Long
Brewton
Polio Totals Rise in Alabama with 25 New Cases
Alabama reports 25 new polio illnesses pushing the year’s total to 470 and lifting the state count to 87 deaths with a new fatality in Fayette county. Walker county adds four cases yesterday with scattered infections across Montgomery Jefferson Marion Calhoun Perry Pickens and others. At Howard College Birmingham, registration delays shift freshmen to Sept 15 and upperclassmen to Sept 18 as the school aligns with city schedules amid the outbreak.
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Montgomery
Als
Walker County
Jefferson
Marion
Calhoun
Perry
Pickens
Stowar
Chambers
Cullman
Fayette
Greene
Jackson
Lawrence
Marengo
Mobile
Fayette County
Birmingham
Howard College
Harwell G. Davis
Morgan County Health Dept Reports No Infantile Paralysis Cases
Attaches at the Morgan county health department said Tuesday no cases of infantile paralysis had been reported in the county, continuing to give Morgan a clean slate as the disease raged in other sections of Alabama.
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Morgan
Morgan County
Alabama
Six PT-12 training planes arrive at Limestone port
Six PT-12 training planes from Maxwell Field arrive at a southern aviation training school near Limestone County. Work at the airport speeds toward hosting an initial draft of 40 to 60 students expected October 4 for primary aviation training. Lieutenant R. F. Burnham leads the local base amid plans for more equipment as needed.
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Maxwell Field
Uthern Aviation Training School
Limestone
County
R. F. Burnham
Alabama Educa tion Association Adopts 1941 Program For 1943 Legislation
The Alabama Education Association committees meet in Montgomery to map a 1943 legislative program from an 11 point plan adopted at the 1941 convention. Proposals include exempting edu cational appropriations from proration, removing tax limits on local schools, tax exemptions for school boards, higher appropriations with free textbooks through grade six, and retirement act amendments. R E Noble of Anniston heads the advisory council meeting tomorrow.
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Montgomery
Alabama Education Association
Citizens Advisory Educational Council
R. E. Noble
Anniston
Parachutist Survives Free Fall at Fort Benning Demonstration
Private Benjamin F. Mourey of Bloomsburg Pennsylvania completed his fifth jump when his back parachute failed to deploy from 1200 feet. He fell 800 feet before deploying his emergency chute and landed safely. Rep. R E Thomason presented Mourey a silver parachutist badge and praised his presence of mind.
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Fort. Benning,ga
House Military Affairs Committee
Fort Benning
Benjamin F. Mourey
Bloomsburg
R. E. Thomason
D-Tex
Mourey
Alabama Chamber Convention Set for Birmingham in October
The Alabama State Chamber of Commerce will hold its 1941 convention in Birmingham on October 9, announced by W A Steadman president.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama State Chamber of Commerce
Birmingham
W. A. Steadman
Attend Rites for Mrs Weatherly
The following people attended the funeral of the late Mrs J T Weatherly Sr and have returned home. Names include F E B Weatherly Elizabeth Weatherly Fred Weatherly all of Albany Ga and several Birmingham Fairfield York Ala and Birmingham residents listed in the corrected notice.
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J.T. Weatherly
F. EB. Weatherly
Elizabeth Weatherly
Fred Weatherly
Albany
J. F. Weatherly
James Weatherly
Fred Moran
Fairfield
Willis Green
York
Ala
G. ©. Walker
Martha Sue Walker
Billie Greer
Jim Jones
Nannie Taylor
Annie Pallock
Bill Morrison
Allen Morrison
Joan Morrison
Thad Green
Storm Toll and Weather Spread Across Regions
The AP reports a northeasterly storm causing one death and widespread damage in Pennsylvania and Kansas City. Squally Great Lakes conditions ease, winds around 15 mph persist in New England as showers blanket the northeast and Midwest. Temperatures remain moderate in the north and west with warmth rising in the south and midwest. highs reach near 99 in Wichita and Oklahoma City.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Kansas City
Great Lakes
New England
Iceeate Valley
Missouri
Fey
West Virginia
Virginia
North Carolina
Florida
Gulf Coast
Texas
Nebraska
Wyoming
Montana
Ohio
Washington
Minnesota
Dakotas
Atlantic
Midwest
Oklahoma
Kansas
Gulf States
Atlanta
Witchita
Kans
Oklahoma City
Savannah
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
Miami
Anglo-Russian plan to seize Persia reshapes Middle East war
War column argues Persia as pivotal in the Middle East, giving the Allied bloc a new front against Hitler. It contends Britain and Russia aim to secure Persia to counter Nazi advances toward the Caucasus, with both powers pursuing strategic control of the region.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Iran
Persia
Hitler
Caucasian
Iran Occupation Shapes Axis Strategy in World War II
The piece argues Iran’s occupation strengthens strategic reach toward India and Egypt, while oil access and Persian Gulf routes motivate the move. It notes the Anglo Russian blockade pressing toward the Soviet border, tightening Europe’s choke point and worsening neutral Turkey’s position amid Nazi threats.
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India
Egypt
Suez Canal
Persian Gulf
Europe
Persia
Turkey
Hitler
Near
Middle East
Truck Driver Narrowly Escapes After Bridge Crash
Grover Bowdin of Enterprise Alabama drove a 12 000 pound peanut butter load when his truck struck a horse on Joe Wheeler Highway near Courtland at 5 AM The vehicle plunged 35 feet through concrete railing into Big Nance Creek Bowdin escaped with minor bruises as rescuers removed the wrecked truck and its cargo the bridge railing and front wheels were damaged Patrolmen and a Knox McRae wrecker assisted the recovery effort.
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Grover Bowdin
Enterprise
Alabama
Big Nance Creek
Joe Wheeler
Courtland
Bowdin
Julius Hale
Sanders Fusch
M. 8
Chambers
Knox McRae
Decatur
Gas Price Ceiling Plan Expected Within 48 Hours
Washington dispatch reports Leon Henderson announcing a retail gasoline price program for the Eastern Seaboard within 48 hours. He accuses some dealers of profiteering amid high demand while noting no major oil company price hikes and adherence to consultative agreements.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Seaboard
Henderson
American Automobile Association
Soldiers lose hair in bold maneuvers barber uproar
At Prescott Arkansas on August 26 soldiers of the 191st field artillery 75th brigade awaken bald from daily haircuts by an unknown barber during second army maneuvers. The incident satirically recalls Sitting Bull as it spreads through the unit.
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Prescott
Ark
Second Army
191St Field Artillery
75Th Brigade
Dead end for crop freeze bill despite veto speak
Washington observed that lawmakers expect no override of President Roosevelt's veto on a bill to freeze government loan stocks of wheat and cotton and ease penalties for over quota production. Rep. Cochran and Rep. Michener dismissed chances of a vote as the measure stands blocked by the House margin and the two thirds needed for override. The Agriculture Department, via Sec. Wickard, warned against releasing stocks in a way that jeopardizes parity prices while keeping options to dispose if prices rise.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Cochran
Dmo
Michener
R-Mich
Agriculture Department
Wickard
Athens
Commodity Credit Corporation
Beir
Navy leases Fort Morgan to establish coastal base
Governor Dixon announced the leasing of Fort Morgan in Baldwin county to the Navy for a sectional base and ammunition dump. The Navy plans 250 000 to 300 000 dollars of improvements and a yearly one dollar rental, with renewal possible until 1965 or end of the national emergency, to protect Mobile Bay and Gulf waters.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dixon
Fort Morgan
Alabama
Baldwin County
Navy
Mobile Bay
Gulf of Mexico
Fourth District Masons Hold Record Conference in Town Creek
The fourth district Masonic conference in Town Creek drew 123 members including top state officers such as Most Worshipful Grand Master George A. Potter and Deputy Grand Master W. E. James. District lecturers participated, with meal service by local church ladies and Robert B. Berryman as secretary.
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Town Creek
George A. Potter
Mobile
W. E. James
Cullman
C. H. Stubinger
Birmingham
H. R. Martin
Huntsville
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Ladies of the Methodist Church
Robert B. Berryman
Fourth District
Masonic Conference
Forecaster Clark Calms Macon at Swiftly Cooling Forecast
In Macon Georgia on a hot August day forecaster George C. Clark reassures residents that the heat will not worsen, saying the temperature won't get any hotter as mid Georgia swelters.
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Macon
George C. Clark
Middle Georgia
Navy Control Puts Most of Men to Work
Under navy control the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co plant at Kearny New Jersey resumed work on defense ships after a 19 day strike. 10 of 11 0 7 three percent of workers reported for duty and the navy said they would make up lost time. Balloting in Detroit continued on whether APL or CIO should represent transit workers.
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Associated Press
Navy
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Kearny, N. J
Detroit
APL
CIO
Harold G. Bowen
Maritime Commission
Kearny
L. H. Korndorff
Federal Yard
Roosevelt
Plover
Sundaansit
AFL
New York
Boll weevil losses heavy across Southern cotton belt
Agriculture officials report widespread, heavy damage from boll weevils with Georgia losses at 40 to 50 percent of the crop, far above the normal five to 20 percent. Officials in Arkansas Louisiana Texas and Mississippi cite substantial regional impacts while Georgia urges farmers to delay selling until prices rise. Brig Gen Frink notes staple value to quartermaster at about 40 million dollars.
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Atlanta
J. A. Giradeau
Georgia
Alamo
State Extension Service
Arkansas
Louisiana
State University Extension Department
Texas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Tom Linser
Congress
James L. Frink
Fourth Corps
Atlanta Rotary Club
Ytterday
Nazi Advance on Leningrad Proceeds Amid Front Shifts
Adolf Hitler’s high command reports a new thrust toward Leningrad in the north while the invasion drives near the Dnepropetrovsk bridgehead with 83,506 Soviet soldiers captured. Iran’s entry into peace talks and Turkey’s stance prompt scrutiny as Britain and Russia seek clarity on regional aims.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Dniteperopetrovak
Leningrad
Teheran
Persia
Iran
German Forces Report Capture at Luga on Russian Front
Berlin announced the capture of Luga, an industrial city 80 miles south of Leningrad, after several days of fighting. German troops silenced bunkers, cleared mines, and took about 2,300 prisoners while seizing or destroying 54 cars and 46 guns. Luga hosts chemical metals plants sawmills and an important airport.
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LUGA
Berlin
Liga
Leningrad
Ilmen
Peipus
Hitler advances as world war spreads across fronts
Dispatches from Tehran report German forces seize key points in Greece after brief skirmishes while Moscow and London discuss expelling German nationals. Red Army bulletin notes Nazi troops advancing toward Leningrad and Moscow rail lines as heavy rains slow the battlefront from the Baltic to the Black Sea.
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Adolf Hitler
Greece
Teheran
Iran
London
Moscow
Red Army
Leningrad
Novgorod
Baltic
Black Sea
Hitler
Ain
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