Invasion Trail Seen as British Indian Moves in Persia
The article reports British and Indian forces advancing into Iran during a swift invasion. Troops occupy Abadan and Naft-I-Shah oil sites, with Bandar Shah and Bandar Shah harbor secured. Wavell’s forces man western and southern Iran rail termini as Soviet opposition looms to the northwest.
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Decatur Daily
Trail
Morth
Shahpur
Teheran
Caspian Sea
Tigris
Abadan
Masjid-I-Sulaiman
Port Arthur
Tex
Tion
Iraq
Khanagqan
Naft-I-Shah
Archibald P Wavell
Iran
Bandar Shahp
Bandar Shah
Bandar
Persia
Russia
Persian Gulf
Caucasus
London
Moscow
Baluchistan
Judge Benson Officiates Marriage in Rock Rockefeller Connection
Coro Jackson county official presides at the wedding of a Chicago girl and a Winston Mass boy, an army lieutenant, connected to the late John D. Rockefeller Sr. The ceremony ties notable family lineage to prominent industrial figures.
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Benson
Coro
Jackson County
Hartselle Post Office mural showcased in lobby scene
A mural in Hartselle's new post office depicts a cotton gin and plantation with enslaved people, wagons, and livestock in vivid colors. The piece brightens the lobby facing the private office of Postmaster John T. Cooper.
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Hartselle
John T. Cooper
Mrs Grice Returns Home After Cleveland Visit
Mrs. W. S. Grice is at home after spending a month with her brother L. P. Mitchell and Mrs Mitchell in Cleveland Ohio, and with Mrs D. W. Hardin and children.
Army still lacks arms says officials rely on info from War Dept
Pentagon officials admit shortages in modern weapons while declining to specify categories or numbers. Navy and Marine dive bombers may aid army ground forces, and tank production has risen. Secretary Stimson aims for real fall maneuvers reflecting foreign armies.
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War Department
Navy
Marine Corps
Army
Stimson
Gormley Assigned to Aid State Defense Council
Fred Gormley information director of the State Industrial Relations Department is appointed to assist the state defense council. He will likely take a leave of absence from his current post. Governor Dixon said Gormley will work with Maj. Joe S. Dickerson executive secretary of the council.
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Gormley
Montgomery
Ala
Fred Gormley
State Industrial Relations Department
State Defense Council
Dixon
Maj
Joe 8. Dickerson
Oldest Grad Dies in Newport at 80
Lieut. Col. David D. Price, 80, U.S. Army retired and one of the academy’s oldest living graduates, died last night in Newport. He previously served as an instructor at the Military Academy and was a longtime figure among alumni.
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Newport
R. I
David D. Price
U. S. Army
United States Military Academy
Academy
Sidelight Omaha man jailed after bed edge dispute
John Popaczewski was sentenced to 30 days in jail after his wife testified he blocked her eye when she objected to his taking the outside edge of the bed. John said his wife pushed him around with her feet.
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Sidelight
Omaha
John Popaczewski
CONSULTANT NAMED FOR STATE DEFENSE COUNCIL
A consultant has been appointed for the state defense council. Local notices mention highway funding at 6 275 000 this year with half the roads under construction. The report highlights 118 miles of new highways 2 underpasses 2 overpasses 23 major bridge projects and related activity in Tuscumbia this week. Family and social visits are listed including Birmingham Monrovia and Nashville residents visiting relatives across several towns.
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Asheville
Ala
Massey
Jack Burleson
Gadsden
J. O. Burleson
Cleo Larkin
Clara Boyce Larkin
Florence Teacher's College
Evie Dunn
Florette
C. M. Sanders
Frank Bean
Helen Frances
Betty Jo
Birmingham
Joe Venable
Lola Curry
Hartselle
J. L. Koch
State Banking Department
Walter Venable
Sheffield
Pat Bryant
Billy Jackson
Harry
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
The
State Defense Council
Colorado
Coincidence Links Two Brothers Across States
Miami Herald reporter E. V. W. Jones stopped at a Savannah filling station and found his brother Beverly C. Jones in a nearby car. E. V. W. was traveling from Columbia to Miami while Beverly rode from New York to St. Petersburg.
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Miami
Fla
E. V. W. Jones
Miami Herald
Savannah, Ga
Beverly C. Jones
St. Petersburg
Columbia, D. C
Beverly
New York
Former U S Destroyer Hopewell Sunk in British Service
London reports the former United States destroyer Hopewell, renamed the Bath and manned by a Norwegian crew for Britain, has been sunk. An unspecified number of crew members is missing. This marks the first loss of a former U S destroyer announced.
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London
United States
Hopewell
Bath
Britain
U. S
Malone Resigns Senate Post from First District
W. W. Malone of Athens resigns as state senator representing Lauderdale and Limestone counties in the first district. Governor Frank Dixon announced the resignation saying Malone provided no reason for stepping down.
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Malone
Senate
Montgomery
Ala
W. W. Malone
Athens
Lauderdale
Limestone
Frank Dixon
Kennedy named to Birmingham post in wartime corps
Walter Kennedy, vice president and trust officer of the First National Bank of Montgomery and associate director of the state civilian technical corps, announced today. The corps is a non military group of paid craftsmen who volunteered to repair technical equipment in Great Britain.
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Birmingham
Ala
Walter Kennedy
First National Bank of Montgomery
Great Britain
Defense growth pushes Mobile county projects ahead
In Montgomery the defense expansion reshapes priority in Mobile County with school projects slated before water and sewer construction as part of a broader defense driven project list.
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Montgomery
Ala
Mobile County
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