Laval fate grim as bullet near heart sparks infection fear
Paris August 29 fear grew for Pierre Laval as doctors warned a possible bullet infection near his heart could trigger peritonitis. Temperature remained 39C, raising risk to vital organs. Prosecution and examination were barred from the hospital as authorities widened a crackdown on anti‑Bolshevik elements and the related investigation into Paul Colette.
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Paris
France
Pierre Laval
Laval
Graves Endorsed by Sheriff's Unit in Alabama
Sheriff Ben Reeds of Pike county announced the Alabama Sheriffs Association adopted a resolution endorsing former Governor Bibb Graves for a third term as governor. The meeting, attended by about 30 members, occurred in Montgomery. Graves is campaigning for the 1942 Democratic nomination.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ben Reeds
Pike County
Alabama Sheriffs’ Association
Bibb Graves
Reeds
Yesterhich
Graves
Harriman to head American delegation to Moscow
President Roosevelt announced the appointment of W Averell Harriman to lead an American delegation to Moscow to discuss aid to Russia. John Biggers will assume Harriman's duties in London, where he has been directing lease lend operations for the office of production management.
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Washington
Roosevelt
W. Averell Harriman
Moscow
Russia
Harriman
London
John Biggers
Office of Production Management
Town Hall to Draw Crowd in Decatur Tonight
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce hosts a Town Hall with Lt Col W J Ungelhuem of the Huntsville arsenal as principal speaker. Capt C B Drennon FE Thompson E B Pentecost and others will attend as part of a program expected to include civic chamber reports. The meeting starts at 7:30 PM in the Lyons hotel assembly room with a broad invitation for all Decatur citizens.
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Decatur
Chamber of Commerce
Lyons Hotel
Soldier Dies After Motorcycle Truck Crash Near Selma
Pvt. W. L. Jones of Route 2 Sylacauga Alabama died from head injuries after a motorcycle crashed into a transport truck in an army convoy returning from maneuvers in Louisiana to Fort Benning. The wreck occurred about 16 miles east of Selma on Highway 80. truck occupants were unharmed.
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Selma
Ala
22Nd Infantry
W. L. Jones
Sylacauga
Beore
Maneuvers
Louisiana
Fort Benning
Jones
Craig Field
East
Goodyear to Hold Annual Barbecue
About forty Black Goodyear Decatur Mills employees and their families will attend the annual barbecue on the Goodyear grounds Saturday. An interesting program has been arranged for the event.
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Goodyear Decatur Mills
Goodyear
Japan aims for East Asia co prosperity sphere in Pacific peace push
Premier Konoye's message to President Roosevelt signals a search to resolve Sino‑Japanese issues and foster a permanent Pacific peace via a co prosperity sphere. Domei reports note Japan intends linking oil and war supply talks to Russia with Washington discussions while stressing encirclement by ABCD powers.
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Tokyo
Prince Konoye
Roosevelt
Japan
United States
Domei
Pacific
Konoye
Washington
China
East Asia
Tichi Kishi
Board of Information
Russia
Far East
America
Britain
Dutch — East Indies
Kengo Tominaga
Imperial Headquarters Navy
Revival of France as Laval attack signals crisis
WwW II era assessment by Dewitt Mackenzie argues the Laval assassination attempt and French sabotage against Nazi rule signal a rebirth crisis for France. The writer notes the nation’s illness and unresolved fate, stressing time will reveal the outcome.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Pierre Laval
Versailles
France
Land of
Lafayette
Laval
Free Republic
Rebirth of Spirit of France Seen in Laval Shooting
The article argues Laval’s shooting harms not personal hatred but symbolically targets military power as France risks a rebirth of its republic. It notes the event’s explosive turn may affect France's political mood and the republic’s revival.
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France
Laval
Republic
Symptoms of polio described by county health officer
Dr L M Murphree outlines early polio signs in Pleasant Hill after a local case. Children may have stomach and intestinal upset fever sore throat and cold like symptoms with neck and back pain making head bending difficult. Two to four days later paralysis may appear and prompt medical care is urged. The three year old boy case is the county's first since 1938.
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Pleasant Hill
L. M. Murphree
Murphree
Morgan County
Alabama Infantile Paralysis Epidemic Rebounds With New Cases
Montgomery dispatch reports an uptick in polio with one death and 13 new cases. The Jefferson Birmingham area records the death and five new cases, Walker county adds six, Morgan and Tuscaloosa counties one each. Total Alabama cases rise to 498 since January 1, 474 since July 1, and 304 since August 1.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Jefferson
Birmingham
Walker County
Morgan
Tuscaloosa
Heal
Jefferson County
Dale
Escambia
Etowah
Jackson and
Wilcox
Fulton county to quarantine circus over infantile paralysis fears
The Fulton county board of health threatened a quarantine to stop the Cole Brothers Circus from showing Monday and Tuesday in the county amid concerns over infantile paralysis. One new Atlanta case raises the state total to 537 since June 1. single cases also in Lee and Butts counties.
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Atlanta
Fulton County Board of Health
Cole Brothers
Lee
Butts
Roy McGee
Rufus Payne
Fulton County
Independent gas stations win restraining order in Atlanta
A three judge Fulton superior court granted 40 independent filling station operators an order restraining Atlanta police from enforcing city ordinances that barred gasoline sales between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. on weekdays and all day Sundays. Police Chief M A Horrisby later instructed officers not to pursue cases against operators open during those hours.
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Atlanta
Fulton
M. A. Horrisby
Army Air Force To Tour War Fronts For Equipment Study
Major General H. Brett will lead an Army Air Force team on tours of African Near East Mediterranean and Atlantic fronts to assess British needs for American aviation gear. The group departs date and itinerary are not announced and no fixed schedule exists. Accompanying officers include Col. Ray A. Dunn Col. James B. Newman Lieut. Jack W. Perry and Harry Short.
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Washington
Army Air Force
H. Brett
Air Corps
War Department
Brett
Ray A. Dunn
James B. Newman
Army Engineers
Jack W. Perry
Air Forces
Harry
Short
Middletown
Plans for Henry Ladner Kentucky Home Life Convention Jamboree
Final arrangements are set for the Henry Ladner Kentucky Home Life Insurance Convention Jamboree at the Ladner home on Ninth Street. A Kentucky delegation will motor from Louisville to Nashville then Decatur, with a city welcome at the town hall and Mayor Harrison presenting a city key to Senator Regenstein. The program includes a motorcade tour, refreshments on the lawn, and a main welcome by M. K. Vickrey, executive vice president of Mutual Savings Life Insurance of Decatur.
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Henry Ladner- Kentucky Home Life Insurance
Ned
Ladner
Ninth Street
Regenstein
Loulaville
Nashville
Decatur
Ey Ladner Kentuckians
State Line
State Highway Patrol
Harrison
Regenstien
Bob Rice
EK. B. Hargrove
Charles Perez
Robert Sittason
John Lile
M. K. Vickrey
Mutual Savings Life- Insurance Company of
Deca
Morgan County Farm Bureau rally named big success
The Morgan County Farm Bureau rally at the Tabernacle near Hartselle drew hundreds of farmers and businesspeople for speeches by P. O. Davis and Walter L. Randolph. Officers and directors were elected for next year, and an entertainment program featured prizes for large families and a lively quiz on farm and home economics.
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Morgan County Farm Bureau
Tabernacle
Hartselle
P. O. Davis
Alabama Extension Service
Walter L. Randolph
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
Davis
Mr. Randolph
Farm Bureau
R. L. McDonald
Morgan County Farm Group
B. G. Hall
R. Long
A. ©. Sample
Union
D. C. Prince
Mt. Tabor
W. A. Burt
Trinity
L. G. McDonald
Eva
Leon Bennett
I. V. Dobbs
Six Mile
Bob Atkinson
Lacey
Jud Osborn
Danville
B. ©. Braswell
Decatur
Montgomry
L. M. Mitchell
Rt. 3
M. D. Dobbs
Clyde Maples
Terry Aycock
Windes
E. B. Ray
A. O C. Sample
G. B. Bell
Leonard Wallace
New Board to Head Defense and Steel Up Arms Effort
President Roosevelt creates a seven member supply priorities and allocations board headed by Vice President Wallace to centralize control of natural resources. The board will decide civilian needs amid possible hardships while aiming to speed arms production and reduce duplications in defense agencies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
Ministry of Supplies
White Mouse
Office of Production Management
County Units End Meeting Of Eighth District Officials
The eighth district county commissioners meeting at the courthouse adjourned at 4 30 PM after morning addresses by Judge Chester Walker and Illiam Heustess. Attendees included probate judges commissioners engineers attorneys and state officials from multiple counties led by Morgan and Lauderdale representatives and Morgan board members.
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Eighth District County Commissioners
Chester Walker
Tuscaloosa
State Judges and County Commissioners Association
Illiam Heustess
Montgomery
State Unit
Issac Johnson, Jr
Moulton
Fred Brackeen
Town Creek
Barney B
Landersville
Willie McWhorter
W. L. Carroll
Hillsboro
Mr. Shelton
Lawrence County
Jackson County
J. S Benson
Scottsboro
D. P. Wimberly
Limestone
J. M. Holt
Mason C. Preeman
Fred Dawson
Athens
Lauderdale
Seventh Congressional District
Tallinn Falls as German Forces Overrun Estonian Capital
German high command announced the capture of Tallinn after a hard fight, with Nazi troops seizing Paldiski and Soviet forces suffering losses including ships and the Dnieper dam. Finnish observers reported fires in Viipuri and shells heard across the Gulf of Finland as war plans shifted toward Baltic control.
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Far East
Damel
Fumimaro Konoye
Roosevelt
Japan
United States
Adolf Hitler
Tallinn
Estonia
Gulf of Finland
Gulf
Helsinki
Viipuri
Karelian
Len
Tallin
Paldiski
Ukraine
Dnieperopetrovsk
Dnieper
Tallinn Navel
Baltic
Tennessee Gauge Falls as Flood Stage Probed
The Friday gauge shows 18.00 feet and a rising flood risk near Tennessee rivers. Temperatures reached 85 degrees with variable wind while crews monitor water levels amid uncertain readings and trace materials drifting downstream.
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Tennessee
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Morganfarn Bureau Rally Abig Success
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Raleigh
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