Countywide Red Cross Roll Call Nears Halfway Point
The Red Cross drive in Se County nears its halfway mark as Decatur and surrounding areas report renewed totals and expanded participation. Lyons Hotel Nehi Bottling Co and local firms are listed among contributors while Falkville shows 43 memberships, up from 26 last year. Local committees urge residents to join before week’s end with contact through district chairs or the 110 W. Vine Street office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Harteeille
Lyons Hotel
Hotel
Lyons Din- Room
Nehi Bottling Co
de- Toe Cream & Creamery Co
Tennessee Valley Hotel
John Patterson, Inc
Firet Ward
Wren
W. Vine Street
Falkville F F A Elects Honorary Members at Meeting
The Falkville F F A chapter held a local meeting to elect honorary members. Ryan spoke about projects, Roy Brown discussed loyalty, and Leonard Walker offered jokes. A motion passed unanimously for each new member to give a speech before joining the group. Honorary appointees were Mr. Pettey, Mr. Long, Mr. Price, and Mr. Key.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falkville F. F. A
Ryan
Roy Brown
Leonard Walker
Proces
Pettey
Long
Price
Key
Actress Anna Nagel to wed Army flier Keenan in Boston
Mrs. Alexander Ross Smith identified as Anna Nagel a film actress and Lt. James H. Keenan 29 Army air corps flier filed marriage intentions at city hall under Massachusetts blood test law. Nagel said she was widowed by Ross Alexander in 1936 and used her maiden name Anna Dolan born Malden 26 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Dec
Alexander Ross Smith
Anna Nagel
James H. Keenan
Army Air Corps
Jersey City
N. J
City Hall
Massachusetts
Ross Alexander
Anna Dolan
Malden
Slope Avenue
Nuys
California
Mixed Stock Market Day With Profit Taking And Cattle Data
New York stocks showed irregularity amid profit taking as industrials held modest gains and overall volume surpassed one million shares for the third straight session. Nashville livestock markets reported active cattle and hog trading with steadier prices, while futures and grain markets in New York and Chicago reflected modest declines and mixed movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Fubank
New York
Raila
Commission House
New Orleans
Chicago
Hiring for Chemical Plant Jobs at Huntsville Arsenal
The Huntsville Arsenal Civil Service Examiners announce applications for chemical plant positions including Chemical Plant Foremen and Operators. Experience requirements are supplemented by defense training courses, with substitutions for college level courses, and University of Alabama programs offering training in Chemical Engineering Operations and Equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Civil Service Examiners
Huntsville Arsenal
University of Alabama
Engineering
Defense
Board of
United States Civil Service Examiners
Huntsville
Alabama
University of Alabama Center
Ferry Street
Decatur
Leaders discuss Far Eastern defense in 90 minute Capitol conference
Representative McCormack reported a 90 minute meeting here that thoroughly canvassed the Far Eastern situation in relation to defense of our territories and vital interests. Participants included Vice President Wallace Speaker Rayburn Senator George and others from the foreign relations leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonal
McCormack
Massachusetts
House
Capitol
Wallace
Rayburn
George
D-Ga
Connally
D-Tex
Foreign Relations Committee
Hill
Alabama
Senate
Bloom
D-Nly
House Foreign Affairs
Census shows rise in adults ages 21 plus in 1930s
Between 1930 and 1940 adults 21 and over increased by 11,234,276 while total population rose by 8,634,835. Census cites aging population due to lower birth rates and medical advances, explaining the discrepancy.
Kiwanis Host School Of Instruction In Decatur
About forty Kiwanis members from Decatur Florence Sheffield Huntsville Cullman and other Alabama cities attended a division conference at the hotel for a morning school of instruction led by Lieut Governor elect Hunterville flow Cunningham Florence. Judge Seybourn Lynne former district governor spoke. The event ends this afternoon with a Kiwanis meeting at Hotel Lyons featuring Vanderbilt coaches and a Huntsville Decatur game photo shown. Paul Bear Bryant and other Vanderbilt figures traveled from Nashville for the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Florence
Sheffield
Huntsville
Cullman
Hunterville
Kiwanis
Vanderbilt University
Hotel
Lyons
Paul
Bear" Bryant
Vanderbilt
Hill Thomas
Vanderbilt Alumni Association
Jim Robertson
Nashville
Red Raiders
Rain Hailed Across Wide Area with Dense Fog Looming
Wide area rainfall continued with Ohio Valley showers and heavy fog from the South through the Ohio Valley crippling travel. Temperatures varied from freezing in Northern New England to near 77 in Miami with scattered snow on the Northern Rockies and Reno-like regions. Local readings included 67 mm in Knoxville and 2.65 in Anderson D C as the weather bureau awaited fuller reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Biden
Poe
Ohio Valley
North Carolina
Oo Valley
Transiion
Weather Bureau
Edward Palck
J. A. Krug
Knoxville
Tenn
Nashville
Anderson
D. C
Atlanta
Tennessee
Kentucky
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountain States
Sheridan
Wyo
Rockies
Plains
New England
Rocky Mountain
Omaha
Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Savannah
Jacksonville
Miami
Tampa
New Orleans
Birmingham
Kansas City
San Antonio
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Army and Navy force big enough to enter war overseas
The Tribune cites a joint board report proposing a U S force over ten million men for offensive action in the Eastern Atlantic Europe and Africa. Early denies seeing such plans or any AEF mention and questions accuracy of the cited President letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joint Board
United States
Atlantic
Europe
Africa
Early
White House
Stimson
Tribune
AEF
Jerry Chop Taken by Death
Jerry Chop aged 53 died at 12 30 p m Wednesday at his Eva Route One home after a long illness Funeral services were held at 2 00 p m today at the Lawrence Cove church conducted by Rev Horace Chambers Interment followed at Lawrence Cove cemetery with Drinkard directing Pallbearers Acie Drinkard Jey Drinkard Earl Drinkard Clyde Stinson Noah Oden and Albert Ralph Flowers were arranged by Euretha Drinkard Elnora Drinkard Evalee Drinkard Eula Shaneyfelt Poy Drinkard and Evelyn Drinkard He was born in Yugoslavia and came to America thirty one years ago In the past fourteen years he lived in Eva community where he was engaged in the timber business
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Chop
Lawrence Cove
Horace Chambers
Drinkard
Acie Drinkard
Jey Drinkard
Earl Drinkard
Clyde Stinson
Noah Oden
Albert Ralph
Euretha Drinkard
Elnora Drinkard
Evalee Drinkard
Yugoslavia
America
Eva
Alabama Rains Submerge Regions with Record Flood Readings
Rainstorms drenched central and southern Alabama, dumping up to seven inches in a day. Hydroelectric storage reservoirs remain low as officials warn relief may be delayed. Gadsden and Martin Dam saw modest rises while Dixie’s large storage lakes stay far below capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Wilcox County
Valley Head
Fort Payne
Gadsden
Leeds
Helena
Goodwater
Montevallo
Clanton
Dadeville
Milstead
West Blocton
Centerville
Birmingham
Marion
Wetumpka
Marion Junction
Selma
Uniontown
Tuscaloosa
Evergreen
Dothan
Mobile
Miller's Ferry
L and N Payers Tax to Aid County Teachers Before Holidays
The Louisville and Nashville railway pays 2817.75 in taxes to city and county ahead of schedule to ensure teachers receive their checks before the holidays. County receipts total 26379.36 with 6730.86 for county schools. Distribution includes Morgan county 10508.80, state 8036.14, city schools 594.98, Hartselle 374.00, Falkville 134.63. gross amounts before tax collector deductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Albany
Governor Dixon Ill With Flu Cancels Birmingham Speech
Governor Frank M. Dixon is ill with influenza and confined to the executive mansion in Montgomery. He canceled a Birmingham speaking engagement during ceremonies inaugurating an intensive defense bond selling program, though his condition is stated as not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Frank M. Dixon
Birmingham
Dixon
War fronts in retreat and Russian comeback hinted
The article notes German setbacks on the Southern front and difficult weather aiding Soviet positions. It cites Russian recuperative strength and suggests a spring offensive may follow improved weather. Analysts see Germany at a peak recently, now beginning a downward arc with potential impact at home abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Japan
Bolshevists
Germany
City Youths Quiz City Folks at Livestock Expo
Chicago reporters test farm terms with cattle handlers at the International Livestock Exposition. Q and A cover steers versus bulls, breeding schedules, slaughter for dried beef, and calf versus cow terms as a puzzled city audience learns farm basics. The exchange ends with a college-taught note on the subject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Diary notes on residents healing and travel
Dexaennes Diary reports Mrs. D D Billions resting after a Wednesday operation at Baugh's Infirmary. Herbert Walker shows improvement at the Hamil clinic. Little Shirley Boyd remains home with a cold. Doris Sandusky returns from Birmingham to visit relatives. Christine Vinson ill at her Seventh Avenue West home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. Billions
Sixth Avenue West
Baugh's Infirmary
Shirley Boyd
Christine Vinson
Seventh Avenue
West
Germans claim defeats as Soviets push back fronts near Moscow and Leningrad
Soviet dispatches report German units driven from Taganrog west of Rostov and pushed back 16 to 31 miles near Moscow in the Stalinogorsk area. Russians say Klin and four villages retaken, Leningrad area inflicts German losses and halts cut off attempts. In Donets basin German gains claimed but uncertain. British and New Zealand forces prepare in North Africa as Rommel vows to fight, while US lend-lease defense debate continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewald von Kleist
Ukraine
Taganrog
Rostov-on-Don
Moscow
Stalinogorsk
Klin
Leningrad
Tikhvin
Tortar ~O .Fensive
Mozhaisk
Hitler
Donets
Rostov-to-Mariupol
Kharkov
Hango
Gulf of Finland
Hango Island
Berlin
Sea of Azov
Rostay
Mariupol
Middle East
el Gobi
Rezegh
Tobruk
Wellington
N. Z
Peter Fraser
Erwin Rommel
Roosevelt
Turkey
United States
Alabama Handbook Printed in Large Edition
Alabama Extension Service printed sixty thousand copies of the Alabama Handbook last year. The information comes from M L Wilson director of the United States Extension Service to P O Davis director of the Alabama Extension Service. The handbook follows the pattern of the yearbook of agriculture or the USDA and will be prepared by Alabama Extension Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ala
Yearbook of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Handbook of
Alabama
Agriculture
Alabama Extension Service
M. L. Wilson
United States Extension Service
P. O. Davis
Safer Driving Emphasis Grows With Right-Side Keeping
The article notes a rising trend in safety minded driving with motorists increasingly staying to the right. It highlights efforts to promote responsible behavior and road safety awareness among drivers and communities.
Farm women join national defense in Morgan County
Farm Security Administration home supervisor Mrs. Ruby R. Looney says county families pledge 85 to 100 quarts per person for home preservation and will grow 12 month gardens while increasing eggs milk and pork output. She praises patriotism and notes housewives in low income farms aid defense as essential as weapon production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
National Defense
Ruby R. Looney
Farm Security Administration
Aged Woman Admits Burglary in St Petersbu rg
Florence Davis, 67, a self admitted housebreaker, was arraigned on two charges in St Petersburg Florida She waived a preliminary hearing and asked to be sent to Raiford penitentiary She claimed to have earned between 10000 and 15000 over 18 months and said half went to charity She said she never stole from the poor and favored expensive homes as she sought orphans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Fla
Florence Davis
Raiford
Fisher
Gano Dunn backs Creager plan for Douglas dam power
The OPM enlisted Buffalo hydraulic engineer William P. Creager who surveyed the area and, with TVA engineers, concluded Douglas dam could become a large power source by 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gano Dunn
OPM
William P. Creager
Buffalo
N. Y
TVA
Douglas Dam
Second victim found after Georgia wreck kills man
In Tifton Georgia a second man was found unconscious in weeds two hours after a car crash that killed Thomas A Kay of Robersdale Alabama. Kay died in an Adel hospital hours later. Charles Warren Bates of Adel remained in the hospital with a dislocated hip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tifton
Thomas A. Kay
Robertsdale
Ala
Adel
Charles Warren Bates
Second Suspect Held in Slaying of David Blakey
Montgomery police announced the arrest of Charlie Ray Holland 19 of Montgomery on a warrant charging complicity in the slaying of David T. Blakey. Sheriff Ad tiie Mosely and State Patrol Capt. N W Kimbrough said Holland signed a full confession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
David T. Blakey
Adtiie Mosely
State Patrol
N. W. Kimbrough
Charlie Ray Holland
Kimbrough
Peanut Crop Poised to Drive Big Business Growth
Roy Parrish touts extensive peanut uses as the Georgia Alabama Peanut Association heights its multi million dollar network. Since 1937 GEA coordinated farmer stock to stabilize prices, storing and selling peanuts to millers while guarding profits with federal support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parrish
Roy Parrish
Georgia Fee Alabama Peanut Association
GEA
Labor Bill Debate Highlights Stricter Provisions and Revisions
Debate centers on a defense strike rule tied to secret ballots and bar on strike-breakers, plus penalties for unions with Communist or Bund ties. Smith’s bill loses a last-resort government takeover clause as Ball Taft and Ramspeck predict Senate milder changes ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mit
Communist Party
Young Communist League
Bund
GOP
Bill Smith
Senate
Ball
Minn
Taft
Ohio
Ramspeck
D-Ga
House approves defense strikes curbing bill 252 to 136
In Washington the house roll call backed legislation to curb strikes in defense industries by 252 votes to 136. Democrats for included many names such as Boykin Brown Camp Cox Fulmer Gibson Grant Hare Hobbs Jarman McMillan Manasco Pace Patrick Peterson Richards Rivers Sparkman Starnes Steagall Vinson Tarver and others. Ramspeck Whelchel opposed. pairing with Lesinsky against passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Washington
House
Boykin
Ala
Brown
Bryson
Camp
Cox
Fulmer
Gibson
Grant
Hare
Hobbs
Jarman
McMillan
S. C
Manasco
Pace
Patrick
Peterson
Richards
Labor leaders urged to restrain unions during national emergency
William H. Davis, chair of the National Defense Mediation Board, told thousands at the National Association of Manufacturers convention that attempting to suppress labor organizations now would be disastrous. He argued that independent, self disciplined unions are essential for industrial peace and production to push Hitler off the map.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William H. Davis
National Defense Mediation Board
Davis
National Association of Manufacturers
Hitler
Farmers Need Priority Wings for Machinery Purchases
Farmers seek priority treatment for buying essential farming equipment and components such as heavy duty electric motors and other machines used in agriculture, arguing these items are ordinary farming needs and should be prioritized in procurement.
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Red Cross
Wall Street
Nashville Livestock
Iate
Market News Service
N. Y. Cotton
Lou
L&n
Vists
NBC
Brenda Joyce
Roxy
Dexaennes
DIARY
Herbert Walker
Hamil Clinic
Doris Sandusky
John R. Steelman
U.S. Conciliation Service
John L. Lewis
Benjamin Fairless
Steel Companies
U. S. Defense
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