Decatur Guard Unit Set to Leave for Camp January 27
The Decatur national guard company plans to mobilize on January 27 along with the 151st engineers to train at a distant camp. Most expect a ten day home stay before year long active duty, as Alabama guard detachments head to camps statewide. Local American Legion posts have begun organizing a home guard replacement to operate during the absence.
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War Department
151St Engineers
Tennessee Valley
Alabama Guard
Coast Artillery Battalion
Montgomery
Home Guard
American Legion
Decatur
Hartselle
Eva
Alabama National Guard units prepare for year of service
Alabama prepares for a year of active duty as 1500 soldiers of the 167th infantry entrain. Inductions proceed with three major units to depart by Feb 10 and home guard duties organized under American Legion leaders and Adjutant General Ben M. Smith. Only 49 of 313 white trainees were rejected in the first draft for felonies or disqualifications.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
National Guard
167Th Infantry
U. S. Army
State Military Department
Home Guard
193Rd Tank Company
Ozark
151St Engineers
Tennessee Valley Armories
104Th
Coast Artillery
American Legion
Adj
Ben M. Smith
London Life and England Food Scene Explored
Editor Milo M. Thompson surveys daily life in England focusing on food trends and dining habits. The piece previews his twelve part series on life in the country and hints at tomorrow's focus on evacuation without stampede.
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England
Milo M. Thompson
Suburban London shopping district on a market day
A narrator travels by double decker from a London doorway to a local district. They pass public gardens tennis courts cricket pitch and golf club while noting residents keeping fit. Some broken glass hints at decline but no wreckage dominates the scene. The ride costs three ha penny.
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New York
London
Britain Faces Hitler Invasion Threat As War Effort Grows
The article notes Churchill calls invasion Germany's supreme danger and Britain's likely greatest trial by sword. It cites allied wins in the Mediterranean and Mussolini’s faltering Egyptian campaign as factors strengthening Britain, allowing strategic withdrawals of ships and aircraft.
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Musolini
Mediterranean
Britain
England
Churchill
Hitler
Herr Hitlers
Mussolini
Allied Victories In Egypt Prove Godsend
Allied successes in Egypt boost British hopes as Mussolini’s campaign in North Africa falters. The Italian offensive collapse deals a grievous blow to Hitler, who counted on Mussolini to channel forces toward England. The Mediterranean balance shifts while preparations for invasion continue.
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Egypt
Ranean
Hitler
Britain
Puehrer
English
Channel
Tr Duce
Mediterranean
Sahara
England
Mussolini
Convoy Under Fire of Subs Off British Isles Coast
Off New York a convoy was attacked by submarines amid a rising U boat campaign. The Carlton and the Norwegian freighter Carangberg reported torpedo strikes in the same area recently dubbed a graveyard for British shipping bound for the English Isles.
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New York
MacKay Radio
Carlton
MacKay
Carangberg
Oslo
Great Lakes
Ashtabula
Ohio
R. Chapman and Sons
Newcastle
Germany
Brooklyn
N. Y
U. S
Arkansas
New Jersey
New York Harbor
Official Call for Draftees in Morgan County
Morgan County draft boards in Decatur and Hartselle received state orders to induct three men each on January 9. Physical examinations were given to two volunteers and 11 registrants. results awaited, with potential for only one regular registrant if exams fail. The state order specifies all draftees be white.
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Morgan County
Decatur
Hartselle
State Board
Roosevelt comments on defense commission revision plan
President Roosevelt says no decision yet on revising the defense commission setup and rejects fixed plans for a three man high command. He notes other options are under review and declines comment on Danish ship seizures or RFC funding beyond what exists.
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Washington
Welt
Defense Commission
Knox
Stimson
William §. Knudsen
Stephen Early
Roosevelt
American
Britain
Congress
RFC
Three Powers Expand Pact Cooperation Amid War Alliances
Berlin reports that Germany Italy and Japan agreed to form commissions under their military collaboration pact. The move, described as making the pact a living organism, signals ongoing coordination. Personnel announcements are expected shortly, promising greater cooperation among the three nations.
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Berlin
Germany
Italy
Japan
French cabinet shifts seen as Laval unlikely to return
Nazism era report from Vichy notes French cabinet talks aim to adjust the government. Officials say German collaboration mood cooled after Pierre Laval left. Key decisions expected this weekend to restart stalled negotiations with Germany, though Laval’s return remains doubtful.
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Vichy
France
Petain
Pierre Laval
Germany
Laval
Decatur Votes New License Schedule and Budget
Decatur city council adopted the 1941 budget and privilege tax schedule. Estimated income $222,363.36 and expenditures $177,315. Changes raise or lower several licenses including auctioneers, banks, carnivals, loan companies, radio stations, and meat dealers. Council also funds Seton Hall hours and installs multiple new arc lights around the city.
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Decatur
City Hall
Alabama
Lelia
Cantwell Seton Hall
E. S. Morrow
Ben
J. B. Harlow Grocery Company
First Avenue
Johnston Street
Grant Street
Agreement 19 Considered In Conference For Tennessee River Terminal
Alabama and Tennessee discuss a joint Tennessee River Terminal Authority to plan finance and operate a grid of river terminals. Six commissioners would be named equally from both states with broad powers to develop the system linking the Tennessee and Mississippi waterways. The proposal faces Tennessee legislative action in January, with Alabama awaiting a later session. Attending speakers from Chattanooga Decatur and Knoxville stressed continued regional cooperation and river development.
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Alabama
Tennessee
Tennessee River Terminal Authority
Tennessee Valley Waterways Conference
Lyons Hotel
Mississippi River
Panama
D R. Harrison
Chamber of Commerce
Harrison
Earl P. Carter
McCallie
Chattanooga
Decatur
Dceay
Tennessee Valley
Hotel
Lyons
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
T. O. Duff
Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce
Arthur Snell
Funeral services for Druid R. Jones held Saturday
Funeral services for Druid R. Jones 76 former Hart selle businessman will be at 10 a m Saturday in Andrews Chapel with Rev Frank T Smith officiating burial in Andrews Chapel cemetery He died Thursday at a Tuscaloosa hospital after an extended illness He is survived by three sons Eugene Moulton route 3 Paul Poplar Bluff Missouri Cheater Hart selle three daughters Mrs Emil Buettner Cullman Mis Albert Clemons Bristol Virginia Miss Isa Jones Cullman three brothers W E Jones Moulton Wesley and Marlow Jones Hart selle three sisters Mia Son Jarrett Hart selle Mrs John Bibb Mrs Sherman Parker Vinemont five grandchildren nephews and nieces will be in charge of flowers
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Druid
R. Jones
Hartselle
Andrews Chapel
Frank T. Smith
Jones
Tuscaloosa
Eugene
Moulton
Paul
Poplar Bluff
Missouri
Cheater
Emil Buett
Alabama auto parts dealers seek 2 percent sales tax relief
A group of Alabama auto parts dealers appealed to the state for relief from a 2 percent sales tax they contended was being collected by indirection. Revenue Commissioner John C. Curry and Attorney General T. S. Lawson conferred with Governor Dixon, who said the matter would be given careful study.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
John C. Curry
T. S. Lawson
Dixon
Father Still Head of Family Says Tax Board
The Board of Tax Appeals ruled that the father remains head of the family even if unemployed or ill. Martin Gebelein of Philadelphia claimed the $2,500 personal income tax exemption as head of the home, but the ruling says the father’s position persists. Gebelein, single, must pay a $75 deficiency for 1938 income tax.
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Washington
Board of Tax Appeals
Martin Gebelein
North Mascher Street
Philadelphia
Navy Yard
Gebelein
Internal Revenue Collector
Mobile Air Depot Adds Buildings at Southeast Depot
Additional construction costing $204,341 is planned at the Southeast air depot in Alabama, bringing the project total to over $4,250,000. The new facilities include seven enlisted men barracks, two day rooms, an officer's mess, bachelor officers quarters, two supply rooms, a warehouse, and a theater. No contracts have been awarded yet.
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Southeast Air Depot
Ala
Sergeant Lewis Smith Killed in Bridge Car Crash
Sergeant Lewis Smith of the 43rd bombing squadron based at MacDill Field Florida was killed when his car went over a temporary bridge spanning a river and plunged five feet to the river bank today in Darien Georgia.
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Darien
Lewis 0 Smith
43Rd Bombing Squadron
Air Force
MacDill Field
Tampa
Fla
Weather update for Tennessee and Alabama regions
The Tennessee River gauge stood at 19.15 feet and was stationary. Maximum temperature reached 52 degrees with a 45 degree minimum in the past 24 hours. Trace rain noted. Alabama expecting cloudy conditions with light rain and drizzle tonight and Saturday. Tennessee forecast shows cloudy skies with occasional rain and cooler western portions.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Italian Fleet Stays Safely Out of Range
Cairo dispatch says British forces surround Bardia preparing for assault as Derna raid causes great damage. Berlin reports stepped up accord among Germany Italy and Japan with commissions in Berlin Rome and Tokyo. Royal Navy shells Valona on the Albanian coast amid fears of Italian isolation as Dunkirk and Flanders battles loom.
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Cairo
Egypt
Bardia
London Admiralty
Valona
London
Italy
Faile
Dunkerque
Flanders
Derna
Libya
Aid Admitted: German Planes Ferry Italian Reinforcements
A Rome dispatch reports German transport planes and Stuka dive bombers, with Italian crews, aiding Italy's forces in Albania. Transports ferry troops across the Adriatic to reinforce Italian units, amid rumors of German troops in Italy.
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Rome
Italy
Albania
Norway
Adriatic
Struga
Yugoslavia
Mediterranean actions widen British reach into Italian waters
British commentators cite naval shelling of Valona and a fleet sweep into the Adriatic as evidence Britain has extended control into Italy's home waters. In North Africa the 124 day battle reports heavy artillery exchanges in the Bardia sector with about 20,000 Fascists under siege as British naval forces patrol off Bari.
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Valona
Mediterranean
Adriatic
Italy
North Africa
Mussolini
Bardia
Libya
Officer Halts Governor's Car Commended for Dignified Stop
Patrolman Pat Thornton of Decatur stopped Governor Frank Dixon’s car during a late run to a tolls ceremony on the Tennessee River. Thornton pursued from Bank and Church, halted the speeding governor near city limits, and received commendation from the chief executive for his conduct.
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Pat Thornton
Decatur
Frank Dixon
Obo
Tri-Cities
Ennessee
Church Street
Thornton
Bank and
Church
Dixon
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