Four Decatur People Hurt In Car Mishap
Weekend automobile accidents injure four Decatur residents and claim the life of Limestone county farmer Parle Davis. Sunday afternoon wreck on Joe Wheeler Highway near Tuscumbia left Lizzie T. Houston with a broken shoulder and fractured nose, daughter Rufus Peerson with minor hand injury, Constance Peerson with facial cuts, and son-in-law Rufus Peerson with a broken hand and elbow bruises. The group received aid at Dr C R Whitman’s office before hospital transfer. Davis, 35, was struck along Lee Highway near Athens Saturday night and died almost instantly. Roy E Davis of Shepherd Tennessee, driving, said he failed to see the pedestrian due to glare. The incident is under state patrol review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Limestone County
Lizzie T. Houston
Rufus Peerson
Constance
Peerson
Joe Wheeler
Tuscumbia
C. E. Poole
W J. Williams
C. R. Whitman
Colbert County Hospital
Sheffield
Roy E. Davis
U.S
Dedication of Hartselle Postoffice Draws Large Crowd
Several thousand Morgan County residents attend the dedication of Hartselle s new 70000 postoffice building with Congressman Sparkman Senator Hill and Inspector Wooten on the program Traffic is redirected and US 31 is closed briefly for the ceremony John Cooper postmaster presides and Rev Frank Smith offers the invocations The building opened August 28 1939 and remains in excellent condition as a landmark on the third busiest U S highway near Decatur Cullman and local flower sources
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Hartselle
Congressman Sparkman
Lister Hill
B. H. Wooten
Postoffice Department
Postoffice
U. S. No 31
Alabama
John Cooper
Frank Smith
United States
Decatur
Cullman
City Park
Richter’s
Ostmaster Cooper
Morgan County
U. 8
What’s It Like To Be In London Wartime Chronicle
The article concludes Milo M. Thompson’s London bureau report on life under wartime conditions. Thompson, AP chief, returns to the United States after his first visit since 1938, wrapping a detailed field perspective on daily life abroad during conflict.
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Daily
Milo M. Thompson
London
Associated Press
United States
London Experience Cite the commuter war diary gamble
A New York writer describes London wartime commuting for a piece titled London Experience Cite. He recounts nightly airplane raids, uneasy sleep, and disrupted transport as he explains risking unreliable trains and crowded buses while hoping for a safe route into the city.
Flu Cases Rise at Army Posts Across States
The War Department reported an increasing number of respiratory illness and influenza cases at army stations on the west coast, southwest, and central states. While described as mid character and not mortal concern, outbreaks were noted in Kentucky, Oklahoma, Iowa, and Colorado, with San Antonio, Texas listed for the first time in recent week reports. The spread moved eastward through central states, affecting Colorado, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kentucky, and Indiana Army posts.
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Washington
War Department
West Coast
Southwest
Central States
Department
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Iowa
Colorado
San Antonio
Tex
Indiana
Mrs Tory Sutton Dies in Lawrence County
Mrs. Tory Sutton aged 79 died at 10 30 Monday morning at the home of her niece Mrs Luther Smith in Landersville after a brief illness Funeral arrangements were to be announced by Peck of Hartselle She leaves a son Veto Sutton of Mesa Arizona 12 grandchildren six nieces and three nephews widow of J B Sutton who died fourteen years ago She was a Baptist member born in Lawrence county and lived most of her life there.
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Tory Sutton
Luther Smith
Landersville
Peck
Hartselle
Grid deaths on decline in 1940 football fatalities
New York reports football fatalities for 1940 show a substantial drop for the fourth straight year. Dr. Floyd R. Eastwood of Purdue notes eight direct deaths across college, high school, athletic club and sandlot play, plus four indirect deaths due to infection or heart involvement.
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New York
Floyd R. Eastwood
Purdue
American Football Coaches Association
N. C. A. A. Football Rules Committee
Birmingham sets plan for 16 story medical center
Centered on a new 16 story Jefferson hospital the proposed medical center would train University of Alabama students as part of a 42,250,000 dedication. The idea came from Senator Lister Hill and former Gov. Bibb Graves during the ceremony.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson Hospital
University of Alabama
Lister Hill
Bibb Graves
Reactions to FDR Talk Stir Berlin and London
Berlin officials say they cannot comment on Roosevelt fire side address as strict orders prevent statements while British circles hail the speech as courageous and realistic noting its strong stand against appeasement and the US role as an arsenal for democracy.
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London
Roosevelt
United States
County meeting studies 1941 AAA program statewide
Nearly 100 farmers attended a courthouse meeting on the new Triple A program. County agent B G Hall outlined four required points: sow 25 percent of crop lands in cover crops, terrace one fifth of lands, establish one acre of permanent pasture per 75 acres, and plant perennial soil conserving crops at one acre per 75 acres. Additional meetings were planned for Basham Chapel Hill Pleasant Hill Trinity Somerville Rural Grove Flint Plainview Six Mile Winton and Priceville.
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B. G Hall
Serecia
Allaita
Basham
Chapel Hill
Pleasant Hill
Trinity Somerville
Rural Grove
Flint
Plainvlew
Six Mile
Winton
Priceville
Soap Rationing Implemented in Denmark
Soap rationing began today in Denmark. Each inhabitant may have one bar of soap a month and each male adult one stick of shaving soap. The fat content of soap was reduced from 80 to 60 percent and laundries were obliged to cut their soap consumption by half.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Berlin
Gable Visits Johns Hopkins for Shoulder Injury Exam
Clark Gable arrived in Baltimore today for an examination by a Johns Hopkins hospital physician of an old right shoulder injury sustained about three years ago during the making of the film San Francisco.
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Gable
Baltimore
Clark
Johns Hopkins Hospital
San Francisco
Roosevelt praised for responses to defense address
President Roosevelt was described as tremendously pleased by public reaction to his defense address. White House secretary Parry said leaders from both parties praised the speech urging national unity and greater effort. Barry reported a stronger response than any prior address, with messages about 100 to 1 in support.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Parry
White House
Barry
Britain
Morgenthau
Arthur B. Purvis
Pelf
Report on Benefits From Agricultural Programs in Alabama
A government summary shows 323 Alabama individuals, firms, and groups received $1,000+ payments under the 1938 Agricultural Conservation and related programs, totaling $518,737. Most beneficiaries earned under $200, with the largest Alabama payment being $16,016 to the state Department of Corrections. Numerous named recipients from Decatur, Madison, Athens, Courtland, Leighton, and other areas are listed with payments ranging from about $1,000 to $5,000.
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Washington
Senate
House Agriculture Committees
Alabama
Wickard
State Department of Correction
D. Fennel
Leighton
Fennell
Decatur
Eph W. Pitts
Joe D. Anderson
Madison
F. E. Ashford
Courtland
Buford D. Atkinson
J. D. Atkinson
Laceys Spring
W. G. Balch
Capshaw
E C Balch
Roy Black
Athens
James Blythe
W. M. Booth
Hartselle
EF. W Bryan
C. Frank Clift
James Cooper
Ben K. Fennell
D Fennell
E. P. King
Leslie King
W. R. Lang
Moulton
D S. Lanier
J. R. McCrary
Martin and Company
R. C. Martin
W. T
R. L. Stone
James H. Tolley Williamson
Henry B. Zeitler
Mooresville
German Raider Put To Flight By British Ship
The British cruiser Berwick drove off a powerful enemy surface raider in the North Atlantic Christmas morning. Berwick hit the raider once and sank a German supply steamer Baden after it was set afire by its crew. The raid escaped, while the German high command claimed losses to a 6000-ton steamer and damage to a heavy cruiser guarding the convoy.
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London
Ueship
North Atlantic
Berwick
Admiralty
Mediterranean
Baden
High Command
Mrs Collier Illness Victim
Mrs. G. W. Collier, 48, of Decatur route 2 died at 7 30 Saturday night at Baughs Infirmary. Funeral rites were held at 1 p m Sunday at Willoughby Presbyterian church. Burial in Collier's cemetery five miles west of Athens. Survived by husband, son Redus Collier, daughter Letha Collier, three sisters, pallbearers named.
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G. W. Collier
Decatur
Baugh's Infirmary
Willoughby Presbyterian Church
W. B Strong
Collier’s Cemetery
Athens
McAfee, Howell and Young
Cockleburr Removed From Boy's Lung After Rescue
Edward Poster, 13, of Priceville, swallowed a cockleburr while removing it from his gloved hand. Doctors advised Birmingham instruments for the delicate operation. Miss Gwendolyn Felton drove the boy to a Birmingham hospital where Dr Frank Kennedy performed the burr removal.
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Edward Poster
Priceville
Birmingham
Gwendolyn Felton
State Welfare Department
Frank Kennedy
Mrs Laura Henderson Dies in Troy Funeral Held for Governor Henderson Widow
Funeral services were held today in Troy for Mrs Laura Montgomery Menderson widow of Governor Charles Henderson who led Alabama as chief executive from 1915 to 1919. The ceremony closed a long life connected to state politics and public service.
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Henderson
Troy
Ala
Laura Montgomery Menderson
Charles Henderson
Alabamas
London’s City Endures Fiercest Nazi Fire Raid
London suffered widespread destruction as Nazi bombs lit the night sky and damaged landmarks including the Guildhall St Pauls Cathedral and the church of St Lawrence Jewry. RAF night fighters helped halt the blaze as fire crews battled the flames.
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Preas
London
Capitol
Strand
Guildhall
Church of St. Lawrence Jewry
Guildhall Yard
Sir Christopher Wren
Dick Whittington
RAF
Royal Air Force
Britain
Empire
AP Building Burns in London Fire
A fire started by incendiary bombs destroyed the Associated Press building in London. None of the staff was injured. The top four stories of the five story building burned away and the remainder was rendered useless by water.
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London
Associated Press
War by Dewitt Mackenzie warns on French stance
War writer Dewitt Mackenzie considers the impact of President Roosevelt pledging aid to Britain and declaring Axis powers will not win. He notes French patience with Nazism hardening and Hitler’s attempts to lure Maréchal Petain into backing Germany, seeking use of the French fleet and colonies.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Adolf Hitle
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Italy
Japan
Petain
Hitler
Marshal Petain
France
Germany
England
FDR Speech May Strengthen France in War Watch
The report indicates President Roosevelt's address could boost France as Petain resists Nazi demands. Petain threatens to unleash colonial forces if needs loom large, while Germany seeks to finish England via invasion. Roosevelt’s stance as defender of democracy could be a blow to Hitler at a pivotal moment.
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Axis
Petain
Hitler
Britain
Germany
England
Roosevelt
America
German Troops Move Across Romania to Bulgaria Border
The Associated Press reports mass German troop movements across Romania to the Bulgaria border, a possible gateway to Turkey or the Black Sea, with estimates ranging from 300000 to 600000. Hungary mobilizes thousands more as war preparations intensify.
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Associated Press
Thames
London
Wall Street
Germany
Europe
Balkan
Rumania
Bulgaria
Turkey
Black Sea
Weather report fragment from Tennessee river readings and forecast
The Tennessee river gauge stood at 18.82 feet with 51 degrees high and 37 degrees low for the past 24 hours, no rainfall. Increasing cloudiness, very cold tonight, Tuesday cloudy and slightly warmer with light to moderate variable winds along the coast. Scattered activity and colder in the East, with a warmer afternoon or evening ahead in western areas.
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Frennessee
Weat Peternoon
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