Weather, events, and notices from Decatur area update
Continued cold and frost expected with lows 26 to 32 inland and near 32 on the coast. Tennessee River at 21.15 feet and high 44. Movie listings include Maltese Falcon at Princess Boom Town at Roxy and Down In San Diego at Capitol. Community notes cover birthdays illnesses travels jail visits church events and hospital admissions across Decatur and surrounding towns.
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South
Interior
Tennessee
The
Princess
Roxy
San Diego
Capitol
Execution for 45 Frenchmen Looms in Vichy
In occupied France authorities report that 45 French hostages linked to recent anti German actions are to be executed. The exact date is not yet confirmed but arrangements are under way in Vichy.
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Vichy
France
Aff
Learhied
Writer Waits at Singapore Amid Bombardment
C Yates McDaniel the last Lion correspondent in ig filed what he believed his final dispatch from the devastated city as fighting neared. He heeded British advice to go but remained aboard a ship in Singapore harbor while Japanese dive bombers attacked. He said, We are still afloat and may get away to night.
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C. Yates McDaniel
Lion
Associated Press
McDaniel
Singapore
Battle for Singapore Narrows as Night Attacks Persist
From Singapore, British infantry backed by heavy artillery pressed the fight against Japanese positions near the city and across the straits of Johore. Both sides exchanged bombardment through the day as vessels carrying information staff were bombed offshore and a deck passenger reported continued danger while hoping to depart tonight.
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Singapore
Straits of Johore
Ministry of Information
Malayan Boadcasting Corporation
Robert Scott
Henry Steel
Army
Alabama Supreme Court Affirms In Part Burks Case
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled today on the Citizens Bank of Moulton versus B. C. Burks et al from Lawrence circuit court. It affirmed in part and reversed and rendered in part.
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Alabama Supreme Court Today
Citizens Bank of Moulton
B. C. Burks
Lawrence
Nazis Claim Red Set Back Across Donets Front
The Assorted Press reports Adolf Hitler's high command saying German Romanian and Croatian troops drove back Soviet forces on the Donets river front near Kharkov and other key cities. Axis forces claim renewed initiative despite Soviet frontline notices of continued Red resistance and stiffening defense.
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Adolf Hitler
Donets
Kharkov
Russia
Pittsburg
Ukraine
Brutality Of Japanese Makes Bitter Foes Of Filipinos
Reports from Manila describe widespread hunger and brutal treatment by Japanese forces in the Philippines. Filipinos tied to telephone poles, whipped, and executed on suspected disloyalty, with two Supreme Court judges publicly humiliated before release after Japanese apologies.
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Clark Lee
ICAN
Bataan Insula
Manila
Old Fort Santiago
Philippine Supreme Court
Arsenio Lacson
Gregorio Narvasa
Youth Held for Robbery in Grill Case
Hampton an eighteen year old walkin was arrested at his Fourth Avenue West home after a late night robbery at the Grill on Sixth Avenue East. He allegedly held Miss Johnny Hoover at gunpoint demanding cash and fled in a maroon Chevrolet coupe with about four dollars. Junior Thompson and a waitress chased him to Austinville before losing sight of the car. Detectives say Grill owners report about 150 dollars hidden elsewhere in the case. Police Kennedy Hunter Wig and Gray made the arrest.
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Hampton
Holding Bixth Avenue
B. D. Meadors
Johnny Hoover
Miss Hoover
Junior Thompson
Thompson
Austinville
Fourth Avenue West
The
Grill
Kennedy
Hunter
Wig
Gray
Cadman predicts postwar prosperity and world trade rise
Dr. Paul F. Cadman of the American Bankers Association told the Georgia Bankers Association in Atlanta that postwar prosperity could follow victory. He cited a "new statesmanship" rebuilding global markets, freeing goods and credit, and removing wartime restrictions to restore production and mining. He predicted durable gold reserves and a decade of global rebuilding.
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Atlanta
United States
Paul F. Cadman
American Bankers Association
Georgia Bankers Association
Cadman
America
Dr. Cadman
Luzon Forces Report Lull In Philippine Battle
The War Department reported a lull in fighting on the Bataan front as Japanese forces regroup and await reinforcements. Masbate island was occupied, signaling a shift in occupation. Japanese propaganda urged farmers to return to fields, while shortages of labor and food widen in the Philippines.
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Washington
War Department
Bataan
Masbate
Philippine Archipelago
Douglas McArthur
Manila
Philippine Theater
Deus
Differential Narrowed in Alcoa Wage Dispute
The National War Labor Board narrowed the Northern Southern wage differential at Aluminum Company of America by granting CIO workers in two Southern plants a seven cent minimum hourly rise. The decision, split 7 to 4 with employer members dissenting, affects 18,925 workers across five plants including New Kensington Pennsylvania and Badin North Carolina and Alcoa Tennessee.
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Washington
National War Labor Board
Aluminum Company of America
CIO
Alcoa
New Kensington, Pa
Wayne L. Morse
National Defense Mediation Board
New Kensington
Detroit
Edgewater
N. J
Badin
N. C
Tenn
Morse
William H. Davis
Reporter Taken On Bombing Trip Over Japs' Lines
American and British air crews fly a daylight raid over Burma, with RAF Blenheim bombers escorted by Tomahawk fighters. Daniel De Luce, reporting from Moulmein, describes takeoff from Burma and the brief glimpse of Rangoon Delta targets before combat details continue on the next page.
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Daniel de Luce
Associated Press
Europe
London
Turkey
Greece
New Zealand
Pilot
Dr. Dafoe
Holland
Rangoon Delta
Brooky
Aukland
N Z
Bob Neale
Seattle
Gil Bright
Reading Penna
H. M. Geselbracht
Glendale
Calif
Bob Little
Spokane
Senate leaders urge rapid aid to Fast Indies Burma and Australia
Grim warnings after Singapore loss push Congress to accelerate deliveries of planes tanks and guns to the Fast Indies Australia and Burma. U S troops reinforced Curacao Aruba guarding oil refineries amid fears of a destructive raid. Senator Bailey urges resilience while Senator George warns of renewed Japanese attacks on the Indies and Burma.
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Washington
Singapore
Fast Indies
Australia
Burma
U. S Army
Curacao
Venezuela
Aruba
Caribbean
Philippines
Pacific
Capitol Hill
Bailey
DN. C
George
D.-Ga
Netherlands Indies
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Decatur Tests Air Raid Siren Range With Mixed Results
The Johnston Street fire department siren was turned on at ten o clock for a range test. Reportedly heard along Danville road but not on Moulton pike or by city police, prompting consideration of a larger siren or multiple warning devices.
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Decatur
Johnston Street
Tom Harrison
Danville
Moulton Pike
War Analysis Warns of Peril After Singapore Fall
Dewitt Mackenzie argues the fall of Singapore threatens Allied Oriental defense and demands united urgent action. Admiral Standley states the crisis requires decisive American leadership to avert total defeat as World War II intensifies.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Singapore
America
United
William H. Standley
Russia
George
Complacency Seen As Gravest Danger in War Effort
In a wartime assessment the article warns that unity of purpose and effort is the only path to victory. It notes Singapore, the Dutch East Indies, Burma, and broader Asia-Pacific regions face Japanese pressure, with Burma seen as a key gateway and danger intensifying as the Midori or Mikado threat grows. Congressional leaders in Washington press for renewed national effort.
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Australia
Singapore
Washington
Pacific
Burma
India
Netherlands East Indies
United Nations
South Pacific
Hawaii
Wellington
New Zealand
U. S. Navy
China
Indies
Weeington
Four Attacks by Defenders Reported by Japanese Broadcasts
A Dome dispatch datelined an air base reports Japanese pilots observed activity among ships near Ranyang and others off the Pastra South coast village. The note suggests British forces are making last efforts to escape, reflecting wartime aerial reconnaissance and evasive actions.
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Tokyo
Ranyang
Ranjang
Pastra
Singapore
British Defenders Stage Four Counterattacks at Singapore
British forces in Singapore launched four desperate counterattacks as Japanese siege armies closed in. The Singapore radio told empire listeners that communications remained in British hands as late as 8 30 p m British time. London dismissed Tokyo claims that almost all resistance in the city had ended.
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Singapore
Japan
Singapore Radio
Empire
Ndon
British hold Burma road area after repelling Japanese assault
In Burma near Rangoon, British forces reported defeating a Japanese crossing of the Balween river in the Paan area. The Martaban fight saw the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry in a bayonet charge as British troops fought to retake positions and inflict casualties on retreating Japanese forces.
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Rangoon
Burma
Balween River
Paan
Martaban
Gulf of Martaban
King’s Own
Yorkshire Light Infantry
Yorkshire
Battle for Singapore Intensifies As Fire And Air Strikes Rise
Dispatches describe Singapore engulfed in smoke from fires as fierce fighting closes on the city center. Japanese dive bombers attacked ships near harbor while Tokyo claims a flag over Raffles Square and seeks to drive out British remnants. The report notes a halt in offensives and no capitulation from Britain yet.
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Singapore
Trescans
Broadscast
Tokyo
Raffles Square
Offens Sive
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