Swift Vengeance On Subh Raiders Exacted
United States bombers hit German submarines blamed for sinking seven tankers and killing or missing 59 sailors along the Venezuelan coast. U S planes from Aruba and Curacao attacked near Aruba, with refinery damage ruled minor and crews rescued from several torpedoed ships.
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Chandler Diehl
Balboa
Panama Canal Zone
United States
Frank Andrews
United States Caribbean Defense Command
Standard Oil Company
Aruba
Netherlands West Indies
Curacao
Andrews
Monagas
Mene Grande Oil Company
Venezuela
Las Piedras
Aruba Island
Oranjestad
Lago Shipping Company
Pedernales
Bene Shipping Co
Texaco
Arkansas
Oil Company
Tia Juana
San Nicolas
Rafaela
Maracaibo
Maracaibo Lake
Willemstad
Curacao Island
James F. Arnold Dies at 84 From Influenza
James F. Arnold aged 84 died of influenza at 11 30 last night at the home of his daughter Mrs Bert Hughes 448 Johnston Street where he had lived the past nine years He moved to Decatur from Franklin Kentucky The body will be shipped on Louisville and Nashville number two at two oclock Wednesday afternoon by Brown Funeral Company to Franklin for services and interment Thursday morning at ten He is survived by his daughter Mrs Hughes a sister Mrs B V Hunt of Leland Mississippi and a number of other relatives
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James F. Arnold
S. Herbert Hughes
Johnston Street
Arnold Ad
Decatur
Franklin
Louisville
Nashville
Brown Funeral Company
Mr. Arnold
Bombardment and Casualties Reported From Philippine Front
War Department communique details intensified enemy artillery and air activity around Bataan Cabcaben and Cavite. It notes 23 Filipino civilians killed and 22 wounded in a Cabcaben bombing while most Americans are in Tomas concentration camp or refugee camps on Manila.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Bataan
War Department
Cabcaben
Manila
Tomas University
Philippine
Cavite
Greater Asia
First Baptist Prepares Centennial Observance Plan
Plans completed by First Baptist church for its centennial observance begin next Sunday with a message by Rev. W. E. Waterhouse Nine former pastors will be present during former pastors week Each night features a concert and sermons on In His Service and Mountain Peaks The Crusade runs through March culminating Easter week including the Lord's Supper observance The church will cooperate with other churches.
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First Baptist Church
W. E. Waterhouse
Nazi Vessels Bombed Again Amid War News Blitz
Associated Press reports Allied air strikes crippled the German battleships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst in the Dover Strait. British forces claimed hits on Italian and German naval units while Soviet troops reportedly advanced north of Vyazma. Axis forces faced possible withdrawals near Tobruk as Rommel's moves remain under scrutiny.
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Associated Press
Winston Churchll
Gneisenau
Charnhorst
Dover Strait
High Command
Helgoland Bight
Prinz Eugen
Brest
France
Ed Peeine
Mediterranean
Alexandria
Egypt
United Nations
Adolf Hitler
Vyazma
Moscow
Berlin
Hitler
Ain el Gazala
Tobruk
Erwin Rommell
Roger D. Greene
John
Java
Sumatra
N. E. I. Headsquarters
War appropriation bill seeks record 32 billion in aid
Washington reports a 32 billion dollar wartime bill to fund arms, supplies, and ship construction. It would raise overall war appropriations since Pearl Harbor toward 80 billion, and support an army of 3.6 million with a 1 million strong air force by year end. Undersecretary Patterson warned of manpower strain as Nelson and Moore testified.
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Alexander H. Singleton
Washington
Congress
Pearl Harbor
United States
Robert P. Patterson
House Appropriations Committee
Donald Nelson
R. C. Moore
Army
Capitol Hill
Bureau of the Budget
War Department
Comitee
Maritime S. Land
Commissionec An
Wickard
Patterson
Rep. Ludlow
D.-Ind
Decatur Siren Test Declared Satisfactory Despite Coverage Gaps
Mayor Harrison praised the second air raid siren test as perfectly satisfactory with the signal audible up to two miles away and by motorists near Athens. He noted shielding issues caused the first test and said redesign is planned. Some areas including Bank and Vine streets did not hear the siren, while Sixth Avenue and Fifth Avenue reported clear reception.
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Decatur
Harrison
Athens
Bank and Vine Streets
Country Club
Sixth Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Boy Burned to Death in Kitchen Explosion
Harold Brown age 12 died at Baugh's Infirmary from burns suffered in an early morning kitchen explosion. His father serves in Alaska and a sister and grandfather near Limestone County survive. Mr Atkinson, who aided the boy, received minor burns and was treated. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Harold Brown
Baugh’s Infirmary
Hee
Atkinson
Limestone County
Britain and Japan clash over channel and Java
Britain's wartime report to Parliament describes damage to German battleships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst and a reinforced Royal Navy. Churchill cites strengthened naval power and future actions with U S Navy units as Japan threatens Java and Burma battles unfold with Allied withdrawals and strategic shifts.
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London
Germany
Gneisenau
Scharnhorst
Britain
English Channel
Churchill
House of Commons
Royal Navy
United States Navy
Local Athens Stock Yards Reports $420000 In Sales
R Ld ack Christopher of Athens declares that the Decatur Stock Yards will open on Thursday February 26. He corrects The Daily saying Athens sales for September 1940 to September 1941 totaled 420000 rather than 42000.
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R. Ld
Ack” Christopher
Athens
Decatur
John Chappell Laid To Rest In Mt Pleasant
Funeral services were held at the family home in Mt Pleasant Tennessee for John Chul Chappell father of local business man J Chappell. He died suddenly Sunday morning at his home of a heart attack after visiting Decatur frequently.
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Mt. Pleasant
Tenn
John Chul
J. &. Chappell
Chappell
Decatur
Britain Faces Cabinet Split Over Defense Post
War correspondent Dewitt Mackenzie reports a storm of criticism in England over Prime Minister Churchill. Critics urge a separate defense minister to share duties, warning that Churchill’s one man band leadership risks destabilizing Britain as the Allies face a grave war.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
England
Churchll
Worl
Chill
Cabinet Crisis Looms Over World Politics
London observers see limited challenge to the Prime Minister amid calls for concessions after Singapore's disaster and the Brest naval escape. A secret inquiry into the naval affair is ordered while ministerial scrutiny and potential cabinet reshuffle persist amid public pressure.
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London
Singapore
Brest
Bill
Sparkman Declines to Enter Campaign for Office
Senator Sparkman announces he will not run for the upcoming race. He intends to continue his work in the department and expresses commitment to current duties. The race features incumbent Ww. T. and candidates former Sheriff Set Macey, Sandlin, and D. M.
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Sparkman
Ww. T
Set Macey. Sandlin
D. M
TVA Promotion Moves Kiser to Tennessee Post
A Tennessee Valley Authority manager in the Wheelers Guntersville area has been promoted and transferred to Tennessee. He has left his previous post and begun new duties there.
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Kiser
TVA
Wheelers
Guntersville
Hae
Tennessee
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