Secret Pacific maneuvers kept from press amid sea strength test
Washington reports secrecy surrounds upcoming Pacific war games involving more than 50 000 officers and sailors and 150 ships from Alaska to Samoa and the Panama Canal. Navy officials cited confidential fleet problems as reason for barring reporters, with publicity limited to admiral Bloch interviews. Du Bose outlined Atlantic fleet costs and composition including 12 battleships, 6 carriers, 17 heavy cruisers, 18 light cruisers, 77 destroyers, and 36 submarines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pacific
House Naval Committee
William B. du Bose
Naval Construction
Atlantic
Navy
Alaska
Samoa
Panama Canal
Swanson
William D. Leahy
Claude C. Bloch
Joseph M. Reeves
Bloch
du Bose
Brewster
R.-Me
Air raid hits Formosa colony for first time
Seven Chinese warplanes attacked the Japanese island colony of Formosa near Taihoku on February 23, marking the empire’s first air raid. Ten bombs were dropped near the Taihoku air base and at sites in Shinchiku province, with only slight field damage reported. News in Tokyo noted surprise at the Imperial air force's supposed sky dominance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Formosa
Domei
Shimonoseki
Taihoku
Formosan
China
Shinchiku Providence
Imperial Air Force
Northern Alabama Sees 29 Drunk Driving Arrests
Twenty nine drivers were arrested for driving while intoxicated by state highway patrols last weekend in northern Alabama. Van Gilbert, patrol captain, reports Morgan 2, Limestone 2, Tuscumbia district 7, Marshall 1, Cullman 3, Gadsden district 15. no serious wrecks occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
van Gilbert
Morgan
Limestone
Tuscumbia
Marshall
Cullman
Gadsden
Coercion by Courts Draws Fire From Appellate Judge
Montgomery beset by a court of appeals ruling that coercion was used to extract cash fines from liquor law violators. Judge H. Samford called such conduct reprehensible, noting no proof of improper trial judge action in Alvin Franks case, despite allegations of adjourned trials and jail delays to pressure fines and waivers of appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
State Court of Appeals
N H. Samford
Alvin Franks
Franklin Law and Equity Court
Court of Appeals
Samford
Franks
Mrs. Edwards Dies at 78 in Hartselle Area
Mrs. J. W. Edwards, 78, died at her daughter’s home on Hartselle route 3 after pneumonia. Funeral Thursday at Gum Springs at 10:30 with Rev. B. P. Collier and Rev. Dewey Crow. interment there. Peck directing. Pallbearers listed. numerous survivors including two sons G. W. and O. A. Edwards, three daughters, siblings, and many grandchildren and greats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Edwards
Ira Dobbs
Hartselle
Gum Springs
B. P. Collier
Dewey Crow
Peck
Dewey Hendrix
Coleman Chunn
Jessie Miller
Gertis McColl
River floods threaten Fulton Arkansas as levee holds or fails
Raging Red River nears record flood levels at Fulton Arkansas forcing evacuations. WPA workers and volunteers rush emergency levee repairs while residents move valuables upstairs and to barns. Nearby breaks threaten thousands of acres, with refugees evacuated and at least one family exposed to the cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton
Ark
Red River
Arkansas
New Orne
Ben A. Wilson
Wilson
Here
WPA
Texarkana
Fort Smith
H. A. Kyles
Red
Cache
Pine Bluff
Dalton
Farm Hand Hanged for Double Murder in Edmunds Case
Walla Walla report says Clifford Hawkins, 26, a farm hand, was hanged at the state prison after admitting he killed Ernest and Floyd Grimm. He cited jealousy over his relationship with 13-year-old Edith Grimm and proclaimed goodbye Edith before the crowd of 103 spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Wash
Clifford Hawkins
State Prison
Hawkins
Edith
Edith Grimm
Mount Vernon
Ernest
Floyd
New Federal Grants Seek 855 Million for Schools
President Roosevelt sent to Congress a report from the education advisory committee proposing new federal grants totaling 855 million dollars to states over six years to boost public schools. The program would start at 70 million in the first year and rise to 199 million by 1944 45, with additional funds for teacher prep construction state education administration adult education and rural library services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Advisory Committee On Education
State Departments of Education
Man Believed Died Before Huntsville Crash
State highway patrolmen said the Madison county coroner believes Bass Schrimsher died of a heart attack seconds before a collision with a truck driven by J Crawford on the Huntsville Athens road. Crawford, a Decatur Huntsville businessman, was uninjured. Schrimsher was about 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale and
Williams
Huntsville
Madison County
Bass Schrimsher
J. Crawford
Schrimsher
Huntsville-Athens
Crawford
Decatur-Huntsville
Britain Faces Early Move Toward German Talks
London reports indicate a Cabinet shift toward German outreach as Prime Minister Chamberlain seeks to cement Italy ties with Mussolini. Reichsführer Hitler rumored to visit London for talks, while Earl of Perth prepares to relay instructions to Rome for an Anglo Italian accord. Opposition laments mandate absence and vows further demonstrations while defending Eden’s resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British Labor Party and Trades Union Council
League of Nations
Neville Chamberlain
Germany
Chamberlain
Italy
Mussolin
Joachim von Ribentrop
Barnet
Eden
Earl of Perth
Rome
Il Duce
Galeazzo Ciano
Lord Perth
Tr Duce
Samuel Hoare
National Chamber of Trade
Europe
Labor Party
Furth
House of Commons
Anthony Eden
Senate Debates City Contribution to Relief Bill
In Washington the Senate debated amending the $250 million emergency relief bill to require most communities to cover 26 percent of WPA project costs in cash or materials, a Bailey variant to set 25 percent cash unless localities cannot pay. Secretary Perkins reported January employment and wage declines, with about 1.3 million fewer workers in nonfarm jobs from December to January and a weekly wage drop near $20 million. The House, meanwhile, moved through minor bills before adjourning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Austin
Senate
McNary
Ore
Perkins
House
Disagreement Likely Over Emergency Relief Bill Passage
Washington discussion centers on a $250 million emergency relief bill with the Senate demanding rapid spending. The vote 38 to 36 adopts a proviso to speed use, noting current law would require funds last until June 30. Continued on Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
FBI in Hunt for Kidnapper in New Orleans Case
FBI agents in New Orleans joined the manhunt for Joe Vigereaux, 24, accused by Sheriff Guy Krebs of Jackson County Mississippi of three kidnappings in two days. Vigereaux, paroled from a Florida prison, allegedly forced local residents to drive him between Mississippi and Alabama, prompting a Lindbergh law federal charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orubans
Federal
Au of Investigation
Guy Krebs
Jackson County
Miss
Krebs
Joe Vigereaux
Florida
Vigereaux
BE. BE. Fort
FBI
TVA Adds Four Towns to Potential Power Purchasers
TVA approved contracts with Albertville Alabama and Clarksville Etowah and Lewisburg Tennessee elevating total municipalities to 30 and 18 electric cooperatives. The agency serves 35 000 customers across 18 towns and 16 co ops in Tennessee Georgia and Alabama. Guntersville dam will supply the power and all efforts to buy privately owned systems failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Albertville
Ala
Clarksville
Etowah
Lewisburg
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Alabama Power Company
E Tva
Guntersville
Two Former Soviet Naval Leaders Executed Revealed
Moscow reports reveal the secret execution of two former Soviet naval commanders. Admiral Vladimir Voroshilov Orloff, ousted as navy chief last year, and Admiral A. K. Sivkoff, once Baltic fleet commander, were executed, disclosed in a speech by War Commissar Klementi Voroshilovich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Klementi
Voroshiloff
Vladimir A. Orloff
A. K. Sivkoff
Baltic
Seven Cases Heard in Police Court Session Today
Seven cases were heard in the police court session today. Charges included one carrying a concealed pistol, four for disorderly conduct, and two for drinking and disorderly.
Japs recall top Japanese commanders in Shanghai Nanking area
Japanese army headquarters announced the recall of General Shunroku Hata to command in the Shanghai Nanking area. Lieutenant General Prince Yoshuhiko Asaka and Lieutenant General Heisuke Yanagawa were also ordered back to Tokyo. The moves come as Chinese counterattacks and discipline issues prompt leadership reshuffles to revive efforts along the Lunghai corridor amid stalled advance north of Nanking and rising guerrilla activity around Hangchow, Nanking, and Shanghai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Nanking
Shunroku Hata
Japan
Hatsui
Matsui
Tokyo
Prince Yoshuhiko Asaka
Heisuke Yanagawa
Hangchow Bay
Hata
Suchow
Lungha
Pengpu
Shantung
Anhwei
Hwai River
Wuhu
Yangtze
Hangchow
Hawai River
Hawai
Absence Rates Show No Citywide Measles Epidemic
City officials reported school absences due to measles are not as large as expected. Total absences indicate no epidemic in the city, reflecting a smaller impact than feared.
TB hospital fire destroys Wetumpka facility in Alabama
The Alabama state prison tuberculosis hospital at Wetumpka burned early today. No casualties among 101 inmates, 32 whites and 69 Negroes. Fire started in the white cell block. Hamp Draper said it may have been set by a prisoner. Cost estimated at $25,000 with no immediate rebuilding plans. Remaining inmates moved to Kilby prison in Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wetumpka
Ala
Alabama State Prison
Draper
Eee
Roe
Kilby
Montgomery Ly
Derailment injures 31 as Wabash train hits truck
In Worth suburb near Chicago on February 22 a northbound Wabash line derailed after colliding with a truck at a crossing. Thirty one people were hurt and seven members of Hal Kemp orchestra were treated at hospitals. Truck driver Frank Gregson was killed as the baggage car left the track and the locomotive stopped two blocks away. Five coaches halted at a sharp angle after tearing up track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Worth
Hal Kemp
Frank Gregson
Floyd Q Jacobs Dies After Illness at 49
Floyd Q Jacobs aged 49 died this morning at 9 05 at home 1201 3rd Avenue South after an illness Funeral services will be from the residence Thursday at two o clock conducted by Rev J H Chitwood Interment Red Hill Lawrence County Brown directing Pallbearers will be members of the American Legion Survived by wife two daughters and Aleta two sons Mack and Wade Jacobs One brother Bob Jacobs of Floido Cal also survives
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Q. Jacobs
3Rd Avenue South
J. H. Chitwood
Red Hill
Lawrence County
Brown
American Legion
Aleta
Mack
Wade Jacobs
Bob Jacobs
Floido, Cal
Dean Signs Winter Haven Pitcher Disty Dean
Disty Dean, Cardinal pitcher and son of Branch Rickey Jr, signed his 1988 contract in a two and half hour meeting with Branch Rickey Jr in Winter Haven Florida. Rumored terms floated at 17500 dollars with no official figures confirmed. Dean reportedly earned around 000 last season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Winter Haven
Fla
Branch Rickey, Jr
Branch Rickey
St. Louis Cardinals
Disty Dean
Cardinal
Young Rickey
Rickey
Weather forecast contrasts across Alabama
Weather report notes cloudy conditions in the west with frost in spots and temperatures near freezing in extreme west. In contrast the east and north regions show cloudy skies with cooler, unsettled air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Also Mentioned on This Page
Galveston
Louise Nesbitt
Duchess of Dallas
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Tex
Duchess of
Frivolous XXI
Mrs. Edwards
Hitler
Africa
Prench
OrLeian
Tanganyika
Britain
Fuhrer
Adolf Hitler
Central Press
TVA
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!