Union Hill School to be Rebuilt After Fire
Plans to submit to the WPA for a new K class room building at Union Hill No 61 follow the November fire. Architect A R Prahn of Decatur guides a project costing over 60000 dollars and featuring stone construction, an auditorium for 400, and facilities for home economics and shop. Consolidation with Science Hill would enroll about 285 students with senior high classes moved to Cotaco.
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WPA
Union Hill No. 61
A. R. Prahn
Decatur
Science Hill
Science
State Board of Education
Union Hill
R. L. Johns
R. E. Ledbetter
B. H.gentry
A. R
County Board of Education
Works Progress Administration
Ryan High School
Ryan
Morgan County
Quinn
Thailand to Use Bombers in retaliatory raids
Bangkok reports Siam will wage day and night bombing raids on Saigon Dalat and Phnom Penh in retaliation for alleged French air attacks on Thai towns. The communique says three French planes were repulsed, Thai forces advanced seizing enemy positions. Thai planes also hit Batambong and Siemreap near Angkor.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Supreme Command of
Siam
Saigon
Dalat
Onompenh
China
Ubol
Prachinburi
Batambong
Siemreap
Angkor
Supreme Command
Fire destroys Sisophon after Thai air attack in Cambodia
The Thai air force bombed Sisophon in Cambodia, triggering a major fire that destroyed the town. The Thai consulate released a special communique confirming the attack, with earlier dispatches noting the town was set ablaze.
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Singapore
Sisophon
Cambodia
Bangkok
Old Ovens to Be Put Into Service in Alabama
Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co launches an emergency effort to restore 87 bee-hive coke ovens at Lewisburg to boost foundry coke capacity by 100000 tons annually. The 418 oven battery, idle since World War, will aid a coke shortage impacting iron and steel production. other firms also plan expansions to raise coke output and new ovens are being installed.
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Birmingham
Ala
Sloss-Sheffield _ Steel & Iron Company
Coke Capaci City
Lewisburg
Thennessee, Coal, Iron and
Railrae
Proge
Ala. By-Products Corp
Britain strikes Nazi targets as raid spans English Channel
Allied forces bomb Calais Boulogne and Brest as RAF planes attack across the channel in a major operation. British armies press into Italian East Africa while Tobruk faces looming assault and Greece reports gains against Mussolini forces in Albania. Metaxas proclaims victory at Klisura amid rising Adriatic pressure.
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Britain
Italian East Africa
Tobruk
North Africa
Greece
Mussolini
Albania
Aegean
John
Metaxas
Klisura
Adriatic
Valona
British bombers raid French coast as RAF pounds Brest
British daylight raids followed a six hour overnight assault on Brest and Ruhr targets. RAF aircraft struck airdromes, installations, patrol vessels, and dock facilities along the French coast and across Germany’s Ruhr Valley, with multiple bombs hitting Brest docks and storage buildings.
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Associated Press
English Channel
Hitler
Calais
Boulogne
Brest
France
Germany
Ruhr
London
Cross Channel
Channel
Ministry of Information
Air Ministry
British Forces Report Concentrations and Advances Across North Africa
Concentrations of British troops are reported around Tobruk with operations extending farther west in the Libyan desert. In Africa, British forces enter Buna in Kenya colony and push Italians from El Wak near the Somaliland frontier. They also capture Serobatib near the Sudan Ethiopia border as Churchill vows to tear Italy's empire apart. In London the RAF targets Germany's fur industry and strikes Rotterdam Flushing and Dunkirk.
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Cairo
Tobruk
Libya
Winston Churchill
Italy
Buna
Kenya
el Wak
Serobatib
Kassala
London
Air Ministry
Germany
Ruhr
Rotterdam
Flushing
Dunkerque
Signs of strain in Mussolini African empire falls apart
DeWitt Mackenzie notes the Libyan desert setback weakens Italy's African holdings from Libya to British Somaliland. Churchill's call to abandon Il Duce echoes as the fascist empire faces mounting casualties and possible collapse of its imperial structure.
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Signor Mussolini
Libyan
Italy
Libya
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Italian Somaliland
British Somaliland
Greco British push in Albania threatens Valona port
Allied forces report capture of Klisura in central Albania as Greco British troops advance toward Valona. The victory heightens concern over Fascist remain in Italy and signals potential strategic shift in Mediterranean operations.
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Mediterranean
Greece
Klisura
Albania
Valona
Will Odom Called Away In Asheville Funeral Planned
Will Odom former Decatur resident died of a heart attack about noon Thursday in Asheville North Carolina Funeral services set for 2 30 Saturday in Asheville He is survived by his wife one son Billy Odom of Denver Colorado who will soon receive his license as a flying instructor one brother Herbert Odom of Florida three sisters Maude Lillian Odom of Decatur and Mrs Sam Byars of Birmingham This death brings sorrow to Decatur where he had many friends.
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Will Odom
Decatur
Asheville
Mr.Odom
Florida
Misses Maude
Lillian Odom
Sam Byars
Birmingham
Four Stills Smashed in Southeast Limestone County Raid
Federal officer W. B. Lamon and ABC inspector H. L. Slaughter raided near Swan Scott in Southeast Limestone County Thursday afternoon. Four nonoperational stills with capacities of 400, 200, and two at 50 gallons were destroyed and about 1000 gallons of beer mash poured out.
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Swanscott
Limestone County
W. 8. Lamon
H L. Slaughter
ABC
Clock Repair Sparks City Office Banter
In Albuquerque on January 10 a district attorney office clock halted. Assistant Custodian B. E. Morgan sent the mechanism to repair. U S Commissioner Sam Dazzo joked he would fix it and adjusted the pieces. The clock now runs again though parts are still in transit to the factory.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Custodiaa B. EB. Morgan
U. S
Sam Dazzo
Pshaw
Mrs Wallace Butts In Good Condition After Operation
Mrs Wallace Butts wife of the University of Georgia football coach was reported in good condition at Emory University Hospital Atlanta after an abdominal operation.
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Atlanta
Wallace Butts
University of Georgia
Emory University
Grover Hall Dead at 64 Beloved Montgomery Editor
Grover C. Hall Pulitzer winner and Montgomery Advertiser editor since 1926 died after a brief illness at 65. He was born January 11, 1888, in Haleburg and earned wide regional recognition for strong editorials against intolerance. He leaves his widow Claudia McCurdy English and a son Grover Jr. Funeral planned at 3 p.m. with burial in Greenwood.
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Montgomery
Ala
Grover C. Hall
South
Hall
Montgomery Advertiser
Oan
Laas
Donald C.ald
Mantutre
Sitten Shonus
Buria
Greenwood
Editoria
W. T. Sheehan
Advertiser
Haleburg
Henry County
Alabama
Associates
Montgomery County
B. M. Miller
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
Claudia McCurdy English
Lowndesboro
Grover, Jr
Capitol
Cold Wave Eases Across Regions From Missouri To Georgia
Subfreezing conditions retreat as a moderating air mass spreads from Missouri and Kansas to the northern Rockies and toward the southeast. Extreme lows were reported in Monte Vista Colorado eight below zero and Duchesne Utah two below, while Caribou Maine stayed near one above. Temperatures rose sharply in Iowa Nebraska and nearby areas with double digit gains.
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Associated Press
New England
North Central States
Missouri
Kansas
Rockies
South Georgia
Mercury
Lower
Great Lakes
Pennsylvania
Middle Georgia
South Alabama
South Mississippi
Shreveport
Oklahoma-Texas
West Virginia
Lake Region
North Dakota
Burlington
Albany
N. Y
Monte Vista
Colo
Duchesne
Utah
Caribou
Iowa
Nebraska
Maine
Vermont
New York State
Girl Bride Taken From Her Spouse In Michigan Case
Thirteen year old Mildred Counts said she would wait to return to her husband 25 year old Ployd West after juvenile court wards placed her under protection. West and the Counts couple pleaded guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a minor. cases awaiting disposition. The marriage occurred December 13 after a waiver of Ohio five day law based on parental testimony she was 18.
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Adrian, Mich
Mildred Counts
Ployd West
Adrian City
Mildred
Williams County
Lyle Weaver
West
John Counts
Bryan
Fred R Parker
Ohio
Oxygen Tent for Limestone Sought in Athens
Following several pneumonia deaths in Athens Alabama a movement by local luncheon and civic clubs seeks to provide an oxygen tent for each hospital to aid patients at no charge. The plan calls for donations from wealthy citizens as memorials or to sponsor tent provision.
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Athens
Ala
Civic Club
Changes Studied on Social Security Departures
Washington administrators studied proposed changes to safeguard interests of those leaving civilian jobs covered by Federal Old Age Insurance. The changes would affect entrants into the Army or employment in defense projects operated by the government.
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Washington
Kinney Declared Victor in Cullman Probate Race
In Cullman County a judge contest ended with Horace H. Kinney, Democrat, declared judge-elect after Circuit Judge H Disque overruled former Judge Homer F. Mitchell. Kinney was found a legal Cullman resident and poll tax payer, defeating Mitchell by 564 votes. The ruling, issued after a lengthy hearing with over 15 witnesses, grants Kinney the office as Mitchell’s term nears expiry January 20.
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Cullman County
Horace H. Kinney
H. Disque, Jr
Eee
Homer F. Mitchell
Khan
Kinney
Mitchell
Jefferson County
Disque
Norman Harris
Harris and Harris
Decatur
Roderick Beddow
Birmingham
Clarence Mullins
St. John and
St. John
Cullman
H. H. Kinney
Ross
Alabama
H. H Kiney
Invasion of Italy Studied in British War Deliberations
London reports that military circles discuss an invasion of Italy as a possible follow up to Allied advances in North Africa and Albania. Observers say victory in Africa could enable Britain to strike Italian ports and centers, with Germany needing to defend Italy to preserve its Balkan position.
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Churchill
Albania
London
Italy
Iwell
Mussolini
Hitler
Ivasion
Britain
Balkans
Germany
England
Mediterranean
Army of the Nile
North Africa
Royal Navy
Air Force
Middle East
Mediterrean
Adriatic
Pass
Millmen
North
Africa
Caporetto
France
Aid Bill Expands Defense Equipment Aid to Allies
The text of Roosevelt's lend lease measure outlines authority to manufacture and supply defense articles to allied governments. It defines defense articles and information, permits sale or lease, and allows warranties, inspections, and repatriation of equipment as needed. Provisions enable export releases and set president approved terms for aid.
Report Due Soon on Perry Slaying
Birmingham January 10 Solicitor George Lewis Bailes said a report on the Perry slaying case was expected from the Jefferson County Grand Jury tomorrow. The death of Secret Service agent Robert F Perry was ruled a fatal beating in his apartment on November 20. Mrs Perry remains under $10000 bond on a murder warrant as seventeen witnesses testified before the Perry investigation.
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Birmingham
George Lewis Bailes
Perry
Jefferson County
Grand Jury
Tomories
Robert F. Perry
Secret Service
Baptist Pastors Convene Saturday At First Church
Baptist pastors of this section will meet Saturday at ten o clock in the First Baptist church for an informal discussion regarding a proposition connected with the Judson College situation. All area pastors were urged to attend.
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First Baptist Church
Judson College
Flu Light in Decatur and Morgan Schools
Influenza is widespread in Decatur and Morgan, yet schools report only light disruption. Rocky Ford and Collins schools show isolated absences, with measles listed in some cases. Decatur Junior and Senior High report higher absentee counts but still modest overall. adults show more illness than students.
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Decatur
Morgan
Irwin J. Quinn
EB. Alverson
Rocky Ford
Hartselle
Collins School
Quinn
Alverson
Health Department
Health officer issues flu prevention tips for Alabama
Dr J N Baker state health officer cites sharp rise in influenza in Alabama and recommends avoiding exposure coughing sneezing and sniffing. Public schools closed in at least one county Henry 800 mild flu cases among 15000 soldiers at Fort McClellan cited.
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En Aarvey Y
Ala
Alabama
J. N. Baker
Henry
Ft. McClellan
Baker
Alabama Industry Pledges Faster Defense Production
Alabama manufacturers urged by the Associated Industries of Alabama to re assess their operations and speed defense production in line with President Roosevelt’s call. The group said industry will meet the Commander in Chief’s orders with sacrifice, stating defense needs demand a shift from business as usual.
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Alabama
U.S
Associated Industries of
Birmingham
Roosevelt
Free World
Roosevelt seeks sweeping acts to aid Britain and allies
President Roosevelt asks Congress to grant broad powers for leasing and transferring American made defense articles to Great Britain and other democracies. The plan lets the president manufacture, repair, export, and share defense equipment as national defense requires. Estimates place cost up to 10 billion dollars with potential 3 to 5 billion appropriations and includes provisions to standardize war materials among allies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Great Britain
United States
Bell
Byional
Aes
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Barkley
Walsh-Healey
Tennessee River Gauge Falls As Weather Drops
The Tennessee river gauge showed 17.72 feet and declining as temperatures around 54 degrees were reported for tonight.
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Tennessee
Sven
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