Capture of 17 men shocks nation in plot to overthrow govt
Federal officials say the arrest of 17 men and seizure of a small arsenal only scratched the surface of a planned terrorist operation. FBI agents, led by J Edgar Hoover, acted on tips of imminent bombing outrages and a plan to assassinate congressmen and seize federal property. Eighteen were detained, one released for mistaken identity, and ties to the Christian Front noted. Arraignments set for Feb 5 with $50,000 bail each. one defendant, Macklin Boettger, was absent.
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New York
United States
Harold M. Kennedy
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Kennedy
Hoover
Christian Front
Armed Forces
New York National Guard
Grover Moscowitz
Brooklyn
Hearting
Macklin Boettger
Emanuel Celler
House Judiciary Committee
New York City
Decatur Drops Both Girls and Boys Games to Trinity
Decatur high school teams were swept by Trinity with girls losing 24 to 11 and boys 28 to 22 at Trinity. W Terry scored 13 for Trinity and Blanche Terry added 11 while Kimbrell and Robinson starred for Decatur. The teams meet again Tuesday January 23 in Decatur.
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Webster McLeod
Trinity High School
Tedius
Decatur High School
School
Trinity
Decatur
Trinity Lassies
W. Terry
Blanche Terry
Watson
Raider
Raiders
Kimbrell
Robinson
Mrs Blizzard Illness Victim Funeral Set
Funeral services for Mrs Perk Jane Blizzard 72 who died Sunday at her son’s home 312 Tenth Avenue West will be held Tuesday at 1030 am at Grant Street Church of Christ with minister Lindsay Allen. Burial Lindsay Cemetery Morgan county Decatur directed by Brown Decatur. Grandsons pallbearers and church Ladies Bible class will arrange flowers. She survived by a daughter Mrs W M Walk five sons seven grandsons six granddaughters three great granddaughters and one great grandson. Mrs Blizzard was well known in Decatur and Morgan county.
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Perk Jane Blizzard
E. S. Blizzard
Tenth Avenue
West
Grant Street Church
Church. of Christ
Athens Youth Herbert Stanley Safe in Tennessee
Herbert Stanley 12, missing since Friday afternoon, is reported safe at a Nashville relative’s home. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Ollie Stanley longtime Athens residents.
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Athens
Ala
Herbert Stanley
Nashville
Tenn
Young Stanley
Ollie Stanley
Tragic Self Inflicted Gun Death Of Birmingham Youth
In Birmingham on January 15 a 15 year old, Harry S Brumback, died from a pistol shot after he and two friends found a pistol loaded it with two cartridges and he pressed the trigger to his head. Detective Henry Darnell stated the weapon fired one cartridge.
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Birmingham
Ala
Harry S. Brumback
Henry Darnell
Harry
Dixon Returns to Capitol After 10 Day Illness
Governor Dixon resumes duties in Montgomery Alabama after a 10 day absence due to a severe cold and throat ailment noted in the capital offices.
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Dixon
Montgomery
Ala
Capitol
Biggest bomber being built by U S in Santa Monica
The army is shaping the world's largest plane, about 70 tons with wings over 200 feet, built by Douglas Aircraft in Santa Monica. Sources say it could fly to Europe and back without refueling, with at least one foreign government showing interest. First tests are planned next summer after 18 months of work by army and commercial engineers.
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Washington
Europe
J. Edgar Hoover
Santa Monica
Calif
Douglas Aircraft Company
Army
Markham Rites Set for Decatur Woman Annie Markham
Mrs. Annie Markham 62 died Sunday in Louisville after illness began Saturday. Body to Decatur by rail, funeral at Westminster Presbyterian Church at 3 p.m. Tuesday, burial in Rose Lawn Cemetery. Survivors: husband J E Markham Sr. daughters Nell Kuhn H A Malone E P McDonald. sons P B Charles H Markham H B J E Markham Jr.
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Annie Markham
Decatur
Louisville
Brown Funeral Home
Ferry Street
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Lewis H. Knight
Brown
Roselawn
Welch Dingmore
H. McDougald
B. A. Ross
Gilbert Speake
Irwin Mitchell
Harry Higdon
J. E. Markham
Nell Kuhn
H. A. Malone
E. P. McDonald
P. B
Dope Theft Alleges Florence Man Arrested in Athens
Federal agents join local officers in investigating the theft of morphine from the Gil bert drug store Saturday night. Robert Bridger, 34, from Florence, was arrested after a car clue led to his capture. a syringe was found during a body search and Bridger remained in Limestone county jail as federal authorities prepared to question him under the Harrison narcotic law.
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Federal Bureau of Identification
Athens
Gilbert
Robert Bridger
Florence
Limestone County
J. M McNeese
R. A. Troupe
Whitt
Bridger
Snow Moves Eastward Amid Ice and Wind Damage
A storm system moved eastward bringing gale winds and rain that froze into ice along the seaboard. Telegraph lines were downed, shipping disrupted, and two passenger trains derailed in Wisconsin. Tornadoes east of Montgomery killed six and injured others. property damage and multiple deaths followed across Illinois, Michigan, and surrounding states as snow and cold expanded southward.
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Middles
Seaboard
New York City
Montgomery
Mt. Meigs
Beatrice and
Riley's
New York
New England
Wisconsin
Illinois
Michigan
Virginia
Florida
Atlanta
Birmingham
Ala
Macon
Mobile
Shreveport
Vicksburg
Miss
Tax Poll Payments Near Deadline in 1940 Election Year
More than 1000 poll taxes had been paid by Monday at the office of Tax Collector Charles G. Hardwick, with a large payment expected before the February 1 deadline. To aid voters, the tax books were placed in Hartselle and Falkville, at Dick Wiggins' office and Parkview State National Bank, respectively.
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Charles G. Hardwick
Mr. Hardwick
Hartselle
Falkville
Decatur
Dick Wiggins
Parkville
The
State National Bank
Silas Smidge from Turnip Ridge Play at Gandy's Cove
The three act comedy Silas Smidge from Turnip Ridge will be staged at Gandy's Cove school Thursday night January 18. Proceeds go to buy library books. The production promises plenty of laughs.
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Silas Smidge
Turnip Ridge
Gandy’s Cove
Morgan County Democratic Committee elects officers and sets candidate fees
Members of the Morgan County Democratic executive committee met at the courthouse to elect officers for four years, set qualification fees for candidates, and approve a $100 contribution to the national campaign fund. The group outlined plans to report election returns to the committee chairman the day of the election and discussed naming election officials.
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Morgan County
Democratic Executive Committee
National
Democratic Campaign Fund
Rutledge S. Thomas
Decatur
A. A. Means
Route 3
J. B. Patterson
Lacon
Plan to resume work on Decatur Guntersville road discussed
Christ J Sherlock director of the state highway department will visit Decatur next Monday to discuss resuming road work on the Decatur Guntersville route with Morgan county revenue and control plans. The project has been halted for months with about 10 miles unfinished. The road from Decatur to Somerville Florette Arab also serves the Cullman Guntersville road corridor. Morgan attendees included Fred Speake Jeff Rowe John McCutcheon. Wallace Meadows was absent ill.
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Christ.j. Sherlock
State Highway Department
Decatur
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Guntersville
Sherlock
Morgan County
Montgomery
Somerville
Florette
Cullman- Guntersville
Fred Speake
Hartselle
Jeff Rowe
Parkville
John McCutcheon
Union Hill
Italian Aviator Short of World Distance Record
An Italian air plane attempting a new world distance record landed at Fernando Noronha in Brazil at 12 45 p m local time about 3 000 miles short of its goal in Patagonia The Italian embassy released the update from Rio de Janeiro on January 15 19XX.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Fernando Noronha
Patagonia
Roosevelt Urges TVA Recreational Expansion to National Park Style
President Roosevelt told Congress TVA should expand beyond power to create a vast recreational area across six Southern states. He cited flood control and river navigation as aims and urged Congress to grant TVA power to build and operate recreation facilities with relief and CCC NYA WPA support.
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Washington
Jan
Roosevelt
Congress
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Tennessee Valley) Authority
Tennessee
Harcourt A. Morgan
NYA
WPA
CCC
Southern Jews pledge continued aid at regional conference
At the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee regional meeting in Birmingham on January 15, over 200 delegates from Alabama Georgia Tennessee Florida North Carolina South Carolina Mississippi and Louisiana unanimously approved a resolution promising continued support for Jewish refugees overseas. Dr Josiah T Morse of the University of South Carolina was named regional chairman to succeed the late Harold of Atlanta.
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Birmingham
Ala
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Alabama
Orgia
Tennessee
Florida
North
South Carolina
Mississippi
Louisiana
Josiah T. Morse
University of South Carolina
Harold
Atlanta
Harry Latter
New Orleans
Isidor Coons
Europe
Two Negroes Convicted in Slaying of White Officer
A Jeff Davis county jury found two black men guilty of killing a white peace officer on New Year’s Day. They were sentenced to hang on February 23.
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Prentiss
Miss
Jeff Davis County
First Baptist Votes To Go Ahead With Building Program
The First Baptist church approved its building committee report at a regular meeting. Thomas West Gardner of Nashville was appointed architect for the second phase and the finance committee will seek 20 000 dollars for construction. The plan includes remodeling the auditorium and Sunday school rooms, a chapel, three story educational plant, a brick pastorium, and space for a 500 student Bible school.
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First Baptist
First Baptist Church
Jack Bryant
Thomas West Gardner
Nashville
Tenn
Young Peoples’ Department
Lafayette Street
Gardner
Russian bombing raids continue on Viipuri and South Finland
Russian bombers struck Viipuri killing two and injuring many as a two hour raid demolished a street of stores. In Helsinki two air alarms sounded with no downtown damage reported amid extreme cold and high flying Soviet planes. Separately the United States rejected a British protest over alleged shipping discrimination in the neutrality act.
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Viipuri
Finland
Washington
Hull
United States
Helsinki
War fears rise as neutrals brace for new European conflict
Associated Press reports fear grips Belgium and the Netherlands with about 1 million men mobilized on eastern fronts amid suspected German pressure. Scandnavian tensions grow with Soviet accusations of neutrality violations and Russian air incursions spreading toward Finland. Bombing raids on Kallakas Island and Turku Helsinki rail lines kill 15 and wound dozens, while Moscow hints at a rapid offensive once more.
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Associated Press
Scandinavia
Low Countries
Europe
Belgium
Netherlands
Germany
Paris
Berlin
Russia
Red Army
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Moscow
Kallakas
Finsland
Turku-Helsinki
Northern War Front
Weather report highlights Tennessee river drop and cold
The Tennessee river gauge stood at 16.5 feet and fell Monday with no rainfall. Temperatures ranged from a high of 55 to a low of 26 in the last 24 hours. Alabama forecasts fair but cold with hard freeze in the north and 25 to 30 in the south. Tennessee remains fair tonight and Tuesday with cold northerly winds.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Colier
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James H. Morrison
Acme Telephoto
Mrs. Blizzard
U.S
Markham
Gandy
Demo County Committee
Board of Revenue
Board of Education
Lanes A. A. Means
Danville
P. B. Livingston
Massey
F. B
Pete
Thomason
W. A. McCroskey
Lawrence Cove
H. R. Hamilton
Eva
Center Grove
W. F. Dunn
Valdermosa
G. W. McCutcheon
W. A. Pence
D. K. Wiggins
John B. Sewell
Cage
Solons
John Boyle
Greeley
Neb
Lincoln
Boyle
Falls City
South
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