Black Dies in the Chair at Kilby Prison
William Clark an 18 year old Black man convicted of criminally assaulting Mrs. Eugene Clem near Athens in 1938 was executed in the Kilby Prison electric chair after two trials and denial of clemency by Governor Dixon. The case included testimony of the rape and murder, the witness account of the assault, and Clark’s final statement claiming innocence of the rape.
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Montgomery
Ala
the Daily
William
Willie) Clark
Kilby
Clark
Eugene Clem
Limestone County
Athens
Frank M. Dixon
United States Supreme Court
Wilson
A. A. Griffith
Griffith
Clem
Ben Johnston
Monroe Hood Dies at Lawrence Home
Monroe F Hood died at 5 this morning at his home Moulton route 1 after a long illness Funeral services set for 11 Saturday at Heflin cemetery Lawrence county with Brown of Decatur in charge Hood survived by his wife two daughters Mrs Bob Y of Lawrence county Mrs Neil Pruett of Franklin county and three sons William Walter and Women ommy of Lawrence county
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Monroe F. Hood
Moulton
Heflin Cemetery
Lawrence County
Brown
Decatur
Hood
Boby
Neil Pruett
Franklin County
Ree
William
Walter
Ommy
Stimson Discusses Lend-Lease Risk and Presidential Authority
Secretary Stimson told the House foreign affairs committee that no president has rushed the nation into war and Congress could safely test responsibility with the current president. He called suggestions that the bill allows purchases by the United States of British and French navies fantastic and preposterous. Roosevelt later said a provision letting war and navy secretaries buy war material from friendly nations was included as a precaution.
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Washington
Stimson
Congress
Roosevelt
House Foreign Affairs Committee
War Department
Representative Tinkham
Rmass
United States
Tinkham
Secretary
War
Navy
Cab Company Aids Schools With Noon Meals
Decatur Cab Service delivers noon meals from South Decatur School to Third Ward and Fairview School pupils. The meals, prepared at South Decatur, reach the children via taxicab on schedule. The United Charities board expresses appreciation for this community service supported by the WPA.
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Decatur Cab Service
South Decatur
Third Ward
Fairview
Decatur
United Charities
WPA
Rankin-Caddell Named New Officers of State Chamber
L Rankin and John A. Caddell both of Decatur are named officers of the Alabama State Chamber of Commerce Rankin becomes divisional vice president and Caddell a director in Morgan County Rankin takes the post of Barrett Shelton on the Executive Committee while Caddell fills the vacancy left by Roland H Gray Lou Lively of Decatur and John Cooper of Huntsville serve as Morgan County directors.
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Games L. Rankin
John A. Caddell
Decatur
Alabama State Chamber of Commerce
Rankin
Caddell
Morgan County
Barrett Shelton
Roland H. Gray
Lou Lively
John Cooper
Hartselle
Publicity Planned for Revoked Drivers in Mississippi
Mississippi authorities said they would give wide publicity to the names of automobile drivers whose licenses are revoked in a campaign against reckless and drunken driving.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Beautiful New Roxy Theatre To Open Its Doors At Ten Saturday
The Roxy Theatre on Bank street in Decatur opens at 10 on Saturday as part of the Crescent Amusement Company chain. The two-building complex at 507-509 Bank Street underwent remodeling since November 12 and seats 532 total with a balcony for negro patrons. The modern decor uses bold colors and streamlined design with a grand marquee over the sidewalk.
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Roxy Theatre
Bankstreet
Decatur
Cresent Amusement Company
Nashville
Tony Sudekum
Courtland
Sixth Avenue widening eyed by city council in Decatur
Decatur advances a plan to widen Sixth Avenue from Walnut to Sixth Street nearly a mile under the strategic highway program. City Council signed authority for Mayor Harrison to apply to the WPA, with state sponsorship likely, at an estimated cost of 5137,347, federal share 517,013. Airport site discussion also proposed with state aviation director Asa Rountree. Increase in street width and tax adjustments for meats and utility tax discussed.
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Sixth Avenue
Walnut Street
Sixth Street
T. R. Harrison
WPA
Decatur
Asa Rountree
State Aviation Commission
Peral
Terial
William R. Pirtle
Swift and Company
F. L. Teer
Cudahy- Packing Company
Alabama
Charles H. Buster
Alabama Gas Company
City Board of Education Authority
Storm toll rises across eastern states in winter blast
A silver freeze storm killed at least 22 people and injured many more in Maryland New York Pennsylvania and New Jersey with ice slush and sleet disrupting traffic and power lines. Vermont and Maine reported heavy snow while southeastern states saw fog cancel flights from Atlanta.
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New York
Maryland
New York State
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Vermont
Maine
Georgia
Carolinas
Atlanta
la Guardia
Miami
Richmond
Washington
Eastern Airlines
Strikes at Tuskegee Institute Jails Eleven Students
At Tuskegee Institute in Alabama 11 students were jailed after resisting police orders to clear college entrances during a student strike over dining hall food. One student was slashed in a knife attack amid protests. patrols and riot equipment were prepared, while 800 of 1,400 students were absent from classes.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Tuskegee Institute
F. D. Patterson
Institute
Patterson
J. Weller Smith
Montgomery
Stude
Smith
C. C. Huckaban
F.D. Patterson
No Double Talk But Real McCoy Soldier Insists
CAMP SHELBY Mississippi January 17 The army faces odd questions over names Edison Sergeant of Dover County is a first sergeant in battery F 136th Field Artillery in training here An overnight bivouac in Mobile Alabama ends with a military police officer asking Who are you The sergeant replies Sergeant and when asked Sergeant who he repeats You said that once The MP insists he must report to headquarters to prove his name
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Camp Shelby
Miss
Edison W
Dover
136Th Field Artillery
Mobile
Ala
M. P
Man Held in Wife's Death in Columbus Double Shooting
In Columbus Georgia on January 17 a wife Maude Griffin 98 died after a shooting attributed to her husband J S Griffin 44 who is under guard in a city hospital. Griffin allegedly killed his wife then attempted suicide. Their son Bill Griffin says a pistol was in his father's hands when he found him. the incident followed another double shooting the previous night.
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Columbus
City Hospital
J. S. Griffin
Thomasville
I Hisfe
Maude Griffin
Bill Griffin
J. T. Landgraf
Mattie Taylor
Former Decatur Man Heads Savings Firm
F A Bloodworth Jr, once a Decatur resident and longtime vice president of Alabama City Bank, is elected president of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Gadsden. He succeeds Allan Little, who resigned due to ill health.
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F.A. Bloodworth, Jr
Decatur
Alabama City Bank
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of
Gadsden
Governor Talmadge Announces Burns Extradition from New Jersey
Atlanta reports Governor Eugene Talmadge said New Jersey agreed to return Robert Elliott Burns, Georgia’s famed fugitive whose escape from a 1922 prison camp inspired the book I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang and later a motion picture.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
New Jersey
Robert Elliott Burns
Georgia
Burns
Cotton consumption urged to lift 1940 41 figures
The Agriculture Department urged boosting domestic consumption over further acreage cuts. The annual report, led by Henry A. Wallace, notes 1940-41 domestic use may top 8 million bales, aided by low income family programs and the cotton products exports program. It warns world stocks may rise and export demand remain weak.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Henry A. Wallace
Claude R. Wickard
Wallace
European
Spain
Portugal
Russia
United States
Commodity Credit Corporation
Mattrasa
Bristol Fire Follows Nazi Raid Across Channel
British bombers raid Calais Boulogne invasion area while German torch raids set 100 fires in Bristol. RAF attacks Wilhelms hav en and Malta base. heavy fighting over Sicily and Malta with casualties and continued air war reports.
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Associated Press
Strait of Dover
Tepelent
Italy
RAFP
Channel
Calais-Boulogne
Bristol
England
Wilhelmeshaven
Wilhhelmshaven
Island Citadel
Mediterranean
Attac
Royal Air Force
Malta
RAP
RAF
Catania
Sicily
Thailand
Siam
Gulf of Siam
Bangkok
Sisophon
Hitler
Valletta
Hitler Urges Submarine Build Amid Wartime Aid Debate
Washington and Berlin issued parallel remarks on submarine production and aid to Britain. Hitler through Volkischer Beobachter claimed Germany has many subs and will gain leverage as U S aid hinges on production. Stimson opposed lease lead bill limits on re leasing American warships to Britain or others.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Berlin
Washington
Adolf Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Stimson
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Hitler
Fuehrer
Germany
Britain
Hitler Boast Backs Plea From Stimson
A Washington observer notes Hitler’s boast backing a Stimson plea while warning the German submarine offensive could threaten Allied supply lines to Britain. The analysis says American aid hinges on production and supply, with observers assessing risk from U boats and shipping disruption.
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Hitler
Stimson
Weather Summary From Tennessee River and Surrounding Areas
The Tennessee River gauge stood at 18.12 feet with 0 rainfall in the past 24 hours. Maximum 63, minimum 44. Alabama sees partly cloudy and colder conditions tonight with some areas cooler. Tennessee remains mostly cloudy and colder with light rain in western portions, then much colder overnight into Saturday, especially in the northwest.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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