Four Survivors Tell of 18 Days in Open Boat After Ship Sinking
Four crewmen of the Carlton tell of 18 days adrift in lifeboats after their ship was torpedoed off Crete. They describe a battle with a submarine, bullets bouncing off the hull, and a chaotic drift with some crew dying from thirst, madness, and exposure. Only a handful survived to be found by a British merchant ship.
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Decatur Daily
Amos Pearson
London
Potsho
Carlton
Pearson
East Indiana
Relocation help sought as army expands anti aircraft center
Willie Georgia residents fear bankruptcy as 1,500 families in five counties face March 1 eviction for an army anti aircraft center. Spokesmen M Clontz and G R Darsey urge government aid paid property values and funds to carry on until compensation. Farm Security officials in Montgomery report land search and removal plans with agent cooperation.
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Willie
M. Clontz
G. R. Darsey
Atlanta Journal
Clontz
Dorsey
Farm Security Administration
Montgomery
Roosevelt
Pulpit Committee Named by South Side Baptist Church
The South side Baptist Church forms a pulpit committee to recommend a successor for Rev. J. A. Chambers who has resigned to become chaplain of the 151st Engineers. Committee members include F. Halbrooks Charley Ed Howell L. Burns Tom Edgil and T. D.
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Southside Baptist Church
J. A. Chambers
151St Engineers
F. Halbrooks
Charley Ed Howell
L. Burns
Tom Edgil
T. D
Cotaco High School graduation totals rise in early years
Cotaco High School in East Morgan County shows growing graduations since 1936 with 121 graduates by 1996. In the four senior years around 1940 the class nearly doubled from the first class of 1936. Last spring 35 students earned diplomas.
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Bince Cotacol High School
Morgan County
Market rally fades as rails lift and losses mount
An early stock market rally led by rails faded amid heavier selling after a House testimony by Joseph P. Kennedy. Motors and steels turned negative, and overall activity slowed with transfers around 600,000 shares. Prices varied with forenoon highs and late-day recoveries.
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Victor Eubank
New York
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Joseph P. Kennedy
Court of St. James
Markets at a Glance New York and Chicago
New York markets show stocks lower and rails under pressure with some selling in the industry. Bonds steady with rails and utilities up, while cotton faces liquidation pressure and sugar remains mixed. Wheat and corn in Chicago fall on light demand and favorable weather, hog prices drop 20 to 35 cents with a practical top at 8.40, and cattle hold steady for choice steers while others weaken.
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Bombay
Chicago
Cottonseed meal futures close steady in quiet trading
Memphis Jan 21 prime cottonseed meal futures closed quiet with broad activity. January at 26.50, May 25.25, July 25.00, September 24.25. Total sales 500 tons.
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Memphis
Tenn
Uliet
Aemphis
Heavy speculative liquidation presses prices to daily lows
July liquidation pressured final prices to near intraday lows with declines of about 2.16 points. Market quotes show mixed totals across months with July at 10.23 to 10.28 and December around 9.62 to 9.74. Spot middling around 10.57 with little change.
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New York
Jnly
Seseki
Nashville Livestock Markets See Mixed Movement
Salable cattle counted at 200 with market mostly steady after Monday's tone. top vealers reached 13.00, yearlings and steers 11.00 to 11.25 for best, medium to shortfed 8.75 to 9.75, lower grades 6.50 to 8.50. Hogs around 500 head valued 7.95 to 7.80 per pound by weight, sows to 5.90. sheep 25 head steady with fat ewes topping near 9.50.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Chicago market reports on butter and eggs
Butter receipts total 684,689 and the market remains steady. Egg receipts reach 11,964 with prices unsettled and market unchanged.
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Chicago
Chicago grain prices brief with mixed results
The Chicago market report lists Cash ton No 1 mixed at 91 3 4 cents, No 2 corn yellow at 65 1 2, No 3 at 3 dollars 66 cents, No 4 at 62 1 2, with No 5 incomplete. Market activity shows varied quotes across grain futures and spot prices.
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Chicago
Kennedy Testifies on Britain Aid and War Aims
Ambassador Kennedy told the committee there was no unanimity in British circles on U S entry to war and that Britain seeks more U S aid. He warned of possible crisis if shipping losses rise, questioned U S intention to reveal British war aims, and discussed socialist gains and lease lead aid.
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Great Britain
Kennedy
England
United States
Roosevelt
Britain
Fish
State Department
Congréss
London
Probe Delays By Draftees
In Philadelphia federal court Assistant U S Attorney Edward A Kallick said government agencies investigate hundreds of Selective Service draftees who did not return questionnaires. Judge George A Welsh sentenced Sturge Steinert to a year and a day for failure to register, noting his conscientious objection and call for civil disobedience to war.
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Philadelphia
U. 8
Edward A. Kallick
Kallick
George A. Welsh
Sturge Steinert
Temple University
Steinert
Tamaqua
American Legion
Temple
Welsh
Burial service for H. B. Rodgers family details
The obituary notes burial arrangements for Bethlehem with Rev. Dave Tucker and Drinkard directing. Surviving are the parents Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Rodgers, a brother H. B. Rodgers Jr., and three sisters Trixie Simms Inez Briscoe and Imogene Rodgers, all of Cullman route 4.
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Bethlehem
Dave Tucker
Drinkard
H. B. Rodgers
H. B. Rodgers, Jr
Trixie Simms
Inez Briscoe
Imogene Rodgers
Cullman
Alabama Students Begin Public Service Apprenticeships
Four University of Alabama students will depart this week for six month apprenticeships in government offices in Birmingham and Montgomery. Ayers, Beauchamp, Adelstein, and Ausmer will train in state perforner, Jefferson County personnel, Public Welfare, and Revenue departments respectively. All terms end with the students returning to campus.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Birmingham
Montgomery
John K. Ayers
Harrisburg
W Iito
State Department of Public Welfare
Eee
Fred Ausmer
Brooklyn
N. Y
Department of Revenue
Woman Claims Husband Forced Plow Work Before Fatal Shot
Jan 21 Portsmouth Sheriff Bar Brandel reports Goldie Pauley 30 says she was abused by her husband Lee 42 and claims she shot him after being forced to pull a plow with her daughter Ollie 14 on the farm. Pauley detained on investigation pending inquiry into the case.
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Portsmouth
Bar Brandel
Brandel
Goldie Pauley
Lee Pauley
WPA
Ollie
Brande
Wage Parley Opens In Pittsburgh For Bargaining Talks
Co-Chairman Philip Murray began informal negotiations in Pittsburgh with the United States Steel Corporation on wage increases and other revisions to the union bargaining contract.
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Pittsburgh
Philip Murrayger
United States Steé) Corporation
Open Now Night and Day Sign Shoots Up
A proprietor hung a sign reading Open now night and day after a period of rest, signaling continuous service and attracting customers.
Death claims Emmaline Hood five days after husband
Mrs. Emmaline Hood died at 6 this morning at her Moulton Route 1 home aged 80. Monroe F. Hood died January 17. Funeral at Heflin cemetery Wednesday at 1 pm led by Rev. Emmett Byara with Brown of Decatur assisting. Burial to follow. Survived by two daughters Mrs. Bob Hamby and Mrs. Phil Pruett. three sons Willie Walter and Tommy Hood. brother Anderson Pruett. She had long ties to Lawrence county where she lived for years.
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Emmaline Hood
Moulton
Route 1
Monroe F. Hood
Heflin Cemetery
Emmett Byara
Brown
Decatur
Walter
Tommy Hood
Lawrence County
Anderson Pruett
Hood
Mediterranean War News Highlights From Early 1941 Aggression
Reports focus on Hitler Mussolini talks shaping Allied strategy against Britain. Axis aims include pressuring Malta and cutting aid to Greece while Allied offensives in Africa push toward Tobruk. Japanese diplomacy seeks peace at sea and in the Pacific as tensions rise globally.
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Mediterranean
Britain
Libya
Greece
Virginio Gayda
United States
Berlin
Japan
East Asia
Pacific
Matsuoka
Yokohama
Tokyo
Kobe
Africa
Albania
Great Britain
Germany
Italia
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Somaliland
Tobruk
London
Wavell
Middle East
Italy
Piraeus
Athens
Lord Chatfield
Decatur's Diary social notes show illness and visits
Mrs Vienna Webster and daughter Mrs Ferrel Drake visit Athens and Birmingham as many towns note flu absences. Local residents ill with influenza include Alva Bryant Frank Porter Jr and Marvin West. Hospital recoveries include Ruby Jolly and Billie Landers. Social activities include Dorcus class social at Mrs P G Free and Y W A meeting at Southside Baptist Church.
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Vienna Webster
Ferrel Drake
Birmingham
Fred Webster
Athens
Dorcus
Southside Baptist Sunday School
P. G Free
British Capture Kassala Reported in East Africa
The British announced the capture of Kassala in Anglo Egyptian Sudan, held by Fascist troops since July. The communique cited strategic necessities for evacuation, noting Kassala sits about 15 miles from Italian Eritrea and the event was carried by the British Sunday Sun.
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Kassala
Sudan
Italian Eritrea
East Africa
Air Defenses Prove Worth In New England Test
Army pursuit planes defend New England and New York from mock bomber attacks as observers and volunteers man 700 posts across 18 000 square miles. Six bomber groups labeled destroyed and four beaten off to sea in New England. one bomber over Oyster Bay intercepted within four minutes of detection.
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Scott Hershey
New York
New England
Air Defense Command
Oyster Bay
Long Island
Oyster- Ba
Mitchell Field
Boston
Massachusetts
Worchester
Salem
Brockton
Framingham
Auburn
Webster
Frederick H. Smith
8Th Pursuit Group
General Headquarters
Flying Corps
Signal Corps
Coast Artillery
United States
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Fugitive in Court Again in Georgia Case
Floyd Woodward, white haired fugitive from California for two decades, pleaded guilty in Gainesville Georgia to seven counts of mail fraud and one conspiracy count. Federal Judge Robert L. Russell set January 29 for sentencing with maximums of five years and ten thousand dollars per count. Woodward was linked to a Bunco Ring preying on race track swindles and was arrested in Monrovia California last year after persistent pursuing by postal inspector Herbert Graham. He had lived in Monrovia for years under a respected, prosperous guise.
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Gainesville
Floyd Woodward
Georgia
California
Robert L. Russell
Woodward
Bunco
Herbert Graham
Monrovia
Calif
Cotton Spinning Industry Runs At 1050 Percent Capacity
Census Bureau reports December activity at 1050 percent capacity on an 80 hour week, down from 105.9 percent in November and 1007 percent a year ago. Spindles in place totaled 24,532,146 with 22,817,658 active during the month. State figures include Alabama Georgia and South Carolina with hundreds of millions of spindle hours and averages per spindle.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
Graduates Promoted to Senior High in Junior High Ceremony
At 10 am on Monday the mid term graduation honored 35 students promoted to senior high. Supt. S E Alverson spoke outlining four hopes: health, citizenship, education, and useful work. Diplomas were presented by Principal W R Riley to 18 girls and 17 boys including Aleene Berry Mary Blankenship Aldath Brand Rebecca Chambers Mary Frances Chambers Wilma Faye Dobbs Doris Ellenburg Willow Jean Finn Frances Johnson Kathleen Lee Norma Jean Marion Marjorie Murphree Marie Poff Frances Power Corinne Ray Alice Shropshire Margaret Whitmire James Caudill Billy Dailey James Dobbs Avery Hawkins Paul Kilgore Kenneth Kirby Milton Pingree Milton Rombokas Ollie Street David Clean Archer Shropshire Clifton Turner Wesley Turner Gene Ward Bill Walk Billy Walker Claude Wilson Billy Robertson.
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Mary Blankenship
Billy Dailey
Supt
S. E. Alverson
W. R. Riley
Aleene Berry
Aldath Marie Brand
Rebecca Chambers
Mary Frances Chambers
Wilma Faye Dobbs
Doris Ellenburg
Willow Jean Finn
Frances Johnson
Kathleen Lee
Norma Jean Marion
Marjorie Murphree
Marie Poff
Frances Powera
Corinne Ray
Alice Shropshire
Margaret Whitmire
James Caudill
James Dobbs
Avery Hawkins
Paul Kilgore
Kenneth Kirby
Milton Pingree
Milton Rombokas
Ollie Street
David Clean
Archer Shropshire
Clifton Turner
Wesley Turner
Gene Ward
Bill Walk
Billy Walker
Claude Wilson
Billy Robertson
Hitler's Dual Axis Move Aimed At Britain And Med Theater
The analysis argues Hitler aims to protect his partner and strike Britain by maintaining heavy bomber and combat air forces while mounting a Mediterranean operation. A weakened fleet could let the Royal Air Force hit German bases. stopping the England campaign would signal progress for his broader war aims.
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Hitler
Mediterranean
England
Royal Air Force
Britain
Gibraltar
Spain
Portugal
Balkans
Roosevelt Swears In Wallace as He Heads to White House Parade
President Roosevelt affirms the oath with Chief Justice Hughes after Garner swears in Wallace. Capital observers include Crown Prince Olav of Norway and refugee Martha as a ceremonial crowd fills the capital. The president hosts 1,003 guests at a buffet luncheon before a grand march past, then returns to official duties late.
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Olav
Norway
Martha
Republic
Roosevelt
Hughes
John N. Garner
Washington
Henry A. Wallace
White House
Feller Signs Record $30 000 Contract With Indians
Bob Feller unlimbered his right arm and signed a contract in Cleveland making him the highest paid pitcher in baseball history. The deal about $30 000 raises his pay by roughly $2 500 from last season when he won 27 games. He said everybody is satisfied after meeting with Indians president Alva Bradley.
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Cleveland
Bob Feller
Feller
Alva Bradley
Cleveland Indians
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Huntsville
Alva Bryant
Sixth Avenue North
J. B. Polk
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Frank Porter Jr
Columbia, Tennessee
Tennessee Valley Hotel
Marvin West
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Oak Street
Carl Gibson
R. M. Grantland
Trinity
Sim Howell
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Rtselle
L. R. Stone
Sherman Street
Voight Willoughby
Benevolent Society Hospital
R. E. Stinson
Baugh's Infirmary
E. Church Street
R. A. Berry
3Rd Ave
Oscar Hames
Eighth Avenue
Floyd Napps
Third Avenue
Doc Hurst
Little Jimmy
Fourth Avenue
Ruby Jolly
Leird Payne
Addison
Mrs. W. J. Edwards
New York City
Charles D. Harris
O. B. Lansbury
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
O. K. Holt
Danville
Lavinia Roberts
Hart
A. L. Moye
D. E. Warren
Eighth Avenue West
Grady Hutto
Moulton Heights
E. B. Hames
Twelfth Avenue West
Leonard McCulloch
Memorial Drive
David Chandler
R. B. Chandler
L. M. Mitchell
Hartselie
John Meadows
E. Moulton Street
Anniston
Gadsden
Southside
Baptist Church
Billie Landers
Rankin
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