Britain braces for possible invasion assault
Britain has ordered armed services to close ranks and speed up preparations for a potential all out invasion. Dress rehearsals are under way as ministers and defense quarters anticipate the Nazi assault as the greatest military strike against the island empire yet.
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London
Britain
British Isles
Adolf Hitler
Empire
RAF
North Sea
English Channel
High Command
February 17 Opens Four-Week Circuit Court Term
A four week circuit court term starts February 17 with Judge Seybourn H. Lynne presiding. It is his first term since election last November. The first two weeks focus on de vote hearings and civil cases, with final two weeks for trials. Several defendants in county jail face capital charges and two are already docketed for probable trial during the term.
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Circuit Court
Seybourn H. Lynne
Lynne
Council to aid Petain in Vichy government
A provisional national council of nearly 200 members was created by Chief of Staff Philippe Petain to share directing duties. The body will not have constitutional or legislative powers and will provide advisory decisions only, with members including former senators and deputies.
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Vichy
France
Philippe Petain
Senate
Chamber ‘of Deputies
Petain
Child Dies of Pneumonia in Holly Pond
Billy Ray Miller a four year old boy died from pneumonia at 11 30 Thursday night at the family home in Holly Pond Cullman county He had been ill briefly Funeral rites set for 11 o clock Saturday morning at Berlin Cullman county with Rev Hubert Pruitt and McAfee Howell and Young of Decatur directing burial Surviving are his parents Mr and Mrs Herman Miller a brother Arvile and a sister Ivelene Miller
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Billy Ray Miller
Holly Pond
Cullman County
Berlin
Hubert Pruitt
McAfee
Howell and Young
Decatur
Herman Miller
Arvile
Ivelene Miller
Local Man Badly Hurt In Railroad Yard Accident
Robert Hollomon a former Decatur resident now in Birmingham and a switchman for the L and N Railroad is in serious condition at St Vincent Hospital Birmingham after an early Thursday morning accident at Boyles yards. He was coupling cars when caught between the couples suffering back head and leg injuries. The incident occurred at 3 30 am ten minutes before his scheduled off duty. He had not been with the railroad in 10 years and was called to duty 11 weeks ago. Hollomon is brother to Mrs Plton Reeves and nephew of Mrs Parl Daniel of Decatur.
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Robert Hollomon
L. & N. Railroad
Decatur
Birmingham
St. Vincent's 'Hospital
Boyles Yards
Hollomon
Holloman
Plton Reeves
Parl Daniel
East Gripped by Cold Wave Hits Northeast
A severe cold wave swept Northern New England and reached into the Ohio Valley Great Lakes and Virginia. Subfreezing temperatures and heavy snows plagued Caribou Maine at 33 inches with 5 below. Greenville and Burlington also plunged, while Havre and Cut Bank Montana saw 28 and 15 below respectively.
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New England
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Virginia
Central States
Caribou
Greenville
Burlington
New York
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Lake
North Dakota
Montana
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Havre
Mont
Cut Bank
Mont. Williston
N. C
Houghton
Michigan
Philadelphia
Cincinnat
Louisville
Negro Executed for Fatal Attack at Tucker Prison Farm
John Mooney a 27 year old Black man was executed in the electric chair at 7 13 am for the July 21 slaying of Ruby Montgomery a 16 year old McClelland farm girl. He was tried in Woodruff County after being wounded and captured near Brickeys following the attack at a Mississippi River levee shack. The girl was attacked and bludgeoned in a field following a church service walk home with a neighbor boy.
Strikes Hit State Plant Yard Restart Uncertain
Strikes affect Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Company yards with about 3000 workers walking off over wage demands. CIO affiliate Marine and Shipbuilders Workers union claims 95 percent involved. a vote on resuming work pending. A government representative seeks settlement while nearby Pascagoula Mississippi Ingalls yards remain curtailed.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Company
Navy
J. W. Atkins
Industrial Union of Marine & Shipbuilders Workers
CIO
A. F. of L. Machinists
Atkins
Pascagoula
Miss
Ingalls Shipbuilding’ Corporation
Former Klansman Evans and firms fined for anti trust
Hiram Wesley Evans former imperial wizard of the Ku Klux Klan and three refining companies were fined a total of 30000 in Federal Court for conspiracy and monopoly in selling emulsified asphalt to the state. Evans pleaded nolo contendere to three counts while the others were fined on two counts each.
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Atlanta
Hiram Wesley Evans
Imperial
Ku Klux Klan
Evans
U. S
E. Marvin
Underwood
Asphalt Refining Company
Charleston
D. C
Shell Oil Company
Ono
St Louis
American Bitumals Co
San Francisco
John W. Greer, Jr
E. D. Rivers
Lawrence Camp
Greer
Fairfield Residents Lose Gas as WPA Charge Fails
In Fairfield Alabama a dynamite blast by a WPA crew repairing culverts ruptured the Birmingham Gas Company main feeder line disrupting gas service to about 1500 homes. Gas workers labored overnight to restore service, with full supply back by midday according to Charles Gamble the company’s general manager.
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Fairfield
Ala
Birmingham
WPA
Birmingham Gas Company
Gas Company
Charles Gamble
Military Chiefs To Testify In Secret
The House foreign affairs committee voted 13 to 10 to have Army, Navy, and Air Corps leaders testify in secret on the aid-to-Britain bill. President Roosevelt avoided public opinion questions, while cabinet members Hull Knox Stimson Morgenthau were eyed for hearings. Tribunals of war fears rose from Lindbergh and Johnson sessions.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Army
Navy
Air Corps
Democratic
Republican Committee
Bloom
DNY
Rep Fish
Fish
Broom
Rép. Fish
R. NY
George C. Marshall
Harold R. Tark
Naval Operations
George H. Brett
Army Air Corps
Roosevelt
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hull
Knox
Stimson
Morgenthau
House Committee
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hugh 8. Johnson
Johnson
Romanian unrest tied to Antonescu regime and Iron Guard
The revolt in Romania is linked to youthful Iron Guard extremists and alleged Communist influence. Dissatisfaction with General Antonescu's conservative rule and economic policies fuels opposition alongside anti Nazi occupation sentiment. Russian Communists are claimed to be exploiting the turmoil to hinder German control. Military coup followed King Carol’s abdication last September.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Iron Guard
Antonescu
Yno
Guard
Carol
Power Politics In Romanian Warfare
The piece notes a coup backed by the Iron Guard and a pro Nazi stance by Romania's dictatorship. It cites Antonescu seeking independence for Romania while aligning with Germany and Nazism, with the Iron Guard as a central bloc. The loss of Transylvania is mentioned as a secondary issue fueling unrest.
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Iron Guard
Axis
Antonescu
Romania
Germany
Poll Tax Deadline Nears in Morgan County
Charles G. Hardwick Morgan county tax collector reminds voters poll taxes must be paid by Saturday February 1 to qualify for this year elections. Tax books are at Citizens Bank Hartselle State National Bank Falkville and the county tax office. Payments support local schools. Last year over $8,000 was collected though current payments lag.
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Charles G. Hardwick
Morgan County
Citizens Bank
Lindbergh Praised in Germany for Courage
German sources lauded Charles Lindbergh after his deposition before a U S House committee on the lease lend bill. They called his testimony exemplary amid interventionist terrorism and noted his desire to avoid aiding either side, viewing his stance as morally brave.
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Berlin
Charles Lindbergh
House
Lindbergh
Europe
United States
Dorothy Lamour Sarong Debate Draws Balinese Fashion Lesson
New Orleans report explains a true sarong differs from Dorothy Lamour’s on screen garment. Balinese performer Devi Dja says a real sarong is barrel shaped worn privately, suggesting a kabaji and slendang as proper public attire. She notes kabajis and slendangs share a timeless, uniform pattern.
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New Orleans
Dorothy Lamour
Miss Lamour
Devi Dja
Dorothy
Lamour
Patterson to Attend National Cotton Council Meet in Augusta
Decatur ginner Carl D. Patterson will attend the National Cotton Council of America meeting in Augusta Georgia January 27 28 29. Patterson chairs the committee on initial processing and marketing efficiency and serves as Alabama director on the council’s executive committee. Addresses will be given by W L Clayton Donald Comer and Oscar Johnston among others. About 200 representatives from 16 cotton growing states are expected.
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Carl D. Patterson
Decatur Ginner
National Cotton Council of America
Augusta
Georgia
Mr. Patterson
Alabama
W. L. Clayton
Federal Loan Agency
Donald Comer
Avondale Mills
Oscar Johnston
Roosevelt names successor to McReynolds vacancy
President Roosevelt said he had chosen a successor for Justice James C. McReynolds who will retire February 1 but would not name the nominee yet to avoid a flood of recommendations. Attorney General Robert H. Jackson and Senator James F. Byrnes were among those mentioned for the vacancy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
James C. McReynolds
Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Grounded airmen patrol with horses near Tucson
The 88th reconnaissance squadron from Fort Douglas Utah plans target area bombing south of Tucson next week. To keep the public away, pilots will patrol on horseback after City Manager George Seeley arranged the mounts for the air corps unit.
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Tucson
Ariz
Air Corps
88Th
Fort Douglas
Utah
George Seeley
Revolt Persists in Romanian Cities as Death Toll Mounts
AP dispatches describe mass killings of Jews and hospital morgues crowded during four days of Iron Guard rebellion in Bucharest and other cities. casualties reach about 6000 nationwide with 2000 dead in Bucharest. fighting continues outside the capital in Brasov Giurgiu Constanta Ploesti Craiova.
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Associated Press
Bucharest
Balkan Kingdom
Iron Guardian
J. Webb Benton
Fort Myer
U. S
Ton Antonescu
Robert St. John
Sofia
Bulgaria
Romania
Buchares
Brasov
Giurgiu
Constanta
Ploesti
Cantina
Craiova
Romania Orders Swift Trials After Rebel Uprising
A government communique announces severe punishment for Horia Sima and other rebels in the anti Antonescu uprising. Bucharest radio says the army hunts the leaders as Antonescu’s regime with Germany tightens control. Firearm permits are canceled and civilians must surrender all guns by nightfall.
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Roxmeane
Malitiaiy Akemania
Council of Ministers
Horia Sima
Tron
Antonescu
Sima
Bucharest
Ethiopia Rebellion and Haile Selassie Return Stir War News
A censor-passed dispatch from Bucharest describes widespread damage in a battle zone with bullet scarred windows and wrecked shops. Reports say ex-emperor Haile Selassie has returned to Ethiopia leading tribes aided by the British in a renewed fight against Italian invaders.
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St. John's
Bucharest
National Theater
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Reidia
Eritrea
Weather summary for Tennessee river region and Alabama
The Tennessee river gauge measured 16.92 feet and fell. Max temperature reached 62, min 56, with 0.32 inch rainfall. Alabama saw cloudy cooler conditions with showers in the east and near freezing in the north, partly cloudy elsewhere.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Enpeey Ture
Freezin
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