Hull Briefs Senate on British Aid Bill Behind Closed Doors
Secretary Hull testified to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee behind closed doors saying aid to Britain would not force U S into war and that Britain had largely resisted German invasion in the prior seven months. He also noted Turkey would stand fast against axis aggression while Japan aimed to seize Indo China and urged discretion on sensitive national security information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hull
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tooe
Great Britain
United States
State Department
Turkey
Japan
Indo-China
Roosevelt
George
D.-Ga
House Committee
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
George C. Marshall
Army
Vandenberg
R.mich
Senate
Wheeler
D.-Mont
Nye
RN. D
Cold storage unit at Fort Meade burns during construction
Flames swept the framework of a new cold storage plant at Fort Meade Maryland injuring several soldiers aiding firemen. Fire Chief S. E. Duncan said the fire, confined to the work area, was believed to be caused by an overheated salamander fire used to prevent concrete from freezing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort George
G. Meade
Fort Meade
S. E. Duncan
Annual Meeting Set For Night of February 12
Governor Frank M. Dixon will be the principal speaker at the Decatur Chamber of Commerce annual meeting on February 12 the event will also include chamber business reports and the annual board election A new secretary has not been chosen with Mrs Lutie W Russell assisting and the meeting committee named as Barrett Shelton John Caddell and John Patterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Dixon
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Alabama
Chamber of Commerce
Lutie W. Russell
Joe Duncan
Barrett Shelton
John Caddell
John Patterson
Ex-kaiser Wilhelm II Observes 82nd Birthday in Doorn
In Doorn Netherlands the exiled Wilhelm II celebrates his 82nd birthday quietly with his second wife and three German relatives. He follows the war closely, marking campaigns in Africa and Albania and tracking shipping losses with a detailed private list.
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Doorn
Netherlands
Wilhelm II
Germany
Hermine
Prince August
Wilhelm
Auch
Prince Franz Joseph
Franz Joseph
Henrietta
Vani
Africa
Albania
Final services for Mrs Ellen Hamilton in Somerville
Mrs Ellen Frances Hamilton died Saturday noon at her sister Mrs Zona M Fowler’s home on Somerville route 2 after a brief illness. Services were at Antioch church at 2 p m led by Lindsay Allen. Burial directed by Drinkard. She was 90, one of the county’s oldest women, survived by brother J T Haggy of Birmingham, sister Mrs Fowler, two nephews and six nieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Frances Hamilton
Zona M. Fowler
Somerville
Antioch Church
Lindsay Allen
Decatur Grant Street Church of
Nazi Air Ace Franz Von Werra Sightsees in New York
Baron Franz Von Werra, 26, famed for downing 14 planes before escape, roams New York on bail after illegal entry. He was arrested in Ogdensburg after escaping a Canadian prison train, plans to return to Germany and claims he will shoot down more planes. Von Werra is to appear before a federal grand jury in Albany to explain entry, with deportation likely.
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New York
Franz von Werra
Albany
Ogdensburg
N. Y
St. Lawrence River
Germany
Canada
von Werra
Fire Alarm Bug Hits Chicago With Repeated False Alarms
A persistent fire alarm bug caused Chicago fire crews to respond to 14 false alarms in 2.5 hours and 19 more in 3.5 hours. Six companies responded to the first box though only one engine went to the others as snow made travel treacherous. Police briefly detained a suspect before more alarms flooded in, forcing a renewed search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wreck Series In Area Leaves One Injured
State highway patrol reports four automobile wrecks in the area over the weekend caused heavy damage to six cars but only one injury. A Sunday 6 p.m. collision near Moulton between Fred Rost and Charley Gunn led to a roll into a mud field. Rost, his passenger Howard McCullough and Richard Sharp were shaken but unharmed. Another two-vehicle crash at the same spot involved Huey J. Morris and William E. Brewer with no injuries. A Friday three‑way wreck near Courtland injured J. A. Barnett. Barnett collided with Sagesgene and hit an oil truck at an east Courtland filling station. Earlier Friday a private car driven by Justus Barnett and a coal truck driven by Salva Ganey collided four miles south of Courtland. damage about 300 dollars. Patrolmen Sanders Fusch, R. A. Chambers and Julius Hale investigated.
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Fred Rost
Tenth Ave
Charley Gunn
Decatur
Rost
Gunn
Moulton
Here
Howard McCullough
Jackson Street
Richard Sharp
Third Avenue
South
Sanders Fuseh
R. A Chambers
Julius Hale
Huey J. Morris
William E. Brewer
Athens
Morris
Brewer
Courtland
J. A. Barnett
Allied Sales Company
Sanders Pusch
R. A. Chambers
Justus Barnett
Rogersville
Salva Ganey
Nauvoo
Moulton- Courtland
Patroimien Chambers
Fusch
Hale
Griffin Willis Dies In Alabama Traffic Crash
Griffin Willis of Acmar Alabama died from injuries after the automobile he rode in overturned on Leeds Highway near Birmingham. He died at a hospital after the weekend accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Griffin Willis
Acmar
Alabama
Leeds
Six Die in Dalton Grade Crossing Tragedy
Six people were killed when a Chicago Miami passenger train struck an automobile near a Dalton grade crossing. The Ledford family from Ellijay Ga. lost Ivan Ledford 27, his wife, three children aged two to eight, and Annie Ledford sister to Ivan. The collision halted the train about 200 yards from the crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Southern Railroad
Ivan Ledford
Ledfords
Annie Ledford
Ellijay
Guardsmen Begin Full Induction as Port Stephen Opens
Company B arrives at Port Stephen Decatur at seven this morning for federal service marking the start of their year in training with the regular army in Shelby Mississippi. Two men are ill but expected to recover before departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
List Engineers
Port Stephen Decatur
Shelby
Miss
Frederick S. Hunt
John
Bill
Jack
Sam
Runt
State tax levies over nation not expected to go higher
An Associated Press survey of 29 states shows governors and legislatures in 12 opposing tax hikes while seven move toward lightening the tax load. Ten states may see new assessments in 1941 as bills propose taxes on amusements, tobacco and gambling, with several states considering reductions.
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Chicago
John Q
Associated ® Press
Illinois
Colorado
California
North Carolina
South Dakota
Minnesota
Texas
Maine
Michigan
Washington
Massachusetts
Oklahoma
Oregon
Nebraska
South Carolina
Indiana
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Cali
Rumors of Italian unrest and German troop movements denied
The piece discusses rumors that Italy faced rioting and German troops aiding suppressions. It notes Berlin's denial and a British warning to treat such reports with caution, suggesting outsiders’ bets on a collapse amid Italy’s economic and military strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Berlin
Milan
London
Berlin Admits Nazi Troops Are In Italy
Reports say German forces are being sent into Italy under the pretext of air staff duties to bolster Mussolini’s regime. Front reports note Tobruk fallen and Derna near engagement as Graziani’s Italian position appears desperate amid supply cuts and advancing Allied lines.
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Berlin
Italy
Herr Hitler
Tr Duce
Hiker Scot
Tobruk
Derna
Graziani
Fire destroys store residence and filling station on Bee Line Highway
The store, home, and filling station of Mia J. Gallant five miles north burned after a noon hour oil store exploded in the living room. Julian McNeese and R A Troupe from state highway patrol aided with extinguishers but flames prevailed before Decatur firemen could arrive. Four outbuildings were saved though two caught fire. furniture and stock suffered heavy loss and Mrs Gallant fainted but recovered. No loss estimate yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mia
J. T. Gallant
Bee Line Highway
Here
Julian McNeese
R A. Troupe
State Highway Patrol
Decatur Fire Department
Foreign Minister Istvan Csaky of Hungary Dies at 46
Budapest dispatch reports Foreign Minister Count Istvan Csaky, aged 46, died at 2:34 a.m. after seven weeks of illness. He was the youngest Hungarian foreign minister and had linked Hungary to the Rome Berlin Tokyo axis last November after signing the Yugoslav Hungarian friendship pact. Initial diagnosis was pernicious anemia, later food poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Hungary
Istvan Csaky
Even Soldiers To Pay Federal Taxes
Boston January 27 four internal revenue deputies assigned to Fort Devens Mass to help new soldiers file 1940 income reports and taxes due ten deputies to Camp Edwards on Cape Cod for the same purpose in the same week this follows army tax collection efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Uncle Sam
Thomas B. Hassett
Internal Revenue
Fort Devens
Ayer
Mass
Camp Edwards
Cape
Handsome Home Under Construction on Jackson Street
Construction is underway on the handsome colonial home of Mr and Mrs Marion Vickrey in the 600 block on Jackson Street. The two story frame house will have nine rooms with A R Prahn of Decatur as architect and Athens Lumber Company as contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Vickrey
Jackson Street
A. R. Prahn
Decatur
Athens Lumber Company
College Night planned by Alabama College alumnae
Hundreds of Alabama College alumnae are expected in Montevallo on February 21 and 22 for College Night. The student body is split into two teams. Jean Farr of Alexander City leads the Gold group with Aliee Robins of Birmingham as assistant. Nell Wooten of Montevallo leads the Purple group with Ann Canon of Opelika as assistant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montevallo
Ala
Alabama College
Jean Farr
Alexander City
Golds
Aliee Robins
Birmingham
Purple
Nell Wooten
Ann Canon
Opelika
Home Guard Plans Pushed in Decatur
The Decatur Home Guard begins organization with members from the American Legion and other ex service men. Recruitment targets healthy men age 18 to 60, excluding those in the draft age 21 to 36, to replace the National Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Legion to Meet and Home Guard Join Call at Courthouse
A special Mor gan County Post No 15 American Legion meeting is set for tonight at 7:00 at the courthouse to discuss Home Guard matters. Those interested in joining the Guard may attend at 8:00 and fill out applications.
State Home Guard seeks enlistments for three year terms
Active duty out of state. drills twice monthly during American Legion meetings totaling 1.5 hours per meeting. Three hours monthly is not hardship. aims to form a ready state emergency unit. No pay for regular drills, but pay equals National Guardsmen when activated. Armory houses the home guard. uniforms and equipment provided. Contact Floyd Sherrod or John Broderick for enlistment details.
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American Legion
National Guard
Home Guard
H. F. Sherrod
State Home Guard
Floyd Sherrod
Eighth, Ave
East
John Broderick
Goodyear’ Mills
Gandy Child Dies at Home in Falkville
Funeral rites for 12 year old Aline Gandy were held at Union Hill with Rev. Sim Calvert officiating. Burial was by Drinkard. Survived by parents Ruby and Ruby L Gandy, brother Cletis, sisters Thelma and Juanita, grandparents S T Ford and B U Gandy. Pallbearers and flower girls listed. The child had been ill a week.
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Aline Gandy
Falkville
Union Hill
Sim Calvert
Drinkard
Ruby L. Gandy
Cletis
Thelma
Juanita Gandy
S. T. Ford
B. U. Gandy
William and
Donald Childres
Vernon Oden
Gwynne Pirkle
Vivian Turner
Mary Frances
Robbie Patton
Mildred Childers
Alma Jean Jackson
Helen Chambers
Burma Morgan
Faye Patton
Ginning Report Shows Cotton Ginned in Morgan County
Census figures indicate 26 754 bales of cotton were ginned in Morgan County from the 1940 crop before January 16 1941 compared with 10 38 bales from the preceding crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
British Italian clash rages around Derna Libya
British desert troops engage Italian defenders east of Derna Libya as air forces bomb and strafed targets along the coast. Observers warn of a possible last stand by Fascist forces near Bengasi amid aerial offensives on multiple fronts in Africa and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Britain
Derna
Libya
Tobruk
Mediterranean
Bengasi
Cairo
Rodolfo Graziana
Mussolini
Army of the Ni
William, Eaton
United States Army
U. S
Yussuf
Italian Eritrea
Rea Sea
Agordat
London
Hannover
Germany
Hitler
Italy
Ugo Cavallero
Greece
Klisura
Adriatic Sea
Ion Antonescu
Romania
Shanghai
China
Peiping- Hankow
Saigon
Tennessee River Gauge Steady at 17.22 Feet Monday
The Tennessee river remained at 17.22 feet as a constant reading. Temperatures ranged from a high of 55 to a low of 36 in the past 24 hours with 0.12 inches of rainfall. Alabama was fair and colder with near freezing temperatures and scattered interior frost forecast. Tigseday is predicted fair with light to moderate coastal winds.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Jon
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Lon
Wendell L. Skie
Ramon de Valera
Foreign Ministry
Anthony Eden
England
Willkie
Ireland
Bitain
Lough Swilly
Cobh
Wendell L. Willkie
Kaiser Bill
B Company
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