German Daylight Raiders Strike England Balloons Down
German daylight raiders pressed attacks on England today diving on barrage balloons over London and Dover while dropping bombs. London reported three air raid alarms and British claims said five balloons were shot down near Dover and seven over London.
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Associated Press
England
London
Empire
Hitler
High Command
Dover
Derna
Mussolini
Archibald P. Wavell
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tepeleni
Valona
Adriatic
Britain
Decatur Coupon Stamp Offer Surges Citywide
A big merchandising feature in Decatur invites citizens to 50 cent stamp purchases to receive coupons worth over 6.00. No subscription needed. stamps must be acquired at the newspaper office by Saturday night. Coupons valid 30 days at participating ads. offers include free car wash, dress cleaning, hair cut, and more.
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Decatur
Decatur Daily
D. W. Woodall Rites Slated
Funeral services for Daniel Washington Woodall 70 will be held at 10 am Saturday at Moulton Heights Baptist Church with Rev. B Lansbury and Rev. W W Drinkard officiating. Burial follows in Roselawn Cemetery. He died suddenly Thursday morning in Chattanooga at his daughter's home, survived by four daughters, two sons, a brother, 16 grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers are Frank and Leslie Woodall, Carlie Linderman, Jimmy Hines, Robert Gibson, Baron Cockrell. Flowers will be arranged by a local crew.
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Daniel Washington Woodall
Moulton Heights Baptist Church
B. Lansbury
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
W. W. Tor
Baptist Church of
Mouton Heights
Drinkard
Roselawn
Woodall
Chattanooga
Roy Roberts
Decatur
Roberts
Mary Maichem
Frank Hallmark
Gadsden
Paul Miller
Moulton Heights
W. J. Woodall
Huntsville
J. A. Woodall
J. W. Woodall
Frank
Leslie Woodall
Carlie Linderman
Jimmy Hines
Robert Gibson
General Smith Arrives in Birmingham to Establish Corps HQ
Major General Frederic H. Smith arrives to set up seventh army corps headquarters in Birmingham. An officer building in Ensley is prepared for a 30 officer 100 man staff slated to move in next week.
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Birmingham
Ala
Frederic H. Smith
Seventh Army Corps
Ensley
Immense Party For President Roosevelt Lights Nation
Tens of thousands across the United States celebrated Roosevelt's 59th birthday with parties and events to raise funds for the fight against infantile paralysis. He spoke from the White House thanking supporters as Americans marked a hopeful but challenging day.
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Roosevelt
Lana Purnerleity
Wallace Beery
Beery
Carol Ann
Hollywood
Washington
Anna Sklepovich
Gary
W. Va
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Mrs. Roosevelt
Huntsville Man Taken by Death
Thomas Terry a prominent Huntsville retail merchant and former mayor of the city died after a long illness He served as mayor from 1916 to 1918 Surviving are his son Ira M Terry two brothers and a sister Funeral services will be held at Central Presbyterian Church with burial in Maple Hill cemetery He was 75 years old.
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Huntsville
Ala
Thomas Terry
Madison County
Terry
Ira M. Terry
8. L
Jeff Terry
Dama Rodgers
Central Presbyterian Church
Maple Hill
Elk Hunters Urged to Aim Carefully at Riverview Cemetery
In Richmond Virginia on January 31 a Riverview cemetery keeper appealed to hunters to avoid shooting near the elk monument. Bullets have struck the monument, erected last spring by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, as bullets rained into the area.
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Richmond
Riverview Cemetery
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Measles Quarantine Halts Jailed Man in Astoria
In Astoria on January 31 James Sanders contracted measles in jail as fellow inmate Jim Assiametes neared release. The prison was quarantined and Assiametes remained confined. Sanders had begun his sentence, then fell ill prompting the quarantine.
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Astoria
Ore
James Sanders
Jim Assiametes
Assiametes
Sanders
Safety council reports U.S. accident toll 96 500 killed
The National Safety Council released figures showing 96,500 deaths in U S accidents last year and 9 1 million injuries. Economic loss is estimated at 3.5009 billion dollars including medical costs property damage lost wages and insurance overhead.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
United States
Mrs. W. A. Pettey Dies at Home in Decatur
Mrs. W A Pettey 81 longtime Decatur resident died at 2 20 p m Thursday at 617 Sixth Ave W The funeral will be at 2 PM today at the home with ministers from Central Baptist First Baptist and Central Methodist officiating Burial in City Cemetery Survived by daughter Miss Mary W Pettey four sons J W Pettey W G Pettey A B Pettey Sr T M Pettey Shelbyville and a granddaughter nine grandsons six great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews She had lived in Decatur 50 years coming from Scottsboro and was a devoted Central Baptist member.
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W. A. Pettey
Decatur
Sixth Avenue
West
Bea Forong
John
Cowell
Central Baptist Church
W. E. Waterhouse
First Baptist Church
R. L. Archibald
Central Methodist Church
Brown
City Cemetery
Pettey
Mary W. Pettey
J. W. Pettey
W. G. Pettey
A. B. Pettey
T. M
A. B. Jr
W. G. Jr
Cread
Tom Jr
J. R. Pettey
Axe Handle Plant Opens in Decatur Area
J A Seaman Jr announces opening of a hickory axe handle plant on the Jackson Cooperage property near the city cemetery. The mill will provide work for four or five employees plus timber crews, using hickory wood exclusively in local manufacture.
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Decatur
J. A. Seaman, Jr
Jackson Cooperage
City Cemetery
Seaman
Meeting date set for protests on sewer north of Decatur
Decatur city council held a special meeting approving a protest meeting date for property owners affected by the sanitary sewer project north of Ninth Street between Sixth Avenue and Somerville Road. The sewer costs 12492 dollars with 9000 funded by the WPA. abutting property will be assessed per Ordinance 337. An anti bottle labeling petition led to repeal of Ordinance 337 and reevaluation of milk bottle regulations. A 650 foot eight inch water main from Seventh Street to Somerville Road site was approved, costing 1047 dollars with a hydrant at 138 dollars. The council also adjusted Alabama Gas Company and Alabama Dairy Products Company privilege taxes. A telegram from Major Robert Joerg was read related to Alabama National Guard affairs.
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Decatur
Ninth Street
Sixth Avenue
Somerville Road
L. M. Aday
Louie Glenn
W. &E. Siviey
Wwe
J . Dairy
C. C. Glenn
Space Grove
W. 8. Poole
Pleasant Hill
Sunnyfield
A. J. Hamaker
J. R. Smiley
Hill Top
W. E. Smvley and Sons
Jones
City Water Department
Seventh Street
Alabama Gas Company
Alabama Dairy Products Company
Robert Joerg
Ben Smith
Alabama National Guard
War by Dewitt Mackenzie on Hitler’s threat to America
The British press largely agrees Hitler’s threat to the United States is not a real risk to U S aid for allies. Mackenzie notes some London papers see the Fuehrer speaking to Britain, others for American ears, while Churchill warns against underestimating Germany.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Hitler
United States
London
Fuehrer
America
England
Germany
Churchill
Danger Is Seen In Power of the Axis
The piece argues the Nazi threat remains substantial despite bluffing. It notes Britain's plea for American aid and U S arming as signs Washington and London take Hitler seriously. It highlights underestimating Nazi aims as costly, referencing U boats to begin warfare this spring.
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Hitler
Eudadeane
America
Washington
London
France
England
Rhine
Raed
Decatur on Rio flight route by new Southern Aviation firm
Decatur Athens and Huntville appear on a route of the Southern Aviation Corporation chartered by Secretary of State Joe C. Carr in Nashville. Lieut. Col. Herbert Fox presides with M. E Goodall and W. W. Berry as incorporators. Initial plans call for 10 planes, 12 pilots, 3000 miles daily and mail express service with passenger transport to about 60 towns across Tennessee Kentucky and Alabama.
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Decatur
Athens
Hunteville
Southern Aviation Corporation
Joe C. Carr
Nashville
Herbert Fox
Air Corps Reserve
M. E Goodall
W. W. Berry
Fox
Tennessee
Kentucky
Alabama
Burns Stays in New Jersey Rejects Georgia Extradition
Governor Charles Edison refused Georgia’s extradition request for Robert Elliott Burns, writer of I Am a Fugitive From a Georgia Chain Gang. Edison cited former Governor Moore's public hearing ruling as a final decision and declined to honor the request. Burns lives in Union, New Jersey, and the case is closed per Edison.
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Trenton
N. J
Charles Edison
Georgia
Robert Elliott Burns
Edison
Eugene Talmadge
A. Harry Moore
Burns
Talmadge
Moore
Union
Strikes Hit Defense Projects As Labor Fights Continue
A Wright Field expansion strike ended but 400 to 500 AFL tradesmen return after the War Department suspended an electrical project where four CIO members worked. CIO says closed shop with Penner Construction Co. Also a 1,500 truck drivers walkout threat looms, wage disputes at Phelps Dodge Elizabeth plant, and a Martinolich Boat Co. halt. Allis-Chalmers defense orders delayed in Wisconsin. International Harvester negotiations stall in Chicago. Alabama Drydock Shipbuilding idle with CTO strike on navy repair contracts.
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Associated Press
Wright Field
Ohio
AFL
Wright
Penner Construction Co
New York
Nnstallation
CIO
Phelps Dodge Copper
Elizabeth
N. J
Martinolich Boat Co
San Diego
Ocalif
Navy
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Wisconsin
Cto-United Automobile Workers Union
International Harvester Co
Chicago
Mobile
Ala
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
CTO
Morgan County Seeks 3-C Enrollees for Camps and Exams
Morgan County calls for additional 3-C enrollees and examinations for white boys between February 18 and 28 at a designated site. Applicants should contact the county Welfare Department on Cain Street. Accepted youths will be sent to camps in Alabama. January totals show 118 white youths sent to camps in Florida California and Oregon.
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Morgan County
Morgan County Welfare Department
Cain Street
Alabama
Morgan County Thas
Florida
California
Oregon
Army ordnance chief inspects new shell plant in Gadsden
Major General C. M. Wesson, chief of ordnance, arrived in Gadsden to inspect the government shell plant under construction. He was hosted at a luncheon by local industrial and civic leaders after touring the shell facility and Republic Steel Corporation.
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Gadsden
Ala
C. M. Wesson
Ordnance
United States Army
Shell
Republic Steel Corporation
Alabama Legion Sets 1941 Membership Goal
The Alabama Department of American Legion aims for 16 000 members by the opening of its 1941 convention in Huntsville in July, a gain of nearly 2000 over the previous high.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Department of American Legion
Huntsville
Land Bought For Anniston Ammunition Depot
Land purchase in Anniston Alabama marks the first step in creating a 10000 acre ammunition depot. A check was presented to Mrs. Cora Hayes for 480 acres as the transaction opened today.
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Anniston
Ala
Cora Hayes
Deny Order to Ford as Labor Clauses Tie Defense Contracts
The War Department withheld a multi million dollar truck order from Ford Motor Co signaling that defense contracts will go to firms accepting government labor clauses. Ford lost the 11 781 half ton truck contract to Fargo Motor Corp of Detroit after Ford objected to the labor terms. Capizzi Ford attorney stated at Detroit that Ford had excepted to the clauses.
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FORD
Washington
War Department
Ford Motor Co
Fargo Motor Corporation of
Detroit
Department
Fargo
I. A. Capizzi
Two Die In Plane Crash Near Montgomery
Lieut F H Morris 26 from Rochester New York and flying Cadet W B Baker 20 from Atlanta Georgia died when their basic training plane crashed near Pike Road Alabama fifteen miles from Montgomery. The incident occurred at a temporary landing field and the cause was not yet determined. Morris was an air corps reserve instructor and Emory University graduate. Baker was trained at Jackson Mississippi and a Emory University graduate.
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Montgomery
Ala
F. H. ,Morris
Rochester
N. Y
W. B. Baker
Atlanta
Pike Road
W. H Nelson
Lieut. Morris
Air Corps Reserve
Cornell University
E. Ziarko
Baker
Jackson
Miss
Emory University
Miner acquitted in Alabama murder case
Charley Barlow a 67 year old Kimberly miner was freed today of murder charges after a circuit court jury acquitted him following five hours of deliberation. The case centered on the death of Will Doss a 52 year old WPA worker during a poker game with Barlow claiming self defense.
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Birmingham
Ala
Charley Barlow
Kimberly Miner
Will Doss
Morris
WPA
Barlow
Aid Bill Granted Right of Way by the House
The administration's British aid bill moved to the House floor for a debate starting Monday after the House rules committee gave it legislative right of way. Secretary Knox testified that Nazis eye invasion of England as he warned of a looming crisis in 60 to 90 days with German gas considerations and renewed submarine and air attack threats.
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Washington
House
Knox
England
House Rules Committee
Bloom
D-Ny
Galant A. Lindbergh
Europe
Germany
Britain
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
London
Tennessee River Gauge Rises to 19.22 Feet Amid Light Rain
The Tennessee River depth climbed to 19.22 feet with a 53 degree high and a nine hour temperature gauge showing no rain, as a trace of precipitation was reported.
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Cairo
Rodolfo Ranziani
Jebel Akdar
Mediterranean
Adolf Hitler
United See
Shead Crown
St. John’s Newfoundland
U. S
Italy
Far East
Thailand
Siam
Saigon
Col
Lindbergh
D. W. Woodall
Rio
N. Jersey
Gillette
Iowa
Raeder
Norway
French
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