Morgan County Registers 262 Men In Second National Registration
Morgan county reported 262 men registered Tuesday during the second national registration day, about 65 percent of the 403 estimated to be 21 years or older since the October 16 first registration. The county fell 141 short of the expected total. At Board 1 in Decatur 157 registered and 106 signed at Board 2 in Hartselle, with peak hours 7 to 9:30 am. Only 14 of 106 were negroes, and four registrants were out-of-county residents. The class of ’41 is viewed as stronger soldier material overall than the first group.
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Morgan County
Decatur
Hartselle
Selective Service Narrows Age Limits
The Selective Service narrowed its age limits today with a blanket deferment policy. Continued on page five.
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Washington
Selective Service
Mrs Edwards Dies at Home in Decatur
Mrs P J Edwards a prominent Decatur woman died at 6 25 am at her home 701 Railroad street after a period of declining health Final rites were set for 4 pm Thursday at the residence with Dr R M Howell pastor of First Methodist church officiating Burial in City Cemetery will be directed by Brown Survivors include a daughter Mrs Minnie L Draper Decatur two sons J H Edwards Douglasville Ga W J Edwards Decatur three grandsons Jackson Edwards Atlanta Perry Edwards New York City W J Edwards Jr Decatur three granddaughters Mrs W G Teague New York City Mrs Frank Johnson New Orleans Mrs Lucile Brown of Atlanta Pallbearers Clifton Maulsby T B Pride John Patterson J W Wyker John Thomason Harry Nungester N R Carrell Mrs Edwards born Randolph county Alabama long time Decatur resident widow of P J Captain Jack He died years ago She was a member of the Methodist church
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Decatur
Railroad Street
R. M. Howell
First Methodist Church
City Cemetery
Brown
Minnie L. Draper
J. H. Edwards
Douglasville
Georgia
W. J. Edwards
Jackson —Edwards
Atlanta
Perry Edwards
New York City
W. G. Teague
Frank Johnson
New Orleans
Lucile Brown
Clifton Maulsby
T. B. Pride
John Patterson
J. W. Wyker
John Thomason
Harry Nungester
N. R. Carrell
Edwards
Randolph County
Alabama
P. J
Jack
Methodist Church
Rules for Flag Salute and Display Emphasized by Scout Official
Eugene Speer Jr district commissioner Boy Scouts of America outlines flag etiquette including salutes for passing flags and during the national anthem, handling of hats, and proper display hours. He notes flags should be raised briskly and lowered ceremoniously on sunlit hours and holidays.
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Eugene £. Speer, Jr
Boy Scouts of America
State of America
Stabbing Death in Athens Leads to Murder Charge
In Athens Alabama on July 2 a 19 year old black man Coker was found dead from a jugular stab wound near a public street. County Coroner Grigsby Griffis said Charlie Parker 26 is charged with first degree murder and held without bond awaiting a Monday preliminary hearing after quarrel over a woman.
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Athens
Ala
Coker
Charlie Parker
Grigsby Griffis
Muncipal Court
Limestone County
Parker
Trio of Kilby convicts given new terms
Three Kilby Prison convicts were sentenced to a year and a day in federal penitentiary on charges of counterfeiting. The men identified last September as Travis McClelland Richardson Cecil Pinkney and Calvin Pund were held on state charges before the federal sentence.
John Alford on Trial Here in Murder Case
John Alford of Hartselle goes to trial for a second time in circuit court on a murder charge connected to William Segars's death Sept 26 in Hartselle. The mistrial this spring led to a new trial and prosecutors from Montgomery led by Noble Russell. Trial began with 20 witnesses called and a jury of 12 selected, including residents from Somerville and Decatur.
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John Alford
Hartselle
William Segars
Seybourn H. Lynne
Lynne
Alford
Noble Russell
Decatur
Montgomery
Newton B.powell
Russell and Powell
Kenneth Griffith
Guilman
James” Weaver
Beldon Breeding
Somerville
Algie Coney
Errett Fitzgerald
Hartsille
Sidney A.ryan
Vinemont
Robert D. Collier
Floyd Dean
Neil Fitzgerald
Danville
Will -McKee
Cadmus Russell
Ninth Street
Glenn K. Watkins
James R. Wiliams
Johnston
Herbert ¥. Elrod
Fletcher Moore
Fletch Moore
James
Franklin Moore
Greville Lee Ball
Samuel
Payne
City prepares for grand Glorious Fourth celebration
Decatur readies a large Fourth festival with flags on storefronts and lamp posts. A 10 am patriotic parade led by grand marshal W A Daugherty opens events, followed by a band exhibition, boat races, and a night fireworks flotilla expected to draw up to 25 000 visitors with seating and river barges arranged.
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Decatur
Huntsville
Cullman
Columbia
Tenn
Benson Field
Second Avenue
Jackson Street
W. A. Daugherty
J. E. McClary
Mr. Dougherty
Jas. L. Rankin
E.B. Pentecost
Harry Higdon
Ear
Glenn
TH. Fitzpatrick
McClary
Chamber of Commerce Im
Maine doctor admits love for other woman in wife murder trial
Dr Merrill E B Joss, a 34 year old Richmond physician, testified he fell in love with Elisabeth Co Mayo after meeting her in January 1935. He described a seeming wonderful marriage with his first wife and said he and Mayo discussed divorce and becoming friends as the trial in Bath proceeded. The state contends he killed his wife Laverne Harris Joss to pursue Mayo, who has testified he wrote love notes up to hours before the March 27 beating.
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John P. Roderick Bath
Merrill EB. Joss
Richmond
Superior Court
Elisabeth Co. Mayo
Portland
Ore
Laverne Harris Joss
Mayo
Joss
Berry “Ranch
Gardiner
Valhall
Grassland Hospital
Valhalla
Roberta Hale Ternbaugh
Astoria
L. TI
White Plains
Reno
Maine
Ernest Goodspeed
Jons
Tage Fiver
War Front Peaks in Battle from Minsk to Bialystok
Dewitt Mackenzie reports furious fighting as German forces press to crush two Russian armies near Bialystok Minsk. The clash tests whether Communists can stabilize vital sectors of the 2000 mile front or suffer a major defeat.
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Dewitt MacKenzie Pierce
Minsk
Bialystok
Pripet
Reds Expect Long War Amid Moscow Front Fight
Fragmentary report notes a bloody engagement along the main road to Moscow with Russian forces at risk and uncertainty over whether Hitler can seize Moscow or destroy the Soviet government. The outcome hinges on the battle near West Moscow and the campaign in the Ukraine.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Hitler
Ukraine
Russias
Naval Losses Denied Today
Secretary Knox stated no American vessels on Atlantic patrols had engaged in combat or suffered losses. At a press conference he declined to answer Congress criticism of his demand to sweep the German menace from the Atlantic. Senator Wheeler urged Knox be removed for the speech.
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Washington
Knox
Navy
Congress
Hig
United States
Atlantic
Wheeler
D.-Mont
Marines Arrive to Guard U S Embassy in London
United States Marines under Captain John B Hill arrive in London to take over guard duties at the U S Embassy They will be quartered outside London for a few days before transfer to continued coverage on page five
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London
United States
John B. Hill
Two Men Hurt In Highway Collision Near Hartselle
Two men are reported in serious or critical condition after a Tuesday afternoon crash on East Hartselle Pike when the truck Flack drove left the road. Flack and Weaver Kinley suffer chest injuries and a hip break. Louis Johnson and another passenger were also aboard.
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East Morgan
Jeremy's
Hartselle Pike
Hartselle
Flack
Somerville
Baugh's
Weaver W. Kinaley
Benevolent Society Hospital
Louis Johnson
Weaver
Airport work speeds under national defense order in Limestone county
Morgan Construction Company pushes rapid airport construction in East Limestone County to ready the new air training field for Uncle Sam. Knox Kershaw says nothing will hinder completion as July 4 becomes a workday. Digs include a deep water well by H M Pierson of Birmingham and grading by Ed Burgreen of East Limestone.
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Morgan Construction Company
Limestone County
OTF Hatonal Defenserogram
Knox Kershaw
Uncle Sam
TIA
Pryor
Kershaw
H. M. Pierson Company
Birmingham
Ed Burgreen
East
Burgreen
Labor Test and Strikes Across Cities With WPA Involvement
The A Building Trades council in St Louis orders 1 500 to 2 000 workers to build a 4 million project at Jefferson Barracks as 75 WPA painters remain on site. WPA officials say four workers stay on the job and projects deemed necessary for national defense. Additional notes report CIO Automobile Workers in Cleveland voting on a strike demand for a 10 cent hourly wage increase at White Motor. In Los Angeles, the last detachment of 1 500 soldiers is relieved at North American Aviation after a five day strike with pay increases estimated by the union at 9000 a year for 9000 workers. In Kearny New Jersey a strike settlement and details follow.
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Associated Press
WPA
A Building Trades Council
St. Louis
Jefferson Barracks
FE. M. Basye
Sasee
Fae
Cleveland
United “Automobile Workers Cio
White Motor Co
Los Angeles
North American Aviation Company
Emry
Wy” Kearny
N. J
Germans claim major Soviet defeats in eastern drive
German communiques say two Soviet armies were crushed and large parts of the Red forces encircled east of Bialystok were destroyed. Berlin reports heavy tank losses and successful advances around Lwow, Minsk, and Galicia with Hungarian units joining the German effort. The drive aims toward Leningrad and a broader war momentum across northern and eastern fronts.
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Berlin
Norway
Russia
England
Adolf Hitler
Bialystok
Iman Rey Oershal
Finland
Leningrad
Lwow
Poland
Minsk
White Russia
Estonia
Carpathian
Galicia
Fuehrer
Mes
Germero
Moscow
Letin
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O’daniel
Molly
Mike
Pat
Register
Army Air Cadets
Dagmar Petersen
Ventura, Cal
Long Beach
Cal
Southern California
U.S
Kerahbaw
Billang
Mr. Kershaw
North Alabama
Germany
Bri
Axis
Europe
Middle Waat
Eagle
RAF
Ers
Channel
France
Syria
Ene
Stee
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