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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1940

Page

5

Hart Crane Wedding Ties Lois Hart and Bruce Crane in Alabama

Lois Marie Hart and Bruce B. Crane were married at Twenty Second Street Baptist Church at 9 o’clock on a July Wednesday. The ceremony drew a small group of friends. the couple left for New Orleans and other southern stops before settling at 1212 South Twentieth in Birmingham. The society column also notes numerous family visits and local group meetings at Westminster Auxiliary and Central Baptist W M S with various members traveling and hosting in Huntsville Alabama.

Hart-Crane Charles Baxter Hart Lois Marie Bruce B. Crane Birmingham Twenty-Second Street Baptist Church

Personal: Ed Hannah Returns Home After Florence Visit

Ed Hannah of Florence DC has returned home after completing a visit. The notice records a brief personal update typical of local society columns.

J. H. Lamon Florence, D. C Ed Hannah

Hitler plans to Nazify Europe and build a self contained economy

The text argues that a European customs union under Nazi domination would trade within a barter or protected system, with the Reichsmark as the anchor and European regions specializing by resource. It claims Hitler aims to create a balanced, self sufficient bloc that reduces Western dependence and controls both markets and supplies.

Munich Prussia Hitler Europe Western Hemisphere Reich Germany Fatherland Balkans

Seeing Eye Girl Guides Decatur Beauty and Pageant Night

A Decatur feature describes a keen observer who critiques dress and manners to avoid beauty pitfalls. It covers a beauty-themed pageant history of Decatur, the coronation ball at Fort Stephens, and notes Miss Betty Foster Pointer and Miss Nel Beach Dix as queens, with large crowds, Craig orchestra, and a grand royal procession. It mentions chain of attendants and a 120 year history scene.

Fort Stephen Decatur Betty Foster Pointer Decatur Nel Beach Dix Tennessee Valley Alabama Francis Craig Betty Nell Katherine Timberlake Blouise Thomson Billie McFerrin Jane Harris Mary McClure Rebecca Pettey Peggy Brown Geraldine Whitt Pee Wee Craig

German expansion drive outlined to secure wartime supplies

The analysis argues Hitler aims for German self sufficiency by expanding eastward into Russia and Ukraine and possibly toward the Near East. A southeast Drang Nach Osten could target Iran and Iraq, leveraging the weakened Anglo French influence after France's collapse.

Reich Hitler Germany Kaiser Wilhelm Herr Hitler Russia Ukraine Drang Near East Istanbul Iraq Iran Persia France

Rubber powered boat e class with 30 inch wing span

A rubber powered plane event awarded Earl Hodson of Moulton the top prize for a flight lasting 50 seconds.

Earl Hodson Moulton

Governors absence shifts speaking lineup at river speed boat races

Governor Frank M. Dixon cannot attend the river speed boat races and Attorney General Thomas Lawson will represent the governor on the speaking program with TVA directors David Lilienthal and James Pope. Race start is 1 46 p m with drivers from multiple states including Sklar Tyson Goodlett Davis Hagood Crawley and others across Tennessee Georgia Alabama Florida and Ohio.

Commerce Frank M. Dixon Washington Thomas Lawson David F. Lilienthal James P. Pope Tennessee Valley Authority Mary Sklar Newport Tenn Josephine Tyson Atlanta Robert Goodlett Nashville Carl Davis Chattanooga Louis Peadon Nashvile R. L. Baum Birmingham Ralph Hagood Orlando Florida Kenneth Crawley Alcoa Claude Gamith B. GC. Lovelace Louis Trotaler

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