Decatur Seeks Complete Listing of Vacant Housing
Decatur officials and the Chamber of Commerce outline a city wide survey to compile every vacant house apartment and rooms or those due to be vacated within three months. A one day canvass will span the city with Lions Club volunteers aiding to assist new arrivals seeking housing.
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Decatur
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Southern School of Aviation
Lions Club
C Lions
Mrs. Pattie Howell Davis dies after long illness
Mrs. Pattie Howell Davis 46 of Moulton Heights died at 6 10 p m Tuesday at the Hamil Clinic after a long illness. Funeral at Moulton Heights Baptist church at 4 30 Thursday with Rev W W Coffey and assistants. Burial in City cemetery under Brown. survived by husband W P Davis two sisters two nieces and pallbearers named. Born in Lawrence county she lived in Montgomery for a time and was a Baptist church member.
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Pattie Howell Davis
Moulton Heights
Hamil
Moulton Heights Baptist Church
W. W. Coffey
W.E. Waterhouse
First Baptist Church
H. H. Hobbs
City Cemetery
Brown
Nine Miners Wounded in Pottsville Riot Over Steam Shovels
In Pottsville Pennsylvania July 9 nine miners were wounded by gunfire as privates detectives fought with coal workers protesting steam shovel stripping of an anthracite vein. Eight watchmen were bruised as state police and deputies cleared the scene at Donaldson.
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Pottsville
L. M. Brobst
Donaldson
Correale Construction Company
Nazis Warn Iceland Unit Is In War Zone
Berlin says the United States has occupied Iceland with troops in a war zone and notes Roosevelt's Azores Dakar and Cape Verde comments. German sources imply Berlin expects possible US moves to other locations as the tone hints at growing conflict.
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Iceland
Berlin
United States
Roosevelt
Azores
Dakar
Cape Verde Islands
Western Hemisphere
Churchill urges US British naval cooperation off Iceland shores
Prime Minister Churchill in Parliament welcomes American occupation of Iceland and proposes cooperation between British and United States navies to guard dangerous Icelandic waters. He says powerful US forces will reduce risk and that Britain may retain forces in Iceland. He notes US policy includes war material to Britain and securing own supplies.
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London
House of Commons
Churchill
United States
Iceland
Britain
Hitler
Germany
Roosevelt drops hemispheric lines in defense policy
President Roosevelt at a press conference rejects the idea of fixed hemispheric borders for defense. He argues that protective actions, like Iceland occupation, must be guided by strategic realities rather than imaginary lines. He would not confirm specific intelligence on moves toward the Azores or Cape Verdes but emphasized beating the adversary to the punch and maintaining initiative.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Iceland
U. S
Asores
Cape Verdes
South Atlantic
Naz
Invasion Halted As Bolshevists Push Nazis Back
War column notes a shift in World War II dynamics with the Soviet defense slowing the German invasion. The Muscovites claim to have halted the Nazi advance and inflicted heavy losses at multiple points along the front, challenging the belief in inevitable German victory.
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Hitler
Nazis Stalled in Russia Despite German Push Near Front
The piece notes Soviet claims of hindering Nazi prestige while Berlin maintains progress on schedule. It cites British and Vichy echoes, and suggests a temporary halt to German advances against Russia. It warns against assuming a decisive German defeat and cites strong Bolshevik resistance delaying German momentum by days.
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London
Vichy
Berlin
Hitler
Europe
Russia
Associated Press
Syria
Lebanon
Britain
Moscow
A. Lozovsky
Kamchatka
Maritime
United States
Japan
Kamachatka Peninsula
Vladivostok
Soviet Siberia
Childs Rites On Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Bes sie B. Childs 51 well known Decatur woman who died Tuesday at Baugh's In firmary will be held Thursday 2 p m at First Baptist Church with Rev W E Waterhouse and Rev B B Burks assisting Burial will be in City cemetery The procession leaves 308 E Cain street at 1 40 p m for the church Survived by daughter Evelyn and sons Glenn Ray Leon all of Decatur five sisters two brothers and other relatives Glenn badly hurt in auto crash near Cullman Monday night with Evelyn slightly injured and aunt Ida Childs suffering a broken ankle Ida and Mrs Childs hospitalized later transfer from Cullman
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Bessie B. Childs
Decatur
Baugh's Infirmary
First Baptist
W. E. Waterhouse
B. B. Burks
Southside Baptist Church
Brown
City Cemetery
E. Cain
W. O. Roberts
Oklahoma City
S. A. Ogletree
Joppa
J. B. Ogletree
Guntersville
Evelyn Childs
Ida Childs
Air Training Units Signed in 16 New Civil Schools
The War Department announced 16 additional contracts for elementary flying training of aviation cadets. The new schools bring the air corps to 41 under 40 contracts and aim to reach a 30 000 pilot training goal by early autumn. Training progresses in three ten week stages ending with wings and commission as second lieutenant.
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Washington
War Department
Air Corps
Embry Riddle Company
Miami
Fla
Dorr Field
Arcadia
Georgia Air Services
Atlanta
WPA Project Hearings Set in Six Southern States
Lester L. Marx director of the Public Works Administration announced a series of conferences in Florida Georgia Mississippi Alabama Tennessee and South Carolina to plan a priority schedule for proposed defense projects. Meetings will include PWA officials armed services officers and public bodies and are not open to the public.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Lester L. Marx
Public Works Administration
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
South Carolina
PWA
Armed Services
Marx
City
Montgomery
County Commission Office
Mobile
City Hall
Sylacauga
Anniston
Birmingham
Sheffield
Governors Urged to Save Gasoline in Voluntary Drive
The July dispatch reports Interior Secretary Ickes calling 16 eastern governors to lead a voluntary rationing effort aiming to cut petroleum consumption by at least 20 percent to avoid compulsory limits amid German shortages.
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Washington
Interior
Ickes
Defense Petroleum Coordinator
Atlantic Seaboard
Ide Wheeler Corporation Holds Meet
The Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation served over 2 000 rural customers in Morgan and Lawrence counties. At the annual meeting at the courthouse trustees were elected from nine districts with six new members and three re-elected. The board plans a 7 30 p m meeting Tuesday at 620 Bank street to elect officers.
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Joe Wheeler Electric
Morgan
Lawrence
Bank Street
W. R. Taylor
Town Creek
J. B. Richardson
Moulton
L. E. Cropper
O. Hardin
Hillsboro
T. K. Hogan
Danville
L. E. Fields
Sample Somerville
J. Kwest
Falkville
G. E. Beall
Eva
Hatton
Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation
TVA
Jones Promoted to Bowling Green Freight Agent
R. B. Jones, long time freight agent and yardmaster for the L and N Railway at Decatur, is transferred to Bowling Green Kentucky to fill the same post. He has served 29 years with the railroad and departs this afternoon. He praises Decatur and its people as he leaves with best wishes for all. A successor at Decatur had not been chosen.
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R. B. Jones
L. & N. Raillroad
Bowling Green
Jones
Johns
Alabama
Milton Andrews
Decatur
Rotary Names Committees Gets Ready For Year Of Activities
Decatur Rotary Club announces committee assignments under President James H. Johnson for 1941 1942 with Emmett McClary as vice president Rutledge Thomas as secretary and Dent F Green as treasurer Harve y Pride serves as sergeant at arms Board of directors includes J H Johnson Tom Fitzpatrick Julian Harris E B Pentecost Charles Scales Emmett McClary and Rutledge Thomas Committees named CLUB SERVICE chaired by J E McClary PROGRAM chaired by Julian Harris and Sim L Howell FELLOWSHIP ATTENDANCE chaired by Jim Crow ROTARY PUBLIC INFORMATION chaired by James Rankin FINANCE chaired by Walker Darrah CLASSIFICATION with Rutledge Thomas continues on page seven.
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Decatur Rotary Club
James H. Johnson
Emmett McClary
Rutledge Thomas
Dent F. Green
Harvey Pride
J. H. Johnson
Tom Fitzatrick
Julian Harris
Frank Joggins
E. B.pentecost
Charles Scales
J. E. McClary
Ch’mn
Jim _ Crow
James” Rankin
Alker
Darrah
Joe Duncan
Chmn
Sim L. Howell
Jim Crow
W. J. Williams
Rotary - Public Information
James Rankin
C’hmn
Ernest Barnett
Ben Martin
Walker Darrah
Stanley Wyatt
Bal. Ballentine
Hot Baths For Men At Front New Army Plan
The Army tests a 12 man shower bath trailer at CAMP LEE Virginia enabling soldiers to bathe on site during maneuvers. While bathing, uniforms are sterilized in the van, with rough drying allowed. The unit uses a stream suction and heating for temperature control. Also featured are a mobile bakery, a shoe repair shop, and a rolling canteen supplying candy cigarettes and soft drinks within 1000 yards of the front.
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Camp Lee
U. S
Quartermaster Corps Replacement Center
Quartermaster Corps
AFL Labor Actions Cloud Wartime Production
AFL building trades end the Jefferson Barracks strike after assurances the OPM will probe WPA encroachment. 75 WPA painters hired. AFL United Auto Workers strike Sealed Power Corp Muskegon over wages and union shop. Charlestown walkout labeled not a strike. Leavenworth returns to normal after jail strike. 39 to 44 hour shift. Mediation talks stall at Western Cartridge Alton on wage increases and union shop. Plant employs 550 in smokeless powder division of 6,500 total with government contracts.
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Associated Press
American Federation of Labor Building Trades Workers
Jefferson Barracks, Co
WPA
Afl-United Auto Workers
Defense Mediation Board
Michigan
AFL Electrical
Charlestown
Ind
AFL Building Trades Council
Jefferson Barracks
OPM
Muskegon
Mich
AFL
United Auto Workers
Sealed Power Corp
AFL Electrical Workers Union
Defense
Army
James Y. Bennett
Leavenworth
Kansas
Alcatraz
Justice Department
AFL Chemical Workers Union
Western Cartridge Company
Alton
Ill
Fridday
Red Cross Reports Torpedoed Vessel Nursing Contingent
The American Red Cross said a British vessel carrying 10 Red Cross nurses to England was torpedoed. Four of the nurses were rescued and are in good condition. six remain missing. Names span Massachusetts to Wisconsin with several listed as unaccounted aboard another ship Maasdam.
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RED Cross
Washington
American
England
Red Crown
Gulf Coast
Phyllis L. Eaves
Everett
Mass
Dorothy C. Morse
Boston
Nancie M. Pett
Detroit
Mich
Helen Jurewica
South Amboy
N. J
Margaret Somerville
Catskill
N.Y
Dorothea L. Koehn
Oshkosh
Wis
Lfe
American Red Cross-Harvard
Ruth B. Breackinridge
Winston Salem
N. c
Red Cross Group
Maxine
Loom
Springfield
Protest Filed Over Italy Ban on U.S. Exit Visas
The U S embassy in Rome demanded prompt lifting of Italy’s ban on departures of American citizens saying Italians were allowed to leave the United States and several had already departed. Italian officials said exit visas were being withheld.
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Rome
United States
Italy
Foreign Office
Major Alabama crops in fair to good condition
Alabama crops show fair to good conditions after recent rains. Drought relieved across sections, though some local flooding caused minor damage. Corn and cotton largely fair to good with bull weevil activity noted. peanuts ranged from fair to good, sugar cane and truck crops improving. pastures recovering with ample grazing. rainfall leaders were Clanton 9.24 inches and Mobile 8.78 inches.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Clanton
Mobile
Thomasville
TVA Lease Bill Passes After Congress Action
A bill authorizing conveyance of land to Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp and leasing land for recreation was sent to President Roosevelt after both Houses backed the conference report. The Senate and House approved the measure, enabling the land transfer to Ingalls.
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TVA
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation
Roosevelt
Congressional
John Sparkman
Te House
Ingalls Company
Senate
Front lines shift as Britain fights on in Middle East
Amid conflicting reports in Moscow and Berlin, Soviet and German forces claim gains and counterclaims along the eastern front from the Baltic to the Arctic. Soviet communiques tout victories and air strikes against oil centers, while Berlin reports advances into Estonia and Finland border areas as both sides warn of intensified fighting.
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Berlin
Gomismand
Estonia
Ostrov
Finland
Moscow
London
Russia
Hitler
Ploesti
Constanta
Murmansk-Lanttaerne
Murmansk
Fies
Baltic
Dvina
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Soviet
Childs
IDE Wheeler Corporation
Rotary
Rachel M
J. Pierre
Amesbury
Maass
Marion Blissett
Kalkaska, Mich
Victoria M. Pele
Auburn
Lillian Pesnicak
Albany
Agen
Parnu
Astonia
Ostrey
Lor
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