Lightning Death at Duck River Church Choir
A 19 year old girl, Mrs Roy Garrison, was killed by a lightning bolt Friday night while singing in the Duck River Baptist church choir in Cullman County during Bible school. Attempts to resuscitate lasted two hours as the storm disrupted services and a temporary outage followed the strike.
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Roy Garrison
Duck River Baptist Church
Cullman County
Walter
H. M. Pruit
Garrison
Tom Brightland
Pruit
Herusband
Arles
Henderson
Ter C
Tony L
W. E. and
C. Henderson
Cullman Unty
Divorces Awarded to Earl Whitney on Two Wives
Seminole Okla July 12 Earl Whitney 57 faced two courts over marriages to two women both recognized as his wives. Superior Judge O H Presson awarded Mrs Edythe Whitney a half interest in property valued 75 000 to 110 000. Oklahoma City district Judge Carrence Mills granted divorce and child support to Mrs Mary Whitney while Whitney denied marriage to her but acknowledged fathering a child. Evidence included a 1935 will naming seven children with residences in Oklahoma City Weoka and London. Whitney said one wife born in England during World War I is from a relationship without marriage.
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Seminole
Okla
Earl Whitney
Olan
O. H. Presson
Minote
Edythe Hitney
Itney
Presson
Edythe Whitney
Oklahoma City
Whitney
Tvo
Weka
London
England
Parachute Troops Expand as Volunteers Join Fort Benning
Washington reports the army increased its parachute forces today with 172 volunteers from the 1st division at Fort Bragg joining two battalions already at Fort Benning Georgia. An additional 213 men will report to Fort Jackson South Carolina and 9 officers with 163 privates ordered to duty. The two battalions now active are the 501st and 502nd with two more to be organized, each with 501 officers and men.
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Washingtonn
Fort Bragg
N. C
Fort Bening
War Department
Fort Jackson
Signal Corps
501St
Battalns
Organizstion
May Curtail Tax New York Steel Capacity Plan
Officials indicate the government plans to reduce steel capacity reuse from 10 000 tons annually to about 6 000 tons to prevent excess output. Mills capable of 10 000 000 tons yearly may face reductions totaling 4 909 000 tons to build.
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New York
Governent
Airport plan approved for joint Decatur Athens airport
Alabama Attorney General Lawson approves a contract for Decatur and Athens cities and Morgan and Limestone counties to acquire a common airport. The airfield would be leased from Southern Aviation Training School with a $15,000 cash payment and annual rent shared over 15 years.
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Montgomery
Ala
Lawson
Decatur
Athens
Morgan and
Limestone
Sim L. Howell
Mo County Board of Revenue
SeHtedl
Morgan
Limestone County
Southern Aviation Training School, Inc
Owner Discovers Theft In Progress At City Store
Jack Smallwood interrupted an attempted safe theft at his business on lower Second Avenue Friday night. The intruders breached a back window, crawled through a bent bar via a garden hose, moved the safe, and fled as Smallwood alerted police. He did not identify the thieves by race.
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Jack Smallwood
Lower Second Avenue
Mr. Smallwood
Smallwood
Beloved Lady Called Away in Tennessee and Alabama
Mrs. Matthew Logan Patterson aged 82 died Friday at her daughter's home in Decatur after a two month illness. She had come from Baugh Tennessee for a visit and will be buried in Elkton Tennessee with funeral Sunday at three. Survived by three sons Sam Patterson Toledo Logan Patterson Nashville Grady Patterson Birmingham two daughters Mrs Voorhies Decatur and Mrs Lee Groth Baugh Tenn and grandchildren Margaret Rose Albert Patterson Logan Groth.
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Matthew Logan Patterson
W. M. Voorhies
East Cain Street
Patterson
Baugh
Tenn
Elkton
Lee Groth
Baugh, Tenn
Margaret Rose
Albert Patterson
Logan Groth
Death Takes Mrs. Young in Decatur
Mrs. Tishey Young long time Decatur resident dies Friday at 2 PM at her home 1407 Seventh Avenue. Funeral services Sunday at 3 PM at the residence with Rev. B B Burks of Southside Baptist Church officiating and interment in city cemetery. Pallbearers named Tennis Odom Wallace Sanderson L B Sybert Talmadge Wright Clyde Smith and Charles Smith. She was wife of A S Young, sister of Mrs A G Sanderson Luxora Ark, and sister to four brothers Lover Reynolds Dave Reynolds John Reynolds and Talbert Reynolds. Brown Funeral Service.
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Tishey Young
Decatur
Seventh Avenue
B. B. Burks
Southside Baptist Church
City, Cemetery
Brown
Tennis Odom
Wallace Sanderson
L. B. Sybert
Talmadge Wright
Clyde Smith
Charles Smith
A. S. Young
A. G. Sanderson
Luxora
Ark
Lover Reynolds
Goodsprings, Tenn
Dave Reynolds
Memphis
John Reynolds
Sheffield
Talbert Reynolds
Bassett, Ark
Shipyards Of America May Turn War Into Victory
MOBILE Alabama July 12 The shipyards of America may decide the battle of the Atlantic says Sir Louis Beale member of the British purchasing commission in the US The war as a clash of Mein Kampf and Magna Carta He credits Corvette and American long distance airplane as new weapons Britain must be defeated Germany must fall Starnes urges deep defense related cuts Inflation danger ready to pay taxes for hemisphere security US arming itself despite labor strikes Dean Sage suggests firing squad as cure for entrenched danger.
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Mobile
Ala
America
Sir Louis Beale
British Purchasing Commission
United States
Sir Louis
Hitler
Britain
Germany
Starnes
D-Ala
Phi Delta Phi
Legal Fraternity
Sage
Mississippi University Law School
Morgan County Crops Thrive As Weevil Lingers
Morgan county farmers report excellent crop conditions with cotton in strong shape and corn prospects among the best in years. Hay looks good despite a slow start from dry weather, and rainfall has boosted milk production with nearly 30,000 pounds daily at the local cheese plant and May payroll above 15 thousand dollars. A boll weevil infestation estimated at ten percent on one farm raises concerns and prompts plans for early intervention.
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Morgan County
B. G. Hall
Hartselle
Hall
Rnii
Cotton futures surge to new seasonal highs in New Orleans
Heavy buying orders in today's short session pushed cotton futures higher in New Orleans. Prices rose over 1 a bale with October at 15.57 and December 15.72 as rains in the belt, boll weevil concerns, and favorable war news fueled bullish sentiment. Longs booked profits late, market closing with 12 to 19 point gains.
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New Orleans
Germany
Russia
Longs
Maritime Commission Takes 16 Danish Ships for War Use
The Maritime Commission announced it seized 16 Danish cargo vessels and one Italian ship under wartime acts, expanding to 31 Danish ships and confiscating one Italian and one German vessel. The action allows use of over 95,000 deadweight tons of shipping for defense needs. Officers in four Atlantic ports effected the transitions.
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Washington
Maritime Commission
United States
Roosevelt
Atlantic
Army Recruiting Office Closed in Decatur
The army has closed the Decatur recruiting office along with stations in several other cities in the area. Sergeant Barnes, who ran the local station, will depart Sunday for Anniston on recruiting duty, leaving friends who regret his transfer and hope the office may reopen later.
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Army
Decatur
Sergeant Barnes
Anniston
Roosevelt Signs Anti-Prostitution Bill Near Military Bases
President Roosevelt signed a House bill to outlaw prostitution within a specified distance of military and naval establishments as determined by the secretaries of war and navy to protect army and navy efficiency health and welfare.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Secretaries of War and Navy
Army
Congress Studies Larger Tax Hike in War Spending
Washington July 12 A House Ways and Means panel says the pending 3.504 billion tax increase bill may rise to fund Roosevelt defense requests of 8.093 billion for army navy and maritime services amid talks of broader annual tax bills. Committee members warn against inflation and note spending could extend over years. Projections show extra revenue from individuals corporations estate and gift taxes and foreign earnings withholding.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Army
Navy and Maritime Commission
Ways and Means
Dent Rooseve
Martin
Mass
Disney
Okla
Solon Urges Immediate British Withdrawal From Iceland
Senator Bone of Washington urged the immediate withdrawal of British troops from Iceland to prevent a Nazi attack that could put American marines and sailors in danger. He said the joint U S British occupation is fraught with danger and that Germans could attack Iceland if Britain remains, forcing U S troops to fight or be bystanders.
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Washington
Iceland
Senator Bone
National Defense Rally to Be Held at Riverside High
Plans are set for Decatur s National Defense Homemakers meeting at Riverside High School next Wednesday at 9 45 am. TVA home economist Baisie Janes Wade will teach electrical power conservation. Lions Club installs aluminum bin at the entrance and urges parish notices.
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Decatur
Riverside High School
Beasie Janes Wade
TVA
Lions Club
Lion's Club
Riverside
National Defense
Decatur Band Heads to Legion Convention in Huntsville
The Decatur high school band, a top state unit, will attend the American Legion convention in Huntsville Monday. The trip is sponsored by the local Legion post. Band members will join a 1 30 barbecue and a 4 o clock parade, with county school transport meeting at noon at the junior high school.
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Decatur High School
American Legion
Huntsville
Post of the Legion
Mash Notes From Soldiers On Way To Fort Lewis
Olympia residents witnessed a curious army tradition as troops bound for Fort Lewis tossed mash notes from trucks. Women workers at a park received the notes tucked in holes bored in apples and tied to rocks, with messages pleading for letters and defense support.
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Olympia
Wash
Fort Lewis
California
Capitol Way
Miss Washington
National Defense
Ben Lear
Britain Increases Munitions Exports to Commonwealth
The State Department announced export licenses for weapons totaling 82.93 million dollars issued to the British commonwealth in May. Items licensed included warplanes 47.99 million, airplane engines 5.45 million, airplane parts 4.14 million, tanks 4.13 million, ammunition 6.23 million, with actual exports to the commonwealth around 54.56 million dollars.
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Washington
State Department
British Commonwealth of Nations
Commonwealth
Great Britain
Shock Troops Press Stalin Line as Front Report Spars
German reports claim Nazi shock troops attacked the Stalin line in the north while Berlin said the campaign proceeds as planned. German losses and river crossings are noted as Soviet forces claim German attempts were crushed and pontoon bridges destroyed amid heavy fighting along the western front.
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Associated Press
Stalin Line
Russia
Red Army
Adolf Hitler
DNB
Germany
Stalin
Ukraine
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Wilhelmshaven
RAF
France
St. Omer
London
British
Port Said
Suez Canal
Tobruk
Libya
Admiralty
Mediterranean
Communist Party
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Bobruisk
Geran
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