American Planes Compare With Best In the World
Aviation editor reports U S leads in long range bombers and fighters but faces production limits. He notes a need to standardize models for high factory output, cites the Stuka and Messerchmitt in Germany, and highlights U S planes like the P-40 P-39 XF4U-1 SBC-4 and B-24 as top performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Special News Service
Associated Press
Devon Francis Ted Press
Los Angeles
United States
Médél
Roosevelt
Germany
United States Navy
Russia
Seattle
San Diego
Burbank
High Command
Army Air Corps
Anemeny
Navy
Gayle and Bill Confront a Tense Royalty Evening
In the Oaks mansion Gayle Dixon steels herself after Tempe Hyde’s theft is revealed. Jeremy Tucker confesses love and proposes, but Gayle’s heartbreak shifts to a clash with Bill Bailey who resigns to pursue her. Grandfather Mr Merrifield orchestrates a fragile turn as the rehearsal and drama collide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayle Dixon
Temperyde
Oaks
Bill
Lola
Graham
Police
Jeremy
Tempe Hyde
Tempe
Gayle
Suddritt
Mr. Merrifield
Jeremy Tucker
Bill Bailey
Tucker
Lawrence County Red Hill Farm Crops Damaged by Excess Rains
The Lawrence County Red Hill area reports fields standing in floodwater after heavy rains. Local residents share social visits and small hometown events including injuries and visits among families in Oakville Speake Kelley Mountain and Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Callahan
Howard Sapp
Oakville
Bob McCa
Marvin Owens
Mose Owens
Billy Jacobs
Cave Springs
Arthur Callahan
Hart Hampton
Speake
Camping Trills in Missoula Warn of Bombing Planes
In Missoula Montana campers in the rattlesnake canyon region are warned by Fire Control Chief Axel Lindh to beware bombing planes mistaking campfires for forest fires. Planes carry water filled bombs to drop on blazes, prompting alertness among visitors. An ad notes demand for good apartments and rent through Daily Want Ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missoula
Mont
Rattlesnake Canyon
Axel Lindh
Industry on Upgrade Yet Industry on Upgrade Yet New York
Industry gains point to a wartime boom as defense spending nears 10 billion dollars. Factory activity climbs to near ten year July high while steel mills recover from the Fourth of July dip. Engineering contracts rise with shipbuilding and munition plant expansion and navy awards total 136 million for air defense and shore facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Engineerin News
Navy Department
Pettusville Community Notes Busy Weekend Visits
Limestone County Pettusville news records multiple visitors and visits among local families. Names include Ben Garrett and children from DeSoto Missouri, John Spence of Chattanooga visiting relatives, and several Pettus and Spence family members traveling to Athens Decatur Elkmont Flint Mich and Pulaski. A Women's Club picnic at L B Dunnavant yard drew about 45 residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Franklin Dunnavant
Ben Garrett
Wanda Lee
Ralph
DeSoto
John Spence
Chattanooga
Tenn
James Hobbs
Elkmont
Cuan Hargrove
John Hobbs
Flint
Mich
Carl Spence
Stout Pettus
Benton Pettus
Athens
W. B. Spence
Roy Scoggins
Ruby Spence
Martha Spence
De‘catur
Willie Taylor
Veto
Nora Brooks
J. D. Harlow
Homer Dunnavant
Robert Vernon Dunnavant
Pulaski
Jewel Dean Spence
Jeanette Spence
Vaulton Wallace
Baby
George Hargrove
Dalytown
Dora King
Decatur
Earl Andrews
Ella Hargrove
Will Andrews
Leonard Andrews
Louis King
Dera King
John Shinpock
Pranklin
Nashville
Bill Powers
Lola Pettus
Joe Holt
Bessie Holt
Benton Whitfield
Stout
R. EB. Hodges
Bessie Robinson
Virginia Robinson
Women’s Club
Pettus
L. EB. Dunnavant
Sides
Howard Head
Alfry
Piney Chapel
New Officers Installed by Athens Eastern Star Lodge
Athens Alabama July 13 special report New officers are installed for the Athens chapter of the Eastern Star in an impressive service. Those taking office include Mrs M J Easter George M Rogers Mrs Birdie Morell J P Smotherman Mrs Bessie Maples Eva Andrews Pearl Tibbetts Henrietta Hine Myrtle Scott W F Johnson J P Smotherman Rebecca Holland Ernestine Richardson Eunice French Mildred Allen Mary Allen Vera Copeland K W McDonald named as sentinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
The
Eastern Star
M. J. Easter
George M. Rogers
Birdie Morell
J. P. Smotherman
Bessie Maples
Eva Andrews
Pearl Tibbetts
Henrietta Hine
Youth Held on Assault Charge in Limestone County
Dave Clem a 19 year old from Hays Mill north of Athens is jailed on a criminal assault charge involving a 15 year old girl. Bond is set at 1000 dollars and a preliminary trial is scheduled for July 23 in Limestone County Municipal Court. Both families are noted local farmers and the incident reportedly occurred on a country road near Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
Dave Clem
Hays Mill
Limestone County
Clem
Local Notes From Lawrence County Community
Lawrence County items report Mrs Wilburn improving at home after treatments, Charles Nandwit recuperating, Mrs Mattie Glenn Buttram recovering from a serious operation, and visits from Hubert Quinn and family in Decatur. Also noted are Mrs Herbert Quinn and others visiting J A Counts, and Mrs Ralph Agee arriving to spend time with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilburn
Irwyn and Dyer Infirmary
Charlesy
Charles Nandwit
Mattie Glenn Buttram
Hubert Quinn
Doomed Dog Sees Coffin at Dallas Home
In Dallas a Pekinese named Togo reacts to a coffin prepared for his death under the late Mrs. Caroline Hyde's will. The will directs the veterinarian to euthanize Togo and bury him in the dog cemetery, with $100 of her estate going to the Society after his death. Steeger bought the coffin and placed it in Togo’s living room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toga
Dog Cemetery
Caroline
Togo
Steeger
Bendall Family Spends Week in Birmingham
Mr and Mrs Ben Johnson and their grandchildren with Mrs Bendall and sisters Misses Mary Bendall and Jackson visited Birmingham this week. Margarett and Wilda By num stayed with grandparents Mr and Mrs Bendall on Thursday. Bendall children from Los Angeles Calif returned home Friday with their sister Mary Bendall remaining for the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Johnson
Clanton Bendall
Los Angeles
California
Bynum
Mary Bendall
Jackson
Birmingham
Margarett
Wilda Bynum
Geo
Bendall
Canton
Calif
Also Mentioned on This Page
Davidson Coal & Feed CO
Central Press
Lawrence County
Red Hill
John Sullivan
J. W. McCaghren
Wesley Curtis
George Curtis
Kelley Mountain
Robert and
Roy Chenault
Odus Legg
Braxton Sapp
Moulton
Biddie Johnson
Emmitt Owens
Otis Gentry
Fairfield
Madeline Jackson
Kate Curtis
Omie Johnson
Gene Aker
Meredith
Marcel
Holy Family Home
St. Francis Hospital
Cincinnati
Ohio
Pettysville
Elary Ceer
Imoroline
Olen W. Cle
Dallas
City Park
Danville Road
Helen Welshimer
Decatur Daily
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!