Twin investigations into rape slayings of two teen girls
Police probe two murders in which Frances Cochran 19 of Lynn Massachusetts and Constance Shipp 15 were found slain in local locations. An anonymous tip led to both discoveries and a 15 year old boy was taken into custody. Investigators describe brutal attacks and possible gag injuries.
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Frances M. Cochran
Lynn
Mass
I¢patius Zielinski
F. Bradford
Constance Shipp
Rad
Harold Cochran
Frances
Salem
Miss Cochran
Woman Held For Slaying Husband In Georgia Case
Donaldsonville resident Curtis Warren was found murdered on May 19. Sheriff C L Chailer said Wash Parramore confessed to hiring by Mrs Warren to commit the crime, with Parramore shooting Warren twice and disposing of the body in a ditch near Gordon Alabama.
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Donalsonville
Re. Curtis Warren
Donaldsonville
C. L. Chailer
Seminole County
Heroic rescue in culvert saves boy and mother
Mrs. Mary Glass Tally and the boy were swept into a pipe by a swift current near a culvert. Tally dived in to reach the boy and held on by the hair as water swept them. Widerman released them at the far end while Lloyd and his brother were saved by fire crews. All four were treated for minor bumps and bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Glass Tally
Hair. Co
Widerman
Tally
Lloyd
Winton Home Demonstration Club Meets At Mrs Tom Lyles
The Winton club met with eleven members present. They discussed canning fruits and vegetables for the Benevolent Society Hospital and enjoyed games and refreshments. The meeting adjourned with plans to meet next month at Mrs Emma Waugh's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winton
Ten New Polio Cases Reported In Alabama
Ten new cases of infantile paralysis were reported to the State Health Department in Montgomery on July 21, bringing the total diagnosed since January 1 to 176 cases in July and August. Authorities cautioned the outbreak should not reach epidemic proportions, noting cases in Franklin Marion Sand Tuscaloosa and six new cases in a county today.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Ealth Department
Son County
Franklin
Marion
Sand
Tuscaloosa
Markets Rise on Last Minute Rush as Rails and Steels Lead
New York stocks moved higher on a late buying surge in rails and steels with broad gains across majors. Cotton climbed to fresh highs for the day while Nashville reports stronger cattle and hogs with higher calf values, and overall market tone remains firm with rails and steels advancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Eubank
New York
Tull
Chicago
Nazi drives stall as Red Army inflicts losses in major fronts
Soviet reports claim encirclements and destruction of German units from Smolensk to Kiev with large spoil as guerrilla bands disrupt lines behind German advances. Axis air and naval raids hit Naples Lille and Rotterdam while Churchill reshapes government and Britain edges toward broader war effort.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Kiev
Hitler
Red Army
Ador
Soviet Ukraine
Polotek-Nevel
Smolensk
Novgrad Volynski
Mussolini
High Command
Naples
English Channel
Lille
France
Rhineland
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Berlin
Odessa
Dniester
Bessarabia
Karelian Isthmus
Estonia
V Army
German Victoria
Churchill
Britain
East
Alfred Duff Cooper
Far East
War
Brendan Bracken
Bolivia
Bee
Valley developers gain momentum from Congress backed projects
STATE served opened new opportunities for several stalled projects as Congress moved forward. Congressman Sparkman praised expanding industrial and agricultural growth in the Valley noting permanent development beyond wartime needs. A Huntsville visit included a barbecue at Monte Sano and a Russell Erskine hotel dance with a luncheon hosted by The Huntsville Times. The association adopted resolutions thanking Attorney General Lawson for compiling Alabama press laws.
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Congress
Congressman Sparkman
Sparksman
Dobbins
Tennessee Valley
Huntsville
Monte Sano
Russell Erskine Hotel
Huntsville Times
Association
T. S. Lawson
Alabama
Americans seize airdrome HQ in simulated war maneuvers
In a staged exercise Americans captured the airdrome headquarters after an imitation explosive grenade set the building on fire. The British protested the timing. A high staff officer commended American ingenuity but ordered maps and orders returned to continue the drill as Americans withdrew whistling Yankee Doodle.
Georgia Governor Threatens Press in Atlanta Dispute
Governor Eugene Talmadge warned the Atlanta Journal and the Atlanta Constitution that news access would be cut off unless they correct their attitude. He called it a parting shot and predicted a new daily paper in Atlanta if critics do not change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Atlanta Journal
The
Atlanta Constitution
Colombia Plans to Shield Canal as Nazi Ideology Hit
Police said Estenssoro led a nationalist revolutionary movement ordered dissolved. President Eduardo Santos told Congress in Bogota that Panama Canal must not be attacked from Colombian territory and warned against foreign powers gaining a toe hold in the Americas.
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Estenssoro
Columbia
Eduardo Santos
Congress
Bogota
Panama Canal
Americas
Century-Old Injuries Fatal in 1939 Accidents
Census figures show 49 people aged over 100 died from accidents in 1939. Of these centenarians, 32 died from falls, 10 from burns, two in fires, two in auto crashes, one from heat, and two in undefined accidents.
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Census Bureau
Sparkman Outlines Chemical Plant Impact for Madison County
Congressman John J. Sparkman spoke at the Decatur Rotary Club on the South Madison chemical plant and a $47 million federal investment. He outlined location details, regional benefits for Limestone and Morgan counties, and said the plant may be named after General William L. Sibert. The club welcomed new members and endorsed his continued efforts for the Eighth District.
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John J. Sparkman
Decature Rotary Club
Madison County
Madison
Limestone and
Morgan
Cornelian Court Hotel
John H. Peach
Community Service Committee
Lester C. Brabson
Joe Wheeler Electric Corporation
A. M. Richards
Marshall-Bruce & Company
Rotary
Warren Gardner
New Orleans
Frank Shannon
Fred Smith
Decatur
J. B Carrington
Jesse Broyles
W. Martin
WPA
John Peach
Lawson Davidson
Bob Hunter
Vocational Service Committee
Dent Green
Sparkman
Eighth District
William L. Sibert
Alabama
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt Warns on Army Demobilization Risks
In a message to Congress, President Roosevelt argues two paths for national security require preserving full military strength. He warns that delaying action risks disintegration of trained forces as two thirds of soldiers and three quarters of officers potentially return to civilian life.
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United States
National Guard
Regular Army
George Washington
Continental Congress
Congress
Americas
Austria
Russia
Europe
Asia
Africa
Hemisphere
America
Army
Seledees
Franklin D. Roogevelt
Consuls Go to Lisbon in Axis Exile Evacuation
More than 300 American consular officials and families ordered out of Axis Europe move toward Lisbon Portugal to sail for New York on the West Point. The main group of 234 evacuees from Germany Norway occupied France the Netherlands Belgium and Yugoslavia left Frankfurt for Lisbon by special train. A 76 person subgroup from Greece and Italy follows via France Spain and Portugal.
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Washington
Europe
United States
Lisbon
Portugal
New York
West Point
Germany
Norway
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Yugoslavia
Frankfort
Berlin
San Remo
Italy
Legation
Greece
Barcelona
Madrid
Decatur Community Notes Cover Transfers and Local Events
W D Lee moved from Kannapolis North Carolina to Birmingham with Mrs Lee joining him later this week. Mrs B G Ryan returns from Birmingham while Mrs J A Black and daughter Elizabeth visit Decatur. United Charities board meets at three. K B Class meets 7 30 this evening Rev Burks speaker. Rev Archibald begins a weeklong revival at Tanner Methodist Church with two services daily. Local residents attend press association events and discuss Alabama Crimson Tide prospects. Others travel to New York on business and local officials note daylight saving time for State employment offices.
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R. L. Archibald
Central Methodist Church
Tanner Methodist Church
German War Strategy Emphasizes Russian Communications
Analysis notes German emphasis on destroying Soviet rail networks to starve the Red Army of supplies. It warns that even if Hitler breaches Moscow, ruined lines will hinder advance, while fuel shortages threaten prolonged operations. Britain and Allies hope Russians hold a line to sustain Allied pressure across theaters.
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Moscow
Hitler
Red Army
Reich
Britain
Atlantic
Mediterranean
United States Troops Begin Bases in British Guiana
The first detachment of U.S. troops arrived in Georgetown British Guiana to garrison two South American bases under the destroyer deal with Britain. These are the first peacetime bases garrisoned by the United States on another continent. The bases sit near the Atlantic coast about 1,500 air miles east of the Panama Canal.
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Georgetown
British Guiana
United States
Britain
China
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Governors Agree to Daylight Saving for Defense Purpose
Five Southeastern states will observe daylight saving time by presidential suggestion to aid national defense, while Georgia Florida Virginia and Louisiana resist. Virginia may seek voluntary observance. Louisiana cites electric energy concerns. Tennessee Alabama South Carolina North Carolina set dates in late July or August with local authority to enforce.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Georgia
Florida
Virginia
Louisiana
Price
A. P. Staple
Sam Jones
Louialana
Spessard Holland
Eugene Talmadge
Tennessee
Alabama
South Carolina
North Carolina
Rain Chases July Heat Across Central to New England States
Cloudy skies and light thundershowers subdued July heat across the Central Eastern and New England states. Temperatures stayed mostly under 90 in the Southeast as heavy rainfall totaled over several coastal and inland locations with Meridian recording 4.50 inches in 49 hours.
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Associated Press
New England
Fort Wayne
Ind
Albany
N. Y
Portland
Grand Rapids
Mich
Buffalo
Jacksonville
Savannah
Adairsville
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Meridian
Miss
Mobile
Atlantic
Miami
Cape Hatteras
Gulf Coast
Houston
Mississippi
Phillipsburg
Kan
Mobridge
Pierre
Yuma
Ariz
Blythe
Calif
California
Fresno
Bakersfield
Redding
Pacific Northwest
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I Avenue
N.Y
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Ao Rankin
Journal Threatened
Decatur’s
W. D. Lee
Kannapolis
N. C
Birmingham
Mrs. Lee
B. G. Ryan
J. A. Black
Elizabeth
Mrs. O. ©. Tucker
Huntaville
United Charities
Southside Baptist Church
B. B. Burks
Mrs. L. O. Brackeen
Auburn
Press Association
Rae Schuessier
University of Alabama
Alabama Crimson Tide
Don Whitmire
Tide
Atha Burke
Guntersville
D. L. Clay
Third Avenue
West
G. W. Couch
Poteau
Okla
C.V. Couch
Mrs. Oliver Fitch
New Market
Mrs. Dick
Camp Hill
J. R Rogers
Dick Still
Daily
State Employment Service
Still
J. H. Crow
Hot Springs
Ark
John Sparkman
Deca
Tur Rotary Club
Camp Westmoreland
D. L. Allen
Benevolent Society Hospital
John Cooper
Bill Stewart
Hartselle
City
Louis Pleischer
J. A. .Buttrey
Lee Damsky
Moore
U. S
Armstrong and Nairn
Dinsmore Bros. Furniture Co
2Nd Ave
Gric
Second Avenue
Princess Theatre
Harry Charles
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