Decatur Community News Highlights Local Weather and Events
Weather notes report a small temperature change with the Tennessee river at 20.60 feet. Cotton prices posted for today include strict middling 19.00 and middling 18.75. Local screenings show Joe Smith at the Princess and Forthousand Horsemen at the Boxyard. Private Thomas Parks becomes an air corps instructor at Lowery Field. Clifton Turner visits from Canton for a two week stay. A Decatur area resident listed as missing in Navy casualty records. The Victory Dinner at First Church Parlor is postponed. Several local residents and visitors are named, plus WPA and TVA personnel changes.
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Thomas Parks
Air Corps
Lowery Field
Col
W. F. Parks
Tennessee Valley Horse Show draws area attention in Decatur
Eyes of the Decatur area focus on the second annual Tennessee Valley Horse Show at Benson Field eight o clock Thursday night. Up to 100 entries from four states compete in fourteen events under Rev. B. K. Gregg as general chairman sponsor Decatur Kiwanis club. Parade precedes show with City patrols and Decatur High School band leading the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Benson Field
B. K. Gregg
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Fulton Frazier
Columbia
Tenn
Gilbert Orr
Ed Stalcup
Franklin
Lillard Smotherman
Murfreesboro
Central Junior High School
Second Avenue
Lee Street
Bank Street
Kiwanians
Decatur High School
Harlan Hunter
Morgan County Salvage Committee
Morgan County War Bond Committee
Alabama
Lyons
Tennessee
Mississippi
Georgia
Louisiane
Albertville
Beloved Man Called Away
Pervin Speegle aged 27 of Hart selle route one died at Benevolent Society hospital after brief illness. Survived by widow son Eugene parents J A Speegle grandfather J H Wallace grandmother Mrs Lillian Speegle and other relatives. Funeral 2:15 Thursday for Bethel cemetery Hartselle with service at three by Rev Frank T Smith. Interment directed by Mc Afee Howell and Young. Pallbearers named. Flowers arranged by listed individuals.
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Pervin Speegle
Hartselle
Benevolent Society Hospital
Frank T. Smith
McAfee
Howell and Young
W. R. Wallace
Wallace
L. C. Wallace
Clyde Marshall
Buford Speegle
Nellie Smith
Louise Speegle
Lottie Livingston
Lillian Watson
Edna Speegie
Billa Speegie
Vera Davis
Christine Travis
Donnie Billiott
Maude Speegie
Snake Charmer And Helper Die Of Snake Bites
Camden authorities report a carnival snake charmer Lewis Ringer 42 of Glen Falls New York and his helper John Meyers 70 of Philadelphia died from rattlesnake bites. Both victims believed venom had been removed. Their employer Virginia Greater Sons of Suffolk Virginia had received the snakes from Florida.
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Camden
N. J
William Gordon
Lewis
Ringer
Glen Falls
N. Y
John Meyers
Philadelphia
Gordon
Virginia Greater Sons
Suffolk
Florida
Iron Lung Gift From Fans Aids Jay Teacher
Jay Oklahoma June 24 Two men Mason Williams battles a nerve disease that nearly destroys his breathing system. For five months residents have kept him alive with artificial respiration around the clock. Abbott and Costello learned of his plight and a donated iron lung is en route by plane from film fans.
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Jay, Okla
Mason Williams
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Jay
Abbott
Navy to Buy Miami Airports for Naval Air Station
Secretary Knox reports the Navy approves purchase of Miami municipal and International airports for additions to the Miami naval air station. Both airports are sold to the Navy at cost and are described as presently under negotiation with details on price not provided.
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Washington
Knox
Navy
Miami
International
Florida City
Naval Air Station
Weevils Found in South Alabama
Alabama Extension service reported a state-wide boll weevil survey showing zero infestation in some North Alabama counties and up to 40 percent in South Alabama. Entomologist W. A. Ruffing and statistician J. C. Garrett noted Loundes County leading with 40 percent of squares punctured.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama Extension Service
Alabama
W. A. Ruffing
J. C. Garrett
Loundes County
Rubber salvage program faces disappointing results
Interior Secretary Ickes told President Roosevelt the first six days of the scrap rubber drive were very disappointing in the East and South and strongest in the Western states. He said exact collection figures would be released later.
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Washington
Ickes
Roosevelt
Argentina's Inactive President Ortiz Resigns
Roberto Ortiz, Argentina's ailing leader, signed a letter today announcing his resignation from the presidency. The move ends his long period of inactivity while in office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Ares
Roberto Ortiz
Argentina
Roosevelt calls Pacific war council meeting for tomorrow
President Roosevelt announced a Pacific war council meeting for tomorrow with Prime Ministers Churchill and Mackenzie King expected to attend. Stephen Early did not disclose the purpose while Canada’s Leighton McCarthy would normally attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Pacific War Council
Churchill
Great Britain
Macnear King
Canada
Stephen Early
MacKenzie King
Leighton McCarthy
Japanese Drive Advances Toward Central China Rail Link
Reports say Japanese forces push into Chekiang and Kiangsi regions aiming to sever the Chekiang Kiangsi railway into Central China. Lishui near destruction by aerial attacks as Wuyi and surrounding hills see Japanese progress amid heavy rains. Chinese briefings note hopes of drawing more planes and guns from diplomacy in Washington and London. Hu Nan province could become a major test area as Chinese and Japanese forces contend along stretched supply lines.
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Kwangfeng
Kiangsi
China
Chekiang
Chekiang Province
Lishui
Domei
Wuyi
Kinhwa
Chungking
Hunan
Chiang
City to Observe Friday Night Blackout Drill
Marvin Rankin of the Decatur Civilian Defense Council announces a second blackout test for Friday night. No siren warning time will be announced. residents and all defense personnel must stay at their posts and extinguish all lights. Coordination covers Austinville Moulton Heights and suburbs with strict observance of all blackout rules except defense industry and interstate freight movements.
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Marvin Rankin
Decatur
Rankin
State Civilian Defense Council
Fourth Corps
Austinville
Moulton Heights
Defense Council
Mr. Rankin
Defense
War by Dewitt Mackenzie Wide World War Analyst
War analysis notes preserve a fighting resolve as the US and allies face harsh times yet remain confident in victory. An AP report from Australia about a U S pilot surviving in a crocodile swamp highlights resilience and morale amid the Egypt crisis and Rommel’s border buildup.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Australia
Egypt
Rommel
Sun Still Shines In Spite of Clouds
War dispatch notes the critical ground in Alexandria and the Suez area as Hitler may deploy air power to threaten Egypt from the East and Rommel from the West. London reports reinforcements arriving in the Middle East, including warplanes, while US and British bombers attack Rommel's positions and the navy targets his supply routes along the Mediterranean.
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Alexandria
Suez Canal
Hitler
Syria
Egypt
Rommel
London
Middle East
United States
Mediterranean
Board Two Men Depart for Army Induction at Ft McClellan
A large group from board two left Hartselle for Ft McClellan to be inducted into the Army. Public list names 65 individuals including Claude Blankenship Charlie Franklin Osborn Fred White and many others headed for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Ft. McClellan
Army
Claude Blankenship
Charlie Franklin Osborn
Fred White
Clifton Elmer Drinkard
Horace O. Mayhall
Marshal Neal Maples
John Eugene Payne
Grover Silvester Shadrix
Richard Briscoe
Jasper Mancle Cooke
John William Lambert
Samuel Collins
Edmond Parl Uptain
George Marion Drake
Spurgeon Fortenberry
David Albert King
William Ernie Holmes
James Howard Whitten
John Daily Ford
William Leslie Callahan
James Aubra Orr
Nelsey Lamar Osborn Cline
David Shaneyfelt
James Leeman Gibson
Cecil Smith
Burton
Cloyce Frost
Jesse Andrew Alton
James Wilson West
Donald Jones Seagroves
James Howell Stephenson
Carl Petty Hall
C. B. Fairbanks
James O'Neil
Kelsoe
Robert Jeff Dobbs
Elvie Jackson
Paul Wayman Lindler
Lamar Ned Speake
Millard Luker
Modie Hammond Eliott
Loyd C. Johnson
Herman Oliver Brown
Carless Virgle Partain
John L. Morgan
Henley Criscoe
Fairs Leamon Reynolds
James Russell Houston
James Frank Whisenant
Edward Earnest Lyle
Dillard Lenard Yeager
Odie Fsters Ray
John Bruce Stringer
Ruben Mors Knox
Emsey
Kelso Hawkins
Mint
William James
Joseph Otto Weinman
Roy Lee Harp
Albert Ausbie Owens
Willard A. Williams
Lelan Arvill Sanders
James Buel Stinson
Leon Felton Baker
Roy Newell Shadix
William Kle Crow
Williams Grady Rea
Floyd Lee Woodall
James Buel Roan
Wilburn Holmes
Jeff Davis Williams
New Zealand Hit By Severe Quake Sends Shocks Across North Island
A strong earthquake struck New Zealand's North Island with Wellington reporting the worst shaking in years. Chimneys felled and windows shattered as the quake caused damage and casualties were reported.
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New Zealand
Wellington
Axis Push Around Egypt As Rommel Attacks
Allied dispatches report Field Marshal Rommel launching a major offensive in Libya and Egypt with heavy tank and artillery pressure along the Libyan frontier. British defenses face mounting Axis moves toward the Suez and Fort Maddalena as Tobruk siege rumors persist and Soviet fronts cite strong German tank assaults near Kharkov.
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Roger PD. Greene
Associated Press
Irwin Rommel
Peyot
Red Army
Kharkov
Ukraine
Sevastopol
Crimean
Semeon Timoshenko
Egypt
Erwin Rommel
the Pharoahs
Cairo
Claude Auchinleck
Mediterranean
Salum
Rommel
Fort Maddalena
Bir Fl Shegga
Gambut
Tobruk
Suez Canal
TVA to start four inland terminals amid war material limits
The Tennessee Valley Authority begins construction on four inland cargo terminals in Knoxville Chattanooga Guntersville and Decatur costing about 600000. Sites include Decatur McCartney Street and Guntersville Scott Street with future Knoxville and Chattanooga sites undetermined. Terminals serve parts of seven states and major cities, designed to handle freight directly from rail to barge with limited freight houses and flexible capacity for growth.
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Tennessee Valley
Knoxville
Tennessee
Gunterly Decatur
Alabama
TVA
Gordon R. Clapp
BVA
Poin Out
Chattanooga
Guntersville
Authority
Decatur
Georgia
Virginia
Kentucky
Carolinas
Mississippi
Atlanta
Birmingham
Bristol
Tennessee Valley Waterways Conference
Valley
Clapp
McCartney Street
Scott Street
Southern Railway
Keville
Louisvilleville Railway
Se Railway
Southern
Nashville, Chatta" Louis Railway
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Joe Smith
The
Princess
Forthousand Horsemen
Boxyard
Mercy Island
Capitol
Clifton Turner
Canton
Navy Department
Eighth Naval District
Neal C.cleere
U. S. Marine Corps
Fela Montgomery
Landersville
Christchurch
J. G. Hamilton
Panama City
Fla
G. W. Webb
Emmett Bennett
Emmett Stewart
Tom Stewart
Betty Stewart
Decatur Seeusing
Otis Raley
Montgomery
Nancy Rutland
Work Projects Administration
Lea Cowles
WPA
M. E. Ratliff
Blountsville
Ratliff
Tom Ratliff
Wilma Jane Patterson
Lee Bagwell
Morgan County
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation
Harold T. Pounders
John Sparkman
Florence
Office of Price Administration
Muscle Shoals
Verdon Lowery
Carter Dobbs
Wheeler Lake
Kiwanis Club
George C. Cook
U. S
Pacific
Lieut
Hiram Cassedy
South
Nouss
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