Athens Man Sentenced to Death for Police Murder
Robert Redus twenty six year old Athens negro was found guilty of first degree murder in the March killing of Athens policeman Bedford Brackeen at the bus station. The jury fixed the death penalty in the electric chair with execution set for August 1, pending appeal. Redus testified he acted in self defense after a quarrel involving his sister Lillie Mae Hines. Judge Seybourn H. Lynne praised orderly conduct in court and ordered transfer to Kilby Prison after sentencing.
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Robert Redus
Athens
Seybourn H. Lynne
Redus
Bedford F. Brackeen
J. W. Johnston
Brackeen
Johnston
Lillie Mae Hines
Oor Brackeen
Circuit
Melvin Hutson
Decatur
Henry D. Jones
Moulton
Jones
Limestone
Odfinity
George C. Johnston
Johnson
Seybourn- H. Lynne
Lynne
Kilby
Martin F. Whitt
Nashville
Whitt
Manasco Wins Seventh District Seat in Special Election
Carter Manasco of Jasper was elected congressman for the seventh district in a special general election held yesterday. He faced no Republican opponent and will fill the unexpired term of Walter B. Bankhead, after serving as secretary to the late Speaker William B. Bankhead for eight years.
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Manasco
Jasper
Ala
Carter Manasco
William B. Bankhead
Walter Will Bankhead
B H Chandler Illness Victim
Burney Hess Chandler age 44 of 316 Bank Street died at 10 37 Tuesday night at Benevolent Society Hospital after a three day illness due to pneumonia Funeral rites were to be held at 5 o clock Thursday at Brown s Chapel with Charles Bailey minister of Austinville Church of Christ officiating Burial would be in City Cemetery with Brown in charge Surviving are two sisters Mrs Addie May Clark Monroe Georgia Mrs Leona Bridges Jacksonville Fla three brothers Foster Chandler Decatur Harold Chandler Monroe Georgia Leonard Chandler Jacksonville Fla two aunts Mrs H B Chandler Cullman Mrs C M Chandler Lawrenceburg Tennessee Pallbearers were W G Pettey T H Craig Roy Powell Cecil Edwards Raymond Norris and Jim Gillespie Mr Chandler was an employee of the Quality Model Laundry.
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Burney Hess Chandler
Bank Street
Benevolent Society Hospital
Brown's Chapel
Charles Bailey
Austinville Church
Decatur
Harold Chandler
Monroe
Georgia
Leonard Chandler
Jacksonville
Fla
H. B. Chandler
Cullman
C. M. Chandler
Lawrenceburg
Tennessee
W.G. Pettey
T. H. Craig
Roy Powell
Cecil Edwards
Raymond Norris
Jim Gillespie
Chandler
Quality Model Laundry
Former resident Hal Mullen dies in Kentucky
Hal Mullen, formerly of Decatur where he ran a plumbing business, died Tuesday afternoon at his home in Cynthiana Kentucky after a heart attack. Funeral services are set for Friday morning. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and the Masons and Knights of Pythias. He is survived by his wife and two sisters.
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Hal Mullen
Decatur
Cynthiana
Mullen
Presbyterian Church
the Masons
Knights of Pythias
Honeymoon Contest Seeks Alabama June Couples
Decatur may boast Alabama's most attractive June bride or groom if local couples enter Daytona Beach Florida Honeymoon contest entries. The Daytona Beach Chamber of Commerce invites all engaged or married in June to submit photos of both partners for judging in July. Honeymoon week begins July 20 with prizes and meals free for one couple from each state.
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Decatur
Alabama
Daytona Beach
Florida Beach
Chamber of Commerce of
Chamber of Commerce
Florida
Georgia
Tennessee
Pig Iron Prices Pegged at Q2 Levels
Washington reports price administrator Leon Henderson set maximum pig iron prices today at the general level prevailing in the second quarter of the year. The action follows previously imposed ceilings on iron and steel product prices and on iron and steel goods.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Price Administration
Broadway shows to tour Dixie army camps this July
Two mobile Broadway units, led by Don Rice and featuring acts by the Dennis Sisters and Marie Nash, will open July 4 at Camp Polk Louisiana and tour camps from the Atlantic coast to Louisiana Mississippi area. The shows target crowds of 2000 to 5000 and run through July 15 with two performances nightly.
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Atlanta
Fourth Corps
South
Army
Navy
John M. Fray
Camp Polk
Leesville
Louisiana-Mississippi
Fray
Fort Bragg
N. c
Atlantic Coast
Citizens Committee For the Army and Navy, Inc
Gamp Perk
Don_ Rice
Dennis Sisters
Ted Lestér
Marie Nash
Erva Fairchild
Elaine
CIO Confident Operators 10 Accept Plan
Strategists of the CIO United Mine Workers reported confidence that southern Appalachian soft coal producers would accept a two year labor contract before July 7. John L. Lewis said 12 of 13 operators agreed, with Harlan County Kentucky declining, as banks and railroads were expected to pressure them. The deal matches the northern contract with base wages and annual increases.
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Associated Press
CIO United Mine Workers
UMW
John L. Lewis
Southern Producers Wage Conference
Harlan County
Lewis
Harlan
Southern
Catters
Washington
San Francisco Bay
AFL
Cro
Government cites labor disruption as factor in orders
Washington reports that communities with strikes may lose new defense orders and plant sites. Donald M. Nelson says the Office of Production Management weighs labor difficulties when placing orders. Sidney Hillman notes efforts to reduce strikes by removing subversive union elements and expects fewer work interruptions ahead.
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Navy
California
United States
North American
Aviation Lant
Inglewood
Washington
House
Roosevelt
Donald M. Nelson
Office of Production Management
OPM
Sidney Hillman
Hillman
Tennessee Valley Horse Show Comes to Decatur Friday
The Decatur Kiwanis club stages the Tennessee Valley Horse Show this Friday at Benson Field. Marvin R Rankin leads committees to present fine harness horses gaited horses ponies and roadsters with top officials and out of town guests from Mississippi Tennessee Georgia Alabama expected. Tickets Grandstand on sale now box seats available general admission night of show.
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Decatur Kiwanis. Club
Decatur
Benson Field
Kiwanis Clu
Tennessee
Marvin R Rankin
Morgan
Lime
Lawrence
Kiwanis
John A Caddell
H. R. Davis
Mississippi
Georgia
Alabama
Kiwanis Club
Wal
Lightning Claims Life Of Boy At Town Creek
A Tuesday afternoon storm in North Alabama killed 12 year old Marion Bradford in Town Creek. He was struck by lightning while carrying firewood near his home, the blast traveling along a clothes line wire and ending his life. Funeral services were held at Black Ground Baptist Church with burial at the nearby cemetery. He is survived by his mother, a sister, and a brother.
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Pate
Marion C. Bradford
Arrie Co. Bradford
Young
Bradford
J. A. Ussery
Courtland
Wheeler Dam
Joe Wheeler Electric
P Corporation
Young Bradford
Blackground Baptist Church
Higdon
Spry Funeral Home
Sheffield
Jean Bradford
Town Creek
Vernon Bradford
Rock Castle
Washington
Lewis Sanderson
Dave Norton
Virgil Gibson
Robert Berryman
Vernon L. St. John
Carey
Hazelwood School
N Creek
Smaeay School
Alabama’s Bankhead May Lead Banking Committee
Senate committee shifts after Senator Harrison death may elevate Senator Bankhead to the banking and currency chairmanship. If seated, Alabama would hold chairs of both banking panels, with succession depending on Senator George’s choice for foreign relations or finance. Bankhead would vacate irrigation and reclamation roles if appointed.
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Washington
Senate
Harrison
Mississippi
Bankhead
D.-Ala
Banking and Currency
Alabama
House
Steagall
George
D.-Ga
Finance Committee
St George
Wagner
Glass
D.-Va
Appropriations
Barkley
D.-Ky
Byrnes
D-S. C
Supreme Court
Ex-Resident Mrs. Henry Martin Jr Dies in Atlanta
Ex-resident Mrs. Henry Martin Jr formerly Miss Mamie Stroup of Decatur died Tuesday night at her Atlanta home. Body to be brought by rail tonight with graveside rites at City Cemetery at 11 a.m. Thursday. Pallbearers include Roy Odom John Jr Ben Martin Jr Al Comer Ezell. Mrs. Martin had lived in Atlanta for 20 years.
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Henry Martin, Jr
Mamie Stroup
Decatur
Atlanta
City
Brown
Ezell
Mrs. Martin
Charles Collins Passes Away at 66 in Somerville Area
Charles Collins aged 66 died at his brother L D Collins home in Somerville route two this morning at four. He is survived by brothers T D and T B Collins of Somerville route two. Services set for Woodland Mills Thursday at two with minister Lindsay Allen of the Grant Street Church of Christ. Pallbearers listed as Bartlett Alex Rolfe Volney Rolfe Walker McCutcheon and Rev. Flower bearers include Flora Lawrence Catherine Williams Mary Nell.
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Charles ©. Collins
L. D. Collins
Somerville
T. D
T. 8
Flora Lawrence
Catherine Williams
Mary Nell
German Russian front holds counter moves amid confusion
The article notes resistance and counter tactics by mechanized Soviet units. It explains the Nazi blitzkrieg aim to trap large Soviet forces by driving spearheads and surrounding circles, while French and Allied forces lacked tanks to halt such advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Fred Vanderschmidt
Red Army
Reds Show Signs of Fighting Back
The article discusses Soviet defense in the western bufferlands using mechanized forces to permit withdrawal to strong positions in Russia. It notes potential for a large counter offensive if the Soviet government maintains unity and staying power. Hitler gains rich western territory, opening routes toward Iran and the Middle East.
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Red Army
Russia
Germany
Ple
Ince Hitler
Iran
Middle East
Soviet raids over capital mark widening war fronts
Moscow reports confirm Tur keys neutrality while Finland declares war on Russia. German and Soviet offensives resume across Finland, Romania, and the Baltic region as Berlin touts “great successes” and Helsinki warns of unprovoked aggression.
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Finland
Russia
Leningrad
Berlin
Pinland
Helsinki
Bucharest
Constanta
Sulvia
Galati
Warsaw
Pravda
Communist Party
Germany
Turkey
Bessarabia
Odessa
Black Sea
Vilna
High Command
Fuehrer
Cernauti
Inan
Rumania
Ussia
Kombee
Danzig
Weather notes on Tennessee river rise and showers
The Tennessee river rose to 16.90 feet with a high of 88 and a low of 68 in the past 24 hours. Alabama recorded .22 inches of rainfall. Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with widely scattered thundershowers Thursday into moderate variability. generally mild temperatures with little change.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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CIO
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Nnessee Valley
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Z. P. Watkins
Prospect Drive
Sanderson's
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