Decatur Group Urges Adoption of Zone Laws and Health Rules
Members of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce civic affairs committee will urge the city council to adopt the city planning and zoning ordinance along with health and sanitation laws to govern trailer camps. The group endorsed the planning measures after a detailed briefing by A J Gray and W A Hyde of the State Planning Commission and discussed housing needs for Ingalls Shipbuilding and Decatur Iron works workers.
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Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Lyons Hotel
City Planning Board
Knox McMasters
Alabama State Planning Commission
Planning Commission of
TVA
Planning Commission
Chamber of Commerce
W. A. Dougherty
A. J. Gray
W. A. Hyde
Decatur
Mr. Gray
Gray
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation
Decatur Iron & Steel Company
Morgan County Health Department
Three Floors of Store Collapses In Chattanooga
Three floors of a feed and seed store collapsed in Chattanooga Tennessee injuring at least three people and leaving one missing. N W Walker 20 of New England Georgia worked there a week and was not found officials fear he is buried.
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Chattangooga
Tenn
N. W. Walker
New England
Destruction of Japan's Navy Is Knox's Promise
Navy Secretary Knox told senators he would utterly destroy the Japanese fleet before the war ends and, once annihilated, that Japan may never have another fleet. He spoke while urging approval of extending the lend-lease act. House Rules Committee backed a companion bill for debate.
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Japan
Knox
Washington
Navy
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Rules Committee
House
Bloom
Foreign Affairs Committee
Hirohito
Hitler
Mussolini
T Z Bailey Called Away
Thomas Zeno Bailey 40 died suddenly at home 639 Sherman Street of a heart attack. He was at breakfast when it struck between 6 30 and 7 00 and died about 8 15 without regaining consciousness. Survived by wife two sons Thomas and Brad Bibb and brother A C Bailey of Decatur. Funeral plans pending word from son in Army at Boca Raton Florida with announcements by McAfee Howell & Young.
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Thomas Zeno Bailey
North Alabama
Sherman Street
Mr. Bailey
Thomas Bailey
Boca Raton
Fila
Cullman
McAfee, Howell & Young
Soldier dies and body to arrive tonight
Earl L. Johnson of the United States Army died in camp in New Orleans at 11:00 a.m. Monday. Funeral arrangements are set in Trinity with burial at Trinity Mountain Cemetery. He is survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Johnson, three brothers Austin, Benton, Wilburn, and four sisters Mrs. Puller, Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Siviey, and Miss Wilma Johnson.
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Earl L. Johnson
United States Army
New Orleans
McAfee, Howell & Young Funeral Home
J. B. Johnson
Trinity 1
Trinity Methodist Church
Burke Johnson
Trinity Mountain Cemetery
Austin
Benton and
Wilburn
U. S. Army
W. S. Puller
G. S. Parker
E. C. Siviey
Wilma Johnson
American cities warned by Berlin after RAF raid
A Berlin radio commentator warned that American cities may not be safe after the RAF heavy raid on Berlin. The remark came during a broadcast aired in New York on March 3.
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Berlin
New York
RAF
Hindu Muslim Rift in India Deepens Nationalist Conflict
The piece analyzes Hindu Muslim tensions in India, noting a three to one Hindu majority among roughly 388 million people and the clash over a unified national government. It contrasts Hindu nationalism with Moslem fears of minority entrenchment and imperial manipulation.
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India
Timoshenko Drives Into German Lines in Northwest Front
Marshal Semeon Timoshenko renews an eight day offensive on the Northwestern front driving into German positions west of the Valdai hills. Red army reports recapture of 302 villages and 900 square miles, with 8,000 Germans killed and 3,000 captured.
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Moscow
Red Army
Semeon Timoshenko
16Th Army
Valdai Hills
Timoshenko
Kharkov-Kursk
Stalin
Germany
Izvestia
Lake Ilmen
Staraya Russa
Demyansk
Lychkovo
Zaluchye
Lychokovo
Bologoe
Orel
Pointe
Caucasus
Black Sea
Kursk
Kharkov
Voroshilovgrad
Donets
Rostov
Northern Caucasus
Schools Offer Registration for Ration Book Two
H R Leeman urged Austinville and Trinity residents to register for ration book No 2 with afternoon sessions. Austinville school hours are Wednesday 1 to 6 PM and Trinity will host 1 to 6 PM for registrations. George T Woodruff states other county sites may add days to ensure all citizens receive ration book No 2.
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H.R. Leeman
Austinville
Trinity
George T. Woodruff
Two Juveniles Held After Grocery Store Robbery
Two young youths are in juvenile custody after their arrest linked to the Sunday night robbery of the Tiptop grocery store. Police reported a confession by the suspects, who entered through a small front window to steal food and cigarettes.
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Tiptop
House Rules Clears Path for Hobbs Anti-Racketeering Bill
The House Rules Committee approved an immediate vote on the Hobbs anti racketeering bill amid labor opposition. The bill would redefine robbery and interstate exertion and could threaten labor unions for picketing and other activities.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Sabath
D.-Ill
Congress
House
D Fight
Ramspeck
D-Ga
Labor
Norton
D-N.j
Naval Committee
Knox
Navy Yards
Byrd
Capitol
D-Va
Rules Committee
Vinson
Navy
Ralph A. Bard
Eddie Rickenbacker
United States
Western Hemisphere
Capitol Hill
Tydings
D-Md
Ways and Means
Beardsley
Senate
War Department
Mil
Second Death in Bee Line Crash Near Decatur
Bennie M. Adcock aged 46 died at Benevolent hospital at 1 45 this morning marking the second fatality from the highway wreck Saturday night on the Bee Line highway three miles south of Decatur. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at Ninth Street Methodist Church with burial in the city cemetery. Surviving siblings are listed and pallbearers named. The crash also claimed William Edward Moore 58 killed instantly in another collision involving DeSoto and a Packard.
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Bennie M. Adcock
Benevolent Hospital
Bee Line
Decatur
Ninth Street Methodist Church
J. R.carwile
B. B. Burks
City Cemetery
Brown
W. L. Gingrich
BE. W. Laxon
Ed Staten
John R. Butler
Phil Putnam
Joe Flynn
W.G. Lawson
Mias
Elizabeth Adcock
W. M
E. R. Adcock
Pulaski
T. J. Adcock
William Edward Moore
Be& DeSoto
Packard
John H. Flautt, Jr
Birmingham Hoa
Munda Again Hit by Raid on New Georgia Island
U S Navy reports American Dauntless dive bombers attacked the Japanese air base area at Munda on New Georgia in the Solomons. Communique No 296 notes March 1 raid with Wildcat escort, all planes returned. This raid marks the 80th strike on Munda since November 23 as Guadalcanal forces target the base.
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Washington
Navy
Munda
New Georgia Island
Solomons
South Pacific
Douglas
U. S
Guadalcanal
Gandhi near end of fast in Poona
Mohandas Gandhi, age 73, nears completion of a 21 day fast in Poona as he prepares for a final night without food. He will be a political prisoner at 2 am tomorrow and most visitors are barred except his two sons Devadas and Ramdas. An official bulletin reports no change in condition and that he is in good spirits.
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Poona
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Gandhi
Devadas
Ramdas
Allied drives in Tunisia push forward in March reports
Allied forces report heavy losses for German units in Northern Tunisia with 24 tanks knocked out and at least 600 Axis troops killed over three days. Sbeitla and Feriana fall to advancing Americans and British as air forces claim 25 Axis planes down.
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North Africa
Jurgen von Arnim
Tunisia
Sbeitla
Beja
Tunis
Mediterranean
el Aroussa
Medjez-El-Bab-Goubellat
Toukabour
Medjez-El- Bab
Rommel
Kasserine
Feriana
Sheitla
Mareth
Tunisian
Medjez-El-Bab
War Bulletin
Palermo
Sicily
Bizerte
Sousse
Sfax
Allied Airmen Seek Large Jap Convoy
Allied airmen awaited clear weather to strike a large Japanese convoy moving west from New Britain toward New Guinea. The armada, sighted off Talasea and about 175 miles west of Ra bau, was about 250 air miles from Salamaua and Lae. If skies clear, fighters accompany reconnaissance to shape a potentially decisive attack.
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Australia
Pacific
New Britain
New Guinea
Talasea
Rabau
Salamaua
Lae
Knox questions effectiveness of bombing German submarines
Navy Secretary Knox said bombing of U boat bases along the French coast may be not producing direct hits against submarines. He estimated 300 to 400 subs available and noted some stalls where subs are kept are protected, leaving uncertain overall impact.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Navy
Knox
France
Atlantic
St. Lorient
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