Sculptor Gutzon Borglum Dies at 69 in Chicago Hospital
Internationally known sculptor Gutzon Borglum died at Henrotin Hospital Chicago at age 69 after a brief illness. He had been hospitalized since February 13 and was visited by wife Mary Borglum son Lincoln Borglum and a daughter. Borglum created Mount Rushmore and other major works across the United States.
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Lee Memorial
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John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum
Julian Academy
Ecole Des Beaux Arts
Paris
St. Mary's College
Kansas
Mary Williams Montgomery
Timber Sale Announced by TVA Manager in Guntersville
R F Sloan Jr of TVA properties in Guntersville announces another timber sale with bids due by March 13. The harvest area includes over 500 000 board feet: about 325 000 shortleaf pine, nearly 100 000 white oak, around 85 000 mixed red oaks, plus yellow poplar Lynn sugar maple and other species.
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R. F. Sloan, Jr
TVA
Guntersville
Lynn
Weygand Arrives for First Vichy Visit Since October
General Weygand commander of the French army in Africa reportedly arrives in Vichy for talks with Marshal Petain. Officials had earlier claimed he arrived last night as part of a staged announcement to mask his real movements. Weygand will brief Petain on French forces in Africa including West Africa and Sicily.
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Weygand
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Iose Africa
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Alabama to enforce closed season on fresh water fish
Montgomery March 6 The State Conservation Department announced a closed season for April on fresh water fishing in Alabama. An appellate court voided a similar rule on game fish taken outside the state, prompting the AG to seek Supreme Court review. Pea River State Forest will be open to fishing March 12 to April 1 and likely re open in May.
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Ala
Alabama
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Supreme Court
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Betty Denied Her Divorce in Florida
Betty Compton, English showgirl, failed to obtain a Florida divorce from James J. Walker as Judge Arthur Gomez ruled her evidence showed at best incomparability not cruelty. The couple, who married at Cannes, had a custody agreement for two adopted children and a financial settlement. Walker did not contest the suit.
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Fla
James J. Walker
Florida
Arthur Gomez
Betty Compton
Walker
Miss Compton
Timber Bid Notice for Guttersville Reservoir Area
Seventy percent of the timber volume consists of trees 14 to 20 inches in diameter on Town Creek Marshall County Guttersville Reservoir Sections 7 and 8 T7S R5E Access likely by water only no roads. Bids due by March 13 1941. Information from Alvin B Hafer Forester TVA Guntersville Alabama.
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Marshall County
Gutfftersville
Township 7
Alvin B. Hafer
Forrester
Tennessee Valley Authority
Guntersville
Alabama
FBI Requests More Funds for 700 Agents and 498 Staff
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover told a House subcommittee the bureau needs 975000 dollars to hire 700 field agents and 498 office employees to support national defense and selective service act investigations. The move would raise field agents to 2247 and total staff to 5588 as cases soared from 8348 in January 1940 to 24127 in January 1941.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Army engineers seek 30 million for urgent harbor work
Washington reports a proposed $30,000,000 emergency Navigation program labeled urgent for national defense, to be funded by Congress. Major J R Hardin urges immediate appropriation of $23,882,000 and contract authority of $5,794,000 to start harbor improvements in Charleston South Carolina Mobile Alabama and related sites nationwide.
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Snow Heavy Across Kansas Kills Five in Slippery Highways
Snow and rain spread nationwide with heavy snowfall in Kansas causing five highway deaths. Eastern Colorado and northern plains saw significant snow while other regions reported lighter falls. Cold readings topped the day with Alexandria Minnesota at 12 below zero.
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