Peace bids voiced as Madrid rebels clash with loyalists
In Madrid area fighting erupts as rebels amid troops alleged Communist influence clash with General Miaja's republican defense government air units bomb the city. Casado and Miaja reassure citizens while Communists are excluded from the administration. Negrin fled to France.
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Madrid
Jose Miaja
José Miaja
Republican Defense
Miaja
Segismundo Casado
Juan Negrin
Defense Council
National Defense
Negrin
France
Toulose
Paris
Spain
Despe
Segismundox Casado
Acme
Dionne Quintuplets Invited to See King and Queen
Canadian Press reports Mr and Mrs Oliva Dionne invited to Toronto on May 22 to be presented to King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II. Government officials say the five sisters would attend a lunch at Hart House and may sit in the legislative chambers. The gesture marks a rare royal visit invitation amid their fifth birthday approaching May 28.
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Toronto
Oliva Dionne
King George
Elizabeth
Dionnes
H. C. Nixon
Papa Dionne
Callander
Hart House
Nixon
Run Off Election Held at Decatur Junior High School
The Decatur Junior High School civics class ran a student mock run off election yesterday with 300 voters casting ballots. Winners include Harold Lichenstein as Governor and Louise Fitzpatrick as Chief of Police, plus many student offices and titles such as Most Beautiful Girl Shirley Bragg and Handsomest Boy Edgar Self.
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Decatur Junior High School
Harold Lichenstein
Harold Dixon
John D. Sherrill
Martha Holland
Louise Fitzpatrick
Paul Lentz
Sistina Moore
Robert Jones
Barbara Moore
Fred Emens
Johnny Howell
Greer Black
Bennie Tingle
Cecil Dyer
Florence Lovelace
Billy Robertson
David Hoppers
Charles Lindsay
Shirley Bragg
Edgar Self
T. M. Jones
Gregg Coleman
Influenza Epidemic Reported at Draper Prison
Dr. H G Camp chief physician inspector of Alabama prisons announced an influenza outbreak at Draper prison in Montgomery with 46 cases reported to date.
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Montgomery
Ala
H. G. Camp
Alabama
Draper Prison
Blankenship Services Set for Decatur Woman
Mrs Louisa J Morris Blankenship of Decatur died at 3 20 am after an appendectomy at Benevolent Society Hospital. She was 74. Short services are set for Wednesday 10 pm at her daughter’s home on Seventh Street South. Concluding rites include Lebanon Baptist church tomorrow at 2 pm with ministers I W Myers Bud Bynum and J D McClanahan officiating. Burial by Drinkard Howell. Survived by four daughters and a son Rev Grady Morris of Nashville with 14 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. A sister lives in Moulton. Grandsons to pallbear. Flowers by T E L class members.
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Louisa Jang Morris Blankenship
Catur
Birmingham
Benevolent Society Hospital
L. M. Black
Seventh Street South
I. W. Myers
Bud Bynum
J. D. McClanahan
Lebanon Church
Drinkard Howell
Blankenship
J. M. Hendon
Austinville
Bessie Delk
Décatur
Eunice Davis
Grady Moris
Nashville
Mattie Cross
Moulton
Central Baptist Church
Former Resident Dies After Illness in Mississippi
T L Williams of Tuka Mississippi formerly of Morgan County died at his home Friday morning at three o'clock after a long illness. He was 59. Interment was at Mount Gilead cemetery. He is survived by his wife ten children two brothers one sister and twenty grandchildren.
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T. L. Williams
Tuka
Miss
Morgan County
Mount Gilead
Anna Fay Collier Laid To Rest In Cullman County
Funeral services were held Monday at Mt. Zion church for Anna Fay Collier six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Collier of Vinemont formerly of Decatur The services were conducted by Rev Benson and Rev I W Myers
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Mt. Zion Church
Cullman County
Anna Fay Collier
Roy Collier
Vinemont
Decatur
Benson
I. W. Myers
Grasshoppers Invade Coroner’s Oakland City Home
Coroner Roy Smith finds his house infested with grasshoppers, blamed on eggs in potted plants from last fall. Warm indoor temperatures caused the hatch, even though spring is two weeks away. Mrs. Smith moved the plants inside to protect them.
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Oakland City
Ind
Roy Smith
Treasure found by detectives in Abington Hoard
Detectives Herman Goldstein and John Lynch traced a crudely drawn map to a house marked X and unearthed a box with 238 dollars. The find connected to a $945 holdup. An arrested man provided the map.
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Abington
Herman Goldstein
John Lynch
Gratis
Admiral calls Guam sea plane base for navy listening post
Rear Admiral Arthur B. Cook urged Congress to approve a sea plane base at Guam to give the Navy advance warning of enemy movements. He dismissed links to harbor fortification and opposed a $5 million upgrade as a rush to westward defenses. Pan American’s Trippe backed Guam air facilities for faster Orient service, while President Roosevelt authorized four new cruisers. Senator Bone forecast a war profits tax bill with many sponsors, potentially funding wartime needs.
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Washington
Arthur B. Cook
Guam
Navy
Pacific
Cook
Senate Naval Committee
Juan T. Trippe
Pan American Airways
Orient
Roosevelt
William D. Leahy
Naval Operations
House
Japan
Bone
Trippe
Wake Island
Manila
San Francisco
Hong Kong
Senate
Exemption of milk passed by House in Alabama
The Alabama House approved a milk tax exemption bill 75 to 0, exempting home delivered milk from the 2 percent ad valorem tax when sold by producer or distributor, not applying to restaurant sales. Other measures included strengthening public drunkenness laws and increasing salaries for a new conservation department.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Gewin
Hale
Mayhall
Winston
Mayall
House
Senate
Small infection may prove costly
Atlanta March 7. Hand infections from blisters cuts and removal of slivers were declared to cause almost 10 percent of permanent disability in the United States. Claw hands and frozen hands often result from such infections, said Dr. Daniel L. Maguire of Charleston at the southern surgical congress.
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Atlanta
United States
Daniel L. Maguire
Charleston
8. C
Southern Surgical Congress
Chickenpox Behind Smallpox scare near Powell Chapel
Morgan county health officers investigated a Morgan county area where a smallpox scare arose after a visitor from another state fell ill. Dr. L R Murphree reported about a dozen mild chickenpox cases with no smallpox symptoms and no cause for alarm, noting the illness likely traced to the newcomer. Powell Chapel lies south of Lacon near Cullman county line, with a suspect under observation in Decatur but no indication of smallpox.
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Powell Chapel
Lacon
L. R. Murphree
Morgan County
Cullman
Decatur
Gandhi Breaks His Fast Today Gaining Victory
AJKOT March 7 Gandhi Mohandas K Gandhi ends a 98 hour 25 minute fast to win political reform He drinks orange juice marking nourishment after fasting since the start of a protest against Rajkot ruler Thakore Saheb Shri Dharmendrasinhji The British backed Linlithgow mediated settlement seen as a victory for Gandhi and his millions of followers
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Ajkot
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Marquess of
Linlithgow
Gandhi
Rajkot
Thakore Saheb
Dharmendrasinhji
Alabama secession banner leaves Iowa for Alabama
A long-delayed journey home begins as a streamlined train carries Alabama’s secession banner escorted by three Iowa Republicans and a 94 year old G A R veteran. The banner, once taken from Montgomery after the Civil War, traveled from Iowa after a legislative mandate and $250 aid, joining a six-flag history of Alabama. The delegation heads to Chicago to switch trains toward the South.
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Des Moines
Alabama
Thomas Jefferson Noll
Grand Army of the Republic
B. C. Whitehill
James A. Lucas
Whitehill
Lucas
Iowa Historical Department
Iowa
Montgomery
Ala
G.A.R
Daughters of the Confederacy
Republic of Alabama
Spain
France
Great Britain
Confederate States
The
Union
Chicago
Rock Island
South
Red Wing Girl Scout Troop 3 Meeting Review
The Red Wing Troop 3 of Girl Scouts held a regular meeting led by the Lily-of-the-Valley Pare. Members reviewed knot tying, participated in drill and a game, and welcomed three visitors. The monthly court of awards is planned for next Monday night at the scout meeting.
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Red Wing
Yenan Bombed By 30 Planes In Major Chinese Center Attack
Japanese planes bombed Yenan the Chinese Communist capital center causing substantial damage to the city and a university. Additional raids targeted Ningsia and Tungkwan with casualties reported near the railway station. Chinese leaders express resolve, citing ongoing heavy fighting in Hupeh and substanial Japanese advances and resistance.
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Loyd Lehabras Bhanghal
China
Japan
Yenan
Shen Province
Ningsia
Shensi
Tungkwan
Yellow River
Lungwai
Reuts —Feens
Russia
Shenai
Hipeh
Shang Binly
Peiping
Nanking
Cheng Chien
Chungking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Hupeh
Hankow
Kingshan
Chuneshiang
Morrison Honored At Surprise Birthday Dinner
W. C. Morrison was feted Sunday with a surprise birthday dinner at his Moulton Heights home. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Putnam and family, the Alexander and Wilson households, and Mrs. W. O. Morrison with children Jim, Louise, and Dick among others.
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W. C. Morrison
Moulton Heights
T. E. Putnam
Billie Joe
Theo Jr
R. N. Alexander
Roberta
Ralph and
Durell
Allen Wilson
Lillie Wilson
Paul
W. O. Morrison
Jimmie Louise
Doctor Huey Stricken By Heart Attack In Hospitalized Condition
Dr J F Huey of Parkville is slightly improved today at Benevolent Society Hospital after a heart attack yesterday afternoon. Former Hillsboro resident and ex president of the Lawrence County Medical Society, he was stricken about 4 pm and brought in by a Drinkard Howell ambulance.
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J.F. Huey
Parkville
Benevolent Society Hospital
Huey
Hillsboro
Lawrence County Medical Society
Drinkard-Howell
Church study course held at Southside Church
The study course opened last night at South side Baptist church with Mrs. Will Spanable substituting for Phil Maxwell who was to teach. Maxwell fell ill Sunday after filling the pulpit but improved today and plans to lead the class this evening.
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Southside Baptist Church
Will Spanable
Phil Maxwell
Maxwell
Southside Church
Final ballot confidence on both sides in Alabama tax fight
Montgomery March 7. Alabama legislature delays pivotal tax equalization clash until Thursday as opponents drop a rush to a show down. House 73 of 104 answered roll call with Dixon supporters claiming confidence of victory amid recess plans and pending calendar moves.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Dixon
House
L. H. Bilis
Ellis
Administration
Paul McGowin
Senate
Earl McGowin
Weather notes show Tennessee River rise to 19.1 gauge
The report records a 24 hour rise in the Tennessee River to a gauge of 19.1 with temperatures around 76 degrees. Rainfall is noted as none and conditions across Alabama are fair tonight and Wednesday with northeast winds.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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