Husband in Jail Charged with Murder in McClendon Case
Cullman county officials report arsenic found in organs of Lois McClendon and in flour used for pancakes. Her husband Felix McClendon, 50, is jailed on murder charges after a toxicology report confirmed arsenic presence. Exhumation and laboratory tests followed the February death at Cold Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman County
Lois McClendon
Cold Springs
Auburn
McClendon
Carl Ruehling
State Toxicologist’s Office
Crawford Waldrop
Roy Woods
Bankhead Bates
Eddings
Waldrop
Ruehling
Mc Clendon
Bill Drinkard
State Laboratory
F. E. St. John
H. W. Nixon
St. John
Drinkard
McClendons
Cullman
Burglary Case Is Tried Here Today In Circuit Court
The state completed examination of witnesses by noon in the burglary case against Alvie Minor in Circuit court. The Garrard second degree murder trial in Edgar Compton’s pistol slaying was moved to Thursday March 13 due to missing witnesses. John Foster and Junior Jones sought probation after distilling conviction, with hearing set for March 14. Fletcher Moore charged with grand larceny posted bond, and Bertha Lee Tucker’s second murder charge was not pressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvie Minor
J. W. Garrard
Edgar Compton
Garrard
John Foster
Junior Jones
Seybourn H. Lynne
Fletcher Moore
James Franklin Moore
British raid on Lofoten Islands dubbed rehearsal for bigger actions
London reports that Tuesday’s raid by British and Norwegian units on the Lofoten Islands is described as a rehearsal for larger operations. The mission aimed to sabotage Nazi centers, capture prisoners, and boost occupied territories’ morale, with 215 Germans taken, including 17 air force personnel and two senior naval officers.
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Associated Press
London
Lofoten
Norway
Reuters
Britain
Five Italian ships seized in Somaliland port action
London reports the admiralty confirmed the capture of Port Chisimaio in Italian Somaliland. Five Italian merchant ships totaling 28,153 tons were seized, four others scuttled and a 7,000-ton German vessel captured but later sank in tow. The action, part of a coordinated British offensive, aimed to neutralize Axis bases in the Indian Ocean. The ships named include Adria Savoia Erminia Massella Manon and Leonardo Da Vinci.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Admiralty
Chisimaio
Italian Somaliland
Magadiscio
Somaliland
Indian Ocean
Adria
Savoia
Erminia Massella
Manon
Leonardo da Vinci
Marghera
Mercantile Marine
Uckermark
Norwegian Families Face Burned Property Decree
Reichscommissar Joseph Terboven orders the burning of all property owned by Norwegians who aided the British or followed them during the Lofoten raid. Those who helped the British are arrested, one Norwegian shot for recalcitrance. Oestvangay Island fined 100000 kroner. prisoners' families to be supported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Svolvar
Norway
Berlin
Oestvangey Island
Svolar
England
City Council Plans Resurfacing Of Moulton Street
Decatur city council approved a 4000 foot resurfacing project on Moulton Street from Sixth avenue E to Ninth avenue with 15178 total cost 3846 city 3846 state 8104 WPA share and planned a sewer on Eighth street costing 12493 city 3413 funded by property assessments no protests were received at the meeting and an airport site survey was authorized.
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City Council
Moulton Street
Leeks Airport
Decatur
WPA
Sixth Avenue
Bee Line Highway
Ninth Avenue
Eighth Street
Twelfth Avenue
Somerville Road
Washington
State Highway Department
Fourth Avenue
Fourth
Fourth W
Sixth
Ninth W
Seventh
Ninth ‘Street
Guards May Be Kept On Duty Longer
Washington officials said Congress might be asked to authorize keeping the National Guard in service for an extra six months to a year. Mobilized 240,000 guardsmen face possible demobilization by year’s end, with manpower gaps in training for selective service recruits.
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Washington
War Department
Army
Congress
National Guard
George Marshall
General Staff
Roosevelt
Infantry National Guard
Ex resident illness victim dies near Shelbyville Tenn
J Davi 48 former L&N employee and farmer near Shelbyville dies at 6 30 p m Thursday at home. Prayer services held at Thompson Funeral Home in Shelbyville. Funeral rites scheduled 2 p m Saturday at Central Baptist Church with burial in City cemetery. Survived by widow a son Charles Henry Davidson five sisters and five brothers.
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Onry J. Davi
Shelbyville
Tennessee
Thompson
Decatur
Frank Price
Prospect
Central Baptist Church
John C. Cowell, Jr
R.L. Archibald
Central Methodist Church
City Cemetery
Davidson
Charles
Henry Davidson
T. E. Dixon
Harve Robinson
Hugh Hasty
T. E. Ledford
H. L. Davidson
Harrison
Cleve
Ben
Mitchell Davidson
L. & N. Railroad Company
Driver Unhurt When Truck Leaves Beeline Highway
Willie James Nickle of Birmingham escaped injury when his Brown Hall Company truck swerved off the Beeline Highway eight miles north of here at 6 15 p m Thursday to avoid a private car that fled the scene. The truck was heavily damaged and valued at about 1500 dollars for steel piping and air pack components.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie James Nickle
First Avenue
North
Birmingham
Here
Nickle
R. A. Troupe
State Highway Patrol
Brown Hall Company
Roosevelt Hints New Labor Board Beyond Taft Walsh
President Roosevelt disclosed he is considering a new labor board to mediate disputes and study labor production factors. He cautioned it would differ from the Taft Walsh board and could widen scope to long term policy and distribution of plant facilities after the emergency.
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Washington
March T
Roosevelt
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Boar
Office of Production Management
Roosevelt weighs labor agency to mediate disputes
President Roosevelt considers forming a labor agency to address behind the scenes issues in labor disputes and act as a mediator. Already established mediation efforts show some progress as walkout threats ease for Consumers Power in Michigan Rutland railroad Vermont and Engalls iron works defense orders in Birmingham. Governor Van Wagoner intervenes to prevent electrical service disruption for 900 Michigan communities while AFL electrical workers and Consumers Power agree to arbitrate their wage dispute.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Consumers Power Company
Michigan
Rutland Railroad
Vermont
Ingalls,iron Works
Birmingham
Ala
Murray D. van Wagoner
AFL Electrical Workers
Decatur Chamber Nears Eight Thousand Dollar Campaign
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce campaign for 1941 nears the $5,000 mark with 403 memberships totaling $4,840 reported at the Hotel Lyons offices. Co-Chairs Buck Rogers and Tom Fitzpatrick urge final reports and urge volunteers to join at the chamber to reach the $8,000 goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Hotel
Lyons
Buck Rogers
Tom Fitzpatrick
Chamber of Commerce
Decatur
Davis Dies in Tuscumbia After Auto Crash
John William Davis 88 former newspaper publisher died after being struck by a vehicle in Tuscumbia. He once published the Alabamian Dispatch here for years and later worked in the jewelry trade. funeral services were held today.
Broadcast By Four Condemned Men Halted By Order
Four Arkansas convicts scheduled to broadcast final statements from Monroe Louisiana prison death row were banned by officials led by Attorney General Eugene Stanley. The four men Meharg Heard Boyce and Landers faced execution for slaying Columbia posseman Frank Gartman during an escape.
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Columbia
William Meharg
Arkansas
Meharg
William Heard
Floyd Boyce
William Landers
Eugene Stanley
Baton Rouge
G. &. Erakine
C. C. Minard
Monroe
Minard
Stanley
Inisiana
Erskine
Frank Gartman
Columbia Posseman
Senate delays to curb future aid convoy bans
The Senate rejected the O Mahoney amendment to forbid convoying war materials by U S armed forces outside the Western Hemisphere. The vote was 63 to 28 after leaders shifted positions and President Roosevelt warned daily delays affect material deliveries to the Democracies.
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Washington
Senate
Western Hemisphere
O'Mahoney
D-Wyo
Ellender
D-La
Bone
D-Wash
Clark
D-Mo
Congress
O’mahoney
Wheeler
D-Mont
White House
Roosevelt
Johnson
Calif
Connally
D.-Tex
America
Europe
Alexander Speech Seen As Call to U S
The British House of Commons heard Admiral of the Fleet A V Alexander urge Britain to build more ships and men to wage the Atlantic battle. The report notes possible U S access to ships and the question of a broader warship appeal to America amid Britain’s looming U-boat threat and spring offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander
U.S
Dewitt MacKenzie
House of Commons
Eays
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
House
Britain
London
America
Mgr. Alexander
Uncle Sam
John Bull
British Isles
Balkans on edge as Germany massed for Balkan strike
Balkan observers report 150000 German troops with hundreds of tanks near the Greek Bulgarian frontier may strike into Greek Macedonia and Thrace within 48 hours. Britain rushes equipment to Turkey while Greece prepares defenses along the Struma corridor and Thrace.
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Associated Press
Balkan
Greek Macedona
Thrace
Turkey
Germany
Russia
Black Sea
Bulgaria
Balkans
Adolph Hitler
Great Britain
Grecian Thrace
Aegean
Weather Report Highlights Tennessee River and Alabama Conditions
The Tennessee river gauge stood at 15.72 feet with a 24 hour high of 53 and low of 43 degrees and 1.89 inches of rain. Alabama sees cloudy colder conditions with near freezing in the south and rain in the north. expect Saturday to be mostly cloudy and cold with fresh northerly winds along the coast and light snow in the east.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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Bertha Lee Tucker
Grace W. Towne
National Federation of Music Clubs
Samuel Sorin
Lelia Cantwell Seton
Suc Us
Women's Music Study Club
Louisiana
KMLB
Boyce
Mother Meharg
Landers
Sons Saak
Wyoming
Solon
Ismet Inony
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Dardanelles
Greece
Struma
Macedonia
Salonika
Sofia
Alexander Papagos
Aegean Sea
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