Company B Quits Shelby After Bridge Demolition
At Camp Shelby Mississippi Special report details Company B of the 151st Engineer Regiment demolishing a 70 by 10 foot ten ton bridge after a week of building it. The operation used 100 sticks of dynamite and two hours of prep. The plan includes a mile and a half road through wooded terrain. Delays came from rain as the unit prepares to depart Friday morning for Camp Claiborne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyle Frazier
Camp Shelby
Miss
151St Engineer Regiment
Co. “C
Hartselle
Bridge
Camp Claiborne
Moving date set for 151st Engr Regt departure
The 151st Engr Regt moves from Camp Shelby Mississippi to Camp Claiborne Louisiana on Friday morning March 14. Mail from Decatur or North Alabama after Tuesday should be addressed to the listed officer at Company B 151st Engr Regt Camp Claiborne Louisiana. after that date Shelby mail will be forwarded to Louisiana.
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151St
Camp Shelby
Miss
Camp Claiborne
Decatur
North Alabama
151St Engr
Louisiana
Company Shortstaff Struggles With Officer Shortage
The unit faces officer shortages as Captain Hunt attends a Virginia school and Lt. Watkins bears major responsibility with Lt. House in hospital. Sergeants step up, sending officers from the regiment to aid and keeping the company productive.
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Watkins
House
Capt
Hunt
Virginia
Army camp hospital policy eases concern over illnesses
Officers say hospital stays for common illnesses at the camp are routine and not alarming to families. Four men from B company were in the hospital Sunday, none seriously ill and expected back on duty soon. Discharges last week included several named soldiers, with visitors increasing as the company stays away from Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B_ company
St. Murray House
Mason Shedd
Joe Humphrey
Albert Puckett
Meredith Woodall
Hugh Strickland
William Kirby
Floyd Sharpe
Cecil Chandler
Mack Aldridge
James Frost
Ed Johnson
Charles Sherman
Arnold Hill
Decatur
W. B. Neher
Herbert
Woolsey Finnell, Jr
Hattiesburg
Dorothy Ham
Mr. Woodall
Edmond Thompson
Regiment Bound for Camp Enborne Amid Yearlong Schedule
All the men in the company are sent toward Camp Enborne where the regiment was slated to remain for the year. Plans have been laid for their stay and activities there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campenborne
Trio Injured When Car Hits Hitchhikers on Lee Highway
Marvin Shikles 38 of Vinemont is hospitalized with multiple leg and rib injuries after a Saturday Lee Highway crash that also involved his brother McKinley 40 and nephew Charles 18. John Press Black 65 of Athens faces a charge for faulty brakes. McKinley and Charles were treated and discharged. Marvin’s condition is listed as satisfactory.
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Marvin Shikles
Vinemont
Powers Hospital
Athens
McKinley Shikles
Charles Shikles
Julian McNeese
R. A. Troupe
Tullahoma
Tennessee
John Press Black
Lee Highway
McNeese
Black
Bond
Six Die in Alabama Traffic Week End
Birmingham reports six fatalities from traffic accidents across Alabama over the weekend. John William Heath 23 of Chilton county was struck on Mt Pisgah highway. William Wallace ? died after attempting to board a Birmingham railroad train. Charles Monk 13 was struck near Enterprise. Ed Robbins 54 of Dora went walking on Bankhead highway near Sumiton and was killed. Pete Wisham 23 of Escambia county died in a collision on the Andalusia Brewton highway. Odelle Brookins 31 of Vicksburg was killed yesterday afternoon in an auto accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Clanton
John William Heath
Chilton County
Mt. Pisgah
William ©. Wallace
Marietta
Okla
Gip M Evans
Charles Monk
Enterprise
Ed Robbins
Dora
Sumiton
Jefferson County
Pete Wisham
Escambia County
Andalusia-Brewton
Odelle Brookins
Vicksburg
Ingalls parleys begun to avert steel plant strike
John Beckham of the National Defense Commission opened talks with union leaders and Ingalls Iron Works officials to prevent a strike at two fabricating plants. The Structural Iron Workers AFL had voted to strike last week but postponed the action at the defense commission’s request. The firm faces about 000,000 in emergency defense funding as talks continue on wage raises and a security clause to protect current and new employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
John Beckham
National Defense Commission
Ingalls Iron Works Co
Structural Iron Workers
AFL
Defense Commission
Ingalls
Ingallsee Corp
Britain Flies Flags Over Senate Aid Bill
London reports show United States flags raised in shops offices and hotels to praise Senate passage of the British aid bill. Public opinion mixed yet celebratory as Britons note a cordial hand shake among Wheeler Barkley and George amid Willkie Roosevelt talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Senate
Burton K. Wheeler
Alben W. Barkley
Walter F. George
Winter Weather Eases After Fatal Storm Across Eastern Seaboard
Clearing skies and warmer air lift spirits after a storm that killed at least 23 people. Snow blankets the Middle and North Atlantic coasts with 10 to 16 inches in many areas while Virginia to Ohio see improving conditions and higher temperatures.
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New York
Virginia
Maine
Associated Press
Middle
North Atlantic
Carolinas
West Virginia
Ohio
Atlantic
Mississippi Valley
Illinois
Indiana
Rocky Mountains
Texas
Houston
Alpena
Mich
Nver
Col
Tyletown
Tennessee
More Power for the City in New TVA Installations
TVA crews at the First Avenue substation installed three 2 000 KVA transformers to replace three 1 500 KVA units, boosting Decatur capacity by 1 500 KVA at 4 000 volts. Officials say 20 000 horsepower remains available over the high lines if needed, with no service interruption during the switch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Valley Authority
First Avenue
Decatur
W. BE. Eddens
City Electric Department
TVA
Help to Britain Under Lease-Lend Moves This Week
White House officials say a presidential request for funds to speed aid to Britain under the lease lend program will be sent to Congress after Senate passage. House action is expected tomorrow with a final vote and approval by nightfall.
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Washington
Britain
White House
Roosevelt
Barkley
Kentucky
Wallace
Rayburn
Ieaders
Senate
House
Rep
Cooper
D-Techn
Martin
Massachusetts
Stephen Early
Atlantic
Representative Cooper
D. Tenn
House Rules Committee
Amounts
France May Convoy Her Food Vessels
Vichy France signals it will convoy merchant ships to feed its people if the British blockade persists. Admiral Darlan argues the blockade is useless and vows not to let France starve while noting German wheat aid.
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France
Vichy
Jean Darlan
Darlan
Philippe Petain
Hoover Ulans Plan for Belgian Soup Kitchens Rejected
British government reiterates a hard blockade against Germany and rejects Hoover's proposal to set up soup kitchens in Belgium as relief tests for Nazi occupied lands. Hoover counters that millions of children and the weak face starvation unless relief is provided, noting his role as honorary chairman of the Committee on Food For Small Democracies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover Ulan
Washington
Germany
He Hoover
Belgium
Hoover
Committee On Food For
Balkan crisis tests Yugoslavia’s stance toward Axis
In Belgrade Yugoslavia debates issue of aligning with Nazi Germany or the Anglo allies. A government pact with the Berlin Rome axis is suspected as a stall tactic while factions split between non interventionists and pro Allies supporters. The Serbian wartime spirit is cited as shaping Greek and Balkan hopes for independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Austria
Yugoslavia
Rome
Belgrade
Mitler
Serbia
Balkan
Valiant Serbs Stand Against Nazi Pressure in Balkans
The article argues Yugoslavia faces a tough choice amid Axis surround, with pro British sentiment and potential to deter the Nazi war machine. It notes some support resisting Germany, while cautions concessions would reflect prudence rather than alliance with the Nazis, and highlights Greece and Turkey as beneficiaries of Yugoslav firmness.
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Peninsula
Yugoslavia
Hitler
Germany
Balkans
Greece
Turkey
Poison death trial starts in circuit court
Anna Horton a negro woman goes on trial for murder over the May death of Helen Baker with toxicology confirming poison. State witnesses test with a coroner’s inquest returning a murder finding as Lily Smith also faces trial. jury seated from Decatur Somerville and nearby areas.
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Anna Horton
Helen Baker
Helen Bawer
Auburn
Lily Smith
Horton
Lex Bates
Eva
Ernest Britain
Decatur
Willard Clark
Lacey
Jimmy Moss
O. B. Robinson
B.C. Ryan
Somerville
L. EB. Johnson
Clifford Jackson
Falkville
D. Z. McAnally
Lacon
O. J Self
L. A. Douglas
Ring manager Caplin sentenced for grand larceny
Hy mie Caplin who managed five world champion boxers was sentenced today to five to ten years in Sing Sing Prison for grand larceny. Judge Peter J Brancato said the sentence was severe and noted the ring profited from card sharp schemes with victims losing up to 75000 in a single sitting. Other defendants faced up to ten years and three more await sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hymie Caplin
Sing Sing
Kings County
Peter J Brancato
Caplin
Creed
Brancato
Lew Jenkins
New York Hit By Bus Strike Sparks City Walkout
CIO Transport Workers Union drivers walk out on two Manhattan bus outfits serving about 875 000 daily riders amid wage talks and demands for higher pay and better conditions. Detriot and national labor actions persist with UAW strikes and tentative talks at Ford and Midland Steel Products as conciliators intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Detroit
New York
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Midland Steel Products Company
James F Dewey
Ford Motor Company
L Frye
UAW
Federal Motor Truck Company
Chrysler Army Tanks Arsenal
AFL
Transport Workers Union
Fifth Avenue Coach Company
New York City Omnibus Corporation
Manhattan
Queens
CIO Steelworkers Organizing Committee
U. S. Steel Corporation
Benjamin Fairless
Office of Production Management
Thomas A. Edison, Inc
CIO Aluminum Workers of America
Aluminum Company of
Gayda Calls Aid Bill Open Intervention In War
Fascist editor Virginio Gayda says the British aid bill is an open intervention in the war against the axis and could draw Rome Berlin Tokyo into conflict with the United States. He blasts Roosevelt as leading toward war and warns of an axis counter blockade. Greek forces report heavy losses on the Albanian front as Italy anticipates a spring offensive. France rebels against the British blockade and Singapore warns residents to be ready for rapid movement if attacked. France eyes additional wheat from the United States to feed unoccupied areas.
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Associated Press
Mussolini
England
United States
Pacific
Virginio Gayda
Japan
Far East
Tokyo
Gayda
Roosevelt
Italy
Duce
Athens
Korizis
France
London
Authori Ss
Singapore
China Seas
Indian Ocean
Jean Darlan
Jean Achard
Darlan
Frank Skeggs Dies at Home in Florida Veteran and Decatur Resident
Frank Skeggs 53 a World War veteran and former Decatur resident died at his St Petersburg Florida home Sunday after illness. Funeral plans by Brown Funeral Company to announce. Survived by widow two sons a sister three brothers and a prior automobile business career in St Petersburg. He served as an infantry captain overseas and was gassed in combat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
W. B Crawford
Decatur
Erskine Skeggs
Knoxville
Henry Skeggs
Chicago
John H. Skeggs
San Francisco
St. Petersburg
Weather notes and river gauge for Tennessee and Alabama
The Tennessee river stood at 18.25 feet Monday with no rainfall. Temperatures ranged from 42 to 60 degrees. Alabama expected showers and colder air, while Tennessee anticipated light rain and colder conditions Tuesday.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Portia
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U. S
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Indo-China
Ville de Majunga
Capetown
Lofoten Islands
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A. Lynne
Russell Lynne
Melvin Hutson
Newton B. Powell
Frank Skeggs
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