Blood Stained Weapons Of Death Guide Police In Hunt For Girl's Killer
Kansas City police hunted for Miss Lelia Adele Welsh 24 after she was slain in her home. The killer beat her with a stone mason's tool and slashed her throat, leaving a knife and bloodied clothing at the scene. Evidence suggested entry through a bedroom window and a possible robbery motive was ruled out.
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THE
Decatur Daily
Guide
Kansas City
Lelia Adele Welsh
Marie F. Welsh
Miss Welsh
University of Kansas City
Rockhall Road
Richard W. Punk
Mother
Funk
George
Davenport
Europe and North Africa War Updates Across Fronts
The article reports on Greece Albania and Italy fighting with Greek advances near Tepeleni and Italian losses including Mussolini family casualties. It notes British actions in Africa against Italy and a Leander raid on Rambi. Nazi bombing hits London as RAF suffers limited ops amid weather. French Indochina peace talks progress with Tokyo envoy Henry.
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Europe
France
Tepeleni
Albania
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Lake Tana
Burge
Eritrea
Cheren
Leander
New Zealand
Indian Ocean
Admiralty
London
RAF
Far East
Tokyo
Charles Arsene Henry
Stocks Rise as Steel and Sugar Stocks Lead Rally
Market gains on March 10 with steel, sugar, and specialty stocks pushing higher. Hat shows early advance, day ranges from fractional to over 3 points, heavy turnover near 550,000 shares. livestock quotes include salable sheep and lamb prices. Futures close 23 to 33 higher with day highs near session peaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Eubank
New York
Wall Street
Livestock market report from Nashville as of March market
Salable cattle include 850 calves and 150 cows and bulls. Early sales show fed yearlings and steers at 9.50 to 10.50, other cattle weaker. Beef cows mostly 7.00 to 7.50, cans down to 4.50. Top bulls 7.50, weaners 11.00. Hogs salable around 500 head and market steady. good 190 to 250 pound hogs 7.30.
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Nashville
Tenn
Markets at a Glance from New York and Chicago
Market briefs show firm stocks and recovering steels and specialties. Bonds advance with rail space gains. foreign exchange quiet as Canadian dollar declines. Cotton active with strong general buying. sugar uneven amid Cuban and local liquidation. Wool rising on demand. metals steady, steel operations at historic highs. Wheat and corn higher and firm respectively. hogs mostly steady with heavier weights. cattle steady to weak on heavy steers.
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Chicago
Chicago Dairy and Produce Receipts Report
Chicago reports show butter receipts at 739 163 with multiple quality grades and rates. eggs receipts total 32 260 with fresh graded extras and local car quantities listed. Centralized carrot and storage packed firsts figures appear with price and quantity details.
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Chicago
Italian Cruiser Believed Sunk Near Mediterranean
The British admiralty reported that an Italian Condottieri class cruiser, sister to the Bartolomeo Colleoni, was torpedoed and almost certainly sunk in the Mediterranean by a British submarine. An Italian destroyer escort reportedly rescued some survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Admiralty
Italy
Bartolomeo Colleoni
Mediterranean
City buys seven thousand dollars in city bonds
The City of Decatur completed the purchase of seven thousand dollars in bonds from a one million two hundred fifty thousand dollar issue. A small premium was paid to acquire the bonds. The selling house reported these were the only Decatur bonds they had been able to purchase since the issue was floated months ago.
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Decatur
City of
Arm Injured in Boat Plant Accident at Lunchtime
Louis Moyer of 1104 Chestnut Street suffered a broken left arm in an accident at the American Oak Leather Company plant. He was at work on a boat when his arm was caught in a pulley and he was taken to Benevolent Society Hospital for treatment.
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Louis Moyer
Chestnut Street
American Oak Leather Company
Benevolent Society Hospital
Army Camp Recreation Rules and Guest House Details
A report describes camp recreation divisions 37th and Bath with their dances and halls while corps troops receive fewer passes. It notes a new recreation hall opened last Tuesday and a guest house in each camp offering 50c private rooms and baths for visiting relatives. Meals are at cost, with advance room reservations required.
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37Th
Bath
1St Engineers
Corp
Camp Claiborne
Ghost story guardsman comforts through midnight shift tale
Pleasant Cook, on guard duty near the motor pool, tells of a ghost story while patrolling. A red truck light suddenly flickers on, but finds only silence. a nearby shorted wire explains the glow as he checks the cab. He now frequents another tent when stories begin.
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Cook
Camp Shelby Update After Moving Day Plans
This last Camp Shelby item notes Co. B of the 151st Engineer Regiment will move to Louisiana next week. Reported is an anticipated return from hospital for a full complement of 90 men to resume work at the new camp and moving day experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Shelby
151St
Engr
Louisiana
Dispute Over Pay Discharges Four Workers and Seniority Rights
New disagreement over pay led to four employees being discharged while seniority rights are contested. Details remain unclear as the union and management negotiate ongoing.
Three Camp Blanding Soldiers Drown In Lake Swan
Three Alabama soldiers Lieutenant Samuel H. McCoy of Gadsden Sergeant Hugh Willoughby of Gadsden and Corporal Steel D. Aldrich of Birmingham drowned when their small boat capsized during a Lake Swan barbecue. A coroner's verdict ruled accidental drowning as others tried to restart the outboard motor for an hour before going under.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose
Ala
Camp Blanding
Alabama
Lake Swan
Here
Samuel H. McCoy
Gadsden
Hugh Willoughby
Steel D. Aldrich
Birmingham
Britain Aid Bill Nears Roosevelt Signature
British Speaker Rayburn and Foreign Affairs Chair Bloom predicted approval on Tuesday with the bill ready for President Roosevelt by midweek. Stephen Early said the president may announce the program soon and sign into law to authorize selling, leasing, or transferring armaments and food to Britain and other vital allies.
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Rayburn
Bloom
D-Ny
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
Stephen Early
England
America
Congress
Hull
Stimson
Knox
Morgenthau
Harry Hopkins
Commerce
Office of Production Management
Army
Navy
Britain
United States
Greece
China
Decatur Diary Highlights Local Visits and Church Activities
Decatur notes show Mrs. Robert Holloman and daughters Carolyn and Martha Jean at St. Vincent's in Birmingham. Dwight Mixson travels to Hanceville on business. church and civic meetings planned including First Presbyterian Sunday School and De catur Chamber of Commerce board. Fire incidents, hospital stays, birthdays, and local social visits pepper the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Holloman
Carolyn
Martha Jean
Birmingham
Mr. Holloman
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Bishop Gaines Injured at Goodyear Plant
Bishop Gaines a 35 year old Goodyear Decatur Mills employee was confined to his home at 109 Eighth Ave West after suffering a severe head and eye injury and body bruises when a machine in the plant shop set on him at about 4 30 Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Gaines
Goodyear Decatur Mills
Eighth Ave
West
Mr. Gaines
Police Chief Warns on Free‑Running Chickens
Police Chief W. P. Moore said officers will pursue cases against owners whose chickens are allowed to run at large. He noted numerous complaints and that such acts violate a city ordinance.
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W. P. Moore
LSU boards names Campbell Hodges president in 1940s
Louisiana State University board of supervisors elected Major General Campbell Hodges, commander of the fifth army corps, as university president effective July 1. He succeeds Dr. James Monroe Smith whose 1939 resignation and criminal charges led to reforms. Dr. Paul M. Hebert to resume law school duties.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors
Campbell Hodges
Fifth Army Corps
J. EB. Smitherman
Shreveport
Hodges
Paul M. Hebert
Smitherman
Hebert
General Hodges
James Monroe Smith
Canada
Raw
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Yugoslavia’s Dilemma in View of World War Threats
The article discusses Yugoslavia facing a choice between isolation and appeasement or aligning with neighbors for security. It notes Britain’s possible aid to Greece, Turkey’s potential stance, and Russia’s troop buildup near the Caucasus and Russo Romanian frontier as factors influencing Yugoslavia and regional power dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlo Gelloso
Balkans
Belgrade
Russia
Caucasus
Turkey
Asiatic
Greece
Yeni Sabah
Council of Ministers
Franng von Papen
Africa
Ethiopia
Fer- Fer
Italian Somaliland
Gabre-Darra
Ogaden
Rodolfo Graziani
Haile Selassie
Yugoslavia
Britain
Hitler
Dardanelles
Trdon
Turkey gobbler hunt dates set in Black Warrior Forest
The 1941 gobbler hunt runs March 29 to April 13 in Black Warrior National Forest. $1 permits allow hunting until a gobbler is killed within a 15 day limit. Permits available to state license holders from the Conservation Department or the U S Forest Ranger at Haleyville. Sponsored by the Forest Service and Conservation Department. Alabama’s spring season runs March 20 to April 15.
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Montgomery
Ala
Black Warrior National Forest
State Conservation Department
Ben Morgan
Game and Fish
Conservation Department
U. S. Forest Ranger
Haleyville
U. S. Forest Service
Alabama
Trio Pileup On Dothan Road Injures Brookins Occupants
A three vehicle collision on the Dothan Enterprise highway left James Saliba of Dothan uninjured while Grady Sellers and Arthur Edmon son of Vicksburg sustained injuries in the Brookins car.
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Pile
James Saliba
Dothan
Grady Sellers
Arthur Edmonson
Vicksburg
Brookins
Rotary Club Holds Enjoyable Luncheon Meeting
The Rotary Club luncheon was led by Oscar Napps who screened a picture titled An American Portrait showing 20th century improvements. The session was enjoyable and instructive with visitors F M Robinson Ensign Charles A Darrah USNR Oscar Napps Jack Thompson Robert Allen and welcomed member John Pennell.
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Oscar Napps
F M. Robinson
Charles A. Darrah
United States Naval Reserve
Jack Thompson
Robert Allen
John Pennell
Body of Spring Hill student athletic manager found in Mobile Bay
The body of Sidney Crowley, student athletic manager at Spring Hill College, was found today floating in Mobile Bay about four miles east of Mobile. Crowley had been missing since February 23 when he and Ben Smith, Spring Hill assistant football coach, disappeared during a fishing trip. Coast guard and private boats had searched waters and swampy areas for the two men.
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Mobile
Ala
Sidney Crowley
Spring Hill College
Mobile Bay
Crowley
Ben Smith
Spring Hill
Coast Guard
Solons Plan Disease Fight
Chicago March 10 Associated Press survey shows state legislatures moving to require pre marriage health exams to curb syphilis and other diseases. Utah already passed such laws. 15 states have proposals, including Iowa with 20 day pre wedding medical checks. Divorce residence rules also eyed.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Utah
Arizona
Missouri
Nevada
New Mexico
Washington
Kansas
Ohio
Georgia
Maryland
Nebraska
Massachusetts
Maine
Vermont
Texas
Iowa
Senate
House
Yacht Club Receives $300 for Wheeler Lake Slips
The Morgan county board of revenue and control appropriated $300 to the Wheeler Lake Yacht Club to install 12 boat slips along the channel from the Tennessee river to the north river backwater. The same amount had been approved by the city last week. The yacht club committee included R. B. Rogers Billy Wyker and F. D. Peebles with M. H. Kiser of Tennessee Valley Authority. County officials expect the project will boost Decatur and Morgan County by promoting river recreation and advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Wheeler Lake Yacht Club
Tennessee River
Yacht Club
R. B
Buck) Rogers
Billy Wyker
F. D. Peebles
M. H. Kiser
Tennessee Valley Authority
Deccatur
Morgan County
Civic drive pledges reach $5274 in Decatur Chamber effort
Reported at noon today, the Decatur Chamber of Commerce drive for 1941 shows $5274 pledged from 439 memberships. Co chairmen Buck Rogers and Tom Fitzpatrick urge all solicitors to file reports to start the campaign clean up and reach the $8000 goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Buck Rogers
Tom Fitzpatrick
Mrs Jesse W Posey Dies at Rural Home
Mrs Jesse W Posey 36 died at 6 p.m. Saturday at her Somerville route 1 home after a short illness. Funeral rites were held at the residence Sunday afternoon by Rev Mitchell. Burial in the family cemetery was directed by McAfee Howell and Young. Survivors include husband four sons Howard Harold Cecil Sherman and three daughters Louise Ruth and Sarah Posey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse W Posey
Somerville
Mitchell
McAfee
Howell
Young
Howard
Harold
Cecil
Sherman
Louise
Ruth
Sarah Posey
Could Victoria Reign 63 Y With Stomach Ulcer Pair
England's beloved Queen could hardly have reigned 63 years and remained hale if she suffered stomach ulcers. The ad advocatesUdga tablets for relief of ulcer pain indigestion and related conditions with a money back guarantee.
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Victoria
England
Reese
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Decatur’s
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Auburn
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St. Petersburg
Florida
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Hartselle
W. O. Terry
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Danville
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Melvin Oliver
E. Moulton Street
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City
Mary L. Atkins
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
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E. T. Tonn
Cullman and Hanceville
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