Britain Ready to Man Fleet of New Boats and Planes
Britain declares the Atlantic battle on with US aid seen as essential. Officials say Britain can man the American fleet if given it, and salute 50 US destroyers convoying supplies. Air Minister Sir Archibald Sinclair asserts American aircraft will arrive in time, while Britons note trained pilots and crews ready to absorb equipment.
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London
United States
Britain
America
Empire
Archibald Sinclair
House of Commons
Sir Archibald
Channel
Atlantic
Funeral rites for Frank B. Skeggs held in St Petersburg
Frank B. Skeggs 53 of St. Petersburg Florida died Sunday. Rites Wednesday 3:30 p m at Mrs W E Crawford 320 E Cale St with Rev R L Sturgis and Rev W E Waterhouse officiating. Burial in City Cemetery. Survivors include widow two sons sister three brothers and notable WWI service. Active pallbearers named. Mason and American Legion honorary pallbearers. He formerly lived in Decatur and was an auto dealer in Florida.
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Frank B. Skeggs
St. Petersburg
Fla
W. E. Crawford
E. Cale Street
R. L. Sturgis
St. John’s Episcopal Church
W. E. Waterhouse
First Baptist Church
City Cemetery
Brown
Skeggs
Decatur
Florida City
Phil Dinsmore
William Moseley, Jr
Julian Harris
T C. Almon
Carlisle Blackwell
T. Sheppard
Masoni¢é Lodge
American Legion
William H. Skeggs
John H. Skeggs
San Francisco
Erskine Skeggs
Knoxville
Henry Skeggs
Chicago
Florida
Somerville
J. Skeggs
Alappo Polytechnic Institute
Au- AurTs
Near Solution In Butcher Slaying, Police Say
Police Chief L B Reed said the Leila Adele Welsh case nears solution with new information received after two o clock this morning. Investigators focus on a hammer and knife as evidence while blood analysis and witness tips are pursued. a $500 reward is offered.
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Kansas
UUITY
L. B. Reed
Leila Adele Welsh
Vibedeke
Miss Welsh
University of Kansas City
Kansas City
Kansas City Star
FBI
J W Watkins Illness Victim
Johnathan W. Watkins, 75, died at 9 30 Tuesday at Irwin Dyar Hospital Moulton after a week long illness. Funeral at 11 Wednesday at Watkins cemetery Lawrence county by Rev E E Byars burial by Brown. Procession leaves Brown's Ferry chapel at 10. Survivors include two daughters Mrs T B Lowrey and Mrs S B Wade three sons Phillip Otto and Woodrow a sister Mrs Lou Barrett three nephews three nieces and two grandchildren.
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Johnathan W. Watkins
Irwin- Dyar Hospital
Moulton
Watkins Cemetery
Lawrence County
E. E. Byars
Brown
Ferry Street
Watkins
T. B. Lowrey
Danville
Route 2
S. B. Wade
Birmingham
Phillip
Otto
Woodrow
Lou Barrett
British envoy target of blast at hotel siege
A heavy explosion at the Pera Palace Hotel in Istanbul followed the arrival of former British minister to Bulgaria George W. Rendel and his legation staff. Wounded cried out as police and fire crews entered the building.
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Istanbul
Pera Palace
George W. Rendel
Bulgaria
Legation
Strikes Slow Defense Drive Across Nation
Strikes across major defense sectors slow wartime plans. NYC bus strike disrupts commutes for hundreds of thousands as unions press for higher wages and shorter hours. Other actions hit Pascagoula shipyard, Philadelphia Brill works, CIO steel and electrical workers, and Edison plants as defense labor board talks loom.
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Associated Press
New York City
O10 Transport Workers Union
Labor dispute talks seen progress at Ingalls plants
John Beckham, national defense commission representative, said progress was made in settling labor disputes at two Birmingham Ingalls Iron Works Co. fabricating plants. About 650 workers are employed. union members seek higher wages and a security clause to guard against layoffs amid the shipbuilding program at Pascagoula, Mississippi.
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AFL
Ingalls
Pascagoula
Miss
Philadelphia
J. G. Brill Company
CIO Steel
APL
Gacort
Washington
Allis- Chalmers
Milwaukee
CIO
United Automobile
Defense
National Capital
Defense Industry Labor Board
Thomas A. Edison, Inc
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Birmingham
Ala
John Beckham
National Defense Commission
Ingalls Iron Works Co
Structural Iron Workers
Second Negro Woman Tried In Death Case
The state resumes examination in the trial of Lily Smith for the death of Helen Baker, a 32 year old woman, in May. Anna Horton earlier faced trial, with witnesses noting a mercury poisoning and the life insurance payout involving Lily Smith as beneficiary.
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Lily Smith
Helen Baker
Anna Horton
Seybourn H. Lynne
Horton
West Vine Street
Baker
Bey Howell
State Laboratory
Carl Ruehling
State Toxicologist’s Office
Hannah Watkins
Carl Sykes
Lily
Smith
Betty Love
Liam Johnson
Willie Polk
Ann Horton
Betsy Jones
Face Two
Funds Approved for Ryan High School Auditorium Project
Presidential approval today expedited WPA funding for the Ryan high school rebuild and an adjoining auditorium. The supplementary $12,958 grant, with $9,573 federal share and $3,385 provided by Morgan County Board of Education, backs a 6,399 square foot auditorium seating hundreds. Construction begins as part of replacing the fire-destroyed frame school, with total cost near $62,000. Senator Lister Hill confirmed Washington approval.
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WPA
Ryan
Morgan County Board of Education
R. W. Shepherd
Lister Hill
Daily Today
Washington
Aid Bill Passes to Cost Seven Billion in British Aid
President Roosevelt outlined a request for a 7 billion dollar appropriation to fund the British aid program, calling it the largest peacetime allocation in U.S. history. The House approved the Senate amendments by 317 to 71, with officials stating the funds would be used to purchase items authorized in the British aid bill and may include transfer of existing war supplies.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
America
White House
House
Senate
President Roosevelt
House Appropriations
Glass
D.-Va
Senate Appropriations Committee
Byrnes
D-8
Britain
FDR
War and Navy Departments
Capitol Hill
German firm Transocean officials charged under foreign agents law
A federal grand jury indicted Transocean and two German executives Manfred Zapp and Guenther Tonn for violating the foreign agents registry law. Zapp and Tonn were arrested on commissioner’s warrants in New York, according to Justice Department officials.
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Washington
Transocean
Manfred Zapp
Guenther Tonn
Justice Department
Zapp
Tonn
New York
U S Prepares Small Naval Craft to Aid Britain
Washington moves to rush small naval craft to Britain as lease lend debate ramps up. Axis spokesmen warn of open intervention and pledges to sink all supplies to England. British losses rise to 148000 tons across 29 ships in the week ending March 2.
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Washington
Britain
Axis
Uncle Sam
England
Virginio Gayda
London
Britain Faces Submarine War and Delivery Deadlock
An authoritative analysis notes Britain remains anxious yet confident as Hitler’s submarine campaign challenges sea routes. The piece stresses neutrals’ Hague duties and the crucial fact that munitions must reach their destination in England for any impact, highlighting the delivery bottleneck.
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Britain
Hitler
Signor
Gayda
United States
England
Alabama expands defense plan on paper for emergencies
Governor Dixon said Alabama’s defense plan is being broadened at Washington’s request. Adj. Gen. Ben M. Smith and experts draw up emergency measures for potential invasion, including utilities, rail links, food, medical care, civilian classifications, and countering sabotage.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Dixon
Washington
Adj
Ben M. Smith
FISHING BAN REVOKED IN ALABAMA APRIL SEASON
Alabama will not enforce a closed fishing season in April. The State Conservation Board rescinded the regulation after scientific input from H. S. Swingle and E. V. Smith. Gov. Dixon said studies show no benefit to a closed season and that Alabama streams can support more fish.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Conservation Board
Dixon
H. S. Swingle
E. V. Smith
Auburn
Swingle
Prominent Cullman Woman Injured In Auto Crash
Mrs. E. Kinney, well known in Cullman, suffered fractures and injuries when the car she rode in veered off the highway four miles east of Cullman and plunged down an embankment. She is wife of C Kinney and aunt of Horace H Kinney, Cullman County probate judge.
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E. ©. Kinney
Cullman
Cullman Hospital
Alabama Industries Poll Aims at Defense Production
The Associated Industries of Alabama began a new poll of the state's manufacturing plants to boost production for national defense. Plant managers and owners will detail operations, with results to be discussed at a defense meeting in Mobile on March .
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Birmingham
Ala
Associated Industries of
Alabama
Mobile
Grand Jury to Probe Death in Cullman County
The Cullman county grand jury, recessed in February, is set to meet Monday March 17 to investigate the February 20 death of Lois McClendon 48 a Cold Springs farm matron. Felix McClendon 50 and Della Oden 34 are jailed on murder charges.
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Cullman County
Lois McClendon
Cold Springs
McClendon
Felix McClendon
Della Oden
Walker County
J T Phillips Dies At Home After Long Illness
James Thomas Phillips 81 retired farmer died at 4 40 Monday afternoon at his home 619 Fourth avenue west after a long illness Prayer services were held at Brown's Chapel conducted by Dr John C Cowell Jr The procession went to Pleasant Hill Tennessee for burial in Pleasant Hill cemetery Survived by five daughters and four sons and siblings he had lived in Decatur for 12 years prior to moving there from the county
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James Thomas Phillips
Fourth Avenue
West
Brown's Chapel
Ferry Street
John C. Cowell, Jr
Central Baptist Church
Pleasant Hill
Tennessee
Brown
Phillips
County
Decatur
American woman joins Commons as second US-born MP
Beatrice Clough Rathbone becomes the second American born MP in Britain by unopposed nomination in Bodmin, succeeding her late husband Flight Lieutenant John Rankin Rathbone killed on a December mission over Germany. Born in Boston thirty years ago, she serves as a Conservative, joining Lady Astor as the other US-born member. she has two children in the United States.
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London
Beatrice Clough Rathbone
House of Commons
Bodmin
John Rankin Rathbone
Germany
Boston
Rathbone
Commons
Lady Astor
Mrs. Rathbone
United States
Japan Presses Axis Move as Matsuoka Heads to Berlin and Rome
Axis sources report Japan's Yosuke Matsuoka preparing to leave Tokyo for talks in Berlin and Rome amid warnings of a three power pact response to the U S aid bill for Britain. Berlin and Rome described the trip as a counter move with military experts, while Belgrade anticipated Yugoslavia joining the axis. The British admiralty noted heavy shipping losses in the Atlantic and Thailand and French Indo China signed a peace protocol under Japanese mediation, raising fears of wider war.
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Associated Press
United States
Japan
Yosuke Matsuoka
Pay East
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Rome
la Triebuna
Matesuoka
Washington
America
Senate
Matsuoka
Berlin
Britain
Stefani
Virginio Gayda
Mussolini
England
Pacific
Tokyo
Moscow
Balkan
Yugoslavia
Paul
Crown
Belgrade
Hitler
Crown Council
Germany
London Admiralty
Admiralty
Dunkerque
Thailand
Indo-China
Prince
Far East
Greater East Asia
United States Senate
U. S
Asahi
New York Information
Weather Summary From Tennessee River Readings Report
The Tennessee river gauge stood at 18.92 feet on Tuesday. Temperatures reached a maximum of 66 degrees with 32 degree lows in the past 24 hours. Rainfall measured 0.32 inches. Alabama coastal areas remained fair, while Tennessee saw fair skies with mostly cloudy conditions in the north eight days.
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Tennessee River
Alabama
Tennessee
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Bulletin
Ned Spike
By Dewitt MacKenzie
J.T. Phillips
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