Allies hail Roosevelt speech across capitals
Allied and axis reactions split over Roosevelts address urging all-out aid as a step toward total war. Berlin brands it a directorate of world power, Rome calls it an invitation to war, Tokyo deems it alarmist, while Britain and other outlets frame it as Americas full entry in the conflict.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
America
Berlin
Deutsche Diplomatische Politische Korrespondenz
Rome
Rome Radio
CBS
Virginio Gayda
Pascism
United States
Tokyo
Foreign Office
Britain
London News Chronicle
London Daily Mail
Daily Sketch
Hitler
New Order
Sydney
Australia
Herald
Salonika defense key in Yugoslav resolve against Hitler
The article notes Yugoslavia seeks clarity on Salonika defense before defying Hitler, as the Greek port and railhead near Thessaloniki is a strategic Nazi target. It suggests Greco British forces aim to defend the port, bolstering Yugoslav resolve to resist if independence is threatened.
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Yugoslavia
America
Greece
Turkey
Salonika
Hitler
Wreckage Found Near Bermuda may Indicate Mahukoa Loss
Coast Guard reports wreckage near Bermuda possibly tied to the American freighter Mahukoa a 2512 ton Matson vessel from San Francisco with a crew of 26. A life preserver bearing its name was recovered along with mast fragments but no crew signs.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Bible
Bermuda
Matson Navigation Co
San Francisco
Markets Mixed On Wall Street As Gains Prove Fleeting
Wall Street shows a muddled day with utilities posting slight gains while overall appetite fades. Steel and shipbuilding slip after early lift. trading slows, with about 400000 shares exchanged. Cotton futures slump on parity price fears and tighter Washington policy signals.
Future WPA Plans Bared in National Resource Board Report
The National Resources Board proposed a six year post emergency public works program to stabilize employment as defense industries wind down. It urged a revolving fund for immediate surveys and engineering plans and said the program would require billions of dollars once the defense emergency ends. The plan was transmitted to Congress by President Roosevelt and backed by the Federal Planning Agency.
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Washington
National Resources Board
Congress
Roosevelt
Federal Planning Agency
Alabama Income Tax Surges With Last-Minute Returns
Alabama revenue officials reported a surge in state income tax collections as clerks processed mail on Saturday. About 15 000 last minute returns were dumped by the post office, with an expected deposit near 500 000 to the state treasury. Officials predicted fiscal year receipts would rise about 30 percent to over 3 million, marking the strongest period since the 1933 tax law.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Revenue Department
State Treasury
J. A. Stephens
John C. Curry
Seven Killed In Weekend Mishaps
Lewisburg Alabama report lists seven weekend deaths from accidents. Carl Posey, 34, of Adamsville died when his car overturned and hit a fence. Other fatalities include E J Deloach of Andalusia and son in law T C Herring near Opp, and Mrs Bird McGill 49 and her three children Martha Ann Virginia and Braddie of West Point in a crash involving a automobile and a freight truck at Florence.
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Lewisburg
Ala
Carl Posey
Adamsville
E. J. Deloach
Andalusia
T. C. Herring
Bird McGill
Martha Ann
Virginia
Braddie
West Point
Bent
Florence
Livestock Market Report From Nashville March Sale
US Dept of Agr data shows salable cattle about 700 with slaughter classes steady to higher and stockers near unchanged. Vealers and beef cows priced up to 7 00 for cows and 12 00 for the best veal. hogs about 10 cents higher with good weights 7 80. sheep steady with fat wool lambs up to 10 00 and spring lambs quotable around 15 00.
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Nashville
Tenn
US Dept. Agr
Chicago Dairy Market Receipts Mixed Among Firms
In Chicago on March 17 dairy and creamery receipts show varied prices for butter and creamery products. Ewes receipts list multiple grades and local car prices with current figures for fresh graded extra firsts and firsts. Storage packed prices and checks appear in listed ranges.
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Ewes
Roosevelt Sways CIO On Mediation Board Plan
Indications today that President Roosevelt persuaded the CIO to drop objections to a federal mediation board for defense labor disputes. The plan would appoint two CIO, two AFL, four industry and three public members to seek voluntary agreements. The CIO would cooperate if the president proceeds, while AFL concerns about harm to labor are noted.
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Defense
Philip Murray
Murray
AFL
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad to Spend 1.5 Million on Equipment
Officials announce expenditure of about 1.5 million dollars by the Gulf Mobile and Ohio Railroad for equipment and road improvements. Improvements include air conditioning for some of the road's equipment.
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Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Electric outage hits city for 54 minutes
Electric service in the city was interrupted at 6 51 p m for 54 minutes as two blown main fuses indicated a short on 4000 volt lines. Crews located a decayed twig across two lines near a pole and cleared the hazard after inspection.
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Q. E. Eddens
City Electric Department
Eddens
Rifle sent to Washington in reply to President’s call
Robert M. Buford of Flint mailed an 1864 rifle to H. L. McCoy at the Veterans Bureau in Washington as a response to the Presidents call for all-out aid to Britain. He sent it express prepaid from the American Railway Express office and requested a return receipt.
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Robert M. Buford
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H. L.mccoy
Veterans Bureau
Exemption Granted Extends Wage Hour Rule to Small Farms
Washington announces that the wage hour administration will apply the 1940 exemption for the fresh fruit and vegetable industry to all small agricultural and horticultural processing operations after April 1. The action follows requests from several groups including the National Pyramid Trade Council.
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Washington
National Pyrain Trade Council
Great Faith Sermon Topic at Central Methodist Church
The Rev R Lambuth Archibald preached both services on Great Faith from the healing of the Syrophoenician woman, noting Jesus taxed her faith to its limit and praised her great faith. In the evening he continued the series on Persons Now Whom the Light of the Cross Fell with a talk on Mary of Nazareth and her role as mother of the Messiah.
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Central Methodist Church
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Morgan Fails to Get Supreme Court Review of TVA Dismissal
Arthur E. Morgan, removed by President Roosevelt as TVA chairman, failed to obtain Supreme Court review of a decision upholding the action. Morgan, ousted for contumacy on March 23, 1938, appealed from a Federal Circuit ruling in Cincinnati. Justice Frankfurter did not participate.
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Roosevelt
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Decatur Chamber Seeks 600 Memberships in Campaign
In the Decatur Chamber of Commerce annual drive 521 memberships have been pledged totaling 6256 dollars. Leaders in the final week believe reaching 600 memberships is possible, which would bring in about 7200 dollars toward the 8000 dollar campaign goal.
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Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Teasley Family Moves to Virginia for Medical Corps Duty
Mrs. G. H. Teasley and her young son leave Athens to join Dr. Teasley in Richmond for a year while he serves with the U S medical corps at Fort Lee. They close the Athens home and transfer much of their belongings to the Virginia City area.
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Little Son
Richmond
Teasley
U. S. Medical Corps
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Virginia City
Stone Woman Is Here Today in Bessemer Visit
Mrs. Nellie Bass, once healthy at 140 pounds, traveled from Bessemer with her husband to the city. She suffers a rare disease causing her skin to harden like leather and limbs to stiffen, leaving her at 103 pounds and largely dependent on a cane. Her doctors say there is no known cure, though some cases recover.
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City
Bessemer
BE. Bass
Bass
Birmingham
Mrs. Bass
World War II and Axis Moves Across Europe and Africa
German Greek and Italian actions dominate the report with Mussolini’s Albania offensive and Hitler’s pledge to bear the fight against Britain. British forces attack Ethiopia defenders near Harar while Belgrade notes Greek resistance and news of new British landings in Greece. Domestic items include community events in Decatur and local births and court activity.
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Athens College Glee Clubs Impress Decatur Audience
Decatur residents heard the Athens College Glee Clubs in concert at the Athens ME Church with a 27 member choir and 12 male singers, directed by Mrs. Emma Peck. The college orchestra opened the service with three numbers, and Prof. Frank M. Church accompanied the program on the organ.
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Ethel Shackelford
Florence Adams
Brittain
Harry Higdon
D. D. Gibson
Frank M. Church
Wagner
Emma Peck
College
Bitter cold grips major regions as storm spreads
A sprawling cold wave drives lows into the teens and twenties from Michigan to Texas. Wind driven snow and freezing rain cause travel disruptions with motorists freezing in Minnesota North Dakota and New York while New Mexico and Texas report blizzards and sleet.
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Seven rescued as eight fishermen survive subzero drift on Lake Superior
In the Hu ron Mountains near Marquette on March 17 seven men and a woman were rescued after 23 hours on a broken ice floe amid 50 mile per hour NW winds. Coast guards seek remaining unaccounted fishermen while ambulances rush eight to hospitals from L Anse. Over 20 were trapped as ice drove into the lake after the weekend storm. Five drifted ashore on a small floe last night.
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Frozen victims raise Northwest death toll to 52 in storm
Four more bodies found near Grand Forks North Dakota as windstorm deaths climb. Earlier finds include Peter Smiley of Michigan North Dakota and the Ellingtons with Harriet Coger near Crookston Minnesota. The Beltrami Minnesota deaths of Ludwig Foss family brought Minnesota count to 21 and North Dakota to 31.
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Lockheart
Peter Smiley
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Harriet Coger
Northwest School of Agriculture
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Roselyn
Beltrami
Minnesota
North Dakota
Former resident dies in Tennessee
News comes from relatives of Mrs. Vernon Zaner formerly Miss Fannie Evans of Decatur and Athens who died Sunday night at her Knoxville home. Funeral rites are set for Tuesday afternoon in Athens with McConnell in charge. She is survived by her husband her mother two children and two sisters Mrs Elmer Burleson and Mrs Virgil Monk of Decatur.
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Tenn
Vernon Zaner
Fannie Evans
Decatur
Athens
McConnell
Zaner
Elmer Burleson
Virgil Monk
Rotary luncheon in Decatur with fire insurance talk
The vocational service committee chaired by Prof. O. Hagerman organized the Decatur Rotary Club noon luncheon at the Cornelian Hotel. James Rankin spoke on fire insurance and guests included Tom Frank, Taylor and Neal Speake, Lambda Pi Sigma members, and Allison Bailey.
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Decatur Rotary Club
Cornelian Hotel
James Rankin
Tom Frank
Taylor and Neal
Lambda Pi Sigma Fraternity
Little Allison Bailey
Excise Tax Proposed to Boost Defense Revenue
Washington March 17 a general manufacturers excise tax was suggested as a revenue source for armament and British aid programs. It would apply at the source unlike a sales tax. House Ways and Means will study the tax alongside other proposals after treasury analyzes the March 15 income tax returns. Payroll tax proposals were dismissed as political last resorts.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
St Patrick Shrine Opens at 104 Year Old Irish Church
Rev. Francis O Duignan led special observances and a high mass at the 104 year old Catholic church. The celebration highlighted a new St Patrick shrine with an altar stone from Ireland. Logsdon, town postmaster, kept busy stamping about 1,500 covers last week as stamp collectors sent hundreds more.
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Francis O'Duignan
St. Patrick
Logsdon
President Signals Sacrifices Ahead in War Aims
House statements deny changes while the president on Saturday declared that business as usual and normalcy must be forgotten until the task is finished. He said everyone would be expected to make sacrifices until victory is won and cited higher taxes as one of the required sacrifices.
Minstrel Rehearsals Move to Armory Tonight
Rehearsals for the Elks charity minstrel In The Money are moved to the Armory. Sherman Powell says cast members must report tonight, with a 7 30 meeting of the art production committees to outline remaining work. The show raises money for the Elks crippled children's fund.
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Elks
Armory
Sherman Powell
Powell
Elks’ Crippled Children’s Fund
Niemoeller Says He Will Not Join Catholic Church
Berlin reports Rev. Martin Niemoeller, longtime critic of the Nazi regime, has authorized Protestant pulpits to announce he does not intend to change his faith and will remain Lutheran. The Lutheran pastor has been in a concentration camp since 1937 and asked the world to be informed of his position.
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Berlin
Martin Niemoeller
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