Negro sought in wide area after Athens officer shot
Bedford F Brackeen an Athens police officer died at Powers Hospital after pistol wounds from an early Sunday bus station shooting. Robert Redus, 25, was identified as the wounded fugitive, with a wider manhunt extending across the region. Redus and a third man allegedly aided his escape. efforts included bloodhounds and multiple jail holds. Brackeen, a 20 year Limestone county peace officer, left a World War veteran and Legion member survived by family.
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Bedford F. Brackeen
Athens
Powers Hospital
Robert Redus
Brackeen
Martin F. Whitt
J. W. Johnston
Redus
Johnston
Whitt
W. H. Peyton
Thomas Kirby
Limestone County
Peyton
Kirby
Decatur
CCC
A. A. Griffith
Spry
George H. Brackeen
Ira CC. Brackeen
Howdenwold
Tennessee
Morgan Brackeen
Ems
A. A. Brackeen
n@t
V. Brackeen
Tera Green
American Legion
Church of Christ
Edna Bass
Will Jackson
Will Bass
Bank Street
W. P. Moore
Matthew Bass
Edna
Bruce Hawkins
Six Alabamians Die In Drownings And Accidents
Six Alabamians died in drowning or traffic accidents during the weekend. Two pedestrians struck near Wetumpka were identified as Ralph Sanders of Orrville and Will Es Elmore. William Miller of Lipscomb and Theodore Kilpatrick of Bessemer also lost their lives in separate, unconnected incidents.
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Birmingham
Ala
Wetumpka
Ralph Sanders
Orrville
Willes
Elmore
William Miller
Lipscomb
Theodore Kilpatrick
Bessemer
Well Known Woman Dies at 58 in Danville
Funeral services for Mrs. Richmond Holladay of Danville Route 1 aged 58 were held at Friendship Church near the Lawrence county line. Rev. Dolph Price and Rev. Lannie Smallwood officiated with Peck of Hartselle in charge of burial. Survived by husband five sons five daughters two brothers two sisters and numerous grandchildren.
Renovated St Johns Episcopal Church Reopens Doors
The St Johns Episcopal church held its first services in the newly renovated auditorium drawing visitors from area churches and congregation. About $11 000 was spent transforming the edifice including moving the church and guild house adding a chapel rector study and choir vestment room. Reverend Richard L Sturgis led the opening services which ended with communion rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Guild House
Richard L. Sturgis
Belgrade students topple Hitler image amid cabinet shift
In Belgrade a high school class attacked a chalk picture of Adolf Hitler during a wild display. The outburst followed reports that Mihajlo Konstantinovic’s 13-year-old son opposed axis alignment and had resigned from the cabinet, a claim later contradicted as his father remained in government.
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Belgrade
Adolph Hitler
Mihajlo Konstantinovic
Axis
Life Magazine to Feature Radio's Local Impact Study
Life Magazine plans a feature on radio in small towns and service to people. Eliot Elisofon shot about 300 pictures in Decatur and nearby areas of station WMSL for a potential inland America profile. Marion Vickrey, WMSL’s operator president, met Elisofon on a New York trip and arranged the shoot.
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Life Magazine
Life
Ace
Eliot Elisofon
Decatur
WMSL
America
Marion Vickrey
New York
Vickrey
Elisofon
Public urged to send money to Greek Civilian Relief Fund
The Greek war relief committee renewed its plea for donations to aid Greek civilians as German forces near a blitzkrieg move on Greece. No personal solicitation will occur. funds may be mailed to J. & Wyatt, treasurer, or delivered to The Daily, with a long list of committee members and supporters. The Daily started the drive with a contribution of £10.
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Committee On
Balkans
J. &. Wyatt
J. W. Darrah
Ben Bloodworth
Charles Rountree
Judge Seybourn Lynne
John Peach
James Coutsas
German account details convoy stalks and 22 ships sunk
Eyewitnesses in Berlin described a two day wave of attacks on a British convoy in the Atlantic. German forces claim 22 merchant vessels totaling 126000 tons were sunk by U boats and surface ships in cooperation.
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Associated Press
Berlin
South
Atlantic
North Atlantic
Mediterranean
Crete
Ani
Valletta
Malta
Banks Target for Bombers
Ten killed and at least 56 injured in terrorist bombs targeting two Chungking affiliated banks in Shanghai. US Marines began patrols near American property but withdrew after authorities called out reserves. Casualties all Chinese with many in serious condition. One blast hit the Central Bank of China building on Bubbling Well Road. a second hit a Bank of China branch at the Canidrome dog track. Authorities linked the attacks to arrests of Bank of China employees by the Japanese-backed Nanking regime as retaliation.
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Shanghai
United States
Central Bank of China
Bubbling Well Road
International Settlement
Bank of China
Canidrome
Nanking
Nanling Central Reserve Bank
Starnes Attacks Labor Strikes As Fifth Column Move
Rep. Joe Starnes of Alabama, a Dies committee member, said in Soux Falls that current labor strikes have generally been engineered by fifth column representatives of Hitler Stalin and Mussolini.
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Starnes
Soux Falls
S.D
Joe Starnes
D.-Ala
Dies Committee
Hitler
Stalin
Mussolini
Strikes End at Harvill Aircraft Die Casting and ALCO Plants
The office of production management reports two defense plant strikes ended after union recognition and wage demand settlements. Harvill Aircraft Die Casting in Los Angeles halted a ten day strike with management, while Aluminum Company of America Edgewater NJ workers returned to work as negotiations continue. About 1,000 day shift workers resumed and 2,000 more to follow.
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Associated Press
Office of Production Management
CIO
Harvill Aircraft Die Casting Corporation
Los Angeles
OPM
Aluminum Company of America
Edgewater
N. J
Bethlehem Steel election of bargaining reps begins
A Bethlehem steel plant press spokesman said SWOC CIO started voting for collective bargaining representatives in 68 departments but officials could not locate voting yet. Howard Curtis warned workers would strike if voting proceeds. ERP spokesman declined name and department details. R A Lewis confirmed elections were under way.
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Bethlehem
Bethlehem Steel
CIO
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Howard Curtis
SWOC
ERP
R. A. Lewis
Labor tensions flare as CIO plans walkout at Bethlehem plant
Across defense labor actions the CIO Steel Workers Organizing Committee readies a walkout at Bethlehem Steel in Bethlehem Pennsylvania as officials push for an election. AFL and CIO clashes occur at Chicago McCormick works and farms equipment sites as mass picketing is blocked by court orders and police. A San Francisco wage fight authorizes a strike April 1 threatening 8600 workers across shipyards and related firms.
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Bethlehem
CIO. Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Bethlehem Steel Company
the &Woc
A. P
Chicago
AFL
International Harvester Ny
McCormick Works
CIO
CIO Farm Equipment Workers Organizing Committee
ALF
San Francisco
Moore Drydock Company
Western Pipe and Steel
Belehem Steel
Union Iron Works
Pacific Coast Drydock Association
California Trades Association
State Treasurer Charles E. McCall Dies of Heart Attack
State Treasurer Charles E. McCall aged 73 died at his Montgomery home today from a heart attack. A former Choctaw county probate judge and state auditor from 1935 to 1939, he was father to Charles C. McCall former Alabama attorney general and PWA general counsel. McCall’s term would have ended in 1943 and Governor Frank M Dixon appoints his successor.
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Montgomery
Ala
Charles E. McCall
Choctaw County
McCall
Charles C. McCall
Alabama
Public Works Administration
Willard
Jefferson County
Mary R
Mary McCall Henderson
D. T. McCall
Mobile
Frank M Dixon
Larry Pruitt Again Wins Lead Window Award
Decatur window decorator Larry Pruitt of W. TT. Grant Stores won first prize in the Chain Store Division for Sew and Save Week by National Needlecraft Bureau. He also earned a bronze medal as one of ten outstanding U S windows plus $110 in prizes from Syndicate Store Merchandiser.
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Decatur
Larry Pruitt
W. TT. Grant
Pruitt
National Needlecraft Bureau
Young Pruitt
United States
Decatur Students Sweep Honors at Alabama Music Festival
Kenneth Hennessy, director of the Decatur school bands, praised the large cadre of awards won by Decatur youths at the University of Alabama music festival. Top honors included Eugene Wright baton twirling and multiple first chairs across brass, woodwinds, and percussion sections.
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Kenneth Hennessy
Decatur
University of Alabama
Hennessey
Paul Whiteman
Eugene Wright
Mary Blankenship
Betty Hulse
Raymond Baker
James Couch
Cecil Halbrooks
Betty Fly
Morris Dillard
Homer Lewis Jones
Harold Litchenstein
Marjorie Lang
Gil Crane
Gene Stroud
Annie Reeves Dillard
Alda Goidel
Laverne Halbrooks
Matsuoka in Moscow and the Axis Strategy
Japanese Foreign Minister Matsuoka arrives in Moscow en route to meet Hitler and Mussolini to discuss peace or war with Britain and the United States. His talks with Molotov could shape Japan’s policy toward the Axis and influence decisions on whether to accept or reject allied support for Britain and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Matsuoka
Moscow
Hitler
Mussolini
Nippon
Britain
United States
Germany
Italy
Japan
John Bull
Uncle Sam
Molotov
Russian Attitude Is Big Worry For Japs
Japan fears Russian air power and invasion in the western war as Matsuoka considers Axis participation. The specter of bomber strikes from Siberia haunts Tokyo while Russia maintains a large army in Siberia and a fleet at Vladivostok.
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Matsuoka
Axis Brotherhood
Japan
Siberian
Island Kingdom
Iivo
Russia
Nippon
Siberia
Vladivostok
Yugoslavia Leaves Axis Pact Talks Amid Internal Row
In Belgrade leaflets threaten government leaders who backed joining the three power pact. Demonstrators on the promenade snatched up the warnings claiming traitors risk the 16 million population. Soviet Russia nears a declaration of friendship with Turkey promising aid short of war if Germany attacks.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Russia
Turkey
Germany
Istanbul
Yugoslavia Adopts Strict Measures Over Axis Pact
Belgrade orders stern military and policy actions as the 3 power pact nears signing. Britain warns Yugoslavia that joining the axis would not be condoned by London, calling the move a drastic shift from neutrality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Mech
Britain
Russia shifts stance as Turkey alliance eyes Balkan moves
Russia signals stronger support for Turkey against a Nazi push while cooling ties with Germany. Belgrade sources note Moscow halted oil exports to the Reich since March 1 after Bulgaria joined the axis. Britain warns Yugoslavia over joining totalitarian powers as Greek frontier reports detail officers ties.
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Turkey
Great Britain
Greece
Russia
Dardanelles
Mediterranean
Hitler
Balkan
Germany
Belgrade
Moscow
Reich
Bulgaria
Britain
Yugoslavia
Weather Roundup Shows River Rise and Cooler Temps Ahead
The Tennessee river rose to 21.45 feet with 0.12 inches of rain recorded. Over the past 244 hours high and low temperatures reached 58 and 47 degrees. Alabama regions expect cloudy to cooler conditions with a chance of rain Tuesday. Northeast winds were noted along the coast causing cooler spells.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Pot West
East
Celder
Haat
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Michigan
Brooks
Illinois
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