Fear of Italy Increases by Move of Duce
United States Ambassador William Phillips was assured by Premier Mussolini that no war move is contemplated by Italy at present. The report follows Phillips breaking with Mussolini to learn Italy’s stance amid European upheaval. Allied leaders fear Italian intervention could shift the balance as German advances threaten northern and southern Europe.
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Rome
United States
William Phillips
Mussolini
Italy
Phillips
Duce
Associated Press
Europe
Meaa
Norway
Stockholm
Storem
Trondheim
Roros
Oslo
Oster
Britain
Hitler
Pastors to gain new consultative rule in Methodist transfers
Atlantic City May 1 The general conference of the Methodist church requires bishops and district superintendents to consult with pastors before assigning them to any church. This formal rule marks the first time church law compels such consultation beyond prior practice. The conference also debated resolutions on civil liberties and church state separation amid broader discussions of war neutrality and international relations.
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Atlantic City
N. J
General Conference of the
Methodist Church
Henry Hitt Crane
Central Methodist Church
Detroit
Martin Dies
Texas
Frouse
Adna Wright Leonard
Pittsburgh
Crane
Roosevelt
Vatican
United States
wihFichh
Council of Bishops
Federation of Nations
E. F. Tittle
Evanston
Ill
Tiows
Lions Club Nominates Officers For Coming Year
Tuesday meeting focused on nominating new officers to serve from July 1. Voters will decide at next Tuesday’s noon session. Gaines Stuart of Decatur Coca-Cola Bottling Company named as a new member, recently moved from Knoxville, Tennessee. The Lions plan a joint session with the Stary and Kiwanis clubs next Monday to discuss Alabama unemployment tax. Regular Lions meeting will proceed Tuesday without interruption.
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Lions Club
Te Club
Stary and Kiwanis Clubs
Alabama
Gaines Stuart
Decatur Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Stuart
Knoxville
Tenn
Plans for Week-long Community Work Observance
Plans are underway for This Work Our Community Week a national event from May 20 to May 25. The aim is to set aside a period for people to visit WPA projects in Decatur and Morgan county including nursery schools recreation centers sewing rooms archaeological efforts libraries adult education and commodity projects. Sponsoring groups met Tuesday night at Carnegie Library to map initial plans and a large dinner to feed several hundred people is hoped to kick off the week.
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Decatur
Morgan County
Carnegie Library
Lawrence Child Meningitis Victim Passes At One Year
Mavis Marie Coan 13 months old, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Coan, died at 4 20 pm Tuesday at home Leighton route 1 after a 10 day illness of meningitis Final services were held at Hopewell at 2 pm Wednesday conducted by Rev Billy Harrison Surviving are parents four brothers Theron Earl Gather and Troy two sisters Lorene and Mary Eeen and grandparents Mr and Mrs T W Morgan
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Mavis Marie Coan
Joe Coan
Leighton
Hopewell
Billy Harrison
Theron
Earl
Gather
Troy
Lorene
Mary Eeen
T. W. Morgan
Legal liquor vote is taken in Tuscaloosa county
Tuscaloosa County voters faced a referendum on repealing prohibition or preserving the ban on liquor sales amid a statewide 1937 system. Municipal results included Fairfield officials retaining office with most aldermen new, and Union Springs unseating Mayor May with notable alderman changes.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Fairfield
Birmingham
C. N. Gilley
Homer Allgood
Wage Increase Grants Seamen Across East Coast
About 25,000 off shore and inter coastal trade seamen on the East Coast gain a $10 monthly raise. The agreement covers 19 companies and runs until January 1, 1941, reached yesterday by committees of the American Merchant Marine Institute and the National Maritime Union CIO.
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New York
American Merchant Marine Institute
National Maritime Union
CIO
Bombing Crash Kills Crew and Wounds Dozens at Clacton
A German Heinkel bomber was shot down near Clacton On Sea causing a massive explosion that killed five crew members and left three civilians dead with over 100 injured. The crash crater damaged dozens of homes and disrupted town life as air raid warnings followed earlier sightings over the Humber estuary.
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Norway
Namsos
Steinkjer
Trondheim
Berlin
Gond
Thesa
Stakjer
Trondhe
Stavanger
Fornebay Airport
Oslo
London
Air
Clacton-On-Sea
England
Orkney Islands
Scotland
Scapa Flow
Cladtoch
Humber
Clacton
Decatur Dairy Plant Opens With 6000 Pounds Milk
The Alabama Dairy Products Company in Decatur launched with 6000 pounds of milk on opening day drawn from Morgan Limestone and Lawrence counties. The plant expects large profits for local farmers as routes operate daily and surplus milk from Decatur Ice Cream & Creamery Co. is used for cheese manufacture. Captain Tom C. Reid of the State Chamber of Commerce praised the facility as a top size for the area.
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Alabama Dairy Products Company
Bank Street
Morgan, Limestone
Lawrence
Decatur
Decatur Ice Cream & Creamery Company
J. W. Lynn
Somerville
Lou Wells
Shefford Cheese Company
Nashville
Capt. Reid
Tom C. Reid
Alabama State Chamber of Commerce
Montgomery
Reid
State Chamber
Leroy McEntire
Casto Jarvis
R. E
Buck” Rogers
Tennessee
Decatur and
Hartselle
Former Senator Simmons McLenden Sim mons Dies at 86
Furnifold McLenden Simmons, longtime North Carolina senator from 1900 to 1930, dies at 86 after a life of financing World War efforts, bankruptcy, and illness. He chaired the Senate finance committee and co authored the Simmons Underwood Tariff Act. Burial planned in New Bern, North Carolina.
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New Bern
N. C
United States
Furnifold
McLenden Simmons
North Carolina
Senate
Simmons
New Hatch Bill Loses In House In Washington
The House judiciary committee tabled the Hatch bill to curb political activity by state employees paid with federal funds. Chairman Sumners declined to discuss details after the disposal. The measure would have restricted political activity and limited campaign contributions to five thousand dollars.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Hatch
Sumners
Ctex
Decatur Citizens Vote On Daylight Saving Time
Morning balloting shows Decatur residents favoring Daylight Saving by about five to one. A total of 140 vote yes and 30 vote no at The Decatur Daily and the Decatur Chamber of Commerce with ballots kept for city review and possible statewide adoption.
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Decatur
Decatur Daily
Decatur Chamber of Commercce
Daily Today
Decatur Chamber OF Commerce
Alabama to observe standard time in primary voting
Montgomery on May 1 reports Attorney General Thomas B. Lawson ruled Central Standard Time prevails where hours are specified in state law. The ruling affects the upcoming Democratic primary on Tuesday and prompts local adjustments as towns including Opelika Auburn and Northport align with the new schedule. The Montgomery Ministerial Association backs daylight saving time and will pose the question to congregations.
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Ontgomery
Ala
Alabama
Thomas
Lawson
Opelika
Auburn
Northport
Greenwich
Standard Railroad
Montgomery
Frank M. Dixon
A. H. Collins
Retail Trade on Increase in Atlanta District
The Federal Reserve Bank reports March business activity shows retail trade up 12 percent from March last year and 10 percent above February. Wholesale trade rises while industrial indexes fall. non-residential construction down 16 percent from February and 28 percent below March 1939.
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Atlanta
Federal Reserve Bank
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
Tennessee
Louisiana
Primary Candidates Must File Expense Accounts Tonight
Candidates for office in the May 7 primary must file their expense accounts by Wednesday midnight at the probate judge's office. Blanks for filing are available there, though several candidates had not obtained them today.
CIO Organizer Held in Tennessee Copper Strike Case
A CIO organizer and 15 striking Tennessee Copper Co employees were jailed in Hamilton County on charges of conspiracy and destruction of TVA power lines. M. C. Anderson led the charged group. five defendants pleaded guilty while ten remained in custody on 3000 dollar bonds. Prelim inary hearing set for next Monday.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
CIO
Tennessee Copper Company
Hamilton County
TVA
M. C. Anderson
Ps Union of Mines
FBI
H. B. Plaxico
Knoxville
Anderson
Polk County
Absentee Ballot Requests Rise Ahead of May 7 Election
With Wednesday the deadline for absentee ballot applications, 511 requests had been received by noon today while 244 ballots had already been returned. Votes can be sent in until polls close May 7, and officials expect the total to approach normal by this afternoon.
Solon Accused of Broad Loan Network in Georgia District
Federal court heard Rep. B Frank Whelchel of Georgia ran a wide loan business with mountain constituents. His secretary testified to loans totaling about $16 91207 in 1939 plus $20 000 on deposit with a Gainesville firm and a box from which he made occasional loans including $400 to H Grady Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
Frank Whelchel
North Georgia
Whelchel
Barnett Smith
Motor Finance Corporation of
Whelcher
H. Grady Jones
Pickens County
Jones
367 Entered Into Census In Decatur City
A total of 367 people have reported to the Chamber of Commerce that they have not been enumerated in the 1940 census taken within the city limits of Decatur. There is still time for those missed to contact the Chamber of Commerce by telephone 69 to ensure every resident is listed before census work ends.
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Chamber of Commerce
Decatur
Decath
War in Norway Marks Major Setback for Allies
The article notes a Nazi victory in Norway with doubts on complete German rail link to Trondheim. It warns the blow harms allied prestige and could push neutral powers toward hastier commitments while Britain shifts mercantile routes, signaling suspicion toward Italy’s intentions.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Oslo
Trondheim
Norway
Nazi Prestige Aided By Norway Success
The article discusses Britain doubting Mussolini's stance amid Italian pro-German propaganda. Rome reports no rush to the German side yet, with Mussolini likely to decide soon. It notes sea control as pivotal and outlines the Allies face a hard task in Norway.
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Norway
Weather summary for Tennessee and Alabama regions
Tennessee river gauge Wednesday stood at 21.4 feet and remained stationary. Rainfall measured .66 inch. Alabama forecast calls for partly cloudy tonight with Thursday fair and northwest to north winds along the coast. In Tennessee expect fair with cooler conditions in west and central regions and much cooler in the extreme east tonight, followed by a day of fair conditions.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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Germany
LIONS
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Norris
Morgan County High School
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Future Homemakers of America
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