Supreme court reverses Ashcraft verdict in Tennessee case
The Supreme Court set aside the Ashcraft conviction finding the confession involuntary after 36 hours of custody and intense questioning. The ruling remanded Ware’s case to Tennessee for further proceedings. The decision touched on police conduct and due process in a high-stakes real estate and government price case context.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Black
Andfurter
Craft
Memphis
Kentucky
Tennessee Supreme Court
Ashcraft
Ware
Tennessee Supreme
Cqhrt
Allegheny County
Mesta Machine Company
Homestead
Rep
Morrison-De-Ala
Louisiana
Arizona
Legislative slate includes representatives and delegates
Final continuation lists several representatives from Alabama including Tom C. King Anniston J W Wright Anniston George W Andrews Union Springs J Hubert Farmer Dothan Joe Starnes Guntersville M L Shaddix and Albert Rains Gadsden Carter Manasco Reuben L Newton J H Deason Jasper John Newsome Luther Patrick O L Allen Hugh DuBose Birmingham plus delegates to the national democratic convention a national committeeman and committeewoman and nominees for three state supreme court judgeships with two contests.
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Tom C. King
Anniston
J. W
Jack) Wright
George W. Andrews
Union . Springs
Hubert Farmer
Dothan
Joe Starnes
Guntersville
M. L. Shaddix
Alabama
Ely
Albert Rains
Gadsden
Venth
Carter
Manasco
Reuben L. Newton
J. H. Deason
Jasper
John Newsome
Roosevelt Letter Urges Greeks to Rejoin Allied Camp
President Roosevelt writes to Prime Minister Churchill urging Greece to end its quarrel and return to the Allied camp to join the fight against the barbarians.
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Cairo
Roosevelt
Churchill
Mrs Johnson Called Home
Martha Johnson aged 64, longtime resident, died Sunday evening. Survived by daughter Loraine Smithson of Falkville, sons C A Johnson of Speigner and A P Johnson of Hartselle, four sisters, six grandchildren, two brothers. Services at Mt Tabor Church this afternoon at four led by Rev DeWitt Prince. interment Peck Funeral Directors. Pallbearers listed as Bobby Burleson, Arthur Burleson, Jim Thompson, Sidney Martin, Carl Francis, Sam Draper.
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Martha Johnson
Willie Royer
Alexander
J.-C. .Royer
Hartselle
George Royer
Moulton
Mt. Tabor
DeWitt
Prince
Peck
Bob
Y Burleson
Arthur Burleson
Jim Thompson
Sidney Martin
Carl Francis
Sam. Draper
Devastating RAF USAAF Daylight Bombing Over Europe
British based planes and U S Army Air Forces conducted daylight over Europe with heavy bomber and fighter support. Escorts claimed 18 German planes shot down while bombers bagged seven. April losses totaled 359 bombers and 144 fighters with over 800 enemy fighters shot down in air battles.
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America
U. S. Army Air Forces
Continent
RAF
English
Yesternhy
Eighth Air Force
United States
Youths die in Alabama highway crash near Huntsville
Five youths traveling from rural routes near Hanceville Alabama were in a crash south of Cullman when a blowout caused the car to topple and ignite after gasoline spilled. Cockrell 18 was among the five occupants burned to death. Theodore Weeks 17 died in hospital. Two others seriously burned. two more mildly hurt. In a separate wreck near Scottsboro, four workers from the Huntsville arsenal died when a truck collided with an automobile.
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Cullman
Tenk
Bates
Cockrell
Theodore S. Weeks
Joseph Burney
Hanceville
Ala
Huntsville
Arsenal
Scottsboro
Funeral today for Somerville child Estelle Bomar
Funeral services for six year old Estelle Bomar of Somerville will be held at 3 p.m. today at Friendship church with Rev. R. C. Cook officiating. She is survived by parents Willie and [unreadable] Bomar two brothers Ray and Luther and two sisters Bertha and Margaret Faye Bomar. Interment in Friendship cemetery Mutual Services directing.
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Estelle Bomar
Somérville 1
Friendship Church
R. C. Cook
Willie Bomar
Ray
Luther Bomar
Bertha
Margaret Faye Bomar
Somerville 1
Friendship Cemetery
Markets Report Open With Mixed Regional Chatter May Day Updates
New York prices ease on cotton amid New Orleans liquidation and textile demand concerns. Chicago wheat and rye trade down. hogs and cattle show modest activity with gains on fed steers and yearlings. Nashville livestock market reports firmer cattle values, steady calves, and lighter weights cheaper, with hogs uneven and sheep steady.
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Wall Street
New York
New Orleans
Chicago
N. Y
Commission House
Butter-Eggs Chicago Reports Strong May Receipts
Chicago dairy market notes show Butter-Eggs firm with receipts totaling 561,792 and a 93 score AA rating for the period May 1 to May 4 forecasts and price stability as buyers review supply data.
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Chicago
Senator McKellar Attacks Lilienthal Over Bible Access at TVA
Senator McKellar accuses TVA head David Lilienthal of denying Christians access to sell Bibles on government property and alleges lobbying against his amendments to strip TVA of power receipts. He cites a 67 page booklet of newspaper reproductions said to be funded by Lilienthal. House supporters plan to rally to defeat the McKellar proposals.
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Washington
David E. Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
McKellar
D-Tenn
Tennessee
House
Rep
Sparkman
D-Ala
Kefauver
Tenn
Jennings
Jackson
D Wash
Murdock
Ariz
Gregory
Vincent
Hayes
Ark
Rublick
Lemons
Cleveland
Knoxville
Lilienthal
Fhe
Congress
Rotarians Hear Convention News at Cornelian Court
Rotarians meet at noon at Cornelian Court with Wallace H. Meadows presiding. Guests include Dr J T Burch and M G Hubbard of Decatur. Montgomery session reports by W E Kim Brough Dennis McClendon Oscar Napps and John McGehee. A inter club meeting is planned for May 11 at Somerville Road School with Pecatur Civitan speakers. Dr Burton Austin to headline Health talk.
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Cornelian Court
Rotary
Mor Ty
Wallace H. Meadows
J. T. Burch
M._G. Hubbard
Decatur
Montgomery
W. E. Kimbrough
Dennis McClendon
Oscar Napps
John McGehee
Somerville Road School
Pecatur Civitans
Burton Austin
Alabama
TVA Funds Spark House Debate Over Amendments
McKellar accuses Lilienthal of biasing the House against proposed amendments tied to TVA funding. The exchange centers on how federal loans and policy shifts may affect the agency's operations.
Services for Beloved Man Hurst Held at First Methodist
Morgan Countians learn of the death of Peter Alexander Sandy Hurst age 68 at his Roanoke Alabama home after a heart attack. Funeral services were held at First Methodist Church with Pastor Rev Denson N Franklin and others officiating. Interment followed in Roanoke cemetery beside his son Maurice. Surviving are his widow two Roanoke residents a Nashville veteran Rev Henry Hurst a Falkville sister Mrs A J Penn and a grandchild Nancy Hurst.
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Hurst
Roanoke
Ala
Peter Alexander
Sandy) Hurst
First
Methodist Church
Denson ‘N. Franklin
Tenn
Nancy Hurst
Henry Hurst
Falkville
A. J. Penn
Five Points
Stalin Urges Simultaneous Allied Blow To Crush Hitler
The report notes Stalin from Moscow predicts Red Army offensives in tandem with Western Allied spade-work to trap Nazi Germany. Weather and force regrouping explain a lull on the Russian front, with Moscow preparing extended communications for summer action.
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Itler
Stalin
Moscow
Germany
Izvestia
Candles Scarce to Plentiful and War Time Adoptions Rise
The writer notes candles becoming plentiful after shortages and describes improvised use of bottles to anchor them. He highlights Italian children adopted by Allied soldiers as mascots and companions, many orphaned by bombing, who learn English quickly, eat better, and travel with units. Some adoptees later return to America or joined invasions like Anzio.
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Tor
America
Italy
Anzio
Man Dies by Own Hand in Small Cave Near Fort Payne
Jim Blevins, 39, of the Deerhead Cave area near the Alabama Georgia line, was killed Saturday in an explosion of 97 sticks of dynamite in a small cave beside his home. A note found by Sheriff E W Stewart instructed his wife to leave the body undisturbed and to have the cave sealed.
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Payne
Ala
Jim Blevins
Deerhead Cave
Alabama-Georgia Line
E. W. Stewart
Fortne
Blevins
Tanks Face Burma Japs on Fast Moving Allied Drive
Allied headquarters report progress in Burma as Stilwell’s forces near Myitkyina and Mogaung while contesting Kohima and Imphal. Chinese fronts clash with Japanese across Loyang and Hankow rail lines as New Guinea air and naval strikes hit Hollandia Wewak Rabaul and Wake Island installations.
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Richard €. Bergholz
Associated Press War
Joseph W. Stilwell
Burma
Japan
Stilwell
Mandalay-Myitkyina
Led
Imphal
Kohima
India-Burma
China
Hulag Pass
Loyang
Hsuzhang
Chenghsien
Mihsien
Chungking
Fifth Airforce
Schouten Islands
Hollandia
Wewak
New Guinea
Rabaul
New Britain
Hansan Bay
Wake Island
Negroes Obtain Own Canteen at Methodist Conference
Kansas City May 1 Negro delegates to the quadrennial Methodist conference won a separate canteen and lodging area after Bishop G Bromley Oxnam of Boston announced the council would act to curb Jim Crow practices. Dr Matthew S Davage Nashville said many Negro delegates could not find downtown hotel rooms and had to lodge miles away and eat other meals in separate spaces. A special canteen in the auditorium was arranged to serve Negro delegates.
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Kansas City
Council of
Nashville, Tenn
Department of Institutions For Negroes
Board of Education
Autlio
Fatal blast ends dynamite probe after years of collecting
Stewart reports Blevins' widow says her husband had gathered dynamite for three years, triggering an investigation that culminated in a deadly explosion. Investigators assess motive and safety lapses as part of the probe into the incident.
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Stewart
Blevins
Riverside auditorium to host youth play Friday night
The De catur junior class presents "When We Were Young" in three acts at 8 P M Friday at Riverside auditorium. Updates report Mrs. Ben Peete hospitalized, Mrs. C Y Dugger returns home after hospital care, and Miss Margaret Liston remains critically ill in Belgian Congo.
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Ben Peete
Second Avenue
Decatur General Hospital
Riverside
Decatur
Margaret, Liston
Belgian Congo
Miss. Liston
R. T. Liston
Absie Broadcasts Rally Underground Workers Across Europe
Underground workers across Europe await a coordinated strike signal with Allied forces. Sherwood urges caution and secrecy as Nazi jamming attempts fail to blunt the broadcast. The invasion jitters grow amid relentless air raids and steady Allied troop presence.
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Absie
Europe
Sherwood
Eisenhower
Sir Henry Maitland) Wilson
English Channel
Disposal of government metalworking plants eyed
A Cleveland report notes that disposing of government owned metalworking facilities will be a major reconversion challenge. The survey shows most capacity in 16 states, especially Pennsylvania New York and Illinois. Many manufacturers expect to buy assets on reasonable terms, with varied interest by product type.
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Cleveland
Midwest
Steel
Pennsylvania
New York
Minois
Soviet Lull Ending Soon With New Offensive Initiated
Izvestia signaled a forthcoming Soviet drive against Germany citing a two week front lull due to weather and regrouping. Reports claim local Nazi attacks were repelled near Stanislawow and along the Romanian front while Sevastopol’s siege ports faced Soviet naval strikes.
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London
Izvestia
Stanislawow
Carpathian Yoothilis
Tasi
Black Sea
Sevastopol
Berlin
Iasi
Idritsa
Convicts to Aid Montgomery Food Production Effort
Corrections Director E. P. Russell said 200 convicts would be transferred from state road camps to prison farms in Montgomery Alabama to offset weather delays and boost food and feed production.
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Montgomery
Ala
E. P.russell
Gly-Cas Users Land Its Action to the Skies
Gly-Cas purchasers call back to their druggist to secure more Gly-Cas. Over 90 million capsules used proves public satisfaction. When constipation and related ailments occur do not neglect them. Gly-Cas sold by Loyd's Drug Store and leading local drug stores.
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Bette
Loyd's Drug Store
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