City Near Normal Noon Voting in Democratic Primary
Partial returns at two o'clock show 138 absentee ballots counted out of 409 cast. Callahan 54 Lynne 74 Almon 74 Malone 30 Meadows 38 Collier 15 Green 85 Kyle 17 West 20 Crow 80 Smith 53 J H Crow 65 St John 33 Sample 18. Decatur had 802 ballots cast by noon. 409 absentee ballots countywide out of 523 requested. City boxes 13 with 11 inside limits. daylight saving straw vote taken. Campaign ends after long, tough race.
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Callahan
Lynne
Almon
Malone
Meadows
Collier
Green
Kyle
West
Crow
Smith
J. H. Crow
St. John
Sample
Decatur
Austinville
Moulton Heights
Election Night Coverage At The Daily Headquarters
The Daily will broadcast live election results from all races state district and county with AP wire updates. Polls close in rural districts at five Decatur time and urban areas at six. staff and special correspondents invite readers to attend tonight.
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Associated Press
Decatur
Voters rally across Morgan as county ticket draws crowds
Campaigns ramp up across Morgan with office seekers greeting voters at rallies weekly. Voter turnout noon tallies show Box 7 720 Second Avenue leading with 115 votes, followed by Box 6 Johnston Street Fire Hall with 88 and Box 3 City Hall with 85 as farmers in rural areas stay home for fieldwork in fine weather.
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Morgan
Second Avenue
Johnston Street Fire Hall
City Hall
Courthouse
Carie Library
Chandler's Store
Third Sireet
Sixth Avenue
West
Harvey's
W. Moulton Street
Johnston Street
Sunshine Cleaners
Shropshire’s
Fourth Avenue
Ninth Street
Grant
Spruce Streets
Harmon’s
Fairview
Austinville City Hall
Sheats
Moulton Heights
Alabama Democrats Vote In Off Year Primaries
Statewide Democratic primaries in Alabama reflect political sentiment more than candidate fate. Voters nominate 22 delegates to the Democratic national convention with all incumbents backing Speaker Bankhead for the presidential nomination, though delegates represent different factions within the party. Observers view the delegate-at-large results as a gauge of broader voter mood. David S. Anderson supports Bankhead but is an avowed backer of another faction.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
William's Bankhead
David S. Anderson
Bankheau
Lions Elect Kilox McMasters President For Year
The Lions Club held its annual officer election naming Kilox McMasters president for the coming year. Induction will occur July 1. He serves at Decatur Iron and Steel and has long been active in civic projects. Other officers include G H Nungester first VP Earl Glenn second VP Thomas Edgis third VP Malcolm Austelle lion tamer Gordon Sherrard tail twister Sanford Cox secretary treasurer Rev R L Sturgis John Wilks Bill Patton Gene Morrow directors.
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Lions Club
Kilox McMasters
McMasters
Huntsville
Decatur Iron and Steel Company
Lions
G. H. Nungester
Earl Glenn
Thomas Edgis
Malcolm Austelle
Gordon Sherrard
Sanford Cox
Rev
R. L. Sturgis
John Wilks
Bill Patton
Gene Morrow
Europe buys more goods in first quarter of 1940
The commerce department reports Europe increased purchases in the first quarter of 1940 by 67 percent while U S purchases from Europe fell 14 percent. Exports to Europe totaled 498 441 million in January to March versus 298 987 million a year ago. Imports from Europe declined to 131 221 million from 151 194 million. Latin America saw gains in both exports and imports Europe and Far East trade rose as well.
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Washington
Commerce Department
United States
Europe
Department
Latin America
Far East
Advocate of Peace Dies in London at 81
George Lansbury British labor politician and peace crusader died in a London hospital at age 81 after weeks of illness. A veteran Labour MP for Bow and Bromley he spent his career opposing war as national policy and pursuing direct action including his 1912 jail for suffrage advocacy.
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London
George Lansbury
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Lansbury
England
Commons
Bow and
Bromley
Briton Sets 2000 Mile Recon Flight Record
A New Zealand pilot with the British air force reports a 2,000 mile round trip from Scotland to Narvik Norway and back. The 22 hour flight was made in a Wellington bomber without automatic pilot. British authorities call it the war’s longest reconnaissance.
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London
Sceland
Narvik
Norway
New Zealand
Huge Savings on Job Taxes Possible in Alabama Plan
Douglas Stockham of Birmingham outlined amendments to Alabama unemployment insurance law claiming employers could cut payments by up to 81.5 percent and employees by up to 90 percent based on three year industry records. He cited a $4.2 million fund surplus in 1939 and projected $16 million excess by April 1941, with over 4,000 employers covered and rate reductions effective in 1941 if lawmakers approve in the June session. The resolutions endorsing the amendments passed unanimously at a joint Kiwanis Rotary Lions meeting at the Lyons Hotel.
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Douglas Stockham
Birmingham
Alabama
Stockham
Kiwanis
Rotary
Lions Clubs
Lyons Hotel
Mr. Stockham
Chambers of Commerce
Dixon
Homer Jones
E. G. Hamilton
Norman Harris
S. A. Steere
Akron
Ohio
Gentry Estill, Jr
Tom Hendrix
Tom Harrison
H. B. Beard
Roland Gray
J. Handley Wright
Garner Pride
Pride
John Patterson
Black man charged after firing public safety item in city
Albert Toney was jailed after his Monday arrest for firing a public safety item three times at Louise Houston in the 600 block of W Wilson Ave at 3 30 pm. He was fined in police court for discharging public safety items within city limits and faces a charge of unlawfully presenting such items in a warrant sworn by Houston in Justice PD Meadors court.
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Albert Toney
Monnday
Louise Houston
Toney
Houston
Court of Justice
PD. Meadors
W. Wilson Avenue
Mrs Goodman Claimed by Death in Birmingham
Mrs Grover Goodman nee Helen Harrison former Decatur resident died this morning in Highland Baptist Infirmary Birmingham after an operation last week She was sister in law of Mrs J B Schimmel of Decatur and niece of Mrs Walter H Todd of this city Funeral services set for Wednesday afternoon at Johns funeral home
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Grover Goodman
Helen Harrison
Decatur
Highland Baptist Infirmary
Birmingham
Milstead Dies In Highway 72 Crash Near Dead Man’s Curve
Easom Milstead 30 of Sheffield Alabama was killed in a collision with a large truck on Highway 72 a half mile west of Sheffield near the dead man’s curve. Milstead was en route to Memphis and officials said he apparently lost control around the curve. The truck driver was H C Nichols of Dennis.
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Sheffield
Man
Tura
Miss
Easom Milstead
Ala
Highway 72
Here
Milstead
Memphis
H. C. Nichols
Dennis
Hatch bill revival stirs House judiciary action
The House judiciary committee voted 14 to 11 to revive the Hatch political practices bill and send it for further consideration. Rep. Murdock Utah led the move with a call to end the secret vote. President Roosevelt endorsed the measure, boosting its prospects for House passage as debates over federal employee political restrictions continue.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Hatch
Murdock
Utah
Cellar
N. Y
Healey
Mass
McLaughlin
Neb
Tolan
Calif Byrn
Michener
Mich
Robison
Gwynne
Mankiewicz
Conn
Springer
Ind
Rep
Dempsey
D NM
Roosevelt
House
Chamber
Judiciary Committee
Italy
Hyde Park
Senate
Rep. Martin
Massachusetts
Charles A. Darnell Dies at 69 in Decatur Home
Charles A. Darnell, 69, died at 10 a m Tuesday at his home 1013 Wadsworth street after a long illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Drinkard. Survivors include the widow. three sons Newsome of Decatur Charles Jr and Jack Darnell of Chicago. five daughters Mrs Everett Pettey of Decatur Mrs Henry Green of Birmingham Mrs Vaughn Clary of Texas Misses Ione and Bill Darnell of Decatur.
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Charles A. Darnell
Wadsworth Street
Drinkard
Newsome
Decatur
Charles, Jr
Jack Darnell
Chicago
Everett Pettey
Henry Green
Birmingham
Vaughn Clary
Texas
Ione
Bill Darnell
City Clerk Office Robbed in Auburn
The Auburn city clerk office was burglarized during lunch hour. Between 60 and 70 dollars in cash 700 dollars in checks and several valuable papers were stolen from the clerk’s office.
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Auburn
Ala
Netherlands Cancels Leaves Of Soldiers In War News
Yugoslavia drills 300000 troops to frontiers as trains move to Ljubljana and Maribor. Chamberlain defends war stance in Commons while Netherlands cancels army leaves and orders immediate duty. Egypt braces for Mediterranean action as Italian residents push for citizenship. German and Allied moves unfold across Norway and Be l
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Rakek
Yugoslavia
Ljubljana
Maribor
Associated Press
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Norway
Netherlands
Germany
Budapest
Hungary
Rome
Vatican
Pius
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Italy
Europe
Reynaud
Alleid
London
Bekans
Near East
Egypt
Paris
Washington
Pius XII
Roosevelt
Balkan
Romania
Britain
Namsos
Narvik
Moston
England
Edmund Ironside
Mpet
Joe Wheeler School Presents Spring Program
Pupils of Joe Wheeler school will present their Spring Program on Thursday night May 9 at 7 30 at the school building Every pupil will appear on the program Friends and patrons are invited.
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Joe Wheeler School
Debated View on Hitler and Norwegian War
The author reflects on Britain's leadership during the Norway campaign and questions whether Chamberlain has underestimated Hitler. He suggests England and France misjudged Hitler since 1933 and contemplates the consequences of recognizing his unusual strategic mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Europe
America
England
France
Allies Recognize Hitlers Leadership Talent Despite Moral Contempt
The piece argues Hitler combines brilliance with abnormal mind and warns that England and France underestimated him. It cites Lord Baldwin calling Hitler brilliant yet abnormal and recounts a New York talk where the author faced questions about crediting Hitler's capability.
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Lord Baldwin
New York
Hitler
England
France
Death Toll Rises in South Pasadena School Shooting
In South Pasadena California on May 1 a former principal Verlin Spencer opened fire in a school board building and on campus killing four officials including George C. Bush and John Alman and injuring several others. He then shot himself after a ferocious confrontation with police.
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South Pasadena
Calif
George C. Bush
San Marino
John EF. Alman
South Pasadena-San Marino
William Speer
Victor V. Vanderlip
Verlin Spencer
Ruth B. Sturgeon
Dorothea Talbert
Bush
Frank Higgins
Spencer
Board of Education
Higgins
Alman
Speer
Vanderlip
Cheese milk tops 6,000 pounds at plant
Milk delivered to the cheese plant today reached 6,283 pounds, the highest daily volume since the plant opened May 1. The remaining equipment for the plant was still being installed.
Youths Mule Car in Tie Up Near Hartselle
A two vehicle collision on the Bee Line Highway two miles north of Hartselle at 845 Monday night left a mule dead and caused serious injuries to one rider. Ardis Newby owns the mule. Herman Schnur Jr. and Miss Geraldine Eidson with James Speigle suffered injuries. Speigle was hospitalized with several broken ribs.
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Bee Line
Hartselle
Sanders Fuseh
Julius Hale
Ardis
Newby
Herman Schnur, Jr
Canal Street
Decatur
Geraldine Eidson
James Albert Speigle
Cullman
Schnur
Miss Eidson
Speigle
Benevolent Society Hospital
Drinkard
New Relief Test Is Set in Memphis Cotton Aid Program
Memphis becomes a test for a cotton stamp plan to cut surplus by distributing subsidized goods to relief clients. About 12 000 eligible families will receive green stamps for purchases and brown stamps matching value for redeeming clothing and bedding.
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Memphis
Tenn
Deep South
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Republicans Meet at Courthouse in Morgan County
A Morgan county Republican mass meeting convened at the courthouse Tuesday afternoon starting at 1 30. All county Republicans were invited and a large turnout was reported. J D Bush secretary of the county Republican committee sent notices ahead of the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
J. D. Bush
Republican Committee
Chamberlain Faces War Crisis With Churchill Supervision
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced Winston Churchill would supervise day to day military operations while remaining first lord of the Admiralty as Britain faces renewed threats. Attlee and other opposition leaders attacked the speech as complacent and demanded changes in leadership and policy amid ongoing Norwegian campaign concerns.
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London
Chamberlain
Britain
Mid
Norway
Winston
Churchill
House of Commons
Clement R. Attlee
Admiralty
Attlee
Archibald Sinclair
Trondheim
Alexandria
Mediterranean
Near East
Tennessee River Gauge Falls as Heat Persists
The Tennessee river level stood at 121.1 feet Tuesday and fell. High reached 90 degrees with a low of 60 and no rainfall reported. Alabama expected partly cloudy skies tonight and Wednesday, with gentle to moderate easterly winds on the coast. Tennessee otherwise fair with little temperature change.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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Charles Darnell
Joe Wheeler
Dewitt MacKenzie II
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