Giant War Games to Sweep 550000 Troops This Summer
Washington reports the War Department will stage maneuvers beginning May 24 with corps drills in California. More than 550,000 troops will man the exercises, with 800,000 additional soldiers in mobilization and support roles, forming the largest wartime simulations to date across the Louisiana Carolinas and Washington regions. General George C. Marshall directs the event with field armies clashing in September and November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Robert C. Richardson
Louisiana
Richardson
California
Third Field Army
George C. Marshall
Fort Jackson
8. C
Fort Bragg
N. C
General Headquarters Air Force
Carolinas
Fort Lewis
Wash
Fourth Army
Regular Army
National Guard
Lindbergh and Hitler quoted warn US on foreign danger
Walter Winchell cites sources like Hermann Rauschning and Adolf Hitler to argue Americans face threats at home if Europe unrest spreads. Goebbels is quoted claiming America cannot threaten Germany and will be kept preoccupied with domestic issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Winchell
Charles Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Hermann Rauschning
Adolf Hitler
Rauschning
Herr Goebbels
Goebbels
America
Man Drowns in Limestone Elk River Spill
The first fishing fatality of the season is Andrew Todd a 62 year old Limestone County resident who lived two miles west of Athens. He and fishing partner Guy Nelson overturned after their boat struck an obstruction on Elk river near Lee High camp. Todd disappeared beneath the water as Nel son and others searched through the night. the TVA dispatched a boat and equipment to aid the search and Todd is survived by his widow and several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Todd
Limestone County
Athens
Elk River
TVA
Mr. Todd
Guy Nelson
Lee High
Todd
Southern Baptists Meet In Birmingham Study Wartime Mission Adjustment
Southern Baptists from 18 states convene May 16 18 in Birmingham to study missionary work adjustments amid wartime conditions in the U S and abroad. The Woman's Missionary Union and Baptist Sunday School Board hold auxiliary sessions as the 58th annual WMU meet and the board notes assets of 2 440 218 and past returns of 520 240 last year. Distinguished speakers include Dr George W Truett Dr Harry Clark and Dr M E Dodd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Southern Baptists
United States
Foreign Mission Board
Warstricken
South
Woman's Missionary Union
Baptist Sunday School Board
Southern Convention
Prince E. Boroughs
Nashville
J. M. Frost
Richmond
George W. Truett
Dallas
Harry Clark
Knoxville City
M. E. Dodd
Shreveport
Kiwanis Winners Visit Decatur For Dinner
The Cullman Kiwanis club, winner of an April attendance contest against Decatur Kiwanis, visit tonight for a dinner at Hotel Lyons. Cullman posted over 99 percent attendance in a club roughly twice Decatur’s size, while Decatur's group surpassed 97 percent with over sixty members. Inter-Club Committee chair Quince Eddens leads the meeting with helpers Jack Smallwood Joe Wilder Ed Carter and John Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman Kiwanis Club
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Decatur Club
Hotel
Lyons
Cullman Club
Decatur
Quince Eddens
Jack Smallwood
Joe Wilder
Ed Carter
John Davis
Heavy coal shipments move through Decatur line
A solid 53 car coal train from Kentucky passed through Decatur via the L N and is bound for Birmingham Montgomery Mobile and New Orleans. The double headed train serves the L N Seaboard and Atlantic Coast Lines systems. Several such trains, each 53 to 65 cars, have passed daily in recent days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Birmingham
Montgomery
Mobile
New Orleans
Decatur
L. & N. Seaboard
Atlantic Coast Lines
Officers Nab Three as 2000 Gallon Still Is Destroyed
In Black Warrior National Forest near Moulton Alabama deputy lawman and alcohol tax unit officers raided a still 15 miles southeast of Moulton. Three men were arrested and fled, one captured immediately. 2000 gallons of mash and 20 gallons of unpaid whiskey were seized along with gear. A separate raid in the Salem area of Limestone county destroyed a 400 gallon still and 400 gallons of mash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Warrior National Forest
Moulton
Fred Riley
Lawrence County
T. S. Burgess
J. E. Pierce
Alcohol Tax Unit
Herman Sandlin
Alcoho
Martin Whitt
Hargrove
Biles
Limestone County
Salem
Man Charged After Wreck In Fairview
J D Duncan of near Falkville charged with grand larceny after stealing a Drinkard Motor Co car from in front of the Strand Theatre in Hartselle. Duncan injured in a crash near Fairview, hospitalized then jailed in Morgan County. Police and Drinkard officials assisted in the pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Duncan
Falkville
Morgan County
Fairview
Drinkard Motor Company
Strand Theatre
Hartselle
M. O. Parker
Drinkard Company
E. L. Drinkard, Jr
Martin
Parker
Duncan
Main Street
Mr. Drinkard
Decatur
Benevolent Hospital
Parker and
Hunter
Julius Hale
Slayer Sentenced to Die in Kilby Prison
Judge David H. Edington sentenced Marvin Gillis thirty two, of Mobile, to die in the Kilby Prison electric chair on June 16 after a circuit court jury convicted him of murder yesterday. Defense counsel immediately filed notice of appeal which stays the sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
David H. Edington
Marvin Gillis
Kilby
Electric Chair
Nudist Camp Found Near RAF Flight Patrols in England
Mayo Britain’s largest nudist camp in Green Hills Hertfordshire faces wartime air patrols as RAF pilots conduct low altitude reconnaissance over the 10 acre site. The proprietor notes mutual tolerance while the camp serves mainly London devotees with weekend influxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Gilmore
Green Hills
Hertfordshire
England
Mayo
Britain
Gree
RAF
London
Roosevelt Confined to Bed Again in May 8 Update
President Roosevelt remained in bed with a stomach ailment and a slight fever. Dr McIntire ordered rest despite his wish to rise, and Early said he was improving while keeping up with affairs by telephone. Plans for a Hyde Park weekend trip were canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Stephen Early
Early
Hyde Park
N. Y
New defense dangers seen in labor war
Delivery dates on 15 million dollars of airplane parts and anti aircraft gun mounts were uncertain after a strike at Allis Chalmers Laporte Indiana and a threatened walkout at Paar Motor De troit. The CIO United Auto Workers seek a 15 cent an hour raise for 8500 hourly workers as mediation is sought for GM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Allis- Chalmers
Laporte
Ind
Paar Motor Car Company
Detroit
Indiana
Hudson
CIO
United Automobile
National Mediation Board
Washington
General Motors Corporation
Bendix Aviation
South Bend
Mediation Board
Labor Department
General Motors
Corporation
NLRB Sets Ford UAW Election Across Major Plants
The National Labor Relations Board announced a May 21 election date to determine the bargaining representative for Ford Motor Company workers. About 90,000 employees at Ford, Lincoln, and Rouge plants will vote in what will be the largest NLRB election of its kind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
National Labor Relations Board
Ford Motor Co
Ford Lincoln
eRouge
NLRB
Alabama Coal Operators Ready to Pay $1 Daily Wage Increase
Alabama coal operators are prepared to grant a $1 per day wage increase sought by the United Mine Workers. Disputes delaying a new contract include removal of the wage differential between Appalachian and Alabama coal fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
United Mine Workers
Appalachian
Griffin city enforces two hour parking rule
In Griffin Georgia the city ordinance limits business district parking to two hours and Traffic Officer Glenn Smith enforces it. Officials disclosed Smith walked 7100 miles and lost ten pounds while carrying out the instructions and the city ordered a motorcycle for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griffin
Glenn Smith
Smith
Shim
Judge Flips Dice for Gamble Case Dismissal
Judge H B Abernathy offered to dismiss seven gambling cases if the defendants agreed to rolls of the dice. The men consented, and the judge rolled the dice from the bench, leaving the defendants staring at a natural misfortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Why Belfast Is Key to Britain's War Effort
The article argues Belfast and Ulster are crucial military naval and industrial bases for the British Isles with major shipyards racing to aid in the war. It notes Ulster as a district command with a large defending force and readiness to aid southern Ireland in case of invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Ulster
British Isles
Southern Ireland
Eire
War answers and naval aid shaping Britain’s defense
Readers questions on air war and Britain’s strategy are addressed. The piece notes Belfast’s role in shipbuilding and warship basing, Ulster airfields protecting Atlantic convoys, and the need to steer ships around Ireland due to damaged English ports. Dalton cites oil plant destruction over Berlin as a broader wartime priority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Londonderry
Belfast
Ulster
Britain
Northern Ireland
Irish Sea
England
Berlin
Dalton
Germany
Alabama Steel Production To Reach Capacity
Alabama steel mills will resume idle units next week after repairs raising output. Through April 1941 production was well above capacity at Fairfield Ensley Bessemer and Gadsden, with a 1940 total just over 2.6 million tons and a forecast near 3.0 million tons for 1941. An expansion program will add about 450000 tons of capacity but won’t affect this year’s output.
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Birmingham
Ala
May & —M
Alabama Steel Mills
Fairfield
Ensley
Bessemer
Gadsden
Alabama
Louis Mayer Tops List As America’s Highest Paid Executive
Louis B Mayer led 1939-40 compensation among executives, earning 500,048 as managing director for Loew's Inc. Other top earners included Bethlehem Steel's Eugene Grace and American Tobacco's George Hill. The report notes many incomes come from investments and taxes show 41 individuals paid taxes on million-dollar incomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, May
Louis B. Mayer
America
Loew's, Inc
Securities Commission
Mayer
Loew's
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
George W. Hill
American Tobacco Company
Treasury
Hunt Stromberg
Nicholas M. Schenck
W. C. Fields
Deanna
Edna Mae) Durbin
Universal Pictures Company, Inc
Paul M. Mahn
Vincento Riggio
Harry F. Sinclair
Consolidated Oil Corporation
Walter 8. Gifford
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Four Held for Murder in Burning Death at Mobile Home
Sheriff William H. Holcombe announced four people including two women were arrested on murder charges for the April 27 death of W. G. Wilson at his Mobile home. The group comprises Mrs. Laura Wilson Miss Nellie Webb Wilson Ed Smith and Claude Langham. The case will go to the grand jury along with other torch slaying cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
William H. Holcombe
W. G. Wilson
J L.wilson
McCullough
Wilson
Holcombe
Laura Wilson
Nellie Webb Wilson
Ed Smith
Claude Langham
Esker Gibson
Irvington
Alford Harcet
Presidential Orders Fix Date for Reinstating Draft Registrants
Army and selective service officers set July 1 as the date to reenlist about 1 million men who have reached 71 since the first enrollment last October. Registration will occur at 4,500 local boards, with many called for training within months. Roosevelt to formally fix the date in a proclamation. War Department weighs aging cutoff, with plans to limit recruits by age, from 26 to 40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Hightower
Washington, May
Roosevelt
War Department
Selective Service Headquarters
Adjustment window extended for draftees in Alabama
Montgomery Alabama May 194? Adjutant General Ben M Smith announced draftees called for induction get a 10 day period to adjust personal affairs under amended selective service rules. Local boards may extend this up to 60 days for necessary arrangements. Previously a single day was allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
May
Selective Service
Ben M. Smith
Smith
Silly bomb report from Hyde Park estate investigated
State police and secret service investigated a claimed dynamite plot at President Roosevelt's Hyde Park estate. Captain Gaffney said there was nothing to the report, and James Maloney later called it silly with no arrests planned after a grounds check. The workman who originated the claim accompanied the investigators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhinesback
N. Y
John Gaffney
State Police
Secret Service
President Roosevelt
Hiyde Park
United States
New York District
Gaffney
James Maloney
Onion Patch Guarded by Night in England Mystery
An American Eagle squadron site in England is secured by an armed night guard over a small 20 by 20 foot patch. Visitors hear rumors of a military secret, but official chatter says the patch holds onions planted for valuable reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
May
Eagle Squadron
Daylight Raid On Isle By Axis Ships Reported
London reports claim a daylight assault by Axis warplanes on England and Suez Canal areas with heavy combat over the Channel. British officials say 12 German planes were destroyed and one RAF fighter lost, while some railway property suffered damage and civilian evacuations continued.
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Isle
London
England
Britain
Suez Canal
Island Kingdom
Manchester
Dover
Engish Channel
Suez
Cairo
Berlin
Tenburg
Town Hard Hit A Northeast Town
England, May 8. A northeast town suffered heavy damage as Luftwaffe incendiaries and bombs struck again. An American ambulance convoy supplied plasma for blood transfusions while rescuers pulled victims from demolished structures and treated many in improvised first aid stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Adolf Hitler
Luftwaffe
RAF raids and Tobruk advance in war news update
Berlin bomb damage is light so far but summer raids may rise with new super bombs and incendiaries. In Tobruk, Axis forces claim key positions seized as Libyan siege continues. British night fighters set a new one night record by shooting down 22 German bombers while Liverpool endures seventh straight raid.
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Berlin
RAF
North African
Mussolini
Tobruk
Libya
Liverpool
England
Brest
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Weather Summary From Tennessee River Reading
The report notes measurements on the Tennessee river gauge with unspecified feet. Temperatures reached a high of 50 and low around 50. Rainfall was light, with Florida and Alabama areas experiencing fair conditions and light winds shifting to southerly along the coast.
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Tennessee River
Alabama
Florida
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Dauschning
Hitler
Fuehrer
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Lockheed Aircraft Company
Burbak
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U. S. Army
Milo Burcham
Man
Alabama Steel Production
Louis Mayer
Onion Patch
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