Churchill declares victory at all costs in unity cabinet
London May 13 Churchill vows victory at all costs as allies enter a long war. He wins unanimous confidence votes in both Houses and reorganizes the government with Attlee Greenwood and Morrison joining the cabinet. Britain braces for months of struggle as Hitler’s forces press in Europe.
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London
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House of Commons
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Germany
Britain
Clement R. Attlee
Arthur Greenwood
Herbert Morrison
Labor
Labor Party
Bournemouth
Insurance on five Morgan county school buildings suspended
A. F. Forsyth, Alabama finance director, suspended insurance on five Morgan county schools due to hazardous wiring and poor condition. Buildings include Trinity Elementary, Trinity Junior High, Moulton Heights Junior High, Austinville Elementary, and Union Hill. Corrections and rewiring are required before reinstatement.
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Montgomery
Ala
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Morgan County
Trinity
Moulton Heights
Austinville
Union Hill
E. P. Amerine
State Insurance Fund
Trwin J.quinn
A. R. Forsyth
Trinity Elementary School
Trinity Junior High School
Ing
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Associated Press
Priceville
Danville
Flint
State
Hull lashes at dictators and presses science freedom
Secretary of State Hull told the eighth American scientific congress in Washington that nations suppressing freedom of thought doom themselves to decadence. He warned science is mistreated when political oppression limits inquiry and noted arms development as a dangerous consequence. He said scientists are not at fault and urged global effort to steer science toward constructive ends.
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Washington
Hull
Eighth American Scientific Congress
Pan American Union
Club Plans State Convention In Anniston May 17 18 19
Dentur Business and Professional Women's Club will finalize plans for the state convention at a Thursday 7 30 pm meeting in Lyons Hotel private dining room. The state meeting is set for Anniston May 17 18 19 with about 15 members from the Decatur club including seven delegates attending.
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Dentur Business and Professional Women’s Club
Lyons Hotel
Anniston
Decatur Club
Livingston Sworn In as Alabama Supreme Court Justice
J Ed Livingston former law professor at the University of Alabama was sworn in today as associate justice of the Alabama Supreme Court confirming his new state high court position.
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Montgomery
Ala
J. Ed Livingston
University of Alabama
Alabama Supreme Court
Decatur Adopts Daylight Saving Time Change
Decatur shifted to daylight saving time beginning Sunday at 2:00 am. Many church services faced scheduling issues especially evening worship while schools and postal hours adjusted. post office windows will stay on daylight saving while deliveries run on the old time.
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Decatur
More Steel Production Surges in U.S. Mills
The American Iron and Steel Institute reports U S steel mills are running at about 70 percent of capacity this week, up 4.2 points from last week’s 65.8 and higher than a month and a year ago. The surge echoes earlier wartime peaks and contrasts with mid April lows.
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New York
United States
American Iron and Steel Institute
Morgan County Fish Rodeo to Be Biggest Ever
The Morgan County Conservation Club plans the third annual Fish Rodeo from May 25 to 29 with prizes awarded May 30 at Delano Park. Open to all, the event draws sportsmen from several states to Wheeler and Wilson Lakes and tributaries, aided by local merchants and tackle makers.
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Morgan County
Delano Park
Morgan County Conservation Club
Wheeler and Wilson Lakes
Tennessee Valley Authority
Ot ‘Hers
Newton B Powell
C. Bert Childs
WE. Sivley, Jr
P. S. Dinsmore
Howard L. Brown
W. E. Siviey
James Crow
Euel Garrison Troy Martin
Jack Doss
O. B Duniep
Roosevelt to seek funds for national defense this week
President Roosevelt plans to send Congress a defense funding recommendation after meetings with war and treasury officials. Open requests already total over 2 billion for the year starting July 1, with speculation of a possible 500 million increase.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Stephen Early
War
Treasury Department
Morgan County Crippled Children’s Society Raises $1200
Mrs. Robert T. Harris announced final reports show the county drive collected slightly more than $1,200. After expenses the sum will be matched with state funds to aid medical and surgical treatment for crippled children. A field diagnostic clinic is planned at the Armory on May 23 led by Dr. Earl Conwell. Public invited.
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Robert T. Harris
Morgan County
Crippled Children's ‘Society
Harris
Earl
Conwell
Birmingham
German Flag Flutters Over Liege Citadel Amid Berlin Offensive
Berlin reports German troops seized the Liege Citadel while Belgian forces fight back along the Liege front. The high command notes advances toward the Ourthe river and Meuse sector as Dutch and Belgian defenses hold in parts of the West Front.
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Zweibruecken
westwall-Maginot Line
Brussels
Netherlands
Germany
Reynaud
France
Ourthe
Meuse
Kaiser Wilhelm
Allied resistance hardens as blitzkrieg tests strength
The German assault appears intense as Hitler gambles on speed to break through. Allies gain time with Anglo French reinforcements while observers warn the next twenty four hours may decide the war's direction. German gains claim control of northern Netherlands and Luxembourg, with aims to base air and submarines on the Dutch coast and threaten the Allied left flank.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Hitler
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Liege
Uruguay Seeks New Parley On Americas Neutrality
From Montevideo May 13 Uruguay proposes a new conference of the 21 American Republics to decide future steps as they remain pledged to strict neutrality amid the European conflict. President Baldomir and Foreign Minister Guani sent telegrams to Panama's President Boyd urging a meeting.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Americas
Alferdo Baldomir
Alberto Guani
Augusto 8. Boyd
Panama
Boyd
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Hull cool to Argentine non belligerency plan
Secretary Hull voiced little enthusiasm for a Pan American policy of non belligerency proposed by the Argentine foreign minister. He said the United States would consider ideas from friendly nations but did not commit to them and that Washington did not initiate the move.
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Hull
Washington
State Department
Rites Held for Hollands Baby Boy
Rites conducted for William Dudley Holland 18 day old son of Mr and Mrs William Casey Holland Decatur Route 1 at 10 am Monday at grandmother Mrs Fannie J Holland Route 1 community The baby died at 6 am Sunday Services led by Rev W W Coffey with Brown directing burial in City Cemetery Survivors include parents three brothers and grandparents Mr and Mrs J W Berry Somerville and Mrs Holland
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Wiliam Casey Holland
Decatur
Fannie J. Holland
W. W. Coffey
Brown
City Cemetery
J. W. Berry
Somerville
Holland
Germans Advance Westward From Holland Front
AP roundup reports German armies pushing west along a line from the Dutch coast to the No Man's Land near the Siegfried and Maginot fortifications. Frontier progress and exact advances remain unclear amid conflicting Allied and German accounts. Dutch forces claim to hold flood defenses while Germany says it has occupied Groningen and reached parts of Friesland as the invasion widens.
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Maginot
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Belgium
France
Albert Canal
Liege
North Sea
Antwerp
Groningen
Zuider- Zee
Ijsselmeer
Friesland
Praae Two
First Great Battle Opens As Allied Face German Onslaught
Dispatch from Belgium describes the first great battle of the war with Allied forces facing a German assault. German air raids disrupt the front as parachute troops land behind lines, while Allied tanks and armored cars engage the advancing Wehrmacht amid bomb bursts and anti aircraft fire.
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Belgium
Netherlands
Francé
Paris claims blitzkrieg now checked as war widens
Allied motorized and air forces slow German advance through Holland and Belgium. Dutch, Belgian, British and French troops resist as aerial and ground losses mount on both sides. Churchill vows grim long war. Roosevelt plans defense funding.
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Zuider Zee
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Emael
Britain
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House of Commons
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Weather notes from Tennessee and Alabama reports
The Tennessee river gauge stood at 204 feet and fell with no rainfall reported. Alabama forecast fair and warmer tonight and Tuesday with slight warmth and coastal winds. Tennessee expected fair and warmer conditions with more cloudiness and a chance of scattered showers in the east then cooler conditions in the west at night.
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