Pepper Urges All Supplies Be Made Safe
Senate discussion on convoy policy intensifies as Pepper urges U S aid to ensure safe delivery of all Britain bound supplies from any source. Knox hints convoys may not be the sole defense, while Tobey seeks to bar naval convoy use. Roosevelt delays address to Latin missions, fireside chat planned for May 27 as policy clarity looms.
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Hess Flight Reveals Nazi Power Strain In Germany
Berlin officials disclose Rudolf Hess undertook a bold flight to England, citing his belief in easing German British ties yet acknowledging his long physical ailments and reliance on various aids. The Nazi party reevaluates Hess role while Hitler assumes control of Hess's former office amid debate on succession.
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Firearm plants and shipyards hit by multiple strikes
Production of armaments faces disruption as strikes threaten Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Hartford plant and Ravenna Ohio shipyard while Hudon Motors Detroit walkout postponed. Union demands include wage boosts and overtime terms. Automotive and shipyard labor tensions escalate with mediation efforts and nationwide defense work at stake.
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Athens and county boards discuss aviation development plans
A joint meeting was held today in Athens with the city council, Limestone County board of revenue, Decatur City Council, Morgan County board of revenue and control, and Decatur Chamber of Commerce directors to discuss aviation development plans.
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Cars Needed To Convey Band To Berry Festival
A Decatur prize winning band seeks extra cars to transport to Cullman for the strawberry festival on Thursday. Interested drivers should contact Mrs. Erskine Chenault at 748. The band departs Junior High at 9 30 AM in a motorcade and plans drills and contests Thursday afternoon, aiming for another first prize.
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Flight split echoed as Hess escape signals Nazi power struggle
Montreal reports Otto Strasser says the Hess flight shows German army chiefs and Goering seek to overthrow the Nazi party. Strasser predicts Goering would order Goebbels and Himmler killed within an hour of power, and notes Hess remains Hitler’s trusted ally in a splintered regime.
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Germany
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Illinois Folk Injured After Highway Crash Near Hartselle
Three residents of Illinois were injured when the car carrying Rev. Ernest Ammon and his wife Bertha Tanner and Mrs. W. H. Wasson collided with a car driven by Shirly Wallace. The Illinois car rolled over on Bee Line Highway north of Hartselle. Tanner and Wallace not hurt. Ammon’s wife and Mrs. Wasson treated for injuries at Benevolent Society Hospital.
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Hartselle
Bee Line Highway
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Bertha Tanner
Wasson
W. H. Wasson
Harrisburg
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Miss Tanner
Sanders Fusch
Julius Hale
Wallace
Roosevelt approves WPA funds for Alabama public libraries
President Roosevelt approved a WPA allotment of 586113 dollars for the establishment of public libraries in Alabama. Senator Lister Hill advised newspapers by telegram.
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Alabama
Lister Hill
Negro Woman Hurt In Cedar Lake Car Collision
Lucy Parker of Cedar Lake sustained head cuts and a leg injury when a Cedar Lake duo car crash occurred on Bank Street near Walnut at 8 this morning. Arthur Baker also of Cedar Lake rode with her. A B Mackenfuss of Jacksonville, Florida drove the other car. Mackenfuss faced reckless driving charges but was dismissed by Recorder Philip Shanks after police investigated.
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Cedar Lake
Arthur Baker
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Jacksonville
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N. E. Cushing
Joe T. Weatherly
Pat Thornton
Mackenfuss
Philip Shanks
Mrs. Rice Fractures Leg After Fall at Home
Mrs. William Rice suffered a fracture of the left leg when she fell from the steps at her home 307 Line Street Monday afternoon. The leg broke just above the ankle. She was treated at the Hamil Clinic and returned home last night in a Brown ambulance.
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Hess Flight Sparks Dread Across German Circles
DeWitt Mackenzie notes Hess’s dramatic flight unsettles Germany and its allies. The piece surveys theories from a Nazi high command rift to claims of illness and mental derangement, questioning Berlin’s official version and Hess’s long battle with illness.
Hess Mystery Deepens as War Cabinet Looms
Berlin lip service and a May Day speech raise questions about Rudolf Hess’s sanity and motives. Reports indicate Hess flew to Britain alone in a one way plane, parachuted to land, and apparently sought passage to England, with unclear orders from Hitler or his closest confidant.
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Hess Capture Described In Glasgow Parachute Event
Glasgow May 13 Rudolf Hess described by two home guardsmen after landing with an extra fuel tank and a blue marked route from Augsburg to Scotland. Hess said he circled the countryside then parachuted when the plane inverted and he escaped as the craft fell. He claimed no bombs on board and that the extra tank was jettisoned at the coast. The escort guards noted an ankle injury from the parachute landing.
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Rudolf Hess
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Hess
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Judge Blocks Movie Party Story From Trial
Grand jury hears claims of money demands connected to the case as attorneys for Lionel Atwill and Eugene Frenke try to limit testimony about parties at Atwill's home. Virginia Lopez on trial for conspiracy to commit an incident involving Sylvia Hamalaine disrobes during an event. LaRue guilty of contributing to juvenile delinquency with sentence deferred for army service.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
Leo Gold
Lionel Atwill
Kenneth Chantry
Eugene Frenke
Anna Sten
Virginia Lopez
Sylvia Hamalaine
Will
Miss Lopez
Miss’ Hamalaine
Hamalaine
Lopex
Eddie LaRue
LaRue
Fort Ord
Monterey
Calif
Donald’ McKay
Hess Flight Shocks Germany And Britain in 1941
Diplomatic circles say Rudolf Hess's air dash to Britain undermines morale in Germany, while British and German accounts differ on sanity and motive. Observers note Hess’s identity is confirmed, he is said to be sane, and his escape raises questions about potential Nazi traps and the Reich’s leadership.
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Washington
Rudolf Hess
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Third Reich
Hess
Fess
Hitler
Great Britain
Reich
Germany
London
Man Burned When Chemical Spurt Snaps Shoes
Yreka California May 13 Elmer Jordan a state weed spraying crew volunteer assisting a plumber was burned when hot lead and smoke from an explosion scorched his shoes blowing them off his feet He was taken to Scott Valley Hospital for treatment.
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Yreka
Calif
Elmer Jordan
Scott Valley Hospital
Hess's 800 mile escape shakes Nazi leadership
British and German reports diverge over Rudolf Hess's dramatic 800 mile flight from Germany to Scotland where he parachuted to safety and claimed to carry no bombs. Churchill officials say the event signals a rift in the Nazi regime while Hess faces questions from Scottish authorities.
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Scotland
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Hitler
Fuehrer
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Foreign Office
Alfred
Duff Cooper
Hess Arrives in Britain as Nazi Lair Claims Breakthrough
Rudolf Hess parachuted into Scotland after a faulty crash landing and was captured by a farmer. British officials say he is sane and that he arrived without a peace mission, though rumors of secret Nazi information persist. Hess, Hitler’s aide and Mein Kampf contributor, is held at a secret facility as Foreign Office officials assess potential intelligence value.
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Scotland
Augsburg
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Glasgow
Ivone Kirkpatrick
Tennessee River Gauge Falls as Warm Weather Prevails
The Tennessee River read 20 feet Tuesday, dropping, with no rainfall reported. Maximum temperature reached 71 and minimum 45 over the last 24 hours. Alabama and Tennessee forecast fair weather with light to moderate coastal winds and warmer conditions inland.
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