House Chairman Presses Wickard On Aid Bill Stand
House Agriculture Committee action puts Secretary Wickard and aides on spot to declare loyalty to farmers or consumers. Palmer cites department bias toward consumers and argues price supports affect consumer costs. Senate and House conferees back a high loan program at 85 percent parity with penalties for abnormal production, amid debate over cash parity payments and farm income plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Wickard
Washington
Palmer
An Agriculture Committee
Department
Fulmer
Senate House
Senate
Bankhead
D.-Ala
Agriculture Department
Chicago
Legislative Conference
COLT Rail Strike Talks and Detroit Violence Report
The Atlanta Birmingham & Coast Railroad votes to strike for wage increases with no walkout date set. Detroit sees violence linked to a building trades dispute as a truck driver is fatally injured and 16 others hurt in clashes between non union drivers and lumber workers. Negotiations continue in New York between CIO United Mine Workers and southern coal operators amid resumed mines and a temporary wage adjustment of one dollar per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast Railroad
Hostlers
Detroit
Teamsters
New York
CIO United Mine Workers
Southern Bituminous
Athens Theatre Manager Promoted to Savannah Post
Walter E. Harman longtime manager of the Ritz and Plaza Theatres in Athens has been promoted to run a large theatre in Savannah Georgia. He and his family will move within days and receive more than double his current salary. Harman has been a prominent local citizen, active in the Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
Walter E. Harman
Ritz and Plaza Theatres
Savannah
Harman
Athen
Sudekum
Rosenbaum
Rotary Ae Chamber of Commerce
Markets Mixed Amid Light Volumes and Shifting Trends
Lead stocks showed tentative gains in early trading with autos rails and machinery edging up fractions before midday, but overall conviction remained weak as day progressed. Trading was light with around 400000 shares changing hands across the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Cottonseed Meal and Futures Mix in Quiet Memphis Trade
In Memphis May, prime cottonseed meal futures closed quiet with May at 24.50 F.O.B. Prices for July to January futures ranged around 25.50 to 26.70 while sales reached 600. New York futures rose 48 to 57 points with various May to Dec contract quotes and a higher middling spot of 72 nominal.
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N. C
New Orleans
Memphis
Tenn
F.O.B
New York
Jane cc
Hess Captured in Scotland Reveals Nazi Ranks Evidence
The captured prisoner is Rudolf Hess, described by guards as impeccably dressed and coherent. He stated he left Germany in a Messer III destroyer, spoke fluent English, and asked for milk and leg stretches during interrogation. He carried an expensive camera and wore a fine bracelet watch.
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Germany
Hess
Patterson
Gibson
Rudolf Hess
Principals Hold Annual Fish Fry in Limestone County
The Morgan County School Principals Association held its annual fish fry today at White Springs in Limestone county. About 25 attended with E. G C. McDaniel of Trinity Clarence Light of Flint and L. R. Stone assistant county superintendent of education on the arrangements committee.
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Morgan County School Principals Association
White Springs
Limestone County
E. G C. McDaniel
Trinity
Clarence Light
Flint
L. R. Stone
Plane crash victims named Brewster found in wreckage
In Lewistown Pennsylvania the charred remains of socialite Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Brewster were recovered from the wreckage of a cross country flight. The couple had begun their pleasure trip four days earlier aboard a $25,000 aircraft. dense fog contributed to the fatal accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewistown
Aviation
New York
Benjamin Brewster
Boy convicted in Ga. case faces life imprisonment
In Waynesboro Georgia a frail 12 year old Robert Messex testified he shot his father on April 29 after a whipping for not attending school. A jury recommended mercy and the case was sent to Judge A Franklin for final action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesboro
Robert’ Messex
A. Franklin
Nashville Livestock Report May 13 Markets Mixed
Salable cattle total 125 calves 200 with steady tone. Slaughter cattle and calves mostly 7509.00, medium cows 5.00 6.75, bulls to 8.25 with top 11.00. Hogs 700 mostly 15 cents higher, good 190 250 lbs around 855, sows 6.64. Sheep 1.00 lower with prices 50 cents weaker. Spring lambs good 11.00 12.00. feeders 3.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Livestock
Nashville Tonn
Federal-State Market News Service
Hospital Day Observed At Benevolent Society Hospital
More than 250 visitors from out of town attended National Hospital Day observances at Benevolent Society Hospital. A baby party for infants born there in the past two years drew 33 mothers and babies. Posters showed treatment techniques and nearby cities like Hartselle Cullman Athens Huntsville sent visitors.
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Benevolent Society Hospital
Hartselle
Cullman
Athens
Huntsville
Hess and Hitler Bond in Revolutionary Rise to Power
The article depicts how Rudolf Hess and Adolf Hitler forged a close partnership from prison to dictatorial leadership. It claims Hess supported the 1934 purge, helped shape the spiritual framing of Hitlerism, and taught that Hitler is the executor of a higher will, bolstering belief in Hitler as a Messiah and making Hess’ flight to Britain seem more inexplicable.
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Hess
Hitler
Puehrer
Britain
Accused Slayer Surrenders After 24 Hour Siege
Wilson a 65 year old blacksmith surrendered after a siege at his hilltop home and shop in New Mexico. He faces charges tied to killings of two rabbits in a cattle grazing dispute. An officer said he believed he had little chance and chose to yield.
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N. M
Wilson
Announce Blount Springs White Settlement Anniversary
Blount Springs Alabama marks the 123rd anniversary of the first white settlement with a May 25 home coming and a basket picnic event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blount Springs
Ala
Air Corps Opens Enlistment to Lowered Educational Levels
Colonel F A Prince announces vacancies across Alabama and Tennessee for all corps at the new West Palm Beach air base. Enlistment now accepts sixth grade graduates and varied high school education if a score of 100 on the Army general classification test is achieved. Interested men should contact local recruiting stations or the Recruiting Sergeant in listed cities for full details and future vacancy files.
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F. A. Prince
Field Artillery
Alabama
Tennessee
West Palm Beach
Florida
Prince
United States Army Air Corps
Army Air Corps
Montgomery
Mobile
Birmingham
Decatur
Memphis
Johnson City
Nashville
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Hess Parachute Escape Sours War Prison Image In Britain Berlin
British officials in London and Glasgow described Rudolf Hess as sane and in good health aside from a leg Injury from his parachute jump. Hess, identified by Ivan Kirkpatrick, is treated as a prisoner of war after landing on a Scottish moor. British sources noted his isolation from core Nazi leadership and suggested his flight stemmed from disagreements within the Nazi hierarchy.
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Berlin
Hess
Germany
Hitler
Reichstag
Ivan Kirkpatrick
Adolf Hitler
London
Glasgow
Lord Beaverbrook
Evening Standard
Ivene Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
Fuehrer
Vice-Fuehrer
Ang Pratese Oether
House Passes Farm Aid Bill
The House approved a farm aid bill setting government loans at a set percentage of parity for basic crops and penalties for over quotas. The measure, backed by Chairman Fulmer, would cost the treasury less than other aid methods and totals 212 million dollars with a 275 to 63 roll call. It moves to the Senate for quick approval.
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Washington
House
Senate
Fulmer
D-8
Agriculture Committed
Treasury
Hope
R.kas
Berlin Retreat Denies Purge Rumors Within Ruling Party
A Berlin spokesman dismisses talk of a leadership shakeup or purge, insisting there was no persecution complex in Hess' conduct and that the Gestapo is not investigating any wrongdoing. The comment portrays confidence amid ongoing internal tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gestapo
Dewey to Visit Birmingham May 13 in Army Post Trip
Thomas E. Dewey national chairman of United States service organizations will arrive in Birmingham tomorrow morning for a tour of Port McClellan and will depart in the afternoon after inspecting the army post.
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Dewey
Birmingham
Ala
Thomas E. Dewey
United States Service Organizations
Port McClellan
Army
Hess Flight Deepens Nazi Rift and British Reassurance
The Hess incident sparks talk of a rift in Nazidom's inner council as Britain mounts a cautious war posture. Hess, injured in a Glasgow hospital after parachuting, is identified by British officials amid an official communique detailing a hasty, fuel‑starved escape.
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Hess
Hitler
Glasgow
Scotland
Ministry of Information
Messerschmitt 110
Rudolf Hess
Messerschmitt
Decatur Diary Notes Local Guest Visits and Health Updates
Decatur society items list visits by Mr and Mrs Walter Statom and others in Huntsville, plus travel plans of J L Britain. Local church services, medical updates from Hamil and Chenault clinics, operations for several residents, ambulance transfers, and family visit details are recorded with multiple names and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Statom
Huntsville
Judge Rules Against Broad Admissibility in Court Testimony
Deputy District Attorney Krell objected as Judge Ambrose ruled that an answer would serve no purpose and refused broad admission of evidence. Gold and Chantry testified before the grand jury about money demands linked to the case while Miss Lopez denied Hamalaine's charges. Hamalaine testified she came from Minnesota to bid for a film role with parental support of $250 per month.
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S. Ernest Krell
Thomas L. Ambrose
Gold
Chantry
Grand Jury
Atwill
Lopez
Hamalaine
Minnesota
FDR Continues Improvement Amid Health Convalescence
President Roosevelt, convalescing at the White House, cancelled his third press conference but maintained a higher number of appointments as he recovers. Officials report continued improvement while the ailing leader plans future engagements and briefings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Community Notes From Morgan County Rock Springs
Local residents Mrs. Cecil Crow and Mr. Mize Garrison hosted and visited neighbors including Mrs. Lucy Roberts and Mrs. Ida Terry who is ill with mumps. Rain is needed for crops as families gather for church services led by Rev. Addie Wallace.
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Cecil Crow
Hartselle
Mize Garrison
Lucy Roberts
Laverne Knight
Hudson McAvoy
Oak Ridge
Luke Roberts
Ida Terry
Esther Callahan
Pruitt Sparkman
Roy Osborn
Jasper Graves
Decatur
William Taylor
Wynda Garrison
Lois Wallace
Martha Mae Terry
Therrel Wallace
Addie Wallace
President Roosevelt Remains in White House
Presidential secretary Stephen Early said the president is in great shape and everything is OK. Roosevelt’s doctor advised it wise for him to remain in the White House proper at least another day.
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Mouse Quarers
Stephen Arly
Roosevelt
White House
Lsas
Rotary hears violin solo at Decatur meeting
William Lyle Harris, Cherokee vocational high school teacher, performed a violin solo at the Decatur Rotary Club noon meeting at Cornelian Hotel. Ruth Pettus of Huntsville Rotary accompanied on piano. Tom Fitzpatrick presided as John H. Peach lauded H. Reid Sherard Sr.’s Rotary loyalty and work. Attendees included Slim Carns, Col E L Higdon, and several Decatur guests.
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William Lyle Harris
Cherokee Vocational High School
Decatur Rotary Club
Cornelian Hotel
Ruth Pettus
Huntsville Rotary Club
Tom Fitzpatrick
John H. Peach
Rotary Club
H. Reid Sherard
Slim Carns
Athens Club
E. L. Higdon
Foley
Harry Higdon
E. H. Barnett
R. H. Barter
J. T. Jones
Decatur
World War II update reports shipping losses at 11-month low
British, Allied and neutral shipping losses in the Atlantic in April were the lowest in 11 months at 301 070 tons, seen as proof of effective British counter measures. RAF bombers hit Bre men and western Reich while Axis and Allied actions drive in Africa and near the Suez Canal. Hitler resumes direct leadership of the Nazi party after Hess, with talks with Darlan fueling French concessions and Axis moves in North Africa.
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Germany
Bremen
Western Reich
Luftwaffe
Amba Alaji
Ethiopia
Wardara
North Africa
Hitler
Tobruk
Libya
Salam
Egypt
Suez Canal
National Socialist Party
Hess
Darlan
Fuehrer
Joachim von Ribbentrop
France
Jean Darlan
Mediterranean
French
Mrs Hamilton to Speak at State Convention Meeting
Mrs E G Hamilton president of the Decatur Business and Professional Women's Club will speak at the state convention at the Whitley Hotel May 16 to 18. She will discuss the club’s key achievement the formation of the local girl guard troop. Other delegates and alternates from the club are listed along with Miss Grace N Fitzgerald of Dallas representing the National Federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Hamilton
Decatur Business and Professional Women's Club
Whitley Hotel
Morgan County Draft Board Sets Tuesday Thursday Meetings
Morgan County draft board No. 1 in Decatur will meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays to answer questions and hear complaints. Additional questionnaires are being sent from board No. 1 and from Hartselle, with 25 duties and 15 duties respectively dispatched daily.
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Morgan County Draft Board No. 1
Decatur
Hartselle
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J. B. McAnally
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J. L. Britain
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The
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Falkville
Sam Jones
Sixth Avenue
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Hamil Clinic
Robin Thomas
Eli Street
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Edwin _Wyle
Jim Pettey
Joe Engle
Chattanooga Lookout Baseball Club
Wallace Meadows
Chenault Clinic
Frances Ann Green
Hatton
John H. Green
Billy Mack Cook
Somerville
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Josephine Stone
Maplesville
Fredna Stone
Sherman Street
H. B. Davis
Baugh’s Infirmary
E. E. Carey
Decature
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Ollie Coleman
Pickensville
Nell Bailey
Stone
E. L. Jones
Columbus, Ga
D. F. Jones
Ambrose
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Fdr
Morgan County
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Rotary
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Draft Board
Decatur Yard
Middlebrooks Lumber CO
Canal St
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