Death of J P Hodges Hartselle Mayor at 60
J P Hodges longtime Hartselle mayor dies at home at 60 after a year of ill health. Services set at Hartselle Christian Church with burial in Hartselle cemetery. Survived by widow three daughters two sons five grandchildren and three brothers. Mayor Hodges served three terms and helped guide Morgan County progress. Ben Bean acting mayor pro tempore to oversee succession steps at May 27 council meeting.
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John Pruitt Hodges
Hartselle
Hartselle Christian Church
E. N. Anthony
Peck
Davis Hodges
Decatur
G. W
D. J. Hodges
Birmingham
Hodges
Oakville
Lawrence County
Christian Church
Nanie Freeman
Danville
Morgan County
Ben Bean
Isaac Glasco Dies At Home In Decatur
Isaac Glasco 84 died at 9 30 Friday morning at his home on Eighth Street East funeral services set for 2 pm Saturday at Heflin Cemetery near Moulton with Minister Emmett Byars officiating burial by Brown Decatur. Survived by widow three daughters Maud Ray Claudie Frodges Callie Glasco. Born in Lawrence County, long time Decatur resident.
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Isaac Glasco
Eighth Street
East
Heflin
Moulton
Emmett Byars
Brown
Decatur
Glasco
Maud Ray
Claudie Frodges
Callie Glasco
Lawrence County
Inside Stuff The Daily highlights varied news items
A roundup of stories across pages two three five seven and ten notes a Baptist minister on religious trusteeship aviation rescue details, junior high year in review, AP report on Washington reaction to French Nazi collaboration, and plans for an interdenominational Bible conference.
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America
Washington
Two Die In Auburn Plane Crash Near York Alabama
An Auburn businessman Robert Hardin about 25 and C A Elliott 20 from Amelle Alabama were killed when their private plane crashed near Ward High School York eight miles from town. Eyewitnesses report the plane circled then the motor stopped and the craft dived. Hardin was killed instantly Elliott died later at a hospital. Elliott’s father Luther Elliott is a Sumter County planter and merchant.
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York
Ala
Auburn
Ward High School
Robert Hardin
Co. A. Elliott
P. I
Bmelle
Richard
Dick) Causey
Easter Funeral Home
Gainesville
Elliott
Luther—Elliott
Hardin
Causey
Ward School
Sumter County
C. A
Manasco Certified Democratic Nominee for Alabama District 7
Carter Manasco of Jasper was formally certified by Alabama Secretary of State John Brandon as the Democratic nominee for Congress in the seventh district. The announcement comes from Montgomery and notes Manasco’s prior service as secretary to the late Speaker William B. Bankhead.
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Manasco
Montgomery
Ala
Carter Manasco
Jasper
William B. Bankhead
John Brandon
Congress
Alabama
City 10 weigh tax protest
The Decatur city council considers repealing a midnight June 30 amusement ticket tax after Crescent Amusement Company protests. The firm argues the burden should be shared and notes other theaters in its Crescent group also need repairs while Princess Theatre is being remodeled. The issue ties to funding for an enlarged school building program and a consolidated junior senior high in Delano Park.
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Decatur
Crescent Amusement Company
Nashville
Princess, Roxy
Capitol Theatres
Delano Park
Amusement Company
Charles H. Eyster
C. R. McCown
R. E. Baulch
G. P. Banniza
Roxy
Princess Theatres
Eyster
Amusement Enterprise
Tony Sudekum
Princess Theatre
Sayisg
Crescent Group
Princess
GM Walkout Averted by Board Mediation and Labor Accord
The defense mediation board settled the General Motors dispute with a 10 cent an hour raise for about 250,000 workers in 89 plants and no shop clause, averting a walkout. CIO UAW delayed ratification yet leaders expected prompt approval while 35,000 GM workers already walked out in Michigan amid a broader labor tension. Ex Cell-O Detroit workers voted to accept terms ending a 10 day strike though management had not signed. Continued on page five.
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Senate Defense
AFL
Defense Mediation Board
General Motors
E-Cell-O Corporation
Detroit
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Flint
Saginaw
Mich
Cio-Uaw
Ex- Cell-O Corporation
Mediation Board
Decatur and Falkville win prizes at Cullman Strawberry Festival
Decatur high school band took third in the Battle of Music with 78 players and earned $50. Falkville won first in the huge parade with a world globe float and nine models, drawing loud applause from thousands. Other bands from Tuscaloosa Emma Sansom Gadsden Sheffield Jones Valley placed in the event.
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Decatur
Falkville
Morgan County
Cullman
Misses Sue Patterson
Joy Rowe
Jean Rowe
Dorothy Summerford
Jean Strickland
Sue Strickland
Bonnie Lou Jones
Sheila Shelton
Martha Ellen
South
Shepherd promoted to assistant state WPA director in Alabama
R W Shepherd, longtime manager of WPA District No 1 based in Decatur, is named assistant state director of WPA operations in the Alabama state office at Montgomery. He will relocate to Montgomery while remaining in Decatur until the move is complete. J B Carrington will become acting district manager.
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R. W. Shepherd
WPA
North
Alabama
Decatur
Montgomery
W. G. Henderson
Shepherd
Carrington
Madison
Henderson
Col
North Alabama
State Office
Pecatur
Grave View Taken Of France By FDR
President Roosevelt said international conditions were too serious to interpret or comment on his appeal to the French to reject collaboration with Germany. He dodged questions as hypothetical and offered possible action under Latin American accords regarding European colonies if sovereignty changes threatened.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Germany
Martinique
Prefeht
William D. Leahy
Vichy
State Department
United States
France
de Gaulle
London
Waa
Roosevelt warns Red Sea dangers to foreign ships
President Roosevelt spoke of the Red Sea as a potential danger to foreign shipping. He cited past U S naval actions to protect commerce and cited historic responses to Barbary pirates. He declined to specify any new actions though asserting freedom of the seas as policy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hhmaniy
Red Sea
United States
New American Republic
Mediterranean
Caribbean
Roosevelt signals limits on inquiries during press session
President Roosevelt dodges questions on the Atlantic patrol and a Kremlin linked conference with Admiral King. He warns that any puppet regime actions in French colonies would threaten Monroe Doctrine interests, noting Martinique and French Guiana as focal points while Greenland remains protected.
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State Department
Department
Ernest J. King
King
Roosevelt
Petain
Germany
Europe
Hemisphere
Martinique
Caribbean
French Guiana
South America
France Navigates Nazi Collaboration Amid Syria Usage
The piece reports France's potential move toward collaboration with Nazi Germany as Germany uses Syrian airfields. It notes Roosevelt condemning any collaboration and questions Petain's stance on Syrian transit rights. Eden asserts Petain granted Nazi transit, risking his authority and French colonies.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
France
Germany
Syria
Marshal Petain
Nasidom
Hitler
Anthony Eden
Petain
Petain’s Concessions Threaten Allied Mediterranean Hold
Analysis warns that Vichy France may open colonies to Germany, jeopardizing Syria and key African bases. The potential shift risks Dakar and near‑term control of transatlantic routes, alarmingly narrowing British sea lines. Continued coverage follows pages.
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Vichy
Petain
Syria
Near East
France
Britain
Hitler
Mediterranean
Dakar
Africa
Peril to U S Seen by Knox at Naval War College
Navy Secretary Frank Knox warned at the Naval War College that new factors have entered the perilous moment in history. He urged unwavering support for the nation and stressed the need to deliver materials to Britain, warning that future Hitler-like threats could reemerge if policing power is relinquished.
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Navy
Knox
Naval War College
France
Washington
Britain
Rudolf Hess
Hess
War College
Germany
Hitler
Europe
Hess Case Shrouded in Allied Aid as Hess Mystery Deepens
London authorities summon expert help from British intelligence to analyze Hess statements amid ongoing mystery. Duff Cooper and the Duke of Hamilton confer overnight with ministers and Churchill delays public briefing, while officials weigh what Hess may have revealed to military figures and the German delegation.
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London
Rudolf Hess
Adolf Hitler
Alfred Duff Cooper
Duke of Hamilton
Hess
Britain
Moss
Hamilton
Duff Cooper
Churchill
Duke
Kirkpatrick
G.hurchill
Commons
Reynolds Approved as Military Affairs Chairman
The Senate approved the assignment of Senator Reynolds of North Carolina as chairman of the Military Affairs committee. Reynolds had differed with the administration on foreign policy, a move recommended by the Democratic steering committee on a 12 to 3 vote.
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Reynolds
Washington
Senate
D-Nc
Tanks Garrison Syria Drive Echoes Across Middle East War
Nazi tanks reported crossing into Syria toward Iraq as German forces bolster a French ruled zone. RAF raids targeted Damascus Rayak and Palmyra while British reinforcements moved into Iraq and Palestine amid Turkey and Iraq tensions.
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Associated Press
RAF
Damascus
Syria
Iraq
Europe
Berlin
Scheen
Italy
Middle East
Brin
Rayak Palmyra
Palestine
Beirut
Lebanon
Abdullah
Trans- Jordan
Trans-Jordan
Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
Baghdad
Soviet
Russia
Britain
Salam
Egypt
Fort Capuzzo
Libya
Suez Canal
United States
Phillippe Petain
Verdun
London
France
Germany
Reuters
Cairo
Rashid Ali al Gailani
Thesige
Cate És
Rayak
Weather Summary for Tennessee River and Alabama Coast
The Tennessee River gauge rose to 19.62 feet with no rainfall. Temperatures ranged from 62 to 86 degrees over 24 hours. Alabama observed fair to partly cloudy skies with gentle to moderate southwest winds along the coast.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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