Plan to Train Thousands of British Pilots in U S
The plan discloses a U S program to train several thousand British pilots annually as civilians under army contracts. UK will run civilian schools with US planes and equipment while Britain pays instructors. initial group to start next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Washington
The
United
United States Army
United States
Britain
Royal Air Force
Atlantic
Army
Army Advanced
Maxwell Field
Alabama
Moffett Field
California
Randolph Field
Texas
Florida
Oklahoma
Georgia
England
Stalled Car Hit Woman Killed Near Merrill Mississippi
A stalled car on a crossing near Merrill, Mississippi was struck by a Gulf Mobile and Ohio passenger train. H. H. Mizzell leaped to safety but his wife, Mrs. Almedia Mizzell, died after being rushed to Mobile city hospital. Witnesses described the machine stalling at the first crossing and the husband escaping before the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
H. H. Mizzell
Lucedale
Almedia Mizzell
Merrill
Miss
Mizzell
City Hospital
Estate of H. Reid Sherard Deceased Probate Notice
Letters of Administration on the estate of H. Reid Sherard were granted May 17 1941 by Judge T Almon of Morgan County Probate Court. All persons with claims must file within the statutory period or they will be barred. H. Reid Sherard Jr. May 17 24 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Reid Sherard
T. ©. Almon
Morgan County
H. Reid Sherard, JR
Markets drift with light volume on war and labor jitters
Wall Street traded with limited news from war and labor fronts. Copper led as houses like Anaconda and U S Steel saw some activity while GM felt union wage boost effects. Cotton moved in narrow ranges as Bombay reentered the market and farm loan talk kept gains modest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
General Motors
Anaconda
Kennecott
American Smelting
Phelps Dodge
Steel
Republic Steel
Southern Pacific
Atlantic Coast Line
Westinghouse
du Pont
Sears Roebuck
J. T. Cast
Standard Oil
N. J
St. Joseph
Consolidated
General Electric
Public Service
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Market News Service
Shipyard Wages Boost Kept Labor Peace In Marine Sector
The CIO National Maritime Union and the American Merchant Marine Institute in New York reached a contract for seamen on routes outside the Western Hemisphere. It provides bonuses per port to the Red Sea and Persian Gulf, Suez Canal port calls, extra daily pay in fast waters, and $5,000 insurance for unlicensed crew. A five day strike by the APig Sand and Gravel Workers' Union in Washington was avoided as Smoot Sand and Gravel Company agreed to wage increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
CIO National Maritime Union
Ship Ownrs
American Merchant Marine Institute
Western Hemisphere
Red Sea
Persian Gulf
Suez Canal
Washington, D. C
Apig Sand and Gravel Workers’ Union
Smoot Sand ‘and Gravel Company
Vichy
United States
French Guiana
Martinique
Germany
Roosevelt
Philippe Petain
Washington
New World
London
France
Times
Syria
Middle East
Cottonseed Meal Prices In Memphis Futures Report
Prime cottonseed meal futures in Memphis on May 17 show activity with price levels and trading notes. Market watchers track bids offers and anticipated movements in nearby contracts as traders weigh supply signals and demand prospects in the commodities pit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Cotton Futures Close Steady as Week End Trading Ends
New Orleans cotton futures closed steady with gains of 3 to 5 points. July opens at 18.00, settles at 12.95. October climbs to 13.14, closes 13.20-22. December around 13.13 to 13.20. March 13.20, May 13.31 bid.
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N. YY
New York
Bombay
Arourt
New Orleans
Market Briefs Rally Quietly as Coppers Rise
New York stocks show steady activity with copper prices rallying quietly. Bonds are spotty while second grade rails gain. Dollar dips in a narrow foreign exchange market. Cotton improves with support from mills and Bombay buyers. Sugar is mixed with some liquidation and covering. Wool tops uneven on short covering and hedging. Chicago wheat falls on profit taking and corn remains unsettled with May deliveries. Cattle and hog markets steady with limited trading activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bombay
Chicago
Farm costs and cotton share cited in producer argument
The article argues that farmers receive only a minor fraction of consumer prices. It notes that producer returns could double without raising food costs for consumers. It adds cotton and laundry dynamics, claiming laundries earn three to four times the cotton farmer’s share per shirt.
Old Blount College and State Agricultural School Reunion Set
The annual reunion of graduates and former students of Old Blount College and State Agricultural School will be held at Blountaville on Sunday June 1. Alumni plan a new program under Dr D S Moore with Hers bert Yarbrough and Roy South among attendees.
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Old Blount College
State Secondary Agricultural School
Blountaville
Hersbert Yarbrough
Roy South
Decatur
Birmingham
Hattie Finley
D. 8. Moore
Achor
Axis and British clash over Tobruk and Syria drive
The report notes a recaptured town from British hands, a fall of Fort Capuzzo and Sidi Azeis to Axis in Libya, while Tobruk holds out against German and Italian siege. RAF raids target Birmingham Cologne Boulogne and Damascus Rayak Palmyra airfields as tensions rise over Syria and Suez access.
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Fort Capuzzo
Salam
Sidi Azeis
Tobruk
Luftwaffe
Britain
Birmingham
England
Royal Air Force
Cologne
Rhine
Boulogne
Channel
Germany
Suez Canal
Damascus
Rayak
Palmyra
Royal
Syria
McClendon murder trial motion for new hearing set
Felix McClendon, Cullman County farmer, convicted of murder in his wife’s death, has a new trial motion hearing postponed to Thursday June 7 by Circuit Judge A A Griffith who is ill. The original hearing was set for 10 am in Cullman. McClendon was found guilty by a Cullman circuit court jury in April and sentenced to life. He was accused of poisoning his wife with arsenic in her food.
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Felix McClendon
Cullman
A. A. Griffith
McClendon
Decatur Notes On Local Meetings And Church Schedules
Morgan county revenue board members depart for Mobile for Alabama boards of commissioners convention. Local church notes include Grant Street Church of Christ service times changing to 10 45 am and 7 15 pm, and no evening service at First Baptist while Southern Baptist convention meetings proceed in Birmingham.
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Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Mobile
Alabama Boards of Commissioners
Sim Howell
W. H. Meadows
F. M. Speake
J. L. Rowe
John McCutcheon
Lindsay Allen
Grant Street
First Baptist Church
W. E. Waterhouse
Southern Baptist Convention
Birmingham
M. E. Dodd
Shreveport
Harry Clark
Tennessee
Baptist Convention In
C. C. Davidson
Brunswick
Davidson
George OBrien Visits Decatur on Business
George O'Brien district manager with Southern Bell Telephone formerly ran the local system. He arrived in Decatur today to meet friends and conduct business, with Birmingham as his headquarters. Ross L Malone of Roswell NM and Ernest P Malone of
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George O'Brien
North Alabama
Southern Bell Telephone , Company
Mr. O'Brien
Birmingham
Decatur
Miss Baker Breaks Arm While Skating at Hatfield Lake
Miss Bessie Mae Baker of 436 Columbia Circle broke her right arm while skating at Hatfield Lake during a school picnic. A loose skate strap caused a fall. she received first aid and was taken to Roan Clinic for treatment.
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Bessie Mae Baker
Columbia Circle
Hatfield Lake
Miss Baker
Roan Clinic
Civilians Dead in April UK Air Raids
Ministry of Home Security reports 6 065 civilians killed and 6 926 injured in German raids on the United Kingdom during April. Among the dead 2 912 men 2 418 women 680 children under 16 and 55 unclassified. 61 listed missing and believed dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United Kingdom
Ministry of Home Security
Keller Talks on Education at Presbyterian Dinner
Dr J A Keller president of Provence State Teachers College addressed the Presbyterian church gathering at St Johns Guild House. Charles Winston presided and W A Dougherty led a quiz with men winning narrowly. Keller traced Alabama education history and urged vocational training as essential for progress.
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J. A Keller
Provence
Coller
P. Presbyterian Church
St. John's Guild House
Keller
Alabama
Charles Winston
Arthur Jones
Frank Longino
Harriet Irwin
W. A. Dougherty
Dougherty
Dr. Keller
Winston
Sam H. Wilds
Strategic outlook on war in the Mediterranean and Middle East
The author argues Britain’s control of the Mediterranean is pivotal to European power and warns Hitler may attack the Suez Canal from Syria and the West. He predicts a heavy air assault and a possible land push via the Sinaitic route, citing supply lines and oil as key factors.
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Britain
Africa
Middle Wast
Hitler
Mediterranean
Eagland
Europe
Middle East
Suez Canal
Troq
Syria
Sin Peninsula
Moses
Beason
Want Ads touted as best way to buy and sell
Buyers and sellers are urged to use Want Ads as the most economical way to turnover goods. The notice highlights the cost efficiency and broad reach of classified advertisements for trading items.
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N. C. Cotton
OLD School
Garrison Holds Out
NAVY
Ker
Philadelphia Navy Yard
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Knox
Rudolf Hess
Scotland
Decatur’s
Charles Murphy
Chillicothe, Missouri
C. H. Murphy
Church Street
Earl Williams
Carrollton
Atlanta
A. L. Williams
R. F. Brothers
W. R. Kimbrough
Mamie Anthony
Pulaski
Miss Auban Brothers
Panesville, O
Edward Brothers
Markie McAnally
Gadsden
Somerville
Patsy Ann
Arrilla Durham
Baileyton
Lake Arthur
New Mexico
C. E. Malone
Baptist Hospital
Louise Couch
5Th Avenue
South
Pascagoula
Mississippi
Martha Lyle Owen
Robin Thomas
Jerry Douthit
Amir” Cimie
Lucille Lamon
Vna
Fred Simmons
Betty
Billy Rhea
Pauline Lamon
Ann Fusch
W W. Lamon
Danville Road
N. W. Hopper
Hartselle
J. J. Fairbanks
J. W. Wilson
Kyle Clark
Danville
Route 8
F. L. Crow
K. D. Price
Decatur Route 2
Baugh's Infirmary
Paul Butler
Baugh’s Infirmary
Miss Manila Puller
A.M Smith, Jr
Ross L. Malone
Roswell, New Mexico
Ernest P. Malone
Alps
Spain
Turkey
Decatur Yard
Middlebrooks Lumber CO
Cana! St
River Phone
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