Republicans May Join Cabinet In Roosevelt Administration
Washington May 20 The New York Times reports Roosevelt weighs a coalition cabinet with Republicans. Frank Knox may be named secretary of the navy and Alf Landon could be offered the post of secretary of war. Edison signals possible resignation if nominated for governor.
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Washington
Stephen Early
Roosevelt
New York Times
Frank Khnox
Chicago
Navy
the Times
Alf M. Landon
Knox
Landon
Early
Charles Edison
Edison
New Jersey
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
German blitz moves toward English Channel after Paris shift
German forces pivot from Paris toward the English Channel as Nazi high command claims gains of 20 to 30 miles on a line from St Quen tin. British and French observers warn of a possible pocket near the Meuse front with heavy Allied losses and renewed fighting around St. Quentin and Cambrai.
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Paris
St. Quentin
Somme
Cambai
Channel
Dunquerque
Dunkirk
English Channel
High
Laon
Meuse River
Speed Urged For 50 000 Plane Goal
Washington May 20 The Senate appropriations committee quickly approved a $1.82 billion army bill as military leaders urged rapid realization of President Roosevelt's goal of a 50 000 plane air armada. The act funds fleet expansion, with $1.498 billion cash immediately usable after signature and $545.77 million cash plus $186.22 million contracts for planes and materials.
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Washington
Senate
Appropriations Committees
Roosevelt
House
Appropriations Committee
Mr. Roosevelt
Adams
D.-Cole
Army
Navy
Treasury
Civil Aeronautics
Louis Johnson
Treasury Conference
Rome
Lewis Compton
German drive toward Channel threatens Paris flank
Five German mechanized divisions with about 60 000 men moved west across northern France toward the English Channel. The objective appeared to wedge Paris defenders from British Belgian and French forces in Belgium. Berlin reported a sidestep toward the Channel with gains north from St Quentin toward Peronne and Cambrai. Allied counterattacks in the Somme region and near the Belgian border were beaten back.
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Paris
English Channel
Belgium
St. Quentin-Peronne-Cambrai Salient
Somme
Maubeuge
Valenciennes
Berlin
Munster
Westphalia
Hitler
England
Germany
Holy Roman Empire
Census check seeks 10 hike first figures
Decatur area towns review preliminary 1940 census data as officials protest low counts. Decatur shows 16 373 residents up from 15 593 in 1930 while Hartselle rises to 2 578 and Athens falls to 4 163. Chamber of Commerce aids recounts and urges uncounted residents to certify.
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Decatur
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Hartselle
Athens
Quake Death Toll Sits At Eight In Imperial Valley
In El Cento California May 20 six quake hit cities begin rehabilitation. Death toll set at eight with two in Mexico and estimated property losses above two and a half million dollars. Brawley hardest hit as three men jailed on looting charges. Public Health Director Dickie orders typhoid vaccine and water tests as supplies flow in and railroad tank cars arrive.
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el’ Centr
Calif
Imperial Valley
Mexico
Brawley
New Engine For Warplane Wings Boosts Speed
Harry Woodhead, president of Aviation Manufacturing Corp, announced a submerged 1,200 hp engine for wing installation to raise speed about 10 percent and cruising range up to 15 percent. Developed with Army Air Corps engineers, the liquid cooled unit is 37 inches high and four inches wide, offering reduced drag compared with radical or inline engines.
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New York
Harry Woodhead
Aviatic Manufacturing Corp
Army Air Corps
Woodhead
Clinic Set for Disabled Children in Four Counties
A crippled children clinic will be held at the Armory on May 23 starting 8 a m for residents of Morgan Lawrence Limestone and Cullman counties. Targeting Cripples under 21, about 100 children are expected with hour slots for each county. The Morgan County Crippled Children's Society and Dr Earl Conwell will supervise aided by E H Gentry Miss Clara Kendricks and N B Fouroux.
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Morgan, Jone
Lawrence
Armory
Morgan County
Crippled Children’s Society
Earl Conwell
Ges
Birmingham
County Society
Lawrence County
Limestone County
Cullman County
SIM WALLACE IS VICTIM OF ILLNESS
SIM Wallace 70 of Hartselle Route 2 died at home at 9 30 last night from illness. Final services were held at Forest Chapel at 4 30 Monday with Rev Addie Wallace and Rev O B Landsbury officiating. Burial was by McAfee Howell and Young. Survived by widow two sons Edward and Richard four daughters Mrs Mae Stephenson Mrs Emma Long Mrs Frances Lee Long and Miss Gwendolyn Wallace seven grandchildren five brothers J H Wallace L J J R J W and J C Wallace.
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Sim Wallace
Hartselle
Forest Chapel
Addie Wallace
O- B. Landsbury
McAfee, Howell and Young
Edward
Richard
Mae Stephenson
Emma Long
Frances Lee Long
Gwendolyn Wallace
JH. Wallace
J. C. Wallace
French say next 24 hours decide German offensive direction
Dewitt Mackenzie notes French military authorities believe the next day will reveal whether the main German drive heads toward Paris or aims to split Allied forces. He argues peak crisis nears as Nazi momentum falters and allied counterattacks become feasible, despite mechanization.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Paris
Nazi Offensive Stages for a Likely Break in Soon
Nazi fighting men face fuel limits as Allied defenses hold firm in the Somme region. The report notes grim stamina, potential heavy counterattacks, and the need to determine if the push is a blitzkrieg or a stripped version as battles rage along the Somme headwaters.
Mrs Hartung rites held for Decatur resident
Final rites for Mrs Ivan Nora Hartung 85 were held at Brown's Chapel with Rev Homer Britton officiating. Burial followed at City Cemetery. Survivor details include three daughters two sons a granddaughter and many relatives. She was born in Nashville and long a Decatur resident and Central Baptist Church member.
Civil Service Announces Competitive Examinations
The United States Civil Service Commission offers exams for several positions. Junior inspector earns $2,000 annually in the wage and hour division of Labor. Associate merchandising specialist writer at $3,200, with assistant grade at $2,600. Utilization representative $3,200. Field home electrification specialist $2,600 in Rural Electrification Administration. Obtain full details from H Yarbrough, secretary of the Civil Service Board of Examiners, at the post office.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Department of Labor
Rural Electrification Administration
H. Yarbrough
U.S. Civil Service Board of Examiners
Bank Teller Fatally Shoots Wife in Atlanta
C Roy Morris Jr a bank teller confessed to Patrolmen that he fatally shot his wife and wounded himself. The couple, estranged, shot occurred after he visited the wife alone at her grandmother Mrs H G Bass home last night.
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Atlanta
C. Roy Morris, Jr
L. E. Terrell
F. Jones
H. G. Bass
German Air Power Shapes World War II Frontline Strategy
Berlin based AP chief Louis Lochner reports from the Western Front on May 20 that Germany’s air force leads the campaign, guiding ground forces with reconnaissance and precision dive bombing by Stukas as bridges and rail lines are destroyed and enemy movements disrupted.
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Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Associated Press
Western Front
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Reich
Holland
Belgium
Hitler
Fuehrer
Supreme Court Validates Federal Coal Price Fixing Power
The Supreme Court upheld the 1937 Bituminous Coal Act 8 to 1, permitting federal action to stabilize the interstate coal industry by setting minimum prices and regulating marketing. Justice Douglas delivered the majority opinion, noting Congress can modify Sherman Act restrictions to aid national defense. Justice McReynolds dissented.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Douglas
Congress
Tariff Commission
Justice McReynolds
Ciano Heads to Albania Amid Balkan Tensions
Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano plans a trip to Albania tomorrow after urging Italians to be ready for Mussolini call. He will inspect public works as Italy maintains its foothold in the Balkans since April 7, 1939. Italian schools close May 31 with no clear sign of imminent entry into war.
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Rome
Galeazzo Ciano
Albania
Italy
Balkan
Mussolini
Ciano
Yugoslavia
Greece
WPA Moves In Montgomery Office Building
Governor Dixon announced the new state hospital building near Kilby prison would be turned over to the Works Progress Administration for use as an office building until such time the administration can make suitable office arrangements.
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WPA
Montgomery
Ala
Dixon
State Hospital
Kilby Prison
Works Projects Administration
British Expeditionary Forces Make Final Stand Likely
Report from France notes BEF withdrawals advancing under heavy German pressure. Censorship blocks precise locations while officers admit uncertainty over the next German strike. In the south, retreat reached St Quentin after 96 hours of withdrawals amid German advances.
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France
Empire
St. Quentin
Allies Face Split as German Offense Advances
High command warns German onslaughts split allied forces with British retreat toward the channel and Belgian French withdrawal toward Valenciennes and Maubeuge. Liege fort capture claimed and Namur nearly overrun with Belgians holding Liege and Namur. Germans push from the Dendre toward the Scheldt near Antwerp.
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Channel
Valenciennes
Maubeuge
Liege
Namur
High Command
Belgium
Dendre
Brussels
Scheldt
Antwerp
Weather Summary Gen Tennessee and Alabama Outlook
The Tennessee River gauge stood at 21.3 feet. Maximum temperature 84 and minimum 52 in the last 24 hours with no rainfall. Alabama expected fair to partly cloudy skies with warmer readings in the extreme northwest and variable winds. Tennessee towns outlook partly cloudy tonight with warmer temperatures and a chance of scattered showers Tuesday in the southwest.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Gem
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