Reasons Seen for Optimism by Churchill
London May 20 The Associated Press reports Churchill says a German airborne force of about 1500 troops disguised in Anzac battle dress has invaded Crete by air. British Imperial and Greek troops fight to contain the assault and defend key positions. He adds that despite heavy fighting the defense is in hand and offensive power remains strong.
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Associated Press
London
Crete
Churchill
House of Commons
Canea-Malem
Syria
Iraq
Suez
Salum
Egypt
New Zealand
Adolf Hitler
Cretes
George II
Athens
Germany
Turkey
Aergean
Dardanelles
Greece
Cyclades
Zamzam Sunk. Egyptian Liner Hit by German Navy
The 8229 ton Egyptian passenger liner Zamzam was sunk by a German raider. All 322 passengers and crew, including 138 Americans, are safe in German occupied territory, though the exact time of sinking remains unspecified.
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Associated Press
Berlin
South Atlantic
Recife
Brazil
Capetown
Union of South Africa
New York
France
US Japan rapprochement as war news fades
Dewitt Mackenzie notes a Russian report of U S mediation between China Japan could alter the European war and U S destiny. He deems the claim unconfirmed and calls the question of U S Japan reapproachment urgent to consider.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
United States
Japan
Time Opportune For Tokyo Pact With China
A column argues the two nations could resolve Far East tensions through diplomatic understanding. The piece suggests a conference opening could end China Japan hostilities and shorten the broader European conflict, contrasting war focus with constructive diplomacy.
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China
Fin al s Begin at Decatur High School Commencement Plans
Commencement events at Decatur Senior High begin with class night at Riverside auditorium. Baccalaureate sermon by Rev. R L Archibald at Central Methodist church Sunday morning. Graduation exercises set for Monday night May 26 at Riverside auditorium. Ninety four seniors to receive diplomas 42 boys 52 girls. Valedictorian Johnnie ll averages 95.72 the highest in years salutatorian Miss Lila Shears averages 95.23. Graduation program to be announced later. Examinations completed last week and principal W T Jordan will release graduates’ names later in the week.
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Decatur Senior High School
Riverside Auditorium
R. L. Archibald
Central Methodist Church
Johnniell
Lila Shears
W. T. Jordan
Roosevelt says no convoy plan. Britain aid status uncertain
Washington reports President Roosevelt has no news on convoying supplies to Great Britain and plans for a possible special message to Congress. He questions Barkley’s claim that war materials reach Britain satisfactorily and notes Admiral Land’s figures showing only four percent of shipments sunk.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Congress
Barkley
D-Ky
Britain
Admiral Land
Emory S. Land
Maritime Commission
Thanksgiving date restored to last Thursday in November
President Roosevelt announced that moving Thanksgiving earlier to boost retail business failed and next year the holiday will return to the customary last Thursday in November. This year it will be celebrated on the next to last Thursday by presidential proclamation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Chamber Plan Outlined At Morgan County Meeting
About sixty county representatives from Morgan Limestone Madison and Jackson gathered at Hotel Lyons for a Second Division State Chamber of Commerce session. James L Rankin presided as W A Steadman outlined chamber history and defense program aims.
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Alabama State Chamber of Commerce
Alabama
Morgan
Limestone
Madison
Jackson
Hotel
Lyons
James L. Rankin
John A. Caddell
Morgan County
State Chamber
State Chamber By Mr. Rankin
W. A. Steadman
John M. Ward
Barrett Shelton
Paul Wright
J.W. Woodall
J. S. Benson
Jackson County
George Mahoney
Kenneth Thomas
Claude Pipes
Madison County
van Gilbert
Limestone County
Leroy McEntire
Waltersdorf
Huntsville
Thompson
Scottsboro
Rankin
Pastor William R Hendrix Dies in Johnson City
The Rev. William R. Hendrix 71 pastor of Munsey Memorial Methodist Church Johnson City died after a week of illness. A Florence Alabama native educated at State Teachers College he joined the North Alabama conference in 1895 and served many years in Birmingham. Burial will be in Birmingham.
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Johnson City
Tenn
William R. Hendrix
Munsey Memorial Methodist Church
Florence
Ala
State Teachers College
North Alabama
Birmingham
Strike Wave Roils Shipyards and Defense Plants
A looming nationwide labor clash hits West Coast shipyards, Lorain Ohio, Apollo Pennsylvania, and Dunkirk New York with CIO and AFL machinists and other unions striking over wage hikes and hours. Miners end a long walkout with a new contract, and railroad unions prepare wage demands. Local picket lines form as production halts ripple through defense orders and mines, gun carriages, and alkali plants.
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Associated Press
West Coast
Walkott
Lorain
Ohio
John Frey
AFL Metal Trades Department
San Francisco Bay Area
CIO
AFL
Bay Cities Metal Trades Council
American Shipbuilding Company
Apollo Steel Company
Apollo
National Defense
Chicago
Dunkirk
N. Y
American Locomotive Company
AFL Building Trades
Naval Powder Factory
Indianhead
Fairport Harbor
Diamond Alkali Company
Pease Two
Royer Rites Wednesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Malin da Royer will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the home on Decatur route 3 by Rev. Frank Smith and Lindsay Allen. Burial will be in City Cemetery with Brown in charge. Mrs. Royer, 84, died at home Monday morning. She was known throughout Morgan County where she had resided since age four. Grandsons will be pallbearers and granddaughters will handle flowers.
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Malinda Royer
Decatur
Frank Smith
Lindsay Allen
Grant Street Church
United States Seeks Details on Zamzam Sinking Rescue
The State Department asked Germany for full details on the 138 Americans reported saved from the Egyptian liner Zamzam. The embassy in Berlin seeks information about the sinking and the German claim that all passengers and crew were saved, prioritizing welfare and return of U.S. nationals.
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Washington
United States
Berlin
State Department
Sinking of Zamzam Ship With American Ambulance Units
Reports say the Zamzam carried 138 Americans including 24 ambulance drivers and 20 ambulances from New York to Alexandria for British and Free French forces in Africa. German officials claimed contraband cargo and offered no location of survivors or sinking site.
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New York
Alexandria
Africa
Charles de Galle
Decatur High student Johnnie Hill wins Emory scholarship
Johnnie Hill of Decatur Senior High School earned a $300 Emory University scholarship after top national competition. He will graduate as valedictorian and plans general study at Emory for one year before seeking an appointment to West Point. Hill has held multiple school leadership roles and honors.
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Johnnie Hill
Decatur High School
Decatur
Emory University
Atlanta
Hill
Emory
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
North
South Carolina
Florida
Tennessee
Virginia
United States Military Academy
West Point
W. T. Jordan
Decatur Senior
Phi Chi Mu
Young Hill
American Legion
J. W
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia Heads Civilian Defense Unit
President Roosevelt created an office of civilian defense headed by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia to advise on protection of life and property in emergencies. The agency splits into a protection board and a volunteer participation committee with LaGuardia unpaid as New York mayor, arriving in Washington to organize the effort.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York
Civilian Defense Agency
Civilian ‘Protection
LaGuardia
War, Navy and Justice Departments
Federal Security Administration
the Council] of State Governments
American Municipal Association
United States Council of Mayors
New York City
Time changes set for Morgan Circuit criminal docket
The Morgan Circuit court criminal docket scheduled for June 9 is postponed to June 30 by Judge Seybourn H. Lynne. A one week civil docket will be heard starting June 2. No grand jury will be empaneled due to a small number of cases.
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Morgan Circuit Court
Seybourn H. Lynne
Death of 9 year old in Selma tied to illegal liquor
In Selma on Sunday night a nine year old, Leslie Alfred McIntyre, died. Sheriff Kennedy said a state toxicologist preliminary test indicates the death is consistent with alcoholism and links investigations into illegal liquor operations in Selma's East Side.
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Selma
Ala
East Side
J. BE. Kennedy
Leslie Alfred McIntyre
Evidence of Nazi Plot in Chile Reported
Santiago Chile May 20 The police investigation department announced evidence that Vanguardists formerly known as Nazis planned a putsch against the Chilean government. Police said an attempt to break into a radical party convention last Friday night resulted in one death and four wounds and was part of the Vanguardist plan.
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Santiago
Chile
Police Investigation Department
Vanguardists
U. S. Bombers Strafe Nazis In North Africa
Cairo reports American bombers aided a May 18 defense against a German mechanized advance from Fort Capuzzo. A 6 mile front saw 60 tanks and 100 armored vehicles attacked. British armor halted the assault, eight tanks were knocked out, and a dusk RAF attack with U S built bombers destroyed more tanks pushing Germans back to the border.
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Cairo
Bgypt
North Africa
Anf
Egypt
Fort Capuzzo
For Capuzzo
Halfaya
Hell Fire
RAF
Clinic Slated for Children in Morgan County
A field clinic for crippled children will be held Thursday at the Armory on Fourth Avenue starting at 8 a.m. It is for diagnosis and consultation for listed counties, with 150 to 200 expected. Dr. Earl Conwell of Birmingham will lead, assisted by volunteers including Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Poteet.
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Armory
Fourth Avenue
Robert T. Harris
Morgan County Crippled Children’s Socity
Skeggs Crawford
T. M. Jones
Birmingham
Flea Beetle Warning Hits Tennessee Valley Cotton
Cotton growers in the Tennessee Valley are urged to watch for the flea beetle which can seriously damage small cotton. The insect, with two light yellow stripes, can be controlled by dusting calcium arsenate at four to five pounds per acre, says J. M. Robinson, experiment station entomologist.
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Tennessee Valley
J. M Robinson
Assault On Crete Prompts Allied Counteraction
Allied chiefs declare the Crete invasion by air and sea a major operation with German, Italian and Nazi troops using disguises. Churchill reports strong German forces as British, New Zealand, and Greek troops defend the island. A 36 hour quiet broken by Berlin reports of Zamzam sinking with Americans aboard.
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Berlin
Africa
Crete
Middle East
Cairo
British Isles
Dis Nes
Hitler
Luftwaffe
Assa
London
Mediterranean
Tennessee river gauge fall and heat records in region
The Tennessee river stood at 18.25 feet Tuesday and fell. Temperatures reached a high of 90 and a low of 60 with no rainfall. In the Alabama and extreme northwest Florida area, the forecast calls for fair tonight and partly cloudy/warm conditions Wednesday with light to moderate showers.
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Tennessee River
Alabama
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