Eiffel Tower Visible to German Advance Guards in Westfront
Paris beaconed by the Eiffel Tower as German eighth army under Von Reichenau executes pincer tactics toward the coast. Hitler aims at London not Paris, while Belgian and French harbors fall to the advance. The University of Louvain library, rebuilt after 1914, burns again, destroying 700000 volumes.
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Eiffel Tower
Paris
Louis P. Lochner
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
English Channel
Walther von Reicherfau
Eighth Army
von Reichenau
Hitler
Germany
High Command
von. Reichenau
London
West
England
Denmark
Isles
University of Louvain
United States
Local Ad Promises Wider Reach for Want A Will
A brief community notice states the Want A service will expand into more than 7000 homes in the area and provides a contact phone number 46 for inquiries.
Stomach Ulcer Pain Relief through Bismuth Treatment
An old advertising feature promotes Uolga Udga Tablets containing bismuth to coat the stomach lining and ease ulcer pains. The ad claims relief from indigestion gas heartburn and bloating caused by excess acid and promises a money back guarantee. Sold at Goldel Drug Store and other outlets.
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Goldel Drug Store
Merrifield Ad Tends To Hire A Pretty Young Woman
In an old fashioned family intrigue, Benjamin W. Merrifield drafts a foray into a confidential hire for a young woman. Gayle Dixon arrives early, impresses Merrifield and his secretary Weems, while Jeremy Tucker lingers in the wings as the unlikely target of her assignment.
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Merrifield
Benjamin W. Merrifield
Mr. Merrifield
the Oaks
Montrose Manor
Mr. Weems
Graham
Butler
Gayle Dixon
Miss Dixon
Jeremy
Gayle
Dixon
Birthday Party Surprise for Little Bobbie Jean McBride
Little Bobbie Jean McBride celebrated her ninth birthday Saturday with a party hosted by aunt Mrs. T. A. Newell. Eighteen friends attended, singing and sharing gifts before a candle lighting. The party concluded with a park picnic and refreshments.
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Bobbie Jean McBride
T. A. Newell
Bobbie Jean
Maxie Dean Pickens
Geraldine Tucker
Betty Jean Halmark
Faye Brown
Joan Woodruff
Joyce Wayne Petty
Martha Ann Glasscock
Marlene Simpson
Mary Louise Turner
Nolene Brown
Betty Jean Brown
Minnie L. Lee
Judith Mae Burleson
Charlotte A. Lee
Winona Wilson
Charles W. McLemore
Theo Ward
Jackie Wayne Bently
Newell
Letha
Katheryn
Evelyn McBride
Alabama Retail Furniture Dealers to Meet in Mobile
Annual convention of the Alabama Retail Furniture Dealers Association will be held in Mobile on June 11 and 12 with attendees from across the state. The event will cover industry trends, showroom practices, and distributor contacts.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama Retail Furniture Dealers Association
Georgia Demands Aliens Register Across State
Governor Rivers calls for immediate registration of all aliens in Georgia. Atlantic City acts first, passing an ordinance for universal registration and fingerprinting. Georgia Legion supports the move as state commander Hoyt C. Brown endorses the policy.
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Atlanta
RE .D. Rivers
Georgia
Atlantic City Council
John A. White
American Legion
Macon
Hoyt C. Brown
Georgia Legionnaires
Legion Long
Nominations for Postmaster Made Washington May 21
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate a list of postmaster nominations including Bayou Labatte Maude A Bosarge Thomas Maxwell Karrh Camden Hugh H Dale Camp Hill Maunsell Gabbett Chickasaw Violet A Yeend Cordova Leslie Do Stall worth Dora James Claude Golden Fast Tallassee James Davis Hilyer Heflin Clelton L Wager Henager James E Summerour Lockhart Ruth K Bullard Madison Ora B Want Millry Grover.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Bayou Labatte
Maude A. Bosarge
Thomas Maxwell Karrh
Camden
Hugh H. Dale
Camp Hill
Maunsell Gabbett
Chickasaw
Violet A. Yeend Cordova
Leslie Do
Stallworth
Dora
James Claude Golden
Fast ‘Tallassee
James Davis Hilyer
Heflin
Clelton L. Wager
Henager
James E. Summer
Local residents listed in regional notice
Warrick Orrville Harry BE Marshall Parrish Jennings B Key Phil Campbell Albert C Blacklidge Town Creek Cora A Lee Uriah Minnie L Garrett Arab Leon A Hinds Collinsville John Pp Cox Piedmont Harold C Sharpe Subi gent Madge B Bankhead.
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Warrick
Orrville
Harry BE. Marshall
Parrish
Jennings B. Key
Phil Campbell
Albert C. Blacklidge
Town Creek
Cora A. Lee
Uriah
Minnie L. Garrett
Leon A. Hinds
Collinsville
John Pp. Cox
Piedmont
Harold C. Sharpe
Madge B. Bankhead
Decoration Day Observed at Shoal Creek
Decoration Day will be observed Sunday at Shoal Creek with cemetery cleanup meet on Thursday. Sunday school starts at 9:30 CST, Jim Crow Jr speaks at 10, Rev. Dewey Crow preaches at 11. Dinner on the grounds followed by singing with local singers.
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Shoal Creek
Jim Crow, Jr
Dewey Crow
Fifty nine cadets vie for diplomas at Marion Institute
Fifty nine cadets are candidates for diplomas at Marion Institute’s commencement exercises next weekend in Marion Alabama. Activities begin Friday with a baseball game followed by a dance. Dr Raymond R Paty of Birmingham Southern College will deliver the formal commencement address Monday.
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Marion
Ala
Marion Institute
Raymond R. Paty
Birmingham Southern College
Haywood Speegle Claimed by Death
Haywood Levie Speegle age 82 a resident of Hartselle route three died at his home Monday afternoon at two o clock funeral services were held at 11 o clock this morning at the Hartselle cemetery conducted by Rev Melvin Moody interment followed Peck directing pallbearers were R H Burleson R E Tapscott Ollie Eubanks C W Tapscott Arthur White and Bid Martin he is survived by four sons Claude Dan Willie and James E all of Hartselle two
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Haywood Levie Speegle
Hartselle
Hartsellep
Melvin Moody
Peck
R. H. Burleson
R. E. Tapscott
Ollie Eubanks
C. W.—Tapscott
Arthur — White
Ashland Pyriton Rail Line Abandonment Sought
An Interstate Commerce Commission hearing is sought to abandon the Ashland Railway Company's 7.1 mile line linking Ashland and Pyriton as of May 21 in Anniston Alabama. The petition requests permission to discontinue operations and pursue abandonment of the route.
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Anniston
Ala
Ashland Railway Company
Ashland
Pyriton
Interstate Commerce Commis
Local Social Notes from Lawrence County OK Ololona
Roy Jeffreys resides near here with community visitors Rev and Mrs W H Haddock called in Hillsboro. Mrs Lina NeSmith and family visited Tom NeSmith's home. Sunday singing at Old Bethel Colbert County. Mrs Leon Posey improving from a cut foot. Lonnie Randolph returns to Rome Texas after visiting relatives. Grandparents host Jimmy Williams Birmingham for a few days. John Clark ill at home. Hatton Y P O G meets at Mrs Taylor's. Egg boiling after Missionary program. Y P S U B T U plans a social at Miss Ruby Warren's home. Jr B Y F WU Night to be observed Sunday. Juniors urged to attend. Mr and Mrs R L Butler Florence visiting community.
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Roy Jeffreys
W. H. Haddock
Hillsboro
Haddock
Lina NeSmith
Tom NeSmith
Old Bethel
Colbert
Hayes Wiliams
Birmingham
W. R. Taylor John Clark
Hatton
Florence
Hearing Notice Received by Alabama Public Service Commission
The June notice of the hearing was received yesterday by the Alabama Public Service Commission in Montgomery.
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Sion
Alabama Public Service Commission
Montgomery
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Puffle
Alabama Business Institute
Sunshine Cleaners
Phon
Plymouth
Pihat
Chrysler Corporation
Safety En. Orgazine
Major Bowes
C.B.S
E.D.S.T
Michigan
Plymeathle Seid
Dodge, BeSete and
Chryster
Ralph
Haywood Speegle
Lawrence County
Okolona
Martin’s Ramsey Hatchery
Ramsey
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Turner Coal & Grain Co
Checkerboard Store
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