Roosevelt to seek 3.319 billion for air power
President Roosevelt asks Congress for 3.319 billion dollars for aircraft in a fireside chat plan. Stephen Early says 2.79 billion is for the army and 529 million for the navy. The speech, broadcast worldwide, may signal a strong foreign policy stance and aid to Britain amid growing Axis tensions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Stephen Early
Early
Capitol Hill
Rayburn
Army
Navy
White House
Decatur
Britain
The Roxy to Limit Air Conditioning for Power Saving
G P Banniza manager of the Roxy theatre announced a power saving measure in response to theFederal Power Commission and Tennessee Valley Authority appeal. The air conditioner will not run all hours, only during peak crowds, while fans stay on. Marquee lighting will be shifted to start 15 minutes later and end 15 minutes earlier each night.
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Federal Power Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
Dreath
G. P. Banniza
Roxy Theatre
Playhouse
Banniza
Tourists and Troops Brace for Army Maneuvers Traffic Surge
In Manchester Tennessee on May 27 crowds of civilian motorists crowd roads as 77 000 soldiers gather for the first major 1941 defense test. Officials in Tennessee Alabama Georgia South Carolina Kentucky Indiana and Michigan coordinate to keep traffic moving during June war games with civilians not used to military commands.
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Manchester
Tenn
Tennessee
America
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
Kentucky
Indiana
Michigan
Blaze Devours Piers and Barges in New York Harbor
A major fire in New York harbor destroyed two Pennsylvania railroad piers 258 box cars and three Hudson river car floats loaded for shipment to New York. One unidentified barge worker was killed and a fire captain hospitalized after heat exposure. The blaze threatened lumber and steel as flames and smoke rose over open wharves near Black Tom.
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Jersey City
N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York City
New York Harbor
New York
Black Tom
Girl Drowns at Fairfield Rock Crusher Site
Lucile Brewer a 15 year old resident of Fairfield near Moulton fell into a water hole beside a rock crusher while her mother and others prepared to swim. A 45 minute search by James Hamilton recovered her body. She died at Irwin Dyar Infirmary after artificial respiration. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Lucile Brewer
Fairfield
Moulton
Roy Brewer
Highsmith
James Hamilton
Irwin-Dyar Infirmary
Mystery Blast At Belcher Lumber Plant West End
A blast at Belcher Lumber Co in Birmingham West End puzzled officials. Captain C F Eddis said the explosion likely involved several sticks of dynamite, sinking a small hole in the ground but causing no damage.
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Birmingham
Ala
Belcher Lumber Co
West End
C. F.eddis
Power producers urged to curtail use amid drought
The Alabama Power Company asked municipal and industrial users not directly tied to defense needs to reduce electricity use immediately. The Southeast endures a 32nd day of a rain famine with little relief in sight. The Weather Bureau notes possible rain for the parched Southeast within days, but no definite forecast. Clear skies prevail in the South as a broad fair weather belt extends to the Atlantic.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Power Company
Comemng
Canadian
Michigan
New England
New York
Weather Bureau
United States
New Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Southeast drought threatens power for defense needs
Atlanta reports a worsening Southeast drought risks hydro power as river flows fall since April. Georgia Public Service Commission chair Walter McDonald warns of power rationing if public cooperation fails, with industry prioritized for defense. Cities urge conservation. Atlanta pauses night games. Knoxville substitutes steam power.
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Atlanta
Walter R. McDonald
Georgia Public Service Commission
W. Cooper Green
City Commission
Birmingham
Montgomery
Ala
Chamber of Commerce
Greater
Program Planned at Lacey's Springs Church Event
A barbecue and ice cream supper will be held at the Church of God in Lacey's Springs on Saturday night, May 31, to benefit the church. The evening includes an arranged program with several quartets and a quilt donated by Mrs. Mary Mills to be given away. Everyone is invited.
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Church of God
Vacationer’s note ends Florida fishing trip
A Palm Beach party returned to the lodge to find a vacationer’s note recounting a failed escape. The writer describes a broken outboard motor, near burns from starting it, damaged thermos, mosquitoes, a lunch disaster, sunburn and family frustration, concluding with a decision to call it a day.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Florida Keys
Decatur High School fin als stage Liberty pageant
Decatur Senior High graduation exercises featured the pageant Struggle For Liberty in Riverside auditorium. Eighty eight students graduated as the program traced American liberty from pre revolutionary days to present with dramatic scenes and historical milestones.
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Decatur Senior High
Riverside_auditorium
Struggle For Liberty
Mary Robertson
Patrick Henry
Abraham
Lincoln
Sheffield to Get Big Plant
The Bartlett Hayward division of the Koppers Company won a TVA contract to outfit a near Sheffield Alabama blackout plant. The facility will produce 20 million cubic feet of gas daily from coke steam and air to manufacture synthetic ammonia for explosives. The building will have no windows and be equipped with vents and traps to prevent light and incandescent carbon from escaping.
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Baltimore
Bartlett Hayward Division
Koppers Company
Sheffield
Ala
Tennessee Valley Authority
Green called as witness in strike probe
An AFL official charged before a Senate defense committee said Sidney Hillman helped stimulate a Vultee plant strike in California. Harvey Brown of the machinists union testified a government representative tied to Hillman interfered with resolving issues at the Vultee plant. The inquiry, led by Senator Truman, also discussed wage talks and mediation proposals amid California shipyard and Detroit plant labor tensions.
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American Federation of Labor
Senate, Defense
Sidney Hillman
Office of Production Management
Vultee Aircraft
California
Harvey Brown
International Machinists Union
Washington
San Francisco
Hillman
Vultee
CIO
Barler
Truman
D.mo
William Green
International Mechanism Association
Green
Fededration
Vinson
D.-Ga
Packard Motor Car Company
Detroit
North American Aviation, Inc
Inglewood
Calif
San Francisco Bay
AFL
Nazi Grand Admiral Raeder Warns US Over Aid to Britain
Adolf Raeder warned that American convoys for contraband to England would be an open act of war and would be met by the German navy. He cited the Bismarck sinking and said such convoys would not deter Germany. Hull attributed the threat to aiming to deter US defense efforts while Barry urged Berlin to reconsider.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Raeder
United States
Britain
Germany
Bismarck
England
Hood
Hull
Barry
Berlin
Raeders Warning Sunk By Roosevelt Fireside Talk Analysis
The piece argues Admiral Raeder issued threats under Nazi orders to scare the U S and curb aid to Britain without drawing the United States into war. It posits Hitler wants conflict avoided yet aims to weaken Allied support by tying up American forces in Asia and Europe as the summer determines war outcomes.
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Roosevelt
Admiral Raeder
Fuehrer
Nazicom
Britain
Germany
Uncle Sam
Herr Hitler
Japan
Far East
Cutter Rescues 39 Survivors Of Torpedoed Ship
Coast guard cutter General Greene rescued 39 survivors from the British steamer Marconi about 270 miles southeast of Greenland. About 40 crew members were believed in two lifeboats. the Marconi was torpedoed yesterday. First survivors, a chief officer and 19 men, were found at 3:45 a.m. EST, with three other boats reported nearby. Four hours later a second lifeboat with 19 more seamen was located.
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Washington
Coast Guard and Navy
Marconi
Coast Guard
General Greene
Greenland
Navy
Navas
Cattle Test Plans Made for Bangs Disease Quarantine
Morgan county to cooperate with state and federal authorities in countywide Bangs disease testing. Effective June 16 1941 the county is quarantined and cattle may move only if tested negative within 30 days or come from approved Bangs free herds. If infection rates exceed limits the county will be retested and infected herds quarantined until two clean tests occur. Infected cattle are branded B and slaughtered within 15 days, with indemnity provided if funds permit.
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Morgan County
Bang
R. 8. Sugg
Robbery Charge Involving Taxicab Case
Robert Mason faces highway robbery charges after taking a taxicab from Paul Sims of Decatur Cab Service Saturday night. Mason drew a knife on the driver, fled to Third Avenue, causing a collision that injured a pedestrian. County prosecutor Newton B. Powell prepared the affidavit. Judge James H. Crow Jr. set the warrant.
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Robert Mason
Paul Sims
Decatur
Mason
Sims
Jackson
Grant Street
Third Avenue
Burl Brown
Fourth Avenue
Sixth Street
Newton B. Powell
James H. Crow, Jr
Sinking of the Bismarck Bared by London Details
London reports the Bismarck sunk today by Royal Navy and air force after three days of pursuit. Ark Royal planes and Catalina observation aircraft helped trace and cripple the battleship, ending Germany's efforts to reach Crete and signaling heavy Allied losses in the battle.
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London
Hood Avenged as German Battleship Bismarck Sinks After Chase
The German battleship Bismarck, 35,000 tons, was sunk after a three day pursuit by the British fleet about 400 miles west of Brest. Aerial torpedoes crippled her rudder and propellers as Royal Navy forces closed in. Aboard Hood, about 1,300 officers perished in the dramatic sea battle that marked a major Allied victory.
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Lon
Germany
Bismarck
Hood
Atlantic
Griether Luetjens
Fleet Air Arm
Ark Royal
Prince of Wales
Winston Churchhill
Admiralty
A. V. Alexander
Fiji
Mediterranean
Crete
North Atlantic
Brest
France
Britain
Royal Navy
Greenland
Cairo
Hitler
France Guarantees to Keep Fleet and Colonies
The French government assured the United States in writing that the French fleet and colonies would not be surrendered to Germany or any other power. Ambassador Gaston Haye delivered the note to Under-Secretary of State Summer Wells to dispel doubts about French German collaboration.
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France
Washington
United States
Germany
Gaston Henry Haye
Summer Wells
Bismarck Sunk After Air Attack by British Fleet
The Bismarck, 35,000 tons, sank after torpedo planes from Ark Royal and ships closed in. British claims say the carrier aided the pursuit near a French port, possibly Brest or St Nazaire, following the Hood disaster earlier Saturday. An American Catalina spotted the German battleship and helped coordinate the final strikes.
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Hood
Iceland
Greenland
Royal Navy
Prince of Wales
Brest
St. Nazaire
Prince Eugen
Germany
Eugen
Ark Royal
Bismarck
Alexander
London
Wales
British Admiralty
Tennessee River Gauge Falls With Warm, Dry Spell
The Tennessee river gauge Tuesday stood at 17.44 and fell. Temperatures reached a high of 91 and a low of 67 in the past 24 hours with no rainfall. Alabama and extreme northwest Florida faced fair conditions tonight with partly cloudy skies and light to moderate easterly to southerly winds along the coast.
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Tennessee River
Alabama
Florida
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