Southeast Sees 90 Plus Heat Amid Drought and Dryness
Heat dominated the southeast with temperatures above 90 across Georgia the Carolinas and Virginia and Mississippi while drought worsened by lack of winter rainfall. Forecasters noted no relief soon with scattered showers in northern states and ongoing power use reductions amid high demand. Lake Charles reported 3.73 inches of rain overnight as southern Louisiana continued to rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palbove
Louisiana
George W. Mindling
Atlanta Weather Bureau
Texas
South Dakota
Atlantic Coast
Detroit
Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Richmond
Norfolk
Memphis
Atlanta
Georgia
Carolinas
Virginia
Maryland
Washington
Raleigh
Columbus
Augusta
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Macon
Montgomery
Cincinnati
Louisville
Tallahassee
Lake Charles
Britain Needs Long Range Planes For Crete Battle
As Crete fights on the Nazi air force tests the British navy and the Mediterranean stance. Britain faces critical shortages of long distance bombers and fighting planes and must speed American aircraft from production to the Near East and Egypt. Tanks are also needed on the Egyptian Libyan border while shipping and transport capacity limits slow relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Crete
Mediterranean
Britain
Egypt
Suez Canal
Red Sea
Two Cadets Parachute to Safety in Collision
Two Maxwell flying cadets parachuted to safety when their planes collided and locked during formation maneuvers over Benton Alabama. The Air Corps advanced flying school at Maxwell Field said both cadets Pete C. Sianis of Kansas City Missouri and John P. Slater Jr of Erie Pennsylvania escaped unharmed as the five aircraft in the formation crashed and were demolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Maxwell Flying
Benton
Air Corps Advanced Flying School
Maxwell Field
Pete C. Sianis
Kansas City
John P. Slater, Jr
Erie
Vacation Bible School Opens at First Baptist Church
A daily Vacation Bible School opens at First Baptist Church starting at 8:30 each morning. A capable faculty is being organized for the two week program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bere Mandar
First Baptist Church
Sergeant Valenti Misreads Path During Night Patrol
In May at Camp Blanding, Sergeant Joseph Valenti believed a straight line was the shortest route. He was ordered to scout and contact the enemy, but by dawn he had traveled twenty miles. The enemy line lay only 200 yards from his starting point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanding
Fila
Joseph Valenti
Valenti
Alabama Court Reverses Manslaughter Verdicts On Fatal Accidents
The Alabama Court of Appeals reversed two manslaughter convictions in fatal traffic crashes. Louie Downey was given 30 days hard labor after striking Bettie Deloach who stood roadside during repairs. Riley McHugh faced a year’s hard labor for the collision deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lockwell. new trial ordered due to erroneous jury instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Court of Appeals
Charles R. Bricken
Louie Downey
Marengo County
Bettie Deloach
Riley McHugh
Colbert County
Paul Lockwell
Sheffield
Brigken
Wide Powers Expanded By Roosevelt Administrations
The article outlines broad presidential options including naval control of the coast guard, refusal of belligerent ships, temporary energy transmissions, evacuation of vessels, relief import duties removal, famine relief waivers, National Guard mobilization, work-hour suspensions, and espionage law closures. It notes much has already been implemented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Navy
Roosevelt
Federal Power Commission
United States
National Guard
Army
Industrial survey progress at Decatur Chamber meeting
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce industrial committee led by Q B Eddens reported rapid progress on a new industrial survey. They will visit nonresponsive firms to file questionnaires, while census data is awaited to finish the industrial brief for the Office of Production Management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Q. B. Eddens
Chamber of Commerce
Office of Production Management
Bureau of the Census
Washington
John M. Nelson
Eddens
Young Girl Lucile Brewer Dies In Pool Accident
Funeral rites were held today for 15 year old Lucile Brewer of Moulton route 2 who drowned after slipping into a rock quarry pool near her home Tuesday. The body was recovered after 45 minutes and taken to the Irwin Dyar Infirmary in Moulton for treatment before death. Survivors include her parents six brothers and one sister. Burial followed at McDonald Cemetery in Moulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile Brewer
Fairfield
Lawrence County
Highsmith Funeral Home
Moulton
Ebbe. Byars
Church of Christ
McDonald Cemetery
Highsmith
Roy Brewer
John
R. Billy
James Curtis
Pelham Brewer
Mary Lou Brewer
Lucile
Rock Quarry
James Hamilton
Irwin-Dyar
Freakish Potato Growth Found on Local Farm
Mrs. Cleve Narmore reported a freakish vegetable growth on her farm just south of the city limits. While digging the first potatoes of the year, one specimen emerged with growth through the tip of a scissor handle, a curious anomaly for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleve . Narmore
First Methodist Plans Two-Week Vacation School
A daily vacation church school will start Monday at nine o'clock at the First Methodist Church. Mrs. Rufus Peerson will direct the program with a strong faculty assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Rufus Peerson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mercury
Vacation Bible School
Betty JO Marion
Walter E. Marion
Penney’s
Jean Nedra
Cynthia
Penney
New
Saxony
Dimity
Pullman
Ladies
Oxfords
C. Penney CO
Stripes
Price
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!