Mystery Soviet Flyers Land in Nome Alaska
Forty seven Russians with diplomatic passports landed at Nome Alaska from two flying boats in a secret mission believed to head toward Washington through Anchorage Sitka and San Francisco. Led by Mikhail Gromov the group included pilots Kotikow and Persorov and operated as seasoned fliers and radio operators.
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Here
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Bay
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Valeri Chenlov
Vancouver
Wash
Mikhailagiov
Ead
San Jacinito
Calif
Sigmund Levaneffsky
Arctic Ocean
Northern states battered by winds and floods
At least 17 missing and about 1,000 homeless as high winds and heavy rains lashed northern states. Rescue efforts searched for three children and two adults believed drowned after a car plunged into a flood swollen Black river tributary near Lounville New York. Reports also cited 12 missing near Munising Michigan and widespread travel disruption across Wisconsin and other northern states.
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Lounville
N. Y
Mrs McKee Illness Victim Final Rites Held
Mrs Mattie McKee 73 died after a long illness at her Somerville Route 2 home. Final rites were held at Rock Creek with Rev Dewitt Prince officiating and Drinkard in charge of burial. Survived by two sons Vir and Tom McDonald, four daughters Janié Owens Audrey Jones Margaret Dockery Fairy Bell, three sisters, four brothers, 33 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Grandsons served as pallbearers and granddaughters as flower girls.
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Somerville
Rock Creek
Dewitt Prince
Drinkard
McKee
Vir McDonald
Tuscaloosa
Tom McDonald
Fouraughters
Janié Owens
Bessemer
Audrey Jones
Falkville
Margaret Dockery
Birmingham
Fairy Bell
Eva
William Mason
Mariel Mason
Died: Dr Barnes Prominent Local Physician
Dr Wyatt Barnes, a well known local physician, died after six months illness at age 59. Funeral services are set for 2 p m Tuesday in Ariton with burial in Ariton cemetery. Survivors include his widow two daughters Marguerite and Virginia Barnes and a son James Barnes. He served in practice here for five years after returning to South Alabama in 1938 and was a longtime member of the Baptist churches in town.
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Abe
Ariton
Marguerite
Virginia Barnes
Ames Barnes
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First Church
Thirty Writers To Visit Decatur On AIA Tour
Alabama writers and newspaper representatives will tour Decatur on Tuesday. They will visit Goodyear and Alabama Flour Mills and dine at Hotel Lyons hosted by the Decatur Chamber of Commerce. Sponsored by Associated Industries of Alabama the trip aims to show Alabama’s industrial defense contributions. Navy and Army reps will join the 1000 mile tour with local participation at the dinner at 6 30 p.m. Reservations close Monday night.
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Decatur
Goodyear
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Lyons
Associated Industries of Alabama
United States Navy
Army
Ano
Chamber of Commerce
State polio figures rise in Alabama heat
Alabama’s infantile paralysis epidemic grew over the weekend with nine new cases. Total cases reach 525 since Jan 1 with 40 deaths. 800 cases found since July 1 and 332 since Aug 1. Authorities expect cooler September weather to curb spread or end the seasonal rise.
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Alabama
Polio Case in Morgan County Remains Unchanged
Morgan county reports total polio cases unchanged with one known case. The patient, a three year old white boy in the southwest county, is doing fairly well according to Dr. L. R. Murphree health officer. The illness began Monday of last week.
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L. R. Murphree
Girl Stabbed In Quarrel In Neel
Miss Margaret Roberts aged 18 of Neel was treated at Baugh's Infirmary for knife wounds after a quarrel with neighbor Miss Vera Morris 20. Morris faced a charge of assault with intent to murder, was taken into custody, later bonded at 500 dollars. Wounding occurred near a Neel store at 4 30 Sunday afternoon.
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Neel
Baugh’s
Vera Morris
E. J. Roberts
Court of Justice
George W. Norwood
Miss Roberts
Thirteen Die In French Plane Crash At Turin
Thirteen people are dead after an Air France passenger plane crashed in Turin, Italy. Among the victims is a French member of the French Italian armistice commission. The accident occurred today, near Marseille, as details emerge.
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Marseille
France
Alexander Called Home Former Albany postmaster dies in Franklin
T H Alexander of Franklin Tennessee former Albany postmaster and prominent writer died of a heart attack at his home after visiting Decatur and his wife two sons and a daughter survive him Funeral plans pending interment in Franklin He built the old Deltic theatre now the Capitol and wrote widely including a Saturday Evening Post story about Col Luke Lea and others in France his nickname Alex reflected his genial nature and plain writing style
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Franklin, Tenn
Albany
Mr. Alexander
Decatur
Franklin
Alexander
Deltic Theatre
Capitol
Nashville Tennessean
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Franklin columnist Truman Alexander dies of heart attack
Truman H. Alexander 50 year old newspaper columnist and political writer died early today after a brief illness. He authored I Reckon So and contributed to magazines. Born in Birmingham Alabama he moved to Mt Pleasant Tennessee and studied at Howard Institute and Vanderbilt University. Survived by widow Helen Almon of Decatur Alabama a daughter Helen Elizabeth and two sons David Almon and Hudson. Funeral arrangements not announced.
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Truman H. Alexander
Alexander
Birmingham
Ala
Mt. Pleasant
Tenn
Howard Institute
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt
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Decatur
Helen Elizabeth
David Almon
Hudson
Laval and Deat Reported In Good Condition In France
In unoccupied France on September 1 a Verstle report states former Vice Premier Pierre Laval and his newspaper editor supporter Marcel Deat are in good condition after being shot by a Gaullist last week.
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Vichy
France
Pierre Laval
Marcel Deat
Officers Smash A 1,290 Gallon Still In Winston County
Three officers from the alcohol tax unit destroyed a 1,200 gallon still that was not in operation. The raid occurred Sunday in Winston county about 200 yards south of the Lawrence county line. Officers T. Burgess Herman Sandlin and W. E. Ryan participated.
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Winston County
Lawrence County
T. ©. Burgess
Herman Sandlin
W. E. Ryan
Real Optimist Burglar Strikes Daily Plant Office
Decatur police seek a burglar described as optimistic who smashed a basement window at The Daily Building and ransacked offices over the weekend. He took about 15 to 20 cents from a soft drink machine as papers were scattered. no valuables found in the newspaper office.
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Decatur
Tragedy Over Labor Day Weekend Tops Toll on Roads
A Labor Day report tallies at least 427 violent deaths since Friday 6 p.m. Traffic caused 302 deaths, drownings 55, and 70 from other causes. Roads, rivers, and falls driven by weather produced the high figure with states showing multiple traffic deaths.
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Lowville
Stanley Robbins
Robbins
Canteras
New York
Illinois
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Byrd urges $2 billion cut in non defense expenses
Senator Byrd Core idea that non defense outlays can be trimmed faces resistance as the Senate Finance Committee passes a $3.672 billion revenue bill and forms a 14 member panel to study curtailment. He warns that defense and aid to democracies could reach $100 billion, criticizes waste, and notes peace time non defense spending of $8 billion annually.
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Byrd
Dva
Senate Finance Committee
Army
Navy
Cotton Mills Set New High Record in Three States
Cotton mills in Alabama Georgia and Tennessee used 3 295 407 bales of cotton in the year ending July 31 the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta reported The total was 26 percent higher than the previous year and reflects a record for the region.
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Atlanta
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Alabama records two traffic deaths on Labor Day weekend
Birmingham dispatch reports the holiday weekend ending with two traffic fatalities. Irene McChristian, 30, of Huntsville, died from a broken neck after a head on collision on Whitesburg Drive. Four others injured. A Black pedestrian was killed by a bus near Dothan on Saturday.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Irene McChristian
Huntsville
Whitesburg Drive
Here
Dothan
Car Stolen From Doctor Near Roan Offices
Police continue inquiry into the theft of Dr. A. M. Roan's automobile from the 100 block on Johnston Street beside his offices at 602 1 2 Second Avenue. A bystander identified the driver, and highway patrol tracked a similar car north but lost sight of it.
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Second Avenue
Dr. Roan
North Bee Line
W. P. Moore
RAF Engages Heavy Pounding of Many German Cities
Britain enters the invasion season as RAF bombers target Ruhr and Rhineland plants at Essen and Cologne while German raids hit Hull. The day marks intensified air activity with dock bombing at Boulogne and coastal mine laying, amid warnings from Churchill and mixed American reactions.
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Germany
American Citizen Morrison Honored by British
London reports Edward Alexander Morrison, a United States citizen, received the Distinguished Flying Cross for gallantry in attacks on German battleships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst and the cruiser Prinz Eugen. Morrison’s mother lives in New York. he serves with the Ninety-Ninth, not with the Eagle Squadron.
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Edward Alexander Morrison
Air Ministry
United States
Morrison
New York
Ninty-Ninth
Fagle
No Column by DeWitt Mackenzie Today
The Daily informs readers via the New York A P desk that no column by DeWitt Mackenzie will appear today.
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New York
The
Associaed Press
DeWitt Mackenzie
Major World War II Fronts Move on Second Anniversary
On the war’s second anniversary, German forces report pushing the Russian attack south of Kiev on the Dnieper while claiming heavy Russian losses including 27 monitors and gunboats. Finnish forces vow to continue the fight as Moscow peace talks drift. Allied air raids hit Essen, Cologne, Hull, Boulogne, and shipping lanes as med theater activity continues.
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Britain
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Iran
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O. K. Oesch
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London
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France
Mediterranean
Fort Worth Man Kills Three Women and Officer
In Fort Worth the 73 year old G D Driskill shot and killed his wife and two visitors then wounded a policeman before being killed by city officers after barricading himself at the home. The victims are Mrs Driskill 69 Mrs Fannie Moore 65 of Dallas and Mrs Ola Jordan Arlington. Police say Driskill feared his wife’s poor health and the two other women were semi invalids. Officer John L Nash was wounded critically and later died.
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Tex
G. D. Driskill
Driskill
Justice of the Peace Gas Brown
John L. Nash
Herman Shifflet
Bir
Roosevelt vows to crush Hitler and forces in perilous task
HYDE PARK N Y Sept 1 President Roosevelt says we shall do everything in our power to crush Hitler and the forces of sane violence. He warns Americans of threats to fundamental rights and insists the nation must do its part though he does not define every means. He calls for united resolve and rejects appeasement while urging action against Nazi aggression.
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Velt
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Ee Eennevin
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Britten
London
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William Green
American Federation of Labor
James B. Carey
Era
Higorces
Roosevelt Labor Day address echoes wartime mobilization
Hyde Park September 1 message recalls free labor rights and Christian elevation while urging full industrial effort for a distant war. It stresses American labor's responsibility in arming factories arsenals and battle fronts as the nation unites under democracy.
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