Opening Day Enrollments Mark Morgan County Schools
Enrollment across Decatur and Morgan County schools began on opening day with 2 735 students registered, down from 2 876 last year. County high schools still tallying counts for a full picture while some students are absent. Three city schools showed increases led by Senior High. County changes include staff moves with L R Stone named principal at Falkville and Roy Elton joining Cotaco faculty. (Continued on Page Two)
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Ah Decatur
Ty High
Hartselleementary
Hoors
Hartselle
Tober
Decatur
Ward Two
Ward One
rdon-Bibb
Joe Wheeler
Fairview
Lafayette
Ward Three
Negro High
Aiver Negro
L. R. Stone
Ucation
Ard of
Lkville
Roy
Elton
Cotaco High
Stone
Theniversity of Alabama
George College
Allville
Columbia Univers
Morgan County
E. C. McDaniel
Unity
Union Hill
Lester Wooten
Union Hill Cipal
Trinity Post
Edwin Price
Memr
Cotaco
German Sub Is Captured After Atlantic Clash
A German submarine was captured in the Atlantic after a gale tore it to the surface. British ships moved in with two American aircraft aiding the operation. The Greer clashed with the U boat about 200 miles southwest of Iceland during the chase as air and sea forces closed in.
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Atlantic
Surace
Admiralty
Rman
U. S
Greer
Owever
Hich
Minisk
Uni
Icend
United States
Hudson
Lockheed
Coastal Command
Catalina
Consolidated
British Press Association
Berlin
Germany
RAF
London Air Ministry
Air Ministry
Netherlands
Brittany
Iceland
Leningrad
Pisa
Three Houses Bought Here By Huntsville Residents
The sale of three houses was announced by A. T Hansen of First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Decatur. Properties at 1606 14th Avenue East and 513 Canal Street were purchased by J. S. Marsh and Mr and Mrs Herbert Norton, both of Huntsville, and 1114 Fifth Avenue South was bought by Robert L. Simmons of Decatur. Prices were not disclosed.
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Huntsville
A. T Hansen
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Decatur
14Th Avenue
J. S. Marsh
Canal Street
Herbert O. Norton
Fifth Avenue
Robert L. Simmons
Two Army Planes Crash Into Red River at Shreveport
Two Army aircraft based at the municipal airport fell into Red River within two hours. Second Lieut. William Binns of Albany, Ga., was killed and three others injured. Lt. James H. Mangan of Savannah, Ga., and Sgt. Tooney survived after heroically aiding crash victims. Binns’ body was sent to Albany for burial.
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Shreveport
Red River
William Binns
Albany
James H. Mangan
17Th
Savannah
Mangan
Tooney
Barksdale Field Hospital
Binns
Ira Hassler
16Th
16Th Observation Squadron. the Body of Lieut
Earth tremor rattles homes in Tennessee and Georgia towns
Residents of Lookout Mountain and nearby areas reported an earth tremor that began about 4 30 a m and lasted roughly one minute. Reports came from Jasper and Whitwell Tennessee and Trenton Georgia.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Lookout. Mountain
Jasper
Whitwell
Trenton
Officers Arrest Two Bag Whiskey in Two Raids
Alcohol tax unit and sheriff deputies seized four gallons of corn whiskey and 21 pints tax paid liquor in two raids Saturday afternoon. One owner faced a charge of possessing and concealing unpaid whiskey, and another owner was charged with violating the prohibition law. Participants included W. S. Lamon, Herman Sandlin, Sheriff W. T. Willoughby, Deputies B. C. Pittman and Bibb Humphrey.
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Alcohol Tax Unit Office
Sheriff's
W. S. Lamon
Herman Sandlin
Alcohol Tax Force
W. T. Willoughby
B. C. Pittman
Bibb Humphrey
Winter Storms Grip Western Mountains and Plains
The Bitter Root range in western Montana saw snow as winter snarled travel across the region. Eastern Rockies received rain up to 2.48 inches in 18 hours at Miles City. Tornadoes struck central Iowa while dust storms hit Kansas Southwest. frigid mountain areas forecast across Colorado Wyoming and Montana with high 30s in Lander Wyoming and heavy rains from Great Lakes to the Mid Atlantic.
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Montana
Continental Divide
Rockies
Miles City
Kansas
Nebraska
Azea
Jasper
Iowa
Colorado
Wyoming
Lander
Wyo
Great Lakes
Pennsylvania
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Texas
Gulf
Atlantic
Mississippi Valley
Des Moines
Springfield
Richmond
Atlanta
Augusta
Jacksonville
New Orleans
Henderson Denies Charges of Communist Ties in Price Office
Washington reports a heated exchange as Martin Dies accuses Henderson and four Office of Price Administration aides of holding or condoning Communist views. Henderson denies the claims and says he will refer the matter to the Civil Service Commission for action if warranted, while asserting he never belonged to any Communist controlled group.
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Washington
Martin—Diés
Leon Henderson
Office of Price Administration
Dies
House
Texas
Committee On un-American Activities
Roosevelt
Henderson
Civil Service Commission
Mass arrests echo Paris anti-German tensions
In unoccupied France on September 8 more than 100 Jews and two prominent French lawyers including former Justice Minister Pierre Masse and Theodore Valensi were seized as hostages by German authorities in Paris amid attacks on German soldiers. Authorities warn of rising street violence seen as part of a communist plot to force troop withdrawal.
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Vichy
France
Old Republic
Paris
Pierre Masse
Theodore Valensi
Corsica
Cri du Pelple
Germany
Masse
Valens
Rta Et Thrivee
Democratic Alliance Flandin
Moscow
Versailles
Pierre Laval
Marcel Deat
Laval
Deat
Paul Colette
Rites Held for Elrod Child James Alton Elrod
Funeral services for two year old James Alton Elrod son of Mr and Mrs Marvin Elrod Addison Route 1 were held at 3 pm Sunday at Shirley Smiths Danville Route 1 with Rev J D Prickett officiating Burial was in Burian Johnson cemetery Lawrence County directed by Peck Hartselie The child died at home Saturday morning Surviving are parents two sisters Juanita and Wanda Grandparents Torrie Elrod Holly Pond Route 1 Mr and Mrs Townson Addison Route 1 Pallbearers Roy Hall Worley Clingen A B Townson Thomas Townson Flower girls Gusta Smith Louise Nelson Pauline Morgan Billy Jones Wilma Barnes Audrey Aderholt
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James Altonrod
Marvin Elrod
Addison
Shirley Smith
Danville
J. D. Prickett
Buriam’ Johnson
Lawrence County
Peck
Hartselie
Juanita
Wanda
Torrie Elrod
Holly Pond
Route 1
Rules Tighten Oil and Lard Futures Reporting
Washington reports the Commodity Exchange Administration tightened rules for large traders in oil and lard futures requiring daily holdings disclosures. The measure aims to increase supervision of futures markets and curb speculative activity.
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Washington
Commodity Exchange Administration
L B Wyatt Called Home In Lexington At 86
Luther Buford Wyatt a longtime Decatur citizen died at 2 30 am in Lexington Kentucky while visiting his son Dr W S Wyatt. He was 85 or 86 and had been ill weeks. Survivors include his widow four sons nine grandchildren three brothers and a sister. He helped found New Decatur and built the Kentucky block and served as first water company superintendent and one of the first postmasters. He was an elder at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Brown.
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Luther
Buford Wyatt
Deecatur
Lexington
Kentucky
W. 8
Wyatt
Mt. Sterling
Moulton Street
Fourth Avenue
Water Company
New City
Lee William Hedges
New Decatur
Mr. Wyatt
Wesminster
Cotton Cards Distribution Prompts Tax Free Proof in Morgan County
Local committeemen distributed marketing cards to cotton planters under the Triple A program as identification that the cotton is tax free and that planters have complied. About 15,000 cards will be issued, averaging three per farm across Morgan County’s 5,000 farms and 734 farms in the Decatur area.
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Morgan County
Decatur
Somervalé
Trinity
Danvitte
Nee
Valhermosa
Gum Pond
Hartselle
Eva
Priceville
Falkville
Union
Hill
Forecast of Cotton Crop Reduced by A Graphic to Sept. 1
The Agriculture Department lowers the forecast for the U S cotton crop to 10 710 000 bales based on Sept 1 conditions down from 10 817 000 a month earlier Yield projected at about 2268 pounds per acre from 2244 previously Acreage remaining for harvest 22 633 000 acres after 3 8 per cent abandoned since July 1 Ginnings to Sept 1 show 16 round bales and 16 880 two years ago State by state figures list Georgia Florida Tennessee Alabama South Carolina and more with yields and production estimates for each See full report for details
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Washington, Sept
Agriculture, Department Today
Census Bureau
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Alabama
South Carolina
Air Board Tours Decatur For Bomber Base Site Review
Members of the Air Base Site Selection Board visited Decatur today as part of a multi state tour to inspect potential locations for a new bomber base. They conferred with city officials and the Chamber of Commerce to gather information for filing. The party included Col Jacob W. Wuest Maj Frank D. Gore Capt Louis K. Pohl and Capt O B Beasley.
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Bombhing
United States Army
Decatur
Chamber of Commerce
Jacob W. 8S. Wuest
U. S. Air Corps
Tallahassee
Frank D. Gore
Washington
Louis K. Pohl
U. S. Medical Corps
Tampa
O. B. Beasley
U.s.engineer Corps
Nashville
Two Dead From Car Accidents Weekends Tragedy
Mrs. W. O. Wolstenholm of Memphis died from injuries in a Birmingham area automobile crash near here. Her husband remained in serious condition in a local hospital. John Robert Williams, 22, of Birmingham was killed when his bicycle collided with a car on Saturday night.
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Birmingham
Ala
W. O.wolstenholm
Memphis
Tenn
Here
John Robert Williams
Post Strike Continues at Birmingham Post
Birmingham editors and workers remain on strike as state and federal officials plan further talks after a lengthy session. The American Newspaper Guild pressed for a guild shop with seven of 20 editorial staff and most circulation workers involved seeking higher pay. The paper, with 197 employees, suspended publication after pressmen refused to cross the picket line. Local guild president Harold Helfer cited minimums of 50 dollars weekly for experienced reporters and copy readers, versus 40 dollars under the old contract.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Post
William H. Ivy
Ivey
American
Guild
Wagni
James FE. Mills
Mills
Harold Helfer
Alabama Float-a-rama Heads Toward Milwaukee Parade
The Alabama Legion leads a 2600 mile caravan, the Alabama Float-a-rama, from Birmingham to Milwaukee route stopping Decatur at 4 PM Monday. Decatur Post 15 and the high school band greet the procession as floats showcase Alabama resources from agriculture to industry.
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Alabama
Magic City
Leningrad is cut off as Germans claim progress
German high command says Leningrad is cut from land links and Schluesselburg rail hub captured near the Neva. Soviet dispatches acknowledge heavy fighting on the city’s west and south approaches and vow to hold the cradle of revolution.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Leningrad
Schluesselburg
Neva
Russia
Pinnish
Gomel
Berlin
Mass Volga Germans to be moved to Siberia
The Soviet government orders about 390000 ethnic Germans from the Volga region relocated to Siberia in a mass migration amid alleged fifth column activity. Moscow cites saboteurs and a Hitler signal as justification for the operation, detailing a vast trek across steppes and the Urals.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Lower Volga
Siberia
Moscow
German Volga
Litle
Hitler
Russian Steppes
Ural Mountains
Mass Migration Braces for Cold War Era Move
The piece discusses a 2000 mile mass migration toward new homes as winter tightens its grip. It notes the Soviet Union faces rolling stock shortages, transportation of household goods and farming implements in doubt, and a transport plan blocked by snow and blizzards.
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Indianapolis
Rochester
Louisville
Seattle
Kansas City
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Weather notes report Tennessee River gauge and rainfall
The Tennessee river gauge registered 17.25 feet with a high near 96 and low around 73 over the last 24 hours. Rainfall totaled 0.62 inches. In Alabama, conditions were partly cloudy with showers in the northwest region and gentler winds elsewhere.
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Tennessee
Moniday
Alabama
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der Dougherty
Exing
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Alabama Legion
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Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
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