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ose 1—they would unite in ultimate ac- nating Jk-jtion against the United States, j At t the ; The Nazi masters of Germany ! the sta the | have made it clear that they intend iall peo iall !not only to dominate all life and |are be his | thought in their own country, but j shores, ufcd jalso to enslave the whole of Eu- I are beLOCI BID BAS9aveSe-WallPetiMu. i More Than A Score tho Compete In Colorful «p*i Parade at Capitolical:30:re-(From Huntsville Times)i MONTGOMERY. Dec. 28—“Thetj3tap. Spangled Banner” was tnealpia Irr.ater tune Saturday as theNorth, and South all-star footballteams met in their third annualen jcontbat tedThetion piTuesda Judge out ofed wit! signedtheWhether purposely or not, ev-im-ents during and preceding thece-'grid game served not only to em-nanX)I c no-phasize the unity of a once-divided America, but to contrast conditions here and abroad.“God Bless America” was played in swing-time as bands marc -ed down historic Dexter Avenue in a pre-game parade. Notes f i “Down by the O-HI-O” mingled j with Alice Blue Gown” as thousands applatided.i But between the halves, when SSjthe Tuscaloosa Senior High school | band played the national anthem, I j there was more than Uk ordinary “U: respecti il salute. People all around when tho piece was crncludeu, told each other that they were thankful they were watching a football game instead of a battle.When the game was over, unicitizen | Wall , past c : prohibi ; the cn I was f j three in the ed to t a juryj guilty,j of Ap] | firmed the SuThe filed t Patton Tuesda vened lace le months which well fotcialofforms of the North and Southloteankthefeetalediegeoikier-hasEv-be-ilieffor:ureis150ans in is xys ney, L IS are the ent iach foly irg-nyiexttheDr.UCCforjoy-sur-teams were about the same color —the color of the mud. Men and women of this cradle of the Confederacy, whose fathers and grandfathers had placed dam-yankee” in their vocabulary, took the South’s defeat in good spirit, and praised the performance of th--Northern squad.Tuscaloosa piled up 93 points to win the band prize. Sheffield was second with 91, and Huntsville third with 85. Between halves, as a northwest wind whistled through the magnolias and varicolored umbrellas mushroomed against the misty rain, the Cnmson and White youths went through many formations, spelling cut “Gray” and “Blue” and, finally, “U. S. A.”Troy and Sylacauga bands, among the best trained in the state and familiar units in most large parades, were here and had the crowd keeping time with their collective feet. Besstmer’s large ag gregation also drew much applause.Marching squads of policemen and firemen headed the parade anl were followed by the blue-and-white Sidney Lanier High band of the host city.feands in the line of march included those of Larder, Thomas-ville-Grove Hill, Troy, Andalusia, Sylacauga, Greenville, Tuscaloosa, Dothan, Tuscaloosa county (North-port), Evergreen (“v-, decorate the nation”); Handley High (Roanoke); Selma; Starke university school .(Montgomery); Sheffield Athens, Huntsville, Lineville, Capital Heights (Montgomery); Baldwin (Montgomery); Brewtofy Cloverdale (Montgomery; Cull-(This 15 ar the A eratio Cover to relt; op|or ested ing Ir tional inforn Office 250 I ham.)CIVIL1Thegram, Aerona tirely f and hs militar are re themse air ser is not circum itary s vide a use pil defenseman.In e conned prepari ed not prelimi but ah will st pilot ci certific There i men w ('
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Athens Alabama Courier
Athens, Alabama, US
Thu, Jan 02, 1941
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