Reductions In Draft Age Limits Fail To Line Senate Opposition
Senate defense debate centers on Wheeler against draft age curtailment. House approves a massive preparedness bill adding 4.96 billion to funding for a two ocean navy 14 394 more planes and equipment for 2 million soldiers. Senate panel narrows registration to ages 21 to 31 amid opposition to conscription.
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Roosevelt
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Senate Military Committee
British and German Naval Actions Amid Atlantic Aerial Attacks
Reports from Rio de Janeiro and Cairo detail naval clashes including a direct hit on the merchant cruiser Alcantara reducing its speed after a German raider chase. Britain sinks the Delight as Italian forces claim British destroyer losses and Mediterranean operations escalate with subs sunk and Malta air battles. The Tokyo naval spokesman cites Roosevelt’s embargo and Japan’s push for a new East Asia order under Prince Fumimaro discusses.
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Ion Fliers
Mediterranean
Malta
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Cairo
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Gibraltar
Louvant
Bristol Channel
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Bremen
Hamburg
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Far East
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Roosevelt
Japan
Rome-Berlin
America
Fumimaro OP Ce
Greater East Asia
Britain’s plane production climbs noted by Aeroplane
London reports Aeroplane magazine estimating Germany mints 1800 aircraft monthly. It states there is no doubt Britain and America could exceed that rate, with Britain’s output expanding and a steady flow of airplanes reaching Canada and the United States.
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Aeroplane
Germany
Great Britain
America
Canada
United
Nail-Nurtured Apples Spark Farm Crux in Dublin
Farmer James L. Whitaker ignored a tip from a visiting apple man and did not graft his advice on most trees. A grove with rusty nails in the fire has doomed all but one of his non apple trees, leaving his fruit load heavy and his status as fore -report unclear.
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Dublin
James L. Whitaker
Markets Try to Hold Gains as Stocks Show Mixed Movement
New York market records modest advances with leaders like Bethlehem Sears Roebuck and International Paper showing strength while others such as International Harvester and Douglas Aircraft lag. Trading activity centers around 300000 shares. oil issues drift and rail traffic weakens with freight loadings easing from last week.
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Bethlehem
Sears Roebuck
International Paper Commot
Preferred
Union Bag & Paper
Westene
Gener Electric
Dut
Eastman Ak
Glenn Martin
Sperry
United Aircraft
Kennecott
Chesapeake & Ohio
Texas Corp
International Harvester
Douglas Aircraft
American Telephone
Western Union
American Smelting
Markets At A Glance From New York August First
Markets summarize uneven stock activity and mixed bonds with some foreigns standout. Cotton and sugar move narrowly with sugar futures at a three year low. copper slips. wool prices decline. In Chicago wheat steady, corn easy, cattle and hogs higher. New York cotton closes mostly unchanged with middling at 10.37.
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New York
N.Y
Cotton futures inch higher amid narrow New Orleans session
Cotton futures in New Orleans showed little movement with prices fluctuating in a tight range. Closing quotes were mixed, ticking up 1 point or down 1 point, with Mercantile figures for October through July contracts.
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New Orleans
Cottonseed Meal Futures Steady In Memphis Trade
Prime cottonseed meal futures 41 percent closed steady in Memphis. Prices at F. O. B. Memphis for August 26.60, September 22.75, October 21.25, December 20.85, January 20.15. Volume 1,800.
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Memphis
Tenn
Cottonseed oil prices listed for New Orleans market
The Orleans market shows steady cottonseed oil with bleachable prime summer yellow at 5.90, prime crude at 4.75B, and futures for Sept 5.48B Oct 5.50B Dec 5.53B Jan 5.54B and Mar 5.61B as of August 1.
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Orleans
Cash Wheat Market Brief Chicago Aug First
Cash wheat prices in Chicago for August 1 show No 4 red at 77 1 2 cents per bushel and No 2 hard wheat also quoted, reflecting early market moves.
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Chicago
Nashville Livestock Prices and Slaughter Sheet
Salable cattle include 200 head of calves and 125 head of other beef cattle. Prices show mostly steady activity with top cattle reaching to 9.50, slaughter cows to 5.50, bulls to 5.50, hogs mostly 5.20 to 6.35, sheep steady with spring lambs around 7.25 to 8.25.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
U. S
Talladega adopts honor system to curb overtime parking
Talladega officials say the city will rely on voluntary compliance to a one hour parking limit. There is no police enforcement provision and observance is voluntary.
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Talladega
Ala
Sheriff’s daughter dies after long illness in Montgomery
Sara Ellen Mosley aged 17 daughter of Sheriff A G Mosley of Montgomery County died after a prolonged illness in Montgomery. The death occurred last night with the cause not disclosed in the brief notice.
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Montgomery
Ala
Sara Ellen Mosley
A. G. Mosley
Montgomery County
New Jail Open for Public Viewing in Morgan County
Morgan counties new $100000 jail opened today for public viewing as inspectors assess acceptance by the county Board of Revenue and Control. Sheriff Bill Willoughby hosted visitors while plans to transfer 50 inmates from the old jail were discussed. the old jail’s section will be torn down and the front renovated for county use such as the health department.
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Morgan County
Bill Willoughby
Alabama
Board of Revenue & Control
Lding
New American youth seeks a place in civic life
The speaker observes a rising, restless generation eager for truth and civic roles. He recalls college visits including Yale and Vassar and a Hamilton College Q A where students asked how they fit into a changing world and the prospect of war.
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Joe
Yale
Vassar
West Virginia
Duke's
Syracuse
Georgia
Hamilton
Civic Sun
Hamilton College
Tri Cities to Try Out Food Stamps Plan in Alabama
The agriculture department announced an extension of its stamp plan to distribute surplus farm products to the needy in Colbert and Lauderdale counties in Alabama, including Sheffield Tuscumbia and Florence. Operation is expected to begin in about a month.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Alabama
Colbert
Lauderdale
Sheffield
Tuscumbia
Florence
Subversive Activities Charged Against Almazan Supporters
The permanent congressional commission filed charges with the federal attorney general accusing General Juan Andreu Almazan and his supporters of subversive activity in a bid for the presidency. The move marks a hard line against his aggressive independent campaign in Mexico City on August 1.
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Mexico City
Permanent Congressional Commission
Juan Andreu Almazan
Three women purchase Daily Worker in New York
The Daily Worker and Sunday Worker are bought by Freedom of The Press Company Inc led by Mrs Ferdinanda Reed Mrs Caro Lloyd Strobell and Mrs Susan H Woodruff. They become sole stockholders and pledge to preserve the paper as a medium of free expression for working people.
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New York
Daily Worker
Communist Party
United States
Freedom of the Press Company, Inc
Sunday Worker
William Z. Foster
Earl Browder
Ferdinanda Reed
Brattleboro Sanatorium
Brattleboro
Caro Lloyd Strobell
Pekin
Dll
Vansar
Susan H. Woodruff
Tenafly
N. J
Smith College
New Publishing Company
America
Board Fixes Coal Prices Across Alabama Mines
Prices set by the bituminous coal division fix mine sale rates for soft coal. Ranges run from 2.20 to 4.00 per ton for Alabama mines shipping to New Orleans Birmingham Jackson Miss and Mobile. Appeals to Interior Secretary Ickes delay final effectiveness to September 3.
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Bituminous Coal Division
Alabama
New Orleans
Birmingham
Jackson
Miss
Mobile
Ala
Ickes
Mary Lee
District 13
Black Creek
Coal Division
Kentucky
Memphis
Black” Creek
Trusteeship plan gains Pan Am support at Havana talks
Limit Sumner Welles and Admiral Harold R. Stark report on a trusteeship scheme proposed by Secretary Hull. The plan envisions American nations establishing guardianship over threatened territories and shifting sovereignty between non American powers, amid naval and military leadership discussions.
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Harold R. Stark
George C. Marshall
Army
State Hull
Havana
Montgomery Electric wins SPEL line contract in Alabama
The Montgomery Electrical Company was awarded the contract to build 131 miles of lines for the Southern Pine Electric Membership Corp. The project spans Es cambi a and Monroe counties with a low bid of 8 822 dollars.
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Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery Electrical Company
Southern Pine Electric Membership Corp
Escambia
Monroe
Decatur Daily News Diary Highlights Local UK News
Decatur notes cover a Georgia trip by Mr and Mrs Lloyd Lively to visit their son Nickey in a boys camp near Atlanta. Local fire at 712 McCartney Street caused by defective wiring inflicted no damages. community updates include hospital transports, clinic transfers, civic events, church activities, and business moves such as Whiteway Milk entering Decatur retail trade.
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Lloyd Lively
Atlanta
Georgia
Nickey
McCartney Street
George Joseph
Vote Delays Plane Strike At Boeing Seattle
Union workers at Boeing three Seattle plants voted last night to delay a strike for at least ten days. They oppose a planned wage cut from 62 1 2 cents to 55 cents for unskilled beginners while urging negotiations to settle the dispute over pay and production. The move followed Telegrams from Labor Secretary Perkins and conciliation chief Steelman urging postponement and supported by AFL official Harvey W. Brown.
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Boeing Aircraft Corporation
Secretary of Labor
Perkins
J. R. Steelman
Labor Department
Conciliation
Washington, D. C
Harvey W. Brown
International
AFL International Association of Machinists
Brown
Aeronautical Mechanics Union
Heat Relief Forecast With Scattered Showers
Forecasts predict widely scattered showers cooling southern states while relief from heat remains localized. Rain fell yesterday in the Ohio Valley with Shreveport reporting the heaviest amount at just over one inch.
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Ohio Valley
Shreveport
Evacuation Ordered for East Anglia Coast Areas
London reports civilians are to be drawn from areas in east Anglia east and northeast of London and on the southeastern coast as Home Security tightens Britain s defenses tonight. The order signals broader precautionary measures during the ongoing emergency.
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East Anglia
East
Ministry
Britain
Postmasters Named in Alabama and Holy Trinity
The president sent to the Senate today for confirmation postmaster nominees for Adamsville Alabama Lela Tate Chatom Henry N Jordan and Holy Trinity Sister Mary Teresa.
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Washington
Senate
Alabama
Adamsville
Lela Tate
Chatom—Henry
N. Jordan
Holy Trinity
Mary Teresa
Hull praises parley labor at Pan American conference
Secretary Hull, returning from the Havana Pan American conference, praised the high level of statesmanship and the seriousness of the issues discussed. He said diplomats showed a full grasp of responsibilities emergencies and problems. He will decide the US member of an emergency committee to oversee provisional administrations if sovereignty changes threaten the region before ratification. He avoided commenting on Japan's Pacific policy and reaffirmed his stance that forceful changes in the Pacific status quo threaten peace.
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Hull
Hava Ia
Havana
United States
Japan
Labor Board Chief Denies Aiding Congress In Abolishing Division
J Warren Madden chairman of the National Labor Relations Board testified before a House committee denying that the board waded congressional instructions to abolish its Economic Research Division He said the name change to Technical Service Division aimed to better describe work and the reduction of funds was a suggestion not a mandate regarding the Saposs Division
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J. Warren Madden
National Labor Relations Board
House
Congress
Madden
Routzohn
Ohio
Routzhon
Bearch
David J. Saposs
Saposs
Decatur Street Paving Gets Presidential OK
Decatur's WPA paving program for about 50 blocks received presidential approval. President Roosevelt authorized $100,818 for the project, which will be conducted under WPA plans in Montgomery. Local entry of work requires Montgomery signoff, as paving aims to improve several city areas at low cost to property owners.
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Decatur
John Sparkman
Lister Hill
Roosevelt
WPA
Montgomery
Bankers Institute certificates awarded to local graduates
Joe Sneed W Hockensmith and Sam Malone Jr received American Institute of Banking certificates through the American Bankers Association for four years of banking study. Exams were graded in New York, with Morgan County National Bank employees completing courses in bank operation law economics and negotiable instruments under instructors John B. Peach Dent F Green and Prof O S Hagerman in the North Alabama Study Group.
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Joe Sneed
Dent F. Green
Oo. S. Hagerman
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