Ousted Georgia college president recalls warning to quit
Dr. Pittman, ousted as president amid charges by Governor Talmadge that he backed racial co education, says a regent warned him to resign or face smearing of his reputation. Dean Walter Cocking was removed on similar grounds. Pittman asserts the governor urged ruthless action to force resignation before the July 14 hearing.
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Atlanta
Georgia Teachers Loge
Statesoro
Pittman
State Board of Regents
Eugene Talmadge
Walter Cocking
University of Georgia School of Riteration
Talmpadge
College
Ita
Slaughter and Revolt Mark War News From Fronts
Front line reports describe heavy German losses near Smolensk with bodies and wreckage littering the area. Berlin awaits decisive news from the north as Leningrad endures a Soviet counteroffensive. Revolt spreads in occupied Europe with Belgian independence demonstrations and Sweden notes civil siege in Norway. Mexico calls for recall of the German minister amid diplomatic tension and consulate closures.
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Bevel
Novorzhev
Smolensk
Shattomir
Molensk
Moscow
Berlin
Russia
Leningrad
London
Belgium
Brussels
Stockholm
Norway
Alesund
Mexico
U. S
Mexico City
Alfonso Flores
Senate
Rudi von Col
Roosevelt Plans New London Cruise After Rest in Washington
President Roosevelt will leave Washington for New London Connecticut for a week long cruise in New England waters. Stephen Early White House secretary said plans are day to day and the ship will be ready to return the president to Washington if needed due to international tensions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New London
Conn
New England
Stephen Earry
White House
Nington
Markets See Shifts To Specialties Amid Price Bill Hopes
In New York trading on August 2 Victor Eubank reports buying moving from rail issues to specialty stocks while cotton and wheat futures gain on anticipated price controls. Silk substitutes rise as production is frozen, with Bethlehem Steel and other majors slipping little or holding, while U S Steel and General Motors show mixed moves. Cotton futures rally in New Orleans on price-control hopes, with firm closes and various price readings across months.
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Victor Eubank
New York
Congress
Office of Production Management
Bethlehem Steel
U. S. Steel
General Motors
Pepsi-Cola
Paramount Pictures
DuPont
General Electric
Sears Roebuck
Kennecott
Boeing Rails
Great Northern
Southern Pacific
N. Y. Central
Chrysler
Montgomery Ward
Douglas Aircraft
New Orleans
Niger
Medh. S
Stocks and Commodities Mixed Across Markets
New York reports irregular advances in stocks and specialties while bonds narrow and rails extend a rally. Foreign exchange remains quiet with prices generally unchanged as Doe Strong rises on a price control bill. Chicago notes wheat sharply higher, corn and other grains up. cattle and hogs nominally steady in a quiet Saturday session.
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Vance
Doe
Chicago
Cotton gains surge in market opening on favorable ceilings
Strong initial lift in cotton prices as ceilings on agricultural support push buyers back. Weather concerns in the central belt and fears of insect damage fuel the rise, with futures ending 72 to 61 higher as traders hedge and take profits later.
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New York
Wheat and corn prices listed from Achigago market
Market report lists cash wheat and corn quotes with varieties and prices such as No 2 red 1.05 and No 2 mixed 1.03 1-4, No 2 yellow 75 1-4, indicating grain trading activity on August 21 at ACHIGAGO.
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Achigago
Japan tightens crisis risk as Thailand, Indo China tensions rise
Foreign circles in Shanghai foresee Japan's move into French Indo China and a potential crisis in Thailand within a month. Troops mass near the Thailand frontier with planes close to Bangkok. Tokyo hints at welding Thailand into the co prosperity sphere while seeking bases and access to rubber, tin, and rice. The United States imposes an oil embargo, targeting Japan's fuel and energy supply.
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Shanghai
Japan
Thailand
Cambodia
Ying
Bangkok
Tokyo
London
Singapore
Japan Times and Advertiser
Japanese Foreign Office
United States
South Orient
Roosevelt
Domel
Asis
Mrs McClellan Honored At Priceville Birthday Party
A small gathering of friends and neighbors honored Mrs D H McClellan at her Priceville home on Thursday evening for her birth anniversary. The event featured a social hour and a Brunswick stew supper on the lawn with guests including the Dodd, Wilkerson, Ezell, Smiley, Alma Price, Ruth Price, Margaret and Eletha Howard, and the McClellans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. McCellan
Priceville
Frank Dodd
John Wilkerson
B. C. Ezell
W. E. Smiey, Jr
Alma Price
Rites Held for Smith Child In Falkville Area
Final rites were held at 2 p m Saturday for John Lee Smith two month old son of Mr and Mrs M J Smith of Falkville route 1 at Gandy s Cove with Rev J L Roberts officiating Drinkard directed burial in Cook cemetery The infant died Friday noon Survivors include the parents and grandparents Mr and Mrs E J Smith and Mr and Mrs H W Stinson of Falkville route 1
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John Lee Smith
M. J. Smith
Falkville
Gandy’s Cove
J. L. Roberts
Drinkard
Cook Cemetery
E. J. Smith
H. W. Stinson
Sergeant Leonard Cox Killed In Auto Crash Near Selma
Sergeant Leonard Cox of Buffalo Missouri was killed when his car overturned on the highway between Selma and Craig Field, a Southeast Air Training Center unit. The accident marked the third death in the area in two days as the highway department began repairs to the slick road after recent rains.
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Selma
Ala
Leonard Cox
Buffalo
Craig Field
Southeast Air Training Center
State Highway Department
Grain grading catalog fragment shows mixed oat and red varieties
Readable text lists oat types and numbers such as No. 1 mixed 36 1-4, No. 1 white 36 1-4, No. 2 36, No. 3 34 1-4, No. 4 34 1-2, No. 1 special red 35 3-4, No. 2 35 1-4, indicating a pricing or sizing grid in a historic grain catalog.
Wheat Futures Climb to 1942 May Contract Peak
Chicago price report shows wheat up three cents per bushel with May 1942 futures above 1.13 a bushel the highest since 1937. Corn, rye, soybeans advance. wheat close up about 25 831 8 points, with September and December futures higher. Oats rise 1 3 4 and rye gains 4 1 2.
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Chicago
Cotton prices steady in New Orleans market
Spot cotton in New Orleans August 2 closed steady with a 74 point rise. Sales reached 1,670 with low middling at 15.33 cents and middling at 16.63, good middling 17.08. Receipts 1,456 and stock 41287.
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New Orleans
Doll Night a Big Success in Decatur Community Event
Inclement weather failed to dampen a 660 person crowd at the Doll Show and Red Shield vs Decatur Daily Boys game, 6 to 5. Dolls aged 75 to 85 won ribbons for oldest, best dressed, and largest doll, as the series of bi monthly events sponsored by the WPA recreation project continues with a Kiddie Band and poems, under city Morgan county and welfare department sponsorship. next event August 14 will be a Hobby Show.
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W. P. A. Recreation Project
Red Shield Boys
Decatur Daily Boys
Red Shield
Peggy McEntire
Ruth Ransom
Ruth
Emma Harlan
Somerville
Atlantic Ocean
Barbara Blackwell
Bernice Murphy
Canal Street Center
Mary Katherine Chandle
Mill Village Center
Gracie Mae Kent
South Decatur Center
Dorothy Martis
Clara Mae Mullins
Wanda Zelle Petty
Austinville Center
Somerville Center
Dollys
Clara Mae Milkins
Arthur West
Charles Livingston
Floyd Chambers
Oscar Sullivan
Decatur
Morgan County
Department of Public Welfare
Silk shortage looms as war orders push switch to synthetics
In Alabama and southern states the silk supply faces disruption as priorities officials limit trade with Japan. Mills may run until stock runs out, then switch to rayon nylon or other fibers. Industry groups back a CIO plan for federal funded reorganization, expanding synthetic fiber production and aiding workers through retraining and relocation.
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Army
Navy
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
F. R. Stettinius, Jr
Japan
Emil Rieve
CIO Textile Workers Union of America
WPA
Decatur’s Diary Notables and Local Actions
Local life notes include visits from Bonham Texas visitors and Huntsville shoppers. Confirmations at St. Pauls Lutheran, golfing trips, illness updates, and several Saturday business calls across DeKalb and nearby areas.
U S Population Growth Report for 1940–41
The Census Bureau estimates the U S population rose by 915 647 in the last nine months of 1940 and stood at 132 584 922 on Jan 1 1941 The continental figure from April 1 1940 was 131 669 275 Growth averaged about 102 000 per month with immigration about 9 000 monthly and emigration a net loss The report does not forecast future population changes.
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Washington
Census Bureau
United States
Rate Cancelled Washington Coal District 13
The bituminous coal division cancelled its authorization for district 13 including Alabama part of Tennessee and Georgia to permit 35 cent a ton reductions in minimum coal shipment prices to Alabama City Alabama. The reductions aimed to help producers compete with natural gas in that city.
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Washington
Bituminous Coal Division
District 13
Alabama
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama City
Ala
Ribbentrop mocked in BBC German program in London
The BBC aired a dramatization of Joachim von Ribbentrop’s career since 1920 accusing him of dragging Germany down. It called him a gentleman crook, praised Hitler, and alleged champagne tax repeal and money smuggling.
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London
British Broadcasting Co
Joachim von Ribentrop
Ribbentrop
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Gustavy von Remitz
Salzburg
Remitz
Union Strikes and Wage Talks Rock Multiple Plants
The Powder Company of Kearny New Jersey reports 14 000 of 17 000 shipyard workers may strike over a modified union shop wage increases and job reclassifications. In Brooklyn 285 electrical workers return to jobs as 8 000 remain on strike for Con Edison project. Steel Workers CIO near settlement at Timken Ohio plant over rehire of five women. Southwest Lumber mill strike in Alamogordo New Mexico halts orders for Fort Bliss defense work.
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New York City
Consolidated Edison Company
Hugh D. Friel
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
CIO
Timken Roller Bearing Company
Columbus
Friel
W. J. Jaeger
Alamogordo
N. M
Southwest Lumber Company
Fort Bliss
Tex
Fort
Lumber and Saw- Mill Workers Union
AFL
Sawyers
Birthday party for Elizabeth Livley marks third year
Mrs. W. E. Livley hosted an afternoon party in Delano Park on July 30 for her daughter Elizabeth turning three. Guests included Misses Margaret and Eletha Howard, Rogersville, with games and refreshments for about twenty children and helpers.
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W. E. Livley
Elizabeth
Delano Park
Margaret
Eletha Howard
Rogersville
Tommie Taylor
Carter Cook
Howell Glenn
Taylor Underwood
Ruffus Underwood
Buddy Glenn
Mary Paul Glenn
Jeannie Sivley
Jackie Wayne Bentley
Kay Frances Hurst
Herbie Sherrow
Jerry Murdock
Bettie Hazel Hamilton
Lonnie Glenn
Ralph Glenn
Caroln MccCellan
Patsy Byars
Jan Barrett
Billy Don Weaver
Newell Cagle
Bobby Murdock
Larry Murdock
Harold Brothers
Charlotte Brothers
Cliford Brothers
Sam Francis Evans
Billy Doss
Joe Beams
Greer Chun Hendon
Erskine Hendon
Elizabeth Sivey
Tom Whittman
Margaret Dodd
Evelyn
B. C. Ezell
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RKO
Tom
Harry
Ginger Rogers
George Murphy
Burgess Meredith
Alan Marshal
Princess
Wall Street
Mrs. McClellan
Smith Child
Seeen
Decatur’s
John Hardin and Son
Bonham, Texas
Marguerite South
Frederick Mittwede
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
L. P. Milam
Oklahoma City
R. G. McClure
Charles Hardwick, Sr
W. M. Reithmaier
Red Boiling Springs, Tenn
Lee Johnson
Hartselle
Lou
I. H
L. W
Paul
David
H. D. Shaneyfelt
Blythville
Ark
Memphis
Tenn
R. H. Mixon
Wm. Reithmaier
Huntsville
Cullman
18Th Avenue
W-T. Watkins
Dayton
D. H. Mengel
Cincinnati
R. N. McKee
Mary
Martha Watkins
Jackson
Miss
Cyrus Merritt
Byrd Springs
Mrs. Magaret Crooks
Birmingham
Charles
James
Rex Burgess
Irvin and Dyar Hospital
Moulton
Pauline Johnson
Joe
Knox Slaton
Henry Cook
W. C. Williams
Baynard Malone
Harry Higdon
C. Penney Co
East Tennessee
I. D. Smith
Grant Street
Mr. Smith
Lawrenceburg
Dolores King
Abstract Office
Connecticut
Oliver Powell
Sixth Avenue
South
Patricia Ann
Baugh's Infirmary
Lacy Cen
Belle Mina
Baugh’s Infirmary
Sara Johnson
Lacon
Noah W. Hopper
J. C. Roberts
Danville
James W. McCleskey
Trinity Route 1
Osceola
Kyle Holt
Archie Harris
Route 3
Bertha
W. H. Chaney
Benevolent Society Hospital
Sally
Madeleine Carroll
Fred MacMurray
Lisbon
Roxy Thetre
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