Plan to Widen Sixth Avenue Recalled in Local Rumors
In Decatur talk, editor Harry Walker of the Y Democrat is blamed for ptomaine poisoning last week. The community notes Howell Turner may visit from Montgomery if the marine park plan proceeds. Preachers plan a revival tent near The Daily office in September to ease campaign tensions.
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Sixth Avenue
Harry “Walker
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Y Democrat
Harry
Decatur
Howell Turner
Montgomery
Daily
Cullman Makes Rapid Strides in Farming Progress
The Cullman Democrat reports steady progress in Cullman with rapid strides in diversified farming programs. It urges residents to tour districts to see improvements and notes the shift from haphazard farming to scientifically guided year round practices and harvest optimization.
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Cullman Democrat
Cullman
Prain
Decatur
Opportunity Alive in the Nation Says Industrial Leader
The piece profiles A. D. Georghegan, president of Snowdrift Wesson City, who rose from farm boy to leading Southern industrialist and urges continued patriotism and civic effort as the United States pursues opportunity and service.
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New Orleans
R Farm
A. D. Georghegan
Snowdrift & Wesson
Mississippi
South
United States
Unitedates
Aluminum plant talk stirs Decatur hopes and river growth
Decatur seeks an aluminum plant relocating 1500 to 2000 jobs, with local leaders pressing officials and workers pushing for Decatur as the site. The paper also urges river transportation growth on the Coosa, citing Houston’s port expansion as a model and arguing open waterways will boost business, power, and regional development.
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Decatur
Associated Press
Washington
Tennessee
Sheffield
Tenee Valley
Dothan Gains Place on Eastern Air Lines
Decatur sends congratulations to Dothan as it is placed on the Eastern Air Lines network. The note credits Dothan residents and past editor Julian Hail for the achievement and expresses hope Decatur will later gain a similar honor from Dothan.
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Dothan
Decatur
Julian Hail
Stimson Warns Of Fast German England Invasion Plan
A Washington briefing outlines a dire German invasion scenario against Britain. It describes air power neutralizing the British air force before a sea assault, with mustard gas on fields and a time frame toward October, amid notes on weather and morale.
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Washington
War
Stimson
Great Britain
Congress
War Department
England
Poland
Notice to Navigation Interests on Tennessee River Lock Closure
The notice announces closure of Lock No 2 at Wilson Dam on Thursday August 8 1940 at 6 00 am for 48 hours. The action is issued by the Office of the District Engineer Major C EB Walsh Corps of Engineers.
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Tennessee River
Wilson Dam
C. EB. Walsh
Corps of Engineers
Letter Exchange Highlights Wallace Family Courtesy
Richmond attorney Capt. Charles M. Wallace congratulates Secretary Henry A. Wallace on his vice presidential nomination. Henry A. Wallace replies with a brief, courteous exchange noting they are family, concluding with thanks from Henry.
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Henry Wallace
National Press Club
Richmond
Charles M. Wallace
Henry A. Wallace
Henry
Wallace
Charles
Black Widow Spider May Be More Common Says Reader Column
The article discusses the expanding awareness of the black widow spider in the United States since 1926, noting active periods August through October, typical habitats such as dark places, and a bite that may resemble a scratch but can cause severe later symptoms. Dr. Clendening offers pamphlets on diet digestion indigestion infant care and more for ten cents each.
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United States
California
D'Amour
Oregon
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Missouri
Ilinois
Clendening
Logan Clendening
Athens Barbecue Marks Countywide Chamber Meet
The Athens Chamber of Commerce annual town and county barbecue will be held August 15 at Dawson & Dupree's Spring west of Athens. Leading farmers from across the county are invited guests of the civic body for this traditional gathering.
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Athens
Ala
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Dawson & Dupree
Plan Insulation Project At City Hall Jail
The Municipal building on the public square housing city departments and jail will be insulated beginning next week after a contract was let. About three hundred people are affected by the work and related access changes.
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Athens
Ala
Daily Crossword Across and Down Clues Quiz
A compact list of crossword clues across and down including hints for words such as Togo astray A scout Exclamation Letter C Haughty English novelist A relative Fear Kid of Conpadi Lock Elongated Restauran Shore Tapestry Glacial di Plays Kind of vessel lock Regret Female deer Before English field marshal Gasp Organs of smell A bit Feathered Exclamation Tavern Polish r Breaks out Heroic Transmit as money Young married woman Frozen water Hebrew letter Elevator cage Exclamation Down clues include Black wood Put to flight Slender pole Roll of parchment Gate Periods of time Portable Row Corpulent Perfume Soon Ages A stretcher By means of Danish coin Derived from humus Thorny Help A size of type A Great Yesterday's Answer
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Togo
Morality in Parenting and Social Responsibility
A string of dated cartoons and quips argues that child behavior reflects parental guidance and religious training. It stresses that erring youth stem from poor home examples and that future laws may hold parents accountable.
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America
Walter Winchell on Broadway recollections of restless youth
Walter Winchell recalls a peripatetic childhood spent in New York Paris Honolulu Detroit Battle Creek Hong Kong and Sydney among others. He describes moving every week or two due to his parents show business life and reflects on early schooling friendships and a settled sense of Hollywood as his home.
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Garner
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Ickes
Chicago
Commerce
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
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Joan Blondell
Dad
New York
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Moore
Brooklyn
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Paris
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Honolulu
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Detroit
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Mary Miles Minter
Miss Winter
Mother
Battle Creek
New London
Connecticut
Vermont
Santa Monica
Denton
Texas
Brother
Hong Kong
Albany
Fatty Arbuckle
Wally Reid
Pacific
S. S. Sonoma
Christ Church
America
Sydney
Australia
Billie Sims
Indianapolis
Billie
Betty and Carrie clash over a dramatic gift scene
Last night a quarrel unfolds as Betty accuses Carrie of receiving damaged goods from George who reportedly offered his heart in a tense moment. The exchange hints at a romantic misunderstanding amid a fraught social vignette.
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Betty
George
Carrie
Dearie
Man Naps on Tracks Survives Train Overpass Event
Laurinburg North Carolina man Nelson McLaurin dozed beside a station track between trains. He woke to a train knocking him off the rail but escaped without serious injuries in an incident described as a nap gone wrong.
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N. C
Nelson McLaurin
McLaurin
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