Tropical storm moves along Gulf coast
A tropical storm with winds near 75 mph neared the Louisiana Texas Gulf coast and was forecast to move inland. Barometers fell across the coast, Biloxi saw higher tides and damaged piers, while Mobile and Panama City areas returned to normal after the gale.
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New Orleans
Louisiana-Texas Gulf Coast
Grandisle
Coast Resort
Texas
Gulf
Mississippi
Mississipi River
Official
Weather Bureau
Lake Pontchartrain
Biloxi
Jacksonville
Fla
Turks Island
Bahamas
Haiti
Mobile
Ala
Alabama
Louisiana
Florida
Cochrane
Mobile Bay
Baldwin
Gulf Shores
Baldwin Coast
Gulf Sho Hotel
Foley- Gulf Shores Road
Pensacola-Mobile Canal
WPA Office Building Now Occupied By District Staff
The district one WPA offices move to a two story building at Line and Cain streets, with 10 offices, housing 32 district staff and agencies for Morgan and seven surrounding counties. R W Shepherd notes 938 WPA workers in Morgan County with a payroll over 500000 annually.
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District One
WPA
Line and
Cain Streets
Cain Street
Morgan, Lawrence
Limestone
Madison
Jackson
Franklin
Cullman
Lauderdale
Colbert
Divion
R. W. Shepherd
Morgan County
Fire damages Dixie Milling Company grain plant
The Dixie Milling Company at 324 Holly Street suffered a heavy two alarm fire that began about 2 AM Tuesday. Firemen battled the blaze for nearly two hours, then it flared again an hour later. The origin is undetermined and the first floor suffered the heaviest damage. Insurance covers part of the loss. Manager E. L. Blackwell planned remodeling today.
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Dixie Milling Company
Holly Street
Boes
E. L. Blackwell
Farm awards made today in Alabama gathering
In Auburn Alabama on August 6 certificates of merit were awarded to five outstanding farm families at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Ruralists gathered for the annual educational and social meeting where Extension Director P O Davis urged full parity for farm income and Institute president Dr L N Duncan called for balanced agriculture. Bonner highlighted state executives’ contributions to agriculture and education, noting Roosevelt as a friend of farmers as markets shrink due to European war impacts.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama
Polytechnic Institute
Peter Garrett
Belle D. J. Horn
Atmore
T. R. Swedge
C.T. Butler
New Hope
J. Frank Baker
Motevallo
A. P. I. Amphntheatre
P. O. Davis
L. N. Duncan
Institute
Bonner
J. Miller Bonner
Dixon
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Davis
Nickel-A-Bale War Chest Helps Marketing Cotton Campaign
President Oscar Johnston of the National Cotton Council urges Morgan County cotton firms and farmers to pledge 5 cents per bale and 3 cents per ton of seed to a new universal service plan. The fund supports aggressive advertising, research, and opposition to substitutes, aiming to boost domestic consumption and expand foreign trade.
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Morgan County
Oscar Johnston
National Cotton Council
Johnston
U Ling
Council
TVA races to keep power ahead of defense needs
Knoxville August 6 TVA pushes rapid construction to meet growing national defense demands. Crews begin Cherokee Dam work valued at 36 million dollars along with a 10.5 million dollar steam plant near Chattanooga and three generating units at Wheelers and Wilson Dams. The aim is to deliver about 300 000 kilowatts mostly for aluminum production for airplanes amid rising residential and commercial demand. The program expands TVA capacity toward 1 700 000 kilowatts once dams are completed, with additional 300 000 kilowatts from new units.
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Don Whitehead
Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Holston River
East Tennessee
Cherokee
TVA
Chattanooga
Wheelers
Wilson
Aluminum Company of America
Commonwealth and
Southern Electric
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Lower
Paducah
Port Loudoun Dafim
War Refugee Aid Drive Seeks Garment Makers
Mrs Roy Poteet chairs Red Cross production for war refugees opening offices at 509 Bank Street from 9 am to noon weekdays except Saturday. Call 9166 or visit for materials and instructions as volunteers are urged to sew garments and knit sweaters. Poteet will visit the Birmingham state office this week for more details on relief work.
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Roy Poteet
Red Cross
Wartorn
Europe
Bank Street
Poteet
Birmingham
Former Decatur Resident Dies in Cairo Illinois
Charles F. James 66 a former Decatur resident died suddenly Monday at his Cairo home Funeral rites set for Wednesday at 1 30 p m in Cairo with burial there He leaves a wife a son Arthur James of South America two sisters Mrs Minnie Lee Decatur and Mrs Alma Teat Dayton Ohio James left Decatur 35 years ago and was an engineer for the Barrett Lines Cairo steamship company
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Charles F. James
Decatur
Cairo
Illinois
James
Arthur James
South America
Minnie Lee
Alma Teat
Dayton
Ohio
Barrett Lines
Italians Push Into Egypt as War Spreads
British air raids hit Kiel Hamburg and other targets while three Italian columns drive into British Somaliland and into Egypt from Libya. Germany reports naval successes and plans for a Baltic invasion as Britain braces for possible attack amid rising global combat.
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London
Keil
Hamburg
Air Ministry
Holland
Germany
Wismar
Kiel
Hamm
Schiphol
Borkum
English Channel
North Sea
Africa
British Somalilands
Egypt
Ethiopia
Italian Somaliland
Gulf of Aden
Europe
Libya
Kenya
Britain
England
Wales
France
Baltic
Norway
British
High Command
English’ Channel
British Admiralty
Regimentation in Europe and Greek plot intrigue
A commentary on Hitler’s European regimentation and the likely backlash from independent peoples. The piece notes a thwarted plot in Athens against General Metaxas, illustrating ongoing unrest and the mystery surrounding the events beyond Nazidom.
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Kathimerini
Athens
Little John" Metaxas
Hitler's Scheme May Blow Up In His Face
Britain and the exiled Polish government seal a military pact to fight Germany to the end while Norway Holland and Czecho Slovakia England and a Franco British group vow not to quit. The Greek independence and Eastern Europe resist Hitler's will though many nations await a chance to strike for liberty.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Hitler
Europe
Kans
Mount
Parnassus
Britain
Germany
Norway
Holland
Czecho-Slovakia
England
Negro sought in fatal shooting of farm foreman
Melvin Blalock a negro farm hand remains at large after the pistol slaying of Everett W. Mitchell, farm foreman on the Fennell place in Lawrence county. Sheriff Ryan suspects Blalock fled the state. eye witness Herman Jeffers says Mitchell spoke briefly then Blalock fired as he turned away.
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Melvin Blalock
Everett W. Mitchell
Fennell Place
Lawrence County
George D. Ryan
Lawrence
Cer
Mitchell
Fennell
Morgan County
Benevolent Society Hospital
Herman Jeffers
Blalock
Jeffers
Lilienthal Plans TVA Inspection Tour
TVA Director David Lilienthal and a group of TVA officials will tour industries in the Tennessee Valley. The trip includes visits to airplane factories near Nashville, chemical plants in west Tennessee, and several TVA projects.
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Knoxville
Tenn
TVA
David EB. Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley
Nashville
West Tennessee
Unemployment fraud cases revealed in Alabama drive
Alabama officials report 20 people convicted for fraudulently obtaining unemployment benefits. Most defendants did not appeal and were barred from benefits for the rest of their benefit year. Convictions span Jefferson, Montgomery, Tuscaloosa, and Etowah counties, with fines and limited probation. The unemployment fund has earned about $700,000 in interest since 1936.
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Montgomery
Ala
John PD. Petree
Ument Compensation
Jefferson County
Tuscaloosa
Etowish
Jefferson Cpurty
Petree
Alabama
Permit Issued to Build Warehouse for Harrison Auto Parts
A building permit is issued to Harrison Auto Parts and Supply Co for a fire proof warehouse at the rear of 104 W Moulton Street. The project costs about 600 dollars with Jack Cothran as contractor.
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Harrison Auto Parts and Supply Company
Moulton Street
Jack Cothran
Tax chiefs push deduction plan for defense plant expansion
Plan calls for amortizing expansion costs for tax purposes at 20 percent a year over five years with a possible shorter period if the national emergency ends early. Chairman Cooper of the House Tax subcommittee announced the agreement in a meeting with William S Knudsen present, as defense leaders urged speeding the program.
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Walington
National Defense Contractors
Cooper
D-Tenn
William S Knudsen
Ways and Means
Doughton
D-Nc
Ways and Means Committee
Harrison
D-Miss
Senate Finance Committee
Guard Call Protested in Senate Over Mobilization Bill
Senator Gillette of Iowa denounced a bill allowing the president to call the National Guard and reserve officers to active duty as a crime and injustice to changing federal mobilization rules. He warned many guardsmen joined with the understanding they serve only in war. Other senators argued the Burke Wadsworth measure would draft up to 400,000, while equipment shortages linger for 243,000 guardsmen.
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Washington
Gillette
Iowa
National Guard
Senate
Wheeler
D-Mont
Sheppard D.-Tex
Birth Proof Be Required in Hiring Practices
Indications point to birth certificates becoming mandatory for new applicants in industry. A plant head explains certificates must be shown at the time of application to avoid delays, though current employees are exempt. The trend is said to be spreading in the north and east, with the south slower to adopt.
Tennessee River Gauge and Weather Outlook
River level Tuesday at 19.28 feet with a high of 93 and low of 73. Trace rain in Alabama. Partly cloudy with showers near the east, colder in the west by Wednesday. East to southeast winds.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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