Wheeler Refuge Becomes National Wildlife Refuge designation
The Wheeler Migratory Waterfowl Refuge near Decatur will be renamed Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. President Roosevelt signed an order designating 252 Fish and Wildlife Service refuges as National Wildlife Refuges to reflect federal ownership and administration, with 12 areas retaining their existing titles.
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Wheeler Migratory
Wheeler Reservoir
Decatur
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Chester R. Markley
Roosevelt
Fish and Wildlife Service
Harold L. Icks
Puerto Rico
Alaska
Maine
Hawaii
Ickes
Pelican Island Bird Refuge
Florida
Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge
Lower Souris
North Dakota
Lower Souris National Wildlife
Alaska Railway
Muskrat and Beaver Refuge
Curry Bird, Game, and Fish Refuge
Kofa
Cabeza Prieta
Arizona
Desert Game Refuge
Charles Sheldon Antelope Range
Nevada
Sullys Hill
North
Linda Avery's yacht voyage fuels romance and schemes
Linda Avery reenters her romance with Ronald Stafford aboard a week end yacht cruise while Robert Barton befriends Linda and introduces Terry Adams to the circle. Mina Nevins, a famed actress, pursues Robert as suspicions rise about Linda's ties to the engineer and Sarah Markley hosts a glittering party at sea.
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Linda Avery
New York Models
Ronald Stafford
Sarah Markley
Ronald
Robert Barton
Linda
Terry Adams
Terry
Carolling
Mina Nevins
Robert
Sarah
Ronnie
Rob
Mina
Caroline
Aboard the yacht on a dreamlike afternoon
Linda navigates flirtations and fashion as scenes unfold on a ship. Mina seeks a steward while Terry flirts with Caroline via wireless messages. Linda wrestles with longing for privacy and a sunset moment ends with a promised continuation.
Montreal Mayor Camillien Houde Interned Under War Measures Act
Montreal mayor Camillien Houde, a vocal opponent of conscription, has been interned under the War Measures Act by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He was taken into custody at city hall after issuing a statement urging Montrealers not to comply with the upcoming compulsory national registration set to begin August 19.
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Montreal
Camillien Houde
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Coca Cola reports largest June-quarter profit to date
Coca Cola Co announced that its June quarter was the largest three month period in its history with net profit applicable to common stock of 8,584,503 dollars or 2.15 dollars a share. Directors declared a 75 cent per share dividend payable October 1 to holders of record September 12. The company paid the same amount July 1.
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Wilmington
Del
Coca-Cola Co
Yielading
Hall’s Plea Denied in Birmingham Speech Plans
The Jefferson county commission unanimously rejected a request by R F Hall state secretary of the Communist party for use of a sizeable court room on September 22 the night Earl Browder general secretary and presidential candidate of the Communist party is set to speak in Birmingham Alabama.
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Hall
Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson County Commission
R. F. Hall
Communist Party
Earl Browder
United States
Dadeville Plans $23,000 Athletic Field Center Project
Work on an athletic field and community center on the Dadeville Camp Hill highway, expected to cost about 23 000 dollars, is set to begin soon with funding details to follow.
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Dadeville
Ala
Camp Hill
Community funds plan to support project growth
The town will match federal funds and seek local subscriptions to back the initiative, aiming to accelerate development and extend support through combined public and private backing.
Morgan County Lacey's Spring Community News
The report notes a county agent led project with Mrs. Fannie Kay as committee chair. A mattress making effort produced 98 units on the first day and 13 more on Monday. Local visits include Mr. and Mrs. Mack Sandlin and Star Wilson of Huntsville. Health is good. crops need rain and farmers plan to finish lay by week. Martha Mason celebrated a seventy-first birthday with family guests.
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Sistant County
Fannie Kay
Mack Sandlin
Star Wilson
Huntsville
T. R. Wilson
Ida Dunn
Owen Cross Roads
Etna Johnson
Decatur
Alice Ransom
Alice Mae Buck
Benevolent Hospital
Leon Chunn
Valdermosa
James Lynn, Jr
Lynn Town
Daisy Wilson Kay
Scottsboro
W. O. Pesnell
Karl Hough
Herschel
Martha Mason
George Mason
Hugh and
Buford Mason
Chattanooga
Hunts
Britain’s aircraft output nears German factories in war aid
London reports Britain's aircraft production now neck and neck with Germany when Canada and United States on British order are included. Monthly plane output allegedly exceeds Germany’s total, though catching up to Germany’s numerical lead may take time.
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London
Great Britain
Canada
United States
Britain
Germany
Willkie Ends Farm Talks After Farm Conference
Wendell L. Willkie wrapped up farm talks in Des Moines and headed to Colorado Springs to finish his farm section. He met with over 70 farm representatives from 10 states and pressed decentralization for industry, praised France’s bravery amid a harsh critique, and spoke on production and unity with other ticket figures.
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William B. Ardery
Des Moines
Wendell L. Willkie
Colorado Spring
Colo
France
Willkie
Colorado Springs
Henry A. Wallace
Will‘kie
Woman Recovers After Copperhead Bite During Ceremony
Cincinnati August 6 Mrs Ethel Sheehy 48 a nurse is recovering from a copperhead snake bite suffered during a religious ceremony. Fellow cult members abstain from further use of the deadly reptiles.
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Cincinnati
Ethel Sheehy
FDR Jr Takes Wall Street Law Job
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., 26, son of the president, has joined Eugene L. Geary's New York law firm on Wall Street. Geary says Roosevelt is not a new dealer.
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Fdr JR
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Wall Street
Eugene L. Geary
Huntsville Hosts Family Birthday Dinner for Mrs Mason
Ville Miss Bulah Mason celebrated with relatives including Mrs Laura Pettus and Mr and Mrs M N Cantrel of Huntsville. Chatta nooga connections noted as gifts from children and friends were presented. Dinner featured long tables and a large centerpiece cake.
Belgian Food Aid Crisis Warned by U S Envoy
U S ambassador John Cudahy warned in London that Belgium faces near famine without American food by mid September. He noted Belgian wheat imports high, rationing at 225 grams daily, and said Britain must decide its stance before relief can reach. Cudahy described Leopold as a prisoner and believed Germans could invade Britain, while Belgians see British victory as their only hope.
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London
John Cudahy
U. 8
Belgium
America
Germany
Europe
Leopold
Herbert Hoover
Cudahy
United States
Britain
Ministry of Economic Warfare
Brussels
Cooperative plan praised as democracy in action in Alabama
In Co-op meeting at Co Op plan hailed as democracy in action by M C Gay of the farm credit administration. He says cooperatives give producers a voice in handling and marketing crops. Frank Earle of Baldwin County and other association officers were reelected.
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Ala
Alabama Farmers’ Marketing and Exchange Association
M. C. Gay
Farm Credit Administration
Frank Earle
Baldwin
County
German Nazi official Streicher alive says Berlin report
German authorities acknowledged a London report claiming Julius Streicher was dead but stated he is in perfect health on his farm Bleikertshof near Nurnberg. The denial follows rumors about Streicher, governor of Franconia, being killed.
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Berlin
Julius Streicher
Bleikertshof
Nurnberg
London
Streicher
Franconia
Kickless Beer Brewed in Germany
Berlin Aug 6 A German invention yields non alcoholic beer aimed to quench thirst and allow consumption at work without harm The idea credited to Adolf Hitler and developed by chemists It looks and tastes like beer and uses the same ingredients minus the alcohol
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Gorilla Bamboo Throws Birthday Party at Philadelphia Zoo
Zoo officials report Bamboo the 400 pound male gorilla marked his 14th birthday with a playful scene as guests at the Philadelphia Zoo celebrated. Attendants described the celebration as lively with Bamboo reacting by tossing objects in the enclosure.
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Philadelphia
Bamboo
Birthday Cardboard Sign and Cake Fragments at Barn Event
A birthday scene shows a cardboard sign, a half watermelon near a barn, and spectators with fragments of a two pound cake. The pieces suggest a rustic celebration with improvised decorations and attendees gathered around the display.
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Morgan County
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T. .N. Kitchens
Crossville
Royal Crown
ALC
Nehi Corp
Nehi Bottling CO
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Bank St
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Second Ave
Ture Savings
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Goa
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