Hosiery Mills Hopeful With Substitutes for Silk
Supply of synthetic yarns substitutes for silk enables the Alabama Hosiery Mill and Cooper Wells & Co to continue operations at capacity. Of 860 employees, 20 at Alabama and 65 on production lines remain off duty due to silk supply delays. other departments run on on hand inventories. If substitutes arrive, output should resume steadily. stockings may lean on nylon and rayon with silk only for leg portions.
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Alan Hosiery
Cooper Wells & Co
Cooper-Wells
Meeting on silk industry changes addresses supply crisis
Washington August 7 silk manufacturers and their workers met to discuss remedies for the government order halting silk stocks. Surveys show American women may face silk shortage in two months and shift to other hosiery. The conference aims to plan process changes while limiting unemployment from the order and dwindling silk. Thirteen mills in Eastern Pennsylvania partially suspended operations with 2300 Bethlehem area workers laid off and more expected. The meeting was called by Sidney Hillman and Leon Henderson with Donald Nelson to form a special joint silk section.
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Washington
Pennsylania
Bethlehem
Idney Hillman
Office of Production Manageent
Leon Henderson
Office of Price Adminisation
Andonald M. Nelson
OPM
Showers Hit Dixie Areas
The Associated Press reports heavy showers across the southern states with two inches of rain in Alabama causing flood concerns in Birmingham where two youths were reported missing in a flooded creek. One boy is feared drowned. Tallapoosa registered 1.42 inches of rain as heat kept temperatures in the 170s of some areas while a clear belt stretched from New England to the Great Lakes.
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Associated Press
Alamo
Birmingham
Else Gunn
Robert Ivory
Tallapoosa
New England
Great Lakes
Virginia
Iowa
Mexico
Arizona
Maine
Bangor
New York
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Andebraska
Mercury
South
Texas
Gulf
Atlantic
No polio in Morgan county report greeted by health office
The Morgan county health office announced no polio in Morgan county today while noting new cases in adjacent Madison county and several others. Lauderdale reported another case bringing its total to three as infantile paralysis spreads to 42 of 67 counties with 240 cases since July and 69 in August so far.
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Morgan County
Madison County
Lawrence Jr
Cullman
Marshall
Opoa Mongas
Lauderdale
Alabama infantile paralysis outbreak grows in August
Alabama records five new polio cases, raising August total to 69 and July onward cases to 240. Death toll holds at 10 as health officials urge isolation and avoid known infected areas. Counties reporting cases include Escambia, Etowah, Jefferson, Walker, and many others with Jefferson at 71 total since July 1.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Escambia
Lee
Madison
Marengo
Lauderdale
Autauga
Baldwin
Barbour
Butler
Calhoun
Chambers
Chilton
Cleburne
Conecuh
Cullman
Dale
DeKalb
Etowah
Fayette
Franklin
Geneva
Greene
Hale
Houston
Jackson
Jefferson
Lawrence
Marion
Marshall
Mobile
Monroe
Perry
Picken
Pike
Russell
Shelby
Talladega
Tallapoosa
Tuscaloosa
Walker
Washington
Ed A Harris Dies at Home in Hartselle
Ed A Harris 56, a prominent Hartselle resident, died suddenly at home at 6 30 this morning after breakfast. Funeral 3 p m Friday at Somerville Methodist Church with Rev Lannie Smallwood and Rev B W Brooks. Burial Somerville Cemetery. Survived by widow two daughters Gerald Miller Decatur Felton Dobbs Hartselle a brother Paul Harris Belton Ky two sisters J Glasscock Hartselle four grandchildren. Knights of Pythias pallbearers Somerville Masonic lodge handles cemetery services. Harris was well known across Morgan County.
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Ed A. Harris
Hartselle
Somerville Methodist Church
Lannie Smallwood
W. Brooks
Drinkard
Somerville Cemetery
Harris
Gerald Miller
Decatur
Felton Dobbs
Paul Harris
Belton
J. Glasscock
Hartselle Knights of Pythias
Somerville
Tough Luck Strikes Sheriff's Car in Whiskey Pursuit
Sheriff W. T. Willoughby owns a car that first caught fire after a short stop when a shorted wire ignited oil under the hood, causing $10 damage. Later Deputies B. C. Pittman and Bibb Humphrey chased a liquor runner on the Joe Wheeler Highway through downtown, but a boy with a bicycle forced a curb dash, wrecking the pursuit and leaving the car with $15 more damage. the whiskey car escaped.
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W. T. Willoughby
B. C. Pittman
Bibb Humphrey
Joe Wheeler
W. Church Street
Church
Bee Line Highway
Sixth Avenue
Dixon to Seek Supreme Court Ruling on Education Fund Use
Alabama Governor Dixon said he would seek a ruling from the state supreme court on whether current law provides sufficient machinery to apply an estimated 150 000 surplus from the special educational trust fund to reduce ad valorem property taxes. The issue follows calls to transfer the funds to schools, with cost of a special session noted as a concern.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dixon
State Supreme Court
State Superintendent of
A. H. Collins
Hayse Tucker
Tuscaloosa
Supreme Court
Train Strikes Car and Is Derailed at Wellsboro
Westbound Grand Trunk passenger train hit an automobile at Wellsboro ten miles southwest of LaPorte Indiana killing motorist Lester Hartman 21 of Rosedale. The derailment involved the locomotive mail and baggage cars while two sleepers a passenger coach and a dining car remained on the tracks no serious injuries reported aboard the train according to General Manager J A Clancey in Detroit.
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South Bend
Ind
Grand Trunk
Wellsboro
LaPorte
Lester Hartman
Rosedale
Dbetroit
J. A. Clancey
Morgan County seeks more teachers and funds for schools
Morgan County Board of Education calls on Governor Dixon to provide $40 000 to hire 50 extra teachers for seven months in elementary and eight and a half months in high schools, with a possible total of $65 000 for extended terms. Enrollment pressures and junior high needs drive the demand.
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Alabama
Morgan County Board of Education
Frank M. Dixon
Irwin J. Quinn
Morgan County
Quinn
State OF
Morgan County Board
Display of pistol at Carrollton gas station
An Alabama truck driver threatened pumps at a Carrollton Georgia filling station by flashing a pistol. A bystander calmly helped by siphoning two gallons from his own car to the driver while the pumps stayed locked and security was alerted.
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Carrollton
Alabama
Senate votes to extend service period for armed forces
Washington moves to extend active duties for army selectees guardsmen reserves and enlisted men by 18 months after current terms. Senate rejects a one year limit and approves a 24 year maximum service liability proposed by Senator Thomas with a 44 to 28 vote.
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Washington
Administration
Senate
Chamber
Thomas
Dutah
Exgee
Barkley
Kentuky
House
Pepper
Dfila
Inale
George C. Marshall
Military Committee
Congress
Hawaii
Marshall
Young Vanderbilt Sued for Divorce
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, 28, the New York millionaire turfman, was served with divorce papers filed by his wife Manuela Hudson, San Francisco society girl. Counselor Sol A. Rosenblatt said the case will be defended and that no formal complaint had yet been filed, with details unavailable.
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New York
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Manuela Hudson
San Francisco
Sol A. Rosenblatt
Poet Rabindranath Tagore Dies in Calcutta at 80
Rabindranath Tagore India's greatest modern poet and 1913 Nobel laureate died in Calcutta after a long illness. He had been gravely ill since October and recently underwent kidney surgery.
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Calcutta
India
Rabindranath Tagore
Tagore
Paradox in German claims of victory near Moscow
War writer Dewitt Mackenzie notes Nazi reports of smashing the Smolensk gateway to Moscow but questions why German forces have not exploited the position. He cites Bolshevik denial and stresses the Red Army's continued resistance as a lively counter, despite claimed losses and encirclement.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Red Army
Red Line
Moscow
Truth To Be Known Soon About Russia
A fragmented editorial debates Russia Nazi actions and Hitler’s statements, weighing conflicting claims and poetic license. It notes high command gaps and the Russo-Nazi battle line, urging careful reading of German communiques as a morale issue and implies continued coverage on page two.
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Russia
Herr Hitler
Hitler
Comunique
Whitt Arrests Jail's Cook For Prohi Violation
ATHENS Alabama August 7 Sheriff Martin F Whitt of Athena a strict anti alcohol enforcer arrested his own jail cook Ada Kennemer on three dry laws violations. Undercover men reported whiskey purchases from her and a patrol found a jug of wildcat whiskey at her home. Ada Kennemer is jailed and the sheriff seeks a replacement cook.
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Athens
Ala
Martin F. Whitt
Athena
Ada Kennemer
Ada
Solon Seeks Further Tax Hikes in Defense Drive
In Washington on August 7, Senator Connally urged a billion dollar boost to the existing 3.206 billion dollar tax bill to offset rising defense costs. Senate finance leaders weighed cutting exemptions, including reducing married and single exemptions, while planning open hearings with Secretary Morgenthau and aiming to move the measure to the Senate floor by September 1.
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Washington
House
Connally
D.-Tex
Senate
Waya and Means
Finance Committee
Ways and Means
Roosevelt
Ways and Means Committee
George
D.ga
Treasury
Senate Finance Group
Congressional
Morgenthau
Ex-Sleuth Roy Perry Sought for Return
Alabama requisitioned Tennessee for Roy G Perry a former state safety investigator now indicted in Houston county on false pretense and bribery charges He allegedly promised to settle an abortion charge against Jake Dykes for 50 and accepted or planned to accept 50 from Walt Dykes while with the highway patrol
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Tennessee
Roy G Perry
State Safety Department
Houston County
Perry
Knoxville
Jake Dykes
Walt Dykes
State Highway Patrol
Holiday Wage Dispute Triggers Shipyard Walkouts
Large shipyards in Kearny New Jersey and Brooklyn New Jersey faced walkouts as unions O10 and AFL Teamsters protested wage disputes. At Kearny Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock worked on 403000 dollars of naval and merchant construction with 22000 CTO members affected. Bethlehem Steel Brooklyn yards saw AFL Teamsters picket lines amid a separate dispute over a pay rise from 72 cents to 1 dollar per hour. police stood by as 6000 OTO members and 1000 night shift workers were turned away. The California aviation wage dispute involving 38000 Lockheed employees was referred to mediation.
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Associated Press
Kearny
N. J
Brooklyn
O10
AFI
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
CTO
AFL
Bethlehem Steel Company
Bethlehem Brooklyn
OTO Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
Chris Matheisen
AFL Teamsters
Bethlehem
Teamsters
James B. Carey
National Organization
Industrial of Marine and Wing Workers of America
Bethlehem Yards
Matheisen
Bethlehem Steel
Manhattan
California
National Defense Mediation Board
O10 Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America
Kearney
Atlanta
Britain warns Japan as Burma road invasion feared
British officials warned Japan all preparations are ready for any attempt to cut Burma road or move westward. London and Singapore spoke of counter moves, while Australia questioned Japan’s threat to the empire. Soviet and German fronts battled near Leningrad Kiev and the Ukraine with heavy losses. In Rome Bruno Mussolini killed in a plane crash, and Axis blows were reported in Africa and the Suez Canal area.
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Associated Press
Far East
Japan
Burma
London
Thailand
Tokyo
Australia
William M. Hughes
Melbourne
Britain
Singapore
Ministry of Information
Indo-China
Leningrad
Lake Peipus
Karelian Isthmus
Reuters
Moscow
Kiev
Ukraine
Red Army
Suez Canal
Rome
Mussolini
Bruno Mussolini
Pisa
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Schutzstaffel
Estonia
Smolensk
Bel Tserkov
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Solon
Avantie Saatiee
Peter Flynn
Loca Union
L. H. Korndorff
Lockheed Corporation
Burbank
Calif
Ite Eub
Great Britain
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