Guard Bill Passage Nears as Knox Seeks Indefinite Navy Man Service
Secretary Knox urged Congress to authorize holding future naval and marine enlisted men in service indefinitely during war or declared emergencies. The move aims to strengthen armed forces manpower, alongside measures for National Guard calls and compulsory citizen training. Senate rejection of a reserve resignation option kept the militia mobilization bill close to passage, with a 47 to 36 vote against a 20 day grace period to resign.
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Ashington
Knox
Congress
Naval and
Marine Corps Engineers
Speaker Bankhead
House
National Guard
Naval Service
Marine Corps
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Danaher
R-Conn
Decatur Plans $820,000 City School and Street Upgrades
Decatur officials outlined a $820,000 threefold program including four new school buildings plus additions, 42 blocks of paving on 41 streets, and a marine park on the river island. WPA funding would cover most of the costs with local bonds for the city share if approved, and a late August meeting set to hear property-owner protests.
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City of
Decatur
City Hall
Tennessee Valley Authority
City Education Board
J. W Goodwin
Birmingham
BE. P. van Keuren
Marine Park
WPA
State Office
Works Progress Administration
R. W. Shepherd
District One
Ag -Bases
C. D. Patterson
H. H. Hunter
van Keuren
Gordon
Bibb
Ward Two
South Decatur
Fairview
Ward Three
East Decatur
Lafayette Street
Farley resigns as postmaster general effective August 31
President Roosevelt accepted with regret the resignation of James A. Farley as postmaster general effective August 31. Farley will leave his cabinet post after eight years and previously stepped down as national Democratic chairman. Reports say he may head a syndicate aiming to buy the New York Yankees baseball club.
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Hyde P
Ecedvere
James A. Farley
Farley
Democratic Party
Chicago
New York -Yankee Baseball Club
Roosevelt
Wallace
Hopkins
WPA District One Expands to Include 16 New Counties
Montgomery announces that WPA district one adds sixteen counties centered in Decatur as offices at Gadsden Tuscaloosa and Jasper close. The district will now cover Blount Cherokee Calhoun Cleburne Clay DeKalb Fayette Lamar Marion Marshall Pickens Randolph St Clair Talladega and Winston plus original nine counties. Consolidation reduces district offices from seven to four effective August 16 with Birmingham Mobile Montgomery and Decatur serving as hubs.
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WPA
Decatur
Gadsden
Tuscaloosa
Jasper
Montgomery
W. G. Henderson
Blount
Cherokee
Calhoun
Cleburne
Clay
DeKalb
Fayette
Lamar
Marion
Marshall
Pickens Randolph
T. R. Elliott
Walker County
Britain Blamed for Famine in Europe
Berlin reports a Dienst Aus Deutschland commentary blaming Britain for famine in occupied Europe. It says Britain must feed populations since it started the war and counters British claims that Germany would ensure feeding Europe. It notes Hitler spoke of a German supply, not an assured European one.
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Berlin
Britain
Germany
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Europe
Hitler
Aliens to be registered at Decatur post office
Registration of all aliens in the Decatur area will begin August 27 under instructions to Postmaster R. T. Sheppard. Aliens age 14 and up must register and be fingerprinted, with younger children registered by parents. the process is involuntary and available at any time within four months.
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Decatur
R. T. Sheppard
Sheppard
Alabama Merchant Drowns Near Fort Walton Beach
The body of H. F. Tankersley, 44, of Kellytown Alabama, was recovered two miles east of Fort Walton Beach Florida after he reportedly swam or drifted past life lines at a Gulf resort. J. Dark, his companion, said Tankersley disappeared before a lifeguard could reach him while his wife Estelle Tankersley and their three children watched from the beach.
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Fort Walton
Fla
H. F. Tankersley
Kellytown
Ala
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Here
J. Dark
Tankersley
Estelle-Tankersley
Cotton Crop Forecast Shows Lower Output This Year
The forecast for this year's cotton crop totals 11,429,000 bales weighing 500 pounds each, based on August 1 conditions. Area harvested stands at 24,616,000 acres with a 72 percent crop condition, yielding 22 to 23 pounds per acre. ginnings to August 1 total 31,966 running bales. State figures are listed for South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi.
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Census Bureau
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
General Howell says 194? Confederate reunion will be last
General Julius Franklin Howell, commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans, announced he would recommend no further reunions after the Washington meeting set for October 8 to 11. He remarked that few members remain and this may be the final gathering.
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Richmond
Julius Franklin Howell
The
United Confederate Veterans
Washington
Mussolini’s Somaliland gambit faces supply and siege risks
War analysis notes Signor Mussolini has carved a foothold in Britain's Somaliland raising questions about control of the Suez gateway. English strategy of active defense suggests they will cede ground to numerically superior invaders while Italian supply lines remain strained from their African base and a closed Suez route.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Signor
Mussolini
Britain
Somaliland
Suez Canal
British Somaliland
French Somaliland
Titaly
Duce Faces Long African Campaign Against Egypt
The piece argues Mussolini must conquer Egyptian resistance and seize the Suez route while facing British thwarting forces. It notes Libyan border troop buildup and the challenge of crossing 400 miles of desert with heavily guarded water sources. The wider outcome hinges on the European theater and the English Channel.
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Sahara
Hitler
Saint Paul Socony Tug to Launch at Ingalls Shipyards
The 147 foot M S Saint Paul Socony will launch at Ingalls Shipbuilding on the Tennessee river in Decatur with civic jubilee plans by Wheeler Lake residents. David Lilienthal may attend, with a christening by Mrs. Rey Reuben Irwin. The ceremony includes Decatur High School band music and social events for Mrs. Irwin, sponsor and wife of the White Eagle Division manager.
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Inland Waterways
Inland Waterway Navigation
M. S. Saint Paul Socony
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation
Tennessee River
David E. Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Authority
Lilienthal
Decatur
Saint Paul
Saint Paul Socony
Wheeler Lake
United States
Ingalls Shipyards
M. S Saint Paul Socony
Rey Reuben Irwin
Kansas City
Missouri
White Eagle
Socony Vacuum Oil Company
Search Continues for Black Suspect After Tuscaloosa Assault
Police and sheriff units search a wooded area near Druid City and Bryce hospitals for a Black man accused of assaulting a young white woman after midnight. A white couple reported a knife threat and the theft of about $8, with the assailant described only vaguely.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Druid City Hospital
Bryce Hospital
Harding D. Billingsley
Billingsley
Petroleum Unit Meeting In Decatur Aired For August 12
The Decatur Association of Petroleum Retail Dealers called a special meeting for Monday night August 12. Fred Simmons presided at Lyons hotel. the session followed a regular meeting noted as enthusiastic and instructive with many subjects beneficial to retail dealers discussed openly.
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Decatur Association of Petroleum Retail Dealers
Lyons Hotel
Fred Simmons
Four Injured In Athens Huntsville Road Crash
Four people were injured when a car sideswiped another on the Athens Huntsville road at 9 12 Wednesday night. All injured were in the Hollingsworth Pepper and Pepper party from Athens Route 4. Chester Bussey, driver of the other car, was booked for reckless driving. Frank Johnson rode with him. Damages were about 250 dollars per vehicle.
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Athens-Huntsville
Julian McNeese
John B. Hollingsworth
Herbert Pepper
Patsy Pepper
Athens
Route 4
McNeese
Chester Bussey
Athens Route 4
Frank Johnson
Mass meeting on Decatur industry held Friday night
A mass meeting was called for Friday at eight o'clock to discuss industrial efforts in Decatur. Joe Duncan, president of the Decatur chamber of commerce, issued the call. The assembly room of the Lyons hotel will host the event with chamber members and interested citizens urged to attend. city and county leaders were especially invited to discuss vital development plans.
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Decatur
Joe Duncan
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Lyons Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
County Board of Revenue
Celty
Bragg contest hearing in Moulton nears end
The Lawrence County Democratic Executive Committee hears the challenge to Charlie E Bragg against incumbent probate judge Johnson. Twenty Johnson witnesses had testified by noon with more to come as the hearing resumes amid anticipated closing arguments Friday.
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Moulton
Lawrence County
Democratic Executive Committee
Charlies E. Bragg
Aac
Johnson
Dhe
Bragg
Jackson County Sheriff Sued Over Arrests in Alabama
Four damage suits totaling 40 000 are filed in Jefferson circuit court against Sheriff C F Simmons of Jackson County, several deputies, and Standard Accident Insurance Co. Plaintiffs from Scottsboro accuse officers of unnecessary violence during arrests, with one man alleging he was shot at his home.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson Circuit
C. F. Simmons
Jackson County
Standard Accident Insurance Co
Hugh Locke
Birmingham Attorency
Scottsboro
Britain seeks Indian aid in wartime constitutional vision
Britain offers Indians freedom and equality within the commonwealth but stays away from fundamental constitutional issues. The Britain–India talks unfold as air battles lash the English Channel with heavy German losses claimed by both sides. The air war includes raids on Kiel Cherbourg and retaliatory strikes over southern England.
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Associated Press
High Command
Channel
England
Britain
India
In Commons
House of Lords
Weather Notes Show River Rise and Warm Temperature
The Tennessee River rose to 19.58 feet with no rainfall. Temperatures ranged from 72 to 92 degrees in the past 24 hours. Partly cloudy conditions persist tonight through Friday with gentle to moderate coastal winds and possible thunderstorms in western portions.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Florida
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Lisbon
111Th Infantry
Pennsylvania National Guard
Duce
Egypt
Socony
Mrs. Rey R. Irwin
Christen Wessel
Lyons
High Jackson Sheriff
London
Air Ministry
Royal Airforce
Kiel
Cherbourg
Louisiana Coast
Texas
Melisse Darda
New Orleans
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