Rains Hamper Sabine Territory Maneuvers At Camp Beauregard
Torrential rain disrupts training and logistics for the Sabine river area maneuvers. Units from Gas and Oklahoma guards face isolation while the medical department intensifies health checks and field sanitation ahead of campaigns in Louisiana.
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Sabine
Oklahoma
Pitkin
Cravens
War Department
Atlanta
Third Army
Louisiana
Camp Beaure
Senate Backing for Guard and Reserve Draft Plan
The Senate approved the guard and reserves bill 71 to 7, sending it to the House with minor changes. It would place about 396,000 guardsmen and reserves under potential call, with initial draft liability for ages 21 through 30. The measure allows resignations for those with dependents and faced GOP opposition on limits to continental use.
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Buke
Burke
Senate
House
Bulow
Ohio
Gillette
Dtown
Holt
Wva
Danaher
Conn
Nye
Lundeen
Fl. Minn
Pittman
Nev
Adams
Cole
Continental States
American
Philippines
Western Hemisphere
Latin America
Marshall
Army For
I Guard
Hard Winter Jones Held on Coal Theft Charge
Memphis reports a man named George Jones, 20, tied to a cold spell of theft, testified in city court after being held yesterday on a coal theft on a rail yard barge. He wore a red flannel shirt during the proceedings.
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Memphis
Tenn
George Jones
Jones
Home Guard
England
Dixon says state will aid enforcement of anti-gaming laws
Governor Dixon stated the state will assist cities and counties in enforcing anti gaming statutes upon request and may act on its own if the situation worsens. He stressed local authorities remain primary enforcers except in extraordinary cases and warned the state will move against gambling outside police areas.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dixon
Houston
Henry
Jefferson County Grand Jury
Jefferson
Birmingham
Builder Chooses Solo Flight for 8 Million Dam Trip
H W Rohl of Alhambra California, a wealthy dam builder, chartered a 21 passenger plane for an $8 million Colorado project. He traveled alone from New York to Washington for an 11 a.m. meeting with army engineers, sleeping much of the way and paying $2100 plus $400 to the trip.
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New York
H. W. Rohl
Alhambra
Calif
Washington
Chiefs of Army Engineers
Colorado
Helen Throne
Whio
Chicago
Rohl
United Airlines
Los Angeles
la Guardia Field
Fifth Column Liquor Traffic Warned by W C T U Leader
Mrs Ida B Wise Smith national president of the women's Christian Temperance Union called liquor traffic a dangerous Fifth Column threatening the nation's welfare. She described saloons as breeding centers for lawlessness and said wartime prohibition might be enacted if the nation goes to war.
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Chicago
Ida B. Wise Smith
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Mrs. Smith
Markets Wall Street Mixed on Day’s Rally Attempts
Stocks opened with a rally attempt but failed to hold gains as early strength faded by midday. Advances were erased by close. transfers around 300000 shares. Technical factors cited as main stimulus with mixed commodity action and a limited response to a recent list shift.
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Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
Cotton futures steady ahead of government loan announcement
In New Orleans on August 9 traders waited for a government loan decision as futures closed largely steady. Oct near 9.38 to 9.39, Dec 9.32 to 9.33, Mar around 9.15 to 9.16, May near 8.93, July around 8.73 with slight daily fluctuations.
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N. C. Cotton
New Orleans
Cotton futures close lower on mixed session
Futures finished with declines from the prior day as Oct and Dec contracts moved off session highs. Prices showed scattered gains and losses across options with overall softness in the broader market.
Cottonseed Meal Prices Closed Quiet in Memphis Trade
Prime cottonseed meal futures in Memphis end with quiet trade as August sequence settles at 24.75, September 21.35, October 20.50, December 20.15, January 20.00, and March 20.00. Sales reach 200 tons.
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Chicago
Memphis
Tenn
Cottonseed Oil Prices Steady in New Orleans Market
Cottonseed oil closes steady in New Orleans with mixed bids across months. Bleach able prime summer quoted at 5.75, prime crude 4.50 B, and futures for Sept Oct Dec Jan Mch ranging from 5.07 to 5.29 B.
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New Orleans
Spot Cotton Edges Lower in New Orleans Trade
Spot cotton closed quiet down 10 points in New Orleans on Aug 9. Sales reached 1934 with low middling at 9.10 cents, middling 10.10, good middling 10.55. Receipts were 1,237 and stock stood at 532,172.
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New York
Chicago
New Orleans
Butter Prices Steady as Chicago Market Closes
Butter receipts total 1,069,368 with firm market. Eyes receipts 8,764 and storage packed at 18 1-4. First 16 1-2, other prices unchanged amid steady tone across the market.
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Chicago
Poultry Prices Reported From Chicago Market
Poultry live prices listed in Chicago with 54 trucks noted. Hens under 5 pounds priced around 13 1 2, broilers 2 1 2 pounds and under at 4 pounds, various breeds such as white rocks and Plymouth rocks show quoted ranges. Other prices remain unchanged.
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Poultr
Chicago
White Rocks
Plymouth Ye
White Rock
Plymouth Rock
Duke and Duchess to Visit United States Soon
The Duke of Windsor said he and his American-born Duchess would visit the United States soon in their first interview since arriving in Bermuda on their way to the Bahamas. He noted it has been eight and sixteen years since their last U S visits and joked about the Woolworth building's height dating him.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Duke of Windsor
United States
Bahamas
Woolworth
New York
John Cudahy Reprimanded by State Department
Washington reports that John Cudahy the American ambassador to Belgium was publicly reprimanded by the State Department for a London press interview on Belgian food conditions and the German occupation. Sumner Welles announced Cudahy must return to the United States for consultation and disavowed the ambassador's views as not representing the government.
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Washington
John Cudahy
Belgium
State Department
London
Sumner Welles
Cudahy
Roosevelt
United States
Department of State
Presidential remarks on Latin America policy outline misnomer label
The president defended U S efforts to bolster a Pan American economy against totalitarian inroads. He said the cartel plan remains based on original objectives and that methods are still under study. A proposed 500 million dollar loan fund for Latin nations may be joined by local financial backing.
Fires Near U S Embassy Hit by Japanese Air Raid
Large fires burned near the U S embassy at Chungking on the Yangtze river as 64 Japanese warplanes attacked in two waves. authorities warned of heavy casualties with many people outside air shelters.
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Chungeking
Aug
United States
Yangtze River
Chungking
Flooded Louisiana towns ask for boats and rations
Crowley and surrounding areas report up to two feet of rain with more than 6 000 refugees. Red Cross aids 700 in Lafayette buildings while 2 000 evacuees move to Abbeville Lake Charles and Morgan City. Coast Guard boats deploy as traffic halts and crops wash away.
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Crowley
Louisiana
Red Cross
New Orleans
LaFayette
Abbeville
Lake Charnes
Morgan City
Coast Guard
New Iberia
Lake Charles
Cozen
Alabama to close 1939 40 books with smaller balance
The state finance director estimated the 1939 40 general fund balance at 224000 versus 490495 prior year. General fund appropriations total 9783000, with plans to close books Sept 30. Revenue officials report sales tax near 7000000 for the year, up from 5808000, with 6165000 already collected.
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Montgomery
Ala
A. R. Forsyth
Alabama
Treasury
Forsyth
John C. Curry
Curry
Falrv ille Woman Wins Trip to Fair
Miss Sara Kirwood of Waverly won first prize in the annual dress review at Farm and Home Week and will attend the national 4-H convention in Chicago next Fall with all expenses paid. Anna Mae Hermann and Mary Jo Conway placed second and third in the dress review, while adult winners earned trips to the Alabama State Fair. Extension leaders noted Alabama farm women produced 100,000 cotton mattresses and 28,427 cotton house dresses last year.
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Auburn
Ala
Sara Kirwood
Waverly
Chicago
Chambers County
Anna Mae Hermann
Jones
Mary Jo Conway
Hackleburg
Thomas Stanfield
Fairfax
P. M. Lightfoot
Shorter
Woman Falls to Death From Room in New York Hospital
Mrs Tone Page Nicoll 55 widow of Courtlandt Nicoll former state senator died today from a 16th floor fall at a New York hospital. She was left alone momentarily in the room. An opponent of prohibition she served as secretary and later national vice chairman of the organizations for reform. She described prohibition as a gag rule.
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New York
Tone Page Nicoll
Courtlandt Nicoll
New York Hospital
Women’s Organization For Na
Anti-Saloon League
Campaign book planned by Democrats to sell ads
Edward J. Flynn, new Democratic national chairman, said the party would publish a campaign book with more advertisements than usual. He noted there was no Hatch ad provision at the time the book began and that it would be sold for 25 cents, as in prior editions.
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Washington
Edward J. Flynn
New York
Hatch
Flynn
Decatur Diary and Local Notes From Alabama Town
Decatur notes place football prospects affected by national emergency as Vaughan Francis serves with the 102nd engineers. Local deaths send Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Powell to Pulaski Tennessee for grandmother Mrs. George Gossen. Movements include Elmer Loyd returning from Pulaski and state highway officials in Montgomery. Police court saw three charged incidents including prohibition violation petty larceny and traffic law. Residents Dotson Gatlin Danville and Mrs Hill Woodard travel for family illness.
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Decatur
Shorty Ogle
Vaughan Francis
102Nd Engineers
Oliver Powell
Pulaski, Tenn
George Gossen
Indian nationalist leaders react to Britain’s postwar independence proposal
The Daily Herald and News Chronicle say the British plan does not go far enough and urge Britain to set terms now to secure wartime cooperation against the Italian threat in Africa. Romanian Premier Ion Gigurtu agrees to Hitler’s demands to cede territory to Bulgaria and Hungary but rejects large Transylvania losses, proposing population transfers for separation of Romanians and Hungarians with only a small territorial concession to Hungary.
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Britain
India
London Laborite
The
Daily Herald
News-Cronicle
England
Africa
Ion Gigurtu
Romania
Adolf Hitler
Bulgaria
Hungary
Transylvania
Welles: British China withdrawal won’t affect U S position
Sumner Welles said Britain will withdraw forces from China not altering U S stance in the region. He noted advance notice to Washington but did not reveal timing. He said broader force redistribution depends on U S and military authorities, and he had no information on new Marines from Honolulu.
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U. S&s
Washington
Sumner Welles
Britain
China
United States
Welles
Honolulu
Shanghai
Trolley Strike in Birmingham Threatens City Transit
Birmingham Alabama August 9 A tentative midnight walkout hour threatens a tie up of about 600 trolley car and bus operators as negotiators for the transit company and employees clash over renewal contract terms.
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Birmingham
Ala
Launch of Flag Ship for Socony Vacuum Fleet Planned
A launch is scheduled Saturday at noon for the Socony Vacuum Oil Company flag ship, described as the fleet's finest and most powerful. Designer N J Pluymert will attend as chief naval architect, followed by a luncheon in honor of sponsor Mrs Rey Reuben Irwin of Kansas City aboard the Ingalls yacht Rhonda with an official party and guests.
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Socony Vacuum Oil Company
N. J. Pluymert
Rey Reuben Irwin
Kansas City
Ingalls
Demand for good apartments fuels Daily Want Ad rent
In a busy housing market, renters seek quality apartments, prompting strong interest in Daily Want Ad listings. Landlords promote available units to reach a broad audience, highlighting features and pricing to attract tenants.
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Nashville
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U. S
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France
Bordeaux
le Petit Parisien
Falrville
Fair
Decatur’s
Elmer Loyd
H D. Barnum
Thomas J Hendrix
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Gatlin
Somerville
J. O. Dutton
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Larkinsville
C. B. Keith
Lilienthal
Terways Journal
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Hollis Arnold
Pittsburgh
David T. Burleson
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