Import-Export Bank halts credits to Germany over debt owed
Washington reports that George Peek’s Import-Export Bank voted to suspend credits to Germany until debts to American bondholders are settled. The decision followed debate with Cordell Hull opposing credits, while Sumner Welles and others faced various political reactions. The piece also mentions related items about liquor seizures, housing policy, SEC staffing, TVA Ireland study, and a reminiscence about Bob LaFollette attending Western High School.
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Washington
George Peek
Germany
Peek
Cordell Hull
Russia
Sumner Welles
Robert Woods Bliss
Argentina
Decatur Gasoline Prices Fall One and a Half Cents
Decatur dealers cut the city price by one and a half cents per gallon aligning local rates with surrounding areas. Standard Oil’s Buck Rogers led the rollout with White gasoline at .21 and Crown and Ethel gas on the new schedule. The change adds state and federal taxes plus a two cent city tax, aiming to boost retail business.
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Decatur
Buck Rogers
Standard Oil Company
Chamber of Commerce
Two Men Hurt as Bridge Steel Falls in Freight Car
Johnny Blankenship of Clanton and Dewey Duke of Coosa county were injured when a mass of bridge steel in their gondola car toppled onto them as the train halted at L and N Shops around 3 AM. Duke sustained a crushed chest and multiple injuries. both men were taken to Be benevolent Society hospital for treatment.
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Johnny Blankenship
Clanton
Dewey Duke
Coosa County
Benevolent Society
Blankenship
Duke
Brown
Tree limb bears an F cut by TVA workers
Lucian Speer reports a TVA clearance limb showing a perfect F shape within the wood. Workers note the F stands for Pranklin, formed by natural growth inside the limb as the saw cut.
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Lucian Speer
TVA
Rev John Cowell to Speak at First Presbyterian Sunday
Rev John G. C. Cowell will fill the pulpit at First Presbyterian Church Sunday morning at eleven o'clock. There will be no evening service as the union revival continues with final services for members.
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John GC. Cowell
First Presbyterian Church
Weather records show 96 maximum and 74 minimum
The weather bureau reports a 94 hour period with a high of 96 degrees and a low of 74. The data reflect typical summer conditions and are part of ongoing climate observations.
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Weather Bureau
Fragmentary Weather Note From Tennessee River Gauge
A partial OCR reading cites a Tennessee river gauge reading 44 and a weather observer report. Details are unclear due to damage but indicate an observation from a local river gauge and meteorological note.
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Tennessee River
Weather Observer
Picket Lines Set Up at Pittsburgh Aluminum Plants
Picket lines surrounded three Aluminum Company of America plants in Pittsburgh where a walk-out began. Two men were injured and another arrested as about 4,000 workers demand a closed shop contract and union recognition for collective bargaining. J. P. Howlett of the National Association of Aluminum Workers cites 80 percent of employees as strikers and 90 percent as union members.
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Pittsburgh
Penn
Aluminum Company of America
J. P. Howlett
National Association of Aluminum Workers
Budingers Kin Hart In Automobile Crash
Budinger Morgan county works division head visited Anniston for a wedding then learned his brother in law J E Harvey was severely injured in a highway wreck between Anniston and Riverside. Lieutenants Sam McReynolds and Johnny Walker were also hurt when their car was struck by a truck.
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T. Budinger
Morgan County
Anniston
Budinger
Riverside
Calhoun County
J. E. Harvey
Sam McRey
Negro TVA Worker Hurt In Limestone
Rufus Crutcher a 33 year old member of a TVA land clearing unit was badly hurt after a log slammed into his back while driving mules to extract timber from a creek in McCord bottoms Limestone county He was treated for injuries and is expected to recover despite the seriousness of the incident.
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Rufus Crutcher
TVA
McCord Bottoms
Limestone County
Crutcher
Dog head sent from Russellville tests positive at lab
A dog head shipped from Russellville to Tennessee Valley Laboratory for analysis tested positive for rabies. No accompanying history or treatments were provided with the head.
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Russellville
Tennessee Valley Laboratory
Malaria illness hits Roy Laughmiller Jr at Harris Station
Roy Laughmiller Jr suffers malaria fever at his parents home, Mr and Mrs Roy Laughmiller, Harris Station.
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Roy Laughmiller,Jr
Mrs
Roy Laughmiller
Harris Station
Grady Myers Finds New Hope After Hard Times
Grady Myers a 36 year old Antioch Butler county resident rose from poverty through self reliance and government aid He stockpiles canned vegetables and fruits owns a steer plows and farm equipment He turned from carpentry to farming when the W T Smith Lumber Co collapsed and sought relief for his hungry family This is his story of renewed faith in neighbors and a brighter future.
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Grady Myers
Myers
Antioch
Butler County
W. T. Smith Lumber Company
W .T. Smith Lumber Company
Daisy Thaggard
President Roosevelt Returns to Work After Long Tour
President Roosevelt begins decisive action on pressing problems after a 41 day tour to American possessions and across the continent. He calls high officials including Jesse Jones Eugene Black and James Moffett to conferences while planning to return to Hyde Park New York for September.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Jesse Jones
RFC
Eugene Black
Federal Reserve Bank
Joseph Kennedy
Securities Commission
James Moffett
Housing ‘Corporation
Atlantic
Pacific
North American
Hyde Park
N. Y
White House
Negro Preacher Conducts Revival at King's Memorial
Rev. A. Thornton of South Carolina opens a revival series at King's Memorial M. E. church on Lafayette Street. Pastor C. L. Dunn leads the church. Thornton, a widely traveled minister, is noted as a leading pulpit speaker in his race and the event draws keen anticipation.
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A. Thornton
South Carola
King’s Memorial M. E. Church
Lafayette Street
C. L. Dunn
Thornton
Revered Pastor J M Holland Returns for Sunday Sermon
Rev J M Holland pastor of the Ninth Street Methodist Church has returned home after revival campaigns. He will fill the pulpit of the First Methodist Church Sunday morning.
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J. M. Holland
Ninth Street Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Final sermons mark end of Cowell revival in Decatur
Overflow crowds attend the remaining three sermons as Evangelist John C. Cowell concludes a six week city wide revival. He preaches tonight on Waiting for the Dead and plans a Sunday finish with The Millennium The Last Night. Local pastor Dr James Wallace hosts a morning service at First Presbyterian.
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John C. Cowell
Decatur
James Wallace
Gramsio
Chielan
Break at Louisiana prison ends in shootings and recapture
In Baton Rouge on August 11 two inmates were killed six wounded and five recaptured after an attempted breakout by inmates known as the red cap gang failed. Angola prison manager R L Himes reported Raymond Candler and Bill Bryant were killed as thirteen inmates scattered in all directions at the signal. Two in critical condition and one badly wounded.
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Baton Rouge
Red Cap
R. L. Himes
Angola Prison
Raymond Candler
Bill Bryant
Government securities slump as cotton falls in New York
Government bond prices slipped further in New York trading with active issues down about half to a full point. Treasury threes of 1961 dipped below par for the first time in months while cotton and grain futures weakened, keeping stocks largely flat.
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New York
Treasury
TVA Land Clearance Worker Is Injured
Carl B. McCowan of Athens, member of TVA reservoir clearance Unit 29, was treated Friday for a deep cut to the right heel after an axe slipped when felling a tree on Mason's Island. The blade penetrated to the bone and he is expected to be incapacitated for a week or 10 days.
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Carl B. McCowan
Athens
TVA
Local Authority Medical Department
McCowan
Mason's Island
Reverend Berkstresser to Camp Tallassee-Chatchee
Rev. J. E. Berkstresser, pastor of the First Baptist church, will depart Monday with family for a several days visit to Camp Tallassee-hatchee near Childersburg and plans to return in time to preach next Sunday.
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J. E. Berkstresser
First Baptist Church
Camp Tallassee-hatchee
Childersburg
Car Collision Injures Mrs. Sims at Oak and Vine
Mrs. B. G. Sims of 906 Oak Street received a cut hand and bruises when her car collided with a vehicle driven by M. A. Hardin of Hillsboro at the Oak and Vine streets corner at 8 this morning. Sims’ car overturned. Hardin unhurt. Both cars damaged.
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B. G. Sims
Oak Street
M. A. Hardin
Hillsboro
Oak and
Vine Streets
Sims
Hardin
Three Cars Tangle On River Bridge
Three persons escaped injury when three cars on the Tennessee river bridge side-swiped and collided at an early hour. Ernest Heidt drove one car that struck machines occupied by J. T. Hayes of Decatur Route 1 and Carl Murphy of 1401 Avenue South. The Murphy and Heidt cars were badly damaged while the Hayes car had a bent fender.
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Tennessee River Bridge
Ernest Heidt
J. T. Hayes
Decatur
Carl Murphy
1401
Avenue
South
Murphy
Forest worker injured after fall near Moulton
Walter 8 Dannell, 45, of Haleyville, a CCC Company 463 member, was brought by Army ambulance to Benevolent Society Hospital around 1 pm with a stiff back and bruises after falling from a bridge in the forest. Doctors had not yet finished examination to determine full extent of injuries. The cause of the fall was under investigation.
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Walter
Dannell
Haleyvile
CCC
Moulton
Benevolent Society Hospital
United States Army
Parsonage Contract Awarded to Rice for Church of God
W QO Rice wins contract to build a four room frame parsonage for the Church of God on Nineteenth Avenue East. Construction to start immediately with occupancy expected within a few weeks. Local real estate operators forecast a large building program in Decatur soon due to a housing shortage.
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W. QO. Rice
Church of God
Nineteenth Avenue
East
Decatur
Director's Death Ruled Self-Inflicted in Santa Monica
George William Hill, 30, noted film director, was found dead in his beach home bedroom by his valet on Friday. Police labeled it death by own action, likely due to ill health, with a bullet wound to the head and a ceiling hole from a lead slug after testing the pistol.
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Santa Monica
Calif
George William Hill
Walter West Carried To Hospital For Appendicitis Operation
Walter West of West Market street was carried Friday night in Brown's ambulance to Benevolent Society Hospital for an appendicitis operation. He was resting fairly well this evening.
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Walter West
West Market Street
Brown's Ambulance
Benevolent Society Hospital
Mrs Harris Taken For Appendix Operation
Mrs Bob Harris was conveyed Friday afternoon from her East Vine street home to Benevolent Society Hospital for an appendectomy.
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Bob Harris
East Vine Street
Benevolent Society Hospital
Mrs Henry Davis and daughter return from New Albany visit
Mrs Henry Davis and her daughter Miss Jane Davis have returned to their home after visiting relatives in New Albany Indiana.
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Henry Davis
Jane Davis
New Albany
Ind
Ruby Ragsdale Returns Home After Visit
Miss Ruby Ragsdale returned to her home in Albertville Priday after a visit with Miss Katherine Lee Man.
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Ruby Ragsdale
Albertville
Priday
Katherine Leeman
Vine Street Fire Yields Little Damage
Fire departments were called to 501 W Vine Street at 2 o'clock this morning for a two story brick store building blaze. The fire was extinguished before material damage occurred. The building belongs to Eddie Bacon.
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W. Vine Street
Eddie Bacon
Mrs J R Thomas and son stay in Monteagle Tennessee
Mrs J R Thomas and her son Robin are visiting Monteagle Tennessee for several days.
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J. R. Thomas
Robin
Monteagle, Tenn
Woman Removed After Incident at 20 Fifth Avenue West
Mrs. William Lewis was taken from her home on Friday night in Brown's ambulance to Benevolent Society Hospital for treatment, after an incident at 20 Fifth Avenue West.
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William Lewis
Fifth, Avenue, West
Brown’s Ambulance
Benevolent Society Hospital
Taken to Hospital Mrs E Culver
A brief item reports Mrs E Culver was taken to hospital after an incident. Further details are not provided in the readable text.
Areas find relief as rains spread over parts of mid continent
Heat left more than 50 dead across the week with relief in some areas as rains arrived. Missouri Kansas and the Southwest still sweltered while autumn hints appeared at night. Food prices are expected to rise with prospects of higher costs for food and feed as production controls draw attention.
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Chicago
All
Missouri
Kansas
Southwest
Brown Sentenced in Morgan County Case Seeks Governor Ruling
Tom Brown is sentenced in Morgan County for an alleged attack on a white woman. The case moves to Governor B. for a final ruling after life imprisonment was imposed and appealed.
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Tom Brown
Morgan County Oy
B. B
Rate Expert Now Attached to T. J. Haden Alldredge
J Haden Alldredge has been named transportation manager for the Tennessee Public Services mission. He will study conditions in Tennessee with a view to affecting the industry and agriculture and to protect public interests.
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J. Haden Alldredge
Alabama Public Services Mission
Tennessee
Thority
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Srobert & Allo
Lahoman
New Housing Administration
Indian Bureau
River Shannon
Ireland
Tennessee Valley Authority
David E. Lilienthal
Irish Free State
Shannon
Mac
Bob LaFollette
Western High School
Yue
Cowell
Greenville
Budler County
Uncle Sam
Alabama Reliefation
Herman W
United States
Kin Hart
Negro Tva
Farnest
Wm. R. Spight
U.S
Rev. Berkstresser
Walter Dannell
Indiana
Vine Street
Monteagle
Wallace
Sallys Sallie
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