Far East alarms signal crisis as Japan tightens war footing
Rus sia's cabinet holds emergency talks while Japan readies for possible action in Siberia and Manchukuo. British sources warn of a stab at Russia as Tokyo calls full mobilization and Canberra braces with Australia’s leaders. Thailand pledges defense as Thai and U S envoys boost talks. Continued on Page Two.
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Associated Press
Far East
Rusia
Japan
Russia
Peiping
Thailand
Manchukuo
Soviet
Siberia
Canberra
Robert Menzies
Australia
Menzies
Britain
Singapore
United State
High Crant
Tokyo
Prince Fumaimaro Konoye
North China
New York
Alfred Duff Cooper
Orient
Navy weighs seizure of Federal Shipbuilding yard in strike
A Washington defense official said the government has plans to seize the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co at Kearny New Jersey if the strike by the CTO Industrial Union continues. The move could come within 48 hours and may involve mediation board settlement or direct government operation of the shipyard. Pressures from OPM officials including T R Stettinius Jr were cited as backing the effort.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Kearny
N. J
Navy Department
OPM
Defense Mediation Board
CTO Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
T. R. Stettinius, Jr
United States Steel Corporation
Federal Shipbuilding
Navy
Germany in two areas drive toward Odessa and Leningrad
German invasion forces push 60 miles along two ends of a 1200 mile front threatening Odessa in the south and pressing toward Leningrad in the north. Nazi statements claim rapid pursuit of remnant Soviet forces and destruction of units in the Dnieper Bend while Soviet reports insist they hold and reinforce with militia. Fire and air raids flare as Smolensk falls and Moscow endures night attacks.
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Associated Press
Ukraine
Adolf Hitler
Black Sea
Odessa
Germany
Leningrad
London
Nikolaev
Dniester
Adolf
Red
Dnieper
Kiev
DNB
Lake Ilmen
Soltat
Pskov
Smolensk
Moscow
Estonia
Bel Tserkov
Uman
Joseph Stalin
Berlin
Kremlin
German News Ag
Hull urges draft speed and extend service to avoid danger
Secretary of State Hull told reporters that failure to extend army rank and file service would have an exceedingly bad psychological effect on international relations. He did not discuss details of the extension but warned dangers in current headlines while House leaders pressed for approval of the extension bill amid a brief pause for Rep. Albert Ruth.
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Washington
Hull
Congress
United States
House
Iion
Rayburn
Albert G. Ruthfoare
La porte case tax proposed as tax alternative
Washington August 11 the Invest it Bankers Association proposed a La porte case tax on non essential areas as an alternative to steep tax hikes. The plan aims to soften fiscal pressure while raising needed revenue.
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Washington
Investit Bankers Association
Two Hurt In Road Mishap In Decatur District
Two people were injured in separate highway accidents in the Decatur district over the weekend. Carl Gilmore and his wife were treated for abrasions after a car collided with their motorcycle near Bee Line Highway and Deer Springs as they headed to Wheeler Dam. No one was hurt in a second six mile south collision involving Ellis Runchey and Hilliard Aronov, with a truck causing the crash and about 150 dollars in damage. Homer Winborn died after being run over by truck wheels while riding on the rear of a truck. funeral rites were held in Florence.
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Decatur
Carl. Gilmore
26Th Avenive
Bessemer
Benevolent Society Hospital
Bee Line
Deer Springs
Here
Sanders Fusch
Julius Hale
John M. O’brien
North Main Street
Tuscumbia
Gilmore
Wheeler Dam
Hale
West End Baptist Hospital
McAfee, Howell and Young
Runchey
Homer Winborn
Florence
Celebration of Labor Day Parade in Florence
A tri state Labor Day celebration set for September 1 in Florence features a parade barbecue singing fiddler contest dog calling contest and outdoor attractions. Judge Robert T. Simpson Jr of the court of appeals will be the principal speaker. The Daniels quartet of Nashville will perform.
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Florence
Robert T. Simpson, Jr
Court of Appeals
Daniels Quartette of
Nashville
Woman Defends Home With Shotgun Dawn Standoff
In St Louis County 67 year old Lena Bender armed with a shotgun occupied her property at dawn to block highway workers challenging a 60 foot right of way claim. County engineers plan court action citing an 1849 order while Bender insists her plat limits the road width to 40 feet. She remains at her home under a peach tree and says she did well at target shooting recently.
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ST. Louis
Lena Bender
Bender
Roy A. Jablonsky
County to Induct 20 in September
Morgan county calls for 20 selectees on September 15 to be sent to Fort McClellan. Ten will come from board one at Decatur and ten from board two at Hartselle. Inductees are specified as white men.
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Morgan County
Decantur
Hartselle
Fort McClellan
Anniston
Alabama announces September draft quotas by race
Adjutant Gen Ben Smith released the September selective service quotas: 754 white draftees and 406 Black draftees. White selectees will report at Ft. McClellan in Anniston the week of September 8 to 15, while Black draftees are to be inducted September 17 to 19.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Ben Smith
Ft. McClellan
Anniston
Plan considered to expand steel capacity
Washington officials said the production office is considering raising the proposed expansion of the steel capacity from 10,000,000 tons to 15,000,000 tons annually.
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Washington
Office of Production Management
Trinity Colt Show Set for Thursday on School Grounds
Plans for the eighth annual Trinity Colt Show at the high school grounds are complete for Thursday August 14. Judges include R. E. Buck Rogers Eric Howell and Frank Martin. Entries begin 9 30 a m and show starts 10 am with prizes totaling 73 50. Three classes cover ages from one day to 30 months including mule colts draft horse and mix. Sam P Lile chairs the show committee W A Burt is ringmaster H P Siviey registrar Trinity PTA ladies run lunches and soft drinks on site.
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Trinity Colt
R. E. “Buck” Rogers
Decatur
Eric Howell
Hartselle
Frank Martin
Danville
Sam P. Lile
W. A. Burt
H. P. Siviey
Trinity Pta
U S stance hinges on Vichy cabinet talks in France
Reporting from Washington notes the United States tied future relations to Marshal Petain's government decisions in Vichy. A German share in defending French empire sparked fears of Nazi bases in French Africa and potential recognition of De Gaulle's Free French forces.
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Washington
Aug
United States
Marshal Petain
Vichy
French Empire
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaullists
Atlantic
Chary
Germany
Sit
Martinique
Caribbean
Africa
Roosevelt
Dakar
Americas
Horn Blowing Law Enforced As Speed Limit Set
Police report public cooperation on the horn blowing ordinance while a weekend violator incurred a 30 mph city limit fine. The two new laws took effect last Friday after council approval, with the horn rule targeting horn nuisance. Police court docket lists 25 arraignments including disorderly conduct public drunkenness gaming prohibition trespassing on railroad property and petty larceny among others.
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W. P. Moore
Moore
State Navy enlistment rates by district for 1941 year
United States Navy records show Birmingham district covering Alabama and western area had 121 enlistments per 100000 population for the 1941 fiscal year ending June 30. Portland topped with 17, Omaha 126, Salt Lake City 122. Chief Quartermaster G B Eaves disclosed the figures at Decatur Navy recruiting station.
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United States Navy Department
Birmingham
Alabama
Western
Vie
Portland
Oregon
Omaha
Salt Lake City
Ihira
G. B. Eaves
Decatur
UAW-CIO committee seeks ban on Lew H. Michener from office
A majority report from the UAW CIO grievance committee recommends barring Lew H. Michener West Coast regional director from any elective or appointive office due to conduct at the Brae Plant Inglewood California The panel asks the sixth national convention to severely censure him and to apply the ban for one year or until the next convention.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Uawcio
Lew H. Michener
West Coast
Brae Eaaaeena
Inglewood
Calif
United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement
Michener
Plant officials say plant open today amid strike claim
Jason Woodbray of the International Machinists of America local says 950 of the plant s 1000 production workers are on strike while only 50 of the 800 on the day shift pass the picket line. The dispute centers on a 20 cent per hour raise refused after a rival union won a National Labor Relations Board election. At Federal Shipbuilding Kearny New Jersey a five day strike continues as CIO Marines and Shipbuilding Union protests the refusal to discharge workers not in good standing amid potential government takeover talk.
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Jason Woodbray
International Machinists of America
AFL
Propeller Craft
National Labor Relations Board
Defense Mediation Board
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Kearny
N. J
CIO
Marines and Shipbuilding Union
Washington
Fage
Neher Rites Held Today in Decatur
Funeral services for Sidney Neher, 30, prominent Decatur businessman, were held at 5 p.m. at First Baptist Church with Rev. R. L. Archibald officiating. Burial in City Cemetery followed under Brown's direction. Survivors include widow and daughter Sandra Ann, parents Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Neher, two brothers Herbert and Gerald, and other relatives. Pallbearers were Brock Aycock Paul Bryant Alva Bryant Forrest Hosey Homer Stovall and Otis Hill. Flowers handled by the Central Methodist Young Matrons Circle.
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Sidney Neher
Decatur
First Baptist Church
R. L. Archibald
Central Methodist Church
City Cemetery
Brown
Neher
Clanton
Heat Wave Grips Wide Swath From Gulf to Plains
Northeastern states saw relief as a heat spell persisted elsewhere. Temperatures reached about 95 to over 100 in many areas including Omaha Kansas City 100 St Louis 101 Nashville 89 Augusta 97 Jacksonville Savannah Charleston and Atlanta with readings around mid 90s and into the 100s in several locales.
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Associated Press
Gulf Coast
Plains
Montana
Dakotas
Mercury
Harum
Omaha
Kansas City
St. Louis
Paris
Tenn
Nashville
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Greenwood
Miss
Augusta
Jacksonville
Savannah
Charleston
Macdén
Atlanta
Memphis
Hottest Day Reaches 100 in Decatur
The local weather bureau reports Sunday’s high of 100 degrees in Decatur marking the hottest day of the season.
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Mercury
Decatur
Weather Summary From Midwest to Great Lakes and Florida
A fast moving low pressure area north of Wisconsin brought showers to Minnesota Wisconsin and the western central Great Lakes. Grand Forks 2.18 inches Wausau 2.93 Madison 1.55 inches. Miami ocean warmed to 94 degrees with abundant sun and little rain. Official air temperature four degrees above normal while unofficial water record near July 22 1937 was one degree higher.
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Meridian
New Orleans
Shreveport
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Fort Worth
Great Lakes
Wisconsin
Montana
Rocky Mountain
Michigan
Minnesota
Grand Forks
Wausal
Madison
Miami
Weather Bureau
Hosiery boycott urged against profiteering retailers
Miss Harriet Elliott, associate price administrator, called on women to boycott stores raising hosiery prices. She said merchants are seeking windfall profits while costs of existing stock stay unchanged, amid a rush to stock up after a government silk industry production stop order for parachutes and powder bags.
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Washington
Harriet Elliott
Rayon yarn rationing urged to prevent chaos in hosiery
Taylor R. Durham, secretary of the Southern Hosiery Manufacturers Association, warned that the lack of a government central agency to allocate rayon yarn supplies could trigger chaotic conditions in hosiery making. He urged formal rationing to curb wild orders by mills seeking substitutes for silk.
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Charlotte
N. C
Taylor R. Durham
Southern Hosiery Manufacturers Association
Night chase ends with liquor car seized in city
Officers captured a moonshine wagon after a high speed chase starting on W Cherry Street at about 4 am. W B Kilgore and Alex Terry recovered the car and seized the liquor while two occupants fled on foot. The pursuit ended at Canal and Lafayette streets.
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W. BE. Kilgore
Alex Terry
W. Cherry Street
Canal
Lafayette Streets
War Boots of History by Dewitt Mackenzie
The article discusses the statue of liberty as a symbol of liberty grounded in law and raises concern over France under Vichy alignment with Nazi aims. It warns that if Vichy aids Hitler, including ceding bases like Dakar, the United States and Britain may sever relations and consider military action to seize the bases.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
France
United States
Liberty
Washington
Vichy
Paris
Fernand de Brinon
Frevce Bes
Brunon
Dakar
America
Hitler
Britain
Moonshine Raid Leads to Arrest After Prohibition Violation
A negro man was arrested after 36 quarts of moonshine whiskey were seized by sheriff’s deputies during a raid on a house Saturday afternoon. Sheriff W. T. Willoughby and deputies Bunyan Templeton and Douglas Maner participated in the operation.
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W. T. Willoughby
Bunyan Templeton
Douglas Maner
Tobacco brings cash from Georgia leaf markets report
Georgia’s 15 bright leaf tobacco markets sold 6,908,193 pounds for 1,613,172.72 dollars in the first week of the auctions. The State Department of Agriculture cautioned reports from other markets were incomplete and would come later.
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Atlanta
Georgia
State Department of Agriculture
Jone
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