Nazi Plans to Take America Outlined by Dies Committee
Washington reporters note the Dies committee focused on how Nazi aims could reach the United States. Helen Voores testified that German plans included an Anschluss-like expansion and a route through Europe to America, aided by the Bund and German propaganda.
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Washington
United States
Dies
Helen Voores
Brooklyn
N. Y
Germany
Austria
Axeman
Propaganda Ministry
Danzig
Schleswig-Holstein
John C. Metcalfe
Washington, D. C
Yes Committee
Witness Threatened as Poison Label Note Baffles Family
Helen Vooros a 19 year old Brooklyn witness faced a threatening note written in pharmacist shorthand. An 8 year old boy handed the letter to police saying a strange man gave it to him. Lieberman the family attorney said the message may read I love you or goodbye to life as authorities weigh further investigation.
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New York
Helen Vooros
Brooklyn
Dies Committee
Jack Lieberman
Vooros
Miss Vooros
Washington
British pair reach finals in national doubles tennis
In Brookline Aug 19 Kay Stammers and Mrs Freda James Hammersley overwhelmed Helen Jacobs and Dorothy Workman 6 1 6 2 to reach the final round of the women's national doubles tourney. They will face two time defending champions Mrs Sarah Palfrey Fabyan and Alice Marble in tomorrow's title match.
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Brookline
Mass
Kay Stammers
Freda James Hammersley
Helen Jacobs
Berkeley
Calif
Dorothy Workman
Los Angeles
Longwood
Sarah Palfrey Fabyan
Alice Marble
Beverly Hills
Commonwealth & Southern to Expand $16 Million Alabama Plant
The Commonwealth and Southern Corp. announced plans to spend $16 million plus its budget on a 40,000 kilowatt generating plant in Mobile Alabama. Wendell L. Willkie said the expansion follows the Booth bill and TVA funding actions, with more details to come. The TVA deal last week moved Tennessee Electric properties to TVA for $78 million.
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New York
Commonwealth & Southern Corp
Mobile
Ala
Wendell L. Willkie
Commonwealth & Southern
Alabama
Congress
TVA
Tennessee Electric
Tennessee Valley Authority
Commonwealth & Southern System
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Michigan
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
NCC Officials Form Unit In Morgan County
Cliff Walton, state director of Alabama's National Cotton Council, began organizing a permanent county committee in Morgan County. The local group will join the nation wide council, aiming to increase domestic and foreign consumption of American cotton and cotton products. The 14 state units across 19 states feed into the National Cotton Council of America, spanning the cotton belt.
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Cliff Walton
Alabama
National Cotton Council
Morgan County
Cotton Council
National Cotton Council of America
Cotton Belt
Endurance Record Flight Ends After Nine Hours Over Lake
Lake County aviators William Solberg and Homer Seavey failed to beat the endurance mark for light planes. The 55 horsepower monoplane landed after about nine hours aloft near Lake Illinois at 9:45 a.m. due to fuel issues. They had aimed to stay airborne until September 2 after taking off from the lake region airport at 12:45 a.m.
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Lake, Ill
Lake County
William Solberg
Homer Seavey
Gortad Iey Fy Nad En
Uate
Lake Region
Milk strike halts Gotham milk supply and distribution
Upstate dairy farmers blockade cuts New York City milk by 43 percent as ice cream plants shut and a uniform base price of 2.35 per hundredweight gains momentum. Archi Wright predicts victory within days while Mayor LaGuardia convenes a distributors’ conference amid scattered milk dumping and state police patrols.
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New York
Upstate
New York City
Archie Wright
Dairy Farmers’ Union
Wright
Lyons Hotel Renovated Steps Seen Underway
Extensive renovation and new equipment installation are under way at the Lyons Hotel. Fifty rooms and corridors are being recarpeted and other improvements include painting and papering. Manager C. T. Major says completion is expected next week. The dining room lobby and furniture have also been updated.
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Lyons Hotel
C. T. Major
Typo Union Opens 83rd Convention in Fort Worth
The International Typographical Union opened its 83rd annual convention in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 19, amid suspended status from the American Federation of Labor. No action was taken regarding the suspension during the session.
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Fort Worth
Tex
International Typographial Union
American Federation of la
City Council Rejects County Tax Board Salary Claims
Decatur city council votes unanimously to disallow a month's salary claim by three members of the county tax equalization board. The board members receive $50 monthly for four months only if the county’s taxable property exceeds 50 percent. the city contends the final county property percentage is not yet confirmed. The tax board members are John W. Jones, R. S. Ferguson, and Phil Orr. The act creating tax equalization boards is part of the revenue bill. The meeting also addressed redeeming 23 lots in an improvement assessment sale.
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Decatur
County
Peat Nee
Equalization Boards
John W. Jones
Ferguson
Trinity
Phil Orr
Hartselle
Pope Pius XII urges world statesmen to avert further war
At Castel Gandolfo on August 19 the pope called on world leaders to settle quarrels and spare peoples from disaster. Reported in Italian he said rulers must act with responsibility to prevent a repeat calamity and protect civilians from more war.
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Castel Gandolf
Italy
Pius XII
Troops Mass on Polish Front as Germany Expands Control
German troops stretched along about 100 miles of the Slovakia Poland frontier with Berlin asserting limited occupation in Slovakia and Bratislava reporting "military possession" of Poland. Warsaw and London voices urged calm while Rad Pius X urged peace as Soviet and British French talks showed gaps. Hungary tied to Rome talks on its role in Europe.
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Associated Press
Poland
Bratislava
Germany
Berlin
Slovakia
Paris
London
Europe
Rad Pius Xit
Warsaw
Moscow
Far East
Hungary
Count Csaky
Mussolini
Clano
Rome
Italy
German forces tighten grip on Slovakia in protective measures
Brat reports in Bratislava that the German army expanded its protective measures in Slovakia today, signaling increased occupation policy. Details follow on page two.
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Bratislava
Slovakia
Re-Election Factors Pressure Democratic Breach Narrowing
Washington leaders say re-election concerns could narrow intra party rifts in 1940 as anti administration Democrats and administration allies face vigorous Republican opposition. Some predict cooperation with the GOP to limit controversial legislation while the presidential race steadies party lines, though Roosevelt's stance may shape outcomes.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Congressional Sounding Board
Dixon Rest Ahead as Last Major Bills Pass
Governor Frank M Dixon retired to the coast for a weekend rest after the Senate and House completed action on a wave of measures. The legislature approved changes to pardons and diminished gubernatorial power, plus bills on housing authorities and bond rules.
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Montgomery
Ala
Frank M. Dixon
Senate
House
Dixon
Washington
State Finance Department
Accused McAnally Returns From Texas in Putman Case
Deputy J L Carroll brings James McAnally 41 from McKinney Texas to Huntsville Alabama in the Putman death case. McAnally waives extradition and faces possible death penalty if indicted. His father Ed and son Gardner 19 remain jailed as warrants sworn by Mrs May Putman outline the case. Autopsy by H W Nixon indicates the victim Flossie Putman was shot before burial on April 30 1937.
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Huntsville
Ala
J. L. Carroll
McKinney
Tex
James McAnnally
Flossie Putman
Carroll
McAnnally
Texas
Alabama
H. C. Blakemore
McAnna
Ed McAnnally
McAnnallys
May Putman
H. W. Nixon
Blakemore
Youngest Alabama appointee named to State Board of Embalmers
William H. Drinkard of Cullman, formerly Morgan County, is appointed to the Alabama State Board of Embalmers by Governor Dixon. He is VP of Drinkard Burial and Insurance Company and brother of B. E. L. Drinkard Jr. of Decatur, managing the Cullman office.
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Alabama
Alabama State Board of Embalmers
William H. Drinkard
Cullman
Morgan County
Dixon
Drinkard
BE. L. Drinkard
Parkville
Oil magnate Burford released amid fugitive framing claim
Dallas oil man Free man W. Burford was released by a federal judge but called a fugitive from justice in a Louisiana indictment charging conspiracy to violate the Connally oil act. The case ties Burford with ex Gov Richard Leche and Seymour Weiss over an increase in Louisiana oil well output and pipeline transport to East Texas.
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Dallas
Freeman W. Burford
Louisiana
Urford
T. W. Hidson Yesbecomph
Bult
O. John Rogge
U. S
Texas
Department of ‘Justice
Burford
Richard W. Leche
Seymour Weiss
Davidson
Leche
Louisiana Conservation Commission
Pelican Oil and Gasoline Co
Rodessa
East Texas
J. A. Shaw
Minerals Division
Louisiana Conservation Department
James O’connor
Davison
Former Philadelphia mayor dies after illness
S Davis Wilson, who retired August 11 as mayor of Philadelphia due to illness, died at his home at age 57. Physician Dr George Wilson cited cerebral thrombosis and hypertension as the cause, noting he left office with more than four months remaining in his term.
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Philadelphia
S. Davis Wilson
Wilson
George Wilson
AFL urges immediate production rise to curb inflation and spending
Labor leader from the American Federation of Labor argues that boosting national production is essential to raise living standards and prevent further government spending, which could trigger inflation and reduce wage earnings.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Red Cross Aims Wide Flood Recovery in Alabama
The Red Cross said it will rehabilitate every family in flood areas unable to help themselves. The plan includes home reconstruction clothing and household goods and will start after flood waters recede with four relief workers already in Alabama. Emergency awards may await a permanent program as case workers assess needs.
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Washington
Red Cross
Alabama
The
Flood Relief Rolls On As Alabama Rivers Fall
In Selma and across central Alabama thousands left homeless by floods are fed from Red Cross relief as the Alabama and Cahaba rivers recede. Coast guardsmen and planes aided the search and rescue while governors and agencies consider federal aid and corn releases to aid farmers facing millions in crop losses. Rehabilitation proceeds in Prattville as recovery expands despite typhoid warnings.
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Selma
Ala
Alabama
Red Cross
Cahaba
Wiliam B. Bank
National House
Jasper
Coast
Beck
Demopolis
Jackson
Prattville
Autauga Creek
Weather outlook and measurements across Tennessee and South region
The Tennessee river stands at 18.4 feet and sinks with 0.44 inches of rainfall in the past day. Temperatures reached 88 and 72 degrees with the forecast of partly cloudy skies and localized thundershowers in northern and western Alabama. West winds shift to gentle to moderate southwest, with Sunday seeing more clouds and scattered showers in eastern and central portions. The South Atlantic region anticipates scattered showers near normal temperatures, especially in the northern areas.
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Tennessee
Alabama
South Atlantic
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