Alabama WPA Plans Defend Defense Projects
WPA administrator Col. W. G. Henderson outlined Alabama defense projects totaling about 3.52 million dollars with 7,036 WPA workers expected. Major undertakings include army air corps training at Selma, Montgomery airport expansion, Kilby prison arsenal rebuilding, and barracks at Maxwell Field, Fort McClellan, and Dauphin Island gunnery base.
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Col
W. G. Henderso
WPA
Den
Aviation
Henderson
Alabama
Derson
Army Air Corps
Selma
Montgomery
Kilby
Army
Mobile
Fort McClellan
National Guard of
Birmingham
Dauphin Island
Huntsville
Maxwell Field
Montgom
Senate weighs peacetime draft limits and supply concerns
Senate debates a 1,200,000 annual conscription cap as a compromise between unlimited draft advocates and Lodge’s 800,000 cap. Senator Ashurst warns peacetime conscription would threaten freedoms, while General Marshall cites rifle shortages and equipment gaps amid ongoing training in four army areas.
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Marshall
War Department
Senate
Holt
New York
Ashurst
D-Ariz
Congress
Barkley
Kentucky
Senator Lodge
R-Mass
Ank
Market gains lift stocks in steady session
The market moved higher with selective gains across leading groups as war news and domestic prospects buoyed sentiment. Key issues such as Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Sears Roebuck Du Pont Westinghouse General Electric American Telephone and International Nickel posted advances amid steady tape and solid volume.
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Wall Street
Victor Eubank
Bethlehem Steel
Chrysler
Sears Roebuck
du Pont
Westinghouse
General Electric
American Telephone
Americal Smelting
International Nickel
MclIntyre Porcupine
Dome Mines
International Paper Preferred
Canadian Pacific
Electric Power & Light
Markets at a Glance Set Mixed Across Commodities
New York overview shows stocks firm with industrials leading recovery and bonds higher as Canadian issues rise. Cotton, sugar, and metals show mixed moves with hedging and covering activity. hogs post gains while cattle and corn move steady. New Orleans cotton futures end near unchanged with tight bid data and scattered price quotes across months.
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New
Futures Close Mixed in New York Trading
Futures closed 4 to 6 lower with various contracts listing opening, high, low and last prices. Mixed gains and losses appear across several months from October through May, showing declines and off readings as market activity wraps trading.
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New York
Cottonseed Meal Prices Reported Quiet in Memphis Trading
Prime cottonseed meal futures closed quiet in Memphis with 400 sales. Prices listed for Aug 27.00 Sep 22.30 Oct 20.85 Dec 20.45 Jan 20.25 Mar 20.30. August 22. Memphis, Tennessee.
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Memphis
Ten
Cotton market closes quiet with mixed prices in New Orleans
Spot cotton closed quiet with price variations. Low middling quoted around 8 cents, middling near 9.80, good middling about 10.25. Receipts totaled 2,502 and the stock stood at 547,760.
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New Orleans
Cottonseed oil prices steady in New Orleans market
In New Orleans on August 22, cottonseed oil closed steady with Bleachable prime summer at 5.85, prime crude 4.50B, and nearby futures months quoted: Sept 5.068, Oct 5.10B, Dec 5.20B, Jan 5.22B, with March noted in the quotation.
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Orlepans
Chicago Dairy and Egg Prices Stay Largely Unchanged
In Chicago on August 22, butter receipts reach 986 927 with firm creamery grades and 93 score 27 1-4-273-4, while eggs receipts total 9 859 and storage packed firsts sit at 18. Prices for carrots and other items remain steady.
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Chicago
Wheat prices rise on mill buying renewal in Chicago
In Chicago August wheat prices firm as mill buying renewal supports futures. Wheat closes 3 8 7 8 higher than yesterday with September at 1705 8 34 and December 72 5 8 3 4. Corn advances 1 8 to 1 4 up with September 60 7 8 61 and December 55 3 8 1 2.
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Chicago
Nashville Livestock Market Report Summary
Nashville Tennessee August 22 cattle market shows 400 calves and 150 grass cattle traded. Common and medium heifers and steers mostly 6.00 to 8.00, some 5.50 down. dry-fed cattle scarce but active with firmer tone. Meaty dry-feds recently to 9.50. beef cows noted.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenh
Government cost claims on Bethlehem steel defense orders
The petition contends inflated estimates would yield Bethlehem more than 25 million dollars in profit on a 93 million dollar defense contract. It cites Biddle urging end to delays and to prevent profiting from wartime necessity, arguing government urgency led to repeated ex tortion.
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Biddle
Court of Equity
Bethlehem
Kiwanis Golf Outing at Valley Country Club
Decatur Kiwanis club members held a weekly meeting that included a barbecue lunch on the lawn of Valley Country Club and a golf outing. Quince Eddins Charlie Young Alva Burns and Conner Exell organized the event with golfers drawn to pairings by noon.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Valley Country Club
Quince Eddins
Charlie Young
Alva Burns
Conner Exell
Kiwanjana
Senate debates amend to Burke-Wadsworth bill
Pepper proposes amending the Burke Wadsworth measure to allow government takeover of factories with majority stock control when defense contracts stall. He cites war profits limits and aims to curb firm refusals on army and navy orders. Senator Russell backs a separate defense funding tweak, while a draft wealth proposal by Lee is rejected on constitutional grounds.
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Pepper
Barkley
Senate
Russell
Lee
Okla
Morgan Man Paroled Today
Terry Lunf, convicted of manslaughter in Morgan County and ordered to eight years, was granted parole today by the state board of pardons and paroles. Civil and political rights were restored to M. D. Kirkpatrick, who served 25 months in Morgan County on a forgery charge.
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Lunf ‘Terry
Morgan County
State
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Associated Press
Montgomery
M. D. Kirkpatrick
Playful tussle ends in death of 14 year old in Pinckard
In Pinckard Alabama on August 22 a playful scuffle with two youths ended in the death of 14 year old Bill McKnight. A doctor attributed death to a blow near the heart from an open palm. Artificial respiration attempts failed.
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Pinckard
Ala
Bill McKnight
McKnight
Polio Cases Rise Sharply in Alabama in July
Alabama infantile paralysis cases climbed in July with 13 poliomyelitis instances reported by the State Health Department, up from one in June. Houston County accounted for seven of July's cases, more than half of the month’s total.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Health Department
Houston County
Beekeeper and family Greeted by Bees’ Sting Parade
Homer Ibbotson was mowing hay when a nest of bumble bees attacked. He toppled a honey bee hive and his two children rushed to help as they were stung multiple times.
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Creston, In
Homer Ibbotson
Tragic Crash Claims Life of 75-Year-Old Driver
Five miles east of Hickory Flat Mississippi an automobile driven by T. J. Sims 75 of Lafeve re Alabama left Highway 18 and rolled over three times, killing him instantly.
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Hickory Flat
Miss
T. J. Sims
LaFevere
Ala
Here
Highway 18
Officers Break Up Large Moonshine Still Raid Near Decatur
Five officers raided a still three miles west of Decatur. They found a second still in the woods and captured three operators after a chase. About 300 gallons of whiskey mash and equipment were seized and many vessels destroyed. The three men were jailed in Morgan county on distilling charges.
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Decatur
W. S. Lamon
W. T. Willoughby
Bibb Humphrey
ABC
Herman Sandhin
W. E. Kilgore
Trinity
Lamon
Mr. Lamon
Willoughby
Bubh Humphrey
Morgan County
Jackson admits killing Trotsky after disillusionment
Jackson, claiming to be Belgian, was identified as an American ex-New York resident who killed Trotsky. A woman named Sylvia Agaloff, possibly his wife, wept as she recalled introducing Jackson to Trotsky. Mrs. Trotsky and doctors attended Trotsky in his small hospital ward as he died after a fatal coughing fit.
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Jackson
Trotsky
New York City
Sylvia Agaloff
Brooklyn
N.Y
Tarzwell Relates No 1 Fish Yarn From TVA Lakes
Dr. Clarence Tarzwell reports 459000 pounds of fish caught in Wheeler and Guntersville lakes during March May. Average catch per fisherman about two pounds. Surveys show 182 fish species in lakes behind Tennessee River dams.
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Huntsville
Ala
Alabama
Clarence Tarzwell
Biological Readjustment Bureau
TVA
Wheeler
Guntersville
Tennessee River
Tarzwell
American plane victor in duel over Denmark
London reports an American-built Hudson dive bomber downed one of seven German fighters during a night duel off Denmark. The aircraft escaped with landing gear damaged and fuselage riddled, marking the 999th Nazi plane shot down since the June air raids began.
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London
Hitler
England
Denmark
Germany
Archibald Sinclair
Britain
Sauthwestern
Egypt
Italy
Rumania
Transylvania
Hungary
Dobruja
Bulgaria
House
Senate
Courtland Advances Plan for Marine Park in Decatur Area
Courtland city council adopted resolutions on Decatur site for a proposed marine park. Quince Eddins and Sam Wheat spoke before the board and received assurances of strong local interest in the project.
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Courtland
Decatur
Wheeler
Quince Eddins
Sam Wheat
Limestone County Farm Bureau Meeting at Belle Mina
The Limestone County Farm Bureau holds its annual meeting this afternoon at the state experiment station in Belle Mina. It opened at three o clock and will conclude around five with a barbecue. Officers will be elected during the afternoon.
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Limestone County Farm Bureau
State Experiment Station
Belle Mina
Collision on Sherman Street injures no one
No injuries reported after a collision at Sherman street and Fourth avenue at 7 30 Thursday morning. Vehicles driven by L C Henkel of 511 Sherman Street and Mrs Louie Aldridge of Austinville sustained damage. Police man J B Whitmire investigated the incident.
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L. C. Henkel
Sherman Street
Louie Aldridge
Austinville
Fourth Avenue
J. B. Whitmire
Argentina President Ortiz Resigns Amid Crisis
President Roberto M. Ortiz of Argentina resigned today amid a land purchase scandal. Ortiz, bedridden for long, had only Tuesday returned to leadership to try to control the crisis in Buenos Aires.
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Buenos Aires
Roberto M. Ortiz
Argentina
Ortiz
French generals cited for bravery in long war record
The first official account lists eleven French generals from the recent war, with seven killed in action. Names include Bouffet dying May 15, Janasenn June 2, Berniquet Barbe Ardant Du Picq May 16 near Vimy, and Dame who died in captivity after fighting in Belgium.
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Vichy
France
Germany
Bouffet
Janasenn
Dunkerque
Berniquet
Barbe
Ardant du Picq
Oise
Alain D’humieres
Vimy
Dame
Belgium
Egypt Says It Will Fight If Attacked By Italy
Egypt refused to declare war on Italy but pledged to defend the country if attacked, offering British support. In a wider war note, Britain warned Hitler might try an eastward push after stout island defenses.
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Libya
Britain
Archibald P. Wavell
Middle East
Hitler
England
Napoleon
English
RAF
Ireland
Great Britain
U.S. Army
American Legion
Finland
United States
France-UK Blockade Rejected as Hostile Move
In Vichy on August 22, Foreign Minister Paul Baudoin denounced Britain's refusal to lift the blockade against France as an act of hostility in response to Prime Minister’s statements. The exchange reflects continued diplomatic tension between the two nations.
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Vichy
France
Britain
Paul
Baudoin
Insurance bids sought for band instruments at Decatur
Kenneth Hennessy director of the Decatur high school band invites insurance bids. He can be reached at Riverside high school and urged insurers to contact him promptly as the district seeks coverage for band instruments.
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Kennth Hennessy
Decatur High School
Ban‘l
Riverside High School
Churchill On French Action Aims To Save Nation
The British premier called the Mers El Kebir raid on July French warships painful and warned the French government to act to avoid hunger. He noted France broke diplomatic ties with Britain over the attack and urged efforts to protect the country.
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Churchill
Mers-El-Kebir
France
North African
Petain
England
Willkie Allies Consider National Unity Party in South
Willkie supporters discuss forming a national unity party in the South to attract Democrats wary of voting for the president without marking Republican. Details include a separate electors ticket and cumulative voting, withWillkie planning to speak in the South from Rushville Indiana due to home ties and central location.
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Willkie
National Unity
South
Rushville
Indiana
State Seeks New Plants for Alabama
A campaign to attract new industries to Alabama under the national defense program will begin Wednesday in Montgomery. Governor Frank M. Dixon will host leaders from Woodward Iron Company Avondale Mills the State Chamber of Commerce Alexander City Textile Manufacturer and Alabama Power Company to discuss locating new industries in the state. Dixon returns Monday from a two week Gulf coast vacation.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
National Defense
Frank M. Dixon
H. A. Berg
Woodward Iron Company
Donald Comer
Avondale Mills
Benjamin Russell
State Chamber of Commerce
Alexander City
Tom Johnson
New Industries
Alabama Power Company
H. S&s
War diplomacy and Britain America unity sparks bold ideas
The commentary discusses a World War alliances scenario linking Britain and America toward dominion status and eventual common citizenship with France. It references Hore Belisha’s push for Anglo American cooperation and hints at a future commonwealth role while recalling historical tensions around colonial ties.
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Hore- Belisha
England
America
Hore-Belisha
House of Commons
Churchill
Mississippi
France
British Commonwealth of Nations
George the
Fiddlers
Boston Harbor
German Prisoner Captured After Tunnel Escape
Ottawa officials report a German war prisoner named Guenther Lorentz escaped from an internment camp in northern Ontario by tunneling out and was captured last night after crossing the Victoria Bridge into Montreal. A prior announcement misidentified him as Werner Koche due to a roll call error.
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Ottawa
Ont
National Defense Department
North Ontario
Victoria Bridge
Montrael
Department
Guenther
Lorentz
Werner Koche
Former Resident Dies in Arkansas
W E Jolly of Little Rock former Decatur resident dies Wednesday at Missouri Pacific Hospital. He is survived by his widow several children two sisters Mrs Maude Gamble Decatur and Mrs J S Marsh Mooresville and a brother I V Jolly Decatur. Funeral set for Friday at 2 o'clock with burial there.
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W. E.jolly
Little Rock
Ark
Missouri-Pacific Hospital
Jolly
Decatur
Maude Gamble
J.S. Marsh
Mooresville
I. V. Jolly
Sir Oliver Lodge Dies at 89 Scientist and Writer
Sir Oliver Lodge an 89 year old scientist and writer died at his home in Wiltshire England. He was a noted figure in telepathy research and related scientific circles. The obituary notes his prominent career and residence in southwest England.
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London
Oliver Lodge
Iltshire
England
Noted Lawyer Max D. Steuer Dies at 69
New York reports the death of Max D. Steuer a famed trial attorney once known as a $500 a minute lawyer. He died of a heart attack yesterday in a Jackson New Hampshire hotel while on vacation. He was 69.
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New York
Max D. Steuer
Jackson
N. H
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