RefugeeChildren Cross Atlantic As Escorts Plan Bright Future
British women volunteer to guide 138 refugee children to the United States aboard the Samaria. They comfort questions about wealth and acceptance, and vow to prepare minds to support England after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Plummer
York
Atlantic
Evelyn Fayrer Turner
Joseph Pfay
Priscila Norman
Samaria
Turner
Norman Lave
United States
German Claims of Aerial Attacks Across Britain and Europe
Nazi Berlin claims bombardment of South England targets including Portsmouth Plymouth and Coventry with night raids on Hull Newcastle and Birmingham. British and German aerial losses are reported with London and Berlin under air alarms as outer theater activity continues amid a broader European air war.
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DNB
Germany
Hitler
High Command
Bxosterday
Snusn
England
Portsmouth
Plymouth
Cornwall Air
Coventry
Ham
Hull
Newcastle
Birmingham
Berlin
Royal Air Force
London
Italy
Balkans
Europe
Rumand
Wall Street Stocks Mixed As Markets Waver On Gains
New York brokers cite war apprehension as the main excuse for a listless session with modest gains and losses near equilibrium. Trading picked up late with around 226000 shares changing hands, led by Chrysler and General Motors among others, while demand supported several big names and utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
Chrysler
Gears Revourh
Marshall Field
Sperry
Anaconda
Kermecott
North American
Great Northern
Pullman
Bullard
Armour, Wilson & Co
Consolidated Edison
Montgomery Ward
General Motors
Pennsylvania
Munnternational Nickel
International Harvester
United Aircraft
Standard Oil
N. J
American Can
Markets at a Glance News Summary
Markets at a Glance reports mixed stock movements and uneven bonds with narrow currency changes. Cotton futures in New Orleans show steady closing prices after hedge selling and favorable weather, with October at 9.20 and December at 9.16, while January and later contracts edge lower.
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U. S
Chicago
New Orleans
Futures close lower on New York cotton market
Futures closed 3 to 7 points lower in New York. Details show Dec and May futures around 9.13 to 9.19, July near 8.68, with middling spot around 9.86 and a nominal quote.
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Cotton
New York
Cottonseed Oil Prices Steady In New Orleans Market
In New Orleans on August 27 trading closed steady for cottonseed oil. Bleachable prime summer yellow quoted at 6.00N and prime crude at 4.621-2B with futures showing Sept 5.18B Oct 5.20B Dec 5.33B Jan 5.44B and Mar 6.44B. B bid.
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New Orleans
Spot Cotton New Orleans Ends Quiet as Prices Fall
Spot cotton in New Orleans on August 27 closed quiet down 5 points with 11 sales. Prices listed as low middling 8.55 cents, middling 9.65, good middling 10.10. Receipts 3,056 bales. total stock 536,250 bales.
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New Orleans
Salable Cattle Reported in Nashville Market
Nashville Tennessee August 27 Salable cattle listed by the U S Department of Agriculture in the local livestock market report with details on cattle availability and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
U. S. Dept. Agri
Commodity price listings from Chicago market report
Chicago market notes show varied prices for oats barley and soybeans with grades No 1 to No 4 and sample grades. Soybeans No 2 yellow quoted at 82 per hundredweight with field seeds and timothy and alsike cloverseed listed at several dollar amounts.
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Chicago
Norman Collins Admits Setting Father Afire
Norman Collins a 24 year old steel worker confessed to detectives Fay Boman and Jack Fisher that he soaked his father Addis Melvin Collins clothing with gasoline and set it afire Sunday night. The elder Collins 50 was found fatally burned in the rear seat of an automobile near Gadsden.
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Gadsden
Ala
Norman Collins
Fay Boman
Jack Fisher
Senate Approves Amendments to Conscription Bill
The Senate adopted amendments modeled on guard legislation to the draft bill. It struck out a provision empowering the NLRB to sue for reemployment and moved civil court trials for draft dodgers. It barred military officials from serving on local draft boards and considered delays to induction for ages 21 to 30.
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Senate
Gurney
Greene
National Labor Relations Board
Burke Wederorts
Decatur Revival Meetings Set for September to October
Decatur organizes revival activities with committees led by Ard Johnson and Tim Lyons. The revival starts September 15 and runs through October 6, with a workers meeting for cooperating pastors and committee members planned for Friday night September 6 at First Christian church.
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Howard Johnson
D. C. Shaw
Charles Williams
J. H. McMath
A. L. Burns
S. A. Lynne
Tim Lyons
J. H. Jones
James Wright
Jas. Yarbrough
Barrett Shelton
E. L. Jones
Homer Jones
Rev. P. ©. Oliver
John H. Peach
W. M. Bailey
Labor ruling change due within two weeks
Atlanta report states Col. Philip B. Pleming, head of the wage and hour division, will split executive and administrative workers into two categories under the Fair Labor Standards Act. He cites congressional intent and notes the move may affect exemptions. The motion picture industry and others favor the split while labor opposes it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Philip B. Pleming
Willkie Plans Western Tour Amid Board Critique
Willkie argues a seven member board needs a directing head to avoid jealousy and inefficiency as he prepares an early return to Rushville Indiana and a Chicago start on September 14 for a western swing including Texas New Mexico California and Washington The Rev Charles E Lin of Royal Oak Michigan says he has not endorsed any president and cautions about Coughlin's influence while defending his stance on race and religion amid Coughlin's Social Justice remarks and past comments on Jews and communism.
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Willkie
Rushville
Ind
Chicago
West
Texas
New Mexico
California
Washington
Royal Oak
Mich
Wendell L. Willkie
Dr. Coughlin
Coughlin
Social Justice
Father Coughlin
American Held For Trial By British
Tyler Kent former embassy clerk and Anna Volkoff daughter of a Russian admiral were committed for trial at Old Bailey on charges of violating the official secrets act. Kent was arrested June 1 after action by U S Ambassador Joseph P Kennedy. He had been dismissed from his clerkship. Kent, 29, was born at Newchwang Manchuria to American parents. his father A H P Kent is deceased and his mother resides in the United States.
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London
Tyler Kent
United States
Anna Volkoff
Old Bailey
Kent
Home Secretary
U. S
Joseph P. Kennedy
Newchwang
Manchuria
A. H. P. Kent
Decatur Friends note local hospital recovery updates
Clay Kimbrell is improving at a local hospital. Edmund Sims and Otis Bass were out of town on business. Various residents and visitors are listed with new home addresses and hospital transfers. Community activities include a Winsome class meeting at Central Baptist and church outings.
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Clay Kimbrell
Edmund Sims
Otis Bass
Central Baptist Church
Vichy Cabinet Repeals Ban on Press Attacks
The Vichy cabinet tonight nullified a law that forbade newspapers from attacking any person because of his religious beliefs.
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Vichy France
Vichy Cabinet
Enlistment Total Declines Slightly
Washington reports peacetime enlistments fell last week for the first time since May due to a technicality. Excluding replacements, new enlistments reached 8,605. with negro vacancies closed, they dropped to 8,449, bringing total enlisted strength to 289,000, a peace time record.
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Washington
Army
Rotary Club family fish fry scheduled at Gilbert White Spring
The Decatur Rotary Club will host a family fish fry at 6 p.m. Thursday at Gilbert White Spring in Limestone County near Mooresville. If rain occurs the event moves to the Junior High School building in town. All Rotarians and their families are invited.
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Decatur Rotary Club
Gilbert White Spring
Limestone County
Mooresville
Hairdressers Set Tonight Meeting at Moye's Shop
Decatur hairdressers hold an 8 o clock meeting at Moye's Shop on Second Avenue. Officials from the National Beauty Forum in Atlanta will attend the gathering.
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Decatur
Moye
Second Avenue
National Beauty Forum
Atlanta
Ruling Given on Alabama Liquor Nuisance Provisions
In Montgomery on August 27 an attorney general ruled sections of the 1923 Alabama code dealing with unlawful drinking places and liquor nuisances. The decision aims to clarify enforcement powers and penalties under state law.
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Montgomery
Ala
Mexican presidential hopeful Almazan visits U S on vacation
Gen Juan Andreu Almazan independent candidate in the Mexico election arrives in Mobile aboard a fruit boat and departs for an undisclosed destination. He travels incognito, refuses to discuss Mexican politics, and plans rest and relaxation with no stated Washington visit.
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Mobile
Ala
Juan Andreu Almazan
Baltimore
Havana
Cristobal
Panama Canal Zone
Washington
U. S
U.S
Mexico
Paving plans outlined with WPA funding and block list
The report details paving by number blocks from Sept 1 1941 to Sept 1 1950 with $5 000 to $6 000 estimates and a claim the paving can be 75 percent cheaper under the presenter. It notes a separate project for 10 to 12 additional blocks, a WPA application via Goodwin Engineering, and an 11-box municipal election setup with polling sites across the city.
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Harrison
WPA
R. W. Shepherd
District One
Fourth Avenue
Second Street
Danville Road
Wells Street
Oan Davis
Cain Street
Wells
Ferry
Sixth Street
Seventh Avenue
Prospect Drive
Eighth Avenue
Gordon Drive
Seventh Street
Delano Park
Ninth Street
Mth Street
Goodwin Engineering Company
Sixth
Twelfth Avenues
Lawson Today Not Repealed by Alabama Act of 1936
A sentence notes that Lawson today has not been repealed under the Alabama Beverage Control Act of 1936. The item references the act and the state's regulatory status as of the current report.
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Lawson
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