Treasury proposes advance tax payments with small rebates
A treasury and Federal Reserve plan would let taxpayers prepay income taxes by buying monthly certificates toward their bill. Paying in advance would earn a small rebate, about one percent, while reducing federal borrowing needs. The scheme targets income tax and could extend to excess profits and other taxes.
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Lawchlin Currie
Uncle Sam
Arsenal Site to Hire 5000 for Chemical War Fare Plant
The Army designates Walter J Nagelhuem as liaison for the chemical warfare service for a large arsenal project expected to employ 5000 workers. Construction may begin after contracts are awarded with housing possibly built for staff. An adjoining plant for storing chemical munitions could cost about 6 million dollars.
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Chemical Warfare Service
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Arsenal
William N. Porter
Chemical Service
Sparkman
Ordnace
Markets steady with modest gains in quiet session
New York traders held a relatively steady course as war news lingered. The market eased from yesterday's rally into the midday, then closed with modest gains and fairly lively opening activity fading later. Transfers reached about 450000 shares with a 9 percent score.
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Victor Eubank
New York
Market Snapshot From July Third Trading Day
New York stocks held steady with moderate reader gains while rails posted mixed results and foreign exchange remained quiet. Hong Kong and Shanghai markets saw higher dollars, commodities showed mixed signals, and livestock prices were largely steady with hogs at a top of 10,806.
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Hongkong
Shanghai
Pennsylvania
Ochicgo
Cotton futures ease before holiday in New Orleans market
In New Orleans and New York transactions on July 3, cotton futures closed gently higher or steady amid light holiday activity. Prices held near the prior day with July and December contracts hovering around 14.6 to 15.0 cents. Cottonseed oil markets in New Orleans showed steady closes with several contract months quoted around 10.86 to 11.14 dollars.
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N. Y. Cotton
New York
Spot Cotton Steady After Mild Decline In New Orleans
The New Orleans market closed steady after a 5 point drop. Spot cotton traded at 14.41 for middling with 14.86 for good middling while receipts stood at 45T and total stocks at 469,039.
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Poultry Live Prices Steady in Chicago Trade
In Chicago from July 3 to 14, poultry live markets showed steady to firm trends with 36 trucks delivering products. Prices held for springs under 4 lbs and Plymouth Rock White Rock and Geese remained unchanged across listed categories.
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Butter Receipts Steady Amid Chicago Creamery Trade
In Chicago on July 3, creamery market shows butter receipts totaling 900,964 units with steady demand and stable prices across the dairy trade.
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Grain Prices and Grades From Chicago Markets
Chicago market notes list cash wheat grades with No 2 red at 1.04 light garlicky and 1.05 for No 2 hard. corn values show No 1 yellow at 74 1 4 to 3 4. soybeans quoted at No 2 yellow 1.45 1 8 and No 3 at 1.44 1 2. Other grades for oats and mixed lots are provided with varied figures.
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Nashville Market News Cattle Hog and Sheep Prices
Salable cattle number around 100 with calves 150 and a nominal steady tone amid meager supply. Hogs 400 head with prices steady at 10.30 for 190 250 lb and 10.05 for heavier weights. sows at 8.40. Sheep 800 head with good and choice lambs up 50. ewes and wethers 10.00 11.00. bucks 9.00. Market closes July 4 and 5.
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Federal State Market News Service
US troops end citrus plant strike and wage cuts threaten contract
United States troops seized control of a plant on June 9 to break a strike delaying $196,000,000 in military contracts. The CIO claims $7,000,000 more will be paid to employees this year. In San Francisco a council of city restaurant employers announced a 26 percent pay cut effective immediately until a master contract is negotiated. The union rejects separate contracts and argues wage scales vary too widely to measure a 25 percent cut.
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Lightning Sets House Afire Here
Firemen answered two alarms within an hour. Lightning struck the Calvin Barnett house at 702 Third Avenue North at 11 30 a m causing a blaze in a rear room as a wire sparked to a ceiling. The electric meter blew from its back porch. At 12 50 this afternoon a curtain over a kitchen window at 423 Jackson Street in the J F Smither home was damaged by a fire of undetermined origin.
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Henderson Defies Tire and Tube Price Ceilings
Washington reports Price Administrator Leon Henderson announced that ceiling prices on tires tubes and other finished rubber products would be deferred for some months. The statement sets a path for delayed price controls amid wartime shortages and production pressures.
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Leon Henderson
Patrol Told to Play Safe for July Holiday
Alabama Safety Director James F. Brawner urged all state patrolmen to be vigilant on highways and in recreation areas during the Fourth of July weekend. He warned against reckless driving and excessive summer hazards while noting July records of fatalities and injuries from accidents, drowning, heat, and other causes.
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Alabama
James F. Brawner
America
Lions Install 41 Officers at Decatur Club
Decatur Lions Club installed a new slate for the coming year during a Tuesday night ceremony at St. John's Guild House with Ladies Night. Harry Sweet of the Bessemer club spoke as principal, with President Phipps of Bessemer present. New officers include J. W. Patton Jr president, W. F. Boswell Jr first vice president, Charles Malone second vice president, C. D. Cottingham third vice president, Gaines Stuart lion tamer, W. A. Dougherty tail twister, Charley Ed Howell treasurer, Sanford Cox secretary. New directors are Frank Richardson Jr, W. K. Littlefield, RB. Preeman and Sam Malone.
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C. D. Cottingham
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Charley Ed Howell
Sanford Cox
Frank Richardson, Jr
W. K. Littlefield
RB. Preeman
Sam Malone
Joss Trial Two Parents and Witnesses Speak in Richmond
Merrill Joss faces cross examination as his parents Dr. and Mrs. Edward C. Joss testified about his condition and alibis. Defense witnesses including Neil Bishop and three shipyard workers described a stranger near the Dresden Wiscasset road and the defendant’s troubled marriage.
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Augusta
Dresden-Wiscasset
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Woman gets life on murder charge in Mobile trial
Mobile, July 8. Mrs Laura Wilson was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Mobile jury for the murder of her husband William Grover Wilson in April. The verdict followed a late night deliberation, and the defense indicated an appeal. The state claimed Wilson was fatally burned in a plot with three others, while she argued the husband died in an accidental bed fire.
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Ala
Laura Wilson
William Grover Wilson
Driver Unhurt After Car Leaves Road near Bee Line Highway
Co W Ritter of 1911 2nd Avenue West Nashville escaped injury when his car struck a truck and slid off the Bee Line Highway five miles south of here at 8 50 this morning. Damages to the car were about 100 dollars. the truck was undamaged. Investigator Sanders Pusch Julius aed B B Payne reported Ritter said he braked on the wet pavement, causing the skid.
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Alabama graduate wins first women’s intercollegiate golf title
Eleanor Dudley, 23, a University of Alabama graduate from Chicago, defeated Eddell Wortz, Stephens College freshman from Fort Smith, Arkansas, four and two to win the first national intercollegiate women’s golf championship in Columbus Ohio.
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Decatur News Roundup Reports Residents and Events
Decatur notes list residents visiting or traveling on Wednesday and Thursday including H L Barron Eva route 1 J B Patterson Lacon and G C Walker Joppa route 1. Community updates cover a postponed union service at Delano Park now set for Sunday with Rev Cecil Brown preaching and Adjutant Longino in charge.
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Man Held for Wife's Death in Alabama Farmhouse
Greenville Alabama July 3 Arrest of Tom Heater 60 on a charge of wife murder announced by Sheriff Brooks Bargainer after an autopsy contradicted his claim of natural death Dr Otis P Gay Butler county health officer said the woman about 60 was strangled and bruised neighbors reported foul play and alerted authorities only the two were at home at the time of her death
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Three Youths Held in Watermelon Theft
Three youths aged 11 to 12 were arrested today for stealing watermelons from an L and N box car on a spur near a wholesale grocery. Special agent R W Minor made the arrest. The youths will be turned over to the juvenile court.
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Reserves to Get Air Training Authorized by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt signed legislation permitting National Guard and reserve personnel to train in aviation on the same basis as the regular army. White House officials said the law ends discrimination against reserve components of the army.
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White House
Manasco Sworn In as Alabama Representative
Manasco was sworn in as a House member from Alabama's Seventh District succeeding Walter Bankhead. Rep Hobbs escorted Manasco to the House floor and praised the district for gaining a highly experienced legislator.
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D-Ala
Pensacola Issues Visit Restrictions Over Paralysis Cases
A posted notice from Elgin Field air corps at Valparaiso Florida restricts visits by military or civilian personnel and their families to Pensacola and nearby areas. The rule allows only official business or home travel for residents, citing a high number of infantile paralysis cases in Pensacola and vicinity.
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Elgin’ Field
Air Corps
Pensacola
Volunteers To Be Taken Atlanta Postponement Induction
National draft director Gen. Hershey orders blanket deferment up to 30 days for men aged 28 or over to expedite early passage of a bill for permanent deferment retroactive to July 1. Brig General Hawkins directs local boards to keep 28 plus men on call lists.
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Marshall Warns Of National Emergency As Defense Urgency Grows
General Marshall tells Secretary Stimson that last year’s possibilities have become near certainty today and that national security requires recognizing the crisis. He cites the material defense phase as understood but the personnel phase as not, arguing current legal limits hinder army expansion.
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Army creates speed division and anti tank battalions
Secretary Stimson announced the army will form a new experimental division at Fort Benning that blends armored and triangular division features. The unit will carry over 100 light and medium tanks and 75 mm self propelled howitzers, with mobility increased though overall personnel reduced from 15 550 to about 14 000. Additionally 22 provisional anti tank battalions are to be formed to counter armored attacks.
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Russia
Conductor Dies After Collapse on Southern Train
Bussey B Bonner 54 a longtime Southern Railway conductor collapsed on duty Wednesday and died at a hospital in Rome after being removed from the train. He served 37 years with the railroad.
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Bussey B Bonner
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Rome
Marshall outlines urgent task forces and Guard role in defense
Army chief Marshall says regular divisions will lose 600 officers soon due to 12 month limits, while National Guard units face three personnel limits. He urges forming task forces and using Guard units for support roles, noting a total army size of 1.4 million and detailed distribution across divisions, armored forces, air corps, and overseas garrisons.
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