Burglary Strikes Local Arkansas Fuel Oil Office
Burglars broke into the Arkansas Fuel Oil Co. office at 108 Bank Street for a second time in 48 hours. A typewriter, electric fan, and a small filing cabinet were taken, later recovered. two suspects in custody denied involvement. Also reported was a separate robbery at Exchange Furniture Company with about $40 stolen from a cash drawer. Police warn of ongoing daytime burglaries targeting homes amid prowler activity in recent weeks.
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Arkansas Fuel Oil Co
Bank Street
Congress Near Quick Windup as Neutrality Bill Stalls
Washington reports say a hurried end to the session may come if neutrality and lending bills move slowly. Senate debates loom over the measure, with questions about quorum and presidential plans for the lending program.
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Washington
Congress
Foreign Relations Committee
Alabama Recreational Assets Earn National Notice
Alabama's parks lakes and mountain resorts draw growing crowds as residents shift from Florida and beyond. Gulf State Park near the Fourth of July sold out with 16 cottages for 80 people and many other parks experienced high demand. The state features abundant impounded lakes in the Tennessee Valley and a coral chain along the Coosa Tallapoosa rivers fueling vacation homes and fishing and outdoor sports.
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Walter B. Jones
Associated Press
Montgomery
Alabama
Florida
Gulf State Park
Tennessee Valley
Tennessee River
Coosa
Tallapoosa
Martin
Jordan
Mitchell
Lay
Baldwin
Amendment to shorten legislative sessions Biennium proposal
Amendment No 3 known as Biennial Session would replace quadrennial long sessions with short regular sessions every two years The record cites past Alabama legislatures long and costly sessions including 1927 234 days 431000 1931 194 days 406000 and other years to illustrate the need for a two year cycle
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Perfect Fourth Hollywood Fireworks Scene Filmed
On July 4 Paramount filmed an Independence Day sequence in Hollywood. About 25 boys spent the afternoon firing free firecrackers cap pistols Roman candles sparklers and colored tiares and were paid for the work.
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Hollywood
Paramount
Neighbors Rally to Cultivate 46 Acres for Ill Farmer
In Tracy Minnesota on July 4 residents mobilized seven tractors to work Ank er Johnson’s farm after learning of his illness. They plowed and cultivated the corn field efficiently, showing community support.
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Tracy, Minn
Anker Johnson
Salvagers Work Today Near Squalus Recovery
Sailors in Portsmouth on July 4 report progress in salvaging the Squalus. A large chain and pontoons are prepared for lifting the forward and after sections, with 33 rescued and 26 dead, as the vessel is hauled toward a navy yard drydock.
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Portsmouth
N. H
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Navy
Portsmouth Navy Yard
James Early Rites Today
Funeral services for James Wesley Early 88 die at Benevolent Society Hospital after long illness. Services at Brown’s Chapel Ferry Street with burial at City cemetery. Survivors include brothers in law J Earp Y W Earp J P Earp three nieces and two nephews.
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Benevolent Society Hospital
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City Cemetery
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T. M. Faust
Fred Rost
Will Britain
Lonnie Black
A. W. Chapman
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Y. W. Earp
J. P. Earp
Frank Cory
Memphis
Henry Norton
Decatur
Charles Teague
Louisville
John Wilkes
Ernest Earp
Tuscumbia
Plaque Unveiled For Unknown Soldier in Chalons sur Marne
United States Ambassador William C. Bullitt spoke at Chalons sur Marne during the plaque unveiling in city hall. He cited that Americans and French see humans as ends in themselves, not instruments of a powerful will, in commemorating Chalons 1921 unknown soldier chosen for Arlington.
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France
United States
William C. Bullitt
Bullitt
Arlington Cemetery
Jones warns Philippines Americans to prepare for war
Acting High Commissioner J. Weldon Jones told a Fourth of July gathering in Manila that America must grimly prepare for war to avert it, urging readiness among Americans and Filipinos alike.
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J. Weldon Jones
America
Alabamian Faces Trial In Kidnap and Robbery Case
Boyd Gordon of Goodwater Alabama faced possible charges under the Lindbergh kidnapping act. La Grange police said he was jailed on counts of kidnaping robbery and larceny in the abduction of taxi driver Spring Smith. FBI agents were expected to study the case with local authorities.
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Boyd Gordon
Goodwater
Ala
J. E. Mathews
Mathews
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Gordon
Georgia
Alabama
Riley Roseman
Spring Smith
Man admits drinking after collision near Miami
Miami a July 4 report states a defendant told Municipal Judge James A Dunn he did not stop after hitting a parked car and claimed he thought he had struck a boat He admitted intoxication and faced one charge while denying another in court proceedings.
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Miami
Fla
James A. Dunn
Danzig Crisis Domination in European Tensions
The free city of Danzig remains a focal point as Poland alleges Nazi loyalty by Danzig customs officials and Danzigers accuse Polish inspectors of espionage. London and Berlin diplomats weigh the Danzig dispute amid broader wartime tensions in Europe and Asia.
Hitler Returns to Berlin After Contmure
Adolf Hitler returns to his chancellery in Berlin after a period abroad. The report notes his resumption of official duties as world observers assess postwar recovery and political stability.
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Hitler
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Distance record set by Giles on Yellowstone River swim
Clarence Giles, 45, of Glendive Montana and cattle auctioneer, swam 228 miles down the Yellowstone River in 77 12 hours to claim a world distance record. He battled a whirlpool and driftwood near Buffalo Rapids, averaged 3.6 mph, and finished at 6 p.m. local time amid cheering crowds.
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Clarence Giles
Yellowstone
Giles
Bills Mont
Here
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Frank Hyde
Forysth
Marian
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Pedro A. Candiotti
Charles Zimmy
Candiotti
Parana River
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Boston
Hudson River
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San Francisco Bay
Quiet Fourth Planned by Decatur Folk
Decatur planned a quiet observance of the 163rd Independence Day with a baseball series between the Blue Devils and Alabama Hosiery Mills at Alabama Park, a big wrestling match at the Armory, and many residents joining fishing, boating, swimming, and picnicking. The new fireworks ordinance will be enforced, drinking is cautioned against, and most offices and banks closed for the day.
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Decatur
Alabama Park
Blue Devils
Alabama Hosiery Mills
Armory
New City
Mic Ogea
$80,000,000 ordnance plant eyed for Gadsden
Rep. Joe Starnes says Army chiefs approve construction of a government munitions factory in Gadsden Alabama. He cites support from Gen Malin Craig Gen M Wesson and Louis Johnson and notes favorable site inspection by Gen Wesson. He predicts Roosevelt backing and notes only five such plants exist in the nation.
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Ala
Gadsdne
Joe Starnes
D-Ala
U. S. Army
Starnes
Congress
Malin Craig
M. Wesson
Ordnance
Louis Johnson
Philadelphia
Judge Rules Berating Wife At Home Not Disorderly
New York July 4 It's okay says the court to call your wife names at home but not elsewhere. Magistrate Charles Solomon dismissed a disorderly conduct charge against Alexander Ferguson 34 whose wife said he vocally abused her in the kitchen.
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New York
Alexander Ferguson
Charles Solomon
Wrong Dates Taint Independence Celebration
Washington reports debate over the Declaration of Independence dates. Historians note the resolution of independence was approved June 7 and ultimately July 2, with many signers adding their names on August 2. John Hancock led the congress as signers varied by delegation and place.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Washington
Continental Congress
Thomas Jefferson
Richard Henry Lee
Virginia
Jefferson
John Adams
Adams
South Carolina
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
John Hancock
Congress
Daily edition prints early for Fourth of July holiday
The Daily publishes an early edition to permit employees a half holiday in observance of the historic Fourth of July.
Nation Fourth of July Toll Tops 400 Dead
A four day Independence Day survey by The Associated Press tallies 189 auto deaths and 113 drownings among 397 total fatalities across 48 states. Fireworks caused no deaths. California led auto fatalities with 19 and New York 26 drownings across the nation.
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Associated Press
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Idaho
Nevada
Rhode Island
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Quiet Here as Holiday Traffic Avoids Wrecks
State highway patrolmen at the Decature headquarters reported no wrecks or serious accidents in this vicinity last night or this morn The death of Carl Poole who was fatally injured when his motorcycle crashed into the rear of a truck on Tennessee river bridge Saturday night has been the only fatality in this area so far during the holiday period Patrolmen said traffic through the city was unusually heavy today but motorists were using extreme care to prevent accidents.
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Decature
Carl Poole
Tennessee River Bridge
State by state score tally in compact list
A long line lists state names followed by numbers, showing scores for California to Wyoming and Washington D C. The formatting includes misspellings and spacing issues but preserves the core result per state.
Death toll climbs in Alabama and Georgia during July Fourth period
The Associated Press reports nine deaths in Alabama and eleven in Georgia from violence or accidents during the extended Independence Day holiday since Saturday. Continued on Page Two.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Georgia
Weather notes from Tennessee river rise and rain events
The report records the Tennessee river water at 205 feet with 1.82 inches of rainfall. Temperatures ranged from 70 to 88 degrees with partly cloudy skies in Alabama and scattered thunderstorms over Tennessee. Winds were gentle from the south and southwest along the coast.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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