Decatur Fourth of July Celebration Opens With Grand Parade
The city marked its 120th anniversary with a huge Thursday parade led by a Young America procession from Fort Stephen Decatur through business streets. A Decatur Model Aero Club event at Delano Park followed, as the Tennessee Pageant drew 1500+ spectators at Benson Field. Coronation balls and concerts featured Miss Betty Foster Pointer and Miss Nell Beach Dix, with Francis Craig’s Nashville orchestra.
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Hull replies to German note on Monroe Doctrine
Secretary Hull defended U S foreign policy after a German note questioned the Monroe Doctrine. He said the United States would cooperate with nations to uphold international law and ordered no further diplomatic communications at this time. Germany argued non intervention applied only if American nations did not interfere in Europe.
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Slight Loss at Farmers Gin Company Plant
Fire of undetermined origin broke out at 11 25 Thursday night causing a slight loss at the Farmers Gin Company plant located at 200 06 Canal Street.
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Bomb Explodes At World's Fair In New York
A 20 pound dynamite bomb exploded at the British pavilion killing two detectives. Police rounded up about 75 radicals as they probe planting of the device and offered a $1,000 reward. Authorities described the weapon as a flame thrower disguise and noted a Germany made pistol found in a suspect's apartment.
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Engineer charged with murder in wife’s death at Violet home
Harry Jacobs chief engineer of the Louisiana State Board of Engineers was charged with murder after his wife Edna 46 was shot in their palatial Violet Louisiana residence. Sheriff C L Rowley said Jacobs claimed the shooting was an accidental discharge while he held a rifle. A son from a prior marriage William Jacobs 30 of Louisville was detained as a witness. The incident left bullet holes in three kitchen doors and an empty cartridge on the lawn. Jacobs had been appointed chief engineer in 1928 by Governor Huey P Long and was noted as a flood control authority.
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Pulpwood Group Linked to Wage Hour Conspiracy
The Justice Department announced a New York federal grand jury indictment of the American Pulpwood Association and 12 large corporations. They face charges of conspiring to violate the wage hour act by fixing earnings of 70,000 employees.
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Death Toll Over Holiday Not So High As It Was Just One Year Ago
AP reports a relatively safe Fourth of July with 128 violent fireworks deaths nationwide, two fatalities from fireworks in Colorado and Maine, and a Fort Worth boardwalk collapse injuring 40 but causing no deaths. Automobile accidents killed at least 63 and drowning 35, with lightning killings in Colorado and Pennsylvania. State totals list multiple fatalities across the country.
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Sharp Contrast Independence Day 1940 Alabama fatalities
Independence Day celebrations in Alabama in 1940 contrasted with 1939, which cost 17 lives in traffic and water accidents. Mrs. Dwight Evans McDonald of Brighton was the sole traffic fatality, killed near Calera when her motorcycle struck a truck and threw her into the path of an oncoming car. (Continued on Page Two).
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Roosevelt Names Five Freedoms For World Peace
President Roosevelt, at a Hyde Park press conference, outlines five freedoms as essentials for permanent peace amid World War II. He cites freedom from fear and want, freedom of information, religion, and expression, plus removal of barriers to trade, warning against corporate-state models and noting checks and balances in the U.S. system.
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Decatur Showman Thomas P. Littlejohn Dies at 67
Thomas P. Littlejohn, a well known Decatur resident and show business figure, died of a heart attack at 5 30 p m Thursday while his show was playing in Thorsby He was 67 The body arrived in Decatur by rail and lay at his sister Mrs R N Harris 615 Ferry Street Funeral services set for 10 am Saturday at the Harris home Rev D C McNutt to officiate Burial in City Cemetery under Brown funeral directors He is survived by a daughter Miss Margaret Littlejohn a sister Mrs Harris and a nephew R N Harris Pallbearers listed include Brown Neely Paul Davis T E Pride Milton Harvey Julian Harris Dr J Y Hamil William Moseley Jr and Phil Pointer.
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Phil Pointer
Algonquin to resume service after July fire salvage
The Clyde-Mallory liner Algonquin, damaged by a fire that caused it to sink at the stern, will resume service between New York Miami and Houston on July 17. The 5945 ton ship was refloated yesterday and is being pumped dry. cause of the fire and extent of damage are not yet known.
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Sweden Grants Germany Rail Access to Norway War Freight
Sweden today allowed Germany to move military and other supplies over Swedish railways to Norway. German soldiers on leave may use special trains to travel between posts and home, as Norway hostilities ended. The move lifts transit restrictions as merchants may ship goods via Sweden. Berlin reports British shipping losses totaling 106 543 tons from recent Nazi sea raids. Three subs sunk 21 048 tons each. one commander claims 85 000 tons total since war start. Several transports and a warship damaged were noted. a submarine was sunk off the Norwegian coast.
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Hog price surge at Chicago stockyards as demand rises
Sharp rise in hog prices continued at Chicago stockyards with top quotes reaching 6.60 per hundredweight as packers bid 15 to 25 cents higher amid smaller holiday supplies. Analysts cite reduced receipts and stronger demand, with outside markets also higher and hog values near late 2023 levels.
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Compulsory Military Training Advocated in Hearing
Senator Johnson told the Senate military affairs committee that compulsory training would cost about 1.2 billion dollars annually based on 2 million men at 600 dollars per person. Adler cited 13 million men aged 21 to 31 and proposed eight months of active training with $5 monthly pay. he urged congressional approval of the measure.
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Allies Threaten Break In Mediterranean Crisis
Reports from Berlin and London indicate strained Franco British ties over the Mediterranean clash at Oran. The French deny surrender and vow to meet British force, while Britain claims ships could be forced to leave Alexandria under pressure.
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Flow of Gold in Treasury Vaults Reaches Record
Gold in the U S treasury vaults tops 20 billion dollars amid wartime transfers. In the last month 806 million arrived, including 241 million sold by France as German advance neared Paris. Over the past year holdings rose by 3.88 billion to 20.0148 billion as of July 2.
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Cooper-Wells Workers Donate to Red Cross
Cooper-Wells Mill employees contributed 141.75 to the Red Cross, raising county totals to about 1,250. Red Cross officials praised the workers for their wholehearted responses to appeals and stated they never called in vain.
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Red Cross
Coach John Caddell Dies at 59 in Wake Forest Home
John Calhoun Caddell known to Wake Forest College students as Coach John died at his home near Wake Forest North Carolina at age 59 after about 15 months of ill health. He was a longtime figure on campus and well known to students and staff.
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Heads Movement Washington Defense Aide Named
The defense commission announced that Dr Will W. Alexander, ex head of the farm security administration, will devote time as a commission aide to plan a youth training program for defense needs. He will serve on Sidney Hillman’s staff as labor commissioner in charge.
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Governor Dixon Unable to Attend Decatur Boat Races
Governor Frank Dixon canceled his Sunday appearance at the Decatur boat races due to an urgent call to Washington. Attorney General Thomas E. Lawson will attend as Dixon’s personal representative and participate in the program.
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Britain’s use of force steadies England and world in war
The article argues Britain’s bold reliance on sea power strengthens its own resolve and deters neutral nations. It forecasts immediate effects on morale and a potential lasting severance of France and England ties, with wide post war political repercussions.
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Britain Benefits From Seizure of French Fleet
Churchill says a large portion of the French fleet has passed into British hands or been neutralized. The London Daily Herald reports nearly 250 French warships fallen into British possession, though the gain mainly deprives Germany and Italy of a navy option, not a huge boost to British power.
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Tennessee River gauge hits 20.9 feet amid warm, dry spell
Tennessee forecast shows fair to warmer days with no rainfall. Frigid minimal temperatures ranged around 68 to 82 over the past 24 hours. Showers expected on Saturday and Sunday, with improved weather by Monday.
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