Glamour Gals Learn to Fly to Help Nation in Emergency
A large group of women from diverse professions in their 20s begin flying lessons to prepare for civilian defense. They study navigation and ground work at Nassau airport and Sky Harbor seaplane courses near Secaucus New Jersey. Notable members include Katharine Hepburn and Mrs Lawrence Tibbett as honorary observers.
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Pearly
Mary Steele
Eleanor Scully
Vogue
Genia Novak
Marina Marshall
John Ere
Katharine Hepburn
King
Lawrence Tibbett
N. J
Nassau Airport
Hempstead
N. Y
Ruth Haviland
City
Timing device linked to high end upholstery hair in bomb case
Phone reports continue on page one with details that the timing mechanism used an eight o clock clock and the bomb was cured on a fine upholstery hair from costly furniture. Mayor La Guardia proposed a $25,000 reward to boost the search for the perpetrators.
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la Guardia
Board of Estimate
Three Arrested Near Baton Rouge DuPont Plant
In July, three men armed with four sticks of dynamite were stopped while attempting to breach the DuPont Tupelo plant near Baton Rouge. Deputies said they fled, leaving dynamite behind as bloodhounds tracked fresh digging at the fence base. The plant, a major tetraethyl fluid producer for high grade gasoline, was cited for national defense importance and recently rebuilt after a deadly blast.
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Ton Rouge
DuPont Pthy
Baton Rouge
Newman Debretton
Watchman
National Defense
DuPont
England places her biggest war supplies order
An official message today announced that Britain has placed its largest wartime order with the United States. The deal, described as the biggest of the war, saves millions of pounds for the British war effort.
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England
United States
Armory Tonight Slated for 102nd Engineers Event
Tonight at Decatur the 102nd Engineers Company will receive a scheduled armory event under orders of local authorities. The brief notice confirms proceedings and the location as the armory in Decatur.
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Jance
Armory
102Nd Engineers i Company
Wall Street Edges Through Half-Hearted Trading Session
Market notes a narrow path with little inspiration as stocks hover with post holiday apathy. U S Steel Republic Steel General Motors Montgomery Ward Sears Roebuck United Aircraft Glenn Martin and others show some gains while Kennecott Westinghouse Allied Chemical Eastman Kodak Woolworth and North American lag.
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Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
U. S. Steel
Republic Steel
General Motors
Montgomery Ward
Sears Roebuck
United Aircraft
Glenn Martin
Brooklyn - Manhattan Transit
Chesapeake & Ohblo
Great Northern
Loft
Consolidated Edison
Omnibus Corp
Air Reduction
Onda
Phelps Dodge
Kennecott
Westinghouse
Allied Chemical
Eastman Kodak
Woolworth
North Amercan
Market Roundup From York July Trading Signs
From York July market round up stocks show steadier leadership despite quiet support. Bonds mixed rails slow. Exchange slow with cotton irregular and July liquidation. Wheat and corn down. Cattle steady hogs higher to ten cents with top price noted.
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York
Stedty
Saeceial
Cotton futures mixed as July sale offsets gains in new crop
July liquidation in cotton futures contrasted with firmness in new crop positions. Trade covering and local support lifted October and December by up to 50 cents a bale, while July faced selling from spot houses and southern accounts. Final prices ranged from 11 points lower to 10 higher. Old contract:
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New York
Cotton futures bid irregular in New Orleans trades
New Orleans on July 6 reports irregular cotton futures with distant position support and weak spirits as traders weigh demand and near term prospects.
Spot Cotton Quiet in New Orleans Market
Spot cotton closed quiet in New Orleans on July 6 with no sales. Spot prices 9.75 for middling and 0 for other bids noted with receipts at 2,404 and total stocks at 589,477 bales.
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New Orleans
Saies
Nidling
Lee Ah
NEW_YORK
Butter Chicago July price report
Butter prices in Chicago hold at 1 458 709 pounds and eggs at 15 6280. No trading Saturdays during July and August.
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Chicago
Chicago grain futures slip on showers and moisture outlook
In Chicago on July 6 Wheat prices fell with trends showing July at 76 3 4, September at 77 77 1 8. Corn dropped 1 1 3 8 with July at 60 3 8 and September 57 5 8 1 2, oats fell 1 4 3 4.
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Chicago
Cash wheat and grain quotes from Chicago market
Cash wheat prices listed for No 2 red No 3 red resample and No 1 hard with several bids around 80 cents and 76 to 80 for various grades. Corn oats soybeans and barley follow with bid ranges and ranges for malting and feed grades.
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Chicago
Nashville Livestock Market Report NSW July Update
Salable cattle 25, calves 25. Slaughter cattle active and firm week over week. Slaughter heifers and yearlings 6.50-9.50, top 10.25 for standout yearlings. Slaughter cows 5.50 down to 3.25 for canners. Bulls 4.50-6.00. Top vealers 9.00. Hogs steady, 150 lb+ 5.75-6.75, sows 4.65. Sheep 25, good and choice ewes and wethers 9.75-11.00, fat ewes 2.50. Market dollar higher for the week.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
U. 8
Mexicans to Vote Sunday Amid Election Calm Efforts
Mexico prepares for a presidential vote with 3 million voters expected. The army stays in barracks while 52 000 troops monitor streets and 3 500 cadets back 4 000 police in Mexico City amid tensions. An early clash saw students attack CTM union HQ as support shifted to Avila Camacho.
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Mexico City
Lazaro Carenas
Cardenas
Juan Andreu Almazan
Confederation of Mexican Workers
CTM
Matiuel Avila
Camicho
Strike Fails To Break Over Wage Boost Deadlock
Striking action by two plants follows months of bargaining over a general raise. The union cites 1929 profits of 36.6 million and estimates a 3 million dollar yearly increase, while management says it would reach 6 million and cover 15,000 more workers. Murray of CIO Steel attending, declined comment.
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Steel
Acean Murray
CIO Steel
Tee
Hull notes American consultative approach to Caribbean blockade
Secretary Hull said the United States and American republics are gathering information on reports of a British blockade around Martinique. He avoided full confirmation, cited hemispheric consultations as defense, and noted plans to attend a Havana meeting on July 20 to discuss Latin American base questions and potential actions if Germany moves.
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Washington
Hull
Martinique
Caribbean
United States
Germany
Havana
Decatur Alabama 120th Anniversary Traces Early Days
The article recalls Decatur Alabama’s 120 years since its founding with Monroe’s 1820 site reservation and the Decatur Land Company. It notes key figures such as Dr. Henry Rhodes, Amos Hardin, and local leaders who shaped river trade, canal plans for Muscle Shoals, and early transportation developments. It lists notable residents including Robert P. Baker, John D. Roquemore, Osceola Kyle, P. H. Flynn, and Joseph B. Hinds among others.
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Decatur
Alabama
Monroe
Register
Comencaines
Stephen Decatur
Tripoli
Bens
Tennessee River
Florence
Muscle Shoals
Decatur Land Company
Henry Rhodes
George Peck
Isaac Lane
Jessie Garth
McKinley Holderness
Amos Hardin
Rhodes Ferry
The
Land Company
Mississippi
New Orleans
Tennessee
Robert P. Baker
Decatur Times
United States
North Alabama
John D. Roquemore
Exchange National Bank of
Decatur Water Works
Decatur Cue’ Railway
Decatur Land, Improvement, and Furnace
Osceola Kyle
P. H. Flynn
Daniel Downs
Simian
Decatur Land and Improvement Company
Albert Murray
Decatur Oil and Gas Company
Jouph B Hinds
United
Decatur's Diary Fourth of July notes and local visits
North Alabama youths join the army at the local recruiting office. The column lists numerous residents visiting, traveling, or ill, with church programs and social events noted. Several names appear, including J. W. Darrah, Hartselle families, and Paducah visitors among others.
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North Alabama
Decatur Daily Founder W R Shelton Named Editor
States consul general at Rio de Janeiro and W R Shelton founder and editor of the Decatur Daily are cited, highlighting his leadership role and international posting.
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States
Rio de Janeiro
W. R. Shelton
The
Decatur Daily
Germany Rejects U S Monroe Doctrine Reply as Unclear
German sources express surprise at U S stance on territorial changes in the Western Hemisphere and say Berlin sees the Monroe Doctrine as applicable only if American states avoid interference in Europe. Donald Heath presented Hull's note to Berlin on June 18. An article in Berlin-Rome Tokyo warned Latin American republics that their actions could shape future economic ties with the Americas.
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Germany
Europe
Hull
Berlin
Jilly
Etary
Reich
England
France
Donald Heath
Foreign Office
Berlin - Rome
Tokyo
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Americas
British repulse French land attacks and mobilize 3 million
French attacks at Capuano and Birl eman were repulsed as Britain increases manpower with new conscripts totaling 3,000,000 under arms. Britain hunts French warships and seeks to seize the French merchant fleet with appeals to seamen to sail to British ports while Norwegians push for a permanent government in exile.
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Capuano
Birleman
Africa
Britain
United Kingdom
Germany
Italy
Stockholm
Wizards of the Air: British U S Planes At Airdrome
At a British airfield on July 6, American transport planes fitted for combat are praised as Britain's wizards of the air. The Lockheeds, sturdy and fast, have reportedly shot down many German planes and survive dangerous dogfights over the coast while aiding convoy protection.
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W. T. Yarbrough
California
Messerchmitt
Germany
Britain
Oklahoma
America
Hitler’s Berlin Reception Before Wilhelmplatz Crowd
Adolf Hitler rode in a car to the Wilhelmstrasse and saluted thousands gathered outside the chancellery. The crowd roared as he appeared on the balcony with Erich Raeder and Joachim von Ribbentrop, singing We Are Sailing Against England as veterans looked on.
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Chewellery
Hitler
Wilhelmplatz
Erich Raeder
Joachim von Ribbentrop
England
Fuehrer
Rome
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Britain
Mediterranean
British Isles
Ciano
Julia Weaver Hurt After Fall From Car Bumper
Miss Julia Weaver, member of the Decatur school band, fractured her left wrist when she fell from a car bumper at Riverside High School shortly before 10 this morning. She received treatment at a doctor’s office and was sent home to 618 Fourth Avenue West. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Elbert Weaver.
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Virgie Lentz
Hillsboro
Home of Friends
Benevolent Society Hospital
Julia Weaver
Decatur
Riverside High School
Weaver
Fourth Avenue, West
Mrs
Elbert Weaver
German Authorities In Norway Take Up King Haakon’s Role
German officials in Norway assume governance functions as King Haakon, relocated to England, remains abroad. The move signals administrative control amid the monarch’s absence and shifting wartime leadership.
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Nore Way
Haakon
England
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Red Boiling Springs, Tenn
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