Town Creek Fire Destroys Grocery As Firefighters Contain Spread
A four hour blaze ripped a Town Creek grocery rear, injuring stock and damaging two adjacent brick structures. Fire units from Wheeler Dam Sheffields and Decatur fought the flames, saving the King Store and Sander son Evans building. damage estimated at about 1000 to stock and 2000 to building.
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Town Creek
Side Creek
Wheeler Dam
Sheffields
Decatur
King General
King Istore
Sanderson and Evans
Gunter McCul
Wil Armstrong
Main Street
Mediterranean War Clash Reports Both Sides Claim Hits
Reports from the clash near the Baleares claim Italians hit the Hood and Ark Royal while the British deny any direct hits. Sir Andrew Cunningham’s fleet reports no casualties as mass aerial action involving 300 Italian planes unfolds over the Mediterranean.
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Andrew Cun
Hood
Ark Royal
Admiralty
Baleares Islands
Mediterranean
Turkey
Dardanelles
Russia
Wall Street indexes falter after early gains in steady sessions
Stocks backed off from an initial rally led by steels and aircrafts as gains faded. Major names mentioned included U S Steel Bethlehem Douglas Aircraft United Aircraft Glenn Martin Lockheed American Telephone Sears Roebuck Anaconda Caterpillar and several rails oils and metals. Transfers surpassed 300000 shares while mixed signals and profit hopes limited further advances.
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Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
Washington
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Douglas Aircraft
United Aircraft
Glenn Martin
Lockheed
American Telephone
Loft
Sears Roebuck
Anaconda
Caterpillar
Cotton futures close varied with July contract moves
In New York on July 11 futures closed mixed from 3 points lower to 6 higher. Old July contracts opened 9.75 and ended around 9.70 to 9.704%. New contracts showed 9.95 for July and 9.48 to 9.33 across Oct Dec and Jan. Spot middling prices held at 10.68 with no change.
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New York
Nashville
Tenn
U. & Dept. Agr
Cotton
Cotton futures edge higher on trade and rain in east
New Orleans reports steady closing cotton futures with modest gains as trade buying coincides with continued wet weather in the eastern belt. July and October contracts show slight increases while nearby months hold near prior levels amid bidding and asking quotes.
Cottonseed Meal Futures Steady in Memphis Trade
Prime cottonseed meal futures closed steady in Memphis with July 23.35, Sept. 2085, Oct. 20.70, Dec. 20.60, Jan. 20.60. Sales 2,000.
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Memphis
Tenn
Grain futures quotes from Chicago on July 11
Chicago market report lists cash wheat and corn prices with various grades and samples. No. 2 red wheat ranges 73 1 4 to 77 1 4, No. 1 hard 17 1 2, soybeans No. 2 yellow 82 1 4, oats and barley also quoted with nominal ranges.
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Chicago
Chicago Dairy Prices Steady on Butter and Eggs
Butter receipts total 1 235 030 with steady prices unchanged. Eggs receipts 15 622 with prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Poultry Prices Listed by Chicago Market Across Varieties
Chicago market report notes live poultry prices with one car and 52 trucks. Key weights include hens five pounds and under at 15 1 2, springs four pounds and up at 19, Plymouth Rock and White Rock at 21 1 2, under four pounds at 19. Turkeys hens at 14. Other prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Rains Lift Wheat Prices Across Nations
Chicago midweek trading sees rain help spring wheat prospects and push prices down more than a cent per bushel. Market observers credit moisture for improving demand outlook and easing storage concerns as futures move lower on futures board activity.
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Chicago
Marines Appointed Probe Over Japanese Officers Arrest
Last night officials called for apology after Japanese military police were arrested by U S Marines who entered the Marines district without permission. Commanding officer Cpl. Dewitt Peck reported that three of sixteen Japanese were bruised enough to need iodine treatment.
Settlement battle over Johnson office funds and tax duties
Attorney General Lawson said the Johnson office faced a 13 500 08 chargeback with demand for bond settlement after Jones argued examiner errors. Governor Dixon pledged troopers to relieve the tax office as hearings in Bragg vs Johnson continued with 240 witnesses heard and 75 more slated.
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Lawson
Montgomery
Johnson
J. C. Heck
Dixon
Byars
H. L. Thornton
Julius Hale
H. L. Copeland
Decatur
Moulton
Charles E. Bragg
Bragg
Judge Bragg
Ss. A. Lynne
Pecator
John Forney
Horace Wilkinson
Birmingham
Peach and Caddell
Perdue and Miller
Annual Morgan County singing set at Tabernacle
The Morgan County singing convention will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Tabernacle a mile south of Hartselle with a large lineup of out of county and out of state singers expected. If weather disrupts Sundays program it will move to Morgan County High School auditorium in Hartselle. committees meet Friday at 2 PM to finalize plans.
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Morgan County
Tabernacle
Hartselle
Morgan County High School
Madison Woman Critically Hurt In Highway Crash
Mrs. Wiley Jones wife of a New Market farmer was critically injured when the car left the Huntsville Athens highway near Huntsville Alabama and overturned State patrolmen investigate the crash. Her husband a county AAA committee chairman and two sons were injured but not seriously.
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Huntsville
Ala
Wiley Jones
Here
Hunts* e-Athens
AAA
Five Die in Sawmill Blast Near Holcomb Missouri
Five men were reported killed and six or seven more seriously injured in a sawmill engine blast near Holcomb, Missouri, according to the Holcomb postmaster. The incident occurred July 11 and details describe workers being blown apart.
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Poplar Bluff
Holcomb
Hatch bill clears House barring political activity by many workers
The House passed the Hatch anti politics measure 243 to 122, with 89 Democrats and 152 Republicans supporting. It bars political activity by state and local workers paid partly with federal funds and caps contributions and committee spending, awaiting Senate approval and a presidential signature.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Hatch
Senate
Roosevelt
Wendell Willkie
Ball
R. Conny
Marcantonio
Distributor Denies Plot In Nazi Conquest Film Row
E B Hatrick general manager of Loew s newsreel says a private showing of a Nazi conquest film seen by Congress members was not a plot but German propaganda edited in Berlin. He notes the film was for technical interest, not public distribution, and was viewed first by Army officers at the War College before Congress.
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Dardanelles
Turkey
Europe
Britain
England
Edward Griggs
New York
Congress
E. B. Hatrick
Loew’s, Inc
Collins
Hatrick
Berlin
Loew's
the War College
Washington
Collings
Demos Campaign Rooms Weigh Abolition of Two-Thirds Rule
A national committee subcommittee debates scrapping the old two-thirds rule and granting delegation bonuses to states showing Democratic strength. Garner and Wheeler figures tour campaign hubs in Dallas with Texas optimism while Roosevelt rumors loom and Farley keeps his own bid alive. Delegates are scarce as flags and bunting fill the stadium loft amid limited turnout and one New Jersey banner.
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McNutt
Wheeler
Montana
National Committee
E. H. Germany
Dallas
Texas
Loop
Germany
J. Bert ‘Clements
Helena
Roosevelt
Farley
Newersey
Brothers Farewell Party for Jerry and George Wallace
Jerry Wallace and his brother George were entertained at a farewell party Tuesday night at the home of Richard Stewart on Fourth avenue west. Games were played and refreshments served. Attendees included Jerry Wallace Paul St John George Wallace Betty Hulse Richard Stewart Mary Blankinship Dot Hine B F Wear Milton Rombo kas Jane Beathng Billy Hine Jewel Rogers Butler Hine Elizabeth Perry Peggy Dowdy Annette Beauchamp.
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Jerry Wallace
George
Richard Stewart
Fourth Avenue
West
Paul St. John
George Wallace
Betty Hulse
Mary Blankinship
Dot Hine
B._F- Wear
Milton Rombokas
Jane Beathng
Billy Hine
Jewel Rogers
Butler “Hine
Elizabeth Perry
Peggy Dowdy
Annette Beauchamp
Kin of Dixon Found Safe in France
The wife and two children of Max Dixon, brother of Alabama Governor Frank Dixon, were found safe in Montauban France after fleeing Paris ahead of the German invasion. A cable to Governor Dixon said contact had been established through Societe Generale in Montauban. The family previously resided with Mrs Dixon a French national and the children attended a Paris school.
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Montgomery
Ala
Max Dixon
Alabama
Frank Dixon
Paris
Montauban
France
Dixon
Gwelo
South Africa
Washington
Louis Johnson
Societe Generale
London
Knox Sworn In as Navy Secretary at White House
Col Frank Knox took the oath of office as secretary of the navy at the White House and departed for the department. He told reporters this is a working job not a talking job.
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Washington
Col
Frank Knox
Civilians Learn Army Drill at Fort McPherson in Atlanta
July 11 at Fort McPherson saw four platoons of Southern business and professional men attempting basic army drill in uniform. Participants paid for their outfits and meals, with volunteers like Harry Hampton, Wade Hampton’s grand-nephew, stepping into roles as they learn maneuvers and rifle care under officer instruction.
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Atlanta
Fort McPherson
Harry Hampton
Columbia, D. C
Wade Hampton
Lee
Hampton
Adolph & Ochs
Chattanooga
Roosevelt defense program outlined with Stimson sworn in
The report notes Knox’s confirmation followed by Henry L. Stimson’s approval as secretary of war. Roosevelt’s preparedness plan would exceed ten billion dollars with cash and contract appropriations. He urged five aims including a 1.2 million man army, a large tank and artillery reserve, and 15 000 more army planes plus 4 000 for the navy.
County Court Ends Two Day Session Under Judge Lymne
Judge Seybourn H. Lymne oversaw a two day county court session with many civil non jury cases tried on Tuesday and criminal non jury cases heard on Wednesday. The court will reconvene July 29.
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Seybourn H. Lymne
Almazan Supporters Set Up Separate Vote Tabulations
In Mexico City on July 11 a bitter contest over last Sunday's violent presidential election emerged as representatives of General Juan Andreu Almazan, an anti-administration candidate, opened separate tabulation quarters to count results from the federal district and other areas.
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Mexico City
Juan Andreu Almazan
Federal District
Decatur's Diary Highlights Local Visit Notes
Mr and Mrs C P Brothers host Elvira Brothers of Fosterville Tennessee and Ruth Mitchell of Christiana Tennessee as guests. One person was tried in police court for petty larceny. Mrs Lizzie Gillespie moved to her home. Various locals visit kin in nearby towns and cities including Birmingham and Shreveport during the week.
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Lizzie Gillespie
Drinkard
Benevolent Secret Hospital
Sevent Avenue
South
Police Deny Bomb Plot At GOP Convention
Eight homemade bombs filled with nuts and bolts were claimed by the newspaper as part of a plot. Police and officials including James H Malone and Lewis Valentine denied any organized bomb plot. FBI chief Sears said he had no knowledge of bombs found or a plot during the convention in Philadelphia.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Bomb aimed at Governor James scene reports
An aide to Governor Arthur H. James said a bomb near the Republican national convention was intended for the governor. James, a GOP presidential candidate, learned of the threat recently but said he is not greatly alarmed. The note followed a prior arrest, with one suspect claiming the device was directed at the governor. The report also covers TVA dam plans and aluminum production for air power, tied to a large defense funding package.
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Harrisburg
Arthur H. James
Pennsylvania
James
Aluminum Company of America
National Defense Commission
Appropriations Committee
Congress
TVA
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