Roosevelt asks Congress for 3.323 billion for navy and maritime
President Roosevelt seeks 3.323 billion in cash and contract authority for the navy and maritime commission as defense spending totals reach 8.003 billion over two days. He notes funds will fund shipbuilding maintenance repairs ordnance pay and housing while denying arming merchant vessels.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Navy
Maritime Commission
Army
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt seeks 1.6 billion for Maritime Commission ship program
The 1.608 billion dollar request funds 566 new merchant ships costing about 1.24665 billion and 350 million for requisition and repair of existing ships, with 50 million for additional facilities. Plans push construction to begin next month with ships due by end of 1943, totaling 5,500 gross tons. The commission already operates a 705-ship program, with 95 long-range ships delivered and emergency ships due to begin this year.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Maritime Commission
Commission
Itad
Une
Bozo Thanks Decatur as Eyesight Battle Nears Return
The famed fighter Bozo plans to return to Decatur to thank locals for support during his effort to regain sight. He cites friendly cooperation and contributions to his treatment fund, and thanks Lyons hotel management for room charges as he departs.
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Bozo
Decatur
Lyons
Tuskegee Institute chief cites three criteria for lynching reports
Dr. F D Patterson president of Tuskegee Institute outlined a 1940 conference agreement defining lynching reports by three criteria: presence of a dead body three or more people involved and an act in the name of justice race or tradition. He noted a North Carolina lynching in early 1941 resembled past cases, despite newspaper claims it arose from a local dispute, with perpetrators already imprisoned.
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Tuskegee
Ala
F. D. Patterson
Tuskegee Institute
North Carolina
Patterson
Scrap Bins Placed for Aluminum Drive by Lions Club
Mayor T R Harrison approves placing a scrap bin in Wheeler Park on upper Second Avenue and another at the Roxy Theatre on Bank Street. A third bin will be set at Riverside Auditorium during the Homemaker's Defense Clinic meeting on July 16. The campaign begins July 21, urging Decatur residents to donate discarded aluminum for national defense.
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T. R. Harrison
Wheeler Park
Upper
Second Avenue
Roxy Theatre
Bank’ Street
Decatur
Riverside Auditorium
Homemaker’s Defense Clinic
Early Coal Purchases Endorsed for National Defense
Governor Dixon endorsed early coal purchases to stockpile next winter. He argued that prebuying would strengthen national defense by smooth rail movements before peak demand and may help consumers avoid higher prices later.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dixon
Reds in New York Back Aid Plan
In a Madison Square Garden rally, the Communist party urged President Roosevelt to fully implement aid to the U S war effort. Robert Minor urged rapid production of tanks, guns, planes and ships for the war against Hitler, and condemned public figures allied with Munich appeasement.
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Communist Party
Madison Square Scion
Roosevelt
U. S
Robert Minor
Earl Browder
Wees
Hitler
United States
Lindberghs
Hoovers
Wheelers
Norman Thomases
Munich
Auto Plants Idle Today Amid Materials Shortage
About forty thousand Chrysler Corporation and Briggs Manufacturing employees were idle due to a shortage of unholstery from National Automotive Fibres Inc. The Plymouth plant and part of Briggs, which builds bodies for Chrysler, were last affected after Chrysler, Dodge and DeSoto plants had closed. The walkout stems from a wage dispute as the current contract nears expiration on August 1.
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Associated Press
Chrysler Corporation
Briggs Manufacturing Company
National Automotive Fibres, Inc
Plymouth
Briggs
Chrysler
Dodge
DeSoto
Automobile
National Automotive Fibres
Two New Polio Cases in Jefferson County Reported
Montgomery July 11 Two new infantile paralysis cases were reported from Jefferson County today. The Alabama health department notes 31 cases in the state since July 1 and 55 this year, with no clear link among cases. Doctor J N Baker cautions against assuming an epidemic, as July typically sees a peak.
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Montgomery
Jefferson County
Alabama
State Health Department
J. N. Baker
Building of New Home at Fairview Under Way
W P Dozier has begun construction of a five room frame dwelling with a composition roof at 200 South Avenue Fairview. R B Montgomery is the contractor and the permit calls for a total cost of 5000 dollars.
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W. P. Dozier
South. Avenue
Fairview
R. B. Montgomery
Guest of Governor to Join Gulf Cruise and Fishing Expedition
Sir Louis Beale, member of the British purchasing commission, will be the guest of Fox Dixon for a weekend Gulf of Mexico cruise and fishing expedition. Beale speaks tonight to the Alabama State Bar Association in Mobile. others invited include Dr. Richard C. Foster, president of the University of Alabama, Logan Martin, and Lloyd Bowers of Birmingham.
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Montgomery
Ala
Louis Beale
British Purchasing Commission
Fox Dixon
Gulf of Mexico
Beale
Alabama State Bar Association
Mobile
Dixon
Richard C. Foster
University of Alabama
Logan Martin
Lloyd Bowers
Hartsel le Board No 2 lists serials for July registrations
Serial numbers and names of registrants at Hartsel le Board No 2 in Morgan County July 1 show 106 on site and 20 registered elsewhere, totaling 126. James Edward Tyler drew 1 and Luther Roberts the highest 126. both white. The list includes many names, races, and serial numbers from S-1 to S-93 with several栏目 continuing on Page Seven.
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Morgan County Board No
Hartselle
James Edward Tyler
Laceys Spring
Luther Roberts
Milton Virgil Dumas
Chester Wallace Craze
James Arthur McDonald
Nazis Poised for New Campaign Across Europe Fronts
Berlin claimed the blitz into Russia had paused but would resume soon as German forces pressed in the west and Dakar prepared to resist. Vichy watched US moves while British raids struck retreating Vichy troops as Moscow and Berlin traded casualty tallies and forecasts of outcomes on the Eastern Front.
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Syria
Berlin
Dakar
French West Africa
Vichy
Middle East
Seott
Moscow
Russia
South Atlantic
United States
London
DNB
Nasi
Debated U S Bases in Ireland and Scotland
War column notes Wendel Willkie promotion of U S bases in northern Ireland and Scotland after Iceland occupation. Senator Taft claims reliable authority on a British naval base in northern Ireland and cites troop relief. Senator Wheeler adds that materials have already been sent for U S bases, prompting inquiry by the war naval committee.
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Dewitt MacKenzie Wendel Willkie
United States
Iceland
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Taft
Senate
Great Britain
Ireland
Wheeler
Senator Wheeler
War Naval Committee
Willkie’s Prophecy and the North Atlantic Route
The text discusses Wendell Willkie's possible prophecy about aiding Britain via a northern Atlantic corridor. It notes Iceland’s occupation and the need to keep sea lanes open through a stepping stone arc. It explains Germany’s bombing of southern ports and the shift of transatlantic shipping to northern routes avoiding attacked ports.
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Willkie
Iceland
North Atlantic
Britain
England
Northern
Ireland
Irish Sea
Liverpool
Controversy Over Army Punishment For Memphis Golf Incident
Congressional critics press Gen Lear for his side of the case after he ordered a 15 mile march for soldiers who jeered at Memphis girl golfers. Representative Kilday calls for accountability while questioning the reply and condemning the command as inappropriate during wartime.
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Washington
Ftib
Gieuten- Sit Genenal Ben Cea
Memphis
Robert Richardson
Kilday
D-Tex
Azar
House Military Committee
Congress
Mufti
Lear
Memphis Legion Post backs Gen Lear on discipline
Memphis post No. 1 of the American Legion, one of the nation’s largest, passed a resolution praising Lieut. Gen. Ben Lear for his handling of the 35th division troops and declaring him fully qualified to choose disciplinary measures.
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Memphis
Tenn
American Legion
Ben Lear
Yoo-Hoo
Coast Artillery Band Walks Back After Command Post Trip
Camp Hulen Texas July 11 Band members agreed to play for their commanding officer after an all day command post exercise. They complained of darkness and loading into trucks for a 14 mile trip from a bivouac area. Colonel Joshua Powers overheard and allowed the band to return to camp on foot.
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Camp Halen
Texas
60Th Coast Artillery Band
Joshua Powers
Powers
Soldier Dies at Camp Blanding After Brief Illness
Pvt. Robert Burrell of Birmingham Alabama died at Camp Blanding Florida yesterday after a brief illness. A selectee, he arrived at Camp Blanding in January and was attached to the station hospital medical detachment. The body will be sent to Birmingham this afternoon.
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Camp Blanding
Fla
Robert Burrell
Birmingham
Ala
Burrell
Station Hospital
Eleven Miners Die In Alabama Mine Blast
ACMAR Alabama July 11 The death toll from an explosion wrecking wing No 6 of Acmar mine rose to eleven as rescue crews recovered nine bodies by lamplight before daybreak two remain buried. The dead include nine negroes and two white men trapped in the eighth entry a mile underground yesterday afternoon. The blast described as a local gas explosion was not heard on the surface. Relatives and hundreds watched from the mine entrance. The Acmar mine operated by Alabama Fuel and Oil Co employs two shifts of 200 men. Company president Charles F Debardeleben led the recovery effort. List of the dead includes Ernest Atheridge Curtiss Kuykendall Earl Jennings Preston Brown James Vann Sam Bates Willie Green A McConnice Edgar Fritz N Nathan Eddie Bryant.
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Acmar
Ala
Herbert Ginright
J. L. Poe
Alabama
The
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Charles F. Debardeleben
Ernest Atheridge
Trussville
Curtiss Kuykendall
Earl Jennings
Preston Brown
James Vann
Sam Bates
Willie Green
Georgia City Struck by Severe Thunderstorm in Macon
A fast moving thunderstorm lashed Macon Georgia with winds up to 60 mph hammering roofs and trees. The C D Kinney Georgia Roofing and Nehi Bottling firms suffered major damage and losses exceeded 10000 dollars as two inches of rain flooded streets and sparked fires.
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C. D. Kinney Company
Georgia Roofing Company
Nehi Bottling Company
Bloomington teen wins western junior golf title in Illinois
Jeanne Cline, 17, of Bloomington Illinois defeated Dorothy Campbell of St Louis Missouri 6 and 4 to win the women's western junior golf championship at St Charles Country Club Illinois on July 11.
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Ill
Jeanne Cline
Bloomington
Dorothy Campbell
St. Louis
St. Charles Country Club
Secretary Knox Denies Navy Collusion with Far Flung Units
Secretary Knox and Admiral Harold R. Stark faced categorical denials before the Senate Naval Committee in a closed session lasting under three hours. They disputed line by line claims of Navy cooperation with NAS naval units, while President Roosevelt hinted at legal actions supporting U.S. steel and base arrangements in Britain and Ireland amid lease lend discussions.
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Miral
Harold R. Stark
Senate Naval Committee
Navy
Wheeler
Monty
Velt
Walsh
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Ireland
Ieland
Wheeler Mont
Gament
Portugal Intensifies Azores Posture as Troops Sail
Lisbon denounces U.S. May fireside remark while dispatching a new Azores troop contingent. General Carmona plans a July 20 month tour of the Azores amid Portugal’s vigilance over the Atlantic island group.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Diario Mandan
Government Party
United States
Atlantic
Oscar de Fragosa Carmona
Roosevelt
Roosevelt Records Comment on Willkie Base Plan
The article notes no comment from Mr. Roosevelt on Wendell L. Willkie’s suggestion to establish American bases in the British Isles. Wheeler reports cargoes ready for Northern Ireland for U S naval bases, while Senator Taft argues air bases may be built in both nations for Britain. Senator from Georgia opposes dispatching armed forces outside the Western Hemisphere as the Atlantic base debate grows. Navy officials seek guidance on the matter.
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Wendell L. Willkie
British Isles
Wheeler
Irel
Ee States
Taft
Rohio
United States
Great Britain
D-Ga
Sera Foreign Relations Committee
Atlantic
Tgore
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