Rome Hints New Ultimatum To Britain
The Rome-Berlin axis plans a potential ultimatum to Britain with a looming invasion, according to Italian editor Virginio Gayda. Nazi and Italian offensives surge in Africa and Europe as Churchill warns of a long war and heavy bombardment targets British ports and convoys.
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Associated Press
Britain
Rome-Berlin
Virginio Gayda
Mussolini
Gayda
British
Holy Land
Haifa
Palestine
Africa
Moyale
Kenya
High Command
Mediterranean
Buna
East Africa
Faversham
English Channel
Churchill
Gaydan
Winston Churchill
British Isle
Bass leaps into boat startles fisherman on White Springs trip
Hal Evans, a Black laborer on W. O. Lipscomb’s White plantation in South Limestone county, hooked a two and a half pound bass that leaped into his boat. Startled, he held the fish as it fell at his feet and later handed it to Lipscomb for Sunday dinner at White Springs camp.
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Hal Evans
W. O. Lipscomb
Limestone County
Evans
Lipscomb
White Springs Camp
Anniversary Marks Paul Litchfield Goodyear Rise to Leadership
On this date forty years ago Paul W. Litchfield joined Goodyear at Akron as factory superintendent. He rose through roles from director in 1906 to president in 1923 and now serves as chairman of all Goodyear organizations worldwide. He has long supported the Boy Scouts of America.
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Paul W. Litchfield
Masachusetts Institute of Technology
Goodyear
Akron
Litchfield
Mr. Litchfield
Roe
Gncore
Boy Scouts of America
Army Orders 627 Light Tanks In Peace Time Deal
The army ordered 627 light tanks from American Car and Foundry Company in a peace time record purchase valued around 11 million dollars. Tanks weigh about 12 tons and will be built at Berwick Pennsylvania with four 30 caliber guns and a 46 caliber machine gun plus a 37 millimeter anti aircraft gun. Bids opened at Rock Island arsenal last week. Representative Woodrum said hearings will examine Roosevelt defense request of 4.8 billion dollars to ensure value and quick action.
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Washington
Army
American Car and Foundry Company
Berwick
Rock Island
Arsenal
Woodrum
D-Va
White House
House Appropriations
Roosevelt
House Committee
Explosion traps miners at Sonman mine in Pennsylvania
A blast at the Sonman mine near Johnston, Pennsylvania, reportedly entombs about 60 to 70 workers. Rescue teams from state mine inspectors and the U S Bureau of Mines rush to the scene as details and survivor numbers remain unclear.
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Johnstown
Koppers Coal Company
Sonman
Johnston
Pittsburgh
U. S. Bureau of Mines
P. C. Thomas
Willkie mocks Byrnes humor at Chicago convention remark
Wendell Willkie said Senator James F. Byrnes showed humor when calling the Democratic national convention unbossed in Chicago. Willkie noted Byrnes humor at a press conference in Colorado Springs.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Wendell Willkie
James F. Byrnes
Chicago
Jim Byrnes
Shoals Work Tops state's June report
Montgomery July 15 announcement of a 6 million dollar modernization at Nitrate Plant No 2 Muscle Shoals and a new silk hosiery mill at Abbeville highlight Alabama monthly industrial survey by the State Chamber of Commerce. New concerns include a quick freezing plant in Crosville and expanded coal mining near Bridgeport.
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Montgomery
Ala
Muscle Shoals
Abbeville
Alabama State Chamber of Commerce
Crosville
Bridgeport
J. J. Wilderson
Chicago
Bluff View Mountain
Tennesee
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Gadsden
National Defense
Coosa County
Electric Metallurgical Company
Malbis. Bakery Company
Mobile
State Rivers Fall Monday in Central Alabama Rain
Heavy rains across central Alabama eased river levels with the Warrior river receding steadily at Tuscaloosa and the Tombigbee expected to peak slightly lower than danger. Birmingham and Clanton recorded over an inch of rain while crops face damage from prolonged wetness and slow root and boll growth.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Montgomery Weather Bureau
Warrior River
Tuscaloosa
Demopolis
Clanton-Birmingham
Birmingham
Clanton
Alabama Extension Service
Town Creek coach claimed by death
William Doughty a University of Alabama track team member in 1932 died at his home in Northport Alabama after leg infection operations He was athletic coach at Town Creek high school last year and formerly a football star at Tuscaloosa county high school in Northport
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Northport
Ala
William Doughty
University of Alabama
Doughty
Town Creek
Tuscaloosa County
No New Clues in County Theft Probe
A 10 day inquiry found no new clues in the July 6 courthouse break in theft of master records from Isaac Johnson Jr and E E Byars offices. Johnson resigned as tax collector amid accusations of about 15000 dollars owed. Bragg contests Johnson nomination as probate official with over 300 witnesses examined. Governor Dixon reported state examiners charged the sums to Johnson and the state.
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Isaac Johnson, Jr
Frank M Dixon
Montgomery
Johnson
Georgia Guard tojoin large war games in Louisiana
Three National Guard members from Georgia will depart August 4 by rail and road for extensive maneuvers in Louisiana. About 70,000 Guardsmen and regular army personnel will participate with Georgia units stationed at Camp Shelby before moving into Louisiana for war games starting August 15.
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Atlanta
Georgia
National Guard
Louisiana
Georgia Guardsmen
Camp Shelby
Hattiesburgh
Miss
Mrs Black Rites Held For Falkville Illness Victim
Funeral services for Mrs. J. Black, 79, a Falkville resident, were held at 11 a.m. Monday at Parkville Church with Rev. Jt. Roberts and Rev. C. L. Dobbs officiating. She died Saturday at her daughter's home, survived by four daughters, nine grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. Burial was at Falkville cemetery. Pallbearers included Percy Beasley and others. honorary pallbearers listed.
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J. Black
Falkville
Beasley
C. L. Dobbs
Decatur
Olite-Wilhite
Memphis
J.B. Patterson
L. E. Brown
A. Ashwander
T. P. Summerford
Sim Brown
J. W Sirley
W. O. Clark
W. E. Knight
T. B. Strickland
J. K. West
Jeff Rowe
J. W. Franklin
Five Die in California Plane Crash Near Mark Leeveill
Five persons were killed when a small aircraft crashed near Markleeveill California authorities said. The plane owned by Troy Colback of Fullerton carried pilot C Hodges of Los Angeles and four passengers two men and two women.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Markleeville
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Troy Colback
Fullerton
Fresno
C. Hodges
Los Angeles
Businessman dies in Tuscaloosa jeweler services held
William Henry Fincher a 62 year old prominent Tuscaloosa jeweler for 31 years died Sunday after an extended illness at a local hospital. Funeral services were held here today at 5 p m
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
William Henry Fincher
Churchill’s War Speech Glides Through Quiet Force
Dewitt Mackenzie notes Churchill’s wartime speech as a masterful display of language and leadership. The piece praises his quiet, magnetic cadence in the House of Commons and urges readers to study the full text for both facts and artistry.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Churchill
England
House of Commons
Churchill Address Hailed By Writer
A writer lauds Churchill's recent speech as a display of leadership and resolve. The piece notes Churchill’s claim that a great nation can withstand Nazi power, while questioning whether he speaks for all Britons as England prepares for the coming struggle.
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Churchill
Hitler
England
White House Discusses Direct Chicago Wire Link
President Roosevelt spoke by telephone with James A Farley in Chicago to wish him success at the Democratic convention and gauge prospects for renomination. A direct White House Chicago line was installed but not used, with details provided by Secretary Stephen Early.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Chicago Stadium
Pranklin D. Roosevelt
Edward J Kelly
Chicago
Roosevelt
Kelly
James A. Farley
White House
Farley
New York Yankees
Samuel A. Stritch
Phil Regan
L. W. Robert, Jr
National Committee
Edward J. Kelly
Chicasgo
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Scott
Henry Horner
Illinois
Washington
James A Farley
Stephen Early
Thins
Zwashington
Democratic
Democratic National Committee
Early
Convention City
Hull
Barry
Havana
Tester
Potomac
Rivee
Samuel Rosenman
New York
Justice Roseman
Heat Wave Across Regions Brings Heavier Rain in South
Weather updates show continued showers in the deep South with rainfall totals over an inch and a half in Alabama and Georgia. Temperatures vary widely from upper 70s along the Atlantic to 109 in Phoenix and 100 in Dodge City as overnight lows dip into the 50s and 60s across major cities.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Georgia
Birmingham
Gainesville
Atlantic Seaboard
Maine
Phoenix
Ariz
Dodge City
Eas
Platte
Neb
Boise
Idaho
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Seattle
Los Angeles
New York
Detroit
Eastport
Atlanta
Denver
Tampa
Shreveport
Inside News Scoop Confirms Womb Planting Near Convention
The claim of womb implantation near the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia is officially supported by New York Police Commissioner Valentine and Pennsylvania state authorities. The disclosure was first reported in this column on June 26, marking another exclusive inside-scoop from News Behind The News by Paul Mallon in The Decatur Daily.
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Philadelphia
New York
Valentine
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Inside News
Paul Mallon
Decatur Daily
Two cars collide injuring Athens woman near Decatur
Mrs. Ben Ezell of Athens suffered a severe leg cut when her car, carrying her husband and driven by L. P. Allreed of Powderly, collided on Bee Line Highway a mile south of Decatur. Patrolmen Copeland and Hale investigated. both vehicles sustained about 150 dollars in damage.
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Ben Ezell
Athens
L. P. Allreed
Powderly
Bee Line
Decatur
H. L. Copeland
Julius Hale
Ezell
Highway Patrol
Week End Traffic Deaths and Stabbing in Birmingham
One traffic fatality occurred when Oscar O. Mitchell Jr. veered off Red Mountain highway near Vulcan Park to avoid a collision. A second man, James Wright aged 43, died from stab wounds as police reported his wife was being held.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Oscar O. Mitchell, Jr
Red Mountain Highway
Vulcan Park
James Wright
Labor board hearing on Decatur Iron and Steel case
The National Labor Relations Board opened a hearing on charges by SWOC CIO that Decatur Iron and Steel violated the National Labor Relations Act by recognizing a shop union for bargaining. The union is accused of being company dominated. the hearing by attorneys for both sides was delayed from June 17 and is expected to last about two days.
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National Labor Relations Board
SWOC
CIO
Decatur Tron and Steel Company
National Labor Relations Act
Boswell and Shanks
Peach
Farley to Buy New York Yankees in $4 Million Deal
Attorney Jeremiah T. Mahoney said a syndicate led by James A. Farley would purchase the New York Yankee Baseball Club from the Ruppert estate within two weeks for about 4 million dollars. The report places Farley as head of the buying group and names a tentative sale timeline.
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Chicago
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
New York
New York Yankee Baseball Club
Jacob Ruppert
James A. Farley
Tennessee River gauge falls as heat lingers in Alabama
The Tennessee River water level stood at 20.8 feet early today after a fall, with a 24 hour spread from 70 to 83 degrees. Rainfall reached 0.32 inches. Alabama sees cloudy skies tonight and possible thundershowers with variable winds, then cooler conditions arriving Tuesday morning.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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