Marshall says urgent need to extend military service
General George C. Marshall told the Senate military committee that an emergency declaration is essential to retain selectees reserves and national guardsmen beyond one year. He argued for quick action before August 1 to avoid demobilizing key units and cited airfield work in Brazil and Caribbean delays caused by funding limits.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Army
Congress
Senate Military Committee
War Department
Marshall
Austin
Rvt
Marshal
Brazil
R-Vt
United States
National Guard
Correas
Daily Wire to Broadcast Washington Draft Lottery Numbers
The Daily arranges a special AP leased wire to publish draft lottery results for registrants in Washington. Lottery starts shortly after six o'clock Decatur time and will take about two hours to complete. Drawn numbers will be posted at The Daily office as soon as received.
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Associated Press
Washington
Decatur
Britain’s V for Victory Campaign Targets Nazi Morale
London reports Britain’s anti Nazi propaganda effort grows with a proposed special department of political warfare. The plan centers on plastering V symbols and broadcasting Morse code to undermineoccupiers while Colonel Britton, BBC, urges occupied peoples to spread the V message.
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London
Britain
Department of Political Warfare
M. P. Edgar Granville
House of Commons
Alfred Duff Cooper
Colonel Britton
BBC
England
Army Tries Experiment to Streamline Anti-Tank Forces
Camp Forrest July 17 Maj Gen Samuel T Lawton announces a new Army experiment to centralize anti-tank and anti-aircraft weapons under a provisional battalion with its own vehicular radio network. The plan aims to improve mobility and firepower by reorganizing 75 mm 37 mm and .50 caliber guns for flexible use with infantry and artillery units.
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Jerry T. Baulch
Forrest
War College
Washington
Samuel T. Lawton
Illinois
Daylight Time Scheme Discussed Across Alabama
A new daylight saving proposal stirs Alabama residents with Tuscaloosa urging a state wide conference. Governor Dixon proclaims daylight time for all state agencies and urges city and county boards to adopt it. Decatur not yet considered though May meeting could raise the issue.
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Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Dixon
Decatur
To Might
Parley Urged For Daylight Saving Time By Alabama Cities
Tuscaloosa officials urged immediate talks among Alabama city leaders on a unified daylight saving time action. President Luther Davis proposed a conference with Birmingham’s Gooper Green and sought contact with Thomas Meighan, Alabama Municipalities leader, though no progress occurred. The commission also voted to resume a partial blackout of street lighting on July 21 as part of a nationwide defense curtailment.
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Parley
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama
Luther Davis
Davis
Commission
Gooper Green
Birmingham City Commission
Thomas Meighan
Gadsden
Alabama League of Municipalities
Meighan
Montgomery
United States
Clocks to Move Ahead in Southeast States for Power Save
President Roosevelt urged daylight saving to aid national defense production. Alabama and Tennessee begin at midnight, with Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Virginia following in late July to August. Governor Price to decide on August 1 for Virginia.
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Atlanta
Roosevelt
Alabama
Tennessee
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
James H. Price
Expansion of New Order Ik Orient Likely
Intensified efforts to invigorate Japan's plan for a greater East Asia co prosperity sphere were described as a possible result of a new Tokyo government. Officials noted no surprise at Prince Konoe's resignation and warned expansionist activity could follow, tied to domestic economic strain and the Indo China situation.
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IK Orient
Lloyd Lehrers
Washington
Japan
Greater East Asia
Tokyo
United States
State Department
Fumimaro
Konoye
Asia
IndoCh
Prince Konoye To Form New Japanese Cabinet
Prince Fumimaro Konoye, after his cabinet resigned, was ordered by the emperor to form a cabinet capable of meeting the changing world situation. Sources expect him to take on the commission but offer no clarity on cabinet composition or potential shifts in policy. Attention focuses on who will replace Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka, the Axis signer and neutrality pact participant.
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Indo-China
China
Russia
Yosuke Matauaka
Konoye
Japan
Axis
Soviet Union
Commerce Department
Tokyo
Fumimaro Konoye
Prince Konoye
Yosuke Matsuoka
Berlin
Soviet Russia
Moscow
Cities designated for scrap aluminum concentration centers
Five Alabama cities were named concentration centers for scrap aluminum to aid the national preparedness program. Birmingham Mobile Montgomery Ozark and Decatur were designated by Mayor F H LaGuardia. Maj Joe Dickerson suggested Gadsden and the governor’s office expected it to be added. County defense councils will ship their aluminum to the nearest center.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
County Defense Council
U.S
New York
Birmingham
Mobile
Ozark
Decatur
Maj
Joe Dickerson
Ste Defense Council
Gadsden
Dixon
LaGuardia
Tear Gas Used as Bendix Plant Crowd Clashes
Tear gas dispersed several hundred striking workers at Bendix New Jersey gates as they were headed to Air Associates plant. Six workers were injured in the clashes. The United Automobile Workers began picketing after dismissals, while bus wage settlements were announced in New York City.
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Associated Press
Bendix
N. J
Plant of Air Associates, Inc
United Automobile Workers of America
CTO
New York City
William M. Davis
National Defense Mediations Board
F. H. LaGuardia
United Aircraft Corporation
Hartford
Conn
AFL
City Council to Meet Tonight at City Hall
The regular City Council meeting is scheduled for tonight at City Hall at 7:30 o'clock. City officials urge residents to attend and participate in the discussion of local matters.
Lear Action Closed Now
Undersecretary Robert P Patterson said the War Department considers the punitive 15 mile march incident a closed matter. Lear had disciplined troops after the Memphis golf outing episode and Patterson refused to release the report.
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Washington
Prew
Robert P. Patterson
War Department
Ben Lear
Memphis
Patterson
Lear
Second Army
Yoo
Miss Bankhead Injured In Auto Truck Collision
Miss Kan Bankhead, 18 year old granddaughter of Senator John H. Bankhead, was seriously injured in an automobile truck collision near Vasper Alabama. Her condition was reported critical by her physician Dr. J F Camp.
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Vasper
Ala
Kan Bankhead
John H. Bankhead
Here
Walter Will Bankhead
Alabama
William B. Bankhead
J. F. Camp
German Drive Threatens Smolensk Rail Hub and Moscow Route
War dispatches describe a German push breaking through the main Russian line toward Smolensk and the strategic railway hub, threatening Moscow and the Stalin defenses. Bolshevik resistance remains variable with no clear sign of exploiting the setback in the Bobruisk area south of Smolensk.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Smolensk
Moscow
Bobruisk
German thrust threatens Smolensk and near Moscow
German forces push a narrow Salient toward Smolensk and claim to have reached within 110 miles of Moscow. Russian regrouping and defense are implied as crucial to stopping the German advance. Heavy fighting persists along the Stafin line as German and Finnish forces press northward.
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Smolensk
Moscow
Havin
Sremnane
Stafin
Red hurling all reserves in massive war reports
Berlin dispatches claim a breakthrough toward Smolensk and possible fall of key rail hub. Nazi propaganda says German forces push toward Moscow while Russian reports note heavy fighting near Leningrad and Kiev with Kishinev captured and a stalled advance in several sectors.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Adolph Hitler
Smolensk
Minsk-Moscow
Reutern
London
United States
W. Point
Germany
Nagi
Europe
DNB
Hitler
Moscow
Cpt
Kishinev
Bessarabia
Leningrad
Kiev
Pskov
Novgrad-Volynski
Public may hear Solon at Decatur banquet
Residents of Decatur are invited to hear Congressman John Sparkman speak at the Alabama Press Association annual banquet in Lyons Saturday night at 8. Reservations through the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, phone 69, by Saturday. Delegates from Huntsville visit Wheeler Lake for a boat trip before the 8 p.m. banquet. Arrangements for the reception are overseen by the Decatur Chamber of Commerce members.
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Decatur
John Sparkman
Alabama Press Association
Lyons
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Huntsville
Wnd
Wheeler Lake
Press Association
Congressman Sparkman
Chef Commerce
Minui
Chamber of
W. J. Wijer
Ernest Barnett
G. Gaines Stuart
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