Decatur Extends Tag End Lines After Purchase Deal
Decatur began cutting over customers on tag end lines outside city limits after paying 25000 to Alabama Power Company for the lines. The $46 million northern division purchase will be paid by municipalities. 282 customers on this fringe system yield about 7000 yearly. Inside city limits, the utility system was bought earlier for 193000 with 100000 salvage allowance, reducing net cost to 93000. Crews remove salvaged equipment as work continues toward completion by Monday.
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Decatur
Alabama Power Company
Power Company
New York City
John A. Caddell
North Alabama
Commonwealth and Southern
Tennessee Valley Authority
Alabama Power Company Holdings
City Electric Department
Austinville
Valley Country Club
Almon
Esix
Wilder
Cemetery
Second Avenue
Danville Road
Ninth Street
Heavy July rainfall leads to near record totals
The city reports 7.68 inches of rain in July, the wettest since January 1937 when 11.76 inches fell. Only three days had no rain, with a fourth possible if weather turns dry again. year‑to‑date July rainfall trails January 1937 by about 4.08 inches but could tie or exceed the record if showers resume after Wednesday.
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Weather Bureau
Hope Held Out To State's Farmers
Alabama farmers faced crop damage from heavy rains but may see recovery with good weather, says P. O. Davis of the extension service. E. D. Emigh of the Weather Bureau notes severe cotton losses from constant precipitation statewide. Davis remains hopeful for improvement if weather turns favorable.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama
P. O. Davis
Alabama Extension Service
E. D. Emigh
Montgomery Weather Bureau
Davis
Alabamians Enrolled in Expanded CCC Camps
More than a thousand Alabamians gain jobs under an expanded Civilian Conservation Corps program. Most enroll in six new CCC camps in Alabama opened July 1, with others sent to camps in other states.
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Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Alabama
Britain Faces Bombing Pressure As War Proceeds
British Prime Minister Churchill addressed the House of Commons amid Nazi raids across the British Isles. He warned against a mass child evacuation while offering peace efforts to end the China China war and Burma road disruption.
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Associated Press
Churchill
House of Commons
London
Britain
Burma Road
China
United States
Dominions
Burke Bolts to GOP Ranks in Nebraskas Assembly
Senator Edward R. Burke of Nebraska says he will support Wendell L. Willkie for president, bolting the Democratic party after losing renomination. He wrote Willkie that many Democrats should back the Republican nominee in November. Burke, once a Roosevelt ally, opposed the New Deal and the Court packing plan.
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Washington
Edward R. Burke
Dneb
Wendell L. Willkie
Nebraska
Burke
R. L. Cochran
Willkie
Roosevelt
Garner
Japan’s Inauguration Signals Strong Expansion in Asia
The article notes Japan’s nationalistic and militaristic shift in Tokyo as it speeds toward establishing regional hegemony in Eastern Asia. It questions ties to Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, while arguing speed in expansion under a modified fascist government is the aim, with Britain distracted by its war effort.
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Japan
Asia
Nippon
Germany
Italy
Messrs
Hitler
Mussolini
Britain
Japan Drops Glove And Bares Her Fist
A historical opinion piece analyzes Japan under Prince Konoye, contrasting two world outlooks within the country. It suggests Japan will pursue its aims in the Orient even amid broader war outcomes, likening Konoye to a Shogun in spirit.
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Orient
England
Nippon
Konoye
Powder Plant to Triple Army Smokeless Output
The War Department signed a $25 million contract with E I DuPont to build a government owned smokeless powder plant in Louisville Kentucky to be operated by DuPont. The plant aims for 60 million pounds per year and will employ about 5 000 workers at completion in ten months.
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Washington
War Department
Congress
Louisville, Ky
E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company
DuPont
Picatinny, N. J
Middle West
Roosevelt
Louisville
St Mihiel
Meuse-Argonne
Ohio River
Mattress making program engages Decatur families
One hundred eligible families in Decatur gathered at the Farmers Gin Company on Canal Street to fashion mattresses. The government provides 50 pounds of cotton and ticking, with work guided by farm and home demonstration agents, and the project is expected to run for a week to ten days under sheds at the gin.
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Decatur
Farmers Gin Company
Canal Street
Paul C. Davis
Poison death preliminary hearing set for four women
Lily Smith Laverne McDonald and Anne Horton three accused of murder in Helen Baker poisoning will have a preliminary hearing before Dustite B Dickinson Friday at 10 in city hall court room. J N Powell represents defendants while County Solicitor Newton D Powell represents the state. Eight defense witnesses and fourteen state witnesses were summoned. Autopsy found poison in Baker's viscera and insurers named Horton and Smith as beneficiaries. Coroner's inquest ruled Baker's death a poisoning.
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Lily Smith
Laverne McDonald
Anne Horton
Helen Baker
Dustite
Dickinson
City Hall
J. N. Powell
Hartselle
Newton D. Powell
Anna Horton
Baker
Warning to stop worm diggers in Sheffield
Police chief Bar Thard warns all worm diggers to cease digging banks of ditches within city limits or face arrest for damaging city property. Fishermen have already caused costly ditch damage while seeking bait in the Tennessee Valley Lake region.
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Sheffield
Ala
Tennessee Valley Lake
Bar Thard
Woman faces assault charge in man shot incident
Emma Reed, recuperating at home, is charged with assault with intent to murder after Elmer Milligan, 22, of Hartselle was shot in the back Tuesday night in front of Reed’s East Market Street home. Milligan was in critical condition. Reed's deputies say she fired from a window to scare away a man who had approached her car. Milligan’s account places him near the Reed house when a car arrived and a woman shouted for him to return before he was wounded.
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Emma Reed
Elmer Milligan
Hartselle
Baugh's Infirmary
Reed
East Market Street
W. T. Willoughby
Milligan
Sheriff's
Candler Pittman
Bibb Humphrey
City Police
Fraining Costs Child Her Life in Atlantic City
Three year old Sylvia Ann Hill died after her dress caught fire while playing with a gas stove. Instead of seeking help she went to bed as she had been trained to do when naughty. The flames spread to bed covers and neighbors discovered her in the doorway. She died an hour later in city hospital.
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Atlantic City
N. Gd
Sylvia Ann Hill
Ahs
City
Farley declines to forecast 1940 Roosevelt Willkie race
Chicago dispatch reports James A. Farley Democratic national chairman declines to predict the 1940 presidential outcome. He asks reporters to table questions until Friday or Saturday when he plans to outline future plans and may address prospects for the campaign.
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Chicago
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Farley
Newanen
Fight purses held after Armstrong Jenkins bout at Polo Grounds
The New York State Athletic Commission ordered the purses of Henry Armstrong and Ken Jenkins held after Armstrong stopped Jenkins in six rounds of a 12 round non title fight. Jenkins purse was 24 984 63 and Armstrongs 25 404 48. Promoter Mike Jacobs reported no reason for the action but suspected forfeits of 1500 might be required to ensure both boxers make their next title defenses in New York State.
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New York
Henry Armatrong
Ken Jenkins
Polo Grounds
New York State Athletic Commission
Armstrong
Jenkins
Eddie Mead
Armatrong
Mike Jacobs
Jacobs
John Monan
Chaffman
Commission
Jenking
New York State
U S Army to Train Parachute Platoon This Summer
War Department announces a test parachute platoon will be formed with two officers and 48 men. Training runs from July 29 to August 3 as part of experiments in parachute troop methods used by Germany and Russia in the European war.
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Washington
Germany
Russia
War Department
Department
Cooperation Asked in Boys Club Work
The Boys Club committee of the Elks lodge appeals to city merchants to support the boys club movement in Decatur. They are being contacted personally and by telephone. All ladies interested in promoting this program and the welfare of the boys were asked to contact the committee by calling 72.
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The
Elks Lodge
Decatur
U S Delegation Heads South for Inter American Conference
Secretary Hull leads a U S delegation toward Havana for the second inter American conference since the European war began. The group includes trade, agriculture and monetary experts, aiming to extend last Panama talks and seek hemispheric defense and economic coordination amid Axis threats.
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J. C. Stark
Washington
Hull
United States
Havana
Panama
State Department
Miami
Pla
Conference of Foreign Ministers
New World
Germany
Ameca Bers
Latin America
Roosevelt
AAA program discussed for soil building in Tennessee Valley
A. W. Jones cited that agriculture is in better shape to meet European conflict conditions as county committees and agents met in Lyons to discuss AAA use. Seven counties Morgan Franklin Limestone Lawrence Madison Colbert attended the session led by L. K. Self to push soil conservation and grant of aid plans in the Tennessee Valley.
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AAA
Lyons Hotel
Morgan
Franklin
Limestone
Lawrence
Madison
Colbert
Tennessee Valley
L. K. Self
Alabama Extension Service
Jones
Girl Denies Killing Mother in West Virginia Case
Lulu Blair, 36, daughter of a Harrisville physician, faces a September grand jury review on a murder charge after her mother Vernie Curtis Blair died from four pistol wounds. Blair testified at a coroner inquest she and her mother were alone and she heard the shots, denying involvement. Prosecutor Max De Berry set the grand jury date for September 10.
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Harrisville
W. Va
Lulu Blair
Harisville
Vernie Curtis Blair
Dona
Max de Berry
Roosevelt to name Wallace as running mate for 1940 ticket
The Roosevelt camp signals acceptance of a third term and nominates Henry A Wallace as vice presidential candidate. Delegates at Chicago Stadium await formal word via telegram as Barkley outlines plans for a late evening address by Roosevelt and a brief appearance by Mrs. Roosevelt. Wallace, a former Republican, has served with Roosevelt since 1941.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Chicago Stadium
Roosevelt
White House
Henry A. Wallace
Towan
Awai
Byrnes
South Caroll
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Pp. m
Barkley
Franklin Dvelt
Wallace
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt keeps vice presidency choice open as Bankhead declines
Reports say President Roosevelt chose Secretary Wallace for his running mate. Speaker Bankhead of Alabama rejects withdrawal and says he will not bow out, claiming the president has left the field open and approved several others.
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Stick
Chicago
Roosevelt
Wallace
Speaker Bankhead
Mr. Roosevelt
Wallace Dominates Democratic Convention Nomination Talk
Word that Wallace would receive strong support spread quickly as delegates discussed a first ballot victory. Contenders including Harrison McNutt Stark Johnson and Rayburn were seen withdrawing to back Wallace, despite Roosevelt's reluctance to seek renomination.
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Hall
Byrnes
Wallace
Harrison
Migs
Mississippi
Paul V McNutt
Indiana
Federal Security Administrator
Lloyd C. Stark
Missouri
Louis A. Johnson
Tary
War
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Mr. Roosevelt
Platform Outline From Democratic Convention Session
An outline of the platform adopted by the Democratic convention in last night’s session in Chicago will be found on three of today’s issue of the Daily.
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Chicago
Convention Narrows Gap As Early Returns Show Votes
Early today 946 votes and 18 30 for one candidate contrast with 149 1 15 for four rivals, as the convention opened in a traditional session. Delegates stirred and spoke as history was made last night.
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Tse
Gates
Weather Summary for Tennessee and Alabama
The Tennessee river gauge stood at 20 feet and falling. Temperatures ranged from 64 to 84 degrees with no rainfall. Showers were absent, but cloudiness persisted tonight and Friday with warmer conditions. Alabama will see partly cloudy skies Friday with scattered clouds and variable winds near the coast.
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Alabama
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