TVA Studies River Traffic From Paducah To Knoxville
TVA inspectors begin work in Decatur to assess tonnage potential on the Tennessee River after the 9 foot channel is completed to Knoxville by 1945. The study covers rail water and water truck traffic extending into Alabama Georgia and Virginia with field work in about 215 towns and interviews with over 4000 shippers.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Decatur
Tennessee River
Paducah
Kentucky
Knoxville
Tennessee
Birmingham
Alabama
Macon
Georgia
Bristol
Virginia
Middlesboro
Middle Tennessee
Transportation and Industrial Economics Division
Commerce Department
W. J. Sheehan
Congress May Be Moved for a Year
Washington July 19 The Senate and House may relocate from their capitol chambers for about a year for roof repairs. Architect David Lynn said he would recommend using the House caucus room in the House office building until renovations are finished and estimated the work would take nearly a year.
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Washington
Senate
House
Capitol
David Lynn
Captol
Alleaders
Eselantti House
Troop Trains To Move 132000 Plus For Maneuvers
Troop trains will rumble across American railroads carrying 132 091 National Guard and regular army personnel to maneuvers in four army areas. About 466 special trains will be used with 8 112 caches and 1 324 baggage cars, plus 46 sleeping cars 247 stock cars 54 boxes and 497 flat cars. Remaining troops travel by motor.
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Amerigant
National Guard
Dublin Ad Calls for 400000 Volunteers for Armed Forces
Dublin residents respond to full page newspaper ads calling for at least 400000 volunteers for the armed forces. The appeal arrives in July with nationwide support and broad public interest.
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Dublin
Ireland
Armed Forces
Germans urged to listen to Hitler Reichstag address
Lima reports residents were directed by the German minister to tune in to Adolf Hitler's Reichstag address today. The directive followed orders from Berlin as world events unfold.
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Lima
Peru
Adolf Hitler
Hart to Urge Lower Rates in Livestock Haulage
Southern representatives push rate parity in livestock shipping at a hearing. E L Hart testifies on high southern rates causing hogs to be trucked long distances, with witnesses citing cheaper routes to Bangor and shifts toward trucking from Alabama and Kentucky.
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Atlanta
E. L. Hart
Atlanta Freight Bureau
IGC
Harry L. Sparks
East St. Louis
Bangor
Maine
Tampa
Fla
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Thomas
T. Traywick
Orangeburg
Sinty
Alabama
da C.nd. Phillips
The
Univerty of Kentucky College of Agriculture
Kentucky
Slayer of Woman Is Hanged Today
In New Iberia Louisiana Honore Migués a convict who killed Ss Evelyn Allen Crawford wife of a North Carolina construction worker died on the gallows after noon today. He walked calmly to the scaffold and remained quiet as the hood and noose were placed. The trap was sprung at 12 14 p m CST and he was pronounced dead at 12 29 p m by Iberia Parish coroner Dr Robert Derouen.
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New Iberia
Honore
Migués
Evelyn’ “Allen” Crawford
North ‘Carolina
Miguel
Robert Derouen
Iberia Parish
Arguments in hearing set for death inquiry case
Morning testimony in the preliminary hearing for Lily Smith Anna Horton and Laverne McDonald focused on the death of Helen Baker by poisoning or strangulation or smothering. Witnesses described insurance policies on Helen's life claims and alleged offers to kill, with details from the inquest and sightings at the Horton home.
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Lily Smith
Anna Horton
Laverne McDondeath
Theen
Maye
Helen Baker
Helenker
W. Vine Street
Laverne McDonald
Jesse Johnson
Betty Love
Helen
Hanna Watkins
Rey Howell
Bankhead Parade Highlights Roosevelt Ticket Clash
Chicago July 19. Speakers and parade supporters cheered William B Bankhead as a strong party figure though he fell short of the vice presidential nomination. Henry Steagall praised Bankhead as a tested loyal Democrat while a multi state procession proclaimed we want Bankhead and backed the Roosevelt campaign record.
Japan Moves Closer to Axis As Talks With Germany Deepen
Tokyo reports a Konoye cabinet decision to pursue closer alignment with Germany and Italy. The plan seeks understandings with Berlin on South Seas actions while clarifications on protecting the Dutch East Indies and French Indochina remain unsettled. Premier Konoye and key ministers held a lengthy policy conference. Amsterdam dispatch notes Germany may retaliate over mistreatment of Germans in Dutch colonies, warning of reprisals in Holland.
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Tokyo
Konoye
Italy
Germany
Axis
Netherlands East Indies
French Indo-China
Japan
Berlin
South Seas
Fumimaro Konoye
United States
Great Britain
Gfid
Russia
Amsterdam
West Indies
Holland
Wallace to Confer With Roosevelt at White House
Henry A. Wallace the Democratic vice presidential nominee said he will meet with President Roosevelt at the White House next Thursday to outline summer and fall campaign plans. A decision on an active drive for November votes will follow. He plans a brief Des Moines vacation and likely delivers his acceptance speech there later this month.
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Chicago
Henry A. Wallace
Roosevelt
White House
Des Moines
Iowa
Private Officer Shot in Robbery on Chicago’s North Side
Chicago reports Harry Walsh chief of the Chicago Daily Tribune private police was shot three times by five gunmen who robbed him and a companion of about $8,000. Walsh was taken to Heargin Hospital as police, including Sergt. Robert Ryan, search for the attackers who fled.
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Chicago
Harry Walsh
Chicago, Daily Tribune
Walsh
Robert Ryan
Chicago Avenue
Heargin Hospital
Alabama Negro Escape Is Caught
Henry gh, an escaped Alabama convict, was arrested in Hattiesburg Mississippi and is held for Alabama authorities. He was sentenced in 1938 to 28 to 32 years for robbery and assault to ravish, officers said.
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Hittiesburg
Miss
Henry Gh
Alabama
Pugh
Oil men to meet in Lyons hotel assembly room
Oil distributors of this section will meet tonight in the Lyons hotel assembly room. An earlier notice said the Tennessee Valley hotel would host the gathering.
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Lyons Hotel
Tennessee Valley Hotel
Hitler Fails to Terrify Britain in Speech Response
British political sources in London say Churchill’s June 4 pledge to fight on for years remains. They had anticipated a peace initiative after France surrendered and note Britain would seize the French fleet in advance if needed.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Churchill
France
FDR and Wallace to Run Farley to Quit
Chicago July 19 Farley reelected chairman of the Democratic National Committee by acclamation to serve until August 17 a five member subcommittee to pick a successor after conferences with President Roosevelt Edward Flynn New York Democratic leader presented the resolution noting the postmaster general had decided against retaining the chairmanship and Farley pledged support for the party ticket Roosevelt accepted a third term nomination announced from Chicago Station with Wallace as running mate amid a midnight hush in the stadium Roosevelt said he would continue to serve if drafted and warned against inexperienced hands next January Mrs Roosevelt sat listening as the convention debated the vice presidential selection and the fate of the party
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Chicago
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Roosevelt
Edward Flynn
New York
Farley
Henry A. Wallace
White House
Hudson Valley
Wallace
Paul V. Me
Spain Seeks Gibraltar in Wider Battle for Europe
War correspondent notes Spain under Franco links Gibraltar claim to broader clash between Nazi Germany and Britain. He describes Gibraltar as a strategic fortress in the Mediterranean and ties Franco’s move to the Berlin Rome axis amid the looming Battle of Britain.
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Spain
Gibraltar
Europe
English Channel
Biltekrieg
Britain
Pinhead Island
England
Mediterranean
Mussolini
Franco
Berlin-Rome
Demand of France Not Surprising for Hitler and Mussolini
The axis may aim to crush Britain by bombing or invasion or break Britain’s Mediterranean control to aid Italy. Continued British sea dominance could strangle Italy via blockade and hinder Mussolini from reaching the open Atlantic. Gibraltar’s role as gateway to western waters is pivotal, with Franco indebted to Hitler and Mussolini for aid in Madrid, suggesting a move against Gibraltar through their collaboration. Continued on Page Ten.
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Messrs
Hitler
Mussolini
England
Britain
Mediterranean
Italy
Atlantic
Gibraltar
Spain
Franco
Madrid
Roosevelt Lags in Rising After Historic Nomination
President Roosevelt slept until 1 a.m. after clinching a third term at the convention. Secretary Morgenthau called first as Presidential Secretary Bailey conveyed congratulations. Roosevelt, pledging to serve if drafted, cancelled Friday cabinet meetings and planned an overnight Potomac cruise before likely Hyde Park departure.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Baily
Roosevel
Mr. Roosevelt
Potomac River
Early
Hyde Park
N.Y
Promotions Given German Officers in Berlin
Adolf Hitler announced promotions of high command in Berlin. Field Marshal Hermann Goering was named Reichs Marshal, with other officers elevated including Walther von Brauchitsch and Wilhelm Keitel. Gerd von Rundstedt became a field marshal general.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Reich
Greater Germany
Reichstag
Walther von Bauchitsch
Gary Rudolf
Gerd von Rundstedt
Poland
Woman Charged After Shooting Prowler Outside Home
Elmer Milligan, 22, of Hartselle, improved after a shooting near E Market Street. Emma Reed is charged with assault with intent to murder. Reed claimed she fired to frighten a prowler away from her car. Etta Milligan swore to the warrant. The bullet hit Milligan in the back and lodged in his lung.
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Elmer Milligan
Hartselle
Baugh's
Emma Reed
E. Market Street
Etta Milligan
Elmer
National Maritime Union repudiates Roosevelt support
The National Council of the National Maritime Union with about 65,000 members repudiates the convention endorsement of the new deal and a Roosevelt third term. The resolution criticizes the Republican party as anti-labor and cites the Philadelphia convention as supporting that stance.
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New York
National Council of the National Maritime Union
CTU
Roosevelt
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Hitler appeals for reason as world empire would be destroyed
British ships King John and Davisian sunk by a German raider in the West Indies region. Hitler in the Reichstag warned England of destruction if the fight continues, urging a peace proposal while denying aims to annihilate Britain. He spoke with Ciano and Kirk present as Goering opened the session.
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London
West Indies
Atlantic
Admiralty
Louis TI
Berlin
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Reichstag
England
Hitler
Churchill
Britain
Italy
Kroll Opera House
Ciano
Galeazzo Ciano
United States
Alexander Kirk
Herman Goering
British Isles
Canada
Destre
Tennessee River Gauge Falls to One Foot Friday Weather Update
The Tennessee River gauge dropped to one foot with no rainfall reported. Temperatures reach a high near 96 degrees and a low around 0.67, with warmer conditions continuing into Saturday and Sunday.
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Tennessee River
Tennessee
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John Sparkman
Hunte
Dutch Indies
FDR
By Dewitt MacKenzie
United States Army
Robert E. Connally
Brownsboro
J. D. Rosenberger, Jr
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George M. Dunn
Trinity
J. M. Barnes
Rosenberger
Garrold Nungester
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Baugh
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