Roosevelt seeks $500 million boost for Export-Import Bank
President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to raise the Export-Import Bank capital from 200 million to 700 million dollars and to grant broader loan powers. He argued expanded lending would aid Western Hemisphere neighbors amid wartime trade disruptions and prevent destabilizing commodity swings.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Rio Grande
Havana
Europe
Western Hemisphere
United States
Continents
Americas
State
Treasury, Agriculture and Commerce
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Jesse Jones
Venus Sunset Photos From Lookout Mountain Camp
Four Cal Tech graduate students led by J B Edson published a record of 1500 Venus sunset photographs taken during weeks on Lookout mountain near Pasadena. The team used Lowell Observatory and Smithsonian Solar Observatory facilities to capture a rare red glow in Venus near alignment with the sun.
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Pasadena
Calif
Venus
Lowell Observatory
Flagstaff
Ariz
J. B. Edson
Edson
California Institute of Technology
J. L. Winger
Richard Canright
Ernest Wright
Lookout Mountain
Here
Smithsonian Solar Observatory
Earth
Negro teen faces trial in slaying on Blue Spring farm
John Ellis Jackson, 18, is tried as a suspect in the killing of Spurgeon Knight after an alleged farm dispute. A patrol detail of 10 Alabama State Patrolmen kept order as a large white mob gathered, and Jackson was held in Kilby prison for safekeeping before arraignment in Clayton, Alabama.
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Clayton
Ala
Alabama
John Ellis Jackson
Spurgeon Knight
Blue Spring
Barpour
Kilby
Montgomery
Jackson
Knight
Hill Visits Decatur Amid Campaign Optimism for November
Senator Lister Hill, en route to Muscle Shoals, praised the Democratic convention in Alabama and expressed disappointment that Speaker William Bankhead was not renominated for vice president. He said the ticket remains strong and pledged to push Henry Wallace to deliver a notable speech locally using a big platform.
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William Bankhead
Lister Hill
Decatur
Senator Hill
Roosevelt
Muscle Shoals
Chicago
Montgomery
Tri-Cities
Washington
Congress
Alabama
Wallace
Bank
Lelia Santwell
Seton Hall
Hill
Henry
Washington Monument
Draft bill to curb war profiteers outlines excess profits tax
Washington reports that a first rough draft of a bill to prevent war millionaires calls for an excess profits levy on surplus revenue. The measure would tax normal earnings or a reasonable return on capital, varying by case. The draft aims to replace or supplement existing contracts as studied by the House Ways and Means committee.
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Washington
Administration
Treasury
Congressional
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
House
Ways and Means Committee
Rotary Has 2 Programs at Decatur Club Meeting
Decatur Rotary Club with strong attendance held two programs. The first celebrated and the second detailed the 120th Anniversary work for crippled children. Speakers included James H. Johnson and Miss Mary Kinter with guests Prof Terry Clyde Branner Frank Ford Barrett Shelton and Joe Pettey.
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Decatur
Prof
Terry
Hartselle
Clyde Sbranner
Lamesa
Texas
Frank Ford
Huntsville
Barrett Shelton
Joe Pettey
James H. Johnson
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Mary Kinter
Heat Wave Grim as Nation Sees Drownings and Deaths
Chicago reports no relief as midsummer heat grips the nation. Deaths from heat prostration and drownings rise across states including Ohio Indiana New York and Pennsylvania. Needles and Yuma reach 111 with temps elsewhere near 110. Georgia coastal areas show brief relief with forecast showers.
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Chicago
New England
Great Lakes
Middle West
Middle Atlantic States
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Needles
Calif
Yuma
Ariz
Arizona
Phoenix
Kingman
Tucson
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
South Dakota
New York
Ohio
Minnesota
Nebraska
New Jersey
Kansas
Indiana
Michigan
Kentucky
Illinois
Maryland
Oregon
West Virginia
Missouri
Georgia
Augusta
Macon
Atlanta
Mercury
Political Battle Turns Personal in Louisiana Race
Louisiana candidate James Domengeaux faces court after allegedly slapping rival State Senator Dudley Leblanc in a dispute over congressional candidacy. Police say Domengeaux admitted striking Leblanc following a radio appeal to withdraw in favor David W. Pipes Jr., a long-time Democrat now running as a Republican amid sugar industry tensions.
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Lafayette
James Domengeaux
Congress
Malcolm Fisher
Fisher
Domengeaux
Dudley J. Leblanc
Congres
David W. Pipes, Jr
Pipes
Secretary Wallace
Louisiana
Wallace
Director Pope to Speak at Limestone County Soil Meeting
Hon James P Pope of Idaho, TVA director, will be guest at Limestone County Soil Conservation Association meeting on July 30 at the state agricultural experimental farm near Belle Mina. Reports on terracing and land improvement will be shared, with a barbecue served. A group of New York University students touring TVA will attend.
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Athens
Ala
James P. Pope
Idaho
Tennessee Valley Authority
Limestone County Soil Conservation Association
State Agricultural Experimental Farm
Belle Mina
New York University
Tennessee Valley
TVA
Annual Farm Tour Set for Wednesday in North Alabama
Businessmen and farmers from four North Alabama counties Lime stone Lauderdale Morgan and Madison will tour the State Agricultural sub station and experimental farm near Belle Mina in Limestone County Wednesday July 24 starting at 9 am. Fred Stewart director of the farm will lead with assistance from Déan M J Funchess and Dr J W Tidmore of Auburn. Visitors are asked to bring lunch or buy on site to allow a picnic dinner on the grounds.
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Athens
Ala
North Alabama
Limestone
Lauderdale
Morgan
Madison
Belle Mina
Fred Stewart
Déan M. J. Funchess
J. W. Tidmore
Auburn
Navy Plan Pushes for Billion-Dollar Defense Expansion
Secretary Knox urged swift approval of a bill to supply about one billion dollars to the Navy, bringing the fleet to over 700 ships for a two ocean navy. The House subcommittee would hear defense requests as Congress returns to tackle a multi billion dollar defense program amid political shifts.
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Knox
House Appropriations
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
War Department
Woodrum
House
Bankhead
Rayburn
Texas
Tennessee Valley Authority
Congress
National Defense
Capitol
Senate
Chicago
Defense
Navy Department
Treasury Department
Congressional
Rules Committee
Defense Commission
Rites Held for Baby Bailes in Huntsville
Funeral rites for Bill Bailes Jr infant son of Mr and Mrs Bill Bailes Sr were conducted at 3 pm Sunday at the family home 1103 Wells Street Huntsville Burial was at Elkmont directed by McAfee Howell and Young of Decatur The child died at the home Saturday morning The parents survive
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Bill ‘Bailes, Jr
Bill Bailes, Sr
Wells Street
Huntsville
Elkmont
McAfee
Britain Fights Hitler Defiance in World War II Rally
Britain declares renewed defiance as air raids press on England. London reports a 14,000 ton enemy supply ship bombed off the Danish coast and German raids on Germany Holland targets. Lord Halifax vows continued resistance despite risks as US Navy seeks funding to expand two ocean fleet.
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London
Air Ministry
Germany
Holland
England
Dixon asks help to guard members
Governor Frank M. Dixon urged Alabama employers to grant leave with pay for National Guardsmen to attend third army maneuvers August 4 to 14 along the Sabine river in Louisiana. The call was issued as the Alabama militia of 3800 officers and men prepares for the exercise amid a national emergency proclamation.
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Montgomery
Ala
Frank M. Dixon
Alabama
Third Army
Sabine River
Louisiana
Dixon
United States
Speed Boat Race Plans For August 4 Nears Completion
The Wheeler Lake Yacht Club rapidly completes plans for a speed boat race on the Tennessee river Sunday August 4 starting at 1 30 p m with 30 to 40 noted drivers. Five classes include A B C F hydroplanes and C service runabouts offering 500 in prize money.
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Wheeler Lake Yacht Club
Tennessee River
Me River
Yacht Club
War by Dewitt Mackenzie on Nazi plans and air war
The article notes global clocks paused as Germany and Britain face a survival battle. Hitler has not shown when he will strike to annihilate England, with invasion likely preceded by a massive air bombardment while Churchill’s leadership endures.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Hitler
England
Berlin
Winston Churchill
Hitler Holding Off For British Decision
Analysis of air attacks aimed at pressuring Britain into surrender or blockade. The strategy seeks to destroy wartime logistics, ruin morale, and possibly land troops in England. It suggests a May attack on Gibraltar with Spanish cooperation to ease Mediterranean pressure.
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England
Britain
Berlin-Rome
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Spain
Italy
Hearing resumes in Lawrence county probate judge contest
Charles Bragg incumbent sues to unseat Isaac Johnson Jr as probate judge with 127 Johnson witnesses slated after Bragg's 25 witnesses this morning bringing total to nearly 300 since the hearing began July 1. Sheriff Byars reports poll tax records theft probe has no definite clues.
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Charles £. Bragg
Isaac Johnson, Jr
Lawrence County
Bragg
Johnson
George Byars
Two Men Netted in Prohi Case in Morgan County
Morgan County deputies arrested two men Saturday night for illegal liquor transport. Four gallons of corn whiskey were seized and the vehicle turned over to federal officers. A second man, seized at the railroad station from Huntsville, carried a suitcase full of whiskey as he deboarded the train. Deputies Candler Pittman and Bibb Humphrey made the arrests.
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Morgan County
18Th Avenue
East
Huntsville
Candler, Pittman
Bibb Humphrey
Ship Frossoula Sunk by German Bombers Off Spain
A Panama registered 1,282 ton ship, Frossoula, was sunk by German aircraft on July 15 about 258 miles northwest of Cape Finisterre in bad weather. Eighteen crew escaped in two boats. two boats faced terrible hardships. Four days later three survivors reached a British port. Survivors include Portuguese chief officer and Greek crew.
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London
Panama
Frossoula
Cape Finisterre
Spain
Barcelona
Grand jury to probe Jefferson County slot machines
Judge Edgar Bowron announced that the Jefferson county grand jury will convene Wednesday to investigate slot machine operations in the county. The probe aims to uncover illegal activities and enforce local gaming laws.
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Birmingham
Ala
Edgar Bowron
Jefferson County
Grand Jury
Eight Hurt In Belle Mina Mooresville Collision
A head on crash on the Belle Mina Mooresville road at 4 15 Sunday afternoon sent eight people to hospitals. Harry Moyers of Athens and Ed Hill of Huntsville drove the cars. Injuries ranged from head wounds to a broken arm with all treated at Powers Hospital in Athens and discharged. R A Troupe investigated for the state highway patrol.
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French
Mary Lee McCool
Lucile McCool
Belle Mina
Powers Hospital
Athens
R. A. Troupe
State Highway Patrol
Four Die in Alabama Accidents and Violence
Over a weekend in Alabama four people died. Ollis Mills, 18, a student at Alabama College for Women, was killed when the automobile she rode in left the highway near Clanton. Marion Harris, 24, of Gadsden, died from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident. H. M. Crooks, former Lauderdale county WPA supervisor, died in Montgomery from injuries received about ten days earlier. Guy Yates, 27, a Roanoke taxi driver, was found on a bridge with head injuries and gunshot wounds as police investigated the death.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Ollis Mills
Alabama College For Women
Clanton
Marion Harris
Gadsden
H. M. Crooks
Lauderdale County
WPA
Montgomery
G. T. Keeble
Roanoke
Guy Yates
Here
Yates
Keeble
Annenberg Begins Prison Term For Tax Case
The government collected the first $800 000 of an $8 000 000 tax settlement from Philadelphia publisher M L Annenberg who must serve three years in a federal prison for income tax law violations. Stay of execution expired as U S Marshal prepared to escort him to Lewisburg federal prison. Annenberg spent weekend with family in Philadelphia.
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Chicago
M. L. Annenberg
Sam
Philadelphia
Turf News
Annenberg
James H. Wilkerson
U. S
William M. McDonnell
Federal Institution
Lewisburg
Wilkerson
United States urges trusteeship and cooperation for hemisphere
Secretary Hull outlines a sweeping four point plan to safeguard the western hemisphere. He supports a collective trusteeship against European colonial transfers and calls for rapid, decisive action to curb subversive threats while boosting inter American trade and finance. The program includes expanding the Inter American Financial and Economic Advisory Committee and creating facilities to market key commodities.
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Havana
United States
New World
Cordell
Uni
Ori
Western Hemisphere
Hull
Germany
Italy
inter-American Financial and Economic Advisory Committee
Tennessee and Southeast Weather Summary
The Tennessee gauge stood at 20.2 feet and stationary. Max temperature 93, min 73 with no rainfall. General fair and warm tonight and Tuesday, except widely scattered thunderstorms Tuesday. Alabama and Florida show fair to partly cloudy conditions with light to moderate onshore breezes.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Florida
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