Athens to adopt daylight saving time this Sunday
Athens Mayor Richardson told the Decatur Chamber of Commerce that daylight saving time will begin at 12 01 Sunday morning. The merchants committee had urged the change and copies were sent to city officials in Athens and Hartselle. Decatur had not taken official action yet.
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Athens
Decatur Chamber
Commerce Today
Ccal
Merchants Committee
Hartselle
Decatur
Roosevelt
Dixon
T. R. Harrison
Birmingham
Alabama
Joint Meet Held Tonight By Legion and Auxiliary
Tonight at eight o'clock the American Legion and the Auxiliary plan a joint session at Lelia Cantwell Hall Bank Street. The auxiliary will entertain the legion with an installation of officers for the coming year and attendees were urged to be on time for a program beginning at 1 o'clock. District Commander Clarence Horton and Area Commander Charles Cox along with other officials are expected to attend.
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American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Lelia Cantwell
Bank Street
Legion
Auxiliary
Clarence Horton
Courtland
Charles Cox
Huntsville
James “Abba
Oflorence and
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Florence
Ft Za
Alabama Legion
Daily Column Reaches Weekly Run by T. H. Alexander
The Daily announces that starting today the noted column I Reckon So by T. H. Alexander will appear weekly in the paper. Alexander offers reflections and views in a familiar voice, scheduled as a regular feature for readers.
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the Daily
T. H. Alexander
Italian freighter Ida Z. O under admiralty seizure in trial
U S Marshal Gewin told a Selma court the Italian freighter Ida Z O was custodian under an admiralty seizure for Scott Baden & Co for 3000 dollars when its motors were damaged in Mobile harbor last March. Capt Giovanni Battista Martini and 17 crewmen face trial on charges of damaging the vessel under a 1917 safeguard of U S commerce statute.
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Selma
Ala
U. S
Roulhac Gewin
Ida Z. O
Giovanni Battista Martini
Scott, Baden & Company
Mobile Harbor
Martini
U.S
Homer L. Loomi
New York
Gewin
D. J. Cremin
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
Katherine Battle
Mobile
John McDuffie
Crabtree Heads Tax Assessors and Collectors
Montgomery July 23 Alabama Association of Tax Assessors and Collectors re elected F W Crabtree Hale county collector as president after Sen John H Bankhead urged retention. H L Lazaby Monroe county assessor was re elected vice president and Joe Patton Sumter county collector was renamed secretary treasurer.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Association of Tax
F.W Crabtree
Hale
John H Bankhead
H. L. Lazaby
Monroe County Assesor
Joe Patton
Sumter
Marines On Guard As Strike Begins In Key West
About 1,000 laborers on defense projects left for lunch as marines with fixed bayonets patrolled the Key West area to prevent disturbances. No disorder occurred. AFL affiliated union members backed a demand to raise wages from 4 cents to 62.5 cents an hour.
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KEY _WEST
Key West
French Yield to Japan in Far East War Tides
The Tennessee Valley Authority modifies its emergency power conservation program citing heavy July rainfall and daylight saving time. It defers strict quotas and drastic measures while stressing thrift to support defense industries. The TVA issued the notice after talks with the Office of...
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The
Tennessee Valley Authority
Rain of Death Again Over Moscow and Smolensk
Dispatches from London say Germany's 10 day push against Russia slows as Soviet resistance and supply problems bite. Smolensk remains in Soviet hands despite German claims, while Moscow endures a second heavy night raid. Reports differ on gains and losses as German efforts press from multiple fronts toward Kiev and Polotsk.
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London
Germany
Russia
Smolensk
Moscow
Janar
China
Anthony Eden
Britain
Adolf Hitler
Yestern
Hitler
Red
DNB
Lake Ladoga
Ukraine
Kiev
Japanese Demands Grow Over Southern Indo China Bases
Far East dispatches report Japan pressing for concessions in Southern French Indo China as a possible prelude to attacking Singapore. Officials confirm Japan seeks use of facilities in the region for air and naval bases amid ongoing talks in Hanoi and Vichy. In Washington, Navy Secretary Knox predicts movement soon and the United States signals readiness to act if needed.
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Britain
Singapore
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Burma
Washington
Frank Knox
Knox
Sumner Welles
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Orient
London
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Sigon
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Sydney
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Australia
Roosevelt
Navy
Tokyo
Whiteway power restored as lights switch on tonight
In view of the improved power situation the white way will be turned on again this evening after being blacked out for several weeks to conserve currents for national defense.
TVA Sets Daylight Saving Response Amid Rainfall Delays
Production Management reports swift action on daylight saving in the TVA region Tennessee Alabama and Mississippi as Roosevelt urged. Rainfall after July Fourth has forced TVA to adjust power saving quotas for 113 local systems while storage in Norris and Hiwassee reservoirs rises but remains below normal. Continued heavy rain is needed to meet defense and civilian needs without drawing on tributary storage.
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TVA
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Roosevelt
Norris
Hiwassee
Morgan County Reports No Polio Cases
Morgan County health officer Dr. L R Murphree was unavailable but his office reported no new polio cases. He had previously said there was a single infantile paralysis case in Morgan County amid statewide epidemic activity.
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L. R. Murphree
Morgan County
Murphree
Alabama reports jump to 116 polio cases in July
Eight new infantile paralysis cases push Alabama's July total to 116. Jackson county adds four cases in Stevenson, Jefferson County adds three, and Chambers County adds one.
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Ala
Alabama
Jackson County
Stevenson
Jefferson Birmingee County
Chamers
Rainfall in Alabama hurts cotton while weevil threat grows
A weather and crop report from Montgomery shows excessive weekly rainfall in Alabama with good growth yet shedding and tender bolls raising boll weevil concerns. Farm work averaged fair in the north two thirds and poor in the south as rains slowed activity. corn prospects remained favorable and pastures improved.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Italians Released as Germans Remain Detained in Lisbon
Expelled Italian diplomats were held six hours aboard the US naval transport West Point after arriving in Lisbon and were released as German colleagues continued to be detained. Some 220 Germans were kept until three special trains carried American consuls and families from Germany and occupied territories crossed into Portugal.
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Lisbon
Portugal
United States
West Point
Employes
Fami
Germany
Italy
War by Dewitt Mackenzie examines Moscow raids impact
The piece notes Moscow civilians endure bomb damage and delays to Hitler’s invasion schedule. It argues civilian, governmental, and military morale are vital, with three failing elements risking defeat as the German advance slows and Russian resistance persists.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Moscow
Red Army
Hitler
Hitler’s Gamble In Russia Faces Delays And Doubt
The article notes Adolf Hitler’s bold invasion of the Soviet Union and the German advance slowed by fierce Bolshevik resistance. It highlights the race against approaching winter and the likelihood that Hitler must pull off a decisive and risky achievement to conquer Russia.
Decatur Lions Launch Aluminum Drive Citywide
Scrap metal collection underway in Decatur sponsored by the Lions Club with daily papers aiding. Volunteers visit homes west of the Louisville and Nashville railroad while Boy Scouts prepare to gather aluminum east of the railroad at 8:30 AM Thursday, storing proceeds in a Wheeler park bin.
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Decatur
Decatur Lions Club
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Lions
Decatur Daily
Central Baptist Church
Loulaville and Nashville
Wheeler Park
Second Avenue
Volunteers Sought to Transport Aluminum Drive Scrap
The State Defense Council in Montgomery seeks volunteers to move aluminum scrap from the national drive to designated concentration points. Maj. Joe Dickerson asks county chairmen to arrange transport and report expected storage needs to points in Mobile Ozark Montgomery Birmingham Decatur and Gadsden. Treasury agents will handle the scrap and local officials will not sell any metal in their possession.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Defense Council
Joe Dickerson
State Council
U.S. Treasury
Mobile
Ozark
Birmingham
Decatur
Gadsden
Wages and Hours Law Explained at Open Meeting
The Century Chamber of Commerce hosts a 7:30pm session at the courthouse to explain the federal wage and hour law. Robert Amis, regional director, and attorney Richard Keenan will attend the educational event for the public.
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Court House
Eentury Chamber of Commerce
Robert T. Amis
Bir
Robert
Richard Keenan
Alabama
Marshall warns of outside pressure on Army service extension
General George Marshall testified before the House military committee that organized outside forces and petitions threaten the draft, reserve, and National Guard extension. He cited telegrams from Dix, New Jersey and Senator Wheeler opposing changes, and warned against politicizing the army while urging proper buildup and training.
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Indiantown Gap
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Trinidad
Britain
Dix
N. J
Wheeler
D-Mont
Fordiers
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Tennessee River Gauge Records Sharp Drop Today
River gauge shows 21.80 feet falling with high near 90 and low around 72. No fall reports in past 24 hours due to thundershowers across southern portions and light variable winds.
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