Wheeler and Stimson Clash Over War Card Mailing
Senator Wheeler defended campaign literature and claimed about one million cards were mailed to the public urging opposition to war involvement. He said cards were sent to a cross section, while Stimson called the statement unfair. Senator Van Nuys defended Wheeler’s integrity and denied Army involvement in the mailing.
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United States
Wheeler
Pmil Hurja
Wendell Willkie
van Nuys
D-Ind
Stimson
Decatur Proclaims Daylight Saving Time Citywide 1941
Mayor T R proclaims daylight savings time in Decatur starting 12:01 a.m. Sunday July 27 1941. City and rural areas urged to set clocks forward to aid national defense and avoid time confusion amid wartime emergency.
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City of
Decatur
United States
Ming
Tur
Untitled fragment hints at unnamed sources and dates
Fragmentary text references earlier reports from a newspaper and mentions two writers and two other people. It notes material dating back to March and April and a chief executive, but details are unclear and insufficient to determine a full event or outcome.
Markets show bullish tilt despite Far East tension
Wall Street opened higher on speculative demand for imports as war tension in the Far East dampened mood. Trading saw several large blocks under $10 while overall volume near 800000 shares with little net change. Wheat held steady with minor declines while corn and oats rose. In Nashville cattle and hog markets, sales were mixed with steadier cattle and steady to lower undertone for hogs and lambs improving slightly from prior week.
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Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
Far East
Markets at a glance in New York and Chicago
Stocks fall amid Japanese tensions while bonds show irregulars. Foreign exchange quiet with Hong Kong dollar at a new peak. Cotton buoyant as commissions and New Orleans buyers step in. Sugar firm on broad buying. Tin prices rise sharply. Wool futures steady with local demand. Chicago wheat up early then faded. corn steady. Cattle bids softened on limited fed steers. hogs steady to 10 lower top at 11.65.
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New York
Hongkong
Commission House
New Orleans
Chicago
Cotton futures rise on government freeze efforts in New Orleans
In New Orleans on July 25 the cotton market climbed as congressional moves to freeze government-held cotton supported futures by over 2 a bale. Closing prices remained firm with gains of 43 to 47 points and varied by contract.
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N. C
New Orleans
Congress
Chicago prices steady as butter and eggs hold
Chicago reports butter receipts 1 423 600 and eggs 18 304 with prices unchanged. Market tone notes Butter is steady and eggs unchanged reflecting stable commodity values in the trading day.
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Chicago
Poultry Live Market Steady as 39 Trucks Move Goods
Chicago reports poultry live market steady with 39 trucks moving stock. Buyers and sellers maintain brisk activity amid midweek trading, with prices holding firm and supplies adequate for demand.
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Chicago
Prison lashes noted as morale effort at Wetumpka
Five women were flogged after a riot at Wetumpka prison where about 300 female inmates, 30 percent white, faced a choice between seven lashes or 60 days of privilege loss. Colonel Persons had recently installed a prison beauty shop to boost morale and teach a trade for after release. Dixon said flogging is rare, with only one flogging at Atmore prison during his term, and resignation of Warden Weldon was tied to political shifts in Elmore County. Mack Freeman named acting warden as Dixon noted Welden’s resignation and Weldon’s past campaign role.
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Persons
Wetumpka
Dixon
Atmore
Weldon
Elmore County
Mack Freeman
Pees
Cotton Futures Close Higher on July Session
New York July 25 F R futures closed 42 to 47 points higher with mixed quotes across contracts. Prices ranged from 16.72 to 17.44 with gains in several months and a firm middling spot at 17.70 up 42.
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Cotton
New York
Cccine
Cash Wheat and Soybeans Market Prices in Chicago Report
Chicago cash grain prices list multiple wheat grades from No 2 red at 1.04 three to four, No 1 hard 1.04 one to two, No 2 yellow hard 1.08 one to four, plus No 2 mixed at 1.02 to 1.04. Corn values show No 1 yellow 73.1 2, No 2 73 1-2 3-4, No 3 73 1-4 3-4. Soybeans No 2 yellow 1.48, No 8 145 5.8.
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Chicago
Wheat Chicago Market Dips Amid Heat Pressure
Chicago wheat prices rise on fractional gains but extend weekly recovery before retreating on heat, with flour values fluctuating as buying interest cools and supply expectations shift in the market.
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Chicago
George R. Jordan Elected President of Lions Club
George R. Jordan of Dallas was elected president of Lions International without opposition at the New Orleans convention. Ard H. Paine of Michigan City and Dr. E. G. Gill of Roanoke were elected first and second vice presidents respectively. The convention closed with a record attendance of 9,500.
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New Orleans
George R. Jordan
Dallas
Tex
Lions International
Ard H. Paine
Michigan City
Ind
E. G. Gill
Roanoke
Two Destroyers Launched In Record Time at Kearny
In Kearny New Jersey on July 26 two U S destroyers the Bristol and Ellyson were launched in a double ceremony setting a modern fighting craft construction record. The ships measure 340 feet and 1630 tons each and are expected to be commissioned in about three months. Rear Admiral Adolphus Andrews announced the timing.
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Kearny
N. J
Federal Shipbuilding and Dock Company
Bristol
Ellyson
Federal
United States Steel Corporation
U. S
Edison
Navy
Adolphus Andrews
Third Naval District
Army Reserve Callup Debate Shapes Up In Senate
Senators Hill Austin and Gurney push time limits for citizen soldiers extending service beyond one year with aims to bolster support for a broader army bill. Secretary Stimson seeks emergency powers while a joint panel resolves deferment and defense plant seizure provisions as war needs escalate.
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Senator Hill
Alabama
Hill
Austin
R-Vt
Gurney
Senate
Thomas
Utah
Laborers Riot Marks Turmoil at Canal Zone Camp
In Cristobal Canal Zone on July 25, police used reserves to halt a 90 minute clash between Latin American workers and British West Indies laborers at a Gatun defense project camp housing about 3000 men. Several rioters jailed, three seriously hurt, 20 received first aid. Police cite racial antagonism as cause.
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Cristobal
Canal Zone
British West Indies
Gatun
Belle Mina youth joins Alabama Polytechnic summer pilot training
Ernest Stewart enrolls in the civilian pilot training program at Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Since the program began in spring 1940, over 200 pilots have completed training at A P I.
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Ernest Stewart
Belle Mina
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
A.T
Peaches Shine in Cooperative Health Drive
The July 21 campaign led by county agent B G Hall promotes peaches as a health building food and thrifty table staple. He notes nationwide appreciation and growing home canning as demand rises due to record yields and an educational push with the Surplus Marketing Administration.
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B. G. Hall
Food Trades
North American Aviation raises wages for labor and staff
The North American Aviation board in Dallas approved Aug. 3 wage changes for hourly workers and salaried staff. Hourly pay for those under 1.20 per hour rises by 10 cents with a 60 cent minimum, 5 cent raises every four weeks to 75 cents, immediate boosts for current low earners, 5 cent shifts bonuses, a year of paid vacation or equivalent pay, and salaried staff under 200 per month receive a $16 monthly raise.
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North American Aviation, Inc
Dallas
J. H. Kindelberger
Chicago—Union Railroad
Heaghy
National (Railway) Mediation Board
Kansas City
Stratoliner
Trans- Continental and Western
East Alton
Ill
AFL_ chemical workers
Western Cartridge Company
National Mediation Board
Washington
Defense Mediation Board
Mimlin-Rockwell Corporation
Plainville
Far East crisis and world war updates dominate front lines
Reports from San Francisco say Japan tightens radio silence and rushes ships home as the United States tightens maritime controls. Berlin claims no decisive gains but strong Soviet resistance persists across major fronts. RAF and Italian actions target German bases and ships while Japan presses Indo China occupation plans amid mounting tensions.
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Far East
San Francisco
United States
London
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Emil Ezyn
Stryn
Pinsk
Zavodsk
Leningrad
Porkhov
Polotsk-Nevel
Smolensk
Moscow
Zhitomir
Ukraine
Red Army
Luftwaffe
Naii
RAF
Kiel
Emden
Wilhelmshaven
Rotterdam
France
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Japan Times and Advertiser
Tokyo Foreign Office
Indo-China
Chungking
Parker revival causes church services to be called off
Decatur diary notes Sunday and Wednesday evening services at Central Baptist Church are canceled during the Parker revival. The item also lists military transfers, family celebrations, hospital admissions, births, and upcoming sermons at local churches with speakers from the University of Alabama and various congregations.
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Central Baptist Church
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Chaplain N A Jones to Speak at First Baptist
Fort Eustis chaplain Col N A Jones will address both services at First Baptist this Sunday. A 25 year army chaplain veteran, he trained chaplains for the enlarged forces and served in the Philippines Hawaii Shanghai. Morning topic The work of army chaplains and civilian churches evening topic The Security of Hope. Pastor Waterhouse will attend.
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N. A. Jones
Fort Eustis
First Baptist Church
Jones
Col. Jones
Co. G
Fourth Alabama Infantry
Ozark
Philippines
Hawaii
Shanghi
Japan
Army
Home Mission Board
Hope
Waterhouse
Britons Told of Woe Ahead During War Meeting
London July 25 Home Secretary Herbert Morrison warned Labor delegates to prepare for the worst winter of strain and struggle. He urged continued arousal to the peril despite Soviet resistance to Germany and cautioned against optimistic talks from any source. He compared the current foe to a four year earlier war effort on two fronts and said the danger is not less today.
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London
Herbert Morrison
Germany
Morrison
Cerainly
Long list of road projects and mileages across Alabama
A compilation of proposed road improvements listing locations such as Coosa River ordnance plant Taladega Jackson Trace road and Maxwell Field with mileages and estimated costs. Projects include widening by pass routes to Montgomery Gunter Field and mobile area extensions with prices ranging from tens of thousands to several hundred thousand dollars.
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Coosa River Ordnance Plant
Talladega
Jackson Trace
U. S. 241
Ordnance ‘Reservation
Joyone
Eastabega
Gadsden Ordnance Works
Gadsden
Yra Works
Maxwell Field
Peru Denounces Japanese Invasion Claims as Ridiculous
Dispute escalated as Ecuador accused that about 3,000 Japanese soldiers were seen in Peruvian lines. Peru dismissed the charges as ridiculous and contemptible, insisting on a full denial.
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Ecuador
Peru
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