Inflationists press for dollar devaluation to unlock debt relief
Washington reports the Committee for the Nation sails anew to urge Roosevelt to raise gold to 41.34 per ounce and drive inflation to fund a Recovery bill. The plan targets massive public debt, seeks tax relief, and faces farmer and middle-class resistance while highlighting a metals project in Latin America and new steel mills in South America.
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Committee For the Nation
U. S. Finance Steel Mills
Latin America
Detroit
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Copan
Brazil
Mexico
Hull
U.S
George Peek
Charles P. Perin
India
Perin
Pesk
South America
Indus
Two Decatur Men Gassed At Bridge Site In Flint Creek Work
Floyd Smith and W M Lee were overcome by carbon monoxide from a running gasoline engine in a pier hole for the Flint Creek bridge project. Employed by Martin Wunderlich Construction Co, they were improving and expected to be released home by Friday if no complications arise.
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Decatur
Floyd Smith
East Decatur
W. M. Lee
Nifith Screet
Soit
Benevolent Society Hospital
Flint Creek
New Decatur
Guntersville
Martin @Wunderlich Construction Company
Jefferson City
Labor Body Pushes State NIRA Law in Alabama
Alabama Federation of Labor urges the next legislature to adopt a state law modeled on the national industrial recovery act. Secretary W Hare announced at a meeting of 14 crafts in Sheffield detailing a broad labor program including enactment of an old age provision.
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Sheffield
Als
Alabama Federation of Labor
W. ©. Hare
Thetate
Hare
Mrs. J B Striplin Heads Home From Alabama Visit
Mrs. J B Striplin will depart tomorrow for Ballenger Texas after a lengthy stay visiting her mother, E H Nelson, and friends and relatives in Birmingham and Decatur Alabama.
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J."b. Striplin
Ballenger
Tex
E. H. Nelson
Birmingham
Delledega
Interruption of Power After Storm Impacts Decatur Area
A severe storm lashed the Decatur area with heavy rain and high winds. Alabama Power reported four service interruptions, most under three minutes, with some transformers blown and lines damaged between Decatur and Huntsville. Local utilities and telecommunication offices reported scattered outages and minor damage, with tree limbs taking down lines and a barn burned by lightning at J s Mill.
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Public Utilities
Alabama Power Company
Decatur
Huntsville
Garner Pride
Southern Bell Telephone
J. W Waller
American Telephone, and Telegraph Co
Chattanooga
Louisville & Nashville’ Yard
Nashville
Montgomery
Western Union Telegraph Company
Postal Telegraph Company
Line Street
W. M. Moseley
Clark
J ‘S Mill
Death of Mrs Yarbrough at Town Creek Christian Church
Mrs. Yarbrough died Friday morning at 10 o'clock at Town Creek Christian Church. Service led by Bro N F Harding of Columbia with burial at Town Creek Cemetery. Active pallbearers listed. Survived by husband T D Yarbrough three sons two daughters and one granddaughter with four sisters and one brother among survivors. Marked by deep local sorrow in Lawrence County.
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Town Creek
O. R. Barris
Memphis
R. W. Alexander
Moulton
Rural Visitor Calls on City Wednesday
Rural visitor Jack Thomas from Decatur route 2 called on city businesses Wednesday during his routine rounds amid local commerce activity.
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Jack Thomas
Decatur
Aboard 8S Malolo July 2 Heat Coverage
Aboard the 8S Malolo on July 2 the author notes heat reports across the East and Midwest and suspects California papers exaggerate coverage while the ship’s radio reports warn of extreme heat. He mockingly suggests Roosevelt may be out in the Pacific fishing to escape Republican squabbles.
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Malolo
East
Middle West
California
Roosevelt
Japan
Heat Death Toll Tops 1000 Nationwide In Heat Wave
Across the nation heat deaths exceed 1,000 with 1,212 fatalities reported as temperatures ease in parts. Illinois records 316 deaths including 98 in Chicago, with 12 at Oak Ridge Infirmary and 31 since Sunday. Missouri 33, Ohio 127, Iowa 72, Nebraska 60, Indiana 84.
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Missouri
Millnois
Ohio
Iown
Nebraska
Indiana
Illinois
Chicago
Oak Ridge Infirmary
Kansas City
Rain Breaks Heat Wave Over Decatur
Decatur residents welcomed a heavy downpour that ended days of extreme heat. Clouds rolled in Thursday night, soil drank eagerly, and the city saw a 70 degree low after several days of 90s. By noon the high reached 97 with no heat prostrations reported.
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Decatur
Iity
Weather Bureau
Court Term Nears End This Week
County court term that began Monday is expected to finish Friday. Most docketed cases involve traffic law violations in city and county. State traffic officers have patrolled the area for weeks, resulting in many arrests for ordinance violations.
Visiting in Trinity by Miss Opal Berry
Miss Opal Berry of Headland Alabama is visiting relatives in Trinity for a few weeks.
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Opal Berry
Headland, Ala
Trinity
Health officials hail typhoid inoculations amid outbreak
Health authorities praised public cooperation in typhoid immunizations as nearly 2,000 people in Decatur and Fairview received shots. Clinics operated at the home of Rev. J. M. Holland and on Fifth and Sixth avenues. Some shots were given in homes. Water service restoration and relief payments were addressed as febrile areas faced plumbing issues. Over 2,500 have been vaccinated and the eligibility list reaches about 12,000.
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Decatur
Fairview
Fifth and
Sixth Avenues
J. M. Holland
Sixth Avenue
Tenth Street
Fifth Avenue
Relief Department
Fifth
Health Department
Revival Service Draws 500 Despite Rain
Groups of workers, business and wholesale men invited as special guests attend Cowell Rodgers revival tent. Despite torrential rain last night, over 500 braved the downpour for the regular service. Mr Cowell shifted from his announced message and spoke on Stephen the first Christian martyr, with several seeking prayer afterward.
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Mr. Cowell
Stephen
Mrs Langer Mulls ND Governor Bid On Independent Ticket
The text states that Mrs Langer announces her husband’s plan to run for governor of North Dakota as an independent candidate if the Supreme Court ousts him. It notes the potential ticket and the political maneuver tied to a court decision.
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North Dakota
Supreme Court
Merchants Offer Free Ice Water to TVA Job Seekers
Bank Street merchants provide barrels of ice water to applicants for TVA jobs waiting near the Authority offices on First National Bank, as heat drives crowds to drink large amounts of water daily. The plan helps laborers enduring long examinations outside the TVA building with water stations on Bank and Vine streets.
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Bank Street
TVA
Authority
National Bank
Bank
Vine
Military Rule Declared In Force In Minneapolis Strike
Governor Floyd B Olson declared military rule in Minneapolis after riots during the truck drivers strike to maintain law and order. Four thousand national guardsmen took charge as arbitration talks failed and 67 people were wounded in earlier clashes.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Floyd B. Olson
Olson
Curtis Child Dies At Country Club
Willa Claire Curtis three and one half year old daughter of Mr and Mrs J D Curtis died at 11 16 this morning at the home of her parents at Valley County Club after a two day illness of pneumonia The body was removed to Priest s and prepared for burial and funeral arrangements will be announced Mr J D Curtis the father is now en route from Memphis The child is survived by the parents and two sisters Barbe
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Willa
Claire Curtis
J. D. Curtis
Valley County Club
Memphis
Barbe
Mie 28 Ce Sd Re Wi Ee Nt
Readable fragments suggest a small town item with a date and initials. The text shows a sequence of letters and numbers that may indicate a code or shorthand, but lacks clear subjects or events to define a complete news item.
Austrian Threat Sparks Military Buildup Near France
In a veiled warning, Austrian authorities indicate readiness to deploy troops if tensions escalate with France. The message signals possible movement orders and a heightened state of alert at border towns and allied posts.
Brink of World War Sparks European Fear In War Tensions
The report notes Serbia fearing global conflict and Europe on edge as ministers warned of dire consequences. Unofficial chatter says Paris Rome and London lines were busy while small allies discuss Austrian independence as key to regional peace.
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Serbia
Europe
Paris
Rome
London
France
Praha
Czechoslokavia
Wal
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