Limestone County Soil Conservation Meet Voices TVA Progress
TVA Director James P Pope praised Limestone farmers at a Belle Mina gathering as graduate NYU students toured the Valley. Limestone County Soil Conservation Association reported 62,722 acres terraced since 1934, with 173 cooperators in TVA phosphate demonstrations yielding substantial pasture and cover crop gains.
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TVA
James P
Belle Mina
Anu
Limestone County Soil Conservation Associat Dawson
Associ
Board of Directors
Limestone County
New York University
Pope
United States Senate
Dawson
Limestone County Soil Conservation Association
AAA
Association
Thrule Cooperation
Sup
Markets wobble as leaders fail to lift stocks on July 31
Irregular price moves among varied leaders capped gains in a mixed close on Wall Street. Trading ran about 550000 shares as commentators said operators awaited broad operations in the Battle of England and followed technical lines. Aircraft shares rose after the House appropriations panel backed repeal of profit limits on military planes. Major declines included U S Steel Bethlehem Steel General Motors Sears Roebuck Phelps Dodge Santa Fe and Chevr ton. gains were seen in United Aircraft Eastman Du Pont Westinghouse American Telephone International Paper and Allied Chemical. F.O.B. Memphis closing prices listed for August through January contracts.
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Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
England
House Appropriations Committee
Navy
U. 8 Steel
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
Sears Roebuck
Phelps Dodge Santa Fe
Cheke & Ohio
Texas Corp
United Aircraft
Eastman, du Pont
Westinghouse
American Telephone
International Paper
Allied Chemical
Markets at a Glance New York Stocks Steady Amid Mixed Trading
New York on July 31 reports uneven stock activity with steels lagging gains while bonds extend their advance. Cotton and sugar show irregular trading, metals improve with copper up, and wheat and corn slip. Cotton futures closed modestly lower with middling spot around 9.39 cents.
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New York
N. Y
Cotton futures slide after favorable New Orleans crop report
In New Orleans on July 31 cotton futures fell as a favorable crop report tempered gains. Nearby prices closed two points higher with steady action across October December January and May contracts. Cottonseed meal futures in Memphis also showed activity.
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New
Orleans
Memphis
Tenn
Prome
Agricultural land-use program aids farm families near Wheeler Reservoir
The association coordinated a cooperative land-use plan on TVA land around Wheeler Reservoir. In 1940, 143 farmers leased 4,133 acres for crops, receiving $10,777.36 in cash lease funds, with the association handling bids and supervising the program.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Wheeler Reservoir
Cottonseed Oil Futures Close Lower on Thursday
New York trading July 31 reported bleachable cottonseed oil futures closing 4 8 points down. Sales totaled 36 contracts with September at 596 and October 598. December 6.01, January 6.03, and March 6.08 with bids at B.
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New York
Grain price quotes from Chicago market report
Cash wheat prices list several grades with No 1 hard at 78 1 2 cents and No 4 hard at 76 1 4. Corn No 1 yellow 65 1 2, oats No 1 white 33 33 1 4, barley making 48 54, soy beans No 3 yellow 81, rye No 1 49 3 4. Market notes reflect nominal ranges and sample grades.
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Chicago
Market Report From Chicago Butter and Eggs Prices
Butter receipts total 695 693 with 89 score 26 3 4 and 90 centralized carrots 26 3 4. Eggs receipts 13 670 steady with storage packed extras 17 1 4 and other prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Nashville Livestock Market Report July 31 Nashville Tenn
Salable cattle 250 calves 150 mostly steady outlets dependable for most classes. Slaughter cattle five to seven dollars. top vealers nine dollars. Steady to fifteen higher hay prices with good and choice 150 lb and heavy 5.00 to 5.15. Salable sheep 400 with ewes and wethers 7.25 to 8.25 for lambs and fat ewes 2.00 to 2.50.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
U. S. Dept. Agr
Selc
Heat wave pummels the nation with storms and cooling relief
A widespread heat spell continues across the South and Northeast with uprooted trees and damaged structures in New England. Thunderstorms in Georgia bring brief relief while New York reports lower humidity after a drop in temperature. Cities including Atlanta Columbus Augusta Rome Savannah and Macon record highs around the mid nineties as forecasts expect several days more of heat with scattered showers.
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New England
Goodyear
Quincy
Mass
N, Y
New York City
Nashville
Tenn
South
St. Louis
Weather Bureau
Georgia
Atlanta
Columbus
Augusta
Rome
Savannah
Macon
TROOP MOVEMENTS OF BRITAIN SAFE
Authoritative sources report no ship sunk and no lives lost to enemy action in the large scale troop movements among British Empire regions since the war began. Troops transported safely by navy include Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders, Indians, Nigerians, Cypriots, South Africans, and others to Britain, the Middle East, Africa, and Palestine.
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London
British Empire
Britain
Iceland
Windward Islands
East Africa
Egypt
Gold Coast
West Africa
Palestine
Cyprus
Navicerts Policy for Seizure as Prize Clarified
Continued overview explains navicert requirements for prize seizure before sailing. British consuls issue navicerts. exemption applies to ships sailing from ports where navicerts are unavailable unless port calls were easily possible.
Invasion Possibility Grows As War Forecasts Rise
The report outlines officials in Washington warning of a potential Nazi victory within 30 days, while Italian leaders push a war of attrition against Britain. It notes British and German naval actions, aerial raids on English ports, and Spanish and Italian preparations for a broader attack, with mixed claims on immediacy and scope.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hiller
Britain
English Channel
Washington
British Isles
Virginio Gayda
Henry Ll. Stimson
House Military Committee
Alcantara
Mussolini
Gayda
Germany
Poland
Norway
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
France
England
Mediterranean
Vichy
Spain
Arriba
Madrid
United States
Swansea
Plymouth
Switzerland
Adolf Hitler
Ethiopia
Italy
Brenner Pass
Rock
Gibraltar
la Linea
Sardinia
Fortress Rock
Wales
Writ Frees Montgomery in Scottsboro Case
Olen Montgomery, 28, one of nine defendants in the Scottsboro case, is freed by habeas corpus in Detroit after a complainant refuses to sign a rape warrant. He had been jailed since Saturday as Recorder’s Judge Stein advised him to leave Detroit.
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Detroit
Olen Montgomery
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Scottsboro
Montgomery
Recorder's
Christopher E Stein
Alabama
Witnesses Continue in Case at Moulton Probate Judge Election
Lawence County Democratic Committee hearings proceed as witnesses testify. Judge Charles Bragg challenges the election of Isaac Johnson Jr to the probate judgeship amid ongoing contest proceedings.
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Moulton
Lawrence County Democratic Committee
Charles Bragg
Isaac Johnson, Jr
Posse Kills Negro in Dyer County
Near Dyersburg Tennessee a posse led by Sheriff W C Williamson fatally shot Roosevelt Jones after a chase involving a highway patrolman wounding in Arkansas. Jones, 26, reportedly reached for a pistol as the group closed in shortly before noon.
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Dyersburg
Tenn
Arkansas
W. C. Williamson
Here
F. D. Ferrer
Roosevelt Jones
Decatur diary notes local events and visits
The Decatur diary lists hospital moves with Mrs Billy Nelson and infant daughter moved to home by Drinkard ambulance. Visitors include Mr and Mrs John Buck of Tucson, Rev C L Dobbs at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist, and repairs and church events at First Methodist. A Marine Corps recruiting visit is planned for Cullman and Huntsville.
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Billy Nelson
Benevolent Hospital
Hame
7Th Avenue West
Drinkard
John Buck
Tuscon
Arizona
Decatur
Buck
Columbus
Mias
Carlisle Buck
C. L. Dobbs
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
U. S. Marine Corps
Cullman
Huntsville
Marine Corps
Richard L. Sturgis
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Rock Hill
8. C
Sturgis
Rock Hill Hospital
TVA Receives Authority for New Dams and Plants
The Senate passed the measure without debate and sent it to Roosevelt for signature. It authorizes a Holston river dam near Jefferson City Tennessee and a steam plant for electricity, plus two new generating units at Wilson Dam Alabama and one at Pickwick Dam Tennessee. Aluminum Company of America will be the main user of the added power, aiding aircraft production. The defense advisory commission notes a July 1 1942 aluminum shortfall of 60 million pounds.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
White Hous
Congress
National Defense Commission
TVA
Holston River
Jefferson City
Tenn
Collins
D-Miss
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Wilson Dam
Alabama
Pickwick Dam
Tennessee
The
Aluminum Company of America
Alcoa
Defense Advisory Commission
Duchess of Windsor to Undergo Plastic Surgery in New York Hospital
The New York World Telegram reports that the Duchess of Windsor has reserved private hospital rooms in New York for a plastic surgery operation on September 9. The Duke and Duchess are expected in the city soon on their way to the Bahamas where the Duke will assume a new governorship.
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New York
New York World-Telegram
Duchess of Windsor
Duke
Bahamas Islands
Isaac Cocke Drowns in St John River
Isaac Perry Cocke 57 brother of Atlanta banker Erle Cocke drowned in the St John river yesterday in Jacksonville Fla. Funeral services were arranged for Macon Ga. Cocke served in the Canadian army in World War I and was honored by King George V for bravery earning brevet major. He later worked with newspapers in Cordele Macon Gadsden and Jacksonville.
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Isaac Cocke
Jacksonville
Fla
Isaac Perry Cocke
Atlanta
Erle. Cocke
St. John River
Macon
Cocke
King George V
Cordele
Gadsden
Ala
Welles Warns Against British Convoy to Excalibur
Acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles said British convoying of the American steamer Excalibur carrying the Duke and Duchess of Windsor would violate U S neutrality. He noted no government communication on the matter and addressed other questions at a press conference. He said Britain and its dominions showed interest in American crop surplus disposal but no specific proposal had been made.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
Hemisphere
United States
Welles
London
Atlantic
Dominions
Alabama towns weigh end of Daylight Saving Time
Several Alabama towns including Huntsville Florence Tuscaloosa and Mandromery are moving toward Central Standard Time after two months of trial with daylight saving. Birmingham Dothan and some southern towns may stay on fast time if voters or councils choose. Northern counties mostly returned to standard time after one month, with farmers cited as key when adapting to fast time.
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Alabama
Huntsville
Florence
Tuscaloosa
Mandromery
Birmingham
Dothan
South Alabama
North Alabama
Mountsville
Stimson Warns on War Risks and Budget Approval
Secretary Stimson testified to a House military committee that Britain could fall in 30 days and Japan sympathizes with Italy and Germany. He described defenses as a prudent trust and said the War Department and Budget Bureau approved the measure under review.
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Suethere
Stimson
Great Britain
Japan
Italy
Germany
House Military Committee
Senate Ae
Senate
War Department
Bureau of the Budget
Two Ocean Navy Plan Advances With Massive Defense Bill
The House appropriations committee approved a nearly five billion defense package to build a two ocean navy and equip an army potentially at two million on active duty. The total for army and navy funding would reach about 10.04 billion, with 2.23 billion in direct appropriations and 2.73 billion in contract authorizations awaiting cash.
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NAVY
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
C. J. Walker Dies in Hartselle Home at 83
C J Walker aged 83 died this afternoon at his Hartselle home at 12 30. Funeral arrangements will be announced probably Thursday by Pecker. Walker was for many years prominent in Alabama Masonic circles and well known throughout Morgan County.
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C. J. Walker
Hartselle
Pecker
Walker
Morgan County
Warren to be named comptroller general in U S
Representative Lindsay Warren of North Carolina will be appointed comptroller general of the United States. The nomination goes to the Senate tomorrow. Warren, longtime House member and accounts committee chair, will succeed Fred Brown of New Hampshire who resigned due to ill health.
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Warren
Washington
Lindsay Warren
D.-N
United States
House
Fred Brown
New Hampshire
Tariff Commission
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John D. Davis
Mrs. Davis
Homer Britton
Ben Lippan Bible Conference
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N. C
McAfee
Howell & Young
Baugh’'s Infirmary
Enoch Poole
Decature
John Miller
Hartseller
Leon Sparkman
Decatur 1
Roberta Hayes
Hillaboro
First Methodist Church
Dr. McNutt
G. C. Terry
Jo Ann
Crowe
Leo Bennich
Priceville
H. 8. Gillette
Central Methodist Church
D. C. McNutt
Lookout Mountain
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Baugh’s Infirmary
E. C. Stockton
Jackson St
Myrtle Crouch
Eva
W. J. Phillips
Harteelle
Mable Jenson
Tupelo
Miss
Hamil Clinic
State National Bank
Bank Street
Lily Pond
South Bee Line
G. R. McLaughlin
Sherman Street
T. C. Almon
William Sullivan
Alcoa, Tenn
Quince Eddens
Tennesse Valley
R. M. Hollingshead Co
Camden
N. J
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M.rrankin
Davidson Coal & Feed CO
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