County buys all steel school buses to cut costs
Morgan County board of education sealed bids from Car Works of High Point for 20 all steel bodies and 200 chassis at 11160 or 558 each. Total 22846.60. Bodies from several states. Plan replaces 16 buses and adds 4 new units for 52 buses total. Deliveries within NC in 30 days with completion by August 3. Quoted time savings and overcrowding relief.
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Morgan County Board of Edn
Thurstrom Car Works
High Point
Carolina
Econ
Fhe
Indiana
North Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Ohio
Irwin J. Quinn
Quinn
Roosevelt expands defense program and names new procurement leaders
President Roosevelt unveiled further steps in the peak WWI defense drive naming Donald M. Nelson as national defense procurement coordinator and Daniel J. Tobin as a central administrative aide to coordinate Pan American defense efforts James Forrestal appointed to serve as the president's ears and eyes in working out the plan. The administration seeks expanded aircraft production and munitions, with talks of seizure powers over foreign vessels if needed and 1917 espionage statutes invoked to empower the treasury under Secretary Mongenthau.
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Donald M. Nelson
Treasury
Daniel J. Tobin
American Federation of Labor ‘Teamster’s Union
Roosevelt
Tobin
James Forrestal
Forrestal
Dillon Reed and Company of
New York
Washington
United States
Army
Congress
Germany
Mongenthau
Treasury Department
Coast Guard
Customs’ Service
The
National Defense Commission
War Department
Fite
Ide
Market upsurge driven by Wendell Willkie prospect
Wall Street rose with utilities leading after speculation that Wendell L. Willkie would be the Republican presidential nominee. Transfers totaled about 1.2 million shares as widespread buying appeared on the ticker tape. Major gains included North American, Consolidated Edison, Public Service of N J, American Water Works, United Gas Improvement, U S Steel, Bethlehem, Chrysler, General Motors, Dow Chemical, Du Pont, Westinghouse, General Electric, and American Smelting. New Orleans spot cotton closes lower on June 28 with quiet trading and lower quotes. Grain markets in Chicago retreat after early gains as Wheat finishes down slightly from the prior close while Corn and Oats show mixed moves.
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Victor Eubank
New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Wall Street
Commonwealth & Southern Common
Willkie
North American
Consolidated Edison
Public Service of N. J. American Water Works
United Gas, Improvement
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Chrysler
General. Motors
Dow Chemical
du Pont
Westinghouse
General. Electric
Americal Smelting
Sears and Roekuel
Markets at a Glance Mixed U.S. and World Trading Summary
New York reports a firm stock rally led by utilities with bonds and corporates broadly advancing. Sugar and cotton show activity amid covers and liquidation. Cattle and hogs rise, wheat falls, and copper demand grows while cotton futures in New Orleans ease on favorable belt weather and July liquidation.
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New York
Chicago
Decatur Celebration Plans Highlight 120th Birthday
The article outlines Decatur Alabama's 120th birthday observance with coronation events July 4 5 and 6. It notes decorations parade bands coronation ball with Francis Craig orchestra and a July 6 Agriculture Day program at Riverside High School plus riverboat fireworks and a Decatur Birmingham Orioles baseball game. It lists candidate standings for a local pageant and details on parade routes and exhibits.
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Riverside High School
Morgan County
Frank T. Smith
Hartselle Baptist Church
Barrett C
Benson Field
Columbia, Tenn
High School
Huntsville
Sheffield
Decatur School
Cullman High School
Cullman
Delano Park
Armory
Francis Craig
Nashville
Agricuure
Decatur Blue Devils
Birmingham Orioles
Alabama Park
Tennessee River
Highway Bridge
Fort Stephen Decatur
Second Avenue
Lee
Bank
Church
Ferry
L. & N.railroa
National Guard
Decatur, Hartselle
Athens
CCC
Cattle Hog and Sheep Quotations From Nashville Market
June 28 Nashville market notes from the U S Department of Agriculture show salable cattle 75, calves 200, slaughter kinds active. Feeder yearlings above 9 40, common and medium 6 50 to 8 00. Beef cows scarce mainly 5 50 down, canners 4 00 to 5 00. Top dealers 9 00. Hogs 500, active 15 higher, good and choice 150 lbs and up 4 16 to 4 20, good sows 3 65. Sheep 1 200, active and 25 higher, good and choice ewe and wether spring lambs 10 25 to 11 50, fat ewes 2 50 down.
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Nashville
Tenn
U. S
Poultry Prices Steady as Hens, Chickens See Minor Shifts
In Chicago on June 28 live poultry prices show 43 trucks of hens firm with hens under ten and a half a pound. Leg horn hens quoted at twelve cents, other prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Legion Plans Civilian Army Sparks Debate
Baltimore June 28 A proposed nationwide civilian unarmed army would be organized in battalions under Legion auspices with members from the Legion ranks. The plan seeks 18 plus recruits to aid national defense by training, surveying strategic points, assisting in blackouts and supporting local agencies in subversive activity control, with federal officials cautioning about active oversight.
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Baltimore
American Legion
Army
Legion
National Executive
Navy
Maryland Legionnaires
Raymond J. Kelly
Detroit
Norfolk
National Executive Committee
Wing of Methodist Hospital Destroyed in Chongqing Raid
Three squadrons of Japanese bombers attacked Chongqing destroying one wing of the American Methodist union branch hospital and damaging British diplomatic offices. Casualties were estimated under fifty. It was the fifth raid in as many days and the seventeenth of the season. X ray equipment and apparatus were destroyed.
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Chungking
China
American Methodist Union Branch
Decatur BPW Club Holds Social Meeting
Twenty five members of the Decatur Business and Professional Women's Club enjoyed a social gathering at Woodall's last night. Mrs E G Hamilton was the newly elected president and presided. The next meeting on July 11 will be at the Sipsey picnic grounds near Moulton with the Decatur 4 B members hosting.
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Decatur Business and Professional Women's Club
Woodall
E. G. Hamilton
Sipsey
Moulton
Decatur 4B
Canadian Destroyer Fraser Sunk Confirmed
Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced in the commons that the Royal Canadian Navy destroyer Fraser has been sunk. The report comes from Ottawa on June 28.
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Ottawa
Ont
MacKenzie King
Fraser
Royal Canadian Navy
Two Convicts Recaptured After Escape Near Hartselle
Two colored convicts, Clarence Poole a life term and Jack Dempsey Johnson a seven year inmate, were recaptured after snatching a guard’s pistol and fleeing in a truck from a road crew ten miles east of Hartselle. A civilian, J. B. Gurley, shot both in the right shoulder during pursuit. Poole and Johnson were returned to the convict camp unharmed aside from minor injuries.
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State Highway Department
Hartselle
Clarence Poole
Montgomery County
Jack Dempsey Johnson
Mobile County
H. R. Cass
East Hartselle Pike
C. G. Harwell
Poole
Johnson
Somerville
Harwell
J. B. Gurley
Florette
Gurley
Cass
Willkie Clinches Nomination At Republican Convention
In Philadelphia Willkie surged on the sixth ballot to win the Republican nomination. Taft and Van Denberg faltered as Dewey’s forces shifted and Pennsylvania moved decisively to Willkie, with final roll calls pushing him past 500 delegates amid roaring galleries and a unanimous endorsement.
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Philadelphia
Willkie
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Senator Vandenberg
Michigan
Taft
Ohio
Vandenberg
Dewey
McNary
Oregon
Joseph W. Martin
Warren G. Harding
Martin
Pennsylvania
Arthur James
David Reed
Virginia
New Yorker
Bricker
Maine
Howard C. Lawrence
Grand Rapids
Hoover
Alé M. Landon
Kansas
Dewey Leads Republican Balloting Across Five Ballots
Philadelphia reports the GOP presidential nomination contest with the three front runners Dewey Taft and Willkie. Ballot totals show shifting support from Dewey to Taft and Willkie until Willkie gains a decisive tally on the sixth ballot.
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Philadelphia
Dewey
Taft
Willkie
Local Sermons and Clergy Plans Highlight Decatur News
Rev J A Chambers will preach The Joy of True Religion at Southside Baptist Church Sunday morning. Dr Edwin Wryle will present The Kingdom of Heaven at First Christian Church. Rev L J Kaylor serves Westminster Presbyterian Church with Sunday morning services.
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J. A Chambers
Southside Baptist Church
Kingdom of Heaven
Edwin Wryile
First Christian Church
L. J. Kaylor
Westside Presbyteria Church
Westminister Presbyterian Church
Balkan power shifts as Romania rushes troops to front
Romania moves nearly two million troops toward the Hungarian frontier after a Russian ultimatum. Bulgaria Hungary and Turkey mobilize reserves and fleets gather in the Black Sea. Hitler and Stalin exchanges stir tensions while Britain denies peace overtures.
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Carol II
Balkan
Romania
Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey
Black Sea
Dardanelles
Hitler
Stalin
Bucharest
Josef Stalin
Rumania
Fuehrer
Britain
Berlin
Germany
London
Roosevelt would be glad to talk with Willkie on foreign affairs
President Roosevelt said at a press conference he would be glad to discuss foreign affairs with Wendell L. Willkie the Republican presidential nominee. He noted no trouble meeting with Willkie, but declined to comment on politics, citing a busy schedule.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Philadelphia
Pittman Urges Fleet Cooperation To Contain Hitler
Senator Pittman of Nevada proposed that a limited understanding between the combined British French fleet and the United States fleet could localize Hitler in Europe. He said there would be no alliance between the United States and Great Britain, but a dominant fleet understanding might suffice.
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Washington
Pittman
D-Nego
United States
Hitler
Europe
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Great Britain
Britain and Axis clash as Romania yields Bessarabia
Soviet ultimatum expires and King Carol agrees to give up Bessarabia and northern Bucovina amid Axis silent consent. Germany resumes air raids on Britain while a German troop ship sinking hints at invasion plans. Double anniversary marks WWI beginnings and Versailles end, with European nations asserting claims and mobilizing along borders.
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Bessarabia
Bucovina
Carol
Hiteler
Germanfuehrer
Russia
Balkans
Britain
British Isles
Eet
Oath
Hitler
England
Norway
Fuehrer
Black Sea
Rumania
Hungary
Transylvania
Bulgaria
Dobruja
Turkey
Yugoslavia
Europe
Gavrio Primio
Franz Ferdinand
Germany
Versalles
Berlin
Chamberlain
Gibraltar
Suez Canal
Spanish
Hendaye
Atlantic
France
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Joe Duncan
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J. A. Grantland
Baugh’s Infirmary
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Hamil Clinic
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