U S Waiting On Argentina Recognition Question
Uruguay delayed a decision on recognizing Argentina's Farrell government amid regional debate. Chile and Bolivia backed continuity of the previous regime, while the United States waited for clearer foreign policy guidance from Washington as Stettinius withheld full relations pending clarification.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Foreign Office
Edelmiro Farrell
Paraguay
Chile
Bolivia
Farrell
United States
Edward R. Stettinius Jr
Washington
Pedro Ramirez
Buenos Aires
Ramirez
Stettinius
Argentina
Norman Armour
Argentina Suspends United Press Teletype Link
The Argentine post master general ordered on March 4 to suspend indefinitely the United Press teletype circuit between Buenos Aires and Montevideo and to halt all La Prensa Unida radio news transmissions. The move follows a Prensa Unida employee operating the circuit to Montevideo in violation of regulations, affecting United Press news service to Uruguay clients and shifting reliance to cable from Buenos Aires.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
United Press
Montevideo
la Prensa Unida
Prensa Unida
Urugus
Ration dates and stamps for various staples announced
The Associated Press lists ration validity for meats fats and processed foods with stamps Y Z through March 20. Red and green stamps cover through May 20 while sugar limits extend to 1945. Gasoline and fuel oil coupons vary by region with multiple periods and units. a new stamp becomes valid May 1.
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Associated Press
Rocky Mountains
Far West
Middle West
Monmouthshire Miners Strike Over Wage Dispute
Twelve thousand Monmouthshire coal miners walked out today over a wage dispute in London. The strike compounds fuel production problems, already strained by an unofficial slowdown by thousands of other pit workers, tracing to the same grievances critics say prompted drastic ministerial action in fuel policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Monmouthshire
Ministry of Fuel
Are all laxatives alike in old newspaper lines
Question and answer style passage discusses laxatives. It notes not all laxatives are alike and that some are saline or emollient while others are herbal. It mentions Black Draught as a purely herbal option and a best seller in the South, with 25 to 40 doses priced at 25 cents. cautions advise following directions.
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South
Marriages and deeds listed in Morgan County records
Morgan County records show marriages including Sam McCrosky with Na omi Clay and William Melvin Marsh with Lucile Haggard. Also listed are numerous property transfers, with amounts ranging from small sums to $27,500, detailing transfers between individuals and entities such as the Southern Cotton Oil Co. and Decatur Realty Co. The notices reflect marriages across multiple towns and states, and a broad set of domestic and property actions.
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Morgan County
Sam McCrosky
Decatur
Naomi Clay
William Melvin Marsh
Madison
Lucile Haggard
William Robert Dreyer
Ambridge
Penn
Dorothy Evelyn Trutman
Baden
Flenoy Louis Moore
Libby Woods
Leroy Jones
Lyulia Swoops
Percy Stover
Athens
Estelle Elliot
Danville
Herbert Lee Porter
Foster
Ala
Bennie Lou Shelton
Minor Hill
Tenn
Claude Jackson
Somerville
Bessie Mae Walls
Eugene Moore Jr
Rae Velma Jones
Trinity
William Clarice Whatley
Cullman
Ruby Evelyn Graham
Clayton Franklin Crisp
Nashville
Margaret Ann Bracy
Cecil Haywood Holmes
Hartselle
Mildred Eula Gullion
Falkville
Earwin Rodgers
Savannah Keller
Ray Garland MecCulloch
Freeda Mae Blackburn
David George Koch
Schenectady
N. Y
Mildred Marie Schiemer
Emma Rackley
Minnie Ola White
Joseph Lemmond Jr
D. B. Mooneyham
W. L. Roberson
Grady Parker
W.L. Roberson
Jessie L. Smith
B. C. Poole
C. O. Spiegal
Elizabeth B Roberts
E. J. Steward
E. E. Corum
Southern Cotton Oil Co
H. L
R. A. Payne
R. E. Thomas
John Patterson
Robert C. Berry
J.T. Thrasher
Nathan L. Finch
Louise Bell
Jas
Harold Wright
O. C. Craig
Roy Kenneth Vann
Leroy Dietz
Beulah Dietz
Decatur Realty Co
John White
S. E. Ellerbe
T. J. Baldwin
W. J. Mullican
H. P. McDonald
Edelweiss Edmonson
Margaret
Waterway Project Backed by Boykin Despite Opposition
Rep Frank Boykin argues for a 66 million dollar Tennessee Tombigbee waterway linking the Tennessee and Tombigbee rivers. He says the canal and deeper channels would save about 25 million annually in river traffic, cutting costs from 7.08 to 3.86 per mile. He urges the House to support the national project as a defense and economic boon, part of a broader omnibus river and harbor bill ready for consideration.
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Virginia van der Veer
Washington
Tennessee
Tomigigbee
Frank Boykin
D-Ala
House
Mississippi
New Orleans
Cairoll
Boykin
Congressional Record
Mississippi River Valley
Sheffield
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Decatur
Ohio River
Evansville
Louisville
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Missouri
Illinois River
St. Louis
Chicago
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Kansas City
Cumberland Valley
United States
John Rankin
D-Miss
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Army Officer on Rampage in Riverside Chase
An Army lieutenant from Camp Anza opened fire with a 45 caliber pistol in Riverside California killing a police officer and wounding two civilians before being wounded by a patrolman. He reportedly killed another person inside the Army camp after attempting to commandeer a car and fled in a staff car. Authorities kept silence on details.
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Riverside
Calif
Camp Anza
Army
Nestor Brule
Simpson
Ray Schligel
E. S. Cole
Schliegel
Boy saves his dog but loses a leg
In Birmingham on March 6 Herbert Griffin, nearly 14, saved his dog Flossie from a streetcar by pushing the dog to safety and was seriously injured, losing a leg. The dog was taken to hospital and refused to eat, worrying Herbert as he recovered.
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Boy
Birmingham
Ala
Herbert Griffin
Flossie
Herbert
Bible Speaker Heard In Local Church This Week
Dr Harvey Farmer a noted Bible conference leader from Bradenton Florida spoke to two large Central Baptist Church audiences marking the start of a six day Bible conference. He has conducted conferences in 40 states since coming to the United States 17 years ago. Dr Farmer will speak nightly at 7 30. Also announced was TA Brannen named assistant pastor and chorister of North Side Baptist Church Chattanooga to become assistant pastor of Central Baptist Church arriving in December and beginning work March 16. Brannen is married with three children.
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Central Baptist Church
Harvey Farmer
Bradenton
Fla
Dr. Farmer
United States
England
North African Mission
Farmer
John C. Cowell, Jr
T A. Brannen
North Side Baptist Church
Chattanooga
Decatur
Brannen
Saccharin sweetness outshines cane sugar by 300 times
The report notes saccharin is about 300 times sweeter than cane sugar, highlighting its extraordinary sweetness and potential as a sugar substitute.
Milk subsidy rates hiked in March and April
Washington reports a sharp rise in dairy subsidy rates by the War Food Administration for March and April, with reductions planned May through August when pasture costs are lower. Rates range from 50 to 80 cents per hundred pounds, with Georgia and parts of Alabama at 80 cents. Butterfat subsidies rise to eight cents per pound.
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Washington
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
War Food Administration
WFA
Office of Price Administration
Baldwin
Mobile
Tank Destroyer Lighting Firing 7000 Rounds in North Africa
An Army tank destroyer named Lighting fired 7000 projectiles across seven battles in North Africa and Sicily, illustrating sustained armored firepower and operational tempo in the campaign.
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North Africa
Sicily
Charles Brock Claimed By Death In Hollywood Hospital
Sunday night word announced the death of Charles Noke Brock at 6 p m in a Hollywood California hospital after pneumonia. The body will be shipped here for burial with funeral arrangements to follow. He is survived by his wife Mrs Charles Brock of Hollywood and his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs B D Brock of Decatur.
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Charles
Noke) Brock
Hollywood
California
Charles Brock
8. D. Brock
Decatur
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U. S
Mayflower Transit Co
Elliott
Gen Aker
DER
ANCE
G. E. Almon
Roy O. Wyatt
Alice Bryant
Celestia L. Bryant
J. N. Sheats
Nannie D. Chandler
Sherman B. Powell
G. W. Hudgens
Mtgee
John J. Grizzard
J. L. McGhee
R. G. Maner
Roy Penn
Leonard Sparkman
Mary Edna Howell
Nettie Bevels
Louise Manley
Sehorn R. Bennefield
Frank E. Moon
E. O. Moon
Milton Andrews
Hattie M. Macrom
A. F. Key
L. H. Halloway
W. T. Giles
J. B. Patterson
Birmingham Slag Co
Kyle Rackley
Nora Roberts
Waterway Project Is Backed By Boykin
VICKS
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Alabama Drug CO
Goidel’s Drug Store
Southern
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Lion Oil Refining Company
el Dorado
Arkansas
LION
EL Doraodg
INING
Lion Network
Naturalube Motor Oil
Pallorum
Decatur Hatchery Bank
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