Decatur schools prepare for opening with no tuition for resident students
Teachers convene for the start of the year as the district announces full readiness after cleaning and minor repairs. Incidental fees are repealed for high schools while nonresident students pay monthly rates. Vaccination for smallpox is required and age six by October 1 qualifies for entry. A state health official will speak at the Riverside auditorium kick-off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Riverside
State Health Department
Montgomery
Warsaw Bombardment Deepens Polish Crisis
The German raid hit Warsaw about 4:30 p m with claims of targeting bridges and rail lines as anti aircraft fire roared. Reports from aides and foreign offices describe widespread bombing across Poland including Krakow Katowice Czestowice and Danzig with civilians killed and the war widening.
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Poland
Vistula River
Vistula
United States
Warsaw
Pomnan
Kutno
Puck
Danzig
Krakow
Gdynia
Chojnice
Pomorze
Hitler
Central Railroad Station
Pruso
Milawa
Pomerania
Brueslau
Reuters
East Prussia
Dzialdowo
Wojnitze
Kursk
Thorn
Gialy~ Stock
Grodno
Dihivo
Bydgoszcz
Katowice
Czestowice
Markets Face Mixed Moves as War Stocks Rally
Wall Street ends with scattered 1 to 4 point gains after a volatile session. Volume nears 2,000,000 shares as war stocks attract buying while bonds slip and commodities swing. Cotton futures show late strength with mixed gains across futures, and agricultural notes report firm cattle and hog markets in Memphis and Nashville summaries.
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Victor Kubane
New York
Eday
NEW_ YORK
U. S
Wall Street
Cottonseed Oil Prices Steady as Market Notes Nomenclature
New Orleans reports steady cottonseed oil trading with prime summer and crude values quoted. Prices shown include Sept 5.98, Dec 6.06, Jan 6.14, and med at 6.28 with B bid and N nominal indications.
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Memphis
New Orleans
New Orleans Cotton Prices Steady Across Markets
In New Orleans on September 1 the middling cot ton price among 10 southern spot markets held at 8.76 cents per pound. The five week average over the past 30 market days stands at 9.04 cents per pound.
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New Orleans
Spot Cotton Steady in New Orleans Trade
In New Orleans on September 1, the spot market closed steady with a 3 point gain. Sales reached 4,537 bales while low middling stood at 5.71 and middling at 8.86 with good middling at 9.21. receipts were zero and stock held 362,819 bales.
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New Orleans
Poultry Market Reports Steady Hens and Higher Chick Prices
Chicago price notes show live poultry with 48 trucks moved. Hens steady while chicks ease. Leghorn hens 10.5 to 11 pounds. White Rock varieties up to 15.5 pounds for larger birds. under 4 pound White Rocks at 15. Prices for other categories unchanged.
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Nafhville
Tenn
Dept. Agri
Chicago
White Rock
Chicago Butter and Egg Prices Firm on Sept 1 Market
Chicago markets report butter at 929 084 firmer creamery 91 score 23 89 21 12 and other prices unchanged eggs at 9091 firmer fresh graded firsts local 16 1 4 cars 16 1 2.
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Chicago
Fragmentary wartime note on aerial orders and tracer responses
A partial wartime passage discusses whether to assist Polish forces and how aircraft should react to German tracer shells. It mentions landing decisions, waning shots, and keeping to a course while abstaining from communications.
Former Resident Grace Cathye Dies in Houston Funeral
Funeral services were held in Houston for Grace Cathye 39 who died August 29 at a city hospital. She formerly lived in Austinville and is survived by husband C B Cathey four sons Benton Stephen Paul and J T Jones two daughters Clara Mae and Francis Jones her parents Mr and Mrs H M Owens two sisters Gladys Halbrooks and Mamie Campbell.
Named commander as VFW chief without opposition
Otis N. Brown of Greensboro North Carolina was elected commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars without opposition. He will succeed Eugene Van Antwerp of Detroit and moves up from senior vice commander.
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Boston
Otis N. Brown
Greensboro
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Eugene van Antwerp
Detroit
Britain Moves Toward War As Poland Crisis Deepens
An official cabinet statement signals Britain ready to honor pledges to Poland as Germany invades Poland. Evacuations begin and air raid warnings go live while parliament and a war cabinet are anticipated to coordinate swift military and civilian preparations.
British Stand Against German Ultimatum Over Poland
London reports a British statement condemning Germany's moves as an ultimatum to Poland. It notes Britain and France will uphold obligations to Poland, criticizing Berlin’s negotiation tactic and urging normal diplomatic procedures.
Local readers urged to enjoy humor amid wartime talk
The page reports light news and local notices including a joking pledge to take war over fishing gear, birth and family notes, court fines for drunkenness and speeding, sermons and guest speakers, hospital operations, travel visits, Labor Day closings, and various residents visiting or moving. It preserves a slice of small town life with named individuals and places.
Britain’s Chamberlain Issues Ultimatum Broadcast
Premier Chamberlain spoke today to the nation in a censored broadcast outlining Britain’s position. He warned of firm measures should demands not be met and called for unity as diplomatic effort continues.
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George Jordan
London
Premier Chamberlain
Britain
Junior High Open Monday Opens School in Decatur
Prof. R W Riley announces opening day for Decatur Junior High with students assembling in the gym at 8 30 Monday morning for schedules and classes. Lockers require key deposits. band fees due for September enrollment. School runs 8 15 to 3 45 daily, with Monday hours 8 30 to noon.
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R. W. Riley
Decatur Junior High School
Central Building
Riley
Miss Geneva Bridges Named Hospital Superintendent
Miss Geneva Bridges was elected by the Benevolent Society Hospital board to succeed Miss Martha Hunter as superintendent of nurses. A local graduate, Bridges studied pediatrics at St. Louis Children's Hospital from 1936 to 1938 and has served as supervisor of surgery and obstetrics at Benevolent. Born near Danville, she belonged to Danville High School's first 1929 graduating class.
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Geneva Bridges
Benevolent Society Hospital
Martha Hunter
Miss Bridges
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Benevolent
Danville
Danville High School
Final warning to Adolf Hitler in 1939 note
The British and French ambassadors in Berlin are instructed to deliver a note to the German government. It warns that German forces must suspend aggression against Poland or withdraw, or Britain and France will fulfill their obligations to Poland. If the reply is unfavorable, ambassadors will request passports.
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Toagte Privy Council
Poland
Adolf Hitler
Germany
London
Britain
Hitler
Great Britain
France
Berlin
Czecho-Slovakia
United Kingdom
United Will
Hitler Declares Poland War Not Yet Declared
Hitler in a 36 minute Reichstag address vows to fight Poland until its government yields or is ousted and states Germany will not seek foreign help while promising to respond to any war of aggression with bomb and gas. He condemns British and French limits and praises Russia and Danzig status while reaffirming the Axis split with Italy.
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East Prussia
Silesia
Europe
Poland
Fuehrer
Germany
Soviet Russia
Hitler
Axis
Rome-Berlin
Reichstag
Danzig
League of Nations
Prof
Burckhardt
League
Reich
Hermann Goering
Rudolf Hess
Goering
Hess
Nazi Party
Italy
Pfehrer
London
Britain
France
Kroll Opera House
Uehrer
Pomorze
Versailles
Austria
Sudetenland
Czecho-Slovakia
Soviet
Russia
Moscow
Berlin
Thanksgiving Day Set for November 30 in Alabama
Governor Dixon announced Thanksgiving will be observed on November 30 in Alabama despite President Roosevelt's plan to set November 23 nationally. He said the date change is reluctant but necessary due to business arrangements and Auburn's stadium dedication.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Roosevelt
Dixon
Auburn
Golfers Plan Sunday Dog Fight at Valley Club
Bill Curtis, pro at Valley Country Club, says local golfers will stage another dog fight Sunday afternoon. The winning team will be determined by the average score of foursome.
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Bill Curtis
the Valley Country Club
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Prussian
Foreign Office
Czestochowa Tczew
Grudziaz
Miawa
Edward Kulikowski
Washington
Newseat
N. Y. Cotton
N. C
Nashville Livestock
Thur
Houston
Coast Dancer
Teey
Moons Light
de Witt
Clinton Cook
Los Angeles
Anya Sosyeva
Delia Bogard
Apd
Myrtle Wagner
Winston Churchill
Anthony Eden
Edouard Daladier
Algeria
Belfort
Chamber For
Georges, Bonnet
Raffaele Guaraglia
Jose Felix Lequeriqua
William C. Bullitt
PIARY
J. H. Shannon
Mildred Douthitt
Ill
Howard Douthitt
Ardmore
C. L. Dobbs
W. E. Waterhouse
First Baptist Church
Cecil J. Brown
Church of God
Florence Thomason
W. M A
Pauline Chung
China
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
May Sims
Forbes Pano Company
Baugh’s Infirmary
O. D. Overstreet
Somerville
Route 3
Ruben Runge
Falkville
Troy “Baker
City Hall
Katherine Hoppers
Jackson
Mississippi
H. L. Copeland
State Highway Patrol
Carrolton
Fifth Avenue
West
Albert Jervis
Tulsa, Okla
Huntsville
Mae Sims
Line Street
Baugh's Infirmary
Trey Drinkard
Eva Route 1
L. N. Henbest
Lady Ruth
Arkansas
Missouri
Kansas
WPA
Area One
R. W. Shepherd
A. L. Moye
Birmingham
Panama City
Pla
W. A. Hoppers
C. W. Ashby
Edwin Wyle
Ewart Wyle
Abraham
Lindsay Allen
Grant Street
Christine Jones
Hartselle
City
F. E. Redding
B. F. Thompson
L. R. Nash
Margaret Nash
Knoxville
University of Tennessee
J. T. Pettey
W. Moulton Street
E. L. Andrews
Athens
Billy and
David Hoppers
Atlanta
Washington , Ne
Ernest Holloway
Alvin McDonald
Trinity Route 1
Johnnie Chunn
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