Labor Day 1940: Unions Back Defense Program and Draft Debate
Organized labor pledges support to national defense and readiness to assume duties, while demanding a concrete manpower plan for conscription. AFL leader William Green and John L. Lewis push defense unity and warn against attacks on labor rights and collective bargaining amid Roosevelt's appeal to workers.
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Associated Press
National Defense
Roosevelt
American Ton of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organization
Wendell L. Willkie
William Green
AFL
Denver
Federation
Congress
John L. Lewis
Timone
Elks Call for Donations of Old School Books
Decatur Elks Lodge appeals for old school books to aid underprivileged students. Donors may call 9155 or 324. if books are unavailable, the lodge will purchase new ones for worthy cases. Many families cannot afford textbooks, so the donation is a valued boon.
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Decatur Elks Lodge
the Elks
Pirates pound Cubs in first game of holiday doubleheader
Rip Sewell limited the Chicago Cubs to seven scattered hits as Pittsburgh hammered out a 5 to 2 victory. Vince DiMaggio homered in the fourth inning with no one aboard.
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Pittsburgh
Rip Sewell
Chicago Cubs
Cub
Vince DiMaggio
International first game ends 381 to 100 000 111-4
The game featured Gettel and Padden with 7 points and Henshaw scoring 9 while Biaemire contributed in the rally. City opened with a strong start but could not keep pace as the visitors dominated early and late in the contest.
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Tag Centrtsonnee
Gettel
Padden
Warren
Henshaw
Biaemire
Nashville Livestock Market Roundup and Markets
Nashville buyers report active slaughter cattle with steers up to 9.50 per 100 pounds and yearlings around 9.50 while stockers stay steady. Vealers rise to 11.50, hogs top at 7.45, sheep steady with spring lambs around 9.00, and cows mostly 3.00 to 7.00. Industrial leaders show losses, but Warlde Davenport reports best year since 1929.
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Nashville
Tenn
U.S. Dept. Agri
Warlde & Davenport
Liverpool Cotton Prices and Futures Report
Liverpool spot quiet with prices up three points led by strict good middling and good middling. Futures closed higher with May and July contracts posting modest gains amid fluctuating quotes for October December January and Moh. basis values.
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Liverpool
Foreign markets hold firm amid war warnings and trade gains
Prices remained steady in timid trading as government bonds rose to near wartime highs. War loan 3 1 2s gained briefly while late trade cooled. Textile tobacco issues and cooperages posted advances on rumor of Rhodesian sourcing deals. Oils advanced across sectors.
Cotton futures rise on New York Bombay cues in Liverpool
Liverpool market reports cotton futures gaining 11 points as better New York and Bombay advices buoy sentiment. Offerings moved slowly while traders bid higher to secure contracts.
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Liverpool
New York
Bombay
Services Held For Smallwood Baby
Final rites were conducted for Wayne Smallwood three year old son of Mr and Mrs Edward Small of Somerville Rt 2 at Union Grove at 2 p m Monday. The child died at 7 o'clock Sunday morning after a short illness. He is survived by his parents a twin brother Donald Ray and sister Dorothy Fay Smallwood. Burial followed. Reverend Willis Owen officiated.
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Wayne Smallwood
Edward Small
Somerville
Union Grove
Willis Owen
Drinkard
Donald Ray
Dorothy Fay Smallwood
Fourteen Arrested at Cawnpore Amid Civil Disobedience
Fourteen arrests were reported today at Cawnpore as Indian nationalist volunteers defy a government ban on drilling and marching. Rumors linked Mohandas K. Gandhi to a Simla visit for a conference with Lord Linlithgow to ease tensions and avert civil disobedience.
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Bombay
Cawnpore
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Simla
Lord Linlithgow
India
David F. Houston Dies at 74 in New York
Former educator and member of Woodrow Wilson’s cabinet, David Franklin Houston, 74, died at Harkness Pavilion after brief illness. He served as a life insurance executive and aided Wilson during his eight years in office.
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New York
David Franklin Houston
Woodrow Wilson
Harkness Pavilion
Axis pressure and Britain air battle widen European crisis
Nazi threats to invade Romania amid protests over Transylvania cession escalate tensions as German forces reel from air battles with Britain. Rioting in Romania bursts near Brasov and Cluj as Hungary masss troops for possible march into Transylvania. Goebbels denounces Allied pressures in Poland.
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Transylvania
Bucharest
Britain
Channel
London
Thames Estuary
Thames
Winston Churchill
Berlin
England
Hell's Corridor
Dover
Italy
Lombardy
Piedmont
Mussolini
Germany
Hitler
RAF
Balkans
Hungary
Brasov
Cluj
Romania
Carol II
Poland
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Roosevelt praises TVA and park plan during Newfound Gap address
President Roosevelt on Labor Day lauded the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park dedication at Newfound Gap on the Tennessee North Carolina border. He highlighted no watered stock, $500 million investment, and federal progress in power, flood control, soil rebuilding, reforestation, and broader social benefits.
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Great Smoky Mountain National Park
New Pound Gap
Tennessee-North Carolina
Senator Norris
Ind-Neb
TVA
Golm
Roosevelt
Hyde Park N. Y
Chickamauga
Tennessee River
Great Lakes
Decatur Diary Highlights Local Visits and Court Action
Decatur's Diary reports Johnston Hampton and Frank Brown headed to Dixon Tennessee for a week. Seven weekend offenders faced police court with six fined for drunkenness and one for public drinking. Community notices include hospital transfers, church events, and census assistance at the Chamber of Commerce.
Britons and Germans Tighten Tone as War Looms
The piece notes rising British impatience for a showdown and asserts Germany will act when the hour comes. It cites Britain rescuing 320 children from a liner torpedoed en route to Canada and German officials denying knowledge of the incident. The U S mobilizes 60,000 National Guard for a year.
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Puehrer
Britain
Canada
United States National Guard
Roosevelt
We Have Made, We Are Making, We Propose to Continue
A statement declares progress and resolve to keep pursuing the visible goal. It emphasizes not retreating or remaining idle, asserting continued effort in the valley and the nation. The speaker signals perseverance and forward motion.
Roosevelt visits Knoxville to dedicate Smokies park
Knoxville crowds greet President Roosevelt as he tours the city en route to Newfound Gap for a 3 30 p m dedication of the Smoky Mountains National Park. TVA branding and regional pride mix with political foes sharing the moment.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Roosevelt
TVA
Newfound Gap
Nére
Chattahooga
Chariestod
W. Va
Fatal and Drowning Accidents Reported in Alabama
Five people are reported in Alabama incidents. E P Barnett 53 of Birmingham was killed in a Birmingham street collision. Daniel Jones 22 of Dunnavant was injured in a Birmingham street crash. Max Austin 21 was drowned near Pratt City. Benny Kennedy drowned after a surf board incident near Mole. Linda Horn 14 months died from scalding water at her Atmore home.
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E. P. Barnett
Birmingham
Daniel Jones
Dunnavant
Max Austin
Pratt City
Benny Kennedy
Mole
Linda Horn
Atmore
Nationwide Labor Day weekend death toll rises to 350
The extended holiday weekend claimed 350 lives with 225 from automobile accidents well below normal expectations by 70. The National Safety Council cites 125 deaths from other causes including 25 from the airliner crash, the worst in U S aviation history. Torrential rains caused four Fiji deaths in New Jersey and one in Delaware. States report auto fatalities with Pittsfield Massachusetts ending 242 days without a traffic death.
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National Safety Council
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Safety Council
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Mass
New Jersey
Delaware
Alabama
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
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Solons Urge More Speed to Adjourn Congress
Congressional leaders push a faster legislative pace with hopes to adjourn by September 20 or close to it. Senator Herring cites defense and tax bills as reasons to quit soon while Barkley cautions calendar clearance and Harrison notes a September 30 to October 1 adjournment target.
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Congress
Ajourn
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Herring
Barkley
Senate
White House
Harrison
House
National Guard mobilization under Wilson policy
President Wilson invoked a law allowing state militias to repel invasions or suppress insurrections. In 1916 governors issued orders and units stayed under state control within the continental United States and did not accompany Pershing to Mexico. Current mobilization law lets guardsmen serve anywhere in the western hemisphere or U.S. possessions.
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Wilson
National Guard
Continental
United States
Pershing
Mexico
Western Hemisphere
Snead and Nelson Duel for PGA Title in Hershey
In Hershey Pennsylvania Byron Nelson leads Sammy Snead by one hole after 27 as a large gallery watches a tense final round. Snead faltered on 26 with a three putt and Nelson faced trouble on 27 when a tee shot hit a tree and dropped into a creek before recovering to near the cup.
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Hershey
Byron Nelson
Sammy Snead
Nelson
Snead
Sam
Flight Crash Lists Scores of Recovered Victims
A plane crash near a major U S airport leaves 25 people dead or missing with authorities stating search teams from New York North Carolina Ohio Oregon and other states are assisting. Investigators confirm 29 aboard with victims identified across multiple states including Pennsylvania Rhode Island and Texas.
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North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Three Die in Mississippi Labor Day Car Crash
In Mississippi early Labor Day, three people died and four were injured in crashes including a Laurel accident on highway 15 where Lavell C. Myrich and passengers in a Wilder driven car struck a store, moving it from its foundation. Victims include Kathryn Roberts of Houston and Talmadge Wilder and his wife from Gadsden Alabama.
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Miss
Mississippi
Kathryn Roberts
Houston
Talmadge Wilder
Gadsden
Ala
Wilder
Laurel
Lavell C. Myrich
Myrich
Bertha
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