Army And Navy Plan Federal Aid Road Build For 1941
Army and Navy will direct nearly all of the 1941 federal road funding for defense. Carmody cites 6 000 miles of access roads needed, with WPA crews handling much of the work. The plan draws from 137.5 million federal and equal state funds of 275 million for roads and bridges deemed strategically important.
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Army
Navy
War and Navy Departments
Carmody
Congress
Public Roads Administration
Roosevelt
Germany
House Debates Draft Bill As 400000 Recruits Seen
The House faced defeat on an amendment that would allow issuing a call for 400000 volunteers aged 18 to 35. Draft provisions keep 21 to 30 age registration with a year of service. Senate action followed a 43 to 11 vote on a similar post amendment.
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Dish
Army
National Guard
House
Fish
Senate
Ariz
Walton Pallbearers Honor Local Deputy in Parrish Obituary
Walton family members and friends attend a Parrish service for Elizabeth Walton of Parrish. Deputies led pallbearers including Courington and Sycamore residents as Walton served under Bud Davis and Street Sandlin.
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Courington
Sycamore
Virginia
Elizabeth Walton
Parrish
Seven Brothers
Lucious
Fayette
Arthur
Paul Walton
Marvin
Samuel
Woodrow
B. Walton, Jr. Jr
Walton
Bud Pavis
Street Sandlin
Coun
Willkie Attacked Again by Flynn in Senate Hearing
Ed J. Flynn, a Democratic figure, submitted photo copies of evidence to the Senate subcommittee on civil liberties. The material claimed that subsidiaries of a wealth and Southern corporate group were anti labor while Wendell Willkie headed the organization.
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Willkie
Flynn
New York
Ed J. Flynn
National Democratic and Today
Senate
Wendell Willkie
Fahy Named Assistant Solicitor General
Washington honors Charles Fahy of New Mexico as assistant solicitor general after Roosevelt nominates him. Fahy serves as chief legal counsel for the labor board and has played a lead role before congressional committees probing the board.
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Fahy
Washington
Charles Fahy
New Mexico
Labor Board
Roosevelt
Genef
United States
Markets drift as profit taking rattles early session
Leading stocks fell on profit taking amid mixed signals while most held firm. U.S. Steel Bethlehem General Motors Chrysler and others wavered. Consolidated Edison Electric Power Light General Electric Montgomery Ward Sears J.C. Penney remained resilient. Cottonseed oil markets closed steady in New Orleans with varied bids and Nashville livestock showed mostly steady to slower demand across cattle hogs and sheep.
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Victor Eubank
New York
Associated Press
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
General Motors
Chrysler
Douglas Aircraft
Lockheed
United Aircraft
Eastman Kodak
Allied Chemical
Westinghouse
Santa Fe
Great Northern
American
Consolidated Edson
Electric Power& Light
General Electric
Montgomery Ward
Sears Roebuck
Phelps Dodge
J.C. Penney
Markets at a Glance Mixed Signals Across Commodities
New York market notes show easy profit taking and a halting recovery in stocks while bonds mix and British empire issues rise. Currencies steady with a dip in the Swiss franc, cotton weak on hedge selling, sugar higher on demand, metals firm, wool irregular on hedging, and Chicago grains lower on profit taking. Cattle stay steady to weak with hogs down 5 to 25 points, top $7.50.
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New York
Chicago
Cotton futures fall amid hedging and favorable belt weather
In New Orleans and New York trading on September 6, futures closed lower by six to nine points amid hedging and a large private crop forecast. Spot prices were slightly lower with mixed regional quotes and nominal.
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N. C
New Orleans
N.Y
New York
Cottonseed Meal Futures Close Steady in Memphis Trades
In Memphis on Sept, prime cottonseed meal futures held barely steady with Sept 28.50, Oct 21.85, Dec 21.10, Jan 21.00, Mar 21.05, May 20.95. Total sales reached 4,500 units.
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Memphis
Tenn
Cotton Market Quiet in New Orleans Spot Trade
Spot cotton in New Orleans closed quiet on Sept 6 with a 9 point drop. Sales reached 1 720 bales while receipts totaled 4 957. low middling 8 56, middling 9 56, good middling 10 01. stock at 515 756.
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New Orleans
Wheat futures slip as profit-taking dominates trading
Chicago grain prices fell as traders sold to lock in profits from a week of gains. Wheat dropped about 1 to 1 3 8 cents with September at 75 3 8 and December at 77 76 7 8. Corn and oats also declined, with September corn at 63 1 8 and December 56 7 8, oats down 1 2 to 5 8.
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Chicago
Chicago Prices Report Butter and Eggs Steady Amid Receipts
Chicago trading update shows butter receipts at 920 202, creamery at 93 acore 271 228 and 92 27 88 251 2 with other prices unchanged. Eggs receipts 8 203 steady, storage packed extras 221 4. other prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Influence Continues Amid War News From Europe
Reports detail Fascist bomber raids on British depots at Suez and a destroyed fort, while London weathered heavy air clashes with 34 German planes downed. Romanian politics shift as Carol abdicates, Antonescu takes control, and Princess Helen travels to join her son.
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Picchiatelli
Suez Canal
Fort Deli Mara
Britain
Mediterranean
Malta
London
Air Ministry
Piccadilly Circle
Rumania
Carol
Russia
Hungary
Transylvania
Romania
Antonescu
Italy
Helen
Greece
Bucharest
Worker Dies After Trom Jung Misused in Mobile
Mobile report states D. W. Rhodes, 34, of Pensacola, Florida, died today after an accident at work involving an apparent misuse of a tool termed trom Jung. Authorities described the incident as fatal, with details continuing to emerge at the scene.
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Mobile
Ala
D. W. Rhodes
Pensacola
Fla
Rumors and Bets on U S War Involvement With Britain
A wartime column argues the United States is already shifting toward aiding Britain with destroyers bases and munitions. It suggests Roosevelt steered public opinion step by step toward war, with participation determined by British needs and self-interest.
Alabama to excuse schoolchildren for fair day Oct 2
Governor Dixon announced that Alabama school children may attend the Alabama State Fair in Birmingham on October 2 and be excused from classes. October 2 will also be governor's day at the fair, with Dixon and his staff attending.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dixon
Alabama
Birmingham
Construction worker Rhodes electrocuted after crane shock
An employee of a construction company, Rhodes, touched a high voltage wire and fell from a crane. Witnesses said he rose briefly, then collapsed.
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Rhodes
Three More Convicts Re-Captured After Labor Day Break
Little Rock Arkansas Sept 6 three more of the thirty six convicts who staged a bloody break from Cum ming prison farm on Labor Day were back in the penitentiary today leaving only eight at liberty City Marshal Varnell Lee of McGehee caught H E Odom 28 High Point NC and Ralph C Staffin 22 Atlanta Ga hiding in McGehee last night A posse of state police and prison guards captured Raymond Potts 20 Texarkana hiding among empty box cars outside McGehee None offered resistance Odom previously served terms in North Carolina and Georgia for burglary and grand larceny Staffin escaped from a Georgia chain gang and was sentenced to five years for grand larceny from Chicot County Potts is under a two year sentence from Miller County for burglary The hunt slowed as possemen rested for the first time in four days and officers believe the remaining fugitives are scattered through woods and swamps They continued to search near Dumas Arkansas where one fugitive was seen The Souths bloodiest escape chase has killed two guards and a convict and another guard was slain in nearby incidents
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Little Rock
Ark
Cumming Prison Farm
Labor Day
Liberty
Varnell Lee
McGehee
H. E. Odom
High Point
Ralph C. Staffin
Atlanta
Texarkana
Odom
North Carolina
Georgia
Crittenden County
Chicot County
Potts
Miller County
Dumas
Arkansas
South
Columbia
Vicksburg
Miss
London Bombing Widespread as Air Battle Rages Across Southeast England
Royal Air Force and Luftwaffe clash over London and southeastern England in a day of heavy bombing and air defense. At least 34 German planes reportedly shot down before noon as attacks spread from coast to capital. Affected areas include the Thames Valley, several air dromes, a factory, 40 houses, a hospital, and an air raid shelter. Casualties remain low.
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London
England
Air Ministry
Thames Valley
Thames
Hounds Pedigrees Studied After Local Crime Hunts
In Baton Rouge sheriff looks into the pedigrees of two bloodhounds. One dog tracked a man who tossed a dynamite cap under an oil refinery and led the posse to a hamburger stand. The other traced six Arkansas convicts but bonded with them, needing removal and rescue.
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Baton Rouge
Columbia
Arkansas
Decatur Notes Offer A March Of Church, Travel And Court
Local church services and sermons are announced with speakers including Dr M E Lazenby Rev R L Archibald and Rev Edward Ramage. Citizens discuss revival sites while several residents travel or visit relatives and attend events in Birmingham Chatanooga and Montgomery. Police court cases yield drunkenness theft and prohibition charges as the community plans a field trial club reorganization.
King Carol II of Romania and sweeping royal upheavals
The article traces King Carol II’s rise from playboy prince to assertive ruler amid royal intrigue. It details his marriages including Magda Lupescu and Helen of Greece, exile, and a dramatic 1930 return to seize the throne from Mihai, with Lupescu later banished.
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Nicholas
Romania
Supreme Court
Carol
Magda Lupescu
Elen
Greece
Mihai
Odessa
Russia
Jeanne Lambrino
Helen
Mme. Lupescu
France
Ferdinand
Carol II
Mme Lupescu
Bucharest
Black Sea
Lightning Kills Farmhand as Two Men Struck Near Fort Payne
In Fort Payne Alabama a lightning bolt struck two farmers working in a field. 21 year old J T Higgins died at once while 25 year old Robert Blackwell was injured and treated at home as neighbors helped him. The storm hit Sand Mountain briefly with light showers.
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Fort Payne
Ala
J. T. Higgins
Robert
Blackwell
Sand Mountain
Pennsylvania papers challenge wage hour authority in court
In Philadelphia on September 6 two Pennsylvania fishing firms The Eastern Express and The Eastern Morning Free Press fought a U S district court petition by the wage hour administration to inspect their newspaper employment records. They argued the federal agency lacks authority and that the subpoena was unlawful. A hearing was set for October 2.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
U. S. District Court
Eastern Express
Eastern Morning Free Press
Elisha Hanson
Washington, D. C
George F. Coffin
Wage-Hour Administration
Carol II of Romania and Madams Lupescu in a turbulent reign
The account outlines Carol II's tumultuous 1930 return, enabling Lupescu to influence the throne while opposing the pro Nazi iron guard. It notes public ambivalence, his chessboard foreign policy, and England’s warning as he tried to balance Germany and Britain, foreshadowing regime change.
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Carol
Oon
Madame Lupescu
Magda
Madameescu
Iron Guard
Ion Antonescul Theoity
England
London
Germany
Officer Dies in Mobile Lieutenant Claude A. Johnson
Police Lieutenant Claude A. Johnson Sr. aged 63, longtime Mobile city employee, died unexpectedly in his home after returning from a morning walk. He was stricken in his bedroom this morning.
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Mobile
Ala
Claude A. Johnson, Sr
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