Iceland Recast As North Atlantic Gibraltar by British US Forces
Avik Iceland reports Drew Middleton that the island has become a warfront with American and British troops, airfields, ships, and tanks protecting a key Atlantic pass. U S Marines and Norwegian forces bolster defenses as plans aim to deter invasion and guard supply routes from America to Britain. No ships have fallen on the northern route in seven weeks.
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Labor Strikes Roil Plants Across Several States
CIO and AFL battles flare as Lorain shipyard workers strike over bargaining rights. Sperry warns of unfair labor charges if CIO accord is signed company wide. Coal miners at Bonny Blue and Mayflower units strike in St Charles Virginia over a dispute involving miner Robb Gilliam. Pittsburgh talks aim to raise wages across four glass makers while hosiery workers seek better conditions. Negotiations also touch wage lines for 40 000 Southern workers and wage scale adjustments at Lockheed contract discussions.
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Roosevelt Accuses U S Destroyers of Provoking War in Neutrality Row
The commentary charges the United States with orders to attack German ships and U-boats, claiming President Roosevelt seeks to provoke war. It discusses a chase off Cape Verde and cites DNB on a destroyer heading toward Iceland.
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Germany
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Iceland
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Russians Hold Kiev Leningrad Standoff As Siege Presses
Soviet communiques report heavy fighting around Leningrad Odessa and Kiev as German siege guns shell the ports. Reports claim 16th German division repelled with 700 dead and Cossacks raiding behind lines while city defenses tighten amid hunger and manpower shortages.
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Finnish State Information Bureau
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Schluesselburg
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Odessa
Red Army
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Markets steady as stocks show mild recovery
New York trading opened with cautious buying and slight rebound in shares. Volume around 225000, with sluggish dealings and little domestic or international news moving boards. New Orleans spot cotton closed steady with middling price around 17.12 to 17.57 cents and overall regional averages about 17.27 cents.
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Victor Eubank
New York
New Orleans
Markets At A Glance From New York And Chicago
Markets at a glance show uneven stocks and mixed bonds in New York with gains in Latin American and Polish issues. Argentine peso edges up. cotton steady on buying and covering. Chicago notes unsettled wheat, firm corn, nominally steady oats, and steady hog prices around $12.10.
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Cotton futures rise to 18 cents for first time since 1939
Sept 6 market report shows cotton futures closing higher with late buying and scarce offerings. October through July contracts moved up with last prices around 17.5 to 18.0 cents, and Middling spot at 18.16 cents.
Cotton futures top 18 cents on lower crop outlook
Heavy trading and speculative buying in New Orleans on expectations of a lower government crop estimate propelled distant cotton positions above 18 cents for the first time since December 1929. Closing prices were steady with small gains and varied quotes for October January May July contracts.
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Ni O
New Oreans
Distribution of Classifications Raises Wage Equality Concerns
A disputed statement argues classifications should be evenly distributed to avoid unequal raises, noting one worker could gain 30 cents per hour while others receive far less. The source emphasizes concerns about fairness and consistency in wage adjustments.
Cottonseed Meal Futures Close Steady
Prime cottonseed meal futures closed steady with 41 percent meal at Memphis prices. September at 41.25, October 41.90, December 42.00, January 42.70, March 43.00, May 43.15. Sales totaled 7,000 tons.
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Chicago Market Summary Signals Steady Butter and Egg Prices
Chicago reports September 6 dairy prices with butter at 689 348 receipts and a firm, unchanged stance. Eggs show 8 300 receipts unsettled with storage packed firsts at 31 and rest unchanged.
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Cash grain prices in Chicago on Sept 6
The Chicago cash grain market lists wheat at No 2 red 1.17 1-2, corn mixed across No 1 yellow and No 2 with several bids, oats for No 1 mixed at 48 1-2, with No 2 white near 48 1-2 to 49 1-4. Timothy seed priced at 5.00 0.25 per hundredweight.
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Miss Hayley Promoted to State Supervisor of Home
Dr A H Collins announces the promotion of Miss Hayley to state supervisor of home economics education replacing Miss Katherine Fourney who resigned to join the U S Office of Education. Hayley, a Farnsdale native and Alabama College and Iowa State College graduate, previously taught in Pickens County and has six years’ service as assistant supervisor in the state department.
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State Department
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Troy State Teachers College Grad 52 In Summer Term
A note lists 52 graduates of Troy State Teachers College finishing the summer term. The roster highlights names and degrees awarded to the class.
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Troy State Teachers College
Roosevelt presses move on submarine nationality crisis
Washington studies official attribution of the North Atlantic attack on the U S S Greer with Icelandic reports naming a German submarine. The United States weighs diplomatic steps while a hunt and potential broad naval actions loom amid uncertainty over the attacker’s identity.
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Army Mule Retired With Full Military Honors at Fort Bragg
At Fort Bragg North Carolina Wild Root a 33 year old mule who thwarted a soldier for seven years was retired with full military honors. A formal review included an retirement order read to Instentor ian Jones by battalion adjutant. Major General Jacob L Demers recommended the retirement as he prepared to leave Fort Bragg for Fort Knox Kentucky.
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William Clarke
Fourth Field Artillery
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United States
Tax comparisons under Senate House and present law
Administration income would pay 117 in taxes versus 110 under the House bill and 44 under present law. A married man with the same income would pay 42 under the Senate bill and nothing under the House bill or present law.
Blind Inventor Demonstrates Parachute Launch Device
In Los Angeles on September 6, blind inventor Harry P. Trusty showcased a device to eject paratroopers from a transport plane. Sandbags with parachutes were released from seats on a track to a door, achieving rapid deployment. Trusty claimed the system could eject 24 troops in six seconds, attracting remark from British Air Commission observers.
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Harry P. Trusty
J. M. English
British Air Commission
Trusty
Civilian-led Soviet defense reshapes frontline battles
Dispatches describe civilian-reinforced stands at Leningrad, Kiev, and Odessa as massed fighting seizes back four towns near Leningrad. Red Army counterattacks push German forces from key approaches while troops cut enemy reinforcements and destroy supplies.
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Odessa
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