Draft Delay Foes May Yield In House
The House adopted an amendment to the Burke-Wade conscription bill to allow financial settlements on purchases during a drafted man’s 12-month training period. Rep. Harness explained auto buyers and sellers could negotiate payment arrangements. current law allowed repossession only via court action. The debate also touched a proposed 60-day voluntary enlistment trial before the draft, with leaders eager to resolve it and push the bill forward.
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Washington
Harness
Fia
Roosevelt
Athens Backs North Alabama Marine Park Plan
Athens city council approved supporting the Tennessee River island marine park project led by Decatur with government agency sponsorship. A Decatur committee outlined the plan. TVA official R F Sloan Jr and Athens Chamber of Commerce head Couglyan attended. Seven cities have endorsed including Hartselle Courtland Moulton Birmingham Cullman Huntsville.
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North Alabama
Tennessee
Decatur
City Council of
Athens
Quince E. Eddens
A. C. Dillehay
Henry Davis
R. F. Sloan, Jr
TVA
Wheeler
Guntersville Lake
President Couglyan
Athens Chamber of Commerce
J. M. Holt
County Board of Revenue
Aithens
Hartselle
Courtland
Moulton
Birmingham
Cullman
Huntsville
Birmingham City Commission
Town Creek
Mooresville
Falkville
Nashville
Shelbyville
Pulaski
Veteran RAF commander takes air duty on day off
A 37 year old RAF wing commander, grounded for desk work, flew an improvised patrol at 15,000 feet and engaged eight German Ju 87 bombers. He damaged two dive bombers, one caught fire, as the formation dispersed after loosing its payload.
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London
Roosevelt nominates two new postmasters in Alabama
President Roosevelt names Virgil B. Gross for Pisgah Alabama and James E. Reid for Scottsboro Alabama as postmasters.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Virgil B. Gross
James E. Reid
Pisgah
Scottsboro
Ala
Romania King Abdicates and Flies to Yugoslavia
Abdicated Romanian King Carol crosses into Yugoslavia aboard a special train en route to Switzerland, leaving his throne amid Axis power shifts as Belgrade reports the dramatic movement.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Caroll of
Romania
Switzerland
Antonescu explains abdication of Carol II to save Romania
In a radio address General Ion Antonescu, Romania's new dictator aligned with the Axis, said he forced Carol II to abdicate to prevent civil war. Reports swirl about Carol and Magda Lupescu’s whereabouts, with speculation of Switzerland, the Royal yacht, or the Riviera.
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Bucharest
Romania
Ion Antonescu
Carol II
Antonescu
Carol
Prince Mihai
Switzerland
Black Sea
Mme
Magda Lupescu
Magda
Nice
French Riviera
Mme. Lupescu
Constanta
United States
South America
Milk price increases noted by Alabama dairy plant
Leroy McEntire, superintendent of the Alabama Dairy Products, announces price hikes for milk to be sold to the local plant. From May to August prices rise from 32 to 34 cents per pound of butterfat, based on the Chicago market, affecting over 300 customers as daily arrival of milk reaches 11 000 to 12 000 pounds.
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Leroy McEntire
Alabama
McEntire
Chicago
Decatur
Scarlet fever cases rise to nine in Morgan county
Morgan county records two new scarlet fever cases this year, bringing total to nine. Both patients are young girls from the same family in Hartselle. County health officer Dr. L R Murphree reports no deaths linked to the illness this year.
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Morgan County
Hartselle
L. R. Murphree
Murphree
Kentucky man inherits aunt's New York estate windfall
Morehead Kentucky workman Allie Yount discarded a letter as junk then opened it on his mother's advice. The missive revealed he has inherited an aunt Mrs Taylor Young of New Yorks sizable estate estimated between 75000 and 100000 dollars.
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Morehead, Ky
Allie Yount
Taylor Young
New York
Second Annual Colt Show Set for Hartselle September 12
The Morgan County Colt Show returns September 12 at the Morgan County High School Athletic Field in Hartselle. Sponsored by local farmers, the Rotary Club and business leaders, the free event runs from 10:00 a.m. with $80 in prize money across age groups and a mare with the most colts prize.
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Morgan County
Hartselle
Morgan County Farmers
Hartselle Rotary Club
Hartselle Business Men
Morgan County High School
Hartselle Bugffiers
B. G. Hall
C. O. Blackwell
Falkville
F. E. Martin
Danville
R. C. Brown
A. N. Mitchell
Somerville
L. G. McDonald
Eva
Robert F. Perry
Fires Set by Raiders in Two Capitals
Bombs and flames lit both London and Berlin as raids swept capitals. The RAF mounted a three hour assault on Berlin after midnight while German forces hit southeast England and docks near London. Civilian casualties were reported as fires raged in London and insults to the axis continued with Antonescu’s purge in Romania. Carol fled after abdicating in favor of his son Michael.
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Associated Press
London
England
Greater London
Romania
Ion Antonescu
Carol
Iron Guard
Antonescu
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
Michael
Constanta
Magda Lupescu
Revival Schedule For Monday Prayer Meetings
Revival meetings set for Monday September 9 with sessions at 3 00 afternoon and 7 30 evening. Leaders and hosts include Mrs Riggle Mrs W E Masterson Mrs W J Brit ton Mrs Moyers Mrs L J Kaylor Mrs J B Jernigan Mrs Bessie Waldrop Mrs Gussie Bell Mr A B Pickens Mrs Carl Jones Mrs Mason Crow and others at multiple addresses across East West North and South areas.
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Riggle
4Th Avenue
East
W.E. Masterson
Wadeworth St
W. J. Britton
Moyers
Chestnut Street
L. J. Kaylor
5Th Avenue
J. B. Jernigan
3Rd Avenue
Bessie Waldrop
9Th Avenue
Gussie Bell
A. B. Pickens
Carl Jones
Grant Street
Marion County Farmer Sentenced to Life for Wife’s Death
Hamilton Alabama Sept. Johnny Clark a 30 year old Marion county farmer was sentenced to life imprisonment for the slaying of his wife found dead in their mountain cabin July 2 Clark testified his wife killed herself The solicitor argued that the shot direction showed she could not have killed herself.
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Hamilton
Ala
Johnny Clark
Marion County
Clark
Hunter
Intensified British Naval Action in the Mediterranean
The article reports heightened Mediterranean naval activity by Britain, including a surprise strike on Italian air and warship bases near the Decansea Islands off Asia Minor. Alexandria authorities welcome the Anglo-American destroyer deal as boosting England's war strength, with ships ready for action and a potentially faster Mediterranean campaign.
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Mediterranean
Dodecanse
Asia Minor
Britain
Alexandria
Egypt
England
Mediterranean War Looms as Britain Seeks Offensive
A high stakes outlook on a potential Mediterranean war shaping global power. Britain appears to press an offensive against Mussolini amid a crisis in its naval operations, with Rome signaling recognition of a major British move. Churchill notes Britain’s eastern Mediterranean strength in this tense strategic moment.
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England
Britain
Mussolini
Rome
Churchill
President Calls Nation to Day of Prayer on Sunday
The nation is urged to observe a Day of Prayer following President Roosevelt’s call. The appeal emphasizes prayer as active faith, not fear, and cites confidence drawn from God. Readers are asked to join churches on Sunday September 8th in response to the president’s appeal.
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United States
Tennyson
Conrad
China
Roosevelt
Alabama industry sees peak July activity since 1927
Industrial activity in Alabama in July reached the highest monthly level since early 1927, with the index at 26.9 above normal. Steel ingot production rose 145 percent, cotton consumption up 7 percent, and coal and steel gains exceed 27 percent year over year. Employment in 928 establishments rose 19 percent from June, while bank debits climbed 43 percent from June.
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Toscalooba
Ala
Alabama
Bureau of Business Card
University of Alabama
Motorcycle Fatal Crash Claims James Lile in Alabama
James Russell Lile, 28, of Memphis Tennessee, died in a motorcycle crash between Jasper and Winfield Alabama. His bike skidded on wet tar laid to the road yesterday and struck a concrete post while he was returning to Memphis after a Birmingham visit.
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Jasper
Ala
James Russell Lile
Memphis
Tenn
Winfield
Lile
Birmingham
Davis of Tuscaloosa Named Engineering Reserve Second Lieutenant
The War Department announced today the appointment of Charles Clinton Davis Jr. of Tuscaloosa as a second lieutenant in the engineering reserves.
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Washington
War Department
Charles Clinton Davis, Jr
Tuscaloosa
Heaviest German raid on London described as most extensive yet
German bombers attacked London in waves described by DNB as the most extensive assault yet on the British capital. The raid lasted about 1 hour 42 minutes beginning at 4 56 p m local time with heavy anti aircraft fire and spills of smoke over the east. AP counted well over 150 planes in the air and British Spitfires engaged the attackers as crowds watched from a football ground during a theatre night.
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England
London
Wall
Reich
Germany
Berlin
DNB
Associated Press
Thames
Charing Cross
Associated
Weather Summary for Tennessee River and Alabama
River level at 19.98 feet with no rainfall. Temperature ranged to 68 degrees in the past 24 hours ending at 7 this morning. Alabama forecast fair tonight with partly cloudy skies tomorrow.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Cven
Sniean Ae
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