National Emergency Declared By Roosevelt Steps Short of War
President Roosevelt proclaims a limited national emergency to safeguard neutrality and boost defense. Four executive orders plan modest increases in Army Navy and National Guard plus funds to help Americans home from war zones and boost federal investigating agencies. He emphasizes no wartime footing and remains short of full peace time strength.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Army
Navy
National Guard
Marine Corps
State Department
Welles
Panama
Union of South Africa
Atlantic
British Information Ministry
Aeroe
Germany
Britain and Europe News Summary
Berlin reports first hospital trains arrive for wounded as traffic reroutes. Curran offers National Maritime Union volunteers to help bring Americans home. Royal couple not returning to Britain soon per British press. New Zealand plans 6600 volunteers for military service. Sylt attack reported near Denmark with aerial bombardment. Miss Scheh returns from Europe with a penny and low wages aboard Manhattan. Netherlands minesweeper sinks after mine strike. 29 of 51 aboard killed. Roosevelt says no food shortage and price rises will not repeat WW2 era. Wallace notes 1940 crop plans limit planting amid war demand. Prices of wheat, cotton, pork, and beef tracked across years.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
United States
White House
Murphy
Bureau
Dixon appoints two to Alabama pardons and paroles board
Governor Dixon announced the appointment of Judge Robert M. Hill of Florence and Mrs. Edwina Mitchell of Montgomery to the new Alabama pardons and paroles board. He plans to submit a third member to the Senate for confirmation Tuesday. Hill is 34 and has served as Leyterdale county court judge for eight years. Mitchell has acted as an attorney general handling temporary paroles for Dixon since his administration began.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dixon
Robert M. Hill
Florence
Edwina Mitchell
Alabama Pardons and Paroles Board
Senate
Hill
Leyterdale
Mitchell
Abe
Miss Nelon Waugh Dies in Somerville at 30
Miss Nelon Waugh died at 3 15 this morning at her Somerville home aged 30 Funeral rites are set for Saturday at Friendship Church at 7 00 p m with Reverends Coleman Whitten and E Berry officiating Drinkard Howell will direct burial Survivors include her father O Waugh two sisters Bertha and Lillie Waugh of Somerville and a brother James Waugh of Decatur
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Nelon Waugh
Somerville
Friendship
Olek
Coleman Whitten
E. Berry
Board Meets at Capitol for Merit System Hearings
John H. Peach of Decatur will travel to Montgomery for a three day state personnel board meeting at the capitol. Sept 12 13 14 will feature hearings on rules and regulations governing state employment under the merit system with objections and recommendations from departments and employers. Final adoption of rules is expected after hearings with system implementation anticipated in October.
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John H. Peach
Decatur
State Personnel Board
Montgomery
Capitol
I. J. Browder
Well Known Woman Dies in Decatur
Mrs. Cora A. Cartwright prominent Decatur woman died suddenly at 10 this morning at her home 512 E Walnut street Final rites will be Sunday Brown Funeral Company to announce arrangements She was widow of the late T B Cartwright and is survived by a daughter Mrs H H Prasa two sisters Mrs O B Cartwright Mrs Sallie O Martin a brother J A Preuit and several nieces and nephews
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Cora A. Cartwright
Decatur
Walnut Street
Brown Funeral Company
J. A. Preuit
Denton
Texas
Cotton Futures Jump Then fall After U S Crop Outlook
New Orleans reports show cotton futures rising to new highs on strong buying before a USDA forecast of 12.38 million bales. Prices reversed sharply after the report as October and December options fell, with the crop forecast comparing 12.38 million bales to 11.41 million last month and 13.8 million average. The Washington forecast notes Sept 1 crop condition at 70 percent normal and an indicated yield of 244.7 pounds per acre.
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New Orleans
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Agriculture Department
Census Bureau
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Virginia
North Carolina
New Mexico
Reporter Bates Reactions As War Begins At Danzig
Associated Press staff writer Bates describes hearing the first shots in the German Polish conflict that sparked a European war. He details days of strife from Aug 31 in Danzig until his departure and his account of events in the former free city.
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Lynn Heimzerling
Associated Press
Danzig
Heinzerling
Free City
Decatur Man Burned as Greyhound Bus Crash Near Hopkinsville
A head on collision 3 miles north of Hopkinsville on U S Highway 41 left a truck driver dead and 18 bus passengers injured. The tractor truck driver Willam Barnett 29 of Fort Branch Ind died in the wreck. Nine bus passengers were treated at Jennie Stuart Hospital and nine received emergency care.
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Hopkinsville
Greyhound
U. 8
Jennie Stuart
Nashville
Evansville
Ind
Willam Barnett
Fort Branch
Gordon Balyeatt
Decatur
Ala
Cages E. Livingston
Autaugaville
American Woman Hurt by Explosion Aboard Athenia
Mrs Isobel Bruce Alabama College faculty member aboard the ill fated British liner Athenia was injured by the explosion that sank the vessel. She is a Scotland native bringing her mother to the United States when the ship went down. The cablegram did not specify the injuries’ severity.
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Montevallo
Ala
Isobel Bruce
Alabama College
Athenia
Bruce
Scotland
United States
Fishermen To Flock To Benson Field For Accetta Demonstration
Fishermen will gather at Benson Field tonight at 7 30 to watch Tony Accetta world champion fly and bait caster in a free exhibition of casting. Accetta will show how a wrist flip can achieve longer distances with less effort and explain that 85 percent of casting is in the tackle. He favors simple gear and notes his outfit costs under 20 dollars. He will share tips on balance line choice and three baits for three kinds of fishing while performing long casts and crowd-pleasing tricks.
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Benson Field
Tony Accetta
Accetta
Tony
Naval War Is Fought Anew
A Warsaw dispatch recounts German naval action near Westerplatte and Danzig as the Schleswig Holstein shelling intensifies. Polish defenses blunt a German landing, while other fronts show rapid German advances toward Warsaw and western pressure as Allied ships tally losses.
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Lynn Heinzerling
Riga
Latvia
Danzig
Vistula
Schleswig-Holsteim
Westerplatte
Adolf Hitler
Schleswig-Holstein
Danzig Bay
Armored Car Drive Reaches Western Front Advance
Reports say French forces advanced seven to eight miles inside German territory on the northern flank as fighting continued on the western front. Other dispatches note French momentum near the end of the sixth day, with three to four miles net gain. Berlin reports German rapid units entered Warsaw, though capture is not claimed.
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Warsaw
Poland
Pultusk
Mszczo
Rawa
Mozwiecka
Germany
Sylt
Denmark
Paris
Berlin
Weather roundup notes river fall and fair conditions inland
The Tennessee river gauge stood at 16.4 feet and declined. Temperatures ranged up to 69 degrees with no rainfall. Alabama and extreme northwest Florida were fair to partly cloudy with gentle variable winds along the coast. Tennessee expected mostly fair skies with cooler conditions Saturday, especially in the east portion.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Florida
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Ministry of Information
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Kiel Canal
Chambrlain
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