Decatur Queen Election Nears Crown Given to Nell Dix
In Decatur the Queen of City election nears end with Nell Dix leading at 83 000 votes, Betty Pointer 62 000, and Katherine Timberlake 39 000. Voting ends Tuesday at 10 p m with ticket stubs due at ballot boxes. The pageant celebrates Decatur's 120th anniversary with races parades and a coronation on July 4 to 7.
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Lelia Cantwell
Seton Hall
Old State Bank
Andrew Jackson
Decatur
Benson Field
Tennessee Valley
Queen of Decatur
Nell Dix
Betty Foster Pointer
Katherine. Timberlake
Elouise Thompson
Mary Virginia Bingham
Betty Pocter Pointer
Cme
Katherine Timberlake
Cevensevees
Marjorie Wilder Sireediniula
Mary McClure
Ccc
Geraldine
Caroline Barfield
Frances Hodges
Sarah Coleman
Marie: Simmons
Ieerem Estallee -Sherrod
Ceccre
Nellie Clark Roan
Cores
Billie McP
Errits
Mary
Lawis
Faye
Pam
Jarre Praitis
Sarah Elier
Tennessee
Berson Field
Fort Stephen Decatur
American Legion Auxiliary
Bank Street
Vine
Lafayette
Excess Profits Tax Sought by FDR
President Roosevelt urged Congress to enact a steeply graduated excess profits tax apply to individuals and all corporate organizations without discrimination. The plan aims to raise revenue and curb wartime profits amid a national effort to build defense and equitable sacrifice. Leaders were briefed at a White House conference with Roosevelt and other key figures.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Rayburn
White House
Garner
Bankhead
Byrnes
D-Sc
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Treasury
Congressional
Willkie Quits Post To Reassess Campaign Tactics
Willkie resigns his campaign post amid campaign and organization issues. He rests aboard publisher Rey W. Howard's yacht and plans a vacation through mid July after the Democratic convention in Chicago. He favors a Roosevelt renomination if the Democrats keep him, but offers little on party plans or platform.
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Rey W. Howard
Chicago
FDR
Roosevelt
Willkie
John D. M. Hamilton
New York
Hamilton
Newman
Meme
Gen. Norris
Neb
Mmonweath
Ofte
Utility
Alabama unemployment claims facing trial in 33 cases
A government investigation in Alabama reports 33 unemployment claims in Jefferson County and other areas. Five white men and one Black defendant are accused of fraudulently collecting benefits, with prosecutions ongoing and two acquittals noted.
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Ala
Ferson County
Emty
Indusid
Willkie Move Revealed By Paul Mallon At Convention
The article credits Paul Mallon in News Behind The News for identifying the convention ballot and timing of Willkie’s surprise nomination. It cites a June 23 dispatch detailing Willkie’s rapid penetration and the need to act before the sixth ballot. It notes an April 25 exclusive on a serious Willkie movement and describes the column’s repeated political insight.
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Paul Mallon
Mallon
Philadelphia
Willkie
Wendell Willkie
Three Negroes Shot in Saturday Night Affray
At 11 30 Saturday night at Sam Goodlow’s home on Madison Street a pistol fight left Willie Russell Marie Fletcher and Amos Jones in critical condition. Russell was hit in the abdomen, Fletcher in the chest and Jones in the abdomen and arm. Police cite stray bullet theory and ongoing investigation with no charges filed.
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Sam Goodlow
Madison Street
Willie
Bo) Russell
Church Street
Marie Fletcher
Amos Jones
Lafayette Street
Hamil
Terry
Parker
Jones
Russell
Goodlow
Arrest of Trinity Negro in Kansas City Slugging Case
Frank Bass, 21, of Trinity, was arrested by FBI agents in Kansas City and will be brought back to face charges in the February burglary and assault on Miss Virginia Canterberry, 19, who was struck six times with a hammer but survived. The Canterberry home was entered at night and an attempted rape and murder were charged.
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Frank Bass
Trinity
Kansas City
J. J. Canterberry
Virginia Canterberry
FBI
W. T. Willoughby
Miss Canterberry
Herbert Sivley
Virginia
Decatur
Bass
Detroit
Willoughby
Washington
Continuea
Fleet Units Back at Base Off Hawaii
Major U S fleet units returned to Lahaina Roads near Honolulu after an unannounced departure that surprised Hawaii. Admiral Richardson called the move a routine training exercise simulating wartime sailing with no prior notification. Ships stayed within about 250 miles of their bases.
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Honolulu
United States
Hawaii
Lahaina Roads
James O. Richardson
Navy orders 45 new warships in largest contract in history
The Navy, under Acting Secretary Lewis Compton, contracts 45 warships worth about 500 million dollars, including 11 cruisers 20 destroyers 13 submarines and one seaplane tender. The move follows White House approval of defense speedup legislation allowing no bid contracts with potential savings of about 16 to 17 million per cruiser. The plan covers 193000 tons with 414 million for hull and propulsion and includes 30 percent advance payments for three years.
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Washington
Navy
Navy Department
Lewis Compton
White House
Roosevelt
Emer
Dilemmas Loom Over Europe Aid Policy In War Context
War column by Dewitt Mackenzie discusses two potential U S responses to a European famine and a possible German blockade workaround. It cites Hoover warning Europe faces severe hunger and outlines the stakes in providing relief and cash and carry supplies.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
United States
Britain
Europe
Hitler
Atlantic
Belgium
Food Shortages Loom as Europe Faces Hunger Crisis
A U S official warned that a long war could trigger a famine in Europe, risking unmatched suffering. He cited Hoover’s London relief network and said talks with Germany and Britain’s refugee government considered third party aid, noting relief may affect broad interests.
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Mr. Hoover
London
Europe
Britain
Decatur mayoral race opens with J D Cloud candidacy
Decatur Alabama July 1 1940 J D Cloud announces bid for mayor in the September 20 1940 election naming fellow residents Welch Dinsmore Carl Patterson former mayor James A Nelson Buck Rogers Leroy McEntire Clyde Hendrix and Rucker Mason among those heard in connection with the campaign Cloud pledges a businesslike city government equal rights for all an industrial campaign to boost TVA power projects and broader city improvements including paving sidewalks and lowering water rates.
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Decatur
J. D. Cloud
T. R. Harrison
Welch Dinsmore
Carl Patterson
James A. Nelson
Buck Rogers
Leroy McEntire
Clyde Hendrix
Rucker Mason
Mr. Cloud
Alabama
the Daily
City of
Parent-Teachers Association
Tennessee Valley
Decaturum
Death takes Ben Turpin
Hollywood mourns Ben Turpin veteran slapstick comedian and cross-eyed star dies at 65 native of New Orleans who rose from burlesque in Chicago to vaudeville and silent reels. He appeared in Swing High 1930 educational short 1935 and Cavalcade last year.
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Hollywood
Ben Turpin
New Orleans
Turpin
Sam T. Jack
Chicago
Rites Held for Campbell Infant Daughter
Rites conducted for the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs R M Campbell at 4 p m at 1116 Fourth Avenue South by Lindsay Allen of Grant Street Church of Christ. Burial in Roselawn Cemetery under McAfee Howell and Young. The baby died at 9 o clock Saturday night at Baugh’s Infirmary.
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R. M. Campbell
Fourth Avenue
South
Lindsay .Allen
Grant Street
Hearing Opens on Contest of Probate Judge Nomination
The Lawrence county Democratic executive committee opened a hearing on the contest of Isaac Johnson Jr as probate judge candidate Charley Bragg. The panel ruled the committee had jurisdiction and debated adding new charges about poll tax payments in 1918. Attorneys for Johnson and Bragg appeared with their local counsel as the adjournment followed.
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Lawrence County
Democratic Executive Committee
Charley Bragg
Isaac Johnson, Jr
Lawrence Circuit
Sn Moulton
Johnson
A. Lynne
Decatur
Horace Wilkinson
Birmingham
John Forney
Moulton
Judge Bragg
Purdue and
Miller
Peach and
Caddell
Alabama floor fights loom as 1943 session nears end
Alabama legislators drift back for a last meeting before 1943 adjournment barring emergency. A Senate committee weighs a resolution opposing unionization of state employees by A F of L or I O, while a constitutional amendment would put National Guard officer appointments under the state military board. Senator Conway threatens a filibuster over the adjutant general appointment.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Senate Rules Committee
A. F.of L
Joe Poole
Dixon
George Googe
Southeastern A. F
Goote
State Military Board
National Guard
Senate
Herbert Conway
Albertville
Fragmented OCR Report on Night Incidents and Bomb Strikes
fragmented text from a London July report mentions an incident with airdromes on the Isle of Nor and Huntlosen in Germany. It references a band killed, a cabinet bomba incident, and bombs dropped on the northeast coast near Bucharest, with unclear details and multiple garbled phrases.
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London
Butjah
Méinletry
Isle of Nor
Huntlosen
Dortieams
Cone Ee Ee
German Troops Seize Guernsey as Channel Island Bases Form
AP reports German troops hold Guernsey and near Plymouth as they seize Channel Islands to establish bases for a potential assault. Occupied islands deemed undefended and evacuated, with Germany claiming the move curbs British threat. Balkan tension grows as Hungary mobilizes troops amid Soviet Russia concerns.
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Associated Press
Guernsey
Plymoumn
Channel Islands
Cherbourg
Britain
Calais
Balkan
Gary
Russia
Germany
Hungary
Rumania
Soviet
Abia
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Histor
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Whelkie Wit
Hoover
U. S
Cloud 151
Death
Campbell Baby
Bucharest
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