Public Walks in St Louis as Labor Strikes Ease
Across the nation walkouts ease with 3 500 transit workers back on duty in St Louis and factories resuming partial production in the Pacific Northwest. Detroit bakery and Parke Davis strikes show progress while Toledo Cincinnati and Worcester delays persist with thousands still idle.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
AFL
Pacific Northwest
CIO
Columbia River District Council
Detroit
Parke Davis
Comy
Michigan
Decatur
Pana
Ill
Comny
Toledo
Cincinnati
Ohio
American Steel and Wire Company
Worcester
Mass
Violations Target Morgan County Food Stores Panel Warns Noncompliant
The Morgan County food panel reviewed violations at local stores during a weekly meeting. Stores not meeting OPA rules were warned to fix issues at once, with cafes and eateries advised to come into line. The panel, mainly merchants, praised cooperation and recent progress toward general compliance. Chairman T. E. Putnam led the group with members I Sheats Carl Hendon Duke P. Clemons and Harry Dublin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Morgan County
T. E. Putnam
I Sheats
Carl Hendon
Duke P. Clemons
Harry Dublin
U S Forces Press On To Reclaim Philippine Field
MIPS and small enemy forces were being cleared out to make way for a renewed U S effort to capture the field 880 miles from the Philippines Central Pacific fliers bombed four Kuriles islands Monday Admiral Chester W Nimitz announced hitting within 1 000 miles of Tokyo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Philippines
Central Pacific
Kuriles Islands
Chester W. Nimitz
Tokyo
Nelson to Tour Western North Carolina and Knoxville Event
Nelson, Morgan, and James P. Pope will drive to Fontana Dam in western North Carolina to spend the night. A Friday luncheon in Knoxville will feature Nelson as guest of civic and business leaders and cap the tour.
A Wise Decision to Try Gly-Cas
A reader is urged to measure medicine purchases by results and try Gly-Cas for occasional constipation and related discomforts. The ad cites relief from headaches gas and sluggishness and warns to use the preparation only as directed.
Cattle Hogs and Sheep Markets Reported in Nashville and New York
In New York the cotton market shows early gains fading under profit taking with prices for July through December contracts ranging from 20.99 to 20.11. In Nashville Tennessee the cattle trade is active with scarce medium to good slaughter classes and mixed pricing, calves and hogs show varied but steady to slightly weaker results, and sheep numbers remain strong with lambs and ewes trading at steady to mixed levels.
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N. Y
New York
Nashville
Tenn
Warning On Dogs Prompt Rabies Precaution In Morgan County
The Tennessee Valley laboratory at the Morgan County health department announced three anti rabies treatments have been issued since Wednesday after a small black and brown shaggy dog showed rabies symptoms near Johnston Street. Police Chief J B Whitmire said officers will protect the public and urged owners to confine bitten dogs for three months and seek anti rabies shots. uncareful dogs may be shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Valley Laboratory
Morgan County Health Department
Johnston Street
J. B. Whitmire
Falkville Sawmill Operator C P Jennings Dies After Illness
C P Jennings a Falkville resident and sawmill operator died after a four week illness at Cullman hospital aged 59. He is survived by his wife one daughter Miss Mrs Howard Allen of Stafford Springs Mississippi three sisters all of St Louis and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held at his residence with Rev H M Hurst officiating and the body sent by car to St Louis for burial.
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C. P. Jennings
Falkville
Cullman Hospital
Howard Allen
Stafford Springs
Miss
Laura
Jennette Jennings
Carl P. Daniels
St. Louis
H. M. Hurst
Falkville Methodist Church
Drinkard
Five Courtland Officers Raised in Army Promotions
Col Walter W. Gross announced promotions at Courtland Army Airfield elevating five officers. Two to major Oscar Anderson post technical air inspector of Decatur and John G. Penn commandant of cadets. Captains include David Davis of Douglas Ariz and 1605 High St Shefield Wheeler Dale of Morganton NC John Weather Jr of Lexington Va.
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Courtland Army Airfield
Walter W. Gross
Oscar Anderson
Jackson St
Decatur
John G. Penn
David Davis
Douglas
Ariz
High St
Sheffield
Wheeler Dale
Morganton
Vacation Bible School At Memorial Drive Church
Memorial Drive Methodist church opens its annual daily Vacation Bible School at 3 p.m. Monday June 5. Volunteers guide groups from four to fourteen with age-specific instructors listed for Beginners Primaries Juniors Intermediates and general attendance invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Lillie Couch
Mural Sheats
B. D. Cagle
Mary Evelyn Yarborough
Marjorie Corley
L. L. McCollough
B. M. Thompson
R. L. Penn
President weighs trip to Europe in search of war policy clarity
Washington reports that if Roosevelt goes to London soon he may place a top American official at De Gaulle and Churchill talks. The motive is not only to meet De Gaulle but to scrutinize the war effort and resolve political issues with Churchill.
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Washington
Roosevelt
London
Charles de Gaulle
Churchill
America
U.S
Philadelphia
Brandines
Maine
Government to end coal control soon amid mine unrest
Washington reports prospects that the government will exit the coal business within a week or two. Interior Secretary Ickes pulled some mines from production and urged management and labor to fulfill wartime duties under their own power, saying a new wage contract should end the long period of labor unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interior
Ickes
Somaip Ryasnagenne
New Leaders Take Office at Woodall Club Meeting
At a summer gathering of the Business and Professional Women's club in Woodalls, 23 members and three guests attended. Mrs Carrie K Anders praised federation aims and installed officers for 1944 1945 including Mrs Meredith Woodall as president and Miss Jewel Potter as treasurer. The group plans an outdoor meeting on June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodalls
Carrie K. Anders
Montgomery
Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Lou Jean Johnston
Decatur
Johnson
Birmingham
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Anders
Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Meredith Woodall
Lila Pritchett
Mary Louise. Otto
Winnie Sentiff
Jewel Potter
Allied Drive Clears Key Towns Near Liri Sacco Front
Eighth army units seized Sora and nearby towns including Ripi Torrice and San Giovanni as they advanced from Frosinone toward Avezzano. New Zealand troops drove toward Avezzano from Arce, while French and American support backed the push against German rearguards near Valmontone and Ardea.
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Frosinone
Monte Pisciarella
Ferentina
Valmontone
Avezzano
Eighth Army
Sora
Arce
Infantry Coup by American Troops Over German Lines
A large force of U S infantry crept through moonlit fields to seize a high ridge behind German positions near Monte Artemision south of Rome. They bypassed outposts, infiltrated reserves, and pressed toward Velletri, trapping unseen German units as dawn broke. The maneuver was executed with minimal gunfire and heavy stealth, likened to a Hollywood war scene.
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Rome
Monte Artemision
Velletri
Alban Hills
No Man’s Land
Planes Kill Cattle on Dauphin Island
A Dauphin Island cattle grower complained to the Mobile sheriff that seaplanes have killed cattle by machine gun fire. Frank Collier, a Cedar Point fishing lodge operator, reported 35 dead cattle on the island and 70 missing. He said the carcasses were found yesterday and the losses span the island.
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Mobile
Ala
Dauphin Island
Frank Collier
Cedar Point
W. H. Holcombe
Collier
Tax cut rejected by House in tax bill dispute
The House refused Senate amendments including reducing the cabaret tax from 30 to 20 percent and sent the bill to a House Senate conference committee after increasing the federal limit.
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Washington
House
Senate
Pearl Harbor Probe Pushed by Senate Judiciary Committee
The Senate judiciary committee recommended delaying possible court martial actions against Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and Major General Walter C. Short for a year, urging both War and Navy Secretaries to proceed with investigations and later decide on prosecutions. Critics accuse the administration of using the delay for political reasons.
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CIA
Senate Judiciary Companies
Pearl Harbor
Army
Navy
Chandler
D-Ky
Congress
Husband E. Kimmel
Walter C. Short
Hatch
D-N.m
Joseph T. McNarney
Senator Ferguson
Rmich
Secretaries of War
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Wherry
R-Neb
Major Ard Faces Trial In Assault Case
Maj Waldo Ard a former Alabama State Guard plans and training officer and Dale county legislator, is charged with assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly throwing a heavy coffee cup at Mrs Margaret Hancock at the Jefferson Davis Hotel on April 26. Hancock seeks $5,000 in damages in circuit court. A warrant and $200 bond were filed in Dale county. Ard resigned as state guard official on May 12. Trial date not set.
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Montgomery
Ala
Wal‘do E. Ard
Alabama State Guard
Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas
Margaret Hancock
Jefferson Davis
Ard
Hancock
State Guard
Dale County
George L. Cleere
Cleere
Common Pleas
McClory the morale booster and his wartime deeds
In England a U S Army unit highlights infantry sergeant at heart McClory who jokes with comrades, protects Capt. Kennedy, and sends money home for the captain's ailing mother. He stands out for loyalty, humor, and selfless acts amid camp life and looming deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClory
Cleveland Welding Co
McClorys
John Jay Kennedy
Fawndale Road
Roslindale
Mass
Rome Stand in Italy’s War Turning Point
The article describes Allied advances toward Rome with German forces retreating along bombed roads. It notes Rome as a hub for Italy’s highways and railways and warns of propaganda predicting German withdrawal north of Rome. It mentions Berlin forecasting an Allied landing on the Italian coast and the strategic risk to Kesselring without a northern supply line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Hitler
Berlin
Corsica
Kesselring
Scouts Praise Camp Patterson Activities At Morgan Camporee
Ninety one representatives from Cullman Falkville Fus hbusia Hartselle and Decatur register for the Morgan district Boy Scout camporee at Camp Patterson on Eighth Avenue. Robert McRight reports boys show skill building rustic camp furniture and Red Cross first aid equipment is on site. Schedule includes reveille breakfast inspections patrol projects campfire and a public campfire at 8 p.m.
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Cullman
Falkville
Fuscumbia
Hartselle
Decatur
Camp Patterson
Morgan District
Eighth Avenue
Eighth Street
Robert McRight
Red Cross
Allied raids close May with heavy bomber success and losses
Allied planes from British bases attacked Hamm Osnabruck Schwerte Soest and Ploesti while 750 to 1,000 U S heavy bombers and 1,200 fighters took part. May ended with a record 148 000 sorties and 896 enemy aircraft destroyed. American losses totaled 287 heavy bombers and 153 fighters, surpassing prior records.
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U. S
OPA grants larger juice pack ahead of schedule
The OPA said this season’s supply was larger than expected and the new pack arrives about a month early. Beginning Sunday the points values are three for a No. 2 orange juice can, one for a No. 2 grapefruit juice can, and three for a No. 2 blended orange and grape juice can.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Backboned Japanese Resistance Bent in Pacific Says Halsey
Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. told reporters in Auckland that Japan’s Pacific strength has been severely bent with about 150000 dead, 4800 planes lost, and ships too numerous to count. He noted only about 15000 Japanese remain in the South Pacific with at most 2000 effective fighters.
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Auckland
New Zealand
Pacific
South Pacific
William F. Halsey Jr
Halsey
Bougainville
Prisoner of War Camp Planned at Clanton
The War Manpower Commission announces a POW camp will be established at Clanton Alabama to house prisoners used in the pulpwood and lumber industries.
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Birmingham
Ala
War Manpower Commission
Clanton
Governors End Session Ends Calls for State Federal Cooperation
The 36th governors conference adopted a resolution urging closer federal‑state collaboration. They urged immediate plans for highway, rivers and harbors, irrigation, flood control, demobilization policies, and tax system study, plus return of employment services to states and retention of the National Guard after the war. Governors Maw Green OConor Griswold Warren Sparks Martin Kerr Baldwin named executive committee.
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Hershey
Fee
Constau
Uick Federal Ee
Herbert B. Maw
Utah
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Congress
Governor Maw
Conference
Dwight H. Green
Ill
Herbert R. O'Conor
Dwight T. Griswold
Neb
Earl Warren
Calif
Chauncey Sparks
Ala
Edward Martin
Penna
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Raymond E. Baldwin
Connecticut
Dr Allen Dies at Carmel New York
Dr A Allen a retired Baptist minister who served in Pennsylvania and Connecticut died this morning in Carmel New York after residing here for several months with Rev Charles B Carpenter former rector of St John Episcopal Church. He had been in ill health for some time.
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A. Allen
Charles B. Carpenter
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Carmel
N. Y
Dr. Allen
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Legislation delay ends prospects for FCC modernization bill
Bitter differences between Senator Wheeler and radio industry officials killed prospects for a federal communications act modernization this year. Wheeler called off a scheduled committee meeting to consider a bill he drafted.
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Washington
Wheeler
D-Mont
Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee
Local births and police notes from Decatur area
Births announced at Decatur General Hospital include a son for Mr and Mrs Herman A Lowery of Trinity and a daughter Brenda for Mr and Mrs Milton Russell of 1304 1812 Avenue East. Virginia Pepper at Decatur General Hospital and Mrs L E Wooten with Carol return to Marion after visiting Decatur and Hartselle. City docket items include petty larceny fine and traffic fine totals, plus public drunkenness bond forfeiture. A cottage prayer meeting is planned at 507 Prospect Drive by the Ninth Street Methodist Evangelistic club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman A. Lowery
Trinity1
Decatur General Hospital
Milton” Russell
1812 Avenue East
Brenda
Methodist Evangelistic Club
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Pat Aday
Prospect Drive
Measure Declared Dead By Wheeler Blames Group In New York
Wheeler stated the measure is dead and faulted a small group in New York for its demise. The comment followed joint remarks with acting Senate Minority Leader White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
White
Wheeler
New York
Post-War Aviation Topic Praised By Civitan Club
B M Cornell of Southern Airways spoke on postwar aviation trends and future trunk and feeder air routes reaching towns of 2500 population, with airports permits and helicopter links under study. Guests included H R Ross Charles Williams Tom Reynolds Robert McRight and Leonard Moody now in the Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mi Bers
Civitan Club
B. M.cori
Southern Airways
Cornell
Wright Brothers
H. R. Ross
Charles Williams
Tom Reynolds
Robert McRight
Leonard Moody
S. 2-C
U. S. Navy
Harles Hardwick Jr
Cole Springs 4-H Club Elects Officers
The Cole Springs 4-H Club met Friday May 26 at the Methodist church led by Mrs. Bessie Neill. Officers elected include Francis Morris president Geraldean Edwards vice president Lorene Eubanks secretary Sarah Winkles reporter Lucy Jean Winkles song leader and Geraldean Edwards. Members Annie Ruth Dunlap Betty Virginia Morris and Faye Presley attended. The next meeting is set for June 16 at 2:00 at the home of Sarah and Lucy Jean Winkles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole Springs
Methodist Church
Bessie Neill
Francis Morris
Geraldean Edwards
Lorene , Eubanks
Sarah Winkles
Lucy Jean Winkles
Annie—Ruth Dunlap
Betty Virginia Morris
Faye Presley
Sarah
Memory of Solon Honored by Negro
The devoted chauffeur Whitt D. Roberts who served Rep. Henry B. Steagall for 16 of his 36 years traveled a thousand miles to attend the memorial in Washington. House members paid tribute to deceased colleagues. Roberts secured a seat in the gallery through Rep. Andrews and paid his own fare to Ashington in honor of Mr. Henry.
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Washington
Congress
House
Whitt D. Roberts
Henry B. Steagall
Ashington
Henry
Rep. Andrews
D-Ala
Steagall
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Second Avenue
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