Aerial Lines Seek Routes Across Southeastern States
The Civil Aeronautics Board schedules a major regional hearing in Greensboro on June 4 9 with five trunk lines and two locals proposing extensive air route increases. Delta Air Eastern Colonial Chicago and Southern National Mountain Airways Angeline Harris Braniff Airlines seek expanded passenger mail and cargo service across Alabama Florida Virginia Kentucky Tennessee and more.
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Greensboro
N. C
South East
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB Examiner
Ross
Newmann
Washington, D.C
ICAB
United States
Capital
Southeastern States
Delta Air Corporation
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Georgia
Florida
Ohio
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Kentucky
Eastern Airlines Inc
Colonial Airlines Inc
Washington
D. C
Jacksonville
Fla
Tallahassee
Chicago and
Southern Air Lines Inc
Memphis
Union City
Tenn
Braniff Airways Inc
Midwest
S, Texas
Halsey Back on Duty as Allied Commands Reorganize
Vice Adm. John S. McCain resumes command of the third air fleet carriers while Vice Adm. Harry W. Hill takes amphibious forces in the Pacific. Adm. Spruance, relieved as Fifth Fleet commander, receives a new focus on planning campaigns against Japan and is awarded the Navy Cross for Iwo Jima and Okinawa actions. Mindanao landings near Davao proceed with light resistance as air and naval support advances. Northeast Luzon pushes into the Cagayan valley, and bombing raids strike Formosa and the Asiatic coast. Chinese forces widen a breach in the Japan corridor toward Indo China, signaling a shifting defense in the region.
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Halsey
John S. McCain
Third Air Fleet
Harry W. Hill
Raymond A. Spruance
Fifth Fleet
Spruance
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Kanning
Mindanao
Lunyon
Davao City
Luzon
Cagayan Valley
Philippines
Formosa
Asiatic
China
Borneo
Japan
Hankow
Hongkong
Shaoyang
Paoching
Hunana Iice
Indo-China
Chungking
Asia
Malaya
Thailand
Burma
Save paper by carrying shopping bags to stores
A brief note urges customers to reduce waste by using reusable shopping bags when visiting retailers. It stresses cutting paper use and supporting environmental efforts through mindful shopping habits.
Decatur and Cullman News Briefs Highlight Local Life
Judge Julian Harris will be in Cullman Monday afternoon. American Legion members are summoned to the Le gion hall for the funeral of Flight Officer Eugene Stockton. Cpl. Milford McMillan receives the East Asiatic Pacific campaign ribbon and bronze star. Birth announced at Hamilton clinic. Mrs. McLaughlin discharged. Local crime fines include drunkenness and driving violations. Memorial Drive Methodist vacation classes set for June 11 to 22. Depot updates include sheriff and deputy changes. Navy and War Department notes list wounded and promoted personnel. Rotary program details noted with Judge Harris speaking.
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American Legion
Legion Hall
Second Avenue
Eugene Stockton
The
Legion
Cpl
Milford McMillan
Marianas Islands
Cpl. McMillan
Dewey McMillan
Decatur 3
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Markets Rally on Peacetime Optimism Across Rails Utilities
Market activity in New York June 2 shows investment demand lifting railroad and utility stocks to eight year highs though late selling trimmed gains. Rail shares led early advances with power and light issues turning firmer as confidence in postwar demand remained. Volume surged with 980 thousand shares traded, the Associated Press 60-stock average steady, and the utility index at a fresh high since 1937. Cotton and grain sectors posted mixed moves amid government incentive signals and rapid price shifts.
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New York
Railways Group
Associated Press
Chicago
N.Y
Smes Sissies
OOS Cei
Erratic cattle and calf market shows mixed gains and losses
Cattle and calf trade improved at some markets after a downturn with shortages limiting competition. Prices varied with some sales 25 to 50 cents higher while others weakened. overall, activity remained erratic. Feeders and stockers with different grades showed mixed strength and prices ranged across cattle, calves, cows, and bulls with notable volume at eight plants.
Alabama Legislature Debates Postwar Airport and Public Works
Upper chamber moves to enable postwar airport building programs and authorize revenue bonds for docks and school operations. Bills seek a regional tuberculosis hospital, a four-year forestry course at Auburn, and a state employees retirement system. A bone dry constitutional amendment faced committee rejection in both chambers. St John’s floor move blocked, Deason’s bill stalled on calendar.
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Alabama
State Department of Veterans Affairs
State Guard
General Hospital
House
Auburn
Senate
Vernon L. St. John
Lawrence
Walker
Eisenhower To Visit U S After War Command
General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower, supreme Allied commander, will return to the United States for a visit. He is due in Washington June 18 with tentative stops in New York June 19 Kansas City June 21 and Abilene Kansas June 21.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Allied Expeditionary Force
United States
War Department
New York
Kansas City
Abilene
Kansas
Hospital Interactions Stir Gail and Friends in Village Tale
Gail navigates hospital life and social rounds as she schemes a Sunday picnic with Steve McCormick while worrying about Johnny Sermalino and Reyna McCormick. Lucienne adapts to nurse’s aide duties, and Gail probes Doctor Kramer’s character amid hospital gossip.
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Nina Sermalino
Johnny
Carman
Lucienne
Gail
Kramer
Ralph Kramer
Dirling
Heights
Vogue
Reyna Thayer
Reyna
Cassius McCormick
McCormick
Agnes Thayer
Agnes
Steve McCormick
Naval trainee visits Decatur family in holiday week
The Great Lakes naval training station apprentice Grady Cortwood arrives in Decatur to spend a week with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Cortwood. Relatives including Sammy and Molly Hocking, Miss Louise Hocking, and families from Tyler Texas and Dayton Ohio plan visits through the week. Mrs Claud McMillan is expected back Tuesday after a Florida visit.
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Grady Cortwood
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Decatur
Jesse Cortwood
Wilson Avenue
S. J., Hocking
Sammy
Molly
Tuscaloosa
Claud McMillan
Cecil Lang
Tyler
Texas
Jesse Cartwood
Louise Hocking
Dayton
Ohio
Alec_A
Marks
Lakeland, Florida
Yalta voting talks focus on list of issues
The Big Five leaders continued efforts to reach accord on a list of 18 other issues. The voting question consumed only a few minutes of over two hours of discussion this morning, while the remainder addressed proposals to liberalize how the charter could be amended.
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Yalta
Big-Five
Rust Remover for Iron Kettles Uses Kerosene and Steel Wool
The guide explains removing rust from iron kettles by applying kerosene then scrubbing with steel wool. It notes kerosene softens rust while steel wool provides abrasive cleaning to restore the kettle’s surface.
De Gaulle invites Russia into Middle East crisis talks
De Gaulle indicated willingness to submit the Arab world conflict to international discussion and invited Russia to participate. He described France and Britain as still unsettled since World War I mandates, with Arab oil states as a strategic bloc around Syria and Lebanon seeking independence.
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Middle East
France
Syria
Lebanon
Russia
D. Gaulle
Egypt
Iran
Palestine
League of Nations
British request ends director of bombing in ancient capital
Sporadic commander who directed the bombing, shelling, and machine-gunning of the ancient capital was dismissed from his command by a British request. Syrians looted some French houses as the conflict continued. Pope Pius XII addressed a world audience noting Germany must purge Nazism and hopes the German people can rise to dignified new life.
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Pius XII
Vatican
Drake Services Set for Monday
Mrs Bettie Drake aged 60 died at her Falkville home at 8 Saturday night. Funeral services will be at Falkville Methodist church Monday at 3 pm. She lived in Mt Zion all her life, one of the district’s oldest settlers. Survived by daughter Mrs W O Ferguson and two sons J B Drake and Raymond Drake USN APO New York, a brother W T Sterling and six grandchildren. Rev Dewitt Price will conduct. Drinkard of Hartselle will direct.
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Bettie Drake
Falkville 1
Falkville Methodist Church
Drake
Mt. Zion
Bob Drake
Falkville
J. B. Drake
Hartselle
Raymond Drake
APO
New York
W. T. Sterling
Brumitt Rites Held Saturday
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon for Mrs. B. G. Brumitt 46 who died Friday at her Elkmont home. Burial followed at Legg cemetery with Mutual Funeral service directing. Rev Grady Morris led the service. she survived by her husband mother one brother and five sisters.
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B. G. Brumitt
Elkmont 2
Legg Cemetery
Grady Morris
Sisters Admit Abducting Boy and Carriage in Philadelphia
Two sisters Irene Jones 15 and Janet, 11 or 12, faced abduction and theft charges after police say they took three year old Thomas Ripley Jr from his coach, abandoned him in a vacant lot where he died from a broken neck. They claimed they did not know the baby died.
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Philadelphia
Thomas V. Ripley Jr
Irene Jones
Janet
Ervin Mack
Irene
Barbara Ripley
Ripley
Bonnie Stanley
Hardie Scott
C. Fred Becker
Mack
Rene
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