Massacre of Jews Reported at Warsaw Ghetto
A Polish radio station described a brutal three week siege in the Warsaw ghetto. It said 14 000 Jews were deported to the East and 2 000 were shot with 3 000 dying in burning homes. The broadcast claimed Jews defended barricades, killed 300 German troops and wounded 2 000 others before surrender.
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Stockholm
Warman
Poland
Radio Swit
Warsaw
Irving Miller
New York
World Jewish Congress
London
UMW Official Reacts To Governor's Reclassification Order
John J Han ratty of the United Mine Workers of America argues the governor slogan will pull soldiers from the field and cost miners. He notes no violence in Alabama during the stoppage and says the decision rests with each miner. A WS road official estimates about 500 of 22000 idle miners affected. Repub ic Steel notifies closing blast furnaces to officials Ickes Batchellor and Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Hanrety
United Mine Workers of America
Roosevelt
UMW
Hanratty
Alabama
James T. Johnson Jr
Selective Service
Sparks
Thomas
Repubic Steel
Ickes
H. G. Batchellor
War Production Board
Steel Division
W. H Davis
War Labor Board
Pantelleria Bombarded In Record Allied Assault
British forces intensified operations against Pantelleria in the Mediterranean. Daylight and night bombing coupled with naval bombardments have pressed the fortified island between Tunisia and Sicily, exhausting its garrison after weeks of continued attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pantelleria
Mussolini
Tunisia
Sicily
Pantelléria
Radical leaders in Castilo report from Buenos Aires amid troop redeployments
Radical leader Honorio Pueyrredon Socialist Senator Alberto Palacios and Carlos Saavedra Lamas are named as key figures. An army regiment from La Plata moved to reinforce General Rawson's forces. Regular communications between Buenos Aires and Montevideo were cut off after moonrise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honorio Pueyrredon
Alberto Palacios
Carlos Saavedra Lamas
la Plata
Buenos Aires
Arturo Rawaon
Montevideo
Markets End Mixed As Steels Rails And Aircraft Slip
Scattered peace stocks kept a recovery mood in New York trading on June 4 as early gains faded. Leading issues hit new yearly highs while late declines tempered the session. low and medium priced shares lifted volume with transfers around 1,300,000. Wheat rose, corn steady, oats up, rye fell within narrow ranges.
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New York
Cotton futures slump on liquidations and price easing
New York markets showed a heavy tone as mall mill interest faded and spot cotton slowed. Prices moved in a narrow range with late afternoon quotes down 10 to 20 cents a bale, July 20.20, October 19.94, December 19.78.
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New
Wheat led gains as prices rose before profit taking
Chicago on June 4 reported strong demand for wheat with prices advancing nearly 2 cents at peak before traders closed many deals. Oats held steady while rye fell from the day’s earlier highs amid heavy profit taking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Florence flier awarded Silver Star and Air Medal
Lt. Lynwood M. Glazier reported missing in the Pacific area last December received two major Army decorations at Florence State Teachers College during the seventieth commencement exercises. His parents accepted the Silver Star and Air Medal on his behalf from Col. C. P. West of the Army Air Forces basic flying school at Courtland.
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Army Air Forces
Pacific
Florence ‘State Teachers College
Lynwood M. Glazier
Air Corps
C. P. West
Courtland
West
War Department
George Connors Dies at Home in Birmingham
George Washington Connors Sr, chairman of Connors Steel, died today after a heart attack at his home. Born 1864 in Greenville, D C, he moved to Birmingham in 1908 and built a steel empire, founding Connors Weyman Steel in Helena and later Connors Steel Company, serving as general manager until 1937 when he became chairman.
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Birmingham
George Washington Connors
Connors Steel Company
Greenville
D.C
Connors
Connors-Weyman Steel Company
Helena
Ala
Navy Seaplane Tenders Named for American Bays
Small U S Navy seaplane tenders traditionally derive their names from bays straits and inlets across the United States highlighting a nautical naming convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Navy
Navy Hash Mark Denotes Enlistment Completion
A hash mark in Navy slang marks a completed enlistment. The small stripe signifies earned service and is worn on the sleeve to show time served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Chicago market update on Butter Eggs and receipts
Chicago report notes butter receipts at 1,579,860 dollars unsettled with prices quoted by the Chicago price current unchanged. Egg receipts specified as firm with prices also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nashville Livestock Market Report June 4
Nashville Tennessee market news shows cattle, hogs, and sheep activity. Feeding cattle and stockers weaken while killer prices slide 25 to 50 cents. hogs steady with mixed weight classes. sheep steady with spring lambs 14.75 to 15.75.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Casualties on Attu Update from Navy Report
Navy dispatches report Attu battle losses: U S Army 1 538 casualties with 342 dead 1 135 wounded and 48 missing as of midnight June 1 1943. Japanese deaths total 1 791 with 11 prisoners taken. small enemy groups still harass but bottleneck near end expected.
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Washington
Attu
Aleutians
United. States
Navy
North Pacific
Attu Island
United States Army
Navy Department
U. S. Army
Vikings used Ahoy as shipboard battle cry in raids
The phrase Ahoy allegedly functioned as the Vikings battle cry during shipboard assaults marking a feared maritime greeting. Modern scholars note its maritime use as a call to attention before boarding actions and combat.
Young son of grocer abducted in St Petersburg
Chauncey Camp a year old son of a suburban grocer was kidnapped from near his home in St Petersburg this morning. A statewide search has been issued for the black sedan used by the unidentified man and woman who took him.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Chauncey Camp
Tomato juice ration points cut by OPA in half
The OPA reduced tomato juice ration points by half starting Sunday, with 70 percent tomato juice blends also affected. The new value is two points per pound, three for a No 2 can and four for a 45-ounce can, as part of monthly changes to ease rationing. A separate meat point schedule increases many beef cuts by one to three points per pound.
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Washington
OPA
Paul M. O'Leary
Army crackdown and Buenos Aires moves in political crisis
Troops dropped off to engage government forces at a naval mechanics school outskirts. reports say 1 2 killed and many injured including a civilian. Rawson’s detachment seized police HQ in Buenos Aires while divisions formed near Plaza Flores. Palacios cites 8000 troops advancing from Campo de Mayo led by Artur o Rawson and Ramírez.
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Rawson
Buenos Aires
Plaza Flores
Government House
la Plata
Alfredo Palacios
Arturo Rawson
Argentina
Castillo
Rodolfo Marquez
Ramirez
Marquez
Senate
Robustiano Patron Contas
Manuel de Iviondo
Patron Costas
Domingo Martinez
Buenos Aires Police
Giraud and De Gaulle Seen Close to Accord on Baton Whar Committee
Reports say Giraud and De Gaulle fared about equally in bargaining as signs of tension fade. Muselier, named by Giraud as deputy to keep order in Algiers, may be relieved of that assignment.
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Giraud
de Gaulle
Emile Muselier
Algiers
Navy announces death of grid star Nile Kinnick
Naval Ensign Nile Kinnick, once an All American Iowa Hawkeye halfback, was killed in action. His parents, Mr and Mrs Nile C Kinnick, said they had been informed by the Navy Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grid Star
Omaha
Naval
Nile Kinnick
University of Iowa
Nile C Kinnick
Navy Department
Pantelleria in Mediterranean war plans and history
Dewitt Mackenzie notes Pantelleria’s strategic position between Tunisia and Sicily as Allied operations loom. He explains its limited harbor, heavy fortifications, and historical significance to Romans and Carthaginians, while highlighting its potential as a prelude to broader actions in the Sicily invasion.
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Tunisia
Sicily
Pantelleria
Mediterranean
Malta
England
Mussolini
Star Denies Girl's Claim
Movie comedian Charlie Chaplin faced a civil suit claiming he is the father of 22 year old Joan Berry's unborn child. The action, filed by Mrs. Gertrude Berry of New York, seeks a paternity finding and monthly child support plus medical and legal costs. Chaplin's lawyers said he is not responsible for Miss Berry's condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Charlie Chaplin
Joan Berry
Gertrude Berry
New York
Chaplin
Miss Berry
Alabama Senate debates labor laws and public records concerns
The Alabama Senate discussed a measure to regulate labor unions and public records, with Sen. Kilborn planning to reconsider a vote after a 15 to 11 passage. House committees planned further hearings on labor bills, while wartime spending approvals were finalized for governor action.
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Vincent Kilborn
Mobile
George Taylor
Autauga
T. H. Jones
Perry
State Health Department
Senate Judiciary Committee
House Labor Committee
House Committee
Gerald Bradford
Clark
Industrial Relations Department
Chauncey Sparks
C. B. Gullatt
Russell
H. A. Taylor
Hale
State Labor Department
Organized
John Busby
Birmingham
Teamsters and Chauffers Union
W. L. Martin
Greene
Local inductees listed for Army Navy and Marines
Lawrence County local board No 2 announces recent inductees. Names include Clark Edward Smith Dayton Stock ton Roger Patterson Nelson Homer Elder Morgan Melvin Lamar Legg Harold Floyd McMillan Theodore Burton Weatherwax Dewey Wayne Reed Connie Sim Chenault Claud Cephard England Albert Kyle Mc Whorter Hollis Edward Cleveland David Alton Benton from Mt Hope Moulton Danville and surrounding areas. Negro inductees Raymond Benjamin Boyd Thomas Brandon Noble Lincoln Jones James Hardin Stovall Warren Snider.
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Army
Navy
Marines
Mt. Hope
Harold Floyd
McMillan
Trinity
Theodore Burton Weatherwax
Moulton
Dewey Wayne Reed
Connie Sim Chenault
Danville
Claud Cephard England
Albert Kyle McWhorter
Marine Corps
Hollis Edward
President Roosevelts demand tests 500000 coal miners resolve
The President urged 500000 striking coal miners to return to work by Monday or face possible loss of military deferment and alien-law actions. John L. Lewis avoided ordering a walkout reversal, while some miners in Pittsburgh warned replacements would face trouble as government options including troops and anti-strike laws loomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Congress
Alabama
Tennessee
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Pittsburgh
Lewis
Proposal to limit presidents to eight years gains Senate support
Washington June 4 a bill to cap future presidencies at eight years draws strong bipartisan backing in the Senate and could become a major issue in debate over a potential fourth term for President Roosevelt.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Order of Publication in Moore v Moore in Morgan County
In Equity, Morgan County Court Alabama orders publication to Ches Moore unknown address to plead by June 28, 1943 or be confessed. Notice appears in Decatur Daily weekly four weeks. Register Marvin West signs May 28 1943 with dates May 26 June 4 11 18.
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Clezell Moore
Ches Moore
Morgan County Court
Morgan County
Alabama
Register
cChes Moore
Decatur Daily
Marvin West
I _ Register
Fort Benning Soldier Returns From furlough
Local notes report Pvt Carswell Barbee returning to Fort Benning Georgia after a ten day furlough. The city docket shows three cases including public drunkenness and driving without a license. Obituaries note the death of Mrs Brannon's mother in Gainesville Florida. Several hospital and birth notices follow with multiple residents admitted discharged and birthdays announced.
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Carswell Barbee
Fort Benning
J. P. Brannon
Eighth Avenue East
Mr. Brannon
Gainesville, Ga
Water Line Planned for Morgan County Sanatorium
Hospital board and Morgan County officials discussed installing a water line from the Hartselle pumping station to the tuberculosis sanatorium. Wells at the site proved unsatisfactory due to underground caves, making the line necessary. Bids were expected after June 15. Attending were W H Meadows F M Speake J L Rowe John McCutcheon Sim L Howell Dr Erskine Chenault W W Dinsmore R L Sherrill T V Harrison and Dr L R Murphree.
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Morgan County
Hospital Board
Morgan County of Revenue and Control
Hartselle
W. H. Meadows
F. M. Speake
J. L. Rowe
John McCutcheon
Sim L.howell
Erskine Chenault
W. W. Dinsmore
R. L. Sherrill
T. V. Harrison
L. R. Murphree
Medical Society Dinner Discusses Morgan Health Project
John Nelson, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, spoke at the Morgan County Medical Society dinner on the hospital and health center project. Dr. Tom M. Guyton presented abdominal and pelvic surgery films, with a roster of physicians in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nelson
Chamber of Commerce
Morgan County Medical Society
Cornelian Cow Hotel
Nelson
Chamber of Commerece
Morgan County
Tom M. Guyton
John C. Bragg
BE. M. Chenault
F. L. Chenault
A. J. Dinsmore
E. R. Emmons
H. D. Greer
J. W. Hughes
L. R. Murphree
A. M. Roan
OPA Charts Distributed to Merchants
Postmaster R T Sheppard announced limited split of OPA charts listing point values are ready for distribution to merchants. Forms will be limited to two per merchant and obtainable at windows in Street and Albany stations.
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R. T. Sheppard
Street
Albany
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West Point
Russell Bliss
Riverdale
N. Y
United States Military Academy
R. W. O'Neill
Wall Street
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Florence
George Connors
Dewitt MacKenzie
STAR
Lawrence CO
Bill Sounding Board
Dillehay
Sone
W. H. Lawson
Hamil Clinic
E. Martin Street
Brown's Ambulance
Donna West
A. M. West
Falkville
Hamil Clnic
Cecil Lang
Panama City
Florida
Lang
Decatur
McDonald
Decatur 3
The
Benevolent Hospital
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W.couch
ABC
Winfield
Bev Howell
Flora Clemons
Marvaline Fergueson
Clifton Dorsey
McAfee, Howell and Young
Baugh’see
Courland
Pittman
Humphrey
Willoughby
Carrol C. Barfield
Seventh Avenue East
James Mason Pearce
Fourth Avenue West
Charles Morgan
Trinity 1
the Benevolent Hospital
Howard Shelton Patterson
Decature
Peck
Fred Wall
Marion Street
Athens
W. N
Bud
Bynum
Lucy Bell
Cecil Coffey
Town Creek 3
Emmet Bussey
Madison 2
R. H. Nixon
Camp Forrest
Alice Buck Nixon
Dorothy Lawrence
Cullman
Dorothy Wright
Dorothy Murphy
Farnestine Varnell
Austin L. Brown
R. E. Brown
Sgt. Brown
Daniel Field
Augusta
Freda Henderson
Union Grove 1
Baugh’s Infirmary
W. H. Gulley
Fifteenth Avenue
East
Baugh's Infirmary
Clara Fay Hendrix
Wayman Hendrix
Pascal Ratiiff
Baugh's
Mary. Guinn
E. Poplar Street
Lieut
Truman Hill
Flint, Mich
Robbins Field
Alma Hill
Medical Society
St. Joseph
J. E. Harris
Cold Springs
F.B.L
MR. Harris
Wakefield Realty & Insurance Co
Lewisburg
Porter Anderson
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