Death of J R Tapscott Prominent Hartselle Farmer
J R Tapscott prominent Hartselle farmer and community leader died at his home on Hartselle 4 Sunday afternoon after a heart attack. He had suffered similar attacks recently and was found dead on a couch minutes later. Services set for Mt Tabor Church Tuesday at eleven with Rev Lannie Smallwood. Pallbearers listed Ed Coney Pat Coney John Burch Earl Outlaw John Lee Ad Halbrooks. Burial planned in Peck Cemetery. Survived by son Woodrow W Tapscott of Hartse lle 4 and five daughters Maggie Dunn Pauline Halbrooks Jessie Lee Johnson Esther Lee Tapscott and Creola Burgess Chickasaw Ala.
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J. R. Tapscott
Hartselle
Bere
Mt. Tabor
Lannie Smallwood
Ed Coney
Pat Coney
John Burch
Earl Outlaw
John Lee
Ad Halbrooks
Peck
Mr. Tapscott
Woodrow W
Maggie Dunn
Pauline Halbrooks
Jessie Lee W Johnson
Esther Lee Tapscott
Creola Burgess
Chickasaw
Ala
Supreme Court narrows interpretation of area of production
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that farm products firms with more than seven employees are not automatically covered by the wage-hour act based on the term area of production. Justice Frankfurter led the decision, with Justices Rutledge Murphy and Douglas dissenting, in the Holly Hill Fruit Products, Inc. case from Davenport Florida.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Frankfurter
Holly Hill Fruit Products, Inc
Davenport, Fla
Rutledge
Murphy
Douglas
Potato Growers Demand Removal of Price Ceilings
Southern potato growers urged a Senate agriculture subcommittee to lift price ceilings. They asked that ceilings be removed or raised to avert losses and enable harvests, and requested machinery to force OPA adjustments for higher costs from low yields in perishables.
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Washington
Southern Potato Growers
Senate Agriculture
Office of Price Administration
War Food Administration
OPA
Prisoner of War Report For Bagwell Family
Mr and Mrs Homer Bagwell of Ryans Crossroads were notified by the War Department that their son T Sgt Lewis E Bagwell is a prisoner of war in Germany He had previously been listed as missing in action in the conflict
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Homer Bagwell
Ryan's Crossroads
War Department
Lewis E. Bagwell
Germany
Sgt. Bagwell
Colonel O'Byrne Named Assistant Surplus Property Administrator
Col. M. J. O'Byrne formerly of Birmingham has taken the duties of assistant surplus property administrator in Washington. He will oversee the disposition of government real estate acquired for the war effort and is the son of Mr and Mrs T T O’Byrne of Birmingham.
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Birmingham
Ala
M. J. O'Byrne
Washington
T. T. O'Byrne
Col. O'Byrne
Markets Show Combined Move Amid Mixed Trading
New York June 5 stock market held a stable course with small gains for scattered favorites as investors paused. Traders anticipated price control compromise aiding cotton futures with late values up 50 to 65 cents a bale and July at 21.00. Oats dipped and rye and barley edged lower on light activity.
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New York
Cotton Futures Rise on Buying and Short Covering
In New Orleans on June 5 trade buying and short covering met limited offerings in cotton futures. By noon prices were 50 to 60 cents higher with gains across near and distant contracts led by July at 21.14, October 20.39, December 20.14, March 19.89 and May 19.68.
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New Orleans
Butter and Eggs Prices Reported in Chicago Ledger
Butter receipts total 1,466,280 and eggs receipts 17,026 with price ranges for U. S. specials and standards. Listings include firmer 41 1-2 to 92 score for butter and central carrots at 40 3-4, while dirties and checks show 24 to 26.
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Chicago
U. S
Livestock Market Report Nashville June 5 Frontier
Federal State Market News Service reports cattle slaughter grades steady to higher with two way trade at Nashville. Calves hogs and sheep show mixed demand with steer and heifer prices around 13.25 to 16.00 and hogs 9.00 to 13.50 per cwt. spring lambs weaken about 50 cents while ewes and wethers hold around 14.75 to 15.75.
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Nashville
Tern
Federal State Market News Service
Grain prices rally as wheat cut losses in late trading
Chicago June 5 wheat futures recovered from an early slide, closing 1 8 to 7 8 cents lower. Rye held steady after heavy initial liquidation, oats remained weak on favorable crop weather.
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Chicago
Markets at a Glance New York Stock Summary
Markets at a Glance notes stocks steady after profit taking while leaders pause. Bonds show mixed signals with rail reorganization in supply. Cotton firm as commission houses buy. wheat and rye weak amid crop prospects. Hogs slow with weights over 270 pounds down 10 cents to top 13.75. Unsold 14,000. Cattle steadies with steers and yearlings up 25 cents to a high of 17.40.
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New York
Junior Hostesses Meet Plans For Dance And Ride
All junior hostesses are urged to attend a 7 30 Tuesday meeting at the Decatur Service Men's to renew membership and finalize plans for a Thursday formal dance and a future day ride. A puzzle party is set for Monday, ice cream will be served Tuesday, and the monthly formal dance is scheduled for Thursday.
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Decatur Service
Central Baptist to Open Bible School
Central Baptist church will start its annual Vacation Bible School on Monday June 12 at 8 30 am with Miss Mickey Green as director. Tonight June 5 at 7 45 o clock two reels of moving pictures from former schools will be shown in the lower auditorium. Everyone is welcome.
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Central Baptist Church
Mickey Green
Central Baptist
Polish Premier Mikolajjezky Arrives for Roosevelt Talks
Premier Stanislaw Mikolajjezky arrives in Washington for official talks with President Roosevelt to explore closing the gap between Russia and Poland. Acting Secretary Stettinius announced the visit.
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Washington
Stanislaw
Mikolajezky
Roosevelt
Poland
Stettinius
Germans Learn of Rome Fall in 7 A.M. Broadcast
Stockholm reports the German reaction to Rome's fall with headlines noting the loss of prestige for Germany. Aftonbladet editorialized that now all roads lead to Berlin as the outcome unfolds.
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Stockholm
Rome
Berlin
Germany
Aftonbladet
Senator Bilbo Frames Supreme Court Plan to Invade Legislature
Washington June 5 Senator Bilbo of Mississippi charged the Supreme Court is fostering an evident plan and purpose to invade the legislative field for the purpose of destroying and robbing it of its duties functions and responsibilities.
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Washington
Bilbo
Miss
Supreme Court
Rome Liberated as Allied Forces Enter Historic City
Allied troops enter Rome amid cautious street fighting as a German scout car is destroyed. Lt. Robertson leads a platoon before the Vittorio Emanuele monument. Romans celebrate, some killed, while treasures of the Forum and Vatican area escape damage and Germans begin fleeing toward escape routes.
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Fiat
Santa Maria Maggiore
Via Nazionale
Bank of Italy
Pfc
Kenneth Kopplin
Huron
S. D
Forum
Palazzo Venezia
Robertson
Vatican
Colosseum
Rome
St. Peter's High Dome
Via Casilina
Tiber
British Submarines Sink 31 Axis Ships in Mediter and Aegean
The Admiralty announces that British submarines sank 31 Axis ships in recent operations in the Mediterranean and Aegean seas. Of the losses, 26 were merchant vessels and five were naval auxiliaries.
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London
Mediterranean
Aegean
Admiralty
Hospital holds, bonds set in Morgan county cases
Charles Whitmiré moved to Decatur General Hospital after a Brown’s ambulance transfer. Several locals faced charges with five or more fines levied for public drunkenness and prohibition law violations. Notables include Lola Duke and Virginia Lindley held on $300 bonds. Other items report hospital admissions, births, job changes, and Red Cross surgery room closure with May quota completion.
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Charles S. Whitmiré
East Moulton Street
Decatur General Hospital
Brown's Ambulance
Virginia Lindley
Morgan County
Lildie Calavan
Lola Duke
Goebbels Seeks Soldier Initiative as Germany Faces Ailments
Goebbels warned five years of war have strained the German war machine and urged soldiers to show more initiative on the battlefield. Concurrently U S monitors reported the German high command ordered broader use of death sentences to sustain discipline and troop security.
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New York
Joseph Goebbels
U. S
Rman High Command
Rome Occupied As Allied Push Reaches City Limits
Allied forces entered Rome as Gen Sir Harold Alexander announced the fifth army had captured the city. German resistance collapsed at the outskirts while the eighth army drove through the Sacco valley clearing Fiuggi and Paliano. Prisoners topped 20,000 as air power wiped out Nazi transport and damaged vehicles across the front.
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Holy See
Vatican
Rome
Vittorio Emanuele
Umberto
Fiat
Fifth
Harol Alexander
Fifth Army
Albert Kesselring
Mark W. Clark
Italy
Palestrina
Via Casilina
Valmontone
Eighth Army
Sacco
Fiuggi
Piglio
Paliano
Guarcino
Cave
Hermann Goering
North Africa
Sicily
Highway 7
Alban Hills
Japanese withdraw from Mamsun in North Burma front
A war bulletin from Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten's headquarters reports Japanese withdrawal from Mamsun at the western end of the North Burma front. British Chindits renew attacks near Myitkyina Waingmaw, Allied raiders hit Nsopzup, and Kamai ng garrison is more closely invested with Allied positions advancing east and southeast. Chinese forces push along the Mogaung river valley and seize a village.
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Louis Guntbatten
Burma
Mamsum
Myitkyina
Waingmaw
Nsopzup
Kamaing
Wer
Mogaung River
Allies Press North Toward Rome After Breakout
Allied forces pushed along highway 82 and closed on Balsorano as German resistance crumbled. West of Rome the Fifth Army battered retreating pockets while planes strafed roads and numerous enemy vehicles burned. An estimated 377 Velleti prisoners showed German disarray amid heavy bombardment along routes 1 2 and 3.
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Gottaferrata
Marino
Genzano
Rber
Rome
Rio Torto
Eighth Army
de Liri
Sacco
Balsorano
Velletri
Fifth Army
Kesselring
Tiber
Alban Hills
David W. Johnson
Brandsford Road
Augusta
Rome siege and German retreat threaten Allied advance
Reports describe 20 000 prisoners taken as German forces retreat from Rome. Kesselring may lose track of the total killed and wounded while divisions suffer heavy losses. Debacle around the Rimini Pisa line could trap remaining troops as Rome falls, with possiblesubsidiary offensives before D day.
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Kesselring
Rome
Rimini-Pisa
Rivie- Ta
Hitler
Europe
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Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co, OF
Decatub
Aqit’s Scrap Book
Korea
Hans von Thummel
Wordenis2
By RJ. Scott
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Elizabeth Brooks
Joe Curry
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Long Beach
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Naval Base
Little Louise Ellen Hostetler
A. W. Waldrip
Second Avenue
George David Clem, Jr
Sherman Street
Sarah Elizabeth Mooney
Earl Elmer Wilams
Courtland
Decatur Gener
Oscar F. Sweat
Short Street
Barbara Gail Golden
Wadsworth Street
Clara Faye Martin
Hartseller
Baugh’ Infirmary
J._W.Crawford
Panama City
Florida
A. M. Roan
OPAID
Mary Walker
George T. Woodruff
Davis Street
M. H. Russell
Baugh’s Infirmary
Sixteenth Avenue East
Roy Poft
Bradley Motor Company
Mr. Poff
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Richard Parr
Richard, Jr
Spottswood Apartments
Myra Frances Honeycutt
Betty Wright
Fourth Avenue West
Mrs. Price Wright
Mrs
Roy Honeycutt
Pig
J. Y. Hamil
The
Red Cross
Goebbels
AMT Dal
N Va
Goode & Morae Furniture
2Nd Avenue
Mayflower Transit Co
Elliott
DAILY
Toe Decatur
Coal & Grain CO
Checkerboard Store
Moulton Street
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