Compromise on Education Seems Likely in Alabama
Montgomery June 8 Efforts to reach a compromise on placing education on an equal financial footing with other state functions continued as the legislature prepared to resume. Key talks between the Alabama association of school administrators and Gov Dixon leaders aimed to curb opposition to a parity measure and resolve how funds are allocated and eight month terms treated.
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Montgomery
Ala
House
Senate
Alabama Association of School Administrators
Frank M. Dixon
Bruce Henderson
James A. Simpson
Code Committee
Dixon
Tax Board Set to Hear Protests Next Week
The Morgan County tax equalization board will meet Monday through Thursday next week. Only cases with written protests against assessment increases will be heard, with about 40 protests slated for hearing.
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Morgan County
Downstairs Apartments Advertise Rent Loss Prevention
Not one penny rent was lost downstairs. Unfurnished apartment at 000 Johnston St newly decorated with steam heat and hot water. Also downstairs furnished unit. Call 000. Want ad urges prompt rental to avoid idle units and rent loss. insert for 6 days and cancel when rented. PHONE 46-
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Johnston St
Band Practice Schedule Change Announced
The following band practice times and members were updated today across Monday to Friday. Names include James Whitten Clytta Grey Pitts James Davis Betty Fly Betty McGehee Lady Cherie Chandler Paul Stroud Paul Hargrove Gene Stroud Paul Eubanks Leslie Doss Bill Wright Bill Smith Bessie Baker Tom Hurd Carl Gibson A J Coleman Bill Stone Prince Jones Cecil Harbrooks Bobby Markham Gloria Carlisle Walter Keen Doug Crook Gerald Fields Carolyn Purifoy Willard Young Frank Wiley Ed Uptain L W Johnson Julius Weaver Lavern Halbrooks 8S R band Sistine Moore Eugene Stockton Tom Todd Reed Rogers Sam McKibben Lynn Lumsden Ted Griffin Theo Putnam Geo Coggin Goldin Barrett Shelton Junior band 8S band and other listed players across days and times.
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James Whitten
Clytta Grey Pitts
James Davis
Betty Fly
Betty McGehee
Lady Cherie Chandler
Paul Stroud
Paul Hargrove
Gene Stroud
Paul Eubanks
Leslie Doss
Bill Wright
Bill Smith
Bessie Baker
Tom Hurd
Carl Gibson
A. J. Coleman
Bill Stone
Prince Jones
Cecil Harbrooks
Bobby Markham
Gloria Carlisle
Walter Keen
Doug Crook
Gerald Fields
Carolyn Purifoy
Willard Young
Frank Wiley
Ed Uptain
L. W. Johnson
Julius Weaver
Lavern Halbrooks
Sistine Moore
Eugene Stockton
Tom Todd
Reed Rogers
Sam McKibben
Lynn Lumsden
Ted Griffin
Theo Putnam
Geo. Coggin Goldin
Barrett Shelton
Four Spies to Be Executed in Marseille Espionage Case
A military court in Marseille sentences four spies to death and three others to prison for espionage. Catherine Muratore and Henri Rosa receive death sentences in Absentia after escaping arrest. Silvio Muratore Jean Barrisone and Cesar Chabrier heard death. Others, Maria Cortese Andre Marro Philippe Gastaldi and Paul Castellane, receive long terms.
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Marseille
France
Catherie Muratore
Henri Rosa
Silvio Muratore
Jean Barrisone
Cesar Chabrier
Maria Louise Cortese
Andre Marro
Phillippe Gastaldi
Paul Castellane
Allied gains in Norway reported by Aftonbladet
Dispatches to Aftonbladet say Allied and Norwegian forces gained ground along the Narvik railway after a German stand in the last tunnel before the Swedish frontier. Troops, supported by mountain artillery and British bombers, captured improvised German fortifications at Sildvik and shelled Nazi positions at Hunddalen, about six miles from the border.
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Stockholm
Narvik
Aftonbladet
Sildvik
Hunddalen
Daylight Saving Time Ends Sunday Morning
Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday at two o clock. Do not forget to set clocks back one hour. The change affects all residents and devices nationwide.
Pershing urges unlimited aid to Allies and conscription
Gen John J Pershing urged that the United States send unlimited air planes artillery small arms ammunition and food clothing and medical supplies to the Allies in a Red Cross appeal He said the Allies fight for civilization and hold our front line He supported compulsory military service and an immediate army expansion if invasion threatened Training of recruits took many months.
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Washington
John J. Pershing
United States
Red Cross
American World War Army
Pershing
University Head Vows Open University Despite Fire Over Radicalism
Dr. Frank P. Graham told UNC trustees that as long as he is president he will keep the institution open and free. The remark capped a heated board meeting where a prominent trustee accused Chapel Hill of radicalism and "wildcat freedom" within the university system.
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Raleigh
Frank P. Graham
University of North Carolina
Graham
Chapel Hill
Gibraltar to Go to Spain Under Plan
The Commentary predicted Gibraltar would revert to Spanish control, reverting from its status as Britain’s Mediterranean stronghold. It noted areas opposite Spain on the African coast, likely including parts of Spanish Morocco, should come under Spanish administration.
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Gibraltar
Spain
Berlin
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Britain
Morocco
Copiapo Strikes Breakwater Towed to Anchor Near Cristobal
The 1,216 ton Chilean liner Copiapo struck the west breakwater at Cristobal Harbor entrance and was towed to an anchorage off the canal. The ship with 110 crew members and passengers was rescued without injury.
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Cristobal, Canal. Zone
Copiapo
Pandma Canal Channel
Cristobal Harbor
Duke of Windsor Visits French Forces on Italian Front
The War Office announced the Duke of Windsor will visit French troops on the Italian frontier and soon return to his headquarters. He travels amid ongoing WWII operations and shifts in allied command.
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London
War Office
Duke of Windsor
Heat Wave Grips South With Record Temperatures
The mercury fell from the 90s across the South with Atlanta registering 96 and other cities like Chattanooga Rome Augusta Savannah and Knoxville in the mid to high 90s. Showers and a low barometer indicated thundershowers possible in Alabama and Georgia while Phoenix reached 102. Overnight lows ranged from 52 in Denver to 77 in Key West with Chicago 70 Cincinnati 66 and Washington 69.
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Mercury
Atlanta
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Michigan
Alabama
Georgia
Chattanooga
Tenn
Rome
Augusta
Savannah
Knoxville
Cincinnati
Chicago
Key West
Denver
Los Angeles
Charleston
St. Louis
Birmingham
San Antonio
Washington
Wranglers to Perform Tonight and Wednesday in North Alabama
The Wranglers will appear in concert tonight at Priceville High School four miles east of Decatur with Cowboy Owens and John Ares. They will also perform in Decatur at the Civic Center on Ferry Street Wednesday night June 12. The public is invited to both shows.
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The
Wranglers
Priceville High School
Decatur
Cowboy Owens
John Ares
North
Alabama
Civic Center Building
Ferry Street
Ford to test mass production of 1000 planes daily
The War Department will deliver a pursuit plane to Henry Ford in Detroit for an on site assessment of his claim that his plants can produce 1,000 standard type airplanes per day. Ford seeks autonomy with aviation authorities like Lindbergh and Rickenbacker advising. The move follows Roosevelt’s push for military training debates and potential allied sales of WW2 equipment.
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Associated Press
Washington
Henry Ford
Ford Engineers
Detroit
Roosevelt
War Department
Louis Johnson
Ford
London
Britain
Charles A. Lindbergh
Edward Rickenbacker
100 Americans Stranded Without Fares for Washington Voyage
In Dublin on June 8, about a hundred Americans unable to pay for passage face being left behind as the liner Washington sails from Bordeaux to Lisbon and then Ireland. The group includes elderly, pensioners, and naturalized Americans who cannot secure passports without booked passage.
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Dublin
United States
Washington
Bordeaux
Lisbon
Portugal
Ireland
Galway
Cobh
Man Held in Wife's Death in Gadsden or nearby Alabama
Willie Anderson 33, a farmer, is jailed on first degree murder charges in connection with his wife’s April 24 crash on Brindlee Mountain. Investigators say he bought a $10,000 double indemnity policy on his wife 40 days before the wreck that killed her, and autopsy details will be released at a July 17 preliminary hearing.
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Guntersville
Ala
Willie Anderson
M. T. Mashburn
Anderson
Mashburn
Joe Gorman
Gorman
H. W. Nixon
Death Claims John W. Crump in New Orleans
John W. Crump, 39, director of accounting in the Alabama Public Department, died in New Orleans after a long illness. A Montgomery native, he began state service in 1926 as a bookkeeper in the Department of Education, was promoted to business manager, joined the welfare department in 1935, and entered a hospital last February. He attended the University of Alabama and was son in law of Ed Taylor, former clerk of the Alabama House of Representatives.
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New Orleans
John W. Crump
Alabama Public Department
Crump
Montgomery
Alabama
Department of Education
Mie
Welfare Department
University of Alabama
Ed Taylor
Alabama House of Representatives
Lawson Sykes Dead After Ill Health in Birmingham
Lawson Sykes prominent Courtland citizen died suddenly in Birmingham at 10 30 Saturday morning after weeks of illness and treatment. Formerly in the cotton business he was widely known. Body to be returned to Courtland for funeral arrangements. Survived by widow daughter Mrs Dave Martin and a grandchild of Courtland.
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Lawson Sykes
Courtland
Birmingham
Sykes
Dave Martin
Morgan County Probate Judge salary debate heats Alabama session
The Morgan County probate judge position faces a move from fee to salary as Alabama lawmakers prepare for a session in Montgomery. Senator Norman Harris argues for a $5,000 or higher salary aligned with wealth and county needs, while Morgan representatives weigh the impact on county finances and tax burdens.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Senate
House
Morgan County
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Morgan County Board of Revenue
Alabama Senate
Norman Harris
Rutledge
Thomas
B. P. Collier
E.gilton
Rep. Hamilton
Rep
Dixon
John M. Maxwell
Harris
Jefferson County
Montgomery County
Mobile
Tuscaloosa County
Morgan
Collier
Hamilton
State Capitol
Announcement to Guards Plans for Monday Drill
Captain Woolsey Finnell Jr of the 102nd Engineers Company announced Saturday a important announcement would be made Monday night at drill. All personnel were urged to be present on time as drill starts at 7 30. The community will revert to standard time Sunday and assembly will follow standard time schedules.
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Woolsey Finnell, Jr
102Nd Engineers Company
Findell
Artillery of Poles Pounds German Lines Near Paris
A column of 200 to 300 Nazi tanks broke the French left flank crossing the Bresle and advancing toward Forges-Les-Hautes near Rouen. French anti-tank squads pursue as Polish artillery joins the fight on the French side. The admiralty reports a raid by naval bombers on Berlin outskirts in reprisal for Paris bombing.
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Paris
Bresle
Forges-Les-Haux
Rouen
Admiralty
Berlin
French naval planes repay Nazi raid on Berlin suburbs
French Admiralty announced night raid on Berlin suburbs by naval planes marked the first Allied bombing of German capital's outskirts. Berlin reported 1 000 bombs dropped and nearly 1 000 dead or wounded in the Paris raid last Monday. The article notes German tank detachments advancing on the French Western flank and growing Italian involvement, with Rome predicting a move next.
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Berlin
Paris
Bresle
Italy
Europe
Germany
Weygand
Weather Report With River Level and Regional Outlook
The Tennessee river stage sits at 19.6 feet and is falling. Highs near 91 with lows around 68 and no rainfall reported. Alabama sees partly cloudy skies with scattered afternoon thundershowers in the south. Tennessee forecasts partly cloudy conditions with showers and storms in east portions tonight and Sunday. Outlook for Monday through the week shows occasional showers, otherwise mild temperatures.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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