Publisher cited for contempt in Mobile editorial
Mobile Ala June 8 B Chandler publisher of The Press and The Mobile Register was served with a contempt citation by Judge Tisdale J Touart over an editorial in yesterday's issue Chandler faced a 10 a m Friday hearing to show cause why he should not be committed for contempt The editor accused Judge Touart of seeking retrac tion and apology for remarks about the May 25 racial disorder at Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co The case involves threat charges against G T Willingham placed under a 2000 peace bond for allegedly threatening workers at the yard
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Mobile
Ala
B. Chandler
le Press
Mobile Register
Alabama Dry Dock & Shipbuilding Co
Chandler
Touart
Mobile Inferior Criminal Court
G. T.willingham
Willingham
Butter Bill Backed by Senate Subcommittee
Government inspection of processed or renovated butter and its ingredients would aid the industry, said James J. Harvey of Rosemary Creamery Atlanta. Five plants in the country now produce processed butter, he testified. Horace C. Wilkinson urged delaying full effect due to wartime resource limits and suggested dropping the word renovated from labeling. A. B. Smith of the Virginia Department of Agriculture supported the bill.
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Washington
Senate
James J. Harvey
Rosemary Creamery
Atlanta
Maryland
Alabama
Georgia
Horace C. Wilkinson
Birmingham
Ala
Wilkinson
Smith
Dairy and Food Division
Virginia @ate Department of Agriculture
Japanese Air War Report Over Burma and India
Allied and Japanese forces engaged as monsoon rains hindered ground operations near Wehsi 26 miles north of Myitkying. Tokyo claimed 63 Allied planes shot down with 0 Japanese losses between May 1 and June 5, while Allied confirmation was not provided.
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Wehsi
Myitkying
Tokyo
India
Burma
Morgan County Shady Grove Notes
Mrs. G S McDougle returns home after a two week visit with her son and relatives in Mydro Oklahoma. Mrs J R Mooney and Mrs EI-
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Morgan County
Shady Grove
Helen McDougle
G. S. McDougle
Mydro
Oklahoma
J. R. Mooney
Nashville Livestock Market Report June 8
Federal State Market News lists salable cattle calves hogs and sheep in Nashville. Cattle steady to active with common and medium heifers and steers 12.00 to 14.50. fed steers up to 15.75. cows 10.50 to 11.50. canners 7.00 to 10.50. bulls to 13.00. feeders 12.00 to 16.00. Hogs 25 cents lower with good and choice 190 to 275 pounds 13.60 to 13.70. lighter weights 12.90 to 13.00. sows 12.60. Sheep better grades lambs 26 higher. ewes 14.75 to 15.75. buck lambs 13.75 to 14.75. fat lambs 11.50. fat eyes 5.50 to 6.50. Butter and eggs from Chicago: butter firm. eggs firm with local prices for various classes.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Federal State Market News Service
Cotton futures slip as hedge offerings weigh prices
New York June 8. Cotton futures declined under higher hedge offerings and liquidation. Trade price fixing against textile orders persisted but with limited demand. Softening textile production due to cost, labor, and equipment issues dampened sentiment. Late prices: July 20.12, October 19.79, December 19.63.
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N.Y
New York
Grain futures drift as Washington loan rates awaited
Chicago grain markets held steady awaiting a Washington announcement on new loan rates. By noon, wheat was steady to fractional declines with July at 1 4 lower, rye up 1 4, and oats 1 8 to 3 8 higher.
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Chicago
Washington
Sressens Close
Oata
Local Notes From the Community
Ton Gulley and children visit their daughter Mrs. Alton McMillian in Panama City Florida. Charles McMeans leaves for the army June 14 instead of June 1 as previously stated. Mr and Mrs W B Lamon attended the revival in Austinville Sunday. Mrs Joe Woodall confined to bed after injuries from a fall last week. G A McDougle seriously ill at his home. Patsy Tucker of Decatur spent last week with grandmother Mrs J A Black.
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Ton Gulley
Alton McMillian
Panama City
Florida
Charles McMeans
Army
W. B. Lamon
Austinville
Joe Woodall
McDougle
Patsy Tucker
Decatur
J. A. Black
Roosevelt Denounces Nazi Propaganda On Women Soldiers
First Lady Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt condemns stories of moral misbehavior among women in military units as Nazi propaganda. She reiterates support for overseas service for women and notes four divisions of the WAAC freed four men for combat, urging Americans not to believe Nazi distortions.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Revival to Close Friday Evening at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist
The revival led by Rev. Lewis W. Martin of Atlanta continues at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church and will conclude Friday evening. Daily services occur at 10:00 AM and 7:45 PM, with a 15 minute prayer before the evening sermon. Tonight’s topic is Snakes, Wednesday’s is Odd Time Religion, tomorrow night The Question For Which There Is No Answer, and Friday night The Question Everybody Has Answered.
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Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Lewis W. Martin
Atlanta
Wesleyan Service Guild Meets For Mission Study
The Wesleyan Service Guild of Central Methodist Church opened Monday evening with a devotional by Mrs. Howard Belzer and a prayer led by Miss Cleo Levin. Mrs. T. J. Cottingham led the mission study on Rural work of the Womens Society of Christian Service, followed by a social and refreshments hosted by Mrs. Carlton Kelley Mrs. L. B. Frain Mrs. Modie Hough and Miss Clara Briscoe.
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Wesleyan Service Guild
Central Methodist Church
Howard Belzer
Cleo Levin
T. J. Cottingham
Womens’ Society of Christian Service
Carlton Kelley
L. B. Frain
Modie Hough
Clara Briscoe
French Group Organized in Algiers Sets War Cabinet
June 8 Paris reports the Committee of National Liberation in Algiers forms a war cabinet. Henri Giraud and Charles de Gaulle co lead with 11 commissioners named including Monnet and Pleven. War ministry portfolio vacant as cabinet aligns to rebuild French war machine in Africa.
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Algiers
Committee of National Liberation
Henri Giraud
Charles de Gaulle
Rene Massigli
Georges Catroux
Jean Monnet
Rene Pleven
Rene Meyer
Henri Bonnet
Andre Philip
Jules Abadie
Maurice Couve de Murville
Andrew Diethelm
Adrien Tixier
Alphonse Georges
War Ministry
Mediterranean
Churchill Praises Tunisia Victory and War Effort
In a detailed address Churchill hails the Tunisian victory as a major German defeat comparable to Stalingrad and notes Hitler expected to hold out until August. He stresses Allied air power and sea power, cites American, British and Soviet efforts, and reports 248000 prisoners and 300000 enemy casualties in Tunisia. He regrets not yet meeting Stalin and outlines forward steps with no precise near-term predictions.
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Churchill
Germany
Stalingrad
Hitler
North Africa
Britain
United States
Soviet Russia
Stalin
Russia
China
Australia
New Zealand
America
Pacific
Japan
London
Washington
Tunisia
Stalinstad
Marshal Stalin
Roiling Food Prices Spurs Probe On Rollback Policy
Torpedoed by critics as the rollback in butter and meat prices faces scrutiny from Bankhead and other lawmakers. Opponents urge inflation fears and producer harm, while AFL CIO officials press for a $2 billion subsidy to restore May 15 1942 price levels. Hoffmann resigns as acting deputy administrator amid shakeup at the OPA and Hartley vows to seek liquidation.
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Bankhead
Dala
Banking Committee
American Federation of Labor
The
CIO
Roosevelt
Air power and China in the Burma war effort
Dewitt Mackenzie argues airpower will overwhelm German and Japanese forces while air superiority assists Chiang Kai-shek. He notes limited Allied air strength, the need to defend Chungking, and the looming autumn Burma invasion from India as United Nations support nears.
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Chiang
India
China
United Nations
Burma
Bay of Bengal
Chungking
Hunan
Invasion speculation and Allied responses in wartime dispatches
Nazi military commentators claim an Allied invasion would only reveal Axis strength as London papers echo invasion headlines. Reports from London indicate Nazi expectations of a Soviet attack on the Northern Front near Finland to align with a Western strike at Narvik, while hints of new weapons surface.
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London
Norway
Finland
Narvik
Capitol price plan faces mounting opposition in Congress
Capitol warnings show rising sentiment against subsidizing producers to roll back prices. Meanwhile the Agriculture Department worries about feeding the armed forces and civilians as the Bureau of Economics warns 1944 may bring a notable drop in non rationed foods like eggs cereals fruits and vegetables.
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Agriculture Department
Bureau of Economics
Churchill speech followed by royal luncheon at Buckingham
Churchill announced casualties since crossing from Tripolitania reached 11,500 with 638 enemy troops escaping mainly by air. He then went to Buckingham Palace for lunch and to brief the King. His buoyant address was heard by U S Ambassador Winant, Soviet Ambassador Maisky and other envoys.
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Eighth Army
Tripolitania
Churchill
Buckingham Palace
U.S
John G. Winant
Ivan Maisky
Lords
Lord Cranborne
Churchills Silent Voyage With German Prisoners Revealed
News from an Eastern Canadian port details Churchill traveling incognito aboard a transport with nearly 400 German POWs en route to the Washington conference. Guards kept him unseen on the voyage while German prisoners mocked Allied reports of North Africa victories.
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Churchill
Archibald Wavell
Bri
United States
Washington
Roosevelt
North Africa
Atlantic
North
Africa
North American
Decatur Briefs and Local Updates Include Attendees and Health
Harlan Hunter left for Birmingham for a Retail Furniture Dealers Association of Alabama meeting. Huntsville residents Grady Crank and Morton Hutchens were in Decatur on business. Cullman Kiwanis and Decatur Kiwanis posted high attendance in April with 97 and 96.5 averages. Thomas R. Yarbrough of the War Production Board will visit the Decatur Chamber office to assist residents. Housing demand remains steady with about 25 daily inquiries. Decatur Red Raiders football season prospects uncertain with no 18-year-olds. Eva1 resident C L Moore underwent surgery at Baugh's infirmary. J S Ward and Mrs. H D McElroy admitted to Baugh's infirmary. births and other notices noted. No cottage prayer service this week due to the ongoing revival at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church.
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Thomas R. Yarbrough
War Production Board
Birmingham
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Doctor Freed From Prison In Gift of God Baby Case
Dr Ludwig O Muench a St Louis physician freed from Terre Haute federal prison after six years of an eight year mail fraud sentence. His wife Nellie Muench serves ten years at Alderson and due for release next year. The couple and two co defendants were convicted in 1936 of using the mails to defraud Dr Marsh Pittman by falsely claiming he fathered a child by Mrs Muench.
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Washington
Ludwig O- Muench
St. Louis
Terre Haute
Ind
Justice Department
Muench
Nellie Muench
Federal
Women's Institution
Alderson
W Va
Muenches
Marsh Pittman
Revival Draws Largest Crowds at Austinville Campaign
Crowds filled the gospel tent in Austinville for Sunday services as evangelist Piper preached on "Enemies of The Cross." The program featured Austinville Ladies Trio Marvaleen and Martha Pay Roper and Massinah Smith, with selections and readings by Margaret Poe and Cliff Barrows. Services resume Monday with a 10:45 AM morning service, 3:00 PM children’s meeting, and 8:00 PM evening service. tonight Piper will speak on "Good bye Old World, Good bye."
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Austinville
Marvaleen
Martha Pay Roper
Massinah Smith
Jesus
Margaret Poe
Cliff Barrows
Evangelist Piper
Piper
Navy auctioning unclaimed parcels draws steady crowd
At a New York post office auction sailors and their dates watched as 115 dresses and women's apparel were bid on. A sailor offered ten dollars, sparking a pause as others weighed patriotic duty before the lot sold for a higher price.
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New York
Judge Benjamin F. Elmore Dies After Long Illness
Demopolis Alabama June 8 funeral services were arranged today for Judge Benjamin F. Elmore 82 a prominent Alabama jurist and political figure for more than fifty years who died yesterday after several months illness
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Demopolis
Ala
Benjamin F
Elmore
Alabama
Executive of OPA Will Quit
John K. Westberg a price executive of the Office of Price Administration said he would resign effective July 3 because he was not permitted to do a fair honest and complete job. He told the Ohio Grain and Feed Dealers Association that OPA forced actions he knew were wrong and that price control lacks public support.
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Cincinnati
John K. Westberg
Price
Office of Price, Administration
Ohio Grain and Feed Dealers’ Association
Westberg
OPA
Ig Washington
Association
Jury Selected to Try Woman in Tulsa Case
A jury of businessmen and oil company employees was chosen to try Mrs. Ella B. Howard in the shooting death of a Tulsa oilman’s wife at the Mayo hotel on March 25. Absent witness T. Karl Simmons, a longtime friend of Mrs. Howard, is subpoenaed. Judge Orasg A. Shaw said proceedings should not be lengthy and could wrap up soon.
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Tulsa
Okla
Ella B. Howard
Fort Worth
T. Karl Simmons
Mayo Hotel
Howard
Orasg A. Shaw
Gardens Aided by Weather Man
The Victory gardeners wore smiles as the weather man delivered a cooler day. Censor cautions on weather reports noted, but the gardeners welcomed the favorable climate and the relief it brought to their work.
Argentina Declares Neutrality Under Ramirez Regime
Buenos Aires reports Argentina's new military government led by President Pedro Ramirez pledges neutrality for the present and adherence to Americas cooperation. The regime, sworn in after Arturo Rawson's resignation, emphasizes autonomy of states and rejection of foreign influence, with congress dissolved.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Pedro Ramirez
America
Oae
Ramirez
Arturo Rawson
Ramon 8. Castillo
Republic of
Americas
Rawson
Morgan County Oak Ridge News Rounds Up Local Notes
Porter Haynes is at home after ten weeks of treatment at Baugh infirmary. Miss Ruby Vest is ill at her mother Mrs. Alice Vest’s home. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Smith and children of near Danville visited the Clemons family. Earl Legg and children called on Elmer Martin’s family. Farmers near finish cotton chopping. crops need rain. Several attended singing at Forrest Chapel. A goodly number shopped in Hartselle Sunday.
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Porter Haynes
Baugh’'s
Ruby Vest
Alice Vest
Guy Smith
Danville
Robert Clemons
Earl Legg
Elmer Martin
Forrest Chapel
Hartselle
Hennessy Leaves Tonight for Coast
K. K. Hennessy band leader at Decatur school for five years departs tonight on No. 6 for Portland Oregon to begin work with the Kaiser shipyard. Mrs Hennessy and two children with her father H C Warnke depart tonight by motor for Maynard Iowa.
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K. K. Hennessy
Decatur
Portland
Oregon
Kaiser Shipyard
War Bonds Highlight Dental Support at Home and Warfront
Readers learn that dental support travels with the war effort as dentists and dental pharmacists serve both at home and in every regiment and squadron. The piece emphasizes the role of dental care and equipment in wartime readiness and morale.
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George Zielke
William Bonner Roosevelt Eit
Col
Elliott Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Lewis Hutchinson
Billy
Elizabeth Donner Winsor
Young Hutchinson
Wall Street
Service Guild
Camp Roberts
Calif
Lotte
E. W. Fales
Senate Agriculture
A. ©. Hoffman
Hartley
Hart
Hoffman
Agriculture
Dewitt MacKenzie
Capitol
Mister X
Winnie
Harlan Hunter
Hunter Furniture Co
Retail Furniture Dealers Association of Alabama
Hunter
Grady Crank
Morton Hutchens
Huntsville
Cullman Kiwanis Club
Decatur Club
Troy Club
South Alabama
John Nelson
Chamber of Commerce
Aubrey Puller
Red Raiders
C. L. Moore
Baugh's Infirmary
Harvey L. Wood
Decatur 3
Baugh’s Infirmary
J. C. Shikle
H. D. McElroy
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Oak Ridge
Zola Mae Legg
Hennessy
Seven Seas
U.S. Treasury Department
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