Weather, cotton prices and local notices mixed in Decatur rundown
Thundershowers are expected this afternoon with little temperature change tonight. Cotton prices today included strict mid dling 21.25, middling 21.05, strict low 19.85, low 16.55. Movie attractions are The Hard Way at the Princess Smith Of Minnesota at the Roxy and George Washington Slept Here at the Capitol. Local residents and visitors, including Huntsville guests Mrs. Martha Byers and children, Elbert Weaver’s family, and others from Louisville and Birmingham, are noted along with plans for beauty courses, war bond appeals, university moves, and community events. Several residents are mentioned in travels, visits, and civic notes, with sheriff’s court activity and Laymen’s Day at Memorial Drive Church announced. (Continueé op fage Two)
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The
Princess
Smith
Minnesota
George Washington
Capitol
Decatur Chamber welcomes Godwin to board and hospital plans advance
George H. Godwin elected to the Decatur Chamber of Commerce board of directors replacing E B Pentecost who resigned to move to Huntsville. Hospital plans progress include possible public ownership by City or Morgan County and audit funding in place. The chamber reports 501 members and $7,112 in revenue with aims to raise to $10,000 as budget. The Town Hall meeting set for June 18 at Lyons hotel.
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George H. Godwin
City Water Department
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Benevolent Society Hospital
Lyons Hotel
Robert T. Harris
Chamber of Commerce
Decatur
Pentecost
Godwin
E. B. Pentecost
Huntsville
City of
Morgan County
Benevolent Hospital
Mr. Shelton
H. D. Greer
Russell Speake
Wallace H. Meadows
J. L. Rowe
County Board of Revenue and Control
Lloyd L. Lively
Chas. W. Young
Chamber
John M. Nelson
Montgomery
SSI
Shelton
Delano Park Set for Formal Opening in Decatur
Delano Park will be formally opened at 2 p.m. Thursday with a 15 minute concert by the 403 Army Air Forces Band from Courtland. Commander T. D. Brooks will present the American flag for Morgan County American Legion Post No. 15, as Dr. Edwin Wyle and officials speak on recreation for soldiers and citizens.
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Delano Park
403 Army Air Forces Band of
Courtland
T. D. Brooks
Morgan County
American Legion
Q. E. Eddens
Decatur Recreation Commission
Edwin Wyle
T. R. Harrison
Decatur
John G. Cox
RAF
David D. Scherzer
Southern Aviation Training School
Walter Clark Dies After Brief Illness
Walter Clark, 57, of Hillsboro, died suddenly after a brief illness. Survived by his wife Eva, sons Howell and Lawson, daughters Gladys and Lula Ann, stepson Roy Holland, and brother Ruce. Funeral arrangements will be announced by McAfee Howell and Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Clark
Hillsboro
Eva Clark
Howell
Lawson Clark
Gladys
Lula Ann Clark
Roy Holland
Ruce Clark
McAfee, Howell and Young
British Prime Minister Foresees Victory Through Submarine War
The House of Commons heard a confident speech predicting Allied victory as U-boats face a turning point. Churchill cited sinking of submarines and increased cargo ship production, arguing Britain and the United Nations can outpace the submarine menace and accelerate wartime operations.
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Churchill
House of Commons
United Nations
Hitler
Bowie
United Waa
Lower price levels and inflation controls proposed
The Associated Press reports that the OPA plans to roll back prices on fresh vegetables butter meats and coffee with compensation schemes to producers and wholesalers aiming to restore prices to a year ago. WPB says wool supplies cover civilian and military needs and rationing may be avoided. Roosevelt cites Axis gas warfare risk and wartime tax moves intensify. wage disputes in coal near climax.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
OPA
War Production Board
WPB
Roosevelt
Axis
Europe
United States
William N. Porter
Chemical Warfare Service
George
D.-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
War powers granted to Governor Sparks in Alabama
The Alabama House approved emergency war powers for Gov Chauncey Sparks and a $50,000 appropriation to hire guards for critical bridges. The bill lets the governor mobilize state and local agencies, seize property, and align state laws with federal wartime statutes, with potential to move the state capital if invasion occurs.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama House Today
Chauncey Sparks
Mobile
George Stone, Jr
Stone
Boswell Bill Targets Bookmaking In Alabama
Rep E C Boswell of Geneva introduced a measure defining bookmaking and banning use of telephone and telegraph lines to transmit betting information on horse and dog racing and other sports. The bill imposes fines from 50 to 500 dollars and up to 12 months imprisonment for recipients or handicappers aiding bets. It also bars communication companies from providing wires for such information.
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Montgomery
Ala
E. C. Boswell
Geneva
Ickes orders mine to run six days a week
Secretary Ickes directing Republic Steel to operate Alabama mines on a six day week until the firm builds coal stocks to at least 60 days. He cited a drop from 54 days of supply on January 1 to five days on June 1 and demanded immediate reporting of plans.
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Washington
Ickes
Republic Steel Corporation
Alabama
C. M. White
Cleveland
Republic
Man Killed by Lightning Near Eva
W E Puckett a Eva area farmer was struck by lightning yesterday around 6 30 p m while three men including two helpers sheltered at a tenant house The bolt knocked the men down and killed the mule The victim died about 7 00 p m later survived by his wife and three sons Murley 7
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W. E. Puckett
Eva
Mr. Puckett
Etta Puckett
Murley
Soviet Pilots Heroic In Night Attacks Over Gorki
Soviet air crew performed heroic night sorties over Gorki to defend the munition center from five night raids. Seven German bombers were shot down as dwellings suffered damage and the Molotov factory near Moscow was heavily attacked. Soviet bombers retaliated against the Bryansk front air base, destroying planes and ammo dumps. Front reports also claim 22 German planes shot down in Leningrad sector and Soviet bombers destroyed 20 enemy aircraft on the ground at a German airport.
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Moscow
Gorki
London
Bryansk
East Front
Leningrad
Foss Promoted to Major in Marine Corps
Washington June 9 Navy reports Joe Foss member of Sioux Falls South Dakota has been promoted to major. The 26 year old ace recently returned from Guadalcanal where he shot down 26 Japanese planes tying Eddie Rickenbacker for most aerial victories in a single World War era year.
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Foss
Washington
Joe Foss
Marine Corps
Navy
Sioux Palls, SD
Guadalcanal
America
Eddie Rickenbacker
Knox Says Initiative Now Ours In Naval War Speech
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox told about 760 US Naval Academy midshipmen that secret information shows Tokyo and Berlin feel the same after Pearl Harbor and that eight fronts exist. He praised U.S. mobilization, noted rapid shipbuilding, warned Axis, and stressed a postwar naval strength not to be scrapped.
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Annapolis
Frank Knox
Tokyo
Berlin
Pearl Harbor
Naval Academy
Knox
Western Mediterranean
Eastern Mediterranean
Atlantic
South Atlantic
South Pacific
North Pacific
Russia
China
Navy
Far East
Britain
Atlantic Theater of War
Japan
United States
America
U.S
Argentina Signals Closer Ties With American Nations
President Pedro Ramirez announced Argentina would pursue closer cooperation with American republics through deeds as well as words. The cabinet statement said foreign relations would be regulated by acts, hinting at a gradual move away from Axis ties while reaffirming neutrality and autonomous state standards.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Pedro Ramirez
Rome Insists Island Force Stands Firm
A British Press Association writer suggested a landing on Pantelleria island may have occurred, but London officials deny any basis for the claim. The Pantelleria garrison is said to have been asked to surrender to spare civilians from further attacks.
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Rome
Island Force
London
British Press Association
Pantelleria
Mediterranean
Rom
Tunisia
Sicily
Berlin misreads Roosevelt warning on gas warfare claims
Berlin officials seized Roosevelts warning about gas warfare as nervous Allied planning and an alibi for Axis retaliation. The broadcast cited unnamed Berlin sources and ignored the Presidents insistence that the Allies would not use such weapons unless attacked first.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Roosevelt
Associatedress
Axis broadcasts claim demands for surrender over leaflet drops
Axis broadcasts said today demands for surrender had been made by leaflets dropped from the air, but British officials gave no comment. The Axis, which claimed an attempt by a British landing party to capture Lampedusa, had not commented on any landings or attempted landings on Pantelleria.
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Axis
Lampedusa
Pantelleria
British Navy Opens New Island Attack on Pantelleria
Allied forces pounded Pantelleria with cruiser and destroyer gunfire while a concurrent Flying Fortress raid blinds the garrison. Rome reports Italian surrender demands signed by Gen Spaatz, deadline set for 6 p.m. British time. Allied air forces target Sardinia and La Spezia as RAF bombers strike Messina and other Sicilian targets.
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North Africa
Panteleria
Rome
Associated Press
Isle
Tunisia
Sicily
Carl A. Spaatz
Northwest African Air Force
Sardinia
Pantelleria
la Spezia
Italy
Attilio Regolo
Uae
Reggio Ga
Naples
RAF
Messina
Reggio Cala
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Jean Reed
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Ruby Preston
Lottie Wilson
Birmingham
Bonnie Jean Hawkins
South Highlands Infirmary
Ross Avery Hawkins
Pacific
A. M. Vinson
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Sarah
Port Clinton
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Bud) Vinson
Camp Perry
Homer Louis Jones
Avery Roan
University of Alabama
a@ Future Farmers of America
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C. O. Blackwell
van Ryan
Gerald Jones
J. IR. Garrett
Parkville
J. M. Engle
Panama City, Fla
C. J. Engle
Dewey Nichols
Leonard Sharp
Brown's
Mrs
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Miss Lucy Byars
Lou Jean Johnston
Montevallo
Alabama College
Mrs. Elmos Johnston
Athens
C. B. Smith
Sheriff's Office
George T. Sims
Mrs. Sims
O'Thomas Sims
Ruby Phillips
Bud Vinson
Pat O’neal
Bob Sapp
Cullman
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
G. C. Corley
Elks Lodge
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H. N. Segreat
Macon
Hunter Golson
Elmore
State Pardon and Parole Board
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