Military committee backs larger regular army and National Guard call up
The House military committee approved raising the regular army from 280000 to 400000 and authorized the President to call out the National Guard during Congress recess for use or training in the United States and possessions. The guard would not be sent beyond the continental United States. The authority lasts until the next Congress convenes in January.
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Congress
United States
Hemisphere
Continental
Panama Canal Zone
Paris Bourse Trading Ends Amid City Alert
German forces near Paris within 35 miles as Paris Bourse suspends trading amid threats from the north. Leaflets urge surrender while British Navy reports sinking of Glorious and Arama with two destroyers and tanker Oil Pioneer. Government moves and cabinet meeting canceled as Paris braces for possible withdrawal.
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Paris
London
Britain
Glorious
Arama
Acasta
Ardent
Pioneer
Courageous
North Sea
Royal Air Force
Orama
Far East
Sun
Argonne
High Command
Reynaud
Bordeaux
Board of Governors
Associated Press
Mussolini Declares War as Italy Joins Nazi Drive
News wires report Mussolini announcing Italy’s entry into war beside Germany. Crowds cheer while Mussolini speaks from Palazzo Venezia. France notes retreat but vows to fight on as Hitler’s forces close in. Canada declares war on Italy. France and Yugoslavia react to the upheaval.
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Rome
Italy
Germany
Mussolini
Palazzo Venezia
France
England
Berlin
Roosevelt to speak on European war at Virginia commencement
President Roosevelt will address the University of Virginia commencement on the European war and international relations. The White House announced a brief, important pronouncement to be carried by major networks from 6:15 to 6:30 p.m. EST and rebroadcast in seven languages.
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Washington
Roosevelt
University of Virginia
Stephen Early
White House
United States
Charlottesville
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Funeral rites for Lawson Sykes held in Courtland
Lawson Sykes 68 prominent North Alabama resident died in Birmingham after a heart attack. Funeral services were held at his Courtland home led by Rev. M E Gregg. Burial followed in the family cemetery. Survivors include his widow daughter and grandchild. nephews in Birmingham and Mississippi relatives.
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Lawson Sykes
North Alabama
Courtland
M. E. Gregg
Courtland Presbyterian Church
Brown
Decatur
Sykes
Birmingham
Dughter
Dave Martin
William Sykes
Ethelred
Maultby
Mississippi
William E. Hotchkiss
Bill Hudson
Pred Redman, III
Daniel Gilchrist, Jr
Malcolm Lane
James Gilchrist
James Blythe
R. H.weedy
Mr. Sykes
Allied plans for Italian war ready in Britain and France
London reports the ministry of information states Allied preparations for war in Italy are complete. Britain and France will respond with resolve in the struggle against German and Fascist aggression, the statement adds.
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London
Italy
Ministry of Information
Britain
France
Germany
Man Drowns Near Bridgeport In creek rescue
Huntsville Alabama June 10 An early report states Earl Sims WPA worker drowned in Long Island Creek near Bridgeport. Game Warden William P. Kelly and two assistants recovered the body after more than an hour of effort following the drowning observed by Sims companions who saw him swimming before vanishing underwater. Sims left a widow and two young children.
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Huntsville
Ala
William P. Kelly
Earl Sims
Long Island Creek
Bridgeport
Kelly
Sims
WPA
Decorations Committee Plans Big 120th Anniversary Festivities
The Decorations Committee led by Tom Fitzpatrick calls on merchants to buy at cost red white and blue decorations for Decatur 120th anniversary events. The 4 day July 4 6 7 program includes parades pageants balls and boat races with cooperation from the American Legion Morgan County Post 1 and Decatur Chamber of Commerce.
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Tom Fitzpatrick
Morgan County Post No. 1
American Legion
Legion
Decatur
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Red Cross fund drive advances with mill and student support
An Alabama hosiery mill employee donated 200 to the Red Cross as county chair Fred S. Hunt Jr. announced. Girls in Red Cross uniforms raised 136.08 Saturday, bringing the total county collection to over 700 toward a 4000 quota, with 700 set for county service and the rest for war relief. Several towns have yet to report totals while a long list of named local girls helped with the drive.
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Alabama Hosiery Mills
Red Cross
Fred S. Hunt, Jr
Danville
Trinity
Flint
Hartselle
Falkville
Misses Mary Ford Tillery
Betty Foster Pointer
Sarah Ellner
Helen Russell Pitts
Elizabeth Anderson
Betty McGehee
Clyta Gray Pitts
Anne Miller McKentire
Mary Virginia Bingham
Shirley Bragg
Mary Stewart Terrell
Katherine Boswell
Louise Turbeville
Winifred Tyndal
Mary Kate Nungester
Jenie Hodges
Baby Bess Beatty
Constance Peerson
Sarah
Peck Weaver
Julia Weaver
Rebecca Petty
Bebe Stone
Marianna Mason
Two cars crash injure teen as they leave highway
Miss Elree Farlee sixteen of Moulton sustained bruises when her head hit a windshield as two cars collided and careened off the road. Cliff Terry of Moulton rode with Farlee. James Fennell of Courtland drove the other vehicle. Terry’s car veered off into a field after contact. Patrolman H L Thornton and Sanders Fusch investigated.
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Elree Farlee
Moulton
Cliff Terry
H. L. Thornton
Sanders Fusch
State Highway Patrol
Terry
James Fennell
Courtland
Fennell
Defense Minister Killed in RCAF Plane Crash
Newtonville Ontario reports minister of national defense Norman McLeod Rogers was killed when an RCAF plane crashed while flying from Ottawa to Toronto to discuss the war effort. Three other men also died in the incident.
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Newtonville
Ont
Norman McLeod Rogers
Canada
Here
Royal Canadian Air Force
Ottawa
Toronto
Italy in War Readiness and Geography Shaping Blitzkrieg Role
The piece analyzes Italy as a blitzkrieg ally, noting geography chokepoints and sea control as critical limits. It cites Mussolini claiming nine million reservists aged 18 to 55 and 8,000 warplanes with 2,160 first-line aircraft, underscoring Italy's potential yet constrained war power amid Mediterranean stakes.
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Mediterranean
Adriatic
France
Switzerland
Germany
Austria
Yugoslavia
Italy
Nice
Haly
Suez Canal
Gibraltar
Mussolini
Britain and Italy Enter Global Conflict as War Expands
British troops reinforce French lines while Britain and France face Italy's entry to the European war. Mussolini proclaims 9,000,000 bayonets as Italy declares war on France and Britain. Turkey vows mutual aid with Britain and France, Greece and Egypt receive protection guarantees, and Italian liners Rex Conte Di Savoia Augustus are reported missing as war widens.
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London
Associated Press
Italy
Germany
England
Yugoslavia
Greece
Switzerland
Turkey
Egypt
Britain
France
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Far East
I Mussolini
Palazzo Venezia
Il Duce
Great Britain
Mussolini
Nice
Tunis
Jibuti
Rex
Time Major Element Drives French Battle to Decisive Phase
The article reports a shifting German offensive in France as Hitler mobilizes vast forces, aiming to smash French defenses toward Paris. It notes heavy pressure on three sectors, a breakthrough near Rouen but halted, and Weygand’s fragile position as the fight continues across a long front.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Sea Argonne
French Morning Comunique
France
Weygand
Hitler
Paris
Haps
Argonne
Piercin
Rouen
Seine
Tennessee River Gauge Holds Steady at 195 Feet
The Tennessee river gauge remained at 195 feet on Monday with a 24 hour temperature range of 91 high and 67 low. A trace of rain was reported while Alabama observed mostly cloudy skies with thunderstorms in the west and risk of thunderstorms and cooler conditions in the north on Tuesday. Moderate to fresh southerly winds affected the coast as showers and thunderstorms were noted in Tennessee tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change expected.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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