Sparks Plans Near Passage In Alabama Legislature
Governor Chauncey Sparks sees his fiscal program nearing final enactment as the income tax amendment advances to the Senate. Welfare and education bills face questions on earmarking while several appropriation measures await final action. A state office building project and a postwar construction commission await final votes, with sessions extending as the end of the legislature nears.
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Montgomery
Ala
Chauncey Sparks
House
Senate
Special Educationalist
Department of Welfare
Treasury
Special Educational Trust Fund
Hitler Marriage Report and Berlin Mystery Rise
A report from Berlin notes Hitler married Eva Braun two days before Berlin fell and says a body in Berlin may be Hitler’s. Zhukov cites evidence from Hitler’s aides diaries and Russian officials question Hitler's fate or location. Berzarin mentions a Russian commission probing the case of Eva’s fate and events surrounding the fall.
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Berlin
Hitler
Zhukov
Eva Braun
Joseph W. Grigg Jr
Allied Control Council
Martin Bormann
Nazi
Berzarin
Spain Denies Hitler Stayed in Madrid Amid Nazi Presence
Spanish government spokesmen denied reports that Adolf Hitler was in Spain. They note large German presence with estimates from 20,000 to 50,000 in Spain as Allied authorities start identifying and locating Nazi officials in the country.
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Spain
Madrid
Adolf Hitler
Nikolai Bezarin
Berlin
Market Report Shows Mixed Stocks and Cotton Rally
In New York on June 9 trading stayed uneven with specia lties drawing steady demand while rails and aircraft slipped. Cotton futures rose on mill buying and Bowles price assurances, aiding gains. cattle markets in the Southeast showed mixed results with steady to stronger prices for many classes amid drought effects and government pay provisions for feeder cattle.
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New York
Associated Press
N. Y
Bowles
Southeastern Area
First Army to Train at Fort Jackson in South Carolina
Senator Olin D Johnston said in Washington that Fort Jackson near Columbia will host the First Army with General Courtney Hodges in command. He cited plans to train thirty-eight thousand troops for the Pacific by September, with eight thousand arriving this month and fifteen thousand by the end of July.
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Washington, D. C
Olin .D . Johnston
South Carolina
Patterson
Fort Jackson
Columbia
S. C
Pacific
First Army
Courtney Hodges
Johnson
United Nations Conference Nears Adjournment
The 50 nation conference moves toward end by June 20 with a finalized security council voting formula. A trusteeship concept for dependent areas remains to be resolved as delegates shape a charter and international court provisions. The plan includes a world assembly and a relief to use armed UN forces if needed.
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San Francisco
Security Council
United Nations
World Organization
International Court of Justice
Council For International Cooperation
General Assembly
Delegation Tours Alabama Capitol Sites
A group of children guided by officials visited the Alabama Capitol. They saw the Great Seal and met Secretary of State Sybil Pool, Attorney General William McQueen, and awaited Governor Sparks. They toured the house and senate, then inspected the circular stairs, capitol home, Jefferson Davis house, and the archives building before returning to Hartselle.
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Sybil Pool
Alabama
Gov. Sparks
William McQueen
House of Representatives
Senate
Hartselle
Capitol
Jefferson Davis
Northern Captain completes clean trial run at Ingalls yard
The Northern Captain, second ship of a three vessel series, finished a successful trial run Thursday with a broom-clean performance. The trial near Wheeler dam used Wheeler Lake routes as the board oversaw maneuvers. Built under Maritime Commission contract and allocated to Standard Oil and Steamship, the third ship Northern Courier is being outfitted for a trial run and delivery.
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Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation
Wheeler Dam
Wheeler
The
Shipping Administration
Standard Ruit and Steamship Company
Maritime Commission
Northern Courier
Search Proceeds After Body Found In Field
Mrs. Vinson and relatives traced the body of Mrs. Mears after a neighbor reported a peculiar sense of danger. The coroner found $360 in a tobacco sack under the dress, cash divided into two bags. John Raper offered a $50 reward for the suspect, with funeral services planned at Raper cemetery.
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Raper Cemetery
Southeast textile workers to gain wage raises in war labor ruling
About 350 000 to 400 000 Southern textile workers are set for at least 5 cent hourly increases after the War Labor Board approved voluntary wage adjustment requests from 321 mills in the Southeast. Many seeks 5 cent across the board plus 55 cent minimums and 5 cent third shift differentials. The Southern Textile Commission, led by Richard Lester, aims to issue first decisions late this month as the industry shifts toward a balanced wage structure to narrow pay gaps.
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Atlanta
Fourth Regional War Labor Board
M. T. van Hecke
WLB
National War Labor Board
Southern Mills
Textile Workers Union of America
CIO
van Hecke
Southeast
Southern Textile Commission
Richard Lester
Duke University
Alabama
Standard-Coosa- Thatcher Co
Piedmont
Lanett Bleachery & Dye Works
Lanett
Tallassee Mills
Mt. Vernon
General Bradley Visits Randolph for War Bond Celebration
The celebrated general returns to Randolph County for a homecoming rally in Tannehill Park. He urges continued wartime effort until final victory and warns against complacency after two Axis defeats. Bradley notes future wars could be worse and calls voters to shape postwar machinery to prevent renewed conflict.
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Randolph
Bradley
Clark
Geneval Bradley
Tannehill Park
Obituary for Decatur Woman Survived by Family
The deceased is survived by her husband Walter Mears, two brothers John and Joe Aoeer of Decatur, two sisters Allie May Jones of Hartseller and Lennie Jones of Decatur, and a number of nieces and nephews.
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Ing
Walter Mears
John
Joe Aoeer
Decatur 3
Allie May Jones
Hartseller
Lennie Jones
Study Estimates Five Percent Markups Raise Costs for U S Shoppers
If U S shoppers paid as little as five percent above ceiling prices for everything bought the extra cost to American families would total 4 billion dollars or about 120 dollars per family.
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U. S
Census Note on Child Health and Mortality Patterns
A historical brief notes that fatalities from infantile paralysis are far fewer than injuries among children aged five and under who are not in the United States, highlighting stark differences in causes and ages affected.
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United States
Allied air raids widen scope across Asia and Pacific fronts
Allied bombers and fighters struck targets from Formosa to Okinawa as Japan suffers heavy losses. In the Philippines ground forces advance eight miles in the Cagayan valley while Manila resumes representative government with pledges of continued wartime cooperation with the United States.
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Formosa
China
Woosung
Shanghai
Canton
Luzon
Philipppines
Cagayan Valley
Solano Town
Mindanao
Davao
Japan
Superfortress Command
Guam
Tokyo
Nagoya
Nano
Akashi
Iwo Jima
Honshu
Yokohama
Osaka
Kobe
Nippon
Okinawa
Ryukyus
Diet
Kantaro Suzuki
Hirohito
Malaya
Thailand
Burma
Szelo
Chungchingfu
Indo-China
Lung-chow
Hanoi
Kwangsi
Liuchow
Kushui
Canton-Hankow
Hunan
Hong Kong
Canton-Hong Kong
Shan States
Mandalay
Philippines
Commonwealth Congress
Manila
Sergio Osmena
United States
America
Philippine
Augusta Williams Rites Set for Sunday at Johnson Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs. Augusta Williams 53, who died Friday after a long illness, will be held Sunday at 2 PM at Johnson Chapel cemetery. Rev. W W Aldridge and Rev. Harper will conduct the rites, with Mutual Service handling interment. Survived by husband Willie J Williams five daughters eight grandchildren one sister and three brothers. pallbearers named.
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Johnson Chapel Cemetery
Augusta Williams
W. W. Aldridge
Harper
Mutual
Willie J. Williams
Florien Johnson
Danville
Ruby Standridge
Hartselle
Lola Standridge
Moulton
Lola Mae
Arnel Williams
Sarah McAbee
Lula Johnson
Willie
Lovice McAbee
Hart
Milam McAbee
Kyle Johnson
Gurnie Glasgow
Herman Glasgow
Roy Roberts
Edwin Puckett
Willie Johnson
Flowers
Simpson Rites Held Saturday
Funeral services were held in Bethel Baptist church for Mrs. W. N. Simpson 82 who died at her Hartselle home. Rev. Frank Smith conducted the service and burial followed in Bethel cemetery with Drinkard directing. Survivors include her husband, a daughter Mrs. S. J. Evans, a son E. E. Simpson, five grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Bethel Baptist Church
W. N. Simpson
Spain must act now on Franco threat, says expert
AP analysis argues the Franco regime risks sheltering Hitler or Laval and urges urgent allied pressure. It warns diplomacy alone may fail and stresses Spain's strategic role between Arab colonies and the Arab League, calling for decisive action rather than inaction.
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J. M. Roberts JR
Francisco Franco
Pacific
Russell I. Thackrey
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Navy
Laval
Hitler
Mr. Thackrey
Franco
Spain
Mussolini
New
Arab League
Thackrey
Athens Man Awarded Bronze Star for Meritorious Achievement
1st Lt. Wiley M. Christopher of Athens, son of Mr and Mrs John E Christopher, was awarded the Bronze Star Medal while serving with the Seventh Army in Germany. The Seventh Army’s World War II exploits include Sicily to the Rhine, freeing thousands of prisoners and capturing key towns such as Nurnberg Salzburg Innsbruck Munich and Berchtesgaden.
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Wiley M. Christopher
John E. Christopher
West Market Street
Athens
Seventh Army
Germany
Alexander M. Patch
Sicily
Seventh
France
French Riviera
Alps
Vosges Range
Rhine
Danube
Patch
19Th Army
Leopold
Edward Daladier
Paul Reynaud
Hermann Goering
Albert Kesselring
Western Front
Gordon Rundstedt
Fifth United States Army
Italy
Nurnberg
Salzburg
Woes
Innsbruck
Munich
Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Local Aides and Residents Receive Medical Updates
Daily carrier Teague rests after an eye injury from flipping cards. Celebrities and locals including J M Ryan in Louisville for the Derby and Sgt Jessie Kitchens visiting from New Orleans furlough. births, hospital moves, ambulance transfers, Red Cross notices, and staff changes populate the Morgan County scene.
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Teague
Ferry Street
Jessie T. Kitchens
New Orleans
H. C. Kitchens
19Th Avenue
Kitchens
Germany
Reparations talk eyed at Merkers mine by Big Three
Pauley says reparations from Germany may use the Merkers salt mine as restitution. He notes unnamed countries filed informal claims. The American delegation finished a survey in the American occupied zone and will go to Moscow with a definite program, while unsure of Russia and Britain's wishes.
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Third Army
Germany
Reparations Commission
Pauley
Moscow
Russia
Britain
Southern showdown on poll tax and FEPC likely in Congress
Washington June 9 with Democratic splits over a poll tax abolition and a permanent Fair Employment Practices Committee. Southern lawmakers promise opposition, predicting passage of anti poll tax in the house but Senate derailment, while FEPC faces likely rejection in rules committee despite a presidential appeal.
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Clair Johnson
Washington
House
House Rules Committee
Truman
Rep. Cox
FEPC
Rules Committee
Sabath
Ill
Solid South
Slaughter
Missouri
Bates
Kentucky
Congress
Reorganization Sought After Inmates Aid
Ketona seeks indictment reorganization with staff who show sympathy and humanity toward inmates after a jury endorsed dismissals of Dr. John T. Love superintendent Mrs. Kate Ward and a Negro night attendant. The jury urged against reinstating them and urged immediate steps for improvements pending materials. Dr. Love and Mrs. Ward testified before the jury, which had summoned them.
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John T. Love
Kate Ward
Sweet
Dr. Love
Ward
Local notes include medical visits and charity actions
The report lists Margaret Ballinger recovering at Baugh's infirmary after an operation, Mrs. Edmund Morrow admitted there, and three Gray Lady uniforms available at Red Cross headquarters with a request to pick them up. Also noted are a business trip arrival in Atlanta from Decatur and a Maze family return from Ohio.
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Margaret Ballinger
Third Avenue West
Baugh's Infirmary
Red Cross
F. H. Kirby
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James L. Rankin
Wall Street
Mchaverbeenas
Wallace Barber Shop
Textile Pay Hire
U. K
Borneo
East Indies
Labuan
Brunei
Sandakan
Bornen
Opeee
Suzuki
Southeast Asia
Chungking
Indo- China
Chunkchingfu
Coabang
Indoina
Scaturs
J. M. Ryan
Louisville
Noel Teague
Ninth Avenue South
Decatur General Hospital
W. M. Anders
Falkville
Hugh Wyman
Wadsworth Street
Decatur -General Hospital
Brown's Ambulance
C. R. Neill
First Street
Baugh’s Infirmary
Ollie May Reed
Mrs. Lyle Cain
Somerville T
Betty Joyce Nelson
Charles Sandlin
Alma Swan
Wheeler Lake
J. L. Powers
Grant Street
Bur
Smallwood
Leighton
Harry Malone
American Red Cross
Morgan County
Courtland Army Air Field Hospital
Army
Earl Kielman
Mary
Decatur
Albert Lee
Minn
Mrs. K. Kielman
OPA
Frank Mote
Jimmy Clark
Sammy K. Blevins
Troy Blevins
Decatur 2
Nina Lee
Glenn Rogers
West Vine Street
A. D. Stinson
Eva
Peck
Joe Drain
Somerville
G. E. Carter
James H. Crow, Jr
East Moulton Street
Albany Broom Works
Addell
Green Agency
Ketona
Deccatur
Edmund Morrow
Baugh
Caddell's
Caddell Drug Co
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