Morgan County Seeks Bids for 20 New School Buses
Morgan County School Board invites bids for 20 chassis to equip with school bus bodies replacing 16 contract buses and adding four new units. Bids due 10 a m June 27, to finance via short term warrants. Projected cost 25 000 to 30 000 per unit with goal to cut repair and driver costs.
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Morgan County School System
Morgan County Board of Education
Ihons
Irwin J. Quinn
Coun
Board of Education
Georgia
Inand
A. R. Meadows
State Board of Education
Education Board
Bill extends army strength to 400000 and National Guard duty
The bill would raise the army from 280000 to 400000 men and authorize the president to mobilize the National Guard for duty within the United States and its possessions.
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United States
House Appropriations Committee Approves Defense Outlay Increase
The committee voted an additional 1.706 billion outlay for national defense raising total appropriations to 5.022 billion. It adds 95,000 army enlistments, 3,000 air corps planes, and 68 new ships, plus 500 FBI agents and funds for defense council minerals and aviation training. General Marshall emphasizes western hemisphere invasion concerns.
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House Appropriations Committee
Army
Wester Hemisphere
Italy
Air Corps
Navy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sma
National Defense Council
Advisory Commission
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Hemisphere
Continental
United States
George C. Marshall
Western Hemisphere
Submarine orders leave ship as U S carrier sails on
In dawn actions a submarine hailed a U S ship ordering it to stop and later to leave. Passengers and 570 crew were placed in lifeboats as boats were lowered before another order to proceed. The Washington continued and later sighted a second submarine. Captain Harry Manning relayed status to U S lines in New York and officials informed belligerent governments of ongoing capture.
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Washington
State Department
Harry Manning
U. S. Lines
New York
Govmts
Nazi Propaganda and Italian Fascist Links Stir Public Alarm
Walter Winchell notes German parentage training camps and Nazi influence at New Foundland Bund sites near Picatinny Arsenal. West Coast airplane plants reportedly harbor Nazi supporters while Italian figures debate fascism and anti Fifth Column campaigns in New York and beyond.
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New Foundland
N. J
Picatinny Arsenal
Naval
Washington The Communist Campaign Drive In Public View
A bizarre Washington report outlines the Defense Fund Committee of the Communist Party adopting slogans for a North and South American drive including Down with Yankee Imperialism and a prior alert about hoover and dies. The piece notes possible Communist membership on ships, sabotage materials, Nazi clubs in South America, and mentions figures Browder Westrick Kuhn and Pelley with speculative actions and prison terms.
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Washington
Defense Fund Committee
The
Communist Party
Hoover
North
South America
Moscow
Earl Browder
National Maritime Union
Markets rally as spending hopes offset war news
Stocks moved into an orderly rally with gains of 1 to 5 points in the final hour as permanent spending expectations countered adverse war developments. Transfers neared 800,000 shares while sentiment improved on Italy breaking with the Nazis, stronger defense spending, and hopes the market is oversold. Closing prices held near day’s highs with modest gains despite intermittent selling.
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Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
Italy
Market Summary Shows Mixed U S Trading And Commodities Shifts
New York stock standings show firm overall with steels leading gains while bonds face pressure. Foreign exchange holds steady as sterling rises, cotton and sugar rise on speculative buying, copper refined demand persists, wool up on trade buying, and Chicago grains surge with wheat up 2 cents. Cattle weaken up to 25 cents, hogs generally steady.
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New York
Commission House
Chicago
New Orleans Spot Cotton Rises Slightly on Quiet Trade
Spot cotton in New Orleans closed quietly up 21 points with no sales. Prices ranged from low midling 9 to good middling 11.17, receipts 2,141 and stock 604,522.
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New Orleans
Cotton futures rise slightly in New Orleans market
In New Orleans on June 11, N. C. Cotton reports futures edging higher as trading closes, signaling modest gains in cotton prices amid steady demand.
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N. C
New Orleans
Average cotton prices rise across southern markets
Average middling 15-16ths inch cotton across ten designated southern spot markets on June 11 stood at 10.39 cents per pound, up 0.16 cent from yesterday. The thirty market day average is 10.02 cents, while middling 7-8ths inch averaged 10.20 cents a pound.
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New Orleans
Cottonseed Oil Prices Steady in New Orleans
New Orleans June 11 cottonseed oil closed steady with bleachable prime summer yellow at 6.15N and prime crude non at 5.65B. July 5.65B, Sept tsb, Oct .78B, Dec .83B with B-bid.
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New Orleans
Cottonseed Meal Futures Close Strong in Memphis
Prime cottonseed meal futures at 41 percent closed firmer in Memphis bids. July at 23.30, September 22.00, October 21.30, December 21.30, December 21.50, January 21.70. Sales 700.
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Memphis
Tend
F. O.B. Memphis
Poultry Prices Mixed in Chicago Trade Surge
Chicago market notes show live poultry steady with 55 trucks and one car recorded. Small hens weigh about 5 pounds with under 13 1-2 pounds. broilers range around 2 1-2 pounds as buyers seek balance.
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Chicago
Ford Ready Edsel Says Mass Production Of Planes Possible
Edsel Ford announced after a conference with William Knudsen that Ford Motor Co is ready to switch to mass producing airplanes once the government allows. He noted the P 40 fighter is suitable for mass production and referenced prior hints that 1000 planes daily could be feasible with government approval.
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Washington
Edsel
Ford
William
Knudsen
National Defense Commission
Ous
Ford Company
Action
Commis
Pord
Army
Six Die in Alabama Accidents Prominent Local Figure
Accidents across Alabama claim six lives including three teenage sisters Dorothy and Ann Jackson and their cousin Mary Jackson at Patsauga river near Merrill's mill Crenshaw county. Raymond C. Scott of Greenville fatally injured in a collision on the Evergreen Greenville highway. Others die or injured include Mrs. Charlie Tisdale and Troy C. Penton in separate crashes. Four girls and a male escort were on a picnic swimming party when tragedy struck at Merrill's mill with Betty Joe Jackson saving others before drowning.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Dorothy
Ann Jackson
Mary Jackson
Patsauga River
Merrill's Mill
Lower Crenshaw County
Raymond C. Scott
Greenville
Charlie Tisdale
Glenwood
Troy C. Penton
Florala
Fort Walton
Betty Joe Jackson
Local Company Seeks Enlistees for 18 to 35 Year Olds
Local combat unit seeks single men ages 18 to 35 due to depopulation. Capt. Finnell invites interested applicants to Morgan County Bank Building office or Armory at 7 30 p m on Monday for enlistment and to attend regular drill next Monday and every Monday thereafter until quota is filled.
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Decatur
Finnell
Morgan County Bank
Wheat futures rise on rust worries and market strength
In Chicago on June 11, fears of rust damage to late wheat in the southwest and overall market strength pushed prices up. July wheat closed at 83 83 1 8 cents, September at 84 84 1 8, corn up 1 2 to 3 4 cents, oats steady to 1 2 higher, rye up 1 3 8 to 2 cents, and provisions unchanged to a 17 cent advance.
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Chicago
Chicago grain quotations and sample grades
Chicago June 11 grain prices No 1 yellow corn 66 1 4 to 67 1 4. Oats No 3 white 34. Barley malting 55 60 feed 40 48 No 52. Soybeans No 3 yellow 80 1 2 No 4 79 79 1 2. Sample grade 164.
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Chicago
Butter and Eggs Prices Steady in Chicago Market
Butter prices in Chicago on June 11 stood at 1 222 151 with no change. Eggs traded at 32 755 with prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Livestock Market Report From Nashville Auction
Salable cattle 10p calves 150. Cattle mostly steady with canners and cutters 3.50 to 5.25 and top beef kinds at 6.00. Hog sales 400 mostly steady with 150 lb and over at 4.20 to 5.10. sows around 2.80. Sheep 1,500 mostly steady with spring lambs 10.75 to 12.00 and top fat ewes about 3.00.
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Nashville
Tenn
U. S. Dept
Mayors Back Allied Cause At Canadian Conference
Mayors from New York to Texas pledge support for the Allies and democracy at the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities convention in Ottawa. Fiorello Laguardia urges active aid while noting U S plans to provide maternal assistance to the Allies.
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Ottawa
Canada
United States
Fiorello Laguardia
New York
Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities
B. F. Dickman
St. Louis
Moe
Cornelius D. Scully
Pittsburgh
R. D. Rogers
Amarillo
Texas
Roosevelt speech at Charlottesville signals support and prep stance
President Roosevelt addressed the University of Virginia graduates in Charlottesville and via radio pledging intensified preparedness to meet any emergency and defend democracy. An aide reported about 1000 telegrams of near-unanimous approval arriving at the White House as Italy was named a belligerent under cash and carry restrictions.
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Roosevelt
Charlottesville
Washington
White House
Executive Mansion
University of Virginia
Italy
Franklin, Jr
Europe
United States
Americas
Congress
Rogers R-Mass
State Department
Decatur Diary Highlights Local Meetings and Health Notes
Aather Initiation will mark Elks lodge meeting with Mayor Harrison and Decatur police guests. Numerous residents and visitors, including Hartselle and Trinity residents, are noted for illness, hospital transfers, and family visits. Marine recruits from Hillsboro and nearby areas prepare for training at Parris Island as national events unfold.
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Aather
The
Elks Lodge
T R Harrison
Decatur Police Department
Paris in peril as German advance dominates front
Berlin claims 1,500,000 French troops prepared for a southern front while Nazi assaults push toward Paris. British and Allied reports describe Paris under heavy bombardment with fires and evacuations as German forces advance, Italy’s entry into the war spurs global reactions.
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Maxime Weygand
Italy
Germany
Alps
Berlin
France
Maritime
French Riviera
Paris
Mussolini's war plans prompt Balkan nations toward Moscow
Balkans eye Soviet Russia as Italy excludes them from war plans. Hungary and Romania brace borders while Turkey readies 400000 troops in Thrace and along the Mediterranean facing Syria and Mosul. Sofia reports calm as Bulgaria counts on Moscow support. Budapest and Belgrade downplay changes to status.
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Mussolini
Balkans
Russia
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Moscow
Rumania
Magyarorszag
Budapest
Italy
Hungary
Bucharest
Sofia
Stanbu
National Assembly
Turkey
Mediterranean
Thrace
Anatolian
Dodecanese
Alexandria
Syria
Mosul
Mussolini Names Badoglio to Command Across Fronts
Italian dictator Mussolini announces Badoglio’s appointment to lead troops on all fronts and confirms the retention of other commanders in his war cabinet. The statement marks a pivot in leadership as Italy widens battle operations.
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Mussolini
Badoglio
Moving Days in Europe
Government in Loire valley reports line of vehicles carrying numerous children and families fleeing as Nazi invasion advances. Citizens describe continuous movement north and south with scarce ability to estimate numbers, while a police official notes the persistent exodus through the city.
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Loire Valley
Low Countries
Europe
Bullitt Sticks To Tours As France Ties Tighten
In Paris William C Bullitt the U S ambassador remains while part of his staff moves to Tours to stay near the foreign office and ministries. Ambassador Drexel Biddle Jr designated deputy ambassador to France to stay in contact with the foreign ministry may come from Angers as headquaters. Also in Tours Embassy secretaries Matthews Fullerton Regan Mayer and Capt Schow acting military attache and Capt Sterling assistant military attache for air are nearby.
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Tours
France
William C. Bullitt
United Sta
Paris
Foreign Office
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Jr
United States
Foreign Ministry
Angers
Tours of Points
Freeman Matthews
Hugh S. Fullerton
Daniel Regan
Ernest Mayer
Robert A. Schow
John M. Sterling
Air
Italy Declares War After Nine Months of Nonbelligerency
Italy concentrates on victory as it throws full weight into the European conflict. The proclamation occurs under the gaze of the 70 year old king emperor and signals a major shift in wartime policy.
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Italy
Want Ads Update Reflects Daily Market Shifts
Classified notices show daily changes in listings across jobs, real estate, and services. Advertisers push new postings while older items expire, signaling evolving local demand and opportunities.
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Santa Monica
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West Coast
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Hitler
George Britt
California
Rex Hall
Bronx
Mario Sanzini
G. Vecchiotti
Geoffredo Pantaleogli
Fifth Avenue
Pantaleoni
Goebbels
N. Y. Times
Goering
San Francisco
Westrick
Heinrich Albert
Fritz Wiedemann
William Dudley Pelley
Joe McWilliams
Herr McWilliams
Dannemora
Fritz Kuhn
Kuhn
Unity Party
Daily Mirror
Burke
59Th Street
FBI
Herr Curtiss
Jae Ote
N. Y
M.R
A. R. Childs
Baptist Church
Plymouth Rock
Nashville Livestock
Mayors Back
Allied Cause
Charlottsville
England
Decatur’s
H. D. Hawkins
Fifth Avenue West
Seneca Springs
Joe Ryker
Hartselle
Bill Berryhill
J. W Hambrick
Nettleton
E. C. Powell
the Daily
Wesley Turney
Baugh’s Infirmary
R. G. Weat
Somerville
James W. Lindsay
Benevolent Society Hospital
Clint Lang
Lacey's Spring
Drinkard
Benevolent Society
Marie Pace
Nineteenth Avenue
East
Kenneth L. Qurnell
Massena, N. Y
Trinity High School
Peabody College
Allison Morrison
Mt. Berry School
S. W. Ferguson
Trinity
Arthur Emens, Jr
Sheffield
Sam Vallely
Birmingham
Nellie Orr
Masonic
Oklahoma City
J.C. Tidwell
Falkville
Route 1
Miss Winifred Sentiff
Mrs. Wallace Meadows
Trinity Mountain
Hollis Champion
Hamil Clinic
H. P. Still
H. W. Head
Cullman
O. W. Bass
Hillsboro
Charles Morrow
David Watkins
Moulton
Route 2
James West
Sid
J. N. Hughes
Florida
United States Marine Corps
America
Harlace H. McDougle
Sue Lindy Hitt
Robert W Terry
Joe Terry
Parris Island
South Carolina
Marine Corps
Uncle Sam
H. M. Johnson
Julian Butler
Fred Morgan
Eva
City
Seine
House of Commons
London
Clement R. Attlee
Churchill
Attlee
le Havre
Rome
Seine River
Great Britain
Edinburg
Liverpool
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Edinburgh
W. L. MacKenzie King
Bullitt
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