Emil Ludwig Still Busy and Sharp at Lake Maggiore
Swiss writer Emil Ludwig, biographer of Bismarck and Roosevelt, remains prolific despite aging. He and his wife built a villa on Lake Maggiore, living with servants, pets, and an aviary as he editors, writes in German shorthand, and relies on a Zurich library for research.
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Switzerland
Juniere
Emili- Ludwig
Tudwig
Bismarck
Napoleon
Roosevelt
Stalin
Nile River
Lake Maggiore
Ludwig
George Bernard Shaw
Zurich
Cuba
Freud
America
Europe
Thomas Edison
Henry Wallace
Germany
Five Men Leave to Enter Army from Florence
Five men left Florence for Fort McClellan to take examinations for the Army. They are William E. Trotter with three years in the air corps, Arthur L. Jones with three years in the coast artillery corps, Bedford R. Lowe with 18 months in the Army, Charles F. E. McClure with 18 months in the Army, and Billy R. Morrison with three years in the air corps.
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Florence
Fort McClellan
Army
William E. Trotter
Air Corps
Arthur L. Jones
Coast Artillery Corps
Bedford R. Lowe
Charles FE. McClure
Billy R. Morrison
Markets At A Glance Stocks Rise Amid Mixed Rails
New York markets show irregular activity with industrials advancing and rails mostly up. Cotton declines on profit taking while Chicago lists oats steady to lower, hogs and cattle active with ceilings noted.
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New York
Chicago
Orn
Neill Addresses Rotarians On Business and Government
William M. Neill president of Associated Industries of Alabama spoke to the Decatur Rotary Club on the group’s WWI origin and growth to 550 members. He urged average businessmen to engage in national government and described the association’s role in fostering free enterprise.
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William M. Neill
Associated Industries of Alabama
Decatur Rotary Club
Neill
Sloss-Sheffield Coal and Iron Company
Organization of
Associated Industries
Mr. Neill
T. M. Fitzpatrick
Civic Welfare Committee
Washington
E. B. Pentecost
Bob Kemp
Pleas Manley
B. C. Shelton
Bill Horton
Carmichael Seeks Post as Attorney General Joins Merit Exam
June 11 Montgomery Alabama Albert A Carmichael Democratic nominee for attorney general has applied for an assistant position in the office until January He would enter a merit system exam for chief attorney while McQueen also filed for the post and will take the exam Carmichael aims to familiarize himself with duties ahead of taking office speculation arises on McQueen’s future role in the department
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Montgomery
Ala
Albert A. Carmichael
Charles W. Terry
Terry
Carmichael
William N. McQueen
Atty
Gen
McQueen
Byrnes Seeks Prayer For Peace Efforts In Middle East
Secretary of State Byrnes said the United States plans to discuss with Britain which military forces might be available to maintain order in Palestine amid rising Jewish immigration. He cautioned against viewing the Paris talks as a game and urged cooperation with Molotov Bevin and Bidault toward progress for a just lasting peace.
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Washington
Byrnes
United States
Britain
Palestine
Paris
Molotov
Russia
Bevin
Bidault
France
Governors Call for Unified Action to Expand Alabama Colleges
Gov Chauncey Sparks told educators that unless physical plants faculty and classroom facilities are increased about 5572 students will be turned away from Alabama colleges next fall. He urged a state level solution with full cooperation from public and private institutions.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Chauncey Sparks
Bread shortage to last a year says Agriculture Dept
Washington reports bread and flour shortages expected to continue for at least another year despite rising wheat crop. Meat soap butter and cooking fats also remain hard to obtain in many cities as farmers begin harvests. The June wheat forecast places output at about 1,025,509,000 bushels, below last year but higher than the 10 year average, with a conservation program to limit domestic flour use and discourage feeding wheat to livestock.
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Ovid
A. Martin Washington
Agriculture Department
Associated Press
Reserves to Be Organized in Decatur Chapter Meet
A Decatur meeting for Morgan Cullman and Lawrence counties will organize a reserve officers chapter at 8 p.m. June 18 at the armory. Julian Bibb announced a representative of the organized reserve corps division will explain War Department policies and ORC administration and discuss tentative training plans, promotions, and recall procedures.
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Decatur
Reserve Officers Association
Morgan, Cullman
Lawrence
Julian Bibb
Organized Reserve Corps Division
Alabama Military Area
War Department
Organized Reserve Corps
ORC
AUS
Corrigan Backs Higher Liquor Taxes In Senate Bid
Los Angeles reports stocky Douglas Corrigan, famed for the Wrong Way flight, campaigns on the prohibition ticket for the U S senate. He urges higher liquor taxes, says liquor control is a major government expense, and notes he ran on that ticket because it was the only nomination he could secure. He plans extensive campaigning before the November election.
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Los Angeles
Douglas Corrigan
Doug
U S. Senate
Floyd Bennett Field
New York
Dublin
Ireland
Corrigan
Army
Funeral for Levis Hammond Held After Fatal Crash
Relatives from Hammond and Blountsville attended the funeral for Levis Hammond killed near Cleveland Alabama when the steering rod broke causing his truck to overturn several times. Hammond, 21, a Navy veteran, died instantly. riding companion Carlton McAnear, 24, died later in Birmingham hospital.
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Tom Ratliff
E. J.kamady
Charlie
Billy
Hammond
Blountsville
Levis Hammond
Cleveland
Ala
Navy
Carlton McAnear
Birmingham
Jackson Attacks Justice Black Over Jewell Ridge Probe
Jackson details a feud surrounding the Jewell Ridge coal decision and Justice Black. He accuses Black of changing positions to aid miners, notes a failed rehearing bid, and claims pressure to influence coal strike negotiations. Jackson warns his future opinions could affect credibility.
New Malaria Fight Shapes U S Public Health Drive
Washington June 11 4 The United States Public Health Service plans a permanent peacetime war on malaria using DDT insecticide. Dr Rolla E Dyer director of the National Institute of Health told a House subcommittee that atomic energy may aid malaria research by tracing the parasite in the human body and testing radioactive substances to target the spleen bone marrow or other sites.
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Washington
Atomic Energy
U. S. Public Health Service
Rolla E. Dyer
National Institute of Health
House
Prize Fishing Team Takes New Laurels
S Lamon and T C Burgess from Lawrence County claim victory in a prize fishing event. Lamon reports a three pound bass in Spring Creek under poor conditions. Burgess notes a nine fish total for the pair despite equipment issues.
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S. Lamon
T. C. Burgess
Cisaanin County
Lamon
Spring Creek
Lawrence County
Burgess
Collins Rites Held Monday at Ardore
Collins died Sunday about 8:30 a.m. at his home in Burnsville after a heart attack. Funeral services were held Monday at 3 p.m. at Sordmore Baptist Church with Rev. Vernon Ri Burnsville officiating. Ramey More directed interment at the cemetery.
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Rick Colmening
Servic Lins
Sordmore Baptist Church
Vernon Ri Burnsville
Ramey More
Vllins
Fight Co Washington Plans Rapid Syphilis Treatment Centers
Encouraged by a drive against syphilis, the service aims to place rapid treatment centers. Officials report a 50 percent drop in early cases as treatment speeds up containment in the county. Dr. J. R. Hdical, director of the service, notes progress at a subcommittee hearing.
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Washington
Dical
Sery
House
Hessian Crown Jewels Loot Sparks War Department Dilemma
The $1.5 million Hessian crown jewels loot recovery raises two questions for US military authorities. Whether the treasure is personal property or state property will determine if it is returned to the Hesse family or becomes US property in the American zone of Germany. The decision rests with American legal experts in the European theater.
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Washington
War Department
Hesse
Air Force
WAC
Bride
Rhineland
Col
A. V. Miller
United States
Kronberg Castle
Germany
Reichsmarsrial- Goering
House of Hesse-Darmstadts
Margherita
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Hohenzollern
Frankfurt
Less Speed Is Trinity Plea
Trinity residents urge motorists to slow down through town to protect more than 30 children living along the main street Trinity. Parents say increased summer traffic brings danger to youngsters as cars speed toward Mountain-bound destinations.
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Trinity
North Alabama
Italy at war footing as republic vote sparks crisis
In Rome and Naples heavy forces guarded the royal palace as King Umberto II defied the republic vote. Premier De Gasperi and a six party delegation urged a provisional presidency. Civil war fears rose as authorities prepared further extraordinary meetings and a national holiday.
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Alcide de Gasperi
Quirinale
Viminale Palace
Rome
Naples
de Gasperi
Randolfo Pacciardi
Republican Party
Umberto
Supreme Court
Italy
Portugal
Community Notes From Decatur Area
James Norwood, city mail carrier for West Decatur, resumes duties after illness. C A Moore, 204 Oak Street, returns to Decatur after visiting his mother in Dalton Georgia. Central Methodist church junior board of stewards will meet at seven tonight at Woodalls. Two cases appeared on the city police docket this morning. fines include 106 dollars for prohibition violation and 25 dollars for disorderly conduct. Hill Woodard Jr along with wife return to California after months with his parents. Woodard discharged from the Navy after 30 months and to resume engineering work at the University of California.
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James Norwood
West Decatur
C. A. Moore
Oak Street
Decatur
Dalton
The
Central Methodist Church
Woodalls
Hill Woodard Jr
California
W. H. Woodard
Woodard
Navy
University of California
Delicatessen to Open Here by Barthelemy Group
The Louisanne Delicatessen operated by Mr and Mrs J E Barthelemy will open informally at 118 Grant Street tomorrow with six day service from 6 am to midnight closed Sundays. A formal opening is planned Monday. The shop seats 65 and offers counter tea room and fountain service with electric kitchen and red gum formica furnishings.
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Louisanne Delicatessen
J.E. Barthelemy
Mayflower Cafe
Grant Street
Barthelemy
Welfare board names new Decatur officers and worker
Miss Evelyn Braudaway elected finance officer and Miss Sarah Coleman appointed case worker by Morgan county board of welfare. Braudaway, of Decatur, succeeds Mrs Walter Prucnal who resigned. Coleman, daughter of Mr and Mrs A J Coleman, Decatur, graduates in social work from Alabama College at Montevallo. She starts duties July 1.
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Evelyn Braudaway
Sarah Coleman
Morgan County Board of Welfare
Clio Lovin
Braudaway
Decatur
Board of Public Welfare
Walter Prucnal
Prucnal
Gadsden
Miss Coleman
A. J. Coleman
Alabama College
Montevallo
Man in Treasury Impersonation Kills Whitcomb in Office
A man described as 40 to 45 wearing a grey suit and Panama hat gained access by claiming to be Mr. Homans from the Treasury Department. He fired at Whitcomb, wounding him fatally with two shots and vanished with a pistol, while four .32 shells and a bullet were found at the scene. No struggle or silencer was recovered. In a separate note, the War Assets Administration announced jeep sales to Southeastern veterans, offering on site certification with discharge papers.
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Whitcomb
Homans
Treasury Department
Atlanta
War Assets Administration
WAA
Southeast
Italy faces grave crisis as monarchists clash with republicans
In Naples violence left one dead and 13 injured in a clash between monarchist demonstrators and police. Interior undersecretary Giuseppe Spataro called the situation very grave and warned a republic monarchist conflict could erupt without a rapid solution as police and troops guard the royal palace and government seat amid divided loyalties.
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Naples
Italy
Giu
Ppe Spataro
Interior
Royal Palace
Viminale Palace
Paraly sis Cases Rise in Texas Florida and North Carolina
The Arkansas health department reports sixteen infantile paralysis cases treated this year to date, up from seven the previous year, with only one new case last week. North Carolina bans entry to summer camps for children from Florida and high risk Texas areas. Georgia Warm Springs specialists told a Birmingham preparedness group that the disease targets healthy robust people.
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Arkansas Health Department
North Carolina State Board of Health
Florida
Texas
North Carolina
Georgia Warm Springs Foundation
Birmingham
Truman Defends Case Bill in Labor War Debate
President Truman argues the Case bill differs from earlier proposals and would cover all disputes affecting interstate commerce. He warns Congress to craft permanent labor legislation with care, noting the Bill’s broad reach beyond vital industries and objections to government overreach.
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House
Truman
Senate
Rules Committee
Congress
Norris-LaGuardia
Eastern dispute tests hearings on union unity
Bridges of San Francisco and Curran of New York head CIO longshoremen and the CIO National Maritime Union as co chairmen of the seven union Committee For Maritime Unity formed four months ago, opposing Labor Department hopes and shaping the debate.
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Labor Department
Bridges
San Francisco
CIO
Curran
New York
CIO National Maritime Union
Committee For Maritime Unity
Ship Strike Threat Shakes Maritime Unions
Washington reports a looming maritime strike as two CMU groups and two AFL unions press divergent demands. Seamen seek a 44 hour work week with raised overtime starts and pay scales. longshoremen demand 35 cent raises. Government involvement risks higher future costs for ship operators.
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Washington
Committee For Maritime Unity
CMU
AFL
Ob. 2
Eoaneer
Line
Oer
Addion
Sailors’ Union of the Pacific
Pacific
Seafarers International Union
Atlantic
Marriage Licenses Registered for Hartselle and Decatur Pairings
J B Woodall of Hartselle No 2 and Daisy Brown of Hartselle No 1 wed. Joseph Patrick Dolan of Stapleton Nebraska and Katherine Bowles Moore of Decatur received licenses to marry.
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J. B. Woodall
Hartselle
Daisy Brown
Joseph Patrick Dolan
Stapleton
Nebraska
Katherine Bowles Moore
Decatur
Wanted: colored girls to operate shirt presses
Classified notice seeking female applicants for shirt-press work at Garrison's. Experience required. immediate hire.
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Garrison's
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Thornton & Minor
Ae Itoes
Arte
James L.rankin
Wat
Sparks Speaks
Die Eduardy
Jackson
Black
Jewell Ridge
United Mine Workers
Justice Black
Justice Murphy
Justice Stone
Murphy
Ee Jackson
Tennessee Coal Company
mine_ union
Harris
Jewell Ridge Company
Stone
Collins
Abdore
Ecatur’s
Diarte
Crystal Plunge Sandwich Shop & Drive-In
Pride Motor Co
2Nd Ave
Hudson
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