Navy to start 22 ships after Roosevelt act signed
Washington June 12 The navy announced work started on two 45 000 ton battleships and 20 other warships and auxiliaries within an hour after President Roosevelt signed the 1 400 000 000 appropriation act The two battleships were assigned to the New York and Philadelphia yards and the rest to government and commercial yards The 24 ships will cost more than 327 000 000 to complete The move parallels army measures to aid allies and speed munitions production with war planes and a large reserve of equipment diverted to private industry.
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Washington
Navy
Roosevelt
New York
Philadelphia
Northrop
Houston
Doughins Aircraft Corporation
Burbank
Calif
Northrup Com
White House
U. S. Steel Export Company
War Department
Army
Air Corps
Douglas Corporation
Stephen Earry
Initial Taste of War as German Drive Near Paris
The Associated Press reports German armies crossed the Marne and pressed toward Paris, with mechanized columns six miles past Senlis and more than 100 divisions assaulting from the Seine to the Argonne. St Valery surrenders yield generals and riches, while British and French forces face a critical advance unseen since 1870.
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Associated Press
Paris
Marne
Berlin
St. Valery
English
Senlis
Seine
Argonne Forest
St Valery
Hitler
Bismarck
Kluck
Contested Nomination in Lawrence County Probate Race
Lawrence county Democrats schedule a July 1 hearing on a contest filed by Judge Charles E. Bragg seeking the nomination of Isaac Johnson Jr. for probate judge. The petition accuses illegal votes, uncounted Bragg votes, Johnson filing delays, corrupt practice violations, voter inducement payments, and inspectors assisting ballots.
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Lawrence County
Democratic Executive Committee
Charles E. Bragg
Isaac Johnson Jr
Mr. Johnson
Judge Bragg
Bragg
Johnson
Miller
Perdue
Peach
Caddell
Decatur
John Forney
Moulton
Lawrence
Clemency Granted to 24 Convicts by Pardons Board
The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles freed 24 convicts and restored civil and political rights to three others. Among the parolees were life-term murderers Will Redford of Jefferson County and Will Ruffin of Dale, plus Lehman Black, Frank Robinson, Hattie Franklin Thompson, Curtis Edwards, Lize Horton, Martha Thompson, and Cap Reeves with sentences ranging from 3 to 25 years. Restoration recipients were Jack Hudgine, James R. Barclay, and Albert Ogletree.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Will Redford
Jefferson County
Will Ruffin
Dale
Lehman Black
Lee County
Frank Robinson
Talladega
Hattie Franklin Thompson
Tuscaloosa
Curtis Edwards
Jefferson
Lize Horton
Madison
Martha Thompson
Wilcox
Cap Reeves
Elmore
Jack Hudgine
Etowah County
James R. Barclay
Lauderdale
Albert “Ogletree
Russell
Pritchard Named Southern Regional N Y A Representative
John H. Pritchard of Tunica Mississippi was appointed by Administrator Aubrey Williams as the Southern regional representative for the National Youth Administration. He replaces William Carnahan of Knoxville Tennessee who was transferred to Washington.
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Washington
John H. Pritchard
Tunica
Miss
National Youth Administration
Pritchard
William Carnahan
Knoxville
Tenn
Head-Hunters Convicted In Manila Killing Case
Twenty one Ilongot and Abilao tribesmen were convicted of murder for head-hunting killings in a Cordillera village. They received 20 to 40 year sentences. Ten Abilaos, including eight women, were acquitted. The band beheaded two Christians in April in a remote mountain village.
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Manila
All In The Day's Work For Young Snake Student
Otto Buddy Fischer Jr a snake collector near Mooresville was bitten on the left hand by a rattlesnake Tuesday afternoon as he examined the venomous creature. He killed the snake and treated the wound with a pocketknife slash and suction before being taken to the Hamil Clinic for anti venom serum. Doctors expect recovery after a restless night and swelling of the hand.
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Otto
Buddy) Fischer, Jr
Mooresville
Fischer
E. Church Street
Hamil
J. Y. Hamil
Envoys Back at Moscow
Sir Stafford Cripps and Erik Labonne arrive in Moscow as British and French ambassadors. The Italian envoy Augusto Rosso also returns by train. Cripps stops in Athens Sofia and Bucharest on his Balkans route.
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Moscow
Stafford Cripps
Erik Labonne
Soviet Russia
Augusto Rosso
United States
Balkans
Cripps
Athens
Sofia
Bucharest
Department of Protocol
Cotton Bill Passes Test in Senate Agriculture Panel
Senator Smith of South Carolina won Senate Agriculture Committee approval for a 4.32 million dollar payment to cotton pool certificate holders as part of the crop control program. He said the debt is owed to participants, noting a 240 dollar per bale deduction for charges. A separate Bankhead measure would extend refund claim filing on cotton processing taxes by one year.
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Washington
Smith
D-Sc
Senate Agriculture Committee
South Carolina
Senate
House
Agriculture Committee
Bankhead
D-Ala
Britain and Japan Reach Agreement on Tientsin Issues
Official British circles said an agreement was reached with Japan on outstanding local issues at Tientsin China. Detailed arrangements may be published in a few days.
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London
Britain
Japan
Tientsin
China
Morgan County Restores Constitutional Debt Limit Use
Morgan County returns to the constitutional debt limit after adopting a purchasing agent system. The Daily notes paid bonds totaling 23 000 toward the 1908 issue and 25 000 of 142 000 floating debt. Assessed values have fallen from 22.5 million in 1928 to 16.3 million today.
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Morgan County
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Morgan
Court House
Turkish call of men gives allies hope
Ankara plans no immediate action after Italy enters the war concentrating on defense preparations. Turkey says it will not retreat from engagements with Britain and France but awaits developments. 200,000 reserves called up signals readiness to fulfill ally pledges if Soviet Russia stays out. Diplomatic moves in Ankara and Athens, with Greece’s fate tied to Turkey, and reconsideration of Russia’s stance.
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Ankara
Italy
Turkey
Britain
France
Mediterranean
Russia
Budapest
Balkan
Europe
Hungary
Rumania
Yugoslavia
Greece
Athens
North
Africa
Malta
Germany
Danubian
Balkans
Josef Stalin
Romanian Black Sea Traffic Suspended by Government Order
Government orders halt all Romanian maritime traffic in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. Ships were kept in port and those at sea were told to return immediately citing war conditions in the Mediterranean.
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Bucharest
Black Sea
Mediterranean
French Stand Before Paris Strengthened by Marne Seine Plan
The article notes French forces withdraw behind the Marne and utilize the Seine to shield Paris. General Weygand aims to form a solid double flank defense with the Marne and Seine, improving terrain for a stronger line while the Somme and Aisne offensives press. The piece questions German options to counter this strategy.
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Paris
Marne River
Seine
Marne-Seine
Somme
Aisne
Epic Stand by Pollus Tees Up Paris Battle
The report argues Pollus forces push toward Paris amid German assault across the Marne and Seine. It notes Weygand must hold lines and Paris unless Germans crush French armies first, with Berlin saying Paris isn’t the main objective and victory depends on destroying opposing forces.
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Paris
Puehrer
Berlin
Weygand
Father
Chaplin Seeks Injunction Over Life Magazine Picture
In New York on June 12 a federal court injunction blocked Life Magazine from publishing its next issue featuring a full page image of Charlie Chaplin as "the dictator." Chaplin and the Charles Chaplin Film Corporation seek 1 million dollars in damages and a permanent ban against Time Inc. and four executives. Judge John C. Knox granted the temporary restraining order as Life contends 1.6 million copies already circulated.
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New York
Life Magazine
Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin
Charles Chaplin Film Corporation
Time, Inc
Time and Life Corp
Henry R. Luce
Time and Life
John Shaw Billings
Life
Roy E. Larsen
Time
Charles B. Jackson
John C. Knox
How Germany Financed War Machine Despite Bankruptcy
The article explains how Nazi Germany funded its costly war machine after years of postwar default. It notes Reichsbank head Schacht’s 1930s appeal, Hitler’s rapid armament program, and the regime’s extensive controls over labor industry and finance. It also cites large estimated annual expenditures and the shift away from peace time standards. The piece traces funding to government directives, forced profits reinvested, and constrained consumer life.
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Claude A. Jagger
Associated Press
New York
Germany
Reich
Hitler
Sub Menaced Ship Sails On
The US liner Washington avoids two submarines off Portugal while en route to Galway with 1 020 passengers fleeing Europe. Officers praise passengers and crew for calm conduct as Berlin warns and alters course.
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Joseph BE. Sharkey
Wington
Berlin
Portugal
Washington
Germany
Harry Manning
Air Service Needs Flying Cadets
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce is urged to publicize opportunities in the U S Army air service for qualified young men to become flying cadets. The examining board president says a broad recruitment campaign is underway with cadets serving three years after completing the course. Folders with full details are available at the Chamber office in the Lyons Hotel building.
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Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Air Service
United States Army
Chamber of Commerce
Lyons
Two Life Saving Courses to Start at Seneca Springs
Junior and senior Red Cross life saving courses begin Monday at 9 oclock in Seneca Springs. Merrill Wear, a qualified Red Cross instructor, will oversee both groups.
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Red Cross
Seneca Springs
Merrill Wear
Bombers Hit Tobruk Base In Libyan Raid
Royal Air Force Middle East Command bombers attacked the Libyan naval air base at Tobruk. The raid described as successful struck a large war ship used for supply, with fires and likely crew in danger. Two submarines were reported hit, with British casualties noted.
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Cairo
Royal Air Force
Middle East Command
Libya
Tobruk
France Boldly Defends Paris Amid Fresh German Assaults
Allied bombers strike northern Italy as Egypt reportedly moves to sever ties with Italy. French pilots fight in a last ditch defense of Paris with action at Chateau Thierry and Meaux on the Marne. German claims of advances toward Paris and tanks destroyed. Rome notes Mussolini’s declaration of war and an attack on Genoa.
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Italy
Egypt
Chamber of Deputies
Chateau Thierry
Meaux
Marne
Paris
Seine
Argonne Forest
Rome
Mussolini
Ligurian
Genoa
London
Weather report for Tennessee and Southeast region
Tennessee river at 19 feet with 0.04 inch rainfall in the last 24 hours. High 91 and low 69 degrees. Partly cloudy in Tennessee with local showers and storms in the east tonight and Thursday. Alabama and extreme northwest Florida expect scattered showers tonight and Thursday and light to gentle southerly coastal winds.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Florida
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Lawrence CO
NYA
Sir Stafford
Board of Equalization
Thomas
Alabama Water Services Company
Alabama Power Company
Norman Harris
Rutledge Thomas
Dixon
The
Stalin
By Dewitt MacKenzie
Pollus
Dr. Schacht
Reichsbank
Adolf Hitler
United Sey
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