Violent fight rages on Damascus outskirts with Allied forces
British tanks clash with French air units near Damascus as Vichy French troops resist advances by Allied columns from Palestine toward Beirut. Australian forces push toward Sidon while Nazi and British air activity intensifies across Europe and the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Mediterranean
Beirut
Lebanon
Sidon
Petain
France
Verdun
Vichy
Charles de Gaulle
Germany
Consul Confirms Nazi Sub Sunk U.S. Ship Robin Moor
The State Department reported the Robin Moor was undoubtably sunk by a German submarine on May 21 in the South Atlantic. Survivors say the commander knew the vessel was American and 35 are missing. The cargo had no war materials and no decision on action was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Malaya
United States
Robin Moor
Recife
Brazil
South Atlantic
Washington
State Department
Pernambuco
Sumner Welles
Walter J. Linthicum
Welles
Stephen Early
Roosevelt
Berlin
U. S
Staten Island
N. Y
Capetown
South Africa
Morgan Leads North Alabama Counties in Tax Returns
Morgan county tops all North Alabama counties in income tax returns for the just past tax year according to Internal Revenue Bureau figures. The Daily issue today on page seven lists the city and county rankings and details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
North Alabama
Internal Revenue Bureau
the Daily
Police Seek Hit Runner After Night Collision
Police search for a hit and run driver whose car struck Marion Allen a Negro boy at Bank and Church streets at 11 30 last night. Allen suffered a broken collar bone and was moved to his home after treatment. Opal Thomas rode in a Decatur Cab Service taxi when it turned over at Walnut and Ferry streets at 730 this morning she sustained abrasions and the cab driver C V Wallace and truck driver I A MecCockler escaped injury. Officer J T Weatherly investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Allen
Bank and
Church Street
Benevolent Society
Allen
Wells Street
Opal Thomas
Line Street
Decatur Cab _ Service
Walnut
Ferry Streets
Hamil Clinic
C. V. Wallace
I. A. MecCockler
EF. Lafayette
J. T. Weatherly
Miners Die in Alabama Blast Aftercare Update
Birmingham, June 12. William Leonard Trammell, 21, died from injuries from the June 4 Docena Coal Mine explosion that killed three others. Twelve more miners were hospitalized and Trammell had been in critical condition at the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co hospital. William E. Martin, 70, died in a rock fall at the new Georgia mine yesterday when more than 50 tons of rock buried him, per the coroner.
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Birmingham
Ala
William Leonard Trammell
Docena
Trammell
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co
William E. Martin
New Georgia
Gip Evans
Infant dies from burns after coffee percolator accident
Diana Roberts infant daughter of Mr and Mrs R D Roberts died today in Birmingham Alabama from burns after she fell against the cord of an electric coffee percolator and pulled it down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Diana. Roberts
R. D. Roberts
Norris Dies at Austinvill e Prominent Citizen
H. B. Norris, noted Austinvill e resident, died at his home at 6 15 Thursday morning after a long illness. He was 54. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Brown Funeral Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Norris
Austinville
Brown Funeral Company
Alabama to transfer Frank Bass to Kilby Prison for execution
An Alabama circuit court order directs transferring 23-year-old Frank Bass from Morgan County jail to Kilby Prison for execution by electric chair on August 1. Bass was convicted in 1940 of burglary of an inhabited dwelling at night with six accompanying counts, tied to a February 22 break-in and attack on Miss Virginie Canterberry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court
J. Bender Thomas
Supreme Court of Alabama
Frank Bass
Morgan County
Kilby
W. T. Willoughby
Bass
Trinity
Virginie Canterberry
State Supreme Court
Alabama
Miss. Canterberry
Miss Canterberry
Patterson's Store Undergoes Major Remodeling
Patterson's store at 408 Bank Street, one of Decatur's oldest firms, is being extensively redecorated with a new celotex ceiling, painting, and wallpapering. Established in 1900, the proprietors are J. S. Patterson and Sidney E. Patterson.
APSU Holding Hearing Here on Bus and Taxi Permits
Alabama Public Service Commission held hearings in Decatur through Friday on permits for operation of taxicabs beyond town limits, freight trucks between towns, and passenger buses. Commissioners Hugh White H F Lee and Harrison preside with John Peach Jr assisting. firms heard include Gurley of Florette and Elliott Transfer Company of Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Public Service Commission
Decatur
City Hall
Hugh White
H. F. Lee
Harrison
John Peach, Jr
Transportation Bureau of the Public Service Commission
Public Service Commission
J. B. Gurley
Florette
Hartselle
Rock Creek
Eva
Cullman
R. T. Williams
C. R. Hood
T. Hammett
Elliott Transfer Company
Williams Transfer and Storage Company
Senate Grants Roosevelt Authority to Seize Defense Plants
The Senate approved a measure giving the president statutory power to take over defense plants with failure or threatened failure of production after mediation efforts. The vote stood 67 to 7 with amendments from Senator Ball restricting immediate seizure until mediation is exhausted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Ball
R. Minn
Connally
Tex
Holman
Ore
Clarke
Idaho
Byrd
la Follette
Army
North American Aviation Company
Inglewood
Calif
Congress
Maloney
Conn
Wartime production resumes amid strike threats and policy debate
Factories ease strike pressure as Bohn Alum and Aluminum Company units in Cleveland and Detroit restart near normal output for warplane parts. North American Aircraft in Inglewood reports full staffing and efficiency. In San Diego AFL machinists in the Consolidated plant meet to consider ratification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Detroit
Bohn Aluminum and Brass Company
Aluminum Company of America
Cleveland
California
North American Aircraft Corp
Inglewood
San Diego
AFL
Consolidated Aircraft
War Front Notes On German Forces In Europe
A wartime update notes Germany mobilizing air power and armies for a summer offensive. British sources express concern over potential strikes against Egypt near the Nile and Suez and actions behind imperial troops in Syria Palestine and Iraq. Churchill warns of Germany’s control of airports and railways enabling rapid redeployment. New reports suggest concentration of forces on the Soviet frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Fred Vanderschmidt
Reich
Nile
Suez
Egypt
Syria
Palestine
Iraq
Winston Churchill
Europe
Nazis Mass Planes For New Attack
The article discusses a potential German and Soviet allied assault aimed at Iran and pressuring British positions east of Suez. It notes uncertainty over the plan, but emphasizes Britain's top priority in the Middle East is defending the Nile area against a larger scale confrontation. It highlights Axis growth in East Africa and reinforced German Italian forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukraine
Caucasus
Iran
Suez
North Africa
Mediterranean
Italian East Africa
Nile
Women trigger Britain cigarette shortage rumors in London
June reports from London allege that women are causing Britain’s cigarette shortage. Retailers claim some women buy up stock, then accuse men of hoarding, while others report women are refused sales, sparking public blame and frustration in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Decatur to stage grand Fourth with L Robert Rehm floats
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce awarded the contract for floats and decorations for the July Fourth festival and boat races to L Robert Rehm of National Decorators. Rehm arrived from Paducah Ky where he decorated floats for the Western Kentucky Strawberry Festival. He previously decorated Monte Sano Festival at Huntsville. The parade committee, led by J McClary, will announce personnel soon and work with the Decatur Yacht Club to create one of the region's most attractive Fourth celebrations with a night boat flotilla and fireworks on the Tennessee River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
L. Robert Rehm
J.°. McClary
Parate
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Rehm
Paducah
McClary
Sam Alexander
Decatur Yacht Club
North
Alabama
Tennessee River
Death Takes S. E. Winton
Funeral services in Chattanooga Friday for S. E. Winton age 70 native of Morgan County who died at home Tuesday after a two week illness. He taught school in youth then moved to Chattanooga about 30 years ago where he led B L and K R Medicine Co. Survived by wife two children Vernon and Bessie two brothers N and W H Winton Decatur two sisters Mrs M L Wade Somerville and Mrs Lizzie Hough Lacey's Spring and several grandchildren Interment in Chattanooga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
S. E. Winton
Morgan County
Bessie
W. H. Winton
Decatur
M. L. Wade
Somerville
Lizzie Hough
Lacey's Spring
Shifts Announced By President For Tribunal
President Roosevelt nominates Harlan P. Stone to be chief justice and James Francis Byrnes to join the Supreme Court. Charles Evans Hughes retirement prompts Stone elevation with Jackson to Attorney General. Stone 60 next October. Byrnes 2? and Jackson 49. Stone a Coolidge appointee and Roosevelt supporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
James Francis Byrnes
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
New York
Charles Evans Hughes
United States
Stone
Robert H. Jackson
James Clark McReynolds
South Carolina
Hughes
Roosevel
Jackson
Byrnes
Frank Murphy
Justice Stone
Cooldge
Coolidge
Amherst College
Columbia University Law School
Pace Two
Good Rains in Two Sections Reported
The Decatur and Trinity areas had a good rainfall yesterday afternoon and a light shower in Trinity Wednesday morning. Reports from county points say the rainfall was spotty. A moisture reading noted 0.14 of an inch with highs near 90 and lows around 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Trinity
Scattered showers ease drought area with uneven regional rain
Forecasters report widely scattered rain across the southeast and midwest with limited crop relief. Georgia Alabama Tennessee and the Carolinas expect only brief showers while Texas Pennsylvania Maryland and Virginia see soaking or light rain. temperatures fall from prior heat with a cooler weekend forecast. Local reports vary with cities like Columbus Alma Americus dry while Griffin LaGrange Newnan Macon Monticello Rome show light totals and Augusta Toccoa Gainesville Dahlonega Tallapoosa report higher rainfall.
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Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Carolinas
Texas
North Dakota
Minnesota
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Ohio Valley
Mississippi
Columbus
Alma
Americus
Griffin
LaGrange
Newnan
Macon
Monticello
Rome
Augusta
Toccoa
Gainesville
Dahlonega
Tallapoosa
Eeee
Solemn Pact Against Nazis Formed By Allied Nations
London reports Britain and allies adopt a formal resolution pledging mutual support to defeat German and Italian oppression. The agreement, at a wartime conclave with exile governments and representatives of Free French leaders, aims for coordinated wartime and postwar action and security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Germany
Northern Ireland
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Belgium
Czecho-Slovakia
Greece
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Yugoslavia
Charles de Gaulle
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
British Lose Two More Ships at Tobruk Action
Alexandria dispatch reports Britain sinks two ships, the gunboat Ladybird and monitor Terror, after a Tobruk bombardment by Stuka dive bombers. Terror took a near miss off the Libyan coast, while Ladybird burned in Tobruk Harbor before going under.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Allen
Alexandria
Egypt
Britain
Italy
Libya
Libyan
Tobruk
United States
Yangtze
Lis
Anip
Bomber Crashes in Panama During Search Mission
Four of seven crew members on a United States bomber are confirmed dead after a jungle crash in Panama during a search for a missing observation plane. One crew member is slightly injured. fate of the remaining crew and three observers on the plane is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
United States
Tennessee River Gauge Rises as Heat Persists Across Alabama
The Tennessee river gauge stood at 17.15 feet on Thursday with a rising trend. Temperatures reached a high of 90 and a low of 70 in the past 24 hours. Light rainfall measured 0.14 inch in Alabama. Clouds linger, especially in the south, with tonight remaining largely cloudy. A gentle south to westerly wind blows along the coast.
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Tennessee River
Alabama
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