Army to map secret defense plan for possible invasion
Army command forms defense staffs across regions to craft a master strategy for war, linking with Navy plans. Lt. Col. William F. Lee heads general staff duties from Governor Island for Northeast defense, with counterparts planned for Southern, West Coast, and Central states. Offshore bases and the St. Lawrence Gulf area cited as possible theater of operations.
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M Frye W. Gton
Army Defense
Gol
William F. Lee
Amherst
Governor Island
N. Y
Defense Command
of Infantry
Northeast
New England
Iddie Atlantic
Southern Real
West Coast
Central States
Navy
North Atlantic Naval Coastal Frontier
Admiralee Andrews
Naval District
New York
Navy Office
Peiuetant
Continental
United States
United
Markets Edge Higher on Mixed News in June Trading
Stocks closed up for the ninth time in ten sessions with gains in motors, steels, rubber, utilities, and aircrafts while rails and coppers did fairly well. New Orleans cotton futures rose early but profits trimmed gains with steady close. New York and Chicago market notes show mixed movement across grains and livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Associated Press
Geina
Aid to Britain transfer total but disappointment voiced
Washington reports show only 75 million dollars of lease lend goods moved between March 11 and May 31, sparking surprise among aid advocates and criticism from opponents. Senators Wheeler Byrd and Gennally urge faster transfers and stronger defense measures to aid England.
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Washington
Britain
Roosevelt
Fatifica
Clark D
Sha
Wheeler
Gennally
D. Tex
Byrd
Dva
Rer
England
War News Preview: Luftwaffe Pressure High as Tobruk Fights On
The battle outlook shows planes and ships at risk with German air power sweeping across Europe and the Mediterranean. British convoys to Egypt face dive bombers as Churchill warns of stretched transport routes. Tobruk resists, while Egypt and Suez appear vulnerable in a prolonged African campaign.
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Europe
Mediteranean
Mediterranean
Egypt
Churchill
Middle East
Cape
Red Sea
Suez
Africa
Tobruk
Libya
Spot Cotton Opens Steady Despite Decline in New Orleans
Spot cottons closed steady 10 points lower in New Orleans trade on June 12 with sales of 1,188 bales. Low middling 12.17, middling 13.48, good middling 18.92. Receipts 2,321. Stocks 483,917.
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Cotton
New York
New Orleans
Cottonseed Oil Prices Steady In New Orleans Market
In New Orleans on June 12 the cottonseed oil market remained steady with prospected futures for July to December showing slight variations. Prices listed include crude at 10.00 and futures at 11.00 for July and 10.87 to 10.91 for later months with bids noted as B bid.
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Orldans
Cottonseed Meal Futures Steady in Memphis Trade
Prime cottonseed meal futures closed steady in Memphis with 41 percent meal. July at 25.40, Rept. 26.10, Oct. 26.60, Dec. 26.90, Jan. 26.95, sales 1,700 tons.
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Memphis
Tenn
Livestock Market Report From Nashville Tennessee
Salable cattle include 100 calves and 150, mostly steady. Slaughter cattle and yearlings priced around 9.00, cows 5.00 to 7.25, bulls 7.66 to 11.00. Hogs 500 steady to up 15 with 190 to 300 lb at 9.45. Sheep 1200 steady to 60 lower with lambs 11.25 to 12.95 and ewes at 3.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Market News Service
Chicago Dairy and Egg Receipts Report
Chicago dairy and egg receipts show butter at 1 219 729 pounds with varied scores and carrots steady. eggs receipts total 27 516 with Minin fresh graded extra firsts and local 2% car lots at 25 1-4 to 24 3-4 per unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fitats
Poultry Prices Reported in Chicago Market Bid
Live poultry prices in Chicago on June 12 show stability for hens and springs with 4 pound birds up. Colored Plymouth Rock and white rock categories range around 19 to 21 cents per pound for under four pounds, other prices largely unchanged.
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Chicago
Wheat and corn prices in Chicago market report
Chicago June 12 Wheat No 2 hard 1.02 dollars per bushel. Corn No 1 yellow 78 8 4 74, No 2 73 1 2 74, No 3 78 1 2, No 4 72 1 4, No 2 white 83 1 2. Oats No 1 red heavy 87 1 4, No 3 mixed 37, sample grade mixed grain 34 1 2. No 1 white 37 1 2 3 4, No 1 white heavy 38, No 2 white 37 1 4, No 2 white heavy 37, No 3 white 37, No 4 36."}
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Chicago
Wheat Prices Slip Lower on Chicago Market
Wheat prices slipped lower on June 12 as Chicago market activity showed broader commodity weakness. Traders cited light demand and steady export prospects amid uncertain weather and harvest timing.
Tax returns change voted in joint filing proposal
The House ways and means committee approved a 3.6 billion provision requiring husbands and wives living together to file joint income tax returns. The plan would share the tax between spouses based on each one's income, potentially raising millions in new revenue. The committee will study new rate schedules again tomorrow.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Huntlands
Sherinee Doughton
DN. C
Insurance on Cotton U K d
The Senate completed action on a bill to authorize federal crop insurance for cotton. Senator Bankhead won approval of House amendments. the measure goes to President Coolidge for signing. The program would extend crop insurance beyond wheat and cover about 2,000,000 cotton farmers with premiums and indemnities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Bankhead
Ala
House
Bacecree
Sudekum Receives Doctor of Business Administration
Friends of Tony Sudekum of Nashville note Cumberland University in Lebanon Tennessee conferred a Doctor of Business Administration degree during recent commencement. The degree was given by Dr. B L Stockton, president. Sudekum leads Crescent Amusement Company, operators of the Roxy Princess and Capitol Theatres in Decatur, and is a noted southern business and civic figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Sudekum
Nashville
Cumberland University
Lebanon
Tennessee
Old School
B. L. Stockton
Sudekum
Crescent Amusement Company
Roxy
Princess
Capitol Theatres
Decatur
South
Kiwanis Discuss Tennessee Valley Horse Show Progress
The Decatur Kiwanis club held a meeting to review progress on the Tennessee Valley Horse Show planned for Friday night June 27 at Benson Field. Guests included Hugh White chair man Fitzhugh Lee Clint Harrison of the Alabama Public Service Commission and Roy Cox and W H Johnson among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Tennessee Valley
Dothan
Progr
Savannah Morning News Roundup of Port City Shenanigans
The Savannah Morning News reports a series of light incidents in Savannah including a brown farm prisoner escaping, an ill fitting escape attire, and guards contending with theft reports of a baby carriage. A peace warrant case in municipal court involves a man opposing a witch doctor for a heart ailment.
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Seacoast Noty
Savannah
Savannah Morning News
Columbus Alexander
Expansion by Steel Looms in U S Steel Plan
Pittsburgh June 12 Informed steel circles say United States Steel will launch a 50 million dollar expansion at the Homestead works. Government financing on the new facilities is under substantial agreement. Options on adjacent land expire soon as blueprints race to add about 3.2 million tons to output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
United States Steel Corporation
Big Steel
Braftemen
Iron Age
U. S Steel Corporation
Bethlehem Steel
Republic Steel
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
National Steel Corporation
American Rolling Mill Company
U. S. Steel
Senate Quiet as Strike Threats Rise in War Era
Inglewood sees augmented guard presence with armored cars and cavalry despite no disclosed reasons. Pittsburgh AFL truck drivers reject a labor department peace proposal as CIO steel workers threaten two Curtiss-Wright propeller plants over wage demands. St Louis papers report few troops moving materials at a shut steel fab, while Detroit CLO action threatens 30,000 Chrysler and Briggs plants. Government eyes curbing strikers in defense, with talks on penalties for defying mediation. Navy officials label a small faction as subversive and communist, while wage scales in navy yards align with private yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inglewood
Pittsburgh
Labor Department
CIO Steel
Curtiss-Wright Propeller
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
AFL
Detroit
Chrysler and Briggs Manufacturing Company
Washington
Senate
House
National Defense Mediation Board
Philip Murray
CIO
National Cio
Knox
Navy Yard
Navy Secretary
Navy Yards
Parachutists to Get Own Emblem Emblem for Army Parachute Troops
The War Department announced a new badge for the army's parachute troops. The silver emblem features an open parachute and is worn on the left breast. About 500 soldiers in the 501st Infantry Parachute Battalion at Fort Benning, Georgia, are qualified, with expansion planned fourfold.
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Washington
War Department
Solst Infantry Parachute Battalion
Fort Benning
Lilienthal Cancelled Samba With Dixon In Montgomery
In Montgomery Alabama on June 12 a scheduled samba between Gover nor M Dixon and TVA director David E Latent was cancelled due to Lilienthal’s illness. Dixon noted plans to confer to align governors conference aims with TVA. Also cancelled was a meeting with Walter MacDonald about the governors class rate case before the Interstate Commerce Commission in St Louis on July 10.
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Montgomery
Ala
Governs
M. Dixon
David E
Tennessee Valley Authority
Witch
Lilienthal
Iil
Dixon
Theouthern
TVA
Southeast
Walter MacDonald
Georgia Public Service Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
St. Louia
Notable Justices Brandeis and Byrnes in Roosevelt Era
Long biographical sketch covers Justice Jackson and Justice Byrnes, detailing Jackson’s 1930s tax and antitrust work, Navy ant sub version, and roles as solicitor general and attorney general. It notes Byrnes as a Roosevelt ally, senator from South Carolina, and his stance on wage hours and defense policies.
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Brandeis
Dove
Jackson
Washington
Roosevelt
Internal Revenue Bureau
Andrew W. Mellon
Electric Bond and Share Company
Supreme Court
Detroit
Norris
FBI
U. S
Justice Department
Mpreme
Albany Law School
Spring Creek
Jamestown
N. Y
Byrnes
South Carolina
Senate
Spartanburg
Smith
Getton
Nanc
Price
Marshall
City taxis exempt from Public Service Commission permits
The new ruling does not require taxicabs operating in one city to obtain one of the permits from the Public Service Commission. Mr. Peach, of the transportation bureau, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Peach, of Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service” Commission
Mr. Peach
The
Transportation Bureau
John Peach
Decatur
Decatur Notes on Deaths and Local Happenings
Death of Joseph Finnegan in Taunton Massachusetts is announced with his widow Lone Oars a former Decatur resident. Local and visiting residents are detailed including returns from Birmingham for Mrs Dorothy Callahan’s death and other family updates. Rev E T Town to preach with leave to serve army centers and Luthe ran center plans noted. Several residents travel to Indianapolis Anderson and Florence for church and vacation events.
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Joseph £. Finnegan
Taunton
Mass
Lone E. Oars
Decatur
E. T. Town
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Rent gouging to be fought nationwide
Federal authorities warn landlords to cut rents to reasonable levels or face legal action. The Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply plans voluntary controls or legal measures to stabilize rents, focusing on defense areas with rapid worker and soldier family influx. A survey of 44 defense areas shows severe issues in towns under 25,000 and spread to larger cities.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Refrom
Karl Borders
OPACS
Doctor Gets Transfusion in Maine Murder Case
Dr Merril E Joss 34 of Richmond received a second blood transfusion as he awaits trial for his wife Laverne Harris Joss 38 who was found fatally bludgeoned in their Richmond home. He was indicted by a Sagadahoc county grand jury for murder after an attempted suicide in his Kennebec county jail cell.
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Augusta
Merril E. Joss
Richmond
Leonard Gillis
Kennebec County
Ala
Joss
Davis Memorial Singing at Evergreen Draws Large Crowd
The annual Davis memorial singing honoring the late B. E. Davis former Morgan County sheriff will be held at Evergreen Sunday. Crowds from a wide Alabama region and neighboring states attend, with attendance increasing each year.
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Davis Memorial
Evergreen Sunday
B. E. Davis
Morgan County
Alabama
State Defense Funds See Alabama Contracts Rise
Defense contracts placed with Alabama firms and work in the state push total orders to 204 million plus since July 1 1940. Highlights include Reynolds Alloys Company for working capital and numerous projects from Mobile to Atlanta air bases and Dothan airport improvements.
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Washington
Iwaln
Tas Prynolds Alloys Company
Uew Rfc
Office of Government Reports
Alabama
Army
Benham
Underwear Mills
Scottsboro
The
Andala Co
Andalusia
Shoptrine Construction Co
Safford
James B. Clow & Sons
Tarrant
Phoenix
Litchfield Park
Arizona
Choctaw Boat Works, Inc
Mobile
West Point Mfg. Co
Fairfax
Bath
Henry I. Flinn
Montgomery
Danile Field
Augusta Air Base
Burkes Bros
New Orleans
Brookley Field
W. M. Ford Construction Co., Inc
LaFayette
Dothan
Reconstruction Pinance Corporation
Reynolds Alloys Company
Lister
Working Capital
Navy
U. S. Maritime Commission
Civil Aeronautics Administration
W. P. A. Defense
U.S. H. A. Defense
Public Buildings Administration
Defense
Office of Education Defense Training
National Youth Administration
Defense Plant Corporation
Reconstruction Priace Corporation
Nazi Losses Listed in Crete Campaign and Poland War Totals
The Associated Press reports Germany admits 6,893 dead in Crete, lifting total military casualties since Poland invasion to 217,359. Breakdown shows Poland 10,472 dead 30,322 wounded 3,404 missing. Norway 0 dead 1,317 wounded 1,604 missing 2,375. Lowlands-Flanders 27,074 dead 111,034 wounded 18,384 missing 5,? Crete 1,958 dead 1,910 wounded 2,621 missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Germany
Crete
Poland
Norway
Flanders
Balkans
Visitors to Decatur Plan Lakefront Recreational Study
Wheeler Lake Yacht Club hosts distinguished guests Monday afternoon and evening. Ira Hand and R. D. Gudgeon of national engine and boat manufacturers associations, Charles F Chapman editor of Motor Boating, James W Mulroy of the Outboard Association, and W D L Robinson of TVA Information Division tour the city to study Decatur riverfront for recreational development and attend a local dinner.
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Wheeler Lake Yacht Club
Ira Hand
National Association of Engine and Boat Manufacturers
New York
Charles PF. Chapmen
American Motor Boating Racing
James W. Mulroy
National Outboard Association of Chicago
R. D. Gudgeon
W. D. L. Robinson
TVA
TVA Information Division
Chattanooga
Decatur
Funeral rites for two week old Willard Garrison
Funeral rites were held at 4 p m Wednesday at the Garrison home in Hartselle Route 8 for two weeks old Willard Thomas Garrison son of Mr and Mrs Melvin Garrison Rev D W Prince conducted the service Burial was in Bethel Cemetery with Drinkard in charge Survivors include the parents two brothers a sister and grandparents Mr and Mrs W R Ledlow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Thomas Garrison
Melvin Garrison
Hartselle
Route 8
D. W. Prince
Drinkard
Bethel Cemetery
W. R. Ledlow
Farms and City Property Featured in Want Ads
Regular want ads list farms land and city property for sale or rent. The notices highlight available real estate options across rural and urban areas, inviting buyers and renters to explore listings.
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Army Command
N. C. Cotton
Orlbang
Oma
U. K
Torzichi Kono
Cheylie Chaplin
Itaru Patibana
Los Angeles
United States Navy
David Hayden
Decatur’s
Birmingham
Dorothy Callahan
B. L. Oliver
H. H. Hightower
James Hightower
John Wardlow
J. W. Wardlow
Elliot Lindsay
Dalton Smith
Billy Joe
B. M. Hightower
Mary
Jack Coke
George Hartselle
Truman King
Homer Lawrence
James
Hot Springs
Ark
Young People’s Department
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Seneca Springs
Mary and
Dale Fults
Tracey City, Tenn
John A. Troxler
E. W. Godbey
Madison, Tenn
J. H. Baker
Anderson, Ind
Church of God
E. Helbush
Houston
Texas
Henry Nebrig
Walther League of
Lois
Ruth Ann
Florence
Rev
F Lammert
Louis Argend
Louise
Martha
U P
Indianapolis
Anderson
Bible School
First Methodist Church
Prince Jones
Benevolent Society Hospital
Sixth Avenue, South
Marvin Frederick
United States Marine Corps
San Diego
California
Davis
Garrison
Mildred Nungester
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