Ship Builders Ordered Back To Their Jobs
All-out defense shipbuilding in the San Francisco Bay area hinged on AFL machinists returning to work following telegraphed instructions from the international executive council in Washington. A meeting and secret ballot were planned to decide on the action, with Roosevelt’s request cited as a direct influence on the move.
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Associated Press
San Francisco Bay Area
AFL
International Executive Council
Washington
T1ere
Harry Hook
San Francisco Y
Roosevelt
Executive Council
Pittsburgh
Curtiss Wright Company
Defense Mediation Board
AFL Machinists Union
Consolidated
Senate
House
Military’ Affairs Committee
Connally
San Francisco
Council of the International Association of Machinists
CIO
Soules Bell Telephone Launches Emergency Power Unit
Cooperating to conserve power, Soules Bell Telephone starts its own emergency power unit, operating Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays until the crisis ends. Southern Belt joins national defense efforts by cutting electrical use. H S Dumas urges officials to minimize fans and lights and appoint monitors to ensure only essential power is used.
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Soules Bell Telephone Company
Bel
War Department
H. S. Dumas
Lawrence Co man Clyde Anderson killed in Kentucky
Clyde Anderson a 21 year old former resident of Chalybeate Springs Lawrence county was killed Thursday afternoon in an accident in Louisville KentuckyRelatives received the information at once His body will be shipped to Decatur by rail Saturday morning and funeral home McAfee Howell and Young will announce arrangements Burial will be at Chalybeate He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs G R Anderson Louisville five brothers R C and J L Anderson Decatur John Lee Junior and Buddy Anderson Louisville two sisters Mrs Kipworth Decatur Mrs Louise Chrisler Mt Hope
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Clyde Anderson
Chalybeate Springs
Lawrence County
Louisville
Kentucky
Decatur
McAfee
Howell
Young
Chalybeate
Mr. Anderson
Shooting Victim Improves After Hospitalization
Wyatt B Halbrooks 35 of Hartselle Route 2 was critically wounded by a pistol in a Tuesday incident. Clarence Ward 25, a neighbor, is charged with the shooting which punctured Halbrooks right lung and lodged in his back. The bullet was removed in an operation Thursday. Halbrooks was described as somewhat better and still critical. Ward remains in county jail with a warrant to be sworn out.
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Wyatt B. Halbrooks
Hartselle
Route 2
Benevolent Society Hospital
Clarence Ward
Halbrooks
Ward
W. T. Willoughby
Himi
Death of T. Z. Holmes leaves Eva route 1 family
Thad Z. Holmes, 66, Eva route 1 citizen, died after a 10 day illness. Funeral at Union Hill Saturday at 2 pm with burial in Union Hill cemetery. Survived by widow, 2 sons Alvin and Tom, 4 daughters Myrtle Oden Pearlie Holmes Mary Long Eva Lee Pike, 7 brothers and 3 sisters, 17 grandchildren. Pallbearers Armond Pike Oscar Long Baron Oden John Hall John Powell Howard Oden. Flower girls Lillie Mae Garrett Lorene Hall Cleo Holmes Janie Oden Euline Oden Beatrice Bradbury.
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Thad Z. Holmes
Eva Route 1
Union Hill
Rey
Luden Veal
Drinkard
Union Hill Cemetery
Holmes
Alvin
Eva
Tom
Falkville
Myrtle Oden
Pearlie Holmes
Mary Long
Eva Lee Pike
Jim
John Lacon
Baylor
Hose
Relixo
Texas
Rube
Byrd and Searcy Holmes
Hartselle
Minnie Odén
Vinemont
Martha Eubanks
Ada Woods
Armond Pike
Oscar Long
Baron Oden
John Hall
John Powell
Howard Oden
Lillie Mae Garrett
Lorene Hall
Cleo Holmes
Janie Oden
Euline Oden
Beatrice Bradbury
Youth killed at grade crossing in Bessemer
James Huckaby aged 18 died when a freight train struck his car at a grade crossing and dragged it five blocks. Huckaby had just graduated from Bessemer high school last month and was employed at the Childersburg powder plant.
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Bessemer
Ala
James Huckaby
Young Huckaby
Bessemer High School
Childersburg
Goebbels Article Suppressed After Invasion Talk
Berlin reports that Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels discussed invasion of England in a Voelkischer Beobachter piece later confiscated. He compared Crete’s capture to Britain and hinted at developments within two months, noting English caution and German technical progress.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Voelkischer Boebachter
England
Crete
Britain
Goebbels
Churchill
Rainfall Surges in Decatur Area Alarms Weather
More than half an inch of rain fell in two days in the Decatur area, with 24 hour totals of 1/4 and 1/6 inch. The showers cooled the region by three degrees, as temperatures ranged from 67 to 87 degrees since Thursday morning.
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Decatur
Weather Bureau
Rainfall Douses Drought Areas Amid Crops Aid Report
Scattered showers across downstate Alabama cooled fields and added limited moisture to crops, easing drought effects in Montgomery An niston and Clanton regions. Several stations logged rainfall, while Gadsden and Tuscaloosa reported none, with Montgomery at .17 inches and Birmingham airport at .07.
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Montgomery
Ala
Anniston
Clanton
Gadsden
Tuscaloosa
Montgomery Weather Bureau
Mobile
Union Springs
Burgula
Huntsville
Greensboro
Wetumpka
Auburn
Birmingham
Cullman
Muscle Shoals
Greenville
Haleyville
Decatur
Dothan
Evergreen
Fayette
Goodwater
Thomasville
Ozark
Selma
Showers, warm weather to follow in South Georgia and Carolinas
Weather forecasters expect more showers in scattered parts of South Georgia and the Carolinas this afternoon and tonight with clearing skies and warm conditions over most areas hit by floods. Reports show Georgia rainfall varied, Augusta 1.28 inches, Macon 0.6, Atlanta 0.8, while Florida saw no rain. Strong storms caused damage in Texas and western Louisiana with a death toll of about 20.
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South Georgia
Carolinas
Georgia
Augusta
Macon
Charleston
N. C
Greensboro
South Atlantic
Florida
Tallapoosa
Ala
Atlanta
Rockies
Iowa
Dallas
Houston
Texas
Louisiana
New York
New Jersey
New England
Albany
Flag Day Observance Urges Decatur Display of Flags
June 14th Saturday is Flag Day and all businesses and homes in Decatur are urged to display the Stars and Stripes. Citizens are reminded to let Old Glory wave tomorrow as a mark of patriotism and national pride.
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Decatur
Nation
Ancient Damascus unlikely to be bombed in siege
Damascus Syria the oldest inhabited city would likely be treated as open if siege forces break its defenses. With a population near 200000 the city shows morale and no evacuation or blackout. The Citadel now serves as prison and civil administration as aerial bombardment would need ground operations in narrow streets.
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Damascus
Syria
Paris
Waaperns
British Forces Close On Deirut Inying Syria Beirut Advance
British and Free French troops in Lebanon and Syria push toward Deirut and widen the Nile base for a potential final assault on Damascus. They advance north of Sidon toward Beirut with Free French positions east of Kissoue, ten miles from Damascus. Vichy resistance caused temporary delays. Cairo reports progress in all sectors while Madrid mediation seeks terms.
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London
Lebanon
Syria
Deirut
Damascus
Mediterranean
Sidon
Beirut
Kissoue
Middle East
Cairo
Madrid
Norris Rites in Austinville for H B Norris
Funeral services for H B Norris 54 well known Austinville citizen will be at the Church of God in Austinville at 1040 m Saturday Rev C E Johnson officiating burial in Roselawn cemetery Brown directing. Norris died at his home early Thursday after a long illness Survivors include three daughters Mrs R H Holley Tuscumbia Lois and Barbara Ann Norris of Austinville three sons W B Norris Austinville Burl Norris Tuscaloosa Loyal Norris Baton Rouge two sisters Miss Dora Norris Decatur Mrs Emma Norris Trinity a brother Bud Norris Decatur Route 3 and six pallbearers Gene Terry O M Jenkins Andrew Hall J E B Dendy Lee Dendy and Lee Mc Gregory.
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H. B. Norris
Austinville
Church of God
C. E. Johnson
Brown
Roselawn
Norris
R. H. Holley
Tuscumbia
Lois
Barbara Ann Norris
W B. Norris
Burl Norris
Tuscaloosa
Loyal_Norris
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Dora Norris
Decatur
Emma Norris
Trinity
Bud Norris
Route 3
Gene Terry
O. M. Jenkins
Andrew Hall
J. EB. Dendy
Lee Dendy
Lee McGregory
Precautions Taken In Manchester Army Hq Limits Colorful Ice Cream Trucks
Officers at the second army headquarters say the Battle of Tennessee is a serious business. In future civilian vehicles may be banned from accompanying troops unless painted olive drab. Bright reds and other colors were easy for scouts and air observers to spot, revealing troop or truck positions.
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Manchester
Tenn
Second Army
Tennessee
U S Angry Over Sinking Of Vessel
Sumner Welles defended the sinking of the Robin Moor as a clear violation of international law. He pledged to withhold action until the 11 survivors’ depositions are reviewed in Brazil and in Washington. The state department account said the ship was sunk in the South Atlantic on May 21 after 30 minutes to abandon ship.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
Robin Moor
Germany
United States
Welles
Brazil
State Department
South Atlantic
Berlin
England
Walter J. Linthicum
U. S
Pernambuco
Ozorio
U S to Protest German Sinking of Robin Moor
The United States plans a strong protest to Germany over the sinking of the Robin Moor. Survivors say a Nazi U boat torpedoed the clearly marked American vessel. The State Department seeks restitution for loss of life and property and assurances against a repeat incident.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Robin Moor
State Department
Roosevelt
Berlin Says It Will Not Be Buffaloed Over Robin Moor
German sources deny being buffaloed by Allied talk on the Robin Moor incident. They report ships bound for England are being sunk and insist military considerations govern any comment, with no proof yet of a German submarine involvement and no public confirmation reaching German newspapers.
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Berlin
England
Germany
Negro Now in Kilby Prison
Frank Bass, 23, the condemned man set for execution by electric chair on August 1, was moved from Morgan County jail to Kilby Prison in Montgomery this morning. Deputies Pittman and Humphrey transported him after leaving at 6 am. He was convicted for burglary of an inhabited dwelling at night in the Morgan circuit court under the 1935 capital offense law. Bass allegedly assaulted Miss Virginia Canterberry in Trinity, striking her with a hammer during the break in.
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Frank Bass
Kilby
Montgomery
Morgan County
B. ©. Pittman
Bibb Humphrey
Bass
Morgan Circuit
Virginia Canterberry
Trinity
Miss Canterberry
Danville Fair Slated Again in October
Danville officials announce the annual Danville Community Fair to be held in October focusing on live stock, conservation of agricultural products, and home crafts. Officers include F. E. Martin president Clara Briscoe vice president C. J. Wallace secretary E. E. Lanier treasurer and L. E. Fields director chair. Mrs. H. L. Heflin heads publicity. Danville centers livestock raising in North Alabama with improving breeds shown yearly.
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Danville
Fair Association
F. E. Martin
Clara Briscoe
C. J. Wallace
E. E. Lanier
L. E. Fields
H. L. Heflin
North
Alabama
Cripps Aims to Steer Britain Through Russia Crisis
The column notes growing strain between Soviet Russia and Germany with reported Kremlin demands backed by military pressure. It suggests cautious Soviet acquiescence to some demands and evasion of others, while criticizing past British missteps and their handling of the Russia situation via Ambassador Sir Stafford Cripps.
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Russia
Germany
Kremlin
Ughily
Sir Stafford Cripps
Something Amiss In Nazi Red Relations
Moscow reports a strong hint that Stalin may not return to power abroad. The piece questions Stalin’s stance toward Hitler and suggests a post mortem view that Stalin let Hitler down in the oil country. It notes limited Soviet economic aid to the Reich and recalls the reestablishment of Soviet relations with Iraq after Stalin became premier.
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Moscow
Stalin
Hitler
Iraq
Reich
Russia
Soviet Union
Rashed Ali al Gailani
Nazi Demands Reported Harsh as Troop Movements Rise
Soviet Russia said German troops freed from the Balkans are moving to eastern and northeastern Germany. Tass broadcast a Russian claim that these moves do not affect Soviet-German relations. Helsinki announced travel restrictions for foreigners in northern border districts amid German troop transits.
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Moscow
Russia
Balkans
Germany
Tass
U. S
Soviet Union
Helsinki
Finland
German reaction to sinking of 8.8 ship sparks protest
German authorities vow not to be buffaloed by U S reaction to the Moor-America ship sinking, the first torpedo victim of the war. The State Department in Washington readies a strong protest based on evidence the ship was deliberately sunk by a Nazi U boat.
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Biuiny
United States
Robin Moor
America
State Department
Washington
German Pocket Battleship Hit Off Norwegian Coast
The Air ministry announced a German pocket battleship was torpedoed by a British plane off the Norwegian coast early today. Dense smoke rose from the vessel and escorting destroyers were seen retiring toward the Skaggerak at reduced speed. The battleship was not identified. Germany has two pocket battleships of 10,000 tons with 11 inch guns since the Graf Spee's scuttling in 1939.
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London
Air Ministry
Skaggerak
Germany
Admiral Graf Spee
Montevideo
Uruguay
Roosevelt weighs Robin Moor incident amid war talk
Perlin spokesman rejects Atlantic talks over the Robin Moor. Sumner Welles said the ship carried no war materials and was bound for Capetown not England. London sources note many ships to England have fallen to German attacks and await Roosevelt's formal comment.
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Perlin
England
Sumner Welles
Capetown
South Africa
London
Germany
Robin Moor
Roosevelt
United States
Europe
Reich
Soviet
Russia
Tennessee River Gauge and Rainfall Report
The Tennessee River stood at 17.23 feet on Friday with 0.41 inch rainfall recorded in the past 24 hours. Highs reached 87 and lows fell to 67 as conditions shifted across Tennessee and Alabama with scattered showers and thunder in the south and east portions and mostly cloudy skies elsewhere.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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