Weather and local notices amid cotton prices and events
A local weather summary notes little temperature change with a Tennessee River reading near 20.65 feet and a high of 95 F. Cotton prices posted include strict middling 21.30, middling 21.10, strict low 19.90, and low 16.60. Movie listings show Immortal Sergeant at Princess, Glass Key at Roxy, Aloma Of The South Seas at Capitol. Community notices cover college enrollment, army transfers, church activities, baptisms, society meetings, and local hospital updates.
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Tennessee
The
Princess
Roxy
Aloma
South Seas
Capitol
Alabama rises truck load limit to 56000 pounds for six years
Alabama lawmakers pass a bill raising highway load limits from 30000 to 56000 pounds for six years. Senate approves a conference report with the time limit, House vote 65 to 8 follows. Rep. Paul J. Hooten dissents from the report. Other actions include a youth drinking regulation bill and debates on a war emergency fund and tax surplus use.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Senate
Paul J. Hooten
Randolph
House
Harley Dobbs
Elmore
The
Beverage Control Board
Dobbs
Sparks
State Supreme Supreme Court
Mark Hode
Jefferson
W. C. Beebee
Baldwin
Mass attack on Oberhausen hits Nazi Ruhr city again
RAF heavy bombers struck Oberhausen in the Ruhr last night amid a fourth straight night assault on Germany. Casualties and heavy damage were reported as large fires rose from the targets while mine laying occurred in enemy waters. Aerial losses included 18 bombers missing from the Ruhr operations.
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E. C. Daniel London
RAF
Ruhr
Oberhausen
Essen
Germany
Duisburg
Rhine- Herne
Dortmund
Hamm
Iit
Rhine
London
Decatur Canning Demonstrations Aimed at Food Conservation
A series of canning and dehydration demonstrations opens tomorrow at 2 30 PM at Decatur junior high school. Miss Erin Rowe and Miss Bessie Crow will teach pressure canning water bath methods and drying fruits and vegetables. Sessions extend to Somerville Road school and LaFayette Street School with follow ups on June 17 24 and July 1. Housewives urged to attend to save summer harvest for winter use as government supplies will limit commercial cans. The program is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee with Auburn extension and local women’s groups.
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Agricultural Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Erin Rowe
Morgan County
Bessie Crow
Somerville Road
LaFayette Street
Buela Harris
TVA
Wll
Harris
Miss Rowe
Special Agricultural Committee
Lloyd L. Lively
Earl Calvin
Charles Hardwick
Extension Department of
Auburn
Woman's Chamber of Commerce
Dafent Teachers Associations
Morgan County Agricultural and Home Demonstration Departments
Jop Sponsored World League Found Guilty
The era World League and two leaders General Lee Butler and David Dyrwin were found guilty of conspiracy to violate the war sedition act and the Selective Service law. Federal District Judge Fred L. Wham will sentence them later today after a nonjury trial.
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Grand Jury
Federal Bureau of Investigation
OPA Chief Backs Up Hold Line Policies
Brown told food industry representatives the Office of Price Administration must keep price controls to avoid a national defeat that could hinder the war and peace. He warned stabilization is essential to prevent a total collapse of the program and cited the impact on the cost of living since May 1942.
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OPA
Brown
Office of Price Administration
No New Taxes Due This Year
Washington report says Congress leaders and Secretary Morgenthau pledged no new levies before fall and none effective until January 1. Navy updates followed with word that eight American submarines lost have been replaced and 12 Japanese vessels sank yesterday. The discussion came after a White House struggle over two domestic questions before Congress.
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Doughton
House
Ways and Means Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Congress
Roosevelt
Stilwell Sees Hard Battle Ahead to Crush Japan
Lieut. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell, returning to the China front, warned newsmen in Chungking that the Allies face a savage foe and hard fighting but are determined to roll up Japan. In the Pacific, MacArthur announced new air strikes on Japanese bases, with 60,000 pounds dropped on Rabaul and more targets hit around New Guinea and Kaimana. American submarines again sank Japanese ships, bringing total sinkings since Pearl Harbor to 256.
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Joseph W. Stilwell
Washington
Japan
Stilwell
Chungking
China
Southwest Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Australia
U. S
Rabaul
New Britain
Humboldt Bay
Dutch New Guinea
New Guinea
Kaimana
Babo
Tuam Island
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Guadalcanal Raid Yields No Material Losses
Navy reports a small number of bombs dropped on Guadalcanal Sunday night with no losses to personnel or matériel. Communique No. 412 notes June 13 air combat damaged a Japanese reconnaissance bomber and that Japanese bombers conducted night over Guadalcanal actions.
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Guadalcanal
Navy
South Pacific
Guadalcanal Island
Citywide blackout test records successful 9 20 to 10 00
The second surprise blackout was publicly announced at 9 20 pm and ended with an all clear at 10 pm. Controllers Dinsmore and Brittain reported the test went well despite the steam whistle being out of service. Incident officers Carter Wyker Napps Howell and Adams inspected the city for blackout effectiveness and found few lights remaining after the first warning.
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Fourth Service
W. W. Dinsmore
Raymond Brittain
Carter
Wyker
Napps
Howell
Adams
Staff Corps
Senate passes McKellar job confirmation bill amid TVA clash
The Senate approved the McKellar bill requiring all federal workers earning over 4500 to be removed from payroll unless Senate confirmed by June 30. Tennessee TVA exemption failed 58 to 15. McKellar and Stewart defended TVA while criticizing Lilienthal. Debate highlighted TVA politics and mansion campaign remarks.
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J. Lacey Reynolds
Washington
Nashville Tennessean
Tennessee Valley Authority
Senate
McKellar
House
Kenneth D. McKellar
Tenn
Cadet Cooper Dies in Crash Near Hammond Louisiana
Aviation Cadet R L Cooper of Crane Hill Alabama died when a twin engine training plane crashed four miles north of Hammond Louisiana during a storm. The five from Selman Field Monroe LA included two officers and three cadets. Cooper recently married, his wife Mrs Ruth Evans Cooper from Elkmont Alabama, and he had trained at Notre Dame Northwestern and the University of Alabama before joining the Army aviation corps.
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R. L. Cooper
Crane Hill
Ala
Cullman
Hammond
Selman Field
Monroe
Cooper
St. Bernard College of Cullman
University of Alabama
Pearl Harbor
Notre Dame
Northwestern
Army Aviation Corps
Air Forces
Nashville
Ruth Evans
Elkmont
Acover
T. Evans
Fall Fatal in Birmingham Hotel Ledge Incident
Gertis McElroy 26 of Alabama City died after falling from a second floor hotel window ledge. Patrolman Hendricks said he walked along the ledge for about a block before slipping and plunging to the street.
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Gertis McElroy
Alabama City
J. 8S
Hendicks
McElroy
The War Today Editorial Excerpt
The piece argues Axis pressure grows as US plane production surges. It cites British resilience after raids and Spanish bombing around Barcelona as examples, and features a defiant quote about shooting down planes, reflecting wartime morale and tactics.
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Erranean
Pantelleria
Lampedusa
Linosa
Germany
Italy
Britain
Barcelona
Cena
Turks Assert They Do Not Know Reason
Ankara reports border closure with Syria by 6:00 tonight as Allied sources say. Turkish officials say they do not know why the border is shut or for how long. Admiral Sir John, new British commander in the Levant, met with President Inonu and top officials before departing.
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Ankara
Turkey
Syria
Sir John
Levant
Cairo
Ismet Inonu
Saracoglu
Numan Menemenciovlu
Fevzi Carmak
British Says Syrian Border With Turkey May Close
British official sources in London report Ankara claims the Syrian border with Turkey will close tonight. A spokesman at General De Gaulle's headquarters said any closure would be for military reasons and carry no diplomatic or economic significance.
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London
Ankara
Turkey
Charles de Gaulle
Prench
Blockbusters Rain On Sicily In Allied Invasion Coverage
Allied forces intensified air and sea operations around Sicily as invasion plans proceed. Eisenhower urged Italians to stand by while raids hit Messina Catania and Gerbini, with Wellington bombers attacking rail targets and anti aircraft defenses modest. A naval source confirmed Allied control of the uninhabited western area near Tomueael.
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Daniel DE Luce
Tyrrhenian Sea
Italy
Eisenhower
Berlin
Malta
Bizerte
Messina
Catania
Gerbini
Sicily
Wellingstons
Nee Fee
Tomueael
Alles
Eight subs replaced as Navy reports fleet growth
Secretary of the Navy Knox said eight American submarines lost so far in the war have been replaced many times over. He noted U S subs and planes continue to drive combat in the Pacific, with 12 more Japanese ships sunk and five damaged for a total of 356 enemy vessels destroyed or damaged. He avoided predicting when a sizeable movement would occur, stressing steady fleet growth rather than a sudden buildup.
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Knox
Navy
United States
Oe Se
Pacific
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