Lawrence County reports no tax delinquents for property
Lawrence County reports no delinquent real or personal property taxes. Tax Collector W. Hughes and Deputy Cora Lee Speake announce 3,500 taxpayers with $5,126,000 assessed value and $110,000 annual tax collection. no sales were held as no one owed back taxes and no insolvencies occurred. Morgan Limestone Lawrence trio mark best financial condition.
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Lawrence County
W. Hughes
Cora ‘Lee
BE. J. Harris
Morgan-Limestone- Lawrence
Lawrence
Limestone
Morgan County
Gaps in price controls blamed for rising food costs 1942
The War Labor Board failed to stabilize wages before October 2 1942 due to limited jurisdiction and inadequate powers to control farm prices and subsidies. Brown cites four gaps in controls that worsened price instability, noting retail prices ran above ceilings. He asserts stronger powers are needed to hold costs and prices in the food price program.
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War Labor Board
Rosner
Brown
OPA
NYA funding cut winds down amid wartime budget shifts
Congress trimmed the National Youth Administration budget as part of a Federal security bill, with a reduced allocation for the NYA and ending its activities by year end. Other items include a 226 thousand dollar state justice and commerce appropriation and proposed changes in wartime food control powers and draft timing. Navy reports in the Pacific claim 12 more Japanese ships sunk.
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National Youth Administration Nya
NYA
Federal Security Agency
Senate
McKellar
Phillies Top Braves 6 4 in Openers Swinging Triplett Northey
The Phillies defeated the Boston Braves 6 to 4 in the opening game. Ron Northey and Cocker Triplett homered, with Triplett adding a triple and three RBIs in front of about 6500 fans.
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Phillies
Boston Braves
Ron Northey
Cocker Triplett
Triplett
Stock Market Slips Then Rebounds Mixed Early Gains
The market opened with losses and scattered gains in rails and industrials. Activity faded after midday as offerings dried up, with near close quotations around 1,000,000 shares. Livestock prices show declines across weight classes and sales.
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Wall Street
New York
Markets at a Glance New York and Chicago
New York stocks irregular with scattered rails and recovering industrials. Bonds steady with demand for investment issues. Cotton mixed with liquidation and hedge selling. Chicago wheat about steady. hogs 10 to 20 cents lower, top 14.15, receipts above expectations. Corn unchanged at ceilings. Cattle craggy, mostly 15 to 25 cents down as packers seek lower prices.
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New York
Chicago
Wheat and oats firm as market closes uneven gains
Chicago trading quieted toward the close with wheat steady after early selling. Mill buying appeared on setbacks while oats remained in strong demand and scarce offerings. Rye rose with wheat as corn held near ceiling bids and rye and tie advanced modestly.
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Chicago
Tyé
Cotton prices steady as traders eye policy amid July liquidation
In New York on June 15 prices were unsettled in restricted trading. Traders followed grains and securities as Washington policy remained unclear. Early losses of 50 cents a bale narrowed with price fixing orders and July liquidation. Late values stood 25 cents lower. Futures listed July 20.21 Oct 19.81 Dec 10.60.
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New York
Washington
Butter and Eggs Prices Steady in Chicago Markets
Butter receipts total 999 645 with prices unchanged. Eggs receipts 24 348 with firm prices, Chicago price current reports show no change.
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Chicago
Nashville Livestock Market Report
Nashville Tenn June 15. Federal State Market News Service reports today's salable cattle number, hogs, sheep, and calves. Cattle are weak with fed cattle scarce. prices show mixed ranges for steers, heifers, cows, bulls, and stockers with vealers down about 50 and tops listed. Hogs are down about 15 with good and choice weights 190-275 pounds bringing 13.50 to 13.60.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal-State Market News Service
Local Surnames Highlight Weekly Morgan County Notes
The column records visits and family news from Morgan County including Pauline Morris and Paulette England birth note. It lists community members such as Mitchell Blackwood Mary Hardwick and Nina Faye Blackwood with health and social updates. It notes Paul England wounded in Africa and various social visits around Nebo Evergreen Leesdale and Childersburg.
Five Points Community News Recaps Local Visits and Weather
The farmers are cheerful over nice showers. Clyde Montgomery made a business trip to Gadsden. Ottis Long and children visited relatives. Marshall Chenault and family live with W H Jackson. Several attended a sing at Speake. Malcolm and Ray Montgomery were visitors. J C Youngs to Moulton. Parker Sparks family with Brit Sparks. Caree Long drove to Decatur. Jane and Charlotte Long visited grandparents Ernest Beaty. Mrs Corum and Ben Corum families were business callers. Louise of Huntsville mentioned.
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Clyde Montgomery
Gadsden
Ottis Long
8. B. Long
Marshall Chenault
W. H. Jackson
Malcolm
Ray Montgomery
Five Points
J. C. Young
Moulton
Parker Sparks
Brit Sparks
Caree Long
Decatur
Jane
Charlotte Long
Ernest Beaty
Douglas Corum
Ben Corum
Louise
Hunts
Birth notices and relocations from Hamil clinic
Mrs Charlie Tucker and infant Charlie Jr moved from Hamil clinic to home in Belle Mima by Brown’s ambulance. Mr and Mrs Pay Lovell announce birth of a son at Hamil clinic June 14. Mr and Mrs Clinton Bracken of Tamner announce birth of a daughter June 14 at Hamil clinics. Miss Elizabeth Pettey hosts Miss Ladelle WattermAn Birmingham this week. Mr and Mrs John Gilbert Burgreen of Madison announce birth of son John Wayne June 15. Morace Douglas Hardwick left for Keesler Field Miss to train as Army Air Forces cadet.
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Pauline Morris
Alice Hardwick
Roy Jones
Childersburg
F.R. Minter
Falkville
Alice Parker
W. M. Parker
Paul England
Charlie England
Africa
Thurman Morris
Jim Morris
J. L. Reeder
Baby
Chas. Howse
Charlie Tucker
Charlie Jr
Hamil Clinic
Belle Mima
Brown's
Pay Lovell
Sae
Clinton Bracken
Tamner
Hamil Clinics
Elizabeth Pettey
Ladelle Watterman
Birmingham
John Gilbert Burgreen
Madison
John Wayne Burgreen
Burgreen
Maxine Hampton
Morace Douglas Hardwick
Keesler Field
Miss
Army Air Forces
General William C. Lee Injured In Glider Crash Near Lafayette
Major General William C. Lee, commander of an airborne infantry division, was injured when his glider failed to drop wheels and crashed during a landing exercise near Lafayette Tennessee. About 40 gliders were involved. ten others aboard were reported uninjured. Lee was taken to an evacuation hospital with possible rib fractures and severe shock but not in critical condition.
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Tennessee
William C. Lee
LaFayette
Tenn
Lee
Alabama labor bill imposes union financial disclosures
The measure from Sen. Gerald Bradford of Clarke county requires unions to file detailed financial statements with the proposed Department of Labor and prohibits secondary boycotts wildcat strikes and work permit fees. A tie on an amendment to also require employers to file statements was broken by Chairman Charlies E. Shaver. Sen. O. B. Hill authored the bill with Sen. Will O. Walton weighing a possible duration strike ban.
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Gerald Bradford
Clarke County
Department of Labor
Charlies E. Shaver
Huntsville
Sen
O. B. Hill
Florence
Will O. Walton
Chambers
Allied Air Raids Hit Akyab Base on Bay of Bengal
On the Burma front American and British planes continued attacks on Japanese occupation forces. They bombed the big enemy base at Akyab, machine gunned troops, and blasted railways along the coast.
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Burma
Akyab
Bay of Bengal
Roosevelt Boy Is Exonerated In Fatal Shooting
NORRISTOWN Pennsylvania June 15 a Montgomery county coroner s jury exonerated William Donner Roosevelt 10 son of Col Elliot Roosevelt and grandson of the President in the fatal June 6 shooting of his playmate Lewis Hutchinson Jr 11 of Ardmore The jury ruled the shooting accidental Roosevelt had already been cleared by Delaware county juvenile court The inquiry followed Hutchinson s death in a Delaware county incident though he died in a Montgomery county hospital
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Norristown
William Donner Roosevelt
Col
Elliot Roosevelt
Montgomery County
Lewis Hutchinson Jr
Ardmore
Young Hutchinson
Roosevelt Boy
Winslow J. Rushong
Young Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Delaware County
Mrs. Effie Kelley Passes At Home
Mrs. Effie Kelley died at noon today at her Decatur home after months of illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced by McAfee Howell and Young.
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Effie Kelley
Decatur 3
McAfee, Howell and Young
Navy chairman: WAVES not a male only organization
In Washington on June fifteen, Chairman Walsh of the naval committee declared that the Navy, to his mind, is not a male dominated organization. Lt. Commander Mildred H. McAfee of the WAVES sat nearby as the remark was made.
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Washington
Mildred H. McAfee
The
WAVES
Walsh
D., Mass
Naval Committee
Board Checks 4-F Classifications in Morgan County
The Selective Service and local draft board conduct a periodic check of 4-F classifications in Morgan County. Notices call residents to appear at the courthouse Saturday morning to verify employment status, in cooperation with the War Labor Board and U S Employment Service. Ben L. Britnell, chairman, says the aim is not to catch draft dodgers but to confirm each man’s ability to work has a job.
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Selective Service Hedquarters
Morgan County
Draft Board
War Labor Board
U. S. Employment Service
Ben L. Britnell
Britnell
McKellar Bill Passed In Senate On Federal Employee Confirmations
The Senate approved a measure by Senator McKellar to require confirmation for most federal workers earning over 4500 dollars a year. The vote was 42 to 32 with allies and opponents listed, and the bill now goes to the House. Officials estimate about 28,000 upper wage bracket employees would be affected.
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Hill
Lilienthal
TVA
Stewart
McKellar
Alabama
Washington
Senate
House
Senator McKellar
Tenn
Andrews
Bailey
Bilbo
Bone
Byrd
Caraway
Chandler
Chavez
Clark
Connally
Eastland
Ellender
George
Gerry
Gillette
Green
Guffey
Hayden
Johnson
Colo
Maloney
Maybank
McCarran
McClellan
Murdock
O’daniel
Overton
Russell
Scrugham
Smith
van Nuys
Wallgren
Wheeler
Nye
For
Wagner
Thomas
Utah
Austin
Cal
Brooks
Tydings
Lodge
Millikin
Tobey
Kilgore
Walsh
Congress
Tennessee
Hatch
Senator Hill
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyo
Armed Services
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Roosevelt
White House
War Production Board
Office of Price Administration
Office of War Information
Miracle Plane Fights Off 15 Axis Interceptors Over Sicily
Lieut Clarence W Gooden 22 of Waycross Ga piloted a B 24 Liberator with two engines aflame against 15 Axis fighters after bombing a Sicilian airfield. Despite multiple hits and loss of power the crew, including gunners Cox Houser Cochrane Hendricks Kreutzer Beaudry Perkins McNeil and Johnson, fought back. The aircraft limped toward Malta with one engine and no brakes or radio, while downing several foes and sustaining injuries.
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Cairo
Sicily
Clarence W. Gooden
Waycross
Gooden
Roland 8. Cox
Plainsville
Ohio
Oscar W. Houser
Philadelphia
Alexander M. Cochrane
Lynn
Mass
T. S. Hendricks
Little Rock
Ark
Ralph F. Perkins
Marionette
Wis
William H. McNeil
Pensacola
Fila
Theorode ©. Beaudry
Minot
N. D
Daniel J
Kreutzer
Derby
Colo
Cox
Hendricks
Ted Beaudry
Cochrane
Malta
Brother
Mass Evacuation Of German Cities Reported
German newspapers in Bern said Western Germany is evacuating cities after 180 heavy Allied raids and 600 air alarms. Hitler's Voelkischer Beobachter urged hosts to take in refugees amid bombed Duesseldorf evacuations and warnings that life in war districts remains harsh.
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Bern
Switzerland
Germany
Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Duesseldorf
Berlin
Das Reich
Blockbusters Sweep Italian Islands South of Sicily
Malta’s Mosquito bombers carried out wide forays over Bechy and the toe of Haly off Sicily. They bombed Imerese and Fiume Torto in Sicily, started a fire at a station, blew up a power station, and hit a factory in Italy, an RAF announcement stated.
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Sicily
Pantelleria
Lampedusa
Linosa
Malta
Bechy
She
Haly
Imerese
Fiume Torto
Italy
RAF
Mass raids and fire trigger hazardous devices outside raids
The report notes heavy sabotage with fire and trapped individuals in wrecked vehicles near open fields. Hazardous devices were placed and detonations occurred about an hour apart. British sources indicate recent incidents were part of ongoing raids with escalating danger.
Columnist Marries Barnard Vermont in Lakeside Ceremony
Dorothy Thompson, columnist, wed Maxim Kopf, Czech artist, at noon in a Universalist church on Silvery Lake near Twin Farms. About 50 close friends and relatives attended the ceremony performed by Rev. Robert Killam. This is the third marriage for each spouse.
Oxygen Dominates Earth’s Crust as Most Abundant Element
The article notes oxygen is the most plentiful element on Earth, comprising a large portion of the planet’s crust and features in countless minerals and compounds. It emphasizes its essential role in life and in chemical processes across geologic and biological systems.
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Earth
Bombing raids raise questions as losses mount in war
The column weighs the cost of recent raids on Germany with 26 Allied airmen killed and 24 bombers lost, notes low-altitude attacks riskier, and cites radar defenses. It praises Atlantic patrols that logged no Western Atlantic ship sinkings last week for the first time since 1943, and hints at new devices reducing submarine losses, unsettling the Axis.
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Germany
Atlantic
Western Atlantic
Admiral King
Local notes from Cullman County Salem area
Community items report fishing trip with no luck near Decatur. Visits by Hershel Jones of Brunswick Georgia to grandparents in Cullman. Miss Wanzaie in Baugh infirmary gradually improving. Mrs. Marie Holloway and children Bennie Lee and Barbara Jean weekend visit with J. B. Williams family. Death of Mrs. Elbert Floyd at Cullman hospital. survivors listed. Pastor D. H. Phillips hosts visitors with Mt Vernon church foot washing. Mrs. Prank Mitchell recovering from illness. Army R. V. White to visit next week with Ina Mae Rayburn.
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Jessie Knight
Song
Olander
Bertis
W. L
Floyd Williams
Decatur
Hershel Jones
Brunswick
Fred Jones
Wanzaie
Baugh’s
Marie Holloway
Bennie Lee
Barbara Jean
J. B. Williams
Elbert Floyd
Cullman Hospital
Floyd
Etta Harvey
Harvey
Lather Stephens
Muriel
Owell Floyd
Melvin
Tom Harvey
Albert
Bennie Harvey
D. H. Phillips
Winston County
Phillips
Mt Vernon Church
Prank Mitchell
R. V. White
U. S. Army
Ina Mae Rayburn
Cullman
Rt. 2
Five Men Qualify as Aviation Cadets
Five enlisted men from Courtland Army air field qualified as aviation cadets and were ordered to report to Keesler Field Mississippi for pre aviation basic training. They are Sgt Sylvan E Sacks Cpl Theodore Ostrowski Pfc Talmadge Hale Pfc Myron L Gilmore and Pvt Joseph F Connolly all with diverse parentage and hometowns. Ostrowski Hale and Connolly are graduates of aircraft mechanic schools. They will enter the college phase of cadet training after basic at Keesler Field.
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Courtland Army Air Field
Keesler Field
Miss
Sylvan E. Sacks
Ben Sacks
Baltimore
Cpl
Theodore Ostrowski
Margaret Ostrowski
New York
N. Y
Talmadge Hare
Lucian 8. Hale
East Lynn
W. Va
Myron L. Gilmore
Robert M. Gilmore
Anderson
Ind
Joseph F. Connolly
Joseph Connolly
Northern Ireland's Statutory Role Within the United Kingdom
The article notes Northern Ireland has its own Parliament but remains politically part of the United Kingdom. It discusses constitutional arrangements and the relationship between the regional assembly and Westminster. The piece emphasizes constitutional status over administrative autonomy.
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Northern Ireland
United Kingdom
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