South Carolina Democrats Withhold 1944 National Funds
Greenville and Spartanburg counties reported raising 4000 dollars for the national party campaign while the South Carolina Democratic executive committee unanimously refused a national fund contribution. The Herald cited dissension over national policies and opposition to mobilizing the Negro vote, noting the state committee urged refusal in a letter to the national committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Roger C. Peace
U. S
Spartanburg
National Party
South Carolina
Democratic Executive Committee
8. C
National Executive Committee
Herald
National Committee
Columbia
Winchester Smith
Barnwell County
Subsidy Idea Meets Resistance in Price Control Debate
Brown argues price control must be paired with subsidy to farmers via packers to lower retail prices. Taft snaps at the notion, insisting subsidies won’t boost production and could hinder lawful farm price actions. Brown counters that Congress likely rejects that path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Congress
Allied planes raid Japanese targets from Arakan to Mandalay
Allied air forces bombed Japanese troops communications and targets along the Arakan front to Mandalay. Operations hit the Bengal coast stronghold at Akyab and four additional bases, signaling intensified pressure on Japanese positions.
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Burma
Arakan
Mandalay
Bengal
Akyab
Civitan Club Meets at Lyons Hotel in Decatur
Civitan members gathered at the Lyons Hotel for a noon program. Louis Mann of Decatur, on Army furlough, attended as a guest. Mr and Mrs Jeff Wall of Cookville Tennessee performed music. Letters read from President Leotard Moody District Governor Eugene Chenault and past president Marvin Hester from San Antonio Texas.
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Civitan
Lyons Hotel
Louis Mann
Decatur
Jeff Wall
Cookwile
Tenn
Carde
Leotard Moody
Eugene Chenault
Marvin Hester
San Antonio
Texas
Civitan Nationizy
Free Cancer Clinic Examines Patients in Morgan County
A morning screening at the Morgan County Health Department led by Health Officer Dr. L. R. Murphree examined a number of patients. The free clinic, held on the third Wednesday each month, aims to map cancer prevalence and plan county assistance. the next clinic is slated for July 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County Health Department
L. R. Murphree
Sewell Wins Seventh Bout in Pirates Victory
Sewell, Decatur's major league contributor, improved to seven wins and two losses after the Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs for the fourth time this year, 4 to 2. Sewell issued four walks and struck out, with the Cubs held scoreless until the second inning when they scored both on an error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rép Sewell
Decatur
Pirates
Chicago
Sewell
Blarney Stone Sits in Village on Ancient Irish Stronghold
The Blarney Stone is located in the village of Blarney on the site of an old Irish stronghold.
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Blarney
Yanks Down Six Nazi Planes To 1 Bomber
War Department report notes U.S. air forces flying 1,600 daylight four engined bomber sorties from England against German targets. Seventeen major missions against Germany cited with 106 planes lost and 571 German aircraft shot down. Major Gen Ira C. Eaker led the campaign as Allied air power intensifies, with key strikes at Wilhelmshaven, Emdén, Hamm, Vegesack, Kiel and Flensburg among others.
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U. S
Germany
England
The
War Department
U.S. Air Command
Ira C. Eaker
Wilhelmshaven
Emdén
Hamm
Vegesack
Focke- Wulf
Kiel
Great Naval Base
Emden
Helgoland
Flensburg
Wall Street Edges Higher As Rails Lead Market Gain
New York stocks inched up with rails advancing while industrials lagged. dealing stayed light around 900000 shares. In Chicago, wheat and corn held or lost slight ground as hogs dipped and cattle rose modestly. cotton in New York showed uncertainty from political fights over subsidies and weak spot demand.
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New York
Chicago
N. Y
Congressional Fight Aginst
Chicago Butter and Eggs Prices Hold Steady
Chicago reports butter receipts 874 198 unsettled prices unchanged and eggs receipts 26 884 firm with prices unchanged as quoted by the Chicago Price Current.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Livestock Market Report from Nashville Prices Drift
Nashville market notes show sales on June 16 with 175 salable cattle, 150 calves, 900 hogs, and 1200 sheep. Cattle across most classes were steady while demand remained fairly dependable at the turn. heifers and steers of common and medium grades faced quotings consistent with recent levels.
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Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Market News Service
Heroes of Air Return Home from Memph is Belle at National Airport
Ten bronzed American airmen stepped from the Flying Fortress Memphis Belle at Washington National Airport. Veterans of 25 missions over Axis Europe, the crew who ferried the bomber back from England eight months earlier were greeted by Gen. H H Arnold and a cheering crowd. Captain Morgan praised the crew as a result of teamwork luck and effort.
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Washington
Memphis Belle
W National
Europe
England
Robert K. Morgan
Asheville
N. C
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Morgan
Injured youth improving after wheelbarrow accident
Frank Byrd Jr., a young Negro boy struck Monday when an automobile hit the wheelbarrow he pulled on Fourth Avenue East, is described by hospital authorities as not seriously hurt. He was badly bruised but in good condition and rested comfortably through the night.
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Frank Byrd Jr
Fourth Avenue East
Grains Slip After Late Profit Taking in Chicago
Grains weakened in the final minutes as profit-taking erased earlier gains. Oats slightly rose before turning down, rye fell more than a cent, and wheat closed lower with July at 1.43 3-47-8 and September 1.43 7-8. Corn remained steady with July at 1.06.
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Chicago
Early June burrs puzzle Morgan County resident
Prentice, a Morgan County resident, reports finding several fully developed cockleburrs in his garden on June 16. He notes he has never seen burrs so mature this early and plans to await weather forecasters for an explanation.
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Prentice
Morgan Countian
Reverend Paul Clem to Speak Tonight at Central Methodist
Rev Paul Clem of Crestline Heights church in Birmingham leads a two week revival at Central Methodist with the text What It Means To Be A Christian. He is assisted by Mr and Mrs Jeff Wall of Cookeville Tennessee in charge of music. Services begin at 8 o clock nightly.
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Paul Clem
Crestline Heights Church
Birmingham
Central Methodist Church
Clem
Jeff Wall
Cookville, Tenn
Ingalls Beats Sats in Two Games at Delano Park
Ingalls shut out Southern Aviation Training School 3 0 in the first game and 5 0 in the second at Delano park. Adams and Johnson homered for Ingalls, with Adams named hitting star and Johnson the winning pitcher as a large crowd watched.
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Ingalls
Southern Aviation Training School
Delano Park
Adams
Johnson
Moulton Faces Ingalls in Friday Softball Clash
The Moulton softball team travels to Delano Park to meet the Ingalls Ship Builders on Friday night. First pitch is at eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Ingalls
Delano Park
Post Office Driver Held in Mail Truck Theft Inquiry
T Stroup, a mail truck driver for the post office, is held in the city jail as investigators review alleged thefts from the mail truck. No charges will be filed until the investigation led by Postoffice Inspector Burdom concludes.
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T. Stroup
Burdom
Beloved Man Marvin A Beavers Dies at 56
Marvin A Beavers aged 56 died at home on Arab 3 after midnight. Born September 6 1886 in Somerville he was a Presbyterian and worked ten years for Metropolitan Life Insurance in Birmingham. Survived by wife Ethel daughter Mildred four brothers and several nieces and nephews. Funeral Thursday at 2 30 p.m. at Pine Cemetery conducted by Rev. John Marion.
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Marvin A. Beavers
Mr. Beavers
Somerville
Presbyterian Church
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Birmingham
Ethel Beavers
Ahoma
Mildred
Detroit
Joe B
Arab
Lundy
Hanceville
John B
Los Angeles
James B
Small fire at Lewis residence on Sixth Ave
Fire crews answered a call around 1 30 yesterday afternoon at the Lewis residence in the 1600 block of Sixth Ave East where a wood pile caught fire. The reported small blaze was extinguished quickly.
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Lewis
Sixth Ave
Alabama Senate Advances War Emergency and Tax Proposals
The senate approved a war emergency fund pool to be run by eight legislators and the Governor, while other measures push for automatic death penalty appeals to the state supreme court and Governor emergency war powers. A sinking fund for reconstruction debt bonds rises from 100 000 to 650 000 yearly, with total obligations around 8.5 million. House rules blocked a statewide referendum on beverage controls and liquor ads, even as the senate tempo rance committee planned action. House education defeated a ban on high school fraternities and sororities, with a similar measure in the senate. House labor backed a Gul latt Taylor bill to create a separate state Labor Department, and a companion measure by Sen Gerald Bradford moved forward. Eddins measures require fur tag tax compliance and business premises, while poll tax exemptions for veterans were advanced in the senate.
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Senate
State Supreme Court
Elvin McCary
Anniston
House Rules Committee
House
Senate Temperance Committee
W. L. St. John
House Labor Committee
Gullatt-Taylor
State Labor Department
Gerald Bradford
Clarke
Senate Judiciary Committee
Eddins
E. O. Eddins
Marengo
George Taylor
Autauga
Mary Lou Dancy Chapter Banquet and Portrait Unveiling
Members of the Mary Lou Dancy Chapter No. 320 Order of the Eastern Star gather Thursday for a 6 45 p.m. banquet at the Masonic Temple. Those not yet reserving should call Mrs. Earl Williams or Miss Clio Lovin by noon. A public program and portrait unveiling of Miss Mary Lou Dancy follows at 8 30 p.m. on the temple’s third floor.
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Mary Lou Dancy
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Earl Williams
Clio Lovin
New Officers to Preside at Meet
A supper meeting of the Business and Professional Women's Club will be held at Woodall's Thursday at 6 15 p.m. New officers presiding will be Mrs Meredith Woodall president Miss Lila Pritchett vice president Mrs Butler Hine treasurer Miss Mary Louise Otte recording secretary and Miss Alma Schauber corresponding secretary
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Business & Professional Women's Club
Woodall’s
Meredith Woodall
Lila Pritchett
Butler Hine
Mary Louise Otte
Alma Schauber
Gasoline Book Revoked For Governor's Wife Trip
A Baltimore ration board panel revoked the C gasoline ration book for a state owned car used by Mrs. Herr O Conor wife of Maryland governor for a trip to South Carolina and suspended her personal gasoline ration for three months.
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Baltimore
Constitutional Amendment Proposal Lowers Voting Age to Eighteen
Sen Will O Walton of Chambers introduces a bill proposing a constitutional amendment to reduce the minimum voting age from 21 to 18. The measure targets expanding suffrage and involves the State eGuard and women's auxiliary units in its context.
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eGuard
Will O. Walton
Chambers
Hartselle Soldier Turned Boxer Honored by Times Tale
Staff Sgt. Artis Nuby of the 159th Combat Engineers, a former professional boxer from Hartselle Alabama, is profiled by The Baltimore Times. He fought in Pearl Harbor days, later quit after a 1936 bout with Henry Armstrong, and now serves as mess sergeant at Camp Meade Maryland.
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Artis Nuby
Hartselle
Carl Pannell
Ninth Street South
Baltimore Times
Nuby
Hawaiian Islands
Army
Pearl Harbor
Camp Meade
Maryland
159Th Combat Engineers
Engineers
Ala
Bartselle
Artis
Kpa
Henry Armstrong
Indiana
Henry
CCC
Mississippi
Hitler
The
Walter Winchell On Broadway Trade Mark Registered
Wide array of gossip notes and rumors from Broadway and Hollywood figures. Mentions interns on Ellis Island, Dorothy Thompson marriage plans, publisher Paul Patterson, Peggy Satterlee romance, Errol Flynn case witness, and moods of stars like Mae Murray and Zero Mostel with various society happenings and industry tidbits.
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Lucel
Ellis Island
Dorothy Thompson
Paul Patterson
Baltimore
Beaverbrook
England
Peggy Satterlee
Errol Flynn
Peter Arno
D. Wilan
Tallulah Bankhead
Natalie Hays Hammond
G. Jessel
Lois Andrews
Jessel
Harry James
la Grable
Washington
Ben Hecht and social whirl mix in quick gossip reel
The column surveys a flurry of candid asides from theater to politics. It notes Mrs Hecht’s quip about aging and marriage, a Jefferson Day dinner debt plan, Wilkinson’s court appointment, and various political shifts. It mentions Stimson opposition to army voting machines, WAACs attacks, Willkie book controversy, Rogan’s Lisbon crash silence, Traubel’s radio appraisal, and industry chatter from Tin Pan Alley to Armando's brawl. It closes with racing bookies and a Plant will trial looming.
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Ben Hecht
Curry
Old Dunn
Stimson
Army
Waacs
Rationing Talks Hint At Coal Fears And War Budget Moves
The story outlines plans for possible new rationing under the OPA led by Louis Kroeger as eight programs are considered. One potential focus is coal to meet a hard winter, while BEW received $36.15 million in requested funds. Testimony from Perkins and others highlighted shipping expansion, priorities, wage policy, and anticipated air raids.
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OPA
Louis J. Kroeger
Board of Economic Warfare
BEW
Milo Perkins
Nelson and Brown
Jeffers
Perkins
War Transportation
Joseph B. Eastman
Emory
Land
War Shipping
Ralph K. Davies
Atlantic
George W. Taylor
War Labor Board
WLB
Brown
Ourment
Jamey M. Landis
United States
Pacific
Budget Bureau
Editorial clash over De Gaulle and unified command
The Yorkshire Post and London papers criticize De Gaulle while The Daily Sketch accuses him of dictatorial style. Giraud holds oil, wine, mutton and other supplies to trade. Eisenhower remains final arbiter under a joint command. Africa stays under the United Nations army leadership with British approval needed for French moves.
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Yorkshire Post
de Caulle
Lonthe Gondon Daily Express
Erals
The
Daily Sketch
de Gaulle
Giraud
United
France
French National Committee
Joint Committee
Vichy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Africa
United Nations
RULER plays pivotal Turkey role in Balkan diplomacy
The Premier pledged strict neutrality while praising American conduct in the war. In a national assembly speech broadcast from Ankara, Saracoglu said Turkey will mobilize to end war after this one. He noted affinity with UN statements and received Russian broadcasts via Leningrad radio.
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Turkey
National Assembly
Ankara
U. S
Federal Communications Commission
Saracoglu
United Nations
Leningrad
Ministry of Information
Europe
Bombers Attacks Hit France Coast and Brittany Rail
Boston bombers attacked a factory and a loading platform near Nantes and damaged three locomotives in Brittany. A Typhoon bombed a torpedo boat off Ostend. British Navy bombers over Germany rested after four nights. German night raiders struck southeast England with few casualties and minor damage.
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Boston
Nantes
France
Brittany
Ostend
Geremany
England
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