Local Weather And Community News Highlights
Scattered afternoon showers in the south with little temperature change tonight. Tennessee river at 21.15 feet. high 83, low 63. Cotton prices posted with strict middling at 18.50 and 18.75 for middling and strict low at 17.00 and 17.75. Local cinema listings include You Belong To Me, Dr. Kildares Victory, and Frisco Lil. Notables include Itis Hambright known as Battling Bozo visiting Decatur briefly and undergoing eye surgeries. Various church, civic, and social events are noted along with personnel updates and travel plans across Decatur and surrounding areas.
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South Portion
Tennessee
Itis Hambright
South
Bozo
Decatur
WPB Pledges Support to Alabama Industry During War
Col James P Barnes head of the Alabama WPB told about 100 Decatur Chamber members that the Office of War Production will help every industry stay open and get needed work, with faster access to proper contacts in Washington. He urged firms to assess their capacity, decide on prime or sub contracts, and coordinate with WPB to obtain timely materials and priorities for wartime production.
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Office of War Production
Alabama
James P. Barnes
State of
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Lyons Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
Associated Industries of Alabama
J. Handly Wright
Birmingham
Col.Barnes
WPB
Washington
Col. Barnes
Strike fails to halt mill in Fall River
In Fall River Massachusetts on June 17 workers halted production as 126 CIO strikers waited for a Washington WLB conference with union leaders. Loom fixers were unavailable to restart highly specialized tasks prompting a 50 percent loom increase to 716 running. The strike began nine days ago with 27 loom changers asking a $3.03 weekly raise to $35. 98 loom fixers joined in sympathy.
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Fall River
Mass
Washington
War Labor Board
Ernest A. Kirby
Kirby
CIO
George Bradbury
WLB
Loom Fixers’ Union
Child bride Mattie Manning convicted of murder
In Morristown Tennessee on June 17 a jury sentenced 14 year old Mattie Pearl Manning to 20 years for second degree murder in the pistol slaying of her 35 year old husband Damon Manning Her father Frank Morgan 50 was also convicted of aiding and abetting and given 20 years Defense plans for a new trial argues self defense and cites a morning dispute over trousers and songs during the breakfast table argument The verdict came after a five hour trial with the defendants expressionless
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Morristown
Tenn
Mattie Pearl Manning
Damon Manning
Frank Morgan
Morgan
Mattie Pearl
Red Cross Will Not Join Alabama War Chest Drives
Norman Davis confirms the Red Cross will not cooperate with the Alabama War Chest effort. The War Chest is led by Haygood Paterson and W A Steadman with Tom Johnson as co chair, while Governor Dixon urged Red Cross support. The Montgomery chapter orders chap ters to push annual drives to early 1943 and maintain independent fundraising.
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Montgomery
Ala
Red Cross
Norman Davis
War Chest
State Defense Council
Haygood Paterson
Davis
Eugene Blachschleger
United States
Central Committee
Montgomery official Gayle arrives safely in England
Maj. W. A. Gayle Montgomery city commissioner on leave has arrived safely in England, relatives report. Former adjutant general of Alabama he left the city post weeks ago to serve in the air forces as an administrative officer.
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Gayle
England
Ala
W. A
Tacky) Gayle
Montgomery
Alabama
Air Forces
Pay Increase Act Signed by President in Washington
President Roosevelt signed the Pay Increase Act raising the minimum base pay for national service members to 50 dollars a month, retroactive to June 1. The change covers ranks up to second lieutenant in the Army and ensign in the Navy, with higher monthly rates and boosted rental allowances for officers. The measure also expands dependents’ aid and confirms a policy to protect the home, while awaiting final passage by both chambers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Navy
Existiig Jaw
Capi Hill
Gandhi Promises World Shaking Movement AgainstBritish Rule
Mohandas Gandhi declares a forthcoming movement against British rule in India, described as powerful and world affecting. Analysts note the Mahatma's plans are unspecified, but his influence is immense, stirring unease among those familiar with India's vast political landscape.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Mohandas Gandhi
India
Mahatma
Ver
Gandhi Statement Arouses Wide Fear
Observers in New Delhi fear Gandhi may plan a deliberate clash with the British risking jail, hunger strikes and renewed civil disobedience A war time scenario could trigger catastrophe with potential for wider disorder and even invasion concerns.
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Gandhi
Oservers
New Delhi
América
Curtin Warns Australia Faces Great Risk in War
Australian Prime Minister John Curtin warned that Australia could be lost if the Axis forces break through. He cited three main thrusts against the United Nations North Africa Russia and submarine warfare and warned that a Middle East setback would threaten Suez and India. MacArthur’s airmen repelled further Japanese attacks on Darwin as Chinese forces recaptured Hosueh and pressed toward Shangjao amid ongoing fighting.
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Associated Press
Australia
John Curtin
Hawaii
North American
Curtin
Japan
Axis
United Nations
North Africa
Libya
Rommel
Russia
Australiacr
Middle
Suez
India
Dougas MacArthur
Darwin
Flers
MacArthur
Chiang Kai-Shek
Yangtze River
Hosueh
Hopeh Province
Decatur Girl Given Office in Alabama Girls State
Mary Jo Cockrel of Talladega won the role of governor at Alabama's first Girls State held near Grand View. The event, sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, simulated a state government for 75 high school seniors with Peggy Baxter of Huntsville as lieutenant governor and other officer selections across multiple counties.
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Montgomery
Ala
Mary Jo Cockrel
Talladega
Alabama
American Legion Auxiliary
Grandview
Barbour County
Hunteville
Peggy Baxter
Montgomery Official Recalled to Army Engineers
Dr Walter B Jones long time state conservation director is recalled to active service as a Lieutenant Colonel in the corps of Engineers. The notice places him in military duties after serving in a civilian capacity in Alabama.
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Montgomery
Ala
Walter B. Jones
State Conservation
Corps of Engineers
Equipment Bought Here to Aid Drowning and Shock Cases
Automatic equipment purchased for use in drowning, shock, and asphyxiation cases may arrive in Decatur on Thursday for public use. Demonstrations will show operation, with funding from City Electric Co and local industries. Portable units suit river and lake proximity where drownings occur annually.
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Decatur
City Electric Co
Decatur Tron & Steel Co
Brown Paneral Co
Pipeline Approval For 8 Inch Florida to Atlantic Line
Petroleum Coordinator Harold L. Ickes announced approval of an 8 inch petroleum products pipeline across Northern Florida to supply Atlantic coastal areas. The Dallas based American Liberty Pipe Line Company plans a 220 mile route from Port St. Joe to Jacksonville with 35000 barrels daily capacity using second hand Texas pipe.
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Washington
Harold L. Ickes
Florida
Atlantic
Norfolk
American Liberty Pipe Line Company
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Ickes
Port St. Joe
Florida Gulf Coast
Jacksonville
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
Gear- South Carolina
North Caroa
Fingerprinting of Goodyear Decatur Employees Nears Completion
Fingerprinting of the 900 Goodyear Decatur Mills employees is nearly finished and guards around the plant will soon wear uniforms. The nationwide effort requires fingerprints from all workers in defense plants, a demanding task at Goodyear with its large Decatur workforce.
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Goodyear
Decatur Mills
Decatur
Coch
Bund Under Fire in New York Denaturalization Probe
U S Attorney Mathias Correa said a federal grand jury is investigating German American Bund members in the New York area. Reports indicate the inquiry could lead to broad denaturalization actions.
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New York
U. S
Mathias Correa
U S Bombers Batter Axis Fleet in Mediterranean Fight
Allied air forces led by the United States and Britain scored major victories in a two day Mediterranean battle. U S Army bombers hit two Italian battleships 35 times and set fire to a cruiser while destroying destroyers. RAF claimed additional hits and heavy Axis losses as Tobruk Sevastopol fronts saw renewed fighting.
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Roger D. Greene
Associated Press
Big U
Mediterranean
Maj
Alfred F. Kerer
Kalberer
Amerlach
RAF
Ita Taranto
Italy
US & Army
Malta
Tobruk
Britain
Russia
Chtadels
Sevastopol
Adolf Hitler
Ruhr
Rhineland
Neil Ritchie
Sidi Rezegh
Acroma
KE Adem
Mussolini
Fe] Adem
Acrama
Crimea
Siberia
Sevast Red Army
Tapia
Khkov
Ukraine
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Joyce and
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Hardle
Virgil Nance
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Elks Lodge
Ests
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Ster
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Thelma Spark
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Martha Jo
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Panama City Beach
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Portsmouth
Sim Otte
M. Minor
Jeff Minor
Sam Jones Jr
U. S. Marine Corps
Mrs. Jones
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Baugh Infirmary
Cullman
J. E. Johnson
Somerville
Harold Derrick
Hamil Clinic
W. P. Jones
Walnut Street
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O. S. Hagerman
the Daily
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Eee Press
Batts
Fala
White House
Executive Mansion
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