Congress struggles over summer recess and budget fights
The Senate nears a fight on an Office of Price Administration plan to roll back food prices with subsidies to producers. House debates agency funding as Republicans threaten OWI and OPA appropriations, risking a rare summer holiday. A war department bill and farm appropriation differences add to the gridlock.
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Associated Press
Washington
U Con
Senate
Office of Price Administration
Banking Committee
House
Office of War Information
OWI
OPA
Foreign Relations Committee
Connally
D.-Tex
War Department
Senate Alters Pensions and Jury Privacy Bill
The Alabama Senate advanced a pension plan for old age assistance with funds earmarked for general welfare work. It also paused indefinitely a bill to keep jury service names secret, while a rival measure to publish jury names faced deferral. A temperance bill to ban liquor advertising faced mixed votes and possible future action.
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Senate
Ren
Lem J. Cobb
Cherokee
J. B. Benson
Jackson
Vernon L. St. John of
Lawrence
Temperance Committee
Alabama
Sear St. John
Bruce Henderson
Wilcox
Rye
St. John
Rules Committee
Markets Dull Gains On Uneven Recovery In Stock Market
New York stocks edged higher but lacked steam as gains spread only fractionally to a point. Transfers traded around 700000 shares as rails and select industrials led a slow session. Cotton futures steadied with July at 20.21 and other contracts higher. Hogs and sheep showed varied steady to firm pricing amid ample receipts of butter and eggs in Chicago.
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New York
N. Y
Europe
Nashville livestock market report highlights steady cattle pricing
Federal state market news notes limited cattle demand with few sales around steady. Calves 150 hogs 700 and sheep 1500. common and medium heifers and steers 11.50 14.00, better fed types 14.50 or higher. Common and medium cows 10.00 11.00, fleshy cows scarce.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Grain futures slip as oats weaken while cash market stays firm
Chicago trading ends with oats dropping over a cent and a generally soft grain market. Government efforts to move corn, reports of another Canadian oats steamer reaching port, and favorable crop weather fostered trader pessimism. Wheat and rye decline while corn holds steady and cash oats reach high levels.
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Chicago
Juvenile Music Study Club Holds June Meeting
The Hartselle group met at Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stewart's home with hostesses Dottie and Susan Stewart. Peggy Groover presided as members performed piano solos and discussed seventeenth and eighteenth century virtuosi. New members Martha Jean Chan nell and Jackie Freeman joined, with visitors Mary Katherine Doss and Ellen Hope Doss attending.
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Juvenile Music Study Club
W. H. Stewart
Dottie
Susan Stewart
Peggy Groover
Elizabeth Ann Mitchell
Williams
Ann Sample
Rubenstein
Virginia Ann Johnson
Hopson
Sue Carol Orr
Rachel
Dunlap
Betty Dean Walker
Adler
Ellen Hope Doss
Annie Ruth Waldsmith
Couperin
Sciciliano
Scarletti
Roll
Martha Jean Channell
Jackie Freeman
Mary Katherine Doss
Florence
Atlanta
Let Contract For Building At Decatur Negro High
The Decatur city board of education plans to let a contract next week for a $7,500 expansion of the Decatur Negro high school. The project will add four or five rooms, with funds from the city general fund repaid over about 18 months from tobacco and amusement tax revenues. Changes to the auditorium basement and first floor are included to create the extra space.
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Decatur Negro High School
General Fund
City of
Decatur
City Board of Education
Education Board
The
Negro High School
Shoe dealers to convene Friday in Decatur meeting
All retail shoe dealers in Decatur are called to a 10 o clock Friday morning gathering in the Lyons hotel assembly room. E. B. Loyd, chairman of the retail division of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, says the round table discussion will cover plans to meet current market conditions and other shoe trade problems. Dealers are urged to attend promptly to keep the meeting brief.
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Decatur
Lyons
E. 8. Loyd
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Loyd
Still Captured Men Under Bond In Morgan County Raid
A 60 gallon still was seized yesterday along Wolf's Mountain in Southeast Morgan County. Five gallons of whiskey were run off and taken as evidence. Sheriff Willoughby, Deputies Humphrey and MacDonald, ABC investigator Pierce, and ATU investigator Clem led the raid. Willie Brown was arrested and released on a $1,000 bond awaiting grand jury action.
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Morgan County
Wolf's Mountain
Willoughby
Humphrey
MacDdnald
ABC
Pierce
ATU
Clem
Willie Brown
Mrs. Ruby Loggin Dies at Benevolent Hospital
Mrs. Ruby Loggin aged seven, of 11 West Vine Street, died this morning at 11 o clock at the Benevolent hospital. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by McAfee Howell and Young.
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Ruby Loggin
West Vine Street
The
Benevolent Hospital
McAfee Howell and
Young
Traffic accident reporting proposal urged by department
The department recommended a measure to provide complete figures on traffic accidents noting only a small number are reported at present. The report cites undercounting and calls for comprehensive data collection and disclosure.
Mrs Effie Kelly Dies. Rites Held At Evergreen Church
Mrs Effie Kelly widow of the late Palmer Kelly of Decatur 3 died June 15 at home. She leaves one son Lewis B Kelly five daughters Trannie Mae Sandlin Beulah Wilkerson Ruth Key Vera Busby Imogene Kelly and fifteen grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Evergreen church at 4 30 this afternoon Rev Floyd Parker officiated. Interment followed in Evergreen church cemetery with McAfee Howell Young directing pallbearers were William Woodruff Robert Bailey Frank Vaughn Herschel Chenneyfelt Logall Chenneyfelt and Everett Parker with honorary pallbearer A P Jonson.
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Effie Kelly
Palmer Kelly
Decatur
Lewis B. Kelly
Trannie Mae Sandlin
Hartselle
Beulah Wilkerson
Hart
Texas
Ruth Key
Gardendale
Vera Busby
Imogene Kelly
Evergreen Church
Floyd Parker
McAfee, Howell & Young
William Woodruff
Robert Bailey
Frank Vaughn
Herschel Chenneyfelt
Logall Chenneyfelt
Everett Parker
A. P. Jonson
Manpower Chief McNutt Denied Salary Increase
Washington June 17 War Manpower Chief Paul V McNutt will not receive a raise. The House sustained objections by Rep Taber to an appropriations panel recommendation to raise McNutt's pay from 12000 to 15000 a year, noting other war agency heads got higher pay but a wage freeze limits apply.
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Washington
Paul V. McNutt
House
Rep
Taber
R-N.y
Appropriations Committee
McNutt
War Labor Board
Sliding scale for silk hosiery set by OPA
The Office of Price Administration announced a sliding scale for combination silk hosiery replacing the $1 maximum. Effective July 17, prices range from 79 cents for 39 gauge and lower to $1.25 for 51 gauge and higher, with intermediate steps at 89 cents, $1 and $1.15.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA Probes Chaplin Marriage Trip Details
OPA administrator Samuel L. Leask Jr. said investigators are seeking to verify Chaplin's marriage plans while not delving into romance. The inquiry centers on whether Charlie obtained gasoline for his trip to Santa Barbara to wed Miss Oona ONeill daughter of playwright Eugene ONeill.
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OPA
Los Angeles
Office of Price Administration
Charlie Chaplin
Samuel L. Leask Jr
Southern Calice Opa
Charlie
Santa Barbara
Oona O'Neill
Eugene O'Neill
Trapped Foreman Rescued From Sewer After 13 Hours
Gordon Timpany a 54 year old construction foreman was rescued after more than 13 hours trapped 65 feet underground in a Cleveland sewer. He suffered no ill effects and joked with firefighters upon emergence as his wife rushed to greet him.
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Cleveland
Gordon Timpany
Water main project to serve Morgan county sanatorium
Construction has begun on a six inch water main to serve the Morgan County tubercular sanitorium at Flint. The Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control awarded the contract to Pearce and Hutchens of Huntsville for 25400 dollars, with North Alabama Engineering Co. of Decatur handling the engineering. The 11 900 foot line extends to the Hartselle water system, including a welded steel section across Flint Creek. Work is estimated to take forty days, and the completed supply will serve a hospital four times the sanatorium occupancy with added fire protection.
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Morgan County
Flint
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Pearce and Hutchens
Huntsville
North Alabama Engineering Co
Decatur
Hartselle
Flint Creek
Axis War News and Balkan Invasion Jitters Rise in June Front
News briefs report the German navy sinking ships in the Aegean while Allied air forces strike Sicily. Reports from Algiers and Berlin note Turkey’s neutrality and possible shift toward the Allies as Balkan and Middle East tensions rise. Soviet front lines near Smolensk show clashes, and preparations build for a potential summer push near Orel and Moscow.
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Middle East
Aegean Sea
Carl A. Spaatz
Africa
Sicily
Berlin
Balkans
Ankara
Syria
Romania
Hungary
Axis
Sweden
Italy
Mussolini
London
Pius XII
Russia
Smolensk
Southwest Pacific
MacArthur
Kendari
Dutch Celebes
New Guinea
New Britain
Solomons
Burma
European
Rome
Sardinia
Mediterranean
Algiers
Turkey
France
Britain
Moscow
Hitler
Europe
Ore
Orel
Germany
Velikie Luki
Navy oil contract sparks call for investigation
Rep Voorhees cites a five year agreement allowing 15 000 barrels daily from a shallow oil zone with a cap of 27 375 000 barrels. He says the Navy would own 64 percent of the oil and urges a full inquiry into the deal deemed dangerous.
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Navy Department
Public Lands Committee
Rep. Voorhees
D.calif
Navy
Voorhees
Morgan Man Dies at Rural Home
Sill Harris 38 of Danville died at his home this morning at 7 30. He is survived by his wife three children Doris Jean Wilda Fay and Wanda Lee Sill his parents Mr and Mrs John Harris five brothers Goldman Willie Earl Earl and Sherrie Harris a sister Mrs Haley Garrison Funeral services will be held from Johnson's Chapel at 2 PM Friday with Rev Dewitt C Prince in charge. Interment will be made at the cemetery.
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Sill Harris
Danville
Doris Jean
Wilda Fay
Wanda Lee Sill
John Harris
Goldman Harris
Willie Harris
Earl Harris
Sherrie Harris
Haley Garrison
Johnson's Chapel
Dewitt C. Prince
First cotton bloom appears on Courtland market
The first cotton bloom of the season arrived on the Courtland market brought in by Floyd Stewart. The community notes list local movements including residents at Benevolent hospital and families traveling for work or military postings, plus club and jail docket items.
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Courtland
Floyd Stewart
Coast Guard Patrols Guard Decatur Waterfront From Saboteurs
Coastguardsman John Cullinan and a Decatur patrol foil saboteurs disembarking from a submarine. The force maintains vigilance along the Tennessee River and waterfront facilities, inspecting boats, cargo, papers, and crews while warning away suspicious persons and watching loading operations for safety and security.
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John Cullinan
Long Island
Coast Gard
Tennessee River
Gulf
Coast Guard
Decatur
Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation
Sheffield
Giles Stricken in Cincinnati After Emergency Appendectomy
Warren C. Giles general manager of the Cincinnati Reds was in fair condition at Christ Hospital after an emergency appendectomy performed late Wednesday. Hospital attaches reported Giles was stricken in his downtown area.
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Giles
Cincinnati
Warren C. Giles
Cincinnati Reds
Christ Hospital
War Labor Board weighs mine pay ruling in coal conflict
Washington reports the War Labor Board debates a portal to portal travel pay in the soft coal wage dispute as United Mine Workers threaten a new nationwide shutdown next Monday. President Lewis has set 1.30 dollars per day as the minimum for travel time, while the board weighs up to 80 cents and the issue may move to court under the fair labor standards act.
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Washington
War Labor Board
WLB
United Mine Workers
UMW
John L. Lewis
Lewis
E Wlb
Decatur Plans 4th of July Parade Abandoned
Local committee, led by Chairman Alexander, with members J E McClary, Floyd Smith, T H Fitzpatrick and Paul Robertson, reported inability to deploy military units for Decatur’s Fourth of July parade due to training schedules and maneuvers at Camp Forrest Fort McClellan and other posts. General Welsh thanked Decatur for cooperation but stated no further aid could be provided.
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West
403Rd Army Air Forces Band
317Th Aviation Squadron
Aafbfs
Decatur
Curnutt
Southern Aviation
Fort McClellan
Red Cross
United Service Organization
Welsh
Alexander
J. E. McClary
Floyd Smith
T. H. Fitzpatrick
Paul Robertson
Japanese air battle over Guadalcanal reports losses
The clash involved 77 Japanese planes aimed at gaining air supremacy while American fighters defended. Japanese losses were four to six confirmed with eight probable. American losses included six planes and two pilots as speculative intelligence notes outer Pacific operations and possible aims to disrupt future American assaults.
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Guadalcanal
South Pacific
Aleutians
North Pacific
Insurance Rate Conference Held Across District
New dwelling and furniture rate proposals were discussed at a Decatur meeting led by district rate agent J C Pinney at the courthouse. Exhibits from several forms were presented as 28 insurance companies participated in the session.
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J. C. Pinney
Eese Nene
Decatur
War Today: Axis under pressure from Allied psychology
The piece notes intensified Allied signal intelligence and propaganda moves aimed at confusing German and Italian planners while Britain and the United States prepare strategy for a potential European or Russian front. It portrays Hitler’s grip on Romania as weak and the Axis as unsettled by uncertain forecasts from Ankara.
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Hitler
Rumania
Italy
Berlin
Ankara
Rumani
United Nations
Axis
Tokyo
Rome
Hideki Tojo
Japan
Europe
North Africa
Germany
Russia
Britain
United States
RAF and US bombers intensify raids on Germany and occupied Europe
RAF fighter sweeps over the channel and heavy bombers strike German occupied targets from Cologne to the Northern front. Six enemy fighters reportedly destroyed at the cost of one RAF aircraft. Typhoons hit Douai and Bethune rail yards damaging locomotives as gunners repelled Focke Wulf aircraft. Since the Hitlen transportation push the raids escalate with large scale attacks and increased anti-aircraft defense. US Eighth Air Force begins attacks on Wilhelmshaven and Cuxhaven with Bremen Kiel strikes noted as ongoing.
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Gemany
Douai
Bethune
France
Hitlen
Cologne
RAF
U. S. Airforce
Wilhelmshaven
Cuxhaven
Bremen
Kiel
Stroup Granted Release On Habeas Corpus
T Stroup, held for investigation in an alleged mail truck theft, was discharged Wednesday after noon on a writ of habeas corpus filed by his attorney Russell Lynne. Judge Julian Harris granted the writ when it was shown that two charges had been made against him.
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T. Stroup
Drive chief named for Southern church drive
The Home Missions Council of the Southern Presbyterian Church named D. B. Lapsley of Abingdon Virginia to head a summer drive to raise 335000 dollars for expanded religious opportunities in industrial centers swollen by wartime growth.
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Atlanta
Home Missions Council of
The
Southern Presbyterian Church
D. 8. B. Lapsley
Abingdon
Ice Shortage Hits Tennessee Valley During Heat Wave
The Tennessee Valley faces a fresh ice shortage as record June heat spreads across the region. Ice companies report limited daily sales to ensure everyone gets some ice, while a Florence plant upgrade aims to ease supplies within a week or ten days. A Decatur truck could not replenish ice after leaving Mobile through Montgomery and Birmingham, delaying peaches and other goods.
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Tennessee Valley
Holland Cook
Mason Brown Ice @ Conl Company
John E. Moody
Decatur Ice and Coal Company
Decatur
Mobile
Montgomery
Birmingham
Florence
Bombers Split Attacks Over Kiel and Bremen
Secretary Stimson reported Allied raids with two thirds of bombers reaching Bremen and one third Kiel. German fighters met the Bremen force lightly but Kiel group faced over 200 attackers, costing 20 bombers at Kiel and four at Bremen. He said results aided the overall war effort and drained German air strength. American planes aided Chinese forces against Japan in Hupeh per a Chinese government letter.
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England
Bremen
Kiel
Stimson
Mediterranean
Hupeh
Texas Riots Jump as Martial Law Declared in City
Riots erupt in a Texas city after white mobs attack Black residents and a white female worker reports an assault by a Black man who was later killed by officers. A second assault on a Black yard worker is alleged. Two men die from gunfire and head injury as militia enforces curfew under Acting Governor Aiken.
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Coke Stevenson
Richard Donovan
Eighth Service Command
Bessemer Woman Shot to Death in Family Dispute
In Bessemer Alabama on June 17 Mrs. R. Brinkley 28 was shot and killed and her husband badly wounded on a residential street. Patrolman Shirley Kendrick said the shooting followed a family quarrel as Brinkley waited to take his wife to work after which he turned the gun on himself. Brinkley had filed for divorce on June 15 and the couple were separated. Brinkley was employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer
Ala
R. ©. Brinkley
Shirley Kendrick
Kendricks
Brinkley
Mayhem attempt victim released from hospital
Hubert Wood, a farmer from Vinemont 3, was injured in an alleged castration attempt on a highway north of Cullman Saturday. He was dismissed today from the hospital and his condition was reported as improved with no serious developments expected.
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Frank Byrd, Jr
Fourth Avenue East
Benevolent Hospital
Hubert Wood
Vinemint 3
Cullman
Volent Hospital
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