City Education Leader Seeks Parent Backing for School Plan
City superintendent S E Alverson urged Decatur parents to attend a Tuesday city hall meeting on a proposed 1.5 million dollar school building program. The plan includes a new junior senior high with vocational facilities, a Riverside school remodel, and additions to Joe Wheeler and a Negro high school. The meeting starts at eight.
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S. E. Alverson
Decatur
Gordon 6
LaFayette Street
Riverside
Joe Wheeler
Negro
City Board of Education
Decatur City Council
Leaders Support Nationwide Short-Term Military Training
Navy endorsements from Fleet Admiral Nimitz and Admiral Halsey urge one year of continuous military training for males aged 17 to 20. The Army and Navy argue the program will prepare capable personnel while limiting exemptions and stressing action before potential war.
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Navy
Woodrum
Chester W.sNimitz
William F. Halsey
Halsey
Nimitz
Warsaw
Berlin
Manila
Tokyo
Army
Draft Charter Aims to Create World Organization and Court
The charter as approved includes a preamble and chapters on goals of the world organization, a nearly complete principles section, provisions for an economic and social council, creation of an international court of justice with its statute, security council enforcement, and plans for regional systems such as Pan American.
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World Organization
Council On Economic and Social Cooperation
International Court of Justice
Tribunal
Security Council
Decatur Patrol Heads Out At Noon For Fresh Mission
Decatur units prepare to move out after drawing rations and ammunition. The patrols resume at midday as forces reinforce operations and head to new assignment.
Funeral Saturday for James Hubbard
Funeral services held Saturday at Basham Chapel for James M. Hubbard 71 who died Friday at his residence 1401 Fifth Avenue South. Interment followed Brown directing. Hubbard born and reared in the county had been ill for a while. At death he was living with Mr and Mrs John Terry. Four brothers survive.
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Basham Chapel
James M. Hubbard
Fifth Avenue South
Brown
Hubbard
John Terry
Clumsy pelican soars beyond sight in high flight
A clumsy pelican with a bill oversized for its belly rises high, capable of reaching altitudes invisible to the eye. The unusual bird's ascent showcases a surprising skill in flight.
Markets end week near eight year high on busy Saturday
Stocks rose as industrials lagged and utilities held steady while the week closed with a rise to near a new eight year peak. Daily turnover topped 1.1 million shares, the largest two hour total since 1941. Wheat and grains firmed, cotton fell, and rail bonds rose on a broad market session.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Wheat and Rye Rally in Chicago Markets
Wheat and rye surged after an early drop as Chicago trading opened today. Prices moved higher on stronger demand and improving cash markets amid cautious trading for grains and futures contracts.
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Chicago
Southeastern Area Cattle Market Review
Cattle and calf unloads bulged in the Southeast this week as buyers returned for slaughter supplies. Trade for stockers was quiet amid dry weather and showers in spots. Plants and markets offered several well bred yearlings and calves. eight major plants processed 1,675 cattle and 542 calves versus 1,335 cattle and 125 calves last week.
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Puecies
Joyce Faces Court Trial in Bow Street Charge
London June 16 William Joyce the Lord Haw-Haw Nazi broadcaster was charged tonight at Bow Street police station though specifics were not disclosed He was transported from Brussels to London and will appear before magistrates on Monday June 18 A blackout was ordered on news about Nazi Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop since his arrival at Frankfurt to avoid affecting his trial.
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London
William Joyce
Haw-Haw
Bow Street
Scotland Yard
Joyce
Brussels
12Th Army Group Headquarters
Eisenhower
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Frankfurt-On-The-Main
von Ribbentrop
Reward Offered for Info in Birmingham Park Death
Gov. Chauncey Sparks posts a 200 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of two Negroes in the death of Thomas Leslie a 75 year old employee of the Birmingham park and recreation board in Montgomery Alabama.
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Montgomery
Ala
Chauncey Sparks
Thomas Leslie
Birmingham Park and Recreation Board
Market Report on Cattle Prices and Grading Across Markets
A price survey shows cutters averaging $8.50 to $11.00 with some $9.50 for strongweights and top common-bred cattle around $11.50 to $12.00. Medium grade yearlings dipped near $1130, grass bulls $7.00 to $9.50, with good long feds $15.00 to $17.00 and most cows $9.00 to $10.50. Calves and stockers varied $6.60 to $9.00, with bred stockers $9.50 to $13.50 and young stocker cows $7.25 to $8.50.
Government to begin 1945 cotton purchases at base price
New York reports CCC will start buying 1945 crop cotton at a base price near 1.2 cents under current Memphis market levels. Cotton futures fell 20 to 40 cents per bale as hedge selling and local short covering persisted. Initial government pricing for the next crop set at 22.15 cents per pound for middling 15 16 inch cotton in Memphis.
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New York
Commodity Credit Corporation
Memphis
Commission House
Allied Bombers Hit Balikpapan and Formosa Fronts
Allied air and naval actions press on multiple fronts in the Pacific. MacArthur reports bombers hitting Balikpapan gun positions while further strikes target Formosa and the China coast. Japanese defenses on Kyushu fortify as Okinawa remains contested. Chinese forces clash near Canton while Gurkha troops drive east of Toungoo in Burma in pursuit of Nippon forces.
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Borneo
Tutong
Brunei Bay
MacArthur
Balikpapan
Formosa
China
Kyushu
Okinawa
Tokyo
Agency
Domei
Japan
Truk
Chinese High Command
Kwangtung-Kwangsi
Canton
Hong Kong- Hankow
Kwangsi Province
Ishan
Liuchow
U. S
Burma
Toungoo
Thailand
Local notes from Decatur area patients and events
Miss Clara Robertson, Mrs J F Mason, and Mrs J P Self are listed as patients at Decatur General hospital. Several residents travel or recover, with updates on family moves and medical care. Local service members, including Pvt Woodrow Chapman and Pfc John Hampton, are mentioned along with wartime notices and upcoming Legion Auxiliary meetings.
City considers Post Office site with near unanimous support
A letter shows the City official endorsing the Post Office Department choosing the site based on a scientific survey of needs. The official cites a Sparkman endorsement and asks citizens to submit views by letter or post card to convey community sentiment to Congress and the Post Office Department.
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Post Office Department
Sparkman
John Sparkman
Pepe
Alabama War Bond Drive Faces Stark Shortfalls Says McMillan
Ed Leigh McMillan state chairman decried the bond drive gaps as not matching a wartime effort. He noted 15 counties over the top and many others close to quotas, urging all counties to maintain the record of meeting every county quota in past drives.
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Ed Leigh McMillan
McMillan
Alabama
Boston youth steals hearse on country tour
A 17 year old, identified as Robert W Stod dard of Boston, admitted taking a new hearse from W H Graham funeral home and driving it across the country. He was arrested in Hazen Arkansas after failing to answer questions. State patrolman Bernard Young and Hazen Police Chief Joe Harper reported the incident.
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Robert W.stoddard
W. H. Graham Funeral Home
Boston
Petain Denies Political Ambition in Paris Testimony
In Paris Petain testifies in his treason trial denying longing for power and saying he never aimed to be Caesar while defending capitulation as necessary to save France from famine. A train attack near Chambery killed and injured civilians, sparking international protest as Spain seeks explanations.
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Sean Maccain
Fine Gael
Petain
Marshal Petain
Paris
France
Council of Ministers
Blue
Chambery
Lyon
Governor outlines education and regional reform bills
Governor Sparks stated he will push action next week on a single state board for all higher education and a commission to oversee institutions. A Senate approved measure creates a regional education machinery for underserved areas, while the state employees retirement plan faces an uncertain fate and may require a special order.
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Sparks
Senate
Alabama
Ribbentrop aide in Hamburg arrest details revealed
Churchill and Eden learned what Ribbentrop said about Hitler. The Hamburg landlady was arrested with him and listed occupation as secretary. She remained in British field security headquarters. Ribbentrop used a falsified identity Jakob Riese with Kaufman Merchant as occupation. Eyewitness descriptions were refused by military authorities.
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Churchill
Eden
Ribbentrop
Adolf Hitler
Hamburg
Jakob Riese
Kaufman-Merchant
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James Hubbard
the Daily
Toe Decatur
Patton
George S. Patton, Jr
U. S. Third-Army-in-Europe
Humphrey Scott
National
Washington
California
Australia
Sake
Ninth Division
Wall Street
Southeastern Area Cattle Market Review
Goereereners
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Arthur Tedder
Bank of England
Royal Exchange
Islands
Lois M. Caudle
Barksdale Field
Eer
Clara Robertson
Hartsellé 2
Decatur Gener. Hospital
Walter Greene
Roy C. Garrett
H. G. Pitt
Nashville, Tenn
Henry Gibson
Baugh's Infirmary
Cullman
Drinkard
J. F. Mason
Decatur 2
Decatur General Hospital
A. W. Chapman
Tenth Avenue
Woodrow Chapman
Fifth Avenue West
Augusta
Pvt
Wooddrow Chapman
Gordon, Ga
Chapman
J. P. Self
Toney 2
C. W. Stewart
Decatur 3
Mutual Service Ambulance
Thomas
Mary E. Hodges
Ughters
Willie
Nina Hodges
Grant Street
C. P. Stewart
Decatur '2
Decatur General Hospi
Jean Smith
Third Avenue South
Birmingham
Pearl Griffen
Royce Sparkman
J. M. Streeter
Town Creek
John B. Hampton
War Department
Pfc
John Hampton
Hampton
St. John's Episcopal Church
Atlee Hoff
American Legion Auxiliary
Decatur American Legion Auxiliary
First Methodist Church
Huntsville
Ruby S. Jones
Jean
Barbara Ann Berry
Lovie
J. D. Bradford
Melvin W. Owen
Lawson General Hospital
Atlanta
Georgia
Sgt
Owen
Italy
Cassino
Ed Reeves
Hartseller
Peck’s
J. H. Hall
Ardmore
Toney-Rainey
Gill Mullins
Hamil Clinic
C. L. Ragsdale
Floyd Marsh
Harold Rains
Linda Laverne
Junie 16
Carl Frances of
Hartselle
Charles Hollingsworth
Rogersville
Salurn
Jack McLaughlin
Greenwood, Miss
W. R. Ross
Sixth Avenue South
Cleo Tucker
Pacific
Pvt. Tucker
Louise Tucker
Nauvoo
Moulton 2
Stilwell
Joseph W. Stilwell
Mude
Hig Old
Ao Arch V. Arnold
James L.rankin
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