Wreck kills two. possible 13 more trapped near Cullman
A southbound freight derailed five miles south of Cullman injuring and killing workers as 25 cars toppled. Two hoboes died Joseph Lembert about 30 and Franklin Lewis about 45. Officials stated 13 others may be trapped as wreckage blocked the main line and cleanup began under heavy effort.
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L. & N. Railroad Company
Nashville
Boyles
Joseph Lembert
Franklin Lewis
United States
New Orleans
Chicago
White City
Dullman
J. Grady Moss
Cullman County
Berlin Looks for Harsh Penalty in Armistice Demand
London dispatch dated June 18 reports a Munich conference where the Fuehrer and Duce agreed on the attitude toward France's armistice demand. The note signals a hard line from German and Italian leadership and outlines potential penalties.
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London
Munich
Fuehrer
Duce
British Defense Seen Potent in Churchill Address
In a Churchill address the Commons heard Britain’s defenses remain potent. Stark in Washington urged Congress to approve a 4 billion expansion of the navy, adding 200 ships and 1,250,000 tons to reach a vast fleet to protect the United States and its insular possessions.
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Churchill
Washington
Harold R. Stark
Congress
House Naval Committee
Chief of Naval Operations
Stark
Vinson
United States
Insular
France and Axis Leaders Clash Over Peace Terms
Paris radio reported Hitler and Mussolini agreed on Rome Berlin axis terms as France pressed for armistice while Petain urged continued resistance. Baudoin warned France would fight for honor, seeking a just peace as German forces push on Orleans and Loire regions.
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Adolf Hitler
Bo Mussolini
Henri Phillippe Petain
Paul Baudoin
France
Arleans
Paris
la Charite Sur Loire
Capital
Orleans
Loire River
Chain store tax bill killed in House committee action
A House Ways and Means subcommittee tabled the Patman chain store tax bill after hearings. Chairman McCormick said the measure was not to be reported this session, with a block on further consideration and a move to adjourn sine die. The bill would have levied 50 to 1000 dollars on chains of ten or more stores.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
McCormick
Mass
McCormack
French Dynamite Destroys Long Jura Tunnel
The French dynamited a four mile long railway tunnel under Gold Mountain in the Jura near the Swiss border. The tunnel served the trans European Express trains and its eastern mouth lies on Swiss soil. General Maxime Weygand reportedly plans to pin the eastern wing of his line on the Jura mountains as Ve soul fell to German forces.
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Vallorbe
Switzerland
Gold Mountain
Juras
Maxime Weygand
Jura
Vesoul
Burgundian
Plans For Bib Celebration Outlined At Lyons Hotel
Executive committee of the 120th anniversary celebration outlined plans at a mass meeting at the Lyons Hotel. July 1 to 8 decorations, pageant tickets, and patron lists were discussed. Benson Field will be expanded to 2,500 seats for the three night pageant Decatur plans coronation ball tickets and souvenir programs to raise funds.
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G. P. Banniza
Tom Fitzpatrick
Barrett Shelton
Publicity Committee
Decatur
Richard Mahar
Tennessee
Benson Field
J. D. McKibben
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
McKibben
Pettey
Joe Pettey
TVA Will Get Defense Role in Muscle Shoals Plant
Rep. Sparkman said War Department advised TVA facilities at Muscle Shoals would be used immediately for national defense. Plant No 2 would be converted to ammonium nitrate production for explosives, while Plant No 1 might host a chemical warfare facility. A naval training base proposed at Lake Wilson and a shell plant planned for Gadsden were also discussed.
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Ala
Muscle Shoals
Washington
Sparkman
D.-Ala
War Department
Tennessee Valley Authority
Naval Base
Bibb Graves
Montgomery
Navy Department
Lake Wilson
Muscle Shoals Plant No. 2
TVA
Agriculture Department
Muscle Shoals Plant No. 1
Shell
Gadsden
Tennessee Coal and Iron
Ensley
Great Wilson
Sparkman Says TVA Plants to Aid National Defense
Rep Sparkman reports War Department plans to use TVA facilities to full capacity in defense. Muscle Shoals Plant No 2 to convert to ammonium nitrate production for explosives. The site, built in WWI, now makes fertilizer for farmers and will shift under Agriculture Department oversight.
Munich Conference and Versailles Echo in European Strife
Berlin correspondent Dewitt Mackenzie reflects on the grim German mood as Versailles signatures loom, warning that future strikes may follow and noting Munich as a cradle of Hitler’s Lebensraum plan shaping France’s fate and Europe’s balance.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Berlin
France
Versailles
Hitler
Munich
Mussolini
French
Germany
Petain Courage Core Of Armistice Basis
The article argues Petain’s role requires courage as an armistice concept aims to erase France as a fighting factor. It stresses the French fleet’s disposal as crucial, since control of those ships could shift naval parity with Britain. It notes Berlin’s belief Britain already holds the fleet and ponders if Germany would accept peace without surrender of the navy.
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Bordpaux
France
Marshall Petain
Marshall
Valeri
Italy
Germany
Madrid
Hitler
Britain
England
Berlin
Munich Axis Leaders Agree On Armistice Terms
Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini held a four hour summit at Munich and agreed on terms for peace with France. NBC issued a brief communique as the leaders left Fuehrerhaus with no clear indication of the price France must pay. The meeting began at 4 p m local time in the city known as Nazisms birthplace.
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Munich
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
France
Fuehrerhaus
NBC
Fuehrer
Duce
Axis peace terms may demand Alsace Lorraine and Corsica
Munich observers said the axis would seek Alsace and Lorraine for Germany and Corsica Tunis and Nice for Italy in any peace with France. Mussolini could push further gains for Africa colonies. The key issue is France's future status if these terms are accepted.
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France
Alsace
Lorraine
Germany
Corsica
Tunis
Nice
Italy
Mussolini
Pratrce
Hitler and Mussolini Arrive in City Under Tight Security
Hitler arrived first entering the city with pomp while church bells rang and crowds cried heils. Mussolini followed three hours later at 3 p m. The axis partners met amid tense mood as Germany signals declared France must not make demands, hinting at hard terms in the postwar bargain.
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Hitler
Napoleon
Mussolini
France
Munich
Continuen
House Appropriations Seek 1.6 Million For Border Patrols
The House appropriations committee asked Congress for more than 1.6 million dollars in an emergency measure to double Canadian and Mexican border patrols and tighten enforcement of alien seamen rules. The items appear in a 57.9 million catch-all bill to meet last minute department requests on the eve of the new fiscal year.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Senate rejects Townsend bid to halt foreign silver buys
The Senate defeated Senator Townsend's amendment to end the government's authority to purchase foreign silver. The 45 to 35 vote came during consideration of the $1.007 billion defense tax bill, reversing a prior two votes supporting ending the program. The House previously declined to act, citing revenue origin rules.
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Washington
Senate
Townsend
Rdel
House
Public Building Costs Raise Limits by 3.5 Million
Washington reports a recommendation to raise cost limits by 3.5 million dollars for thirty three public building projects. A provision noted on page one indicates ongoing legislative action and continuation.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Churchill says Britain less critical in war after France loss
Prime Minister Winston Churchill stated England's war position is very much less critical than at the end of World War II. He noted the disastrous military events in France were not surprising and that 350,000 of the 400,000 British troops in France have been brought back safely to England.
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London
England
Germany
Winston Churchill
Churchill
France
Britain
House of Commons
Churchill Warns France Faces End of War as Britain Stands Firm
In a Commons address Prime Minister Churchill declares the battle of France over and Britain ready to meet invasion with 1 26 million troops and empire forces. He warns a loss would plunge the world into a new dark age and stresses the need to break Hitler’s air superiority.
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United States
America
House of Commons
Britain
France
Commons
Churchill
Hitler
Decatur Curb Market Totals $150 In Sales Last Week
The Decatur Curb Market on First Avenue reported $150 in sales for the past week. Fifteen sellers displayed goods on Saturday and nine on Tuesday. The market operates Tuesday Thursday and Saturday offering a wide range of flowers plants and vegetables.
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Decatur Curb
First Avenue
Weather report notes river rise and temperatures
The Tennessee river gauge reached 20 feet with a 24 hour high of 86 and low of 73. No rainfall reported. Alabama outlook shows partly to mostly cloudy skies with southeasterly winds. Tennessee expects similar with possible late thundershowers in the west and little temperature change.
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Tennessee
Alabama
West Im
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