Johnson speaks at Decatur Elks event honoring flag
George Johnson delivers an informing address at the Decatur Elks Lodge highlighting the flag’s symbolism and its peril since the Revolution. The gathering includes exalted ruler Sherman and members of the lodge with brief talks from BYU Carter Dobbs and others.
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Decatur Elks Lodge
Woodall’s
Sherman
BYU
Carter Dobbs
Butler P. A. Hine
Johnson
Ord Nelson
Powell
Co. Johnson
Athens
Cirleult
Supreme Court decisions from Montgomery docket
Alabama high court actions June 18 include numerous appeals from Cullman Etowah Calhoun Limestone Jefferson Chilton and other circuits. Writs denied or awarded and several cases affirmed reversed or remanded. Notable entries involve state v Bar and Warley firms.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Supreme Court
Beraner
Ollie Nelson Howell
State
Cullman
Reay Ag
McClendon
Cullman Circuit
David F. Sellers
State Sellers
Court of Appeals
Hattie Skinner
Dudley P. Skinner
Etowah Circuit
Equity
Carl A. Canada
R. T. Murphy
Aubrey Johnson
Circuit
Joe Rogers
Rogers
Alias
Sterling E. Patterson
Emma P.murphy
Chilton Probate Court
Brown
Justice
Edwin Warley
Warley Fruit & Produce Co
Warley
Alice F. Cieutat
Tennie Braxton
loss-Sheffield Stee
Iron Co
Jefferson Circuit
Bessemer
Sheffield Stee
W. L
Marshal Cirin Equity
Ren- W. Asbury
Et All
L. Cochran
Oii Law and Equity
Atte
Arms production climbing rapidly in wartime economy
Budget Director Harold D. Smith stated that U S arms factories are operating at high speed with weekly government war expenditures around 1 0 000 000, reflecting a surge in production and wartime mobilization. He linked the pace to accelerating industrial effort and national security needs.
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Washington
Harold D. Smith
America
Axia
Market Wrap Sees Modest Gains Fading Amid War News
Wall Street trading opened with small advances but profit taking and bearish Libya and China news reversed the upswing. Volume was light with about 350000 shares changing hands as prices drifted to mixed or lower levels. Hog and lamb prices showed small adjustments with hogs up to 10 cents and spring lambs down several dollars.
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Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
Libya
China
Markets at a Glance Biases After War News And Mixed Bonds
New York reports irregular stocks with war news stemming price rises and mixed bonds. Cotton uneven with New Orleans selling. Chicago notes wheat lower on profit taking and corn lower with large purchases expected. Hogs steady to 10 higher, top at 14.45 with limited supply. Cattle firm to 15 higher amid very small arrivals.
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New York
New Orleans
Chicago
Cotton futures fall on liquidation and hedge selling
Market closes steady with declines in New Orleans and New York exchanges. July and October contracts slide while December and March show small losses amid ongoing hedge pressure and liquidation. Grain prices also mix with wheat and corn bids mixed in Chicago.
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N. C. Cotton
New Orleans
Chicago Butter Receipts and Prices on Mercantile Exchange
Chicago on June 18 reports butter receipts at 1,295,073 pounds with bids and offers showing declines from car tubs to boxes across multiple grades. Fresh graded extras and current receipts appear with limited bids and some offers, while storage packed firsts show bids but no offers.
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Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Ege
Features Abound As Decatur Kiwanis Meets At Hotel Lyons
The Decatur Kiwanis Club gathers at noon with Sam Alexander presiding in Buckers absence. Guests include Alex Brandau and several U S Navy officers. Speakers discuss the upcoming Tennessee Valley Horse Show at Benson Field on June 25. Members are assigned district ticket duties and the group vows to admit uniformed servicemen to the show without charge. A Kiwanis quartet performs as charter members are honored.
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Decatur Kiwanis
Hotel
Lyons
Sam Alexander
Buckers
Kiwanis International
Cleveland
John Harlow
Knox Ae
E. J. Polhill
Alex Brandau
Ham
Commander Noel
USN
Ecuyer
Mr. Bates
Baton Rouge
O. H. Horton
Biren
Ee P. W. Goddard
Birmingam
Mr. Alexander
M. R. Rankin
Benson Field
Armed Services
Kiwanis
Phil Werner
Barrett Shelton
Henry Davis
Henry Fleming
Walter Clapton
Kiwanis Education
Fred Hunt
J. R. Daniel
Clyde Hendrix
Arthur Jones
Sam Malone
John MacMath
EF. J. Polhill
Walter Clopton
Clopton
Decatur Club
United States
Canada
Detroit
Mich
Charles 8. Donnelly
Rankin
Daniell
Louis Denied Public Appearances During Training
Secretary of War Stimson announced heavyweight champion Joe Louis will refrain from public appearances except those for the armed forces until he completes basic military training. Louis, Corporal Joe Louis Barrow, stationed at Fort Devens Massachusetts, was ordered to a replacement training center after public duties hindered his Army training. The full basic course lasts three to four months, and Stimson could not confirm Louis’s remaining time.
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Washington
Stimson
Joe Louis
Louis
Air Reinforcements Readied for Soviet Assault Across Asia
The report notes air fields in Southeast Asia and China prepared for a final push on Siberia. It claims the Kwantung Army in Manchukuo is back to full strength with 33 divisions totaling about 600,000 troops, after units were reassigned to campaigns in Malaya the Philippines and the Dutch East Indies.
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Southeast Asia
China
Manchukuo
Siberia
Kwantung Army
Malaya
Philippines
Dutch East Indies
Cattle and Hogs Market Report From Nashville
Nashville Tenn June 18 salable cattle to calves 200 hogs 650 sheep 1 cattle slaughter kinds slow prices steady to weaker cows dominated with canners and cutters mostly 6.25 8.00 shelly 4.50 6.00 common to good cows 8.60 10.00 scarce above 9.00 slaughter heifers and steers common and medium 9.50 11.50 few meaty fed 12.00 week top 13.00 for strictly good fed light yearlings common and medium bulls 9.50 10.25 vealers
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Market _ News Service
Ships push ahead with battleship program despite losses
Chairman Vinson states ongoing battleship construction is essential insurance against future sea warfare sluggers, and the Navy will continue work on ships already started despite torpedo plane damage.
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Washington
Vinson
D., Ga
House Naval Committee
Alabama Must Not Fail In Rubber Salvage Drive
Governor Dixon declares Alabama must not fail in the rubber salvage campaign and says gasoline rationing may depend on the drive for old rubber urged by President Roosevelt. He urges citizens to turn in all rubber at nearest filing station.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dixon
Alabama
Roosevelt
War Material Drive Urges Mass Bond Pledge Participation
The nation accelerates production of war materials by mobilizing public support through the U S Savings Bond Pledge Campaign. Officials urge citizens to enroll, buy bonds, and commit to financial backing of the war effort.
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America
U.S
Powells Return from Mobile Visit and Furlough News
Mr and Mrs E C Powell return from a visit with relatives in Mobile and Clanton Porter Vinson and Pickens Sints recently inducted into the United States Army are on a brief furlough Mr and Mrs D D Marshall of Hartselle announce the birth of a daughter at Emens clinic Firemen report upholstery damage from a fire in an empty Chevrolet sedan at 601 West Mt Street around 130 this morning destroying back and front seat fabric
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E. C. Powell
Mobile
Clanton
Porter Vinson
Pickens Sints
United States Army
D. D. Marshall
Hartselle
Emens Clinic
West Mt Street
German Offensives Stall As Kharkov Front Sees Resistance
Soviet front-line dispatches report heavy German losses with hundreds of dead and burned-out tanks before Sevastopol and near Kharkov. RAF bombers target German U boats and rail hubs while Allied defenders gain aid from United States built bombers.
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Sevastopol
Red Army
Sevastopo
Crimean
Kharkov
Fedor von Bock
St. Nazaire
French
France
Belgium
Britain
America
Caribbean Sea
Atlantic
Visitor Honored by Dinner Here
Morgan County sheriff's office members hosted a dinner at Woodall's to honor Mrs. Wilda Turney, a Benton Ky visitor and former office employee. Attendees included Sheriff W. T. Willoughby and spouses, Bibb Humphrey and daughter Velda, B. C. Pitman, Floyd Rudd, Wallace Meadows, O. B. Rogers, the honoree, and her son John Henry Turney.
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Morgan County Sheriff's Office
Woodall’s
Wilda Turney
Benton, Ky
W. T. Willoughby
Bibb Humphrey
Velda
B. C. Pitman
Floyd Rudd
Wallace Meadows
O. B. Rogers
John Henry Turney
Keep Fit as Beauty Rule Promotes Health and Exercise
The article urges a health focused beauty standard for women describing pale skin as unattractive and praising vigorous routines. It details cleansing friction, heat and cold baths, respiration drills, and regular workouts. Swimming and archery are highlighted as ideal activities for varying body types.
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Pale
Axis Rises Under Pressure as Midway and Sevastopol Hold
The article notes rapid Allied gains at Midway and in the Aleutians, with Japanese naval strength questionably capable of major sea offensives. Soviet defense at Sevastopol stubborn, Kharkov line holds, while Rommel threatens Tobruk in Libya though past defeats show resilience.
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Midway
Aleutians
Sevastopol
Kharkov
Caucasus
Libya
Rommel
Tobruk
Probation Requested in Morgan County Assault Case
Trial of Jack Stancil for assault and intent to rob ended with a three year sentence and a probation request sent to June 27. Judge A A Griffith presided with J N Powell for the defense. A second case involved Dan Olinger, a 15 year old near Hartselle found guilty of rape against a Negro teacher and to be sentenced Friday with Russell Lynne as attorney.
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Jack Stancil
Morgan County
A. A. Griffith
J. N. Powell
Stancil
Dan Olinger
Hartselle
Decatur
Russell Lynne
Olinger
Griffith
Sugar stocks to be increased for retailers under rationing
The Office of Price Administration ordered temporary or permanent boosts in retailers sugar stocks to assure ample supplies during rationing. Local ration boards were directed to adjust stocks for retailers who certify they need more to meet customer demand.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Convoy Battles and Allied Resolve Mentioned in War Dispatch
A wartime report notes convoys reaching Tobruk and Malta triggering a major air sea battle. It praises Yankee airmen and reports heavy Axis losses including a cruiser and two destroyers. It stresses British courage and warns of dangers ahead, quoting Marshal Petain’s line I do not lose faith.
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Tobruk
Malta
Marshal Petain
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Birmingham
Johnny “Red” Roberts
University of Alabama
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Deany Roberts
Navy Department
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Pensacola
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Anna Lee
Donald Crisp
Patric Knowles
Evan S. Evans
James Monks
Richard Fracer
Richard Llewellyn
Green Was
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Roxy
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W. B. Neher
Alabama Brick & Tile Co
North Carolina
Helen Follett
Red Cross
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