Son of General Chenault Leaves Huntsville Post
Co workers in Huntsville report that Charles L Chenault son of Brigadier General Claire L Chenault has left his job at Huntsville area nearly a year after starting. He is 28 and is moving to duty in the U S Army. He is modest about his father and keeps pride in check, though the family correspondence continues.
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Claire Ll. Chenault
Flying Tigers
Charles L. Chennault
Huntaville
U. S. Army
McClellan
Anniston
The
Arsen
Chenault
Madison
Louisiana
Huntsville
Tobruk Siege Expands as Axis Mobilizes in Desert Front
Telegrams describe a new Tobruk siege with heavy 9 inch guns rolling along the perimeter. Rommel claims encirclement while British and Soviet reports note fierce fighting, sustained defense at Sevastopol, and heavy casualties in Kharkov amid grand Allied strategy debates.
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Churchill
Tokyo
Moscow
Joseph
Supreme Soviet
Washington
London
Russia
Britain
Sevastopol
Ecommand
Sevasto
Red Army
Nell M. Ritchie
Tobruk
Seige
Tof
Erwin Rommel
Mediterranean
Rommel
Egypt
Middle East
Caucasus
Merce
Ted
Kharkov
Fedor von Bock
Markets Mixed as Churchill Visit Sparks Caution
New York closing showed a few special bull market developments while leaders drifted to modest losses amid war news and Churchill’s surprise U S visit. Overall selling pressure stayed light as trading hovered around 276000 shares with fractional declines and scattered price levels for commodities.
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Victor Bubank
New York
Churchill
United State
Markets at a Glance New York June Signals Quiet Trade
Markets at a glance report light selling in New York stocks with irregular bonds and narrow price changes. Chicago notes wheat lower on profit taking and hedging amid war news. corn also down. Hog prices steady to five up with top around 1450 while cattle remain fully steady amid a typical Friday run.
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New York
Chicago
Cotton futures slide amid liquidation over Washington outlook
New Orleans on June 19 acknowledged cotton futures easing as traders liquidate holdings amid uncertainty in Washington legislative affairs. Closing prices held steady with small gains of four to five points.
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New Orleans
Washington
Tocco
Grain markets mixed as corn holds near 86 cents
Chicago cash wheat had no sales on June 19 as trading halted. Corn No 1 mixed 86 with sample at 73 and No 1 yellow at 86 1 2, reflecting tentative demand and uncertain futures amid light activity.
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Chicago
Pansy Linen Pattern 276 Transfer for Needlecraft Use
Lengthen the blooming season of pansies by using this transfer pattern for linens. Pattern 276 includes 12 motifs sized from 18 1 4 to 11 4 inches. materials listed. Send ten cents plus one cent for malting to The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept 82 Eighth Avenue New York NY with pattern number your name and address.
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Decatur Daily
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
Futures close mixed as grains firm and oils slip
New York trading shows futures down at times with gains noted for 1810 and 1817 contracts. Prices hovered near 18.60 to 18.85 per unit across months while Middling spot rose to 16.70, indicating mixed demand and light volatility in the market.
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New York
Uy My
Moho
Chicago Butter and Carrot Receipts Report
Butter receipts total 1 324 011 pounds unsettled with varied quoted prices from the Chicago price current. Peg receipts reach 21 774 cases steady with first grade and fresh graded items and several carlot comparisons.
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Chicago
Nashville Livestock Prices Mixed as Week Ends in Tennessee
Nashville Tenn June 19 market news shows salable cattle 50 calves 150 hogs 700 sheep 1400. Cattle steady with stockers weaker. vealers and common grades slide while good fed steers and yearlings hold. Hogs up about 20 per cwt with various weight breaks. sheep steady with spring lambs 14.25 to 15.25 and ewes steady.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Market News Service
What You Buy With WAR BONDS
Millions of rounds of ammunition are needed for the army rifles used by American Expeditionary Forces in Europe Africa Asia and the Far East. A ten cent War Stamp buys a clip of five cartridges for a Garand rifle.
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Europe
Africa
Asia
Far East
Northern Ireland
Morgan County court sentences five as judge presides
In Morgan County Court five defendants were sentenced this week under Judge A A Griffith. Leo Pirkle received two one year terms for grand larceny. T Tapscott pleaded guilty to a second degree offense and received a thirty year sentence. A Black defendant known as Blackgal was given life imprisonment after pleading guilty to first degree. Dan Olinger, a 15 year old Decatur schoolteacher incident case link, got 15 years. Sam Bryant was found not guilty on one charge but jailed on separate Blount County warrants. Troy Puckett case continued due to absence of a defense witness. Probation requests were tabled to June 27.
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Criminal Court
Wise
Morgan County
A. A. Griffith
Leo Pirkle
Powell
T. Tapscott
Hartselle
Sherman Powell
Ne Ee Negro
Blackgal
W. H. Long Jamen Eaened
Decatur
Russell Lynne Herschel Rollins
Sam Bryant
James Weaver
Blount County
Pitman
Bryant
Blount
Troy Puckett
Churchill and Roosevelt discuss looming second front and naval strategy
Conjectures that a second front would come soon dominated talks between Churchill and Roosevelt. The shipping crisis and overall naval deployment to overseas convoys and coastal defense emerged as key topics guiding their discussions.
Bomar becomes deputy district chief in Birmingham
Col. KE C Bomar formerly of the Frankford arsenal in Philadelphia assumed duties as deputy district chief of the Birmingham ordnance district. He succeeds Col J D McIntyre who moves to head the fiscal and budget section in the Office of the Chief of Ordnance in Washington.
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Birmingham
Ala
KE. C. Bomar
Frankford Arsenal
Philadelphia
Bomar
Col
J. D. McIntyre
Ordnance
Washington
Certificates Ready Atlanta Sugar Allocations
June 19 4 Issuance of certificates for July and August allotments of sugar for industrial and institutional users will be started tomorrow and continued through July 5 regional OPA officials announced today.
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Atlanta
OPA
U S Bombers Raids Rumania Ploesti and Constanta Reported
A Bucharest resident recalled U S bombers over the capital in daylight, claiming raids touched Constanta and Ploesti last week. He said some planes landed in Turkey after pursuit, anti aircraft fire met the attack, no bombs fell in Bucharest, and refineries at Ploesti survived though a siphon plant was damaged.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Bucharest
United States
Constanta
Rumania
Black Sea
Ploesti
Ploest
Athene Palace
Japan Faces Allied Pressure As War Expands Across Fronts
The article notes Japan aims at Hawaii and Siberia with a plan to strike, but Midway victory foils Hawaii attack and shifts focus to Siberia. Chiang Kai-shek’s forces resist multiple Japanese columns while Australia reports new planes and heavy shipping losses unsettling Curtin as the war widens.
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Japan
Hawaii
Siberia
Battle of
Midway
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Australia
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Port Moresby
New Guinea
United Nations
Air Force
John Curtin
Melbourne
First Christian missionaries sent to all nations
The article explains Luke Mark and Matthew accounts of the resurrection and ascension. It notes Jesus appearing to Mary Magdalene and the disciples, the Great Commission to preach to all nations, and the Holy Spirit's coming at Pentecost. It emphasizes missionaries extending the gospel beyond Jews and Gentiles with Jesus ever present.
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St. Mark
Jesus
Mary Magdalene
Emmaus
Bhe
Galilee
Jerusalem
Temple
Matthew
Mark
Hands Toiling In Gardens Offer Handy Tips For Nail Care
Thousands of women work in vegetable gardens and must protect hands and nails. Use coarse cotton gloves for rough jobs and apply a daily hand lotion. massage with lanoline weekly, and wash hands with cornmeal and soap to remove grime. Keep nails short and well filed to avoid cuticle damage.
Sentences Handed Down In Reich Murder Case
Cullen 45, a petty thief, and Showbrun 34 were sentenced after a high profile Reich murder trial. Miss Webb received a court appearance and probation assessments described as shallow and petulant and her IQ noted as 90 on the border of low average.
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Cullen
Dour
Goldstein
Showbrun
Jacob A. Grumet
Mr. Grumet
Reich
New Jersey
Miss Webb
Murray Hirschl
Hirschl
Marian Reich
Shonbrun
Local church plans August vacation Bible school
The Sixteenth Avenue Baptist church announces a daily vacation Bible school starting in early August. A Sunday school clinic is set for Monday at 2 30 pm at the Southside Baptist church. Delegates to the meeting Rev John A Troxler will speak on Father of the Faithful. Ewell K Gregg attended Pulaski horse show after Benson Field event.
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The
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Southside Baptist Church
Westminster Presbyterian Church
John A. Troxler
Father of
Ewell K. Gregg
Benson Field
Pulaski
Tenn
Yarbrough Sentenced for Draft Evasion in Alabama
Robert Franklin Yarbrough of Athens Alabama was sentenced to three years in federal prison for draft evasion by Judge T A Murphree in Huntsville Alabama. Yarbrough a Jehovahs Witness had refused induction and reported months earlier to a Limestone county draft board.
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Huntsvillee
Ala
Robert— Franklin_Yarbrough
Athens
T. A. Murphree
Yarbrough
Limestone County
Jehovah’s Witness Sect
Nazis Claim Killers Slain In Prague Church
Nazi Germany announced that the two suspects in Reinhard Heydrich’s May 27 assassination were killed in a Prague church while resisting arrest. The claim follows Nazi reprisals and the execution of many in Prague and Lidice after the attack, with the BBC noting a failed ultimatum and British plans to uncover the plotters.
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London
Heinrich Himmiler
Gestapo
Germany
Reinhard Heydrich
Prague
Heydrich
Protectorate
British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC
Bruenn
Lidice
Spearheading Dive Bombers Sinks Carrier in Five Minutes
Spieth leads formation amid a fierce air raid on a Japanese carrier group. The Ryukaku sank in five minutes after a heavy bombing and torpedo strike as U S dive bombers joined in. Additional ships and convoys were spotted, with Japanese carriers giving way and transports targeted on return flights.
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Spieth
Rg YS
Roberts
Hogan sets new Ridgemoor course record in Open golf
Ben Hogan shot a 62 at Ridgemoor to total 134 over two rounds in the Hale American National Open. The 10 under par score eclipsed the previous 65 Wie record by three strokes. Hogan’s strong finishing round followed a par 72 yesterday.
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Chicago
Ben Hogan
Ridgemoor
Hogan
Wie
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