French Maginot Army Surrenders and Crosses into Switzerland
The eastern Maginot line army, about 50 000 strong, surrendered and streamed into Switzerland after failed efforts to blast through German forces at the Jura Gate. French officers say the defeat came from the air, with German planes circling as troops entered Swiss border posts between Ta Chaux De Fonds and Prientruy. Swiss nurses treated the wounded while Swiss authorities interned the disarmed French.
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Goumis
France
Maginot Line
Switzerland
Jura
Maiche
Doubs
Spahis
Foreign Legionnaires
Maginot Fortress
Maginot Zone
Belfort
Red Cross
Ta Chaux de Fonds
Prientruy
Britain Faces Threat as Nazis Step Up Invasion Efforts
The article reports intensified German air raids over England Scotland and Wales signifying a looming invasion. It notes Duff Cooper's warning that Britain must endure months more before tides may turn and discusses a potential American backed base in Trinidad near Venezuela for naval and air power to deter European interference and safeguard oil interests.
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Duff Cooper
Berlin
Britain
England
Scotland
Wales
English Channel
North Sea
Hitler
Americas
Washington
New World
Trinidad
Venezuela
South America
Markets Hover as Mixed Signals Pause and Rally Fades
Trading on June 20 shows uneven moves with rails and utilities steady easing after mid day. Steel and aircrafts slip while cattle push higher and cotton futures retreat on nervous selling and outside pressure.
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Boston
Cottonseed futures close mix amid June trading
MEMPHIS reporting futures for July and beyond show declines, with July at 22.15, Sept 21.75, Oct 20.75, Dec 20.55, Jan 20.60 on 2,300 sales as of June 20. New Orleans notes steady closes for cottonseed oil with Bleachable prime summer yellow near 6.00 and prime crude 5.00 to 15.25, July to December bids 5.60 to 5.69.
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Memhis
Tenn
Memphis
New Orleans
Cotton Futures Close Steady After Mixed Crop Reports
New Orleans cotton markets opened higher but faded as favorable crop reports emerged. July and October contracts posted small declines while other months held around steady with minor net losses, closing near session lows after early gains.
Cotton market closes dull with mixed spot prices
New Orleans reports a dull spot cotton market on June 20 with sales of 235 bales. Prices range from low middling at 1000 to good middling at 1145, receipts 3 311, stock 609 274.
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New Orleans
Enrollments Scheduled for CCC 3-C Set
Two enrollments for CCC camos will be held for candidates in this section next month. The first at Huntsville on July 2 and the second at Athens on July 8. Quotas are 62 whites for the first and second for the second. The enrollment is for men ages 18 to 23. The Division of Selection announced it will not advocate military training, but most work in 3-C camps supports national defense. The HERO program will continue operations in conservation and emphasize technical training for non combatant roles such as mechanics, machine operators, cooks, and road and bridge builders.
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Huntsville
Athens
Morgan County
Division of Selection
Nae
Smith Named Kiwanis Head At International Convention
Mark A. Smith of Thomaston Georgia was elected president for 1940 41 of Kiwanis International at the annual convention He succeeds Bennett O Snudson of Albert Lea Minnesota Other officers include James P Gallagher Newton Massachusetts vice president for the United States and Robert J Prittie Winnipeg Canada vice president for Canada Dr W Eugene Wolcott Des Moines Iowa re elected treasurer Two year trustees named R George McCuish Vancouver Charles B Dudley Dallas E B Stahlman Jr Nashville and Ralph W Barker Raleigh One year trustee to fill vacancy is J Hudson Huffard Bluefield West Virginia
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Minneapolis
Mark A. Smith
Thomaston
Kiwanis International
Bennett O. Snudson
Albert Lea
Minn
James P Gallagher
Newton
Mass
United States
Robert J. Prittie
Winnipeg
Canada
W. Eugene Wolcott
Des.Moines
R. George McCuish
Vancouver
B. C
Charles 8. Dudley
Dallas
Texas
E. B. Stahlman, Jr
Nashville, Tenn
Ralph W. Barker
Raleigh
N.C
Mark Smith
J. Hudson Hutfard
Bluefield
W. Var
Petain Reflects on France’s Losses and Lessons
Marshal Petain said France faces sad days after a period of comfort since World War I. He noted French aviation fought alone against six, urged national sacrifice, and warned that defeat exposes weakness while countries reveal character by their response. He called for renewed effort amid distress.
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France
Nioe
Poultry Prices Shift in Chicago Market Report
Chicago market notes from June 2014 show live broilers and poultry weights with color coded prices. Listings include Plymouth Rock and white rock varieties with multiple weight categories and adjustments across colors.
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Chicago
Poultry Live
Plymouth Rock
White Rock
Dairy Prices Steady Despite Minor Butter Merlin Shift
Chicago markets report butter at 1.488.967 with a firm creamery score of 89 and 243-4. Exes volumes 30,644 hold steady while other prices remain unchanged.
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Chicago
Nashville Livestock Market Report Shows Activity Mixed
Nashville Tennessee June 20 cattle 126 calves active and stronger on killing cattle and vealers lot good dryfed light yearlings 9.00 others 8.50 down common and medium beef cows 5.35-6.00 good absent canner and cutter cows 3.50-5.00 down top veal hogs 500 steady good and choice 150 lbs and heavier 4.20-5.10 few sows 3.10 salable sheep 1000 steady good and choice ewe and wether spring lambs 9.75-1.00 good and choice fat ewes 2.50 mostly
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
U. S. Dept. Agr
Bombing Blamed on Phone Delays in Bordeaux
Reported delays in transmitting armistice messages via Spain hindered contact with German negotiators. Last night Bordeaux suffered a bombing killing about 150 and injuring 300, many victims in a boarding house housing 50 young women. The city housed 300,000 refugees plus Bordelaise residents.
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Bordeaux
France
Adolf Hitler
Spain
Germany
Edwin Wyle speaks on world history at Kiwanis meeting
Dr Edwin Wyle addressed the Kiwanis club at Hotel Lyons noon with a vivid history of global events and the wars. He argued democracy would fall with German victory and urged a return to God as the cure for world ills. The session honored Decatur club achievements and planned Inter-City events.
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Edwin Wyle
Kiwanis Club
Hotel Lyons
Kiwanis
Webster McLeod
Garner Pride
Minneapolis
P. D. Foster
Fairfield
J. W. Reed
Birmingham
Knox McRae
Decatur
Barrett Shelton
Clyde McRae
Wyle
Belgium
Germany
Dr. Wyle
Navy to Get More Planes in Two-Ocean Fleet Plan
The House naval committee backs a 15 000 plane navy air force as an amendment to expand the fleet to a two ocean size. Rear Admiral Towers cites a 10 000 plane ceiling under a new $4 billion expansion. Britain prepares to take over French armament contracts as Morgenthau notes. Senate panel allows government to guarantee up to 7 percent profit on certain contracts for aircraft and shipbuilding.
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Washington
House Naval Committee
Navy Air
John H. Towers
Naval Air Corps
Maas
R. Minn
Secretary of the Navy
Morgenthau
United States
Senate
Naval Affairs Committee
Walsh
D., Mass
Steps chairman of the American delegation in disarmament talks
The text notes the STEPS chairman as head of the American delegation at the 1932 disarmament conference and describes his past as a defender of Secretary Hull's policies and a former state department official.
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Hull
State Department
Corley Nominated Postmaster for Boaz Alabama
President Roosevelt nominates Luther P. Corley to be postmaster at Boaz Alabama confirming a federal appointment in the June 20 report. The move reflects ongoing patronage adjustments across Alabama.
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Washington
Luther P.corley
Roosevelt
Boaz
Ala
Stimson Declines Comment On War Secretary Nomination
Henry L. Stimson declined to comment on his nomination as secretary of war. Reached at his Long Island home, he said he did not know the nomination had gone to the Senate and would withhold comment until he has been to Washington. He added he had no immediate plans.
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New York
Henry L. Stimson
Long Island
Senate
Washington
Decatur Notes Include Snake Catch and Visiting Notables
Decatur diary reports a six foot water moccasin killed across the river after a bass fishing attempt by Carter Dobbs and Rice. It notes visitors and residents in town, church activities, a fire at Malone Freight Lines, and local trips to Fort Myers, Md?New York, Canada, and other points with mentions of Dionne Quins and various route residents.
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Carter Dobbs
Rice
J. L. Rottenstein
Clinton Titsworth
San Antonio
Texas
Julia Call
Falkville
Mt. Vernon
Washington
New York
Canada
Pleas to Go to the Capital Delayed Senate Action on Nomination
Report notes pleas to travel to the capital and await Senate action on a pending nomination. The text focuses on lobbying efforts and procedural patience as authorities awaited formal Senate approval.
Roosevelt names Stimson and Knox war and navy secretaries
Philadelphia reports President Roosevelt named Henry L. Stimson as secretary of war and Frank Knox as secretary of the navy. Delegates at the Republican national convention were left breathless by the surprise announcement. Alf Landon praised Stimson and Knox for following their consciences and warned against assurances of a third term.
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New York
Frank Knox
Henry L. Stimson
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
War
Navy
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Stimson
Knox
Senate approves emergency defense bill in Roosevelt plan
The Senate passed a $1,777,489,788 emergency defense appropriation by voice vote. The measure funds 95,000 more soldiers to reach 375,000, adds 3,000 new aircraft and tanks, plus 71.4 million in net additions including 43.4 million for 3,000 Rolls Royce Merlin aircraft engines from Ford.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Ford Motor Company
German Armies Capture Lyon and Press for Armistice Terms
News reports state Lyon, France's third largest city, fell to German forces as 200,000 French prisoners were taken and Maginot line troops surrendered. German raids against England intensified while France debated acceptingarmistice terms, with Petain’s government poised in Bordeaux awaiting Hitler and Mussolini’s offer. Swiss frontier crossings surged as French troops fled toward neutrality.
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Fuehrer
Hitler
Lyon
France
Marseille
Altmeyer
Maginot Line
Lebrun
Algiers
Africa
Paris
Geneva
England
Wales
Scotland
Britain
British Isles
Royal Air Force
Objectes
Germany
Bordeaux
Henri-Philipppe Petain
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Jubilee Quartet to Sing at First Baptist Church
The Jubilee Negro Quartet from Birmingham will perform a program of negro spirituals at the First Baptist Church on West Vine Street at 3:00 p m Sunday June 23. Revenue from the concert will go toward the church mortgage with whites invited. Sponsored by Dan E Carlton choir leader assisted by Lillian Lundy.
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W. E. Waterhouse
First Baptist Church
Baltimore
Southern Baptist Convention
Jubilee Negro Quartet
Birmingham
Negro First Baptist Church
West Vine Street
Dan E. Carlton
Lillian Lundy
War patent ideas vary across proposals for defense
Washington reports inventors flood the patent office with war ideas from bear traps for tanks to enlisting whales against submarines. Rejected as impractical, others include a map detector alarm and devices to catch or dampen bombs, plus anti dive bomber concepts and air currents preventing dives.
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Eddy Ae
Washington
Patent Office
Iowa corn cargo passes Decatur to Guntersville
Two river steamers the Tennessee No. 2 and the Bob Heseell towed 72 000 bushels of white corn past Decatur toward Guntersville. The Muscatine Iowa cargo, consigned to O J Walls grain elevator Guntersville, serves North Alabama and reaches Fort Valley Georgia. This was the second Iowa shipment to Guntersville in 30 days. the first carried 8 000 bushels and sold out in four days. The river trip covers 700 miles and takes about two weeks.
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Tennessee No. 2
Bob Heseell
Decatur
Guntersville
Muscatine
Iowa
O. J. Walls Grain Elevator
North Alabama
Fort Valley
Georgia
Guntersville Company
Alabama Supreme Court Decisions In Ex Parte Appeals
Decisions announced by the Alabama Supreme Court list writ denials and reversals. Cases include Morgan vs Guntersville, Annie Ruth Brett admix v Dean, Edna Godfrey v Black, Florida Sykes v Poteet, Mas ton Key ex rel, and others. Rehearings denied or affirmed, with reversals and remands where noted. Jurisdiction includes Marshall, Talapoosa, Cherokee, Morgan, and Jefferson circuits and City of Birmingham.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Supreme Court
Gardner
Bonnie Morgan
Morgan
Guntersville
Marshall Circuit Court
Bouldin
Annie Ruth
Brett
Admix
Charles A. Dean
Tallapoosa
Foster
Edna Godfrey
John Black
Cherokee Circuit Court
Florida
Sykes
Cora Poteet
Morgan Circuit Court
State of Alabama
Maston Key
Alias
Court of Appeals
Edward Orlando Baldwin
Robert H. Wharton
Sarah Jeffers
City of Birmingham
C. P. Webb
Circuit Court of Jefferson
In Equity
Alabama Delegation Split Among Dewey and Taft Allies
Reported divisions within the Replogle-McNulty group in Alabama showed support for Thomas E. Dewey of New York while the losing Walker delegation split between Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio Frank Gannett of Rochester New York and Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan.
Alabama Man Killed by Officer in Believed Robbery
In Biloxi Mississippi an Alabama man identified as Charles Smith alias Harvey Searchy about 40 of Red Level Alabama was shot and killed by Officer Charles Comeau after a suspected robbery attempt at an empty cash drawer in the Burns Hotel. Smith died from three chest wounds after resisting arrest.
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Biloxi
Miss
Alabama
Burns Hotel
Alonzo
Gabrich
Charles Smith
Harvey Searchy
Red Pevel
Ala
Charles Comeau
Comeau
Smith
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R. T. Turner
Fifth Avenue
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Joppa
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Somerville
Eddie B. Light
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Alma Steenson
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Raymond Steenson
R. G. West
Baugh's Infirmary
J. D. Speck
Flint
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Lacon
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Sheffield
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Florence
Marion
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Young People’s Gospel Team
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Elks Lodge
Seybourn Lynne
James Nelson, III
Malone Freight Lines
W. Moulton Street
Robert Lester
New York City
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Trinity Mountain
the Daily Vacation Bible School
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E. C. Pace
H. H. Berry
Hartselle
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