Hope Fades on Education as Essential Status Nears
State lawmakers wrestle over declaring education essential and funding parity. Governor Dixon reportedly backs parity with other state functions, while lawmakers debate Henderson-Malone and Simpson substitute proposals. Legislature in recess until Monday. three days left in regular session with Tuesday resumption.
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Dixon
James A. Simpson
Birmingham
Henderson-Malone
Simpson
House
Senate
Biggest and Toughest Dog Fight Golf Tournament Set Sunday
Golfers gear up for a major event Sunday at 2 PM with a handicap format. Teams of four, drawn from a box, compete for first and second prizes based on lowest averages. Notables include Billy Duncan and John Wyker posting 37 and 39 scores. A Hole-In-One prize is advertised in the golf shop notice.
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Fowest
Billy Duncan
John Wyker
Billy
John
Deccatur
Baugh
Joe
Earl Cook
Fred Self
Dave Martin
Jean
Bill Armstrong
Athens
Bill Stone
Brother Frank
O. B. Lansbury
People’s Church
Goodyear Village
Christ
Harris backs probate bill on county financing plan
Norman W. Harris endorses legislation for Morgan County funding of the probate court term starting 1941. He states the plan will raise about 10 000 to 12 000 dollars annually over expenses and urges voters to support the measure, noting it applies to future terms and is not targeted at any individual. Copies sent to Representatives Collier and Hamilton.
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Morgan County
Hamilton and Collier
Collier
German citizen ordered from Ecuador over landing field near Cham bo
Rio Bamba correspondent for El Telegrapho reports immigration authorities found a German citizen had prepared a landing field for planes on a ranch near Chamba. He was ordered to leave Ecuador within ten days.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
el Telegrafo
Rio Bamba
Chambo
Markets Rally Hints Amid Hesitation Over Armistice Terms
Wall Street steadied for clues on France Germany armistice terms as traders kept buying power in reserve. Transfers hovered near yearly lows while U S Steel Bethlehem and major names steadied amid defense spending and uncertain outlook.
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Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
Germany
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Douglas
Boeing
Glenn Martin
Brooklyn-Manhattan ‘Transit
Standard Oil
N. J
Texas Corp
General Electric
Santa Fe
Southern Railway
General Motors
Sears Roebuck
Consolidated Edison
Financial market roundup mixed on New York closing
New York markets show irregular lenders and mixed bond activity with Italian loans improving. Foreign exchange steady as sterling moves forward. Cotton trades with buying and hedging, sugar closes on Saturdays, copper quietly quoted. Chicago shows wheat and corn higher, cattle and hogs steady.
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New York
Chicago
New Orleans Cotton Futures Close Steady Higher on Week End Trade
Cotton futures markets showed trade buying, weekend short covering, and steadiness across contracts. July futures reached about 10.38 with nearby months also posting gains, while other months hovered around 9.40 to 9.56, signaling a firmer tone amid mixed demand.
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New Orleans
Chicago grain market prices terse report
Chicago on June 22 reports cash wheat with no sales. mixed corn at 65 3-4 to 66 1-4. No 1 yellow at 66 to 66 1-4. soybeans No 3 yellow at 80. Oats mixed at 34 1-4 and No 3 white at 35 1-2 to 3-4. barley at 54-60 nom and feed 40-48 nom.
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Chicago
Cottonseed meal futures closed dull in Memphis
In Memphis on June 22 prime cottonseed meal futures 41 percent closed with no sales. July price 22.50 and September 21.15, October 20.25, December 20.30, January 20.30 F.O.B. Memphis.
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Memphis
Tenn
F.O.B
Spot Cotton Prices in New Orleans Closing Quiet
Spot cotton in New Orleans on June 22 closed quiet with gains of 9 points. Sales prices ranged from 10.03 for low middling to 11.48 for good middling, with receipts totaling 732 and stocks at 604,212.
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Orleans
Cattle Hog and Sheep Market Report Nashville June 22
Salable cattle 25 calves 25 steady today with dryfed cattle firm and grassers weak but clear ance good. Vealers top at 9.00 with fed cows to 17.25 and canners 3.50 5.00. Hogs steady good 150 pounds and heavier 4.40 5.30. Sheep steady good and choice ewe and wether spring.
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Nashville
Tenn
U U. S
Average middling cotton prices across southern markets
The average price for middling 15-16 inch cotton in 10 southern spot markets today was 10.72 cents per pound, higher than the 30 market day average of 10.19. Middling 7-8 inch averaged 10.53 cents. Trading totals show today 204,340 versus 833,320 previous day, with weekly and yearly figures listed.
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New Orleans
Potatoes Bliss Triumph in Alabama and Arkansas Markets
Alabama bliss potatoes show good quality and price range around 1.70 to 2.25 per unit. Arkansas bliss potatoes also report good quality with price around 1.50 to .75 in early market listings.
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Chicago
U. 8
Alabama Bliss
Arkansas Bliss
Cottonseed Oil Prices Steady in New Orleans Market
In New Orleans on June 22 trading, cottonseed oil closed steady with values for bleachable prime summer yellow at 6.10N and prime crude around 5.60 for July futures. Additional contract levels listed include September 5.72B October 5.74 and December 5.80.
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New Orleans
Petain Becomes French Leader as War Shifts
The report notes Marshal Petain's rise to replace Reynaud amid signals of capitulation. It describes Verdun fame, the heavy hearted declaration ceasing hostilities, and German advances across France from May through June including Meuse battles, Amiens, Rouen, and Paris withdrawal to spare the city.
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Paris
United States
Petain
Reynaud
France
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
the Meuse
Namur
Sedan
Arras
Amiens
Abbeville
Leopol
English Channel
Rouen
Seine
Rheims
Ris
Romania Tightens Control as Urdarianu Appointed Minister
King Carol II strengthens autocratic grip naming Ernest Urdarianu as minister of state without portfolio. Decree bars heads of business from nonapproved party and allows confiscation of property for violations. New National Party bases on nationalist Christian and racial lines. Eastern Star chapters schedule joint installation Monday June 24 at 8 p.m.
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Burcharest
Caro I
Romania
Ernest Urdarianu
New Totalitarian
New “Party of the Nation
Party of National Rebirth
Eastern Star
Order of the Eastern Star
Mary Lou Dancy
Mizpah
Order
Florence Concert Sunday Postponed
Kenneth Hennessy director of the Decatur school band announced the group will not travel to Florence for a Sunday concert as planned. The band will appear in Loocene at Florence at a later date.
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Kenneth Hennessy
Decatur
Florence
Woolley Named Secretary for Alabama Baptist Groups
Davis Woolley of Auburn has been named to succeed Chester L. Quarles as secretary of the Alabama Baptist Training Union and Student Union. Quarles resigned to join the southwide training program with headquarters in Nashville Tennessee. Woolley and Quarles were schoolmates at Howard College.
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Montgomery
Ala
Davis Woolley
Auburn
Chester L. Quarles
Alabama Baptist Training Union
Supreme Court and AG Set to Move into New Quarters
The Supreme Court Court of Appeals and Attorney General's department will begin moving into their new quarters on July 8. The building was bought in the previous administration for 126000 dollars and Forsyth said about 120000 dollars had been spent on alterations.
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Montgomery
Ala
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Attorney General's Department
Forsyth
New York
Communist Party
Delegates Meet at Gulf Club for Alabama Life Underwriters
Delegates from many cities gathered in Mobile at the Gulf Hunting and Fishing Club for a session of the Alabama Association of Life Underwriters. Herbert J. Baum of Birmingham serves as president.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama Association of Life Underwriters
Gulf Hunting and Fishing Club
Herbert J. Baum
Birmingham
Italian Raid On Alexandria Fails To Hit Warships
Italian bombers attacked Alexandria harbor in June 22 raids aimed at British and French fleet units. Anti aircraft guns and fighters repelled the attack. at least three Italians were shot down and a bomber fell into the harbor. Civilian casualties were reported as bombs struck seafront areas.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Talian
Dow
Italy
France
Germany
Fiedd Moharrem Bay
Chatley Beach
Africa
Royal Air Force
Cairo
Toburk
Libya
Kenya
Mussolini
Britain
Dodecanese
Mediterranean Sea
Want Ads Update Daily Changes and Weather Tie In
Daily want ads reflect shifting needs and market trends with a weather flavored glance. Readers see evolving listings for jobs housing and services tied to seasonal patterns and local conditions.
Decatur Notes Include Visits Trips and Local News
Decatur diary items report Miss Elsie Jones traveling to Harlingen Texas to visit sister Mrs William Hayes for two weeks. Several residents make weekend or Saturday city trips. A heart attack patient, E P Ennis of Chicago, is treated at Hamil Clinic after illness en route from Florida. A tonsil operation, hospital transfers, births, and a small fire at 1524 Sixth Avenue South are noted along with church services and a Red Cross event in Brevard North Carolina.
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Elsie Jones
Harlingen
Texas
William Hayes
E. P. Ennis
Chicago
Hamil
Knox to Testify on War Views for Navy Secretary Post
The Senate naval affairs committee voted unanimously to summon Col. Frank Knox Roosevelt’s nominee for navy secretary to testify on whether the U.S. should stay out of war. The hearing is slated for July 1 after Republican members return from the Philadelphia convention. The panel also plans hearings on Henry L. Stimson’s nomination for secretary of war.
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Washington
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Col
Frank Knox
Roosevelt
Navy
United States
Walsh
D.-Mass
Knox
Philadelphia
Henry L. Stimson
Stimson
Good apartments in demand seek rent via Daily Want Ad
In a busy market, renters search for suitable flats, with ads in the Daily Want Ad promising quick offers. Landlords showcase accessible units as demand remains high for quality living spaces.
French Repel Attack Hold Fort Beluse and Drive Germans From Bellegarde
French defenders of L Beluse Fort repulsed an afternoon assault and reportedly forced German forces from Bellegarde five miles away. Fort guns fell silent midafternoon after dawn bombardment. Refugees say Bellegarde was retaken, as rail lines were dynamited south of the town to hinder a northward advance along the Rhone.
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Chancy
Gwiss
L’beluse
Bellegarde
Bellegrade
Rhone
Jura
Fort L'eluse
Gibraltar of the
Britain War Strategy and Axis Moves Across Europe
The piece outlines Britain's plan to use naval blockade against Germany and Italy while warning of neutral states tilting toward Nazi power. It notes Romania's shift to a Nazi-fascist alignment under King Carol, Turkey's cautious neutrality, Japan's potential pivot toward Germany and Italy, and the prospect of Spain gaining terms in the peace.
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Germany
Italy
Great Britain
Fortune
Romania
Carol
Britain
Hitler
Balkans
Turkey
Dardanelles
Mediterranean
Russia
Japan
Orient
Tokyo
Nippon
Far East
Hongkong
Spain
England
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oSike
Verdun
Marshal Petain
AXIS
Woolley
Associated Press
Western Desert
William Holden
Paramount
Ezra Stone
Judith Barrett
Holden
Bonita Granville
Princess Theatre
Vaughan Glaser
Decatur’s
Barney Jones
Maggis Payne
Route 1
J. H.hamilton
L.T. Puller
Trinity
J. R. Dobbs
Bartselle
L. B. Holloway
Hartselle
City
Guy Pettey
Somerville Road
Hamil Clinic
Aileen Byars
Brown
Benevolent Society Hospital
Moulton Heights
A. C. Dobbs
Miss Gurley Dell Blaxton
Mrs. J. D. Blaxton
Moulton
Leola Agee
Shirley Morrow
Guntersvile
First Christian Church
Edwin Wyle
Talmadge Wright
Charles Smith
Lorene Sandlin
Jacksonville
Florida
Eden Hopkins
Somerville
J. A. Grantland
Ot Somerville
Ted Rupert
Baugh’s Infirmary
Oers
H. C. Culver
J. H. Newman
Drinkard
Baugh's Infirmary
Lewis Hopper
Lee Worley
Sycamore Street
George Porter
Camp
Caroling
Brevard
N. C
American Red Cross Aquatic School
Morgan County Red Cross
W. E. Kilgore
Sixth Avenue
Mrrankin
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