Willkie Strength Surprises Party After First Ballot
An unsigned statement opposes Wendell Willkie as a possible Republican member of the U S House. Sources say House Republican delegations from 20 states were polled and the majority supported the movement. States named include North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin Minnesota Tennessee Kentucky New Hampshire Indiana Illinois Idaho Michigan Iowa Oregon Montana Kansas Ohio New York California Nebraska and Maine.
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Philadelphia
Wendell Willkie
United States
House of Representatives
House
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Tennessee
Ken Ky
New Hampshire
Indiana
Ilois
Idaho
Michigan
Iowa
Orea
Montana
Kansas
Ohio
New York
California
Nebraska
Maine
Willkie Gains Steam as Southern Delegates Rally
Philadelphia June 24 Southern Republican leaders report growing strength for Wendell Willkie at the 1940 convention as Taft and Dewey retain early backing. Many southern votes on the first ballot appear pledged but uncommitted sentiment for Willkie spreads rapidly, suggesting possible changes ahead.
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Philadelphia
Wendell Willkie
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Thomas E. Dewey
New York City
Willkie
Alabama G O P picks Kennamer as delegation chair
Charles B. Kennamer Jr of Montgomery was unanimously elected chairman of Alabama's delegation to the Republican national convention. Other officers include C D Adkins as secretary and W H Armbrecht, Wallace M Sloane, and Percy M Pitts named to key committees. The Alabama delegation will caucus Wednesday night on nominees.
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Alabama
Philadelphia
Charles B. Kennamer, Jr
Montgomery
Kennamer
B. Kennamer
C. D. Adkins
Asheville
W. H. Armbrecht
Mobile
Charles R. Robinson
Birmingham
J. C. Swann
Wedowee
Wallace M. Sloane
Percy M. Pitts
Clanton
Southerners See Willkie Hope in First Ballot Break
In southern states rumors floated Willkie as a potential first ballot Dixie vote. A leader claimed Willkie's appeal as a colorful, strong stump candidate might crack the solid south. Florida's delegates appeared open to Arthur James of Pennsylvania as a surprise on first ballot. Alabama reportedly split 7 6 for Dewey over Taft, with Willkie name heard in informal talks.
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Willkie
South
Marion M. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Florida
Arthur James
J. Leonard Replogle
West Palm Beach
Alabama
Dewey
Taft
History changes Berlin armistice car moved to capital
A labor battalion has begun moving the historic railway car used for France's armistice terms from Compiegne Forest to Berlin. Ordered by Hitler as a war trophy, the car will be loaded on a low-wheeler trailer and towed to the railway line by tractors.
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Berlin
Compiegne Forest
France
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Well Known Woman Dies in Blountsville Visit
Mrs. H. R. Whitman a Decatur resident age 58 died suddenly at 6 p m Saturday at the home of her niece Mrs. Albert Strickland in Blountsville where she had visited just an hour earlier A prayer service will be held at 7:30 Tuesday morning at 315 E Cain St with Rev D McNutt in charge and the funeral procession will leave at 8 for McLarty Baptist Church Blount County for final rites Rev Francis Reed will preside Burial by Drinkard Pallbearers Tom Foust John Davis F B Hunt Jr Glenn Childs Felix Weaver J Y Berry Neices and nephews will assist with flowers and pallbearers at McLarty noting multiple family members.
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H. R. Whitman
Decatur
Albert Strickland
Blountsville
Whitman
E. Cain Street
Rev
D. ©. McNutt
McLatty Baptist Church
Blount County
Francis Reed Drinkard
Tom
Cecil
Birmingham
Oleta Whitman
Hamp Roberts
McLarty
James
John Roberts
Loraine
Texas
Ella
Ida
Cora
Beulah Roberts
J. F. Morzan
Gadsden
Tom Foust
John Davis
Hunt, Jr
Glenn Childs
Felix Weaver
J. Y. Berry
Wll
Air Defense Spending Planned Near Montgomery
Col W R Weaver says about 500 planes will be assigned to Montgomery and vicinity with Maxwell Field as training base. Some 2200 students will pass through basic and advanced schools annually while Maxwell oversees 6000 personnel from multiple flying and navigation schools. Nearly 2 million dollars will fund barracks and buildings at Municipal Airport and Elgin Field after lease completion.
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Montgomery
Ala
Washington
W. R. Weaver
Maxwell
Weaver
Maxwell Field
Area Training Center
Montgomery Municipal Airport
Elgin Field
Fla
Selma
Barksdale Field
Municipal
Profit of Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co Hits 18.66 Million
The great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co and subsidiaries earned net profit of 18,663,571 in the year ended February 29, equal to 8.07 dollars per common share after 7 percent preferred dividends. This compares with 15,833,783 or 6.75 dollars on common in the prior year.
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New York
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
River races set for Decatur July 7 end of 120th anniversary
Thirty nine speed boat drivers entered five classes for races on the Tennessee River July 7 in Decatur marking the town’s 120th anniversary celebration. The list includes competitors from Newport Atlanta Nashville Chattanooga Orlando Birmingham and more with multiple class entries and home addresses noted. Tickets for reserve seats are on sale with last day to purchase approaching and a pageant rehearsal set for Central High School. Voting for Queen Decatur is underway with souvenir program stubs used as ballots.
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Tennessee
Decature
Q. E. Eddens
Mary Sklar
Newport
Tenn
Joséphine Tyson
Atlanta
Robert Goodlett
Nashville
Freeman Grover
Groover's Lake
Georgia
A. M. McFarland
Birmingham
Ross Pfaff
Auburn
Jimmie Matlock
Louis Trotaler
Claude Smith
H. D. Chapman
Chattanooga
Roy Reaves
A. L. McFarland
Eddie Sklar
R. H. Carlson, Jr
Benson Field
Jonce
Richard Mahar
Central High School
Decatur
Heat breaks into states across the nation
Showery weather covered the northern tier from Wisconsin to New York and across the Ohio Valley with fair conditions in the western half. Energy forecasters predicted more scattered showers in the southeast, cooler temperatures in Alabama and Georgia, and high readings mainly in the 80s with notable rainfall in Columbia and Miami.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
New York
Ohio Valley
Alabama
Georgia
Great Lakes
Buffalo
Mercury
Atlanta
Memphis
Louisville
New Orleans
Birmingham
Cincinnati
Jacksonville
Galveston
Kansas City
Chicago
Columbia
Miami
Tulsa
Alma
Alabama Retail Sales Up 10.8 Percent in May
Alabama retail sales rose 10.8 percent in May from a year earlier led by shoe stores up 21.3 percent. Lumber and building materials dealers and jewelry stores each climbed 19.7 percent, with Mobile 17.7, Birmingham 13.4 and Montgomery 11.6 percent gains.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
U. S. Department of Commerce
Mobile
Birmingham
Churchill backs French resistance in London drive
War correspondent Dewitt Mackenzie says England works to keep much of the French empire at war defying Bordeaux capitulation. Britain condemns action of the French government and supports a French national committee in London. Pledges of support flow from French colonies, with the fate of the French navy air force and army in Syria tied to this maneuver.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
England
Bordeaux
Winston Churchill
London
Syria
Winston Churchill A Shrewd Leader
The article discusses Britain's potential actions if Germany gains parity with the British navy and Air Fleet. It notes Hitler’s demand for control of the navy and air force, and contemplates France’s response and the effect of the Bordeaux Petain disavowal on British strategy. The piece hints at keeping naval and air power under British control amid a forthcoming French national committee.
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Germany
Britain
Hitler
Herr Hitler
France
Petain
Bordeaux
National Committee
Ger
Armistice Terms Outlined by British Ministry
Summarized points from the French German armistice negotiations describe territorial occupancy north and west of a Geneva to Tours line, demobilization of military forces, restrictions on French forces, control of aviation, naval demobilization, and shipping limits. Repatriation of populations, release of German POWs, and potential denouncement if obligations are unmet are also noted.
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London
Ministry of Man
Geneva
Tours
St. Jean de Pied de Port
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
France
Leche Called For Trial Anew In Louisiana Schemes
Former Louisiana Governor Richard W. Leche, once a Huey P. Long ally, faces a second trial this month on a state charge of complicity in a 27 000 allegation tied to Leche Hall at Louisiana Tech. A grand jury alleges the building bid rose from 264 482 13 to 291 482 13. He earlier was convicted of mail fraud in a federal case involving 31 000 and received a 10 year term.
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Ruston
Richard W. Leche
Louisiana
Leche
Huey P. Long
Louisiana Tech
Lincoln Parish
Alexandria
Lawrence Countians Eye Probate Judge Election Hearing
Lawrence county residents monitor election records held in the circuit court clerk vault and await a Wednesday 9 a.m. Central Supreme Court session in Montgomery. The case questions vacating a circuit court order by Judge A A Griffith that restrained the county democratic executive committee from meeting regarding the probate judge election.
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Circuit Court
Lawrence
Supreme Court
Montgomery
A. A. Griffith
Cullman
Lawrence County Democratic Executive Committee
TVA releases detailed Guntersville reservoir navigation charts
Five colored charts covering the Guntersville reservoir from Dam to Hales Bar Dam detail the main channel sailing line with river miles, buoys, lights, dayboards, and safety harbors. Contour lines show bottom depths at five foot intervals, aiding safe navigation for commercial and pleasure craft.
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Guntersville
Ala
TVA
Gordon R. Clapp
Essee Valley Authority
Guntersville Dam
Hales Bar Dam
Oldest runaway, 82, returns from sights trip
In Pittsburgh on June 24 a Travelers Aid unit resolved two cases. They sent home 30 juveniles lured away by a circus last month and returned an 82-year-old woman to her relatives. She had read about Canada in the newspapers and left without telling anyone.
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Pittsburgh
Travelers Aid
Canada
Roosevelt Silent on Germany Terms as Defense Bills Await
President Roosevelt returned to the White House to review German peace terms reported by London and to sign Congress approved defense measures. London dispatches offered no insight on French possessions in the Western Hemisphere. Two key bills include a 1.769 billion emergency army navy funding plan and a 1 billion annual revenue measure to lift the national debt to 49 billion.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
London
Germany
France
Hitler
Ministry of Information
Hyde Park
N. Y
William D. Hassett
United States
Western Hemisphere
Congress
Miss Powell Illness Victim Dies at 18
Dorothy Lee Powell 18 of 614 Fifth Avenue West died at 7 45 Monday at Benevolent Society Hospital. Funeral at 1 pm Tuesday at Grant Street Church of Christ conducted by Lindsay Allen with George W. Emptage assisting. Burial in Mitchell Cemetery Lauderdale County with McAfee Howell and Young in charge. Survived by parents L B Powell, Mary Powell. brother Bobby Powell. Pallbearers listed. floral arrangements by Mrs Jordan's Sunday school class.
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Dorothy Lee PoweLl
Fifth Avenue
West
Benevolent Society Hospital
Grant Street Church of
W.W. F. Waerson
H. R. Hood
George Hutson
Johnny Giles
W. J. James
R. C. Collier
British Air Claim Successes In Air Attacks
The British air ministry reports daylight raids on railway junctions and airfields in Holland. Night operations targeted military sites in Germany including munition factories, marshalling yards, and railway junctions in Mecklenburg, the Ruhr, and the Rhineland with heavy damage. several bombers reported missing while others returned safely.
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London
British
Air Ministry
Holland
Germany
FHS
Macklenberg
Ruhr
Rhineland
Steel mills trim operating rates for week
The American Iron and Steel Institute estimates U.S. steel mills will run at 86.5 percent of capacity this week, down 1.2 points from last week. This marks the first reduction in nine weeks and follows 76.9 percent a month ago and 64.3 percent a year earlier.
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New York
American Iron & Steel Institute
Armistice Signed as France Joins Italy Pact
Berlin reports cessation of hostilities in France at 1:35 a m Tuesday with arms laid down on both sides. France and Italy sign armistice terms in Rome after a four hour conference near Munich. France accepts German terms already, signaling a combined Axis push and Britain left to face total Axis forces.
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Berlin
High Aw Command
France
Rome
Italy
Britain
Bordeaux
Compiegne Forest
Villa Ini
Munich
Germany
International at a Glance Rome and Paris sign armistice in progress
The bulletin notes Rome France sign armistice and cease fire orders set for 6 PM EST. It reports Bordeaux ambassador quits, French Alpine troops and 150000 Maginot line soldiers may continue fighting from North Africa. Berlin reports German advances toward Grenoble and coastlines, with plans for a major assault on Britain. Tokyo protests arms traffic to China via Burma and Montevideo notes Bolstered fifth column by US aid offer.
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Associated Press
Rome
France
Italy
Bordeaux
North Africa
London
Germany
Britain
Berlin
la Rochelle
Rochefort
Gironde
Grenoble
Hitler
Tokyo
Japan
China
Burma
National Party
Montevideo
Uruguay
U. S
Armistice Signed As Forces Press On Near Rome
The French Italian armistice was signed at 7 15 p m Italian summer time on June 24 in the outskirts of Rome Marshal Pietro Badoglio signed for Italy General Chares Huntziger for France He also signed the Compiegne armistice with Germany The fighting continued against French Alpine troops from front and rear
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Rome
Pietro Badoglio
Italy
Chares Huntziger
France
Germany
Weather Summary for Tennessee River and Nearby Regions
The Tennessee River rose to 20.7 feet with a past 24 hour high of 83 and low of 74 and no rainfall. Alabama shows partly cloudy skies with local thundershowers and cooler air in the north. Tennessee reports partly cool conditions with showers and a shift to cooler weather overnight and Tuesday. Gentle to moderate southwest winds along the coast become variable.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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