Murder trial at Athens nears end
The trial of Robert Redus, 26, charged with the murder of Athens policeman Bedford Brackeen at the Athens bus station, nears conclusion as evidence closes. The case features testimony from Redus, his father Henry Redus, and other witnesses with cross examinations continuing and a possible late verdict.
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Athens
Robert Redus
Bedford F. Brackeen
Limestone County
George C. Johnson
Henry D. Jones
Melvin Hutson
Redus
Brackeen
J. W. Johnston
Johnston
Nashville
W. H. Peyton
Florence
Martin F. Whitt
Homer Leslie
Leslie
Henry Redus
J. C. Batts
Hess Flight Declared Result of Nazi Dispute
Former Czech leader Eduard Benes said in a London broadcast that Rudolf Hess flew to Britain after a six month Nazi leadership dispute over next steps. Benes claimed Hess believed he could persuade Britain to stop fighting and that Hitler planned to launch an attack on Soviet Russia, a move that changed the war's outlook.
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London
Eduard Benes
Czecho- Slovakia
Rudolf Hess
Britain
Bene
Scotland
Mays
Hitler
Benes
Soviet
Russia
About 300 WPA workers cut in Morgan county
Approximately 300 workmen will be dropped from the WPA rolls in Morgan county by July 1 as part of 2,900 to be cut in district one. J. B. Carrington, acting director, said Morgan currently has 800 on the rolls. The reduction follows a cut in congressional funding and the 18 month replacement rule.
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WPA
Morgan County
J. B. Carrington
Morgan-and
Census bureau offers odd tips for single women
The Census Bureau releases a note suggesting statistics are "interesting reading" for single women seeking adventure, travel, and husbands. It lists ratios in territories such as Panama Canal Zone with 5,885 white women to 26,971 white men and Guam with 204 women to 581 men.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Panama Canal Zone
American Territory
American Samoa
Guam
Hawaii
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Airline paving assured for Huntsville Birmingham highway
Governor Dixon told Huntsville Times reporter Reese Amisitory that all but 13 miles of the Huntsville Birmingham airline highway would be paved or under construction before January 1943. He added he would push to pave the remaining 13 miles if finances allow before his administration ends.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dixon
Reese Amisitory
Huntsville Times
Huntsville-Birmingham
Amis
Tgs
Rain and lightning disrupt Decatur’s power lines
A severe rain and electrical storm struck Decatur shortly after 1 30 this afternoon interrupting many power circuits. The Western Union reported trouble on its press wires while telephone company officials had no other storm damage reports. Quince Eddins city electric department manager said crews hunted the trouble and lightning likely caused the outages, with circuits being restored as quickly as possible.
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Decatur
Western Union
Quince Eddins
City Electric Department
Eden Welcomes Soviet Alliance in Commons Speech
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden in the House of Commons welcomed Soviet Russia as an ally in the common task of defeating Germany. He urged Britain and Moscow to set aside political differences and coordinate military and economic efforts to defeat the enemy, noting prior pledges on Poland and the non aggression pact with Berlin. He cited U S support via Sumner Welles to reinforce the alliance.
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London
Anthony Eden
Russia
Germany
House of Commons
Eden
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Poland
Great Britain
Moscow
Hitler
Berlin
United States
Sumner Welles
Reich
Cologne
Duesseldorf
Kiel
High Command
Athens Considers City Hostess to Welcome Newcomers
The Athens Chamber of Commerce is examining a city hostess program to interview new arrivals, learn their preferences, and connect them with locals to make their stay more pleasant. The idea, tested successfully in other cities, aims to improve hospitality toward strangers.
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Athens
Ala
Plan 10 curb strikes gains House support
Speaker Rayburn said a bill to broaden presidential powers in the draft would get priority in the House, replacing the Vinson proposal with a 30 day cooling off period. The measure would allow the president to order maintenance of the status quo in defense plant labor disputes and use armed forces to aid workers resuming production. The government could seize plants that refuse federal mediation. Meanwhile Bay area machinists failed to register with the navy for civil service status, and wage talks between United Mine Workers and Southern coal operators linger without agreement.
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Associated Press
Rayburn
Vinson
Naval Committee
CIO
AFL
San Francisco Bay
Navy
United Mine Workers Union
Southern Soft Coal
Washington
CIO United
Appalachian
UMW
San” Francisco
Bethlehem
AFL Bay City Metal Trades Council
CTO
Trades Council
Senate debate grows over aiding Russia in war
Senate members voiced substantial backing for aiding the Soviet Union against Germany. Some warned against Communist influence while others urged use of lend-lease to supply Russia with war materials. Officials noted possible release of frozen assets and eased restrictions on strategic trade if requested.
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Washington
Russia
Germany
Senate
Clark
Stalin
Hitler
State Department
Britain
United States
Reich
trans-Siberian
Sumner Welles
Gay
Hitler’s Diplomatic Shifts Analyzed In Mein Kampf Reading
War columnist Dewitt Mackenzie notes a vacation replacement Fred Vanderschmidt reviews chapter XIV of Mein Kampf in Moscow Rome and Tokyo. He argues Hitler’s seeks alliance with Britain and Italy while exposing insincerity of the Russian treaty and the global Jewish influence shaping Germany’s path.
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Moscow
Rome
Tokyo
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Britain
Italy
Russia
Germany
Hitler’s Kurs Toward Eastern Soil Threatens Allies
The article argues that Hitler pivots from West to East, seeking soil for Germany and aiming to encircle Russia within weeks. It notes Italy and Japan hang by thread of the tripartite pact as Germany pursues a dangerous eastern policy.
Regulars to Meet Guards in Tennessee War Games Final Phase
Two regular army divisions will face two former National Guard divisions in a large war games exercise in Tennessee. Maj. Gen. George S. Patton Jr. will command the 2nd Armored Division as 860 tanks and hundreds of support vehicles train with the 5th Division from Fort Custer. Opposing are the 27th and 30th Divisions from Fort McClellan with forces from New York, Tennessee, Georgia and the Carolinas under Maj. Gen. Frederic H. Smith. The exercise runs to Thursday with critiques Friday, then units return to posts nationwide.
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Tennessee
National Guard
George 8. Patton
Armored
Henry L. Stmmon
Patton
Fort Penny
Wil
Fort Custer
Mich
Fort McClellan
Ala
New York
Georgia
Carolina
Frederic H. Smith
Army Corps
Catholics' Meet Opens Ninth Eucharistic Congress
The ninth national Eucharistic Congress opened at St. Paul with an open air mass led by Dennis Cardinal Dougherty, drawing thousands to the state fair grounds for a three day program on youth family religion chastity and labor. Father Francis J. Gilligan presided at the labor session which featured a prepared address stressing that religion must apply to social life and to the employer employee relation and endorsing the rights to private property and to unionize and bargain collectively.
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Paul
Papa Locate
Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
Jesus Christ
Francis J. Gilligan
St. Paul
Northwest
Grades Hired at Alabama
In Tuscaloosa on June 24 officials released scholarship averages for the second semester at the University of Alabama. The all-University average for 1940-41 was 135258, with the all-women’s average 1.52253. Sororities led the rankings, Kappa Kappa Gamma at 1.9655, Phi Mu 1.9436, Alpha Phi 1.833, while fraternities were led by Zeta Beta Tau at 1.8171 and Kappa Alpha at 1.7299.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority
Phi Mu Sorority
Alpha Phi Sorority
Zeta Beta Taus
Kappa Alpha
Phi Gamma Deltas
Sign Your Communications For The Daily Voice
The Daily asks readers to sign any communications sent by mail or in person. Names need not be published unless it is a Voice of the People submission, but the paper must know who the communicant is.
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Voice of the People
Open House Planned at Morgan County Youth Center
William FE Courtney announced an open house Thursday June 6 at the Morgan County resident center four miles east of Parkville to mark Alabama Youth Defense Day. About thirty NYA youths housed at the center, run by the Morgan County Board of Education and Board of Revenue and Control, will show work on vocational buildings at Eva and Cotaco schools. The event invites families friends and youth groups including FFA and 4 H Clubs. The National Youth Administration sponsors Youth Defense Day.
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William FE. Courtney
NYA
Morgan County
Cold Springs
Parkville
Alabama
Morgan County Board of Education
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
FFA
Eva
Cotaco
The
National “Youth Administration
Mead Named Chairman of State Bridge Commission
Arthur Mead of Montgomery in surance and realty state operator was named by Governor Dixon to chair the State Bridge Commission, succeeding Charles Carmichael of Tuscumbia whose term expired. Mead will serve until May 1947 under the appointment.
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Montgomery
Ala
Arthur Mead
Montgomery Insurance
Realty State
State Bridge Commission
Dixon
Charles Carmichael
Tuscumbia
Mead
German-Romanian Push Drives Deeper Into Soviet Territory
Reports from Berlin and Reuters describe major Nazi penetrations into Soviet territory with advances up to 126 miles and multiple frontier towns fallen. DNB claims hundreds of Axis casualties in one sector as Romanians march toward Odessa and other Black Sea ports.
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Associated Press
Ukraine
Japan
Spain
Ing
DNB
Russian
Bessarabia
Odessa
Black Sea
Anskara
Turkey
Russia
torest-Litovsk
Minsk
Reuters
Vichy
Berlin
Red Army
Tennessee River Gauge and Weather Update
Tennessee river gauge Tuesday stood at 1683 feet and is falling. Maximum temperature reached 91 with a 69 low in the past 24 hours and .10 inch rainfall noted in Alabama. Partly cloudy tonight through Wednesday with scattered thundershowers. Light to moderate variable coastal winds. Tennessee region: partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with scattered showers in the east portion and little temperature change.
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Tennessee River
Alabama
Tennessee
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