Southern senators may drop filibuster on FEPC funds
Washington June 26. Southern senators consider abandoning a filibuster against funds for the Fair Employment Practice Committee to speed money to key war agencies including the Selective Service and War Production Board. Senator Bilbo pledges to speak long if needed. The FEPC amendment faces a two thirds vote due to lack of statutory authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fair Employment Practice Committee
Bilbo
D.-Miss
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
FEPC
Senate
Selective Service
War Production Board
War Shipping Administration
Roosevelt
Morgan Unit Wins State Publicity Scrapbook Prize
The Morgan county unit of the Alabama Field Army for the Control of Cancer won first prize in a state-wide scrap-book contest. The winning entry compiled by Mrs. W. P. Baugh and others highlights Morgan county’s 1945 cancer control campaign and includes a $50 war bond prize awarded to Mrs. Igh, unit commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Alabama Field Army For the Control of Cancer
Ray Meade
W. P. Baugh
Ceri Chandler
Bertha Timberlake
Igh
Beloved Resident Laid to Rest at Center Church
Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Center church for Mrs. Isabell Osborne 83 who died Sunday at her Moulton home. Rev. W L Partridge and Rev. Isaac Eady officiated with the burial in Center Cemetery by Peck. She survived by husband Aim Osborne four daughters Leenie Brannon Addi Y Sarah Oden Hera Auzie McVay Zella Rooks and seven sons Wash Jasper Frank John Will Monroe Charlie and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Church
W. L. Partridge
Isaac Eady
Isabell Osborne
Moulton
Aim Osborne
Leenie Brannon
Addi Y
Sarah Oden
Hera Auzie McVay
Danville
Zella Rooks
A "S Ever Sons
Wash Osborne
Plan Rejected To Discharge Fathers Of Four Or More
The House rejected an Engel amendment to the Army supply bill that would discharge Army fathers with four or more children by September 1, 1945. The teller vote was 115 to 89. Engel estimated about 35,000 men in uniform fit the criteria.
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Washington
House
Representative Engel
R-Mich
Engel
Smith Rites Planned for Infant Earl Smith
Final rites for seven month old Earl Houston Smith will be held Wednesday at 10:30 AM at the residence 1402 1812 Avenue East. Minister Rufus Underwood of Grant Street Church of Christ will conduct. interment at Roselawn Cemetery. He is survived by parents Mr and Mrs William Bryant Smith and brothers Bobbie Ray Charles and Clarence.
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1812 Avenue East
Earl Houston Smith
Decatur General Hospital
Rufus Underwood
Grant Street Church
White collar bill sent to White House for signature
Washington June 26 The Senate completed action on a conference report for a bill raising federal white collar pay by an average of 15.9 percent. Increases start at 20 percent on the first 1200, then 10 percent to 3400 and five percent above 4600. Projected annual cost reaches 780 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Butter and eggs market report from Chicago
Butter market steady at Chicago with receipts of 629 162 pounds and firm prices. Eggs also steady with receipts of 19 964 cases and prices unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cotton Prices Fluctuate As New Orleans Reports Mixed Futures
Cotton futures show irregular movement with noon prices up to 0.25 cents per bale at times. Chicago grain notes no wheat sales and corn and oat quotes across several yellow classifications and mixed oats trading at 70 cents.
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New Orleans
Cash Grain
Chicago
Community Notes on Illnesses Visits and Local Events
Mrs. Dale Holt is ill at home and several neighbors are listed as unwell. A burial for cousin Mrs. Matilda Black took place Saturday in Ripley after a brief illness. Numerous family visitors and church gatherings are recorded in nearby towns including Elkmont Decatur Athens and Pettusville with names such as Dunnavant Hobbs Pettus and Holt appearing repeatedly. Sgt Maurice Robinson left for camp after a 15 day furlough and Paul Appleton’s son is ill.
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Dale Holt
W. Spence
Beulah Spence
L. E. Dunnavant
H. F. Dunnavant
Aaron Harlow
W. L. Brakefield
Matilda Black
Black
Ripley
Bob Holt
Maxene Hobbs
Elkmont
Tom Moore
Decatur
Coy L. Robinson
Church of Christ
C. Irvin
Betty Lou Braly
Athens
Robbie Ann Whitfield
Ben Whitefield
R. C. Nichols
John H. Black
Joan Black
Gene Coffman
Martha Black
C. A. Yarbrough
Jess Hobbs
Max Hobbs
Joe Holt
Lola Pettus
Benton
Mamie Pettus
Thomas W. Pettus
Anna Dew
Ruby Jo Pettus
Veto
Sgt
Maurice Robinson
Thomas Lester Moore
L. E. Robinson
Dove Wallace
Flemon Smith
W. A. Gilbert
Elizabeth Gilbert
Raymond Gilbert
Eddie Lois Gilbert
Prospect Station 2
T. C. Milam
Pettus
W. N. Whitfield
Anna Maude Whitfield
Jimmie Evans
Carey
Pettusville
K. C. Dunnavant
Fort Hampton Road
F. M. Smith
Robert Daly
T. W. Pettus
Paul
P. .P. Appleton
Local Gleanings Return of Navy Veteran and Visitors
Billy Mooney, back from the Navy on a medical discharge, returns home. Patsy White shows improved health after illness. Pvt. Leon Lowery takes a few days leave with his wife and children. Mrs. Edna Morrison arrives from Florida to spend the summer with her parents Mr and Mrs W R McMeanhs. Mr and Mrs Orville McDaniel and children of Chapel Hill visit. Mrs Edward White and Miss Ruth Phillips spend Sunday night with Miss Cora Ann Phillips. Mr and Mrs W B Lamon and Miss Maggie Benham join Mr and Mrs Walter Das at Tanner Alabama.
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Billy Mooney
Navy
Patsy White
Leon Lowery
Edna Morrison
Florida
W. R. McMeanhs
Orville McDaniel
Chapel Hill
Edward White
Ruth Phillips
Cora Ann Phillips
W. B. Lamon
Maggie Benham
Rand
Walter Das
Tanner, Ala
Marine Corporal Fights Mud Back With First Marine Division
Marine Corporal Oscar E. Pitts returns to combat duty after a year in the United States. He rejoined the First Marine Division in Okinawa, finds old battalion mates knee deep in mud as rain lasts eight days. Pitts is son of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Pitts of Cullman Alabama. his wife Juanita Davis Pitts lives in Morgantown West Virginia.
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Okinawa
Pacific
Oscar E. Pitts
United States
Pitts
First Marine
Guadalcanal
Cape Gloucester
Talasea
Gloucester
George H. Pitts
Route 7
Cullman
Ala
Juanita Davis Pitts
Morgantown
W. Va
Birmingham Youth to Command Sioux City Base
Lt. Col. William R. Calhoun Jr., a 25 year old airman from Birmingham Alabama, has been appointed commander of the Sioux City Army air base, succeeding Col. George Blakey. Calhoun has over two years in the European theater and the base is focused on Superfortress training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
William R. Calhoun, Jr
Birmingham
Ala
Sioux City Army Air Base
George Blakey
Tae
Veterans aboard Monticello to dock with vast war return
The Navy transport Monticello is due at 3 PM with more than 7,500 veterans from the war in France Germany Holland and Belgium. An advance detachment of Gen Terry Allen's 104th infantry division is aboard along with elements of the 18th corps 8th division 95th division and the 74th AAA brigade. The hospital ship Acadia is also due tonight.
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New York
Monticello
France
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Terry Allen
18Th Corps
74Th
Acadia
Local Notices From Decatur Area Summary
Rev R M Howell of First Methodist plans a Chase trip. Mrs Albert Gray and infant moved home to Flint from Baugh infirmary. Cpl Earl D Allgood returns on furlough from Reno Nevada to Decatur. Mrs Ruby Adams admitted to Decatur General hospital. J C Clark undergoes operation at Baugh infirmary. Births announced at Baugh infirmary James Alvin son of Mr and Mrs E E Douthit and daughter for Mr and Mrs Floyd Thompson at Baugh infirmary. Mrs Mary Sullivan a patient at Decatur General. Robert Lentz returns to Endicott Rhode Island after furlough. Paul Lentz to Northwestern University Evanston Ill for studies in voice and radio.
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Albert Gray
Baugh’s Infirmary
Flint
Brown's
Earl D. Allgood
Reno
Nevada
C. L. Allgood
Decatur
Mrs
E. E. Douthit
Madison 3
James Alvin
Paul Lentz
Northwestern University
Evanston, Ill
Wade appointed to Common Pleas seat in Selma
Gov Chauncey Sparks announced Theodore L Wade as judge of the court of common pleas of Selma He succeeds the late William R Rountree Jr elected in 1942 for a four year term The new term expires in January 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Chauncey Sparks
Theodore L. Wade
Court of Common Pleas
Selma
William Rountree, Jr
Debate on Revisions Opens in Simla India
In Simla on June 26 Viceroy Wavell urged a political truce as Indian leaders prepare to debate his revisions to the Government of India. A preliminary gathering of 21 Indian representatives approved the Viceroy's agenda and progress was described as satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simla
India
Lord Wavell
Government of
Wavell
Price controls clash in conference over OPA tweaks
Senate conferees seek minimal changes to extend price controls while facing two potential derailers. Senator Wherry proposes a cost plus pricing plan for farm products, while Dirksen backs appeals to federal district courts, risking the collapse of the prize control program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wherry
R.-Neb
Senate
Dirksen
R.-Ill
Alabama Legislature Realigns Salaries and Rules in Final Week
The House and Senate debated pay raises for state docks director and justices while approving a plan to extend ad valorem tax collection on federal property and raise sheriff fees. A Calhoun County judicial circuit proposal was indefinitely postponed amid opposition from Sen. Bentley and Mobile’s Vincent Kilborn, who supported delaying action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Legislative Resear Council
Mark Hode
Jefferson
Mack Jackson
Tallapoosa
W. L. Martin
Greene
Dennis Porter
Choctaw
Paul Hooton
Randolph
Paul Coburn
Colbert
Senate
State Supremeé Court
Court of Appeals
Calhoun
Elvin McCary
Charles S. Bentley
Cleburne County
Mobile
Vincent Kilborn
Mrs. Slaten Dies at Hartselle Home
Florence Slaten aged 46 died Monday morning at her Hartselle residence. Survived by husband James Slaten. three sons Johnny James M. Slaten Thomas Slaten. three daughters Annie Pear and Mary Lee Slaten and Mrs E L Ballenger. Father J S Cris of Leighton. one brother and two sisters. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Mutual Service.
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Florence Slaten
Hartselle
James Slaten
Johnny
James M. Slaten
Thomas Slaten
Annie Pear
Mary Lee Slaten
E. L. Ballenger
J. S. Cris
Leighton
Austinville Softball Set for Wednesday Practice
The Austinville softball team holds a practice Wednesday night at 7 at Delano Ball Park. All players are required to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austinville
Delano Ball Park
Alabama officials study Tennessee Bell rate case ties
Two Alabama Public Service Commission representatives conferred with Tennessee Railroad and Public Utilities staff on Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph earnings. They focus on long distance rates, rate base and rate of return, at the request of Alabama's Gordon Persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Alabama Public Service Commission
Tennessee Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
Tennessee’s Commission
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Southern Bell
C. L. Rittenhouse
Alabama
Tennessee
Jacob Mohr
Commission
Gordon Persons
Allied forces advance in Chungking theater and Pacific raids
Reports say Chungking gained ground in three sectors including Liuchow and the central coast near Shanghai while a strike 140 miles from Canton inflicted heavy Japanese casualties. Allied planes sank ten small ships and damaged four around Nippon from the Kuriles to Borneo, with large mass surrenders of Japanese in Okinawa and the Philippines aided by POWs and interpreters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Chungking
Liuchow
U. S
Shanghai
Canton
Nippon
Kuriles
Borneo
Fleet Air Wing One
Okinawa
Philippines
Air Attack on Honshu Targets by 450 to 500 B 29s
Fourteen factories across Honshu were struck including Nagoya area ordnance works Kagamihara and Osaka plants. The raid by 450 to 500 B 29s with Mustang escorts hit 12 to 14 targets in clear and cloud covered areas, following earlier fire bombing. It represents the second large raid in five days and matches Kyushu strikes for number of targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guam
Japan
Honshu
Iwo Jima
Nagoya
Kagamigahara
Gifu
Osaka
Akashi
Kobe
Kyushu Island
Close in to Kill Manila
Fifth Air Force fighters and bombers hammered Japanese positions in the upper Cagayan valley as American and Filipino forces closed in. Lightnings Mustangs and Thunderbolts strafed roads and bombed troop concentrations while 240 mm howitzers pounded supply dumps. Japanese troops were described as dazed and starving as the 33rd Division pushed toward Bagiuo and Ambukao with other units advancing in Neo Cagayan province.
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Manila
Fifth Air Force
Luzon
Cagayan Valley
Death Valley
130Th
Balud River
Baguio
Boko
Ambukao
Toyoda
Neo Cagayan
Tsia
Wattle
Fanfare reduced for Truman homecoming in Independence
President Harry Truman will have no official welcoming committee in Independence. A 15 car caravan will meet him at the airport at 2 p.m. and he will travel to the Summer White House. He attends a Mormon church reception and plans a brief speech in Kansas City, then spends Friday with family in Independence.
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Independence
Harry Truman
Roger Sermon
City of
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Municipal Auditorium
Kansas City
Truman unveils drafts for new league of nations plan
President Truman arrives at Hamilton Field as the document outlines a council led system where member nations commit to mutual defense. Special pacts would be drawn after the council is formed, with collective self defense allowed if a nation is attacked, a key Pan American provision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Council
New League
Hamilton Field
San Francisco
Churchill Takes Cheers and Jeers in Campaign Swing
Prime Minister Churchill, fatigued yet sharp as he tours the English countryside, campaigns for the Conservative party amid cheers and boos. He praises the United States, seeks friendly ties with Russia, and fires taunts at political enemies in brief speeches during day one of the tour.
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Coventry
Churchill
United States
Russia
Barons Buy Dunn From St Paul
Birmingham Barons general manager Paul Florence announced the purchase of Cecil Dunn first baseman for Mobile last year. Dunn, from St Paul in the American Association, drove in 103 runs in the Southern league while hitting .280.
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Barons
Dunn
Birmingham
Ala
Cecil
Dynamite) Dunn
Paul Florence
Birmingham Barons
St. Paul
Allied invasion reports target island near Okinawa area
London based all India radio relayed a Japanese broadcast claiming Allied forces were attempting an invasion of an island about midway between Okinawa and the Japanese mainland. The island was not named. Amami Gunto Amami Oshima Togara Gunto and Yaku Shima lie in the general area. CBS noted a Tokyo broadcast predicting an invasion fleet of about 200 ships would strike two islands near mid Okinawa to Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
All- India Radio
Okinawa
India
Amami Gunto
Amami Oshima
Togara Gunto
Yaku Shima
CBS
Japan
Kyushu
Radio for sale Westinghouse combo item
One combination radio by Westinghouse in good condition. Contact Capt. J. D. Staudohar at 1628 Enolam Blvd Oak Park for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Combination Radio
Westinghouse
J. D. Staudohar
Enolam Blvd
Oak Park
Troops Redeployed From Europe Headed for China Front
Paris June 26 communique says American forces are being moved from the European theater to the China front in the Pacific communications zone. Several thousand troops have already sailed from Marseille toward the Far East along with veteran engineer quartermaster and medical specialists to prepare and outfit arriving forces. Large quantities of equipment were sent with the troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allier Expeditionar
Paris
Pacific
China
Marseille
Far East
Europe
United States
Disarm Germany Entire Economic System Urged
Congressional hearing heard Leo T Crowley press disarmament of Germany including its military and war industries plus its whole economy to prevent future war. The FEA official argued Germany retains most economic strength and could mobilize for war if unrestrained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Germany
Leo T. Crowley
Senate
Kilgore
Crowley
Henry H. Fowler
FEA
Woman's Fight for Life Stirs Coroner's Inquest
Coroner Theodore Steiber noted a possible recess in the case as Mrs Stevens described an attack by Albert that led her to fire in self defense. Police cited her admission of testing the pistol by firing into a fireplace before visiting the Milton home. James added Albert drank two high balls and a beer earlier, and Albert helped himself to a beer from the Milton fridge shortly before Mrs Stevens arrived. State Police Lt Remer testified she had been drinking beer, with estimates of up to ten glasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore E. Steiber
Stevens
Albert
Kovacs
Milton
Miltons
Steiber
James
District Red Cross Meeting in Morgan County
About 25 to 30 women from seven North Alabama counties attend a special Red Cross session at the Morgan county chapter headquarters. Mr. Braswell, North Alabama field director, plans new local activities with the Tennessee Valley Camp and Hospital Council. Mrs J Y Hamil chairs the Morgan county committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wome
Red Cross
North Alabama
Morgan County
Tennessee Valley Camp and Hospital Council
Braswell
Birmingham Camp and Hospital Council
J. Y. Hamil
Oak Street
Inflation pushes rice and money values to new highs
In Chungking on June 26 the black market rate for one American dollar rose to about 1800 Chinese dollars after China suspended gold sales. It then sank below 1600 and rose again to 1700. In Japanese occupied Shanghai rice reportedly sold for about 5600 dollars per pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Shanghai
Return of American POWs from Germany Reaches 83,600
The proves marshal's office announced that all former American prisoners of war in Germany except those hospitalized have been returned to the United States theater. A total of 83,600 prisoners have been sent home, with 3,400 remaining in hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Germany
United States
Tote
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Gum Street
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Falkville
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Fifth Avenue South
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