Weather and local notices outline a warm spell and civic updates
The region remains warm with scattered thundershowers. Tennessee river below 20.20 feet. temps reached 98 and 76. Cotton prices posted red hot on the market, strict mid 21.30 middling 21.10 strict 19.90 low 16.60. Local church and military notes include Rev and Mrs Elmer D Piper traveling to Reading PA, Corporal Carey T Cockrell joining Camp Luna NM after furlough, and Pfc Horace M Newell arriving in North Africa. Church meetings and reorganizations at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist noted, with hospital updates and community notices about residents and service personnel.
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Tennessee ‘River
De Gaulle Faces Cuts in French Africa Policy Clash
Gen Charles De Gaulle and followers warned they will not interfere as Allied leaders back Gen Eisenhower in securing lines and bases. Giraud remains in authority over French forces. Boisson resigns as governor general of French West Africa with a successor to be named. Controversy between De Gaulle and allies is treated as a military matter.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Washington
Charles de Gaulle
French
Africa
Europe
Eisenhower
French Committee For National Liberation
Algiers
Henri Giraud
de Gaulle
Giraud
London
Pierre Boisson
French West Africa
French Committee of National Liberation
Reuters
Boisson
Dakar
French Africa
One
General Giraud To Visit In U S Soon
French General Henri Giraud plans an official Washington visit after a formal invitation from President Roosevelt. The White House said the invitation was transmitted via General Dwight D. Eisenhower at Allied headquarters in Algiers on May 27, inviting Giraud to come to the United States as soon as his duties permit.
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Washington
Henri Giraud
Roosevelt
White House
Dwight D. Hisenhower
Allied
Algiers
Giraud
United States
Navy Bill Signed Providing Multiyear Funding
The bill appropriates about 33 billion dollars for the year starting July 1. Direct appropriations total roughly 27.6 billion with a further independent offices supply measure of about 2.6 billion approved by the President.
W. A. Hoppers Found Dead At 64 At Home
William A. Hoppers 64 died of a heart attack Saturday afternoon at 706 Fifth Avenue West and was found Sunday morning by neighbors. He worked 25 years as yard conductor for Southern Railway and was active in the Decatur Masonic lodge. Survived by wife, two daughters Lois Hoppers and Katherine Rose, two sons William J. and David, two sisters, and other relatives. Funeral Tuesday at Central Methodist. body shipped to Collierville Tennessee for burial Wednesday. Masonic lodge and Southern Railway employees to serve as honorary pallbearers.
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William A. Hoppers
Fifth Avenue West
Mr. Hoppers
Hoppers
Southern Railway Company
Masonic Lodge
Decatur
Lois O. Hoppers
Dadeville
Katherine Rose Hoppers
William J. Hoppers
Miami
Fla
David H. Hoppers
Army Air Corps
Knoxville
R. L. Archibald
H. M. Stevenson
W. B. Strong
Collersville
Tenn
Colliersville
Brown
Southern Railway Co
Eastern Star
Westsidesbyterian Church Missionary Society
W. F. Busch
George Devine
W. R. Pearce
Charlie Campbell
Penton Sims
George la Boon
Espionage arrest for alleged German information hawking in New York
Justice Department announces the arrest of Ernest Frederick Lehmitz in New York City on charges of gathering espionage information for Germany. FBI Director J Edgar Hoover said Lehmitz wrote letters to German intelligence detailing New York shipping conditions and troop movements. He faces possible death or thirty years in prison if convicted.
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Washington
Justice Department
Ernest Frederick Lehmitz
New York City
Germany
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lehmitz
Europe
New York Harbor
FBI
United States
Brooklyn
Hoover
Hamburg
Oxford Place
Tompkinsville
Staten Island
N. Y
Cuxhaven
Department
Lehmits
Richmond County
OPA Announces Regulation on Bicycles for Delivery
George T. Woodruff, chairman of the War Price and Ration Board, issued a new OPA rule. Bicycles with a small front wheel and large forward basket for package delivery are released from ration restrictions. Ordinary bicycles used for delivery still require certificates.
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OPA
George T. Woodruff
War Price and Ration Board
Alabama Senate approves 18 year voting age amendment
The Alabama senate voted to reduce the voting age from 21 to 18 with plans to refer the measure to a referendum. Support from Sen. Will O Walton and Sen. Gerald Bradford highlighted youth voting potential, while Sen. Vernon L St John praised youth understanding of democratic rights. The House also passed Revenue Department bills freezing coal mining tax at 11 1 2 cents per ton and iron ore tax at 3 cents, and denied six months statute of limitations for tax collection.
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Will O. Walton
Chambers
Gerald Bradford
Clarke
Vernon L. St. John of
Lawrence
House
Revenue Department
Warning to men halts Tennessee mine return to work
A handwritten threat found at Tennessee Products Corporation in Whitwell led to 400 miners skipping the day shift despite a union vote to resume operations. Meanwhile the Palmer mine employed 500 and other area mines were reported in full or partial operation as Tennessee miners largely returned to work last week.
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Whitwell
Tenn
Tennessee Products Corporation
B. M. Rogers
Rogins
Earl FE. Carter
Rogers
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company
Palmer
Jellico
L. Reed
United Mine Workers
Tennessee
Work Begins on Hi School Projects in City
City superintendent S. E. Alverson announced updates on two city schools. Interior work at the senior high school began today and will continue through the building except the auditorium which was repainted last summer. Bids are out for a four room addition to the Negrohi school with a contract let on July 5. Construction will start soon after.
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S. E. Alverson
Alverson
Britain sees peril in Pacific as Japan grows strong
Max Hill, filling in for DeWitt MacKenzie, cites an AP article by W. J. Haley. Haley warns of a long, bloody Pacific war and laments American complacency, noting Britain’s informed view that Japan has grown stronger and America must awaken to the crisis.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
Max Hill
Associated Press
Tokyo
Britain
Anye
W. J. Haley
Asee
Tinley
Eng
America
Pacific
East
Japan
Contineet
Gains Made in Total Miners on Job
Scattered gains in miners returning to coal fields are reported across states. Ohio shows most miners returning with expectations of full turnout tomorrow. Kentucky and Indiana add to the improvement while Pennsylvania anthracite sector lags with low returns. Local unions report protests and incomplete counts while some mines remain shut.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio
United Mine War
Appalachian
Pennsylvania
Ickes Sees Brief Government Coal Control
Secretary Ickes told the House Ways and Means Committee the government has no desire to nationalize the coal industry and hopes to return mines to private ownership at the earliest moment. He cited conditions for transfer and discussed extending the Guffey act to stabilize prices, noting production lag and a chaotic situation hindering output.
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Washington
Ickes
House Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
Different Sea Island Cotton Bloom Displayed by Bailey
H. F. Bailey of Somerville 2 displayed a yellow Sea Island long staple cotton bloom described as different. The crop, quoted at 45 cents a pound on the market, was grown as an experimental plant this spring, with a limited stand maturing below expectations while stalks remain for study.
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H. F. Bailey
Somerville 2
Sea Island
Solons Hope for Recess as Congress Returns
Congress returned to work in Washington after recess with $115 billion in appropriation bills and final action on halting the food price rollback program. Leaders aim to wrap matters this week, potentially enabling a vacation through mid September.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
War Department
House
Senate
National Dath Administration
NYA
Jor Truman
Finance Committee
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Office of War Information
OWT
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Senator Lodge
R.mass
Funeral services for Grady Self a 12 year old Eva boy
Funeral services were held at Etna for Grady Lawrence Self 12 who died Wednesday at Cullman hospital from an infected foot after a swimming injury. Lindsay Allen and Mr Pepper conducted the service with Moss of Cullman directing interment. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs H G Self a brother Conrad of Eva and a sister Mrs R O Camp of Childersburg. Pallbearers were cousins. The death caused widespread grief in the community.
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R. O. Camp
Childersburg
Restrictions Lifted in Detroit After Race Rioting
Detroit authorities lifted all emergency restrictions in effect since the race rioting earlier this week. City officials announced the change as public order returned and shops opened with normal operations resuming downtown and in surrounding neighborhoods.
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Detroit
Allied Air Attacks Hammer Greece and Italy
American heavy bombers pounded Eleusis and Hassani airfields near Athens for a second time in a week while Naples endured new damage from RAF Wellington strikes on docks and industrial zones. Mosquito aircraft led a large European raid as Allied air power presses the Mediterranean campaign.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Greece
Athens
Naples
Mediterranean
Middle East
Eleusis
Hassani
Northwest African Command
Italy
Messina
Sicily
Europe
Bombers Hit Kiska In Seven Raids Fire Envelopes Japanese Camp
American heavy and medium bombers aided by escort fighters pounded Kiska in seven raids starting Friday night, setting large fires and injuring anti aircraft positions as the Aleutian outpost endured its 16th attack in three days. In the South Pacific, six strikes hit Japanese bases at Kahili Rekata Bay Munda Vila and Lallale with damaging results.
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Washington
Kiska
Aleutian Islands
Navy
Kahili
Rekata Bay
Munda, Vila
Lallale
Solomon Islands
France Raids Continue After Ninth Night of Attacks
In a ninth night of raids, French forces targeted railways and airports to disrupt German defenses behind the Atlantic wall. New strikes hit Greek air bases after a 50-plane raid on Salonica, as Axis planners weigh whether Balkan moves are real offensives or feints. Paris radio and Reuters report the evolving invasion focus.
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France
Germany
Atlantic
Sedes
Salonika
Balkans
Soames
Paris Radio
Reuters Re
Big Bombers Renew Their Attack Today
A large Allied air force, including U S heavy bombers, attacked southeast England toward France after British fliers sank two German ships and forced another ashore. RAF Typhoons and Hurricanes pressed the convoy, with waves of ships hit and one beached amid reports of heavy fire and casualties.
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London
U. S
England
France
Boulogne
Calais
RAF
Air Ministry
High Command
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Elmer D. Piper
Central Baptist Church
Reading
Carey T. Cockrell
Camp Luna
N. M
Mrs. I. D. Cockrell
R. E
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Angeles
Cal
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E. B. Compton
Union Boyce
Baugh’s
Thomas Adams
State National Bank
Birmingham
J. M. Ghann
Valhermosa
George W. Norwood
Nancy Wilhite
Ollie Wilhite
Earl Glasscock
Gon. Jimmy
Memphis
Horace M. Newell
North Africa
Mrs
Sheriff’s Office
Little Ngips
Faye Wigginton
Jackson
Benevolent Hostal
William T. Hill
Camp Edwards, Miss
J. W. Hill
Sarah Lee Hill
Philadelphia
Geraldine Hill
Ottis Phillips
Benevolent Hospital
Fairview
McAfee, Howell & Young
Ernest Maddox
Mariselle
the Benevolent Hospital
J. W. Lovelace Sr. Andaughter
Beverly Jane Nespent
Sheffield
8. H. Lamon
Corporal Omar Lamon
Army Air Forces
Bowling Green
Alg
Decatur Daily
General Giraud
Madame Chiang
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Wesleyan College
Macon
W. N. Ainsworth
Bishop Ainsworth
Wesleyan
N. C. McPherson, Jr
W. A. Hoppers
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Senate
Rep. C. D. Norman
Bullock
Glenn Davis
Bank of Berry
Pardon Board
William Hathaway
Herschel McCain
Davis
By Dewitt MacKenzie
United States Steel Corporation
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
James Mark
Kentucky
Indiana
Solons
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