Troops Arrive in War Update from Multiple Theaters
Navy reports destroyer action off Bougainville with a cargo ship and corvette set on fire and 15 Zeros shot down, four American planes lost. Tokyo claims 20 Allied planes down. Kiska air assaults resume in the Aleutians while Wau in New Guinea faces heavy dive bomber attack with minimal damage. In Timor Korepang fires aboard Liberators as Chinese fronts advance toward Owchihkow and Hwajung. Burma RAF conducts one raid as monsoon slows operations. Domestic coal field disruption eases with a June 20 wage increase demand and looming anti-strike legislation in Congress. John P. Busarello of UMW District 5 remains hopeful for a quick agreement.
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Bougainville Island
Tokyo Radio Today
North Pacific
Navy
Kiska
Aleutians
Wau
New Guinea
Korepang
Timor
China
Owchihkow
Itu
Hwajung
Tungting Lake
Burma
War Production Advances Amid Axis Threats And Ship Deliveries
The report notes strong rises in heavy bombs and tank armors production, with a surge in heavy aerial bombs for Axis delivery. April artillery output exceeds any month this year, ground signals rise 22 percent, and destroyer escort deliveries aid U boat combat. Navy and army vessel outputs grow, while major combat vessel deliveries follow a planned schedule with tonnage dipping from March to April.
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Nelson
Pearl Harbor
Miners Face Resumption as Operations Signal Return
Report indicates most miners are set to resume today with urgency noted. Southern operators reportedly hold out for a referee’s decision to end the dispute and restart production.
Alabama Coal Production Near Normal After Stoppage
Alabama coal mines resumed near normal production with about 300 workers at the Empire Mine in Walker County idle due to lack of union notification. About 22,000 miners were idle during the stoppage that began last Tuesday, with 84 rail connected mines mostly back online, three non union mines remaining affected.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Ala
Walker County
Empire
Dehardeleben Coal Corp
United Mine Workers of America
UMW
Arnall Cuts Georgia State Debt by Over One Million Monthly
Gov. Ellis Arnall announces debt reduction from 35.96 million to 29.75 million dollars as of May. He cites savings from expenditures, gasoline tax absorption, and a $450 thousand sinking fund toward general state bonds, plus $550,790 for county highway refunding certificates.
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Atlanta
Jamesa
Georgia
Ellis Arnall
Arnall
General State
New York Stock Letter Shows Mixed Early Session Pullback
The market opened with light selling and a shift in industrials after several favorites reached new highs earlier. Hearings on a 30 percent wage boost for railway unions spurred declines of fractions to over two points, with transfers around 1,305 shares and only limited recovery near the close as several major names sagged.
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New York
Indiy
Chicago Potato Market Activity Reflects Light Supplies
Potatoes arriving on track and shipments thin as demand exceeds supply in Chicago. U S Department of Agriculture notes light supplies with market activity influenced by California and Alabama factors. Dealers report prices around $80 and notable variances in regional shipments.
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Chicago
U. S
Air travel to dominate U S transport by mid-century says OWI
The OWI forecast expects air travel to capture about 70 percent of prewar rail passenger miles within a decade or two, reaching six billion revenue passenger miles. Predictions show rapid expansion in routes to Mexico City Panama City Seattle London Paris Shanghai Moscow and Cape of Good Hope.
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OWI
National Resources Planning Board
United States
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
D. C
Mexico City
Panama City
Seattle
London
Paris
Shanghai
Moscow
Chungking
China
Cape of Good Hope
The
OWL
Army Airforce Transport Command
Naval Air Transport Service
ATC
Markets At A Glance New York Stocks Slide
Markets at a glance show lower New York stocks with leaders slipping on profit taking and cash concerns. Bonds mixed with some rail declines while commodities like wheat and cotton drift as market news weighs. Hog prices steady to high, hogs top 14.40. cattle fall two cents on heavy receipts, top 17.25.
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New York
Hog receipts steady at seven plants in Georgia and Dothan
U S D A reports L694 head of hogs received at seven plants in Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville Tifton Dothan and Jacksonville. Receipts largely unshipped and market mostly steady with spots up 25 cents from Saturday. Composite quotations show varied weights from 80 to 240 pounds with prices ranging around 9 to 18 dollars per hundredweight and top around 14.45 for certain middle weights.
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Thomasville
Food Distribution Administration
Albany
Columbus
Moultrie
Tifton
Dothan
Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Liarze (Ltd
Chicago Livestock and Grain Markets Roundup
Market report from Chicago shows hogs active and steady with Friday averages, salable cattle and calves at high supplies and declines for fed steers, beef cows steady to lower, and strong sausage bulls. Jacksonville poultry and eggs steady with jokers’ prices. New Orleans cotton fluctuating while New York cotton trades quiet. Chicago cash grain lists No. 2 yellow corn and various soybeans and wheats with mixed prices.
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Chicago Livestock
Chicago
S. Dept. Agr
Poultry Prices Reported by Chicago Firm
Chicago poultry market report lists live poultry with quantities and weights for hens fryers springs broilers leghorn chickens roosters and ducks. The June 7 update shows varied weights and a 25 to 31 percent range in some categories with total counts spanning 10 trucks on hand.
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Chicago
Reese
Nimitz Addresses Conference and War Supply Claims
Admiral Nimitz says his upcoming conference is not primarily about Hirohito’s welfare and hopes it causes Japanese trouble. He notes he once led the university ROTC unit and that Mrs. Nimitz remains at their home. He denies neglect of supplies for forces fighting Japan and cites end of year projections.
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Hirohito
Admiral Nimitz
University Naval R. O. T. C
Mackenzie Finds Little Truth in Axis Boasts
Dewitt Mackenzie analyzes German claims that Allied invasion of southern Europe would fail. He argues Hitler’s defensive circle could be bombed from outside, degrading Wehrmacht strength while Allied air power expands reach to Axis production and communications. Vander Meer’s late career note ends the piece.
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Dewit MacKenzie
Europe
Berlin
Associated Press
Die Wehrmacht
United Nations
Hitler
Boche
Italy
Reich
Wehrmacht
North African
Luftwaffe
Phone Numbers You Should Know In City Services
A fragment lists key city numbers for police fire hospital sheriff post office light plant and city hall with an ambulance and state patrol offices. It also advertises local produce from City Fruit Co including fruits and vegetables and ice cream.
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Whiddon’s
Furnished Six-Room House For Rent In Cairo Ga
Real estate notice seeks adults only for a furnished six room house with electric stove and refrigerator and modern furniture. Contact Mrs. Frank T. Brown in Cairo Georgia for details.
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Frank T. Brown
Cairo
For Rent Two Room Furnished Apt Near Air Base
Two room furnished apartment for rent near the air base with water and lights included. Contact I. T. Lawhorn at Rt. 4.
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Air Base
I. T. Lawhorn
Rt. 4
Post Office Delivers War Ration Book 3 Applications
War Ration Book No 3 applications have been distributed to eligible families and individuals via city and rural carriers from the local post office. Anyone not served by delivery should apply at the stamp and general delivery window. Applications must be mailed by June 10 to the address on the form. fee is 1 cent and completion is required. After June 10, applications may be obtained from the War Rationing Board.
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Post Office
Global War Dispatches Highlight Shifts in Power and Skirmishes
Pantelleria forces reposition amid concentrated strikes as American airmen bolster Britain’s air power. Argentina’s regime uncertainty grows after four day revolution with Rawson backing Ramirez. Eastern front claims say Nazi planes destroyed. Nimitz hints at broader Pacific strikes. Bougainville sees five air raids. Solomons reporting Japanese losses. Kiska faces renewed raids. Yangtze area sees Chinese counteroffensive gains.
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U. S
Britain
Arturo Rawson
Pedro Ramirez
Russia
Pacific
U. S. Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Area
U.S
Solomons
U. S. Navy
Bouganville Island
Aleutians
Kiska
China
Yangtze
Classified Ad Rates and Policies for Times Enterprise
Classified ads in the Times Enterprise must be prepaid or paid on first call. Rates are given per line for daily editions with various multi insert discounts. Ads must reach the office by 12 o clock for same day appearance and the paper holds limited liability for a single incorrect insertion.
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Times-Enterprise
Merchandise Sale At Meigs Auction
Meigs Georgia auction starts Wednesday June 9 at 3 p m. Eight floor show cases four counter show cases and contents plus 300 pairs ladies and misses shoes tables counters cabinets and other merchandise must be closed out at once to highest bidder. Come and make yourself some money. G L Duren Thomasville Ga.
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Meigs. Ga
G. L. Duren
Thomasville
Pacific War Strength Cited By Navy Leader
An admiral warned that the Japanese navy, though defeated at Midway and in a defensive war, remains a formidable force capable of causing damage. He noted no serious threat to the Pacific coast since Midway a year ago.
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Pacific
Midway
Hirohito
Training program offers low fees with job placement
Employment possible during training as Mr J McDonald Georgia State Registrar at the Tosco Hotel invites inquiries for personal interviews between 10:00 AM and 9:00 PM on Monday and Tuesday.
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SPE
J. McDonald
Georgia
the Tosco Hotel
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