Weather and local notes from Fairfield area headlines
Partly cloudy with showers in the north, warmer south, Monday fair and cooler south. State max 50, min 30. Powell to arrive from Manila by transport plane soon. he has served three years as radar tech with the 13th Air Force. Mr and Mrs George Munsey and children leave Monday for Little Rock after a Standard Brands transfer. Mrs Earl Williams recovering at home after hospital stay, thanks for letters and flowers. Mrs C T Sewell discharged to home in Birmingham. plans to stay through holidays. Wayne Teague of Cullman among Alabama 4-H reps for national congress in Chicago.
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North Portion
South Portion
Russell Powell
United States
Manila
Powell
Tas
13Th Airforce
George Munsey
Little Rock
Mr. Munsey
Territory
Standard Brands
Earl Williams
Highland Baptist Hospital
A. L. Johnson
9Th Avenue
Fairfield Highlands
Fairfield
C. T. Sewell
South Highland Infirmary
G. W
Kenilworth Drive
Birmingham
Mrs. Sewell
Spotlight Turns On Valley Farm Co-ops
The Tennessee Valley farm cooperatives draw national attention as presidents of the twelve U S Bank for Cooperatives gather for a conference and a three state tour. FCA officials led by I W Duggan and J E Wells visit TVFC in Decatur and Athens and Florence, with stops in Muscle Shoals Tupelo Jonestown Clarksdale Minter City Greenwood Canton Jackson Hammond Baton Rouge Donaldsville Napoleonville continuing through the week.
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Tennessee Valley
Cooperative Bank
Banks
United States
I. W. Duggan
Farm Credit Administration
Kansas City
J. E. Wells
FCA
Washington, D. C
S. D. Sanders
Banks For Cooperatives
Central Bank For Cooperatives
Farm Credit
H. O. Pate
New Orleans
Decatur
E. P. Garrett
A. H. Prickett
Tennessee Valley Fertilizer Cooperative
TVFC
Athens
Limestone County Exchange
Florence
Associated Cooperatives
Co-Op Bank
TVA
Muscle Shoals
Tupelo
Jonestown
Clarksdale
Minter City
Greenwood
Canton
Jackson
Mississippi
Hammond
Baton Rouge
Donaldsville
Napoleonville
Louisiana
Springfield
Massachusetts
Houston
Texas
Spokane
Washington
St. Paul
Minnesota
Berkeley
California
Columbia
South Carolina
Blame Fixed for Rioting in Honolulu Riot
Report on Honolulu riot says responsibility split between civilians and sailors. Navy officer urged sailors to avenge beatings of sailors by hoodlums, police chief opposed. 750 armed sailors later gathered. rumors of two deaths circulated but not confirmed. Farrington said Interior Dept. asked Navy to investigate. no congressional inquiry needed.
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Washington
Honolulu
J. R. Farrington
Rhoda M. Lewis
I. M. Stainback
Navy
Gabrielson
Farrington
Will You Do Your Share Victory Bond Drive
The piece urges Morgan County residents to participate in the Eighth Victory Loan, citing wounded veterans and survivors. It notes a $641,000 county quota with $330,037.50 already invested, and declares RETAIL WEEK starts Monday when retail employees must each meet a $200 sales quota. It asks readers to buy and sell bonds to avoid a defeatist record.
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United States
Morgan County
Morgan County War Finance Committee
Gearhart accuses Pearl Harbor probe of hamstringing
Rep Gearhart of California charges the Pearl Harbor investigating committee is deliberately presenting testimony in dribs and drabs to hamstring a real investigation. He says crucial records, including Miles testimony and the Clark report, are being withheld, limiting cross examination and comparison by Republicans.
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Tom Reedy
Washington
Rep
Gearhart
R.-Calif
Pearl Harbor
Keefe
Wisconsin
Murphy
D.-Pa
Miles
Sherman Miles
Military Intelligence
Carter Clark
Gerhard Gesell
Clark
Hawaii
Barkley
D.-Ky
Dr McCarry Injured In Town Creek Traffic Crash
Dr D W McCarry of Town Creek suffered a fractured skull when his car crashed into a parked vehicle on Alabama Highway 101 four miles north of Town Creek. The crash occurred about 6 o clock Friday night. He was listed in fair condition at Baugh's infirmary Saturday night. The other car belonged to Joe Patterson Jr. Lorenzo Gower, driver of the doctor’s car, was uninjured. Damage was about $400 to the McCarry car and $350 to Patterson’s car.
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D. W. McCarry
Town Creek
Highway Patrol
Baugh’s Infirmary
Lorenzo Gower
Joe Patterson, Jr
Town Creek 2
Dr. M
Patterson
Gower
Arsenal Has Secret Too A German V-1 Ramp Copy
Huntsville Alabama December 2 The Army revealed a secret project at the Huntsville arsenal a duplicate of a German V-1 ramp. Chemists and engineers worked from February until after Japan’s surrender to develop liquid propellants for a pilotless bomb. The 160 foot ramp aimed toward a hill 600 yards away reached 250 mph tests used dummy bombs and a concrete bunker monitored by observers. Lt Col Fred Bellinger led the operation.
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Huntsville
Ala
Army
Army Air Forces
RAF
Chemical Warfare Service
Eglin Field
Fla
Fred ‘Bellinger
State Guard to Receive Service Ribbons in Alabama
Montgomery December 1. Members of the Alabama State Guard, per Governor Sparks, will be awarded service ribbons in recognition of their work during the national emergency. Brig. Gen. George L. Cleer, Adjutant General, issued the general order noting ribbons go to Guardsmen with three years of service since January 1, 1941, or 10 days on active duty excluding encampments, or an attendance record of 80 percent over each 12 month period since October 1, 1943.
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Montgomery
Alabama State Guard
Sparks
Commonwealth Tong
George L. Cleer
Opelika POW Camp to Close Early Feb Says Andrews
Representative George W. Andrews announced that the Opelika prisoner of war camp, an 840 acre reservation set up early in 143, will be closed on or about February 1. He said War Department information confirmed the camp has been declared surplus and prisoners will be moved out in January.
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Army
Opelika Prisoner of War
George W. Andrews
Andrews
War Department
Charles Chamberlain Isersohn
Germany
Ruhr
Dortmund
Essen
Duisberg
Duesseldorf
August Thysesen Steel Works
West Krupp Works
Bibantic Ruhr
Hitler
Werner Carp
Guttehoffnunghutte Steel Combine
Nuernberg
Prisoners Escape DeKalb County Jail In Fort Payne
In Fort Payne Alabama on December 1 two inmates escaped DeKalb County jail after assaulting jailer G R Powell and stealing 80 dollars. They forced Powell to summon a taxicab which arrived too late as the fugitives fled on foot. Police Chief Mack Robinson reported the incident.
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Fort Payne
Ala
DeKalb County
Mack Robinson
G. R. Powell
Robinson
Segregation Edict on Rail Lines Issued
The Alabama Public Service Commission ordered railroads to segregate white and Negro passengers by partitions or separate cars. The rule cites Alabama code sections requiring separate accommodations and assigns passengers to designated cars. A hearing is set for December 17 in Montgomery. notices went to major railroads operating in Alabama.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Public Service Commission
Alabama
APSC
Great Southern
Tennessee & Northern
Atlanta
St. Andrew's Bay
Atlan Coastline
Central of Georgia
Gulf
Hundred Percent On Buying Bonds At Pryor Field Depot
Employees at Pryor Field Aircraft Storage Depot purchase Victory bonds with all 46 staff taking part. They bought a total of 2531.25 dollars at purchase price, averaging just over 55 dollars each. One third of sales went to Limestone County and two thirds to Morgan County.
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Pryor Field
Victory
Limestone County
Morgan
Noojin Elected to University of Alabama Board
Lonnie Noojin a Gadsden businessman was elected to the University of Alabama board of trustees to succeed the late L L Herzberg of Gadsden during the homecoming day meeting. Hill Ferguson of Birmingham was named chairman of the executive committee and R E Steiner of Montgomery was elected a committee member.
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Noojin
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Lonnie Noojin
Gadsden
University of Alabama
L. L. Herzberg
Hill Ferguson
Birmingham
R. E. Steiner
Montgomery
Swapped mates in Nevada start on honeymoons
Two New Jersey women who shared a cabin in Carson City exchanged spouses in a double wedding after District Judge Clark J. Guild granted divorces to Mrs. Delbert G. Faust and Mrs. Roy O. Preisler of East Orange. Each former spouse remarried the other, with the ceremony followed by a wedding dinner. Custody of the children stays with the mothers.
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Carson
City
Nev
New Jersey
British air crews slain near Batavia amid siege actions
At Ambarawa and Bekassi in Java British and Indian soldiers are reported killed as Indonesian forces besiege a large Allied internment camp. News cites mutilated bodies of four Englishmen and up to 18 Indians found near Bekassi, with claims of executions by Indonesians.
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Haugland
Batavia
Java
Ambarawa
Bekassi
Batvia
Aneta
Bandoeng
Cotton price level higher as demand stays strong
Washington December 1. Cotton prices rose this week with market inquiries outpacing sales. Middling 15-16 inch cotton in 10 spot markets averaged 24.12 cents on Thursday, up from 24.03 and 21.44 a year ago. Lower grades showed wider discounts due to weak demand and oversupply. Government purchases lingered low as prices stayed above purchase levels. Secretary Anderson formed a cotton export advisory board of eight industry representatives to push foreign disposal of surplus cotton, aiming to move 2.5 million bales of government stock this season.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Anderson
Parade Permit Granted For Protest March In Mobile
Mobile city commission allowed the National Maritime Union to parade through streets Monday in protest of government shipping policies but refused permission for a NMU mass meeting in public facilities.
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Mobile
Ala
Mobile City Commission
National Maritime Union
CIU
NMU
Defendant Admits He Was Horrified By Films
Editor notes the Associated Press sent written questions to Hermann Goering via his attorney Otto Stahmer. Stahmer relayed oral questions and Goering’s oral replies, which were copied and supplied to AP. The followup story presents the questions and answers as provided.
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The
Associated Press
Hermann Goering
Otto Stahmer
Goering
Goering defends Nazi ties during trial andterroir
Goering, on trial before the international military tribunal, declared he remained a Nazi and would back Hitler as in 1933. He said he was a true paladin of the Fuehrer and noted his influence with Hitler waned after 1943. The proceedings featured his calm defiance and occasional nods as evidence was presented.
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Nuernberg
Germany
Roland Herman Goering
International Military Tribunal
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Reichmarshal
Otto Stahmer
Goering
Hitler
High Tribunal
Retail Week In Campaign Kicks Off War Bond Drive
Morgan County retailers commence Retail Week with a goal to sell at least 200 in Series E Bonds per employee. Prizes of 100, 50, and 25 dollars are offered for top sales records. County total reaches 330037.50 on the road to 641000 with full week expected to boost progress.
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Morgan County
Vernon McGwier
Need This Man
Veteran Meredith Woodall seeks job through Employment Service. A 24 year old single Army veteran discharged October 1945, he served five years and ran a photographic darkroom, handling taking developing and printing official construction photos and portraits. He was a radio operator keeping unit communications.
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Meredith Woodall & Employment Service
Wtervin
Army
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