Truman Sees Service Game In Cold Stadium Visit
President Truman attended a 32 to 13 Army Navy game in a cold, steamed box with Mrs. Truman and guests including Fleet Admiral Leahy. Secret service wrapped blankets around them as he chatted with guests and officials before touring the stadium in autos.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Philadelphia
Truman
Magri
Army
Navy
Mrs. Truman
Secret Service
William D. Leahy
Margaret Truman
George Washington University
Washington
al Satcine
Thomas J. Stricker
Kansas City
Jane Lingo
Mary Calvert
Margaret
Strickland
Miss Truman
Walter Reed Hospital
Byrnes
Clark
Hannegan
the Navy
Forrestal
Agriculture
Mzc
A Mberson
Tom Connally
Warren Magnuson
Navy Loses Jerseys to Army in Service Classic
Navy football players lost their shirts after Army defeated them 32 to 13 in the annual service grid classic. Army guard Arthur Gerometta claimed a jersey on the spot, while Navy’s Jim Carrington surrendered his No. 60. Army celebrated quietly in the dressing room as they changed, deeming the outcome a mere formality.
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Philadelphia
Navy
Army
West Point
Arthur Gerometta
Gary
Ind
Jim Carrington
Gerometta
Conway community notes on family visits and health
Lawrence county reports show Mr and Mrs Earlene Hardin and others visiting relatives in Conway. J L Pitt has discharged after three years service and is at home with parents. Several residents attend church, stay with kin, and Hog butchering is common as warm weather continues.
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N. S. Shelton
O. P. Shelton
Mabel Daniel
Lorene Ne
Oscar Pitt
W. S. Draper
J. L. Pitt
Carrie Hawkins
Lillian Mur
Jerry Shelton
Herbert Lowery
Virgie Hill
Baugh Infirmary
Elmer Alexander
G. G. Shelton
Earlene Hardin
Culis NeSmith
Decatur
Jack Maurer
Roosevelt Plaza
Camden
N. J
Guadalcanal
Delbert Matchett
St. Joseph
Charles Tiedt
Delbert N. Matchett
Amera
Fred Matchett
Navy
Joseph Sherman
Market rally lifts NY stocks to 14 year week high
New York December 1 led by aircrafts and specialties the stock market posted a 14 year weekly high since early 1942 with the Associated Press 60 stock composite up .3 point. weekly turnover peaked at 1,220,000 shares the largest since May 18, 1940. volume for November reached 40,405,573 exceeding 1936 levels. Bonds steadied and grain and cotton prices moved modestly. Livestock prices ranged from cutters to fat cows with bulls and stockers showing varied gains across categories.
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New York
Associated Press
Chicago
Markets at a Glance in New York
Markets at a Glance reports higher stocks with specialties strong. Bonds steady as rails improve. Cotton mixed. wheat little changed to up, mills buying. Corn unchanged at ceilings. Rye down 2 1 4 to 1 2 up under bearish ceiling rules. Hogs and cattle weak in latest trading.
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New York
Cotton futures irregular as French bids influence market
New York cotton futures closed lower with nearby trades steadier and deferreds weaker. Reports say French inquiries for 40,000 tons boosted demand. France has already bought a sizable portion. Prices shown for Dec, Mar, May, July, and Oct contracts with minor gains in spot middling.
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N. Y
New York
Washington
Nie Alice
United States
Rotary Plans Ladies Night at Hotel Lyons
The Decatur Rotary club will stage Ladies Night at 6:30 Monday at Hotel Lyons with speaker R. R. Klanke of St. Louis. About 175 Rotary members and guests are expected, including Civitan Kiwanis Lions and Business and Professional Women's clubs. Surprises are planned. Bob Horton leads music with Mrs Joh as accompanist. Planning committee co chairs are Bob Harris and Holmes Turner, with John Pennell Frank Stone John White Raymond Britain and Alfred Hodgins.
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Decatur Rotary Club
Hotel Lyons
R. R. Klanke
St. Louis
Rotary Club
Civitan
Kiwanis
Lions and
Business
Bob Horton
Rotary
Mrs
Joh
Bob Harris
Holmes Turner
Cochairmen
John Pennell
Frank Stone
John White
Raymond Britain
Alfred Hodgins
Southeastern Area Cattle Market Review Report
Frost and freezing temperatures increased supply in the Southeast cattle market this week, absorbed by killers and replacement buyers with steady to 25c higher prices. Fat steers and heifers rose about 25c, cows firm, bulls stronger, and canner and cutter cattle up to 50c higher for stocker and feeder lots. Eight plants processed 3,902 cattle and 3,271 calves in four days, vs 2,543 cattle and 1,486 calves last week. Top figures include $16.25 for fat steers, $15.75 for fat steers, $12.00–$13.50 for medium grade, and $9.50–$11.50 for common grades. Calves scarce with limited high grades at $16.25 and milder values elsewhere.
Spotlight List Of Bank Co operatives Leaders Heads To Conference
City leaders from Missouri list includes presidents of twelve U S cooperative banks. Notable names span George Lamb from Springfield M A to H O Pate of New Orleans with others in Louisville St Louis Omaha and Houston. Attending figures include E F Chavanne A K Jeffreys O D Kennamer W K McWilliams and Fred J Hurst from FCA and related groups.
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Houston
Texas
E. A. Stokdyk
Berkeley
Calif
A. C. Adams
Spokane
Wash
H. O. Pate
New Orleans
E. F. Chavanne
New Orleans Bank For Cooperatives
A. K. Jeffreys
O. D. Kennamer
Huntsville
Ala
W. K. McWilliams
FCA
Fred J. Hurst
Next Week Six Day Affair Heads to Capitol
General George C. Marshall former Chief of Staff is expected to headline a six-day event next week. Marshall plans to testify before departing for his post as Ambassador to China, marking a key moment in the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Marshall
Marshall
China
German armament chief Karl Eberhardt linked to Hitler rise
A British officer explained arrests, stating money and influence from German heavy industry propelled Hitler to power and that without it he could not have succeeded.
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Karl Eberhardt
Hitler
Union Offer Turned Down
Bernard Baruch declined Walter Reuther’s invitation to Detroit to hear a reading of the verbatim transcript of General Motors and UAW negotiations. He said no public good would be served by his attendance, though he supports ending the strike.
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New York
Bernard M. Baruch
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers (Cio
Detroit
General Motors Corporation
Reuther
Baruch
General Motors
UAW
Stephen S. Wise
Joséphus Daniels
James Conant
Harvard
Christmas craft ideas and family holiday fun notes
The writer describes low cost Christmas craft ideas using paint decorated skirt hangers clothespins and butter tubs as waste baskets. Also suggests decorating tiles for cards or gifts, making a table centerpiece from a colander and popcorn chains, and using cinnamon in vacuum bags for scent. The piece recalls a playful attic discovery of a Santa suit and a shy secret about Santa’s chimney visit.
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Hag
Mary
Nashville
Dad
Vivian Vocabulary for Squares Hi Hag
Vivian Brown per letter to the paper sends affectionate salute to Jones and notes smooth gas and cute Heps in a playful gang context. The fragmentary item reads as a personal greeting with no clear news event or public notice.
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Oe Jones
Vivian Brown
Freshman Page Sparks SMU to 34-0 Victory
SMU freshman Paul Page, from Eldorado, ran for 51 68 and 55 yard touchdowns and helped the Mustangs hammer Texas Christian 34-0. Baylor beat Rice 17-14 in Houston as SMU moved to second in the Southwest Conference behind Texas. Page also intercepted two passes and set up another.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Southern Methodist
Paul Page
Texas Christian Today
Mustangs
Baylor
Rice
Houston
SMU
TCU
Methodists
Texas
Page
Eldorado
Western Union workers vote to strike under NLRB ruling
The National Labor Relations Board announced a strike vote by Western Union Telegraph Company employees under the Smith Connally act. Eligible voters totaled 48,743 with 28,701 voting for strike, 5,182 against, and 111 votes declared void.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Western Union Telegraph Company
Navy calling for more aid in Washington D C
The Navy Department seeks stenographers typists and telephone operators in Washington D C as WAVES sailors and Marines return with incomplete records. Miss Irene Kimes civil service representative reports the need rising due to new civilian jobs in the Navy's replacement program. New hires are interviewed at the reception center and assigned to Navy units based on ability and need.
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Navy Department
Washington, D. C
Irene Kimes
Civil Service
Theavy Deartment
Post Office
Birmingham
Washington
Navy
Man Rescued From Boxcar Near Chattanooga
Ernest Parton a 40 year old Memphis veteran was rescued after 60 hours sealed in a steel boxcar filled with corn shucks near Chattanooga He was deprived of food and water and said his attackers robbed him of 34 dollars before tossing him aboard He survived by breathing through a door crack and was hospitalized in good condition following the rescue by train crewmen.
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Chattanooga
Ernest Parton
Memphis
Parton
Roy Morphew
T. W
Hominy
N. C
Goering Acknowledges Mixed Roles In Nazi Policy At Trial
In perjury hearing remarks Goering defends arming Germany for strength, claims no aggressive intent, and cites Himmler’s control of camps. He expresses horror at atrocities witnessed on film and says he acted to prevent injustices, while denying full complicity in anti Semitic policies.
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Goys
Truman
United States
Germany
Goering
Himmler
Oruro Bolivian Tin Hub and Rail Center
Oruro serves as the commercial center of Bolivia’s vast tin mining district and acts as the main hub of the country’s railway network, linking mines to export routes and regional markets.
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Oruro
Bolivia
Community Veterans and Local Notices Shine Through
Army and Navy discharge news highlight local residents Thomas W. Terry and John H. Howland with overseas service and medals. Capt. Homer B. Hutchinson Jr. returns after 12 months in Europe and six in the Pacific. Local hospital admissions, births, and a few court docket items follow, with residents such as Lonnie B. McDaniel and Lamon Colbert noted.
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Pfe
Thomas W. Terry
Moulton
Homer B. Hutchinson, Jr
Atlanta
States
European
Pacific
Hutchinson
Europe
Tommy
Decatur
Johnston Street
Venereal Disease Rates Rise in U S Army After War
Army medical department reports sharp rises in venereal disease among troops at home and abroad as fighting waned. European rate climbs from 62 to 155 per 1000 from May to August, Pacific from 5 to 97 per 1000, and U S rate drops from 43 to 33. Postwar leisure, exposure, and treatment advances cited. civilian agencies urged to prepare control programs as millions of soldiers are discharged.
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Washington
Army Medical Department
Medical Department
Pacific
Philippines
United States
U. S
Indivetrials workers percentage rise in India over years
The article notes a change in the share of Indivetrials workers in India between 1988 and 194, highlighting a growth in the workforce participation rate. It discusses the scale of increase and references associated economic factors affecting labor composition during that period.
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India
Stassen Commended by National Citizens Political Action Committee
Elmer A. Benson as NCPAC chairman commends Harold E. Stassen for a principled stance. Benson, ex-governor of Minnesota, warns the Republican party risks war and repudiation of veterans’ promises unless it follows a different course. He compares Stassen to Wendell Willkie, noting Stassen aims to represent labor, agriculture, veterans, and youth within the party.
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New York
Elmer A. Benson
National Citizens Political Action Committee
NCPAC
Harold E. Stassen
Benson
Minnesota
Stassen
Republican Party
Wendell Willkie
Kiwanis Club Meeting Set for 1946 Divisional Assembly
Marvin Rankin urged all 1946 committee chairmen to attend the first division Kiwanis clubs divisional meeting at 10 this morning in Hotel Lyons. Kenneth E. Thomas district governor elect, Walter Clapton and B. C. Shelton to speak. Roy Kierbow will preside. attendees include leaders from Florence Cullman Sheffield Tuscumbia Huntsville Gadsden and Decatur.
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Marvin Rankin
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Clubs
Hotel Lyons
Kenneth E. Thomas
Huntsville
Roy Kierbow
Gadsden
Walter Clapton
B. C. Shelton
Kiwanis Club
Florence
Cullmar
Sheffield
Tuscumbia
Decatur
Teachers Meet to Discuss Instruction Improvements
Dr Mae Kelley of Florence State Teachers College addressed more than 400 teachers from eight Alabama Educational Association districts at Somerville Road School. She urged ongoing instructional improvements despite painful change and outlined discussion groups on professional relations public relations teacher welfare legislative ethics and moral values. Boyd Pr year was elected association president with J A Davis of Florence retiring from the post. The gathering featured NEA film on modern schools and musical numbers by Somerville Road students and local performers.
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Mae Kelley
Florence State Teachers’ College
Alabama Educational Association
Somerville Road
C. A. Donahoe
Boyd
Tuscumbia
J. A. Davis
Florence
Raines
Parent-Teachers’ Association
National Educational Association
Thad McDonald
First Methodist Church
Somerville Road School
Elizabeth —Roberts
Carl Schwachow
Decatur
Huntsville
Athens
Sheffield
Cullman
Rodgersville
Deaths and Social News From Town Creek Area
Obituary notes state the deaths of Mrs Paul A Gee and baby at Town Creek with burial at Black Ground cemetery. The item also lists visitors and guests including families from Hatton Moulton and Florence, Army discharge news from Georgia, and a Thanksgiving bridal shower at the Tom Parker home with gifts.
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Paul A. Gee
Baby
Town Creek
Black Ground Cemetery
Slick Saint
R. C. Hallmark
Jean Ande Boots
Kyle Lansford
Beck Ot Hatton
Mae Bell Parker
J. P. Boyles
Moulton
William Lovett
J. P
Georgia
Pacific
Bill, Berryman
Tennessee
Lee Waldrep
Bill Murray
Coy Waldrep
Helen
William Odell
Town’'Creek
James Parker and Sons
Martha
Gradie Waldrep
Carl
Ted Popel
Harold Wayne
Wolf Springs
Grant Etthredge
Ted
Navy
Carl Waldrop
Tom Parker
Elmer Patterson
Florence
Wake Forest Overcomes Clemson In 13-6 Comeback Victory
Wake Forest Deacons rallied from behind to score two second half touchdowns and defeat Clemson 13 to 6 in Clemson South Carolina. Clemson led early on Butch Butter’s kickoff return and an 11 yard run by Butler, but Wake Forest answered with a 42 yard pass from Sacrinity to Kinsey and Sacrinity’s one yard TD to seal the win for the visitors.
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Clemson
S. C
Wake Forest
Deacons
Tigers
Butch Butter
Deacon
Wa Forest
Butler
Lacrinity
Brother Bo
Nick Sacrinity
John Kinsey
Sacrinity
Statue of Liberty Costs Split Between Nations
The Statue of Liberty cost the French people 450000 dollars for the statue and the American people 350000 dollars for the pedestal, outlining the funding split between the two nations.
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America
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Southeastern Area Cattle Market Review
Qear Judy
Vivian
John Howard Howland
Carrie Lee Howland
Maui Island
Hawaii
Cpl
Lonnie B. McDaniel
Lila McDaniel
East Moulton Street
ETO
Army Air Forces
San Antonio
Jeff Henry
Industrial Development Department of Alabama
State Chamber of Commerce
Henry
Montgomery
Russellville
Mattie Sturdivant
Alton Lynch
Monrovia
H. E
Orr
Extension Service
Hartselle
Marjory Scruggs
Vandie Elise Scruggs
University of Tennessee School of Nursing At
Lena Prosser
Hamil Clinic
Loyd Petty
Claude Conn
Lamon Colbert
Madison 3
Decatur General Hospital
Lexie Lipscomb
Athens 3
Milton Rhoads
Decatur 3
Pertillar Cavnar
Bank Street
Margaret Greenhaw
M. R. Black
Hartseller
Edwin Milford
Baugh’s Infirmary
Ralph Mitchell
Myrtle Trunk
Fort Dodge
Iowa
A. L. Johnson
Eighth Avenue East
David Sloan
Goodyear
Decatur Clinic
Sloan
Lawrenc Black
Mrs. How
ARD Odell
James L.rankin Insurance
Sonos State Nate
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