Decatur Girl on the Job with American Red Cross Service Clubs
Elizabeth Eliza Jones of Hazel Kentucky joined the American Red Cross in January 1943. She has served in Marseille Grenoble Dole and Dijon moving from Trucker’s Lunch Club to other Red Cross operations assisting Army personnel and truck drivers with meals shelter and information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soldatenheim
Hotel de Paris
France
American Red Cross Service Club
Elizabeth Eliza Jones
Hazel
Kentucky
Johnson St. Decatur
North Africa
Italy
American Red Cross
Miss Jones
American Red Cross Officers’ Club
Marseille
Rue Nueve
Old Harbor
LCI
Red Cross
Jones
Grenoble
Swiss Alps
Les És
School For Maitre D’s
Dole
American Cross Club
Miss
Dijon
Amous
Alice Jones
Ken Conte
Red Service
Decatur
Limestone Couple Hurt In Collision
Woodrow W Vaughan of Tanner and his wife Olivia sustained injuries in a head on collision with a truck on U S 831 six o clock Saturday evening two south of Decatur. Both were taken to Desutur General hospital with lacerations and injuries estimated at 75 dollars in damage to their 1947 tied vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow W. Vaughan
Olivia Vaughan
U. 831
Decatur
Poole
Ee None
Jones
Garces Highway
Penalty provision in effect soon for property assessment
Dr. J. T. Burch, tax assessor, warns that this is the last month to assess real and personal property without a fifty cent fee. If not assessed by the third Monday in January, a ten percent penalty is added and the homestead exemption is auto. Public urged to assess as soon as possible to avoid last minute rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Burch
Nazi Plane Loss Is High In Coblenz Raid
American pilots escorting bombers raiding Coblenz shot down 28 German planes as RAF Lancasters bombed Dortmund benzol plant. The action involved nearly 550 Thunderbolts and Mustangs of the U S Eighth Air Force over the Bingen area. Eight Americans and 11 bombers were missing, six believed to have landed in friendly territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Chamberlain
London
Coblenz
Benzal
Dortmund
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Bingen
Cnemanec
Germa
Nietern
Germans Face Real Food Shortage Says Institute
New York December report from the American Institute of Food Distribution warns Germans will suffer a real shortage of essential foods as winter approaches. It cites cut imports, bombing damage, and displacement of civilians as causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson Phillips
New York
Europe
American Institute of Food Distribution
Institute
Germany
United Nations
Powell to sit in Congress as Democrat from New York
Rev. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. newly elected representative from New York 22nd district announced he would sit in Congress as a Democrat. Powell won Tammany Hall backing plus Republican and American Labor Party nominations and will unveil plans at a mass meeting on December 17.
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New York
Adam Clayton Powell Jr
Congress
Powell
Tammany Hall
Republican
American Labor Party
Fortune teller warns of reverses. purse stolen after visit
In Birmingham on December 2 a fortune teller predicted financial reverses for Willie Mae Hannah. Soon after, Hannah found a purse containing 90 dollars missing from her home, suggesting a theft tied to the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Willie Mae Hannah
Patios
Bible Company Accused Of Illegally Employing Boys
U S Department of Labor files civil complaint in federal court alleging the Bible Company used about 125 boy laborers under age in Columbus Georgia. A child labor hearing was held Monday in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ga
U. S. Deut of Labor
The
Bible Company
Ship Honors Late Senator Norris at Liberty Ship Launch
The SS George W. Norris, built by J. A. Jones Construction in Brunswick Georgia, waited for high tide to launch. Granddaughter Gretchen Rath sponsored the ship with Mrs. Norris as co sponsor, joined by Gordon Rath and George Rath. Norris, author of rural electrification act and father of TVA, died in 1944. The launch was delayed by rain but proceeded as the 69th Liberty ship launched at the Jones yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
George W. Norris
J. A. Jones Construction Company
Nebraska
Gretchen Rath
Norris
Gordon Branson Rath
George Norris Rath
Senator Norris
Ohio
Congress
Tennessee Valley Authority
Jones Shipyard
Frontline push drives German defenses in Western Europe
Allied forces hammer German positions across western front as Eisenhower’s winter offensive continues. Heavy artillery, tank destroyers, and infantry advances press near Saarlautern and Strasbourg while American and French units push south of the Rhine and into the Vosges. Casualties mount on both sides with key towns like Roerdorf Inden and Linnich seeing combat and fortified bridges at Strasbourg ruined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duren
Eisenhower
Second Army
First Army
Saarlautern
Saar
Hitler
Saar Basin
95Th
80Th
Saarbrucken
Strasbourg
Rhine
Alexander M. Patch
Sine Plain
Haguenau
Palatinate
Bootzheim
Kogheim
Seventh
Vosges
Selestat
Jungersdorf
Merode
Nes
Uyes
Gey
Brandenrg
Bishop Carpenter visits Decatur and Mooresville corn husking
Bishop C. C. J. Carpenter of Alabama diocese toured Decatur visiting friends and observed a corn husking demonstration at Mooresville. He later reached Huntsville to conduct Sunday services at the Church of the Nativity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. J. Carpenter
Diocese of
Alabama
Huntsville
Decatur
Bishop Carpenter
Mooresville
Peebles Farm
Stroke Fatal to Jim S. Gibson at Town Creek Home
Jim S. Gibson, 64, died Friday morning at eight at a neighbor’s home where he sought a cow. Sheriff Corum said death was due to natural causes after a stroke struck him while seated. Funeral services were held Saturday at Town Creek church, with interment in Town Creek cemetery. Survived by two sisters, nieces and nephews. Pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim’ S. Gibson
Rafe Flanigan
Gibson
Flanigan
Ben Corum
Town Creek Church
Will Wear
Town Creek
Brown
D. Almon
Moulton
George Morrison
Birmingham
Wheeler Smith
J. E. Couhts
J. W. Counts
Leamon Elkins
B. F. Sneed
A. B. Young
Funeral Sunday for Mrs. Steele
Mrs. Frances N. Steele aged 83 died Friday at the Hamil clinic after a stroke. She had been visiting Decatur with her daughter Mrs. Frank H. Kirby. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2:30 pm in Rome Georgia with burial at Myrtle Hill cemetery. Surviving are four daughters and one son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances N. Steele
Hamil Clinic
F.H. Kirby
Decatur
Sarah N. Steele
Washington, D. C
Frances
Washington
D. C
Lucy Steele
Raleigh
North Carolina
William H. Steele, Jr
The Library Intrigue in Drue’s Library Confrontation
In a tense courtroom room sequence Miss Keate and Nugent press the case on Conrad Brent's mysterious death. Maud accuses Drue Cable of murder, claiming she supplied a fatal hypodermic dose of digitalis after a confrontation about her marriage. The D A questions alibis as suspicion shifts toward Drue. The scene ends with Drue’s haunted silence as accusations surge.
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Maud
Soper
D. A
Nicky
Nugent
Miss Keaté
Craig
Miss Cable
Drue
Craig Brent
Ers
Icky
Conrad
Nissy
Conrad Brent
Per
Claud
Keate
Alexia
Senate confirms Surplus Property Board nominees likely
Acting Majority Leader Hill says confirmation is assured for Robert A. Hurley and Edward Heller as Republicans vow opposition. Taft steering committee planned to oppose. critics say the appointments require men with strong economic credentials for a vast postwar property disposition worth about 100 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Republican Conference
Hurley
Connecticut
Heller
Taft
Ohio
Vandenberg
Congress
McClain Home Destroyed By Fire Near Falkville
The home of G. H. McClain near Falkville was completely destroyed by fire around three P. M. Saturday. The blaze started in a small out-house. firefighters arrived too late to save the building. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. McClain
Falkville
Mr. McClain
Alabama women group lamps inflation rise and urges action
In Montgomery on December 2 a joint council of about 100 women from 16 Alabama groups condemned rising prices and declining quality of goods. They called on the national government and the Office of Price Administration to address shortages and relay housewife concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Joint Legislative Council of Alabama
Office of Price Administration
Women’s Society” For Christian Service
Methodist
Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs
American Association of University Women
Alabama Congress
Or and Teachers
Nce Union
Bontgomery
Estimated enemy losses described in offensive pen report
A wartime dispatch notes four enemy divisions destroyed and two more badly damaged and withdrawn. German resistance remained strong with a high American staff officer calling the action intense and sustained.
Markets Turn Higher on Rails and Industrial Strength
New York markets closed with irregular gains after a week of mixed results. Averages rose modestly as rails and certain industrials supported the upturn while steels and motors stayed in the red. Cotton futures finished largely unchanged with liquidation and mill buying at week end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
N. Y
Grain market irregularity trims corn losses in Chicago trading
Grain futures closed mixed with December corn down 1 to 2 1/4, December rye steady, wheat up 3-8 to down 3-4, oats and rye futures mixed. December wheat around 1.66 3-8, corn about 1.10 1-4, rye near 1.08 3-4 to 7-8. Traders awaited clearer signals after an uncertain start.
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Chicago
Fragmented local notice on women’s groups and federation
Readable fragments show mention of a council or committee of Jewish women and the Alabama Federation of Business and Professional Women. Details about events, dates, or actions are missing, leaving only associations named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cil
Alabama Federation of Business and Professional Women
Roosevelt Wedding Set for Faye Emerson at Grand Canyon
Col Elliott Roosevelt son of the President and actress Faye Emerson plan a noon to 2 PM ceremony at the Grand Canyon hotel near El Tovar. Best man Jack Frye and matron of honor Mrs Joseph Lvengood will attend. The couple, on leave from military service, expect a honeymoon to the East after the wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Elliott Roosevelt
Faye Emerson
Grand Canyon
Ariz
Beninson
Valley Field
el Tovar
Jack Frye
Transcontinental & Western Airlines
Joseph Lvengood
Los Angeles
Mme
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Emerson
Roosevelt
Army Air Forces
Allied Photographic Service
Africa
Elizabeth Donner Roosevelt
Ruth Goggins Roosevelt
Alabama Members Split on Hydro Lines Amendment Vote
On roll call votes this week in Congress Alabama members divided. In the Senate Sen Bailey's amendment to bar federally financed hydroelectric transmission lines was defeated 42 to 27 with Bankhead for and Hill against. House records incomplete in the snippet.
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Washington
House
Senate
Alabama
Sen
Bailey
Bankhead
Hill
Torture Plot Report On Japanese Submarine Crew
A West Coast maritime union reports a Japanese submarine crew devised a brutal torture gauntlet for 55 American captives from a torpedoed Indian Ocean liner. Survivors describe confinement with hands tied, executions, and a deadly gauntlet before rescue on July 4 with 23 survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maritime Union
Indian Ocean
Ownel
Ted
Army
Sogal
Nazis Employ New Planes Over Western Front
Allied sources report Germany operates two super speed fighters the ME163 rocket interceptor capable of 600 mph and the ME 262 jet powered twin engine flying 450 to 500 mph. Forty one enemy ships destroyed in a Leipheim strafing. The rocket plane is a quick interceptor but has not yet seen combat.
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London
Germany
Western Front
B .Y
Leipheim
RAF
Peenemunde
Bel Din palliative for asthma spasms promoted in ads
French chemists develop a palliative formula for easing coughing and breathing difficulty from bronchial asthma spasms. Now sold in the United States as Bel Din by Montrose Sales Co Inc California. Caution to use as directed and free library offer upon request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
Montrose Sales Co. Inc
Montrose
Calif
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Decatur Flying Service
Gene Aker
Solon
Vaemd
Taert Insurance
Dia
Lester Robinson
W. O. Clark
Cora E. Hunter
Julian Harris
Clark
Ben Britnell
Sherman Powell
Charles G. Hardwick
State of Alabama
Morgan County
Austinville
Hartselle
Trinity
Albany
Billy Rose
Decatur General Hospital
319 Line Street
Brown's Ambulance
Dawson Lile Ofeneral
Decatur Genera Hospital
Melba Weinman
Fourth Avenue West
Brown’s
Luther V. Lawrence
Vinemont 2
John T. Haggard
Baugh’s Infirmary
Maggie Blevins
Lacon 1
Baugh's Infirmary
Homer McLemore
Athens
Baugh's
Charles Morris
Po Canal Street
H. G. Allen
Sixth Avenue
Catherine Whitmire
East Moulton Street
Jim S. Gibson
Mrs. Steele
Wolf IN Man's Clothing
Sher
Mignon G. Eberhart
King Bosturee
Syodin
Tne
McClain
Wall Street
Dme Edwards
Jor Appoi
Motherway’s Paint & Body Shop
West Moulton
Bank Robinson
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