AP Antitrust Case Faces High Court Review
The Associated Press antitrust suit reaches the U S Supreme Court with arguments over whether the AP cooperative could be treated as a public utility. The government contends editorial policy remains free while bans on member discrimination are challenged. The New York court had allowed AP to continue news exchanges pending changes.
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Paul M. Yosington
Associated Press
Supreme Court
Coun
Ce Department
New York
Justice Department
Special Court
Free $3.50 Truss Trial Offer From Kansas City Doctor
A Kansas City physician promotes a reducible rupture truss with no legs belts or leather and offers a free trial. Readers can request the Doctor's Appliance Co. at 1052 Koch Building to receive the $3.50 truss and may return it if unsatisfied while keeping the device.
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Kansas City
Appli Co
Koch
Johnston Named New Champion Farmers Board Members
Oscar Johnston of Scott Mississippi founder and president of the National Cotton Council is among four new members named by the Champion Farmers Association of America. Joining him are M. P. Moore of Senatobia Mississippi Lewis Zimmerman of Lehighton Pennsylvania and Earl Elijah of Clarence Iowa. They were chosen from farm leader nominations and are the first new appointees in three years.
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Chicago
Oscar Johnston
Scott
Miss
National Cotton Council
Champion Farmers Association of America
Johnston
M. P. Moore
Senatobia
Lewis Zimmerman
Lehighton
Earl Elijah
Clarence
Iowa
Prison work is reviewed in Alabama prisons program
Inmates in Alabama prisons gain entertainment and mental enrichment through sports, concerts, drama, religious services, movies, and educational activities. Six baseball teams and five football squads competed, with holidays marked by special programs. Draper and Tutwiler prisons emphasize education for first offenders and women.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
W. H. Swaringen
Swearingen
Swaringen
Draper
Tutwiler
Berlin Says Hitler In Best Health and in Full Control
London reports Berlin radio asserts Hitler remains in good health and directs Germany’s military and political affairs. Rumors say Himmler meets with top leaders in Southern Germany, possibly urging Hitler to stay secluded while generals run operations.
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London
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Hitler
Junkers
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Himmler
Forrest Chapel News Roundup in Morgan County
Next Sunday December 10 the Forrest Chapel monthly preaching date led by Rev Thelmer Vaughn invites all for Sunday School at 10. Various local residents are noted visiting moving and socializing with families including Bertha Mae Speakman breaking her arm and several trips and gatherings among Curtis Bolan Vaughn Bridges and White families. Staff Sgt Olen Battles recently returned from overseas visits home this Sunday.
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Thelmer Vaughn
Bertha Mae Speakman
Ernest Speakman
Edith Curtis
Ora Dean Bolan
Moulton
James Parker
Lawrence County
Billy Lorence
Priceville
W. D. Bullard
Latane Turney
Nashville
Wesley Turney
Willodene Roberts
Lazelle Whitten
J. R. Vaughn
Dallas
Texas
Marion Rainey
Decatur
R. B. Bridges
T. L. Speakman Jr
Opal Morgann
Truman Bridges
Roy Osborn Jr
Georgia Segars
Massey
Bridges
Mae White
Neel
Olen Battles
Courtland Air Base
Olen
PFC Wallace Honored at Homecoming Party
A Dec 2 party at the West home celebrated PFC Buddy Wallace on furlough. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Jack McClellan and others, with Audry West Wallace serving refreshments. Wallace, wounded in France, had earned the Purple Heart.
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West Home
Pfe
Buddy Rs
Sparkman
Jack McClellan
Trussell Jackson
Aubrey Williams
Lorene Williams
Lola Pearl Vest
Leona Sparkman
Chip and
Orval Sparkman
James Vest
Roy McAbee
Sue Stephenson
Mildred Long
Loyd Nickleson
Carl Morris
Dot Hartselle
Mrs. Williams
Audry West Wallace
Pfc. Wallace
France
Eighth Army cuts Ravenna Bologna rail line and captures Rossi Godo
Allied headquarters announce cutting the Ravenna Bologna railway northeast of Faenza. Russian forces capture Rossi and Godo amid advances along the Ravenna Faenza corridor and thence toward the main highway, with troops sweeping the Lamone and Montone river areas and clearing outposts as they advance.
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Rome
Faenza
Eighth Army
Ravenna
Bologna
Rossi
Godo
Adriatic
Montone
Lamone
Russi
Ravenna-Bologna
Hospital Approved for Penicillin Depot in Alabama
The War Production Board approves the Citizens' Hospital at East Tallassee Alabama as a storage and distribution depot for penicillin with wartime efficiency measures.
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Washington
War Production Board
Citizens’ Hospital
East Tallassee
Ala
Quota Being Established by Board for Hill Appointment
Sem Lister Hill of Alabama has been informed by the board about the establishment of a quota. The announcement signals ongoing preparations for a formal appointment process and related procedures.
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Sem
Lister Hill
D-Ala
The Best Insurance a Farmer Can Buy
A compact sales pitch highlights a farmer focused investment promising safety and high returns. It claims at maturity a return of 4.00 dollars for every 3.00 loaned with cash-plus value growth and added convenience.
Morgan County Johnson Chapel Sing Receives Large Crowd
A large crowd attended the Sunday afternoon sing at Johnson Chapel. Ennis Hensly fell and broke his right leg above the ankle on Wednesday during snow. Martha Rogers spent the weekend in Decatur. Laverne McLaughlin visited Huntsville Friday. Byron Bridges family from Forest Chapel visited Sunday. Beatrice Cooper is on the sick list. Cecil Brooks family from Moulton Heights called on Puckett and family. Sue Glasgow took Odis Cooper’s daughter to the hospital in Decatur. Maine is known as the Pins Tree State.
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Ennis Hensly
Martha Rogers
Decatur
Laverne McLaughlin
Huntsville
Byron Bridges
Forest Chapel
Beatrice Cooper
Cecil Brooks
Moulton Heights
E. Puckett
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Mata
Peta
Per
O. K
Morgan County Forrest Chapel
W. P. Roberts
Louisiana
Pelican State
8Th Army
Re Reign
Appei
America
Tokyo
Hotel Lyons
Decatur Firms
Gobble Lumber Company
Home Oil Mill
Decatur Transit
Stone Lumber CO
Brock & Spight CO
Garrett Lumber CO
Arrow Provisions CO
Alabama Flour Mills
Upstate Chevrolet CO
W. J. Duncan Cotton CO
Southern Airways, Inc
John Patterson Co., Inc
Cooper Wells & Company
Decatur Iron & Steel CO
Alabama Brick & Tile CO
Decatur Box & Basket CO
Alabama Hosiery Mells, Inc
the Southern Cotton Oil CO
Alabama Dairy Products Corp
THE
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp
Decatur Ice Cream & Creamery CO
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
State Bonded Warehouse & Storage CO
Tennessee Valley Fertilizer Cooperative
U. S. Treasury
Treasury Department and
War Advertising Council
U.S. Marine Corps
Bank Robinson
Morgan County
Johnson Chapel
Laverne Maples
Maine
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