Army recruiter to visit Decatur courthouse for interviews
Sergeant LeCrone of the Army recruiting service will be at the Decatur courthouse Monday through Friday December 10 through 14 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. to interview men ages 17 to 34 about joining the regular Army. Major Carter says enlistment options include 18 months, 2 years, or 3 years with theater and service choices,s available to original enlistees and ex servicemen within 20 days of discharge. Families may receive allowances and high school graduates 17 to 19 are encouraged. The GI Bill scholarship program offers college attendance with full government funding and up to $75 monthly living allowance. An Army retirement plan after 20 years provides inactive duty status and 50 percent of final pay. Interested men should contact Sgt LeCrone or write to Huntsville recruiting sub-station.
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Army Recruiting Service
Decatur
George W.carter Jr
S. Army
Huntswi Coear 6
LeCrét
Army
Army of the United States
LeCrone
G. I
Carter
Sgt. LeCrone
U. S. Army
Post Office
Huntsville
Nazi Trial Details Link to Poland Invasion Plans
The article outlines prewar German invasion planning with Hitler orders and Keitel directives for a 1939 Poland attack. It notes Mussolini’s delayed involvement, a Christmas recess, and references to Funk and Goering in newly presented evidence. General MacNarey attended as a spectator.
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Keitel
Poland
Wilhelm Keitel
High Command
Hitler
Britain
Warsaw
Germany
Reichsbank
Walter Funk
Funk
Economist
Hermann Goering
Joseph MacNarey
Birds extinct in historic times only in two continents
The historical record shows bird extinctions in only two continents, namely Australia and Antarctica.
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Continents
Australia
Cotton futures rally on mill buying then heavy hedge selling
Cotton futures rose as much as 50 cents a bale early today on mill and commission house buying but later turned heavy as hedge selling dominated. Offerings were absorbed as mills covered against textile orders, while traders awaited further developments on the sector.
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New York
Nashville Livestock Market Price Report Dec 6 14
Federal state market news reports generally steady conditions with light supply in Nashville. Prices show steers at 16.00 for 986 lb loads, heifers at same, common and medium cattle 10.00-14.00, cutters 8.50, cows 9.00, good beef calves 13.50, weaners scarce at 14.00-16.50, hogs 14.55-14.80, sows 13.80, sheep 13.00-14.00 for good ewes and wethers, slaughter ewes 6.00 down, Bucks 1.00 less, many mediums 7.00-10.50.
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Nashville
iFederal-state Market News Service
Community Notes From Morgan County and Somerville
Mr and Mrs Ben Blevins recover from an eye injury after a rifle accident. Kyle Gilchrist and daughter Nell spent the weekend in Chattanooga with Mrs Charlie Carter and Mr Carter. Mrs O H Bradford and Miss Cle Chaffin attended the district A E A in Decatur. Comdr James A Garrison arrived in the States and is at home in Austin Texas on inactive duty. Rev Melvin Moody made a business trip to Detatur. Mrs W T Mooneyham had dental work in Hartselle. J W Winton and family visited the Peck home in Decatur. J J Ransom and sister visited their mother Maggie Ransom. Mr and Mrs R L Gordon and Lorene visited Hew Freeman in Florence. Mrs Thomas Ransom and Rebecca shopped in Decatur. G Mikell on business to Hartselle. Mr and Mrs C P Johnston visited in Birmingham to see Mrs John Liles recovering in Baptist Highland hospital.
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Ben Blevins
Culttran
Bleevins
Kyle Gilchrist
Nell
Chattanooga
Tenn
Charlie Carter
Carter
O. H. Bradford
Cle Chaffin
Decatur
Somerville Road School
James A. Garrison
States
Austin
Texas
Comdr
Garrison
J. A. Garrison
Melvin Moody
Detatur
W. T. Mooneyham
Hartselle
J. W. Winton
G.mikel
Don
Albert Peck
J. J. Ransom
B. M. Cuthrell
Maggie Ransom
R. L. Gordon
Lorene
Hew Freeman
Florence
Thomas Ransom
Rebecca
V. Gilchrist
G. Mikell
C. P. Johnston
Birmingham
John Liles
Baptist Highland Hospital
Johnston
T. M. Nelson
Court martial testimony on McVay orders after Indianapolis sinking
Navy general court martial heard Capt. Charles B. McVay gave a verbal order to abandon ship about 10 minutes after the Indianapolis was hit by two explosions. Witnesses described communication failures and the challenge of passing orders across the ship as it sank near midnight during a voyage from Guam to Leyte.
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Washington
Navy
Charles B. McVay
Indianapolis
Edward AH. “Reyes
McVay
Guam
Leyte
Keyes
Oe Wisi
Alten
Reen
Reid
Witnesses weigh War Dept duty before Pearl Harbor
Gen Gerow accepts responsibility for possible War Department failure to warn overseas commanders before Pearl Harbor. Marshall could testify within a week as committee examines Short’s alert and the 1941 war plans division role. Miles and Gearhart clash over who bears fault as inquiry notes gaps in communication and readiness.
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Pacific
Gerhard Gesell
Marshall
War Department
Leonard T. Gerow
War Plans
Sherman Miles
Army
Short
Roberts, Commission
Washington
Army Inquiry Board
Hawaii
Stimson
Truman
Marshall to testify on Pearl Harbor four years after attack
On Capitol Hill witnesses outlined the Pearl Harbor disaster and Gen. Marshall’s forthcoming appearance as the Pearl Harbor investigating committee builds its questions. The day also covered reconversion debates, labor bill drafts, Hurley’s Senate appearance, and political maneuvering for 1946 elections.
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George C-Marshall
Pearl Harbor
Capital Hill
Hawaiian
Gen. Marshall
Marshall
Truman
Congress
Local Social Notes From Bethel And Nashville Visitors
Mrs Clifton Sparkman is recovering after an operation. Guests include Mr and Mrs Alfred McDougle of Louisville visiting Roy Price family. M C Long and children from Oak Ridge spent Sunday with Fred Stephenson. Gaines McNutt and R L Ozette hosted Sunday afternoon guests Aldridge. Milord Collins has landed in California from overseas. Bethel and Clanton visitors joined Rev Bynum and Judy, Rev Louis Miller, Mrs Homer Johnson and Nancy with Gaines McNutt. L F Singleton and Andrew Edwards were at the bedside of Ruthus Owens in Nashville. Mary Higdon visiting her son Leidon Higdon. Danville couple Jim McKay spent Friday with Gaines McNutt. Mrs John Edwards and Willie Fred left for Texas to visit Ruthers Woodall. Note of Ruthers Owens’ death in Nashville, brother of L F Singleton. Dewey Lediow and daughter of Danville spent Sunday with Ralph Roan and sons.
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Clifton Sparkman
Alfred McDougle
Louisville
Roy Price
M. C. Long
Oak Ridge
Fred Stephenson
Gaines McNutt
R. L
Ozette
Aldridge
Opal Collins
Milord Collins
California
Walker Bynum
Judy
Bethel
Louis Miller
Clanton
Homer Johnson
Nancy
Neel
L. F. Singleton
Andrew Edwards
Kuthus Owens
Nashville
Tenn
Mary Higdon
Leidon
Danville
Ralph Roan
National Gypsum and New Battle House Win Permits
The National Gypsum Co. secured a permit for an 866000 addition to its bay front plant and the New Battle House Corp. obtained a permit for 270000 improvements to its hotel yesterday.
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Mobile
National Gypsum Co
Bay Front
New Battle House Corporation
No hostility warned between veterans and wage earners
Secretary of Labor L. B. Schwellenbach told officials of the Veterans of Foreign Wars yesterday that there is no basis for hostility between organized veterans and organized wage earners.
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Kansas City
Secretary of Labor
L. B. Schwellenbach
Veterans of Foreign Years
Marshall Says Pearl Attack Dismissed by Vigilante Defense
General George C. Marshall declared that if the December 7 1941 Pearl Harbor attack had been crushed by vigilante defenders the entire Japanese aggression would have been ruined.
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Bulletin
Washington
George C. Marshall
Pearl Harbor
Boas
Gasoline tax collections rise in Alabama outlook
Alabama officials report gasoline tax receipts for the first two months of the fiscal year total $3,303,078, with projections suggesting about $20,000,000 in gasoline tax revenue. Revenue Commissioner Dr. H. G. Dowling said collections so far reflect a six cent per gallon levy.
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Montgomery
Alabama
HG. Dowling
Margo Weds Again In New York Ceremony
Maria Marcharita Bolada known as Margo wed Lt. Eddie Albert USNR, a former film actor, yesterday in New York. The couple honeymooned today after Margo’s previous marriage to oe Lederer ended in divorce.
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Margo
New York
Maria Marcharita Bolada
Eddie Albert
USNR
Oe Lederer
Cuba population comparison to Java noted
A brief geographic comparison states that Cuba is nearly as large as Java in area but has about one tenth the population, implying differing population densities and settlement patterns between the two regions.
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Cuba
Java
Japanese War Crimes List Expands to 1000 Suspects
Tokyo reels as Japan names 1000 alleged war criminals incl Emperor and Empress amid Allied indictments. Premier Shidehara says cabinet cannot judge lists. rumors swirl of resignations as seven more high officials are named, including Konoye Kido Oshima and Okochi.
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Konoye
Japan
Kido
Hirohito
Tokyo
MacArthur
Kisuro Shidehara
Kyodo
Shidehara
Morisama Nashimoto
Adtesakuo Godo
Germany
China
Shigeo Odate
Taketora Ogata
Asahi
Pearl Harbor
Hideki Tojo
Emperor Hirohito
Tojo
Prince Morisama Nashimoto
British agreement would not block trade expansion with commonwealth
The Daily Herald states the deal will not prevent expansion of trade within the commonwealth but will allow dominions to make immediate essential purchases in the United States.
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The
Daily Herald
Labor Party
Commonwealth
Dominions
United States
Peanuts spun into fiber for durable cloth option
A text fragment notes that peanuts can be spun into fiber and woven into cloth that will wear as well as. The source text is incomplete but indicates peanut fiber potential and textile use.
Labor Hot Spot in Congress Sparks Labor Fight
Washington dispatch notes three main proposals to curb unions. President Truman seeks a board to study disputes for 30 days, while the May-Arends and Hobbs bills aim to restrict strikes and racketeering. AFL and CIO leaders denounce both measures as anti labor.
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Washington
ABC
Congress
House
Senate
Truman
Organized Labor
CIO
AFL
United Mine Workers
House Labor Committee
Hinjeee
House Military Committee
Rep
May
Arends
R-Ill
Hobbs
D-Ala
Judiciary Committee
Sabath
D-Ill
William Green
R.J. Thomas
Local social notes from Hartselle area visits and homecomings
Mrs Leonard Turney visited her father while L A Colie near Hartselle attended church. Oaie Waugh and Leander Allen families shared visits with Ina Dunaway and Elizabeth Sharp. Army discharge celebrations for Th Adams Lynn and Merrill McCutchen noted. Winton family gatherings and a corporal promotion for Modie Henderson announced. Pfc Thomas Scott nearing home after 24 months overseas. Birmingham and Decatur connections appear in weekend visits.
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Leonard—Turney
L. A. Colie
Hartselle
Oaiie Waugh
Leander Allen
Nell Waugh
Wilda Faye Turney
Ina Dunaway
Jthadis Lynn
Elizabeth Sharp
O. B. Allen
Birmingham
Floyd Sivley
Wilma Eubanks
Decatur
Ada
Emiline Winton
Perley Winton
Thomas Winton
Earl Turney
Pfc
J. D. Winton
Atlanta
Georgia
P. G. Winton
Rudolph Sivley
Merrill McCutchen
J. C. McCutchen
Lois Scott
Thomas Scott
Governors Meet in New Orleans for South’s Standards Plan
The Southern Governors Conference will meet in New Orleans tomorrow to study a recommendation from the chairman urging the South to raise living standards and bolster markets by industrializing from the group up.
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New Orleans
Southern Governors’ Conference
South
Community notices and service updates from Decatur area
Illnesses mark several residents with influenza including Barrett Shelton Jr and the Orr family. Box supper raises 94.69 for Winton school improvements. Local workers note World War II veterans now employed at the Decatur post office for Christmas, and several service members announce upcoming homecomings. Court fines posted for driving intoxicated and disorderly conduct. Community visitors and returning servicemen are mentioned along with holiday separations and travel notes.
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Deca
Son Admits Killing Dad In Missouri Case
Vienna Missouri December 6 Prosecuting Attorney Hamp Rothwell said Ben French a 43 year old Ozarks farmer signed a statement saying he tried to hire four men at different times to murder Henry Westerman a neighbor First degree murder charges were filed against French and against Westerman's wife Edna and son Gene 15 who confessed he shot his father after a talk with his mother He said I just shot Pa down like I would a dog French admitted he was the cause of the killing but said he did not pull the trigger Gene stated he shot his father and French said he feared Henry would beat Edna Neighbors noted French was courting Mrs Westerman while her husband worked in a Kansas war plant Edna Westerman now in county jail appeared calm and said she would marry Ben when this blows over
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Vienna
Hamp Rothwell
Ben French
Ozarks
Henry Westerman
French
Westerman
Edna
Gene
Rothwell
Henry
Osterman
Kansas
Enrichment Law for Corn Meal to Be Enforced Jan 1
Montgomery officials announce the 1943 enrichment law for corn meal and grits will be enforced starting January 1. Commissioner of Agriculture Joe Poole said the wartime vitamin shortages forced a suspension of enforcement, now lifted.
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Montgomery
Joe Poole
Death sentence for Ladie Joe Mincey in Alabama murder
A Pike county jury convicted Ladie Joe Mincey, 29, of the murder of Jimmy John Hansen on August 25 in Troy Alabama. Mincey was sentenced to death yesterday and his conviction will be reviewed by the state supreme court.
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Troy
Ala
Pike County
Ladie Joe Mincey
Jimmy John Hansen
Mincey
State Supreme Court
Buses and phone service disrupted in Huntsville area
Traffic remained affected as buses were halted in Huntsville and telephone service not restored. The Madison to Huntsville route reopened to traffic after a blockage on Weeseviay. Birmingham to Decatur traffic jammed Tuesday night with cars stalled on Lacon and Hartselle mountains. Twenty eight vehicles were trapped on Lacon mountain until slag treatment by the highway department eased the congestion. No accidents were reported by the patrol.
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Nen
Huntsville
Madison
Birmingham
Decatur
Lacon
Hartselle
Lacon Mountain
Highway Department
Cold Weather Widespread Across Southeast and Midwest
Cold prevailed over most of the Southeast with snow blanketing Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi. Nashville saw five inches, East Tennessee 12 inches, while the Carolina coast and Florida reported frost and flurries. Temperatures ranged from the mid-20s to 50s with clear skies in the Northwest.
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Mississippi
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Pensacola
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Nashville
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aHrtford
Conn
Boston
Atlantic Seaboard
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Plains
Texas
Ohio
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Buffalo
Cleveland
New County Health Office Opens as Setup Continues
Equipment is being set up in the new county health department building today and Dr L R Murphree, county health officer, said more equipment for the department is arriving each day. Despite moving, the department serves the public at its new courthouse block location. All equipment from the former Second Avenue office has been moved to the new offices.
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County Health Department
L. R. Murphree
Second Avenue
Death claims Mrs Bates on 80th birthday in Elkmont
Mrs J T Bates died on her 80th birthday at her home in Elkmont on yested ay afternoon. Funeral services will be at Elkmont Church of Christ. Burial in est cemetery. Surviving: husband J T Bates five daughters Mrs Murray Dodd Decatur Mrs Max Horton Bowling Green Ky Mrs T W Black Birmingham Mrs J C Haney Pascagoula Miss Mrs M O Henderson Shreveport La four sons George H Bates Elkmon R D Bates Decatur J C Bates Birmingham T M Bates Pascagoula 14 grandchildren eight great grandchildren. Bates known to many in Decatur.
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J. T. Bates
Ehsmont
Aeoo Cnasil
Elkmont Church of Christ
Buria
Sue
Est
J.T. Bates
Murray Dodd
Decatur
Max Horton
Bowling Green
T. W. Black
Birmingham
J. C. Haney
Pascagoula
Miss
M. O. Henderson
Shreveport
George H. Bates
Elkmont
R. D. Bates
J. C. Bates
State Men to Attend Meet at Decatur Hospital Plan
Plans for a general hospital and a tuberculosis sanatorium in Decatur will be outlined at a 7 oclock meeting of the medical society at the Cornelian Hotel. Attending will be W O Dobbins director of the state planning commission Dr John N Gallalee technical director and Dr B F Alstin state health officer all of Montgomery and Charities McCauler Birmingham architect. About 40 persons expected. The medical society will elect officers at tonight's meeting with Dr J W Hughes as committee chairman and Dr A M Roan and Dr Tom M Guyton on the committee for the meeting here.
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Decatur
Medical Society
Cornelian
W. O. Dobbins
State Planning Commission
John N. Gallalee
B. F. Alstin
Montgomery
McCauler
Birmingham
Medical Society Auxiliary
J. W. Hughes
A. M. Roan
Tom M. Guyton
Recruiting Results From Seven Army Stations in Alabama
Recruiting results for November announced by Capt. Marion J. Brodnax district officer show Birmingham 317 Montgomery 163 Huntsville 149 Mobile 132 Dothan 128 Florence 44 and Gadsden 11. The figures reflect statewide enlistment activity across the listed cities with Birmingham leading.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Marion J. Brodnax
Montgomery
Huntsville
Mobile
Dothan
Florence
Gadsden
Fight Looms Over 20 Percent Federal Pay Boost
Washington December 6 The bill to grant federal workers a flat 20 percent pay rise cleared the civil service committee and heads to the Senate floor at noon amid contentions it may reflect a reconversion wage pattern. Chairman Downey of California secured permission to proceed.
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Washington
Senate
Downey
D.-Calif
Civil Service Committee
The Joon Thrives in Fresh and Salt Water
The Joon adapts to both freshwater and seawater environments, showing versatility across aquatic habitats. This ability highlights its resilience and potential ecological significance in diverse water bodies.
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Joon
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