Weather Outlook and Local Notices From Decatur
Clearing this afternoon with cooler tonight and lows of 8 to 22. Friday brings fair weather and a milder afternoon with northerly winds along the coast becoming variable. Births announced in Decatur General Hospital and Baugh Wiley clinic. Traffic accident at Bank and Vine Street with two cars lightly damaged. Court trials scheduled today for disorderly conduct and traffic violations. Community updates include police, church notices, and naval training plans.
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Bank and Vine Street
Travis L. Hill
Fifteenth Avenue East
Ottis William Holladay
Moulton Street
Decatur Transit
Wade Jacobs
Hill
Recorder’s Court
Allied Lines Braced South Of Pyongyang
Allied troops form a new hill defense line 25 miles south of Pyongyang as a Chinese expeditionary force pushes forward. The 70 mile inland front remains a defense in depth with outnumbered U S Eighth Army and Marines fighting in blizzards near the Changjin reservoir while Won San is evacuated.
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Tokyo
Korea
Manchuria
Eighth Army
Walton H. Walker
U. S
Changjin
United Nations
Wonsan
Former Decatur Resident J H Purser Dies in California
J H Purser formerly of Decatur died at his Long Beach California home on a prolonged illness about two weeks ago. A Tennessee native he lived here ten years and was a supervisor at Goodyear Mills. He retired five years ago and moved to California. Services were held near Los Angeles. Surviving are his widow and three sisters.
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J. H. Purser
Decatur
Cerritos Avenue
Long Beach
Calif
Purser
Tennessee
Goodyear Mills
California
Los Angeles
Decatur Players Earn All-Valley Honors in TV Team
Decatur places two players on the All-Valley first team as E L Williams of Tennessee Valley Conference announces the selections. Billy Levin and Bob Freeman lead at end and quarterback with multiple regional stars across Russellville Athens Huntsville and Deshler contributing at guard tackle center and back positions.
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Decatur
E.L. Williams
Russellville
Billy Levin
Bob Freeman
Athens
Dollar
Kelley
Huntsville
Luna
Thomas
Deshler
Martin
Boston
Sheffield
Levin
Self
Coffee
Kirkland
Allied forces plan stand north of 38th parallel in Korea
In Tokyo on December 7 Allied spokesmen disclosed a broadened defense line from Koksan to Chinnampo 58 miles north of the 38th parallel. UN forces dig in along a 70 mile wide zone protecting highways and rail toward Seoul as retreating units pull back from Pyongyang.
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Tokyo
Korea
38Th Parallel
Pyongyang
MacArthur
United Nations
Koksan
Chinnampo
Yellow Sea
Seoul
North Korea
Baring
Hearing set for man accused of abandoning veteran in Tennessee river
Hubert C. Ricoeau a 19 year old Decatur youth faces a habeas corpus hearing in Morgan circuit court on Friday as part of charges accusing him of abandoning a disabled veteran in a rowboat on the Tennessee river, robbing him and taking cash and belongings.
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Tennessere
Siete
Hubert C. Ricoeau
Decatur
Morgan Circuit Court
Newton B. Powell
Warren
E. C Warren
LeRoy Clinard
Tanner
Clinard
J. B. Whitmire
Railroad Street
Cliweather
Tennessee River
Denies Allies To Quit Korea Defiant Word From Shinwell
London defense minister Emanuel Shinwell told the House of Commons that there is no thought of withdrawing from Korea by Britain or American authorities. He warned of possible harsher news from the front, noting UN forces face about 270 000 Chinese troops with 500 000 more in reserve. He praised Allied gallantry, especially U S soldiers now bearing the burden, and acknowledged public anxiety over loved ones serving in Korea. A royal marine commando unit See DENIES on Page 2.
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London
Emanuel Shinwell
House of Commons
Korea
House
U.S
Royal Marine
Body Of Blonde Found In Chicago Apartment
The 27 year old strawberry blonde woman, identified as Mrs Marion Herben, was found dead in the study of Jorn Ahlers, a Danish vice consul in Chicago. Police say she took sleeping tablets and left a note claiming another woman visited Ahlers. Ahlers gave a signed statement and was released.
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Chicago
Jorn Ahlers
John Leabheater
Marion Herben
Ahbler
Ahlers
Leabeater
Soviet Opposes Move To Bring Up Korea Now
At Lake Success on December 7 Andrei Y. Vishinsky told the United Nations the American intervention in Korea is the crux of the third World War and must be halted. He spoke before the General Assembly's 60 nation political committee while trying to delay debate on a six power demand for the withdrawal of Chinese communist troops from Korea.
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France
Peiping
Korea
38Th Parallel
U. N
U. S
France presses for top U N action on Chinese aid to Korea
In the United Nations General Assembly 60 nation Political Committee France sought immediate top priority on China’s involvement in Korea, while Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky opposed the move arguing debates should continue on U S aggression charges against Formosa. India’s Rau reported no reply from Wu Hsiu Chuan yet as Peiping troops faced calls to halt at the 38th parallel.
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General Assembly
Jean Chauvel
Chauvel
Russia
Formosa
U. N
Heiping
India
Sir Benegal N. Rau
Wu Hsiu-Chuan
Huddle Rau
38Th Parallel
Shortage of Cotton Seen Worst This Century
Memphis edition reports Dr. M K Horne chief economist of the National Cotton Council warned of the worst cotton shortage this century as demand next year could squeeze 3 500 000 bales. Entomologists gathered to plan 1951 fights against boll weevil and other pests. insects destroyed nearly 500 million dollars worth of cotton this year.
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Memphis
Tenn
M. K. Horne
National Cotton Council
King Cotton
National Cotton Com
Senate GOP to decide on Acheson ouster push
The 11 member policy committee led by Senator Taft agreed all 43 Republican senators should vote on whether to demand Acheson’s replacement. A conference of all Republicans will be held early next week to decide. The move faces doubt as President Truman supports Acheson.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Senate
GOP
Taft
Ohio
Acheson
Ives
R-N. Y
Truman
R-Ny
Letter Catches Up With Soldier After Three Years
CAMP PICKETT VA. December 7. Cpl. Charles McCarry 23 son of Mr and Mrs A C McCarry Plainfield Mass recently returned from Europe. He received a letter sent to his training outfit in Fort Benning Ga that bounced through Camp Kilmer Marburg Bremerhaven Bremen APOs and back to Benning arriving three years one month and three days late. Inside was a dollar and an instruction to advise of correct address. He wrote Dear Mom thanks for the buck and I don’t think I’ll be home for Christmas 1947.
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Camp Pickett
Cpl
Charles McCarry
A. C. McCarry
Plainfield
Mass
Europe
Ft. Benning
Fort Benning
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Marburg
Germany
Bremen
Bremerhaven
Benning
Snow And Ice Today In Dixie
A cold wave moved east bringing mud snow sleet and ice through Dixie. Below freezing temperatures were forecast for tonight as far south as the gulf coast and northern Florida.
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Atlantic
Dixie
Gulf Coast
Florida
Snow Flurries Hit North Alabama as Cold Wave Spreads
Snow flurries fell across North Alabama as a cold wave dropped temperatures. The Weather Bureau warned of a low around 10 above in the north tonight with coastal 22. Muscle Shoals reported 21, Tuscaloosa 22, Birmingham 24, Montgomery 28 and Mobile 30. Light snow was seen in Birmingham, Muscle Shoals, Anniston and Tuscaloosa.
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Birmingham
North Alabama
Gulf Coast
Weather Bureau
Muscle Shoals
Tuscaloosa
Montgomery
Mobile
Anniston
Cold front moves through central Georgia this morning
Rain accompanied a cold front that moved through central Georgia this morning and was forecast to reach the Atlantic by night. Snow is mentioned on page 2.
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Georgia
Atlantic
Hull Declares Days Darkest on Pearl Harbor Anniversary
Cordell Hull calls the era the darkest and urges more aggressive vigilance by Americans to secure peace. The former secretary of state, a U N founder, says liberty-loving nations can still save the world amid a global crisis.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
Cordell Hull
United Nations
Hull
U. N
Lawrence County Tops Destruction Of Stills In November
Lawrence County ranked third among Alabama counties in November still destruction per Alabama Beverage control, with 20 600 gallons mash destroyed in the largest total capacity. Jefferson County led with 42 stills and Morgan County second in the Valley counties with seven stills. Burton cited 297 stills destroyed statewide totaling 20 000 plus gallons of mash, along with whiskey seizures and multiple arrests.
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Lawrence County
Alabama Beverage
Jefferson County
Tuscaloosa
Morgan County
Valley Counties
Limestone County
Joseph T. Burton
A. B. C. Board
Cullman
Cullman County
Burton
Truman and Attlee weigh tougher options on Korea crisis
President Truman and Prime Minister Attlee weigh a blockade of the Red China coast as a possible response if UN forces in Korea falter or retreat. They discuss peace moves, but Truman rejects appeasement and any settlement tied to non Korean terms. The talks also push Western European rearmament and a potential Eisenhower command.
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Washington
Truman
Attlee
Red China
United Nations
Korea
Trumatt
Far East
Acheson
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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