Morgan County Medical Auxiliary Hosts Evening Meeting
Morgan county Medical Auxiliary and the Medical Society met at First Methodist church in Hartselle with full attendance. Dr. John Sherrill of Birmingham spoke on dislocations and shoulder joint issues with x ray illustrations while Dr. Benja S. Meyer discussed a new clubfoot treatment using splints. Officers named for 1945 include President E M Chenault and incident officer J W Hughes. Dr. Lovelady and Dr. L R Murphree received re election to health censor and secretary treasurer posts respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Hartselle
Medical Society
John Sherrill
Benja S. Meyer
Birmingham
Sherrill
Meyer
The
E. M. Chenault
J. W. Hughes
H. Lovelady
Morgan County Board of Censors and Health
L. R. Murphree
Society
Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root promised as relief remedy
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a fast acting kidney remedy to relieve bladder irritation and backache from excess urine acidity. It claims a 16 herb formula, offers free prepaid sample, and lists Seek cee & Co. as the sender with Box 1 Stamf Conn. contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Cee & Co., Inc
Swamp Root
Mu Chapter Banquet Honors Teachers and Guests
The Mu Chapter Delta Kappa Gamma held a Thursday banquet served by the Somerville Road PTA. Initiation of Katherine Hoppers occurred, with talks by Frank Philpot and Mrs. Jordan, plus discussions on teaching and two student speakers. Mrs. Obenchain gave the feature address, and guests from several chapters attended with seniors from local high schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Kappa Gamma
Somerville Road
P.T.A
Katherine Hoppers
Frank Philpot
Morgan County High School
W. T. Jordan
Clio Levin
Eleanor Harvey
L. P. Troup
Joyce Goforth
Decatur Senior High School
Frances Nungester
I. R Obenchain
Howard College
Zelma Parker
Omicron
Athens
Jessie Hopper
Annie Mertz
Lile Maud. Alexander
Sallie Drake
Kappa
Huntsville
Isola Whitaker
Jordan
Keyes
Cullman
Policy debated on immigration and State Department picks
Senators weigh Roosevelt position on unrestricted Jewish immigration into Palestine and plan hearings on four State Department appointees. The panel also considers home cigarette rationing amid smokes scarcity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreign Relations Committee
Roosevelt
Palestine
Connally
D-Tex
State Department
Cullman County marks dedication of marketing facility
Three thousand residents attended the formal dedication of Cullman County Producers Association central marketing facility on the northern edge of Cullman. Governor Chauncey Sparks urged sound farm development as officials from state government and local leaders spoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman County
Cullman
Cullman County High School
St. Bernard College
R. M. Lawson
Lawson
Producers Association
P. O. Davis
Farm Extension Service
Alabama
Joe Poole
State Marketing Board
W. J. Hackett
Robertson
Finis St
W.T. Newton
Cullman Chamber of Commerce
Sparks
R. E. Creel
W. M. West
L. D. Henderson
G. B. Wood
Ollie Huffstutler
T. W. Mitchell
R. C. Johnston
Robin Swift
H. G. Dowling
State Department of Revenue
Senate War Investigating Panel Probes Cigarette Shortages
Senators report adequate cigarets earmarked for overseas troops but shipping, unloading, and delivery delays hinder front line supplies. The administration considers recalling its ambassador to Spain Carlton Hayes and replacing him with Norman Armour of the State Department's Office of American Republics Affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate War Investigating Committee
U. S
Spain
Carlton Hayes
Norman Armour
State Department
Office of American Republics Affairs
Leyte Battle Heroic Move Through Three Days Without Food
Private First Class James H. Hughes of Gull man 8 and Decatur high school star faced three days of combat at Leyte with the first cavalry division. his unit pressed through mud lit swamps and sniper fire. after aiding the Tacloban assault they hit a hidden strongpoint in a hard fight before rest. Hughes enlisted in 1942, trained at Fort McClellan, and went overseas in 1943 for the Admiralty campaign.
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Leyte
James H. Hughes
J. H. Hughes
Gullman
1618
Fifteenth Avenue
Uncle Sam
Hughes
Decatur High School
Tacloban
Fort McClellan
First Cavalry Division
Admiralties
Decatur Hi-Y Club Installs New Gay People With Parade
In a campus event, newly elected Hi-Y Club members at Decatur Senior High are staged as “gay people” and undergo a day of activities. The program includes a chapel service, lunch at a cafe, a Second Avenue promenade, and a formal initiation at night with attendees named.
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Decatur
Bird
Plane
Decatur Senior High School
Second Avenue
Billy Ware Wyatt
Margaret Stickney
Nell Wallace
Betty Simmons
Annie Sue Cain
Marie Garnett
Marguerite South
Beulah Pryor
Imma Sue Wright
Bobbie Winton
Martha Witt Rodgers
Bessie Gillispie
Ann Garner
Alyene Draper
Betty Hunter
Sister Wiley
Sally Hunt
Doris Gunn
Lois Town
Mary Ann Rountree
Barbara Blackwell
Mary Eliz Burks
Nancy Tomason
Ann Smith
Joan Harrison
Barbara Hale
Martha Jean Blizzard
Elinor Buchanan
Patsy Frahn
Betty Jane Stone
Electronic brain aids Superfortress gunners in accuracy
The article explains an onboard electronic glass sight that projects a red circle to track enemy planes. The computer adjusts aim for range altitude wind and gravity, compensates parallax and parabolic drop, and guides automated gun movement. It cites 14 bombing missions with no fighter losses and a lone plane repelling 79 Japanese fighters.
Miss Gevenia Roberts Undergoes Tonsillectomy at Local Infirmary
Miss Gevenia Roberts of 324 Fourth Avenue West underwent a ton sillectomy Friday morning at Baugh's infirmary. The item notes a historical aside claiming George Washington founded Pittsburg and started a fort later named Fort Duquesne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gevenia Roberts
Fourth Avenue West
Baugh's Infirmary
Cotton futures hold steady amid mill buying and short covering
New York cotton prices moved irregularly as December shorts covered and mills bought, keeping near months steady. Distant positions saw liquidation on possible government policy changes. Spot markets were quiet with late afternoon bids 30 cents higher to 15 cents lower. Dec 21.67, Mch 21.81, May 21.77.
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New York
Butter and Eggs Market Clears in Chicago Trade
Butter firm with receipts 283,817 and unchanged market. Eggs firm with receipts 13,350 and steady, market unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nashville Tennessee Livestock Market Report Summary
Cattle sale slow with light early run and mixed prices across grades. Vealers 13.50 to 16.00, calves steady. hogs 600 head, weights and prices vary, sows lower. sheep and lambs steady with good prices for top lambs and lower for culls. Compared to week prior, overall market draggy and uneven with some steadying trends in select classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal-State Market News Service
Churchill Defends Democracy in Greece and Europe Debate
Churchill argues Britain must intervene in Europe and reject mob rule while defending democracy. He clashes with Labour critics over Greece and the use of troops to disarm “Friends of Democracy,” asserting democracy rests on universal suffrage and free elections.
Decatur Kiwanis Honors Decatur High School Football Team
The Decatur Kiwanis Club honored the high school football squad with a dinner at the Masonic temple. Dr. Ashley appeil ted speaker, pastor of Alker Memorial Church in Birmingham, delivered a humorous yet wholesome talk on life and serving God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Decatur
Masonic Temple
Ashley
Alker Memorial Church
Birmingham
Arthur Jones
M. E. Edwards
Elmer S
A. H. Hoff
Lloyd L. Lively
Mary Louise Garrett
Kiwanis
M. R. Rankin
H. L. Ogle
Ogle
Fuller
Dr. Chappell
Decatur Bond Contest Invites Young Entrants
Morgan county residents under ten may enter by having a bond purchased in their name. Credit points equal the bond’s maturity value, with the top scorer earning an 8 by 10 inch autographed photo. Entries close Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Belk-Hudson
Morgan County
Secretary of the Treasury
I D Carlisle Called To Reward
I D Carlisle 56 died suddenly of a heart attack Thursday in Decatur He was a relief agent operator for the Illinois Central Railroad Funeral services will be held at his home 905 Canal Street Decatur Saturday at four o clock Interment in the city cemetery Brown directing He is survived by his wife two daughters Mrs E Y Berry and Mrs W L Simmons a son J W Carlisle two grandsons and one granddaughter Pallbearers named Herman Cavner R E Catlett Jim Robertson Mr Johnson J O Colvard and F C Rozear
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I. D. Carlisle
Martin, Fenn
Illinois Central Railroad
Canal Street
Decatur
E. P. Knobloch
Lutheran Church of
Gulfport
Miss
Brown
E. Y. Berry
W. L. Simmons
J. W. Carlisle
Herman Cavner
R. E. Catlett
Jim Roberson
Johnson
Churchill disputes Italy veto and Greece policy amid postwar tensions
Churchill defended Eisenhower's decisions on Italy and rejected claims that Britain vetoed Count Carlo Sforza as foreign minister. He warned against violence in Greece and said British troops would clear Athens of rebels if necessary while noting Italy’s Badoglio government faced ongoing intrigues after Sforza’s return to Rome.
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Eisenhower
Italy
Churchill
Carlo Sforza
Britain
Greece
Athens
Sforza
Isopae
Pietro Badoglio
Badoglio
Patton’s Drive Stretches Deep Into Siegfried Line
Allied forces push through the Siegfried Line as Patton’s 90th Infantry breaches the line three miles north of Saarlautern. US troops press against pillboxes in nearby towns while German withdrawals continue on both Rhine flanks. Farther south Allied forces advance toward Colmar. French troops clear the Thur valley north of Mulhouse and reach Thann. The Seventh Army closes on Bitche as British Canadian fronts remain quiet amid floods along the Rhine and Waal.
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90Th
Siegfried Line
Saarlautern
Harry L. Tw
95Th
Brucken
Germany
French
Lorraine
Upper Rhine
Roer
Cologne
U. S
9Th Army
First Army
Hurtgen
Bergstein
Alsace
Colmar
Rhine
Breisach
Seventh Army
Metz
Driant
St. James D’arc
Saarequemines
Saarbrucken
Saar
J. E. Aycock Dies at Trinity Home
J. E. Aycock, noted Trinity County farmer aged 68, died last night at 11. He will be buried Saturday. Survived by his wife and three sons Richard and Floyd and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Aycock
Trinity 1
Mr. Aycock
Richard
Floyd
Club Hears Miss Price At WPW Meeting
A large audience attended the Business and Professional Women's club meeting to welcome president Mrs. Meredith Woodall back from Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Miss Alice Price spoke on the Christmas story using Peace on Good Will Toward Men as her text and a club party for December 15 was announced to be held at Bank Street rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meredith Woodall
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
Bank Street
Elbert Weaver
Alice Price
No Arrests Notice for Trinity County Family Service Details
The sheriff's office reports no arrests in Trinity County. One brother and nine grandchildren indicate the deceased, with services set for Saturday at 1 pm at Sheats Chapel conducted by Rev. J Johns son and burial at Morris Chapel Cemetery. Mutual Service directing.
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Trinity 1
Neill
Décatur
Sheats Chapel
J. Johnsson
Morris Chapel
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Pittsburgh
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