Army officers see strain from Negro troops and displaced Germans
Regular Army leaders face clashes over hundreds of thousands of refugees in displaced persons camps and mixed nationality tensions. Officers say the camps breed crime and black markets, with many refugees refusing to work or return home. They urge a four word policy to send them all home, while noting civilian pressure and desire to exit social welfare duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Europe
Hartle
United States
Sheriff Boyles’s 8-Year Record Of Lake Cabin Thefts Recovered
Zeke Boyles, Marshall county sheriff, has compiled a record showing property stolen from lake cabin owners, valued at over 6000 dollars, recovered by county officers. Nine suspects have been arrested, with all but one convicted or awaiting trial. Two boats valued at 2200 and 1700 dollars are noted, and four Buck Island cabin thefts last week were solved with property recovered and two men jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeke Boyles
Marshall County
Guntersville
Sheriff Boyles
Texas
Buck Island
Final Plans Made for Holiday Party in Decatur
Decatur Business and Professional Women club heard Walter M. Jackson describe wartime experiences in Yugoslavia and Europe. Plans were set for a Christmas party with an international twist, sending gifts to federation members in France, and a books drive for the local library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter M. Jackson
Decatur Business and Professional Women’s Club
Bank Street
Jackson
United States Army
Yugoslavia
United States
W. T. Jordan
American Association of University Women
France
Montgomery Dance Set December 14 at Decatur Armory
A Christmas dance hosted by the Tri County Shrine club will take place at the Decatur Armory from 9 to 12. Tut Montgomery's orchestra will provide the music, officials said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri-County Shrine Club
Armory
Decatur
Tut Montgomery
Markets at a Glance rails buoy demand and bonds rise
New York stocks rise on rate boost fueling rail demand. Bonds advance as rails spurt. Chicago mills active buying, export demand noted. Corn weak as elevators sell. Oats fall. Hog prices nominally steady with top around 24.75 dollars. Cattle likewise nominally steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Miners Back to Work Amid Legal Watch on Coal Crisis
President Truman broadcast as Lewis defies court, urging miners to return by midnight March 31. Government moves accelerate toward Supreme Court review of the UMW contempt case while unions seek talks with government or operators to settle wage and ownership terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Mminers
National Coal Association
Supreme Court
United Mine Workers
Vinson
High Court
United States
UMW
Our
Republic
T. Alan Goldsborough
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Intere Court
Promoter Found Guilty in Georgia Radio Scheme
Promoter Ralph E. Richards alias Patt' Curtis was convicted on four counts of using the mails to defraud and one count of conspiracy to defraud in a six day trial. Ernest A. Samuelson was convicted of conspiracy, while Frances Short Bolin was acquitted on all counts. Judge T Hoyt Davis deferred sentence to the Macon term for probation review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ralph E. Richards
Patt’ Curtis
U. S
Mtsstrict
Via
Richards
Georgia
Treasury
Ernest A. Samuelson
Kansas City
Disaster at hotel blaze leaves many dead and injured
Eyewitness recounts guests leaping from upper floors as flames engulf a hotel. A girl slides down a sheet rope but falls to the marquee while a fireman is wounded. A woman on the seventh floor hurls two children to safety then dies with them. A boy survives briefly before death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Burnham
Six University of Alabama seniors among Winecoff Hotel dead
A wave of grief swept the University of Alabama as reports confirmed six senior women students among the victims of the Winecoff Hotel fire in Atlanta. President Raymond Paty notified of the sixth identity while Atlanta officials investigated. Dean Haris and Dean Adams coordinated family contact and information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Winecoff Hotel
Atlanta
Raymond R. Paty
Georgia City
Winecoff
Agnes Ellen Haris
School of Home Economics
Ralph E. Adams
University News Bureau
Night Fire Leaves City Street In Horror
An alley blaze and entrapment kill a mother and three children, an elderly couple, and several others as firefighters, Red Cross workers, and newsmen recover bodies after four hours. Dozens fled and sobering cries haunt the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Georgia
Fire rips Atlanta hotel. origin under study at 1914 building
On Peachtree Street near Carnegie Way a blaze at a leading Atlanta hotel trapping guests killed many. Fire Marshal Harry Phillips said flames struck third to fifth floors with rapid spread despite fire-resistant construction. Rescue attempts described as ghastly. 285 guests registered at the hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Phillips
Phillips
Atlanta
William B. Hartsfield
Fire disasters rank among nation’s worst conflagrations
The Winecoff hotel fire in Atlanta is noted as one of the country’s deadliest. The record lists major blazes with high fatalities including the Iroquois Theatre 602 dead, the General Slocum 1,021 dead, Collinwood school 174, Triangle Shirtwaist 145, Cleveland Clinic 124, New London school explosion 294, Cocoanut Grove 488, Ringling Brothers fire 168, La Salle Hotel 61.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Atlanta
Winecoff
Chicago
Iroquois Theater
General Slocum
New York
East River
Collinwood School
Cleveland
Triangle Shirt Waist Company
New York City
Cleveland Clinic
New London
Tex
Boston
Hartford
Conn
Ringling Brothers
Deadly hotel fire in Atlanta surpasses prior tolls
Flames ripped through the Winecoff hotel on December 13 1946 trapping guests on upper floors. Rescue crews fought fire from 3 am to 9:30 am as 61 to 71 victims were reported with dramatic escapes and tragic deaths across multiple floors.
Morgan Man Breaks Jail From Kilby Prison
One of four inmates who escaped Kilby Prison early Saturday remained at large. Compton, a Morgan County man, had prior forgery sentences totaling up to fourteen years. Escapees Ellis Russell and Duncan, all deemed dangerous, allegedly sawed a barred window and climbed to the powerhouse before slipping over the East wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rannal Compton
Kilby
Camillten
Morgan
Ompton
Compton
H. J. Brown
J. D. Ellis
Jefferson County
James D. Russell
Lawrence Duncan
Shelby County
Brown
Reckless Driving Charge Against Nashville Man
Earl Todd of Nashville Tennessee faced a reckless driving charge after a truck mishap near Flint Saturday morning. James Ward of Decatur Box and Basket Co. drove the other truck struck a guard rail and the accident caused about 100 dollars in damage. Todd pleaded guilty before Justice Norwood and paid a 25 dollar fine plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Todd
Nashville
Tenn
Flint
Decatur Box and Basket Co
James Ward
Carl Edgemon
Edgemon
Decatur
Flinthill
Decatur Box
Todd
Justice Norwood
Decatur Busy Saturday Includes Visits and Licenses
Florence resident Mrs. Hugh Willis visits Decatur as many locals travel for business. Raphael P. Thompson, 18, of Decatur, selected for naval reserve training at Auburn Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Citizens from Falkville Somerville Hartselle and Vinemont frequent the Morgan County courthouse and Decatur on Saturday business. Driver licenses issued to Will Murphy and L L Tuck and W A Hendricks. two applicants fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raphael P. Thompson
R. P. Thompson
Memorial Drive
Decatur
Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
Will Murphy
Hartselle
L. L. Tuck
W. A. Hendricks
Julian McNeese
I. S. Clenderon
Decatur 2
Morgan County
Alabama coeds study retail selling amid hotel fire injuries
Ten University of Alabama seniors living at the hotel were in home economics and merchandising programs gaining college credit while working in Atlanta department stores. Two other Alabama students suffered minor burns. Eloise Echols was away visiting Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Rieman
University of Alabama
Atlanta
Alabama
Rose Harvey
Tuscaloosa
Fredna Green
Hattiesburg
Miss
Eloise Echols
Gulfport
Birmingham
Crash claim names family from Moulton
The notice lists Mr and Mrs Drew Alexander and relatives from Moulton including Robert Alexander and J S Alexander. Services are set for Monday afternoon with time and place to be announced by Highsmith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Alexander
Robert Alexander
T. H. Thrasher
J. S. Alexander
Moulton
Highsmith
Jacobs' Condition Turns For The Worse
Fight promoter Mike Jacobs, after rallying from a cerebral hemorrhage, suffered a sudden acute heart attack today at St. Clare's hospital. Doctors said the 66 year old is very critically ill despite some response to treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mike Jacobs
Jacobs
St. Clare's Hospital
Vincent Nardiello
English Girl Praises Southern Hospitality in Birmingham Trip
English secretary Eileen McKenna, secretary to Birmingham's Lord Mayor, praised Southern hospitality after a six day stay in New York and Birmingham Alabama. She called Birmingham a lovely city and noted adopting the regional you all phrase while visiting for Christmas carnival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Birmingham
Ala
Eileen McKenna
England
McKenna Soho
Alabama
London
Questers Club Pledges Books for Decatur Library Drive
The Decatur Questers club voted unanimously to donate at least one new book per member to the library drive. The effort, announced by Pats A. Erases, is sponsored by the American Association of University Women and will benefit the Decatur public library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Questers Club
Pats A. Erasesibrary
American Association of University Women
Decatur Pub
Uc Library, A
Long List of Names and Addresses From Georgia and Nearby States
A partial roster lists numerous individuals with hometowns across Georgia and neighboring states. The mixed entries include civilians and students with several "address unknown" notes and several repeated surnames in Bainbridge, Thomaston, Rome, and Columbus.
Unidentified Victims Listed From Wina Coff Hotel Fire
Grady hospital in Atlanta released descriptions of 19 unidentified victims who perished in the Win a Coff hotel fire. The list notes a young boy with brown shoes and windbreaker and a woman about 35 to 40 years old with dark curly hair and a distinctive tooth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Grady Hospital
Winacoff Hotel
Winecoff Fire Deaths Prompt Prayer Dismissal in Georgia Assembly
In Atlanta the Winecoff hotel fire interrupted assembly proceedings and led to a prayer dismissal. Weatherly of Cochran, Georgia, identified among the dead by sons at an undertaking establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winecoff
Atlanta
B. Weatherly
Cochran
Gai
Georgia
Winecoff Hotel
Winecoff fire claims builder of famed Atlanta hotel
In Atlanta a 70 year old builder and operator of the Winecoff Hotel died in the 15 story blaze. He and his wife lived on the 10th floor retiring from active management after leasing the property. Other details note leases to Myer of Birmingham and Irwin then Geele and O Connell of Chicago with the Geeles away on a hunting trip. Mrs Winecoff and two children escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conner Rowan
Nelson Thatch
Bell
William Mobley
T.G. Turk
Tulsa
Oklo
Nancy Diarine
Turk
John M
Richard
Annie Lee Irwin
Atlanta
Arthur Geele Sr
Danville
A. 3Ave Jr
Ue Crane Geele
South Georgia
Aly
Georgia
F. A. Herring
James Little
Elizabethton
Tenn
Frank Jones
Friendship
M. A. Hornsby
Jack Burnham
Burnham
L. W. Cochran
Miami
Fla
Cochran
Geele
Brunswick
Frank Smith
Valdosta
M. C. Conners
Montgomery
Ala
Patsy Griffin
Marvin Griffin
Bainbridge
Fireen
A. R. Minnix
Columbus
Rutledge
Patsy Uphold
Albert L. Uphold
Thomaston
Omaston
Charles Boschung
Cullmah
Mildred
Boschong
Robertson
Rae
W. F. Winecoff
Birmingham
W. H. Irwin
Robert O'Connell
Chicago
Arthur Jr
O’connell
Geeles
Theatre Staffs Enjoy A Barbecue
The Princess Roxy and Capitol theatre staffers held a Friday barbecue at Woodall's. Attendees included Paul Stroud Floyd Vaughn Billie Smith Arleta Maxwell Christine Porter Ray Morris Charles Martin Maurice McGuyre David White George Hartselle Clifford Campbell John Bailey and guests Mr and Mrs Thomas Terry Peggy Hudson and Bob Stinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess, Roxy
Capitol Theatres
Woodall's
Paul Stroud
Floyd Vaughn
Billie Smith
Arleta Maxwell
Christine Porter
Ray Morris
Charles Martin
Maurice McGuyre
Princess Theatre
David White
George Hartselle
Clifford Campbell
Roxy Theater
John Bailey
Capitol Theatre
Thomas Terry
Peggy Hudson
Bob Stinson
Multiple Commingled Descriptions of Persons in Burns Scene
A list catalogues numerous individuals with physical traits clothing and accessories. Details include ages roughly 16 to 65, hair colors blond brown grey, eye colors blue grey hazel, outfits such as blue rayon gown blue striped pajamas navy or grey outfits, a baby girl in corduroy overalls, and items like a Bulova wrist watch wedding band class rings bracelets and a preserved incisional scar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulova
Johnston and Co
C. J. R—S-Du Crest
Clarence
D. H. Jr
Dickerson
Also Mentioned on This Page
James Mes L.rankin
Truman
BAMA
Peachtree Street
Carnegie Way
Banks ‘Whiteman
Arthur ‘F. Geele
LaSalle
Terminal Hotel
Milwaukee
E. J
Chick) Hosch
W. W
Patt) Patterson
Morgan Man
Secature
Hugh Willis
Florence
Myrtle Williamson
E. E. Graves
S. E. Clark
Falkville 1
A. L. Jaques
Somerville 2
Charles Orr
I. A. Herdenhan and Son
Decatur General Hospital
Ferry Street
Brown's
R. E. Thomas
Valdermosa Springs
T. F. Kilpatrick
Lacey
A. G. Morgan
R. C. Haynie
W. E. Clark
Falkville
J. B. Reeder
Vinemont 1
Dixie
Questers Club
R. W
Billy) Cox
Eloise Maison
W. L. Rochelle
Marietta
J. B. Sherry
C. H. Truen
Matine Willis
Peter S. Knox Sr
Thomson
Bill Bryson
Christine Henson
E. O. Thomas
Asheville
N. C
Eric Hayworth Elliott
Oklahoma City
Okla
Matsey Bikle
Tampa
Eloise Buck
Maxine Willis
W. M. Clarencewn
J. B. Sheriff
James Lewis McDonald
Memphis
Dewitt Lane Morrison
Phillip D. David
Savannah
Lou Broome
Walter W. Beck
Jacksonville
Sarah M. Aldridge
Carl E. Rasmussen
Des Moines
Iowa
Veterans Hospital
Paul Lain
Cliff Road
Robert Cox
Petrie Hospital
Murphy
Charles Keith
Rome
East Sixth Street
Sarah Miller
Gordon
George William Walden
Irene Maud Wilson
Knoxville
Cleveland Dillard Silk
Buckingham Court
Jacob M. Mauss
Philadelphia
Evelyn Adams
Georgia Ave
Ruth Powell
Borgia McCoy
Canada
William Todd
Columbia
S. C
Paul L&in
Lena Harris
P. R. Mennix Jr
Robert L. Sollenberger
Barnesville
H. E. Swanson
Ethel J. Stewart
Ralph
U. of Ala
Irene Tollett
15Th Street
Charles H. Thrun
Clarence B. Bates Jr
Mary Minor
Nell Sims
Claire Williams
Cordele
Frank B. Hale Jr
John Edward Smith
Martha Harriet Cobb
Fayette
Don Louise Murphy
Nee Parker
James R. Little
Charlotte
Gene Prusett
Virginia Tolbert
B. J. Williams
W. M. Jones
Long Beach
Calif
B.weatherly
C. T. Steinspring
Cornelia
J. E. Brown
Elaine Sullivan
13Th St
Gloria Rieman
Freda Constangey
Florence A. Baggett
Claxton
R. E. Williams
Naval Air Station
Norfolk
Albany, Ga
Ao C. H. Truen
Columbia, S
Decatur Homes
3Rd Ave
Finley Island
Russert Speake
Polhill
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