Grimac Glimpses: About Your Community and Mine
Weather outlook notes mostly cloudy conditions and warmer temps in the far north coast. Local items report a traffic accident on Sixth Avenue East near Watkins-Perry grill with two vehicles, light damage to a Chevrolet, and investigations by Officers Kennedy and Terry.
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Sixth Avenue East
Watkins-Perry Grill
Thomas Terry
Flint
Will Murphey
Hartseller
C. M. Kennedy
Alex Terry
Distribution Of Christmas Baskets Coordinated Here
Hill Ferguson of Morgan county Coordinating Council asks clubs churches and charities distributing baskets to submit names to avoid duplication. Miss Nina Woods notes previous year’s uneven help and offers lists of needy families. Send lists or requests for names to Nina Wood PO Box 601 or call 63.
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Hill Ferguson
Morgan County
Coordinating Council
Nina Woods
Community Chest
Council
Nina Wood
P. O
DiSalle Says Ceiling Plans In Place But No Freeze Soon
Price Stabilizer Michael V. DiSalle said the government is planning a price ceiling but expects no immediate wage freeze. He cited staffing limits and the ESA will lack 60 to 90 days to implement a general ceiling while considering selective controls for defense materials and potential retroactive rollback.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
Toledo
Economic Stabilization Agency
Economic Stabilization
Alan Valentine
Wage Stabilization Board
Cyrus S. Ching
Valentine
ESA
Ford Motor Co
General Motors Corp
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Truman
White House
Stephen T. Early
Officer Slain In Gun Battle In Saginaw
Police Captain Daniel P. Waters aged 39 was killed and Detective Clarence Dietzel 53 and Parole Officer Eldon Johnson were wounded in a downtown Saginaw shootout. A man and woman, who had escaped a prior ambuscade, were captured outside the city after the clash.
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Saginaw
Mich
Daniel P. Waters
Clarence Dietzel
Eldon Johnson
Port Fie
Portan
East Side
Truman Attlee wrap up Europe centered talks in Washington
President Truman and Prime Minister Attlee completed two hours of talks focusing on European defense, with broader Far Eastern unity proving harder. Gen. J. Lawton Collins reported Korea defense progress, saying forces can largely hold without major losses. A joint communique was anticipated as the parley ended.
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Washington
Truman
Attlee
Barkley
Mr. Truman
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Korea
Collins
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Wu Hsiu-Chuan
U.N
Bank Of Clouds Thwarts Cold In Alabama
A cloud cover from the gulf to northern Alabama prevented a hard freeze. Lows earlier forecast to dip into single digits rose. Huntsville recorded 18, Birmingham 30, Muscle Shoals 22, Anniston 27, with flurries reported in the north. The Birmingham low was 32 to 34 after a 45 degree day.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Gulf
North Alabama
Huntsville
Muscle Shoals
Anniston
Tuscaloosa
Dothan
Mole
Weather Bureau
Repairs Roof Stunt by 81-Year-Old Widow in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on December 8, Mrs. Bessie Hale an 81 year old widow lassoed a chimney roped a tar brush and tarred the roof of her rooming house. Bessie Hale a spry Norwegian born widow insisted she saw nothing unusual about the feat as onlookers watched her descend for more tar.
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Los Angeles
Bessie Hale
UN moves and China crisis fuel wartime debate
The text outlines divergent views on UN backed options against China. British leaders oppose certain American proposals for a "limited war" and consider a coast blockade as a potential step. The President and Prime Minister weigh approaches to Korea, planning further talks and possible travel to New York.
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Hae Ange
United Nations
China
Attlee
New York
Shirley Temple Free To Be Married Again
Shirley Temple, 22, eligible for matrimony after finalizing divorce from John Agar. Hollywood buzz links her to Charles Black, a 31 year old television executive from a wealthy San Francisco family. Temple says there are no plans. Black has been her top escort since last winter in Honolulu after her interlocutory decree in 1949.
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Los Angeles
Shirley Temple
John Agar
Hollywood
Charles Black
San Francisco
Black
Honolulu
Agar
Soviet Claims On Volunteers Now Disputed
United Nations Korean commission reports to the General Assembly that Chinese Communist troops in Korea are regular army, not volunteers. The seven member panel cites on the spot inquiry showing prisoners were regulars, not volunteers, estimating 400000 Chinese Reds in Korea.
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Max Harrelson Lake
United Nations
Korean Commission
General Assembly
Korea
Douglas MacArthur
Selim Sarper
Turkey
Assembly
Bond Agreed On For Warren in Robbery Case
A $2,000 appearance bond was set for Hubert C. Warren 20 held in Morgan county jail on a robbery charge. Circuit Judge Newton B. Powell said a habeas hearing was not held after County Solicitor Phillip Shanks and Defense Attorney E C Nix agreed to the bond. Warren allegedly attacked beaten LeRoy Clinard disabled veteran and took his car money and belongings. Clinard said he was abandoned in a rowboat near Finley Island and spent the night in freezing weather.
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Hubert C. Warren
Morgan County
Newton B. Powell
Warren
Phillip Shanks
E. C. Nix
Soe
W. H. Long
LeRoy Clinard
Limestone
Clinard
Finley Island
Revised contract for Marine Park to be submitted
TVA authorities said a new contract on the conveyance of the Marine Park will be prepared for presentation. City officials and TVA discussed harbor maintenance, sinking fund deposits, and future improvements including a roadway paving project estimated at 18000 dollars. The meeting at the city hall involved city council and Harbor Board with TVA representatives.
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Marine Park
TVA
IVA Teseroir Properties
Guntrsi
Guntersville
Wheeler
Harbor Board
Roy Odom
Russell Humphrey
Leonard Moot
Nathan Pryor
Rutledge Thomas
Thomas
Business and Professional Women's Club
Council
Wheeler Reservoir
L. E. Reynolds
John White
Gerald Neher
George LaBoon
Cotton Crop Is Under Estimate
The Agriculture Department reports 1950 cotton production at 9,884,000 bales, 61,000 below last month’s forecast, with last year at 16,128,000 and the ten year average at 11,599,000. Expansions are planned next year as weather and planting conditions improved.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Census Bureau
Joseph N. Short Named Presidential Press Secretary
Washington December 8 1945 President Truman selected Joseph Short Jr. former Associated Press bureau member in Richmond and longtime Baltimore Sun Washington bureau chief was born February 11 1904 in Vicksburg Mississippi Stephen T Early announced the appointment replacing the acting press secretary duties.
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Washington
Truman
Jose Short ,Jr
Baltimore Sun
Short
Stephen T. Early
Associated Press
Richa Va
Ae Short
Vicksburg
Miss
Market Meet Spirit Is High At Three-County Gathering
Enthusiasm ran high as the first meeting of the new market series gathered leaders from Morgan Limestone and Lawrence counties. County Agents Sam McClendon and L T Wagnon and representatives from soil conservation veterans vocational agriculture and local chambers of commerce discussed last year’s results and planned programs for the current year. Co chairs H A Alexander and Maynard Layman will appoint committees to develop the details of the plans.
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Lyons Hotel
Morgan, Limestone
Lawrence
Sam McClendon
L. T. Wagnon
The
Soil Conservation
K. N. Tucker
R. M. Chapman
Floyd Stephenson
L. G. Delaney
Veterans Program
L. G. McDonald
Chas. Rowe
Vocational Agriculture
H. A. Alexander
Moulton Business Men’s Club
Floyd Anderson
Hartselle Chamber of Commerce
Proctor Barnes
Decatur Grain
John Owens
Tennessee Valley Coop
H. T. Damsgard
Alabama Flour Mill
Don Davis
R. C. Wood
Pete Cortner
Carnation
T. Farm Industries
Neil Underwood D. Johnson
Noth Alabama Associates
Maynard Layman
Friendly Cabbie Tickets for Honking Hello at Window Girl
In Philadelphia a cab driver was cited for improper use of the horn after signaling his usual greeting to Gloria Heller a 19 year old shut in who sits by the downtown window and waves to passersby. Officers say the patrol is cracking down on noise at the busy intersection.
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Philadelphia
Gloria Heller
Shutin
Vito T. Gizzie
Gizzie
Philadelphia Highway Patrol
Glorie
Desperate Unit Battles To Reach East Coast
Desperate U.S. Marines and soldiers fight south from Changjin reservoir to break into the Korean coast area as thousands push toward escape ports. Allied forces press a tank guided breakout while Reds trap them on ridges amid a snow storm and heavy fire.
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Korea
U. S
Changjin Reservoir
U. S. Tenth Corps
Tokyo
Koto
Sea of Japan
Hungnam
Eighth Army
Alabama GOP To Meet Saturday To Pick Leader
Alabama Republicans plan a Birmingham gathering to choose a national committeeman after the death of Lonnie Noojin. Contenders include Curtis D. Adkins of Ashville, Birmingham lawyers Charles R. Robinson and W L Longshore, with Jimmy Jones of Cherokee County also supported.
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Birmingham
Alabama Republicans
Ashville
Curtis D. Adkins
Republican Executive Committee
Charles R. Robinson
W. L. Longshore
Cherokee County
Jimmy Jones
Lonnie Noojin
Gadsden
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Grimac
Percy Sharp
Jimmy Richey
East Lafayette Street
Joe Allen Price
Chattanooga
Loveman’s
P. D. Wilson
First Methodist Church
George H. Jones
Walter Chenault
Jones
B. Frank Chenault
Grant Street
A. D. Farrer
Beeline Highway
Decatur General Hospital
Robert George
Hartselle
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
S. F. Roberts
Austinville
Decatur Branch Laboratory
C. C. Johnson
Aid
Woody Copeland
Town Creek
Decatur
Elkmont
Manchuria
North Korea
Hamhung
Majon
Hyesan
Chongjin
Europe
Orient
By John M. Hightower
Ben
WAC
Jorn Ahlers
Chicago
Bond
Joseph N. Short
Charles G. Ross
Commerce Department
Soviet
United States
By Ken Reynolds
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