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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1945

Page

8

GOP Forum Debates Expanded Platform for 1946

Chicago reports the Republican National Committee endorsing the party platform while seeking outside input to form a growing, adaptive declaration of principles. Ralph H. Cake and others urge a continuing study of the platform, not a concession to dissent. Senator Thomas C. Hart warns of fragile security and urges US China cooperation to sustain peace.

Chicago Congress Ralph H. Cake Oregon Herbert Brownell Jr National Committee Worf LR Pxeccrl Deso Thomas C. Hart Rconn United States China Hart Republican ‘National Committee

19 Killed When Transport Burns

A twin-engined transport plane crashed in a snowstorm during a second landing attempt near Billings Montana, killing 19 of 23 aboard and leaving five in critical condition. Most victims were Army overseas veterans bound for discharge or reassignment. The chartered C 47 burned a mile west of the municipal airport en route from Newark New Jersey to Seattle. Two Northwest Airlines pilots were among the dead, and Army officials withheld names until relatives could be notified.

Billings Mont Army Overseas Newark N. J Seattle Northwest “Airlines George D. Miller Vernon W. Pfannkuck Breda Army

OPA Rules Hit Vast Range of Businesses and Rentals

Price rent and rationing regulations by OPA affect about 184000 manufacturing establishments 200000 wholesale outlets 1770000 retail outlets 1000000 service establishments 15000000 rented living quarters and 500000 hotels nationwide.

OPA

Irregular City Streets From Lax Planning History

For thirty years no street plans were laid out in downtown New York leading colonists to build cabins wherever they liked, creating a maze of irregular streets and misaligned plots as the settlement grew.

New York

New Morgan County Health Center Opens With Modern Facilities

A new Morgan County health center on the court house block offers a dental clinic and a tuberculosis department with X ray and developing room. The $78,500 building includes first and second floor offices, a venereal disease unit, maternity and child health rooms, and test laboratories. The project is funded by county state and Federal Works Agency money, with opening delayed until basement work and a Tennessee Valley laboratory are in place.

Lucretia Low Morgan County Sim Howell Morgan County Board of Revenue ‘and Control Federal Works Agency Tennessee Valley Branch Laboratory L. R. Murphree County Health Service Morgan County Health Center Murphree D. A Allen W. J. Brown Health Department Medical Society Second Avenue Decatur J. E. Clem

Boys confess Maxwell Field post exchange break-in

Three teenage boys admitted breaking into the Maxwell Field main post exchange last night, according to Highway Patrol spokesman Tom Carlisle. Details of the incident and any subsequent charges were not released.

Montgomery Ala Highway

Concert Set for Dec 19 in Decatur Riverside High Auditorium

The Community Concert Association opens the season in Decatur with American baritone Lan sing Hatfield at 8 pm December 19 in Riverside High School Auditorium. Hatfield is due to arrive about 11:30 pm December 18 and will stay at the Cornelian Hotel. Ticket holders will receive time and place details by mail this week. no reception will be held after the show.

Community Concert Association Decatur Lansing - Hatfield Te Riverside High’ School Auditorum Perry Orr Cornelian Hotel Malic

John E Adams elected Alabama State Bar president

John E Adams of Grove Hill was elected president of the Alabama State Bar Association at the end of a two day convention in Birmingham. John A Caddell of Decatur was named first vice president and Lawrence K Andrews of Union Springs became second vice president. Harold L Cook was named attorney for the board of governors and Lawrence Gerald Sr of Clanton was renamed secretary.

Birmingham Ala John E. Adams Grove Hill Alabama State Bar Association Roderick Beddow John A. Caddell Decatur Lawrence K. Andrews Union Springs Harold L. Cook Board of Governors Lawrence Gerald Sr Clanton

Early Colorado gold discovery near Cherry Creek

The first gold was found in Colorado along a tiny stream feeding into Cherry Creek near what is now Denver. The find marks an early chapter in Denver’s mining era and settlement along the Front Range.

Colorado Cherry Creek Denver

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