Bishop Urges Aid For China
Bishop Fred P. Carson says a communist victory in China could force the United States to spend 10 billion dollars to re arm Japan and establish bases in the Philippines. He argues urgent action is needed to support Chiang Kai-Shek and prevent a coalition government dominated by communists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Linder
Buck Hill Falls
United States
Japan
Slippines
China
Fred P. Carson
America
Philadelphia
Chiang Kai-Shek
Pearl Harbor
Far East
Carson
Frank T. Cartwright
Methodist Church
Cartwright
Methodist
Board of Missions and Church Extensions
Chiang
Senators, Governor clash over reserve funds in state budget
The public spending dispute centers on a $880,000 allocation from a $1,027,000 pot with $147,000 set aside for operating expenses. The Governor and two senators argued over using the reserve for hospitals while lawmakers reduced several allocations and eyed possible federal funds. Allocations to hospitals, mental institutions, and educational institutions are listed, including regional tuberculosis sanitoriums and schools in Bryce, Talladega, Troy, and Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folsom
Quarles
Lowe
Commission
Jefferson County
Morgan County
Etowah County
Dale County
Limestone
DeKalb
Etowah
Perry
Clay
Sumter
Dallas
Bryce Hospital
Deaf and Blind School
Talladega
A. and M. Institute For Negroes
Troy Teachers College
Montgomery Negro Teachers College
Mystery Blast Kills Eight at Topeka Plant
About 150 men were at the site including power plant workers and construction crews. The eight dead, all Topeka residents, were named C. A. Allensworth, Arthur Dahlene, Alonso Bryant, Charles Miller, Rog by, A. W. Free, C. H. Reden baugh and Albert Sheahan. A plumber, L. R. Beaver, described a muffled initial blast followed by a stronger explosion that knocked him down. Debris hurled windows up to 100 feet. Power was restored to Topeka on an emergency basis afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
C. A. Allensworth
Arthur Dahlene
Alonso Bryant
Charles Miller
Rogby
A. W. Free
C. H. Redenbaugh
Albert Sheahan
L. R. Beaver
Sheahan
Markets Inch Higher As Midday Demand Dims Losses
In New York Dec 10 a midday stock wobble steadied prices after earlier declines. Decliners included Radio Corp Admiral Farnsworth U S Steel Goodrich Schenley Consolidated Natural Gas Carolina Power and Light Dow Chemical Owens Illinois American Tobacco Standard Oil N J and Trans Continental and Western Air. Leaders edged up: Atlantic Gulf and West Indies common and preferred plus Republic Steel Goodyear Montgomery Ward Woolworth International Harvester Douglas Aircraft Southern California Edison Kennecott Copper Du Pont American Woolen Southern Pacific Southern Railway and Eastern Air Lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Exseed
Radio Corp
Admiral Corp
Farnsworth Television
U. S. Steel
Goodrich
Schenley
Consolidated Natural Gas
Carolina Power and Light
Dow Chemical
Owens
Illinois
American Tobacco
Standard Oil
N. J
Trans-Continental
Atlantic Gulf and
Nashville Livestock Market Report Dec 10 1940
CATTLE around 200 head in annual fat cattle sale with grand champion angus 1.07 per lb. Most steers 34.00-36.50 per cwt, weights 900-1100 lb 20.00-25.00, lighter 20.00-25.00. CALVES good to 35.00, 19.00-27.00 common. HOGS barrows and gilts under 230 lb mostly 50-75 lower, 170-230 lb 21.00-21.75, over 300 lb under 19.50. SHEEP lambs 21.00-24.00, ewes 8.00-9.00, cull 2.00-6.00. Compared with week ago, most sections weaker or steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
North Georgia live poultry market steady over Friday trading
USDA reports North Georgia live poultry market steady with light trading. Prices paid fob farm ranged from 32 to 34 cents per pound for Hampshire Reds White Crosses Barred Rock Crosses. Weights from 21 to 32 percent pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
USDA
North
Georgia
F.o.b
Hampshire
M. P. Childs Is Called Home
Funeral services for Maxwell Pierce Childs 28 will be held Saturday at Southside Baptist Church with Rev. Carl Roberts officiating. Burial in the city cemetery. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs E Childs Decatur three sisters and two brothers. Pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell Pierce Childs
Somerville Road
Brown
Ferry Street
Southside Baptist Church
Carl Roberts
City Cemetery
E . Childs
Decatur
J. C. Howell
Milton S. Clendenon
Helen B. Childs
C. Bert
Earl M. Childs
John A. Thomason
B. G. Ryan
Garnett Dement
Charlie Sandlin
Edwin Breeding
Curtis Kizziah
Man Finds Loon on His Pasture in Alabama
James A. Harvel of Hartselle spotted a strange goose like bird in his pasture after heavy rains. Lawrence Givens, manager of Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, identified it as a loon and placed it in the refuge goose pen with other geese. Loons are large water birds famed for their quavering calls and migrate from northern lakes to warmer winters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Harvel
Hartselle
Lawrence Givens
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Goose Pen
Gulf of Mexico
Givens
Wheeler Reservoir
Body of Sailor Enroute Home for WWII Burial
The remains of Seaman Second Class Thomas A. Norton, who lost his life during World War II, will arrive in Decatur Monday at 2 20 P M for burial. Norton's home was in the Courtland vicinity. Funeral announcements will be made later by Brown's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Norton
Decatur
Night Hunt on Wheel er Refuge Yields Large Coons and Opossums
Oct hunts on the Wheel er National Wildlife Refuge total 811 animals including 488 coons 321 opossums and 2 grey foxes. Clayton Blankinship posts 32 coons for heaviest catch while Salathal Owens bags 30 opossums for top single effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
Clayton Blankinship
Somerville
Salathal Owens
Decatur 2
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
State Conservation Department
Tennessee Valley Authority
Chambers Papers and Libel Suit Reach Federal Stage
An envelope with sensitive 1937 1938 State Department documents is linked to Chambers in a libel case filed by Alger Hiss. Levine says he gave the package to Chambers after a warning, and FBI grand jury testimony follows. The papers cover British fleet plans and German diplomacy amid rising espionage concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers
Levine
Brooklyn
Alger Hiss
Hiss
Baltimore
Washington
New York
House Committee
U. S. District Attorney's Office
FBI
Federal Grand Jury
Grand Jury
State Department
Britain
France
Japan
Germany
Austria
Justice Department
Alexander M. Campbell
Plant pledge to improve jobs with modern machinery
A company urges employees to support upgrades and continued operation. The note stresses job security through better equipment, teamwork, and mutual benefit, thanking workers for 15.5 years of cooperation and wishing Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akcent Management
Former Decatur Resident Named New Florence College President
Dr. Elbert B. Norton, long associated with Alabama education, becomes president of Florence State Teachers College. The move includes Norton’s reception events at Graves Hall and Rogers Hall and notes his prior roles from teacher to U.S. Education official. Norton’s family and Decatur ties are highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Elbert B. Norton
Florence State Teachers College
Florence
Ala
State Teachers College At
Seminary St
Rogers All
Rogers Hall
Dr. Norton
Jefferson County
Alabama
E. B. Norton
North Alabama
Kilby
Methodist Church
Birmingham
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Montgomery
Covington
Covington County
U. S. Office of Education
U.S. Commistsionet of Education
Norton
National Council of Chief School Officers
Alabama Education Association
Alabama Association of School Administrators
Board of
Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers
National Council of Chief
Laura Cowart
Mack
Bert
Betty
STC
Lund
Hardy Brown
James A. Heard
James K. Powers
M. C. Wilson
Henry J. Willingham
J. A. Keller
Local notices list illnesses and community events
Miss Mildred Kitchens and Mrs J S Edwards will spend Saturday in Birmingham. Carl Wilkinson formerly of Decatur is critically ill in West End Baptist hospital Birmingham following major operation. Mrs W S Russell leaves Saturday for Birmingham to be at his bedside. W H Drinkard Falkville was a business visitor. Firemen report heavy loss from a chicken house fire at James Schrader Austinville. Beta Sigma Phi sets December 17 for musical Rapture In View at Riverside auditorium. Mrs Junior Jones and infant son moved from Baugh and Wiley clinic to home. Ola Mae Hardy transferred from Decatur General hospital to home. Mrs Grady Owens medical patient at Hamil clinic. Fred Rucker medical patient at Hamil clinic. Mrs Paul Barlow dismissed from Hamil clinic. Thelma Hutson returned from Steele Missouri after visit with Irene Goodwin and others and Rev J F Dunlap urges Sunday school members to attend for Christmas gift drawing.
Alabama Patrons and Politics in Play for Patronage Posts
The article discusses patronage maneuvering around Alabama politics as Governor term ending January 1951 looms. It notes Hill and Sparkman presumed not aligned with the state’s rights wing, and anticipates civil service postings like the internal revenue collector role paying about $8,000 annually, with party figures Marion Rushton and Gessner McCorvey active on the right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Sparkman
State’s Rights Party
Truman
Alabama
Capitol Hill
Congress
Marion Rushton
Montgomery
Gessner T. McCorvey
Mobile
Rushton
Alabama Democratic National
Leonard Thomas
Internal Revenue Collector
Civil Service
Alabama Adds Distance Reduction by Water Transport
The state notes that Birmingham, Tuscaloosa and Demopolis will be 1,246 miles nearer by water transport to Florence, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, Guntersville, Chattanooga or Knoxville. Water transportation provides the lowest cost means to move farm products raw materials and manufactured goods to points of consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Tuscaloosa
Demopolis
Florence
Sheffield
Tuscumbia
Guntersville
Chattanooga
Knoxville
White Christmas Service Planned By Memorial Drive Church
Memorial Drive Methodist church presents A Service Of Light And The Great Light on Sunday evening December 19 at seven o clock. Mrs Oscar Hames directs the program with the regular choir and Miss Jo Ann Parker at the piano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Oscar Hames
Jo Ann Parker
Graveside rites planned for Pfc Henderson at Center Springs
VFW Post 4190 will conduct graveside rites Sunday afternoon for Pfc James Hollis Henderson at Center Springs church. E L Benfield of 1616 15th Avenue East left for Cisco Texas after being called by the death of his brother-in-law John Elmore. A Cullman County wreck Friday night caused 100 dollars in damages with no injuries. Horace Layman of Decatur is ill at Decatur General Hospital. Mrs Mary Etta Powell of Somerville is admitted to Decatur General Hospital. Mrs Robert L Clanton of Decatur is a patient there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
Post 4190
Pfc
James Hollis Henderson
Center Springs Church
E. L. Benfield
15Th Avenue E
Cisco, Tex
John Elmore
Highway Patrol
Cullman County
Horace Layman
Decatur 2
Decatur General Hospital
Mary -Etta Powell
Somerville 2
Rites To Be Held Here Saturday For Mrs Oliver
Funeral services for Mrs. Tula Virginia Oliver 54 will be at Brown's chapel on Eure Street Saturday at 2 PM officiated by Rev J K Rodgers. Burial in City cemetery. Mrs Oliver a native of Athens died at Werthan Rest Home Nashville where she had been a patient one month. She resided at 1039 Sharpe Avenue Nashville. Survived by son Melvin B Oliver of Decatur three sisters Mrs Walter Smith Nashville Mrs Nina Hall Birmingham Mrs Harry Mc Allister Athens and three brothers Willie Abernathy Johan Abernathy and Mac Abernathy all of Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tula Virginia Oliver
Brown's Chapel
Eure Street
J. K. Rodgers
City Cemetery
Brown
Oliver
Athens
Werthan Rest Home
Nashville
Tenn
Sharpe Avenue
Melvin B. Oliver
Decatur
Walter Smith
Nina Hall
Birmingham
Harry McAllister
Willie Abernathy
Johan Abernathy
Mac Abernathy
Alabama Hotel Association Opens two day Huntsville Convention
The annual Alabama Hotel Association convention opens in Huntsville with hotelmen from across Alabama and neighboring states attending. The Huntsville Hotel Association acts as host to the two day session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Ala
Alabama
Huntsville Hotel Association
Remains of Two WWII Heroes Arrive for Burial
The bodies of Lt Willard W Wade and Pfc Robert Paul Duncan return to Decatur for funeral services. Wade died April 2 1945 in New Astenburg Germany aged 24. Duncan died April 15 1945 in Berlin Germany aged 32. Wade to home of father J S Wade on Moulton Highway. funeral Monday at Bellview church with burial at Bellview cemetery. Duncan to home of mother Mrs Robert Duncan. funeral Sunday at Macedonia Baptist Church with burial at Roselawn cemetery. VFW post 4190 to direct military rites. Surviving relatives listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
L& M
Willard W Wade
Moulton Ighway
Robert Paul Duncan
Wade
Company B
60Th Infantry
New Astenburg
Germany
J. S. Wade
Moulton
Bellview Church
Morgan-Lawrence County
Carl Roberts
Bellview Cemetery
Drinkard
Brown
Hartselle
VFW
Joe Ware
Louie Brooks
Oak Ridge
Tenn
John Gilmore
Nashville
Louis Looney
Battle Creek
Mich
Fred Wade
Birmingham
Orlin
Tennis Wade
Duncan
Berlin
Elbe River
Ninth Army
Robert Duncan
Decatur 3
Macedonia Baptist Church
O. C. Weaver
L. E. Toon
Roselawn
Joseph Duncan
J. E. Duncan
Ruth Duncan
Honor Roll For Union Hill School Third Month
The Union Hill school honor roll for the third month lists students by grade with grade A and B marks. Seventh graders Dana Lemons and Willa Sue Lenox earned A while Lonanda Brooks earned B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Hill School
Dana Lemons
Willa Sue Lenox
Lonanda Brooks
Grace Morris
Authce Culbreath
Annie Sue Bowling
Irene Williams
Betty Ruth Dean
Wayne Yancey
A. J. Sweat
Linda Faye ‘Edwards
Julia Boyd
Grace Helms
Joyce Jackson
Bobby Faye Yancey
Mona Sue Yancey
Eldridge Crise
Henry Steadham
Hilda Baker
Mamie Compton
Rebecca Whisenant
Sadie Williams Sr
Herschel Abercrombie
James Bowling
Melvin Bowling
Carl White
Dorothy Couch
Elonda Lee Lemons
Alice Greenhaw Thomas
Earl Overstreet
Magdalene Bowling
Margaret Prince
Joan Yancy
Washington’s Color Test Determines Life in Capital
A University of Chicago study led by Dr. Joseph D. Lohman says Washington’s real estate ethics and practices push colored residents into a “Black Belt” near the White House. The report notes segregation in housing and work, unequal public services, and a superficial color judgment that governs schooling, jobs, and pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Roosevelt
Joseph D. Lohman
University of Chicago
Washington
Washington Real Estate Board
White House
Man Naps in Hearse as Driver Flees Scene
In Birmingham Alabama an 18 year old hearse driver abandoned the funeral car near the downtown shopping district at dusk. Police said the driver claimed a white figure in back prompted him to flee while a man slept inside the hearse and was later jailed to finish his nap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
W. W. Casey
Jake Turner
City Jail
Elector Suit in Equity Dismissed by Judge Powell
A court case seeking to compel Electors Norman Harris and Ben Bloodworth to vote for President Truman was dismissed at the plaintiffs request. Plaintiffs D. T. Kinney and Elbert H. Drinkard filed the suit, Kinney as Cullman County Democratic chairman and Drinkard as an eighth district state executive member. Circuit Judge Newton B. Powell signed the decree: The cause is hereby dismissed out of court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Harris
Ben Bloodworth
Truman
D. T. Kinney
Elbert H. Drinkard
Kinney
Cullman County
Democratic Committee
Drinkard
Democratic Executive Committee
Newton B. Powell
Israel Agrees To Lift Siege Of Faluja Troops
A United Nations official says Israel agreed to stage by stage withdrawal from the Negev enabling 1200 Egyptian troops at Faluja to exit. Israel’s move aids entry into armistice talks and impinges on proposed UN mediation for Jerusalem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
United Nations
Israel
Faluja
Negev Desert
Palestine
Ralph J. Bunche
Negev
General Assembly
United States
Jerusalem
East China conflict near Hwai traps threaten Nanking access
Government forces struggle to break two north of the Hwai as Red troops press toward Pengpu and the Yangtze corridor. Escaping groups shift positions while weather hampers air support and encircled army groups near Pengpu attempt to breach river defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East China
Nanking
Pengpu
Shanghai
Grand Canal
Hwai
Sheng Pao
Hwaiyin
Hwaian
Ponyng
Yangtze
Huagtze
Kaoyu
Suchow
Negro Scientists in Montgomery Session Opens Two Day Meeting
Two hundred Negro scientists and students gathered at State Teachers College Montgomery for the Beta Kappa Chi meeting. Principal speaker is Dr Charles R Drew of Howard University famed for plasma research. Dr Herman Daves of the A Negro education specialist will speak at a banquet tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
State Teachers College
Beta Kappa Chi
National Honorary Scientific Society
Charles R. Drew
Howard University
Washington
Drew
Herman Daves
The
Marriage Notices from Hartselle Couples
Daily Records lists William Darris Halbrooks 19 of Hartselle wed Sarah Frances Slate 17 in Hartselle and William Gilbert Peck 21 of Somerville wed Nina Faye Campbell 18 in Hartselle. The notice records ages and partner names for two separate marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Darris Halbrooks
Hartselle
Sarah Frances Slate
William Gilbert Peck
Somerville
Nina Faye Campbell
Rulings on Session Lengths by Carmichael in Alabama
Alabama Attorney General Albert A. Carmichael ruled that voter registration boards may stay in session for 12 days next month if the county governing body desires. He also declared a 1947 Pickens county act unconstitutional, saying it merely raises salaries of commissioners and imposes new duties, violating the state constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Albert A. Carmichael
Carmichael
Sam High
St. Clair
Pickens County
Guard commander rules on possible charges after incident
Grid Hughes and executed by a deputy sheriff. Capt. Walker declined comment on the cases. Under National Guard procedure, the company commander may file formal charges for court martial and possible disciplinary action or fine, the commander may elect to drop the charges, or the guardsmen could be discharged with approval of higher guard authorities.
Alabama Players Implicated in National Guard Case
Five University of Alabama students including three football players face formal charges for failing to attend a federal inspection. They were released on bonds after county jail time and warrants issued by Captain Beasor Walker of Company A. Authorities have not commented publicly as possible court martial or disciplinary actions may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
National Guard
Vance
Alabama
John Henry Luther
Eddie Salem
Rebel Steiner
Larry Lauer
William ~Yant
David Schnitzer
Luther
Beasor Walker
Alabama National Guard
Hey
Justice of the Peace
B. B. Hughes
Company A
Parrot Fever Case Reported in Jefferson Alabama
Jefferson county reported Alabama s first known parrot fever case contracted from pigeons. The Health Department noted a 30 to 40 percent mortality, higher in adults than children, and linked outbreaks in Europe. The week also saw three infantile paralysis cases and a 1948 total of 199 cases, with Jefferson and Conecuh counties among the affected areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Jefferson County
Alabama
State Health Department
D. G. Gill
Gill
Europe
Health Department
Conecuh County
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Wall Street
M. P. Childs
Sailor
Carl
Albany Coal & Grain Co
New Florence College
Kecatur
Mildred Kitchens
J. S. Edwards
Carl Wilkinson
West End Baptist Hospital
Wilkinson
the Daily
Birmingham News
W. H. Drinkard
Falkville
James Schrader
Austinville
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Riverside Auditorium
Junior Jones
Baugh and Wiley Clinic
13Th Avenue W
Mutual Service
Ola Mae Hardy
Third Avenue E
Grady Owens
Sherman
Hamil Clinic
Fred Rucker
Cloverdale Road
Paul Barlow
Wadsworth
Thelma Hutson
Steele, Mo
Irene Goodwin
J. C. Harrington
J. F Dunlap
Church of the Nazarene
Seventh Avenue W
Robert L. Clanton
Decatur General, Hospital
Mrs. Oliver
Civic
Clements Drug Stores
Moviton St
Sixth Avenue
Powell
Bama Stars
Jai
Jefferson
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