Georgia and Railroads Dispute ICC Jurisdiction in Rates Suit
Georgia and 12 railroad lines contest the courts' jurisdiction over rate collisions with Gov. Ellis Arnall seeking 11 million dollars in damages for Georgia and shippers. Railroads argue案件 ICC must hear initial steps and that shipper suits fall under ICC control.
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Washington
Georgia
Interstate Comree Commission
Ellis Arnall
Arnall
ICC
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Baltimore and Ohio
Chicago
Indianapolis
Louisville
Erie
New York Central
Norfolk
YANKS Drive Deeper Into Siegfried Line and Saarland
Allied forces pushed toward the German frontier from Saarlautern to Merode as U S troops cleared Merode and two thirds of Merken near Duren. The Third Army's advance reached Fraulautern Ensdorf Haguenau and the Rhine near Karlsruhe while heavy fighting continued along the Siegfried line.
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Dillingen
Saarlautern
Alsace
Merode
Duren
Merken
Pier
Gey
Aachen
Courtney H. Hodges
First Army
Roer
Bergstein
U. S. Third Army
Sarreguemines
Saarland
Zwei- Econ
St. Ingbert
Germany
Fraulautern
Ensdorf
U.S
Seventh Army
Haguenau
Karlsruhe
Rhine
German Palatinate
Siegfried Line
Sarregue Mines
Strasbourg
Kems
Berlin
Blies
Bliesbruck
95Th
Sarrlautern
90Th
Training Navy Men James N Burleson and Loyd Johnson Recognized
FIGHTING FORCES JAMES N BURLESON trains at the Navy Training Center Great Lakes Illinois. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Burleson 812 North Avenue Fairview. Pvt Loyd Johnson son of Mr and Mrs H B Johnson Hartsville has been awarded a first class gun medal citation for action against the enemy.
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James N. Burleson
Navy Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
Arthur Burleson
North Avenue
Fairview
Pvt
Loyd Johnson
H. B. Johnson
Hartsélle 1
CY W
Markets At A Glance New York and Chicago Reports
New York stocks show easy profit taking stalling advances while bonds and cotton trade quietly with limited offerings. Chicago wheat and cornbelt prices steady. hogs active to $14.60 top. cattle softer with bids up to 50 cents. Cotton futures hold quiet with some late gains amid shifting months. Continuous notes on livestock and grain prices across markets.
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New York
Chicago
Corfi
Nashville Livestock Market Report Cattle Run Light
Nashville Tenn December cattle market update reports a light run with 400 cattle noted. Trading activity appears subdued with prices not listed in detail.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Market News Service
Christmas Party Planned by Club
Members of the Business and Professional Women's club plan a turkey dinner and gala Christmas party Friday evening at the club rooms 502 Bank Street. The event starts at seven with Mrs Corinne Griffin in charge. Committees handle the entertainment and gifts will be exchanged from the Christmas tree at the banquet's end.
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Business and Professional Women's Club
Bank Street
Corinne Griffin
Allied Forces Break German Lines Near Karlsruhe Front
Seventh Army units captured Haguenau and advanced to Walbourg and Durrenbach. They cleared Schirrhein and Schirhoffen and approached Soufflenheim near Karlsruhe, with troops penetrating to 22 miles from the city and within 2 1 2 degrees of the frontier in North Alsace.
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Dillingen Yesserter
Seventh Army
Haguenau
Karlsruhe
Haguenau Forest
Alexander M. Patch
Walbourg
Durrenbach
Schirrhein
Schirhoffen
Soufflenheim
Chicago Butter Market Steady on Receipts
Butter firm on receipts of 216,103 while eggs and related products show 7,757 receipts. market unchanged as reported from Chicago on December 12.
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Chicago
Local Social Notes From Lawrence County Area
Miss Flora Maye Beck and Miss Bobby Sue Johnson hosted guests Wednesday night at Mrs J W Johnson and Roy Smiths. Sam Garrett visiting wife and daughter. Malcolm Hurst on leave from the Navy. Sgt Reed Beck medically discharged from the Army last week.
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Bobby Sue Johnson
Vandrey Christain
J W. Johnson
Roy Smith
Briedell Hagood
Bettie Joe Craig
Mavis Reed
Flora Maye
Rubye Beck
Sam Garrett
Tennessee
Pfc
Coy Weems
Oliver Hall
Malcolm Hurst
U. S. Navy
Wanda Warren
Hazle
Elmer Smith
Reed Beck
Army
John
Pay raises urged for top U.S. officials
Washington reports a proposal to raise the President's salary to 60,000 dollars annually and to pay the Vice President, Speaker of the House, and cabinet members 20,000 dollars. Congressmen would receive 15,000 dollars yearly.
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Washington
House
Former resident injured in crash
Mrs. Addie Ruth Proctor 26 of Gadsden died in a collision with a Greyhound bus while her husband Willard F. Proctor 34 was critically injured. Proctor, formerly from Decatur, works in Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. chemical department in Gadsden.
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Addie Ruth Proctor
Gadsden
Willard F. Proctor
Mr. Proctor
Decatur
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Group Leaves for Service Tuesday
Morgan county draft board left this morning for preinduction physical examinations at Fort McClellan. Names listed include Carl Lott Euin James Lott Tul losa Willard Black Daulton Frank Lee Sidney Johnson Crawford Jr John Robert Hunter Jr Prince Thomas Jones Jr Charles Edward Goad Emmett Waldrep Jr Joseph Sherman Marsh Jr Charles Ocie Kirkpatrick.
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Morgan County Draft Board
Fort McClellan
Carl Lott
Euin James Lott
Tullosa Willard Black
Daulton Frank Lee
Sidney Johnson Crawford, Jr
John Robert Hunter
Prince Thomas Jones, Jr
Charles Edward Goad
Emmett Waldrep, Jr
Joseph Sherman Marsh, Jr
Charles Ocie Kirkpatrick
Local births and hospital admissions noted in area
Mr. and Mrs Charles F Phillips Falkville announce the birth of a son at Decatur General hospital. Bud Collins Somerville admitted to Decatur General hospital. Rev and Mrs Paul Roberts and others from Bristol Va visiting. Mr and Mrs R M Bridges announce birth of a son at Baugh's infirmary. George E Greer Somerville admitted to Baugh's infirmary. Mrs H C Taylor Somerville dismissed from Baugh's infirmary. Mrs W O Clark moved from Baugh's infirmary to home in Falkville. Mrs Ella Bohlinder Decatur underwent an operation. Mr and Mrs J T Terry Hammond Indiana at the bedside of her brother T E Waddell. Mrs Mary E Turner Toney Monday medical patient. Cpl Harold T Oden returns home on 30 day furlough after service in the Southwest Pacific. He is son of Mr and Mrs W H Oden of Somerville.
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Charles F. Phillips
Falkville 2
Decatur General? Hospital
J. T. Terry
Hammond, Inndana
T. E. Waddell
Mary E. Turner
Toney 2
Baugh’s Infirmary
Colee
Harold T. Oden
Southwest Pacific
Cpl
Oden
W. H. Oden
Somerville 1
Ing
Hartselle
Falkville
Euclid Williams
Euclid, Jr
Columbia, Tenn
Annie Young
McCall Young
South Pacific
George Stephenson
Osler Langley
Pheonix City
Thompson dies after long illness in Hartselle home
Clois K. Thompson 28 of Hartselle died Monday at 2 45 PM at his father's residence following a long illness. Survived by wife and son Carl Edward, parents Mr. and Mrs. Booker T. Thompson, three sisters Mrs Vaughn Booth Athens, Mrs B G Nunn Jr Toney, Mrs Vernon McCown Hartselle, two brothers D C Thompson Tanner and Guy E Thompson with the U S Army in Italy. Services Wednesday at two at the Hartselle residence conducted by Rev R E Branscomb. Interment in Hartselle Cemetery Peck directing. Pallbearers J D Burns Vernon McCown Pat Roberts Robert Blaugh B G Nunn Rube Johnson.
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Clois K. Thompson
Hartselle
Ker T. Thompson
Tobey
Carl Edward
Booker T. Thompson
Vaughn ‘Booth
Athens
B. G. Nunn, Jr
Toney
Vernon McCown
D. C. Thompson
Tanner
Guy E. Thompson
U. S. Army
Italy
R. E. Branscomb
Peck
J. D. Burns
Pat Roberts
Robert Blaugh
B. G. Nunn
Rube Johnson
Bail Denied for Sam W Bryant in First‑Degree Murder Case
Sam W. Bryant charged with first degree murder in Roy Blankenship's killing had bail denied today. Attorneys named John H. Peach as judge in the case and bail agent Russel Lynne represented. The State was represented by Solicitor Hal Long and Melvin Hutson.
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Sam W. Bryant
Roy Blankenship
John H. Peach
Market Ant
Russel Lynne
Hal Long
Melvin Hutson
Hartselle-Plains Miss Jean Goad Weds Lt William Smith
Miss Jean Goad of Hartselle and Florence and Lt. William Rudolph Smith of the U S Army Air Force were married at First Baptist Church in Hartselle. Rev Frank T Smith officiated. The ceremony featured white gladioli and candles with a reception and multiple post wedding gatherings reported.
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Grady Bruce
Decatur
Evelyn Howell
Sam Minor
Huey Miller
Florence
Thomas Steele
Jean Goad
William Rudolph Smith
Guy Roberts
Main Street
Frank T. Smith
Lee Palmer
Bob Durham
Hugh Penn
van B. Glasscock
William Cost
J. L. Roberts
S. A. Blair
J. E. Stone, Jr
Will Hartselle
Hewlett Roan
Hartselle
Bethel Road
William Hartselle, Jr
Frank T. Smith, Jr
Betty Palmer
First Baptist Church Sunday School
R. A. Payne
South Highlands
V bombs threaten Britain as war outlook remains tense
The piece notes regular use of V bombs on Britain and Europe with 716 killed and 1,511 injured in November. It cites German claims of improved V-3 bombs targeting New York this year, while warning of continued submarine danger and underground factory production. It stresses vigilance and ongoing Allied offensives, and tempers any panic about a German counteroffensive.
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Britain
Twerp
London
United Kingdom
New York City
Roosevelt
Churchill
Europe
Midwest Blizzard Light, Roads Hazardous In Travel
Cold polar air sent temperatures plummeting in the Midwest, with subzero readings. Snow flurries limited while icy roads increased travel hazards and disruption.
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Midwest
Rules Change On Liquor Sales After Elections In Alabama
The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board revised rules to allow beer and whisky sales after polls close on election days. Sales are banned from midnight to 9 a.m. and on Sundays, and not until after polling places close by law. Pepperman and Lee led the changes with no other major revisions.
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Montgomery
Alabama Alcofighe Beverage Control Board
E. W. Gunn
J. Ed Pepperman
A. C. Lee
Pepperman
Estate of Joe Sherman Probate Notice
Letters of Administration on the estate of Joe Sherman deceased granted December 11 1944 by Judge T C Almon Probate Court Morgan County notice to all claimants to present claims within time allowed by law or be barred. Sadie J Gustin December 12 19 26.
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Joe Sherman
Probate Court
T. C. Almon
Morgan County
Sadie J. Gustin
Gibson Presents Two Concerts by Decatur Pianist
David Allen Gibson, a gifted Decatur musician, performed at Huntington College by the Montgomery Study Club on Wednesday and gave a piano recital at Greenville High School in Greenville Alabama on Thursday. The program featured Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, and Chopin with works including a Prelude and Fugue in D minor, Beethoven Op. 10 No. 8, Intermezzi, Capriccio, and Ballade in A flat.
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David Allen Gibson
Decatur
Huntington, College
Montgomery Study Club
Greenvilleigh School
Greenville
Ala
Yo Gibson
Dorsey Wheeton
D. D. Gibson
Publication Order in Garrett Divorce Case
Morgan county Alabama equity suit Dorothy Garrett versus Edd Garrett requires the non resident defendant to plead by a four week publication in Decatur Daily. The register Marvin West entries December 12 19 26 and January 2 note the order and deadlines.
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Dorothy Garrett
Edd Garrett
Morgan CO Court
Morgan CO
Alabama
Register
Decatur Daily
Marvin West
Perkins Urges Labor Reform After War Roles
Labor Secretary Perkins argues Congress is British or British-controlled while the heavy Pacific war weight is American. She says a strong postwar Labor Department should assume functions now performed by the National Labor Relations Board and the War Labor Board.
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National Labor Relations Board
War Labor Board
Perkins
Stettinius Outlines Five Foreign Policy Aims to Congress
Secretary of State Stettinius testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee detailing five objectives for American policy including postwar trade expansion and a strong United Nations. He urges swift reorganization and the confirmation of six staff appointments, naming Joseph Grew as Undersecretary and five assistant secretaries, among them Nelson Rockefeller and Archibald Leish.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Stettinius
State Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Sta Department
Germany
Japan
United Nations
United Nations Organization
Congress
Yueer
Jettinius
Cordell Hull
United States
Olions
Department
Joseph Grew
Nelson Rockefeller
Archibald Mace Leish
W. L. Clayton
James Dunn
Julius
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Curtis A. Lynn
S 2C
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N. J
Lewis E. Spiegel
New Guinea
A. H. Spiegel
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Paul Boles
France
W.H. Boles
Laceys
Theron L
Mike Breeding
Camp Wheeler
I. Stea
Lawrence County Hatton
Flora Maye Beck
Appoi
Danese
Bud Collins
Somerville 2
Decatur General_hospital
Paul Roberts
Margaret ‘Taleyrands
H. W., Martens and Son
Gerald
Bristol, Va
R. M. Bridges
Sixth Avenue West
Baugh's Infirmary
George E.greer
H. C. Taylor
W. O. Clark
Ella Bohlinder
Decatur 2
Sparkman
Associated Press
House Military Affairs Committee
Western Front
John J. Sparkman
Paris
England
G. L’s
Eisenhower
Bradley
Patton
Air Force
John C. Slone
Spartenburg
D. C
D. A. Slone
Elaine Parker
Courtland Air Base
Richard Parker
Lillie Burleson
F. E. Burleson
Burleson Mountain
John Lary
Gunter Field
Aee
Liquor Board
Gibson
Bach
Capricco
Jade
Brahms
Fhopin
City Park Flower Shop
Dillehay
Cleas Oe
James L.rankin
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