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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1946

Page

12

Defense to Rest Today in Engle Murder Trial

The defense rests after calling witnesses to argue James R. Engle is insane at the time of the September 19 murder of Emily Abernathy in Bryan Ohio. Engle, 21, faces two counts including premeditated murder and murder with intent to rape.

Harold G. McKinley Bryan Ohio James R. Engle Ed Navy Miss Abernathy Frederick R. Parker R. E. Bushong C. O. Dillion Lima State Hospital Engle Sandhdl D. D. O'Dell George A. Engle Jim

Health official cites Hill Burton act protection in budget talks

Dr. B F Austin Alabama health officer says federal aid for non profit hospitals and health centers is unlikely to be cut in any economy drive. He notes Hill Burton act was sponsored by an Alabama Democrat and an Ohio Republican and passed Congress as a non partisan measure.

Austin Montgomery Ala B. F. Austin Congress Alabama Ohio Washington

The Guiding Star Poem and War Veterans Note

Contributed piece titled The Guiding Star evokes a starry Bethlehem scene and the Incarnation. An adjacent wartime note cites two million World War II veterans leaving service before World War II ended, alongside those who died.

Europe Pacific Armed Services

UNRRA Wind-up Plans Take Shape in Washington

Washington reports outline for winding down UNRRA the United Nations Relief And Rehabilitation Administration as of December 12 1945. The agency formed in 1943 by 44 nations coordinated relief and rehabilitation work under OFRR leadership with Herbert Lehman as its early director and President Roosevelt championing international relief efforts.

Washington UNRRA United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration United States Eign “Relief and Rehabilitation OFRR Herbert H. Lehman New York Roosevelt United Nations Lehman F. H. la Guardia Russia France Britain Yugoslavia Belgium China Greece Albania Poland Czechoslovakia Italy Austria Ukraine

Local society notes and UNRRA overview in Morgan County page

Wedding news for Miss Mary Lee Blevins and Ferris Gerenade headlines a Morgan County column amid illness, visits, travel, and preaching plans. The column then shifts to a detailed UNRRA report outlining structure, funding, staff, and major beneficiaries including China, Greece, Yugoslavia, Poland, and Italy with distributions and rehabilitation efforts.

Mary Lee Blevins Will Blevins Ferris Gerenade Ollie Gerenade Miss Blevins West Point High School Lois Freese Wisconsin Jim McClellan Audry Johnston Cullman Louie Partain Willie Charlie _ McClellan Piney Grove Willie Burgess John Laag Obrian Hogan Leemy Powell Florida Henry Turrentine J. D. Bonds Vesta Johnston Corinth

Sparks weighs move on three A P I trustees terms expire

Gov Chauncey Sparks has not decided whether to appoint successors to three Alabama Polytechnic Institute board of trustees whose terms expire next month or leave appointments to Gov Elect James E Folsom. The three terms expiring in January belong to Earl McGowan R Green and Ed A O Neal. Almost half of the 650000 fires in the United States each year occur in private dwellings.

Montgomery Ala Chauncey Sparks Alabama Polytechnic Institute Board of Trustees James E. Folsom George Bliss Jones Earl McGowan Chapman R. K. Green Greensboro Ed A. O'Neal Florence United States

Fire Blast Kills Fireman and Two Tenants in New York

A violent explosion after a fire in an unused six story building in New York collapsed the structure and buried others under debris. The dead include fireman Frank Moorehead Jr age 27 and tenants Anthony Bianchi 11 and Daniel Corrado 25. Eight people were missing, including a mother and her three children, with many believed trapped amid rubble reaching to the second floor. Rescue teams pulled several others from the debris as alarms drew 25 fire companies to the scene around 12 10 A M EST.

New York Frank Moorehead.,Jr Anthy Biancardi Daniel Corrado Carrado Srabnee

Christmas Proen Plans at New Center Baptist Church

The New Center Baptist Church on Hartselle 3 between Somerville and East Hartselle highways announces services Sunday Dec 15 at 11 00 am and 7 30 pm Sunday school at 10 00 am prayer and Bible study Wednesday at 6 30. Choir sings weekly. A Christmas program is planned for the fourth Sunday at 7 30. Everyone is invited.

New Center

Ice house blast follows fast fire in Manhattan

Fire marshal Thomas P. Brophy said dawn revealed the cause of the fire and explosion still undetermined. A small rubbish blaze in a building at 184th Street and Amsterdam Avenue was extinguished late yesterday afternoon, while the larger explosion at the ice house occurred about an hour after the fire began.

Thomas P. Brophy 184Th Street Amsterdam Avenue Manhattan

False Teeth Comfort Powder Ad Claims Secure Fit

An old advertisement touts a powder for securing dentures, preventing embarrassing slips and odors. It promises faster results and mentions drug stores as the purchase point.

Tuberculosis Estimates Spark Public Health Alarm

About 500000 people in the country are estimated to have tuberculosis. Authorities warn that half are new cases, including many unaware they are ill and may spread the disease. Public health groups stress timely testing and treatment to curb transmission.

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