Kin of Local Woman Dies
E Tennessee December 13 Lord Cochran 74 died today from burns suffered while reentering a burning structure to recover his tools. Born in Atlanta he led electrical work with the railway and light company in the 1880s and later was chief electrical engineer for the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904. Survivors include a son in New Haven a daughter in Atlanta a stepson in Memphis a stepdaughter in Louisville and two sisters in Florida and Alabama.
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Nashville
Southern
Charles P. Cochran
New Haven
Conn
J. E. Parker
Maton
Wallace C. Bruce
Memphis
Tenn
Thomas Crim
Louisville
E. MM. Ward
Tampa
Fla
WW. J. Davis
Decatur
Ala
Charles Cochran
Oakland
Russians Send Baptism Kits to War Stricken Russia
Nashville dispatch reports 175000 kits sent by Southern Baptists to wartorn Russia acknowledged by Dr. Louie D. Newton. Cables from Moscow’s Russian War Relief Inc. relay plans to publish a canonical Bible and launch a church press after the war. The executive committee also reviews centennial session plans for Atlanta in May.
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Nashville
Tenn
Thetr Baptists
Russia
Soviet Union
Southern Baptist Convention
Louie D. Newton
Atlanta
Leo Grubow
Moscow
Russian War Relief Inc
Association of Soviet Evangelicals and Baptists
Newton
Rusa P
Buckley's Canadies Offer Cough Relief for Cold Irritation
Wise Americans now fight coughs and bronchial irritation caused by colds with Buckley’s Canadies. The remedy promises quick soothing effect and is advertised as a trusted family option.
Markets at a Glance and Tennessee Livestock News
New York markets show mixed stocks and bonds with cautious activity across commodities. Cotton futures ease from highs as hedging and mill buying shape sessions. Tennessee Nashville livestock reports note steady to strong cattle and mixed hog and sheep demand amid December activity.
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New York
NASHVILLE_LIVESTOCK
Nashville
Tenn
Federal-state Market News Service
Lawrence County Black Ground Social Roundup
Mary Frances Copeland of near Black Ground church visited her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Tom Parker. Simon Patterson made a business trip to Florence. Mrs. Lyndon Jeffreys visited her father and mother in law at Courtland Downs. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Campbell visited Mr. and Mrs. Silas Witt. The Terrys hosted the Jeffreys. Elbert Jeffreys family visited and Eula remained for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Frances Copeland
Near Black Ground Church
Tom Parker
Simon Patterson
Florence
Lyndon Jeffreys
Courtland Downs
Franklin Campbell
Silas Witt
Near Town Creek
O. A. Terry
Elbert Jeffreys
Eula
Forrest Chapel News from Morgan County
Pvt. Raymond Smith of Camp Fannin Texas is on a 10 day furlough to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Jess Smith. Mrs Charles Mattox returns from California where her husband serves in the U S Navy. Families and neighbors share visits and local outings across Morgan County and Guin Alabama with dinners and shopping trips noted throughout the week.
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Raymond Smith
Camp Fannin
Texas
Jess Smith
Lewis Ward
R. G. Sybert
Oak Ridge
W. P. Roberts
Doris
Willodene
Morgan County
Marie Bullard
Priceville
Billy Lorance
Lorance
S. J. Curtis
Raymond
Homer Montgomery
Decatur and
Hartselle
Thelmer Vaughn
Judy
W. E. Ward
Lazelle Whitten
Willodene Roberts
J. C. Mattox
Guin
Ala
West Wounded in Action Earns Purple Heart in New Guinea
PFC Robert West, son of Mr and Mrs J J West of Trinity 2, awarded the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in battles in New Guinea. His wife resides on Decatur 2.
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Pfc
Robert West
New Guinea
J. J. West
Trinity 2
Decatur 2
Carter's Little Pills Promised Quick Digestive Help
An old advertisement claims Carter's Little Pills boost digestive juice flow to relieve headaches irritability and upset stomachs. It touts fast action sometimes within 30 minutes and lists a price of 10 or 25 cents at drugstores.
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Nature
Carter
Pills Drugstore
POW Exchange Arranged Near Nazaire Trade On Rank Basis
A Red Cross mediated swap near Nazaire secures a rank for rank POW exchange. U S 94th Division official Andrew Hodges arranged the deal after hours of talks with German officers at Nazi headquarters. The Americans include Sgt Harold S Thompson and Pvt Ernest Fuller. British officers and Oregon airmen also involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Tucker
Nazaire
Red Cross
Andrew Geron Hodges
U.S. 94Th Infantry Division
St. Nazaire
Hodges
Howard
Birmingham
R. C. Foot
London
Foot
Ne County Capshaw News Notes and Locals
Alton Teters and family visit Balch and Robinson households. Sympathy extended to Minnie Edge and Otis Edge family after a death in action on November 11. Arthur Sanderson and children visit Shelby Sanderson family. Balch and Buffaloe families host gatherings with local residents. Josh Cole returns from army due to knee injury. Birmingham shopping trip with Throneberry and Cole families. W E Yates of Coleman visiting Teters family at Christmas.
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Harold Balch
Alice Buffaloe
Ernest Buffaloe
Toney
Josh Cole
J. B. Cole and
Brothers
Homer Pike
Carl Balch
Mary Teters
S. L. Sanderson
Til Moore
Russell Throneberry
Comer Cole
Sarah Elizabeth Cole
Birmingham
W. E. Yates
Coleman
Texas
Julia Teters
Clara Lou
Bruce Balch
Mr. Howard
Award Ray
Hatton News Briefs and Local Updates
Mrs Harrison Scoggin is very ill. A large crowd attended the Courtland air base quartet program at Hatton high school Friday night. Mrs Velma Hall of Hatton died of pneumonia in Moulton hospital. Sympathy extended to the family. Miss Nelline Carpenter visited Mrs Woodie Reed Saturday night. Mr and Mrs Luther Campbell and daughters Glen Campbell and Doil Parker made a pest...
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Harrison Scoggin
Courtland Air Base
Hatton High School
Hill Carpenter
Knoxville
Tenn
Velma Hall
Oliver Hall
Hatton
Moulton
Nelline Carpenter
Woodie Reed
Luther Campbell
Glenn Campbell
Doil Parker
Gilbert
Local notes on illness births and service members
Miss Elaine South is ill at home. Mr and Mrs John Robinson announce the birth of a son at Decatur General hospital. Pvt Odis Waller returns to Fort Dix after furlough with his wife and parents. Mrs Agnes B Irwin undergoes surgery. Robert Speeale is critically ill. Mary Strickland is discharged. City docket lists five cases with fines for drunkenness and pistol without a permit. Sgt Lamon stationed in July. Merle Fowler visiting in Pittsburgh. Mrs W W Hinton visiting Town Creek friends. C Crisler, Princeton survivor, on 30 day leave. W S Crisler and family to spend Christmas holidays.
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John Robinson
Decatur General Hospital
Pvt
Odis Waller
Fort Dix
New Jersey
R. L. Bridges
Sixth Avenue South
Clifton C. Crisler
Princeton
Southwest Pacific
W. S. Crisler
Town Creek
Fred’ W. Crisler
Key West
Front drives into Germany as Allied army advances near the Rhine
Allied forces pressed into the German frontier across the Saar and Roer regions. The 3rd Army crossed the Blies celebrating new gains along with Dillengen and Saarlautern fronts while the 7th Army neared Wissembourg. German resistance was stiff but fractures widened with punctured siegfried line pockets and new aerial devices observed.
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Scheltz
Rastatt
Germany
Soultz
Wissembourg
Third Army
Saarlautern
Roden
Fraulautern
Endorf
Siegfried Line
Dillengen
U. . First Army
Cologne
Hasso Eckhardt
Von.Manteuffel
Bizerte
North Africa
Volksgrenadier
Roer
U. S. First Army
Derichweiler
Gey
Mariaweiler
Duren
U. S. Seventh Army
Karlsruhe
Saarland
U. S. Third Army
Alantern
Dillingen
Blies
Habkirchen
Saaregue
Alexander M. Patch
Palatinate
Bavaria
Rhine
Seventh Army
Patch
Est
New Officers Accept Posts At Wesleyan Service Guild
The Wesleyan Service Guild of Central Methodist Church held a Monday meeting with Mrs. H N Peurifoy presiding. New officers were installed by Mrs. T J Cottingham and include Mrs. Peurifoy president Mrs Howard Belser vice president Miss Margaret Alexander secretary Miss Ruth Briscoe treasurer and others. Guests Rev J S Blackburn Rev Foster K Gamble and Mrs T J Cottingham attended as members exchanged gifts and refreshments followed by Christmas songs.
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Wesleyan Service Guild
Central Methodist Church
H. N. Peurifoy
Butterfly— Tieg
Katherine Wiley
Paul Bliss
Dolores Cobb
Paul Eubanks
J. W. Darrah
T. J. Cottingham
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Howard Belser
Margaret Alexander
Ruth Briscoe
Clio Levin
Jennie Lovelady
Roberta Winton
Modie Ho
Japanese B-29 Raid Hits Nagoya and Hamamatsu Areas
The communique says about 80 B-29s from the Mari ana islands raided Tokyo vicinity Shikoku Aichi and Shizuoka prefectures with random bombs. Ground damage reported in Aichi Shizuoka. Nagoya landmarks and Nagoya castle used as reference. Nagoya population 1 328 084 in 1940.
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Mariana Islands
Tokyo
Shikoku
Aichi
Shizukou
Shizuoka
Nagoya
Hamamatsu
Jimmy Doolittle
Osaka
Athens battle shifts as ELAS force faces losses
Greek forces endure heavy casualties in a driven back engagement near Athens. British troops secure the Kallipolis peninsula and bring the main part of Piraeus under British control while the naval headquarters are placed under allied oversight.
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Athens
ELAS
Kallipolis
Piraeus
Tom Garner Dies at Tuscaloosa Home
Tom Garner 75 known as Uncle Tom to Alabama alumni died in Tuscaloosa after a brief illness. Alumni secretary since 1916 and director of the University glee club since 1905 he organized. A Tuscaloosa native and 1888 University of Alabama graduate, he also edited The Tuscaloosa Times Gazette and served as a deacon of First Baptist Church.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Tom Garner
University of Alabama
Tom
University Glee Club
Garner
Southern Projects Are Nearer Reality
Washington reports postwar plans for a $100 million southern waterways program advancing, including a $60 million Coosa Alabama river project with dams and a year round navigation channel Rome Georgia to Mobile Alabama, plus $35 million Savannah river works and possible $28 million Clarks Hill additions. The package also sets dredging for a 600 mile nine foot channel Rome to Mobile. The Tennessee Tombigbee proposal was rejected.
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Washington
Senate
House
Coosa-Alabama
Rome
Mobile
Ala
Alabama River
Log Se Coosa
Coosa
Alabama- Coosa
Allatoona
Raiders Sweep Trinity in Double Win at Central High
Decatur Red Raiders defeated Trinity on Tuesday night with junior 15-12 and senior 29-21 decisions at Central High School. Decatur struggled early in the juniors but surged after halftime to secure both victories.
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Decatur Red Raiders
Trinity
Trinity Boys
Decatur
Decatur Boys
Trinity Juniors
Love
Braswell
Free
B. Halbrooks
Kyle
Appling
Lile
James
Morgan
McCoy
Bolton
Raiders
Teague
Cogerd
Sowieessers
Auges
Ate Charles
Big Three Parley Near London with Roosevelt Stalin
Reports from London on December 13 indicate growing belief that a Big Three meeting including President Roosevelt and Premier Stalin is imminent. Deteriorating Anglo American relations and security concerns frame chatter about timing while German V weapons complicate plans.
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London
Roosevelt
Ee Ee
Marshal Stalin
Britain
Urchill
Jalin
Chocolate Dishes Boosted by Pinch of Ground Cloves
A kitchen tip notes that chocolate dishes gain depth with a pinch of ground cloves. The suggestion emphasizes spice as a simple enhancement to dessert flavors.
Chaplin Paternity Suit Heads for Trial in Los Angeles
Los Angeles December 13. Lawyers ready to try Joan Berry’s paternity suit against Charlie Chaplin. Judge Ruben Schmidt warns courtroom availability may delay trial. Blood tests and prior Mann Act case with Miss Berry noted as key context.
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Los Angeles
Joan Berry
Charlie Chaplin
Miss Berry
Ruben Schmidt
Superior Court
Carol Ann
Chaplin
State District Court of Appeal
New York
Hall Is Heard at Lions Club
B G Hall Morgan county agent spoke to the Lions Club on Problems Confronting the Farmers of Morgan County. Introduced by Claude Carter he discussed aid programs and crop yields. Guests included Mr Tumbel and Sam Farrell. Next week Ed Rogers will lead the program. a Christmas program is planned.
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B. G. Hall
Morgan County
The
Lions Club
Claude Carter
Hall
Mantis
Mr. Tumbel
Sam Farrell
Ed Rogers
Isme
Policy debates and troop shifts loom in wartime plan
Lt. Gen. Ben Lear reveals large-scale redeployment from air service to ground forces as policy fights over a 500 million rivers and harbors bill continue. A radical reorganization could take 65 000 men from air and service units with more to follow while engineers see potential gains from standardizing aircraft for cheaper peacetime international air travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Lear
Army
Lawrence County Dairy Industry Expands for Farm Families
Lawrence County turns to dairy as steady income. Data from Oct 1943 to Oct 1944 shows 470 farmers sold 4,213,800 pounds of whole milk and 3,259 pounds of cream, with payments to farmers totaling 124,571.40 and AAA subsidies of 20,957. For storage, keep rubber dry, cool, and dark.
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Lawrence County
W. G. Burch
The
AAA
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Alton Parker
Dillehay
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Agnes B. Irwin
East Church Street
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Robert Speeale
Falkville 1
Mary Strickland
Vinemont 2
Baugh’s Infirmary
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Merle Fowler
Mrs
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W. W. Hinton
Corinth
L. R. Nash
Gaines Stuart
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