Lupe Valez Found Dead in Beverly Hills Home
The coroner announced Lupe Valez a Mexican motion picture actress was found dead at her Beverly Hills residence from an apparent sleeping powder overdose. A note was found beside the body. content unreleased. Valez age 34, famed for tempestuous roles and romances including Harold Ramond and former marriage to Johnny Weismuller.
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Los Angeles
Lupe Valez
Beverly Hills
Frank Nance
Miss Valez
Harold Ramond
Johnny
Tarzan) Weismuller
Churchill answers on Italian monarchy policy in wartime stance
The debate centers on Count Sforza and Italy’s monarchy policy as Churchill defends his position. He notes he told Sforza that internal policy including the monarchy should be adjourned until Italy is free. Churchill says Sforza disliked King Victor Emmanuel but clarifies his own public statements align with the parliament’s line.
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Count Sforza
Churchill
Sforza
United States
Ile
Adolf Berle, Jr
Italy
Thomas
Victor Emanuel
Greek ELAS halt in Athens as British tighten grip
In Athens the ELAS drive toward central city areas paused while British commanders keep three square miles under control in central Athens and Piraeus. Reinforcements bolster positions as rumors of terms talks with Major General Scobie surface after two hours of talks with Premier Papandreou.
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Athens
ELAS
National Liberation Front
Per
Noen
Piraeus
Elas Jeaders
R. M. Scobie
Attica
Bri
Nicolas Placeras
George Papandreou
Papandreou
Three Games at Moulton Heights Gym Tonight
Three basketball games are set at the Moulton Heights gym at 7 00 PM. The Pri junior boys will face Priceville juniors, the ls will meet an independent team from Austin ville, and the Ingalls Shipbuilders will play Priceville seniors in the finale.
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Moulton Heights
He Pri
Priceville
Austinville
Ingalls Shipbuilders
King George VI Marks 49th Birthday Quietly in London
King George VI celebrated his 49th birthday at home in London pursuing state business with no public ceremony. Officials note peacetime traditions place official celebrations in June to avoid weather disruptions.
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London
George VI
Cotton futures rise on hedge selling and liquidations
Markets report New York cotton futures at 1.35 a bale amid hedge selling and liquidation influenced by grain activity. Distant months show heavy pressure while near terms slip by 10 cents to 1.10 per bale.
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New York
Reclusive St Louis Millionaire Stays Hidden in Hotel Room
Helmuth C. Setz a 53 year old chemist and son of a Missouri metallurgist has holed up in a hotel room in St Louis for six years. He has spoken only to a Globe Democrat reporter and relies on a single waiter for meals. He avoids the corridor, has no radio and rarely answers the phone. His brother Carl says he is happy and pursues chemical studies in isolation.
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ST. Louis
Dec
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Helmuth C. Setz
Missouri
Carl Setz
Helmuth Setz
Setz
University of California
Butter and Eggs Market Summary Chicago December 14
Butter firm receipts 240271. Eggs receipts 7904. Butter unchanged. U S extras 46 to 49.3, standards 40 to 43.6, dirtles 30 to 34. Checks 30 to 34. Prices and figures reflect market conditions in Chicago.
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Chicago
U. S
Ports Eyed Problem In France As Civilians Starve
Maj. Gen. Harry J. Malony faces a surge of civilian pleas in Lorient and St Nazaire as 50 000 Germans hold the ports. Geneva rules require protection of civilians while Allied troops weigh evacuation versus containment. German Lt. Schmitt argues civilians suffer daily shelling. Malony must choose a course that avoids aiding the enemy or alienating French trust. The policy remains nothing goes off and nothing comes out while a decision is pending.
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AEF
France
Harry J. Malony
Lorient
St. Nazaire
Malony
Schmitt
Mercury Era Snowstorm Tames Colorado to South
A heavy snowstorm sweeping from Colorado to the East caused 67 deaths and widespread damage. Gary faced heavy snow with eastern Indiana seeing lighter flakes while Hammond and East Chicago reported only a few flurries. State highways were cleared through the night but 15 trucks stalled on U S 20 near Chesterton. A bus bound for Chattanooga was snowbound for three hours on U S 53 near Crown Point before rescue. A line of vehicles blocked by a double trailer carrying hogs to Chicago was released.
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Colorado
New England
South
Gary
Indiana
Hammond
Chicago
Steel City
Lake Michigan
Weather Bureau
U. S. 20
Chesterton
Chattanooga
Tenn
Crown Point
Morgan County Board orders registrar sessions in January 1945
At the December 11 1944 regular meeting the Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control ordered the Morgan County Board of Registrars to convene January 2 1945 at the Courthouse in Decatur Alabama for ten working days to register citizens eligible for registration.
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Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
Decatur
Alabama
Board of Registrars of
Morgan County
Fanaa & Foi
Howard D Landers Returns to States After Overseas Duty
T Sgt Howard D Landers 26 of Danville has arrived at Army air forces redistribution station No 2 in Miami Beach for reassignment processing following a 26 month overseas tour He earned the Presidential unit citation with cluster and served in an ordnance unit He previously worked for Decatur Tron and Steel Co His father Murray D Landers also resides at the same address The processing period should last about two weeks with rest and recreation emphasized
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Howard D. Landers
Danville
Army Air Forces
No. 2
Miami Beach
Continental
United States
AAF Personnel Distribution Command
AAF
Decatur Tron & Steel Co
Murray D. Landers
Rain Halts Farm Work in Alabama Weather Report
Moderately heavy rain fell across Alabama last week, halting all but light farming work. Cold weather aided hog killing, while early planted winter legumes and grains stayed in satisfactory condition according to U S Meteorologist FE D Emigh in the weekly forecast.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
U. S
FE. D. Emigh
Planes Converted at Bechtel McCone Plant in Birmingham
A Philadelphia based PA company reports that a number of P38 fighters have been converted at the Bechtel McCone corporation plant in Birmingham into high speed reconnaissance aircraft. The modified aircraft are designated F 5.
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Birmingham
Ala
Bechtel McCone Corporation
Speegle R. O. Passes. Falkville Postmaster Remembered
Robert O. Speegle 68 longtime Falkville postmaster dies Thursday morning at Baugh's infirmary after eight days there Funeral services set for Friday at 2 PM at Falkville Methodist Church Rev J R Havener and Rev O P Speegle to officiate Interment in Falkville cemetery Drinkard in charge He is survived by two brothers O P Speegle Montomery Horace M Speegle Decatur two daughters Mrs Felix Sams Falkville and Mrs Dorothy Russell Huntsville six grandchildren Pallbearers listed Mr Speegle a Falkville native resided in the community and retired after 25 years as postmaster
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Robert O. Speegle
Falkville
Baugh's
Falkville M.Y .Edist
J. R. Havener
Hartselle
O. P. Speegle
Drinkard
Planes Press German Lines East of Roer With New Dams Besieged
Allied reports show American forces probing east of the Roer amid three new German defense lines eight miles from Cologne. The 9th Army under Lt Gen Simpson advances toward the Cologne plain as floods from Roer dams raise water levels. Simultaneously the Seventh Army pushes through the Saar valley toward the Palatinate, capturing Berenthal and Reyerswiller while nearing Bitche and Wissembourg.
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Roer
Ninth Army
Julich
Linnich
William H
Texas Bill) Simpson
Cologne
Wiechofen
Inde
Out
Staatforst
von Manteufel
Eareulecl
Zulpich
First
Euskirchen
Aachen
Palatinate
Alsace
Baerenthal
Reyerswiller
Bitche
Maginot Line
London
Rhine
Seltz
Germany
Marshal Montgomery
Holland
Waal
Nijmegen
Allies Ready To Pounce On Nazis
Secretary of War Stimson said Allied armies on the Western front are in position to strike at key German industrial regions. He noted German casualties had been heavy over three weeks, the Siegfried Line partly breached, and fighting near the Saar and Ruhr valleys continues amid continued Allied and Japanese action in the Philippines.
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Washington
Stimson
Germany
Ruhr
Saar
Saar Vally
Philippines
Central Baptist Christmas Party and local notices
Kalupian class of Central Baptist church plans an annual Christmas party Friday at 7 30 pm at Mrs Kathleen Malones home. Transportation calls to Mrs Arilla Powers. Several hospital transfers and local meetings are listed including a Civitan judo demo and Decatur Guards meeting. Mrs T A Cadwallader is reported in serious condition at General Hospital.
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Central Baptist Church
Kathleen Malone
Arilla Powers
Emergency rail rate boosts extended through 1945
The Interstate Commerce Commission extended the suspension of emergency passenger rate increases until January 1 1946 while denying a request to raise freight rates. The 10 percent passenger hike and 3 to 6 percent freight boosts were set for wartime duration on March 18 1942, with freight increases suspended since May 15, 1943.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Funeral Held for George E. Green
Funeral services for George E. Green 75 were held this afternoon at Red Oak Grove Church with Rev Hunt officiating. Interment followed at Red Oak Grove cemetery Drinkard directing. He is survived by his wife a son Glenn a brother John L Green of Somerville and one grandson. Pallbearers included Owen Murphy Bob Willis Ed Farrer Tom Mary Newt Edmunson and Dee Williams.
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George E. Green
Baugh’s Infirmary
Red Oak Grove
Hunt
Drinkard
Glenn Green
John L. Green
Somerville
Owen Murphy
Bob Willis
Ed Farrer
Tom Mary
Newt Edmunson
Dee Wilams
Convention committee opposes postwar mandatory training law
Nashville the Southern Baptist Convention executive committee heard a report opposing immediate enactment of a compulsory postwar military training law. The committee warned such a law would imply peace cannot be maintained without force.
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Nashville, Tenn
Southern Baptist Convention
Committee On World Peace
Convention
Mule Barn Burns in Memphis Fire Losses Reach 100000
Memphis which houses Owen Brothers Horse And Mule Commission company suffered a blaze that destroyed an acre of mule pens. Firefighters drew responses early today as more than twenty animals were killed with forty more possibly doomed by severe burns.
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Memphis
Owen Brothers Horse and Mule Commission Company
Farm Bureau reps attend national convention in Chicago
G B Phillips farm agent of Limestone County and Mason Jackson representing the county farm bureau are in Chicago for the annual National Farm Bureau Convention. They plan to return Friday or Saturday.
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G. B. Phillips
Limestone County
Mason Jackson
Farm Bureau
That County
Chicago
National Farm Bureau
Rector speaks to Kiwanis on church as world wide force
Rev. Eugene M. Chapman rector of St. John's Episcopal reviewed the church as a world wide institution from past to future at the Decatur Kiwanis noon meeting at Hotel Lyons. He was introduced by W. B. Neher and joined by A. L. Burns and others. Navy Lt. J. Albert Clapton and Rex Rankin attended, plus Key Club members Billy Wright and Dick Still. Rankin demonstrated judo with Cadet Dryden assisting. a Christmas gift party was announced.
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Eugene M. Chapman
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Hotel Lyons
W. B. Neher
Support-of
A. L. Burns
A. H. Hoff
L. A. Neil
B. T. Gardner
Jack Sherrow
J. Albert Clapton
U. S. Army
Rex Rankin
Horace Dryden
U. S. Naval Air Corps
Key Club
Billy Wright
Dick Still
Marvin Rankin
Navy
Dryden
Chapman
Neher
Approval stance by high officials amid Senate hearings
The policy stand by top American officials came as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee pressed six State Department nominations. A British labor spokesman cited Greece as a main problem while Washington denied any Anglo-Russian plan to parcel spheres of influence in the Balkans. Chairman Connally and others clash over timing and questioning.
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Senate
State Department
U. S
Roosevelt
Balkans
Labor Party
Britain
Greece
Washington
Connally
D.-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Guffey
D.-Pa
Pepper
D.-Fla
James C. Dunn
Nelson Rockefeller
Navy rocket weapons aid Nazi wall collapse
Navy reports a secret rocket arm to breach Atlantic defenses with rocket ships and heavy fleet cooperation creating a "dancing floor of fire" on sections of the wall. Substantial output increases follow, including a 300 percent jump in rocket production and Superfortress expansions exceeding October and schedule targets.
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Atlantic Wall
Navy
Banks Back Plan to Speed Bond Cashing
W Randolph Burgess, president of the American Bankers Association, says the plan permits bond holders to redeem quickly and may reduce total redemptions compared with the old method. Labor administrators in 42 states urge comprehensive workmen's compensation protection citing industrial casualties from Pedro Harbor to Jan 1 1944 exceeding battle losses.
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W. Randolph Burgess
American Bankers Association
Burgess
Pedro Harbor
Chinese forces tighten grip in Kwangsi as front advances
Chinese high command said troops pursuing fleeing Japanese were nearing Ochi in Kwangsi province. Cheho, located 15 miles northwest of Hochih and 20 miles inside Kwangsi along the Kweichow Kwangsi railroad, was captured last night.
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Ochi
Kwangsi Province
Cheho
Hochih
Kweichow-Kwangsi
Union Hill 4-H Club Holds December Meeting
The Union Hill 4 H Club met December 12 with Miss Erien Rowe home demonstration agent. The minutes of the prior meeting were read and a short Christmas program was presented. Miss Rowe conducted an inter oe demonstration on home n.
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Union Hill 4-H Club
Erien Rowe
Europe Faces Spheres of Influence After War
The speaker argues that postwar Europe will see competing spheres of influence among Britain, Russia, and France. He notes self determination remains key but warns encroachment by dominant powers could spark clashes, while major powers seek to avoid new conflicts.
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Britain
Europe
Russia
de Gaulle
France
Orders Given to Germans
Allied military government in Germany will restore looted works of art and objects of scientific or historical value to rightful owners. Gen Eisenhower’s proclamation urges restitution and warns that sales or movements of looted items will be forbidden and punished. It also promises to preserve German cultural records and to avoid damaging buildings or monuments of value.
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Associated Press
Germany
Eisenhower
Office of War Information
Funeral services for Mrs Martin A Phelan
Funeral services for Mrs Martin A Phelan, former Decatur resident, will be held Friday at the home of her sister Miss Sabine Dupont in Decatur with Rev. Daniel O Reilly. Interment in the city cemetery. Surviving are her son Major Martin Dupont Phelan of Davenport Iowa a daughter Mrs Clyde Kimberline of Louisville a sister Miss Sabine Dupont and six pallbearers named Henry Davis Alex Humphrey Bill Curtis Bob Stephenson Frank Chenault and Paul Dickey.
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Martin A. Phelan
Decatur
Louisville
Sabine Dupont
Daniel O'Reilly
City
Brown
Martin Dupont Phelan
Davenport
Iowa
Clyde Kimberline
Henry Davis
Alex Humphrey
Bill Curtis
Bob Stephenson
Frank Chenault
Paul Dickey
Peace group opposes peacetime conscription
The Postwar World Committee of the Catholic Association for International Peace rejects peacetime conscription. It says the central U S peace task is cooperation toward an international security organization. With such an body functioning, nations can abandon heavy armaments.
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Washington
World Committee
Catholic Association For International Peace
United States
Thompson and Singleton Families Visit Ill Veteran in Tuscaloosa
Mr and Mrs W A Thompson and Mrs Edward Singleton and their son Terry visited Edward Singleton in Northington General Hospital Tuscaloosa where he recovers after eighteen months in action in New Guinea.
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W. A. Thompson
Edward Singleton
Terry
Oak Ridge
Northington General Hospital
Tuscaloosa
New Guinea
Moscow Sees Colder Day Amid Severe Winter Frost
Moscow endures record cold as temperatures reach four below and then 22 below zero. Citizens shout bely nos warning for frostbite while the season's holiday preparations shift to forested supply lines and the Christmas tree trust governs tree access.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Dee. Eee
Asant
Theristmas Tree Trust
Leningrad
Kiev
Rostov
Soviet Union
Christmas Tree Trust
Dutch Romances Discouraged by Dutch Officials in Limburg
In Maastricht and Limburg province Dutch authorities, churches, and the press urge Dutch girls to avoid relationships with liberated U. S. soldiers. The campaign argues such liaisons could disrupt American marriages and engagements. Anonymous posters threaten reprisals for those seen with Americans.
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Maastricht
Holland
U. S
Limburg
America
Blood tests begin in Chaplin paternity case
Attorneys spar over blood test procedures as a juror pool is formed for Charlie Chaplin's paternity suit against Joane Berry mother of 14 month old Carol Ann. Chaplin, 55, faced earlier Mann Act charges in New York.
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Los Angeles
Charlie Chaplin
Joane Berry
Carol Ann
Chaplin
Joan
New York
WAC at Courtland Welcomes First All-Post Marriage
Courtland Army airfield WAC detachment considers a wedding bells theme. Three enlisted women wed recently and a fourth seen in a gown. Most recent couple Sgt Josephine Courtney and Cpl Eddie Frey married after romance at Malden Field Missouri, before transfer to Courtland.
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Courtland Army Airfield
WAC
Josephine Courtney
Eddie Frey
Courtland
Malden Field
Community Sing Planned at Caddo Church
A community sing is set for Sunday night at Caddo church on December 17. The public is invited to attend. Featured on the program will be the Courtland air base quartet and other outstanding singers.
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Caddo Church
Courtland Air Base Quartet
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