Death claims Hubert Ross at Decatur church service
Funeral services for Hubert R. Ross who worked with the OPA since 1942 will be held at Central Methodist church with Dr. G M Daversport officiating. Burial at City cemetery. Ross, active in the Fellows lodge, had served on the gasoline board and price division. Surviving are his wife three daughters one son and three brothers. Odd Fellows to act as pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert R. Ross
OPA
G. M. Daversport
Central Methodist Church
City Cemetery
Brown
Hamil
Decatur
Ross
L. C. Ross
Ming Am
Odd _ Fellows lodge
Brown Funeral Home
Dewey Secret Not to Be Disclosed Amid Pearl Harbor Saga
NIP continues as Marshall testifies that Dewey offered help to quiet Congress for Pearl Harbor investigation while preserving a secret. Gearhart raises Boise issue. log produced showing late 1941 sighting of a darkened ship near the Philippines. Roosevelt Churchill Aug 18 memo discussed parallel actions and potential war moves. Gerow questioned about an hour and fifty minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Dewey
Congress
Pearl Harbor
Gearhart
Calif
Boise
Gerhard Gesell
Philippines
Navy
Gesell
Ent Roosevelt
Churchill
Mr. Roosevelt
Japan
United States
Gerow
Ferguson
R-Mich
Markets Drift After Tepid Week on Wall Street
New York trading opened slowly with gains in select rails and coppers and several specialties as the market began a tepid recovery. The 60 stock index rose 0.2 to 75, with 394 advances and 187 declines. transfers of 620,000 shares were the smallest since September. Railway bonds improved while Chicago wheat and rye held steady. oats rose slightly and cotton advanced. Curb turnover was light in a shortened session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated ~ Press
Chicago
Cotton futures rise as spot demand grows in New York
New York December cotton market reports strong spot demand in the South and optimism for exports. Futures advance up to 70 cents a bale with May and July at new seasonal highs amid light offerings and renewed commission house buying. Middling spot closes at 25.33 cents, up 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Cattle Market Review Signals Mixed Winter Demand
Southeastern cattle and calf trade opens winter with liberal rereip in both classes but overall weaker tone. Inferior and canner grades fall 25c plus while medium killers and best vealers hold steady or firm with limited top end. receipts show 3,069 cattle and 2,878 calves in four days versus last week and year ago. Prices span from near 5.00 to 16.00 for various categories, with fat cows scarce above 10.50 and several high-value vealers around 15.00 to 16.00 for strict choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeastern
Saas
Rutin Drug Found in Tobacco Treats Fty Linked Hypertension
A new rare drug named rutin is reported to treat fty, a condition tied to high blood pressure, indicating potential hypertension management.
Man admits slaying of San Jose girl
The FBI announced Thomas Henry McMonigle confessed to abducting and killing 15 year old Thora Chamberlain of San Jose, who disappeared November 2. No formal charges yet. DA Leonhard Avilla plans to file murder. Body reportedly dumped from Devil's Slide into the ocean near San Francisco. motive not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
FBI
Thomas Henry Pgprette
Itigen
Vicnenine
Thora Chamberlain
San Jose
Leonard Avilla
Brooke Hart
Thorn
Devil
Campbell
San José
Campbell Union High School
Stabbing on Vine Street Ends in Confessions and Funeral
Police reported the Vine Street stabbing near McCartney in Decatur led to confessions from three suspects, Thomas and Wilson among them. Victim Chaffin, a 37-year-old farmer, died after a confrontation with a group of Black men. Saw victim fall described by bus driver Saw Rogers. Funeral set for Eva Methodist Church with Browns directing. Survivors include wife, parents Monroe and Mrs. Chaffin and multiple siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ple
West Vine Street
Thomas
Vine Street
Whitmire
Wilson
Broadbeck
Kilgore
Chaffin
J. T. Weatherly
Jim Collier
Bill Moore
E. J. Carter
Vine Street West
Donald
Carol
Vine and
McCartney Streets
Southern Railway
Roogers
Decatur
Transit
Rogers
Eva
Subie Veal
Browns
Eed
Tero-Sons
Monroe Chaffin
Birmingham
G. &. Fora
T. J. Ford
4. W. Moore
J. C. King
L. M. Holmes
Tom Adair
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
L. Chaffin
Hartselle
Collier Addresses Life Insurance Men at Decatur Meeting
Redus Collier told Decatur Life Underwriters Association members at Lyons Hotel that debt to life insurance pioneers can be paid only by current members through uplift. He traced the industry’s history and development in America as Robert Horton presided. The next meeting is set for Friday at noon January 11 with a program to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redus Collier
Decatur Life Underwriters Association
Lyons Hotel
Collier
America
Robert Horton
Reen
Sitainmaen
Ater
Rites Set Today for Brown Infant
Funeral services for the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard L Brown of 312 Ninth Avenue West will be held at 2 PM today at the family home. Burial will follow in Roselawn cemetery with Mutual Service directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard L. Brown
Ninth Avenue West
Decatur General Hospital
Roselawn
Baby Began Long Journey to Johns Hopkins for Surgery
In Michigan City Ind on December 16 a gravely ill child known as Blue Baby Janice Marie Hayden departed for Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore for evaluation. If feasible the operation mirrors a recent successful procedure performed on Judy Hackman of Buckley Washington, with decisions due after December 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
Ind
Janice
Marie Hayden
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Judy Hackman
Buckley
Wash
Labor disputes ripple through GM and transit sectors
Washington hearings on a GM dispute begin next week as President Truman seeks labor reform. The Senate and House labor committees recess and debate 30 day strike bans pending fact finding. In Fort Worth 2,000 Greyhound workers end a stoppage with pay raises and overtime. Green Bus Lines sees 84 of 96 buses running as stockholders back regular service. National idle labor disputes total about 400,000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Times
Ford
Batis
Truman
Congress
Washington
Senate Labor Committee
House Labor Committee
Companiae Ee
Fort Worth
Tex
U. S
Southwestern Greyhound
E. M. McFarlane
John L. Cone
New York City
Green Bus Lines Inc
Slayer Kills Ex Wife and 3, Then Shoots Self
Sheriff Carl McInturff reports a man identified as Blankenship stopped his divorced wife and two relatives on a roadside near a movie theater. After firing on Wayne Foster and Mrs Lincoln, he killed his ex wife Juanita Edwards and her sister-in-law Edwards, then shot himself. Foster said Blankenship toppled their car into a ditch and warned them to exit before the shots. The motive appeared to be a family quarrel. Blankenship had been discharged from the Army six months earlier and divorced ten days prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ife Rhee Ee
Carl McInturff
McInturff
Wayne Foster
Blankenship
Foster
Lincoln
Edwards
Ards
Ted
Housing Job Is Tackled In Washington
Washington December 15 government plans begin next week to push more homes at reasonable prices under the program from President Truman. A two day conference opens Monday with government officials Labour and management reps to speed up home building and curb inflation. Subsequent sessions will seek input from home financing leaders consumer groups and other public interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
National Housing Agency
John W. Snyder
Allied directives to end state Shinto and purge militarist influence
Allied officers outlined a program to withdraw government support from state Shinto, purge militaristic ideology from doctrine, and remove Shinto from schools. The move targets state Shinto but not the 17 million adherents of the sect. The order abolishes the shrine bureau, aims to return shrines to local communities, and a radio broadcast explaining the directive's goals was planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
William K. Bunce
Otterbein College
Home Ministry
Japan
Hearing Named Aberdeen S D Vernon Miklebost Faces Trial
Vernon Miklebost charged with murder in the death of his 9 year old son after a municipal court waiver. He was bound over to circuit court for trial. The Miklebosts are divorced and the boy was killed by a bullet fired near the door of the home where the mother lived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
S. D
Vernon Miklebost
Harder
Aoday
Faisee
Malanehee
Miklebosts
Truman Calls for Broad Chinese Unity Government Plan
President Truman outlines a plan for a broad based Chinese government to unify major factions, with communists disbanding independent armies and joining the national forces. He emphasizes US aims to keep peace in the Pacific and remove Japanese influence, while rejecting foreign intervention in China's internal matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiang Kai-Shek
United States
Truman
Sun Yat-Sen
China
Japan
Pacific
Decatur area notices and service updates batch
Local residents and service members are listed with travel, hospital, and discharge details. Names include J J Herring, W E B Ward, J T Bryant Sr, John F White, Leon Boyd Dunaway, Alex G Duke, lpi staff Sgt William A Rainey, Theo Leonard Matthews, Clifton W Paulie, and others. Events cover scarlet fever cases, hospital admissions, naval and army discharges, church service changes, and a new Morgan county health clinic set to open in January.
Nazi Trial Expands As Documents Reveal Mass Slaughter
The war crimes trial nears two and a half months with 21 defendants and six organizations calling many witnesses. Nazi records show mass killings far beyond prior estimates as Goering and Frank exhibit shaken reactions. Jackson aims to frame Nazism historically, while defense fights limits and demands cross examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Hitler
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Hans Frank
U. S
Robert H. Jackson
Jackson
Nesses
Second Accident Fatal To Woman In Huntsville
A young woman, Miss Beatrice Moynt, 23, of near Scottsboro, died of head injuries after a second auto collision while en route to a hospital for treatment of injuries from an earlier crash. Marvin Boyett, her soldier companion from Hazel Green, Ala., was seriously injured in the second crash. The first accident occurred nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Ala
Beatrice Moynt
Scottsboro
Marvin Boyett
Haze Green
Sadie
Empress Catherine Meets Russian Peasant Woman with 57 Living Children
The Empress Catherine receives a Russian peasant woman who has borne 57 children, all living, highlighting a remarkable case of large family under the imperial gaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine
Congress eyes final 1945 week war bills and funding
Congress must bridge a large Senate-House gap on postwar measures including extending rationing and the GI Bill, while expediting disability and river navigation funding. A two-cent local postage rate and housing for veterans may pass, but major bills await compromise and weeks of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Det Vicinal
Wweek
Tate Ae Silat
Rehabilitation Administration
G. I
House
Senate
Congress
Morgan county urged 1500 citizens to buy extra war bonds
Barrett SheltonMorgan county war finance chairman urged small investors to buy an extra bond to finish the final war campaign. He called for 1500 Morgan county citizens to invest 75 in a 100 series bond this week to meet the county quota. Alabama counties push to fully subscribe series E bonds as the drive winds down with no more special weeks or events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrett Shelton
Morgan County War Finance
Morgan County
Alabama
Byrnes Plans First Formal Session in Moscow Monday
Soviet spokesman said the first formal business session would be held on Monday as Bevin arrived in Moscow. Officials awaited a Soviet plane from Tehran carrying Sir William Reader Bullard and John D. Jenningan. Azerbaijan autonomy talks on the Big Three agenda. Byrnes worked late at Spasso House with Ambassador Harriman after a long, stormy journey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bevin
Moscow
Tehran
Iran
William Reader Bullard
John D. Jernigan
U.S
Azerbaijan
Byrnes
Spasso House
U. S
W. Averell Harriman
Postmaster Davenport dies after assault and arson
The 70-year-old J. L. Davenport, postmaster of the small town, died in a Cuthbert hospital after an unknown attacker struck him in his combine post office and grocery store, doused him with kerosene, and set him on fire. Bloodhounds and a wide manhunt span three counties as postal authorities join the investigation. Davenport had run the business about 35 years and the community remains stirred as Sheriff Worthington and state troopers lead the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Davenport
W. T. Beauchamp
Georgia Road Patrol
Cuthbert
Davenport
Champ
Buasoos
Beauchamp
Sam Worthington
Stewart County
W. D. White
State Patrol
W. D. Wilson
Holiday closings and altered hours across Morgan county
Post office remains open 2 to 6 PM today to ease holiday rush. Courthouse offices including tax assessor collector county superintendent of education board of revenue close Sat morning December 26. Register in chancery closes noon to 8 PM. County service commissioner's office closes noon to 8 PM. Morgan Red Cross closes noon December 24 and remains closed over Christmas. Area price control board offices closed from Friday afternoon until December 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Superintendent of Education
Board of Revenue and Control
Register In Chancery
County Service Commissioner
Sprenger
Morgan
The
American Red Cross
Morgan Area Price Control Board
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Hubert Ross
James L.rankin
Wall Street
John
Slayer OF
Joe
Ecaturs
J. W. Hampton
Danville
J. J. Herring
Hartselle 2
L. R. Murphree
Joe J. Russell
Falkville 1
S. M. Brown
W. EB. Ward
W. T. McMullan
Cotaco
H. M. Layman
J. T. Bryant Sr
Kenno Fla
Separation Cener
John F.white
ACEM
J. C. White
Ussr
Rebecca
Harriet Side
Birmingham Post
Frank P. Lide
Resi
Birmingam
Howard Thompson
Hamil Clinic
Hartselle 3
Mutual Service Ambulance
D. M. Franklin
Baugh’s Infirmary
Austinville
Mutual Service
Sam Lackey
Jackson Street
Tuscumbia
Leon Boyd Dunaway
Seaman
13Th Avenue East
Nashville
Alex G. Duke
PHM
East Hickory Street
Lpi
William A. Rainey
Moulton J
Army
Lester Martin Landers
GM 3-C
Horton, Ala
Theo Leonard Matthews
First Street
Cullman
Clifton W. Paulie
Amm 2-E
Henry Clifton
Tower Avenue
Pear Harbor
Catskill
James P. Thomas
Grant Street
Martha Jane Nix
W. A. Nix
Third Street
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Morgan County Health Department
M. L. Ward
Athens
Paul McKenzie
Seventh Avenue East
Flossie Whittle
Decatur Oral Hospital
Leroy Dietz
Church Street
Thomas Morgan
Trinity
Jim Davis
Femmer M. Davis
Paul Davis
James F. Davis
Mr. Davis
Stewart Bros. Motor Co
Belk
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