Annual Christmas Dinner For Bus iness and Professional Women
The Business and Professional Women's club held its annual Christmas dinner at Hotel Lyons on Wednesday night. Gifts were collected for Sheila a British war orphan instead of a traditional exchange. Miss Clio Lovin and Mrs Hamilton led the program with a musical number and carols. Tables featured white Christmas trees and favors of small white cakes with red candles. Decorations were coordinated by Edna Holland chairing a committee with Mrs Moore Miss Winton and Mrs Chandler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheila
Hotel
Lyons
Clio Lovin
Edna Holland
Moore
Winton
Chandler
U S Census Reports November Cotton Consumption and Stocks
The Census Bureau reports November cotton use totaling 685,166 bales of lint and 116,698 bales of linters, with October at 695,887 and 115,116 and last November at 759,866 and 98,910. Four month totals reach 2,848,924 lint and 445,891 linters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
New England
Chambers Names Hiss in Spy Ring Evidence
Whittaker Chambers testified he served as courier for a Red spy ring before 1938 and named Hiss among sources of secret documents. Hiss denied involvement. Sayre, Sayre’s aide Anna Belle Newcomb, and Mundt seek Sayre’s testimony. Nixon attacked Truman as the debate rages over the committee inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whittaker Chambers
Committee
Chambers
Hiss
Reds
Grand Jury
Sayre
Mundt
Anna Belle Newcomb
New York
United Na
Paris
Truman
Rep. Nixon
R-Calif
Truman signals delay on special message plan
The text suggests President Truman will seek time before addressing a special message. Interpreters view the decision as a possible sign he will not concede to a Southern bloc now, while aides push support for other program elements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Market closes mixed as stocks lift and fall modestly
Wall Street opened higher but failed to gain. price changes were small with many names in a tight balance. Gains appeared for Homestake Dome Mines and several others while Packard Goodyear J I Case and Southern Pacific lagged. Bond activity saw Jersey Central issues rise and Novadel Agene drop in the curb market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Homestake
Dome Mines
McIntyre Porcupine
Alaska Juneau
U. S. Steel
Republic Steel
Western Union
Admiral Corp
Schenley
United Aircraft
Firestone
General Motors
Chrysler
du Pont
Johns Manville
Allied Chemical
International Paper
Nickel Plate
Hollinger, Cornucopia
Wright- Hargreaves
Nashville Livestock Market Prices Trim Week Report
Nashville Tennessee December 17 cattle steady with some classes uneven. Calves mostly steady amid light receipts with good and choice at 28.00 to 34.00. hogs light, lighter under 220 pounds steady, heavier weights 25-50 lower, barrows and gilts 21.00 top. sheep steady with good lambs 20.00 to 23.00 and ewes 8.00 to 9.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Departments of Agriculture
Pric
North Georgia live poultry market steady with light trading
The North Georgia live poultry market remained barely steady with a weak undertone. Prices were unchanged from yesterday as Friday trading remained light. fryers over 3 lb showed interest but were in limited supply. Ranges reported for various fowl types include New Hampshire Reds and White crosses 32-34 cents and Barred Rock crosses 31-32 cents for lighter birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
New Hampshire
Albert H Richards Claimed by Death
Funeral services for Albert H Richards 63 will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Bethel church with burial in the adjoining cemetery Peck directing He died today at 6 a.m. at his Hartselle home Surviving are his widow four daughters Grady Bishop of Hartselle Jack Vansandt of Selma Mabry Bishop of Decatur and N A Williams of Leeds five sons Charlie Edward Jessie Richards of Hartselle Thomas Richards of Anniston and Ryland Richards in Germany five brothers Tom Joe Bill Dan and Birdo of Boaz one sister Mrs Bernice Dawson of Boaz Pallbearers Mabry Bishop Grady Bishop Norman Williams Jack Vansandt Joe Bishop and Jimmy Stevens
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert H Richards
Bethel Church
Peck
Richards
Hartselie
Grady Bishop
Hartselle
Jack Vansandt
Selma
Mabry Bishop
Decature
N. A. Williams
Leeds
Charlie
Edward
Jessie Richards
Thomas Richards
Anniston
Pvt
Ryland Richards
U. S. Army
Germany
Tom
Joe
Bill
Dan
Birdo
Boaz
Bernice Dawson
Norman Williams
Joe Bishop
Jimmy Stevens
Service Saturday For Mrs. Emma Reed
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma L. Reed 54 will be held Saturday at 2 PM at Brown's chapel on Ferry Street. Burial will be in Blackground cemetery with Brown's directing. Rev Jesse Rogers will officiate. She died Thursday at 7:30 AM at her home 110 E Market. Surviving are one daughter Mrs L J Anderson of Lido Beach Cal two sons Carl Reed of Town Creek and Robert Reed of Decatur and two brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma L. Reed
Brown
Ferry Street
Brown's Funeral Company
Blackground
Jesse Rogers
Cal
Carl Reed
Town Creek
Robert Reed
Decatur
Tax Distribution Figures are Given
The Office of Tax Collector Al vis Briscoe released a distribution schedule for 30167.69 in ad valorem taxes collected December 18. The breakdown lists State of Alabama, Morgan county, town of Austinville, city of Decatur, town of Falkville, town of Hartestio, town of Trinity, and Sim L. Howell as board chair receiving shares, with amounts noted for each entity. Ice hockey will be added to State College's athletic program in 1949, and a new indoor rink is nearing completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvis Briscoe
State of Alabama
Morgan County
C. L. A.good
J. T. McMullin
Treasuer
Austinville
Decatur
Falkville
Hartestio
Trinity
Sim L. Howell
Board of Revenue and Control
State College
Death and Christmas At Bedside Of 77 Year Old Diane Warren
Death and Christmas race to the bedside of 77 year old Diane Warren of Andalusia Alabama as doctors say she is dying of cancer in New Orleans. One doctor gives her a chance to live until Christmas others say any time now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Diane Warren
Andalusia
Ala
W. O. Warren
Pauline
Diane
Barbara
Gift of the Incarnate One poem reflection
Concluding verses recount the wise men bringing treasure to the Holy Child and shepherds kneeling as incarnation willed. The poem speaks of reconciliation with God, restoration of the soul, and universal invitation to give homage and receive grace through faith and obedience.
First Christian To Give Pageant Sunday Evening
The First Christian Church on East Moulton at Fourth Avenue will present a Christmas Pageant Sunday at 7 30 p m. The program features scripture readings, carols, and a pantomime by adults and children with an offering to benefit the Southern Christian Home for Children in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church
East Moulton
Fourth Avenue
Southern Christian Home
Atlanta
Large sizes too Anne Adams apron pattern 4665
Advertisement for Anne Adams patterns promoting the large size apron 4665 with sizes 14-16 up to 46-50. Includes price 25 cents, order to Decatur Daily Pattern Dept and instructions for mailing name address zone size and style. Also mentions winter pattern book and a free hosiery case pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Decatur Daily
Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N.Y
ANN& Adams
Negroes protest voting rights denial in Macon County
Black leaders in Macon County Alabama accuse the registrar board of not functioning since April and blocking voter registration. The Tuskegee Civic Association seeks state action to appoint a working board as residents claim widespread disenfranchisement among Negro voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Macon County
County Board of Registrars
Jared Tuskegee Institute For
Tuskegee Civic Association
Montgomery Advertiser
Falehm
State
Mau
Wee Ae
Dan Thomas
Haygood Paterson
Macon
Tommie
J. J. Rogers
Tuskegee
Rogers
Folsom
Thomas
Paterson
Agriculture
George Miller
Miller
Ira Thompson
Thompson
Charles G. Gomillion
Gomillion
Tuskegee Institute
The
Civic Association
Praise for Morgan courthouse Christmas tree lighting officials named
The Morgan courthouse Christmas tree has earned widespread praise. The Daily investigated and credited Joe Elliott and the city street department as responsible for the lighting. Decorations are funded by employees in offices at Morgan courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Courthouse
Joe Elliott
City Street Department
Mr. Elliott
Governors attend session with list of state officials
Permanent attendees included former Alabama governor Frank M. Dixon and Horace C. Wilkinson from Birmingham along with W. D. Malone of Dothan. Florida’s Horace Avery and E. H. Ramsey from Jacksonville, Leander Perez and Frank J. Looney of Louisiana, and Tennessee’s J. Walker Lewis, J. H. Ballew, and E. G. Higginbotham. Kentucky’s O. W. Baylor, Maryland’s A. S. Vaughan, Mississippi’s W. W. Wright and George W. Godwin, Texas’s Merritt H. Gibson, South Carolina’s J. H. Kennedy and D. H. Kennedy attended from various cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Frank M. Dixon
Birmingham
Horace C. Wilkinson
W. D. Malone
Dothan
Florida
Horace Avery
E. H. Ramsey
Jacksonville
Louisiana
Leander Perez
New Orleans
Frank J. Looney
Shreveport
Tennessee
J. Walker Lewis
Memphis
J. H. Ballew
Nashville
E. G. Higginbotham
Kentucky
O. W. Baylor
Versailles
Maryland
E. S. Vaughan
Brooklandville
Mississippi
W. W. Wright
George W. Godwin
Jackson
Texas
Merritt H. Gibson
Longview
South Carolina
J._H. Kennedy
Camden
D. H. Kennedy
Columbia
Morgan county stores show mixed activity in August
Volume in ing material dealers and eating places and declines in hardware and farm implement stores marked the month. Clothing stores up 77.0 percent and general merchandise 43.2 percent in Morgan county. In Decatur area indicators surpassed August despite savings deposits and building permits declines with bank debits postal receipts postal savings mortgage recordings and property transfers rising and job placements to applications favoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Decatur
Sargen County
Alabama
Veteran Officer Receives Student Gifts for Service
J W McCall the oldest officer on the vecator's police force was thanked by Gordon Bibb junior high students as they presented small gifts before holiday break. The scene showed appreciation for the traffic officer who directs street crossing and keeps children safe at the intersection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. McCall
Vecator
Phooey
Gordon-Bibb and
McCall
Brazil Hit by Severe Storms After Drought Lifts Panic
Heavy rain caused a deadly crash and lightning strike near a military base. Two people died and several injured as river levels rose in sugar country near Campos. Flooding and fear spread through Bahia and Sao Paulo as the wet spell followed eight months of dryness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campos
Bahia
Sao Paulo
Daily Records For James Carlton Thompson To Myrna Joyce Gresham
James Carlton Thompson age 18 of 610 Fifth Avenue West to Myrna Joyce Gresham age 19 of 1415 16th Avenue East. John William Hampton age 20 of Hartselle to Billie Jean Riddle age 19 of Decatur. Roger William Gilliam age 42 of Tennessee Valley hotel to Pauline Cad seme age 32 of Tennessee Valley notes. John David Swatzell age 19 of Haleyville to Flora Dean League age 21 of Haleyville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Carlton Thompson
Fifth Avenue
Myrna Joyce Gresham
16Th Avenue
John William Hampton
Hartselle
Billie Jean Riddle
Decatur
Roger William Gilliam
Tennessee Valley Hotel
Pauline Cad Seme
Tennnessee Valley
John David Swatzell
Haleyville
Flora Dean League
Dr Lyman Ward Dies In Alabama Camp
Dr Lyman Ward 80 founder and president emeritus of Southern Industrial Institute died last night. His body was found in bed this morning when a servant checked his room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Camp
Hill
Ala
Lyman Ward
Southern Industrial Institute
Morgan County Retail Trade Report August to September
Morgan County analyzes percent change in retail trade from August to September including fuel feed supplies books jewelry cigars florists news stands opticians camera shops sporting goods bicycles luggage musical instruments hotels schools societies clubs pool rooms theaters night clubs golf clubs skating rinks bowling alleys shooting galleries swimming pools and professional men.
Westminster Christmas Service At Westminster Church
The annual Christmas musical service at Westminster Presbyterian church in Decatur will be led by Mrs. Paul Eubanks with the senior choir performing Handel numbers and a Polish carol. The junior choir, directed by Mrs. Ed Johnson Jr., joins in with solos and a maroon robed Christmas Lullaby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Decatur
Paul Eubanks
Westminster
Ed Johnson Jr
Sara Jane Wyatt
Rufus Warner
Westminster Choir
Robert McCracken
McCracken
Virginia Samuel
Louis Ling
John A. Troxler
Christ
Troxler
Eubanks
Ling
Julian Jervis
Decatur Invitation to Visit Tennessee Valley by Barrett C Shelton
In 1948 Barrett C. Shelton urges Drew Pearson to visit the Tennessee Valley to view fifteen years of changes. Pearson replies he plans a spring trip, noting TVA has ceased being controversial and promising to drop by, with prior writings cited in his sack columns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Erskine Chenault
Tennessee Valley
United States
Barrett C. Shelton
The
Decatur Daily
Alabama
Shelton
TVA
Drew Pearson
Rail Board backs 40 hour week for non-operating railroad workers
The wage board recommended to President Truman that non-operating railroad workers receive a 40 hour week with no pay cut and a retroactive seven cent hourly wage increase to October. It urged until September 1, 1949 for carriers to prepare for the shorter week, noting other industries adopted the 40 hour standard since 1938. The operating unions had previously accepted a one cent raise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Santa letters sought for Christmas Eve Decatur Daily
The Christmas Eve edition will publish Santa letters mailed to the paper. Readers who haven t written to Santa should do so now. No word on E W Kennedy s condition from New Orleans hospital where he is being treated after illness at his Moulton Street business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
North Pole
New Orleans
E. W
Dick) Kennedy
Kennedy
Moulton Street
Miss Nell Sandlin Rites Set At McKendree Church
Funeral services for Nell Sandlin 33 of Hartselle will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at McKendree church with Revs Woodfin Groves and Sammie Stabler officiating. Burial in Herring cemetery. Survived by parents Randolph and Mrs Sandlin two sisters Claud B Scott of Falkville and Ruby Sandlin of Hartselle. Pallbearers Hobart Johnston Robert Summerford Terry Aycock Sam Anders Clyde Maples Hance Hardwick. Honorary pallbearers Hance Sandlin Vernon Sandlin Claudie Morris Solon Hughes Buddy Summerford Stanton Morris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell Sandlin
Hartseller
McKendree Church
Woodfin Groves
Sammie Stabler
Herring Cemetery
Peck Directing
Miss Sandlin
Hartselle
Randolph Sandilin
Claud B. Scott
Falkville
Ruby Sandlin
Hobart Johnston
Robert Summerford
Terry Aycock
Sam Anders
Clyde Maples
Hance Hardwick
Hance Sandlin
Vernon Sandlin
Claudie Morris
Solon Hughes
Buddy Summerford
Stanton Morris
Wrights Restore Spirit Of St. Louis Exhibit At Home
The Kitty Hawk flying team performed four hops in an hour and a half during ceremonies. The Spirit Of St. Louis, damaged but saved, was wrecked after a fourth landing and later stored in Dayton before being shipped to London. The label now credits the Wright brothers with inventing and developing the first man carrying machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Lindbergh
Spirit of
Dayton
Ohio
Orville
London
Wrights
Club Presents Musicale Tonight at Riverside Auditorium
Beta Sigma Phi sorority stages three act musicale Rapture In View at Riverside auditorium tonight curtain at 8 P M. Produced by Jack McCulloch and Talmadge Meadows, with performers the Bama Four Tut Montgomery Ruth McCulloch Mabel Fair Trinity John Walter Bailey Curly Hurley and Meadows as vocalists. Dance stars include Jean Guyse Hartsville and Jack McCulloch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Riverside Auditorium
Jack McCulloch
Talmadge Meadows
Bama Four
Barber Shop Quartet
Tut Montgomery
Ruth McCulloch
Mabel Fair
Trinity
John Walter Bailey
Curly Hurley
Jean Guyse
Hartselle
Governor Folsom Hosts State Employees at Mansion
Governor and Mrs James E Folsom open their Montgomery mansion to state employees and families for an informal Christmas event from 7 to 9 P.M. on December 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
James E. Folsom
Executive Mansion
Mrs. Dugger's Rites Scheduled at Johnson's Chapel
Funeral rites for Minnie Dugger 49 of Tanner 1 will be Sunday at 2 P M at Johnson's chapel with Rev H T Statum officiating. Burial in nearby cemetery Mutual Service directing. She died Thursday night after an 18 month illness. Survived by three sons five daughters nineteen grandchildren three brothers six sisters and several in laws and cousins. Pallbearers named including Borden family members and Richard Putman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Dugger
Tanner
Johnson's Chapel
H. T. Statum
Decatur
Leonard Johnson
Ruth
Doris Dugger
Tanner 1
Robert and
Wilson Brown
Louis Brown
Tennessee
M. J. Long
Alton Turner
Della Young
S.M. Vinson
Kentucky
Lon Putnam
George Phillips
Boaz
T. J. Borden
Floyd Borden
Ganford Borden
Richard Putman
Edwin Motes
Joseph C. Dugger
Reds Airlift Airfield Sparks Inverse Tensions
Communists attacked French actions while Russia protested France's tower downing in the zone. A British soldier was killed and eight captured after cross border incidents into the Soviet zone of Germany. Syria asked the UN to address an Egyptian complaint about attacks in the Negev while urging delays on Israel's UN membership bid. Britain, Syria and France pressed to pause action at the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Syria
United Nations Security Council
Negev
Faluja
Britain
France
Council
Israel
Lebanon
Trans-Jordan
Retreat Now Nears Nanking
Supreme headquarters of Chiang Kai-shek’s East China command began withdrawing from Pengpu to Chuhsien as the 12th army group, battered and trapped near Pengpu, reportedly is wiped out. Pengpu’s 300000 residents panic as rail movements start southbound and artillery fire echoes toward Peiping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold K. Miles
Nanking
Chiang Kai- Shek
East China Command
Pengpu
Chuhsien
Hwai River
Suchow
12Th Army Group
12Th
Chinese Communist Radio
Associated Press
Seymour Topping
Peiping
Grand Canal
Spencer Moosa
Moosa
Shed Destroyed by Rural Blaze
Fire destroyed a shed owned by Dewey Hampden on Mooresville Road Thursday night. Several tractors housed in the shed were saved. Firemen were called at 8 21 P M and responded to the rural blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Hampden
Mooresville Road
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Wall Street
Albert H. Richards
Emma Reed
William P. Mitchell
Mitchell
Brazil
Morgan County Retail Trade Report
Pearson
MIME
Maurice Jackson
Moulton
Protective Life Insurance Co
Institute of Insurance Marketing
Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist
G. M. Davenport
Louisville
Board of Missions and Church Extension
Joe H. Scott
James V. Hargrove
Elkmont 1
Huntingdon College
Mary Lou Bell
Wendellyn Gray
Beverly Jo Harvey
Noel MelInnis
Adams Apartments
Grant Street
Noel
Winnie Nicholson
Paul Hurst
Eighth Avenue W
Decatur General Hospital
Gussie Bea Sherman
Second Street
John E. Robinson
Decatur 2
A. J. Nuss
W. Wilson Avenue
Musicale
Fu Tso-Yi
North
China
J.r.daniels
Act
Sct Teer Ta
Es Metal
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