Weather and local notes mix of military and personal moves
Weather outlook shows fair tonight and cold tomorrow with lows 24 to 30 and a frost line to the coast. Local max 52 and min 24 reported. Community items include Belk-Hudson Christmas dinner at Woodall's and soldiers like S/Sgt Robert P. Sims earning paratrooper wings after training at Fort Benning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belk-Hudson Co
Woodall’s
Robert P. Sims
Priscilla Sims
W. R. Sims
Trinity 1
Fort Benning
Roosevelt Returns to Work After Warm Springs Trip
President Franklin D. Roosevelt returns to Washington from a three week Warm Springs vacation. He toured Camp Lejeune Marine reservation noted 64 war dogs and TNT blasts, plans a late news conference, and signed over 75 bills while reorganizing the State Department. He slept long hours and spoke to polio patients during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Oliver Washington
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Congress
White House
Georgia
Camp Lejeune
New River
Jacksonville
N. C
Cordell Hull
Associated Press
United Press
Internave Service
Nier
Washington
Warm Springs Foundation
State Department
Services Set For Thursday For Florence H Caddell
Funeral services are planned Thursday at 10 30 a m from the home of son John A Caddell for Mrs Florence H Caddell 54 who died at Decatur General Hospital this morning She was widow of Thomas Caddell a longtime local druggist Interment in city cemetery with Brown directing Active pallbearers include Rutledge S Thomas Frank Stone W J Duncan Jack Smiley Cecil McMillan W McLeod and Dr Frank Chen Mrs Caddell a Woodville Mississippi native had lived in Decatur 30 years She is survived by her son three sisters including Mrs A M Fishburn and Mrs George D Huff
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence H. Caddell
Decatur General Hospital
John A. Caddell
South Avenu
Caddell
Thomas
City Cemetery
Brown
Rutledge S. Thomas
Frank Stone
W. J. Duncan
Jack Smiley
Cecil McMillan
W. McLeod
Frank Chen
Woodville
Miss
Decatur
A. M. Fishburn
Helen Ander
Gulfport
George
D. W Mewiphi
Churchill blocks full war review as Greece debate looms
London December 19 Prime Minister Churchill blocks a full Commons review of the war and Greece while defending Britain's Belgium intervention. He cites American instructions and Eisenhower while pressing for a censure vote if a Greek review is demanded. Labor members push for questions on King George II and regency aspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Greece
Churchill
Commons
Labor Party
Alex H. Singleton
Belgium
Eisenhower
Emanuel Shinwell
George II
Britain
Brussels
Mons
Red army crosses frontier in major push toward Kassa
Soviet forces from the second Ukrainian army break into eastern Slovakia from Hungary, driving 12 miles into Bodva valley and closing on Kassa from three directions. Moscow says one column nears the southern highway exit from Kassa while Berlin reports further eastward attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Red Army
Hungary
Slovakia
Poland
Kecske Mountains
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Bodva -Ahdernad
East Slovold
Moscow
Onenovsky
Kassa
Hunin
Czechoslovak
Berlin
Horvaty-Janok-Buzita
Miskolc
Moldova
Roosevelt reopens Senate fight with six nomin ees in new- session looming
President Roosevelt returns from vacation and tells four New Deal senators the six State Department nominees remain his picks even if the current session ends without a vote. He warns any nominee not aligned with administration policy would be removed. Pepper signals opposition to prolonging the door fight. Labor unity remains unsettled as CIO and AFL split on merger terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
State Department
White House
New Deal
Chamber
Congress
Pepper
Mnoon
CIO
Phil Murray
AFL
William Green
Murray
Cio-Afl
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Babies Saved From Fire at Protestant Home for Babies
Nineteen infants ages two months to two years were carried to safety as a fire swept the Protestant home for babies in New Orleans. Dietician Mrs. Eunice Scott sounded the alarm. nurses and neighbors removed the babies and all survived without injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Eunice Scott
Flying Fortresses Bomb German Lines in First Major European Strike
Three hundred heavy bombers dropped nearly 1,000 tons of explosives on rail and road targets along a 50 mile front behind German lines near Trier to Gemund. Night and daylight raids by RAF Lancasters and US and Allied planes followed, targeting ships, rail hubs, airdromes, and German armor with heavy losses reported on both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Trier
Gemund
Baltic
Gdynia
Danzig
Nurnberg
Munster
Rhine
Cologne
Coblenz
Mainz
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Lutzow
Scheer
First Army
Eas
Western Front
German Silesia
Italy
U. S
Ninth Airforce
Continent
Aachen
Seventh Army
Falaise Gap
Normandy
William H. A. Thompson Dies at 96 in Hartseller
William H. A. Thompson known as Uncle Billy died at his home on Hartselle 2 Monday at age 96. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at Basham chapel at two o clock with interment in the adjacent cemetery. He is survived by son James F. Thompson and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. A. Thompson
Billy
Hartselle 2
Basham Chapel
Brown
James F. Thompson
Hartseller
Dr Albert Bond Dies in Birmingham at 70
Dr Albert Richmond Bond aged 70 and associate editor of the Alabama Baptist died today in a Birmingham hospital after two years in the post. He previously served as a pastor and religious writer in Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Albert Richmond Bond
The
Alabama Baptist
German Drive in Rhineland Seen as Major Gamble in War Effort
The writer analyzes a large German offensive in the Rhineland, arguing it could delay Allied plans or push Germany toward a compromise peace. Cautious speculation is urged due to Allied blackout, with comparisons to the Somme 1918 and predictions that Von could either extend the war or suffer a decisive defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhineland
Berlin
Bana
Somme
Von
City Voters Consider Water Tax and Drink Levy Postponed
Supers Hill JAPS plants Washington dispatch reports China based Superfortresses striking Omura aircraft plant on Kyushu while seeking targets at Shanghai and Nanking. War Department notes weather limited Omura results but docks and engineering works in Shanghai and Nanking seen as good to excellent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Omura
Kyushu
Shanghai
Nanking
China
War Department
Superforts Bomb Japanese Factories In Two Front Campaign
Allied air and ground operations press the Japanese war effort. Superforts bomb Kyushu factories and Nagoya plant as Mindoro and Leyte see fierce combat. MacArthur Army reports Japanese 26th division wiped out on Leyte while U.S. 7th division seizes an airport near Valencia in the Ormoc valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Milliman
Associated Press
Philippines
Mindoro
Leyte
Douglas MacArthur
U. S
Tith
Valencia
Ormoc
China
Kyushu
Japan
Tokyo
Omura
Imperial
Hankow
Mitsubishi Aircraft Company
Nagoya
Honshu
U. S. War Department
Haywood Hansell, Jr
Saipan
ELAS Attacks British Prison in Athens
ELAS stormed Averoff prison forcing British to abandon the Bastion. About 205 prisoners plus 30 women escaped. 115 policemen and 149 wardens were accounted for as the garrison withdrew under a British counter thrust. Rallis, ex Premier, sought after disorder. RAF at Kifissia faced a stiff ELAS siege as 600 troops pressed to strafe the base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
ELAS
Averoff
Quisling
Jean Rallis
Rallis
Cata
Papandreou
RAF Eeanetes
Kifissia
RAF
Ated
Budget Is Balanced By New Revenue By Water Tax
Decatur city council adopted an ordinance authorizing a water consumption tax to balance the current operating budget. The session, attended by all council members and about 150 protesters, also postponed a proposed bottle drink tax. The water tax will raise an estimated 20 000 to 25 000 dollars in 1945 and becomes effective next meter period. The city also authorized Mayor Summer to sign a $28 840 land purchase check for a new postwar high school site south of the water tower in Delano Park. The site, owned by Decatur Land Company, will have about 117 lots, with roughly 11 000 dollars attributed to assessments. the land will reimburse the city for bonded debt and other claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
H. R. Summer
John Caddell
Summer
Delano Park
Decatur Land Company
City Board of Education
Suimmer
Rutledge Thomas
Russell Speake
Water Department
Roer Crossed by Patrols in Duren Sector
American forces report crossing the Roer river into Duren as part of a push to stabilize the front. In Belgium and Luxembourg the German counteroffensive expands along a 60 mile front with heavy fighting near Aachen and Stavelot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roer
Duren
Paris
Belgium
First Army
Dursen
Luxembourg
First
Cologne
329Th
Durens City
Aachen
Monschau
Echternbach
Stavelot
Reich
St Bank
Man Faces New Charge In Morgan County Robbery Case
An additional arrest warrant for R. Ben Flanigan, jailed in Morgan County, accuses him of robbery and the murder of Lee Shafer. The charge stems from a confrontation after McAnally cashed a paycheck at Monarch Food Store, when Flanigan allegedly drugged him, drove to Trinity Mountain, and demanded the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Ben Flanigan
Morgan County
Lee Shafer
Johnny McAnally
Limestone County
James Crow, Jr
Flanigan
Mr. McAnally
McAnally
Monarch Food
Moulton Street
Tree Lumber Company
Trinity Mountain
Sores
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ernest Oliver
L. A. Shirley
E. C. Barnett
Baugh Infirmary
Ardmore
Toneyey
Cecil Hogan
Danville 2
Agnes B
Jan Warren
the Baugh Infirmary
L. J. Speer
Estelle
Charlotte
San Francisco
Calif
Rose Speer
Drew Field
Tampa
Florida
J. A. Ray
Redus Collier
Ernest McCulloch
Points
South
Alabama
Ames A. Riley
France
Melba Riley Goolsby
Columbus, Ga
Thomas Riley
Martin
Baylor School For Boys
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Mrs. R. C. Martin
Jewel R. McWhorter
New York, N. Y
Cpl
Kenneth McWhorter
Harlingen Air Base
Texas
Roy Malcolm West
U. S. Navy
Camp Peary
Walter B. West
Hartselle
Vest
Charles E. Young
Pauline Young
Sgt
Young
South Pacific
C. B. Waite
Fourth Avenue East
Oan
Grady Bruce
William Frederick Webster, Jr
Decatur Gen- Wastern Hospital
C. L. Phillips
Brown's
Bonnie Jean Hawkins
Mrs. J. O. Hawkins
Ken Reynolds
Fdr
Montgomery Ward
Detroit
Ceousnht War Labor Board
Vinson
United Nations
United States
Polish National Committee
Lublin
William Thompson
DE. Bond
By Dewitt MacKenzie
Supers Hill Japs’ Plants
Biry
Council
Ninth Army
Linnich
Wurm
Mullendorf
Bitche
Seventh
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!