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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1944
Page
5
Producers rush to press new records as Christmas demand grows. Victor lists 17 new titles, Columbia 12, Decca pressing major titles while smaller labels press limited runs. Irving Berlin Bing Crosby Dinah Shore and Bunny Berigan tracks headliners with fresh orchestras and novelty cuts.
Mr and Mrs Ben Russell of St Louis Missouri returned there Saturday after two weeks with relatives. Audie Collins of the US Navy arrived overseas safely. Richard Briscoe of the US Army spent time with his parents. Billie Bean, nephew of Marvin and Eral Peck, was killed in England. Louise Fowler visited Decatur during the weekend.
Worshipers seek the new recording by Harry James The Love I Long For from the Broadway show Sadie Thompson The reverse Why I Am Beginning To See The Light features on the disc Smaller firms like Liberty Commodore and Best distribute nationally Their popular artists piano classics by Cy Walters Liberty Music Shop and Bobby Hackett brass are quickly snapped up as stores race the holiday demand for records and retailers.
In Stavelet Belgium on December 20 American combat engineers under Captain James Rice demolished a 60 foot brick and stone Ambleve river bridge. The blast halted a Nazi forward push, with Rice and two men cited for braving fire to verify destruction.
Much interest surrounds the Ryan Austinville game to be played Friday night in Ryan with Randolph Ryan and Delmer Bagwell attending from Cotaco and Union Hill. Ryan school will present a Christmas pageant Thursday night with the public invited. other updates note illnesses, absences, and visits by local families across Morgan County.
The note mentions last week hosted guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Zemon Crowe. Details about identities or purpose of visit are not provided in the fragment.
President Roosevelt signed the three year highway program totaling 3.173 billion dollars. States must originate projects with a 50 50 cost share and urban as well as rural authorizations aim to ease postwar unemployment and traffic congestion.
The average construction time for Liberty ships has been reduced from days to 32 days, marking a significant efficiency improvement in wartime production and signaling faster delivery of merchant-tonnage capacity.
Ruth Livingston reports several colds in the Lawrence County area while residents share visits and social calls. Names include Ruth Lena Frances Odell Ratliff Brown, J R Livingston, Eula Aldridge, Carl Roberts, Junior Burchill, Ruby Lee Collins, Mabel Aldridge, Dorothy, Clarence Aldridge, Rachel Mae Alma Collins, Francis Odell Livingston, Helen Legg, Hazel Templington, Jim Looney, Lenelle Laura Jean Lowery, Sparothy Bettie Yean Aldridge, John Aldridge, Oswald Stephenson, John Collins, Frannie Bennett, J N Aldridge, Grady Legg family, Emma White, Grace Hogan, Decatur shopping trips.
West Limestone notes better health this week with several residents returning from illnesses and operations. Local families in Athens and Mt Roszell host or welcome visitors while news mentions a newborn Charles Kenneth Anderson born Nov 22.
Decatur chapter of the American Junior Red Cross prepared and delivered Christmas decorations to Courtland Army Air Base hospital wards. Mrs. W. J. Duncan Jr. arranged for the decorations to be used in a special Red Cross service for hospitalized troops.
Plans have been made for a Christmas tree and program at Friendship on Saturday night if the weather is good. Visitors included Miss Christine Crowe and Lorene Dutton with John Prince and Sgt. James Johnston. Mrs. Troy Hall is seriously ill.
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