Weather and local notices from Decatur page
Fair and not quite so cold this afternoon and tonight with frost in the south. Temperatures 24-28 north and central, 28-34 south. Warmer Saturday with rain in the northwestern portion late afternoon and light east to southeast coastal winds. Max 35 min 19 reported by local bureau. Miss Vanderlise Scruggs to visit parents after nursing at University of Tennessee Memphis. Sgt Hovis home in California after 23 months in the South Pacific. John Hamilton to return home Saturday night from Maryland naval training to spend holidays. Marileen Duncan visiting Decatur couple in Florence. Methodist Fellowship of Evangelism prayer service 7:30 pm at Central Methodist. Henry Howell of Decatur discharged after 31 months service with multiple ribbons. Westminster church Christmas program 7:30 pm with pageant and Santa. Walter T. Evans discharged after 33 months service with medals and stars. First Sgt William T. Hill discharged after 35 months service with badges and ribbons. Cecile E. Pannell discharged after 30 months sea duty with engagements and stars. Dalton A. Terry discharged after long overseas service with multiple ribbons. Huntingdon College holiday break, classes resume Jan 7. Decatur students home for holidays: Martha Dinsmore, Marsha Ann Gregg, Jerry Wallace. Pfc Wilburn Johnson discharged after 41 service with ribbons and stars. Christmas pageant Born In Bethlehem Sunday at Salvation Army hall. Tech 5-g Joseph B. Moore discharged after 35 months service with medals and ribbons. Moss Chapel church Christmas pageant Dec 24 at 7:30 pm. Public invited. Cpl Percy L. Grayson discharged at San Antonio. Continued on Page Two.
Showdown in profits dispute at GM and unions
The wage controversy between General Motors and the CIO United Auto Workers heats up as President Truman asserts the right to examine employer books and unions seek access to labor records. Talks in Washington aim to resume bargaining while Detroit hosts UAW CIO talks with Ford. Borg Warner strike in Muncie ends after eight weeks with 1800 workers.
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Associated Press
General Motors
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Truman
Washington
Mr. Truman
Detroit
Uaw-Cio
Ford Motor Company
Schwellenbach
Greyhound Bus Lines
Cio-Uaw
Borg- Warner Corporation
Muncie
Ind
R. J. Thomas
Senate confirms Lt. Col. Seybourne H. Lynne for U S district judge
The U S Senate confirmed Lt. Col. Seybourne H. Lynne of Decatur as U S district judge in the eighth circuit. He and his wife plan to arrive in Decatur from New York. Judge Julian Harris says he will not seek reappointment. Governor to name a successor for the remaining term ending January 1947. Lynne began law practice in Decatur in 1930 after serving as Morgan County judge.
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U. S. Senate
Seybourne H. Lynne
Decatur
Eighth Judicial Circuit
U. S
North One
Alceeds
Jude
Lynne
Harris
Morgan County
Patton Dies In Heidelberg At 60 Years Old
Gen George S Patton Jr dies in Heidelberg Germany at 5 50 pm Eastern time twelve days after a neck fracture from a crash near Mannheim He aged 60 and had led the Third Army from Normandy through Europe His death followed pulmonary complications and paralysis of the diaphragm as doctors reported in Frankfurt and at the 130th Station Hospital A final bulletin described a serious but steady pulse and slight fever before death
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard A. O’reagan
Heidelberg
Germany
George S. Patton, Jr
U.S. Third Army
Normandy
Crzechoslovakia
Mannheim
Patton
John M. Willen
Seventh Army
Africa
Sicily
France
Belgium
Austria
Czechoslovakia
A. W. Kenner
Army
Europe
Beagquarters
Frankfurt
130Th Station
U.S. 15Th Army
Goodyear Bonds Credit Morgan County War Drive
The Morgan County War Finance committee received notice that Goodyear Decatur Mills invested $25,000 in the eighth war loan and credited the sum to the county campaign. The bonds add to Morgan county total but do not apply to the $90,000 series E bond deficit to be purchased by December 29.
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Morgan County War Finance Committee
Goodyear Decatur Mills
Morgan County
Overseas Veteran Held Aboard Ship During Homeward Wait
Sgt. Harold C. Whitmire veteran of three years Army service will not be home for Christmas. He is among thousands held aboard troop ships in West Coast harbors awaiting travel home. He landed at Seattle Friday morning. last stationed in Tokyo. He is son of Police Chief and Mrs J B Whitmire of Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold C. Whitmire
West Coast
Seattle
Whitmire
Tokyo
J. B. Whitmire
Decatur
Christmas In Japan Not Like Stateside
Tokyo dispatch notes that a real Stateside Christmas for American troops overseas is elusive. In 1942 at Buna New Guinea sweets and cookies arrived but heat and danger tempered celebrations. In 1943 on the way to Cape Gloucester roast beef and carols could not fully recreate home. Modern press handouts promise a grand Christmas in Japan, yet MacArthur’s HQ signs contrast with Hirohito’s palace, underscoring the gap between bold claims and reality.
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Marlin Spencer
Tokyo
Buna
New Guinea
Red Cross
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Japan
MacArthur
Emperor Hirohito
California State Capitol
Cit Saka
Christmas holiday office closings in Morgan county and Decatur
Most Morgan county and Decatur city offices will close Saturday noon and reopen Wednesday morning for Christmas. Exceptions include Morgan Area Price Control Board which closes this afternoon and reopens 8 am Wednesday. County Red Cross closes noon Saturday but opens Monday noon then closes again until 8 am Wednesday. Veterans' Office closed Monday to Wednesday. Army recruiter will be at ATU courthouse Monday morning. Several county offices close at noon Saturday and reopen 8 am Wednesday. City Clerk’s office closes Saturday noon and reopens Wednesday 8 am. All Decatur retail stores stay open until 8 pm Monday.
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Morgan County
Decatur
Morgan Area Price Control Board
The
American Red Cross
Veterans’ Commissioner's
Alabama Tax Unit
Registry In Chancellery
ATU
ABC
County Board of Revenue and Control
City Hall
Railroad Street
Girl Killed in Car Crash Near Cullman County
Ruby James aged 19 died in an automobile accident on the Birmingham Cullman highway about 14 miles south of here. Coroner J Grady Moss said the car plunged down a 25 foot embankment after the driver was apparently blinded by lights from another vehicle. Kitty James 7, sister, was injured in the same crash.
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Cullman
Ala
Ruby James
Birmingham-Cullman Highway
Here
J. Grady Moss
Kitty James
Solons Take Yule Holiday
The Associated Press reports Congress aims to finish business and adjourn for the 1945 session, with the 1946 session set for January 14. Only one bill of note, extending diplomatic immunities to United Nations representatives, stands out as likely to pass. the rest may drift through on a skeleton quorum as Truman fuels a split with Southern Democrats over full employment, FEPC powers, and E S reallocation.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
United Nations Organization
United States
Senate
House
Truman
Solid South
Rep
Gibson
Georgia
U.S Employment Service
Fair Employment Practice Committee
Broadus warns of Rose Bowl crowds in California
Lt. Comdr. Joe C. Broadus urges Decatur readers to secure hotel reservations before traveling to the Rose Bowl. He notes railways are crowded with returning veterans and warns that without confirmed bookings and adequate transport, many will be unable to reach Los Angeles as the influx continues at about 10,000 per day and trains are insufficient.
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Joe C. Broadus
Decatur
California
Rose Bowl
Los Angeles
Chinese Reds Plan Formal Truce Offer
Chinese communists plan an official written truce proposal as fighting rages in North China. A Red spokesman in Chungking said the armistice is to be formalized after a prior verbal offer branded propaganda by the central government. General Marshall expected to discuss the situation with Chiang Kai-shek in Nanking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
China
Red
Chungking
George C. Marshall
America
Chiang -Kai-Shek
Nanking
Hopeh
Chahar
Jehol
Shanghai
Albert C. Wedemeyer
U. S
Tokyo
MacArthur
Japan
Larry Tighe
American Broadcasting Company
Supreme Allied Commander
Okohama
Tatsuo Tsuchiya
Batavia
Bandoeng
Miles Dempsey
Keith Park
Dempsey
Park
Southeast Asia
Resignation Report Now Denied Today
TOKYO December 215 Gen MacArthur denied a broadcast report claiming his headquarters clashed with Russians over Soviet troops in Japan and that he threatened to resign The ABC reporter Larry Tighe denied the assertion and said the commander favored keeping Russian troops from Hokkaido The exchange followed the broadcast claims monitored in San Francisco
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Japan
MagAmisss
Larry Tighe
American Broadcasting Corporation
Tighe
Hokkaido
San Francisco
ABC
Supreme Commander
Tragedy at Hartselle: Eight Month Old Burned in House Fire
David Sherman Orr eight months old son of Mr and Mrs R B Orr died when their home eight miles west of Hartselle burned at about 4 pm Thursday. Funeral by Rev Guy Petty at 2 pm today at Herring with burial in adjoining cemetery. Orr in barn at fire start. Mrs Orr and neighbors aided. Survived by parents and siblings Sarah Linda Shirley Glenn James Lee. Earlier Burleson mountain fire claimed Langston Osborn and his 19 month old son Donald.
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David “Sherman Orr
R. B. Orr
Orr
Hartselle
Guy Petty
Herring
Peck
David Sherman Orr
Sarah Linda
Shirley Glenn
James Lee
Langston Claud Osborn
Donald
Burleson Mountain
Big Three foreign ministers show progress in Moscow talks
In Moscow on the 6th day of talks, Britain Russia and the United States reportedly grow closer. Officials say suspicions may be dispelled and some results may emerge, though not all differences will be settled. The three insist they do not seek to dominate the United Nations. Four avenues for peace are outlined including UN long range matters and the London drafted Council of Foreign Ministers.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Britain
Russia
United States
UNO
United Nations Organization
Council of Foreign Ministers
Council
London
Farm Bureau hits 1200 members in Morgan County drive
More than 1200 farm folk in Morgan County joined the Alabama Farm Bureau this year as part of a campaign to reach a 2000 member goal. The current total already surpasses the 1945 figure of 1176, signaling steady progress toward the target.
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Morgan County
Alabama Farm Bureau
War Crimes Trial Deliberations Recessed To Jan 2
Allied prosecutors hope to finish war guilt evidence against 21 defendants and six organizations by end of January. The tribunal adjourned for a 13 day holiday recess. when reconvened on Jan 2 US Chief Prosecutor Jackson will close the Gestapo and security police cases before tackling the high command and general staff. Subsequent briefs will cover individual responsibility and later Russian and French evidence.
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Noland Norgaard Muernberg
Allied Prosecution Staff
International Military Tribunal
U. S
Robert H. Jackson
Gestapo
German High Command
General Staff
Tribunal
Nazi Leadership Corps
Storm Troopers
Reich Cabinet
German Armed Forces Command
United States
Navy officer says Pearl Harbor attack could have been mitigated
Adm. Turner testified before a senate house committee that Adm. Kimmel failed to follow “entirely clear” orders before Pearl Harbor. He said the Pacific fleet was prepared for war and that had Kimmel complied, losses might have been materially reduced and Japan could have sustained damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Adm
R. K. Turner
E. Kimmel
Kimmel
Pearl Harbor
Turner
Senate-House
Pacific
Navy Department
Cooper
D-Tenn
Navy War Plans Division
Navy
Dtenn
Senate-House Inquiry Committee
Navy War Plans
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Royal Ingersoll
Parson
Japan
Theodie S. Wilkinson
Naval Intelligence
United States
Roosevelt
William D. Mitchell
George C. Marshall
War Department
Stark
Man’s Navy Service and Work History Sketch
A 21 year old single man, deaf, narrates 18 months in the Navy ending November 30 1945 as a general seaman on various ships. He previously worked a year at Cisco shipyard and months at a filling station. He is a high school graduate and was enrolled in fall quarter 1946 in Alabama seeking employment theories and job avenues.
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Navy
Wee
Cisco Shipyard
Neee Navy
Sis
Ste
Alabama
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Vanderlise Scruggs
University of Tennessee School of Nursing
Memphis
Milton R. Hovis
Sgt. Hovis
South Pacific
John Hamilton
Baimbridge, Md
Marileen Duncan
Mrs.m. F. Shipper
Florence
Methodist Fellowship of Evangelism
Central Methodist Church
Henry Howell
Harold H. Kelton
Fifth Avenue South
Westminster Presbyterian Church School
Santa Claus
Walter T. Evans
Hillsboro 1
William T. Hill
Second Avenue
Cecile E. Pannell
Hartseller
Atlantic
Huntingdon College
Martha Dinsmore
Marsha Ann Gregg
Jerry Wallace
Pfc
Wilburn Johnson
Trinity 1
Bethlehem
Salvation Army Hall
South Decatur
Tech
Joseph B. Moore
Moss Chapel
Cpl
Percy L. Grayson
Percy Grayson
East
Cain Street
Army Air Forces
San Antonio
Texas
Ken Reynolds
Lynne Given OK
George Patton
Harold J. Collins
Fort Johnson
N. Y
Collins
Mary
Goodyear Bonds
Credit OF Morgan
Philip
Leyte
Cullman County
Broadus
Farm Bureau
Probe Group
Murphy
Man
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