Snow Covers Wide East as Cold Wave Spreads
The Associated Press reports a broad cold snap with snow across New York, Pennsylvania, and much of the East while the Southeast anticipates rising warmth by nightfall. Temperatures linger below normal from Arkansas to Florida, with readings in Little Rock, Memphis, Nashville, Birmingham, Shreveport, and Atlanta showing frigid starts. Rain hits the Northwest, and Caribou, Boston, New York, Detroit, Green Bay, Minot, Havre, and Seattle log below freezing to 38 degrees as the storm shifts.
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Associated Press
York
Pennsylvania
Ohio Valley
Arkansas
Tennessee
Gulf
Little Rock
Memphis
Nashville
Birmingham
Shreveport
Atlanta
Florida
Plains
Iowa
Missouri
Canada
Georgia
Carolinas
Northwest Pacific
Caribou
Boston
New York
Detroit
Green Bay
Wis
Minot
N. Dak
Havre
Mont
Seattle
Stalin Looks Well and Conference Hangs on UN Role
The article notes Stalin at his Kremlin desk amid the Foreign Ministers talks likely fading, UNO to assume some functions, possible Washington meeting in spring, while ministers press on with issues like atomic energy control and Iran troops. Also mentions local wartime notices and civic updates.
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Council of Foreign Ministers
China
France
United Nations Organization
United States
Britain
Russia
Washington
James F. Byrnes
Stalin
Kremlin
A Aostov
SF. Byrnes
Ernest Bevin
Foree
Morning bulletin on General Patton’s grave condition
The morning bulletin said his condition has taken a serious turn for the worse and the outlook was grave. Mrs. Patton stayed at his bedside as the U S 15th army commander faced pulmonary complications from bronchial secretions and injuries sustained near Mannheim in a collision between his car and an Army truck.
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Patton
U. S. 15Th Army
Mannheim
Caution Urged as Hunters Face Fatalities in Montgomery
Conservation Director Ben C Morgan urges caution among hunters in Montgomery. One hunting death and four injuries reported this season, compared with six deaths and as many injuries last year.
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Cauti
Montgomery
Ben C. Morgan
Register of Guns Ordered by ATU Enforcement
Returning servicemen who brought or sent firearms home were warned by W. S. Lamon ATU investigator to register their guns. The ATU is designated as the enforcement agency for violations of the national firearms act. Firearms must be registered at the ATU office in the county courthouse. Violations carry up to 2000 dollar fine and up to five years imprisonment or both.
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W. S. Lamon
ATU
Christmas Party Held by Business and Professional Women’s Club
The Business and Professional Women’s club hosted a Christmas party at the Cornelian Court Hotel last night with about 30 members and five guests. Meredith Woodall served as Santa Claus, the event opened with Christmas carols, and Mrs. E G Hamilton performed several piano pieces. Tables featured Christmas candles and holly with candle place cards completing the holiday motif.
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Business and Professional Women’'s Club
Infirmary Admits and Moves Among Residents
Movements and admissions at the Baugh infirmary include Mrs. Elizabeth Williams moved to 1107 Bowles Street East by Howell's ambulance, Mrs. D. C. Whitt of Ardmore admitted yesterday by Toney-Rainey ambulance, and Mrs. J. W. Latham and daughter Eva J. dismissed. J. O. Colvard of 907 Canal Street was called to Alexander City, Alabama, by his sister's death on Thursday.
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R. L. Bolding
Sixth Avenue West
Baugh Infirmary
Brown
D. L. Jones
The
Sixth Avenue North
Brown's
R. D. Tenyson
Hamil Clinic
Howell
Elizabeth Williams
Bowles Street
Howell's Ambulance
D. C. Whitt
Ardmore
Toney-Rainey Ambulance
J. W. Latham
Joann
Eva J
J. O. Colvard
Canal Street
Alexander City
Ala
Local Decatur News A Busy Fire Department And City Accident
Miss Ethel McEntire of Decatur visits Friday morning while James McElrath and family from Blacksburg Va spend Christmas with Joe Pettey at 631 Jackson Street. Fire dept. reports five calls in 15 hours without injuries or major damage after a collision at U S Highway 31 and Cherry Street involving Edgar Darling Birmingham. Policemen McCall and Parker investigated. Justice H L Kirby returns to office after flu.
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James McElrath
Blacksburg, Va
Edgar Darling
Birmingham
Fleet Motor Co
U. S. Highway 31
Cherry Street
Darling
McCall and
Parker
Conflicting MacArthur Russia Occupation Claims Reported
A radio broadcast claimed Russia sought to occupy Hokkaido and Kyushu with MacArthur resisting further Soviet participation. President Truman and the War Department denied any such word from MacArthur. Other reports accused Japanese officials of concealing war matériel and food problems to obtain American aid, while U S Sixth Army noted undisclosed pillboxes and weapon emplacements on Shikoku.
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Tokyo
Tighe
Russia
Japan
MacArthur
Hokkaido
Siberia
Kyushu
Honshu
U. S. State Department
Washington
Truman
War Department
State Department
Nips
Col
Crawford F. Sams
Sams
U. S. Sixth Army
24Th Division
Shikoku
Declaring Six Groups Criminal Could Reach Allies
The piece notes strong opposition to calling entire organizations criminal and cites Jackson’s view that the US would not join current actions without a plan to reach thousands more who share guilt. A declaratory judgment branding the six groups as criminal would let Allied courts in Germany begin trying many organization members.
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Jackson
United States
Germany
Christmas Mailing Peak Seen at Decatur Post Office
Postmaster R T Sheppard said the Christmas mailing rush has ended with a lull through this morning. Peak volume was Wednesday with 42 500 pieces of mail and 154 sacks of parcel post handled by Decatur offices. Three drunkenness cases resulted in $25 bonds forfeited. a $5 bond was forfeited for double parking and $2 fines were paid for sidewalk blocking and a car at an intersection. Central Methodist plans a Christmas theme and Dr G M Davenport will preach on Unveiling God at 11 am with special choir music.
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R. T. Sheppard
Sheppard
Decatur
Central Methodist Church
G. M. Davenport
God
White Christmas service at Central Methodist church
Christmas music scripture and a Christmas story by Mrs. John O Braswell highlight a 5 pm Sunday service at Central Methodist church An offering for the Children's Home at Selma will be taken Also Mr and Mrs Gurley Johnson announce their son Pfc Herman Johnson has landed in the States and will be home soon He has been in the Pacific since September 1944 and joined the service four years ago Selective Service board will be closed this afternoon for Christmas reopen December 26 and close December 29 to January 2 for New Year
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Capt. Williams
Kirby
San Francisco
Frank Kirby
Capt. Kirby
Pacific
The
Engineers
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Central Methodist Church
Selma
Gurley Johnson
Pfc
Herman Johnson
States
Selective Service Board
Brotherhood walkout at St. Regis Paper mill in Watertown
Workers from the International Brotherhood of Pulp Sulphite and Paper Mill Employees left their jobs at the St. Regis Paper Company near Watertown New York. The company cites a wage hour misunderstanding while the union attributes the action to an overtime pay dispute.
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Tional Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite
St. Regis Paper Company
Watertown
N. Y
Senator McKellar’s secretary Don McKellar dies at 64
Don McKellar brother and secretary to Senator Kenneth D. McKellar of Tennessee died at Baptist hospital at 7:25 AM from pneumonia after weeks of illness. A native of Alabama and 64, he served 16 years as the Senator’s secretary. Survivors include another brother H. Clint McKellar Memphis postmaster, wife Janice Titchfeld McKellar, and three daughters Denna, Mrs. Stuart McCloy of Memphis, Mrs. C. J. Dunh of Charlottesville, and Mrs. William Highberger of Alexandria, Virginia.
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Don McKellar
Kenneth D. McKellar
Dtenn
Baptist Hospital
Alabama
Washington
H. Clint McKellar
Janice Titchfeld McKellar
Jackson, Tenn
Denna
Stuart McCloy
C. J. Dunh
Charlottesville
William Highberger
Alexandria
Christmas in Japan Echoes of Home for Troops
A wartime dispatch from Japan notes Christmas plans at U S eighth army HQ in Yokohama with a grand dinner and services. Troops face homesickness though many will enjoy shows and a unique peace time celebration while thousands of non Christians observe the holiday abroad. Pvt Marvin Robertson of Kansas City reflects homesickness easing with snow on the ground.
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98Th Division
Salt Lake City
Japan
U. S. Eighth Army
Yokohama
L. E. Lightenwalter
Nippon
Ama
Gil
Meiji
Tokyo
Far East Air Forces
United States
Okazaki
Marvin Robertson
Kansas City
Robertson
Memory of Carver Honored With National Day
Washington Dec 21 The House passed a resolution to set January 5 as George Washington Carver Day in honor of the late Negro scientist and educator. Unanimous consent followed a Senate technical amendment to the measure, sponsored by Senator Myers and Rep. Corbett, with inspiration from Pittsburgh Negro groups. it goes to the White House.
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Washington
House
George Washington Carver
Senate
Pittsburgh
Myers
Dpa
Rep
Corbett
White House
Court halts freight rate cuts in the South
Governor Arnall said a three judge U S district court in Utica blocked the Interstate Commerce Commission from implementing a 10 percent cut and 10 percent increase in freight rates in the South. The ICC order would have raised regional disparities, leaving the South with a 39 percent discrimination instead of real parity. Arnall noted the South seeks relief through the courts with the Southern Governors Conference urging FCC action and a Georgia suit in the U S Supreme Court.
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Atlanta
Ellis
Arnall
U. S. District Court
Utica
N. Y
Interstate Commerce Commission
South
ICC
Southern Governors Conference
FCC
Georgia
United States Supreme Court
Call reductions urged for holiday long-distance use
The telephone company asks the public to refrain from long distance greeting calls during the three day Christmas holiday period Sunday Monday and Tuesday to give service members abroad a better chance to call home. Local manager Dwight Mixson notes many servicemen are away from home this season and calls will be heaviest for them. He adds the New Year period will bring rapid expansion of Bell System facilities and thanks civilians for their cooperation.
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Dwight Mixson
Mixson
Intelligence board failure to unite forces before Pearl Harbor
Murphy pressed for explanation from Navy and War Department on why a 1941 joint intelligence board formed late 1941 never operated. Turner and Miles cited space issues. Murphy questioned if pooling could have forecast the Pearl Harbor attack. Turner relayed a Dec 5 1941 talk on a winds message with Admiral Noyes, noting confusion over weather signals. Mitchell testified FCC stations aired conflicting weather cues, sometimes signaling war with Britain or Russia.
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Sherman Miles
Urner
Naval Intelligence
Miles
War Department
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Joint Intelligence Board
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Adm
Leigh Noyes
Naval Communications
Mitchell
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Britsna Noyes
Russia
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Britain
Brewster
Japanese Civilian Shot by Guard Near Matsuyama
Tokyo reports say a 24th division guard fatally wounded a Japanese civilian during a halt of 1,000 civilians at a bivouac area as American troops evacuated a campsite near Matsuyama. The man died after being shot in the leg while fleeing, despite warnings not to enter military zones. Division officials defended the action saying civilians were warned and that American lives and property would be protected.
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Tokyo
Sixth Army
Matsuyama
Meeting Called To Aid Veterans Education In Alabama
Pi Gov Chauncey Sparks convened a meeting of education and state officials in Montgomery to devise ways to provide housing for veterans who wish to attend school.
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Montgomery
Ala
Chauncey Sparks
Markets at a Glance and Cotton Futures Decline
New York on December 21 reports irregular stock and bond activity with rails in supply. Chicago notes wheat steady to higher, corn at ceilings, rye up on buying and short covering. Hogs and cattle hold steady with caps on top prices. Cotton futures dip slightly in quiet holiday trading while spot cotton stays steady with late-day declines on the near term.
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New York
Chicago
Nashville Livestock Market Steady Ahead of Christmas
Federal State Market News reports Nashville sales were light due to bad weather with an undertone generally steady. Cattle ranged from common beef cows 9.25-10.00 to good steers 15.00-16.00 with bulk steers 10.00-14.50. calves and vealers showed mixed movement while sheep and lambs were nominally steady. Market closes Christmas Day, December 25.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Lattle
Grain futures rise on smaller rye plantings report
Chicago rye planted for 1946 harvest shows 17 percent fewer acres than last year boosting futures. Wheat ends mostly steady to slightly higher, corn and oats mixed with May futures around 1.71 to 1.88 dollars. Prices for barley hold near previous levels with modest gains in May contracts.
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Chicago
Solons approve major wartime deficiency bill action
The report accepted a $2.4 billion deficiency bill funding the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration $750 million veterans housing $191 million and flood control navigation. The war powers act extension to July 2 gained approval along with a plan to sustain 20 000 naval reserve V-12 students in 66 colleges through June with $10 million for the program. All measures proceed to the White House amid questions about a separate resolution to end butter rationing, which the OPA ended on November 24.
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United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Naval Reserve
White House
Senate
OPA
House adjourns for Christmas recess in 79th Congress
The House of Representatives adjourned at 2 11 p m EST for a Christmas recess. The Senate had yet to act. The House will reconvene with the Senate on January 14 for the second session of the 79th Congress. Speaker Sam Rayburn praised the year's work.
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HOUSE
Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
Sam Rayburn
Homes Hunted Atlanta Plan Aids Busing Efforts
Georgia Citizens' Council urges crowded communities statewide to adopt The Atlanta Journal plan for temporary busing. The plan, already locating homes for over 200 people, calls for a house-to-house canvass to find unoccupied quarters. Lon Sullivan, housing expediter, says volunteers from communities and Atlanta churches—over 1,000 already helping—should appeal to congregations for more volunteers.
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Atlanta
Georgia Citizens’ Council
Atlanta Journal
Lon Sullivan
Sullivan
Names Released of Two Sailors Killed in Train Wreck
Washington dispatch reveals the Navy has identified two sailors killed near Lyle Georgia in a Piedmont Limited collision with a freight train. Seaman John Eugene Bremer, 18, of Dresden Kansas, and Seaman Charles McKnight, 19, of Glen Osborne Sewickley Pennsylvania, were passengers on the second section.
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Washington
Lyle
E Navy Ey
John Eugene Bremer
Marion Bremer
Dresden
Kas
Charles McKnight
Robert W. McKnight
Glen Osborne
Sewickley
Southern Railway
Piedmont Limited
Racial tensions ease in Hong Kong after war return
Reports from Hong Kong describe eased social barriers as British and American officers mingle with Chinese residents at clubs and streets improve under Allied administration. Rear Admiral Harcourt notes food relief continues while effort shifts to jobs and rebuilding trade and housing for a 700,000 to 800,000 Chinese-majority population.
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Hong .Kong
Joseph Conrad
Hong Kong
Paramount
England
Australia
Hong Kong Ower Company
Ion
Stanley Bay
China
Pacific
C. H. J. Harcourt
Harcourt
Christmas Program at St John’s Episco pal Church
Rev E M Chapman announced St John’s Episcopal church Christmas program for Sunday at 3 30 Presented by the Service League Acolytes Club and upper class members The Completion of Bethlehem written by Rev Joseph G Mason Children of lower classes will sing at the Christmas tree before gifts and goodies distribution All church members urged to bring friends
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E. M. Chapman
St. John's Episcopal Church
Service League
Acolytes Club
Bethlehem
Joseph G. Mason
Chapma
St. John’s Church
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