Dangers Remain Amid Pacific Fleet Rescue Efforts
A tanking ship with 50 men faces life danger 500 miles west of Chatos Island as waves batter hulls. LST 1135 and other crippled vessels seek aid near Adak and Midway. Coast Guard escorts and tugs aim to reduce cargo and keep ships afloat amid worsening winter storms.
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Honolulu
Chastos Island
Havens
14Th Naval District
Navy
Benson
James Farrell
Middlesex Victory
James F. Harrell
Coast Guard
Adak
Aleuti
Iroquois
Midway
Bolster
Japan
Kuriles
Hemlock
Attu
Mary Island
Ketchikan
Alaska
Herbert Island
Uni‘mak
Fleet Weather Central
Pearl Harbor
North Pacific
Decatur Parking Meters Challenge Over Street Dedication
A city fiscal dispute questions the legality of parking meters on Moulton Street and Second Avenue. The ordinance, tied to a contract with Duncan Meter Corp, proposes 200 meters at 20 ft intervals with revenue split to the company and a meter fund for traffic regulation. If legal, meters run six months, with merchants later able to request removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eyster
Moulton Street
Second Avenue
Decatur
Decatur Land Improvement and Furnace Company
Duncan Meter Corporation
Bank Street
Copper deficiency linked to color changes in Florida cattle and horses
Article details copper deprivation in Florida soils causing cows to turn color and bones to fracture. Adding copper to soil and feed reversed symptoms. some Miami race track foals also affected. Atomic energy researchers warn on radiation handling while noting minimal deaths from radioactivity in bomb work and discuss Urethane cancer research using radioactive carbon to trace drug action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Florida
Florida Everglade
C. L. Comar
Miami
Illinois
Davis
Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Los Alamos
Howard B. Skipper
Southern Research Institute
Birmingham
Meyers Indicted On Perjury Charges In New York
Maj. Gen. Bennett E Meyers indicted by a federal grand jury on perjury charges. A government source says he will be arraigned in Brooklyn before a U S commissioner with bail to be set at the hearing.
Legislators Fire Back Over Campaign and Pension Critique
The Limestone Senator accused opponents of lying down on sidewalks during the campaign against the amendment and criticized the governor for blaming the legislature on old age pensions. He referenced photos of Folsom at a Texas air carnival and quoted him praising whisky over beer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folsom
Emergency aid for China boosted by new funding
The text notes a reduction affecting agricultural, medical, and cotton supplies with food and coal prioritized. It mentions funds for China rising to add to $27,000,000 already allocated under last summer's $322,000,000 emergency relief appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Gift Delayed Pup Delays Flight to Washington
A five week old cocker spaniel named Feller, billed as mascot for the White House, faced a delayed air freight shipment to Washington due to low visibility at Chicago Municipal Airport. The dog was packed in a roomy crate marked with his name and tag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Feller
White Houses
Washington
Markets surge on weak week despite tax selling and aid boost
Wall Street ends a turbulent week with a fast Saturday rally aided by a $17 billion European aid program. Volume rose to 6.94 million shares, the 60-stock index gained 0.6 to 65.4, and 522 issues rose while 167 fell as grain and cotton futures moved unevenly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Decatur Grain Prices for Various Grains
No. 1 soft wheat per bushel 3.10. Ear milling white corn 2.30. Shell white corn 2.40. Ear yellow corn 2.25. Shell yellow corn 2.35. Milo 3.65. Barley per bushel 1.72. Oats per bushel 1.24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Grains
Cotton futures close irregular as profit-taking trims gains
New York cotton futures end mixed with gains of 70 cents and declines to 40 cents per bale. Buying from textile mills and New Orleans supported distant deliveries while near positions slipped slightly. Margin relief on deferreds and expectations of a higher December parity report shape the trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Orleans
Markets at a Glance New York Morning Dispatch
Stocks rise with oils leading selective advance while bonds improve and rails gain. Cotton stays steady amid mill buying. Chicago Wheat strengthens on short covering. Oats hit a new record high. Hogs and Cattle hold nominally steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Grain gains push December contracts higher on Chicago Board
December contract deliveries rose across grains with oats hitting a new intraday peak at 1.29 1 2 and soybeans up 6 1 2 to 7 cents to 4.00 1 2 as Wheat, Corn, and Oats posted gains before Monday settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Community Notes From Local Readers and Fire News
Rev Comar Walls spent Saturday night with Mr and Mrs A Butler and family. Leo Skinner writes from Homestead Florida that the weather is nice and they like the country. Jack Key and children and Alice White were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Ted White and Manuel. L P Hulsey visited relatives here recently. The school auditorium burned down Wednesday afternoon. Cullman fire department helped save the main building. Nathanel Beasley was operated on at Cullman hospital. Mrs Louise Williamson House bridal shower planned soon. Arlen Skinner visited Baldwin relatives Tuesday night. Rev Conner Walls and A Butler visited Ted White and Manuel Saturday night. Roy Higgins ill with chills and fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathanel Beasley
Cullman Hospital
Ted White
Louise (Williamson
Arlen Skinner
Baldwin
Conner Walls
Rs. A. Butler
Manuel
Roy Higgins
Post Office to Honor Booker T. Washington Birthplace
Atlanta announces a post office commemorating Booker T. Washington birthplace at Franklin Virginia. Official title reads Washington Birthplace Post Office with dedication set in memory of the Tuskegee Institute educator and scientist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Booker T. Washington
Franklin
Tuskeegee Institute
Sram Washington
Soviets Move To Firm Hold In Eastern Germany
The Soviet military administration dismissed CDU leaders Jakob Kaiser and Ernst Lemmer in the Soviet zone and signaled tighter control. Editor Wilhelm Gries of Neu Zeit lost his post as circulation was cut then restored to 100000. Observers foresee dissolution of the CDU, leaving the SED as the dominant party and the liberal democratic party as a minor outlet.
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Berlin
Germany
London
Christian Democratic Union
CDU
Jakob Kaiser
Ernst Lemmer
Adolf Hitler
Christian Social Union
Wilhelm Gries
Neu Zeit
Kaiser and Lemmer
Socialist Unity Party
SED
Liberal Democratic
Kaiser
Lemmer
Soviet Zone
Heroic seaman hospitalized after Bermuda Sky Queen rescue
Ralph J. Keller of Fairhope Alabama, hailed as outstanding hero of the Bermuda Sky Queen rescue, collapsed at home and was moved to Marine Hospital Mobile with a respiratory infection. His mother said he had written of breathless illness since he leaped into icy waters to save a woman. Keller, 29, of the Bibb, arrived on 20 day leave after aiding 69 passengers. He had received a Treasury citation for bravery in the rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Ralph J. Keller
Fairhope
Bermuda
North Atlantic
Marine Hospital
Helen M. Keller
Coast Guardsman
Mobile Bay
Coast Guard
Ralph
Bibb
Keller
Secretary of the Treasury
Musical prodigy in Worcester composes opera at age eleven
John R. Frissora, eleven, presented part of his unfinished opera Leonora to Clark University music students. He began piano lessons two years ago and now studies cello, dedicating Saturdays and recreation time to music as he pursues his youthful composing effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
John R. Frissora
Clark University
John’s
Leonora
Georgia Traffic Clash Spurs AAA Warning to Tourists
W T Davis of the Florida AAA urged motorists to avoid Georgia routes after three complaints of unfair treatment by Georgia highway patrol. Georgia officials dismissed the accusations, while Davis proposed warnings and possible lawsuits to curb perceived officer overreach as tourists head south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georia
Davis
Imer Jenkins
AAA
Washington
Georgia
Georgia Highway Patrol
Onepre
Charles “H. Jennings
Woodbine
Jennings
National Division
Senator Langer Proposes Personal Santa Replies Plan
Senator Langer of North Dakota unveils a plan to return personal replies to every child who writes to Santa Claus. If enacted, the system would start for Christmas 1948 with a special Santa Claus signature. Letters addressed to Santa Claus would be handled by the Santa Claus Indiana post office and answered by local staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Santa Claus
Langer
N.D
Postoffice Department
Ind
Santa Claus Ind
Alabama Crimson Tide Rout Springs Hill in Tuscaloosa Showdown
In Tuscaloosa Alabama the undefeated Alabama basketball team defeated Springs Hill 65 to 41 for its fourth win. The Crimson Tide jumped to a 14 to 1 lead after six minutes and led 33 to 13 at halftime. Coach Floyd Burdette used the entire Crimson squad for the second straight night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama
Springs Hill
Crimson Tide
Floyd Burdette
Crimson
Brownies and Scouts Celebrate Christmas in Decatur
Decatur Girl Scout Littlehouse shines with homemade decorations crafted by Brownies and Girl Scouts. Troop 14 hosts a Christmas party with carols, gifts for a local girl, and a sugar plum tree. Brownie Troop 13 holds a mothers tea with Vickie LeDuke's investiture and vows. Troop 5 shares a party with gift wrapping for overseas and local needy families. Troop 2 songs on a local radio program.
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Decatur
Girl Scouts
Brownies
Littlehouse
E. J. Austin
E. O. Craft
Knox McRae
Ross Smith
Floyd Smith
Decatur Mothers Club
Luke
Troop 14
Troop 13
Flake Farley
Ben LeDuke
First Methodist Church
Vickie LeDuke
Pattye Harris
Ann Robinson
Brownie Troop 5
Wanda Harris
John Stewart
R. B. Bagley
T.B. Woodard
James Warner
Allen Waller
Troop 2
Decatur Community House
Reds Not Worried By Big 4 Parley Failure
Moscow dispatch notes Russians refuse to fear a breakdown of talks at London with the Big Four. Soviet officials blame the United States for the summit failure and insist on free Germany and full reparations, while rationing ends spark jubilation and reveal cracks in the planned economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Foreign Ministers Council
London
Soviet Union
Russia
Council of Foreign Ministers
U.S. S.R
Lonon
United States
Britain
France
Germany
Wall Street
Potsdam
Yalta
Molotov
Komsomol Pravda
Leningrad
Community News Short Takes In Decatur
Local society notes list residents moving between Decatur General and other hospitals, families visiting and holiday travel plans. The Daily invites letters to Santa Claus for Christmas Eve edition and notes several students and locals visiting relatives over the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Full pardon for Blackie the soldier at Fort McPherson
Eleven years after a life sentence for murder, the soldier known as Blackie received a full pardon at Fort McPherson. His release and restoration to duty came as a Christmas gift from Colonel G. M. Holloran after years of quiet service and good conduct.
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Atlanta
G. M. Holloran
Blackie
Fort McPherson
College Basketball Scores From Various Venues
In Philadelphia Temple edged Kentucky 60 to 59. Buffalo N Y saw Washington State 48 over Canisius 37. St Louis hosted Iowa 44 over Washington 41. Bowling Green Ohio hosted Bowling Green 47 over Texas Christian 34. Xenia Ohio hosted Dayton 73 over Cedarville 49. Chicago hosted Southern California 52 over Northwestern 46. Little Rock Arkansas hosted North Texas State 62 over 49. St Louis hosted St Louis U 667 over Rice 47. Washington hosted St 55 over Washington 52. Milwaukee hosted Michigan 78 over Marquette 70.
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Philadelphia
Temple
Kentucky
Buffalo N. Y
Washington State
Canisius
St. Louis
Iowa
Washington
Bowling Green
Ohio
Texas Christian
Xenia
Dayton
Cedarville
Chicago
Southern California
Northwestern
Little Rock
Arkansas
North Texas State
Rice
General stuffing rule for poultry by weight
A practical guideline says stuff a 4 pound bird with 3 cups of fresh bread crumbs and a 5 pound bird with 4 cups. This rule helps ensure even stuffing without overfilling the cavity.
Confession wrangle over Isaish Grimes case in Walton county
In Monroe Georgia on December 20 the case of Isaish Grimes rises over an allegedly official confession that he burned two churches and a negro school and killed his stepfather. Solicitor General D Marshall Pollock says Grimes reaffirmed the confession in jail with his attorney and Georgia defense committee members present. The defense committee claims Grimes recanted in a private interview, while Pollock says he admitted guilt. Grimes denies writing a repudia tion note and refuses an attorney, saying I am guilty. The committee plans to move him to Atlanta for further investigation into a still unsolved Walton county lynching. Grimes is jailed without bond on the arson and murder charges. charges will go before a January grand jury.
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Monroe
Isaish Grimes
D. Marshall Pallock
Grimes
Georgia Defense Committee
C. A. Scott
Atlanta
Walton County
Scott
Pollock
Gui
Walton
Loganville
Fluke Catlin
Catlin
Probers Accumulate Tips On Grain Market Trading
Washington reports say Senate and House panels gather tips from anonymous and signed sources as they prepare broad investigations into grain market activity. Senators Ferguson and Bridges cite incoming information and possible access to brokerage records while Rep Anderson aims to uncover leaks and inside information ahead of the new session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Capitol
Senate
House
Ferguson
Mich
August H. Anderson
Minn
Legislative
Anderson
Congress
Senator Bridges
N.H
Bridges
Senate Appropriations Committee
Truman
Congressional
Setary of Agriculture
Capitol Hill
Edwin W
Pauley
Cres Committee
Arious Com
Boy Walks Again After Burn Injury Miracle
In Phoenix on December 20 11 year old Jimmy Wisehart after severe leg burns from a toy airplane propeller regains movement and calls his gift a Christmas miracle. He receives letters from President Truman Arizona Governor Sidney Osborn and others offering encouragement as doctors expect a full recovery though his right leg remains bandaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Jimmy Wisehart
Chicago
Truman
Sidney P. Osborn
Arizona
Jimmy
Labor expert predicts Taft Hartley unchanged by Congress
Detroit dispatch reports Rep. Fred Hartley of New Jersey on the house labor committee says labor should abandon hope for an early knockout of the Taft Hartley law. He predicts Congress will not change the law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LAW
Detroit
Fred Hartley
N.J
House Labor Committee
Moc Casins Edge Oglethorpe In Final Moment
The University of Chattanooga Moc Casins led Oglethorpe University cagers until the final minute but fell 61 to 60 in a dramatic finish at Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Atlanta
University of Chattanooga
Moc Casins
Oglethorpe University
Henninger of Tuscumbia Among Christmas Holiday Travelers
Fragments show Henninger of Tuscumbia among Saturday travelers while holidays split between Morgan County and Decatur residents including Wendellyn Jo Gray Pamela Anne Morgan Betty Ruth Thomas Mary Frances Rodgers and others in Hartselle and Decatur areas.
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Huntingdon
Morgan County
Wendellyn Jo: Gray
Pamela Anne Morgan
Betty Ruth Thomas
Decatur
Mary Frances Rodgers
Harts Selle
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James D. White
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Chiang Kai-Shek
arAlaee
Tina Shite
Nanking
America
Europe
Willard Thorp
Cullman Cou
Jones Chapel
Eron. White
By Lynn Heinzerling
Hero
ST. Petersburg
Fla
W. T. Davis
American Automobile Association
BAMA
Reds
Charlie Tucker
Belle Mina
Hamil Clinic
Gerald Neher
Ferry
Gerald Willis Jr
William Russell, Somerville
Decatur General Hospital
Herbert Farrish
Jack Mason
Bellfountain, Ohio
Haywood Tapscott
Charles and
Carolyn
Florence
A Monroe Rodgers
Women's Chamber of Commerce
Wheeler Park
Fannie J. Holland
Marcus Long
James Ernest
Danville Road
Casey Holland Jr
Phillip Holland
Winchester
Tenn
Hastings
Clearwater
Hoyt C. Watkins
Alabama_ Polytechnic Institute
Irvin Watkins
Sixth Avenue
Arvil
Tillman
Moses
Nashville
Zohn Moses
Cleveland
Chestnut Street
Paul Gene Hargrove
Vanderbilt
Mrs
E. E. Hargrove
J. R. Waldrip
Moulton
Judson Hawthorne
Auburn
Carl Boley
Gene Lentz
Cumberland University
J. B. Burch
Hartselle
L. W. Johnson
C. W. Speegle
Fletcher Eddens
Robert Morris
R. L. Morris
Baylor School For Boys
Rutledge Thomas
Jackson Street
Bob Baugh
Tulane University
W. P. Baugh
Mary Peek
Decatur General
Sixth Avenue W
Brown’s
Hamil
Mooresville
Brown's
C. L. Pearce
Fourth Avenue
Truman Farrell
Seventh Avenue S
Marvin Wilson Jr
Tuscumbia
Mary Williams
Kem Metzger
Jimmy Coutsas
Kenneth Russ
Albany, Ga
Tommy Tanner
Zeke Scott
Wilwaukee
Michigan
Marquette
Boy
Santa
Henninger
Frere
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