Folsom May Appoint New Alcohol Board in Alabama
Gov elect James E. Folsom may appoint a brand new Alcoholic Beverage Control board next month. Chairman E C Ray said the move would leave the board in good shape for the new administration as the present term dates approach. The three current members include John E Toome and A C Lee with terms ending in 1951 and 1949 respectively.
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Montgomery
Ala
James E. Folsom
Esterday
E. C. Ray
Irmingham
Ray
Folsom
Dr. Ray
John E. Toome
Mobile
A. C. Lee
Monroeville
Chauncey Sparks
Sparks
Mrs Moebes Dies at Home in Decatur
Funeral services for Mrs W R Moebes of Decatur will be held today at Pleasant Hill church with Rev Walter Curl officiating. She died suddenly of a heart attack at 12 30 yesterday morning at her home. Surviving are her husband one daughter Mrs Carl Hendon four sons Rudolph Walter Alfred and Ernest Moebes her mother Mrs A S Lamon three sisters and four brothers. Pallbearers include Henry Seibert Joe T Robinson E C Stover Hollis Rose Minor Russell Wheeler Russell. Burial in city cemetery Brown directing.
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W. R. Moebes
Decatur 3
Pleasant Hill
Walter Curl
Moebes
Carl Hendon
Rudolph Moebes
Walter Moebes
Alfred Moebes
Ernest Moebes
A. Son
Lehman Henderson
W. H. Miller
Lewis
Lamon
G. H. Lamon
E. G. Lamon
Henry Seibert
Joe T. Robinson
E. C. Stover
Hollis Rose
Minor Russell
Wheeler Russell
City Cemetery
Brown
Thief Steals Five Thousand From Store Pouch
Mitchell locates the thief after trouble in uptown cafe. Harrison reports a $5,000 loss from a store pouch kept for a night deposit. Cash taken, checks left. pouch and checks later found behind the service station. Entry suspected via basement door with a skeleton key. Police investigation underway.
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Mitchell
Harrison
National Guard Drill Pay and Medical Detachment Notice
The notice outlines eligibility for drill pay including quarterly payments and disqualification for those on federal disability pay. On the job training allowance does not affect National Guard drill pay. Modern equipment will be provided and a medical detachment will operate an armory clinic with two medical officers. For information contact Paul Wolfer Cecil Chandler or Albert Clapton and visit Thursday armory sessions for enlistments.
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National Guard
1343Rd Engineer Combat Battalion
Paul Wolfer
Cecil Chandler
Canal St
Albert Clapton
4Th Ave. W
Markets End Four-Week Rally as Trading Dims Before Holidays
New York stocks closed after four straight recovery weeks with mild profit taking. The 60-stock AP composite rose 0.2 to 67.4, with 806 issues posting gains and 377 up. Turnover totaled 6,630,000 shares, leaders included American Smelting and Douglas Aircraft amid a holiday-quiet session.
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New
York
Associated Press
Douglas Aircraft
Western Union
Transcontinental & Western Air
Philip Morris
Chrysler
Chicago
White House
Standard Gas
Markets at a Glance Irregular Stocks and Mixed Commodities
New York markets show irregular stock movement with selected industrials improving while bonds hold steady as Mopac issues stay in demand. Cotton declines on hedging. Chicago wheat closes mixed with some mill buying, corn supported by commission houses, oats down sharply for December. hogs and cattle nominally steady with tops near 22 dollars.
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New York
Mopac
Chicago
Commission House
Cotton futures fall on holiday trading in New York
The cotton futures market dropped about 50 cents a bale in quiet New York trading as holiday demand subdued activity. Dealers expected little movement in the northern textile market after year end, with some hedging absorbed by mill price fixing and mild export cover.
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New York
North Street
Portal Pay Offers 100 to Wartime Workers at Bay City
The Portal Pay program, employing 4,000 at its wartime peak in Bay City, grants each worker a $100 immediate payment while costs are tallied. A 1938 wage hour law underpins the case, mandating overtime pay after 40 hours. A congress bill to limit retroactive claims died without action.
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Bay City
Payments Up Amid Coal Strike In Alabama Jobless Benefits
State official Frank R. Broadway said the soft coal strike lifted non veteran unemployment payments from 120,422 to 178,857 for the weeks ending November 30 and December 14 respectively. Veteran payments rose from 301,985 to 474,464 in the same periods.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Frank R. Broadway
State Industrial Relations Department
Hearing Set On January 4 For Roxie Maxwell Probation
A probation hearing for Roxie Maxwell, set before Judge Newton Powell, was continued to January 4 due to Melvin's illness. Maxwell faced a 1945 murder conviction for Lovie Fowler's death after an argument over cows and a crop, with appeals ongoing.
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Roxie Maxwell
Newton Powell
Melvin
Circuit
Sohiolars Fet
Sabietmentary Stor
Maxwell
Powell
Fowler
Dinner Given for Faculty at Vanville High School
A four course Christmas dinner was served to the Vanville high school faculty and guests in the vocational building on December 19 at six o'clock. Christmas trees decorated the rooms and gifts were exchanged after the dinner. Helen Landers gave a Christmas reading and Betty Pickens Adean Wallace Aline West and Helen Landers served the meal and organized games and gift exchange.
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Vanville High School
Vocational
Helen Landers
F. H.A
Betty. Pickens
Adean
Wallace
Aline
West
Alabama Teachers Association pushes eight point education plan
The Alabama Education Association urges legislature to raise school funding with eight measures including $75 million for building needs and higher education appropriations. It seeks tax support for public education, reform of the educational trust fund, and use of federal aid for sites and construction to equalize opportunities nationwide.
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AEA
Special Educational Trust
Alabama
Two Rites Scheduled for Mrs Hyde at Arkadelphia
Funeral services set for Mrs Hyde in Arkadelphia with burial in Arkadelphia cemetery under direction of Lewis of Warrior. In a Friday collision near the city, O E Barnes of Birmingham and Mrs Henry Schnittker were injured. Barnes treated and released. Mrs Schnittker remains hospitalized with facial lacerations. Vehicle damages listed for Barnes 1946 Plym $500 and Schnittker 1936 Ford $200.
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Hyde
Arkadelphia
Lewis
Warrior
O. E. Barnes
Birmingham
Henry Schnittker
W. A. Suggs
Barnes
Cullman Hospital
Three Soldiers Recaptured After Escape From Ft McClellan
Fort McClellan public relations said three of four soldiers who escaped on December 1 after overpowering a guard are back in custody. Claude A. Carter 19 of Indianapolis was returned to the Army camp today by military police from Nash Joins. recaptured Dee. Its ones, was Jackson, Miss.
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FT. Mcclellan
Ala
Claude A. Carter
Indianapolis
Nash
Dee
Jackson
Miss
Cotton Prices and sales in ten markets ease slightly
The Agriculture Department reports cotton futures held near 33.01 cents a pound for middling 15 16 inch in ten markets. Sales totaled 208 800 versus 230 300 last week and 158 400 year ago. Mill buying remains strong while farmers increase offerings. Census Bureau notes November activity at its highest since spring 1943. If eight months of the season sustain the November rate, season consumption could total about 10 800 000 bases, a record.
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Agriculture Department
Sabato Ts Ga
South
Census Bureau
Inauguration Plans Draw Alabama Loud Attendance
The incoming Governor will be sworn in with a ceremony at the capitol and executive mansion. A parade opens the day, followed by open houses and a Maxwell Field dance. Housing for visitors is being organized by a city housing committee. Boswell calls cooperation excellent but notes a housing headache with hotel space sold out.
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Maxwell Field
Montgomery Army Storage Depot
J. E. Marion
Cullman
Frank Tripp
Montgomery
Capitol
Executive Mansion
Folsom
Dexter Avenue
Alabama
Boswell
TIDAL DAMAGE WIDESPREAD ACROSS JAPAN
Kyodo reports at least 144 prefectures with widespread damage including Gifu Osaka Kochi Kagawa Shiga Hyogo Shizuoka Nara Oita Tokushima Wakayama Mie Okayama Aichi. Survivors flee to hills as seismographs in the United States record a new strong quake about 5 30 am EST. Imperial University expert Sonrei Hagiwara links the quake to the outer Pacific fault line and warns of further tremors along the same line.
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Kyodo
Gifu
Osaka
Kochi
Kagawa
Shiga
Hyogo
Shizuoka
Nara
Oita
Tokushima
Wakayama
Mie
Okayama
Aichi
Japan
Honshu
Shikoku Island
Kyushu
United States
Tokyo
Sonrei Hagiwara
Imperial University
Pacific
New Zealand
Solomons
Aleutians
Transit Employees Receiving Gifts in Decatur
Decatur Transit employees will again receive Christmas gifts based on length of service. Distribution will be made Christmas Eve to 114 employees. Sunday bus schedules will be operated on Christmas Day. The transfer and storage division will close all day Christmas Day and the general office will close from noon Dec 24 to Dec 26.
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Decatur Transit
W. J. Williams
John White Motors Hosts Christmas Tree Event
John White Motors on First Avenue held a Christmas gathering for employees and families on Saturday afternoon. Santa distributed gifts and goodies to about 100 attendees, and a bonus was given to each employee.
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John White Motors
First Avenue
Santa Claus
Capitol Dome Dark Until Spring With New Wiring Delays
Montgomery officials said the state capitol dome will be blacked out until spring after Roland Mushat announced that electrical supplies to refumlate the exterior are unavailable for several months.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Capitol
Roland Mushat
United Nations Pushes Atom Plan Amid Holiday Session
UN delegates press ahead with an atomic energy program to control the bomb. The atomic energy commission will work through Christmas Day, with safeguards reports and a major package combining the U S plan and assembly resolution due by Dec 30. Debate continues over eliminating the veto in punishment provisions, as the assembly framework preserves the veto.
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Larry Hauck
New York
United Nations
U. N
Atomic Energy Commission
Commission
Commissions
United States
General Assembly
Security Council
U. S
Bernard M. Baruch
Assembly
Waldermason Home Demonstration Club December Meeting
The Waldermoson Home Demonstration club met at Mrs. Theo Burrell’s home for December. President Mrs. Dewey Day led with Christmas carols. Devotional by Mrs. Ruby Jenning included Luke 2 1 20. Members shared childhood Christmas customs and exchanged gifts after a festive plate. Mrs. Tom Russell to host January meeting.
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Waldermoson Home Demonstration Club
Theo Burrell
Dewey Day
Ruby Jenning
Tom Russell
Speed and carelessness top causes in holiday driving
Speed was listed as the No 2 cause for accidents with carelessness third, while vehicle and road conditions accounted for 15 percent per Inspector Thornton. Patrol officers urged drivers to use caution and stay off the highways over the Christmas period due to heavy traffic.
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Thornton
Poland rejects British concerns over Jan 19 elections
The Polish government curtly rejected Britain’s anxiety over the January 19 general elections and accused Britain of violating obligations agreed at Yalta and Potsdam. The United States gave a similar expression to Poland, with a reply under preparation.
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Warsaw
Britain
Poland
Yalta
Potsdam
United States
Foreign Ministry
Ethridge Named Washington U.N. Commission Member
Secretary of State Byrnes named Mark Ethridge publisher of The Louisville Courier Journal as American representative on the United Nations commission to investigate alleged Greek border violations. He will have two or three assistants to be announced later. Ethridge earlier investigated political conditions in Yugoslavia Bulgaria and Romania for Byrnes in fall 1945. his report remains unpublished.
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Ethridge
Washington
Byrnes
Mark Ethridge
Louisville Courier-Journal
United Nations Commission
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Romania
Five Seamen Missing After Tug Sinking Near St Johns River
Coast Guard and Navy divers planes and crash boats pressed an unsuccessful search for five seamen missing after the tug Hudson and its tow Locust Point foundered on rocks near the St Johns river jetty. One body recovered believed to be captain or mate.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Coast Guard
Navy
St. Johns River
W. J. Lawrence
Hudson
Locust Point
Stalin Seems Well on Eve of 67th Birthday
Elliott Roosevelt reported a birthday interview with Generalissimo Stalin in the Kremlin. Stalin appeared in good health and spirits after returning from a vacation, as Roosevelt noted while accompanying his wife Faye Emerson.
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Stalin
Moscow
Elliott Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Kremlin
Faye Emerson
Reheating Mashed Potatoes With a Double Boiler
Use a double boiler to reheat mashed potatoes. Place the potatoes in the top pot, then cover and heat gently to avoid drying. Stir occasionally until steaming hot and smooth.
Community Notes Highlight Local Movements and Public Notices
Local residents and visitors are noted in Decatur Morgan County today with business visits from Hartselle and Moulton, medical moves between Decatur General and Nungester clinic, and Christmas plans for several families. Public notices include Red Cross closure and license examination scheduling, plus a new four room house permit in the 1600 block of Tenth Avenue East.
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Tenth Avenue East
Clarence Coker
Talmadge dynasty stirs Georgia power struggle after death
In Georgia a power struggle follows the death of Governor-elect Herman Talmadge’s father. Rumors swirl about a special election and possible impeachment to place Herman in office. constitutional questions arise over who becomes governor if no majority is reached. The piece traces Talmadge’s political rise, past clashes with Arnall, and family survivors.
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Arnall
Hand
Georgia
House of Representatives
Docket Shows Forfeited Bonds and Local Moves
Saturday docket records show one bond forfeited for driving while intoxicated and another for violating the prohibition law. A $25 fine was levied for leaving the scene of an accident and a drunk was fined $15. A second drunkenness case remained untried. J B Jacobs of Decatur was moved to Baugh's infirmary by Brown's ambulance. Mrs H L Moores and son moved from Decatur General to Mooresville. Mr and Mrs Arthur Moye of Athens will spend Christmas with family. George Moye to arrive Sunday from New Orleans to visit his parents. Lamar Moye of Mobile to visit for weekend.
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C. W. Lindsey
Baugh’s Infirmary
Sixth Avenue West
Brown's
Jack Rowe
Decatur General Hospital
Oak Street
Brown's Ambulance
Clyde Sandlin
Austinville
J. B. Jacobs
Decatur 1
Baugh's Infirmary
H. L. Moores
Mooresville
George Moye
New Orleans
Mrs
A. L. Moye
Senate to open hearings on small independent newspapers
Senate small business chair Murray announced public hearings begin January 7 to study rapid growth and concentration of newspaper ownership and the plight of small independent papers. Key topics include newsprint costs, postal rates, financing aid, and tax issues with Wherry expected to preside.
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Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Murray
D-Mont
Senate Small Business Committee
Wherry
Rneb
Alaska
Northwest
Statesman Lacks Editorial Writer After Talmadge Death
Georgia weekly Statesman reports the death of chief editorial writer Eugene Talmadge, whose signed front page editorials shaped political coverage. The paper notes his health decline, his governor elect remarks, and that publication by him began in 1934 after founding by Frank Lawson.
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Statesman
Atlanta
The
Georgia
Eugene Talmadge
Talmadge
the Statesman
Frank Lawson
Dublin
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C. C. Sparkman
Hartselle 2
J. W. Byars
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J. R. Jacobs
Tom Wynn
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Irene Pike
Nungester Clinic
Decatur General
Paul C. Davis
Mr. Davis
James F. Davis
American Red Cross
Morgan County
Frank H. Kirby
Robert Weatherford
J. A. Keller
Nufgester Clinic
Julian McNeese
Louie Crow
Joe Evans
Decatur 2
Atar
R. T. Sheppard
W. H. Halloway
O. B. Gilchrist
Somerville
Laura Davis
Athens College
Hartwell Davis
H. D. Houston
Tanner 1
Paul Jacobs
Houston
Tex
Salty Smith
Thomas Jacobs
Kelmer Nash
Kelmer Ervin
Akron
Bonnie Lou Jones
Alabama College
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L. L. Jones
Leon Jones
Gadsden
E. D. Berry
W. H. Hallmark
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Moulton
J. M. Frances
West Wilson Avenue
J. C. Sutton
Hamil Clinic
M. E. Thompson
Statehouse
Forsyth County
United States Senate
Richard B. Russell
Walter F. George
Baptist Church
Herman
William H. Kimbrough
Charles Smyly
Eastman, Ga
Tom R. Talmadge
Asheville
N. C
B. S. Talmadge
H. E. Clark
T. P. Gaines
Anderson, S. C
Hilton Tynes
Carrollton
James A. Peterson
Gene” Talmadge
Telfair County
J.J. Brown
Highway Department
State Treasurer's
Comptroller’s Office
Ellis Arnall
Poli
Arthur Moye
Athens
Lamar Moye
James L.rankin
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