Hawaii Nears Admission as 49th State Per Ickes
Secretary of the Interior Ickes recommended Hawaii be admitted as the 49th state. Voters favor statehood by about 2 to 1. Congress will decide after a committee visit next month. Hawaii, majority 500,000 population, has been a U.S. territory since 1900. Congressman Farrington calls Ickes’ move the most significant push in the postwar statehood effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hawaii
Interior
Ickes
Pacific Ocean
Congress
United States
Joseph R. Farrington
Mainland
Awali
Patton to be buried with honors in Luxembourg area
The funeral for General George S. Patton will be attended by high Allied dignitaries and civilian leaders. His wife will be present with her brother Frederick Ayer of Boston. Patton died after a crash near Mannheim and subsequent illnesses left him paralyzed. An honor guard from key divisions will escort the casket to Meidelberg station for transfer to Gen. Me arney’s rail line. The service will conclude with burial in Villa Reiner, Patton’s halt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Ayer
Boston
Mass
Patton
Villa Reiner
U. S. Seventh Army
Seventh Army
Sicily
Third Army
Normandy
France
Germany
U.S. 15Th Army
Fourth Armored
Europe
Ninth Infantry
Africa
Meidelberg
Joseph T. Mearney
U. S
McNarney
Luxembourg
Mannheim
Parley Details Hint at U S Soviet Talks Continuation
Foreign Commissar Andrei Vishinsky was summoned during a late session while Byrnes attended a ballet at Mai Monda. He then returned to Spasso House to ready himself for today’s session. It was unclear if ministers would meet tomorrow. Sunday sessions could proceed if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrei J. Vishinsky
Byrnes
Maimonda
Spasso House
War Shipping Admin directs shipping to US with veteran return in mind
UNRRA will provide aid in transit. The Public Health Service will conduct mental and physical examinations of prospective immigrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Shipping Administration
United States
UNRRA
Tran
The
Public Health Service
Yule Trees Enjoyed By Decatur Salesmen Club
About 500 people attended two annual Christmas trees sponsored by Decatur Salesmen's club this week. The Southside hall event featured carols, recitations, and gifts from Santa to 200 attendees. A second Christmastree at People's church drew 300 with carols and gifts for children. Club members distributed fruit baskets and sparklers and donated funds and items to the Salvation Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Salesmen’s Club
Southside
Fourth Avenue
Santa
Frank L. Godwin
Santa Claus
F. H. Pointer
Dick Harris
Frank Godwin
P. Fuller
Kathryn Smith
The
Salvation Army
DINE DANCE RULE CHANGED IN MONTGOMERY ALA
In Montgomery Alabama the Beverage Control Board changed its ban on liquor sales with dancing. A dance venue with a band may sell intoxicants if inside a municipality in a wet county. Music must be performed by flesh and blood orchestras and local officials must approve liquor licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomaz
Ala
Alabama Beverage Control Board
E. W. Gunn
Gunn
Rites Set for Miss Annie Johnson
Funeral services for Miss Annie Johnson 76 will be held at Cedar Creek church at 2 pm today. She died Saturday morning at home in Decatur. Burial follows in adjoining cemetery. Survived by four brothers Will Johnson Michigan Jack Johnson Little Rock Ark Cage Johnson Birmingham Tuscaloosa and several nieces and nephews. Mutual Service directing. Body remains at Mutual Services chapel until 1 30 pm then will proceed to church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Creek
Annie Johnson
Decatur
Mutual
Will Johnson
Michigan
Jack Johnson
Little Rock
Ark
Cage Johnson
Birmingham
Bert Johnson
Tuscaloosa
Mutual Services
Dora Sue Crook Honored at Birthday Party
Dora Sue Crook was honored at a birthday party at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Crook at 1406 Eighth Avenue East. Games were played and carols sung. Refreshments were served to Gayle Rogers Roy Shaw Sandra Shaw Sylvia King Edward Crook Barbara Hebding Angie Munn. Betty Joe Crutchfield and Virginia Rogers assisted with the serving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Sue Crook
Glenn Crook
Eighth Avenue East
Gayle Rogers
Roy Shaw
Sandra Shaw
Sylvia King
Edward Crook
Barbara Hebding
Angie Munn
Betty Joe Crutchfield
Virginia Rogers
Reception to honor Rev and Mrs Henry in Decatur
An informal reception honoring Rev T Gilbert Henry and Mrs Henry will be held at 8 o'clock Friday evening at the home of Dr and Mrs J B Wiley. Attendees include Westminster Presbyterian Church members and friends as the couple plans to leave Decatur for Colorado early next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Gilbert Henry
Decatur
Colorado
Westminster Auxiliary
J.B. Wiley
The
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Rev. Henry
Mussolini editor condemned for fascism sentence set
The article reports Vito Mussolini, editor of Popolo D'Italia, convicted today for maintaining fascism and sentenced to 14 years in prison. He was absolved of a related charge.
Markets Lift After Short Gains in Closing Session
On Dec 22 in New York key stocks rose as short covering and reinstated sold accounts boosted markets through a partly losing week. Demand favored motors steels rails metals and merchandisers with many issues advancing fractions to multiple points. Transfers totaled 610000 shares, while the Associated Press 60-stock composite rose 0.6 point on the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
Chicago
Markets at a Glance New York and Chicago
New York stocks rise with gains in motors steels and rails and steadier bonds. Cotton remains firm as textile mills buy. Chicago wheat holds steady to slightly higher on strong demand while corn stays at ceilings. Rye moves 3 4 lower to 25 8 higher on short covering and buying by commission houses. Cattle and hogs trading around steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Cotton futures edge higher amid holiday light trading
New York December cotton opinions show futures closing slightly varied across months as prices rise 30 cents per bale on hedging and profit taking. Trading slowed before the holiday with March to December contracts trading in narrow ranges and middling spot at 25.23, down 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Southeastern Area Cattle Market Review
The cattle and calf trade across the Southeast held generally firm prices with uneven gains for light supplies. Slower marketings reduced volumes at plants and markets. most auctions close for the holiday week. Prices ranged from under $7 for canners to up to $14–$15 for good fed yearlings, with cutters and common cattle trading mainly $6–$9 and lows near $8.50 for lightweights. overall weekly totals show declines versus last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast
Rites Set for Trinity Man Oliver M. McDugald
Funeral services for Oliver M. McDugald 79 who died after a long illness at his Trinity home will be held at 2 pm today at Johnsons Chapel with Rev W W Owen officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery Howell directing Survived by wife three sons Willie Trinity John Lewis Freeman Danville four daughters Mrs J W Wood Danville Mrs Jessie Sparks Danville Mrs G H Campbell and Mrs Bervin Knighten Trinity one brother Emanuel McDugald two sisters Mrs Tom McLemore and Mrs P R Henson Decatur 26 grandchildren and five great grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver M. McDugald
Fternoon
Trinity
W. W. Owen
Johnson's Chapel
Howell
Willie McDugald
John Lewis
Freeman McDugald
Danville
J. W. Wood
Dan
Christmas Party at Nurses' Home in Baugh Firmary
The Baugh firmary personnel held a Christmas party at the nurses' home, 222 East Gordon Drive, Thursday evening. Gifts were exchanged, refreshments served, centered around a large lit Christmas tree, with numerous attendees listed by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baugh Infirmary
East Gordon Drive
W. P. Baugh
J. B. Wiley
Joe Cox
Jack Stover
Margaret Henderson
Hudson Liveley
Carl McMasters
Mary B. Simpson
Gertrude Betterton
Mattie Evans
Orlene McNeese
Thelma Bracken
Margaret Sandlin
Evelyn Scott
Faye Rolfe
Lola Ralph
Christine Stinson
Wilma Thomas
Ir Johnson
Thomas Roberts
William Rose
George Garrison
Orville Sanders
Huie Ricks
Ray LeCrone
Stanley Keiéler
Twelfth Annual Christmas Party for Goodyear Children
The Goodyear Decatur Mills will host the twelfth annual Christmas party for employees children under thirteen on Monday December 24 at 10:00 AM. Since 1934 the event has been held by all Goodyear plants worldwide. Gifts include a toy or book, popcorn, and candy. Charles W. Young, Goodyear superintendent, says arrangements are complete and a busy forenoon is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodyear
Goodyear Decatur Mills
Charles W. Young
Birthday Dinner at Howard Home
A birthday dinner was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Howard in Flint. Guests included Mrs. James F. Waugh and daughter, Miss Virginia McCowan, and several Waugh and Reed family members from nearby towns. The day was enjoyed by all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Howard
Flint
Willine
Avery
Clara
Dwaine
Death claims Mr. Ephraim Tutt creator Arthur Train
Arthur C. Train, 70, famed lawyer novelist and creator of Mr Ephriam Tutt, died today at Memorial hospital after a years illness. His character was a fixture in readers lives and his work left a lasting imprint on legal fiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Arthur C. Train
Mr. Ephriam Tutt
Memorial Hospital
Livestock Sale Yields Broad Range Prices Across Classes
Bulls sold from 8.00 to 9.50 with a few good weighty bulls at 10.00 to 11.00. Country buyers took inferior stockers at 7.00 to 10.00, while medium to good stocker yearlings and calves fetched 10.00 to 12.50 and up to 13.00. Cows ranged 6.50 to 10.00 per hundredweight with common and inferior stock heavy on the market.
Lively World War II Service Notices From Decatur Comforts
Local rosters list Pfc Jerome returning to Camp Butner North Carolina after furlough. Master Sergeant Woodrow Drake and Pfc Robert Smith discharged with badges and ribbons. technicians and soldiers including Andy Roper, Gordon Miller, Dennis Thomas, and Ferrell Couch noted for overseas time, awards, and homecomings. Addresses and family ties noted. several ill or visiting locals referenced.
Soldiers on leave and holiday notices in Decatur
Gene Ahern returns from a 1 month Pacific tour on a 30 day leave. His brother William B. Lyle, aviation student USNR, arrives today for a 10 day furlough with their mother Mrs. Helen J. Lyle. Richard L. Holland torpedoman 3-c on a 30 day leave with his parents after promotion. Various Christmas visits, hospital transfers, local arrests, traffic incidents, and city police notes weave through Decatur during holiday week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
William B. Lyle
USNR
Helen J. Lyle
University of South Carolina
Mother Kills 2 Baby Boys in New Orleans Suburban Cottage
Irene Connolly, 35, smothered her two infant sons, Don aged 18 months and Terence 2½, in a Festive New Orleans area home. State police said her husband reported a nervous breakdown. A sanity exam was planned. Connolly jailed on murder charges after she resisted handing over Terence’s body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Irene Connolly
Francis T. Moore
Moore
Moses T. Connolly
Connolly
Charles Gelper
Jefferson Parish
Don
Terence
Federal
Gretna, la
Local and Naval Figures Share Holiday Plans Across States
A. L. Woodall visits Decatur with Eva 1 while Gerald S. Feild seaman 2-c heads home to celebrate with his parents in Hastings Nebraska. Rose Bowl trip planned by Mr. and Mrs. Holland Cook and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Branum to Pasadena. Thomas E. Langley petty officer 2-c landed in Portland on Dec 17 and will be discharged in Memphis after 21 months overseas in Hawaii Tinian and Okinawa. Lt. J. O. Colvard Jr. spends a 10 day leave with parents. Sgt. Ray LeCrone, Army recruiting officer, visiting relatives in Oklahoma. Courthouse offices in Morgan County closed Monday and Tuesday. Mrs. J. W. Borough undergoes surgery at Baugh infirmary. Homer Payne rests well after surgery. Miss Julia Weaver of Jacksonville Fla visiting her parents. Miss Mollie Odom admitted to Decatur General Hospital Friday moved by Brown's ambulance. John Swift Lyle seaman 1- (truncated).
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. Langley
Portland
Oregon
Ruth P. Langley
Langley
Memphis
Tenn
Hawaii
Tinian
Okinawa
Plans for Christmas Dinner in Kilby Prison Row
In Kilby prison Montgomery eight condemned men will dine with tables in the cell block rather than in cells. Warden Pitt Williams said it may be their last Christmas on earth for seven on death row with one kept for safekeeping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Kilby
Pitt Williams
Marshall visit backers Chinese Manchuria talks gains
Dispatch from Peiping says Marshall’s arrival buoyed talks between Chinese and Russian participants over Manchuria occupation. Emissaries shift between Nanking Changzhun Mukden Harbin and Dairen as U.S. ships may soon transport large occupation forces. Communists warn of widened civil war scope. Central government masses troops in Chahar and recaptured Tsaoyang near Hankow amid railway tensions.
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Peiping
Marshall
Manchuria
Davis
Chiang
Nanking
Changzhun
Manchurian
Mukden
Harbin
Dairen
United States
Maenchurian
New China Daily News
Inner Mongolian
Chahar
Peiping-Mukden
Lwanhsien
Tientsin
VA. S. Marine
Chinwangtao
Yangtze River
Central Wovernment
Tsaoyang
Hankow
Peak Electric Use Growth in Decatur Mills Metered
Electric Department figures cite Decatur growth and rising power use since municipal operation began. Goodyear Decatur Mills is metered separately. Threefold increase in load carried from 1939 shows public shift to electricity due to low rates, impacting residential and industrial consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodyear Decatur Mills
Goodyear
Decatur
Rev Tapscott Dies Suddenl y at Home
Rev A N Tapscott died suddenly late Saturday afternoon at his Somerville home. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Howell's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Tapscott
A. N. Tapscott
Somerville 2
Howell's
Child fatally injured in school bus stop accident near Birmingham highway
Sarah Terrill seven, injured when a car struck her as she alighted from a school bus, died Thursday night in a Tuscaloosa hospital. The accident occurred Thursday morning near Howton on the Birmingham highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Sarah Terrill
Howton
Birmingham Highway
Catholic diocese unveils $4.26 million postwar building plan
Bishop Thomas J. Toolen announced a three to five year program for the Mobile diocese, earmarking about $200,000 for St. Bernard College in Cullman and $125,000 for Sacred Heart Academy. Birmingham, Mobile, and Montgomery lead the expenditures with projects in Cullman Selma Pensacola and other Alabama towns plus Florida sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Bernard College
Cullman
Thomas J. Toolen
Mobile
Catholic Church
Diocese of
Toolen
Sacred Heart Academy
Associated Press
Alabama
Florida
Birmingham
Montgomery
Selma
Ala
Pensacola
Fla
McGill Institute
Boys Home
Junior College
St. Mary's School
St. Catherine's School
Blessed Martin de Porres Maternity
Uup
St. Michael's
Grove Hill
Jackson
Monroeville
Atmore
Flomaton
Brewton
Ozark
Marvel
Sylacauga
Tallageda
Panama City
Elyton
Hopes Fade for Veterans in Operation Santa Claus
San Francisco dispatch reports Army and Navy efforts to repatriate Pacific veterans stalled by strained transport. First come first served rules leave hundreds of thousands stranded through Christmas. San Francisco area leads with 53,000 awaiting movement, Army 44,000 and Navy nearly 9,000 backlog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Army
Pacific Warriors
Navy
Rockies
Los Angeles
Seattle
Portland
Tacoma
San Diego
Darlan slayer cleared by Algerian court ruling
An Algiers court annulled the death sentence of Fernard Eu Bonnier Dé La Chappelle for the assassination of Admiral Jeane Francois Darlan, executed under the Vichy regime on December 24, 1942. The chamber of review, formed after North Africa's liberation, overturned the premeditated homicide conviction in a three year battle won by the youth's father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Fernard EU
Bonnier Dé la Chappelle
Jeane Francois Darlan
North Africa
Bates Named Judge in Mobile County Circuit
Cecil F. Bates, former Mobile mayor, was named judge of the 13th Mobile County Judicial Circuit. Governor Chauncey Sparks appointed Bates to fill out the unexpired term of the late J Blocker Thornton following Thornton's death.
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U. K
Eral Liability Insurance
James L. Rankin
Decatur Merchants
Vernon McGwier
Victory Loan
W C. Sanders
J. C. Penney Co
Harry F. Lyson
W. T. Grant Co
Charles Boley
Grant Co
Bob Harrison
E. O. Craft
Frank Peterson
Harry Higdon
George LaBoon
Vester Deese
Hudson
Miss Johnson
Henry
Wall Street
Nurses
Howard
MR. Tutt
DrLimalle
MIME
B. K. Cooper
Danville 1
Pfc
Jerome
Camp Butner
N. C
John W. Chandler
Fifth Avenue West
Pearl Harbor
Joseph “Hollinu
Woodrow V. Drake
Second Avenue
Maryland
Robert E. Smith
Seventh Avenue West
Alvin. Holland
Andy.c.roper
Will Blevins
Joseph L. Coomes
Pvt
Gordon FE. Miller
Danville 2
Dennis R. Thomas
Johnnie Thomas
Frank Moss
Irs. Hofer Britton
Chattanooga
Cpl
John D. Sherrill
Smyrna
Billy Pence
S. D. Whitten
D. A. Cox
Wiley J. Bates
Lacon 1
W. T. Edgemon, Jr
Naval Training Center
Calif
W. T. Edgemon
Decature
Ferrell Couch
Wash
Rena Couch
Grant Street
Couch
South Pacific
Atom Gun Club
Gene Ahern
Mary E. Peck
Jackson Street
Decatur General Hospital
Richard L. Holland
Torpedoman 3-c
C. L. Holland
College Avenue
Seaman L-C
Gilbert Crutchfield
Joe Crutchfield
Bob Kelley
Tanner
E. B. Rowden
Third Street
James F. Rowden
Fort
McPherson
Prinippines
New Guinea
Leyte
Medical Corps
Robert McRight
Russellville
Floyd West and Son
Fifth Avenue
Percy Garnett
Fairview
Howell's Ambulance
Doris Golden
Austinville
Wallace Elkins
Sixth Avenue
Marguerite Hovis
Bob Jones College
Cleveland, Tenn
Church of God In
Prince Jones, Jr
Seaman
Naval Air Station
Sanford, Fla
Mrs
T. T. Jones
Decaur
R. T Sheppard
Russell H. Mosley
Oak Street
J. B. Whitmire
Sixth Avenue East
J. D. Light
James Spegial
Spegial
City Rheso Weatherly
Colbert
Moulton Street
Albert Reynolds
Church Street
Johnston Street
J. H. Hale
Highway Patrol
Hamil Clinic
A. L. Woodall
Eva 1
Gerald S. Feild
Seaman 2-c
Harold Feild
Seaman Feild
Hastings
Nebr
Holland Cook
Lester Branum
Pasadena
J. O. Colvard Jr
J. O. Colvard
Oklaoma
Morgan County
Sheriff's Office
Circuit Clerk's
J. W. Borough
Pulaski 6
Homer Payne
Hartselle
Julia Weaver
Jacksonville, Fla
Elbert Weaver
Mollie Odom
West Gordon Drive
Brown's Ambulance
John Swift Lyle
Fornice Ray
Decatur Barber
Craig
ST. Bernard's
Darlan
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