Greenland Rescue Efforts Continue With Additional Planes
The Air Force adds three more aircraft to the Greenland icecap search for 11 men stranded for two weeks. Despite past failures, officials aim to drop Christmas dinners as glider pickups resume, with temperatures at 40 degrees below zero and weather hampering progress. Goose Bay reports all men in good shape living in snow huts aided by parachuted heating gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Greenland
Casehey
Goose Bay
Labrador
Services For Week Listed At Flint Baptist Church
Rev M G Fields releases weekly schedule for Flint Baptist Church. Sunday school at 9 45 a m with theme Victory We Look For supervised by L L Matthews and J W Matthews. sermon at 10 55 a m on Hesse Is He Who Reads. Baptist Training Union at 6 30 p m on The Healing Ministry and Missions with director Fred Hitt and associate Malcolm Fields. 7 30 p m song service and sermon by Rev Turner Davis of Calvary Baptist Church Columbus Mississippi. Mid week prayer and Bible study Wednesday at 7 p m. Last Sunday attendance was 116 Sunday school and 79 Training Union. Church extends Christmas and New Year greetings to readers and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint Baptis
M. G. Fields
L. L. Matthews
J. W. Matthews
Hesse
Baptist Training Union
Fred Hitt
Malcolm Fields
Turner Davis
Decatur
Calvary Baptist Church of
Training Union
Fields
Flint Baptist Church
Publisher Helps Prisoners Send Christmas Greeting Cards
In SPEIGNER Alabama publisher R B Chandler of the Mobile Press and Register aided Draper prison inmates by funding Christmas greetings for their mothers after prison funds were unavailable. He noted the warden's suggestion to maintain home ties and contributed to cover the costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speigner
Ala
Mobile
Draper Prison
R. B. Chandler
Mobile Press and Register
R. R. Reeves
Reeves
Chandler
Draper
Community Social News From Morgan County Chatter
Mrs W Proberts, Mr and Mrs Sebren Garner and children Ramona and Joe hosted guests near Hartselle. Families from Bethel and Danville visited locals. Christmas travel plans noted. Florence teachers, Madisonville guests, and Decatur trips appear as neighbors share visits and family get togethers in Morgan County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebren Garner
Ramona
Joe
B. S. Stone
Hartselle
Charles Mattox
Wilford Isley
Bethel
Harold Morris
Carolyn
Lebanon
Bert Allen
Rathal Long
Danville
Decatur
Howard Craze
Craze
C. W. Craze
Hazel Turney
Florence State Teachers College
Wesley Turney
H. S. Hicks
Madisonville, Ky
W. E. Ward
Ward
Oscar Sybert
Theota Owens
J. L. West
Public Forum letter suggests veteran seeks VA help in Decatur
Janey M. Brown Acting Contact Representative urges anonymous WWI veteran to visit the VA office at 201 Gordon Drive Decatur Alabama for assistance in obtaining benefits. She notes the need for name and facts and offers help through the Veterans Administration channel. The Decatur Daily published the veteran’s unsigned letter December 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrett C. Shelton
Decatur
Alabama
Veterans Administration
Gordon Drive
Janey M. Brown
Young People Plan Christmas Eve Caroling and Service
The Central Methodist church invites all to a 7 15 p m carol outing through the city on Friday and a Christmas morning 8 00 a m praise service. Next Sunday features Student Recognition Day with a student choir, address and music by college attendees including Billie Rhea Simmons and Richard Smith and others. A youth male quartet of Eddie Self Billy Levin Lakin Garnett and Allen will perform at the evening service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Methodist
Billie Rhea Simmons
Bob Jones College
Richard Smith
Auburn
Pat Wright
Williams to Lead Company Move to Athens
The article notes Jesse J. Williams recently moved from here to Athens two weeks ago and that more leadership changes are planned as the company says adjustments are needed due to government credit buying policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse J. Williams
Here
Athens
Gove i
Christmas Spirit and Soldier's Return in Moulton
Christmas trees adorn Moulton with the Wade home cedar lit in festive motif as Corporal William H. Wade arrives for holidays before reporting to Maxwell Field January 13. Cattle theft suspects are held in Colbert and Lawrence counties with several heads missing and a wider investigation ongoing. The Moulton Business Men's group meets for its monthly luncheon and announces progress of the Moulton Credit Bureau. Lions Club plans a Christmas party at the county high school with entertainment from Athens performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Wade
William H. Wade
Army Air Corps
Guam
Wade
Maxwell Field
Raymond Dunlap
Lawrence County
Howard Dawson
Donald Dawson
Colbert County
Fred Riley
Colbert
Lawrence
Riley
Moulton Business Men's Organization
Moulton Credit Bureau
LIONS
Lions Club Today
Athens
Mayors docket reports arrests on public drunkenness and prohibition
The Mayors docket lists two men jailed Tuesday night in default of bond on public drunkenness charges and another man arrested Sunday who was under bond for a violation of the prohibition law.
Water lines completed in Benna Vista. filter plant delayed
Murray Construction Co. of Benna Vista Georgia announced they finished laying new water lines for the town system. Work on the new filter plant, nearly done earlier this month, is halted awaiting missing materials not available until January.
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Murray Construction Co
Benna Vista
Georgia
Local residents mark Christmas week and school closure
Mr and Mrs Charles Hagood welcome a daughter born at Irwin and Dyar Infirmary Monday night. Ed Hurst of Knoxville visits for Christmas with his mother. Mrs R H Hurst and relatives greet him. Kenneth Weatherwax and Linda of Decatur vacation here with relatives. Weatherwax of Augusta Georgia arrives for a visit. Dennis Wade's condition improves at Florence hospital. Eastern Star members held a Christmas party Tuesday night. William Kroell and daughter of Robertsdale visit with Claude Hurst's family. Lloyd Johnson of Florence was a business visitor Tuesday. Sgt and Mrs W P Wade of Atlanta spend Christmas with relatives in Florence Landersville. Tom Pettus on business in Montgomery. Banks and most businesses close Saturday through Monday for Christmas. Lawrence County schools close Friday reopen Monday January 3.
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Charles Hagood
Irwin and Dyar Infirmary
Ed Hurst
Knoxville
R. H. Hurst
Kenneth Weatherwax
Linda
Decatur
W. F. Weatherwax
Augusta
Georgia
H. E. Weatherwax
Dennis Wade
Florence
Order of Eastern Star
William Kroel
Robertsdale
Claude Hurst
Lloyd Johnson
W. P. Wade
Atlanta
Florence and Landersville
Tom Pettus
Montgomery
Lawrence County
Local firms seek new jobs for laid off workers
Cleveland December 23. Apex Electrical Manufacturing Co. of Cleveland and Permeld Co. of Medina plan to avoid outright layoffs. With about 1,000 workers at Apex, approximately 300 were laid off but will be reassigned as work becomes available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Apex Electrical Manufacturing Co
Permeld Co
Medina
Apex Electrical
Mesmer Sparked Early Scientific Interest in Hypnotism
In the late 18th century the Viennese physician Mesmer initiated scientific and medical interest in hypnotism, shaping subsequent exploration of its methods and effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesmer
World War II Hero and Family Die in Texas Plane Crash
Orville Miller 29 a three time medal winner ex Navy pilot and Dallas oil man perished with his wife and three young sons when their single engine plane crashed into a mesquite grove near Alice Texas in foggy conditions. The family was en route from Dallas to Benavides for a holiday visit.
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Alice
Tex
Here
Orville Miller
Dallas
Miller
Orville B. Jr
James Crane
Robert Stanley
Stinson
Joe Schackerl
Orange Grove
Texas
Millers
Benavides
Duval County
M. M. Miller
M. M. Miller Oil Company
Supervend Corporation
Okinawa
Herbert
M. M. Miller Jr
J. F. Dunn
Junior Smith Arrives in Japan for Occupation Duty
Retired Private First Class Junior A Smith son of Mr and Mrs Murphy Smith of Decatur arrives in Japan with replacements for occupation duty with headquarte rs Battery 99th Field Artillery Battalion in Ota Japan He will train in field artillery combat tactics and perform occupation duties with the First Cavalry Division in the Tokyo Yokohama area of central Honshu He trained at Fort Jackson South Carolina and Fort Lawton Washington before departing for Japan on October 28 The First Cavalry Division is commanded by Major General William C Chase and its artillery by Brigadier General Charles D Palmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior A Smith
Murphy Smith
Decatur
Japan
99Th Field Artillery
Ota
Smith
First Cavalry Division
Tokyo-Yokohama
Honshu Island
50Th Field Artillery Battalion
Fort Jackson
South Carolina
5Th Infantry Division
Fort Lawton
Washington
First Cavalry
William C. Chase
Operation Lets Blind Alabama Child See Again
Six year old Barbara Sue Best of Glenwood Alabama regained sight after cataract removal in a Montgomery hospital. The operation was declared successful and she is expected to see well with special glasses. Her mother called it the greatest Christmas present. The Lions Club of Troy organized the procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Barbara Sue Best
Glenwood
Karl Benkwith
Lions Club of
Troy
Chester Best
TVA Employees Get Wage Hikes Across Area
TVA trades and labor staff in seven Southern states receive about 12 percent raises for 9 000 employees after three weeks of negotiations between TVA management and the Tennessee Valley Trades and Labor Council. The council includes 14 international unions and aligns with the AFL. TVA based the increases on area wage comparisons for similar work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
TVA
Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors
TVA Management
Tennessee Valley Trades and Labor Council
Angrican Federation of Labor
Tennessee Valley
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