France Declares Fourth Republic as Crisis Grows
Paris reports France officially forms the fourth republic amid perilous finances and colonial instability. The council of the republic will meet under Dr Jules Glasser as parliament merges with the national assembly to set a tight budget. In Indochina fighting intensifies with French troops in Hanoi and a state of siege in Tonkin and Northern Annam as Maj. Gen. Leclerc acts to restore peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Wilson
Paris
France
Fourth Republic
Indochina
Senate of the Third Republic
Council of the Republic
Senate
Jules Glasser
Council
National Assembly
Leon Blum
Jacques Leclerc
Sigon
Hanoi
Tonkin Province
Annam Province
Rankin Hopes McKellar Delays TVA Funding Change
Representative Rankin of Mississippi urged Senator McKellar to delay introducing legislation to divert TVA revolving funds to the Treasury until TVA completes its dam and transmission line project. Rankin warned the move could slow or halt TVA’s construction and noted House Appropriations leader Taber has not supported TVA or REA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rankin
D.-Miss
McKellar
D.-Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Senate
Rep. Taber
House
Committee On Appropriations
REA
Treasury
Senate assignments tangled as Tobey stall and Hill quits whip
Two Ohio senators face trouble setting work duties for the new Senate. Tobey of New Hampshire refuses to file committee picks until the December 30 conference. Hill of Alabama resigns as Democratic whip, opening chances for other candidates as Republicans gain control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Tobey
R. N.H
Hill
Ala
Telephone Company Hearing Set in Alabama
The Peoples Telephone Company serving Cherokee DeKalb and Etowah counties in northeast Alabama must show cause why it should not improve facilities. A hearing is scheduled January 6 at the Cherokee County courthouse in Center. The order requires compliance with service rates rules and regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Peoples Telephone Company
Alabama
Cherokee
DeKalb
Etowah
Alabama Public Service Commission
Cherokee County
Lamar Wiley
Thompson Seeks Lieutenant Governor Post in Georgia
The report outlines J. H. Thompson’s campaign for Lieutenant Governor, noting his background as executive secretary to Governor Arnall, former revenue commissioner, and his push to abolish state property taxes in favor of local funding. Born in Jenkins County, he attended multiple colleges and rose from Hawkinsville school superintendent to state education supervisor before his bid. He stated no allegiance to any gubernatorial candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Talmadge
Thompson
Arnall
Jenkins County
Piedmont College
Demorest
Emory University
University of Alabama
University of Georgia
Peabody College
Nashville
Americas
Thompson Bates Official Position
Thompson Bates asserts he will assume the Georgia governor role after Eugene Talmadge’s death, saying voters expect him to take the place and he will not shirk responsibility. The case tests the 1945 constitution and may go to the Georgia Supreme Court to determine succession and authority.
Funeral set for Mrs. Aday longtime Decatur resident
Funeral services for Mrs. Whitie Mae Aday 74 will be held at 2 o clock Wednesday at the Southside Baptist Church Rev Paul Roberts and Rev O S Gamble will officiate Burial in Roselawn Cemetery Brown directs The service follows a fire at the residence around 145 pm Survivors include daughters Mrs L R Yarbrough Mrs W J Sandlin and Mrs James Smith Jr a son Rufus Aday three sisters and three brothers and four grandchildren Pallbearers are Charlie Ed Howell Alva Burns Clyde Smith Frank Philpot Guy Jones and John Butler Flowers handled by the missionary society ladies of Southside Baptist Church All details are given with respect to the decedent and family members
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitie Mae Aday
Paul, Roberts
O. S. Gamble
Southside
Baptist Church
Aday
L. R. Yarbrough
Seventh Avenue East
Decatur
The
Yarbrough
W. J. Sandlin
James Smith Jr
Birmingham
Rufus Aday
Huntsville
J. F. English
J. W. Tucker
C. H. McWhorter
Moulton
Calvin
Franklin
Benjamin McMillan
Thomas Nalls
Price Ada
Arnall may resign as Georgia governor amid 1960 election dispute
The text notes Mary has said he is no longer pursuing the governorship. Primary ballots with write in votes will be known when the legislature convenes January 13. Governor Arnall has not commented but sources say he will stay in office until courts decide. Arnall cannot seek a second consecutive term. A report suggests Arnall may resign if Herman Talmadge is kept from legislators' choice, leaving Thompson to assume the governorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Eugene Talmadge
David J. Arnold
Griffin
Supreme Court
Georgia
General Assembly
Herman
James V. Carmic- ES Sess
Mary
Arnal
Arnall
O. P. Hanes
Atlanta
Talmadge
M. E. Thompson
Ellis Arnall
Herman Talmadge
James V. Carmichael
Arnall- Thompson
State Department of Education
Revenue State
Taps Sounded For The Governor-Elect
McRAE Georgia December 24 The era of Eugene Talmadge ends as his body is laid to rest in a hillside McRae cemetery after a state funeral in a Baptist church. Thousands attend the service reflecting on his white supremacist rise and defeat preceding a scheduled fourth term. 400 mourners include Senator Russell Gov. Ellis Arnall and three former Georgia governors as rifle volleys and taps mark the burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcrae
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Talmadge
Atlanta
Question Is Up To Legislators Question Is Up To Legislators
Atlanta dispatch outlines how Georgia lawmakers could decide the governorship after Governor Arnall’s pledge to resign once Lieutenant Governor elect M E Thompson is sworn in. The piece discusses Talmadge forces, ballot canvasses, and potential joint-session votes to name a governor.
Christmas Spirit Across The World In Mackenzie’s Memoir
Mackenzie reflects on Christmas memories from childhood in Vermont to Jerusalem and Bethlehem. He contrasts past austere yet warm parish life with modern world strains, arguing the spirit of goodwill persists and humanity grows more hopeful despite wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Ee Eihlehem
Dad
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Heart Attack Proves Fatal in East Morgan County
William Hobart Briscoe aged 46 died after a heart attack Monday at noon while visiting his father near Ryans in East Morgan county. He had lived in Yonkers New York for 24 years with the Third Avenue Railway system. Funeral at Center Grove church Wednesday at 2 30 with Rev. E E Weaver of Birmingham officiating. Survived by wife Grace Crawford Briscoe father two sisters Helen of Baileyton Mrs Herbert Norton Decatur and brother Howard of Yonkers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hobart Briscoe
W. M. Briscoe
Ryans
Morgan County
Yonkers
N. Y
Third Avenue Railway System
New York City
Center Grove
E. E. Weaver
Birmingham
Grace Crawford Briscoe
Helen
Baileyton
Herbert Norton
Decatur
Howard
Amnesties Pledge to Speed Justice for Nazi Opponents
General McNarney told a Christmas crowd at the U S Army headquarters city that amnesty will let Germany pursue Nazis while guiding former enemies toward democracy. The move, he said, would speed justice and aid those under its terms. He urged unified economic policy across zones, noting only Britain might join in joint postwar operations beginning in 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNarney
U. S. Army
United States
Germany
Christmas Eve Services Planned in Decatur Churches
Churches in Decatur schedule Christmas Eve events with carols at St. Ann's 11:40 PM and a midnight mass. St. John's Episcopal begins at 11:15 PM with a Christmas Eve program of traditional music, followed by 10 AM Holy Communion on Christmas Day at St. John's and 8 AM services at St. Ann's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
St. Ann's Catholic Church
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Child Killed by Auto on U S Highway 31 South
Five year old James Russell Deason was struck and killed in front of his home on U S Highway 31 south of Montgomery. State Patrolman W T Underwood reported the driver as H C Rawister, 25, of Dothan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
James Russell Deason
U. S. Highway 31
W. T. Underwood
H. C. Rawister
Dothan
Georgia Power Structure Faces Talmadge-Herman Question
The article discusses state leaders weighing whether a Talmadge Herman administration can secure cooperation from the general assembly after Eugene Talmadge’s death. Veterans like Roy V. Harris of Augusta are seen as pivotal, having opposed Arnall previously and now advising on the next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Eugene Talmadge
General Assembly
Talmadge
Herman
Roy V. Harris
Augusta
Arnall
Harris
Oklahoma's official Santa Claus brings gifts to orphans
Oklahoma City reports the official Santa Claus commission, created as a joke ten years ago during the spending sixteenth legislature, aims to spend $2 per child for 3,200 orphans in state and private institutions. Donations supplement funds and letters guide gift selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Highway Department
Sandy Singleton
President Truman to visit his mother for Christmas
President Truman plans a Christmas visit to Missouri to spend the holiday with his 94 year old mother Mrs Martha E Truman in Grandview and other relatives. He will broadcast a national address from the White House lawn before flying to Kansas City and return to Washington by Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Missouri
E. S
White House
National Airport
Kansas City
Martha E. Truman
Grandview
Margaret Truman
Independence
Irish Glassware Exports To U S First Time In 149 Years
The first consignment of Irish glassware to be exported to the United States in 149 years includes several thousand crystal clear drinking glasses and cruets. While high class Irish crystal goes abroad the home market receives inferior blue tinted machine made glasses imported from Great Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
U. S
Great Britain
Teacher's Son Causes Class Wide Paper Pickup Event
In Ada Oklahoma Hugh Transon an East Central State College instructor faced embarrassment when his young son Rocky gathered newspapers dropped by a newsboy. The scene involved many of Transon's students as participants in collecting the papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada
Okla
Hugh Transon
East Central State College
Rocky
France tightens hold on Saar amid eastern press claim
Russian controlled Berlin press reports that France has established a customs cordon around the Saar, effectively removing the territory from the German economy and signaling a move toward France annexing the Saar. The article frames the action as a strategic concession by France in the postwar landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
France
Saar
Pope Pius XII Sounds Alarm Over Europe’s Postwar Danger
In a December 24 Vatican radio address the Pope warned that Europe faces grave risks from disillusionment after World War II and rising tensions. He urged rulers to pursue definitive peace, remove dangers, and adopt clear procedures to preserve justice and reason in international affairs. He lamented the fate of the Atlantic Charter and called Christians to join the struggle against enemies of Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Pius XII
Europe
Roosevelt
Churchill
Decatur Business Visitors Include Notables
Marvin Summerford of Decatur 1 and Frank Morgan of Decatur 1 were Tuesday and Tuesday morning visitors. Paul Harris Decatur 1 spent Monday afternoon in Decatur. James Davis returned to Decatur after a Nashville trip. G O McLaughlin from Danville visited Decatur Monday afternoon. Alvin Hobbs was in Nashville on business. Sam Lyle of Trinity was a Tuesday morning visitor to Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Summerford
Decatur 1
Decatur
Paul Harris
James Davis
Nashville
G. O. McLaughlin
Danville
Frank Morgan
Alvin Hobbs
Business Today
Sam Lyle
Trinity
Doctor Jones Visits North Alabama Drilling Areas
Dr Walter B Jones state oil and gas supervisor visited Decatur and Falkville areas with J H Putnam T L Baker and Brown to review English Well No 1 near Austinville and McNabb Mayhall well six miles west of Falkville. He noted drilling progress and early oil and gas finds as demand for gas rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter B. Jones
Decatur
J. H. Putnam
T. L. Baker
Austinville
Mr. Brown
Falkville
Jones
North Alabama
Soviet forces hold Dairen amid U S protest and navy standoff
U S protests over Soviet control of Dairen after a Russian commander refused entry to an American businessman and two newspapermen. The Chinese Russian 1945 treaty set Dairen as a free port under China, yet Soviet troops remain. A Navy ship lingered 48 hours before an American request to land was denied. The ultimatum came during these talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Russia
Stewart
Johnson
Colp
Newtons
Dispatch
Dairen
Benninghoff
Rites Planned for Edgar Thompson
Funeral services for Edgar L. Thompson of Hartseller will be held at Johnson's Chapel at 2 PM Thursday with Rev. Walker Bynum and Rev. I W Myers officiating. He died after a stroke at home Monday morning. Surviving are his wife four daughters two sons and 16 grandchildren. Pallbearers named: Donald Wallace Leon Wallace Howard Hampton Otis Morris Hal Puckett Jim Maddox. Burial in Johnson Chapel cemetery Brown directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar L. Thompson
Hartseller
Walker Bynum
I. W. Myers
Johnson's Chapel
Mr. Thompson
Donald Wallace
Leon Wallace
Howard Hampton
Otis Morris
Hal Puckett
Jim Maddox
Johnson Chapel
Brown Directing
Auto Dealers to Close Two Days in Decatur
The Decatur Automobile Dealers Association announced that automobile dealers in Decatur will be closed tomorrow Christmas Day and Thursday. They will reopen on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Decatur Automobile Dealers Association
Local Licenses Granted in Hartselle and Shelbyville
Daily Records lists licenses for Rodney Hugh Hogans and Alice Elizabeth Groover of Hartselle, J D Williams and Fannie Mae Grizzard of Hartselle, Tomas E Wilson and Mary M Buyse of Shelbyville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Hugh Hogans
Hartselle
Alice Elizabeth Groover
J. D. Williams
Fannie Mae Grizzard
Tomas E. Wilson
Shelbyville
Mary M. Buyse
Burns Fatal After Heater Fire In City Home
O. B. Browder died in a local hospital after his clothing was ignited by a heater. Assistant Fire Chief D. H. Coke said Browder, badly seared, was found near a chair when firefighters arrived and died three hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
O. B. Browder
D. H. Coke
Browder
First Ward Presents A King Is Born Pageant
The First Ward school hosted a pageant titled A King Is Born on Thursday night. Cast included Herod Bill Bars soldiers Alan McBride Ray Norris high priest Buddy Hassell shepherds Jimmy Tucker James McCutchen Douglas True wise men Billy Joe Edgman Chris Cassimus Bobby White Mary Gwendolyn Dillard Joseph Jane Gail Landers as an angel with the angel choir. Let Us Keep Christmas performed by Richard Penn. Barbara Jane Napps sang Away in a Manger. Pantominers Suzane Mc Bride Peggy Darnell Adah Troup Catherine Clark Nancy Namie Gail Walter Betty Sue Chenault Sue Robyns Beverly Jones Shirley French participated. Madge LaBoon gave closing prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Ward
Herod
Bill Bars
Alan McBride
Ray Norris
Billy Joe Doss
Buddy Hassell
Shepherds
Jimmy Tucker
James McCutchen
Douglas True
Billy Joe _Edgman
Chris Cassimus
Bobby White
Mary
Gwendolyn Dillard
Joseph
Billy Wright
Jane Gail Landers
Angel
Angel Choir
Santa Answers His Big Mail This Year
Marshall Missouri report notes Santa Claus answered a flood of Christmas letters on gift stationery. The clean shaven Santa, his real name, annually receives and replies to hundreds of letters from children during the holiday season. Previously he used his own funds for stamps and supplies, balancing a salary as a part time minister and plumber supporting seven children. This season the Chamber of Commerce provided the stamps and stationery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yuletides
Sony
Santa Claus
Bethlehem
Judea
Vermont
Dad
Marshall, Mo
Marshall
Chamber of Commerce
Claus
City County Health Building Planned Near University Center
Birmingham officials say a $500,000 City county health department building will start after the Civilian Production Administration approves the project. Bids are set to be opened January 18, with the facility to be near the University of Alabama medical center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
City County Health Department
Civilian Production Administration
Duke of Windsor Attends Waldorf Cotillion
Debutantes crowd the Waldorf-Astoria cotillion as the Duke of Windsor and the Duchess mingle with guests. He apologizes for not remembering all the intricacies of the fox-trot while resuming conversations with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Duke of Windsor
Portals Suits Monty in Northern Ohio Courts
Back pay and damages claims in a federal docket reach 246.1 million dollars as Ohio plant employees seek retroactive travel time payments. At Barberton Columbia Chemical division began disbursing retroactive sums to about 1,400 workers. Unions filed suits against Standard Oil Ohio and others for back pay dating to 1938, with several cases totaling tens of millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Barberton
Akron
Columbia Chemical Division
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Robert L. Hutchinson
Pkesmen
United Mine Workers District 50
AFL
Stanley Denlinger
Standard Oil Co
CIO Oil Workers Union
CIO
United Auto Workers
Cleveland Graphite Bronze Co
International Association of Machinists
Ind
Chase Brass and Copper Co
Pipe Machinery Co
Cleveland
United Electrical Workers Union
Elwell-Parker Electric Co
Savannah Woman Starts Santa Fund After Theft Loss
A Savannah woman donated 1000 to a mid dle aged Black man Henry Lynan whose 2900 life savings vanished from a box under his porch. The funds will be held by N. K. Clark of Liberty National Bank as custodian. The man reported the theft after his last November deposit disappeared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Savannah Morning News
John C. McCarthy
N. K
McCarthy
Hill Projects Republican Aid With Rural Cooperatives
Senator Hill predicts strong chance for an education aid measure and plans to re introduce a bill to create rural telephone cooperatives modeled after the rural electrification act. He also seeks to push through a bill to establish a new national cemetery in Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Alabama
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Southside Baptist Church
Roberts
Death
Mrs. Aday
Mackenzie
Santa
DR. Jones
RITES
Edgar Thompson
Deisttlsbs
GIVE
Danville Road
Howard Johnson
John A. White
Santa Fund
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