Santa Claus mail project grows with Indiana letters
In Santa Claus Indiana, local post office and American Legion volunteers, aided by civic groups, answer thousands of letters to Santa each year. Commander Yellig notes the operation helps children but worries about postal workers handling the letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald W. Gilbert
A Claus
Ind
Langer
Santa Claus
Indiana
St. Nick
Jim
American Legion Post
Santa
American Legion
Santa Claus Committee
Jim Martin
Oscar L. Phillips
Yellig
Legion
Yeulig
Woman Neumann’s boarding house success lowers inheritance tax
A court found insufficient evidence to grant Mrs. Neumann full $96,788 inheritance tax exemption. It noted she saved from a $27,000 farm investment, ran a boarding house after her husband lost a hotel job, and steadily built savings. The ruling cut the tax claim from $3,600 to about $600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neumann
Neumanns
Neuman
Birmingham dealer fined for rate violations
U S District Judge Clarence Mullins fined Robert Berman of Berman Brothers Iron & Metal Co. four thousand dollars for paying freight rates lower than ICC orders on a shipment of air landing mats from Bushness Florida. He must pay the rate difference to the carriers. Charges against Ethel and Fred Berman were dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
U. S
Clarence Mullins
Robert Berman
Berman Brothers Iron & Metal Co
Interstate Commerce Commission
Berman
Bushness
Fla
ICC
Ethel Berman
Fred Berman
Record Christmas music sets promise rich choices
The piece surveys top vinyl and nonbreakable records from Columbia Decca and Keynote praising Verdi Tristan and Isolde Humperdinck Hansel and Gretel Handel Messiah Mendelssohn Elijah and more. It highlights the long list of offerings across classical and festive titles with noted conductors orchestras and ensembles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Rogers
Associated Press
Arts Reporter
Columbia
Verdi
Humperdinck
Hansel and Gretel
Helen Traubel
Torsten Ralf
Handel
Busch Chamber Players
RCA Victor
Beethoven
Koussevitzky
Boston Symphony
Fiedler
Boston “Pops
Offenbach
Khatchaturian
Tchaikovsky
Rachmanioff
Mitropoulos
Minneapolis Symphony
Rasoumovsky
Paganini
Elijah
Liverpool Philharmonic
Malcolm Sargent
dePaul
Infantry Chorus
Pergolesi
Boyd Neel
Rimsky-Korsakov
National Symphony Orchestra
English
Decca
Morgan County Lebanon Social News Highlights
Rev and Mrs Lewis Miller and family hosted a Sunday dinner with C F Lake and family. Local residents and relatives gathered for meals and visits in Morgan County including Shaneyfelt, Shaneyfelt and surrounding families.
Local Church Services and Community Moves in Tanner Area
Rev. Dewey Crow filled his appointment Sunday and was the dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Julian. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Woodall moved to farms near Ryan. Ed Kullman from Decatur visited relatives Sunday. Mrs. Gladys Oden learned her sister Mrs. Cally Murphree of Arkansas is near death. Cecil Tanner hosted guests with Ethel Tanner near Jolly Pond. Malinda Lewis spent last week with relatives at Eva.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Crow
Elbert Julian
Jim Woodall
Ryan
Ed Kullman
Decatur
Gladys Oden
Cally Murphree
Arkansas
Cecil Tanner
Ethel Tanner
Jolly Pond
Malinda Lewis
Eva
Oak Grove Community News and Social Roster
Rev Wright conducted services at Oak Grove Saturday night and Sunday. Delina Wade visited Mrs Harley Nesmith Sunday afternoon. Standridge Thrasher Henderson and Jett shared Sunday supper with the Key family of Neel. Mavene Morgan stayed with Marie Owens in Hartselle. Eloise Standridge visited Jean Carrell in Decatur. Neel singing drew many locals Sunday night. Chester Standridge family suffered a house fire. Men are at work on a new home. Eddie Woods welcomed a baby boy named Talmadge Dewain. J D Phillips ate Sunday dinner with George Jett. Everyone invited to the fourth Sunday night singing at Oak Grove. Oak Grove Home Demonstration Club met with Alva Wade. Sympathy to the Matt Shelton family. Clinton White and daughter Patsy visited Minnie Barnes Sunday. Dennis Jett stayed with Hilleur Standridge Saturday night. Edd Owens family visited Minnie Barnes and Talmadge Barnes Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. Wright
Oak Grove
Delina Wade
Harley Nesmith
Hilleur Standridge
cMinnie
Tow Thrasher
Christine Henderson
Dennis Jett
Chester Standridge
Work
Eddie Woods
Talmadge Dewain
J. D. Phillips
George Jett
Alva Wade
Matt Shelton
Clinton White
Patsy
Minnie Barnes
Edd Owens
Talmadge Barnes
Lawyer Asks Fee for 19-Week Murder Trial
Otto Jacobs, who won acquittal for heiress Louise Overell in the murder of her parents in the Overell yacht explosion, asks the court to increase her monthly allowance from 500 to 1000 and to authorize payment of about 100000 in fees. He alleges guardians have paid only 9000 of an expected 59500 and cites expenses of 26641.64. Louise Overell and George Gollum were freed Oct 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Otto Jacobs
Louise Overell
Overall
Jacobs
Newport Harbor
Christmas ties and planned snow storms across the nation
The nation reports a San Francisco haberdashery plan offering a one dollar credit on conservative neckties for bona fide examples. Snow and casualties sweep New England with six to 10 inches and four dead or missing. St Petersburg Califors? The Independent plans an artificial snowfall project by dropping dry ice to boost Christmas cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
St. Petersburg
Fla
Independent
Bob Leon
Bradenton
Tampa
Reading to grant 800 four year scholarship Bicentennial Baby
Albright College in Reading announces an $800 four year scholarship for the first child born after midnight on New Year’s Eve 1948. The baby will be named Bicentennial Baby in honor of Reading’s 200th anniversary, with $200 a year for four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Albright College
William Penn
Kiwanis Club to Install 1948 Officers at Lyons Hotel
Decatur Kiwanis will install its 1948 officers at a Friday noon meeting at Hotel Lyons. Kenneth Thomas, past governor of the Alabama Kiwanis district, and Raymond Yost, lieutenant-governor elect, will conduct the ceremony. Rev. W. W. Glass becomes incoming president, succeeding Ewell K. Gregg who led the club this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Hotel
Lyons
Kenneth Thomas
Decatur
Alabama Kiwanis District
Raymond Yost
Cullman
W. W. Glass
First Presbyterian Church
Ewell K. Gregg
Fire destroys home in Lawrence County Midway area
News from Lawrence County Midway notes a fire that damaged the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Standridge Saturday morning. Hazel Shelton started a job at Woolworths in Decatur. Revelle Ferguson of Decatur is recovering after an operation. Midway school closed Friday for Christmas holidays. Penny Gillespie returned from Michigan after months away. Mrs. Coy Gray and children visited her parents the Sheltons. A singing event at Midway was held on the first Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Standridge
Hazel Shelton
Woolworth’s
Decatur
Revelle Ferguson
Midway School
Penny Gillespie
Michigan
Coy Gray
E. E. Shelton
Midway
Local families spend holidays with kin across towns
Mr and Mrs Peterson of Birmingham are visiting relatives for the holidays. Miss Mary Williams stays with her parents in Wilsonville Alabama. Miss Kem Metzger left for Selma to spend Christmas with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Peterson
Birmingham
Miss
Mary Williams
Wilsonville, Ala
Kem Metzger
Selma
U.S. Scales Down Rio Hato Base Demands in Canal Talks
The United States reduced its lease demand from 99 years to 20 years for Rio Hato and five years for 13 other sites. The Army must rely on Canal Zone defenses, with Albrook Field ill suited for large B 29s and Puerto Rico serving as the nearest large airbase, over 1,000 miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Rio Rato
Albrooks Field
Puerto Rico
Evacuation Ordered Of 14 Bases In Panama Crisis
Lt. Gen. Willis D. Crittenberger said Washington instructed immediate withdrawal of American troops from 14 bases after Panama's national assembly rejected a lease for defense of the canal. Panama City and Colon remained out of bounds to U S personnel as public demonstrations had surged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
National Assembly
United States
Panama Canal Zone
Willis D. Crittenberger
U. S
Caribbean
Washington
Colon
U. S. Army
Navy
Summit Baptist Church Thanks Helpers for Year End Plans
The Summit Baptist church expresses gratitude to volunteers led by Albert Stephenson and Loyd Baker for a record Sunday school attendance. A 10 A M December 28 service features a 6 P M sermon Dying To Live as Rev M G Fields invites all to attend and seek spiritual blessings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summit Baptist Church
Albert Stephenson
Murray Baker
Gill Johnson
Loyd .Baker
Christ Jesus
M. G. Fields
Earth Shifts Like Elevator Near Wakayama Prefecture
Reports from Nippon Keizai say Nadakai City and Osaki village areas sank up to two feet while Jingu and Taiji rose as much as four feet. Karino island south of Wakayama city was seen to drift away from the mainland amid unusual ground movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Wakayama Prefecture
Nippon Neizai
Nadakai City
Osaki Village
Jingu
Taiji
Karino
Wakayam City
Nippon Keizai
Whale Oil Turns to Soap and Glycerine Industry Use
Whale oil once common in lamps now predominantly fuels soap and glycerine production for munition needs, reflecting a shift in supply usage and industrial demand.
Auditor charges waste at University of Alabama hospital
Alabama audit cites inefficient operation at Jefferson Hillman hospital with loose purchasing practices and poor accounts receivable handling. It notes a $170,682 loss for the year due to expansion and higher costs, despite some corrections and a nurse student dance expenditure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
University of Alabama Medical College
Jefferson-Hillman
State Examiner of Public Accounts
Jefferson County Commission
W. B. Kenrick
Roy R. Kracke
Medical College
Roosevelt Faces Fight for National Committee Post
Downey as senior senator seen as logical choice to chair national committee. Roosevelt pushes to reclaim influence, while Pauley bloc resists. Other candidates include Thomas Scully and William Malone. McGrath plans to bring Gael Sullivan and Jack Redding to California to mediate. They head to Illinois to discuss a possible governor candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Downey
National Committee
Roosevelt
Truman
Pauley
State Executive Committee
Thomas Scully
Los Angeles
William Malone
San Francisco
McGrath
Gael Sullivan
Jack Redding
California
Illinois
Lucas
Ill
Speake Family During Christmas Holidays and Local Notices
Lawrence County records note school dismissed for Christmas until December 30. Rev. Sadler was honored at the church Friday night. Harold L. Speake earned a University School of Law diploma and will join his parents for holidays. Various local visits and kinfolk news from Speake, Hamp ton, Hogan, Kelsoe and others are listed with holiday travel and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadler
Moulton
Harold L. Speake
University School of Law
Charles Speake
C. E. Layman
John McCaghren
Decatur
Mauda Britnell
Russellville
Luther Hampton
Ada Pope
Addison
Ida Johnson
Piney Grove
Rushing
Newton
Falkville
Ovalee Hogan
Florence Teachers State College
Marshal Hogan
Dorothy Kelsoe
Florence
Lawrence Kelsoe
Market Wheat and Corn Prices in Decatur Markets
Decatur markets list No. 1 soft wheat at 3.10 per bushel 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 1.72 per bushel Oats 1.24 per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Grains
War-crime figures Schirach Funk sentenced in Nurnberg
News reports that Nazi leaders Albert Speer Walter Funk and others faced war crimes sentences in Nurnberg. The dispatch contrasts wartime scenes with Christmas observances abroad including airline dinners and dateline crossings. It notes holiday celebrations in Moscow and Greece Greece fighting and Italian strikes amid postwar political pressures.
Modern steam turbines run at red-hot steam temperatures
In modern steam turbines, steam is used at temperatures high enough to cause iron to glow a dull red.
Two Morgan County Residents Win National Contests
Mrs. Dan McKenna won fourth prize, a diamond ring, after entering a slogan contest. Clyde Whitt, patient at Morgan County Tuberculosis Sanitarium, won sixth prize, an electric refrigerator, for a 25 word entry. McKenna submitted December 10, Whitt entered in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Dan McKenna
Clyde Whitt
McKenna
Whitt
Solon Panel Probes Grain Trading Ties and Insider Leaks
A congressional panel questions about 300 federal workers who could access grain pricing data while most deny market trades. Five acknowledged small farm interests.扩大 government lists and subpoenas aim to uncover insiders who profited on grain without reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department
Anderson
Knowland
Commission Aid
Civil Service Commission
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Morgan County Pins Mrs M G Peck Pine District Gatherings
Mr and Mrs Melvin Black and children of Hartselle spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Elgin Bowen. Glen Black and sons of Arab visited with Russell Peck and James McCutcheon families. Lola Ralph and baby Glen visited John Ralph. Dr Lovelady checked John Ralph who remains ill. R L Deyoung family of Huntsville visited Peck and Ralph households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Black
Hartselle
Elgin Bowen
Glen. Black and Sons
Arab
Rusell Peck
James McCutcheon
Charlotte
Lacey's Spring
Russell Peck
Marion Ralph
Lola
Glen
John Ralph
Lovelady
R. L. Deyoung
Robert
Nellie Ann
Huntsville
M. G. Peck
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Santa Claus Mail
Meyers
Maj
Gen
Bennett
Lebanon
Jackie Roger
Lewis Miller
Annie Shaneryfelt
Harold
Bill Palmer
Wilson
Blankenship
William’Smith
Homer Boger
Clarenge
Winsett
Carl Smith
Frances
Carl Shaneyfelt
Edward Livingston
Danville
James Hughes
Solon Hughes
Mitchell
J. D. Stancil
Lester Shaneyfelt
Salem
Herman Collins
Annie Shaneyfelt
Carl Anders
Eva Anders
Burl Fortenberry
Jessie Wright
M. E. Collins
Linda Gail
Willard Napier
Elmer, Lee
Loren Hughes
C.R. Hughes
B. M. Goff
Max
W. T. Knox
Hubert Lee
Shirley
Harold Norris
Harylon
John H. Garnett
Hewlett
Grany Wright
Atlanta
Grady Godfrey
Grang’ Wright
Clayton Hicks
Ramy Bee Smith
Johnson Lee
Donald Blankenship
Hewlett Boger
Rock Creek
Tanner
CAAA
Delicatessen
J. E. Barthelemy
Lawrency” County
Gertrude Jett
Kiwanis
Lawrence County Midway
Leonard Peters
Olmale Glipses
Yank
Secretary of Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
Senate Appropriations Committee
White House
Peter J. Marsden
Galena, Ill
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Lawrence County
Charles
Schirach and
Walther Funk
Nuernberg
Sydney
Honolulu
Austrian Airways
Ashtabula
Moscow
Russia
Grandfather Frost
Greece
Italy
Alcide de Gasperi
Germany
China
Solon
Commodity and Exchange Act
Morgan County Pines
M. G Peck
Ruby
Nell
Mae
Nellie
Virginia
Beauty
AA Jones
U. Jones
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