Egypt Charges Truce Violated In Desert
United Nations ordered immediate end to fighting in Indonesia and the release of republican leaders seized by the Dutch. Egypt charged Israeli forces with flaring truce violations in the Negev desert while Jews reported continued land and air fighting in the Western Negev. Pope Pius spoke of looming war in a global Christmas message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
United Nations Security Council
Indonesia
Peace Agency
Egypt
U. N
Negev
Palestine
United Nations
Holy Land
Israel
Pius
Glimpses of Your Community Reshape Local Life
A collage of short notes highlights recent developments in council work, school events, and neighborhood projects. Citizens share updates on safety, volunteers organize cleanups, and local groups plan upcoming gatherings and enhancements.
Holiday guest list and church events mark Decatur notices
Local social notes list holiday visitors from Atlanta Birmingham and Durango plus Portland residents visiting Decatur. Christmas gifts at Wood Lumber Co, choir service at Central Methodist, student recognition day and a sermon planned. Also updates on illness travel and hospital dismissals with a brief diary reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Methodist Church
G. M. Davenport
Daily Christmas Greeting from Local Businesses
The Daily sends season greetings to area residents and businesses. The paper marks a holiday for all employees on Christmas Day and notes there will be no Sunday edition, with publication resuming Monday.
Posse Called Off Man Hunt Near Mobile
A two day manhunt for Murdock Hinton 48 farmer ended when posse members with shoot to kill orders narrowed the area to two square miles and called off the chase. Highway Patrols deputies and Mobile police resumed normal duties while tips continue to be investigated. Hinton is a fugitive wanted in connection with a deadly shooting of four people in Lucedale and elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Murdock Hinton
Eanedaie
Er W.H. Holcombe
Mississippi
Alabama
Talley Rollings
Hinton
Lucedale
Gloria
Julia
J. E. Nelson
Nelson
Rollings
48 Christmas Merrier Than One Year Ago
Christians worldwide anticipated a brighter Christmas though cost rose. Western Germany shoppers crowded stores yet Christmas goose sold poorly. France prepared for a luxurious Yuletide with prices up about 60 percent. Medium turkeys in Paris priced around 13 dollars. champagne offered in night clubs at 11.80 dollars per bottle. Britain saw a merrier Christmas for those who could afford it with ample poultry and extra rationing authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Paris
Britain
Food Ministry
White Christmas In Wide Section
Snow fell over a wide area with more snow expected across the nation. Sleet and snow in Kansas and Missouri caused numerous accidents with four deaths in Kansas and one in Missouri. Snow covered the Rocky Mountains and moved eastward with heavy accumulations likely in the North Central states and a forecast of up to five inches in Pennsylvania from tonight into Christmas Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Santa Claus
Kansas
Missouri
Rocky Mountain
Pennsylvania
Richfield
Utah
Baby Dies After Rat Bite In Six Week Old Girl
In Talladega Alabama a six week old infant Mary Elizabeth Smith died after a rat bit her cheek two weeks earlier. County health officer Dr J A Sims said infection could have caused the death. The baby was the child of Elvie and Mrs Smith, a saw mill worker. the mother heard crying and found a large gopher rat at the head with a small wound on the cheek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talladega
Ala
Mary Elizabeth Smith
J. A. Sims
Elvie Smith
Truman Plans No Compromise On Rights Bill
A top Truman aide says the President will not yield on his civil rights program. Senator Sparkman of Alabama and Senator McGrath of Rhode Island warn the fight will continue if Truman compromises. The piece notes Southern opposition shaped by the 1948 election and filibusters, with references to Thurmond-Wright and party splits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Truman
Congress
McGrath
Sparkman
Ala
Democratic Party
Senate
Mr. Truman
Thurmond-Wright States’ Rights
Alabama
Trusties Denied Christmas Parole at Alabama Capitol
Montgomery December 24. Prison Director Frank Boswell was set to release trusties for Christmas but the parole board rejected the plan. A board member said the decision was to avoid discrimination since other convicts would stay in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
State Capitol
Frank Boswell
Boswell
Edwina Mitchell
Mercury Dips to 43 at Noon in Tennessee Valley
The noon temperature reached 43 degrees in the Tennessee Valley as the day warmed from a 37 degree low overnight and a 50 degree high earlier. Hourly readings show morning low 43 to 45 degrees around noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Mercury
Tennessee Valley
Ile
Gift of life is best miracle seen as tots win battle
Amid grim rescue delays in Greenland, 11 sailors atop the icecap face a five day delay as a Saipan carrier battles weather to reach them. In Decatur, two babies survive tuberculin meningitis thanks to streptomycin and dedicated care, William Craft and Johnny Porter showing improvement after months of treatment.
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Washington
Greenland
Navy
Norfolk
Saipan
Decatur General Hospital
William Craft
W. A. Craft
Decatur
Johnny Porter
Ellis Porter
William
Johnny
Decatur General
Ensign Yaney Leads Saipan Rescue Mission to Greenland
Ensign Richard Yaney of Decatur serves as an engineering officer on the carrier Saipan, ordered to Greenland to aid in the rescue of 11 marooned men atop an icecap. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yaney of Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ensign Richard Yaney
Decatur
Saipan
Greenland
Ensign Yaney
Frank Yaney
Rescue Atop 7500 Foot Icecap Continues For Stranded Air Crew
Admiral Denfeld ordered rapid assistance as seven men stranded since December 9 atop a 7500 foot icecap face ongoing rescue. Two more joined later, with glider drops and B 17 attempts thwarted by snow. Air Force reports the group is faring well as shelters food and medical supplies are dropped. A Christmas dinner delivery was planned if rescue fails tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adm
Louis S. Denfeld
Naval Operations
Air Force
Auto Crash Injures Eight on Kansas Bridge
Eight people were injured in a two-car collision on the U S 24 bridge over the Republican River near Clay Center Kansas. A Mobile Alabama family and a Derby Colorado family were involved. four victims were critically hurt including James McDonnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay Center
Kas
Republican River
Here
Colorado
Alabama
James McDonnell
Patrick
Mobile
Ala
McDonnell
Mayors Revokes Handcuff Rule For Patrol Arrests
Mayor John Goodwyn overturned Chief Carliste Johnstone's order mandating handcuffing all detainees brought to headquarters in patrol cars. The memorandum favors officer discretion in restraint level for safety of both officers and detainees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carliste’ Johnstone
John Goodwyn
Johnstone
Santa Day Early Delivers Plymouth to Decatur Pastor
Santa Claus arrived a day early at the First Presbyterian Church manse in Decatur. Arthur Jones Charles N. Garrett Frank Kirby elders and Barney Rickenbacker an auto dealer brought Rev W W Glass and his wife a Deluxe Plymouth as a Christmas gift from the congregation. Glass expressed gratitude saying he did not know how to thank them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
First Presbyterian Church
Arthur Jones
Charles N. Garrett
Frank Kirby
Barney Rickenbacker
W. W. Glass
Glass
Kress Plans Date Change for Re Modeling Three Buildings
S H Kress & Company New York changes the start date for remodeling three buildings at Second Avenue and Grant Street from January 1 to May 1 1949. Occupants may stay until March 31 while Kress with a long term lease intends to demolish the 25 foot front structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Kress & Company
New York
Second Avenue
Grant Street
Kress
Probes Ended For This Year
Washington December dispatch notes the House Un American Activities Committee finished its spy hearings for the year with plans for future reforms debated. Mundt and Nixon seek proposals while McDowell and Rankin oppose preemptive actions. Pending items include Condon hearing and unfinished inquiries into communism and atomic security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas B. Cornell
Washington
Congressional
Congress
House un-American Activities Committee
Mundt
R-S. D
Nixon
R-Calif
McDowell
R-Pa
Rankin
Dmiss
Condon
Edward A. Condon
National Bureau of Standards
Automobile Crash Kills Floyd Brown Near Citronelle
Floyd Brown aged about 25 of Mount Pisgah Mississippi died in a collision near Citronelle Alabama when his car sideswiped a heavy truck. Two other occupants were injured. Mobile County records this as the year’s 39th traffic fatality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citronelle
Ala
Floyd Brown
Mount Pisgah
Miss
Brown
Mobile County
Holy Land Christmas Lost to War and Hunger
Bethlehem reports thousands of Arabs and refugees face a bleak Christmas with empty stomachs. Archbishop Gustavo Testa, Vatican envoy and refugee, plans to celebrate midnight mass at the Church of the Nativity. War displaced families. homes lack electricity while ancient sites endure despite modern hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Roderick
Bethlehem
Palestine
Gustavo Testa
Vatican
Jerusalem
Church of the Nativity
Two Valley Families Shattered by Dual Fatal Accidents
Edward Rand Pippen, 3, was killed when struck by a truck in Courtland. Garvin Thomas of Endlam Boulevard died after an elevator fell at Williams Auto Supply where he managed the oxygen department. Both deaths occurred today, with services planned for Pippen at 2 P M and Thomas’s funeral to be announced by Brown's.
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Valley
Courtland
Williams Auto Supply Company
Edward Rand Pippen
Garvin Thomas
Endlam Boulevard
Decatur General Hospital
The
Highway Patrol
Little Edward
Algin McManus
Memphis
Harris Pippen
D. A. Hansard
Edward Pippen
Fred Ashford
Fred Redman
J. A. Gilchrist
Jimmy Blythe
Thomas
Brown's
Williams Auto Supply
Lynne Thomas
Military Pay Hikes Studied
Washington reports a five member civilian advisory group proposed a 15 percent average military pay increase. The plan would raise the annual payroll by about 451.6 million across the armed services and coast guard with broad variance by rank. Generals would see large boosts while three and four star officers would not gain.
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Congress
Army
Navy
Air Force
Coast Guard
Public Health Service
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Senator Tydings
D-Md
Armed Services Committee
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Atlanta
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Birmingham
W. T. Giles
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Abilene
Texas
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Durango
W. H. Banks
Portland
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Wood Lumber Company
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Chamber of Commerce
Hot Springs
Ark
Mrs. Nelson
Johnny Hampton
Mary Huffaker
Jasper
Mary Williams
Johnston
Juanita T. Williams
Wilsonville
W. H. Winton
Roy Hendrix
Walnut Hill Circle
Mrs. Winton
Robert W. Kelly
Judy
Mrs
B. G. Kelly
Huntsville
Wene Deés
Georgia
Pensacola
Fla
Floy Lawrence
W.day
Corpus Christi
Tex
Verdon Lowery
the Daily
Ed Johnson
Seventh Avenue E
Hamil Clinic
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Albert Clopton
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