Chaplin paternity case renewed in California court
In Los Angeles a renewed paternity case centers on 14 month old Carol Ann Ry as Berry testifies. Chaplin, named in the suit, seeks to disprove paternity while his attorney questions Berry about relationships with other men.
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Jos Angeles
Carol Annry
Les Chaplin
Berry
Will Hwn
Miss Berry
Carol Ann
Joseph Scott
Jes E. Millikan
Chaplin
Ss Berry
Fedt
Tulsa
Okla
Paul Getty
Beverly Hills
As Ruesche
Order of Publication in Garrett v. Edd Garrett
Morgan County Court in equity orders publication in the Decatur Daily for four to five weeks. Defendant Edd Garrett, non resident aged over 21, must plead answer or demur by Jan 12 1945 or bill may be taken as confessed. Registered by Marvin West on Dec 12 1944. Dec 12 19 26 Jan 2.
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Dorothy Garrett
Op Garrett
Morgan County Court
Organ County
Alabama
EN Equity
Register
Eddarett
Ala
la@ress
Decatur Daily
ySpaper
Morgan
Marvin West
Guardianship notice for Louie E. Smith estate
Thel Ma Ransom as guardian files mer accounts for a partial settlement of Louie E. Smith estate a non compos mentis in probate court. The hearing date is fixed for January 24 and notices are given for appearance if any objections exist. Court action dates include December 26 1944 and January 2 and 6 1945.
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State OF
Alabama
Joe F. Wilson
P. Wilson
Joe F. i
T. C. Almon
Louie E. Smith
Farmers Urged to File Soil Reports by January 15 1945
Morgan county farmers must file reports of soil building practices under the 1944 AAA program by January 15 1945 to qualify for payments. H E Orr county AAA administrator warns there is no expected extension and urges timely reports at the Hartselle county office. Noted conservation material used includes 3 million pounds each of superphosphate and basic slag 5 million pounds ground limestone 2.6 million pounds calcium silicate and thousands of pounds of seed and winter legumes. The officer stresses the risk of losing pay by failing to file, with fewer than 1 000 reports submitted so far and many practices unitemized.
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Morgan County
H. E. Orr
AAA
Auburn
Washington
Hartselle
Alabama
Orr
Decatur Water Rates Adopted In December 1944 Ordinance
City governs water charges with tiered meter rates and minimum charges. The ordinance sets monthly and minimum fees for meters of various sizes and specifies flat rates for unmetered consumers. Effective midnight December 31 1944, bills from February 1 1945 onward follow the revised rates. Joe Petty city clerk and H R Summer mayor signed the ordinance.
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Joe Petty
H. R. Summer
Death of famed artist Charles Dana Gibson noted
Charles Dana Gibson, 77, creator of the Gibson girl, famed for shaping fashion in the Gay Nineties, died of a heart ailment in New York. He was accompanied by his wife Irene Langhorne Gibson, sister of Lady Astor, at their apartment. born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, he rose to prominence by age 25 through pen and ink drawings that defined American womanhood.
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New York
Charles Dana Gibson
Gibson Girl
Airmen from Georgia and Alabama score kills in WWII raid
London dispatch reports Capt. Fred W. Glover of Atlanta and Lt. William Dewey Clark of Wilsonville Alabama among eighth air force fliers in Christmas raids over the German winter offensive. Each shot down one enemy aircraft in the air.
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London
Georgia
Alabama
Eighth Air Force
Fred W. Glover
Atlanta
William Dewey Clark
Wilsonville
Ala
Lighter Sheep Breed Could Make Two-Person Lamb Leg
A new sheep breed has been developed that is lighter with smaller bones, promising a leg of lamb for two in a few years. The advance suggests increased efficiency in meat production and potential changes to household dining portions.
Nazi POW Fleece Prison Break at Papago Park Camp
In Phoenix the Papago Park war prisoner camp faced a raucous anti Allied demonstration by about 250 prisoners. Six escapees, all submarine officers and men, were recaptured after scaling an eight foot barbed fence amid rain and chaos. Lt Col Jurgen Wattenberg led the group including several multilingual inmates.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Papago Park
William A. Holden
Holden
Jurgen Wattenberg
von Rundstedt
Guenther Prien
Germany
Prien
Hitler
Royal Oak
Scapa Flow
Maj
Eugene Tays
Eye on Bastogne as allied counter moves loom
The War Today reports Eisenhower pressing counter-attacks on German salients while Von Rundstedt risks a big thrust into Allied lines. Bastogne is highlighted as an American surrounded town holding out, with a famed armored column attempting a rescue breakout.
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Eisenhower
Marshal von Rundstedt
von Rundstedt
Bastogne
Local Christmas Programs and Service Notes
Rev. Andrews filled the pulpit Sunday morning and the Sunday School held a Christmas program. Sunday night featured gift exchanges. Sgt Hugo Field earned the Purple Heart and is currently serving in England. Pvt J W Maples and Pvt Elden Stidger are home for the holidays with their families. Mrs Ethelene Parker of Union Grove enjoys the holidays with her parents, Velma and R L Moore of Hartseller visit this week. J W Edmonson visited relatives in Falkville Saturday night. Mr and Mrs Carl Hough and children visited Eva Sunday.
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Andrews
Sgt
Hugo Field
England
J. W. Maples
Elden Stidger
Ethelene Parker
Union Grove
Velma Edwards
R. L. Moore
Hartseller
J. W. Edmonson
Falkville
Carl Hough
Eva
Mrs Lucy Ila Vardaman Dies at 76 in Goodwater
Mrs Lucy Ila Vardaman, 76, mother of Claude O Vardaman Birmingham attorney and Republican state executive chairman, died at her Goodwater home. Funeral services were held at Mt Olive Baptist church in Coosa county with burial in Bych cemetery.
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Goodwater
Ala
Lucy
Ilia Vardaman
Claude O. Vardaman
Birmingham
Republican State Executive Committee
U S Payroll in Dixie High
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports 2,918,289 federal employees as of July 1, with 548,270 in 11 Southern states. Texas leads the region at 144,910 workers followed by Virginia 109,170 and Florida 73,470, while Washington, D C has 270,018 workers.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
South
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Maryland
Virginia
Texas
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
South Carolina
North Carolina
Louisiana
Tennessee
Arkansas
Mississippi
National peacetime draft proposal grips 1945 agenda
Washington dispatch reports key congressmen pushing a compulsory peacetime service law for all American youth. The plan would draft 1,000,000 yearly ages 17 to 25 for a one-year government program, with three main options debated including military only, mixed training, or non military study and activity. The debate centers on military necessity versus broader education and civic aims.
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Washington
Congress
Army
Navy
Inpoten
Roosevelt
South Braced for Winter Visit From Cold Wave
The South awaits a forecast cold wave sweeping from the Dakotas and Minnesota. Temperatures of 15 to 20 degrees were predicted for Tennessee Kentucky and surrounding areas with snow in parts of the Mid Atlantic. Cooler conditions and showers or thunderstorms were forecast for Alabama and other southern locales with shirt sleeve weather reported in several southern cities.
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Atlanta
Dakotas
Minnesota
Tennessee
Kentucky
Middle Atlantic
Alabama
South
Asheville
N. C
Birmingham
Galveston
Tex
Jacksonville
Little Rock
Meridian
Miss
Miami
New Orleans
Norfolk, Va
Eer Ga
Richmond
Stranded Benning Soldiers Rescued From Atlanta Bus Terminal
More than 300 Ft. Benning soldiers stranded in Atlanta on Christmas leave faced disciplinary action if they missed roll call. Major General Frederick Uhl ordered ten Army trucks from Ft. McPherson to the Atlanta bus terminal to rush the men back to Benning before reveille.
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Atlanta
Ft. Benning
Benning
Reveille
Frederick Uhl
Fourth Service Command
Ft. McPherson
State votes listed on Senate confirmations and House actions
Washington December report shows Senate confirmations for State Department roles including Joseph C. Grew and Archibald MacLeish with Hill and Bankhead voting records. House passes bill to add clerks 202 to 88 and to abolish Jackson Hole national monument by 178 to 1077, noting party lines and several Alabama members.
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Senate
Joseph C. Grew
James C. Dunn
Nelson Rockefeller
Julius Holmes
Archibald MacLeish
Hill
Bankhead
William L. Clayton
R. A. Hurley
Edward Heller
Surplus’ Property Board
House
Boykin
Grant
Andrews
Hobbs
Starnes
Jarman
Manasco
Newsome
Sparkman
Jackson Hole National Monument
Dues Paying Plan For Democratic Party Proposed
Rep. Ramspeck of Georgia proposes reorganizing the Democratic Party on a dues paying basis. County units would collect about $5 per member annually, with funds split between national and local use. He says the plan would boost interest unity and ease financial trouble and will present it to national leaders.
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Washington
Democratic Party
Ramrpeck
D-Ga
Ramspeck
Snow Lock Cold Wave Grips Midwest And Ohio Valley
A harsh cold wave grips much of the Midwest and Ohio Valley with subzero readings across multiple states. Chicago reports seven below zero at 8 am while other towns show extreme lows from Minnesota to Nebraska and Wisconsin. Forecasters expect the cold to ease eastward by tomorrow morning as skies stay mostly clear and snow accumulations vary from two to nine inches in Ohio and light snow in parts of New York.
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LaFayette
Ind
Toledo
Ohio Valley
Youngstown
Cleveland
New York State
Texas
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Appalachian
Weather Bureau
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Wyoming
Ginger as a Flavor Booster for Roasts
Ginger proves a versatile meat seasoning adding bright warmth to chicken duck or lamb. Rub inside poultry or apply to a leg of lamb to noticeably enhance aroma and taste.
Stettinius Warns Robots Could Threaten World Peace
Secretary of State James F. Stettinius warned in Kiwanis magazine that robot bombing is almost certain within 10 to 20 years unless a strong peace organization is formed. He compared early rocket and missile development to aviation's Kitty Hawk era and warned of vast damage from precise, long range attacks.
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Chicago
Stettinius
Kiwanis
Dumbarton Oaks
Kitty Hawk
Decatur Soldier Decorated With Bronze Star Medal
Corporal Richard J. McClarney of Decatur and husband of Elizabeth McClarney 1620 Thirteenth Avenue South received the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service in France. After fourteen months overseas he helped train in England and aided in building army camps depots and an airfield. His unit rebuilt harbor facilities at a major port on the Continent. Before enlistment in June 1943 he worked for Hershey and Butler contractors at the Huntsville arsenal.
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Richard J. McClarney
Elizabeth McClarney
Thirteenth Avenue South
Decatur
France
McClarney
England
Corps of Engineers
Hershey and Butler Contractors
Huntsville Arsenal
Huntsville
Limestone County Capshaw Christmas Social Notes
Cpl Buford Vasser visits family at Camp Blandfi g while relatives in Limestone County join in Christmas gatherings. Many Balch and Pike relatives travel to Chattanooga and Knoxville for holidays. Cpl Boffie Sims returns home on a 21 day furlough from overseas as others host families and share Christmas with kin across Tennessee and Alabama.
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Cpl
Buford Vasser
Camp Blandifig
Fla
Oscar Vasser
Bruce Balch
Chattanooga
Tenn
Carl Whitt
Andrew Serico
Huntsville
S. L. Sanderson
Jace Powers
Winchester
Julie Teters
Clara Lou
W. E. Yates
P. E. Balch
Harold Balch
Ralph Balch
Helen
Flossie
James Balch
Joseph Balch
Camp Stewart
Overseas Service
New York
Jornia
Foreign Service
San Francisco
Calif
Thomas Pike
Pike
Oscar Waynon
Lester Pike
Edgar Balch
Victor Craft
Stanford Craft
Bessie Pike
Rosetta
J. D
Sam Hardin
Fayetteville
Stanley Nelson
Comer Cole
Boffie Sims
Grafton Pepper
R. E. Whitt
Floy Roberts
Norma Jean
Black Mountain
N.C
Oscar, Pitts
Rudolph
Sanders
Davis Pike
Knoxville
Jimmie Sanderson
Homer Pike
Ration Token Values Stable After Ruling
Washington reports that red ration tokens remain valid currency despite a December revision. The Office of Price Administration said red tokens issued as change retain value for rationing, while blue tokens for processed foods have limited use since a rule requiring multiples of ten for point values went into effect.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
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