Local Notes on Weather Markets and Community Notices
Weather outlook mild with coastal moderation and southeasterly winds. Cotton market up 40 points with middling Decatur at 33.25 and strict low 32.25. Demolay members urged to contact Swatzell for state meeting in Sheffield Friday to Sunday. Various hospital moves and births announce local families and volunteers. Church services planned with sermons and recognition day. Ambulance transfers from Decatur General and Baugh infirmaries listed. Joint notices include births, dismissals, and hospital transfers for Decatur area residents.
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John Swatzell
Swatzell
Sheffield
Double Rites Are Held for Pastor Wife
Funeral services are held for Rev. Dewitt T. Amos and his wife after their car left a curved road and sank in a water filled rock quarry near Old Bethel in Colbert county. Coroner J H Highsmith ruled accidental death with the 1939 Chevrolet coupe recovered. survivors include a son and two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt T. Amos
Amos
Old Bethel
Colbert County
J. H. Highsmith
Moulton
Highsmith
Old Bethel Baptist Church
Highway Patrol
Jim Robinson
Rev. Amos
Robinson
Knox McRae
Homer Amos
Russellville
Mary
Jon
Dutton
Courtland
Baker
Old Bethel Church
Underwood
Charlie Fret
Wilburn Saint
James Hatton
Auburn Witt
Stin Wood
Marin Kiel
Connie
Duswood Posey
Felix
Gaiety to Sadness Marks Christmas Toll in U S Homes
The Christmas holiday brought sorrow as 236 deaths occurred nationwide with 199 traffic fatalities, plus 37 from fires, crashes, drowning, and other causes. California saw heavy losses near Los Angeles amid wet roads and fog. Illinois also reported notable counts as authorities warned the toll would rise.
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U. S
Associated Press
National Safety Council
California
Los Angeles
Illinois
Ewell Gregg Installed as Kiwanis President in Decatur for 1947
Ewell K. Gregg was installed today as president of the Decatur Kiwanis Club for 1947, succeeding Marvin Rankin who completed a notable 26 year record. Installations were conducted by Judge Repos Lynne with Rev W W Glass as first vice president Jimmy Williams second vice president and Philip Shanks Jr secretary.
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Ewell K. Gregg
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Marvin Rankin
Kiwanis
Repos
Lynne
Altar Club
Alabama Kiwanis District
W. W. Glass
Jimmy Williams
Philip Shanks, Jr
Thomas F. Adams
Frank Seibert
John Caddell
Charles Winston
Philip Shanks
Bob Fuller
Florence
E. W. McLeod, Jr
Frank Godwin
Sgs
George Long
Harry Wyatt
Rankin
George Godwin
Arthur A. Jones
Rev. Glass
Mr. Rankin
Decatur
Judge Lynne
General Blyth Celebrates 81st Birthday at Hartsdale
Gen Evangeline Cory Blyth retired Salvation Army commander marked her 81st birthday in Hartsdale New York yesterday. A small gathering with Gen Booth and relatives attended a Christmas birthday fete with a cake bearing many candles. Her mare prevented a planned horseback ride.
Languages Differ Sentiment Is Same Christmas Peace Across Europe
A desolate wartime holiday era is described with muted joy across nations. France enjoys Joyeux Noel, Germany Frohliche Weihnachten, and England sees its merriest Christmas in eight years as shortages ease and better days promise elsewhere. King George’s radio promise echoes across lands.
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London
France
Germany
Holied Daves
Europe
England
George
Georgia Fight Lines Shaping Governorship Battle
In Atlanta on December 26 supporters open campaign HQ at the Henry Grady hotel for Herman Talmadge as lawmakers prepare to decide governorship. Arnall may resign once Thompson qualifies. Arnall reportedly could stay four years the constitution allows, but favors Thompson for a two year term.
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Atlanta
Herman Talmadge
Henry Grady
Assembly
Ellis Arnall
M. E. Thompson
Thompson
Arnall
John W. Greer
Lanier County
E. D. Rivers
Savannah Morning News
Eugene Talmadge
Benton Odum
Baker
Calhoun
Early
Talmadge
Toll in Japan quake rises to 3 thousand plus
U S army upper casualty toll for Japan's quake and tsunami climbs to 3 thousand or more, with 1,108 killed and 2,542 injured. The figure tops Japanese ministry totals and reports a tidal wave 7 to 10 feet high, not 25 to 27 feet along Wakayama and Shikoku coasts. Humanitarian aid and rehabilitation efforts begin, led by Lt Gen Robert Eichelberger and the Eighth Army with allied support.
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Tokyo
U. S. Army
Japan
Japanese Home Ministry
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Nct
Wakayama
Shikoku
U. S
Koku
Robert L. Berger
Eichelberger
U. S.S. Eighth Army
Soviet Whaling Flotilla Leaves Moscow for Antarctic
A Russian expedition of 10 whaling ships under Soviet Explorer Voronin departed Moscow for the Antarctic today. The departure was announced yesterday by the Russian press.
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Moscow
Antarctic
Voronin
Coalition by Dewey Foes Seen Forming
Washington reports a likely anti Dewey coalition forming among Republicans and Southern Democrats amid GOP leadership contests. The Brown anti Dewey group could hold about fifty votes while seeking to limit federal control, with cooperation from Southern Democrats.
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Dewey
Washington
GOP
House
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Ohio
Taft
Bricker
Halleck
Ind
Hoffman
Martin
R.-Mass
Brown
Retail planning meeting for Decatur merchants
Charles Harvey of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce calls all Decatur retail merchants to a Friday 10 am meeting in the city hall court room to discuss hours holidays and plans for 1947. Attendance urged for a one hour session with all owners and managers present.
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Decatur
Charles Harvey
Retail Merchants
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Harvey
Record U.S. shoppers spend in 1946 tops prior highs
Commerce Department reports 1946 total consumer spending reached 21.0 billion dollars, a new record surpassing 1945. Per capita spending rose to about 127 dollars, with prices up 10 percent from 1946 and more than 40 percent above 1941, driven by higher prices and larger sales volume.
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Hington
Commerce Department
Ord Business Economics
Lend-Lease Aid Marked Paid per Truman Report
President Truman told Congress 70 percent of U S lend lease aid is marked paid and that the accounting will help postwar economic stability. Total aid through Sept 30 reached 50.692 billion with recoveries likely over 10 billion. Britain received 65 percent, the Soviet Union 23 percent, and talks with Russia Yugoslavia Poland and Czechoslovakia are pending.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
United States
Mr. Truman
Russia
Britain
Decatur Reports Quiet Christmas for Police and Fire
Decatur observed a peaceful Christmas with only nine city court cases and four fires reported by the fire department. Mayor H R Summer freed prisoners for Christmas and they returned as promised. Traffic offenses were common, with fines for reckless driving and speeding, while tree and grass fires caused minor damage in several blocks.
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Decatur
Fire Department
H. R. Summer
Summer
Nto
10Th Avenue East
Holly Street
Skillington Street
North Avenue
Fairview
Floyd Elkins
Curtis James
Fifth Avenue South
West Wilson Avenue
Creel Killed by Freight Train Near Cullman
Joe Monroe Creel aged about five or five died when struck by an L and N freight train near Cullman city limits. He was walking north of the tracks when the train rounded a curve and he fell 40 feet down an embankment. Funeral services were at Bethsedia Church with burial in the church cemetery. He is survived by his wife Della Stewart Creel and three children Monroe Lessie and Bessie.
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Joe Monroe Creel
Cullman
Creel
West Cullman County
Bethsedia Church
J. E Marion
Della Stewart Creel
Monroe
Lessie
Bessie Creel
Bilbo Faces Embarrassing Questions Over War Contractors
Senator Bilbo of Mississippi faces possible questions from colleagues over his ties to war contractors while Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma says Bilbo will counter with a record of others. A Senate war investigating panel reviews a subcommittee report on Bilbo’s dealings with contractors amid defense program contracts. He denies wrongdoing, noting a Cadillac and furniture as gifts and debt he owes. The report could influence GOP efforts to bar him from his seat as Congress convenes.
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Francis J. Kelly Washington
Bilbo
D.-Miss
Elmer Thomas
D.-Okla
Senate
Pomety
Mississippi
Congress
Thomas
The
Oklahoman
Special Campaign Investigating Committee
Fifth Column Active Warms House Prober
House committee on un American activities chief counsel warned of a conspiracy to foment revolution in the United States through a general strike or similar actions. The 1946 report cited claims that 17 CIO unions are controlled by communists and that the Library of Congress is a haven for aliens and foreign minded Americans.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
House Committee On un-American Activities
United States
Ernie Adamson
Government Printing Office
United Nations
Library of Congress
Adamson
Moscow
CIO
Suspect Thompsons Escapes Fort McClellan Hospital Ward
FBI reports Rufus Porter Thompsons escapes from the Fort McClellan hospital ward where he was treated for wounds from his November 8 arrest near Belgreen Alabama on murder and desertion charges. He fled with soldier Harry E Hoskins. Thompson was wounded and limping, likely using a cane.
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Birmingham
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Rufus Porter Thompsons
Fort McClellan Hospital
FBI
Belgreen
Ala
Thompson
Bodie Welch
Harry E. Hoskins
Russellville
Fort McClellan
Empson
Red Bay
Gifts Balanced by Essie Purtle, Uncle Bud
Essie Purtle assessed gifts received and given by Uncle Bud, finding herself nearly even in the exchange. The reflective note suggests a careful accounting of generosity within the household.
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Essie Purtle
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E. R. Griffin
Howell's Ambulance
Baugh’s Infirmary
Jackson Street
O. T. Thomas
Baugh's Infirmary
Hartselle 2
Leonard Wallace
Moss Chapel
Gee
Hubert G. Allen
Mr. Allen
Allen
G. M. Davenport
Goodfellows
Central Methodist Church
Luther Holt
Decatur General Hospital
Mutual Service
Paul Green
Lafayette Street
Decatur General
Howell's Ambulance Toam
W. P. Stinnett
Athens
James Dotgon
Hillsboro
A. O. Bruce
Johnston Street
John W. Lovelace
8Th Avenue East
Decatur General Hos
Mrs. Cois Lowery
Baugh Infirmary
Earl
Hartselle
J. B. Rabey
Toney
Herbert Eady
Duke Bailey
Ben Norris
H. L. Peterson
Jack McLaughlin
Taylor Apartments
Brown's Ambulance
Clyde Sandlin
Austinville
E. M. Fowler
Hamil Clinic
New Orleans
J. D. Hamilton
Morgan Me
Walenette State
By Ken Reynolds
Bethlehem
Palestine
Louis Barlassina
Jerusalem
Tower of David
Old
J. Walter Green
Ewell Gregg
Georgia
Brown Group
Ohioan
Chif
India
Australia
New Zealand
Belgium
Turkey
Canada
South Africa
Norway
Greece
Netherlands
Brazil
Charles Henn, Jr
St. Agnes Hospital
Baltimore
House Prober
Uncle Bud
McClure
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