Truman cuts Christmas leave amid defense crisis talk
President Truman returned to Washington from his Missouri holiday for urgent Far East and European defense briefings. White House said no new crisis. he will meet tonight at Blair House with Acheson Marshall and Bradley to discuss Eisenhower’s Europe command and Korea developments.
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Far East
Europe
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Washington
White House
Missouri
MacArthur
Tokyo
U. N
North Korea
Joseph Short
Short
Blair House
State Acheson
Defense Marshall
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Korea
Public drunkenness arrests and varied charges in Alabama area
Cullman officers jailed one person for drunkenness while Lawrence officials rounded up several on public intoxication. Decatur recorder’s court heard 26 cases with ten intoxication on public streets, five traffic violations, five disorderly conduct, two driving without license, one petit larceny and battery, one driving while intoxicated, and one reckless driving. Four cases to be tried this afternoon include additional intoxication and driving offenses.
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Cullman
Lawrence
Decatur Recorder’s Court
Holiday crash toll soars during extended Christmas break
California Texas New York and Illinois led in accidental deaths with over 1000 auto mishaps in Los Angeles alone causing 11 deaths and 900 injuries. Police arrested 362 drunken drivers. A hotel fire killed six elderly men in Buffalo and a river boat sank on the Red River injuring four children during an afternoon outing.
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Decatur Farm Markets Report Summary
Decatur markets show cotton middlings at 42.00 cents, cottonseed 100 per ton, broilers 22 cents delivered, hens 20 to 24 cents, hatching eggs 80 cents per dozen. Grain prices include No 2 wheat 2.41, No 2 ear yellow corn 1.57, No 2 ear white corn 1.52, No 3 ear white corn 1.47, No 2 oats 0.90, No 2 mile 2.05. Corn and grain moisture stated at 15 and 13 percent respectively.
Poultry Market Steady in North Georgia Report
USDA-North Georgia live poultry market in Atlanta reports prices steady with unchanged levels. Demand is fair to good and supplies are adequate across all sizes. Some growers hold for higher prices as FOB farm quotes show broilers and fryers at 20 to 22 cents, mostly 20 to 21 1/2 cents.
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North Georgia
Despondent deputy and family mourn sudden death in Alabama
Investigation at Heflin cemetery reveals Highsmith of Moulton directing. Surviving are three sisters Mildred Euda Lillian Dollar and Ziltha Davis of Bessemer and three brothers Henderson Paul and Rufus, also of Bessemer. Riley born in Bessemer served 21 months in European theater as sergeant with anti aircraft unit. Chief deputy from 1939 to 1943 and for past three years. also in mercantile and trucking businesses. Pallbearers listed. Sheriff Byars observed momentary despondency at Christmas gathering. death blamed by some as accident. Sheriff planning successor to Riley as term ends.
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Price Byars
Darwin Byars
Alfie Byars
Tommy Kimbrough
John Davis
Stone of Destiny Theft Sparks Scottish Nationalist Showdown
The Abbey reports carvings on the throne date 150 years old but thieves may have targeted the stone brought by Edward I in 1296 from Perthshire. The "stone of destiny" symbolizes the 17th century union and amid nationalist pressures, about 2,000,000 Scots signed the covenant for greater self-rule.
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Fulcher Rites Held Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Fulcher aged 62 were held at 1 30 P M at Bellview with Rev Milford Walker officiating. Interment followed in Bellview cemetery Mutual Service directed. She died Sunday at 4 45 P M at her sister's home in Huntsville after a three year illness. Surviving are a son J E Foster of Moulton Heights and a brother Merril, both of Huntsville, 11 grandchildren.
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Bellview
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Moulter Heights
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Huntsville
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Moulton Heights
Merril
Wagon Ride Ends in Tragedy for Limestone Youth
Limestone boy died after slipping from a red wagon into the path of a 1941 Ford driven by Marvin E. Adcock of Elkmont. Patrolman Edgeman said the accident was unavoidable. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 A M at his grandmother’s home with Harold Benson of the Church of Christ officiating. Burial follows at Malone cemetery in Cash Point, Tenn. Surviving relatives include deaf-mute parents and grandmothers Mrs Malone and Mrs Grady Shivers Brundidge Alabama. Pallbearers named Tommy Vickers Lindy Vickers Jimmy Malone and George Ellis Malone.
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Elkmont 2
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Malone Cemetery
Cash Point
Tenn
McConnell
Malone
Grady Shivers
Brundidge
Ala
Tommy Vickers
Lindy Vickers
Jimmy Malone
George Ellis Malone
Alabama Christmas weekend toll rises to twenty one dead
The Associated Press reports twenty one people died in Alabama during Christmas weekend traffic accidents. Victims include a five year old boy hit while playing with a wagon near Athens, and youths and adults from Birmingham, Gadsden, Calera, Montomery, and other areas. Several incidents caused multiple fatalities across the state.
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Billy Lée Shivers
Athens
Fred van Murphree, Jr
Auburn
Birmingham
Hattie McElroy
Boaz
West Etowah
William Montgomery
Ashville
Gadsden
Bobby Ray Johnson
Montgomery
Verdie Johnson
Johnson
Margaret Glass
Calera Rt. 2
Pelham
Troy
Ala
Front volleys intensify as Korean War widens
Chinese and Korean Reds push along a 120 mile front from the 38th parallel toward South Korea while U N and allied forces hold lines. MacArthur cites heavy Chinese reinforcements and predicts a communist offensive soon as Ridgway assumes command. Far East air forces fly 400 plus sorties, with B 29s striking Sariwon and warehouse targets.
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Coronation Stone Carried Through British Kings
The stone used for coronations traces back to Scotland's first king Kenneth I in the ninth century. It was worn smooth by Celts and served as a coronation seat for centuries. Twenty seven British monarchs have been crowned on it, including George VI.
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MacArthur reshuffles forces as Chinese entry reshapes Korea
Tokyo Dec 26 General MacArthur announces the withdrawal and regrouping of the U S 10th corps into a unified command under the Eighth Army in Korea. Ridgway arrives to assume command, replacing the late Walker as units shift, while U N aims and Chinese intervention are outlined with emphasis on maintained cohesion.
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ROK
Republic of Korea
Firemen report 17 runs since Christmas Eve morning
Fire chief logs show 17 runs by the department since Christmas Eve 1:20 PM. Of these 14 were grass fires with a oil heater blaze at W M Story 507 Wilson Avenue causing minor damage. Additional incidents include cars on fire and false alarms across city blocks.
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Government to push controls and savings as inflation trends loom
The 1951 outlook sees voluntary controls possibly becoming mandatory by March, with inflation possibly shifting to the black market and higher living costs. Congress may raise income taxes while industry expands capacity for defense and civilian goods. Families increase savings and debt repayment as the government promotes securities, bank deposits, and insurance to ease price pressure.
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Federal Reserve Board
Christmas News From Decatur Area Remembers Visitors And Births
Christmas notices list local residents visiting relatives in Birmingham and Nashville while others announce births at Baugh Wiley clinic. Discharges and hospital admissions include James Blalock, Bobby Ray Evans, and Ned Shackleford with river levels and weather data from Knoxville.
Truman Faces Second Term Budget and Policy Battles
The article outlines President Truman’s likely agenda as Congress opens, including possible revival of FEPC debates, hints at health insurance, statehood for Alaska and Hawaii, and major fiscal moves. It notes a tight House Senate split and a quick lame duck session ending Jan 3 with stopgap rent extensions and famine aid, plus large defense and civil defense bills moving through.
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Fred L. Potts Laid To Rest After Sudden Death
Funeral services were held for 88 year old Fred L. Potts who died suddenly during Christmas Eve dinner. He is survived by three daughters and two grandchildren. Potts, a retired building contractor, lived much of his life in Cleveland and recently moved to Decatur to stay with his daughter E. O. Hembree. The service was in Cleveland Tennessee at McLain chapel with burial at Fort Hid cemetery.
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Grant Street
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Christmas Peace Abroad Amid Korea War News
Amid Korea fighting a Christmas Eve victory note says over 100000 U N forces men were pulled from a Red trap. President Truman spoke of a safe beachhead as a Christmas message. King George VI urged love and peace. Pope Pius XII called for a year of prayer and peace. Archbishop Wyszynski urged devotion to God over worldly concerns. Western Europe faces anxiety over potential Red aggression.
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