Decatur Lions hear tour anecdotes and campaign talk
Decatur Lions members heard city attorney John Caddell recount a nation wide tour of key cities including MGM Hollywood studios. He described campaign expenditure practices and shared anecdotes from lunches with Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn and a photo with Judy Garland. The Christmas basket committee reported twenty baskets distributed to families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Lions Club
Lana Turner
John Caddell
Bereta
Theie
Carter
Caddell
MGM Movie Studios
Hollywood
Judy Garland
Spencer Tracy
Katherine Hepburn
British announce shell hits near warship and HQ in Piraeus
The British report a shell hit at 3 10 PM near a British warship and another near the naval headquarters at Piraeus. A 45 minute truce was planned to protect ELAS delegates at a second all party conference on Greece's political troubles. Churchill said Greece's monarchy or republic should be decided by Greeks.
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Piraeus
ELAS
Greece
Churchill
Britain
Urchill
Poamret
Stalin
Markets retreat as year end liquidation and war nerves lift losses
Wall Street extended declines with broad participation and turnover near 1,500 shares as selling slackened late, while tax related liquidations and war news clouded sentiment with under 12 market hours left in 1944. Cotton futures edged higher on light mill buying as traders switch from near to distant months amid slow trade. A minister in Georgia was arrested for fatal shooting at a Christmas dinner. butter prices in Chicago remained firm with receipts listed and market unchanged.
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Wall Street
New York
Europe
N. Y
S. W. Noles
Columbus
Assembly of God
C. H. Jones
Joseph E. Mayo
Jones
Noles
Mayo
Nashville Livestock Market News Report Dec 27
Cattle receipts light 300 with general undertone steady to strong and higher prices for many grades. Calves 100 steady with good to choice 14.00 15.50 and prime 16.50. Hogs 300 active with good and choice 200 270 lb barrows and gilts at 14.30, lighter weights 12.25 to 13.25. Sheep 50 steady with good lambs 13.00 14.00 and lower grades 8.25 12.50.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
German Drive Faces Meuse Crossing Constraint
Allied air forces have knocked out about 2000 enemy trucks and 231 tanks in recent days, potentially crippling transport for panzer divisions. Observers predict continued bad weather may immobilize German advance, forcing a Meuse crossing or a flank breakout or withdrawal from the salient.
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Meuse River
Hemisphere foreign ministers meet in late February to early March
Foreign ministers from the hemisphere, excluding Arpenus, scheduled a meeting in late February or early March to discuss regional concerns ahead of a United Nations gathering slated for late March or April.
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Hemisphere
Arpenus
United Nations
Allied and German offensives collide on Western Front
The article surveys shifting German strategy as Von Rundstedt redirects toward the northwest while Hitler’s forces pressure Bastogne and the Meuse. It notes Allied counterattacks, heavy air raids, and the widening battle map from Liege to Antwerp, with Bastogne holding firm under siege.
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von Rundstedt
Liege
Antoe
Group Leaves for Service Induction at Ft McClellan
A list of 28 men from board one departed this morning for Ft McClellan for induction into military service. The group includes Ernest A Byford James E White Benjamin W Ashford William M Lamon William M Lee Andrew L Braswell Thomas D Mooney Wilson Henson Robert C Jr William J Pitts Albert F Lamon Nelson E Bullard Thomas M Rogers James A Mee Gee William C Bracken W M Wallace J R Washburn P F Turner Jackson C Prince J A Jones R L Kirby Hubert A Ewell George E Cagle Roy B Reeves M L Davis B L Young H L Sparks.
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Board One
Ft. McClellan
Ernest Andrew Byford
James Edward White
Benjamin Washinton Ashford
William Marice Lamon
William Madison Lee
Andrew Leon Braswell
Thomas David Mooney
Wilson Henson
Robert Clarke Jr
William Jack Pitts
Albert Frank Lamon
Nelson Emens Bullard
Thomas Milton Rogers
James Andy Mee- Gee
William Charlie Bracken
William Marsh Wallace
Johnnie Ray Washburn
Pierce Fane Turner
Jackson Coleman Prince
Joseph Anthony Jones
Robert Lee Kirby
Hubert Allred
George Ewell Russell
Luther Elvege Cagle
Roy Bernard Reeves
Merle Luther Davis
Bruce Lane Young
Houston Lee Sparks
Allied Hold Tight as Bastogne Relief Push Intensifies
American forces hold Bastogne area as heavy drops supplement relief efforts. Front lines report muted activity with tentative thrusts by both sides. Von Rundstedt’s tanks reach Celles near the Meuse while American forces recapture the town by morning, suggesting strained German supply lines and air pressure impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bastogne
von Rufidstedt
Celles
Meuse
Ciney
Namur
Brussels
von Rundstedt
Planes Attack London and Western Germany Rail Hubs
One thousand U S eighth air force planes from British bases raided rail yards and a key junction in Western Germany after reports that the Berlin to West rail artery was knocked out. Six hundred heavy bombers with 400 fighters attacked targets including Euskirchen Endernach Homburg Kassel Fulda and a junction near Coblenz. Nazi fighters claimed at least 25 air combat kills southwest of Bonn.
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London
Eighth Air Force
Germany
Berlin
Field Marshal von Rundstedt
Merchants and Civic Leaders Unite to Fight Inflation
Morgan county grocers and customers join with the Office of Price Administration in a nationwide anti inflation campaign. Local stores will display price lists and banners through January as merchants vie for effective displays and community cooperation to hold food prices down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Office of Price Administration
Sam Watkins
Watkins
Carl Hendon
Hendon
Charlie Kirk
Kirk
Bob Harrison
Monarch
E. O. Craft
P Tea Company
Johnston Street
Haytselle
Shorty” Barrett
Barrett & Crook Grocery Store
OPA
Mr. Watkins
Party Series Concludes at Men's Club Bank Street
The Men’s Club on Bank Street wrapped up its annual Christmas tree event on Christmas Eve. Carols were sung as presents were given to service personnel and junior hostesses. Chaperones included Miss Clio Lovin and several Mrs. attendees. Plans for an informal New Year’s dance to begin at eight Saturday were announced.
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Bank Street
Clio Lovin
C. E. Moore
Aileen West
H. N. Peurifoy
Bomb raids and air battles in the Asia theater
Allied air forces conducted raids around Manila and Clark Field with heavy explosives on Christmas Day. Lightning fighters claim multiple Japanese interceptors downed, while P51s in North China report destroying Japanese planes on the ground at Tinan. A Chinese spokesman cites Japanese consolidation along supply routes into French Indochina and Malaya, as unconfirmed reports allege Japanese planes attacked a U.S. convoy off Mindoro.
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Down
Fukyo
Luzon Island
Manila
Clark Field
Japan
North China
Tinan
Shantung Province
China
Malaya
Mindoro Island
Philippines
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Taka
Sri
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Second Ave
Decatur Flying Service
Decatur
Courtland Road
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Alabama
Igner
Guernsey
Kilby Prison
Draper
Burr Reeves
State Farm
Harry Gilmore
Herd Foundation
Chicago
Uele Oe ’ Ags
Turner Coal & Grain CO
Moulton Bur
U.S
City Park
Dewitt Macken
Hungary
Austria
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Rhenish
Eisenhower
Aachen
Duere
Cologne
Antwerp
Supreme Headquarters
Associated Press
Hal Boyle
Panzers
Volksgrenadiers
Mumique
Dinant
Karl von Rundstedt
Hotton-Marche Road
Bulge
Manhay
Stavelot
Vor Rundstedt
Chaumont
Cobreville
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Timtange
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Ringel
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la Gleize
Seventh Army
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Thann
Wes Gallagher
Prien
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Papago Park
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Ariz
Royal Oak
Scapa Flow
Charlotte Greenwood
Walter Brennan
Lon McCallister
Indiana
Roxy Theatre
Saturday Evening Post
George Agnew Chamberlain
Jeanne Crain
June Haver
Ward Bond
Charles Dingla
Paul Henreid
Eleanor Parker
Princess Theatre
Qelne Cuan
Highway 31
Jehnaten St
Nabe AS
Soret
le OY Tata
Atta Pwalels
Decatur Cleaners
Johnston &T
Universal Concrete Pipe CO
P. O. Box
Webster's New International and Collegiate
James L. Rankin
Robinson
BANK
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