George Amos Dies at Home
George Amos 63 a TVA employee for 14 years died at his home Sunday at 7 15 AM. Services are set for Tuesday at 2 30 PM at Mutual Service Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Floyd Parker officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery. He is survived by a widow seven sons three daughters two sisters and several stepsons and stepdaughters. Pallbearers include TVA workers R J Gibson A J McAnn W M Davis P H Dodson Arnold Terry and Zenos O Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jorge Thomas
Tom) Amos
Trinity
Thomas B. Amos
Thomaston
Edward R. Amos
Joan
Robert L. Amos
Moulton
Mnry
T. Douglas D
Franklin Amos
Decatur
Jimmy Wayne Amos
Nashville
W. A. Shelton
Naomi Faye Amos
Mary Christine Amos
Ermity 1
J. R. Sar
Mary ‘Amos
Thomaston, Ga
TVA
R. J. Gibson
A. J. McAnn
W. M. Davis
P. H. Dodson
Arnold Terry
Zenos O. Evans
Quiet Wall Street Gains Narrow Market Day
Markets drifted with slight gains in quiet trading on December 27. Leaders on the upside included Chrysler, Santa Fe, Union Pacific, General Electric, Du Pont, Allied Chemical, U S Gypsum, and Texas Co while laggards featured U S Steel, Montgomery Ward, Woolworth, Seagrams, and Johns Manville. Curb stocks rose modestly with American Gas & Electric and Kaiser-Frazer among notable movers. Bonds and rails saw steadier activity in a subdued session.
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New York
Chrysler
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Goodrich
Douglas Aircraft
Kennecott
du Pont
General Electric
Allied Chemical
U. S. Gypsum
Texas Co
U. S. Steel
U. S. Rubber
Montgomery Ward
U. S
Poultry Market Report from Atlanta Georgia
North Georgia live poultry market shows weak undertone in fryer section with irregular prices. Trading moderate to light this morning with 23 to 4 pounds birds fully ample and heavier weights scarce. prices at FOB farm for fryers ranged from 29 1/2 to 32 1/2 cents, with New Hampshire and White Crosses and Barred Rock crosses among listed varieties.
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Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
New Hampshire
Cotton futures hold steady on trade buying and hedging
New York December cotton futures were steady with support from short covering and scale-up hedge offerings. A leading spot firm boosted near term buying as export sales concerns linger, and traders expect improved mill demand after year end. Nearby March and May prices firm as December parity is expected to decline.
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New York
March
Nashville Livestock Prices Report Dec 27
Cattle 900 head steady to mixed. Steers, mediums 20.00 25.50. calves 19.00 32.00. cows and bulls scarce. Hogs 1200 head active. barrows 25.50 higher. sows steady 17.50 21.50. Sheep 100 head nominally steady. lambs 20.00 23.00. ewes 12.00 16.00.
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Nashville
Markets at a Glance New York and Chicago
Markets at a glance show mixed trading across major sectors. In New York stocks were uneven with small gains, bonds moved irregularly, and cotton steady on short covering. Chicago wheat and other grains were dull with minor declines and uneven activity, top price around 35.50 for soybeans or similar.
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New York
Chicago
Grain futures slip on Board of Trade closing session
Closing grain trading showed little gain for grain futures at the Board of Trade as prices drifted. Wheat finished about a half to four percent lower with declines broadening into the late session amid stagnant demand and unsettled market tone.
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Board of Trade
Soldier’s Body Is On Way Home From War Front
The body of Pfc. James O. Stricklin will arrive in Hartselle Tuesday. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Shiloh Church with Rev. Robert Glenn officiating. Burial will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Full military honors will be provided by the National Guard the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Stricklin was killed in January March 22 1946 at age. He is survived by his widow Mrs James O Stricklin Somerville 2 two daughters Gloria Ann and Mary Ottis Stricklin Somerville 2 his parents Mr and Mrs Lonnie Stricklin Winter Garden Fla three sisters Nadine Bruce Winter Garden Fla Heddie Goodwin Oakland Fla and Grady Jackson Danville four brothers Carous Stricklin Somerville 1 Eugene Coy and J W Stricklin Winter Garden Fla
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James O. Stricklin
Hartselle
Shiloh Church
Robert Glenn
Peck
National Guard
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Pfc
Stricklin
Somerville 2
Gloria Ann
Mary
Ottis Stricklin
Somerville
Lonnie Strcklin
Winter Garden
Fla
Nadine Bruce
Heddie Goodwin
Oakland
Fila
Grady Jackson
Danville
Carous Stricklin
Eugene, Coy
J.W. Stricklin
Winter Garden, Fla
Mr Stork Delivers Christmas Babies at Decatur General
On Christmas Day four special packages arrived at Decatur General Hospital as babies were born to Gratton Brittain, Lane, Taylor, and Schuessler families. Christmas Eve deliveries added daughters for Braswell and Chandler families.
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Stork
Decatur General Hospital
Gratton Brittain
Ninth Avenue
W. H. Lane
Hartselle
J. C. Taylor
Sherman
T. W. Schuessler
Auburn
G. M. Braswell
Decatur
R. C. Chandler
Tanner
Broiled Kidneys Marinated in Tangy French Dressing
A kitchen note advises broiling kidneys after marinating them in a French dressing sauce rich with seasoning. The instruction emphasizes using a tangy dressing and ample flavor before cooking.
Grain and meat futures mixed in May market report
The May grain and commodity market shows corn down to 2.275 per bushel and oats largely unchanged. Soybeans hold near flat with small gains, and lard rises 7 to 13 cents per hundred pounds. Prices for rye and soy futures are noted with several incomplete figures.
Considine: War Correspondent and Prolific Writer
Considine toured North Africa England Pacific and China Burma India theaters as a war correspondent. He authored MacArthur the Magnificent co authored Where's Sammy and edited Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo and General Wainwright's Story. He wrote Babe Ruth life story and film scripts including The Beginning or the End.
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England
Pacific
China-Burma-India
MacArthur the Magnificent
Sammy
Tokyo
Wainwright
Babe Ruth
Considine
Bikini Lagoon
George R. Holmes
Newsweek Magazine
Newsweek
Damon Runyon
Washington
Hollywood
Chicago
Burgess Rites Held Tuesday
The body of Pfc. Perc Bill Burgess killed in Saipan on June 20, 1944, was set to arrive in Decatur at 2 25 p m and proceed to the home of his sister Mrs Phil Vaughan. The funeral cortege would depart at 1 35 p m Tuesday for Central Methodist Church with services at 2 p m and burial in the city cemetery. Veterans of Foreign Wars would provide military honors with six pallbearers. Burgess is survived by his widow and daughter Billy Burns Burgess, his parents, five sisters and one brother.
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Perc
Bill Burgess
Saipan
Decatur
Phil Vaughan
Fourth Avenue
Central Methodist Church
G. M. Davenport
Pfc. Burgess
Billy Burns Burgess
D. H Burgess
Somerville 2
J. R. Hurley
Leighton
A. G. Berryman
Bernice Branscomb
Muscle Shoals
Lowe Harris
Moulton
Wilson Burgess
Birds Bathe by Pushing Through Wet Leaf Clusters
Some birds bathe by pushing through or over clusters of wet leaves on trees. This behavior highlights how avians use natural substrates to splash and rinse their plumage.
Community Health News and Local Appointments
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. McClung returned from Florence after attending the funeral of Cpl. Don M. Montgomery. Ed Orr showed improvement at Decatur General Hospital after a Sunday incident at Central Baptist church. Patients and admissions listed include Herschel Pipkins at Decatur General, Ed Johnson moved to 1424 Seventh Avenue E, A. C. Vinsant admitted to Hamil clinic, He Master Boyd Mooney treated for emergency appendectomy, and Mrs. Sarah McCaig scheduled for operation at Hamil clinic. Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Halbrooks returned to Birmingham after holidays in town.
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W. C. McClung
Florence
Cpl
Don M. Montgomery
Ed Orr
Decatur General Hospital
Brown's Ambulance
Central Baptist Church
Ed Johnson
Hamil Clinic
Seventh Avenue E
Boyd Mooney
Tower Avenue
Windmills to Fly Only in Calm Weather for Saipan Rescue
Saipan officers plan constant conferences as seven airmen stranded since December 9 await rescue. Helicopters called windmills will fly only in weather with winds under 40 mph, according to Capt. William V. Davis Jr. Rescue attempts were hindered by bad conditions and yesterday’s weather.
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William V. Davis, Jr
Air Force
Washington
Bad Weather Delays Greenland Air Rescue Effort
Weather and ice hamper a Greenland rescue of 13 airmen. An Air Force C-82 and C-47 units face repeated setbacks while Col. Balchen and naval aircraft aid from Goose Bay and Bluie West bases.
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Washington
Greenland
Arctic
Air Force
Goose Bay
Labrador
Agr
Bluie West 1
Siapan
Bernt Balchen
Winnipeg
Canada
Alaska
Air Foxe
Bluie West 8
Welles Found After Night Out Near Stream
Robert Welles went missing after mass with his family. Brooke Kerby and three neighbors helped carry him to a farmhouse where he was found with facial scratches and mud from rocks and ice. He was taken to a hospital, condition improving but surgery possible.
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Robert
Brooke Kerby
Welles
Kerby
Oxon Hill
Huffman
Study on Taft-Hartley Anti-Communist Provisions Considered
Washington story outlines possible paths for sustaining anti communism in labor laws under Taft Hartley. White House and Labor Department divided over affidavits. Proposals include extending or broadening the oath requirement to employers officers or all union leaders with varied thresholds.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Labor Department
Maurice J. Tobin
John W
Joint
Labor-Management Committee of Congress
Communist Party
Lawrence murder tied to Christmas Eve shooting
Lawrence county law enforcement reported a killing connected to a Christmas Eve shooting in Central Lawrence county. A 25 caliber handgun, a suspect in custody as a material witness, and competing statements from witnesses marked the inquiry. Separate incidents included a hospital shooting, fires, and a fatal elevator accident at Williams Auto Supply.
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Herman Griffin
Decatur
Riley
Taylor
Niams
Williams
Oakville
Lawrence County
Air Lift Enables Western Powers to Disarm Germany
United States France and Britain report substantial agreement on a military security board to ensure Germany remains disarmed. Gen. Lucius D. Clay says the board will take over functions as military governments shrink and will include inspection police to enforce disarmament rules.
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Wes Gallagher
Berlin
United States
France
Britain
Lucius D. Clay
Germany
Clay
Military Security Board
Missing Runners Probe Seeks Wider Spies Ties
Red Bentley began leadership in 1941 and postwar notes follow Miss Bentley’s resignation. Mundt reports current committee members will urge the new session to push a full effort to locate missing runners and to close additional loose ends. He claims more people were guilty of spying than currently exposed and urges exposure of them.
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Bentley
Miss Bentley
Mundt
Veteran Walter Parker dies at 78 in Lincoln
Walter Parker, 78, a Spanish-American war veteran and former Talladega merchant, died at his Lincoln home after a brief illness. Parker retired from business years ago. his wife Olive Parker survives him.
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Lincoln
Ala
Walter Parker
Talladega
Parker
Olive Parker
International conflicts and leadership shifts dominate wartime reports
Reports detail polities of Israel and Gaza fighting with Egypt, Dutch actions in Java, and Indonesian guerilla resistance. China sees fading peace hopes as leaders gain or lose power. Mindszenty is jailed in Hungary amid church tensions, while Britain France and the US back a plan to curb German rearmament via a military security board.
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Israel
Gaza
Netherlands Indies
Java
Hague
Security Council
Holland
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Sun Fo
Nanking
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Vatican
Mindszenty
Britain
France
United States
Germany
Victim of Accident Here Laid to Rest
Funeral services for Garvin Thomas, killed on Christmas Eve by a falling elevator at Williams Auto Supply, were held at Brown's chapel Ferry Street with Rev. Otis Kirby officiating. The body was shipped to Birmingham and buried in Elmwood Cemetery after services at Norwood Brown Service Funeral Home.
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Gulf Station
Church
Alabama
Highway
Grove Street
Courtland Road
Shady Lane
Banks Street
Decatur
Courtland
Garvin Thomas
Endlam Boulevard
Williams Auto Supply Company
Edward Rand Pippen
Brown's
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Tenart Run’ Farms
Jogjakarta
Netherlands
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City Cemetery
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Aften
United Nations Security Council
General Assembly
INS
Olympic
Europe
Western
The
Overseas Press Club
KLAN
Augusta
Klavern
Ku Klux
Jack Morgan
Hartseller
Baugh and Wiley Clinic
Herschel Pipkins
Decatur 3
A.C. Vinsant
Sarah McCaig
Trinity 1
Mrs. M. T. Halbrooks
Birmingham
Butler Welles
Mra Welles
Clarence Doned
Washington State Prison
Paren
Elnis
Boggie
Lebanon
Ore
By Max Hall
Gibson
National Labor Relations Board
Truman
Bing
Lawrence
Chapman
Petro
First Avenue N
Witth
Curtis Ballenger
Miner
Als
Desert
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