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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1944
Page
10
In New Orleans a red haired woman identified as Laura Fisc, an Austrian alien, was found dead in a hotel bathtub. Federal investigators and police seek a man named D. J. Stafford of Chicago, thought to be her husband. The body upright in six inches of water led coroner to suspect suffocation under water possibly a homicide.
Mr and Mrs Alvin McKee and daughter Sylba Ann visited Mr and Mrs Dewey Steadham. Mr and Mrs J P Owens and children visited Mrs Nora Owens. Boots Moore has died. Martha Goodson ill. Mat tie Yancey died. Jimmy Owens, U S Navy, visiting relatives three days. Wayman Williams family visiting Jeney Steadham. Steadham son ill. Sunday school held Sundays. Fifty five percent of Guatemala population cited.
A community wedding unites Miss Martha Martin and David Childers of Eva on a Saturday. Local visits include Cargus Garrison from Virginia en route to Oklahoma, and multiple Christmas gatherings with Tanner and related families across Eva, Decatur, Huntsville, and nearby areas.
Mrs Logan Broadway of Louisville visits her mother Mrs Ella Pettit and relatives in town. Mrs Carlyle Jennings and daughter Sandra of Lacey's Spring, and Mrs Lula Compton visit Mrs Bernice Thomas. Woodrow Thomason and Huston Helms visit Mrs Logan Broadway and Mrs Ella Pettit. Cleo Compton of Huntsville spends Christmas with relatives. Ira Compton and Leroy Westbrooks families call on local residents.
Local residents report visits and family updates across Morgan County including Lola Cudlip and Crawford families. Birth announced Virginia Jane Julian in Arab Hospital. The region sees reunions, furloughs, and military connections with Army and Navy members amid holiday travel. The Roxy Theatre debuts Home In Indiana starring Walter Brennan and Jeanne Crain with Lon McCallister and Charlotte Greenwood.
In Jackson Mississippi Father E J Flanagan urged Governor Bailey to spare Murice Shinnick Madison Wis and Joseph Leeman Maylene Ala from execution for the December 1943 murder of Sheriff Thomas S Boykin Wayne County The governor planned to decide after one more consultation The brothers in law and the church leader argued rehabilitation over the electric chair noting the youths were ignorant of their acts and expressing doubt justice requires capital punishment They could be moved to Waynesboro for execution if no clemency is granted
Washington dispatch reports broad support for mandatory military training for able-bodied youths after a certain age, with potential to train about one million annually and create a civilian reserve. Critics warn it risks unhealthy nationalism and clash with democratic values, urging broader national health and welfare reforms.
The report notes that more than 1,700 Dutch seamen have been lost as Dutch ships were sunk by Axis forces since 1940. The figures reflect wartime losses across merchant and naval vessels.
Timothy Dexter of Newburyport famous for eccentric book A Pickle For The Knowing Ones. After readers complained about no punctuation he printed a new edition with four pages of periods and commas and quipped Here they are folks.
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