Courthouse Heckler Battle Ends in Brawl on Stairs
Two visitors clashed on courthouse stairs near Sheriff Willoughby office when Henry Swope confronted Elvid Burts 15 who had come to free his son from jail. Swope, a 190 pound man, overpowered Burts as deputies restrained them. Swope jailed for assault. bond pending.
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W. T. Willoughby Wednes
Henry Swope
Ivid Burts
Jetts
Trinity
Swope
Bibb Humphrey
Burts
Elvid Burts
Elvid
Humphreys
Eivid
Sheriff's Office
Mr. Humphrey
Morgan County
Christmas Edition Battlefront Editorial Shocks Readers
On the Christmas edition masthead, a front page editorial asks what is merry amid fighting. The piece notes cold conditions away from home and claims to have repelled attacks from all directions, promising history will record this effort. Soldiers and pockets are described as well supplied, including ammunition found in abundance and air-dropped supplies.
American Lifeline To Bastogne Holds Firm, SHAEF Reports
Paris dispatch reports a mile wide American corridor to Bastogne remained firm against German counterattacks through midday yesterday. The lifeline to the besieged garrison was described as holding after a long siege and a heavy Allied air effort, with hundreds of C-47s and glider drops completing four days of airlift.
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Lane
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Expeditionary Force
Paris
Bastogne
Markets at a Glance New York Cotton and Grain Prices
Markets at a glance show higher stocks led by steel, steady bonds and rail gains. Cotton futures rise on mill buying, with late values up 20 to 55 cents per bale while wheat and corn weaken in Chicago. Hogs steady to active, hogs and cattle show mixed movement with top prices noted for hogs and cattle.
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New York
Chicago
N. Y
Nashville Livestock Cattle Market Opens at Nashville
Nashville Tenn December 28 cattle market news item notes cattle open at about a price level with market details and preliminary activity reported by the Federal State Market News Service in Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal-State Market News Service
Federal seizure eyed in Ward's labor dispute cases
Across seven cities the union accuses Montgomery Ward of blocking WLB directives. The government prepared for federal court action to seize the properties and operate the stores if resistance continued. The move targets maintenance of union membership as a core issue and follows Vinson's guidance to Roosevelt.
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Ward
WLB
Fred M. Vinson
Roosevelt
Avery
Specia
Washington
U. S
Roosevelt orders seizure of Montgomery Ward plants in seven cities
President Roosevelt directed the Army to seize Montgomery Ward properties in Detroit Chicago Jamaica New York St. Paul Denver Portland and San Rafael California. The order cited wartime labor disturbances involving about 12000 workers and said strikes cannot be condoned as the nation fights a war on the industrial front.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Montgomery Ward
Detroit
Chicago
Jamaica
N. Y
St. Paul
Denver
Portland
Ore
San Rafael
Calif
WLB
Mr. Roosevelt
Butter Eggs Market Report Chicago December 28
Butter firm with receipts of 246 282 and eggs at 6 901. U S extras range 42 95 to 45 8, standards 40 6, current receipts 40 6. Market unchanged amid mixed demand and ongoing market activity.
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Chicago
U. S
Plan to revive Civilian 3 committee faces approval
Rankin predicts the revived committee will gain approval as observers note prior belief the investigation group would fade. The piece cites General Peyton C. who blames intelligence failures for German successes and mentions Pollster George C. Gallup preparing to testify before the House campaign panel.
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Rankin
WAC Training Centers Merged At Fort Oglethorpe
Representative Kefauver announced the War Department will merge the WAC training activities at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia with those at Des Moines. The Ft Oglethorpe program will be discontinued effective April 1.
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Washington
WAC
Ft. Oglethorpe
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Ongressman
War Department
Fort Oglethorpe
Des Moines
President denounces Montgomery Ward labor policy during wartime
The President condemns Montgomery Ward under Board Chairman Sewell Avery for waging a bitter fight against bona fide unions during the war. He says Ward will not be permitted to disregard government wartime labor policies or disrupt efforts to maintain harmony between management and labor.
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Montgomery Ward
Sewell Avery
Bomb and V bomb toll reported for civilians in 11 months
London bulletin states German bombs and V bombs killed 8,098 British civilians and seriously injured 21,137 in the first 11 months of the year.
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London
Tide of Battle Turns East of Meuse in World War II Report
German pockets on the western edge of the offensive face heavy American shellfire as Allied forces push north to Bastogne and halt Von Rundstedt’s push. Americans trap pockets near Echternach Beaufort and Celles while crossing the Sure near Bonnal and Martelange, closing toward Bastogne.
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Lechternach
Germany
Berlin
U. S.third Army
George S. Patton
Bonnal
Eschdorf
Martelange
Bastogne
von Rundstedt
Meuse
Celles
Beauraing
Borer
Rochefort
Beaufort
Echternach
Bulge
Seawolf Submarine Missing Under War Patrol
The U S Navy reports the 1500 ton Seawolf submarine under Lt Comdr Albert M Bontier of White Plains NY is missing after leaving patrol. The loss raises US submarine casualties to 34 with four sunk 28 overdue or presumed lost and two destroyed to prevent capture.
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Washington
U. S
Seawolf
Navy
Albert M. Bontier
White Plains
New York
United States
Slaying of Oil Heiress Solved
Nat J L Pieper of the San Francisco FBI said an ex naval seaman confessed to killing Georgette Bauerdorf, the oil heiress in Los Angeles. He carried a photo of Miss Bauerdorf and was turned over to police.
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San Francisco
Nat J.L. Pieper
FBI
U. S. Navy
Georgette Bauerdorf
Los Angeles
Miss Bauerdorf
Pieper
Americans Drive Germans From Villages South of Bastogne
Defensive preparations around St Hubert continue as German engineers lay mines. Small groups of enemy tanks roam the triangle Beauraing St Hubert Rochefort but no large thrust develops. Heaviest attacks center around Humain Havrenne Liemeux repulsed. Americans advance two to four miles south of the bulge driving Germans from Bonnal Insenborn Eschdorf and Lingel near Echternach.
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St. Hubert
Beauraing
Rochefort
Humain
Havrenne
Marche
Liemeux
Marce
Bulge
Bonnal
Insenborn
Eschdorf
Lingel
Bastogne
Berdorf
Echternach
War Secretary Stimson: Western Front Still Critical
Secretary Stimson said the latest news from France is favorable but the Western front remains critical. He noted German attempts to break a Salient base and warned time is against the attacker. He cited Panzer armies and a 50 mile penetration westward while American forces narrowed a German corridor to 20 miles.
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Washington
Stimson
France
Seventh Army
Decatur Closures and 1945 Privilege Tax Schedule
Courthouse and city hall in Decatur are to be closed on January 1. The 1945 privilege tax schedule of the City of Decatur is published, with partial license payments discontinued. Pvt. William Teet 19 of Eva l is with a railway shop battalion in England. Mr and Mrs Walter H Todd Sr and daughter Norman will travel to New Orleans to join Cpl Thomas E Todd at Camp Hood to attend the Alabama Duke Sugar Bowl game New Year, a former Decatur Red Raider.
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Decatur
Pvt
William Teet
Eva 1
Transportation Corps
England
Walter H. Todd Sr
Norman Todd
New Orleans
Cpl
Thomas E. Todd
Camp Hood
Texas
Todd
Decatur Red Raider
Christmas Socials and Local Health Notes in Decatur Area
Second Class Seaman Roy Malcolm Vest and family from Virginia were guests aboard for a Christmas dinner and dance in Williamsburg. Local notables and guests from Huntsville Birmingham and Decatur attended holiday events. ticket sales for 1945 showings continued. Health updates include Mr Winston ill at home, Mr Garrett out after pneumonia, Mr Harlow ill, Mrs Simmons improving from strep throat, and a watch night Salvation Army service planned. Pfc Cavnar and Pfc Daeger returned to Camp Seibert after Christmas with family nearby.
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Roy Malcolm Vest
Vest
Phil
Carolyn Jane
Virginia
Peary
Williamsburg
Vests
Hartselle
War Casualties Reach 628 441 By Dec 14 With Navy Total
Casualty totals for the armed forces rise to 628 441 as of December 14, two days before a major German offensive. Army and Navy figures show significant two week increases in killed wounded missing and prisoners with official notes on the ongoing Nazi counter offensive.
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Washington
Europe
Stimson
E Navy
Germany
Negro held for shooting murder in pistol duel
A. J. Jones, a Black man, was arrested after a pistol duel with William White on December 14 at the Davis and McCartney Streets corner. White died from a single wound. Jones, wounded, was treated and later discharged after a medical exam. Jones remains in county jail awaiting grand jury action.
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A. J. Jones
William “White
Davis and
McCartney Streets
Jones
Baugh’s Infirmary
White
Lawrence County Speake Family Christmas Visit Note
Lawrence County residents and relatives are listed as Yuletide guests visiting family in Cullman County and Courtland. Mrs. Harold L. Speake was furloughed and sent to Warrenburg Missouri. Cadet nurses Sara and Hazel McCaghren are visiting Birmingham area relatives.
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J. S. Pearce
Cullman
Jefferson Hospital
Birmingham
John McCaghren
Hollis
Fire of guard kills convict at Montgomery prison
Deputy Warden Carl Williams said convict Carl ie M. Hosmer, 24, was killed this morning during an escape attempt at a Montgomery prison. Hosmer, serving 10 years plus a day for robbery and grand larceny with an additional four-year term for larceny, was shot as he neared the top of the wall while on work detail. Another convict joined the break but escaped back inside unharmed. fellow escapee not identified.
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Montgomery
Ala
Carl
Carlie M. Hosmer
W. Williams
Hosmer
Jefferson County
Williams
British Units Press Southward Toward Mandalay in Burma
British troops continued a steady southward drive toward Mandalay along the rail line and the Irrawaddy river with advances of up to 20 miles against resistance. Japanese broadcasts claimed Superforts over Nippon and Tokyo radio noted incendiaries dropped near Tokyo. An air raid alarm silenced a Kyushu station. American pursuit planes heavily bombed Canton as attacks in South China increased.
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Burma
Irrawaddy
Mandalay
Tokyo
Saipan
Kyushu
Expected guests and local notes from Danville area
The article lists expected guests for Mr F O Harold Speake and Miss Katherine Stephenson of Danville, including Miss Carrie Mae and Clifford Speake. It notes Speake school reopening January 1 and several local movements, visits, and travel plans involving families in Danville, Moulton, and Decatur.
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John McCaghren
F O
Harold Speake
Katherine Stephenson
Danville
Carrie Mae
Clifford
Taylor Black
Claire Jr. McKay
C. C. McKay
Florida
Ermine McKay
Decatur
Charles Speake
C. E. Layman
Flint
Deal Hampton
Sue
Almon Family Celebrates Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary
Judge Charleson has served as circuit court judge since 1910 in Lauderdale county. Judge T. C. Almon reports many farm mortgages are being paid off in full across the year, noting a strong trend in mortgage payments.
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T. C. Almon
Creas
Charles P. Almon
Charleson
Lauderdale County
Hec
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