Decatur area weather and local society notes
Partly cloudy and colder this afternoon with frost inland. Tuesday stays cool with northerly winds. Local temps reached 48 high and 34 low. Visitors include N L Compton Falkville and A B Postelle Hartselle. Tax distributions reported by Morgan County Collector Briscoe. Births admissions and dismissals at Decatur General Hospital. veterans asked to bring discharge papers. Army discharges noted for Hightower Lindsey and Gillespie with medals listed. Central Methodist church watch night services announced. Reporter Ken Reynolds.
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Morgan County
Alvis G. Briscoe
State of Alabama
Hartselle
Falkville
Trinity
Austinville
Decatur
Striking Bus Workers Return to Jobs Across Regions
The Associated Press reports 4,000 Greyhound workers in 18 states voted to end a two month strike and resume duties. Bus service is resuming as the labor dispute over wages nears settlement, while other industries face ongoing walkouts and potential government mediation.
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Associated Press
Greyhound
Howard T. Colvin
U. S. Conciliation Service
War Labor Board
W. L. Allen
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
WLB
Detroit
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Packard
Wedneseral Motor
CIO
United Auto Workers
Washington
Western Electric Employes Association
Western Electric
New York
New Jersey
Joseph E. Beirne
Independent
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Truman
Fact-Finders Area Preparing Report
Detroit December 31. Nearly 400000 automotive workers enjoy an extended forced holiday vacation as President Truman's fact-finding group works amid wage dispute tensions. The report progress continues on page two.
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Detroit
Truman
Man Admits Killing Two Near Lutcher Louisiana
Alonzo Ellis Jones of Birmingham admits to killing two men and wounding a third during a roadside shooting near Lutcher Louisiana. He was arrested near Mobile Alabama on murder charges after a long manhunt tied to the slayings of Cor poral Irvin Pincus and Walter J. Smith. Detective statements say Jones claimed no motive and fired without warning after a rest period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Irvin Pincus
Camp Plauche
Shreveport
Walter J. Smith
Long Beach
Cali
Gordon W. Ray
Lutcher
Adolph Mayerhafer
New Orleans
Ray
Blackie
John J. Grosh
Brignac
Joseph Pollet
St. Sparish
Chelsea
Telephone directory delivery to Decatur underway
The new gray covered Decatur telephone directory, totaling 3441 copies, will be distributed to homes and offices this week. D L Mixson of Southern Bell urges users to consult the directory to conserve busy equipment and verify numbers before calling. The distributed listings include Athens 887, Courtland 123, Hartselle 451, Moulton 259, Mooresville 40, and Town Creek 67 lines.
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Decatur
D. L. Mixson
Southern Bell Telephone Telegraph Company
Sures Oar
Athens
Snow and freezing air forecast over Alabama New Year’s eve
In Birmingham a sharp temperature drop is expected with a forecast of below freezing in North Alabama and possible snow in the Tennessee Valley. Mobile reports a one minute tornado did damage, felled oaks, caused fires from downed wires, and halted a hospital Caesarean by candlelight. Winds hit 75 mph, but no serious injuries were reported.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Charles Bradley
North
Bradley
Tennessee Valley
South Alabama
Mobile
British say Hitler died in bunker as witnesses are questioned
In Herford Germany British intelligence officer reports the full sequence of Hitler's last hours. After questioning witnesses held by the British, the officer states the Nazi Fuehrer died in his battered Berlin bunker and the account is accepted as the true version of his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herford
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Hitler
TVA Produces Most Power in United States
TVA reports in fiscal year 1945 it generated more electric power than any integrated system in the nation. About three quarters of output served war needs, with total power revenues over 39 million dollars. Major projects included two new dams Kentucky and Fontana and the Shoals phosphorus plant supplying munitions mu nitions and fertilizer materials.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
United States
War Department
TVA
Oak Ridge
Tennessee
Mearly
Sereda Wegheel
Congress
Kentucky
Fontana
Yaney Named Morgan County March of Dimes Chairman
Frank G. Yaney manager of Cooper Wells and Co. is appointed chairman of the annual March of Dimes campaign in Morgan County. A. T. Hanson of First Federal Savings and Loan will oversee the drive from January 14 to January 31, the birth anniversary of the late President. Contributions are strictly voluntary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank G. Yaney
Cooper, Wells & Co
Morgan County
A. T. Hanson
First Federal Savings & Loan
New Year Holiday Closures Announced for Decatur and Morgan County
All offices in the Morgan County courthouse will be closed tomorrow for New Year’s Day. City hall and post offices in Decatur will also close for the holiday, with the American Red Cross M chapter remaining open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Decatur
M Chapter
American Red Cross
Byrnes Reports On Moscow Visit And Japan Policy
Secretary of State Byrnes outlined progress from the Moscow conference with Britain and Russia on Japan, atomic energy, peace treaties, and Iran. He asserted U S oversight remains strong via a four power council and a broad United Nations backed control mechanism, with MacArthur retaining authority except where core changes occur. Byrnes travels to London January 10 for the U N assembly opening.
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Washington
Byrnes
Moscow
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
United States
State Department
Russia
Britain
China
Korea
Romania
Bulgaria
Bevin
Mbvlotov
Iran
London
United Nations Assembly
Control Council
U. S
Hamee MacArthur
MacArthur
Tokyo Council
United Nations
Baptist Leader Dies in Atlanta at 72
Dr. J. J. Bennett a prominent Georgia Baptist leader died aged 72. Funeral services are scheduled for 3 P M tomorrow at the Druid Hills Baptist Church in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
J. J. Bennett
Druid Hills Baptist Church
Salvation Army Plans Jan 8 Building Fund Drive
The Salvation Army in Decatur launches a building fund drive January 8 with a minimum goal of 10,000. Chairman O. Smith says workers will visit every business and industry in Decatur to distribute pledge cards and drive materials, asking employers to aid employee solicitations before January 15. The project funds a youth center to serve Army activities in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
O. Smith
Decatur
Sinfthy
Smith
Suspect Escapes With Evidence In Transit
A Los Angeles detective said he lost his prisoner wallet and evidence last night while changing trains at Fromaton Alabama. C W Barber. the suspect fled with $150, six pistols, four diamond rings, an iron and a razor. Police seek help to locate the fugitive en route from Miami to Los Angeles to face robbery charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Fromaton
Ala
C. W. Barber
Miami
Los Pom
Barber
Lawrence Cove Over Victory Loan Quota
Lawrence Cove, chairman O. J. Self, joins Morgan County beats to meet the Victory Loan quota. Cove had an E bond quota of 1,951 dollars. L. T. Wagnon, Farm Division chair, urges beat leaders to report bonds sold at the earliest date.
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Lawrence Cove
O. J. Self
Morgan County
L. T. Wagnon
Couple Injured In Rio Car Crash
Mr and Mrs Walter McConaughy of Montev Ala were recovering from bruises and cuts after their car skidded and hit a post in Rio de Janeiro yesterday. McConaughy serves as second secretary at the United States embassy.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Walter McConaughy
Montev Ala
McConaughy
United States
Hitler's Will Reveals Propaganda Masterpiece Texts
Adolf Hitler's last political testament and his personal will, released by Allied officials, portray a martyrdom narrative and call for upholding racial laws. Eva Braun is named in his will, planning death together after their marriage, with cremation of their bodies. Documents include Goebbels appendix and Nazi Party possessions.
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Daniel DE Luce Nuernberg
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Hitler
Propagan Santa Geea
Eva Braun
Mr Braun
Goebbels
U. & Third Army
Hereford
Miners Sealed In After Kentucky Mine Explosion
Twenty miners trapped by a recent underground explosion near Pineville Kentucky were ruled dead as officials ordered sealing of the main entrance to smother fires and gas. Nine rescued alive earlier died, including Tom McQueen and Albert Bennett, with two foremen among the victims. A relief fund was started for families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
Rees Thomas
Kentucky State Department of Mines and Minerals
Thomas
Here
Kentucky
Tom McQueen
Magnet
Pineville Community Hospital
McQueen
Albert Bennett
Nath
Hobart
Bennett
Dr C K Pitt on Leave of Absence
Dr C Kermit Pitt, specialist in diseases of children at the Emens clinic, is on leave and will return to practice in January 1947. He left Decatur for Dallas Sunday. Mrs Pitt will remain in Decatur.
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C. Kermit Pit
Emens Clinic
Pitt
Decatur
Dallas
Wage Hikes Spark Unified Push in Home Construction
Government spokesmen call wage increases “one of the worst copper in home construction” as a transport and labor panel approves wage and price measures. A select committee from Southern Soil Manufacturers negotiates a collective bargaining framework.
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Crac
Soil Pipe Ji
Navy Admiral Says Warning About Pearl Harbor Was Ample
Admiral Harold R. Stark testified that Admiral Husband E. Kimmel had ample warning before the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941. The hearings reviewed prewar correspondence showing Navy leaders urged strength, debated U.S. entry into the war, and discussed potential Japanese moves in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters.
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Washington
Harold R. Stark
E. P
Pacific
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Map Eg Rs
Stark
United States
J. Stark
Congress
Roosevelt
Germany
Russia
Europe
Azis
Azores
Atlantic
Adm
Thomas C. Hart
Britain
Kimmel
Secre
Hull
White House
Fleet
Navy
Japan
Walter C. Short
Army
United States-Japan
Navy Department
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Hubert Ryan
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Thelma Nix
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Decatur 3
Patricia Ann Peppers
Somerville 1
B. C. Whitt
Ardmore
The
Baugh Infirmary
Marvin C. Overcash
Italy
Whitttn
Marshall Sandlin
Biloxi
Miss
James Lynne
Somerville
Hartselle 3
Stanley Wyatt
State National Bank
Jackson Street
W. B. Edmundson
Mineral Wells
Texas
Cpl
Joseph J. Hightower
Addison 1
Pfe
Arnold T. Lindsey
Iluka, Miss
Central Methodist Church
Thomas E. Gillespie
Trinity 1
Evel Thompson
Raymond E. Richardson
Guam
Cpl. Richardson
Tokyo
Ken Reynolds
Carleton W. Hodges
Hodges
San Bernardino
Calif
J. O. Freeze
James F. Byrnes
Center
Earl of Halifax
Eft
Dean Acheson
National
Yaney
March OF Dimes
Third Army
Red Army
C. K. Pitt
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