A Little Guy Takes Stock Of A Turbulent Year
Washington essayist James Marlow reflects on 1945 from the view of the ordinary citizen. He recalls Roosevelt's death, Truman's rise, Mussolini's death, and Hitler's fate, then notes the atomic bomb, return home of troops, and the uneasy postwar world. He hopes 1946 brings peace, prosperity, and relief from suffering.
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James Marlow
Washington
Battle of the Bulge
Japan
Roosevelt
Yalta
Harry
Truman
America
Mussolini
Italy
Caesar
Hitler
Hiroshima
United Nations
Congress
Russia
Java
Iran
Palestine
Europe
Come Home Plea Voiced For Jeanne Crain
Hollywood reports Jeanne Crain 20 sought by mother Loretta Crain to return home amid marriage plans to 27 year old Paul Brinkman radio manufacturer. Church banns three weeks. dispensation sought to wed in 10 days. Jeanne staying with friends near San Fernando Valley. sister Rita 18 and mother worried.
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Hollywood
Jeanne Crain
Jeanne
Paul ¥. Brinkman
Brinkman
Loretta Crain
Rita
Miss Crain
San Fernardo Valley
Bormann Arrest Rumored by Czechoslovak Papers
London dispatch notes Czech and Slovak newspapers reported the arrest of Martin Bormann, Hitler's deputy, with unconfirmed claims he had been seized in the British zone of Germany. Reuters cited no confirmation from Allied security officials.
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London
Reuters
Nuernberg
Martin Bormann
Hitler
Fuehrer
Ggre Xy
Bormann
Germany
Nevers
Tornado Hits Pelham Ga Business District
A tornado struck Pelham in Mitchell County destroying parts of the business district. Editor Joy of The Pelham Journal reports some damage estimates but confirms there were no deaths.
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Pelham
Mitchell County
Joy
Formation Flight Tactics Among Birds and Bombers
A compact comparison shows small birds circling in flocks to outmaneuver hawks. Bombers use tight formation to resist enemy attacks, mirroring the birds' flock behavior in flight.
Markets Hand Gov Checks Prove State Farm Aid Aim
Montgomery report notes two state markets Oneonta and Cullman refunded 553.83 to the markets board fund as five percent of capital outlay. Joe N Poole, Alabama agriculture and industries commissioner, says the checks show tangible evidence of the farmers benefit under the 1943 legislature act. Governor Chauncey Sparks praises the results and the State Market Act for farmer service and future growth.
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Montgomery
Ala
Joe N. Poole
Poole
Markets Board
Alabama
Hitler's Continued From Page One
The article fragment mentions Hitler and references Goebbels and his family, indicating continued coverage of Nazi leadership and associated figures. The incomplete text limits specifics about date, location, or exact events.
Markets at a Glance final session summary
New York stocks showed irregular slow dealings in the final session. Bonds had mixed price changes, cotton was closed. Chicago wheat held steady to a cent or two higher with good rye demand, corn unchanged, rye up to 3 12 cents. Hog prices were active and steady, top at 14.85. cattle steady to off 50 cents, top at 18.00.
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New York
Chicago
Nashville Livestock Market Opens Quiet for New Year
Nashville Tenn Dec 31 cattle 700 active and steady on good to choice steers up to 17.00 with lighter weights 15.00 to 16.50. Cows 6.00 to 8.75, good young cows 12.50 to 13.50. Hogs 150 steady with barrows 14.55 and sows 13.80. Sheep 25 steady with ewes 13.00 to 14.00. Receipts light. Open Tuesday Jan 1 with regular horse and mule auction.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal-state Market News Service
Furore in Nazi ranks as war crimes trial nears
MERNBERG Dec 31 Nazi leaders confront war crimes trial resumption with Hitler’s last will denouncing Goering and Himmler as traitors. Goering warned, Himmler blamed, others stunned as their fate looms. Will accuses disloyalty and secret pacts, while Kaltenbrunner Raeder delay fate and health.
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Mernberg
Adolf Hitler
Hermann Goering
Heinrich Himmler
Neurenberg
Fuehrer
Berlin
Eva Braun
Goering
Hitler
Beichtesgaden
Reichmarshal
Himmler
Gestapo
Arthur Seyss-Inquart
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Ribbentron
Germany
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
Erich Raeder
Kaltenbrunner
Georgia PSC orders probe into Atlanta Gas Light rates
The Georgia Public Service Commission ordered a formal investigation to determine whether rates charged by the Atlanta Gas Light Company should be reduced. The firm serves about 20 communities across North and Middle Georgia including Atlanta, Athens, Augusta, Rome, Griffin, Macon, Valdosta and Waycross.
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Atlanta
Georgia Public Service Commission
Atlanta Gas Light Company
Georgia
Athens
Augusta
Rome
Griffin
Macon
Valdosta
Waycross
Grain futures rally on foreign demand and Britain purchase hints
Chicago broker bids rose as foreign inquiries into U S rye and a report of Britain buying an undisclosed amount spurred gains. Wheat closed steady to ½ cent higher, May at 1.80 ½, corn unchanged at 1.18 ½, oats down ¼ to ½, May 77 ⅛ to 1 ¼, rye steady to 3 ½ cents higher May 1.77 ⅞ to 1.78, barley mixed May 1.22 ¼.
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Chicago
U. S
Great Britain
Two long-term military prisoners captured near Birmingham
Sheriff Holt McDowell said two escaped hospital prisoners were captured 130 miles southwest of Birmingham. Astvaidur Brynjolfsson, 21, a Norwegian civilian employee of the American Army in England, was sentenced to life for killing an English girl. Robert L. Pearson, 23, recipient of a 40 year sentence, had fled his unit during combat. Army authorities were en route to take custody.
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Birmingham
Ala
Holt McDowell
Halloran General Hospital
New York
McDowell
Astvaidur B. Brynjolfsson
Robert L. Pearson
Brynjolfsson
England
Pearson
Birming
Ardmore Creamery Workers Get Christmas Treat and Cash
Ardmore Creamery employees enjoyed 3 to 5 pm Christmas gathering with cheese crackers coca cola and carols led by Miss Black. All received a 5 pound box of cheese and staff with one year or more service got $18 while others got $9.50. Pfc. Raymond Clem, ill with flu at his parents home, is on furlough from McQuaide California. Robert Broadway visited Decatur on Thursday to see his daughter Mrs Davidson and others. Consolidated Products Plant Decatur workers were given a $10 check by their boss Nick Balthrop on Christmas Day.
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Ardmore Creamery
Miss Black
Pfc
Raymond “Buddie” Clem
McQuaide
California
Richard Clem
Robert Broadway
Decatur
G. H. Davidson
Davidson
P. C. Goforth
Consolidated Products Plant
Nick,Balthrop
Boiling as a cheap method to whiten fabrics
Boiling offers a cheaper alternative to commercial bleach and is gentler on fabrics. It suggests a simple home technique for whitening clothing with heat and water.
Chiang Moves to End Strife After New Year Message
The Chinese central government proposed an early settlement of China’s civil war with Chiang Kai-Shek inviting Chinese communists to join a unified government and calling a Jan 10 peace parley. A truce proposal from Communists was countered with plans for talks with Gen. Marshall. Chiang urged welcoming other parties before the May 5 national assembly to draft a new constitution.
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Associated Press
China
Orient
Chiang Kai-Shek
Political Consultative Council
Truman
George C. Marshall
Chiang
National Assembly
Seoul
Tokyo
MacArthur
Allied Control Council
Japan
Moscow
Housing Bill Signed Today By President Truman
President Truman signed legislation authorizing 160 million dollars for emergency aid to families of servicemen and veterans. The measure was signed aboard the Presidential yacht Williamsburg anchored off Quantico Virginia amid ice and fog on the Potomac River. Weather was cold with rain and more bad conditions expected. Roosevelt announced a Radio address later.
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Washington
Truman
Williamsburg
Quantico
Potomac River
White House
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Missouri
New Year Weekend Death Toll Tops 209
Deaths from New Year weekend accidents reach 209, with traffic crashes comprising 109 fatalities. The toll falls short of the National Safety Council’s 375 to 400 estimate for the four day holiday, which anticipated peak losses Saturday and the following day. Violent deaths from miscellaneous causes total 100, including shootings, fires, explosions, air transport accidents, drownings, and falls.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Briscoe Buys Office Equipment Co in City Move
Announcement says T. J. Briscoe purchases Office Equipment Co at 716 Second Avenue from Bell and will take personal management immediately. Briscoe, living at 335 East Moulton Street, recently returned from the Army. The sale notes plans to add a complete line of sporting goods once stock arrives.
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T. J. Briscoe
Second Avenue
Briscoe
East Moulton Street
Community News Highlights and War Service Notes
Little Joe Lowery sick with flu at home. Seaman 1-c Lovitt P. Hart en route home on USS Fergus from Pearl Harbor. Army discharge for Lewis C. Nichols after 49 months service with multiple ribbons. Freddie L. Carpenter en route home on USS Tryon from Tokyo Bay. Grisom family holiday visit from Baileyton. Sgt. Floyd A. Jackson discharged after 33 months service. Pipkins visiting Decatur parents from Sanford. Marvelene McElroy visiting in Winchester Tenn. Harold O. Neely discharged after 32 months service. Leland King visiting Trinity parents. James Howard Hill serving on USS Boyle. McElroy family updates from Chicago arrival of Leon Mass McElroy. Sgt. Richard A. Sparkman returned home with multiple decorations. Eddie G. Sandlin to Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. Birth announcement for David Neil Eaton. Various illness notes and holiday visits. Post office receipts expected to rise as official figures loom. City hall operations hindered by flu and staff absences. Continuous report on local residents and military service.
World Champion Tall Tale Contest Sparks Local Laughter
Burlington readers enjoy a humorous report on a tall tale contest prize winners from Kentuckian and Philadelphian contributors. The Kentucky entry claims to have stopped the 1945 Ohio River flood by quick action with an election board, while Philadelphian H G Folk sends a Civil War era blood plasma tale.
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Burlington
Wis
Linehan
Lee
Kentucky
Louisville
H. G. Folk
Musgrave St
Philadelphia
Rotary hears Johnson talk on Philippines
Rotarians heard James H. Johnson, chairman of the International Service Committee, discuss the Philippines. Frank Stone presided in Rutledge S. Thomas’s absence. Guests included F. Garrett, M. M. Rice, Howard Graham and others. Johnson described the geographic location, island count, U.S. role since 1898 and major crops.
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Philippines
James H. Johnson
International Service Committee
Frank Stone
Rutledge S. Thomas
FE. P. Garrett
Hartselle
M. M. Rice
Montgomery
Howard Graham
Bristol
Mr. Johnson
United States
Weekend city court docket shows $375 in fines and forfeitures
Eighteen cases tried in city court over the weekend resulted in $375 paid in fines or cash bonds. Fines included $25 for drunkenness and $50 for a prohibition law violation. dis m issed cases and various bond for feitures were noted. Also local community events and visits are listed, including band practice scheduled for Wednesday and news of residents visiting relatives and travel plans.
Wage dispute fuels GM CIO talks amid possible new offer
Facts indicate FACT-FINDERS board near completion with auto wage debate centering on a 15 percent boost absorption, while GM and CIO United Automobile Workers may meet before findings are issued. Rumors of a new wage offer circulate as President Truman plans a radio address. Union leaders from Washington return urge a hard line, insisting wage battles continue despite industry capacity. Sloan and Wilson defend the system against supposed threats to competitive enterprise. William Harvey Self to Birmingham Southern College after a WWII discharge, resuming studies.
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General Motors
CIO United Automobile Workers
Washington
Commerce Department
Union
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
Corporation
GM Board
Aljlfred P. Sloan
C. E. Wilson
Navy Officials Warned of Grave War Danger Before Pearl Harbor
The navy leaders stressed the extreme gravity of the situation and warned that Japan could strike anywhere in the Pacific. They cited a Dec 7 attack linked to earlier notes, with Kimmel repeatedly asking for more ships, guns, radar, and planes while warning against lending lend-lease planes to Russia.
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Stark
Pacific
Kimmel
George C. Marshall
Army
Marshall
Knis
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Kimmel Iso
Pacific Fleet
Russian
Siberia
Sugar supplies in Southeast short declares OPA chief
OPA District Director Sam J. Watkins announced sugar supplies in the Southeast are 16 percent lower than a year ago. He urged sparing use as the five pounds per stamp valid January 1 must last until April. Cuban and Puerto Rican stocks are small and receipts in the next two months are expected to be lower than last year.
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Birmingham
Ala
OPA
Sam J. Watkins
Watkins
Waterman Head Escapes In Crash
Waterman Transport plane piloted by C B Waterman head of Waterman Airline crashed during landing at Fort Worth airport. Waterman was uninjured, but a Cessna used for light cargo was damaged. Airline recently began intrastate freight service in Alabama and plans passenger service soon.
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Mobile
Ala
Waterman Airline, Inc
Waterman
C. B. Waterman
Fort Worth
Texas
Alabama
Governor Reappoints Parker to State Board of Pharmacy
Governor Sparks reappointed Hubert Parker of Mobile to the state board of pharmacy for a term that ends December 31, 1950. Mrs. Walter Bragg Smith of Montgomery was renamed to the state board of nurses examination and registration for a three year term.
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Montgomery
Ala
Sparks
Hubert Parker
Mobile
State Board of Pharmacy
Walter Bragg Smith
State Board of Nurses Examination and Registration
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Trinity
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Winchester, Tenn
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Florence State
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Boca Raton, Fla
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Birmingham Southern College
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