UNO Building Plans Eyed for New Headquarters
Washington reports questions loom over the United Nations Organization site near New York or Boston. Estimates suggest a $25 million cost, more space than the League of Nations, and a multi-building complex with an international design contest possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow
Washington
United Nations Organization
UNO
United States
New York
Boston
League of Nation
Geneva
Switzerland
League
London
UNO Assembly
Uch
Ribbentrop conflicts with Hitler on postwar will
Von Ribbentrop testified in a war crimes trial that his version of Hitlers political will differed from the public document. He said he fled Berlin April 24, 1945 after a final talk with Hitler and that Hitler forbade his return to fight in the ruins of the German capital.
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von Ribbentrop
Hitler
Germany
Berlin
Fuehrer
Two-Headed Baby Born to American Soldier in England
A newborn in Selly Oak hospital Birmingham England arrived yesterday as a premature two headed infant. Nurses report both heads are normal on twin necks with a single body and shoulders. The child weighs five pounds twelve ounces and is described as quite feeble. The hospital withheld the parents’ names while noting the father returned to the United States last July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Eng
Selly Oak Hospital
United States
Memorial plans for Warm Springs shrine in Georgia
A meeting of prominent Georgians in Warm Springs considered plans for a national shrine at the Little White House site and the Warm Springs Infantile Paralysis Foundations. Proposals include a scenic memorial park on Pine Mountain and 71 surrounding square miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warm Springs
Little White House
Pine Mountain
Japanese camp commander ordered execution of U S Marine
At a war crimes trial in Yokohama Lt Kei Yuri was linked to Pavloskos, a U S Marine corporal from Chicago, as the man ordered killed after torture. Separate depos were given by two American officers recounting the bayonet deaths of Pvt Noah C Heard of Salinas, California, and others. The interpreter Sarakichi Oi described Pavloskos as a troublemaker who prompted extra punishments.
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Yokohama
Kei Yuri
Omuta
James Paviokos
Pavloskos
U. S
Chicago
Yuri
Noah C
Salinas
Calif
Sarakichi Oi
Pavlokos
Peice
Navy
Murao
James Pavlokos
Army
Owen W. Romaine
Fort Thomas
John H. Allen
St. Paul
Kiwanis Vice Presidents Lead Jan Meeting
Kiwanis vice presidents B. T. Gardner and W. W. Glass will conduct the first club meeting of the year at Hotel Lyons at noon Thursday. President Marvin Rankin is in California visiting his son Rex Rankin and attended the Rose Bowl game. Plans for 1946 will be placed before the membership Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
B. T. Gardner
W. W. Glass
Hotel Lyons
Marvin Rankin
California
Rex Rankin
Decatur Club
Huntsville man joins Mutual Service Funeral Company staff
Robert Rigsby of Huntsville has accepted a position with Mutual Service Funeral Company in Decatur. He has five years’ service with Laughlin Service Funeral Company in Huntsville and will reside with his wife at 221 Grant Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Rigsby
Huntsville
Mutual Service Funeral Company
Decatur
Rigsby
Laughlin Service Funeral Company
Grant Street
Markets at a Glance For New York and Chicago
New York and Chicago markets show a general slow decline with mixed bonds. Cotton falls after hedge selling and CCC liquidation announcement, late trade showing 50 to 75 cents per bale drop. futures active ranges for March May July. Wheat steady to lower, corn steady near ceilings, rye up to 5 cents, hogs active and steady, cattle mostly steady to 25 cents lower with ceilings to 18 dollars.
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New York
Commission House
Chicago
Commodity Credit Corporation
Nashville Livestock Market Reports Steady Prices Jan 2
Market conditions in Nashville show light receipts and steady trends across cattle hogs and sheep. 1 068 lb steers bring 17.00 with common to medium steers 11.00 to 14.50 and cows trading 6.00 to 8.75 for cutters, vealers 14.00 to 16.50, hogs 13.25 to 14.55, sows 13.80, lambs 13.00 to 14.00 and slaughter ewes 6.00 down.
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Nashville
Butter and Eggs Market Briefs Chicago January 2
Butter receipts total 561 551 with grade ranges from 41 41.6 for A to 44 1 4 for cooking. Car grades A B C range 40 3 4 to 45 3 4 and 89 C 40 1 4 to 45 1 4. Eggs receipts 37 354 with extras 1 2 45 and 3 4 42 1 2. Standards 40 current receipts 40 dirties 351 2 checks listed.
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Chicago
Governor Sparks Heads to National Governors Conference
Montgomery Alabama January 2 Governor Sparks and his private secretary George Bliss Jones will travel to Washington tonight to attend the annual meeting of the executive committee of the National Governors Conference Sparks serves on the conference board
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Sparks
George Bliss Jones
Reave
Washington
Stork Derby Sparks Coast to Coast Baby Birth Race
The 1946 diaper derby sparked a nationwide contest to crown the first baby born in the New Year. In Los Angeles Darleen Ayers and Elizabeth Ayers and Nancy Edwards claim midnight births, while St Louis counts James Otis Sickler Jr at 12:00:00 and others at one second past midnight.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Darleen Ayers
David
Elizabeth Ayers
Nancy Edwards
Jess Edwards
Ayers
Edwards
United States Naval Observatory
St. Lois
Missouri Baptist Hospital
James Otis Sickler Jr
Armand Joseph Boulanger
Baltimore
Aloysius Nachreiner
Buffalo, _N. Y
Fairview Sailor Heading Home From Manila
Mr and Mrs A S Burleson of Fairview learned their son James Norman Burleson would leave Manila December 16 for San Francisco and expect to reach home by February 1 on a thirty day furlough. He has served 15 months in the Navy and overseas 7 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.S. Burleson
Fairview
James Norman Burleson
Manila
San Francisco
Navy
Fire guts wooden apartments near capitol injures man
A blaze swept a four story house near the state capitol and city hall injuring a firefighter and leaving nearly 100 people homeless. Occupants on the upper floors escaped by narrow margins in one of the most speedy blazes here in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
State Capitol
City Hall
Tug Assists New York Troopship Hood After Propeller Loss
The Dutch tug Thames left Cobh to aid the 7196 ton American troopship John B Hood which lost a propeller off the Azores while carrying 570 troops from Marseilles to New York. The Hood reported being in no immediate danger and was at latitude 36.20 north, longitude 36.40 west.
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New York
Thames
Cobh
Eire
John B.hood
Azores
Navy
Hood
Marseilles
Local residents share holidays and community updates
New Year greetings marked visits among Decatur families including Mr. and Mrs. S Bradley and others. Lawrence F Miller returned to Decatur to resume TVA duties after holidays with his parents in San Jose. Fire damaged a house on Fifth Avenue South. a grass fire caused no loss. Several local notices cover births, military moves, service plans, and classroom activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence F Miller
Decatur
TVA
Mrs
Fritz -Mitler
San Jose
Clemmons
Us13
Fifth Avenue South
Eighth Avenue West
Scout Troop 30 Meeting In Armory Weather Affects Attendance
The B S Troop 30 met in the Armory on December 27 with light turnout due to bad weather. Patrol Leader Edward McCutcheon led the program and Scoumaster E O Russell spoke on The Coming Court Of Review for January 7, 1946. Members listed include Paul Johnson Jimmy Wieman Ted Hartselle Joe Clements Wesley Bowers Gene Arnold McCutcheon Thomas Flowers Edn J McCutcheon the chaplain and Scoutmaster Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. S
Edward McCutcheon
Scoumaster E. O. Russell
Asst
Paul Johnson
Jimmy Wieman
Ted Hartselle
Joe Clements
Wesley Bowers
Gene Arnold McCutcheon
Thomas Flowers
J. McCutcheon
George L. Spatface
E. O Russell
Howell eyes Florida post in coaching bid
Panama City Florida January 2 former All American halfback Dixie Howell arrived on Navy terminal leave to discuss the Florida coaching vacancy He said he would work to secure a bowl bid and attract Florida boys to the university Howell has coached at Loyola New Orleans Mexico Arizona State and served as a Navy lieutenant commander during his service year
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Panama City
Fla
Florida
Millard F
Dixie) Howell
Alabama
Dixie
Don Hutson
Navy
Hartford
Ala
University of Florida
Gators
Howell
Loyola University
New Orleans
University of Mexico
Arizona State
Arizona
Packers seek wage rise. union open to partial increase
CIO workers totaling 200 000 in the meat slaughtering industry press for higher pay. Clark says an immediate 17 1 2 cent an hour raise is acceptable with talks to negotiate the remaining 7 1 2 cents. Union leaders claim the hike can be funded by cutting excess profits tax and boosting productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Union International
Frank—Ellis
Edward Roche
Lyle Cooper
CIO
Cooper
Farley Sworn In as Coast Guard Commandant
Admiral Joseph Francis Farley was sworn in as commandant of the U S Coast Guard returning to the Treasury Department after wartime Navy service. He succeeds Admiral Russell R Waesche who has been ill. Farley was born in Oxford Ohio and studied in Trumansburg New York beginning Coast Guard service in 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farley
Washington
Joseph Francis Farley
U. S. Coast Guard
Treasury Department
Navy
Russell R. Waesche
Oxford
Ohio
Trumansburg
N.Y
Coast Guard
Veterans housing push gains momentum in Alabama
Montgomery shows early results in a campaign to house veterans and families. Haygood Paterson, state surplus property officer, says hundreds of idle barracks at new posts could be repurposed for veteran housing while shortages ease. Reports indicate some equipment is being released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Haygood Paterson
Paterson
Review Denied In Anti Glass Action
The Supreme Court refused to review litigation to unseat Senator Glass of Virginia. John Locke Green Arlington Republican said Glass had not appeared on the Senate floor since June 20, 194?. Green urged review of Virginia’s refusal to unseat Glass and asked Governor Colgate Darden to call a special election. Glass’s term expires January 1048.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Senator Glass
D.-Va
John Locke Green
Arlington County
Virginia
Glass
Senate
Green
Virginia Supreme Court
Colgate Darden
Auto Makers Restart Production Nationwide Amid Strikes
Detroit reports limited 1946 model production resuming in about half theU.S. factories. Ford Chrysler and Hudson return to work along with Studebaker and Willys-Overland after labor disputes. GM strike and parts shortages limit gains. Windsor Canada adds 10,000 workers. Studebaker ships first cars since 1942 in South Bend. Willys-Overland restarts Jeep and hints at a low cost small car.
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Detroit
General ‘Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Hudson
Studebaker
Willys- Overland
Windsor
Ont
Ford Motor Co. of Canada
Cid
General Motors
Packard
South Bend
Ind
Toledo
Willys-Overland
Jeep
Charles E. Sorensen
Mrs. Rodgers Ends 18 Years Service at County Tax Office
Mrs. W. M. Rodgers resigns after 18 years as deputy tax assessor at the county courthouse. Miss Leona Craig of Decatur joins the staff at the tax assessor's office. Rodgers resides at 1119 Fifth Avenue East.
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W. M. Rodgers
Leona Craig
Decatur
Rodgers
Fifth Avenue East
Veterans education gains seen from new readjustment act
Montgomery officials predict wider educational opportunities for war veterans after presidential approval of amendments to the servicemen's readjustment act of 1944. Alabama VA regional head M. E. Head urged veterans to contact service officers to receive full benefits and keep informed about changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
M. E. Head
Alabama Regional Veterans Administration
Beeen
Head
Alabama
Loy to wed Gene Markey at Terminal Island chapel
Myrna Loy and Gene Markey plan to marry at 11 30 tomorrow morning in the chapel at the naval base on Terminal Island Los Angeles harbor. Admiral William F Halsey will be best man and Mrs Collier Young wife of a movie producer will be matron of honor. Markey, a commander now on terminal leave, was an intelligence officer on Halseys staff.
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STAR
Hollywood
Myrna Loy
Gene Markey
Naval Base
Terminal Island
Los Angeles Harbor
William F. Halsey
Mjm
Collier Young
Minsron
Markey
Terminal Tleave
Halsey
Red Justice in Yenan Curiously Mild by Chinese Standards
John Roderick reports from Yenan on a region under communist rule where murder carries no more than ten years in prison, or the death penalty for habitual criminals. Courts rely on precedent, with trials focused on individual case permits and reform potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Roderick
Hal Boyle
Wang Tze-Yi
Eos
People's Political Council
Shanshi
Local Families Share Holidays and News From Towns
Adrian Bowen and family in Falkville spent holidays with Dewey Bowen family. Miss Mary Jane Day visited Decatur with Wanda Day. Marvin Peck and family visited Eral Peck in Florette. Andra Collins family moved to Florette. Seldon Day family in Hartselle visited W W Day family. Russell Peck family at Lacey Springs with Leon Lipscomb. Bill Blevins in Texas with relatives over holidays. Arthur J Garrison announces birth of son Arthur Jr born Dec 31. mother and baby fine. Bill Burns in Cullman area accident, hospitalized after overseas service.
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Adrian Bowen
Elgin Bowen
Falkville
Dewey Bowen
Mary Jane Day
Decatur
Wanda Day
Marvin Peck
Eral Peck
Florette
Andra Collins
Seldon Day
Hartselle
W. W. Day
Russell Peck
Danie Sue
Lacey's Springs
Leon Lipscomb
Bill Blevins
Army Air Corps
Texas
Lynn
Arthur J. Garrison
Arthur Jr
Bill Burns
Cullman
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City Park Flower Shop
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Eas Ambulance
Sir Arthur Percival
Singapore
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo Bay
Mutuae Service
N. Y. Cotton
Stork Derby Row Brewing
Tug
Warner Brothers Studio
Naslemar
S. Bradley
Emma Sparkman
Robert Bradford
Jane
W. D. Moore
John Lile
Trinity
Laura Davis
Athens College
J. C. Fennel
Leighton
Buster Conner
Tommy Brown
D . Mewbourne
Katie Neighbors
R. F. Cooney
L. A.austin
Cooney
Orville _E. Robberts
Hart
Selle-2
Pvt
Orville Roberts
Naples
Italy
Hollis Johnson, Jr
Fort Benning, Ga
F. A. Johnson
Austinville
Sheffield
Pfc
Johnson
Motor Mechanic School
Fort Benning
Central Methodist
William E. Pinky Johnston
Sherman.Street
Tech
Johnston
Eighth Infantry Division
Fort.Leonard Wood
C. E. Roy
Decatur General Hospital
Ronald Gene Weaver
William Weaver
Camp Lee, Va
Billy Lyle
Usnr
University of South Carolina
Helen
Lyle
Boysc OF
America
Scott
RJ Sco
China
Packers
Auto Makers
Veronica Lake
Eddie Bracken
Albert Dekker
Paramount
RED Justice
Morgan County Pines
M. G. Peck
James L.rankin
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