Air Scouts Squadron Banquet at Central Methodist Church
Dr Frank Chenault Bill Stone Robert McRight Sim Price and Sam Evans addressed the Air Scouts squadron at a Greystone dinner Wednesday night. Clifford Strother acted as master of ceremonies and Paul Eubanks gave the invocation. Members present included Leslie Doss Clifford Strother Sammy Blackwell Carol Smith Danks Richard Smith and John Arantz. Guests included Robert McRight Bill Stone Sim Price Sam Evans and Dr Frank Chenault. The next meeting is set for 7 30 P M January 7 with all members expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Chenault
Bill Stone
Robert McRight
Sim Price
Sam Evans
Air Scouts Squadron
Central Methodist Church
Greystone Ie
Soothe
Clifford
Paul Eubanks
Leslie Doss
Clifford Strother
Sammy Blackwell
Carol Smith
Danks
Richard Smith
John Arantz
County Kiwanis Propose Football League Plan
C H Winston and Elmer Loyd of the Decatur Kiwanis Club outlined a county football league at the Morgan County high school principals association meeting in Trinity. Dodd Cox hosted. A committee led by Oscar Napps will study the proposal for a Feb 6 report at Union Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Winston
Elmer Loyd
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Morgan, County
Trinity
Dodd Cox
Winston
Kiwanis Club
Loyd
Birth and community notes from Cullman County area
Mr and Mrs Chalmers McManus announce the birth of a daughter on December 25 at Cullman hospital. Mrs Low Stephens, 77, died December 20 at home. Several moves and visits across the community are noted, including military returns and holiday gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chalmers McManus
Cullman Hospital
Low Stephens
Dillie Henry
Agnes White
Ollie Lowery
Hamby’s Pe
Cecil Jones
Jones
T. W. Garner
J. D. Law
Garner
Pacific
Thurman McManus
U.S
Dura Fay McManus
Chester McManus
Ervil Baker
C. ‘M. Baker
Verlie Jones
Walt White
Kermit Styles
Hermann Galin
Tuscaloosa
Jefferson Exceeds Super Quota In Victory Bond Drive
Jefferson County has surpassed its super quota of 7,291,000 for E-bonds in the Victory loan drive. County Chairman James A. Head announced the regular E-bond quota of 5,787,000 and indicated total Victory bond sales will exceed 55,000,000 against an overall quota of 22,685,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Jefferson County
James A. Head
Head
Services Planned For Mrs Cagle In Haleyville
Mrs Mae Cagle 32 died after long illness at home in Haleyville. Funeral services set for 2 PM Friday at Haleyville Methodist Church with burial in a local cemetery. Surviving are husband Charlie Cagle a daughter Binnie Ceal Cagle and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Cagle
Ednessey
Haleyville
Haleyville Methodist Church
Charlie Cagle
Binnie Ceal Cagle
Population Faith Shares Across North America
In North America readers see figures on religious groups with 47 Roman Catholics and 4,408,712 Jews mentioned alongside 38,998,467 as a broader population total. The exact context remains unclear from the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
LocalNotables and Visitors Fill Decatur Day
Decatur column notes visitors from multiple towns, Army recruiting changes at ATU office, band practice at Central High School, medical and household visits, a car fire on Johnston Street, and several police notes including theft of a portfolio and a chicken theft inquiry. Also mentions residents traveling to Birmingham and Detroit visitors staying with relatives.
Jewish Move Plot Denied By Rifkind In France Conference
Judge Simon Rifkind said there is no worldwide Jewish conspiracy behind Polish Jews moving toward the American zone. He rejected Morgan’s view that Jews arrive with a plan to leave Europe and stressed the refugees flee Poland mainly from fear seeking security. Rifkind spoke as a personal opinion after questioning hundreds in Salzburg Munich Frankfurt and Nuernberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard O'Regan
Frankfurt
Germany
Simon Rifkind
Joseph T.mcnarney
U. S
Rifkind
Frederick E. Morgan
UNRRA
Ast
Poland
Morgan
Europe
U. S. Army
Salzburg
Munich
Nuernberg
Salvation Army appeals for clothing and furniture aid
Captain Oscar Fuller of the Salvation Army appealed today for boys and girls clothing and furniture to help three families whose possessions were destroyed by fire at 1535 Fain Avenue South. He listed needs including two girls ages 14 and 17, three boys ages 10, 9, and 6, and an elderly man and woman, with beds and bedding especially required. Donors can call Fuller at 295 to arrange quick collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Fuller
Salvation Army
Fain Avenue South
Fuller
Fyter
Labor clashes and wage talks loom across several states
Total will resume wage negotiations in Detroit next Monday. In Stamford 10000 AFL CIO workers planned a mass protest in support of the 9 week old IAM strike at Yale & Towne Mfg Co as Yale owners face charges of intimidation. About 4000 Greyhound and Pennsylvania bus workers were recalled ending a two month strike in 18 Eastern states with service possible only Saturday. A federal fact finding board in the oil wage dispute seeks progress reports from 11 CIO Oil Workers firms and will resume hearings January 7 if no agreement is reached. A UAW CIO picket line blocked office staff at General Motors Detroit transmission division and union officials accused office workers of non identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
AFL
CIO
Stamford
Conn
AFL International Association of Machinists
Yale & Towne Mfg. Co
Charles E. Moore
Yale
Yale An Owne Comany
Pennsylvania
Greyhound Bus
Washington
Oid
Uaw-Cio
Indo General Motors
Markets drop as stock and cotton futures retreat
Wall Street declines persist as investors retreat amid strikes and lower priced issues. Trading totals reach about 1.3 million shares as declines remain widespread near the close while cotton futures drift lower on tax shifts and hedge selling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Commission House
Jly
Nashville market news reports steady cattle hogs and sheep trends
Nashville early market receipts show light cattle with generally steady demand. Mixed steers and heifers mostly 16.75 for 956 lb, with several lots 945-1110 lb at 16.00, and common to medium cattle 11.00-14.50. Hog prices hold at 13.25 to 14.55 for various weights. sheep and lambs seen nominally steady with ewes and wethers 13.00-14.00 and slaughter grades 6.00 and down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
News Service
Mine Insurance Now Demanded by UMW Officials
Sam Caddy president of district 30 United Mine Workers of America announced in Lexington on January 31 that no men will report for work at mines lacking workers compensation insurance protection. He said this protects miners from disaster risk after last week’s Pineville explosion that killed 24 men. Kentucky Straight Creek Coal Co. reportedly does not carry compensation insurance. Officials prepared telegrams to five mine operators associations in Eastern Kentucky districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Sam Caddy
United Mine_Workers of America
Kentucky Straight Creek Coal Company
Caddy
UMW
Big Sandy Elkhorn
Hazard
Kentucky
Red Cross reports 25 dead in Leon political clash
The Red Cross says 25 bodies recovered and more than 300 people treated after last night’s political clash in Leon. City’s 75 000 residents faced shutdowns of business and industrial establishments in protest. Forty suspects detained as police hunt for Carlos A. Obregon, who friends say had been elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon
Mex
Red Cross
Carlos A. Obregon
Obergon
Arab boycott endorsed by Palestine Arab committee
The Palestine Arab committee representing six major Arab parties endorsed the Arab League boycott of Jewish goods produced in Palestine. Arab newspapers planned to urge Arabs not to purchase merchandise from factories and prerkekere sasteine as the boycott aims to destroy the economic base of Zionist commerce in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Palestine Arab Committee
Arab League
Palestine
Episstinian
Judge Copeland Dies in Sleep at Home
Quonota Ala Jan 3 John R Copeland 60 former probate judge here died in his jeep at his home He had been vice president of Citizens Bank since retiring from probate office several years ago He served 12 years as clerk of the court Funeral services were held at Oneonta Methodist church with Masonic rites at the cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queonta
Ala
John R. Copeland
Citizens Bank
Catholic Pastor Dies at 56 in Washington Parish
Rt Rev. Msgr. Joseph V. Buckley pastor of St. Francis Xavier church and director of two convents a school and rectory died after a three month illness. Baltimore native entered priesthood in 1912 and was administrator of the parish since 1922. Last February he was named domestic prelate by Pope Pius XII.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Msgr
Joseph V. Buckley
St. Francis Xavier Church
Msgr. Buckley
Baltimore
Byrnes Skips Washington Office With Cold
Secretary of State Byrnes missed work due to a cold but a State Department spokesman said the illness will not delay his departure for London to lead the American delegation to the United Nations assembly on January 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrnes
Washington
State Department
London
United Nations Assembly
Nazi official details use of gas vans for killings
The speaker says Himmler ordered women and children be killed only in gas vans disguised as trailers. He notes gas engines would fill the interiors in 15 minutes, with victims unaware they were being executed. Personal belongings were seized for the Reich Ministry and Gestapo. Heydrich led the security office until his 1942 death. Kaltenbrunner led it thereafter until the Nazi collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Himmler
Reich Finance Ministry
Gestapo and
Security Police
Reinhardt Heydrich
Czechoslovakia
Kaltenbrunner
Dodd Rites Set Friday
Funeral services for Mrs. Annie Dodd 69 former Decatur resident will be conducted by Rev L C Radford at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at Browns Chapel Burial will be in City cemetery Brown directing She died Monday at the home of her son Dean Dodd Paducah Ky Where she had lived the last four years Surviving are two sons Dean Dodd Paducah and Thomas F Dodd New Orleans one sister Mrs Peggy Wilhite Dora Ala and one brother Mall Bradford Queen Okla Pallbearers will be Harry Collier Norris Owens Lee Hitchens Jimmie Johnson Elton Reeves and Frank Justice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Dodd
Decatur
L. C. Radford
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Brown’s
City Cemetery
Brown
Dodd
Dean, D. Dodd
Paducah
Dean Dodd
Thomas F. Dodd
New Orleans
Peggy Wilhite
Dora
Ala
Mall Bradford
Queen
Okla
Harry Collier
Norris Owens
Lee Hitchens
Jimmie Johnson
Elton Reeves
Frank Justice
Shaneyfelts and neighbors visit kin in Bir earne area
First and third Sundays each month saw Mr and Mrs J B Shaneyfelt and family visiting relatives in Bir earne. Families including Knox, Winsett, Shaneyfelt, Collins, and Pannell attended dinners or visits. World War II era notes mention furloughs and re enlistments amid local illness and community events.
Death Probe Ends in Birmingham Case
Coroner Joe Hildebrand finds Rosetta Walker 25 died of carbon monoxide poisoning after her body was found in a tourist camp. A soldier in the same cabin suffered slight burns and CO poisoning. autopsy results awaited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Joe Hildebrand
Rosetta Walker
Miss Walker
Hildebrand
Community Notes From Somerville and Morgan County
Local residents and visitors are listed with travel and family updates. Rev J E Garrison filled the Church of God pulpit in Melvin Moody’s absence. Several residents like Asa B Smith and Barbara Ann Miller are noted for military discharge and studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Garrison
Cullman
Church of God
Melvin
Moody
Bertice Richardson
Berlin
Lois McGee
Asa B. (Howard) Smith
Pacific
Joe Gordon
Washington
Gordon
Winton
Hartselle
Tom Wade
Portsmouth
Walter Wade
William Mooneyham
Fort McPherson
W. T. Mooneyham
C. P. Johnson
Decatur
Edgar McClure
Shirley
Nashville
Tohn
R. C. Miller
Barbara Ann
Lula Wade
Leonard McClure
Barbara Ann. Miller
Birmingham
Birmingham Southern College
John Billings
Marley Puckett
Melvin Moody
Will Tyler
FE. J., Hunt
C. P. Johnston
L. B. Blevins
eRev
West
Truman to Deliver Firm Yet Consoling State of the Union
President Truman prepares a firm but conciliatory address focusing on his legislative framework. Labor unrest looms with CIO United Steelworkers set to strike January 14 and other industrial disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO
United Auto
General Motors
United Steel Workers
Truman
White House
Congress
Capitol Hill
Charles G. Ross
Destruction Planned of Surplus Military Aircraft
Honolulu reports the Army plans destruction of more than 100000 dollars worth of surplus and obsolete military aircraft and parts in the mid Pacific. Pacific fleet says 14400000 of 72000000 naval air stockpiles were destroyed or abandoned at Manus and Roi, with no further value. Remaining stock redistributed or held for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
mid-Pacific
Army
Pacific Fleet Headquarters
Naval Air Force
Manus
Ges
Roi
Marshalls
Stark Stark on Pearl Harbor group hearings and counsel pay
The Senate committee resumed questioning Admiral Harold Stark about Pearl Harbor and a Capitol Hill conference with Gen. George Marshall. Stark recalled warnings for West coast defense and reported to Roosevelt that Japan’s eight battleships were damaged but the fleet remained capable. For the first time paid counsel joins the hearings, with Seh W. Richardson set to be paid 9800 dollars yearly, while Mitchell leaves the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adm
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Pearl Harbor
Stark
Capitol Hill
George C. Marshall
William D.mitchell
Barkley
Richardson
Mitchell
School News And Community Notes From Mitchell Indiana
Charles Thompson drives one of 38 new school buses at Mitchell. Omer Norris and family visit Morris. Omer recently left the Army. Odis Morris from Norfolk spent holidays with Clark Morris family. Clyde Roberts discharged from Navy after two years. Mrs. Claudie Beger bedridden. Ronnie Garrison moved to Rocky Ford. Wheeler Segars family moved into the community. School opens Monday with good attendance despite bad weather. Piers Lendeman and children from Michigan visit Sam Lowery family. New bus runs Neel to Danville route. Rev. Harper to preach at Methodist church Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lewis Thompson
Mitchell
Indiana
Omer Norris
California
Clark” Morris
Omer
Army
Odis Morris
Norfolk
Clark Morris
Clyde Roberts
Navy
Claudie Beger
Ronnie Garrison
Rotky Ford
Wheeler Segars
Piers Lendeman
Michigan
Sam Lowery
Neel
Danville
Harper
Hendon 86 Dies At Home In Decatur
Joseph Henry Hendon 86 died at 4 15 this morning at his home 1702 Fifth Avenue South He was survived by his wife five daughters Mrs Lee Johnson Hartsville Mrs H D Shaneyfelt Blytheville Ark Mrs W M Riethmier and Mrs R H Nixon Decatur and Mrs R J Myrick Palm City Calif two sons L P and S Hendon Decatur one sister Mrs M J Templeton Birmingham and 23 grandchildren Funeral arrangements to be announced by Brown's
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Henry Hendon
Fifth Avenue South
Lee Johnson
Hartselle
H. D. Shaneyfelt
Blytheville
Ark
R. H. Nixon
Decatur
R. J. Myrick
Palm City
Calif
L. P
S.€. Hendon
M. J. Templeton
Birmingham
Brown's
Bizarre OCR Fragment on Land Farm and Ordnance Lands
Fragmentary text mentions land, crops, owners, and tenants with garbled references to New Orleans and ordnance works. The readable bits suggest a note on land sale or farm parcels and related ownership, but details are incomplete.
Arnall Plan Outlined To Expand Georgia State Facilities
Atlanta January 3. Gov Arnold Arnall Senate President Frank C Gross and House Speaker Roy V Harris outlined a program at a pre legislative session conference to expand state facilities costing almost 10 million dollars. The plan calls for 1.5 million to pay teachers for a 12th month 6 thousand more for school books 1.5 million to expand health services 1.5 million to enlarge state institutions 1 million to be matched by federal funds for old age assistance 500 thousand to develop state parks 2 million for a permanent building fund and 11.5 million annually for highway and bridge work. The legislature opens January 15 and conferences continue next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Herbert
Atlanta
Arnall
Gross
Harris
Georgia
Community Visitors Report In Morgan County
Residents and relatives from Decatur Huntsville Lacey's Springs and Arab visited friends and family across Morgan County. Notable names include Mrs W A Helms Vera Garrison Billy Gene, Kathryn Helms, Willmar Moon Patsy Moon, and the Myricks plus the Whites and Johnsons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Helms
Farley
Vera Garrison
Billy Gene
Arab
C.J. Edwards
Virgie Mae
Helms
W. G. Whisenant
Gayle Walter
Decatur
George Walter
Albert” Johnson
Huntsville
Maggie Wilson
Jewel Greenhaw
Iris Waiters
Lula Couch
Sidney Benefield
Kathryn Helms
C. Garrett
Burke Myrick
Nolan
S. L. Nixon
Georgia
Acklin White
Grady
Dillard Hennesey
Willmar
Patsy Moon
Lacey's Springs
Dr. Edwards
Herman
Sonny Myrick
Lewis Johnson
Olen Leach
Leslie Owen
Kathryn Lawrence
Audry Compton
Churchill Leaves for U S on January
London reports former Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Mrs Churchill will depart January 9 aboard the Queen Elizabeth for an American vacation. Their daughter Sarah will accompany. Churchill plans February in Miami at Col. Frank Clarke’s home. Anthon y Eden will act as Conservative opposition leader in the House during Churchill’s absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Sarah
Tater
Miami
Frank Clarke
Quebec
Anthony Eden
Liberty ship John B Hood towed toward Azores with veterans
The Liberty ship John B Hood, left adrift after its propeller failed in a storm, was towed by the Liberty vessel John M Donagh, Capt. Hewlett R Bishop Atlantic coast director of the War Shipping Administration. The Hood sat 300 miles west of the Azores and was scheduled to reach Fayal or Horta by Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John B. Hood
Azores Islands
John M Donagh
Hewlett R. Bishop
Atlantic
W Shipping Administration
Hood
Azores
Fayal
Horta
Charles E Reid Dies After Ill Health Career in Advertising
Charles E Reid, 53, a former newspaper and advertising man, died in a Atlanta hospital after years of ill health. For the past 19 years he worked in the advertising departments of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co in Nashville New Orleans and Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas, Reid
Atlanta
Charles E. Reid
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co
Nashville
New Orleans
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Culliaan County
Willingham
Jefferson
Judson F. Osborn
J.H. Willingham
Decatur 2
J. E. Hogan
Danville 1
D. W. ‘Hogan
Stanley Kreisler
ATU
Athens
Kreisler
Ray -le- Croné
Guntersville
Emmett Russell
Carl Schwachow
Central High School
Dora Brown
Lacey
Baugh Infirmary
E. H. Simmons
Ego
Lottie Morris
Vinemont_ 1
Helen Hyatt
Eloise Rogers
Grady Ricks
J.S. Ricks
Austinville
Johnston Street
H. R. Hood
West Cherry
Washington Street
C. B. Bartee
Oak Street
J. B. Whitmire
Bartee
Percy—Garnett
Fennell
Tuel
Paula
Martha
T. N.iGarnett
The
Medical Society
Cornelian Court Hotel
George Hafer
Betty June
Charlie Poole
Madison
Arkansas
W. H. Taylor
K. C. Poole
Randy
Poole
Ellis Henderson
Florence
Annie Lee Dunlap
Falkville 1
Decatur General Hospital
Frances Howell
Morgan County
S. E. Hampton
Memphis
John B. Hampton
Fadie E Bracken
Paramount
Veronica Lake
Eddie
Princess Theatre
Wall Street
Nashville Livestock
Judge Copeland
Reims
France
United States
Lebanon
Ruth Shaneyfelt
J. B. Shaneyfelt
L. Shaneyfelt
Jin Birearne
Leslie Nne
Marvin
Horace Winsett
Ruby Winsett
Pvt
Earnest Winsett
Linda Collins
Annie
Wright
Mable
Cecil Pannell
C. D. Shaneyfelt
Falkville
H. Collins
Thery Knox
Hubert Lee
Maurice Knox
William’ Goodwin
Mattersine Pannell
Miller
Somerville
Sardia Winton
LABOR
Herman Johnson
J. H. Hendon
Orks
Childment
Ors
Morgan County Rescue
W A Helms
James L Rankin
Sare Nat’. Canta — Oecatur
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