Decatur General Health and Local News Briefs
Sunday’s forecast calls for warmer weather and southerly coastal winds. Decatur General Hospital reports multiple patients and births including Everett Phillip Drain and Sherry Gayle Maner with Burns as well as several local residents in recovery. The city notes two fires, a measles case, and a parade of visitors and ambulances as officials report on police, fire, and hospital activity. The Junior Board of Christian Love will meet at Ninth Street Methodist Church. Local reporters from Decatur and surrounding towns share routine updates on births, illnesses, and community events.
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Ninth Street Methodist Ch
Truman Stands Against Guts Tax Cuts in State of the Union
White House confidants say President Truman will oppose any general tax reductions when he delivers the state of the union. He plans to veto a tax cut bill, citing record national income and high employment. He will urge rapid approval of the 17 billion European recovery program and argue now is no time to cut taxes.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Washington
White House
Truman
Congress
Knutson
R-Minn
House
Ways and Means
Martin
R-Mass
Church to install Norton chimes at Central Methodist
Central Methodist Church on 6th Avenue East will install Norton chimes amplification equipment to benefit all in the city. The project costs $2,000 and was announced Saturday by Roy B. Odom, music committee chairman, with members Mrs S T Rollo Mrs Raymond Britain Vera Cook W W Wright Mrs T J Cottingham and Miss Clio Lovin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Methodist Church
6Th Avenue East
Roy B. Odom
Raymond Britain
Veer Cook
W. W. Wright
T. J. Cottingham
Clio Lovin
Communism Seen as Real World Threat by Attlee
London January 3 Prime Minister Attlee denounced Russian communism as a new form of imperialism threatening Europe He said the Communist Party in Eastern is over throwing economic tyranny and renouncing individual freedom and Western European spiritual heritage The attack followed a Labor campaign to oust communists from unions and argued political and economic democracy are essential to prevent oppression.
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London
Attlee
Europe
Communist Party
Attle
Morgan Philips
Labor Party
Wsthin
Mrs Summer Passes Away in New York
The body of Marianne Grubbs Summer wife of Decatur mayor H R Summer arrives in Decatur Monday with funeral arrangements by Brown's Funeral Company. She died about 6 pm Saturday in a New York hospital aged about 53 born in Savannah Georgia, survived by husband two sons two daughters her mother sisters and brothers and three grandchildren.
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Marianne Grubbs Summer
Decatur
H. R. Summer
Brown’s Funeral Company
Summer
French Hospital
New York
Savannah
Athens College
Walter M. Grubbs
Decatur News
Riley Summer
Bennie
Paul Wegmueller
Chicago
Miami
F. B. Cann
Milton Drennen
Marvin
Donald
Paul Grubbs
Foster Pointer
Vera Austelle
W. N. Hall
Herbert Hughes
Schools to reopen here on Monday after holidays
Decatur city students return to class Monday after the holiday break. Walter Jackson city school superintendent says all buildings are cleaned and ready for the second semester and every student is expected to start on schedule.
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Decatur City School
Walter Jackson
Jackson Emai
Meat Ration Plan Looms In Congress
Senator Flanders says he will introduce a bill within days to set up meat rationing machinery. The plan would authorize the Agriculture Department to prepare for rationing on a hold in reserve basis, with Congress to pass a second bill for final approval.
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Marvin
Arbowsmith W
Flanders
R-V. T
Anderson
Congress
Agriculture Department
Executive Department
Truman
Folsom and amendment push collide in state race
Alabama Gov. James E. Folsom led a statewide radio broadcast opposing the self-starter amendment while amendment backers urged ratification. The issue centers on government vs. special interests and a test of policy moves like mail box roads and pension changes ahead of Tuesday’s election.
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Mercer Bailey Montgomery
Ala
James E. Folsom
Folsom
Alabama
Montgomery
Bers
Reservations Opened for Decatur Chamber Annual Meeting
William Sims secretary announced 197 reservations for the Decatur Chamber of Commerce annual meeting. The dinner is Friday night January 9 at Somerville Road School at seven o clock with 350 seats available. Albert J Weatherhead Jr of the Weatherhead Company Cleveland Ohio will address the gathering.
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William Sims
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Somerville Road School
Albert J. Weatherhead Jr
Weatherhead Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Don Whitmire to Speak at Decatur Rotary Meeting
Ensign Don Whitmire, All-American tackle at the Naval Academy, will be principal speaker at the Decatur Rotary Club meeting on Monday with members of the 1939 Decatur High team and coaches Ogle and Fuller in attendance. Also present will be Hal Self and other local sports figures.
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Don Whitmire
United States Navy
Decatur
Decatur Rotary Club
J. B. Whitmire
Ensign Whitmire
Naval Academy
Decantr High
Don
Hal Self
Seth Pitts
Bud Lee
Billy Williams
Travis Callahan
Clyde Smith
Sonny Todd
W. C. Hunt Jr
Nolen Sanders
Jackerman
Ogle and Fuller
Decatur Red Raiders
Bobby Golden
Raiders
Glynn Halbrooks
the Daily
Jerry Bryan
The
Birminghamers
Congress Faces Tough Economic Aid Plan in Election Year
Washington January 3 Congress works on a complex plan to stabilize Europe and curb costs at home. President Truman will present a three part series of messages starting Wednesday with the state of the union and followed by an economic message and a proposed four year 17000000000 dollar recovery program for 16 non communist Western European nations. Marshall leads the push with the proposal as hearings begin.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Congress
Europe
Truman
Union
At Ae Ag Congress W
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Marshall
Progressive Solons Aid Alabama Say McGowin
Rep Earl McGowin, 16 years in the Alabama legislature, argues progressive laws have benefited the state. He writes in Local Government that legislative procedure and committee work, though confusing, yield meaningful results and compares lawmaking to a tobacco auction in complexity but clarity to informed observers. Page 3 reference.
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Alabama
Earl McGowin
Rep. McGowin
Vendors at Train Halted in Chattanooga Free Speech Parade
Police halted the Freedom Train vendors in Chattanooga after an investigation by Jack Trimble. Seven ex G I s held licenses to sell constitution copies at 2 75 and Declaration documents at 10 cents. Vendors were found selling train pictures pennants and documents for 25 to 50 cents. The train heads to Nashville tomorrow.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
C. R. Hartness
Jack Trimble
Hugh Wasson
Trimble
G.i.’S
J. S. McNeal
Macon
Nashville
Counts Appointed to Naval Academy
Thomas Glenn Counts of Decatur received the principal appointment to the United States Naval Academy on a Saturday. He is about 19 years old and a member of the Counts family living on West Ath Avenue.
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Counts
Naval Academy
Thomas Glenn Counts
Decatur
United States Naval Academy
Meath Avenue West
Three men charged with murder in Norris store shooting
Morgan County authorities signed statements after a nighttime robbery at Norris's store led to the death of A. H. Norris, 68. Charlie Moore 22 and James P. Campbell are jailed on murder charges. Virgil Wimberly critically ill and charged as well.
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A. H. Norris
Bibb Humphrey
Morgan County
Charlie Moore
James P. Campbell
Decature
Virgil Wimberly
Decatur General Hospital
J. D. Moore
Wimberly
Norris
Moulton
Decatur
Moore
Joe
Melvin
Jim Decatur
Campbell
Caddo
Five Points
Mr. Norris
J.P. Campbell
G Bell
Norrig
Melvin Wimberly
Erry
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Saturda
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Brown's Ambulance
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Danville
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Kenneth Thomas
Huntsville
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Neil Kirk
Germany
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Hill
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Hartselle
Tommy
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T. E. Phillips
Winston-Salem
N. C
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Young Phillips
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Jack Tankersley
Leroy McEntire Jr
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