Oakes Speaks on Opportunities at Rotary Meeting
Frank Oakes of Wolverine Copper Tubing spoke to about 90 Rotarians at the Hotel Lyons on civic responsibility and American opportunities. James Rankin introduced him, with Frank Broggins presiding, as E. Orr joined as a new member and guests MacGregor and others attended.
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Erica
Opportunity Unlimited
Frank Oakes
Wolverine
Oakes
Hotel
Lyons
James Rankin
Frank Broggins
E. Orr
Tee
Wolverine Personnel Department
Hartselle
Closed shop ruling shifts power to states and unions
The AFL CIO and other unions weigh strategy after the Supreme Court upholds a ban on the closed shop. Justice Black writes that legislative protection may aid non union members, prompting plans to push union security debates to state legislatures and Washington reps. Leaders like Green Murray Lewis offered no comment, signaling a mixed reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jons
Matcher
State Federations of Labor
Congress
Washington
AFL
CIO
William Green
Supreme Court
Philip Murray
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Justice Black
Japan's postwar settlements in coming year eyed by allies
The Far Eastern Commission and General MacArthur will guide Japan through final postwar issues in 1948. Key questions cover asset removal, distribution to nations, and method. The 12-nation commission includes the United States China United Kingdom Australia India the Netherlands the Philippines France New Zealand Russia and Canada.
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United States
A .Apan
Seebenlas MacArthur
MacArthur
Japan
Far Eastern Commission
China
United Kingdom
Australia
India
Netherlands
Philippines
France
New Zealand
Russia
Canada
Naval leader calls for peace amid civil war stalemate
Vice Admiral Os E Badger signals opening to peace talks after urging Red troops to surrender. Communists, dominating the military scene, have not replied to pleas for negotiations. Nationalist government shows no new moves since Chiang Kai-shek’s New Year, while Shanghai businessmen push for terms and reports claim talks in five northern provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Os Immae Corres
Os E É Badger
Ee Meee
Tsing
King Takes Ride After Health Concern at Buckingham Palace
King Iget Buckingham Palace today for the first time since November. He went for a short drive with the Queen during lunch. His physician is treating circulations issues in the legs and the couple plan a limited engagement this week.
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Buckingham Palace
Market notes on New York cotton futures
New York cotton futures were irregular in moderate volume with buying from commission houses and New Orleans after substantial selling. Hedge pressure and profit taking weighed on prices while farm congressmen push higher crop loans as a distant month stabilizer. Late quotes showed March at 32.18, May at 31.94, and July at 30.92 with mixed gains and losses.
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New York
Commission House
New Orleans
Jilly
North Georgia live poultry market steady to weak
Atlanta January 4 North Georgia live poultry market was barely steady to weak with irregular prices mostly unchanged to 1-2 cents lower. Offerings of 2 1 2 3 lb birds ample to moderate trade needs and supply of over 3 lb fryers spotty but adequate to demand. Prices paid FOB farm for fryers ranged 28 1 2 to 31 cents with New Hampshire Reds White Crosses 29-31 cents and Barred Rock Crosses 28 1 2-29 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
USDA
North Georgia
New Hampshire
Nashville Livestock Market Report Cattle and Calves Mixed
Nashville daily livestock report shows cattle steady for lightweights but slow for heavy steers and fat cows. Calves remain steady with dealers paying 29 to 36 for good and choice, hogs higher on good barrows and gilts with top at 20.75, other weights largely steady to firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Departments of Agriculture
Jewish-Iraqi clash widens as Israel fights on front
Fresh bloodshed in a Jewish Iraqi clash left Israel's central front tense as Israeli and Iraqi troops fought for two hours in the Sharon valley sector. Israeli and Arab volunteers claimed raids by Arabs, two settlers killed, two women kidnapped, cattle stolen near Tira. Ben Gurion warned enemies seek Israel's destruction but hopes for an early end to the fighting exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tel Aviv
Israel
Sharon
Tira
David Ben-Gurion
Senate picks Wherry and Chase Smith in party leadership selection
Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine voted for Taft, arguing the other side offered only negative proposals. In a 24 to 14 vote, Senator Wherry of Nebraska was chosen floor leader, defeating Senator Knowland of California. Millikin of Colorado was re-elected caucus chairman, Young of North Dakota named secretary, Saltonstall picked as whip.
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Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Taft Anse
Wherry
Nebraska
Knowland
California
Millikin
Colorado
Young
North Dakota
Saltonstill
Enlistments Increase At Local Army Recruiting Office
Enlistments from the local Army and Army Air Forces recruiting office have risen since January, with December figures greatly surpassing expectations. Fifteen men from the area are shipped to Gadsden for service, leaving include Donald C. Brown 18 Elkmont Delone Nelson 18 Falkville H Lee 20 Decatur Gar Stokes 17 Courtland Don Slaton 18 Hartselle Thomas Harden 17 Moulton Clifford Reeves 19 Moulton I dete B Morgan 8 Moulton James Loosier 20 Town Creek Paul Patterson 18 Town Creek John Bolan 18 Mose Holloaway 19 Athens Ervin West 18 Hart Frank Taylor 18 912 W Wal
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Army Recruiting Office
M Sgt. Mason
Gadsden
Army
Army Air Forces
Donald C. Brown
Elkmont
Delone Henry Nelson
Falkville
H. Lee
Decatur
Gar- Stokes
Courtland
Don W. Slaton
Wheeler Lake Yacht Club elects leaders and forms rodeo plan
John White is reelected commodore at Decatur harbor clubhouse meeting. Eldridge Guire remains vice commodore. Secretary and treasurer split. Clifford Vaughn shifts to secretary and James Ratliff becomes treasurer. New directors Dr J B Wiley Herman Free Burford Howgh Ross Williams join, with re elected George La Boon and Euel Garrison. Harbor committee led by Guire redecorates a 20 by 25 foot hut as temporary clubhouse. Murray King chairs fishing rodeo committee with Garrison Dobbs Huntoon McDuff Quince Ed dens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John White
Wheeler Lake Yacht Club
Decatur Harbor
Eldridge Guire
Clifford Vaughn
James Ratliff
George LaBoon
Euel Garrison
J. B. Wiley
Herman Free
Burford Howgh
Ross Williams
Murray King
King
Carter Dobbs
Fred. Huntoon
Gordon’ McDuff
I Quince
Eddens
George ,la Boon
Charlie Rogers
Tornadoes Kill and Injure across Several States
Two fatal tornadoes struck near Haynesville Louisiana and El Dorado Arkansas killing two and two others, with about forty injured as storms moved through northwest Louisiana and Arkansas. Cold air invaded the plains, with Spokane at two below and Winslow at four above, while Fresno stayed freezing and the West saw rain as temperatures varied.
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Warren
Haynesville
el Dorado
Arka
Louisiana
Arkansas
Plains
Mountain States
Pacific Coast
Mercury
Spokane
Wash
Winslow
Ariz
Fresno
Calif
Midwest
Seaboard
Texas
Weather Bureau
Southland
Timber Town Counting Dead
In Warren Arkansas a devastating tornado left 46 dead and 250 to 300 injured as authorities expect the toll to rise. National Guardsmen and state police comb the wreckage, convicts aid debris clearing, and residents cling to hope amid ongoing search efforts and rising damage estimates.
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Carl Bell Warren
Ark
Jim Hurley
el Dorado
Warren
Little Rock
Hot Springs
National
Hurley
W. Parker Brown
Bradley Lumber Co
Brown
Red Cross
Armed Forces
Navy
Camden,Ark
Bradley Mill
Louisiana
Sern Salley
Teeneae
Priority List Not Yet Set Up in Congress
Washington January 4 House Speaker Sam Rayburn said he expects President Truman's proposals to be received with favor but no priority legislative list has been set up. He declined to predict the president's state of the union message and noted no high level discussion on the un-American activities committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Arbogast
Washington
House
Sam Rayburn
Truman
Rayburn
House un-American Activities Committee
Congress
Capitol Hill
UN- American Activities Committee
John E. Rankin
D-Miss
Ways and Means
Rankin
House Veterans’ffairs
Capiol
Senate
Woman Dies In Blaze In Tuskegee
In Tuskegee Alabama Flora Campbell about 35 was burned to death when a fire razed her mother's two story frame house. The blaze started near a hot water heater and swept up the stairs trapping Miss Campbell and a fellow resident, who escaped via a window. Firemen recovered Campbell’s body two hours later. she worked at a local drugstore and came from a prominent family.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Flora Campbell
W. W. Campbell
Oliver Hodnett
Joe Wilkinson
Hodnett
Miss Campbell
All Time Low Snowed In Los Angeles Citrus District
Temperatures in Los Angeles plunged to a new all time low of 20 degrees in citrus districts threatening orange and lemon crops while the city official minimum stood at 27.9. Smoke from oil heaters darkened the sun as Redlands logged 21.5 degrees and Palm Springs 22. Palm Desert hit an official 16 and Palm Springs advertised its warmth. Early estimates suggested much of the crop might be saved, though damage assessment would take 10 to 14 days to confirm.
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Los, Angeles
Los Angeles Oe
Los Angeles
Redlands
Citrus District
Key Weather Bureau
Arly
Palmdale
Palm Springs
California
Decatur Council Debates Drainage Funding and Licensing
Mayor backs special assessments for drainage areas to fund improvements while Councilman Thomas pushes financing from the city general fund. He argues drainage needs outweigh airport plans and warns against banning chiropractors without state law. Library board chair reports new shelves and plans an industrial book shelf. Chamber seeks curb market progress as farmers request curb market remedies. City eyes runway development, widening Sixth Avenue, and harbor survey. A special meeting with the board of education is scheduled.
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Summer
Thomas
Pence
City’ General Fund
Frank Chenault
Chenault
Decatur
James Rankin
City Library Board
Rankin
Library Board
Bill Sims
Charles Kirk
Caddell
Sims
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Countil
Roy Odoms
Sixth Avenue
Leonard Moody
Ee Memorial
Parish Meeting to Pick Vestrymen at St John’s Episcopal Church
The annual parish meeting of St. John’s Episcopal church will be held next Wednesday at 6 15 p m. Supper will be served before the business session. Four vestrymen are to be selected and annual reports will be received. All were urged to be present.
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St. John's Episcopal Church
Nutrition course set for Morgan lunchroom workers
A four hour Saturday course for Morgan County lunchroom staff begins Saturday at 9 30 in the Morgan County High School lunchroom. The program, sponsored by the Morgan Board of Education and the county Red Cross, aims to enhance training for lunchroom workers across 20 county schools with 20 hours of theory and practice over five weeks.
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Moran
Npt
H. R. Leeman
Toda
Morgan Board of Education
County Red Cross Chapter
Morgan County High School
Hartselle
Bettie Lou Horton
Supt
Leeman
Morgan
S County
State Department of Education
Rabies and Other Test Results From North Alabama Lab
The Decatur branch lab reports rabies specimens more than doubling in the past year with 72 positives from 195 tested, vs 32 and 1947. Diphtheria positives fell to four from 15, amid 323 dips tests. malaria dropped to three positives from 1,070 tests. The annual totals include intestinal parasites 673 with 21 positives, typhoid 654 with six positives, venereal diseases 1,309 positives from 18,403 specimens, tuberculosis 554 from 3,130, milk 1,879, water 2,188, premarital certificates 3,339, grand total 29,240 specimens examined.
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Alabama
Decatur
Soviet Repatriation of German POWs to Finish by 1949
Tass says an overwhelming majority of German prisoners have been sent home and that remaining repatriation will finish in 1949. Allied and German sources estimate over 200,000 POWs still held in Soviet hands. US, Britain, and France note released POWs up to 1947 with a few hospital cases.
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Soviet Union
Germany
Tass
State Department
United States
Britain
France
Fight over TVA plant pamphlet circulated by lobbyist Purcell Smith
New pamphlet by Purcell Smith of the Association repeats industry arguments against the TVA plant. It claims the appropriation would create an out and out power operation and push state socialism. Gore, a House Appropriations member, says Congress will back TVA to build steam plants if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purcell Smith
Mtly
TVA
Gore
House Appropriations Group
Congress
Local News Bits From Decatur and Nearby Towns
University of Alabama student Jimmy Carl returns to studies in Tuscaloosa after holiday visits. Births announced include a girl for Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Turner at Sixth Avenue South and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roden at Cullman hospital. Harold McClanahan of Hartselle improves at Decatur General hospital after a recent injury from a falling tree. Various local residents are listed as patients or visitors at Decatur General hospital and clinics. The Moulton Heights PTA meets at 7 P M this evening. Epiphany sermon by Rev. Eugene M. Chapman scheduled for Sunday morning. Ambulance moves for George Hames returning to Decatur. Kalopian class at First Baptist plans 7:30 meeting at Mrs. J. M. Rogers’s home. Weekend visitors include Fay Dobbs and relatives. Railroad retirement rep to visit employment office Wednesday morning. VFW auxiliary to meet tonight at 7:30.
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First Baptist Church
J. M. Rogers
East Lafayette Street
Owen Resigns as State Archives Assistant in Alabama
Thomas Owen has quit his post as administrative assistant in the Alabama state archives and history department effective December 31. The Governor's office noted he is the director's grandson and is now in Washington with unclear plans. He drew 325 from the temporary clerk hire fund. His father was formerly chief of the military division at the national archives in Washington.
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Montgomery
Ala
Thomas Owen
State Archives and History Department
Owen
State Archives and History
Marie Bankhead Owen
Washington
National Archives
Thrasher Rites to Be Held Tuesday
Funeral rites are planned for Mrs. Della Thrasher, 70, of 504 1th Avenue West. She died Monday at Decatur General Hospital after a two day stay. The funeral cortege will leave the residence at 1 PM for Cade Church services at 2 PM. Burial will be in Caddo Cemetery. Surviving are two daughters, two sons, three En-Casteel, Freeman and H. Casteel, seven sisters and two grandchildren.
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Della Thrasher
Avenue W
Decatur General Hospital
Cade Church
Caddo
Brown
Mattie Patton
Pauline Cornhill
Irwin
Lee Thrasher
En- Casteel
Freeman
H. Casteel
The American Adventure See The Daily Jan. 16
The item previews an American adventure feature in The Daily for January 16. It highlights travel, exploration, and potential events, with attention to prominent places and figures likely to appear in the publication.
Death Takes Mrs Hopper at Belle View Church
Services for Mrs W L Hopper of Decatur will be at 2 pm tomorrow at Belle View Church conducted by Rev Roosevelt Pep pers and Rev Spurgeon Morgan. Interment in the adjoining cemetery Mutual Service directing. She died at 5 20 this morning at the Hamil clinic aged 47. Survived by husband two sons William Edward Fort Sam Houston Tex and Robert Decatur three daughters Willie Mae Decatur and Mrs Homer D Thomas Tennessee. mother Mrs R C Clark Decatur. two brothers W J Graves and C C Graves Decatur. Pallbearers named Bill Crabtree Johnny Standridge Carroll Standridge Pervin McCulloch Felton Ledlow Henry Bullard.
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W. L. Hopper
Decature
Belle View Church
Roosevelt Peppers
Spurgeon Morgan
Hopper
Hamil Clinic
Old Friendship Baptist Church
William Edward
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Robert
Decatur
Willie
Mae
Homer D. Thomas
Tennessee
R. C. Clark
W. J. Graves
C. C. Graves
Bill Crabtree
Johnny Standridge
Carroll Standridge
Pervin McCulloch
Felton Ledlow
Henry Bullard
Daily Records Deeds Details Lodgings and Transfers
A list of deed transfers and small payments from multiple owners and entities. Entries include John William Aldridge to Pershing W Looney for 150 dollars, Frances Childers to M N Childers for 1, M N Childers to Paul H Childers for 5, Paul H Childers to M N Childers for 5, R D Compton to W E Curry for 1, Decatur Land Co Ltd to Carl E White for 400, Decatur Cemetery Association to Beulah L Kilgore for 300, Cora J Getchell to W E Curry, Buford Haraway to Horace T Ward for 843, George W Henderson to Sallie F Burnham for 100, Connie J Lake to Joe Hilliard Anders for 100, Levi B Lively to G C Morris for 231, Shirel Mitchell to Loyd Grady for 156, C Ernest Poole to W E Curry, Coleman E Taylor to J A Sanders for 800, N K O Wyatt to Broner Franklin for 150.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John William Aldridge
Pershing W. Looney
Frances Childers
M. N. Childers
Paul H. Childers
Paul _H
Hilders
M-N. Childers
R_D
Compton
E. Curry
G. W Drinkard
J. W. Batesgluu
Decatur Land Co., Ltd
Carl. E. White
Js Decatur Cemetery Association
Beulah L. Kilgore
Cora J. Getchell
W. £. Curry
Buford Haraway
Horace T. Ward
George W. Henderson
Sallie F. Burnham
Connie J. Lake
Joe Hilliard Anders
Levi B. Lively
G. C. Morris
Shiref
Litchell
Loyd Grady
C. Ernest Poole
W. E. Curry
Coleman E. Taylor
J. A. Sanders
XK. O. Wyatt
Broner Franklin
Tax revenue totals from gas income and tobacco in a year ago quarter
Gas tax brought in 2,144,227 last year and 6,783,180 in the quarter. Income tax yielded 1,412,189 last month and 1,923,799 in the quarter, compared with 1,119,167 and 1,671,919 a year earlier. Tobacco tax collected 664,504 last month and 1,915,789 in the quarter, versus 642,353 in December 1947 and 1,917,682 for the quarter.
Decatur Alabama Ordinance 502 Merchandise License Increases
City adopts amendment to Ordinance 12 Section 129 setting merchandise license fees by stock value with tiers from under 500 dollars to over 10 000 dollars. Fees range from 20 to 148 dollars plus 3 dollars per 1000 over 10 000. Adoption dated January 3 1949 and mayor H R Sonne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Alabama
City of
Joe Pettey
City Os. Sd
H. R. Sonne
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A. C. Turner
Sixth Avenue S
Harold McClanahan
Mr. McClanahan
Robert Roden
Eighth Avenue W
Bobby Bryan
Cullman Hospital
Dorothy Nicholson
Jackson
Frank Andrews
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Sarah McCaig
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Buford Springer
Athens 2
J. C. Stockton
Moulton
William Ryan
Hariselle
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Moulton 2
Moulton Heights
PTA
Kenneth Smith
Decatur 3
M. C. Etheredge
Decatur 1
Eugene M. Chapman
George Hames
South Highland Hospital
Birmingham
Mutual Service
Grady Parker
Tenth Avenue East
Fay Dobbs
Chattanooga
James R. Dobbs Jr
Jefferson City
Allen Gataway
West Point
Miss
Alfie Dobbs
Fourth Avenue
Roy Fairbanks
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Railroad
Ferry Street
VFW
Death
Mrs. Hopper
Hones
Tone
Clements Drug Stores
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