Red Cross Morgan chapter reports December caseload
The Morgan chapter American Red Cross announced December totals: 325 cases handled. New Army cases 49, Navy 27, ex servicemen 54, civilians 3. Reopened Navy 8 and ex servicemen 53. Ex servicemen aided 185 cases last month including claims, pensions, insurance, training applications and veteran administration reports. Social histories 7 were sent, 71 furlough verifications, 55 health and welfare reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Chapter
American Red Cross
Frank Kirby
Army
Navy
Red Cross Office
Veterans Administration
Primary race and voting rights loom in Alabama contest
Wilcox helps direct Poole strategy as Democratic pre-primary activity heats up. Negro voting rights spark debate with calls to amend party rules to let qualified Blacks vote in the primary. A constitutional amendment would end property ownership as a voting qualifier and require understanding of registration basics. Speculation grows over a temporary Alabama Supreme Court appointment as Gov. Sparks weighs three candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCorvey
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas
E. C. Boswell
Geneva
State Supreme Court
Chauncey -Sparks
William Thomas
Davis Stakely
Thomas S. Lawson
Leigh . Clark
Birmingham
John Rish
Department of Revenue
Troop realignments outlined for postwar occupation forces
General McNarney detailed new troop compositions for occupation duties and the European theater. Infantry divisions will total about 15 000 men each, with 38 000 in armored constabulary and 62 000 in air force units. Total occupation force cuts of 70 900 men were planned from an original 370 000 by July 1, and 816 000 troops remain in Europe with 300 000 to form the occupation force and 316 000 for close out. Regular monthly shipments will shift all troops toward a 300 000 target from January to July, though some categories may face one to three months of shipping delays. War brides will return home on a regular schedule through July, as delays prompt careful scheduling.
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McNarney
England
Nightmarish Battle and Rescue of Indianapolis Sailor Sharp
Navy sailor Sharp, 19, survived the Indianapolis sinking after a kamikaze hit near Okinawa. He endured 110 hours in oil and flames, lost 30 pounds, and was rescued August 4, later serving on several ships and earning two battle stars for Okinawa and Iwo Jima.
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Okinawa
Sharp
Ratso
Indianapolis
Doyle
Paleaw
Tranquility
Guam
Pearl Harbor
Hollandia
San Diego
Navy
Naval Training Base
Shoemaker
Bailey Drives Four Pillar Plan For Agricultural Progress
Country banker Mr Bailey initiated a four pillar agricultural program to diversify crops beyond tobacco, promote livestock and grain production, and involve farmers through bank led outreach. He trained staff to support farm advancement in Clarksville and surrounding counties, earning recognition from American Bankers Association and Rotary peers. Local chambers of commerce and county agents from Limestone, Morgan, and Lawrence counties join as guests for a major farm meeting led by Maynard Layman and Charles Seales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey
Clarksville
American Bankers Association
Stas
Theotary Club of
Rotary
Maynard ‘Layman
Charles. M. Seales
Agricultural, Committee
Caddell
G. B. Phillips
Limestone County
J. E. Carter
Lawrence County
L. T. Wagnon
Morgan County
Harry Taft
T. E Williams
Athens
R. B. Henderson
Kl.w Gentes
Moulton
M. H. Broom
Hartselle
Falkville
Agricultural Extension Service
Auburn
Luther Fuller
Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railway Co
Birmingham
Tom C. Reid
State Chamber of Commerce
Montgomery
T. D. Allredge
U. S. Soil Conservation Department
Decatur
W. D.l.robinson
TVA -Chattanooga
W. M. Adsman
Louisville
Nashville
Cow Nashville
G. W. Humphrey
Southern Railway
Atlanta
Fred Stewart
Belle Mina
B. E. Braswell
Morgan County Farm Bureau
J. W_Counts
Lawrence County Farm Bureau
Mack Maples
Limestone County Farm Bureau
Chambers of Commerce
Huntsville
Florence
Sheffield
Legal Chamber
Mr. Sanankers
Community notes and service members visits in Morgan area
Local residents and service personnel are listed visiting Decatur and surrounding areas on a recent Saturday. Names include James Bunnell Seth Pitt Jbnn Means James W McCain O W T McMullan E C McDaniel John McCutcheon Dewitt Crawford Dewitt Mote Theron Mote and others with statements of travel, military status and post discharge updates. A church service announcement and a Veterans Administration employment note are also included.
Truck Fire Kills or Injures 15 In Florida Crash
Fifteen bean pickers were killed or injured when their truck caught fire after a collision ten miles south of South Bay on State Route 26. Patrol reports indicate the truck ran into a convoy but jurisdiction on whether it was a military convoy remains unclear. The item also mentions Sgt Sheats pursuing further education and local birth notices in Decatur and Hartselle.
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Miami
Fla
State Highway Patrol
Attex
South Bay
Market Wrap Up Mixed as Stocks End Week With Modest Gains
New York stocks closed with minor gains after a generally down week. The 60 stock average rose 0.3 points to 74.9, with 378 issues up, 223 down, and 181 unchanged among 782 issues. Trading volume totalled 530,000 shares, the lightest since Sept. 22, while many investors awaited labor front developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Eubank
New York
Associated Press
Wilson *& Co
Armour
American
Telephone
Goodrich
Goodyear
Youngstown
Bethlehem
N. Y. Central
Northern’ ‘Pacific
Chrysler
Chicago & Eastern IL
Woolworth
Montgomery Ward
Consolidated Eidson
Kennecott
S. Steel
Western Union
Southern Railway
International Harvesters du Pont
J.C. Penney
U. S. Gypsum
Truman urges public backing after slow domestic progress
President Truman warned the nation that Congress has been distressingly slow on his domestic program. He urged citizens to back his plan and express views to their congressmen. The White House reported about 500 telegrams responding to the speech with roughly 80 percent favorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Truman
Charles G. Ross
Sparks backs plan to base freight rates on mileage
Washington reports Gov Chauncey Sparks of Alabama endorsing a zoning mileage basis for all freight rates. Sparks said a zone of mileage system would be workable simple and fair to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparks
Washington
Chauncey-50s
Alabama
Cotton futures steady as export prospects lift demand
New York cotton markets show steady tone with futures posting gains up to 35 cents per bale amid reopening export credits from the export import bank to China. Traders note profit taking and hedging, with some sideline positions as March to December futures close varied.
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New York
Chicago
China
United States
WonderDrug Streptomycin Rush To Aid Weona Collier
Streptomycin units were flown from an Army hospital in Atlanta to Birmingham Alabama to treat Mrs Weona Collier a 24 year old expectant mother with tuberculous meningitis Doctors hope the drug's effect will appear in 2 to 3 days Alabama and Georgia police aided the effort with a 63 minute 65 mile drive from Anniston to Lawson General Hospital Rep Luther Patrick assisted Collier in obtaining Army release of the drug The baby is due in May
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Birmingham
Ala
Atlanta
Weona Collier
Alabama
Georgia
Lawson General
C.D. Turner
Hodges
Anniston
Luther Patrick
Barrett
Collier
China China recognizes Outer Mongolia independence amid truce talk
A government communist meeting yielded optimism for unity and a truce. Outer Mongolia voted for independence under a Chinese Russian treaty plebiscite, while U.S. forces plan to move the Sixth Army into Manchuria within a week or ten days, with winter equipment and port unloading at Hulutao contingent on weather.
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All Party
Foreign Office
China
Outer Mongolia
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Shanghai
U.S
Manchuria
Hulutao
Wedemeyer
Family ties span Decatur district in Sharp note
The text lists Sharp's relatives in Decatur including Aunt Gene Field at 1317 Sixth Avenue, Decatur. brother Percy Sharp on Decatur 2. Aunt Jessie Hamilton at 20 Eighth Avenue East Decatur. and Uncle Flavis Wegh in Ausunvile.
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Indianapolis
Sharp
Decatur
Gene Field
Sixth Avenue
Percy Sharp
Decatur 2
Jessie Hamilton
Eighth Avenue
Flavis Wegh
Ausunvile
Tide Receives Warm Homecoming After Rose Bowl Win
Tuscaloosa welcomed Alabama football heroes after the Rose Bowl victory over Southern California by 34 to 14. Fans packed streets as players arrived by chartered bus and train, with Dean Ralph Adams and Rep. Pete Jarman praising the team.
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Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Southern California
West Coast
New Orleans
Ralph Adams
California
Pete Jarman
Ala
United States
Crimson Tide
Army
Chandler
University
Union
Vaughn Mancha
Ted Tannehill
Mancha
Tom Whitley
Tide
Yamamoto Plans and Pearl Harbor Attack Details Revealed
Genda described early 1941 war games and a November 26 task force departure from Etorofu. The attack was approved on December 2 after Yamamoto triggered the code words Climb Mt Niitaka andDecember 8 was chosen. Japanese carriers moved north of Oahu and launched planes at dawn with 29 planes lost. MacArthur provided an interrogation note of Toshikazu Kase about Hawaii ship messages, Kase claiming no knowledge and noting each ministry kept secrets.
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Yamamoto
Genda
Etorofu
Mt. Niitaka
Oahu
Werre
Pearl Harbor
Gendai
MacArthur
Toshikazu Kase
Japan
Foreign Office
Kase
Kita
Hawaii
Navy
Labor strife spreads across industries as unions push wage demands
AFL pressmen strike halts Truman Callen production as The Plain Dealer notes delays. CIO United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers seek a $2 daily raise, with 400000 idle and GM plants central to stoppages. Steel and meat packers also plan walks and fact finding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Wilson
General Electric Company
General Motors’ Corporation
Westinghouse Electric Company
General Electric
CIO
General Motors
CIO Steelworkers Union
U. S. Steel
AFL
CIO United
Chicago
CIO United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America
International Harvester Co
Lowery Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in Army
QO F Lowery son of Mrs W H Lowery 302 Line Street has been promoted from major to lieutenant colonel Army authorities ratified the move announced Saturday Lowery served 22 years and spent 29 months overseas in World War II in England France and Germany He is brother to Verdon Lowery 623 Fourth Avenue West and another brother J Lowery is a Marine Corps captain with 27 years service.
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Qo.f. Lowery
W. H. Lowery
Line Street
Army
Col. Lowery
England
France
Germany
Lowery
Verdon Lowery
Fourth Avenue West
China Sees Korea as Vital Link to Regional Interests
The piece notes China has no occupation troops in Korea but stresses strategic stakes in Seoul and the Yellow Sea region. It highlights Korea’s four power trusteeship, rising pro independence demonstrations, and the clash between Kim Koo and Syngman Rhee amid postwar political maneuvering.
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San Francisco
China
Korea
Manchuria
Yellow Sea
Gulf of Chinli
Sea of Japan
Posiet Bay
Vladivostok
Russia
Pacific
Seoul
Moscow
America
Britain
Kim’ Koo
Chungking
Kim Koo
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Japs Expected at Session on MacArthur Orders
J Tsugita said the meeting called to discuss imperial ordinances for reorganization in line with MacArthur's orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Tsugita
MacArthur
Recovery Seen for Knife Fight Victim in Cullman
Hubert Brown of Cullman was reported no longer in critical condition after being stabbed Monday night by Tom Keaton. Keaton is jailed on an aggravated assault charge awaiting the outcome of Brown’s injuries.
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Hubert Brown
Cullman
Tom Keaton Cullman
Keaton
Nen
J. D
Mitchell
Cullman County
Brown
Fourth Street West
Austinville Wins Sixth Of Season In Rout Of Hartselle
Austinville high school boys basketball team doubled Hartselle 28 to 14 in the main game at the Austinville gym. Mooney led with 10 points on four field goals and two free throws. Mitchell and Wright scored four each for Hart Selle. The junior squad won 26 to 7 as Allen scored 14 points on six field goals and two free throws.
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Austinville
Hartselle
Mooney
Mitchell
Wright
Allen
Ashley
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RED Cross
Wilcox
Poole
Democratic Committee
Mare Island
Tinian
Leyte
Tennessee
ABA
Llimate
James Bunnell
Town Creek
Seth Pitt
Jbnn A. Means
Ans
James W. McCain
Gunnersville
Morgan -Area
Price Control Board
Cotaco
E. C. McDaniel
Union Hill
John McCutcheon
Hill
Eee
Dewitt. Crawford, Ryan
James
Hilman Mote
Vero Beach
Florida
Mary C. Mote
Theron A. Mote
Armed’ Forces
South Pacific
Sgt. Mote
Raymond E. Pierce
L. G. Martin
Kathleen Hood
Doland C. Maner
Amm
E. G. Maner
Twelfth Street
Doven
Westminster. Presbyterian Church
Wayland McGlathery
James P. McDonald
Third Avenue South
B&s
Wilburn W. Sowers
Decatur 1
WMS
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
W. A. Cramer
Halbrooks
John
P. Sheats
East Youlton Street
Andrew W. Taylor
Hartseller
Miti Lai
R* Lake
Robert Thomas
Lacon
President Adams
Yokohama
Bri Sl
J.’ R. Harrison
Hartselle 2
Woodrow W. Brown
Cpl
R. E. Cox
States
Sheloy
Carl Sek
Tony 1
the Baugh Infirmary
George Benich
The
Baugh Infirmary
Howell's
John P Sheats
Europe
Fort McPherson
Sheats
102Nd Ozark Division
Sgt. Sheats
State Teachers College
John Thomas Cowan
North Avenue
Decatur General Hospital
Douglas’ D. Summers, Hartselle
James L.rankin
Texas. Co
Lockheed
Republic Aviation
International Paper and ‘Corn
All- Cities Service
Electric Bond & Share
Skretch
Sunroe
U. S. and Pennsylvania
U. S. Royal and
Pennsylvania
Joe Hagler
Royal Tire Service
Lee
N.Y. Cotton
Ish Pho
William Malcolm Rigel
Usnr
Daisy Rigel
Fifth Avenue
Rigel
U.S. S. McGowan
U. S.s.cabana
Pearl Harbor Navy Yard
Hinz
Joe Hinz
Jim Lee
Leon Bowman
Herman Hinz
Second Avenue
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