Weather and military discharge notices from Decatur area
Cloudy with showers this afternoon and tonight and Wednesday is the forecast. Local weather shows a high of 6 and a low of 59. Navy discharge: Freddie L. Carpenter after 23 months service with two invasions and two battle stars. Army discharges: Pfc. J. H. Baron of Decatur after 40 months and Cpl. John W. Wiggins after 38 months with medals. many local servicemen listed with overseas time and honors. Community notes include hospital visits, family updates, and Cub Pack 5 meeting at Riverside High School.
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Freddie L. Carpenter
Eeer
Navy
Pacific
Cpl
John W. Wiggins
Decatur J
City to seek federal aid for advanced planning on streets
Decatur City Council will ask the federal government for permission to proceed with advanced planning on city streets drainage and storm sewers. The plan would be paid by the federal government and could be folded into a later grant or funded outright if no grant is awarded. The council rejected splitting projects but endorsed a preliminary survey and zoning amendments including several license and district changes.
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H. R. Summer
Decatur
Carol Smith
Smith
Eighth Avenue
Grant
Jackson Streets
Johnston
Moulton
Easie
Somerville Road
Grant Street
Jackson Street
Fourth Avenue
Sixth Street
Eleventh Street
Fifth Avenue
Sixth Avenue
Sherman Street
Wadsworth Street
Nineteenth Avenue
Olive Street
Decatur Rose Bowl Hero Hal Self Guest at Chamber Meeting
Hal Self, Decatur’s Rose Bowl quarterback for Alabama, invited by Chamber of Commerce president John A Caddell to attend the fifteenth annual meeting at Somerville Road School. Dinner arrangements raised capacity. 17 tickets remain, with 25 extra dinners added via the Somerville Road PTA.
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Decatur
Hal Self
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Harry Gilmer
John A Caddell
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Somerville Road
C. W. Bailey
Clarksville
Tenn
Chamber of Commerce
Hal
Jasper Votes to Adopt City Commission Government
Voters in Jasper Alabama approve switching from mayor alderman to a city commission system. Unofficial returns show 650 in favor and 426 against. Mayor John G Burton defended the petition behind the referendum amid claims of political opposition. The council must call an election within 45 days for commissioners and candidates have 20 days to qualify.
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Jasper
Ala
Walker County
John G. Burton
Reuben Newton
Soviet Bomb Yarn Doubted by British Sources
British government sources doubted a report that Russia had developed a new atom bomb that could render Western weapons obsolete. The claim came from Dr Raphael Arrattoe of a Northern Ireland research center, but officials said they had not seen the statement and questioned its credibility.
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London
Russia
Raphael E. G. Armattee
Leaceshire Research Center
Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Arrattoe
Drattee
Truman expresses satisfaction with Moscow accords and atomic safeguards
President Truman said he is satisfied with the Moscow talks on atomic energy and allied agreements. He noted Romanian Bulgarian and Yugoslav recognitions are conditional with final say his. He denied evidence of a Soviet atomic bomb and praised Byrnes and Harriman's roles in the diplomatic effort.
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Truman
Washington
Moscow
United States
Russia
Great Britain
Raphael & G. Armattee
Lomeshie
MF Truman
Wj Averell Harriman
Byrnes
U. S. Army
London
Marriage Licenses Granted in Alabama Cities
Henry Jay Wesson of Brewton and Gwendolyn Payne of Hartselle received marriage licenses. Charles Bvaughan Harvey from Falkville and Lois Hazel George from Newton also licensed. Freida Earnestine and others were listed in the notice with additional names and locations.
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Henry Jay Wesson
Brewton
Ala
Gwendolyn’Payne
Hartselle
Charles Bvaughan Harvey
Falkville 2
Lois Hazel George
Oss Newton
Demobilization Slowdown Stressed by President
President Truman said the Army and Navy demobilization slowdowns are not arbitrary but necessary due to the enormous task of rebuilding and the U.S. duty to keep the peace and destroy war-making powers abroad. He cited the country’s responsibility in a difficult postwar period and the need to deploy troops for overseas commitments.
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Washington
Truman
Army
Navy
United States
Soldiers Gather in Paris to Protest Troop Home Delays
Notices posted at several GI mess halls in Paris call for a mass meeting at 7 30 p m tonight to protest delays in bringing American troops home. The notices appeared today and may signal coordinated action among servicemen.
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Paris
Truman cites progress in demobilization of armed forces
President Truman reports Army has released over half of 8.3 million service members and cites four and a half million through separation. Navy has 1.25 million returned. Marine Corps over 183,000 discharged. Coast Guard over 74,000. Demobilization slowdown prompts congressional demand for investigation and possible immediate action.
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Truman
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Ace
Pacific
Europe
Andrews Field
Manila
Congress
Legisla
Fire at Sivley home claims three lives in Decatur
Howard Dobbs, burned and hospitalized for third degree trauma, remains stable. The deadly blaze at the W. G. Sivley residence on Somerville Street killed J. H. Sivley 80, W. G. Sivley 44, and James Sivley 10. Neighbors reported seeing W. G. Sivley pour fuel oil on hot coals in a heating stage.
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Howard Dobbs
Decatur General Hospital
W. G. Sivley
Somerville 1
Dobbs
Sivley House
Greatest Manhunt In Chicago For Baby Killer
Coroner A L Brodie said Suzanne Degnan likely was raped and strangled by a kidnaper who dismembered her body with butcher like skill. Police found charred bone fragments near 5860 Kenmore Ave and a blood stained cart. a $20 000 ransom note was released urging the victim to be kept in a safe place until word.
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Chicago
A. L. Brodie
Suzanne Degnan
Northside
Brodie
Joseph Goldberg
University of Chicago
Kenmore Avenue
Degnan
Suzanne
James Degnan
Charles M. Wilson
Police Crime Detection Laboratory
FBI
Police
Wilson
Goldberg
Thomas Carter
Carter
Rewards Offered in Suzanne Degnan Kidnapping Case
The Chicago Herald-American announced a $5,000 reward for exclusive information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer in the Suzanne Degnan case. Two citizens offered $500 each through The Chicago Tribune, by Charles J. Whalen and J. C. Deagan, to aid apprehension and conviction.
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Chicago
Rex
Suzanne Degnan
Chicago Herald-American
Chicago Tribune
Charles J. Whalen
Sacred Heart Academy
Suzanne
J. C. Deagan
Flooding blocks two U S highways in Alabama roads
Highways U S 31 at Lacon and U S 24 between Decatur and Russellville were submerged after weekend storms. Patrol units reported impassable sections last night with water receding enough for limited traffic today, detouring routes via U S 20 and U S 36 as high water persisted on the Decatur Russellville corridor.
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U. S. 31
Lacon
U. S. 24
Decatur
Russellville
Paul Jones
Julian Hale
Carl Edgeman
Alton Suggs
Bankhead Bates
U. S. 20
Dumbia
U. S. 36
Moulton
Charge Changed Against Mother in Infant Death Case
In Chelsea Massachusetts Mrs Rose Carlan 23 faces a switch from murder to manslaughter in her infant son Ronalds death. Hearing set for next Thursday. She remains free on 2500 bail. Ronald was reported kidnapped in November triggering a large search. The body was later found under a cupboard. medical examiner found no evidence of violence.
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Chelsea
Mass
Rose Carlan
Cornelius P. Duggan
Francis E. Kelly
New England
Carlan
Ronald
Parents Made Responsible For Conduct Of Their Children In Move To Curb Juvenile Delinquency
Decatur City Council approved a law placing responsibility on parents for crimes by youths under 16. Mayor H R Summer says the measure targets delinquency by holding guardians accountable for their children’s acts and requires school attendance. The ordinance also defines idle conduct and public loitering as contributing to delinquency.
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Decatur
H. R. Summer
Summer
Mayo
State of
Alabama
Salvation Army Drive Underway in Decatur
Salvation Army advisory board members and volunteers distribute pledge cards and red shields to Decatur employers as the building fund drive starts. F. O. Smith chairs the effort with a $10 minimum goal and a weeklong solicitation through January 15. Captain Oscar P. Fuller asks callers for missed employers to contact 295 as equipment is delivered. The campaign follows a $2,000 letter appeal and aims to fund new Salvation Army centers near existing facilities in Decatur.
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Salvation Army
Decatur
Amy's
F. O. Smith
Oscar P. Fuller
Army
Fuller
Woman faces threat charge in mule poisoning case
Viola Brown, 45, of Goodwater Alabama, admitted sending a threatening letter to Bob Leonard accusing him of poisoning her mule. FBI agent R. J. Abbaticchio Jr. said Brown threatened to kill Leonard unless he left town within five days.
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Montgomery
Ala
Upa
FBI
R. J. Abbaticchio Jr
Alabama
Viola Brown
Goodwater
Bob Leonard
Western Union Strike Shrinks Nation's Telegraph Network
Western Union workers in New York City walked out at 7 10 AM ET in a mass strike that threatened to halt telegraphic and cable service nationwide. CIO American Communications Association led the walkout over a 12 cent hourly wage rise and War Labor Board policy, as other unions reached partial agreements and government officials sought to avert broader stoppages.
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Associated Press
Western Union
New York City
New Jersey
International
CIO American Communications Association
War Labor Board
William O’dwyer
CIO
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
New York
WLB
Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
Kaiser- Frazer Corporation
CIO Uaw
Washington
D. C
O. A. Knight
CIO Oil Workers Union
Knight
Oil Industry
Western Electric
Communications Be Men Workers
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Western Electric Employer Association
Federal Concilation Service
International Short- Harvester Company
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