Farmer Held for Shooting in Huntsville
J. W. Baxter a 55 year old farmer is jailed on a murder charge after the shotgun killing of Luther Layne in Baxter's home near Huntsville. Sheriff Blakemore says the shooting followed an argument involving Layne and Baxter and Layne’s housekeeper former wife of Mrs Baxter.
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Huntsville
Ala
J. W. Baxter
Madison ‘County
Luther Layne
Baxter
H. C. Blakemore
Layne
Blakemore
Rev Bougher to Fill Regular Appointment Sunday
Morgan County lacey s spring Augusta winfr Rev Bougher will fill his regular appointment here Sunday. Everyone is invited to attend, Mrs Herschel. Speake and children Huntsville spent Saturday night with Mrs Grace Hough. Miss Hazel Grizzard was a visitor in Decatur over the weekend. Mrs Zera Lipscomb expects granddaughter soon to make her home here while Lt Black is overseas. Ms Luckie and wife returned to his post after visit with Mrs Luckie s mother Mrs Berta Kay. Mr and Mrs Frank Griffin Oak Ridge Tenn were guests of Mr and Mrs J P Lipscomb recently. Mrs Cynthia Kay and J D Atkinson continue ill. Mr and Mrs Marvin Griffin Hartselle were here Sunday visiting his sister, Mrs J P Lipscomb.
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Bougher
Herschel
Huntsville
Grace Hough
Hazel Grizzard
Decatur
Zera Lipscomb
Glenn Black
Santa
Anna
Calif
Lt. Black
Joe Luckie
Luckie
Berta Kay
Frank Griffin
Oak Ridge
Tenn
J. P. Lipscomb
Cynthia Kay
J. D. Atkinson
Marvin Griffin
Hartselle
Ward
John
Newt Bailey
J. L. West
M. G. Whitten
W. E. Ward
Homer Montgomery
John ‘Rodgers
Reggis Ward and Sons
J.t.lovett
Bill Lovett
Misahd
Carl
Claude Copeland
Mary Francis
Neliné Carpenter
Coy
Waldrep
Bill Murray
Tom ‘Parker
Melvie Burney
Creek
Howard Odell
Wasa
Ervin Odell
Tow
Woodie Flannigate
Woodie Copeland
Dempsie
Curtis Copelland
Martha Parker
Rudlie Parker
Hatton
Sanday
Agains
Tom Parker
Moulton
New Pastor Leads Morgan County Forrest Chapel Services
Rev Wright preached at Forrest Chapel in Morgan County with two Sunday services scheduled at 41 and 2 o'clock followed by a quarterly conference. The W S C S met at Mrs Jesse Smith home with Mrs W E Ward presiding and leading the program on Prayer and the New Year.
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Wright
Jesse Smith
W. E. Ward
Miss Ann Bullard Guests and Oak Ridge Visit
Miss Ann Bullard was a guest recently of Miss Mary Lou Wynn in Oak Ridge. Gilman Bullard spent a night recently with Neil Battles.
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Ann Bullard
Mary
Lou" Wynn
Oak Ridge
Gilman Bullard
Neil Battles
Gadsden permits rise in 1945 total
Building permits in Gadsden, Alabama for 1945 reached 1,913,627 dollars, up 218,726 from 1944. City building inspector Arthur E. Rogers reported 434 permits issued, while hundreds of families still sought homes in the area.
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Gadsden
Ala
Arthur E. Rogers
Albert J. Fowler Promoted to Sergeant in 81st Infantry
Albert L. Fowler, son of Mrs. Etha Fowleéert of Somerville, promoted from corporal to sergeant for proven ability in his infantry rifle company. He serves in Maj. Gen. Paul J. Mueller's 81st Infantry Wildcat division stationed in Aomori prefecture Northern Honshu. Before the Army he farmed. Thomas Paine's Common Sense was published January 10 1776.
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Albert L. Fowler
Etha Fowleéert
Somerville
Fowler
Paul J. Mueller
81St Infantry
Aomori Prefecture
Honshu
WEDDINGS AND VISITS FEATURE BLACK GROUND COMMUNITY
Mrs Curtis Copeland ill but recovering. Helen Odell of Lee Creek to Sgt Olevia Fantgrassi stationed at Army Air Forces in Denver. Local relatives and friends host visits and church attendance noted. families of Copeland, Odell, Parker, and Lansdell appear in social notices from Black Ground.
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Helen Odell
Lee Creek
Olevia Fantgrassi
Army Air Forces
Denver
Morgan County Oak Ridge Social News Roundup
Mr and Mrs Robert Clemons relocate to Neel with family. Earl Sparkman moves to the Clemons home place. Josephine Legg returns to school after illness. Alice West and Ruby Vest are ill. J R Stephenson family visited Basham relatives Sunday. Earl Legg improving after illness. Dorothy Hartselle weekend visit to Louise Howard. James Sybert family moves in with his mother Fannie Sybert. W A Thompson ill with the flu.
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Robert Clemons
Neel
Earl Sparkman
Clemons
Josephine Legg
Alice West
Ruby Vest
J. R. Stephenson
Basham
Earl Legg
Ishmel Martin
Pleasant Valley
Dean Vest
Alice Vest
Ruby West
Hugh Townson
Dorothy Hartselle
Louise Howard
James Sybert
Bites
Fannie Sybert
W. A. Thompson
Shooting Charge In Wrightsville Linked To Former Legislator Son
The son of a former legislator faces a five thousand dollar bond on a shooting charge in Wrightsville Georgia. He allegedly shot C D Prescott who had been tried and acquitted in a 1942 pistol duel death. Prescott is critically wounded in University Hospital Augusta.
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Wrightsville
C. D. Prescott
J. W. Claxton
G.C. Carter
Prescott
University Hospital
Augusta
Claxton
State Revenue Department
Atlanta
Former U S Senator Dixie Graves Returns Home
Mrs Dixie Bibb Graves former U S Senator from Alabama left Washington to return home after attending a tea at the White House dining room. She had joined women advisers of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and met with Mrs Truman.
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Washington
Dixie-Bibb Graves
U. S
Alabama
White House
Graves
Bibb Graves
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Post grows as World War II vets lead Birmingham Legion
General Gorgas Post No 1, Alabama's largest Legion group, now has 2 568 members after 276 new inductees. About 1 400 of these are World War II veterans, the post adjutant Hugh N Starnes said.
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Birmingham
Nan
Gorgas Post
Alabama
American Legion
Hugh N. Starnes
Local Notices Highlight Births and Movements in Morgan County
Mrs W B Lemley and Mr and Mrs Alvin Thomas announce the birth of a son born in January. Patricia Ann born January 3 to Mr and Mrs Berford Dobbs. Huntsville hospital visitations noted. Families relocate to farms and towns including Ruth Marshall County and Buford Bowling's farm. Community members visit and relatives travel between Morgan and Huntsville.
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Alvin Thomas Anaite
Jan
Morgan County Community Notices and Movements
Rev Morgan from near Hartsville preached Sunday as roads remain poor. Mr and Mrs Lester Taylor move to the community from Birmingham. Mr and Mrs Jim Woodall and family relocate from Elbert Julian's farm to J F Tanners farm with granddaughter Frances. Mr and Mrs Fred Crouch move to their farm and Mr and Mrs Auburn Drinkard relocate with children to Elbert.
Inner Aid medicine promises bowel cleansing power
A man reports using INNER AID for three days and claims his body released filthy substances. He says headaches, pimples, and rheumatic knee pain vanished as his stomach and bowels were cleansed. The ad touts 12 herbs that cleanse bowels clear gas and aid liver and kidneys. Sold by all drug stores in Decatur.
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Decatur
Sunday Visitors Visit Mrs Holmes as Pneumonia Confines
Mrs Malinda Lewis Mrs J F Fanner and Miss Beckie McKee visited their sister Mrs Martha Ann Holmes who is ill with pneumonia at her home Sunday.
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Julian's Farm
Malinda Lewis
J. F. ‘Fanner
Beckie McKee
Martha
Ann Holmes
Mole Starves After 12 Hours Without Food
A note explains that an unfed mole will die after roughly twelve hours without nourishment. The report highlights the creature's need for consistent feeding to survive.
Auxiliary to Hold Mid winter Conference in Montgomery
The American Auxiliary Department of Alabama will hold its annual mid winter conference in Montgomery January 14 and 15. National VP Mrs Willis C Reed of Vinita Oklahoma will be guest and address the conference. Tea at the executive mansion Monday afternoon and a Whit ney Hotel executive committee dinner Monday evening. Legion dance Monday night. Conference at Whitley Hotel Tuesday morning followed by a joint noon luncheon with the Legion at the Jefferson Davis Hotel.
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Department of Alabama
Montgomery
Willis C. Reed
Vinita
Oklahoma
Southern
Executive Mansion
Whitney Hotel
Legion
Whitley Hotel
the Legion
Jefferson Davis Hotel
Airline mechanic Nellie Robinson charged after crash scene disturbance
Police Chief Floyd Eddins said Nellie Robinson a Pennsylvania Central Airlines mechanic was charged with disorderly conduct for interfering with a newspaper photographer at the crash scene. He added three officers at the scene erred by not arresting then.
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Birmingham
Jan BP
Floyd Eddins
Pennsylvania ‘Central Airlines
Eddins
Nellie Robinson
P-C-A
Scere
Radio minister backs Scalf's Indian River Medicine
Rev J L Thomas Birmingham radio evangelist praises Scalf's Indian River Medicine after five bottle course. He reports fifteen pound weight gain improved appetite and digestion with no laxative, urging others to try the herbal tonic sold at Caddell's Drug Store.
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J. L. Thomas
Birmingham
South
WSGN
Scalf
Rev
Thomas
Joe Bartlett
al Bain
Mary
Scalfs
Caddell's Drug Store
Tune in WMSL 5 p.m. Daily for Indian River Harmencers
The station WMSL announces a daily 5 pm program titled Indian River Harmencers. Listeners are invited to hear music and discussion from the Indian River Harmencers group during the afternoon schedule.
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Indian River Harmencers
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