Barry Fitzgerald Shines In Western California
Hollywood reports Barry Fitzgerald, aging Western star, is enjoying his latest film California while continuing his dramatic work. The piece notes industry buzz on pin up lengths and Rita Hayworth’s legs, with other Hollywood tidbits and Spike Jones antics on set.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
O'Silver
Barry Fitzgerald
Dublin
Barry
California
Rose
Supreme 7Aw
Coumbia
Robert Coburn
Rita Hayworth
Demobilization Debate Roils Pacific Commands
In Seoul talks failed to yield a communique on demobilization. American troops discuss freedom from military control, with orders silencing public demonstrations. In Honolulu Lt Gen Richardson orders courts martial for continued demobilization pressure and confines three enlisted men. A Manila mass protest was postponed and Patterson warns slowing the demobilization pace is essential to maintain occupation roles and supply chains in Asia.
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Seoul
Honolulu
mid-Pacific
Manila
Eisenhower
Wilhelm “D
Emmett Perry Enters Jefferson County Senate Race
Emmett Perry longtime juvenile court judge announces candidacy for Jefferson County state senate seat now held by James A. Simpson. He supports repealing 1944 housing act limiting federal low cost housing in the county. Perry is a Moulton native and WWII veteran.
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Birmingham
Emmett Perry
Jeffersion County State Senate
James A. Simpson
Illiam L. Hogue
Alta King
Eugene Hawkins
Richard V. Saapeon
Perry
Moulton
Ala
Jefferson County
Veteran leader urges compulsory arbitration to end strikes
In Birmingham, Joseph M. Stack, commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, claimed war veterans lose jobs due to work stoppages not approved by them and urged compulsory arbitration of strikes as a solution.
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Birmingham
Jan
Joseph MM. Stack
Ths
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Cotton futures drift in thin session amid ceiling doubt
New York January 17 cotton futures barely moved as traders awaited clarity on the proposed ceiling for the IMB crop. Light liquidation and hedging were offset by a mill buying against textile orders with spot markets quiet. Late prices showed May around 2455 and July 2439.
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New York
Commodity Credit Corporation
Cattle and Hog Market Report from Nashville Stagnant Demand
Nashville market notes show cattle sold early at steady prices with limited variety and no test market. Calves and vealers weak demand, hogs steady with moderate demand, sheep and lambs nominally steady under limited activity. Buyers and shippers reported minimal early offerings across categories.
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Nashville
Notte
Chicago Butter and Egg Market Summary
Chicago butter firm receipts 210 749 and market unchanged. Egg receipts 14 243 with weak tone. U S extras quoted 1 240 to 40 1 2 with standards 36 to 36 1 2. Current receipts 35 1 2 to 36. Dirties 33 1 2 checks 33.
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Chicago
U. S
Local Notes From Limestone County and Huntsville
Albert Wallace in Germany writes home that he is well though homesick. Mrs Wallace and Mr A J in Huntsville are mentioned. Mrs Johnnie Cantrell sold their farm and moved to Huntsville. The Wallaces announce a new son born to Mr and Mrs Wil Black in Elliott. Jack Wydner returns from Virginia to Athens with his mother Mrs Matie McCain. A supper honored Sir James Crawford of California with many local guests. Pvt Wydner weighs 182 pounds and plans to go to Germany soon.
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Albert Wallace
Germany
Wallace
A. J
Huntsville
Johnnie Cantrell
Wil) Black
Elliott
Jack Wydner
Amp Pickett
Matie McCain
Athens
Mattie “McCain
James Crawford
California
Pvis
Henry F Wydner
Tom Clem
Camp Wheeler
Irvin Black
Dorothy
Nellie
Birdsong
Local Visits Populate Morgan County News from Rocky Ford
Community notes reveal visits among spouses and families in Morgan County and nearby Rocky Ford. Guests include Roy Sith and son from Decatur visiting George Roberts and Seydon Roberts, with other kinfolk sharing Sundays and family gatherings across several households.
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Roy
Sith and Son
Decatur
George Roberts
Séldon
Roberts
Arvin
Garrison
Chaples
Frank
Doldgisters
Norman
Bogus
Elbert Selt
Betty “Hardin
Betty Stephenson
Ralpp
Roan and Sdns
Barern
Birmingham
Roger. Marshall
Sae
Uris
George
Pension group meets Saturday at courthouse
The pension group holds a meeting Saturday morning at ten o clock in the courthouse led by Rev J M Engle. All persons interested in pensions for older people were invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Engle
Miaintac
Refinery Fire Causes Loss of Three Workers at Illinois Plant
A massive blaze at a Findley refinery in Ohio ruins storage tanks and sparks a powerful air like explosion. C. A. Peterson, superintendent, says 11 of about 50 tanks containing gasoline kerosene oil and asphalt blew up, with damage estimated at $200000 and three employees killed.
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Findley
Jas
C. A.’ Peterson
Japanese rounded up for war crimes trials in Shanghai
Several key Japanese accused of complicity in a mock court martial aiding execution of three of Gen James A Boolittle s Tokyo raiders have been rounded up and will face war crimes trials in Shanghai. Trials may begin before the end of January.
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Shanghai
James A.boolittle
Tokyo
Liquidation Nears of I. G. Farben Monopoly in Berlin
In the American occupation zone a government statement reports the liquidation of I. G. Farben Industrie, Germany’s largest monopoly, is nearing completion as Allied authorities finalize the dismantling of the industry.
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Berlin
I. Q. Farben Industrie
Germany
Ees
Aluminum Paint Protects Balloon Fabrics By Blocking Heat
Aluminum paint is used as a protective medium on balloon fabrics to exclude heat and light, helping preserve material integrity and prevent degradation from sun exposure.
Youth for Christ rally planned in Decatur 1946
A new interdenominational Youth for Christ movement in Decatur advances with ministerial union endorsement in October and a January 26 rally at Central Baptist Church. Lead speakers include Sulins Doster and the local glee group under Ed mund Keith, with music by Loren Jones and a diverse church committee guiding a year of events.
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Youth For Christ
Decatur
Central Baptist Church
Sulins’ Doster
Asbury ‘Methodist—church
Chattanooga
Tenn
Loren Jones
Thomaston
Georgia
High School
Edmund Keith
Don Wells
Ann Vickery
Central Methodist
Alice Price
Pleas Manley
Eisenhower Plans Nation Address on Demobilization
The article reports Eisenhower arranging further discussion on demobilization and scheduling a nationwide address Friday night. It covers Johnson's draft expansion proposals, potential exemptions for fathers, and revercomb's push for data on fathers in service, plus opposition from the American Legion to ending the draft act before May 15.
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Lization
House Military Committee
Eisenhower
Johnson
War Department
Army
Idea
Senator Revercomb
R-Wl Va
Revercomb
House “Military Committee
Eisenhower faces postwar army cut and ship scrapping debate
In Washington on January 17 General Dwight D. Eisenhower pressed for a smaller postwar army while Senator Edwin Johnson backs cutting to about 1 million by July. The House Naval Committee weighs scrapping 37 paused warships and potential substitutes. The House Labor Committee debates continuing U S Employment Service under federal control beyond June 1947.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Capitol ‘Hill
Senate
Edwin .C. Johnson
D. Colo
War Department
Congress
Navy
House Naval Committee
W. Sterling Cole
House Labor Committee
Truman
U.S. Employment Service
Mrs. Nancy J Holmes Rites Held at Cedar Creek
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy J Holmes of Hartselle 3 were held at Cedar Creek church with Rev. L. L. Smallwood, burial in Cedar Creek cemetery. She died Tuesday night at Decatur General Hospital. Surviving husband B. W. Holmes two sons Coleman D and Luther F Holmes two brothers R. F Foote R. D Foote and a sister Mrs F S Holmes.
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Nancy J Holmes
Hartselle
L. L. Smallwood
Cedar Creek Church
Cedar Creek
Highsmith
Moulton
Details emerge on Suzanne case and basement searches
Police outline a theory of how the killer may have abducted Suzanne from her Kenmore Avenue home and moved her to a Winthrop Avenue basement. Investigators report found blood residues in wash tubs and flesh fragments, with body parts later recovered from local catch basins. A man arrested in Sheboygan after a woman’s tip was released when identification failed.
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Valanis
Suzanie
Kenmore Ave
Winthrop
Mrs. Erickson
Winthrop Ave
Suzanne
Sheboygan
Wis
Snow Falls in Leighton Area Without Accidents
The first snow in about a month was reported in the Leighton area yesterday. Snow began yesterday morning and continued until about 9 o clock last night. No accidents were reported on roads in the Leighton vicinity.
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Leighton
Parole Granted for LSU Former President James M. Smith
The New Orleans States reports the federal parole board granted parole effective Feb 5 to Dr. James Monroe Smith former LSU president who is serving a 30 month term in Atlanta penitentiary on political scandals charges.
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New Orleans
Federal Parole Board
James Monroe Smith
Louisiana State University
Atlanta
Plan Approved Reducing Alabama Power Preferred Stock
Public Service Commission approves plan by Alabama Power to cut preferred stock from 355 876 to 300 000 shares. The move recalls all outstanding 5 6 and 7 percent shares and reissues securities at a 4 1 2 percent dividend rate.
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Montgomery
Alabamd Power Company
Public Service Commission
Plan Condemned in Fact-Finding Law Debate by Fulbright
Senator Fulbright damns the proposed fact-finding plan as too superficial to resolve strike problems. He chairs the Senate labor committee and expects to fuse the best parts of three bills into final legislation. The Ways and Means Committee reexamines expanding federal social security coverage to more employed persons. Adm. Husband E. Kimmel testifies on Pearl Harbor probe, as investigators begin direct questioning after two days of statements.
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Fulbright
D. Ark
Senate Labor Committee
house__ ways
Onoh
E. Kimmel
Pearl Harbor
Senate
House
City Extends White Way and Lighting Projects
Quince E Eddens of the City Electric Department says materials are on order for extending the white way on Moulton Street and Railroad Streets but shipment timing is unknown. The council approves lighting extensions on Moeultan and Railroad Streets with one side lit near the railroad station area to aid passengers. Southern Railway will be asked to extend lighting near the station so passengers do not walk in darkness to board or depart trains.
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Quince E. Eddens
City Electric Department
Moulton
Railroad
Moeultan Street
6Th Avenue
Railroad Street
Church Street
Walnut Street
Eddens
Southern Railway System
Decatur
Steel and meat disputes dominate labor headlines
President Truman confronts steel wage talks as CIO United Steelworkers push for 17 1/2 cents with a 15 cent offer from Fairless. Meat packers face a second day of a 263000-strong strike threatening supplies while thousands idle in electrical, auto, and other plant walkouts across 16 states.
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Chas. G. Ross
Truman
CIO
Philip Murray
Benjamin Fairless
U. Steel Corporation
United Steelworkers
Murray
Fairless
O’truman
AFL
CIO United
Wacera
CIO Union
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
General Electric
Westinghouse
General Motors
Western Electric Co
Tron
Higher milk price hearings may hike consumer costs
Washington reports the government plans hearings that could raise producer milk prices by two to three cents a quart across seasons. Sessions begin in New York and Boston with nationwide dairy industry proposals amid subsidy program changes and pressure from officials to boost production.
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New York
Boston
Agriculture Department
Anderson
Kimmel, Short Hearings Open On Pearl Harbor Warnings
Senate investigators press Admiral Kimmel about Washington warnings dated November 27 1941 and his hawaii defenses. Rep Murphy questions Kimmel attitude and actions claiming he misread the threat while senators plan to question Lt General Short after Kimmel.
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Navy Department
Naval Base
Kimmel
Senate-House
Seth W. Richardson
Murphy
Rep
Admiral Kimmel
Cpl John Harvey Heads Home From War Front
Cpl Johnnie Harvey husband of Mrs May Harvey 207 West Gordon Drive sails home aboard the U S S Comet en route to the United States after 14 months overseas. He joined the Army in April 1944 served in Biak and New Guinea with a chemical warfare unit. He wears the Asiatic Pacific theatre ribbon and the Good Conduct medal.
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Cpl
Johnnie Harvey
May Harvey
West Gordon Drive
United States
Harvey
Biak
New Guinea
David U Patton Files for Alabama Senate Seat
David U Patton of Athens files his declaration of candidacy for the state senate representing the first district which covers Lauderdale and Limestone counties with the Secretary of State.
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David U. Patton
Athens
State Senate
Lauderdale
Limestone
Graves to Speak at Alabama Press Association Banquet
John Tempie Graves columnist for Fire-Herald will deliver the banquet address at the 75th annual Alabama Press Association convention in Birmingham opening tomorrow.
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Graves
Birmingham
Ala
John Tempie Graves
Fire—Herald
Alabama Press Association
Ford wage talks hinge on union stance in GM dispute
The union seeks a 19 1/2 cent per hour raise, the figure a fact finding panel recommended in the General Motors dispute. General Motors proposed 17 1/2 cents, while Ford faces today’s discussions to obtain a clear union position on company security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
Ford
Wallace Arrives in New York After 20 Months Overseas
First Lt. John T. Wallace returned to New York after twenty months in the European theatre. He served with the infantry and expects to be home soon, with discharge on completion of leave. Church services and local notices follow, including DeMolay events, hospital transfers, and various discharges and visits across Decatur.
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John T. Wallace
New -York
J. E. Wallace
Wallace
Exchange rates show European currencies in flux
Readings indicate France and Belgium quotes for currency values with remarks on francs seizing means of payment totaling 745 billion francs, now about 119 per dollar. The fragmented OCR notes suggest instability in exchange markets and broad currency valuations.
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Belgium
France
RAF group captain testifies at court martial over liquor sales
In a Sydney court martial, Group Captain Clive Caldwell testified about RAF liquor trading with American troops at Morotai in late 1944. He described profits of about 6 500 pounds weekly, while officers claimed such activities included gambling, trinkets, and stolen cigarettes, with troops often holding large sums.
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Sydney
RAAF
Morotai
Clive R.caldwell
Packer
Caldwellis Wing
W. N. Gibson
Darwin
Must Continues From Page One on Postwar Europe Policy
The speaker described postwar needs and food shortages in London and Germany, noting a sick man whose rations would be doubled and a boy receiving milk daily. He criticized sympathy for Germany, viewed Russia pragmatically, questioned the UN, and urged long term military occupation of Europe for ten to twenty years to monitor developments.
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London
Russia
United Nations’ Organization
Crews Split Fortune From Ambergris Find Aboard Ship
Liberty ship Albino crew members awaited sale of a one ton mass of ambergris found off Gibraltar. Estimates quoted up to 300 pounds with value around 160 dollars per pound, total near fifty thousand dollars, with the crew of 38 voting to split the proceeds.
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Mobile
Perez
Gilbraltar
Brougit
C.f-Smith
AW Williams Inspection Co
William P. MaGanne
Norfolk
Campbell Infant Rites Planned at City Cemetery
Funeral services for Lewis Campbell infant son of Mr and Mrs L C Campbell of Sixth Street will be held at 10 oclock Friday morning at City cemetery. Rev L C Hill will officiate. Surviving are his parents and grandmother Mrs Omer Campbell. Burial in City Cemetery Mutual Service directing.
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Lewis Campbell
L. C.campbell
Sixth Street
City Cemetery
Rev
L. C. Hill
Omer Campbell
Mutual Service
Barracks Conversion Plan Advances in Birmingham
Birmingham gains approval to convert surplus Army barracks into homes for war veterans. Federal Public Housing Authority head Philip Klutznick directed the conversion to proceed as expeditiously as possible following action in Washington yesterday.
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Birmingham
Washington
Philip Klutznick
Federal Public Housing Authority
Lost Car Tag 520369 Seeks Return
Lost item notice for car tag number 520369 requesting the finder to call 1750 with any information. The brief entry provides no other details about vehicle ownership or location.
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Texaco
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Havaco No. 9
Welch
W. Va
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Muray
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D., .Tenn
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Rmich
Uucas
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Church of the Nazarene
J. -F. Dunlap
Knights Templar
William P.stott
Robert
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Grover ‘Wilson
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Lawrence F. Miller
TVA
San Jose
Ill
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San Francisco
Fourth Air Force Headquarters
J. P. Morrow
Decatur General Hospital
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Brown's Ambulance
Yesdawrlair
Leruay
Wells Street
Brown
Aubry Crow
Decatur’ General, Hospital
Decatur 1
J. B. Watson
Hamil Clinic
Fairview
Albert Parker
Brenda
Jefferson Hospital
James H. Crow
William Pitt
Trinity 1
Woodrow W. Ratliff
Decatur 2
George White
Hartseller
Decstur
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Pfe
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Armed Forces
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Jewel White
Danville 3
Letha Massey
General Hospital
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Falkville 1
Grady Roberts
Pacific
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Benoit, Miss
Earl M. Legg
Tanner
G. W. Ethridge
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Ethel McEntire
Pvt
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