March of Dimes Card Drive Promotes County Participation
Frank Yaney Morgan county campaign chairman distributes March of Dimes cards to major industries. He expects this year’s drive to surpass last year as contributions arrive. Half the funds stay in Morgan County for infantile paralysis patient care, while the rest aid national HQ for epidemics, training, and research. Yaney urges civic clubs and industries to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Yaney
Morgan County
Cooper-Wells
Peter Art
Yatrey
March of Dimes
Yaney
National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis
National Foundation For Emergency
America
Athens News Items Highlights Local Moves and School Game
Mr and Mrs Walter Gordon move from Stewart s Cross Roads to East Washington Street. American Legion Auxiliary met at the Houston library to plan a club room fundraiser. Athens High beat Lexington 48 to 33. Lt Frances M Calvin transferred to West Point hospital work in West Point writes home. Miss Margaret Saxon visits Athens. Elliott Holland injured by hay bailer shaft. treated at Limestone hospital. Dr A M Shelamer discharged and named health officer for Limestone and Madison counties. Mrs G W Fregley resigns from civics at Athens High.
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Walter Gordon
Stewart's
Cross Roads
East Washington Street
American Legion Auxiliary
Houston Library
Athens
Lexington
Carl, Richter Sr
Frances M. Calvin
Staten Island
N. Y
West Point
Calvin
Margaret Saxon
Alexander City
G. W. Fregley
Elliott Holland
Limestone Hospital
Arthur Slaton
Athens High School
Fact
Ed Wilson
New Orleans
A. M. Shelamer
Shelamer
Limestone
Madison Counties
War Trial Plans Grow As Japanese Leaders Face Court
As Japan war criminal trials advance, Lt Kei Yuri, jailed at Sugamo for deaths in a prison camp he commanded, appeals to General MacArthur for commutation. Yuri writes, calling MacArthur his only God and Savior and pledging to help save him from death. MacArthur’s reaction remains undisclosed.
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Japan
MacArthur
Kei Yuri
Yokohama
Yuri
Sugamo
Decatur Community Chest Annual Meeting Set at Lyons Hotel
The De catur Community Chest will hold its annual meeting at 2 PM Tuesday in the Hotel Lyons assembly room. Brief agency reports will be received and three new directors elected for three-year terms. Organizations were urged to send representatives by president W. B. Neher.
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Decatur Community Chest
Hotel Lyons
Ach
W. B. Neher
Markets Endured Steep Downgrade Amid Steel Strike Pressure
Stocks weakened in a fast Saturday session led by steel sector liquidation and merger of negative sentiment from the steel strike. The Dow suffered its sharpest recession since December 17 while the week still showed pockets of gains. 939 issues traded with 565 down, 216 up, and 158 unchanged as bonds and commodities moved unevenly. Cotton rose on firm demand, while volume surged to 3,230,000 shares as traders awaited week end developments.
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New York
Associated Press
Chicago
Great
Cities Services
Hazpitine
Glen Alden Coal
Pepperell
American Gas
Electric Bond & Shares
Brown- Forman Distillers
Federal Reserve Board
Truman
Denton Senate filibuster reshapes FEPC debate
Pro tem moved to adjourn the senate delaying the FEPC bill. Proponents appeared caught off guard as opponents joined in voting. Overton blocked standard procedures to dispense with journal reading, requiring unanimous consent to skip the reading and approval.
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Senate
FEPC
Sen. Overton
Atlanta Mayor urges Southern officials on FEPC stand
Mayor William B. Hartsfield of Atlanta calls on Southern governors and state officials to stand up and be counted on the FEPC measure. He says he will telegram Senators George and Barkley and write to President Truman to express opposition. He attacks Clark Foreman and urges Southern leaders to show whether they support George or Foreman on the issue.
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Atlanta
William B
Hartsfield
FEPC
South
George‘d
Barkley
Truman
Hartfield
Clark Foreman
Southern Conference For Human Welfare
Foreman
George
Georgia
Clark
George Or Clark Foreman
Hartsfiel Id
Iran United Nations Debate on Iran Veto Crisis Shapes Security Council
The text discusses how a Soviet criticism of Iran and Big Three unity could unsettle the UN Security Council. A council ruling against Iran might shake faith in the mechanism, while a non decision could damage the body's prestige. Some fear Russia’s veto and others call for redefining procedural matters. The piece notes Syria and Lebanon considering troops withdrawal and touches on FEPC rhetoric and Southern political tensions.
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Soviet Union
Russia
United States
Britain
Council
Iran
United Nations
Security Council
General Assembly
France
William B. Young Returns for Second Summer at Local Church
William B. Young, a Union Theological Seminary student from Richmond, Va., will assist again at First Presbyterian Church. He will lead vacation Bible school and chapel work in Decatur this summer, aiming toward ordination as a Presbyterian minister.
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William Baker
Young
First Presbyterian Church
Decatur
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Man Slain by Robbers in Birmingham Coal Yard Office
An elderly man was killed by a crushing blow in the Brat t City coal yard office. Detectives say robbery was the motive as money disappeared from the office. The victim, Lee Curtis 73, assistant manager of J. C. Connell Coal, was found by a yard worker after noon. Two Negro suspects, one seen near another yard, are being hunted. Curtis left a widow and two children.
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Birmingham
Ala
Bratt’ City
Charles Pierce
Charles Stevens
Lee Curtis
Curtis
J. C. Connell Coal Company
Salvation Army Decatur Drive Ends With Partial Goal
The Salvation Army Decatur building fund drive ended officially as of Saturday with more than half of the $10,000 goal raised. FO Smith reported at least 150 campaign envelopes remain uncollected while donations continue to come in. Alabama Flour Mill employees contributed $137, and Capt. Oscar P. Fuller thanked donors, solicitors, and block workers. Plans call for an Army center with expanded facilities.
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Salvation Army
Decatur
FO. Smith
Alabama Flour Mill
Oscar P. Fuller
the Salvation, Army
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Solons Urge Spending Cuts As New Session Opens
Washington January 19. Lawmakers press for a balanced budget and reduced federal outlays as Truman’s budget message and state of the union are read. House and Senate expect a 1947 funding bill and employment service measures, while a filibuster blocks permanent Fair Employment Practices proposals.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Senate
House
Rep
Gore
D.tenn
Cannon
D.mo
House Appropriations Committee
Sparkman
Alabama
U.S. Employment Service
Army manpower goals clash as generals testify on Capitol Hill
Gen Hershey told a congressional committee that 650000 Army volunteers by July 1 may be counted on, while Maj Gen Gilbert doubts any hard limit exists. Navy aims for 500000 enlisted and 50000 officers by Sept 1, Marines rely on voluntary enlistments, and Eisenhower called 1500000 manpower a rock bottom target.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Congressional
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhow
Army
Harold N. Gilbert
Navy
Marine Corps
Capitol Hill
tooIs
Eisenhower
Soviet Hunt for Vlassov Cossacks Returns to Russia
Soviet authorities demanded the return of Lt. Gen. Andrei Vlassov and his White Russian Cossack force. The group resisted boarding a train but most were coerced by American troops to depart, with 31 holding out in barracks. Vlassov led troops who fought Red Army allies and Nazi propaganda claimed their value exceeded their battlefield impact. The Soviets accuse them of impersonating Soviet troops and committing rape and plunder when not fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Red Army
Viassov
Local notes and military updates fill Decatur pages
Community members visit relatives and recover from operations while several veterans receive discharges and medals. Local clubs set meeting times as church groups plan Bible study. births include a son at Decatur General Hospital and family moves progress.
Bonnie Hand to Lead APA at 74th Alabama convention
Bonnie Hand editor of The LaFayette Sun was named president of the Alabama Press Association succeeding George Carleton of Grove Hill. Neil O. Davis of The Lee County Bulletin was elected first vice president with Tema Eagle as second vice president and Doyle L. Buckles as secretary manager. Davis won best weekly newspaper for The Lee County Bulletin, Auburn. Graves urged a lively free weekly press and warned against sensationalism and totalitarian influence.
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Birmingham
Ala
Bonnie Hand
LaFayette Sun
Alabama Press Association
Hand
George Carleton
Grove Hill
Neil O. Davis
Lee County Bulletin
Doyle L. Buckles
Drew Pearson
Winchell and Pearson
Graves
Jerusalem Riot Roils City Amid Attacks
In Jerusalem a bloody outbreak by terrorists left at least three dead and three wounded among police and attackers. The Palestine radio station went off air after attacks and bombs hit St. Pauls road power station. A British officer died and others injured as riots continued across the city.
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Jerusalem
Palestine Radio Station
St. Paul's Road
JCPA
Haddassah Hospital
Mount Scopus
Palestine
Weathered roads keep schools open despite low attendance
Limestone County and Lawrence County officials report up to a quarter drop in school attendance since January due to freezes and muddy roads. Bus routes are disrupted while two high schools reopen, and officials expect only slow improvement, with no closure planned unless necessary.
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Limestone County
Lawrence Coyntty
Nathanal Almoon
Almon
Flower Hill
Hillsboro
Sosra of Education
Cunningham Resigns from Joe Wheeler Electric Post
H Cunningham, manager of the Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation at Hartselle, has resigned effective Wednesday. The Montgomery native and electrical engineering graduate previously worked for the Rural Electrification Administration and plans to live in Decatur with no stated future plans.
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H. Cunningham
Joe Wheeler Electric
Hartselle
Cunningham
Montomery
Rural Electrification Administration
Decatur
Lost warning enters probe on Pearl Harbor dispatch question
The Pearl Harbor investigating committee hears if a so called lost warning to the Pacific fleet existed the night before the December 7 1941 attack Admiral Husband E Kimmel recalls Secretary Knox stating a message was sent but Kimmel says it was not received He notes possible involvement by Navy Depart ment officials and mentions short and Bloch and Smith present when Knox referenced the message The committee has also heard of a December 3 dispatch about code machines destruction.
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William T. Peacock
Washington
Pearl Harbor
Pacific Fleet
Japan
Husband_E. Kimmel
Knox
Hawaii
Kimmel
Bec
Navy Department
Walter C. Short
CG. C. Bloch
W. W. Smith
London
FOLSOM Campaigns Expand as Nominations Open
Folsom races widen with candidates for many state offices as the opening week yields qualifiers for 45 posts. Incumbents and newcomers seek roles from governor to treasurer while several judges seek re election and others await filing for specific offices.
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Seghgereeal
Inter
Ellis
Fetawan
Sibly Pool
Sparks
Langdon, Parker
A. A. Carmichael
Supreme Court
Lucient D.gardner
Ed Livingston
A. B. Foster
Davis Stakely
Charles R. Bricken
R B. Carr
Robert B. Harwood
State Court of Appeals
State Senate
Public Service Commission
Judge McConnell Declines Self for Limestone County Race
Probate Judge A M McConnell, sworn in January 14 17 years ago, says in The Limestone Democrat he will not seek to succeed himself. He had been chosen without opposition and was reelected in 1940 for a full term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. McConnell
Limestone Democrat
McConnell
Limestone County
White Horse Killed by Hit and Run Car in Moulton
A white horse owned by John Daniels of Moulton Heights was struck on Moulton Street near Home Oil Mills around 3:30 PM Saturday in a hit-and-run. Police report a maroon coupe going east struck a horse as a team crossed. The horse suffered a broken leg and died. Bystanders say two men and two women may have been in the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Daniels
Moulton Heights
Moulton Street
Rapido River probe urged by 36th Division reunion
At Brownwood Texas on January 21 1944 members of the 36th Division adopt a resolution calling for a congressional investigation of the Rapido river engagement. Carl Phinney and Claude C. Birkhead frame the motion with AE Wishita Falls opposing. The count cites about 2900 lost before the Anzio landing.
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Brownwood
Tex
Reunion
Carl Phinney
Dallas
Claude C. Birkhead
San Antonio
AE Wishita Falls
142Nd
36Th Division Association
Congress of the
United States
Rapido River
Mark W. Clark
Washington
War Department
Italy
Anzio
Rapido
Cotton price level steady in Kansas market week
The Agriculture Department reports cotton prices were fairly steady in moderately active markets this week. Middling 15-16 priced at 24.52 cents, down from 24.53 cents last week and 31.72 a year ago, with 100,300 bales sold in ten markets. Offerings were mainly lower grade. mill buying declined while forward shipment demand persisted.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Office of the Price Administration
Red Bay Coach Receives Silver Star for Navy Heroism
J B McClendon coach at Red Bay high school earned the Silver Star for heroism in the Southwest Pacific. A Navy lieutenant on December 21 1944 he helped the wounded during LST 460’s sinking before the ship went down.
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J. B. McClendon
Red Bay High School
Southwest Pacific
Pork McClendon
Decatur
Navy
McClendon
Birmingham Southern
Huntsville
LST 460
Lost Brown Billfold Near Fifth Avenue South
A brown billfold containing about $25 to $30 was lost near Fifth Avenue South on Saturday evening. Return to 1206 Fifth Avenue South for a $5 reward.
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Fifth Avenue South
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Dime Cards
Athens News
Entitved
Appos
Pettey’ Cleaners
Wall -Street
N. Y. Cotton
Dixie
Atlantan
William B. Young
Negro Yard
Pratt ‘City
Solons
Vlassov
Ety Co
Lillie Bell Powers
Bifmin Rent
J. L. Powers
Dick Still
Bob Sittason
David Chandler
Jefferson Hospital
Chandler
Robert Garrison
S.R. Garrison
William C.hunter Jr
Aviation
2-C
Nashvile Separation Center
Jessie L. Vines
Hartsete
Holland
Thomas McAnally
Baugh Infirmary
Madison 3
Howell
Cand
Js S., Vaughan
Courtland
Hospital
General. Hospital Og
Alberta Abraham
Seramour
Ind
G. R. McLaughlin
Mrs
Raymond Ross
Detroit
Mr. Ross
University of Detroit
Westminster Presbyterian Auxiliary
Westminster Presbyterian Guild
Eugene Chena
Grant Street
Edward Fettig
Jane McGinnis
Seymour
Miami
G. R.mclaughlin
T. C. Almon
John Hampton
Louis Argend
Sisee le
James H. Abram
Baby
Whitmire
S.C
Abram
Elbert Weaver
Martin S. Chenault
20Th Air Force
Ora M. Chenault
Ninth Avenue West
Missionary Society of the Sixth Avenue Church of God
Decatur Rotary Club
John Peach
Otto Jones
Drinkard
Board of Registrars
T. H. Gunn
Fourth Avenue
Tech
Harold J. Lyle
Canada
Okinawa
John Swift Lyle
U. S. Naval Reserve
Pacific
Joe Lamar Grizzward
Ninth Avenue East
Decatur General, Hospital
Quebec
Gaspe Peninsula
Bonnie
APA
Napps
Lawrence
Joe Wheeler
C. E. Cathey
Nashville
Folsom
Dugger'’S Book Store
Johnston St
James L. Rankin
Saa
Decatur Phone Mae
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