Two Men Join School Staff In Veterans Training Program
Joe Flynn and W. W. Johnson join Decatur staffing of the veterans training program for World War II enlistees. Flynn, a Navy veteran, and Johnson, with an Army captain rank, will supervise work and study as GI bill training centers expand statewide.
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Joe. Flynn
W. W. Johnson
Decatur
Veterans’ Training Program
Coordinator Flynn
Navy
Fervite
Operetta Schoen Tty
Howard College
Coordinator Johnson
Athens College
Business Managient
Army Tse
Decaturi
SE Alverson
Decatur Senior High School
Carlton Kelley
March of Dimes drive begins second week in Morgan county
The Morgan county campaign kicks off its second week as the national appeal runs January 14 to 31 to fight poliomyelitis. Chairman Frank Yaney has distributed dime cards to major industries and placed 50 collection boxes in local businesses. nylon stockings await donors who bring a filled box to Cooper-Wells Hosiery Mills before January 26.
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Morgan County
National Foundation For
Cooper-Wells Hossiery Mills
Yancy
Scouts Meet Tonight To Plan 1946 Morgan District
The January Scout meeting will be at the Cornelian Hotel at 7 pm. James Rankin, Morgan district chairman, announces committee chairmen for 1946 covering organization, leadership, finance, advancement, camping, health, planning, cubbing, interracial, publicity, public relations, rural scouting, and senior scouting.
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Cornelian Hotel
James Rankin
Morgan
Tennessee Valley Council
Rankin
Morgan County
Alvis Briscoe
Ned Frazier
Tom._Fitzpatrick
Guy Roberts
W. R. Riley
Frank Yaney
Joe Hagler
Hugh Cothran
Jesse Rogers
B. C. Shelton
Charlie
F. Howell
S. E. Patterson
NIPS Contends Reports Failed to Prove War Intent
Ferguson argued that even if such flights were made and reported to Washington and Hawaii authorities the extra evidence of Japanese war intent against the United States was not provided by the reports.
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Ferguson
Washington
Hawaii
United States
Atom questions safeguard of American air secrets
The report notes Atom questioned whether American air force secrets were adequately protected. Later Vandenberg said assurances given by Byrnes at the time, incorporated in Con statement, were today considered satisfied.
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Vandenberg
Byrnes
Detectives Are No Comedians in City Crime Bit
In Chicago on January 29 Olson and Johnson Olaf and Chic are detectives at the Sum ale police station. They visit a woman in a crime neighborhood and reveal their names Olson and Johnson she replies who are you trying to kid. Olson and Johnson deal with an injury to Olson as a house door slams.
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Chicago
Olson
Johnson
Ole
Chic
Albert
Sumale
Cotton Futures Rally on May Trade in New York
In New York on January 21 cotton futures rose to seasonal highs due to aggressive trading and house buying. Outside buyers anticipated the proposed 1946 cotton crop ceiling being unlikely to be imposed, lifting distant-month prices late in the session by 45 to 70 cents per bale.
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New York
Aggressive Trade and Commission
Jly
Market News: Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices Mixed
Nashville market report shows cattle receipts light with steady to higher values for top grades. Good steers 15.50 16.85, choice 17.50 for 1150 lb. cows 9.25 13.50, bulls 11.00 12.50. Hogs steady with 140 400 lb barrows 14.55. under 140 lb 13.25. sows 13.80. Sheep steady with good lambs 13.00 14.00, ewes 7.00 10.50. slaughter ewes 6.00 down.
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Nashville
Tenn
Butter and egg market receipts report in Chicago
Chicago market notes list butter receipts at 402 512 with prices around 89 to 90 and eggs receipts at 25 837 with U S extras priced between 34 and 38. Standards range 34 to 35 and current receipts 33 1 2 to 34. dirties 32 and checks 31 1 2.
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Chicago
U. S
MacArthur seizes Japan war plants for Allied use
General MacArthur announced the seizure and guard duty of 394 Japanese aircraft plants and arsenals to be considered for reparations. The move bars conversion to peacetime production unless essential and restricts plant importance in the Japanese economy.
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Marlin Spencer
Tokyo
Japan
MacArthur
Allied Reparations Commission
Twenty nine cases and fines totaling $790 in city court
Twenty nine cases paid fines and forfeited cash bonds totaling $790 in city police court over the weekend and Monday. Fines range from $5 to $100 for offenses including drunkenness, disorderly conduct, leaving the scene of an accident, and assault. Several bonds were forfeited and one driving while intoxicated case remained untried.
Services Set for Mrs Yarbrough in Huntsville Home
Funeral services for Mrs. William Mayhew Yarbrough who died Sunday morning at 7 will be held at her Franklin Street home in Huntsville Tuesday at 11. She leaves two daughters Mrs Marshall Keith Hunt and Mrs Bob Schultz both of Huntsville two sons William Yarbrough and Sam Yarbrough of Huntsville and several grandchildren including Milton Edward Yarbrough of Mooresville.
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William Mayhew Yarbrough
Franklin Street
Huntsville
Yarbrough
Marshall Keith Hunt
Bob Schultz
William Yarbrough
Sam Yarbrough
Milton Edward Yarbrough
Mooresville
Rapido Probe Less Likely Senate House Chairs Say
Senate and house military committee leaders expressed little support for a congressional probe of the Rapido river engagement in Italy. They cautioned the inquiry would not bring back fallen soldiers and noted no precedent for military action reviews. The 36th Division Association urged investigation citing nearly 2,900 casualties and criticizes Gen. Mark W. Clark.
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Washington
Senate
House Military Committee
Rapido River
Italy
36Th Division Association
Brownwood
Tex
Secon
House’ Military Committee
May
Elbert D
Thomas D.utah
Senate Military Group
Pearl Harbor
Thomas
Rapido
Congress
Mark W. Clark
Clark
U. S
Austria
Vienna
War Department
Rapidori River
Anzio
Harold Alexander
15Th Army Group
Truman urges peace through justice and strong UN action
President Truman lays out a postwar program stressing justice alongside power, backing rapid U N energy control efforts and the possible outlawing of the atomic bomb. He favors a $3.75 billion loan to Britain, pledges economic stability, and calls for extended price and rent controls, housing finance, and veteran aid amid inflation signals.
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United Nations Commission
Britain
Truman
Pay Your Poll Tax Before February First Deadline
Letter from J D Cloud urges Decatti Alabama residents to pay poll taxes within ten days, stressing the February first deadline as the crucial step to support the country and advance civic duty. The editor is asked to publish the advisory. The tone is earnest and advisory, appealing to collective responsibility.
French Chief Resigns Post After Cabinet Crisis
Gen Charles de Gaulle resigns as provisional president of France after a cabinet crisis and failure to agree on a budget cut. Communist and Socialist leaders push to name a successor as the assembly may convene today or tomorrow. De Gaulle contemplates possible return to power under a new party or retirement from public life.
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Paris
Communist Party
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Des Gauliez
Constituent Assembly
Premier of Iran resigns amid failed negotiations with Russia
Premier Ibrahim Hakimi announced his resignation after stating Iran's efforts to negotiate with the Russians over Azerbaijan failed. He had warned parliament his foreign policy had failed and said he would present Iran's case to the United Nations. Observers list potential successors including Dawan Ahamad Sultaneh Ali Khan Mansur and Pirnea.
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Tehran
Ibrahim Hakimi
Azerbaijan
Hakimi
United Nations Organization
Iran
Dow
Muhammed Reza Pahlavi
Hashimi
Dawan Ahamad Sultaneh
Ali Khan Mansur
Kohrassan
Pirnea
District Five Leads State in E Bond Sales Quotas Hit
Under H R Hester Franklin district five cites 253 percent of its E bond quota with Jack Langhorne as district manager. County chairs include C Rudolph Jones Jackson 156 percent W A Owens Limestone 134 percent James R Mason Madison 187 percent J Pillis Marshall 64 percent Barrett C Shelton Morgan 171 percent. County totals show Jackson 410 806 in bonds against 263 000 quota Limestone 326 137 against 242 000 quota Madison 1 494 278 against 796 000 quota Marshall 839 428 against 0 0 quota.
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Alabama
H. R. Hester
Franklin
Jack Langhorne
Huntsville
R.M. Reeves
E. W. McLeod
Festus M. Cook
C. Rudolph Jones
Jackson
W. A. Owens
Limestone
James R. Mason
Madison
J. P.illis
Marshall
Barrett C. Shelton
Morgan
Germans Use Free Ballot: First Post Nazi Vote Returns
Final returns from the first free German elections since Hitler's rise show 83 percent turnout in Greater Hesse. Social Democrats led with 146,508 of 376,794 votes across 1,200 communities. Christian Democrats second with 99,591. Communists and liberal democrats trailed. many contests decided by personalities. eight percent barred due to Nazi past. secret ballots new to Germans with 5 percent invalidations.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Hitler
Hesse
Christian Democratic Party
Social Democrats
Liberal Democrats
United States
Steel strikes ripple through major industries across the nation
Kaiser at Fontana California signs an 18.12 cent hourly raise with the union as U S Steel rejects the president's plan. Government weighs seizure of packing plants if strikes persist while fact finding hearings open in Chicago. Labor talks involve CIO AFL meat packers and 30,000 International Harvester workers across multiple states.
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Kaiser
Henry J. Kaiser
Fontana
Calif
United States Steel Corporation
Truman
U. S. Steel
CIO
AFL
Chicago
International Harvester Co
New York
Iowa
Indiana
Tividis
Pittsburgh Plate Glass € O
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co
General Electric
Westinghouse
Schwellenbach
CIO Electrical Workers
Washington
Yes
Electrical Lance
Decatur Area Briefs Include Military Moves And Local Visits
Robert White plans to leave for Fort McClellan for Army pre induction tests after re enlisting. Kodiak Alaska based seaman Billy Walker is listed with N A S Kodiak. Local church workers council meets at Central Methodist Church at 8. The Somerville Road PTA meets at 2 45 pm Tuesday with executive session at 2.0 pm. Several residents are admitted to Decatur General Hospital and Baugh infirmary for various conditions. Local officials readied for council dinner at Hotel Lyons before the 7 30 pm meeting.
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Robert Arthur White
Fort McClellan
White
Grant Street
Army
Sales and bond figures against quotas for Morgan group
The report lists bonds and total sales against quotas for several entities. Morgan shows $777,110 in bonds versus a $452,000 quota and $2,925,776 in sales against a $610,000 quota. Other figures include $357,000 in bonds against a $515,000 quota and $1,016,164 in sales against a $515,000 quota.
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Morgan
Morgan County assesses property deadline today's Monday
Today, the third Monday in January, is the deadline for assessing property in Morgan county. Those who fail to make assessments on or before today will lose the homestead exemption and must pay an additional 10 percent on the property's valuation.
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Morgan County
Iran delegate hints at direct talks with Russia
Nasrullah Entezam, Iran's UN delegate, said the premier's resignation may lead to direct negotiations with Russia to settle Iran's dispute with the Soviet Union. Iran protests alleged Russian interference in internal affairs.
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London
United Nations Assembly
Nasrullah Entezam
Hakimi
Russia
Iran
Soviet Union
Cotton consumption and stocks reported by Census Bureau
Census Bureau figures show December cotton use at 651,784 bales of lint and 86,303 bales of linters, against 758,809 and 120,947 a year earlier. Five month totals reach 3,595,851 lint bales and 417,141 linters. on hand December 31 stock includes 2,680,? and 344,? in storage, with spindles active at 21,551,960.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Army Bares Scrap Policy Across Occupation Zones
The War Department announces ferrous scrap from Germany and Japan will return to the United States only as needed for ballast. Aluminum scrap in Japan may be stockpiled, while German zones hold for potential ingot form. Copper and brass scrap from overseas commands will go to the U S except in France Belgium England and the Netherlands for local disposal.
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Washington
Army
Germany
Japan
War Department
Office of War Mobilization and Recoonversion
United States
France
Belgium
England
Netherlands
Cotton Ceilings Might Be Issued for 1946 Crop
A Southern congressional committee reported that the OPA will issue a clarifying statement on possible ceiling prices for the 1946 cotton crop. The panel said the proposed ceilings would be the minimum considered, may be raised, and that ceilings are not yet final. If needed, growers and lawmakers will have a chance to protest and seek revisions.
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Washington
Cotton States
OPA
Whittington
D-Miss
House
Chester Bowles
Southern Committee
Bowles
Agriculture
Clintom Anderson
Georgia House condemns FEPC move stirring racial tensions
The Georgia House unanimously passed a resolution condemning the federal Fair Employment Practice Commission bill. It accuses the measure of arousing racial hatred and disunity, pledging support for the state’s congressional delegation and denouncing the FEPC as a threat to Southern racial harmony and business order. Speaker Roy Y. Harris led the sponsorship with 22 colleagues.
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Atlanta
Georgia House
United States
South
Georgia
Fair Employment Practice Commission
House
Roy Y. Harris
Truman seeks nearly one third billion for flood and river projects
President Truman proposed for the 1947 budget: 212,720,000 for rivers and harbors and 110,000,000 for flood control. Planning funds and additional Mississippi valley construction were also urged, with multiple purpose projects including Clark Hill Savannah Coosa Allatoona and Cumberland basins and central valley reservoir plans.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Army Engineers
Clark Hill
Savannah River
Georgia
South Carolina
Allatoona Reservoir
Coosa River
Cumberland River
Tennessee
Kentucky
Central Valley
California
Mississippi Valley
Alabama Democrats Set May Ballot With Five-Man Governor Race
The list of candidates filing for the May 7 Alabama long ballot grows as Secretary James Folsom records contenders for state senate, state house, circuit judge, circuit solicitor, and other posts. Names include Preston Clayton, Rutledge S. Thomas, G H Jordan, Norman Haris, Jesse Adams, Walter B. Jones, Eugene Carter, Joe Pelham Jr., Charles LaFayette, George Johnson, A H Elliott, Leland Randall, and Carl M. Booth among others across multiple counties.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
James
Big Jim) Polsom
Folsom
Democratic Executive Committee
State Senate
Preston
Clayton
Barbour County
Rutledge S. Thomas
Decatur
Lawrence Morgan
W. P. Breen
Futan
Green-Hale
House of Representatives
G.H. Jordan
Cottonwoold
Houston County
Norman Haris
Morgan Place
Jesse B. Adams
Ozark
Dale County
Walter B. Jones
Eugene Carter
Montgomery County
Joe M. Peltam, Jr. Chatom
Choctaw
Clarke
Washington
Charles S&s. Oe LaFayette
Chambers, Lee
Macon
Randolph
Tallapoosa
George C. Johnson
Athens
Cullman
Lawrence
Limestone
Morgan
A. H. Elliott
Brewton
21St
Baldwin
Conecuh
Escambia
Elmore
Leland Randall
Pell City
16Th
Blount
Etowah
St. Clair
Carl M. Booth
Mobile
13Th
Nelson Land Sale Starts at Morgan County Courthouse
The 1 300 acres of Lilian Ray Nelson estate were sold today by Marvin West at the Morgan County courthouse. The sale began at 11 am with 500 acres in Lawrence county and several other parcels including farms near Moulton Heights Trinity and Cedar Lake. Attorney Ben Britnell stated about two thirds will escheat to Alabama for an educational fund while litigation remains pending.
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Lilian Ray Nelson
Marvin West
Register
Morgan County
Lawrence County
Nelson
Moulton Heights
Trinity
Cedar Lake
Oak Ridge
Ben Britnell
Man Freed From Ten Year Brick in Stomach Hint
A man reports a decade of a brick like sensation in his stomach due to undigested food. After using INNER-AID a day later the sensation disappeared and bowels regulated. The ad claims twelve herbs cleanse bowels and improve digestion, urging readers to buy at Decatur drugstores.
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Decatur
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Dentur
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East Moulton Street
Baugh Infirmary
G. W. Rapier
J. T. Roger, Decature
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Somerset, Ky
J. W. Mates
Maggie Weaver
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Decatur General Hospital
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Decatur 1
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Sam Alexander
Thomas Terrace Apartments
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James F., Davis
Birmingham
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Memphis
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7Th Avenue West
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