Navy and Army veterans return home and enter service
The piece lists multiple service members from Decatur and nearby towns. Pfc George H Simpson and several others aboard the USS Benson and at Okinawa return home or are en route. William E West Jr and Orrin Glenn Stringer receive discharges. others report overseas service and battle stars. Local hospital updates and births accompany.
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George H. Simpson
Decatur
Benson
Okinawa
Pfc
Charlie
Holland
Ben‘son
William E. West Jr. Hartseller
Army
Veterans Office To Open Here Monday
The Veterans Administration opens a Decatur regional office to serve central Tennessee Valley Alabama. Samuel S. Stator leads the staff with Haywood Reams and C. L. Elam handling training and supervision for public law 16 veterans across Morgan through Blount counties. The office at 1006 Ferry Street will start Monday January 28, offering counseling to veterans and dependents for benefits and streamlined claims processing.
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Veterans Administration
Decatur
Tennessee
Alabama
M. E. Head
Ferry Street
Samuel S. Stator
Army Air Forces
Haywood Ira Reams
C. L. Elam
Reams
Elam
Morgan, Madson
Limestone
Lawrence
Colbert
Lauderdale
Franklin
Marion
Winston
Cullman
Blount Counties
Gwen A. Bankard
Beverly Hodges
Elree M. Pierce
Head
J. F. McCall
McCutcheon Enters Morgan County Sheriff Race
John F. McCutcheon of Somerville 2 files candidacy for sheriff of Morgan County. A World War I veteran, he served 15 months overseas with the 166th Rainbow division and in the occupation army. He chaired the Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control for eight years and was Union Hill school trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. McCutcheon
Somerville 2
Union Hill
Morgan County
McCutcheon
France
Germany
166Th Regiment
Iran accuses Soviet of interference in Iran affairs new note
Iran’s UN delegation said in a 2000 word note to the Security Council that Soviet meddling in Iran could be fully proved. Premier Qavam Es Salih would seek direct talks with Russia, raising hopes of postponing action on the dispute. The note responded to a Soviet letter opposing Security Council involvement and urging direct negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Parris
London
Iran
United Nations
Security Council
Ahamed Qavam
Salih
Qavan
Russia
Soviet Union
Security
Tehran
Short Denies Hawaii Jag Blame In Pearl Harbor Probe
Maj. Gen. Walter C. Short testified before a Senate House committee that Army and Navy officers were not “sleeping off a jag” when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. He blamed Washington’s “100 percent failure” to relay vital information and named Gen. George C. Marshall Lt. Gen. L. T. Gerow and Maj. Gen. Sherman Miles as key figures. He called the scapegoat claim a political tactic and said an all-out alert might have deterred the raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Peacock
Washington
Walter C. Short
Army
Navy
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Short
George C. Marshall
L. T. Gerow
Sherman Miles
War Department
Ferguson
R-Mich
Pacific
TVA Power Distributors Report Strong Growth in 1945
TVA released financial statements showing 580 000 consumers served by 130 municipal and cooperative systems with revenues of 38.3 million dollars and net income of 7.27 million. Average residential price was 1.88 cents per kwh with 1 726 kwh per customer, exceeding prewar national averages.
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TVA
Cosh
Housing Shortage Worsens in Decatur After War
Decatur faces a housing shortage worse than wartime peaks as population climbs to 20,500 while construction slowed. Ex servicemen and families seek homes daily, with 40 to 50 daily calls to the Chamber of Commerce and related offices. Many returning veterans struggle to find adequate living quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation
Decatur Iron~ and Steel
Chamber of Commerce
American Red Cross
CPA Rent Control Office
Veteran Commissioner's Office
Lutie W. Russell
John B. Hampton
John Nelson
Brett Butane Service Opens Decatur Storage Plant
The Brett Butane Service announces a 30 000 gallon butane and propane storage plant at Skillington and Pond in Decatur to serve Decatur Hartsel le Athens and Cullman areas. Local deliveries and system installations expected within 30 to 60 days with a main plant in Tarrant City supplying service. The Birmingham firm founded in 1935 by Leon Brett Sr. is now run by George E. Brett Jr. and Martel H. Brett with a new sales room planned.
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Brett Butane Service
Alabama
Decatur
Skillington and Pond
Wilson Streets
Birmingham
Hartselle
Athens
Cullman
Brett Butane
Tarrant City
Brett
George E. Brett Jr
Martel H. Brett
Martel "Krett
Petition Seeks Electing Decatur Government Change
A 350 name petition filed with Probate Judge T C Almon seeks a city election on whether Decatur should switch from mayor city council to a city commission form. If 167 names are valid, the judge certifies to Mayor H R Summer who would order a special election within 40 days. The measure mirrors Alabama law as approved in 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold McClure
Decatur
City Commission
T.C. Almon
Charles Rountree
Citizens Committee
Almon
H. R. Summer
Summer
Todd Summer
Rutledge Thomas
Thomas
Rountree
Alabama
Chauncey Sparks
Crow Enters Judicial Race for Eighth Circuit Judge
Decatur native Judge James H. Crow Jr. qualified as a candidate for the eighth judicial circuit, place two, to fill the vacancy after resignations. Crow, previously Morgan County Court judge, was appointed by Gov. Chauncey Sparks and seeks a full term. He cites his six years as county judge and urges support. He graduated from Decatur Central High School and the University of Alabama Law School. He chairs a Decatur Baptist church and leads a young men’s class in Rotary membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Crow Jr
Decatur
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Morgan
Cullman
Limestone
Lawrence
Crow
S. H. Lynne
Judg Julian Harris
Morgan County Court
Chauncey Sparks
Judge Crown
Morgan County
Judge Crow
Central High School
Howard College
Birmingham
University of Alabama Law School
Baptist Church In
New Decatur Farm Market to Open with 40 Stalls
A new curb market for farm products, 24 by 100 feet, will open in Decatur likely May 1 on the former Albany L and N station site. Operated by the Morgan County Farmers Cooperative, it features 40 stalls, 28 square feet per seller, 60 square feet of display space, space to hang produce, rest rooms, and parking as part of a broader farm center development. The project, backed by the state markets board and city, costs about 6000 dollars plus land, and aims to be self liquidating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
W. J. Hackett
Agricultural Committee
Albany
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Fanna
Morgan County Farmers .Cooperative
Alabama
Hackett
Montgomery
State Markets Board
State Marketing Board
Maynard
Layman
Charles Scales
Tom Adams
Casto Jarvis
L.T. Wagnon
Candidates Qualify In Democratic Primary Here
As of noon Saturday twenty seven people had qualified to run in the Democratic primary on May 7 for Morgan County and state offices. Names include Newton B Powell circuit judge George C Johnson circuit solicitor Rutledge S Thomas state senator Norman W Harris legislature W H Billy Stewart legislature T C Almon probate judge Lester E Wooten county superintendent Halford R Leeman county superintendent W H Long Morgan County Court judge Philip T Shanks solicitor Grady J Long solicitor C B Humphrey Sheriff Bascomb E Braswell Revenue and Control District 1 Phil Wasson District 2 Leonard E Slate District 2 R H Bob Burleson District 2 Howard Burleson District 2 Fred M Speake District 2 John A Caddell eighth district DEM executive committee J B Patterson beat No 21 J White beat No 12 N J Hough beat No 20 R E Puckett beat No 16 G H McClellan beat No 13 L E Brown beat No 5 John McCutchin Sheriff Harvey C Pickens Revenue and Control District 2
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Newton B.powell
George C. Johnson
Rutledge S. Thomas
Norman W. Harris
W. H. Billy Stewart
T. C. Almon
Lester E. Wooten
Halford
R Leeman
W. H. Long
Morgan County
Philip T. Shanks
Grady J. Long
C. B. (Bibb) Humphrey
Bascomb E. Braswell
Board of Revenue and Control
Phil Wasson
J. B. Patterson
J. €. White
N. J. Hough
R. E. Puckett
G. H. McClellan
L. E. Brown
John McC
Five Gubernatorial Candidates Spar at Alabama Rally
Five wary yet confident candidates for governor sparred last week as voters awaited formal platform releases ahead of the May 7 Democratic primary. All five lawmakers shared a rostrum with Governor Chauncey Sparks at a mixed group gathering of roadbuilders, materials dealers, legislators, and other attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Chauncey Sparks
Lilienthal to keep TVA job and serve advisory board
David E. Lilienthal, TVA chairman, said his appointment to a five member advisory board to study atomic energy safeguards will be consultative and will not pull him from the valley. He will continue his TVA duties while serving in Knoxville. The board, appointed by Secretary Byrnes, will study controls for when the UN atomic energy commission begins work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
David_E. ‘Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Authority
a_board
TVA
Valley-And
Nashville
Lilienthal
State Byrnes
America
United Nations’ Commission On Atomic Energy
Break Deadlock Urged in Congress by Truman Aide
Washington, Jan. 26. Administration leaders pressed to break a congressional bottleneck hindering President Truman’s legislative program. House leaders plan to expedite measures and set early action on proposals including USES reform. Debate centers on restoring USES control and timing before a filibuster outcome.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Truman
Congress
House
Mec Cormack
Massachusetts
Senate
United States Employment Service
Workers Return as Major U S Labor Disputes End
The CIO UAW and Ford settled on an 18 cent hourly raise as Chrysler also reached wage agreements. UPWA reversed while not calling off strikes, and Amalgamated Meat Cutters ordered workers back after government seizure. Railroads agreed to wage arbitration affecting 1.25 million workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cio-United Auto Workers
CIO Meat Workers’ Union
Ford Motor Co
Cio-Uaw
Chrysler Corp
Ford
CIO United Packinghouse Workers of America
Anderson
UPWA
CIO
AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of America
Gayle Armstrong
Truman
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Company
Uaws Cio
Chrysler
St. Afl
Chicago
Southern hospitality proves worth $500 to Cleveland visitor
William Schalfer of Kinsman Road Cleveland Ohio and his wife praised Southern hospitality after finding and recovering a wallet containing $500 lost at the G F Angerson camp atop Lacon mountain on a trip to Albany Georgia. Mr Sayre returned the wallet at the camp door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Schalfer
Kinsman Road
Cleveland
Ohio
G. F. Angerson
Lacon Mountain
Albany
Schaffer
Anderson Camp
Mr. Sayre
Southern Hospitality
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Sidney Puckett
Camp Shelby
Sid Puckett
Vinemont
Annie Puckett
Mrg
D.D. Gibson
David Allen Gibson
State Music Association
Tutwiler Hotel
Bjoerling-Kirsten
R.M. Moats
New Guinea
Philippines
J. W. Lawrence, Hartseller
Orrin Glenn Stringer
Valhermosa Springs
Willie Swoope
Hillsboro
B. B. Moore
Hollis M. Baker
Falkville 1
James L. Summers
Sixth Avenue South
Pfe. Percy. Ross
Admiral Benson
Paul Coleman
Hartseller
Decatur General Hospital
Baby Rose Turner
Somerville
Hazel West
Howell's Ambulance
T. J. Morrow
William Frank Higdon
Cullman 3
Decatur Genera Pital
Mattie Cross
Seventh Street South
W. B. Morrow
East Vine Street
Brown's Ambulance
D. G. Callahan
Hamil Clinic
Marie Lane
Hamil
Helen Cardin
Saturda
Uay
Veterans Office
Ken Reynolds
John
Nelson
W. 7. Maynor
White House
The
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