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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1945

Page

3

Letter details death of Pvt Elton McCulloch in France

Mrs Paralee W McCulloch of Moulton Alabama receives a chaplain's letter about her son Private Elton E McCulloch 34811024 killed in action 5 September 1944 near Brest France. He served as mortar gunner in Company G 116th Infantry. buried with honors in St James American Cemetery France Grave 222 Row 9 Plot L.

Paralee W. McCulloch Moulton 2 Pvt Elton E. McCulloch France McCulloch Elton E. McCuloch Elton 116Th Infantry Brest St. James United States Army Fred MeeKuecke, Jr APO C-O New York Office of Effects Quartermaster Kansas City Missouri Charles D. Reed

Rival to My Heart chapter twenty seven

Gail Beauchamp worries over the pending trial as Reyna and Dr McCormick clash while Gail contemplates marriage to Burke Gentry. Reyna advises on Lucienne and Kramer, and Gail wrestles with timing as she awaits Burke’s marriage proposal.

Gail Beauchamp Reyna Howard Thayer Dr. McCormick Burke Gentry McCormick Burke Lucienne Cassius Steve McCormick Gentry

Cotton Help Group Sets Talks to Boost Foreign Markets

A delegation of cotton growers and shippers led by W. B. Davis and W. L. Walker set out from Washington for conferences to stimulate foreign markets. They planned meetings in the capital to urge action on the reciprocal trades extension and with Agriculture and the Commodity Credit Corporation to advance a domestic program for cotton.

L. T Tex Easley Washington W. B. Davis Newnan American Cotton Shippers Association W. L. Walker Houston Capitol George Senate Finance Committee House Senate Brazil Egypt Agriculture Department Pace Committee C. C. Smith Commodity Credit Corporation

Eight Daily Papers Appear in Palestine in Hebrew Language

Eight daily newspapers now publish in Palestine in Hebrew shaping the press scene. The new Hebrew papers join existing English and Arabic outlets, signaling expanding media diversity and public discourse in the region.

Palestine

MarriAges And Deeds In Morgan County And Decatur Area

A list of marriages linking residents of Hartselle Decatur Courtland and Athens with spouses from nearby towns plus numerous property transfers and cemetery deeds. Notable pairings include Harvey Floyd Self with Ruby Jane Johnson and Elijah Jack Harris with Hattie Lee Hubbard. Deed transfers show amounts from $40 to $6000 among many individuals and entities including Roselawn Cemetery Co. and Memorial Drive Methodist church.

Morgan County Harvey Floyd Self Hartselle Ruby Jane Johnson Hartselle Joe Alford Hidgen Decatur Frances Goodwin Athens Elijah Jack Harris Hattie Lee Hubbard Courtland Charlie Robinson Annie Pearl Stovall Robert Trammel Marcum Gardendale Mary Jane Caldwell Robert Nelson Curtis Mary Close William Taylor Breeding Birmingham Helen Dorothy White Charles Wilson Looney Nell Nadine Smith Robert Thomas Self Huntsville Mildred Bailey Roy Burdine Brockman Dicktown Tenn Zella B. Pitts William Howard Elliot Wheeler Annie Ester Watkins Oliver Fieldon Grimmett Hanceville Edna Omalene Moore Cullman Arthur J. King Monroe C. Christian H. L. Kirby W. S. Turner James E. Penney George B. Hamilton Michie S. Parsons Dan Ella Ballentine Freddie Shaw May A. Nelson Memorial Drive Methodist Church Sebiele Homes, Inc William Oakdale Homes, Inc James F. Speesle Rogers H.a.hendrix Herman L. Stinson T. O. Laney Uo. Stinson James Thomas Wynn Frank Alexander A. D. Zanuit Ray Poff Pencil R. Baker Thomas L. Baker Crutchfield Edd Johnson Mattie de Graffenried O. M. de Graffenried George W. Hardy Leila Powell Homer Lawrence W. R. Wallace Ollie D. Powell Zu Lee G. Malone Lula B. Randle Everett B. Randle Wa Riley Harold L. Smith Eula True Rogers Addie Lee Holmes Roselawn Cemetery Co Audrey Johnson Lucile H. Stephenson Noah Wynn Dennis McClendon Paul H. Lizzie Martin Callie Harris

Marriage and property transfers listed in Alabama deeds

Lawrence County and surrounding areas report numerous property deeds with buyers and sums from $1 to $3,500. Several couples and individuals, including Hattie-Bragg A. et al to M A Bush and D A Norton to W Guy Houston, appear in transfers. Multiple marriage licenses issued in Hillsboro and nearby towns are noted alongside these transactions.

Lawrence County Hattie — Bragg M. A. Bush Lacey H A. T. Barnes Mattie Sue Sutton Adi Gray Jessie Davison Ellen G. Martin James Blythe D. A. Norton W. Guy Houston Daisy Walter Dutton Frank Parker A. T. Redman T. J. Morrison Ala Johnnie James Young Cullman Ellen Orr Courtland J. T. Lovett Town Creek Christine Anderton Fran. H. Bown Russellville Anna Lou Carbell Hubert A. Osborn Moulton Nadine Waits Clifton Terry Decatur Avalin B. Flannigan Jim Garner Wester Lee Granville Tuscumbia Carl J. Jacobs Nadine Hooper Robert Louis Parker

Dr Louie D Newton Delivers Speech In Gown Mixup

Athens Ga June 11 Dr Louie D Newton hurriedly left his Atlanta home to deliver the University of Georgia baccalaureate address. He opened a bag an hour before his sermon and found Shriner regalia instead of his gown. A faculty member loaned him proper attire.

Athens Louie D. Newton Atlanta University of Georgia

Tribute Paid to De Gaulle in Paris Return

Belman Morin reports De Gaulle’s Normandy tour ended with a triumphant Paris reception. Crowds mobbed him in Caen Bayeux St Lo and Alencon, where thousands gathered for speeches affirming French policy and national resolve despite Syria crisis humilia tions.

Belman Morin Paris de Gaulle Normandy France Caen Bayeux Alencon

Congress Personnel Costs Highlight Modernization Need

Washington dispatch reviews pay scales and staffing in Congress. It notes 169 pay rates for 1,373 Capitol workers, duplicated offices and roles across House and Senate, and conflicting pay and hiring practices under different authorities.

James Marlow Washington Congress Shay Congressional Capitol Senate House Ickes Interior Department Lou Deesher

North Alabama Receives Meat Share Under Control Plan

District OPA Director Sam Watkins said North Alabama will get its proportionate meat share under the control program started weeks ago. The plan requires all federally inspected and non inspected slaughterers to resume the same distribution pattern used during the first three months of 1944.

Birmingham Ata North Alabama OPA Sam J. Watkins

Daily crossword and cryptoquote puzzle feature

Includes a large crossword with across and down clues and a cryptoquote puzzle quote. Also shows a sample quotation "STRENGTHEN ME BY SYMPATHIZING WITH MY STRENGTH NOT MY WEAKNESS" attributed to Alcott and distributed by King Features Syndicate.

Alcott King Features Syndicate, Inc

Berlin Churches Reopen With Soviet Backing

Berlin's war wrecked churches reopen for Protestant Catholic and Jewish worship with Soviet approval. Burgom ester Arthur Werner notes Col Gen Begarin urged educating children to fear God. About 20 churches are open as Red Army oversees religious return and a rotating town council deems religion a priority.

Eddy Gilmore Berlin Arthur Werner Bezarin Red Army Werner Father Bucholtz Bucholtz Burgomelister Morris Rosenthal Philadelphia Otto Mark Geschke

Northwest 3-Crawler Gas Crane for Immediate Sale

For immediate sale a 5-ton capacity Northwest Model No. 3 crawler gas crane without drag line and bucket. 40 ft boom, 4-cylinder Wisconsin engine BS-2, serial 1146, 51-4x61-2. Sold as is where is FOB Fruehaus Trailer Company Bes semer Alabama. Inquiries to Fred Lamb Plant Superintendent.

Northwest Wisconsin

Alabama's released servicemen travel home from France

The names of Alabama soldiers freed from prison camps in Germany and passing an Allied recovery camp near a French port were released as they head home after a 60 day US furlough. They will report to an Army distribution center for reassignment or discharge and none will return to the European theater. Names include Maj. Sanda Helms Tuscaloosa and 1st Lt Charles Bradford Hollywood among others.

Alabama Germany United States Tuscaloosa Sanda . Helms 16Th Avenue Hollywood Charles Bradford Fort Payne Rolet Griggs Montgomery Roy Harris Alabama St. Falkville Wilks Turney Lacey Spring James —Edwards Lanett Rance Jennings 4Th Avenue Linden Joseph Ford Butler Frank Bird Attalla George Flanagan 4Th Street Athens Winston Garth Hobbs Street Birmingham Frederic Rosemore 10 Avenue Andalusia P. J. Ward Perry Street Brantley Edward Mount Louis. Rouser Lewis Cottonwood Louie Tillery

Berlin Leaders Warn of Threats as City Reforms Begin

Werner notes Berlin residents oppose Nazi influence and reports two life threats yesterday, adding six guards and garden walks. Bezarin expects schools to open in autumn but warns new Goebbels free textbooks could delay them. Transit remains a crisis with 1,000 Red Army donated vehicles aid, while downtown streetcars and subway are out of service.

Berlin Werner Gen. Bezarin Bezarin Goebbels Red Army

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