Civitan Club Luncheon Highlights Guests and Talk
Civitan Club members and guests gathered at Hotel Lyons for a luncheon meeting led by Marvin Dougherty. Attendees included J. J. Hardwick and son, Lt. Douglas Hardwick, Dick Bowden, Lt. Floyd Sharp, Tech Sgt Ted Ray Edwards, Ed Stokes, Cpl. Charles Sandlin, and Pfc. Johnny Hampton recently released from a German prison camp. Charlie Murphy performed lively piano numbers while cv. Paul Roberts spoke on Democracy and the Christian Faith.
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Civitans
Hotel
Lyons
Marvin Dougherty
Hugh Cothren
J. J. Hardwick
Douglas Hardwick
Dick Bowden
Birmingham
Floyd Sharp
Decatur
Tech
Ted Ray Edwards
Ed Stokes
Columbus
Georgia
Charles Sandlin
Pfc
Johnny Hampton
Charlie Murphy
Pleas Manley
Gs Committee
Paul Roberts
Lt Eyster Enters Norfolk Officer Training School
Lt William Bibb Eyster USNR of Decatur reports to the Naval Training Station Norfolk Va to receive instruction for duties aboard an Atlantic Fleet destroyer. He wears ribbons for the American and European African Middle Eastern Areas with two stars. He is the son of Mr and Mrs C H Eyster 426 Sherman St Decatur and has a brother C H Eyster Jr 25 a first lieutenant in the Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bibb Eyster
USNR
Decatur
Neaval
Norfolk
C. H. Eyster
Sherman Street
C. H. Eyster, Jr
Florence Slaten Rites Held in Hartselle
Funeral services for Florence Slaten 46 were held Thursday at 3 P M at Nazarene Church Hartselle. Interment in Hartsville Cemetery. Survived by husband James Slaten three sons Johnny James M Slaten and Slaten of Hartselle three daughters Annie Pearl Mary Lee and Mrs E L Ballenger father J S Crits Leighton one brother and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Slaten
Hartselle
Nazarene Church
James Slaten
Johnny
James M. Slaten
Slaten
Annie Pearl
Mary Lee Slaten
E. L. Ballenger
J. S.crits
Leighton
Morgan County Women Repair Sewing Machines Save $600
One hundred Morgan county women, applying Home Demonstration club instruction, have saved a total of money by cleaning and repairing their own sewing machines. Miss Erien Rowe, home demonstration agent, says they have done a wonderful job and aim for a 100 percent clean-your-own-machine record in Morgan county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Erien Rowe
Cottonseed Group To Hold Sessions
The Alabama Florida Cottonseed Products Association meets Friday at the Greystone Hotel in Montgomery. About fifty attendees from Alabama and Florida discuss plans and problems of the cottonseed products industry led by Charles E. Scales of Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama-Florida Cottonseed Products Association
Charles E. Scales
Decatur
Greystone Hotel
Montgomery
Decatur Farm Prices Include Livestock and Grain
Market report lists cattle by grade from 15 80 to 6 00 for canners and cutters, hog tops 14 40 to 400 pounds, and sows 13 75. Cheese milk 59c per lb, butter fat and 10c subsidy. Milling wheat 1.63 per bu, oats 60c, barley 1.05, corn 1.35 white and 1.22 yellow, with premiums and bulk delivery notes. Chickens and eggs, tub butter 20c per lb.
Markets Butter Eggs Chicago Steady on Receipts
Butter in Chicago holds firm with receipts of 637 351 while eggs stay unchanged. U S extras range 37.2 to 38.8 cents per dozen and standards at 35.6 with other markets flat.
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Chicago
U. S
Cotton futures dip on liquidation and weak demand
New York June 28 cotton futures retreat after steady early trading as July contracts face liquidation and securities softness. New Orleans and commission houses sell against indifferent mill buying with textile awards. Late afternoon prices fall 25 to 45 cents per bale with July at 22.75, October 22.79, December 22.76.
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New York
New Orleans
Commission House
Wheat sales halted with no market activity in Chicago
Chicago reports no wheat sales on June 28 and no corn or oat sales recorded. Prices for No 4 white corn listed at 1.307-8 per bushel with no additional market action noted.
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Chicago
Soong Leaves Beijing for Moscow Voyage Report
Moscow radio quoted a Chungking dispatch that Premier Soong left Beijing yesterday en route to Moscow. The broadcast offered no details but speculated he would meet Soviet Foreign Commissar Molotov to discuss Russian Chinese relations after his return from the San Francisco conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Moscow Radio
Chungking
T. Soong
Moscow
Soong
San Francisco
Vyacheslav Molotov
OPA Appropriation Passed By House
The House approved a $3,634,494,236 deficiency supply bill for the 1946 fiscal year with $174,500,000 allocated to the Office of Price Administration. Passage was by a roll call vote of 317 to 14 and sent to the Senate. The OPA fund matched committee recommendations and was $6,000,000 under budget estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
House
Senate
OPA
House Appropriations Committee
6000 Cheering Vets Head for Furloughs
Six thousand troops and one dog arrived at Newport News from Le Havre aboard the USS General Gordon. They headed to Camp Patrick Henry for 30 day furloughs. Most were from the 337th regiment of the 95th Victory division, which fought Metz and led U.S. drive into the Saar basin with American First Third and Ninth armies and the British Second Army.
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Newport News
le Havre
France
General Gordon
Patrick Henry
95Th “Victory
Metz
Saar Basin
Nationwide strikes ease as 80,000 idle workers report
The Associated Press notes variation in labor unrest with about 80,000 idle workers across the country, down from 93,000 yesterday. In Detroit, a Hudson Motor Car strike settled, lowering auto city idleness to below 50,000 for the first time this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hudson Motor Car Company
Detroit
Truman to name secretary of state nominee this week
President Truman will send to the Senate on Monday the name to succeed Edward R. Stettinius as secretary of state. James Byrnes name is not confirmed. Stettinius resigned effective yesterday and Joseph C. Grew remains acting secretary until confirmed.
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Kansas City
Truman
Edward R. Stettinius
Senate
Charles Ross
James F. Byrnes
Ross
Stettinius
Joseph C. Grew
Alf M. Landon
Landon
Kansas
Topeka
Thomas E. Dewey
Berlin
Connally Defends Charter in San Francisco Speech
Texan Senator states that world peace requires cooperation and will cost some things but is worth the effort. He supports the charter creating a security council and mechanisms for international cooperation, aiding anticipated senate ratification. O'Daniel backs the charter, with AP polls indicating broad support.
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Connally
Texas
San Francisco
Security Council
Vandenberg
R.-Mich
General Assembly
Senate
Great Britain
Russia
China
France
W. Lee O’daniel
Associated Press
Trio Share Honors At Birthday Party
Miss Oplene Hand and James D Nicholson and James L Nicholson shared honors at a party given by Mrs. Agnes Nicholson. Attendees enjoyed games soft drinks ice cream and cake with many family members and friends listed among the guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oplene Hand
James D. Nicholson
James L. Nicholson
Agnes Nicholson
Betty Jean Pickett
Elizabeth Sharp
Ruby Lee King
Christine Hall
Lorene Lang
Blanche Nicholson
Margaret Baskin
Latane Turney
Bonnie Moon
Mary Parker
Louise Parker
Wilma Johnson
Nellie Joe
Betty
Jesse Jones
Wen dell G. Terry Promoted to Major in Flying Tigers Unit
Wen dell G. Terry, adjutant of the 69th Composite Wing, receives a promotion to major announced by Maj. Gen. C. L. Chennault. A Decatur Alabama native, he studied in Louisville at Clark School of Commerce and worked as a legal secretary before enlisting with the Flying Tigers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
68Th Wing
China
Wendell G. Terry
C. L. Chennault
Fourteenth Air Force
Terry
69Th
Flying Tigers
Decatur
Ala
Clark School of Commerce
Louisville
Decatur News Briefs Highlight Local Events and Visits
Severa l residents socialize and travel while church activities and school events fill the week. Includes singing schools at Austinville and Rock Springs churches, homecomings, hospital visits, and the upcoming Federal inspection for the Alabama State Guards in Decatur.
Violation Charge On Cement Firms
The Justice Department filed a complaint in Denver charging the Cement Institute in Chicago and 89 manufacturing companies with violating the anti-trust act. Attorney General Francis Biddle said the suit alleges a conspiracy to fix and maintain unreasonable identical prices for Portland cement and that price quoting eliminated competitive differences, making the industry a single concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
The
Cement Institute
Chicago
Francis Biddle
Denver
Colo
Leche Freed On Two Federal Mail Fraud Charges
Former Louisiana Governor Richard W. Leche was released on two federal charges of using the mails to defraud. He still faces a third charge of conspiring to violate the Connally hot oil act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Richard W. Leche
Louisiana
FEPC Said Doomed Without Funds in Congress Action
The House Rules Committee blocked any new FEPC funding and the Senate talkathon stalled FEPC appropriations. With $125,000 to wind up FEPC ending June 30 blocked, the agency faces closure by week’s end. Senator Bilbo opposed funds in a war agencies bill.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House
FEPC
Senate
Fair Employment Practice Committee
Rules
Rules Committee
Colmer
D-Miss
Bilbo
War Agencies
Col Hundt Visits Decatur After Pacific Duty
Lt Col and Mrs George R Hundt arrived in Decatur from Arlington Texas for a visit with Mrs Handleys family at 640 Jackson Street. Hundt recently returned from two and a half years in the Pacific and will travel next to Stratford New Jersey to visit his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Hundt
Decatur
Arlington
Texas
A. L. Handley
Jackson Street
Col. Hundt
States
Pacific
Hundt
Arthur Hart
Mrs. Hundt
Stratford
New Jersey
Okinawa actions and allied advances reshape Pacific fronts
Allied reports detail 33 ships sunk and 60 damaged near Okinawa as Gen Stilwell assumes command of the U S Tenth Army. In China and British Borneo theaters, Japanese losses mount with 13,000 killed in ten days and Australian forces capturing Beaufort and Kuala Belait. Additional strikes target Japan’s homeland with B 29 mine laying missions while Chiang Kai-shek and Admiral Sherman offer timelines for Japan's submission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okinawa
Joseph W. Stilwell
U. S
Tenth Army
Kume
China
Stilwell
Liuchow
Borneo
Beaufort
Brunei Bay
Kuala Belait
Balikpapan
Southwest
Pacific
Marianas
Japan
Tokyo
Chiang Kai-Shek
Frederick C. Sherman
New Regime May Unite All Poles
In Warsaw Polish leaders prepare for a formal announcement of the New Provisional Government of National Unity. President Bierut Premier Osubka Morawski and Mikolajczyk express confidence the new regime will unite all Poles as they arrive at the airfield.
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Moscow
Warsaw
Government of
National Unity
Boleslaw Bierut
Polish National Council
Eduard Osubka-Morawski
Lublin
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Round Top Singing Set for July 1
Round Top will host a community singing on Sunday night July 1 announced by Charlie Summerford of Falkville. He said the public is invited and many prominent singers are expected to attend the event.
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Round Top
Charlie Summerford
Falkville 2
Summerford
Allied plans for Germany stay flexible amid unknowns
AP analyst notes critics urge a detailed postwar program for punishment and reconstruction, but warns against premature commitments. Reports from Berchtesgaden reveal Hitler’s broader aims, including a pan-American economic empire, while debates over German demobilization and reconstruction persist.
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Germany
Swift Held in Cutting Fray
Hector Swift of 702 12 Washington Street was jailed Thursday on a charge of seriously cutting his wife during a Wednesday evening altercation at their home. After reportedly fleeing, he returned Thursday morning and then threw a brick at neighbor Joe Cartwright, was restrained by a crowd, and treated for bruises and lacerations.
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Hector Swift
Washington Street
Swift
Joe Cartwright
Cartwright
J. B. Whitmire
Terry
Local Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits in Walker County
Miss Geneva Tucker was a weekend guest of friends in Walker County. Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Thrasher visited Mr. and Mrs. Homer Shelton. Mr. and Mrs. Beadie Gilliland called on the Olan Shelton household. Thurman Smith stayed with W. S. Draper on Saturday night. Oakley Garner joined O. P. Shelton on Sunday. Felton Dutton returns home after overseas service. Edith Shelton stayed with Mavis Daniel Saturday night. Dorothy Thrasher spent days with Wilma Cox of Decatur. Pvt. Dallas Garner spent the weekend with his wife and family. Mavis Daniel visited Lorene Beans in Landersville. Rev. Ben Compton and wife were guests of Mrs. Lilly. N. S. Shelton visited with Olan Shelton on Saturday. Elmer Alexander and wife of Decatur spent Saturday night with G. G. Shelton. Oscar Pitt visited Will Draper and family Saturday.
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Geneva Tucker
Walker County
P. W. Thrasher
Homer Shelton
Beadie Gilliland
Olan Shelton
Edith Shelton
Mavis Daniel
Dorothy Thrasher
Wilma Cox
Decatur
Dallas Garner
Lorene Beans
Landersville
Ben Compton
Lilly Shelton
N. S. Shelton
Elmer Alexander
G. G. Shelton
Oscar Pitt
Will Draper
Arnall predicts liberal South in a heated speech
Governor Ellis G. Arnall of Georgia, who led the way in lowering the voting age to 18, told reporters the South will become the most liberal section of the United States. He spoke to the Michigan citizens committee and planned to attend a governors conference at Mackinac Island.
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Detroit
Ellis G. Arnall
South
Michigan
Mackinac Island
Georgia
28 Men Going to McClellan for Induction Exams
Morgan County draft board 1 sends twenty eight men to Fort McClellan for pre induction physicals. The group includes Acie Morgan Albert Oneal Mahathy John Cleveland Morgan Fran Beard Liles Ottis Johnson Woodrow Wilson Lambert R Q Knighten Buster William Price Milton Compton William Reed Junior Ivey Dewey Terry Sidney Barbee Elmer Loyd Jesse Jones Paul Summers Gradison Woodall Harry Hunter Carl Sanders Earl Slayton Roy Pentecost Jessie Kirby Willard Lott Earl Sherrill Jr Charles Smallwood Spencer Weinman Dudley Morris Jr Ben Ris ter.
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Morgan County Draft Board 1
Fort McClellan
Acie Morgan
Albert Oneal’ Mahathy
John Cleveland Morgan
Fran
Beard Liles
Ottis Johnson
Woodrow Wilson Lambert
R. Q. Knighten
Buster William Price
Milton Harold Compton
William Elmer Reed
Junior Ivey
Dewey Eugene Terry
Sidney Reginald Barbee
Elmer Seay Loyd
Jesse Taylor Jones
Paul Horace Summers
Bible School for Chapel Community Opens At Oakland Chapel
Daily Vacation Bible School will run at Oakland Chapel Lime Stone County starting Monday under Miss Mary-Louise Garrett and William B. Young summer student pastor. A strong faculty will lead morning sessions next week. A July 4 barbecue will entertain students parents and Chapel friends.
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Oakland Chapel
Limestone County
Mary-Louise Garrett
William B. Young
War casualty totals rise by seven thousand in past week
Washington reports total combat casualties since war began at 1,030,679 with a weekly rise of 7,226. Army losses reach 908,025 and Navy 122,654. breakdown shows killed, wounded, missing and prisoners. Patterson notes 338,646 wounded are back on duty.
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Washington
Patterson
Navy
Early Settler Charles Pearson Dies in Tuscaloosa County
Charles Pearson 175 lifelong Tuscaloosa County resident and builder of one of Northport's first residences died Tuesday night in a Tuscaloosa hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Charles Pearson
Tuscaloosa County
Northport
Notice of Probate Hearings and Estate Claims Morgan County
State of Alabama Morgan County Probate Court announces final settlement hearing for the estate of Adam S Herron on July 19 1945. Administrators Joe Wheeler Winton and Robert M Winton report to the court June 7 1945. Also notice of administration for Flora deceased with claims to be presented by law. CorA Robinson named administrator with claims due by dates listed June 26 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Morgan County
Ada 8
T. C. Almon
Flora
T.C. Almon
False Teeth Slipping Aids Ad Promotes FASTH Powder
An old ad promotes FASTH an alkali powder to sprinkle on denture plates to keep false teeth firmly set. It claims improved security and comfort with no acidic effects and urges readers to buy at drug stores.
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Eyster
Oss
Caddell Drug Co
Loyd’s
Stewart Bros. Motor Co
Decatur Farm Products
Church ST
Ferguson
Sinclair
Highway 31
Sta Bt
Wendell Terry
Caddell
Grecatur
Billy Rhea Simmons
Mary Lou Bell
Camp Winnataska
Ralph Hood
Austinville Methodist Church
George Little
Florida
Harrison H. McSherry, Jr
David Livingston
Third Avenue
Camp Blanding
Fla
Fort Riley
W. R. Wallace
the Rock Speiias
Baptist
Paul Craft
Paul Bryan
Decatur 1
Enoch Poole
Decatur 2
Max Lesser
Mrs
Louis Lesser
Atlanta
McKinley Ethridge
Belle Mina
R. T. Sheppard
Albany
C. H. Pratt
Mutual Service Ambulance
Olive Street
Baugh Infirmary
Billy K. Rhodes
Ozelle Rhodes
Billy Ronald
Cpl
Rhodes
Laredo
James C. Taylor
Grant Street
Decatur General Hospital
Ralph H. Agee
Eighth Avenue East
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Robert Chandler
Madison 3
Decatur General, Hospital
Thelma Cobb
Athens II
R. L. Maury
East Gordon Drive
Pays General Hospital Wednesay
Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Pvt
Grover A. Cobb
Eva
Richard L. Yaney
Merchant Marine Cadet School
Pass Christian
Miss
Yaney
Frank G. Yaney
Decatur Company
Alabama State Guards
Regulaus Army
By Dewitt MacKenzie
Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Turkey
Spain
Axis
Europe
Western Hemisphere
Western
Hitler the Hun
Jacob L. Devers
U. S. Sixth Army Corps
Leo T. Crowley
Reich
Lawren
County
Conway
Earlene Hardin
Arnall
Green Agency
James L.rankin
Mcclellan
Bible School For Chapel Community
City Park
Decatur Cleaners
Johnston St
Cora Robinson
Miela Ula
E. M. Edmondson
BUICK
Poole-Buick CO
Lee Street
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