J C Roberts Called Home Funeral Arrangements
Funeral services for J C Roberts 88 a Neel area resident will be held Thursday at 11 am at Neel Methodist Church. He died Tuesday at his home. He is survived by five sons three daughters 45 grandchildren 72 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. Interment at Johnsons Chapel Cemetery Mutual Service directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Roberts
Neel
Neel Methodist Church
Mr. Roberts
J. L
Hartseile
J. C. Smith
Nashville
L. FE. Sandhin
Hart
Pyle Quotes On Valor And Vicious Tricks At War
The writer condemns the cruelty of wartime pranks and highlights harsh realities faced by front line infantry, including a Christmas trick involving three bottles of whisky sent by friends that were opened and drained en route. He recalls a German spike raid and the improvised countermeasure using a magnet to remove the spikes, noting no further raids since.
Defense plea of Lonergan denied in murder trial
New York reports Judge Freschi denied Lonergan defense counsel Edward Broderick a pretrial list of prosecution witnesses. Broderick argued the list would reveal potential juror familiarity with witnesses. The case concerns the murder of Lonergan's wife, a young society figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wayne Lonergan
John J. Freschi
Edward V. Broderick
Lonergan
Case Society
Carter's Little Liver Pills Digestive Aid Ad
An old advertisement explains that normal digestion relies on liver bile and claims Carter's Little Liver Pills increase bile flow quickly, improving digestion within minutes. It urges readers to avoid artificial aids and to buy the product at drugstores for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Markets News Mixed Early Gains in March Trading
New York markets show a modest, uneven recovery with rails and airlines lifting, while cotton and grain sectors fluctuate amid war developments. Hogs and cattle show steady to active trading. calves and sheep maintain steady to modest values as late trade improves.
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New York
March
Cattle Market Opens Steady in Nashville Trade
Nashville March 1 Opening cattle market slow but steady with muted demand. Early bids are cautious as traders report limited receipts and buyers show restraint on prices amid cautious sentiment from buyers and sellers alike.
Possum Role Assigned by Marine Leader in War Talk
Washington March 1 Lt Gen Alexander A Vandegrift commandant of the Marines warns Japan may be playing possum to lull the U S into optimism He says the Japanese premier aims to destroy the American fleet in one stroke but Marines will stay vigilant wherever they go and whatever they do He urged Red Cross fundraising urging support for a 200000000 drive and thanked the Red Cross for past and future aid Secretary of the Navy Knox joined in requesting support for the same fund drive and noted the Navy needs the Red Cross.
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Washington
Alexander A. Vandegrift
Marines
Japan
United States
Vandegrift
Guadalcanal
Red Cross War Fund
Red Cross
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Navy
American Red Cross
Liberty ship named for late columnist Clapper following safety contest
The shipyard with the lowest accident rate in a month-long safety contest, among nine yards from Maine to California, will construct a Liberty ship named after Raymond Clapper, a newspaper columnist who was killed in a plane crash while observing the invasion of the Marshall Islands.
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Washington
Raymond Clapper
Maine
California
Clapper
Marshall Islands
Chicago Egg Market Receipts Mixed Amid Steady Prices
Chicago reports show buttermilk firm with receipts of 326 682 and market unchanged. Egg receipts total 19 888 with unsettled U S specials at 55 to 35 1 2 and U S extras 32 1 2 to 33. pullet eggs are not quoted.
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Chicago
U S
U. S
Chicago Grain Prices Firm Amid Quiet Trading
In Chicago the grain market showed light activity with firm wheat and rye prices as buying entered the pit. Short covering was seen in rye while uncertainty over Finnish Russian peace talks slowed trading. Wheat closed 5 8 to 7 8 higher. May at 1.70 3 4. Oats up to 3 8, May 0.80 3 8. Rye rose 3 4 to 1 1 8, May 1.28 to 1.28 1 8. Barley had no trades.
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Chicago
Rve
New Orleans Vote Seals Davis Gubernatorial Victory
New Orleans reports show Jimmie H. Davis in a sweeping lead in the Louisiana governor race. He and his "good government" ticket, allied with Huey Long forces, appear set for a majority as independent voters boosted turnout. Davis leads over Lewis L. Morgan with about 40,000 in his favor as returns from 1,609 precincts show strong support for the ticket overall. Davis notes the heavy turnout supports his entire slate but will wait for fuller results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Jimmie H. Davis
Long
Louisiana
Lewis L. Morgan
Morgan
Huey Long
Davis
Soate
Sale of real estate in Cullman County Alabama March 27 1944
Notice of sale by B W Morgan as administrator of J M Morgan estate in equity case 3301. Real property description covers 17 acres in the south half of NE quarter section 20 township 8 range 2 west Morgan County Alabama to be sold for cash to the highest bid der at the courthouse steps in Cullman. Court date March 27 1944 with witnesses and official seal.
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B. W. Morgan
J. M. Morgan
Cornelia Livingston
Circuit Court
Cullman County
Alabama
Cullman
Section 20
Township 8
Morgan County
C. H. Keller
Register Circuit Court
Funeral Thursday for H G Flack at Grant Street Church
Funeral services for Hazel Gilford Flack 74 who died Friday night at home will be Thursday at 3 p.m. at Grant Street Church of Christ with Rufus Underwood officiating. Survived by widow six sons five daughters three brothers one sister eight grandchildren five great grandchildren and numerous nieces. Pallbearers named and interment in city cemetery directed by Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Gilford Flack
Moulton
Grant Street Church of Christ
Rufus Underwood
FE. H. Flack
Somerville, IL
Flack Jr
Decatur
John Standridge
Brown
Elliot case on court docket today in Alabama
State of Alabama versus Edward Elliot, charged with second degree murder, headlines a morning circuit court session presided by Judge A. A. Griffith. Afternoon cases include State of Alabama versus Frank Edzell Thompson alias Frank Thompson for grand larceny Foster Rice Jr. for burglary and Gordon Kelley alias Gordon Kelley for burglary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Alabama
Edward Elliot
Circuit Court
A. A. Griffith
Frank Edzell Thompson
Frank Thompson
Foster Rice Jr
Foster Rice
Gordon Kelley
Gordon Kelly
Col Boley Passes at West Point
Mrs Freeman W Boley mourns as Col Boley West Point instructor dies. Funeral services planned at West Point on Friday. Mrs Boley earlier known as Elise Johnson of Decatur.
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Col. Boley
West Point
Freeman W. Boley
Military Academy
Boley
Elise Johnson
Decatur
Impact of Tsetse Fly on Equatorial African Cattle
The tsetse fly blocks cattle raising across much of equatorial Africa, limiting livestock development and altering regional agriculture. Researchers note the pest's presence constrains farming potential and thus affects local economies and food supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Equatorial Africa
Alabama Candidates File For May 2 Primary
Four Alabama incumbents in the U S House won renomination without opposition as May 2 primary filings closed. Other races saw contests for several seats in the state legislature and judiciary with notable names including Sam Hobbs, Joe Starnes, Lister Hill, and Ruben Newton among those seeking or defending seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Congress
Public Service
Gordon Persons
Commission
Robert T Simpson Jr
State Supreme Court
Gessner T. McCorvey
Mobile
George Grant
Pete B. Jarman
John J. Sparkman
Selma
Sam Hobbs
Tom King
Jack Wright
Anniston
Albert Rains
Gadsden
M. L. Shaddix
Alabama City
Joe Starnes
Carter Manasco
Jasper
J. H. Deason
Ruben L. Newton
John Newsome
Birmingham
Luther Patrick
O. L. Allen
Hugh Dubose
Lister Hill
James A. Simpson
John H. Bankhead
Hugh H. White
Public Service Commissioner
Appeals Court
Simpson
Supreme Court
Virgil Bouldin
Joel B. Brown
E. M. Creel
Jefferson County
William H. Thomas
J. Alex Puey
Enterprise
McCorvey
Howell Turner
Boykin
A. D. Wilkerson
Dothan
Mark Hode
S. R. Batson
James A. McCollum
Tuscaloosa
Thomas W. Donaldson
Secretary of State
Miss Eppes Jones
Samson
Howard G. Clark
William S. Sherrill
Athens
Massey Wilson
Oak Hill
Roger Snyder
Sam M. Johnston
Moile
William Pape
John E. Adams
Grove Hill
John E. Toomey
Byrd Draft Drive Gains Southern Convention Support
States would decide on federal ballots for armed forces only if states consent. Byrd faces continued Southern push as a New Orleans committee forecasts over half of Democratic delegates from Southern states backing Byrd for president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
New Orleans
Byrd
Woman Killed in Auto Truck Collision Near Mobile
Mrs Muriel Elizabeth Horn 31 of Laverne Ala died in a crash on highway 31 about 20 miles from Mobile. Her husband Ray M Horn Crenshaw County chief deputy sheriff and two other occupants were injured in the collision between a car and a truck.
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Mobile
Ala
Muriel Elizabeth Horn
Laverne
Highway 31
Ray M. Horn
Crenshaw County
Horn
City docket notes trespass fines and drunkenness penalties
Four cases listed on the city docket this morning include three trespassing charges fined 15 dollars each and a 10 dollar fine for public drunkenness. Mr and Mrs Howard H Bennie announce the birth of a son at Benevolent hospital this morning. Mrs Carrie Bell Farrell admitted to Benevolent hospital yesterday for treatment. Pvt William Crow arrives in town for a 15 day furlough. St Johns vestry meets tonight at 7 30 at the rectory.
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Howard H. Bennie
Fifth Avenue South
the Benevolent Hospital
Carrie Bell Farrell
Falkville 1
The
Benevolent Hospital
Allied push halts Nazi attack near Cassino and tanks falter
In cloudy weather Allied forces repelled a Nazi assault near Mt Ornito on the Cassino front while German radio controlled tanks failed to advance during a display by the Lehr regiment now redesignated the 309th Infantry. Air attacks swarmed the beachhead as heavy guns pounded targets along the Garigliano and Cisterna fronts.
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Cassino
Mt. Ornito
Garigliano
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Guardiagrele
Lehr
Doeberlitz
Italy
309Th Infantry
Cisterna
Austinville WMU to Have All-Day Session
The WMU of Austinville will hold an all-day meeting at the Austinville Baptist church Friday from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. in observance of March Day of Prayer. Rev. Person and Rev. Smith will participate in the program. Attendees were asked to bring lunch.
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WMU
Austinville
Austinville Baptist Church
Person
Rev. Smith
Cellist Freeman to Perform War Benefit in Birmingham
S Sgt David Freed of Courtland Army Air Field top ranking cellist once with the Radio City Orchestra will headline a war service benefit in Birmingham at 8 15 Thursday night March 2 in the Thomas Jefferson hotel Funds raised by the Bush Hills Music club will buy instruments for service men in Army camps The program includes works by Sammartini Boellmann Saint Saens Popper Debussy Handel Locatelli and Perrin Freed a Curtis Institute graduate played with the Curtis string quartet in Birmingham before the war and is a mechanic at Courtland Army air field.
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David Freed
Courtland Army Air Field
Radio City Orchestra
New York
Birmingham
Sgt. Freed
Thomas Jefferson Hotel
Bush Hills
Popper
Debussy
Handel
Locatelli
Perrin
Set
Freed
Curtis Institute of Music
Curtis String Quartet
Finnish Parliament Meets as Terms Felt Harsh on Independence
Finnish Premier Edwin Linkomies allegedly relayed harsh Soviet terms to parliament in two closed sessions. An official communiqué offered no clear action. A Swedish Helsinki correspondent claimed no more bombing of the city after today’s session.
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Edwin Linkomies
Helsinki
MacArthur Update From Page One In The Central Pacific
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz said heavy bombers dropped 30 tons of explosives on Ponape in the Carolines Sunday. Army and Navy planes struck seven undesignated atolls in the Marshall Islands and Ku Saie in the Carolines was hit Saturday.
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Central Pacific
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Ponape
Carolines
Army
Navy
Marshall Islands
Kusaie
Waddell Home Scene Of Reunion On Forty Ninth Anniversary
Mr and Mrs T E Waddell of Talucah hosted children and grandchildren Sunday for their forty ninth wedding anniversary. A noon dinner was served to E T Waddell and family Mildred and Paul of Paducah W H Waddell and Kay Francis of Paducah Bertha Jones of Hartselle E O Waddell and children Oneal Don Lanora of Childersburg Martha Waddell Reese Jorden Erskin Waddell Doinhus Waddell John Waddell and Ruth Waddell Melvin Waddell all of Memphis Tenn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Waddell
Talucah
E. T. Waddell
Mildred
Paul
W. H. Waddell
Kay Francis
Paducah
Bertha Jones
Hartselle
E. 0. Waddell
Oneal
Don
Lanora
Childersburg
Martha Waddell
Reese Jorden
Erskin Waddell
Doinhus Waddell
John Waddell
Ruth Waddell
Memphis
Tenn
Melvin Waddell
Falkville Farm Machinery Classes Held at Anders' Shop
Falkville community offers classes in farm machinery construction and repair. Meetings occur twice weekly on Friday and Wednesday at 7 o'clock in Anders' blacksmith shop. Farmers attending include Joe Douglas Gerald Jones Roy Simmons Troy Kilpatrick Edward England Walt Speagle Jean Douglas and Ed Fitzer gald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falkville
Anders’ Blacksmith Shop
Joe Douglas
Gerald Jones
Roy Simmons
Troy Kilpatrick
Edward England
Walt Speagle
Jean Douglas
Ed Fitzergald
Allies Press Akyab Breakthrough in Burma War
In the Arakan region north of Akyab, Allied forces report a first class victory over Japanese troops. Mountbatten says 4,500 of the 8,000 Japanese attackers were killed or wounded as mopping up continues. air forces aided by Indian divisions helped prevent a Japanese collapse and aid the Burma invasion objective opening a back door to China.
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Philippines
Rabaul
MacArthur
Southeast Asia
Lord Mountbatten
Arakan
Akyab
Bay of Bengal
Burma
China
India
Mountbatten
Tokyo
Hospital status reviewed at Club
Decatur Lions club members hosted L L Lively and M G Hubbard Benevolent Hospital manager at Hotel Lyons. Hubbard delivered a talk on hospital work and finances and stressed city management importance. Board of directors will meet Monday night at Valley Coal company to discuss club project plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Lively
M. G. Hubbard
The
Benevolent Hospital
Decatur Lion’s Club
Lyons
Valley Coal Company
Laxative Ad Praises Black-Draught Sales
A vintage ad touts Black-Draught as a best selling laxative in the South across four generations. It promises prompt thorough and satisfactory results when directions are followed and notes 25 to 40 doses for 25 cents. Caution to use only as directed.
Decatur concert set with Bal sora Bennett and David Gibson
Decatur music lovers are promised a rare treat Friday night as the Decatur Music Study Club presents Bal Sora Bennett soprano and David Allen Gibson pianist at the Somerville Road School starting at eight. Accompanist will be Pfc. Leo Polski, U S Army, formerly of Memphis and a Cincinnati Conservatory alum and former staff member at National Broadcasting. The club thanks the Army for permitting Polski to appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Decatur Music Study Club
Balsora Bennett
David Allen Gibson
Somerville Road School
Bennett
Pfc
Leo Polski
Memphis
Tenn
U. S. Army
Polski
Cincinnati Conservatory
Farm Bureau committee weighs market rest room and facilities
Farm arrangements could not be made for such a market. Needs of a rest room and lounging place for farmers families drinking water toilets and other facilities were discussed and possibilities of using curb market facilities by expansion were raised. Preliminary plans to hold the Farm Bureau meeting in Decatur again this summer were also discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Decatur
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Pyle
Laat
WMSL
Wee
Wall Street
Nashville Livestock
Nashville, Tenn
Federal State Market News Ser
H.G. Flack
Elliot
Drlimale
Doris Hope Hanes
Jackson Street
Pvt
William
Bill) Crow
Macon
Georgia
St. John’s Vestry
RADIO
Waddell
Falkville Shop
Dewitt MacKenzie
Buckley's
Fen Place
Canadios
Goidel Drug Store
Buckley
Decatur Transit
Hallo
Bracie
Coca-Cola Company
Decatur Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Coca-Cola
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