New Hearing Ordered After Jury Panel Dismissal
James H Porterfield reports in New York that 21 year old Wayne Lonergan, accused in the heiress wife slaying, faces a new trial after Judge John J Freschi dismissed the special jury panel. The bench also orders contempt proceedings for defense attorney Edward V Broderick and sends case records to the appellate division for review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H
Broderick
Jacob Grumet
Freschi
Lonergan
City
Frank Hogan Hogan
Hogan
Try This For Sour Bilious Indigestion
Morning sickness and headaches from delayed bowel action prompt a fast relief. Stir Kruschen Salts in hot water, drink, then coffee or tea after 15 to 20 minutes. Relief can come within an hour, with a sense of well being after five days of regulated dosing. For sale at Caddell Drug Co. and drug stores. Over 245 million bottles sold in 100 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caddell Drug Co
Markets drift as war fears curb cotton and livestock bids
Commodities show mixed moves in New York and Chicago with cotton futures down 35 to 40 cents and prices easing on spot markets amid war worries. Nashville livestock reports indicate broadly steady cattle and hog prices with moderate weekly shifts, calves firm to higher and sheep steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Commission House
New Orleans
HARTSELLE Juvenile Music Study Club hosts Beethoven program
Members met at Mrs. Owen Nelson's home with Marjorie Nelson and Peggy Groover as co hosts. Peggy Groover presided as president and a varied program featured piano solos, Beethoven discussions, Bee thoven pieces performed by Nancy Allen Pattillo and Betty Dean Walker, a Fidelio presentation by Mrs. Cleo Larkin, a Music Memory contest, and a playlet about the Masters. Officers elected include Edward Stewart president and a Red Cross donation approved. Social hour followed with refreshments. two guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Nelson
Marjorie Nelson
Peggy Groover
Elizabeth Ann Mitchell
the Knight
Thompson
Charles Ray
Wagner
Sue Care Orr
Copeland
Dottie Stewart
Piaget
Scotty Stone
Brahms
Beethoven
Annie Ruth Waldsmith
Nancy Allen Pattillo
Betty Dean Walker
Cleo Larkin
Collect
J. E. Peck
Edward Stewart
Montgomery
Robin Lyles
Buford Kracke
Martha Smith
W. V. Pattillo
Red Cross
Lizzie Reed Penn
Sweet Prince
Gene Fowler
John Barrymore
Rotary luncheon guests at First Christian church
The weekly Hartselle Rotary meeting was held at the First Christian church. Guests and visiting Rotarians included Lieut. John Hambrick USNR, Marvin Rankin, C. G. Hardwick, Tom Fitzpatrick and R. W. Orr of Decatur, and Rev. Roy Hewlett of Sylacauga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Book Lovers Club meets at Teague home
The Book Lover's club, hosted by Mrs. James Teague, opened with Mrs. John Mc Daniel presiding. A roll call sparked a current event, a patriotic devotional by Mrs. Oliver Blizzard, and Easter activity plans. Mrs. Hoyt Sherard led a Reader's Digest forum as fourteen members enjoyed a social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Teague
John McDaniel
Oliver Blizzard
Hoyt Sherard
Birthday party for Judy Brown celebrated by family
Mrs. A. L. Guyer hosted Judy Brown’s fifth birthday with a pink and white cake at the center of a festively set refreshment table. Children sang as the candles were blown out and ice cream was served to Jackie Freeman, Allen Freeman, Virginia Roberts, Martha Lynn Roberts, Sandra Bennett, Susan Stewart, Wayne Terry, Jud Harris, Robert Berry, and the honoree, with Jean Guyse assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Guyer
Judy Brown
Jackie
Allen Freeman
Virginia
Martha Lynn Roberts
Sandra Bennett
Susan Stewart
Wayne Terry
Jud Harris
Robert Berry
Guyer
Jean Guys
Current Review Club Meeting at Pattillo Home
The Current Review club gathered at the home of Mrs. W. V. Pattillo with Mrs. Malcolm Roberts as co hostess. The house was decorated with spring flowers as Mrs. J. F. Stewart Jr. presided over the business session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. V. Pattillo
Malcolm Roberts
J. F. Stewart Jr
War Era News From Morgan County and Ryan
Local notices report wartime updates as Macon Hardwick wounded in the South Pacific and J M Nelson to join Merchant Marines. Cadets, Red Cross work, Founders Day observance, and a busy Independent Tournament fill Morgan County scenes with furloughs, travels, visits, and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Hardwick
War Department
Macon Hardwick
U. S. Marine Corps
South Pacific
J. M. Nelson
Mobile
Nelson
U. S. Navy
Hartselle
J. B. Orr
Perry
Wilson Orr
Decatur
Holcombe
the Primitive Church
P. T A
Lottie Bagwell
Homer Bagwell
Ralph Bagwell
Liz.core
Daisy
Elsie Crawford
Gwendolen
Frances Holmes
Charles Hardwick
Red Cross
Ryan School
Haie Hester
Ryan
Cynthia Black
Center Grove
Jimmy Moon
Oscar Napps
Hosiery Mill Basketball Boys
Ryan Boys
Alvis Briscoe
W. J. Briscoe
Larger bombs in use by the Allies
London reports that bombs weighing about 12 000 pounds are now hitting German targets with enormous destructive effects. The air ministry disclosed plans for this giant weapon, created by British scientists for special targets, eclipsing the previous four tonner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Air Ministry
RAF
Quads Birth Sparks Paternity and Welfare Debate
In Pittsburgh the wife of Staff Sergt William Thompson is in seclusion as the family weighs paternity of Eleanor Hearer quads. A Catholic family opposes divorce. Washington says the babies may qualify for dependency payments if the father, an American soldier, acknowledges them. Payments would be $30 for the first child and $20 for each additional child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
Pittsburgh
William Thompson
Mary Jenemann
Set Thompson
Fleanor
Washington
U. S. War Department
Lawrence County Red Hill notes and family updates
Births and moves headline the column with a baby boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Owens on February 28. Towns and kin are mentioned including Sallie Royer moving to Savannah with Price and Charles Royer employed there. Local visits, a funeral at Lebanon church, weather impacts on farming, and broader health notes fill the community update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank
Bud) Owens
Sallie Royer
Savannah
Georgia
Price
Charles Royer
John Hill
Barney Hill
Mud Tavern
Willie Owens
New York
Elmer Owens
Missouri
Isaac Johnson
Lebanon Church
Emmett Callahan
Nora Morgan
Union Grove
Mose Owens
Bob McCaghren
Jessie McCaghren
Franklin McCaghren
Plain View
Willene Johnson
Oakville
Eloise Hill
Negro Soldier Held In Slaying At Harlem Shooting
Pvt. Allen W. Owens of Napier Field Alabama died after a Negro soldier shot him in the hallway during a robbery attempt in Harlem. Owens, once a New Haven resident, was held after the struggle and died two hours later at Sydenham hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Allen W. Owens
Napier Field
Ala
John J. Ryan
Owens
New Haven
Sydenham Hospital
Hotel Lyons clerk enjoys vacation in San Antonio
S H Carter, a clerk at the Hotel Lyons, is on vacation in San Antonio Texas. He wrote to friends that Decatur is the best place after all and says he will be returning next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Carter
Lyons
San Antonio
Tex
Decatur
Spain and Franco shapes of neutrality in war talks
The piece notes Spain under Franco remains bellicose toward the Axis, with oil shipments halted to Spain causing gas shortages. It argues Spain’s neutrality masks pro German leanings and supports efforts by the Anglo American alliance to push Franco toward genuine neutrality amid the Western invasion plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Turkey
Spain
America
Britain
France
Axis
Hitler
United States
Franco
Pleasant View Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Mrs Heary Woods and daughter Willie Merl join Mrs Mollie Lee Hogan for visits with Annie Yates and Raymond Hogan. Walter Williams trips to Decatur for business. Coy Turntine builds a new shed. Betty Jean and Annie Merl Junkins plan Mobile return after two weeks with Yates family. Pvt Calvin Shaw back from furlough to Maryland camp. Tolbert Byrd visits Cullman for business. Several households host relatives and friends across the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Hill
Guy Williams
Wesley Hogan
Talmadge Little
Ruthie Turntine
Lorene
Henry Dotson
Oliver Dotson
U. S. Army
Heary Woods
Willie Merl
Mollie Lee Hogan
Freak Yates
Odis Staples
Homer Shoemaker
Round Top
Mattie Kelley
Roy Hampton
Gredy Morgan
Corinth
Raymond Hogan
Mt. Vernon
Marie Hogan
Ovalee Pitman
Andrews Chapel
Bobby Heard
Dathon Hogan
Tolbert Byrd
Cullman
Local Visitors and Neighborhood News in Winton
Mrs. Lois Scott and baby visited Mrs. Floyd Sivley. Pvt James Dunaway and wife and Mrs Will Watkins visited Mr and Mrs Sambo Dunaway. Erline Thomas and Wilma McMunnum visited Mildred and Clara Mae Sivley. Jack Sharp and Evan Freeze stayed with the Sivleys. Evie Dean Eubanks suffers a broken nose from a school ball accident. Rev Ross Cook preached at Center Springs church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Scott
Baby
Floyd Sivley
James Dunaway
Will Watkins
Sambo Dunaway
Erline Thomas
Wilma McMunnum
Mildred
Clara Mae Sivley
Jack Sharp
Hartseldl 3
Evan Freeze
Joann
Mary Edith
Evie Dean Eubanks
Betty Davis
Ross Cook
Center Springs
New OPA announces lower vegetable points for March chart
The Office of Price Administration unveils a March 1944 chart with substantially reduced points for canned vegetables like tomatoes, peas, corn, and fresh lima beans, while canned fruits and certain juices see increases. Grapefruit juice returns to 1 point for a number 2 can and tomato juice rises to six points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Victory Gardners
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Victory Gardens
Appier Ung
MORGAN COUNTY FLORETTE
J W Matthews Snc arrived safely in North Africa. Mrs Roy Ridgeway and son Ronny visit Ft Bragg, North Carolina. J E Peck played in Cullman district tournament. C P Berry and son visited L L Matthews in Priceville. Lynn guests of Henry Reed. Harvey Ryan family illness keeps relatives in Priceville. James Lynn Jr and Jim Gurley Jr visit Decatur. Lucille and Lorene Fowler visit Mrs Henry Reed. L E Vincent of Birmingham visits G C Vincent. Jimmie Lynn visits Hough at Laceys Springs. Buck Johnson called to Ft McClellan for examination Feb 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Huse
Washington, D. C
Red Cross
Roy Hewlett
Sylacauga
Luther Roberts
James Lindsey
Dinsmore Lindsey
Huntsville
Ruby Boger
Birmingham
Elizabeth Robinson
O. L. Millican
C. R. Millican
Rocksboro
N. C
R. R. Horton
John Horton
Lamar Speake
South Pacific
Speake
Fred M. Speake
Australia
Ethel Campbell
J. M. Nelson
Willard Pope
California
Joe Burleson
J. W Matthews
Monroe Bowling
Randolph Ryan
Priceville
Harvey Ryan
James Lynn Jr
Jim Gurley Jr
Freeman Free
Decatur
Lucille Fowler
Lorene Fowler
Pines
Henry Reed
L. E. Vincent
G. C. Vincent
Jimmie
Hough
Lacey’s Springs
Lambert ‘Buck) Johnson
Ft. McClellan
Allies Face Prolonged Fight in Italy Beachhead
A general returning from the Mediterranean tour says the Allies must endure weeks of bloody fighting before a turn in the battle. The swing in favor hinges on weather allowing full air superiority, with Italian conditions normally clearing by late March or early April.
Red Likely Among Conference Topics in US British Talks
Reports say REDS LIKELY was one of a dozen subjects but not the main focus as United States British conferences prepare to discuss political and economic issues.
Red Cross to Hold Two Rallies in Community
The Red Cross will host two community rallies. On Friday at 8:00 p.m. at Pleasant Hill school co chairmen J T Robinson and A A Means will oversee the event. On Saturday at 8:00 p.m. the rally meets at Cave Springs church Priceville with Harris McClellan in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Pleasant Hill
J. T. Robinson
A. A. Means
Cave Springs
Priceville
Harris McClellan
Family News From Morgan County Gossip Columns
Miss Pauline Morris Massey visits with Mrs Cecil Reid in Battle Ground. Louise and Nina Blackwood spend weekend with family. Larry Anders sick several days. James Morris and Sue visit Grady Bailey family. W M Parker’s family weekends in Birmingham with James Orr family. C E Howse hosts birthday dinner for husband with Morris, Doss, Parker and Howse kin present. Sallie Bet Hardwick and grandson Ronald Minor visit Hardwicks in Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise
Nina Fay Blackwood
Cecil Reid
Battle Ground
Larry Anders
W. M. Anders
James Morris
Sue
Grady Bailey
Peggy
W. M. Parker
Morris and
Charles
Birmingham
James Orr
Orr
C. E. Howse
Jim Morris
Jerry
Barbara
Tera
Pauline Morris
Dorthy Nell Doss
Shirley Parker
Nellene
Mary Dale Morris
Martha Ellen Howse
Sallie Bet Hardwick
Ronald Minor
David Hardwick
Trial delayed in Pittsfield murder case over juror illness
In Pittsfield Massachusetts court, the murder trial of John F. Noxon Jr. a prominent corporation lawyer accused of electrocuting his six month old mentally deficient son Lawrence was adjourned until Monday due to juror illness. Judge Abraham Pinanski said Dr Harry H Bard treated juror James E Cullen overnight for grippe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfield
Mass
John F. Noxon Jr
Corporation
Lawrence
Abraham Pinanski
James E. Cullen
Harry H. Bard
Cullen
Grippe
German Offense Identifies Three Divisions in Strike
Allied describes German counterattack on the front as halted with lines intact. The 26th motorized, 114th Jaeger, and 362nd infantry divisions suffered losses including nine tanks and a German company ambushed near the Moletta river. An Allied patrol killed or captured another company southwest of Littoria as snow and wind hindered operations. Canadians of the Eighth Army took several prisoners in the Tollo area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
114Th Jaeger
Moletta River
Carroceto
Littoria
Fifth Army
Eighth Army
Tollo
Allied forces clash near Akyab and Aksyab base lines
Southeast Asia Allied headquarters reports counter-attacks as Allied units press toward Akyab base, 46 miles away, while another force 39 miles north meets strong resistance. American bombers target Japanese supply areas in Northern Burma starting large fires. February totals show Japan losing over six ships daily, 181 overall, with 25 units of the enemy battle fleet sunk and about a third of Japan’s pre war Navy at the sea bottom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akyab
Aksyab
Southeast Asia
Burma
Japan
Broad training program mapped in military draft era
Washington on March 3 announced a broad expansion of short term specialized college training for boys under military draft age. The program, financed by Army and Navy, aims to prepare youth for induction into the armed forces. It targets those who have completed high school and have not yet registered for selective service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army- Navy
Retonga Helps Birmingham Woman Regain Weight
Mrs. J. F. Winkle of 4720 First Ave North Birmingham says Retonga restored thirty pounds she had lost. She suffered nervous indigestion, gas, insomnia, sluggish elimination, and loss of appetite before using Retonga. The remedy reportedly improved appetite, energy, and digestion. Retonga targets Vitamin B-1 deficiency and related issues and is sold at Caddell Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retonga
Birmingham
J. F. Winkle
First Ave. N
Winkle
Fayetteville
Tenn
Methodist Church
Caddell Drug Store
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Caribbean Sea
Paul Howard
Arkansas Cotton Pickers
WSM
Grand Ole Opry Riverside HI Auditorium
Chicago
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Federal-state Market News Service
Jessie Nelle Lee
J. E. Freeman Jr
Sylvia
Oleg Speake
Decatur Transit
WMSL
C. T. Cash
Russellville
Leo Barcliff
Trinity
P. W. Barcliff
Phil Wasson
Edward Summers
Army Air Force
Texas
Mary McElroy
FSA
J. W. Lindsey Sr
Sidney Wright
Hugh Pattillo
Gulfcoast Military Academy
James Riggs
Columbia Military Academy
Columbia, Tenn
Beatrice Riggs
Ray Howell
S. L. Sherrill
Morgan County
Lola W. Cudlip
Lawrence County
Red Hill
Pleasant View
Mrs. Hearl Woods
Winton
OP. NP
Morgan County Florette
Italy
Morgan County Massey
Hartford Insurance
James L. Rankin
State National Bank Bldg
LOS
Canada
U.S.A
Buckley
Goidel Drug Store
Savoy
Nick Brown
Mer
Mrs. Winkle
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