Lend Lease Study Is Set For Britain U S Talks
London reports a major push to resolve postwar lend lease issues between Britain and the United States. Key questions include how much of Britain's capacity should export, what remains for wartime needs, and how shipping shifts affect the two nations. Discussions will involve Edward R. Stettinius Jr. and British officials, with topics on postwar shipping pools, tariffs, and handling wartime surplus assets like clothing, vehicles, and machine tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex H. Singleton
London
Lendlease
Britain
United States
America
Washington
Edward R. Stettinius Jr
U. S
Youths Held for Robbery at Dillehay Drug Store
Police report the Dillehay drug store burglary solved with confessions from Coy Wolf Jr. and Theodis Rhodes, two Negro youths. Investigators recovered missing cigarettes, bills and change. Warrants to be sworn this afternoon and they will be jailed in Morgan county. Credit given to Chief J B Whitmore Patrolmen Weatherly and Terry and L N railroad agent J C Hassell for fast work.
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Dillehay
Coy Wolf Jr
Theodis Rhodes
Morgan County
J. B. Whitmore
Weatherly and
Terry
J. C. Hassell
L. and N Railroad
Government plans to pull beef cattle from Western ranges
Action designed to remove two or three million head of beef cattle from Western ranges in spring and early summer to augment short civilian supplies is being planned by government food officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Real Medicine For Cough Broncholine Emulsion Ad
Honest tone claims instant relief for a severe cough with Broncholine Emulsion. It emphasizes a strong, effective feel and money back guarantee. Distributed by Golden Drug Co and other progressive druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golden Drug Co
Cotton and livestock markets steady after mild early moves
New York cotton prices held firm in quiet trading with late session shifts from 10 cents a bale lower to 10 cents higher. March 21.18 May 20.72 July 20.14. Calves 11.50-14.00. Hogs steady with ranges from 11.45 to 13.90 for various weight classes. Sheep 50. Woolled ewe and ram lambs steady to 15.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bureau of Census
Nashville Livestock Market Report March 15
In Nashville Tennessee cattle sales were sparse with scattered early trades. Good steers around 15.00, medium to good 12.50 to 14.25, beef cows 12.00, common 8.75 to 10.50, canners 5.85 to 8.50, sausage bulls about 11.00, replacement cattle steady to firm. Calves 13.45 to 15.00 for good native stock, weaners steady, light calves 10.00 to 14.00, odd fat head around 8.00.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Chicago milk market receipts and prices steady
Chicago reports March 15 butter and egg market receipts and prices. Butter receipts total 348,215 with a steady market. eggs receipts 23,509 with no change, market unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Market Wrap: Mixed Stocks and Shifts in Commodities
New York reports mixed stocks with steady bonds and demand-driven specialties. Cotton quiet as mill price fixing surfaces. Chicago wheat up 3 8 to 7 8, rye rises on rye alcohol use, hogs active 10 20 cents higher top 14.35, cattle strong 25 cents higher top 17.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Alabama War Contracts Reach $1.56 Billion in Three Years
Washington reports that Alabama secured over 1.5 billion dollars in major war contracts from 1940 to 1943. Shipbuilding led with 402.3 million, while Mobile and Pascagoula areas bore the heaviest burden totaling 710.3 million. Mobile County tops county totals at 447.6 million, followed by Talladega, Jefferson, Madison, and Etowah with large allocations across numerous counties.
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Virginia van der Veer
Washington
Alabama
War Production Board
Army
Navy
Maritime Commission
Treasury
Foreign
Mobile
Pascagoula
Miss
WPB
Mobile County
Talladega
Jefferson
Madison
Etowah
Autauga
Baldwin
Bullock
Calhoun
Covington
Dale
Dallas
DeKalb
Elmore
Fayette
Jenklin
Houston
Jackson
Lauderdale
Lee
Macon
Marengo
Marion
Marshall
Montgomery
Morgan
Pickens
Pike
Randolph
St. Clair
Shelby
Tallapoosa
Tuscaloosa
Walker
Escape inquiry into Dr Small case in Georgia
Dr Louis G Small a New York physician who escaped custody en route to extradition on an abortion conviction spent time at a tourist camp near Morae Georgia while awaiting removal. Judge Eshel Graham ordered his extradition then confinement in jail. An investigation was ordered after officials learned he visited the tourist camp during the transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Walker
Telfair
Small
Bibb County
Macon
Graham
William Spence
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Walker
Dr. Small
Atlanta
C. A. Williams
Public Safety Department
Spence
Williams
New York
Frank S. Hogan
Major Williams
Laxatives Advice From a Public Health Note
A brief health notice explains when to use laxatives and which type to choose. It endorses a product named Black-Draught and notes 25 to 40 doses priced at 25 cents. Cautions readers to use only as directed.
Willkie Victory Evident In New Hampshire Primary
New Hampshire voters cast a test vote for Willkie in the presidential race. Delegates elected to the national convention favored Willkie or remained unpledged, while all Democratic delegates supported Roosevelt. Results show six unpledged Willkie supporters and several Dewey hopefuls among at large delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
N. H
New Hampshire
Wendell Willkie
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Willkie
Robert P. Burroughs
Burroughs
Roosevelt
Charles A. Holden
Dartmouth College
Huntley N. Spaulding
U. S
George H. Moses
Robert O. Blood
U—W
Robert W. Upton
Frank J. Sulloway
Dewey UW
Douglas MacArthur
Plans Form Field Day for North Alabama Dairy Agri Interests
A field day for dairy and agricultural interests of North Alabama will be held at the agricultural experimental station near Belle Mina on Friday April 7 at 1 PM. Sponsored jointly by the experimental station Auburn Extension Department and the Alabama State Chamber of Commerce, bankers and business leaders from Decatur are expected. The Decatur Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee and the county agent's office coordinate, with attendees from Decatur urged to contact Maynard Layman or Secretary John M. Nelson, and dairymen or farmers to contact County Agent B. G. Hall in Hartselle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Alabama
Decatur
Belle Mina
Experimental Station
Department of Extension of
Auburn
Alabama State Chamber of Commerce
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Maynard Layman
Decatur Daily
John M. Nelson
Chamber of Commerce
B. G. Hall
Hartselle
Allied air raids sweep Europe with heavy punches
P 47 Thunderbolts conducted low level attacks on targets in Northern France but met no Nazi fighter opposition. Europe endures near daily Allied bombing this month as air operations continue around the clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Europe
London Digging Out After Heavy Raid
London endured a fierce pre midnight fire raid with incendiaries and high explosives. Rescue workers searched ruins as fires gutted two major districts and other damage spread across East Anglia and southern England. American soldiers and MPs joined local crews, aiding firefighting and rescue efforts after the one hour attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
East Anglia
England
Germany
Berlin
Allied Forces Pound Axis Targets Across Pacific and China
Sweep 1000 yards offshore sinks convoy near Rabaul while Catalina crews hit a three ship group off New Guinea. 14th Air Force targets Hainan Island airfield and seaplane base and claims five of 12 fighters shot down. Northern Burma mopping up yields 120 enemy dead near Buthedaung. Chinese recapture Black Dragon Pass in Shansi after six years of Japanese control.
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Rabaul
New Britain
Talasea Battlefront
Catalina
New Guinea
14Th
Airforce
China
Hainan Island
Burma
Buthedaung
Black Dragon Pass
Shansi Province
Chungking
Leaving Scene of Accident Charged
George Thomas Heard was held on 300 dollar bond charged with leaving the scene of an accident. Patrolman Julius Hale said Heard's car and a car driven by Joe W. Puckett of Hartselle collided near here at about 5:30 this morning. Neither vehicle was badly damaged and Heard was later overtaken and arrested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Thomas Heard
Julius Hale
Hale
Heard
Joe W. Puckett
Hartselle
Here
Joseph Eastman Dies at Capital
Washington March 15 Joseph B Eastman 61 director of Defense Transportation and for 25 years a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission died after several weeks illness He passed away at Emergency hospital shortly after 7 am A native of Katonah New York Eastman was named to the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1919 after service on the Massachusetts public service commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph B. Eastman
Defense Transportation
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastman
Katonah
N. Y
Massachusetts Public Service Commission
Local notes from Somerville and nearby towns
E M Day of Somerville was here on business yesterday. Miss Bonnie Lou Jones of the OPA gasoline office is ill at home in Falkville. Frank J McLaughlin Jr formerly with Morgan County National Bank is on furlough after air corps training at Ft Logan and attached to the air transport command. Mr and Mrs William Harris Dobbs announce the birth of a son at Benevolent hospital. Miss Audrey Suggs of Falkville admitted to Benevolent hospital for treatment. Pvt Charles Gilbert stationed at Key West will arrive Thursday for a 15 day furlough with his wife and parents at 330 Johnston Street. Bill Westmoreland held in Morgan county jail on public drunkenness with $300 bond. D A Roan of Eva1 visited the courthouse. Mrs P H Sandlin Sr spends a few days in Birmingham for a W M A conference. Harry F Harper held on $1000 bond for removing property under lien. The sermon The Solid Foundation will be preached by Rev G C Corley at Memorial Drive Methodist Church Sunday morning.
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Frank J. McLaughlin Jr
Morgan County National Bank
Air Corps
Ft. Logan
Col
Air Transport Command
Pvt
Charles Gilbert
Key West
Florida
Johnston Street
Gas coupon racket hits Southeast amid ration cuts
Atlanta dispatch reports gasoline ration coupons in eight Southern states facing widespread counterfeiting. Director Shed Polier cites up to 50 percent fakes in some areas and notes 2.5 million gallons a day drained from civilian supply as the A card ration drops to two gallons weekly on March 22. Police have arrested 245 people this year. counterfeit rates vary by city, with Milwaukee 50 percent and New York 25 to 30 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Shed Polier
Washington
Polier
Raleigh
N. C
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
OPA
Milwaukee
Wis
Youngstown
Ohio
Baltimore
Bowles seeks funds to fight gasoline coupon counterfeiting
OPA Administrator Chester Bowles said Congress must provide money to buy counterfeit gasoline coupons used in the biggest racket in the United States. He argued lack of funds is the agency's top handicap in dismantling organized counterfeiting rings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Chester Bowles
Congress
United States
Bowles
New Officer Takes Post at Maxwell Field
Col. Leland S. Stranathan, former commander of Tyndall Field, Fla., becomes assistant chief of staff training for the Eastern flying training command. A Glenwood Iowa native, he reported for duty yesterday. Col. Lawson S. Moseley Jr. will act as assistant chief pending another assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell Field
Ala
Col
Leland S. Stranathan
Tyndall Field
Fla
Eastern Flying Training Command
Glenwood
Iowa
Stranathan
Lawson S. Moseley Jr
Alabama's New Congressman George W. Andrews to Take Seat
Union Springs Alabama March 15 Navy Lt JG George W Andrews was formally elected yesterday to represent Alabama's third congressional district and will go to Washington Saturday to take his seat after returning home from active duty at Pearl Harbor where supporters carried his campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Springs
Ala
Alabama
Navy
George W. Andrews
Washington
Congress
Andrews
Pearl Harbor
Alabama Hosiery Mills Plans Paid Vacations Pending Board
The Alabama Hosiery Mills Inc announces a tentative plan to grant paid vacations. Eligible employees must work 17 months on hourly or piece rate payroll and will receive a vacation bonus equal to 2 percent of total earnings in the previous calendar year. The plan awaits War Labor Board approval and the company reserves the right to modify or terminate it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Labor Board
Alabama Hosiery Mills, Inc
PTA Play to Be Presented by First Ward
An evening of fun is promised as the First Ward presents the play Mrs Apple And Her Corps at the school Friday at 7 45 o clock. Greer Hendon and his quartet open with several numbers. Cast includes Mrs Cavan Apple manager of the show troupe, Arabella Alderley the troupe's wet blanket, Belladona Blink with Shakespearean ambitions, Bertha Buttonbust very large for her size, Nellie Nibblebit sings old songs, Fatina Stubble the fat twin, Leanora Stubble the thin twin, Agatha Aimshoot a warning to the girls, Dora Dumble rightly named, Elacious Emmons who just came along.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Dumble
J. P. Garnett
Elacious Emmons
John Mce-Bride
Allied troops drive inland near Carroceto south of Rome
Allied beachhead forces report British units clearing a German pocket south of Carroceto 21 miles south of Rome while other British units probe German lines with brisk fighting but no ground gained. American and British patrols and artillery continue around the perimeter as Germans regroup unseen for a potential fourth offensive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroceto
Rome
Airforce
Prenestina
Vesuvius
Miss Mary Alice Trotman Dies in Florence
News of the death of Miss Mary Alice Trotman of Florence came today after a several weeks illness at Cullman hospital. She is survived by her mother Mrs. Bessie D. Trotman and sister Mrs. Grady Lowe of Florence, aunts Mrs. H. R. Ross of Decatur and Mrs. Mary Barnard of Lacey's Springs, and cousins Mrs. Wesley Cook Mrs. Lewis Osborne and Miss Ruth Briscoe of Decatur. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 4 30 p m in Florence.
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Mary Alice Trotman
Florence
Cullman Hospital
Miss Trotman
Bessie D. Trotman
Grady Lowe
H. R. Ross
Decatur
Mary Barnard
Lacey's Springs
Wesley Cook
Lewis Osborne
Ruth Briscoe
War Today reports German naval moves and Stirbey's peace bid
The report claims Hitlerites rush ships from Romanian ports to Odessa possibly to evacuate troops via the Dnieper bend or Crimea, signaling German withdrawal toward the Dniester river barrier to Romania. Prince Barbu Stirbey, former premier, is said to seek peace with the Allies from Cairo with British passes. the Balkans show feverish signs as Rumanians seek relief from German defeat, Stirbey once influenced Queen Marie in youth.
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Odessa
Dnieper
Crimea
Dniester River
Rumania
Hitler
Barbu Stirbey
Cairo
Britain
Stirbey
Balkans
Beau Nash
Marie
Prince Charming
Pyle girl romance and flak vest save a foot
A Navy correspondent recalls a moment with a USO visit by Louise Allbritton and June Clyde, a crew chief displaying a warplane clipping, and the plane’s record 300 holes. It notes flak vest use among crews weighing 25 pounds and a sergeant named Earl Wayne Sutter. A gunner removed his vest and it saved his foot when flak struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
Associated Press
Sergt
Earl Wayne Sutter
Lombardy Ave
Oklahoma City
England
Sutter
Superintendent of Nurses Leaving Benevolent Hospital
Mrs J R Vaughan supervisor of nurses at Benevolent hospital will depart from the institution. The hospital board announced the change and said the position will be filled within 30 days. The arrangement has already been completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Vaughan
Benevolent Hospital
Elks to Nominate Officers Tonight
The Decatur Elks lodge will nominate officers for the ensuing term at the meeting tonight at eight o'clock. All members were urged to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Elks Lodge
Sanatorium Shower Set by Decatur Lions Club
Decatur Lions plan a shower for the Morgan county sanatorium announced at their weekly Hotel Lyons meeting. The event will be held March 24, 25, and 27 with further details later. Rev B B Burks praised the sponsor ship and spoke on the group's work. guests included Clark Hodgens of the Moulton Lions and Rev Burks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Decatur Lions’ Club
Lyons
B. B. Burks
Southside Baptist Church
Clark Hodgens
The
Moulton Lions Club
Rev. Burks
Robert A. Brown Dies At Home Age 79
Funeral services for Robert Albert Brown 79 who died Tuesday at his daughter’s home in Somerville will be held at Neal Methodist church Thursday at 11 a.m. Rev. Ross Cook will officiate. He is survived by four daughters Mrs Lewis Jackson of Somerville 2 Mrs Elizabeth Sanford of Danville 1 Mrs Eva Anders of Hartselle 3 and Mrs Gertrude Hanley of Decatur two sons John and William Brown of Hartsel 2 one sister Mrs Lannie Gladden of Hartselle 2 fifteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Pallbearers are Mark Leeth J B St John A L St John Roy Wray Badsil Collier and Albert Fowler. Burial in Johnson’s Chapel cemetery Peck directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Albert Brown
Lewis Jackson
Somerville
Neal Methodist Church
Ross Cook
Elizabeth Sanford
Danville
Eva Anders
Hartselle
Gertrude Hanley
Decatur
John
William Brown
Lannie Gladden
Mark Leeth
J B. St. John
A. L. St. John
Roy Wray
Badsil Collier
Albert Fowler
Johnson's Chapel
Peck
Pension group to convene Saturday at courthouse
The Old Age Pension Association will meet at the courthouse Saturday at two p.m. All interested persons were invited to be present, as some urgent business will come before the Association. Rev. J. M. Engle, chairman of the Morgan County group, stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Age Pension Association
J. M. Engle
Morgan County Group
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Decatur Transit
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Williams Transfer & Storage Co
First Ave
W. N. McQueen
Chester Walker
Tuscaloosa County
H. G. Dowling
Jefferson County
Holt A. McDowell
Blount County
J. S. Wittmeier
Aw T-Tnt
Wiltkie
Joseph Eastman
Ecatur
E. M. Day
Bonnie Lou Jones
Falkville
William Harris Dobbs
Seventh Avenue South
Audrey Suggs
Bill Westmoreland
D. A. Roan
Eva 1
P. H. Sandlin Sr
Birmingham
Harry F. Harper
G. C Corley
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
MILL
PTA
Loyd’s
Pyle
Kaegi
Flo
Louise Allbritton
Hollywood
June Clyde
USO
ELKS
Robert A. Brown
Pension Group
St.Joseph
Kellogg's
Kelloggs
Hartford Insurance
James L. Rankin
State National Bank Bldg
Second Ave
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