Suspect Held in Muskegon Heights Double Killing
Michigan State Police arrested Charles Gilbert of Muskegon Heights after autopsy linked a locket portrait to Gladys Gilbert and her 10 year old daughter Karen Greenwald. Gilbert admitted involvement and showed no motive. The bodies were found buried near a forest outside Grant. An autopsy confirmed the locket image matched Mrs Gilbert and the pregnant victim. A farmer who found the scene identified a man from a local cabin.
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Grant
Mich
Michigan
Muskegon Heights
Pace
AA Downing
Charles Gilbert
Gladys Gilbert
Karen Greenwald
National Forest
Downing
Gilbert
Lemoyne Snyder
James Anstombe
Snyder
Obituary for Dr Emens of Decatur Mor gan County ties
Obituary notes Dr Emens a Vanderbilt trained physician who practiced in Decatur. He studied at Trinity Birmingham Southern and Vanderbilt and served at Methodist Hospital Montgomery. He belonged to several medical societies and fraternities and Kiwanis. He married Margaret Francez in 1930 and leaves two daughters, his mother, and two sisters. Funeral services Sunday afternoon with interment at city cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Medical Society
Morgan County Medical Society
Sigma Alpha,Epsilon College Fraternity
Phi Chi Medical Fraternity
Kiwanis Club
Decatur
Emens
Margaret Francez
Crowly
Louisiana
Z. J Francez
Margaret Ann
Mary
Elizabeth Emens
WA. Burt
John B. Sewell
Trinity
T.L
Erskine Chenault
R.B Bagley
Ben L. Britnell
Howard Yielding
Birmingham
Draper Opens New Athens Car Dealership Location
Lawson Draper former Decatur dealer opens Draper Motor Company in Athens this week. The firm moved to Athens in January 1945 to take over the Dodge and Plymouth agency and has operated in Decatur since 1924. The business sits at Bryan and Marion Streets and the Drapers reside at 411 First Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawson Draper
Decatur Aghes
Draper Motor Company
Athens
Draper
Dodge and Plymouth
Decatur
Bryan and
Marion Streets
First Avenue
Markets at a Glance New York and Chicago Updates May 11
Summary of price movements across stocks bonds cotton wheat corn rye cattle and hogs with mixed gains and losses. Cotton futures irregular with light volume while New York mills purchase remains steady and domestic/export demand seen for raw cotton. Wheat and corn hold near ceilings in Chicago, rye falls limit, cattle and hogs steady.
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New York
Chicago
N.Y
New York Cotton Exchange Service
United States Mills
Plea Urges Farmers to Cut Pig Crop for Food Aid
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson calls for a 10 percent reduction in the fall pig crop to conserve grain for export and aid famine areas abroad. Director Chester Bowles warns meat shortages will hit next winter and spring, with pork supplies declining more than 10 percent due to lighter weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Anderson
Chester -Bowles
Bowles
Earth
Army vehicle stock at Conley depot deteriorates idle
The Atlanta Journal reports thousands of Army vehicles at Conley depot rotting while idle for weeks. Between 25 000 and 41 000 vehicles are at the ordnance depot with unclear counts and status, maintained by a crew of about 276 men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
The
Atlanta Journal
Conley Depot
Army Ordnance Depot
Rhythm Band Leads May Festival at Joe Wheeler School
Henry Walk and Gloria Dean Tucker crowned spring king and queen at the Joe Wheeler festival closing National Music Week. First grade rhythm band directed by Miss Katherine Hoppers opened the program with 30 players performing classics and nursery rhymes. Naomi Bolding crowned the royal couple, with pages Julian Jervis and Roland Berry announcing the court. The queen wore white, the king a purple robe, and a long list of attendants stood nearby. The event featured solo and group performances, including The Fairy Queen by second graders and folk dances by sixty-two students. The festival closed with a reading by Betty Sue West.
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Henry Walk
Gloria Dean Tucker
Joe Wheeler School
Katherine Hoppers
Campbells
Hickory Dickory Dock
Decatur City
Naomi, Bolding
Shirley Boyd
Royal Court
Julian Jervis
Roland. Berry
Jim Francis
Betty Juneeree Craig
Jackie Bentley
Tty Ann Moody
Wallace Bryant
Betty Sue West
Charles Warlick
Peggy Farris
Eugene Buckley
Virginia Walker
John
Carol Cook
Carter Cook
Eddie Scott
Robert Whitehead
Jimmy. Hurst
Robert Herring
Carol Henry
Emma-Faye White
Mildred Childers
Geraldine Dilard
Diane Lewris
Billy Dinsmore
Old Susanna
Hansel
Gretel
J. S. Alexander
Elizabeth—Roberts
Acw
Funeral for Dr. Redding Emens Held at First Methodist
Decatur Kiwanis members gather at the First Methodist church for Dr. Redding Emens funeral services. The Kiwanis club seats are reserved, and all local druggists close 1 to 4 pm for the ceremony.
Saar Crisis and Treaty Talks Shape Postwar Europe
Conference sources say the United States and Britain may back France on gaining control of the Saar for economic and political aims if France accepts international Ruhr oversight. Paris seeks separation of the Ruhr and Rhine land from Germany, and a Saar customs union with military and political administration short of annexation.
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Trieste
Italy
Yugoslavia
United States
Britain
Saar
France
Ruhr
United State
Rhineland
Germany
Notable Leaders Named in CIO and ICC PAC Lists
The article lists three organizations each designating representatives. CIO PAC names Phillip Murray Sidney Hillman and James B. Carey with NC PAC listing Dr. Frank Kingdon Elmer Benson and C B Baldwin. ICC ASP includes Harold L Ickes Jo Davidson and Hannah Dorner among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cio-Pac
Phillip Murray
CIO
Sidney Hillman
CIO- Pac
James B. Carey
Nc.pac
Frank Kingdon
Elmer Benson
Minnesota
C. B. Baldwin
Farm Security Administration
Roosevelt
Icc-Asp
Harold L. Ickes
The
Itterior
Jo Davidson
Hannah Dorner
Wage talks focus on war board increases for workers
Federal treasurer said initial sessions covered adding war labor board boosts into the basic wage agreement. The principal increase cited was $1.13 a day for underground workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ary
War Labor Board
Kennamer Dies at Huntsville Home
Oliver Delmer Kennamer aged 53, an agent for a New Orleans bank for cooperatives, died at his Huntsville residence. Formerly with Tennessee Valley Bank Standard Oil and Reliance Life Insurance, he was well known in banking circles. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 PM at the First Baptist Church in Huntsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Oliver Delmer Kennamer
New Orleans Bank For Cooperatives
Tennessee Valley Bank
Standard Oil Company
Reliance Life Insurance Company
First Baptist
Kennamer
Decatur
Beauty Bar Opens In Decatur By Mrs Harris
Mrs Don Harris announces the opening of The Beauty Bar at 115 12 Moulton Street offering beauty services and physiotherapy. The owner formerly worked at Iris Beauty Salon and Turkish Bath in Memphis and plans mineral and Turkish bath treatments as signature services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton Street
Don Harris
Harris
Iris Beauty Salon
Memphis
Decatur
Veterans fair highlights record opportunities for skilled workers
Chester Knight the University of Alabama veterans adviser told a veterans affairs conference in Montgomery that opportunities for skilled workers are greater than ever, noting historical gains for veterans.
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Montgomery
Ala
Uup
Alabama
Chester Knight
University of Alabama Veterans
Veterans Affairs
All 61 Nazis Found Guilty in Mauthausen Trial
A U S military court convicted all 61 defendants linked to the Mauthausen camp massacres. Prosecutor Lt Col William Denson said the verdict targets a design to beat and kill prisoners, citing mass starvation torture and cremation. Chief defendant August Eigruber led the camp's establishment near Linz Austria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Lowry Dachau
Germany
U. S
Mauthausen
Gurder
Monda
William Denson
Associated Press
Joseph Morton
Slovakia
Denson
August Eigruber
Upper Austria
Linz
Austria
Gubernatorial Runoffs Loom After Preliminary Alabama Returns
Preliminary unofficial returns indicate three state races headed to runoffs. Prerriott leads for governor, with historic nods recalling Bibb Graves and past rivals. J C Inter and Reuben Newton appear to contest for lieutenant governor as Public Service Coppintesian voting tightens. Laurie Battle falls short of a majority in the ninth district race.
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Agreches
Montgomery
Prerriott
Alabama
Bibb-Graves
Frank Dixon
Chauncey Sparks
Dixon
J. C. Inter
Gadsden
Reuben Newton
Jasper
We. Harrison
C. C
Jack) Owen
Laurie C. Battle
Battle
Inzer Leads Four in Alabama Democratic Lt Governor Race
Pi J C Inzer of Gadsden led a four man field in the Alabama Democratic primary for lieutenant governor. Elvin McCary of Anniston backed him while another candidate, Reube Newton of Jasper, entered a June 4 runoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annision
Ala
Pi J.C. Inzer
Gadsden
Alabama
Elvin. McCary
Anniston
Lee McCuTy-Eate
Reube Newton
Jas- der
Folsom Heads Runoff Campaign in Alabama Gubernatorial Race
In Montgomery on May 11 Big Jim Folsom opened campaign HQ in the Jefferson-Davis hotel for the June 4 runoff against Lieutenant Governor Handy Ellis after leading the May 7 Democratic primary. Anniston judge Elbert Boozer, finishing fourth, did not endorse any candidate and deferred a decision until May 15. Returns near complete show runoff likelihood in three state races with Jefferson County pitting Luther Patrick against Laurie Battle.
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Montgomery
Ala
P—J. E
Big Jim) Folsom
Handy Ellis
Folsom
Jefferson- Davis Hotel
Anniston
Elbert Boozer
Alabama
James E
Judge Boozer
Malcolm Harper
South Alabama
Ellis
Boozer
Harper
Birmingham
Jefferson County
Luther Patrick
Laurie C. Battle
Truman links peace to science of human relationships at Fordham
President Truman urged that only by mastering human relations can the world curb the atomic threat. In a Fordham University centennial address he spoke of tolerance understanding and education as the defense for peace. He accepted an honorary law degree and recalled Roosevelt on cultivating this science.
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New York
Truman
Fordham University
New York State
Fordham
United States
President Roosevelt
America
Roosevelt
Saipan
Rams
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Robert I. Gannon
Bernard Cardinal Griffin
Westminster
Harlen F. Stone
Waldorf-Astoria
Funds sought for Greenwood park in Decatur
Decatur residents begin a fund drive for Greenwood Park with a $1000 city allotment. West Decatur canvassing will proceed block by block with business districts targeted this week. Contributions may be mailed to Leonard E. Moody, 222 Fifth Avenue West.
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Greenwood Park
Malone Park
Decatur
Thomas Harvey
West Decatur
John McBride
Carl Allgood
City of
Joe Wheeler
H. R
Coosa River Newsprint Co Reveals Capital Rise and Meeting
In Alabama, the Coosa River Newsprint Co filed in probate court notice of increasing capital stock from 2000 to 1.5 million dollars and scheduled a stockholders meeting at 600 North 18th Street Birmingham at 10 30 A M on June 4. The firm also announced plans to construct a 10 million dollar newsprint plant on a portion of the Alabama ordnance works reservation at Childersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talladega
Ala
Coosa
Alabama Ordnance Works
Ninth Congressional Race Sees Runoff After Counting Errors
Official results indicate Battle falls short of a majority by several votes amid corrected tallies for Reid Patrick Huthurose and others. Runoffs scheduled for Lieutenant Governor between Inter of Gadeden and Newton of Jasper and for Public Service Commission Place No. 2 between Harrison of Galion and Owen of Tuscaloosa.
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Democratic Committee
Battle
Reid
Patrick
Huth Urose
James E
Biz Jim
Folsom
Cullman
Handy Ellis
Columbiana
J. C. Inter
Gadeden
Reuben L. Newton
Jasper
Public Service Commission
W. Clint Harrison
Galion
C. C
Jack) Owen
Tuglaloosa
Ellis
Joe Poole
Butler Springs
Elbert Boozer
Anniston
Montgomfiery
Inter
Newton
Elvin McCarr
Wallace P. Pruitt Jr
Dan Thomas
Langdon
Parker
Sibyl Pool
Ben Hudson
John Brandon
Thomas H. Maxwell
Commissioner of Agriculture
Haygood Paterson
Mason- Paschall
Public Service
Bones Teyne Hitchcock
James Perdue
Ralph W. Adams
Court of Appeals
Arles R. Bricken
M. B. Grace
Court of Ap
Robert B. Carr
J. B. Atkinson
White Way Farm to Be Auctioned in Giles County
The White Way dairy farm in Giles County Tennessee will be auctioned on May 16 and 17 by owners Emmette L. Barran and C. E. Buddy Winton. Sale begins at 10 a m each day with stock and small equipment on Thursday and the 965 acre farm including buildings such as Giles County's largest dairy barn seven houses and a 10 000 bushel corn crib to be sold on Friday. About 300 head of stock including walking horses are included.
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White Way
Giles County
Tenn
Emmette L. Barran
C. E. “Buddy” Winton
Youth Arrested In Louisville Warehouse Breakin
Police arrested an 18 year old unemployed waiter Euell Lee Watkins of Anniston Alabama as he completed a tunnel through a double brick wall into a clothing warehouse basement. Acting Police Chief Carl Heustis said officers hid in the basement for four nights while bricks were removed from the separating wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Carl Heustis
Euell Lee Watkins
Anniston
Ala
Houstis
Mother's Day Services Planned by Decatur Churches
Special services are planned in Decatur churches for Mother's Day the first peacetime celebration since 1941. Sons and daughters nationwide join in honoring mothers with activities and gifts. Second graders at Lafayette School presented booklets of poems to their mothers under Mrs. Mary Banks Terrell, featuring a mother image and the words To Mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
la- Fayette
Mary Banks Terrel
AFL drives to organize Southern workers sparks crossfire
AFL and CIO leaders frame a South drive as a crusade to raise living standards and unite labor across white and Black workers. Meany warns of opposition from entrenched capital and Southern political figures, while stressing the AFL’s commitment to free trade unionism and racial inclusivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Chronicle of American Progress
American Federation of Labor
South
Land of
Dixie
CIO
Urat
AFL
George Meany
Meany
Iine Fs
Communist ‘Party
van Bittner
Bitner
Southland
American Federation ‘of Labor
Coal industry shock hits Tuscaloosa workers
Industry in Tuscaloosa Alabama reports a heavy hit as soft coal plants close this weekend. About 1,200 workers affected by shutdowns including the Debardeleben Coal and Coke Corp plant at Holt with 175 employees laid off.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Tusscaloosa
Debardeleben Coal and Coke Corp
Holt
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Baby
White Rocks
New Hampshire
Orpington
Decatur Hatchery
Bank &T
Sinclair
Beeline
General Auto Repair—Welding
Sinclair Products
L. L. Landers
Arlemale
Percyne
Hank” Kirby
A. Eas
Nashville
Railway
Air Service
Marvin’r. Rankin
Dacaiue
Kiwanis—club
Methodist
Redding Emens
L. M. Huff
Ruth Hayes
Fourth Avenue South
Decatur General Hospital
Mutual Service Ambulance
Bonnie Kitchens
Baugh's Infirmary
Nineteenth Avenue
George Move
Chickasha
Okla
Arthur Moye
A. L. Moye
Malone Parkswill
William Weaver
Hillsboro
Vile Run Glass
First Presbyterian
Mitchell ‘D. Dobbs
Hartseller
Navy
Pacific
W.G
Maze
Painesville
Center Springs
Soviets
Georgia
Rgia
Eugene Cook
Interstate Commerce Commission
a_ peat
Elans
Lloyd K.garrison
U. S. Supreme Court
Cook
New York District
ICC
Lee
Garrison
Mother’s Day
James L.rankin
Decator
Office of Defense Transportation
L & Nre
Louisville & Nashville
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