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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1944

Page

12

Churchill to lay plans for world security and peace

London May 20 Prime Minister Churchill may unveil next week his world security and peace plans in a prelude to a liberation message. He is expected to echo blood sweat and tears, stressing a high price for victory and outlining postwar political and economic collaboration and terms for Germany.

London Churchill Britain Germany European Advisory Commission Russia United States World Organization League of Nations

Dinner honoring Horace Standridge and servicemen at Linderman home

Mr and Mrs Herman Linderman hosted a dinner at their Moulton Heights home on Thursday honoring Horace Standridge of the US Navy and Neal Stephenson and Junior Linderman who will soon enter the armed services. Attending were extended family members and friends, with a large luncheon spread and evening visits from Worley Tanner and Pruitt Goodwin’s families.

Herman Linderman Moulton Heights Horace. Standridge Us—Navy Neal Stephenson Junior Linderman Horace Stanbridge Nell Carolyn Jo Ann Randall Sarah Tanner Betty Joyce Paul Wayne

Alabama Farmers Harvest Large Crops Amid War Bond Drive

Alabama farmers report near completion of planting and cultivation across the state despite late-season weather. They estimate strong oat and legume seed harvests, a damaged Irish potato crop, and rising peanut planting as high school workers assist in Baldwin county. War bond sales drive aims to raise 102 million dollars from June 12 to July 8.

L. C. Brackeen Auburn Ala Alabama Baldwin County Tennessee Valley Dadeville Sparks W. Duncan P. O. Davis Extension Service M. J. Funchess Alabama Agricultural Committee

Poole Keeps Them Flying Over England

Staff Sergeant Lewis C. Poole of Decatur serves in the ground crew at a B 24 Liberator base in England. His unit services planes to ensure takeoffs for missions over Germany with engines and guns in top condition. Brigadier General Hodges praised the squadron for completing twenty combat missions without loss of aircraft or crew.

Lewis C. Poole Frank Poole Decatur England Germany Occupied Hodges Liberator

Two Air Medals Awarded to Florence Airmen

Technical Sergeant Jefferson W. Mitchell and Staff Sergeant William E. McGill of Florence received Air Medals during a Courtland air base parade. McGill, a POW in Germany, and Mitchell, presented to his widow Mrs. Elizabeth Mitchell, were honored for courage over Germany and occupied Europe.

Jefferson W. Mitchell William E. McGill Florence Courtland Air Base Elizabeth A. Mitchell High St Walter W. Gross Mitchell Sgt McGill Germany Col. Gross Fannie McGill Howell St Army Air Forces Occupied Europe

Field Reopens After New Grass Takes Hold at Southern Airways

May 15 marked the first airplane takeoff on the newly grassed Southern Airways field section, closed since October 1 last year for drainage and expansion. 27,000 pounds of grass seed and 1,000,000 pounds of fertilizer cost $14,821, with Italian rye Kentucky bluegrass and White Dutch clover plus Korean Lespedeza oversown. 400 tons limestone rock and 200,000 pounds 6-8-4 fertilizer were used. President Frank Hulse praised the sod for year round service and thanked TVA station expert Fred Stewart for recommendations to the Soil Conservation Service. More than 50,000 U.S. doctors are in war work.

Southern Airways Frank Hulse Hulse Fred Stewart TVA Alabama Polytechnic Institute Experimental Station U. S. Soil Conservation Service The Soil Conservation Service

Fifteen Convicted in Utah Polygamy Case

In Salt Lake City on May 20, fifteen Fundamentalist members were found guilty of unlawful cohabitation. The group, led by a 70 year old figure, maintained plural marriage despite the verdict. Sentencing is set for May 25 with a maximum of five years each. defense plans a new-trial motion.

Salt Lake City John Yates Ray van Cott Jr Joseph White Musser van Cott Brigham E. Roberts Utah United States

Cars Collide on Vine Street Causes Minor Damage

A slight collision at the Line and Vine streets corner at about 7 p m injures no one. A 1941 month driven by Bobby Powell and a 1941 Plymouth driven by Otto Carrol collided as Powell traveled east on Vine Street and Carrol came from Line Street. Patrolmen reported no serious injuries.

Bobby Powell Fifth Avenue West Otto Carrol Twelfth Avenue East Line and Vine Streets Powell Vine Street Carrol Line St Sagore Ie Ana Gemon

Verdict in plural marriage case names 15 defendants

Barlow, president of the fnda mentalist organization, and 14 others face verdicts amid a federal state probe of plural marriages. The list includes Charles F. Zitting Alma A. Timpson Arnold Ross Heber Kimball Cleveland Louis Alma Kelsch Musser Joseph Lyman Jessop Edmund F. Barlow Oswald Brainich Dr Rulon Clark Allred Ianthus W. Barlow David Brigham Darger Morris Quincy Kunz Albert Edmund Barlow. Of 46 arrested March 7 in Utah Colorado and Arizona, the 15 received verdicts while other cases remain in progress.

State Supreme Court Barlow Fndamentalist Charles F. Zitting Alma A. Timpson Arnold Ross Heber Kimball Cleveland Louis Alma Kelsch Musser Joseph Lyman Jessop Edmund F. Barlow Oswald Brainich Rulon ‘Clark Allred Ianthus W. Barlow David Brigham Darger Morris Quincy Kunz Albert Edmund Barlow Utah Colorado Arizona

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