Poppy Day Tribute Honors War Dead Nationwide
Americans across the country will wear red poppies to honor fallen service members from both World Wars. The American Legion Auxiliary, led by Mrs. Earl Williams, distributes poppies to raise funds for rehabilitation and welfare programs aiding disabled veterans and families. Last year the group distributed over 19 million poppies as more casualties and disabilities rise with ongoing conflicts.
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American Legion
Earl Williams
Tuscaloosa
Legion and Auxiliary Rehabilitation and Welfare
Auxiliary
Four power plan to occupy Germany and Austria eyed
Washington reports a joint four power arrangement to occupy Germany and Austria may be announced soon by the Allies. Zones for Russian French British and American forces likely to be declared with SHAEF roles shifting to four command divisions after Yalta. Details remain restricted as military redeployments and security questions are worked out.
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James D. White
Washington
Germany
Austria
Berlin
Vienna
Yalta
Supreme Allied Headquarters
Reich
Uncertain Hitler Fate Rumors Spread Across Europe
Reports from Spain cite Leon Degrelle claiming Hitler may be alive and in Berlin before the Soviet entry. Degrelle, condemned for collaboration, says Hitler did not show distress before leaving the city. In Milan, Attilio Teruzzi is sentenced to 30 years for collaboration. Churchill’s campaign sharpens as Labour pushes for July 5 selection amid party splits.
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Milan
Attilio Teruzzi
Britain
Churchill
Labor Party
Harold Laski
Ancient Chinese custom greets guests with leather glove
In historical practice, a guest entering a home receives a leather glove as a welcome symbol. The gesture reflected etiquette and social propriety in ancient China.
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China
Cotton futures edge higher amid light buying and hedging
New York May 25 cotton futures held a narrow range as mills backed off buying while liquidation and hedging offset. Traders awaited the Commodity Credit Corporation offer as advices remained unfavorable. Afternoon quotes showed July at 22.96, October 22.48, December 22.39 per bale, with 10 to 15 cent gains.
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N. Y
New York
Commodity Credit Corporation
Market Summary Mixed Gains On Rails And Grains
New York stocks mixed with rail shares recovering while bonds hold steady. Chicago wheat strong on large government flour purchases and potential price ceilings. corn and rye firm. Hogs active at 14.75 top, cattle active and firm amid buying supported by a July liquor holiday.
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New York
Chicago
Butter Eggs Chicago Market Update May 25
Butter firm receipts 678,747 and market unchanged. Eggs firm receipts 24,502 and market unchanged.
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Chicago
Nashville Livestock Market Summary May 25
Federal Market News notes a weak undertone on cows with steadier prices for other cattle. Top weekly cattle price 16.50 for good to choice steers, with fed steers scarce around 15.50 to 16.00. Hogs 14.50 for 1400 lb barrows, sows 13.75. Sheep steady with good ewe and wether lambs 15.50 to 16.50 and buck lambs 14.50 to 15.50.
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Nashville
Russia and Tito tensions timing at Stalin meeting
The column speculates Moscow influenced Tito toward conciliation over Yugoslavia. It cites a Moscow observer denying claims of Soviet ambitions in Korea Manchuria and Formosa, and urges Truman Churchill Stalin talks to resolve rising European and Asian anxieties. It emphasizes suspected causes and the need to ease tensions.
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Moscow
Tito
Russia
Observer
Tzvestia
Soviet Union
Korea
Manchuria
Formosa
Truman
Churchill
Stalin
Paul Lentz Heads Veterans Group Here
Marine veteran Paul Lentz has become temporary chairman of the Decatur Global War Veterans post to organize local veterans of the present war. David Sloan acts as temporary Vice Commander, and M. D. Clements shows interest in forming a World War II group inviting local WWII veterans to contact him at the Lyons Hotel. Beulah Pryor, class of 1945 Decatur high, chairs the local committee urging families to send GWV publication to service members.
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Paul Lentz
Marine Corps
Decatur
Improper Fabric Care Advice From Historic Notice
A fragment notes that all cottons may not wash satisfactorily and warns that fabrics with colors that are not fast or require dry cleaning should be treated accordingly.
Civitan hosts interclub gathering in Decatur
Decatur Civitan hosted an interclub session at Somerville Road School with Dr. Floyd Cunningham of Florence State Teachers College presenting on Pacific war strategy from Guadalcanal to Okinawa. Captain Giesel spoke on war bonds as the crowd learned wartime challenges and projected timeline.
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Decatur Civitan
Somerville Road School
Floyd Cunningham
Florence
State Teachers College
Japan
A.M. Roan
Civitan
Wright
H. R. Speake
R. C. McWhorter
Calvin Smith
Atlee .H. Hoff
James Roberts
Paul Barlow
William Grosfeld
Major Betts
Courtland Army
Annie-Sue Cain
Minnie Pearl
Grand Ole Opry
Yancy
Camp
Patterson
Eighth Avenue South
Eivic Club
A. T. Hanson
Giesel
Alabama
Dr. Evans
Frank Chenault
Willard Brown
H. G. Williams
Cunningham
Alvis Br
Two Negroes Lose Appeal Over Railroad Dining Car Case
The Interstate Commerce Commission dismissed a complaint by John L. LeFlore and Alfred S. Crishon of Mobile Alabama alleging discrimination by Gulf Mobile and Ohio Railway on June 27 1943 in Pullman and dining car service. The record showed they received Pullman and dining car service on the Mobile Meridian leg and that white passengers occupied dining tables, with state law restricting desegregation. The commission found no proof that seats were denied or that others were given preference and noted the attendants offered alternative seating and service at diner prices, but the request remained within the diner context.
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Washington
Mobile
Ala
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
John L.leflore
Alfred S. Crishon
Meridian
Miss
Pullman
Former resident Nellie Morrow dies in Gadsden
News from last night reports the death of Mrs. Nellie Morrow in Gadsden. A former Morgan County resident, she died at her son Edgar Morrows home. The body will be brought to Decatur and interment is planned there Saturday at 3 30 p m, with Brown directing.
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Gadsden
Nellie Morrow
Morgan County
Edgar Morrow
Final Rites Planned for Frank Rouse at Nazarene Church
Final rites for Frank Rouse 73 who died suddenly at his Wilder plantation home will be held Sunday at 2 pm in the Nazarene church at Hartselle. Interment follows at Cedar Creek cemetery with Brown directing. He is survived by his wife one daughter and a step daughter. Pallbearers include Charlie Duger see Wilson Brown Jarrett Donald Rice and Earl Glascow.
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Frank Rouse
Wilder Plantation
Nazarene Church
Hartselle
Cedar Creek
Brown
Charlie Duger
See
Wilson Rown
Jarrett
Donald Rice
Earl Glascow
Local notices and society notes from Decatur area
Births announce a son for Mr and Mrs James Billy Chenault of Hartselle and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Vernon Watkins of Trinity. Sgts James Beard and Robert Fowers return from overseas and a hospital update. An operation at Baugh's infirmary and OPA price changes for fans and ranges are listed amid church events and meetings across Decatur area.
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James Billy Chenault
Hartselle
Baugh's Infirmary
Mrs. Vernon Watkins
Trinity 1
Glenda Gail
Stalin and Soviet leaders toast victory while acknowledging early wartime mistakes
Moscow May 25 Premier Marshal Stalin and top Soviet figures toasted victory over Germany at a Kremlin banquet. Stalin praised the Russian people as the leading force of the Soviet Union while noting government mistakes in 1941 42 as the Red Army faced retreats and lost towns across Ukraine and White Russia. Vyacheslav Molotov was toasted for foreign policy to emphasize its weight sometimes outweighing battlefield power.
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Moscow
Stalin
Germany
White Hall
St. George
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Asia
Truman
United States
Vyacheslav Melotev
Red Army
Ukraine
White
Russia
New cars by fall likely in postwar U.S. plan
Detroit reports the War Production Board authorized 200000 passenger cars for 1945 with materials from the free market and no priority. Deliveries start after July 1 and most cars not expected before October. Production could reach 400000 in early 1946 and 2,000,000 by year end, with quotas tied to 1941 output and rationing continuing for essential users.
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Detroit
America
War Production Board
WPB
Henry P. Nelson
Nelson
Office—of Price Administration
See Arsenals On Day Tour
Twelve Decatur men toured Huntsville and Redstone arsenals for the first time. The day-long visit covered about 40 000 acres and included a lunch at Hotel Russell Erskine. Arsenal officials guided the group through facilities and a smoke and signal bomb demonstration.
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Decatur
Huntsville
Redstone Arsenals
Joan
State National Bank
Arsenal
P. S. Dunnavent
John Fry
Jack Langhorne
W. L. Howard
Thompson Kelly
Russell Erskine
Redstone Arsenal
Links Move to Georgia From Decatur Family Transfer
Mr and Mrs Malcolm D Link and daughter Jean plan a Monday move to Rockmart Georgia where Link will serve as assistant superintendent of the Goodyear Clearw ater mill The Decatur family leaves with many friends noting Mrs Link s active church and social work Jean was a popular junior at Decatur High School and member of the Girls Hi Y and Sub Deb clubs They will reside at 516 Newcomb Street Rockmart.
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Malcolm D. Link
Jean
Rockmart
Georgia
Link
Goodyear Clearwater Mill
Decatur
Goodyear- Decatur Mills
Decatur Senior High School
Newcomb Street
Powers conflict over world security council veto explained
A UN style security council debate splits small nations and big powers over veto rights. The British propose limits on big powers while the US leans toward compromise. Russia supports the Yalta formula allowing a veto in council decisions. A draft statement says any nation may bring disputes and discuss them without a vote. A separate panel defers on arming security bodies for rapid action.
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New League
World Organization
Security Council
Russia
Yalta
United States
Mt Lebanon church to repay debt via member gifts
Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church in Pennsylvania plans a reverse plate collection on Sunday. Congregants will receive 12 503 dollars as the church over subscribed a 50 000 dollar debt payoff, reducing the church property debt.
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MT. Lebanon
Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church
Limestone Farmers Increase Alfalfa in Limestone County
Limestone county farmers plan the largest alfalfa acreage yet as county agent G B Phillips notes first cutting hay can cover liming phosphating and seeding costs. He urges securing liming materials basic slag and seed now and lists eight cultivation musts including lime application, inoculation, and annual fertilization.
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Athens
Ala
Limestone County
G. B. Phillips
Phillips
P. O. Davis
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Kansas
Oklahoma
Death claims beloved man John R. Gibson aged 73
John Rufus Gibson 73 longtime Decatur area resident died Thursday evening at his home 411 West Moulton Street after a long illness. Born in Morgan County he worked in mercantile business in Hartselle and later with firms in Decatur. Funeral Sunday at Central Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Roberts officiating. interment in city cemetery.
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John Rufus Gibson
West Moulton Street
Morgan County
Hartselle
Decatur
Central Baptist Church
Paul Roberts
City
Brown
Carl H. Gibson
James Crowe Jr. Garnett Young
Murray Dodd
Sam F. Evans
Elmer Bradley
Lawmakers weigh expense plan and liquor release shifts
Lawmakers debate an expense allowance linked to a salary raise. Distillers freed from industrial alcohol duties will release over 50 million proof gallons into warehouses for sale. Bretton Woods talks look likely with bipartisan support, while tariff cuts and a world bank stabilization fund receive House committee action. Speaker Rayburn says a tariff-cut vote is coming.
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Bretton Woods
House
GOP
House Banking Committee
World Bank and
International Currency Stabilization Fund
Rayburn
D-Tex
War Loan Totals Reach 2.101 Billion Collected
Total war loan receipts amount to 2.101 billion with 1.366 billion raised for the series. War bond efforts include E bonds contributing to the fund.
Burma fall unsettled as Japanese retreat and Allied advances widen
Australian forces in Wewak sector of Northern New Guinea report 1 091 additional enemy deaths and discover 7 000 urns of ashes prepped for shipment to Japan. Japanese broadcasters warn of potential Allied landings on Amami island and admit self inflicted losses while praising the advance. A Soviet Russia broadcast says Japan could seek peace via Moscow.
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Burma
Wewak
New Guinea
Japan
Amami Island
Ryukyus
Russia
Pacific
James Y. Flack Rites Saturday
Funeral services for James Y. Flack 79 will be held Saturday at 3 PM in New Canaan with Rev Romer Williams officiating. Interment in the adjoining cemetery. Survived by two daughters nine sons a sister two brothers and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. The sons will serve as pallbearers.
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James “Y. Flack
Somerville 2
New Canaan
Romer Williams
Peck
Verna Osborn
Somerville
Anneta Flack
Decatur
A. D
Mark
R.-H
W.V
C.-W. Flack
J. Y. Flack
Knoxville
Tenn
Earl Flack
Oxford
J. O. Flack
A.-B. Flack
Little Rock
Arkansas
Eula Couch
T. R. Flack
L. G. Flack
Sheffield
Truman Restores Four Year Program at Naval Academy
President Truman approved returning the Naval Academy to a full four year course in Annapolis, ending a three year schedule used since June 1940 to meet wartime officer needs. The move affects officer assignments in combat areas and reflects peacetime planning.
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Washington
Truman
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Navy
Tribute for Hero Planned for Sgt Harry Pearce
Memorial services for Sgt Harry Pearce killed in action April 9 serving with Patton's Third Army in Germany will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Westside Presbyterian Church. A Decatur high school class of 1941 group will meet at 2:45 p.m. in front of the First Ward, then attend the service in a body. Pearce was the son of Mr and Mrs J M Pearce Sr and was among the city's most popular youths. He attended city schools and studied at Alabama Polytechnic Institute before entering the service. Surviving brothers P Mason Pearce in New Caledonia Lt Gordon Pearce in the Pacific and First Lt Heanon Pearce in the Philippines are listed.
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Harry Pearce
Patton
Third Army
Germany
Westside Presbyterian Church
Decatur High School
Sakeel
J.M. Pearce
Pearce
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Mason Pearce
New Caledonia
Gordon Pearce
Pacific
Heanon Pearce
Philippines
Alabama Legislation Moves Through House and Senate
Lawmakers considered bills to raise per diem pay for state examiners from four to ten dollars and debated a possible compromise on directing income tax revenues. The two houses approved education funding, dock tax exemptions, and a range of measures including postwar road funding, nurse registration standards, and building authority actions.
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John Chichester
Jefferson
Chichester
Frank Broadway
Bruce Henderson
Senate Constitution Committee
Senate
Alabama
Mobile
House
State Registration Board
U U. S. Supreme Court
Senate Finance Committee
Test of cremation in murder trial raises legal questions
In Chicago on May 25 a group of men including police and state’s attorneys tested cremation of human bones in a furnace to four hours at 3,300 degrees. The experiment aimed to support the case against Joseph Nischt charged with murdering Rose Michaelis, with issues of corpus delicti and a disputed confession cited by prosecutors.
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Chicago
Joseph Nischt
Rose’ Michaelis
William J. Touhy
Nischt
Touhy
Nazi strategy for a future war outlined in speeches
The text discusses annexations of Austria and Czechoslovakia and the goal to crush Poland to position Germany for defense. It notes a dual approach of military and territorial prep and cites Hitler on choosing a war when early preparation would be decisive. It also mentions mobilizing spiritual forces and sacrifice.
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Austria
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Germany
CSAR
Hitler
Planned Sunday School Meeting at Danville Baptist Church
A Sunday school gathering at Danville Baptist Church outlines a program starting 2 30 with song and prayer. Rev F Parker will lead devotion followed by a 2 45 song roll call and 3 00 session on how to run a vacation Bible school led by Chas Ed Howell with a $15 tag. Pleas Manly to speak, then adjourn.
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Danville Baptist Church
Rev
Parker
Chas
Ed Howell
Pleas Manly
Bombers Arrive at Hunter Field in Savannah
Five Liberator bombers landed at Hunter Field in Savannah after a week from the Mediterranean theater. Each carried ten air crewmen and two ground crew, marking the first air and ground personnel of the AAF redeployed from that theater under War Department plans. The flight left Italy on May 17, routing through North Africa and South America.
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Savannah
Hunter Field
Mediterranean
AAF
War Department
Italy
North Africa
South America
Lawmakers Consider Farm Tenancy and Transport Bills
Action on farm tenancy reform was postponed indefinitely as Beebe cautioned about finding a workable solution. In the same session, the state docks director’s salary was raised from 6000 to 7500 dollars. New bills include separate brakes for large moving vans and trailers and state agriculture department involvement in a poultry improvement plan.
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Beebe
House Seaports, and Harbors Group
State Docks
Rueben Newton
Walker
W. W. Garrett
Monroe
Richard E. Kelly
Alladega
State Agriculture Department
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Irene Oden
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Baugh’s Infirmary
Robert Fowers
Eighth Avenue West
Fowers
England
The
OPA
Lou Ada Hill
Sheriff's Office
H. M. Stevenson
Stevenson
Thomas Stevenson
I. R. Ledyard
Otto Winton
Austinville
Ninth Street-Methodist Church-W
R. F. Miller
Sixth Avenue Church’ of God
O. N. Peppers
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
George A Rice
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Elymas Riley
Nita Nunn
Alabama_ College
Montevallo
R. A. Nunn
University of Alabama
James E. Beard
E. E. Beard
Sixth Avenue South
Union Grove
Foster K. Gamble
By Eddy Gilmore
Arsenals
Congress
James Y. Flack
Oe State Ma Department
State Building Commission
Southern Industrial Institute
Camp Hill
Archives and History Department
House Judiciary Committee
W. C. Beebe
Baldwin
R. L. Kitchens
West Mositen
Danville Church
Odom
E. Church
James L.rankin
Decatur Prone
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