Irvin Cobb Rites Held In Paducah Funeral
Tears marked the cremation tribute as Irvin S. Cobb’s ashes were interred with a dogwood tree at Oak Grove cemetery Paducah. A long motorcade, 1250 mourners, a 23rd Psalm reading, and songs by a Negro choir followed Cobb’s last wishes for a simple service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Lewyn
Paducah
Irvin S. Cobb
Ohio River
New York
Cobb
Oak Grove Cemetery
McCracken County
George H. Goodman
Louisville
Designa Goodman
Tom Waller
America
Joe Lasker
Custis Fletcher
Mattie Copeland
Laura Cobb
Elizabeth Cobb
Ee Pa
Mamie Coolland
Greeks Fight On As Air Swarms Hit Aegean Front
Allied air forces strafed Greek field networks near Athens and Salonika as German resistance remained stiff. Dispatches report blocked routes into Athens, canal closures, and intensified shortages with hundreds of thousands said to have died under occupation.
Car Collision on Highway 31 Causes $300 Damage
A 1936 Chevrolet driven by B. Wells of Decature collided with a Buick headed by M4 N. R. Asbury on Highway 31 at 10 PM Friday. Wells was northbound and Asbury southbound. no injuries reported. Investigated by Highway Jones and Payne.
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1 B. Wells
Decature
N. R. Asbury
Highway 31
Pl. Asbury
Alles
Highway Jones
Payne
Markets End Season With Broad Wall Street Gains
The 60 stock composite rose 0.1 to 55.6 in its fourth straight lift amid renewed optimism for peacetime business, elections, and inflation psychology. Week net gain 0.9. Transfers 446,915 shares. Bonds steady. Wheat and cotton mixed. beef cattle prices steady to firm.
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Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
Artiatus
Associated Press
Chicago
Cotton futures fall on Saturday trading with hedge shifts
New York cotton futures slid five to fifty cents per bale in a light Saturday session as mills absorbed selling through near positions while hedges moved into forward deliveries amid labor shortages and slower crop movement. Declines ranged from five to fifty cents with nearby months pressured by optimism over mill buying.
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New York
Southeastern Area Cattle Market Review
Marketings at major plants this week fell from both last week and last year with calves unloads sharply down. Slaughter demand stayed strong and prices rose 25 cents or more in places as fleshier cattle remained scarce. Values ranged with cutters to medium steers and heifers around 6.35 to 9.00, with some heavy cutters above 7.00 and few mediums under 9.25. best fed steers and yearlings 11.25 to 12.60, high 13.00s for top yearlings. cows and bulls showed varied prices, with shelly cows down to 3.00 and bulls around 4.50 to 6.50.
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Corn Belt
Plannd
Armed Forces
WFA
Hope of Quick End Not Gone
War analyst report notes first snows in the Vosges signal a potential early winter. Allied plans to attack the Siegfried line face weather delays but still show intent, with air support hampered by rain yet resuming as conditions improve. German retreat in the Balkans and Danube region threatens Budapest and Vienna while Italian Gothic Line defenses buckle and war plants are ripped out in Northwestern Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirkel
Simpson
Associated Press
Vosges
Europe
Rhine
Siegfried Line
Eisenhower
First Army
Aachen
Balkans
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Greece
Balkan
Danube
Budapest
Vienna
Italy
Alps
Japanese Penetration Reported in Eastern Bengal
SAPS two miles inside India's far southeast border marks the first officially reported Japanese penetration into Eastern Bengal. Allied patrols clashed with Nipponese in very difficult country as Allied forces continued pressure to clear entrenched Japanese units on the approaches to Tiddim in Northwest Burma.
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India
Bengal
Burma
Tiddim
War department announcements include wounded in action and arrivals
The War Department announced several updates from the European theater. Pvt. Malcolm W. Mason is wounded in action. Pfc. Charley L. Nearen and Mrs. Elmer Sanders’ husband Elmer Sanders has landed in France. Lieut. Julian Bibb Jr. arrives from New Orleans for family visit as Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hoff travel to see relatives in Texas City. Other items include a death notice for Henry Ford Brindley in Birmingham and medical transfer for Mrs. Jerry Tarpey from Decatur General Hospital to Birmingham for surgery with Captain Francis Tarpey referenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malcolm W. Mason
Jewel H. Mason
War Department
Charley L. Nearen
Bessie S. Nearen
Union Grove
Louis Hoff
Texas City
Texas
Lieut
Julian Bibb Jr
New Orleans
Jerry Tarpey
Decatur General Hospital
Birmingham
Captain Francis Tarpey
Camp Claiborne
Elkmont Girl Enlisted in WAVES Recruiter Visit Here
Miss Estelle Smith of Elkmont joined the WAVES as announced by R. W. Smith. A Piney Chapel high school alumna and Reynolds Alloys Co. employee, she will be discussed with at the Morgan County courthouse Navy office each Monday from 9 to noon.
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Estelle ‘Smith
James W. Smith
Elkmont 1
R. W. Smith
Navy
Piney Chapel High School
Miss Smith
Reynolds Alloys Co
Listerhill
Morgan County
Doris J
WAVE
World Security Plan Nears Final Form At Dumbarton Oaks
Conference closing at Dumbarton Oaks sees Stettinius, Halifax, and Wellington Koo announce a near complete framework for an international peace body with assembly and council structure. Key dispute remains whether a great power veto on aggression should exist, with Russia pushing for veto and the US Britain opposing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dumbarton Oaks
Stettinius
United States
Ussia
China
World Security Organization
Earl of Halifax
W. K. Wellington Koo
League of Nations
Assembly of All Nations
Russia
Britain
Roosevelt
Churchill
Marshal Stalin
Moscow
Four Alabama murder cases settled with life terms
Four cases on the court docket were settled Friday afternoon. James Elliot alias Red Top Elliot was found guilty of murder of Erskine McDaniel and received life imprisonment. Thomas Baker also guilty of murder and got life. Samuel Chapman charged with burglary was found guilty and sentenced to two years, with probation placement. Eddie Jones for assault with intent to murder was found guilty and sentenced to two years. probation action delayed.
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State of Alabama
James Elliot
Red Top Elliot
Erskine McDaniel
Thomas Baker
Samuel Chapman
Eddie Jones
Allies Break German Defenses On Southern Sector Near Aachen
Front dispatch reports German lines collapsing as American tanks advance through swampy forest terrain 25 miles southeast of Aachen. More than 300 prisoners taken in two hours as Siegfried line outposts manned by inexperienced troops falter. Dive bombers pressed to neutralize flanking guns near Fort Driant.
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Alsdorf
Hofstadt
Ubach
Aachen
Siegfried Line
Fort Driant
George S. Patton
Americans Fighting Inside the Tortilres Ons
Metz
Fire destroys Bradley ranch barn in Lusk Wyoming
The local paper reported a Bradley ranch barn blaze. Mrs Bradley questioned the account and her husband checked, confirming the barn over a hill from their home had burned to the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lusk
Wyo
Bradley Ranch
Sparks appoints Mrs. J K Carter to Butler County commission
Alabama governor Chauncey Sparks names Mrs. J K Carter of Butler Springs to the Butler County commission, filling the vacancy created by the resignation of F M whose term would have expired.
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Montgomery
Ala
Chauncey Sparks
J. K. Carter
Butler Springs
Butler County
F. M
Daily Crossword Puzzle Clue List and Cryptoquote
A list of crossword clues for across and down entries, including a final line with a cryptogram quotation and an earlier quote from Voltaire. It also notes the daily cryptoquote by CNWC and the published quotation by Voltaire.
Fish farming grows in Alabama farms and towns
Interest in fish production expands across Alabama as Extension Service and Experiment Station report rising demand for young fish for pond stocking. Wedowee hosts a new 8 acre pond grand opening with 400 edible bream and 30 bass caught. club members range from 5 to 70 years old and include professionals.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama
Extension Service and Experiment Station
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Allen N. Pearson
Swingle
Extension Service
Experiment Station
Alabama Experiment Station
Wedowee
Randolph County
Hancock Communty
Madonte
J. L. Dobson
Malone
R. J
H. T. Burns
Burns
Sam Jones Jr
E. L. Chamblis
A. F. Grant
Byrd Blake
H. M. Brittain
N. D
A. W. Campbell
Opal Chaffin
W. Y. Chewning
H. E. Coe
Bill Cosper
Pete Dobson
C. C. Fincher
Horace Grant
Otis Harry
I. C. Hendon
R. S. Jones Jr
Robert E. Lee
Murphy Mostellar
J. R. Parrish
J. L. Perry
T. A. Perry
W. H. Perry
C. S. Prescott
Charlie Sikes
Jeff Traylor
M. H. Traylor
J. W. Webb
Thelma Yarbrough
Marriages and Deeds in Morgan County Record Book
Morgan County records list marriages including Oscar Floyd Thompson with Jessie Joe Kyle of Hartselle and many others from Decatur Trinity and surrounding towns. Also recorded are various property transfers with amounts noted such as Brown to Columbus Brown for 1250 dollars and other transfers including Chaffin to Shaddix and Malone to Owen among trustees and church matters.
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Morgan County
Oscar Floyd Thompson
Hartselle
Jessie Joe Kyle
James Alexander
Decatur
Lillie May Hill
van Buren Watkins
Trinity
Osa Ray Hutto
George William Clark
Bettye Jean McKee
Jeff Shackelford
Myrtle Moore
Wilfred Anders Huss
Ellensburgh
Washington
Mae Ola Young
John Smith
Virginia Jones
William Conrad Lanier
Savannah
Georgia
Dorothy May Kerk
Knoxville
Tenn
Homer McGinnis
Bessie Washington
Cecil Rhodes Willett
Danville
Illinois
Edna Myrtle Temple
Ill
Walter Lee Cheshire
Kilgore
Maria Lee Edwards
Gladewater
Henry Ford McGregor
Elizabeth Sims
Lilton Burl West
Falkville
Velma Young
Moulton
Deeds
Sparks Will Meet Solons For 1945 Legislature Prep
The Governor plans informal fall talks with six interim committees formed last year to map a program for the 1945 session. Chauncey Sparks and lawmakers will lay groundwork in Montgomery with four committees set to visit for lunch meetings. Formal hearings begin in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Chauncey Sparks
Sparks
Executive Mansion
Willkie Condition Worsens in Hospital Report
Wendell L. Willkie, hospitalized since September 6, took a turn for the worse. Doctor Benjamin Salzer said a streptococcic infection has affected his heart muscles, causing an acute cardiac condition and placing his status in serious terms.
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New York
Wendell L. WillKie
Sai
Benjamin Salzer
Willkie
Probate notes list numerous debt transfers and bequests
A compiled docket shows many transfers of money between individuals and institutions in Morgan County, including amounts such as 9000 dollars from Mary D. Emens to Sara Emens Burt and 4500 dollars from W P Upshaw to Annie B Harris. Other entries include 2850 dollars from Jas E Dobbs to E B Rainey and 1850 dollars from Morgan County National Bank to James E Dobbs.
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Church of Christ of Flint
City of Decatur
Molly Life
Mary D. Emens
Cora L. Bean
James A. Hall
J.L. Cook
Sidney Wilburn
Katherine M. Day
John Coopher
G. W. Floyd
Eddie Franklin Howard
Ay A. ‘Lynne
Elbert Thornton
Hubert Ross
Jas. H. Norton
E. D. Stephenson
C. F. Stephenson
J. S. Washburn
L. W. Jones
Town Creek and Danville Couples Win Marriage Licenses
Lawrence County grants marriage licenses to William Lee and Rachel Masson of Town Creek. Roy Lee Burden and Pauline Bradford of Town Creek and Moulton. Albert Kilpatric and Hazel McWhorter of Danville. Charlie Brown and Nova Joe Newton of Hanceville and Decatur. Tyde Tomson and Lee Teche. Charles Henderson and A. A. 00. Lee Tucker and wife to R. Dutton. Taff Terry and wife to Edward Martin. Jessie Lane and D. Mabbelie Filyan. W. Hagood and wife to Earl McCreliss. J. Ennis Woodard to Luke Terry and wife. U. Wright and wife to Charles Porter. P. Scoggins and B. H. Scoggins. Ernest Blaxton and Elmer Smith et al. W. T. Nesmith to Elbert Neer. P. Madry to James Daniel. Louis Seen to Harriet Fitzgerald for $1. L. E. Smith and Jennie Smith to Paul Lang.
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Lawrence County
William Lee
Town Creek
Ala
Er Rachel Masson
Roy Lee Burden
Pauline Bradford
Moulton
Albert Cecil Kilpatric
Danville
Hazel McWhorter
Charlie J. Brown
H . Ala
Nova Joe Newton
Decatur
Deeds Tyde
Ton
Lee Teche
Charles O. Henderson
Lee Tucker
R. Dutton
Taff Terry
Edward Martin
Jessie G. Lane
D. J. Mabbelie Filyan
W. J. Hagood
Earl McCreliss
J. Ennis Woodard
Luke Terry
U. Wright
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Irvin Cobb
Gulf of Corinth
Athens
Salonika
Enses
Cairo
Corinth Canal
Corinth Isthmus
Peloponnesus
London
Aegean
Dodecanese
Crete
Johusten St
Gene Aker
N. Y. Cotton
Ecatur
Diarte
Connie Wilson
Third Avenue South
Mutual Service
Nina Rogers
Elkmont
Flossie Patterson
Mobile
David Cramer
Seventh Avenue West
Ruby Jane Summerford
Danville 1
J. O. Stevens
Hartselle 3
J. W. Murphy
Somerville 2
Baugh's Infirmary
Paul Shelton of
Gadsden
Baugh’s Infirmary
Mrs. W. M. Rogers
Cullman
Grady O. Roden
Robert A. Pitt
J. A. Strickland
M. C. Strickland
Iva Thompson
Eloise Riethmaier
Sarah Johnson
Atlanta
Orgia
ATA
Mount Rozell
Limestone County
American Red Cross
W. A. Tucker
Brown's
Ocie Holt, Jr
West Moulton Street
Brown's Ambulance
The
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Cornelian Court Hotel
John Basaeees
Pvt
John Hampton
Camp Atterbury
Indiana
Earl Williams
Carrollton, Ga
A. L. Williams
Mrs. Williams
Lacy Clark
Hugo Weemman
Setusden
Timer Hee Hopper
Vinemont 3
Eve Cae
Bertha Jones
Hartselle 1
J. Jones
Hostal In Clow
I Sd
Southeastern Area Cattle Market Review
SAPS
Elmer Sanders
Cpl
France
Mrs. Lee Campbell
Biddy Birdsong
Jacksonville, Fla
Ana
Bill Davis
U. S. Navy
San Diego
Califodie
Billy Donn
Pulaski, Tenn
Guss A. Baker
Camp Ellis
B. H. Baker
Hanceville
E. F. Turney
Paul Verner
Henry Ford Brindley
Birmingham Hospital
Daily Crossword
Tre
CNWC
Voltaire
King Features Syndicate, Inc
L. O. Brackeen
Morgan, Lawrence and
Limestone Counties
Ella Skeggs Crawford
Harry L. Malone
H. E. Owen
L. S. Radford
C. B. Atkins
R. G. Maner
Myrtle Bean Et al
J. E. Peck
Mattie L. Braly
Baynard L. Edwards
Bethlehem
Ue Seare
Joe C. Taylor
G. H. McClellan
Solons
Loyd’s
Phone
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