Accused Man Sam Bryant Granted $2000 Bail
Sam Bryant charged with murder had bond set at 2000 after a county court hearing before Judge Ames Crow Jr. Bryant is accused of fatally stabbing William Blankenship in October during a county fight. Blankenship died at Baughs Infirmary. Bryant remained jailed as of noon, with state prosecutors W. H. Long and Ben Britnell and defense Russell Lynne present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Bryant
Ames Crow, Jr
Bryant
Willam Blankenship
Onship
Baugh’s Infirmary
Morgan County
W.H. Long
Ben ‘Britnell
Two Decatur Boys Enter Great Lakes Training
Two Decatur men begin naval indoctrination at Great Lakes Illinois. Recruits undergo seamanship and naval procedures with tests to determine whether they advance to a Naval Service school or immediate sea duty. The men are Jeff K. Hobbs and William E. Hine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
U. S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Illinois
Naval Service School
Jef K. Hobbs
Bank St
William E. Hine
E. Lafayette St
Funeral Services Held For James N Crow
Funeral services for James N Crow 73 a former Florence resident were held at 2 30 p m at Archer Funeral Home Florence with burial in Florence Cemetery directed by Brown of Decatur He is survived by sister Annie C Hefner a brother Ed Crow of Decatur and several nieces and nephews
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James N.crow
Florence
Annie C. Hefner
Archer Funeral Home
Brown
Deecatur
Agister
Ed Crow
Decatur
Wayne Culver Is Claimed By Death
Little Wayne Culver son of Mr and Mrs H H Culver of 1030 Jackson Street died this morning at the Hamil clinic Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Mutual Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Wayne Culver
H. H. Culver
Jackson Street
Hamil Clinic
Mutual Service
Market indices reach near seven-year highs on Septem ber October rise
New York stocks advanced to a fresh peak for the Septem ber October period as industrials and rails posted small gains and blue chips signaled renewed demand. Total trading reached 900000 shares with bonds rising and rails leading the list.
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New York
Treasury official testifies on corrupt practices act breach
Washington October witnesses from the Senate campaign expenditures committee asserted the anti fourth term group violated the corrupt practices act by concealing contributor names. William J. Goodwin of New York identified several donations totaling 1432.73 from Gen Robert E Wood and others including Harry Weiss of Houston and C A Coryell of Bay City. He noted corporate sources like Potash Company of America and Advance Aluminum Casting Co as donors while acknowledging ignorance of the law.
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Washington
Senate
House of Accepted
William J. Goodwin
New York
American Democratic National Committee
Goodwin
Robert Murphy
Murphy
Ball
R-Minn
Chicago
Harry Weiss
Houston
Texas
Bay City
Mich
Potash Company of America
Carlsbad
N. M
R. B. Walker Company
Mobile
Ala
Advance Aluminum
Chip Cage
Johnson dismissed from Hamil clinic. Braswell to speak at Union Grove
Mrs. A N Johnson was dismissed from the Hamil clinic Tuesday. Bascomb Braswell will speak at Union Grove Methodist church in Lawrence county Sunday afternoon at three o'clock, it was announced today. R N Franklin is improving at his home in Goodwater per his daughter Mrs G C Corley. Mrs Elmer Martin of Danville Road and Mrs Woodrow Morris of Decatur will leave Friday for Mark Tree Ark to visit Sgt and Mrs Wallace H Martin and a son Eugene. Sgt Martin has just returned from the South Pacific and is in a hospital in Memphis Tenn. He will be home for a few days leave in Arkansas. He is formerly of Decatur and attended Decatur high school before going to Arkansas to make his home.
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Bascomb Braswell
Union Grove Methodist
Lawrence County
Elmer Martin
Danville Road
Woodrow Morris
Decatur
Mark Tree
Ark
Wallace H. Martin
Eugene
Sgt
Martin
South Pacific
Memphis
Markets at a Glance New York and Chicago updates
Stocks higher as leaders keep upturn while bonds hold steady and rails rally briskly. Cotton remains quiet with mill buying. Chicago wheat strong with mill buying and rye bullish. corn steady. hogs active. cattle steady with top price noted at 18.35.
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New York
Chicago
Cotton market steadies as mill buying offsets hedge selling
In New York on Oct 18 the cotton market turned steady after early easiness as mills bought aggressively and hedges sold, with switching from near to distant months. Traders eyed a tentative export subsidy program. late afternoon prices were 5 to ...
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N. Y
New York
Rival Claims Voiced On New Congress Seats
Francis M. Le May reports Democratic and Republican leaders clash over next January’s House and Senate makeup. Rep. Drewry cites Democrats potential gains of 20 to 40 seats, while Rep. Halleck predicts up to 75 GOP pickups. Senate battle favors Democrats with 58 to 37 seats and 11 seats to defend for Republicans. Halleck notes gains in border states. Drewry says Democratic mail shows opposite trends.
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Francis M. LE
Washington
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
America
Rep
Drewry
D-Va
House
Halleck
R-Ind
Senate
Middlewest
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kentucky
Maryland
West Virginia
Eastern Star gathers 4000 in Montgomery for annual session
Over 4 000 members of the Alabama Grand chapter Order of the Eastern Star met in Montgomery for their annual session with state and out of state dignitaries visiting. Memorial services closed the first day after a day of official reports and work demonstrations. Officers were to be elected and installed the following day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Grand Chapter
Order of the Eastern Star
Sessio
Film Star Bette Davis Heads to Washington Visit
Film star Bette Davis left her vacation home near Columbus Georgia by station wagon on the first leg of a trip to the White House. Roosevelt reportedly invited her to Washington for undisclosed purposes. She would stop in Atlanta before continuing by train or plane.
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Columbus
Bette Davis
Here
White House
Roosevelt
Washington
Atlanta
Chicago Market Butter Eggs Receipts Show Steady Trade
Chicago reports butter receipts at 176 593 with a steady market. Egg receipts total 4 433 with firmness across grades U S extras 43 to 47 8, U S standards 37 to 41 1 2, current receipts 36 to 39.
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Chicago
U. S
Nashville market cattle and hogs show slow open steady trend
Nashville market reports a moderate 1400 head cattle run with a heavy Tuesday carryover. Steers and heifers mostly 10.00 to 11.50 with common 6.00 to 9.50. calves 9.00 to 13.50. hogs 500 head, weights under 160 up 50 cents. sows steady. lambs 13.50 to 14.50. slaughter ewes 4.00 down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Federal-State Market News Service
Quiz on Decatur history and city statistics by Lions Club
Loyd Shaw led a Decatur history and development quiz at the Lions Club meeting at the Lyons Hotel. Frank Ivers of TVA attended as a guest. Members realized many long-time residents knew little about the city. A chamber pamphlet was read and used to answer questions.
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Decatur
Loyd Shaw
Lions Club
Lyons Hotel
Frank Ivers
TVA
Chamber of Commerce
Missing officer's car found in woods near Camp Mackall
Discovery of Major Robert H. Clark's camouflaged 1941 car in a forest near Camp Mackall fuels foul play concerns. Sheriff Hodgin and Sgt. Bailey report the car covered by blankets and gear, with Clark’s books and papers nearby and a pistol found, while only generic clothing remained.
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Raeford
N. C
Robert H. Clark
Camp Mackall
Hoke County
Dave Hodgin
W. F. Bailey
Highway Patrol
Hodgin
Clark
Ridgewood
N. J
Raleigh
Fort Bragg
Eford
Trinity PTA Holds Second Meeting of the Year
The Trinity P T A met Thursday night in the home economics building with 28 members. President Mrs John Lile led the session after devotional by Rayburn Neville. Topics covered included home discipline parental responsibilities and education of children.
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Trinity P. T. A
John Lile
Rayburn Neville
J. O. Parker
Edwin Price
Bombers Hit Cologne for Fourth Time in Five Days
American air forces strike Cologne with a renewed raid as part of a Ruhr area campaign. About half of under 600 Flying Fortresses targeted industrial sites and freight yards, while a 450-strong escort of Mustangs and Thunderbolts backed the attack amid a raid-free night for the Reich.
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London
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Cologne
Ruhr
Kassel
Reich
Knight Newspapers to Buy Chicago Daily News
Executors of Colonel Frank Knox estate announce sale of The Chicago Daily News controlling interest to Knight Newspapers Inc for 2,150,000 dollars. Knight Kenlent pub president is John S. J, publisher of Akron Beacon Journal and The Gazette Bias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Daily News
Knight Newspapers Inc
Frank Knox
Secretary of the Navy
The
News
Knight Kenlent Pub
John S. J
Akrondeat
Ia Herald
Gueue
Allies Close on Aachen as German Resistance Steadies
Allied reports detail the encirclement of Aachen and a planned Cologne push after Aachen. U S Third Army advances near Metz and Bruyeres while German counterattacks in the Vosges falter. In the Maas pocket near Overloon Germans withdraw from a 5 000 yard long zone leaving no man’s land. Canadians seize Ijzendijke as forces push toward Antwerp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aachen
Cologne
Third Army
Ancy-Sur-Moselle
Metz
Associated Press
Wes Gallagher
Vosges
Bruyeres
le Thillot
Vennay
Maas
U. S. First Army
William S Wat
Geilenkirchen
Schelde
Antwerp
Schoondijke
Sluis
British minister lists casualties in Western Europe war
Deputy Prime Minister Clement Attlee disclosed in Commons that British imperial forces and dominion troops suffered 103,842 casualties from the opening of the Western Europe campaign to end August. The tally included 20,795 killed, 63,193 wounded, and 19,854 taken prisoner or missing, with Air Force losses from April 1 included. Prime Minister Churchill noted American losses in Europe since D-Day around 145,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Clement Attlee
Commons
Dominions
Western Europe
Attlee
Churchill
Europe
FDR Movement Details To Be Public For New York Visit
Washington dispatch says President Roosevelt will have his movements publicly recorded for the first time since the war began when he arrives in New York Saturday for a foreign policy address. Presidential secretary Stephen Early confirms the visit and day’s plans will be disclosed once finalized.
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Washington
Qct
Roosevelt
New York
Stephen Early
Early
United States Forces Ravage Japanese Sea and Air Power
American carrier forces destroyed over 800 Japanese aircraft. Adm Nimitz said only a small part of the Imperial fleet went to sea and fled from Adm Halsey’s intact Third Fleet. U S troops landed on Ulithi on Sept 20 and captured Mogmog with four surrounding islets. A liberators raid attacked Haha Jima in the Bonins and carrier air strikes hit Manila Clark Field and Legaspi with 16 raiders downed.
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Nimitz
Adm
William F. Halsey
Third Fleet
Ulithi Lagoon
Palaus
Ulithi
Mogmog
Tokyo
Seventh Army Airforce Liberators
Haha Jima
Bonin Islands
Manila
Clark Field
Legaspi
Manila Radio
Japanese Flanking Move Near Hingan Complications
Chinese high command said Japanese forces made a wide out flanking advance north of Kyweil, stabbing westward to 18 miles west of Hingan, 18 miles west of the Hunan Kwangsi railway town. The Chinese also reported a westward attack near Pingnam, repelled by Chinese positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
Kyweilin
Hunan-Kwangsi
Hingan
Kweilin
Kwangsi
West River
Pingnam
Allied artillery shells Japanese positions near Buthedaung
Admiral Mountbatten announced Allied artillery shelled Japanese positions near Buthedaung on the Arakan front in Burma for the second day. An ammunition dump was among targets hit. Despite bad weather, Eastern Air Command aircraft attacked enemy concentrations and fighter bombers supported ground forces near Tiddim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Asia Command
Kandy
Ceylon
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Lee
Buthedaung
Arakan
Burma
Eastern Air Command
Tiddim
Funeral Rites for Mrs Young Held Friday at Landersville
Funeral services for Mrs. Joe Young 88 of Landersville will be conducted Friday at 11 AM in the Landersville church with Rev. Crawford of Mount Hope and Rev. Henry Cagle of Buffalo Gap officiating. Interment in Landersville cemetery. Survived by husband Joe Young two sons A B and J B of Landersville one daughter Mrs Will Jackson of Moulton sister Mrs Mary Lee Cagle of Buffalo Gap Texas eight grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren Grandsons to serve as pallbearers flowers by grandchildren and great grandchildren Mrs Young had lived in Landersville 26 years and was widely known and loved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Young
Landersville
Crawford
Mount Hope
Henry Cagle
Buffalo Gap
Texas
Brown
Decatur
A. B
J. B
Will Jackson
Moulton
Mary Lee Cagle
Young
County Board Unauthorized to Aid Private Canning Plant
Montgomery October ruling by Attorney General William M. McQueen states Marengo County revenue board cannot appropriate funds to aid a private canning plant at Sweet Water. The board had sought up to 1000 dollars for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Marengo County
William M. McQueen
Marengo Revenue Board
McQueen
Sweet Water
Plants To Be Disposed Of By Defense Plant Corp
A Reconstruction Finance Corporation notice lists surplus war plants and sites to be disposed of or leased by the Defense Plant Corporation. The entries span Alabama to Ohio, detailing acres buildings floor space and current or proposed uses including aircraft modification ore processing and pilot training facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Plant Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Alabama
Aluminum Co., of America
Mobile
McCone Corporation
Birmingham
Johnston and Jennings
Cleveland
Ohio
Johnston and Jennings Co
Theouthern Detiining Co
Republic Steel Corporation
Sayre
Jefferson County
Steel Corporation
Spaulding
Reynolds__ Alloys Co
Sheffield
Listerhill
Southern Airways, Inc
Decatur
Army Air Forces
Alabama Ordnance Works
Childersburg
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co
Coosa River
Talladega
Breson Leading Co
Kullman Unit Receives Distinguished Unit Citation
Master Sgt. Edward F. Kullman of Decatur is cited as a member of a heavy bomber unit based in Italy. The unit earned the Distinguished Unit Badge for a raid on Bucharest, destroying 40 Nazi planes and losing seven of its own amid a 90-aircraft defense, after over 130 missions under Colonel Thomas J. Gentry.
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Edward F. Kullman
Leudonia Kullman
5Th Ave
Decatur
15Th Aaf
Italy
Bucharest
Romania
Thomas J. Gentry
Victorville
California
Hitler
Switchman Injured in L and N Railroad Accident
W. L. Gingrich, switchman for the L and N Railroad, suffered a painful left foot injury near the Home Oil Mill. He was admitted to Chenault clinic at 12 05 for treatment. X rays will determine injury extent. officials expect delays before positioning for imaging.
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W. L. Gingrich
L and N. Railroad Company
L and N
Home Oil
Gingrich
Chenault Clinic
Gringrich
St Josh Aspirin Sells 100 Tablet Size Deal
A vintage ad touts St Josh Aspirin as relief for colds with achy muscles and sore throat. It promotes a 100 tablet size at a price of 354, claiming the product as the world’s largest seller at 10 cents.
Allied bombings and Soviet advances reshape war front
Allied air raids hammer Cologne and the Rhineland as planners seek harbors near the breakthrough in the west. Antwerp remains threatened by Dutch guns while Canadian forces push to remove the danger. On the eastern front the Red Army drives toward East Prussia and Warsaw, as Balkans collapse and Budapest nears.
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Cologne
Aachen
Arnhem
Eisenhower
Antwerp
Canadian First Army
Red
East Prussia
Lithuania
Warsaw
Hitler
Balkans
Greece
Yugoslavia
Mongar
Enternl
Danubian
Austria
Admiral Horthy
Red Army
Budapest
Europe
New Charges in Gas Case in Nashville
Three of four Birmingham men arrested October 4 face two new charges as a preliminary hearing continues. The defendants are Joe F. Prickett David Hal McKinney and Johnnie Coe with misprision of felony and conspiracy to violate the second war powers act. Alexander waived hearing and bound over to grand jury. Bonds set at 3000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Birmingham
Joe F. Prickett
David Hal McKinney
Johnnie Coe
Asst. U. S. District Atty
A. O. Denning
Hubert G. Alexander
Liberty
U. S
Wade McMurry
Alexander
Prickett
Roderick Beddow
G. Ernest Jones
Alexander, Coe and McKinney
Scout Camp Plans Discussed by Tennessee Valley Council
The Tennessee Valley Council Boy Scouts of America executive board met at the Lyons hotel to discuss selecting and developing new camp sites along the Tennessee River for long and short term use. Attendees included Fred Moore, Eddie Flowers, Tom Reynolds, Henry McKelvy, Capt. Whittichen, George Mahoney, Rev. Gilmore, Horace Moses, and others from Florence, Huntsville, Sheffield, Decatur, Cullman, and Cullman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Valley Council
Boy Scouts of America
Lyons Hotel
Fred Moore
Tennessee Valley
Tennessee River
Eddie Flowers
Florence
Tom Reynolds
Henry McKelvy
Carl Whittichen
George Mahoney
H. A. Chichester
Horace Moses
Huntsville
Rev. Gilmore
Fred Haynie
Chas
Coldiron
Sheffield
Tom Fitzpatrick
Dwight Mixson
W. T. Jordan
Frank Chenault
Robert McRight
Decatur
W. J. Neismith
Virgil Fowler
Cullman
Coastal bases ready as evacuees leave airfields
Coastal Army Navy and Coast Guard installations in the area had been made ship shape and most airfields were evacuated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Americans Gain Four Slightly In Italy
American troops push toward Bologna advancing nearly a mile north of Livergnano on highway 65. Eighth Army units in the Adriatic sector extend their slow advance into the Po Valley taking more yards on the Rimini Bologna highway and closing on Cesena from the east and south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Bologna
Livergnano
Annountoday
Adriatic
Eighth Army
Cesena
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Wayne Culver
Johnston St
Puone
Decatur Transit
Allied van Lines, Inc
Williams Transfer & Storage Co
First Ave
Wall Street
Gobmale
A. N. Johnson
R. N. Franklin
Goodwater
G. C. Corley
Oes
Pettey’s Cleaners
Pco
Purina Tayena
Turner Coal & Grain CO
Checkerboard
Nashville Livestock
Trinity Pta
Foe
Knight
Fdr
Kullman
Switchman
Decatur Cleaners
Highway 31
Y Health
CQO
Knights Templar
DeMolay Commandery
W. W. Glass
Em. Com
R. T, Sheppard, Recorder
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