United States Expands Pacific Island Military Bases
Edward Fe reports mounting tension as the United States quietly expands a string of Pacific island bases from Hawaii to New Caledonia. Movements of men and materials pass through Honolulu toward Palmyra and the British Fish Islands while lend lease aid is discussed to safeguard strategic outposts.
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Edward FE
United States
Scone
Hawaii
Australia
South Pacific
Bri
Christmas Island
Ted T
I 4
Palmyra
Aman
Honolulu
British Fish Islands
Free French
New Caledonia
American Samoa
Jad
Navy
New Zealand
Japan
South America
Tokyo
Nippon
Eos
Cific
R Pacific
China
Henry H. Arnold
North Pacific
Warriment
Aronid Re
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Metlakayia
Yakutat
Nome
Docks Bombarded in Northwestern Germany Ships Hit by Bombers
London reports heavy night raids on Hamburg shipyards and cities Emden Brem- Wilhelmshaven Kiel among northwest Germany, with Dutch coast shipping damaged. Six ships disabled by United States-built bombers of the Canadian force, including a ship steered by Pilot Officer W B Cooper of Petersburg Florida. Cooper cannot confirm target at Borkum.
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London
Hamburg
Emden
Brem- Wilhelmshaven
Kiel
Germany
All Ministry
W. B. Cooper
Petersburg
Fla
Cooper
Borkum
Auto output and employment worry loom in industry
Trade sources estimate 204,455 passenger units with added truck output but warn a full month at current levels seems unlikely. Employment remains the major concern as defense orders and price freezes shape production, with some manufacturers moving into defense models while chrome trim and enamel finishes face restrictions.
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Gense
For Rent Three room furnished unit with private bath
Seeks tenants for a furnished three room rental with private kitchen and private water bath. Includes garage access and monthly fee details available by call.
Aug sta Air Base imposes citywide ban except few venues
Augusta Georgia authorities order all residents barred from entering the city after five officers and others are arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting at Augusta Air Base. Major D M Allison says restrictions aim to curb vice. a full investigation will follow led by Lt Col Gilbert Collar.
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Augusta
Dee
Young Men's Christian Association
Country Club
Augusta Air Base
D. M. Allison
Air Base
B. H Ellison
Atres
Allison
John B. Kennedy
Se Department
Warren B. Hillsinger
Vice
Gilbert Collar
Volunteers Receive Cotton Bowl Invite Feeler from Dallas
Tennessee shows strong finish with 26-7 win over Vanderbilt before Cotton Bowl decision. Texas A&M to host as possible candidate. Mississippi State and Alabama also in mix for invitation. state teams' SEC results cited as context.
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KNO
University of Tennessee
Dallas
Tex
University
Texas A. & M
Duke
Alabama
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Mississippi State
San Francisco University
Volunteers
Man Found Fatally Wounded On Railroad Tracks Near Brent
Houston Parker 24 of Four Points Bibb County was found dying on the G M and O Railway tracks near Brent. He had head injuries from a beating and was placed on the tracks after a struggle. The Bibb County sheriff’s office continues its investigation.
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Centreville
Ala
P. C. Cottingham
Bibb County
Cottingham
Valtin Pardoned by Governor Olson
Gov Culbert Olson pardons Jan Valtin, German-born author of Out of the Night, for assault during holdup. Valtin, informed in Dallas, says the first round of the fight against deportation is won.
Markets in New York mixed as traders weigh gains and losses
News generally favored the stock market with mild early gains but leaders drifted into a mixed finish. Fract ional shifts dominated, with uneven losses and slight gains, hog and lamb prices steady to lower, fat ewes and fat wooled lambs selling near modest levels.
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New York
Cotton futures rise five cents amid mixed New York markets
The New York cotton market shows futures closing five cents higher in light trading. Prices drifted within a narrow range with varying highs and lows across different contract months, while the Middling Spot price stood at 18.82 cents per pound on the board.
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New York
Dec
Nashville livestock market report from December 1
Federal-State Market News notes salable cattle 1200 and calves 200. Market activity moderately active and near last week’s levels. Fed steers and yearlings mainly 9.50 to 10.60, some light yearlings to 11.00. slaughter heifers and steers 7.50 to 9.25. sows 6.25 to 7.50. cutters 4.25 to 6.00. bulls down to 9.50. Stockers and feeders present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal-State Market News Service
Cottonseed Meal Futures Hold Steady in Memphis Prices
Prime cottonseed meal futures in Memphis closed firm with Dec at 335.59, Jan 37.05, Mar 37.85, May 38.00 and July 38.00. Total sales reached 1,700 tons.
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Tenn
Dec
Memphis
Chutists Raid Port Tampa Aairfield In Five Day Maneuvers
A mock assault from an Orlando base sent 120 parachutists toward Macdill field in Tampa. Most of the force was reported captured though several units remained unaccounted for as maneuvers continued at the airfield through Thursday night. Forty parachutists from Fort Benning participated in the drill.
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Tampa
Fla
Macdill Field
Londan
Orlando
Fort Benning
Patent on V Explained as Victory Symbol Designs
Washington reports the rise of V as a victory emblem spurring many patent filings. Twelve designs approved in four weeks feature shields, eagles, flags, lions, dots and dashes for the V motif. officials note patents cover only specific designs and purposes, not the letter itself. Pla to P. Scott of Tulsa patented an ornamental V edged pennant with a three dot dash code, limited to flags of that design.
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Washington
Patent Office
Platho P. Scott
Tulsa
Okla
Train Kills 27 Cattle Near Sheffield
A Southern freight train killed 27 beef cattle and injured four others near Sheffield as cattle were being driven across the tracks. The cows belonged to Clint Kimbrough of Pride. A farm hand tried to stop them when a passing car spooked the herd. The breed and value were not known.
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Sheffield
Clint Kimbrough
Pride
Wage disputes spread as unions push for pay raises
Fact reports wage offers from different plants and a series of strikes and negotiations. CIO and C10 unions push for higher pay, elimination of regional differentials, and union shop terms while workplaces like American Magnesium, Aluminum Company of America, Atlas Drop Forge face deadlines and possible action. Multiple plants, 1000 to 22000 workers involved across Buffalo and Pittsburgh areas.
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Thomas F. Finn
Federal Concision
Buffalo
CIO
American Magnesium Corporation
C10
Aluminum Workers of América
Aluminum Company of America
New Kensington
CLO United Automobile
Atlas Drop Forge Company
Lansing
Mich
Uion
Finnell Tops Young Lt Col Rank Arrives in Trinidad
Lieutenant Colonel Woolsey Finnell Jr of Decatur arrives at Port of Spain Trinidad as sector engineer and adviser on defense plans for the islands and Guianas He is 35 years old the youngest lieutenant colonel in his branch He is a Tuscaloosa native son of Colonel and Mrs Woolsey Finnell and a University of Alabama graduate with Fort Leavenworth training He led CCC camps in the TVA district and formerly captained a local National Guard unit rising to major by the general staff board
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Woolsey Finnell, Jr
Decatur
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Finnell
U. S. Army
British
Dutch Guiana
Tuscaloosa
Woolsey Finnell
France
University of Alabama
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
CCC
TVA
General Staff Board
Far East crisis widens as nations mobilize resources
Nations across the Orient mobilize forces as Roosevelt returns to Washington to confer with Hull and Japanese envoys. U S and Britain reinforce Asian outposts while Bangkok warns against invasion though Thai radio claims safety. British and Russian advances in Africa and Europe hint at growing Allied momentum amid tense negotiations in Washington.
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Dutch East Indies
China
Washington
Bangkok
Thailand
Uni
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Georgia
Hull
Kichisaburo Nomura
Saburo Kurusu
Japan
United States Army
Philippines
Hongkong
Singapore
Far East
Africa
Europe
Moscow
Rostov
Caucasus
Mariupol
Semeon Timoshenko
Cairo
Egypt
Gulf of
Sirte
Bengali
Tobruk
Manila
U.S
Shaghai
Britain
Rangoon
Burma
Malaya
Tokyo
Togo
Asahi
United States
Foreign Office
Florence receives Roosevelt defense allotment for hospital
Approval of 46 Public Works grants includes Florence hospital facilities with funds of 100000 and applicant's 75000 dollars. A Birmingham meeting names W T Archer as president of the Alabama Society for Children. Florence birth notice reports a son born to Mr and Mrs Harda Pounders in Washington DC. Pounders serves Congressman John Sparkman.
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Florence
Roosevelt
Shepfield
W. T. Archer
Alabama Society For Children
Birmingham
Red Cross Campaign Roll Call Totals Topped 6375
Huntsville area receipts totaled 6375 dollars and 43 cents at Saturday’s close with several other communities and schools still awaiting reports in the annual Red Cross drive.
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Huntsville
Red Cross
John Hendley Addresses Birmingham Printing Leader at Rotary
John Hendley head of Birmingham Printing spoke to Decatur Rotary on Business is Not Business. Introduced by Julian Harris under vocational service. highlighted rapid improvements in business methods and cordial relations among modern business people. Ladies night set for December 15. Dr Erskine Chenault to lead next week’s meeting.
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John Hendley
Birmingham Printing Company
Decatur Rotary Club
Hendley
Vocational Service Committee
Julian Harris
Erskine Chenault
J. W. Duncan, Jr
Four Children Die in Fire at Hazel Green Home
Tragedy struck Calvin Scruggs family near Hazel Green as a house fire claimed four children aged three to nine. The parents were at church when the blaze started. two children died at the scene and two others perished later at a hospital in Huntsville.
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Huntsville
Ala
Calvin Scruggs
Hazel Green
Scruggs
Roosevelt critique sparks talk on free speech limits
Senator Wheeler of Montana questioned whether President Roosevelt's criticism of a Time magazine piece on Chilean politics signals that publications and public speakers may only criticize governments the administration approves. The exchange touched on press freedom and government criticism.
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Washington
Wheeler
Mont
Roosevelt
Time Magazine
British navy sinks German raider. submarine prevents survivors
In a war at sea report the British said the cruiser Devonshire sank an armed German merchant raider on November 22 in the South Atlantic but could not pick up survivors because a submarine was nearby. The incident reflects broader Allied efforts against German commerce raiders and the danger posed by submarines in the sea lanes.
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Eest
Devonshire
South Atlantic
Madison county ramps up road work for Huntsville arsenal
Madison county speeds up road building to ease traffic flow to the Huntsville arsenal. Twenty white men from Madison county will leave Huntsville this week for Fort McClellan for induction into the Army. Families in the city are urged to invite visiting Camp Forrest soldiers to their homes this weekend and to set an extra plate for Sunday dinner. Jesse L. Clark, 60, died this night at the Crames Vine TeOopevint and was buried Saturday afternoon in Maple Hill cemetery.
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Huntsville
Huntsville Arsenal
Madison County
Fort McClellan
Army
Camp Forrest
Jesse L. Clark
Crames Vine TeOopevint
Maple Hill Cemetery
Huntsville Considers Airport Runway Paving Plans
The city of Huntsville says it has no intention to fund asphalt runway paving at the municipal airport unless funds or favorable offers are obtained.
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Huntsville
Flatton & Wpa
Crete
Gas plant blast at Phillips refinery kills and injures many
Okmulgee Oklahoma reports a deadly gas plant explosion at the Phillips Petroleum refinery. Three killed and 176 injured with three in critical condition as flames threaten large storage tanks. Firefighters and residents evacuated while efforts continue to control the blaze.
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Okmulgee, Ola
Phillips Petroleum Co
Jim Hawks
Decobert. Co
J. Steighner
Okmulgee
Okla
Leonard Davis
Carney Wise
Public Papers and Roosevelt Second Term Press Material
War Phases to be issued tomorrow in book form with public papers covering Roosevelt's full second term. Press conference material for 1937 and 1938 was made public yesterday and permission to quote from it directly was granted.
Officer Attendance at Federal Court in Huntsville
Sheriff W. T. Willoughby and Deputies Bibb Humphrey and Chandler Pittman, Chief Bill Moore, and ATU agents were in Huntsville today to attend federal court.
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W. T. Willoughby
Bibb Humphrey
Chandler Pittman
Bill Moore
ATU
Huntsville
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