Relief Roll Purged as Unmarried and Childless Adults Cut
About 12 000 Clevelanders face hunger as relief rolls purge able bodied unmarried persons and childless couples. Eleven hungry residents queued for food tokens while officials warn shortages of federal surplus and a bleak outlook for next week. The city seeks to ration four pounds of apples and three pounds of white flour as new limits bite.
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Seacats
J. J.pratt
City Hall
Row
Cleveland
U. S. Children’s Bureau of Home Economics
Sie
Government debate on embargo and Finland debt relief
The article discusses potential actions by the Hull administration on blocking sales of bombing planes to Russia, a moral embargo against civilian bombing, and proposals for Finland debt relief. Senators Borah Clark Johnson weigh duties and fairness, with ideas ranging from debt cancellation to extended credits amid Soviet aggression and Finland’s precarious status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Early
Japan
China
Hull
Russia
Tians
Unid
Finland
Ind-Neb
Pin
Markets Drift After Modest Rally Amid Thin Trading
New York traders extended Friday's slim rally but faced little fresh news and light volume. Stocks moved within narrow ranges with a small gain for some, while major issues lagged. Cotton futures in New York and New Orleans hit new seasonal highs before end-of-week selling trimmed advances. Memphis cottonseed meal futures closed steady with steady to firm weekly sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Eubank
New York
A. & Steel
Goodyrir
Sears Roebuck
United
Aircraft
Glenn Martin
8Peery
Consolidated Exition
Anaconda
Kennecott
Union Carbide
Loft
Brooklyn- Manhattan Transit
Central
Texas Corp
General Motors
Chrysler
Bethlehem
U. S. Rubber
American Lephone
Westinghouse
duPont
Real Northern
Montgomery Ward
Bombay
New Orleans
New Orleans Oil Futures Steady with Mixed Priced Notes
Dec 2 New Orleans oil closes steady with varied bids and months showing mixed values. Prices listed include prime summer yellow around 6.55, prime crude 5.37, Dees 6.05, January 6.06, March 6.22, May 6.35, and July 6.43 with bid indications.
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New Orleans
Tronseed
Spot Cotton Considers Steady Lift in New Orleans Market
Spot cotton in New Orleans on December 2 closed steady to 4 points higher. Sales reached 3,567 bales with low middle at 9.07 and good middling at 10.52. Receipts totaled 24,303 with overall stock at 727,970 bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Grain prices steady as wheat hits cash market mark
Chicago on December 2 reports wheat quoted at one dollar a bushel in cash for the first time since March 1938 though no sales at that level occurred. Wheat ended flat to fractionally higher from yesterday while corn fell and oats held steady amid drought-driven market attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Salable calves steady in Nashville cattle report
Nashville Tennessee December 2 Calves sold steady with salable calves totaling 26. Calves 26 today and steady market conditions noted by U S Dept Agriculture observers in the Nashville livestock report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
U. S. Dept
Room and Board By Gene Aker The Man Gave Me a 1
A brief column presents a sketchy vignette titled Room and Board by Gene Aker. It describes a man offering a single reward, hinting at a social or moral observation with minimal context.
Tax distribution totals eight thousand plus in Morgan county
A total of 8143.42 in taxes collected from November 22 to November 30 was distributed by Morgan County tax collector Charles G. Hardwick. Payments were allocated to the State of Alabama, Morgan County, county and city schools, and several city governments including Decatur, Hartselle, Falkville, Trinity, and Austinville.
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Charles G. Hardwick
Morg County
State of Alabama
Morgan County
Decatur
City of Hartselle
City of Falkville
City of
Trinity
Austinville
Kiwanis Club Board Meets At Pride Night Dinner
Members of the present and incoming Decatur Kiwanis board met at Hotel Lyons for a dinner session. John Caddell led the meeting while Garner Pride, incoming president, outlined committee selections and plans for the coming year, with Pride taking the presidency on the first of the year.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Hotel Lyons
John Caddell
Garner Pride
Pride
British tanker San to sunk by explosion off southeast England
A British tanker was sunk by an explosion off the southeast coast of England. One crew member was killed four injured and forty were rescued. The incident occurred today with search and rescue operations under way.
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London
Santo
England
Mrs Spiegle Called Away in Alabama Funeral
Mrs Robert O Spiegle 62 died after a yearlong illness at Baughs Infirmary. A Falkville resident who moved near Warrior, she was buried at Falkville Cemetery after services at Falkville Methodist Church. Survived by husband two daughters two granddaughters two brothers and four sisters.
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Robert O. Spiegle
Baugh's Infirmary
Falkville
Warrior
Falkville Methodist Church
Roberts
Drinkard-Howell
Spiegle
Felix Same
Cecil Russell
Near Warrior
Dot
Frances Dillong
San Antonio
A. Ss
M.C. Hough
Lacey's Spring
E. H. Webb
Birmingham
Floyd Hendrix
Decatur
Cliff Penney
R. A. Burleson
Hartselle
Soviet Pushes on Finnish Front in War Escalation
Reports say the Red Army advanced along the Finnish border with gains up to 16 miles, captured the Arctic Port of Pechenga, and shot down 10 Finnish aircraft. Helsinki and other cities report civilian casualties and strained communications as Moscow recognizes a new Finnish government led by Otto Kuusinen.
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Roosevelt
United States
Molotoff
Russia
Helsinki
Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Terijok
Red Army
Petsamo
Karelian
Otto Kuusnen
Tass
Supreme Soviet
Kuusinen
New Member Possibly Joined Men Without a Country Club
Washington observers note the capital's Men Without a Country may admit Finnish minister Hjalmar Procope or another brother. The club already lists Edgar Prochnik of Austria Col Vladwir Hurban of Czecho Slovakia Faik Konitza of Albania and Count Jerzy Potocki of Poland as members.
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Washington
Hjalmar Procope
Edgar Prochnik
Austria
Col
Vladiwir’ Hurban
Czecho- Slovakia
Faik Konitza
Albania
Count Jerzy Potocki
Poland
Local Church Notes And Social Whirl Highlight Decatur Weekend
Miss Rose Speer leaves for Clearwater Florida. First Baptist WMS hosts a luncheon at 12 Monday at Mrs T M Jones Jr home. Fraternity Fhe-KambdaPi-Sigme cancels meeting during Thanksgiving holidays. Emmett Bowers to fill Austinville Church of Christ pulpit Sunday morning and evening. Anne Kelly returns to Huntsville after Lamberth Waldrop wedding. Nabors guests of Humphreys. Sunday observed as Hall Day in Southside Baptist Sunday school. Rev J Kers hopes all coastion members attend. Rev Chambers to preach both services. Bernice Gallant of Fayetteville called home by father T L Gallant illness. Funeral attendees listed. One defendant fined for disorderly conduct. WPA official Jimmy Sanders visiting parents in Maysville. Local residents visiting, school principals noted. Citywide BTU rally at Central Baptist 2:30 Sunday with Rev J Luther Gaines speaker. Mrs Tylee to speak at Central Baptist. Central Baptist Sunday school assembles 9:30 with J C Cowan directing. Junior choir to provide music under Rev Homer F Britton. Ladie Andrews dismissed from Baughs Infirmary. D A Roan of Eva visiting Decatur. Joe Henderson had minor operation at Decatur clinic.
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Southside Baptist Sunday School
J. Kers
Coastion
Chambers
Central Baptist Church
General Assembly
J. C. Cowan
Homer F. Britton
Youth Chops Off Hand Seeks Divine Command in Charleston
Elbert Snyder a 24 year old man in Charleston West Virginia displayed a severed right hand to hospital visitors saying he cut it off because it offended his body. He told doctors he acted after a biblical message and that he felt better after the act though weak from blood loss.
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Charleston
W. Va
Dee
Elbert Snyder
Finnish War Woes Deepen as Helsinki Bombed and Refugees Flee
Bitter news from Helsinki reports many students missing after the institute’s destruction by Russian bombs. Two professors confirmed killed as civilians cram roads and stations with refugees. Premier Ryti pledges independence and continued resistance while battles rage along the eastern front and in coastal towns.
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Esmen
Helsinki Institute of Technology
Helsinki
Beale Street Blues Pioneer Sees Swing Bridge Ahead
Memphis publisher and trumpeter Billy Handy recalls Beale Street at Blues Bowl night. He insists the Blues birthed jazz and predicts a future where swing and Blues merge into a broader American music form.
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Memphis, Tenn
Bilg Handy
Xeen
Memphis
Beale Street
Avenue
Bill
Becle Street
Handy
Pookee T
Washington -High
Merry High
Jackson
Tenn
Harlem
St. Louis
Randy
Southland
Christmas Light Parade Draws Big City Crowd
Large crowds filled the business streets at dusk for the annual Christmas light parade. The procession headed by Decatur High School ber passed Bank Street with Santa Claus waving from a rear vehicle. Festive lighting, new fixtures, and merchant-Chamber of Commerce cooperation fueled the cheerful December display.
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Bank Street
Decatur High School Ber
Santa Claus
Lee Street
Second Avenue
Chamber of Commerce
Four Hurt In Crash Near Lacon Involving Four Vehicles
Mrs R W Carter of Ridgewood New Jersey recovering from a broken arm at Benevolent Society Hospital after a Friday crash near Lacon. Three others were slightly injured including Mrs J D Clark of Birmingham and Mrs Albert Mosely and her father W M Hardin. Both cars heavily damaged and all four expected to be discharged soon.
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R. W.carter
Colonial Road
Ridgewood
New Jersey
Benevolent Society Hospital
Lacon
Carthas
J. D. Clark
28Th Street
Birmingham
Albert Mosely
Tuscaloosa Avenue
W. M. Hardin
Soviet Navy Rated Low In Baltic Sea Region
Soviet Navy is described as Russian made but largely from U S and European models. Many ships use American engines. Divided into four distinct areas, the Russian fleet is rated weak as a naval force, far below Germany in the Baltic.
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U. S
Germany
Baltic
Rules Studied On Chiropody Practice In Alabama
Alabama state board of medical examiners studied chiropody regulations today. A 1939 law placed chiropody under the bon diction with effect next February, pending board actions.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Board of Medical Examiners
Fragmentary note on Lae Ladoga combat near Jarvi
A garbled OCR fragment references Jarvi about 65 miles north of Lae Ladoga and describes Finnish machine gun fire annihilating two sponny companies toward the last man.
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Borah
Idaho
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Congress
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D. Cole
Agerepee
Scott
U S
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R.J. Scott
Waly
Charles Tremear
Greenfield Village
Dearborn
Michigan
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Wall Street Commission House
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Pri
A. Arnids
Trade and Commission House
Satari
Nervinemisson
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Gene Aker
Simons
Bulletin
Decatur’s
Rose Speer
Clearwater, Fa
The
First Baptist Wms
T. M. Jones, Jr
Olaf Sims
LaFayette Street
Fhe-KambdaPi-Sigme
Central Methodist Church
Emmett Bowers
Moulton
Anne Kelly
Huntsville
Robert Nabors
J. J. Humphrey
Bernice Gallant
Fayetteville, Ala
T. L. Gallant
Mary Caffey
Bruce Burns
F. A. Gallant
Wastock
B. G. Fairley
Leeds
Dexter E. Parks
Jean and
Joan
Talladega
O. M. Fairley
Haddon Heights
N. J
A. H. Fairley
Baltimore
W.H. Fairley
Detroit
Mich
Jimmy Sanders
WPA
Maysville
Madison County
Frances
Mary Collier
Priceville
City
Frank Philpot
Union Hill School No
R. C. Brown
J. F. Templeton
East Church Street
Emory Campbell
Scottsboro
Harold Ninger
Robena
J. Luther Gaines
Tuscumbia
BTU
Arthur Tylee
Chattanooga
Tylee
Brazil
Ladie Andrews
Grant Street
Baugh’s Infirmary
D. A. Roan
Eva
Joe Henderson
Decatur Clinic
Risto Ryti
Ryti
Rene
Russaroe
Hangoe
Stockholm
Kirov
Defense Ministry
Gulf of Finland
Arctic Ocean
Suo
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