Roosevelt sails on Caribbean cruise from Miami
President Roosevelt departs Washington by train toward Florida with plans for a Caribbean inspection cruise of defense facilities aboard a warship. Secret details limit destination while officials hint at Miami and a swing into the Caribbean with fishing on the itinerary.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Tuscaloosa
Washington
Caribbean
Stephen Parry
White House
Panama Canal
Early
Roosevel
E. M. Watson
Harry L.hopkins
Ross McIntire
House
Daniel J. Callaghan
Three Questioned in Alabama Death Investigation
BIRMINGHAM Ala Dec 2 County Investigator Gip M Evans said two civilians and a Fort McClellan private soldier are being questioned in the death of Mrs Evergreen McGraw 40 whose body was found beneath a bridge over the Little Cahaba River. The soldier Private Thomas Edward Curran Headquarters Company 27th Division and civilians Clyde Carter and Gordon Reed of Birmingham suburbs are identified. Mrs McGraws skull was fractured. Deputy Sheriff Hugh Hillhouse said Curran who was held for public drunkenness before the body was found told officers he fought with two men and a woman after riding in a car with them. Carter and Reed were on Fort McClellan construction jobs.
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Birmingham
Ala
Gip M. Evans
Fort McClellan
Evergreen McGraw
Little Cahaba River
Evans
Thomas Edward Curran
Clyde Carter
Gordon Reed
Santa leads rainy Decatur Christmas parade
Santa Claus arrived in Decatur Saturday afternoon atop a fire truck as the Decatur High School band accompanied a Christmas parade despite rain. The procession began at Senior High on Wilson, moved along Oak, Church, Bank, Lee, and Second Avenue, drawing hundreds of spectators while Bank and Second Avenue lights illuminated the route.
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Santa Claus
Decatur
Bank Street
Second Avenue
Wilson Avenue
St. Nicholas
Wilsor Avenue
Oak Street
Church
Lee _ street
Vine
Church Street
Gordon Drive
Second Avenus
Beloved Lady Called Away
Funeral services for Mrs. C. H. Johnson 68 of Hartselle are set for today at Pfirtselle Methodist Church. She died Sunday night of a heart attack at her daughter Mrs. John T. Cooper’s home. Survived by daughter Mrs. Cooper son Dr Cecil H. Johnson brothers and sisters. Interment in Hartselle Cemetery Peck directing. Pallbearers and floral attendants listed.
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C. H. Johnson
Hartselle
John T. Cooper
Johnson
Mrs. Cooper
Cecil H. Johnson
Dillman
J. D. Hilton
Aberdeen
Texas
D. F. Atkins
Northport
J. D. Estis
H. L. Groover
T. W. Lauderdale
S. M. Nelson
W. T. Stewart
B. F. Drake
J. L. Day
Lewis Praytor
L. H. Houston
J. F. T. Brown
Arthur Howell
Paul R. Cain Dies of Heart Attack Veteran of World War II
Paul R. Cain 46 a Morgan county resident died suddenly of a heart attack at his Sherman street home. A World War II veteran he will be buried in Somerville cemetery with Brown of Decatur directing services at 10 a m Tuesday. Surviving are his widow a daughter Miss Martha Paul Cain a son J P Cain four brothers Jim Lyle Candler and Lloyd Cain pallbearers J C Howell Charley Ed Howell Floyd Rudd Frank Bean L N Whitman and Harry Shaddix.
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Paul R. Cain
Morgan County
Sherman Street
Cain
R. L. Archibald
Central Methodist Church
Somerville Cemetery
Brown
Decatur
Martha Paul Cain
J. P. Cain
Jim
Lyle
Candler
Lloyd Cain
J. C. Howell
Charley Ed
Howell
Floyd Rudd
Frank Bean
L. N. Whitman
Harry Shaddix
Funeral rites for E. R. Little at Macedonia church
Funeral services were held for E. R. Little, 63, well known Landersville merchant, at Macedonia church in Franklin county. Rev. Swearington of Mt. Hope officiated with burial in Macedonia cemetery. He died at his home Saturday evening after a short illness. He is survived by two brothers, four nephews, three nieces, and several relatives including Buck Little of Rogersville and Guy Little of Chattanooga. He had run a mercantile business at Sandersville for 40 years.
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Landersville
Macedonia Church
Franklin
County
Swearington
Mt. Hope
Highsmith
Moulton
Macedonia Cemetery
Mr. Little
Buck Little
Rogersville
Posey Little
Chattanooga
Robert Ferguson
Trinity
Ralph Ferguson
Clanton
Guy and
Ray Little
T. R. Berry
Denton
Texas
Albie Sanderson
Town Creek
Ethel Little
Little
The
Baptist Church
Sandersville
Italians to use new type plane advances claimed
Milan. December 2. Fascist press says Italy is turning out high altitude planes that will revolutionize air fighting. Inventor Secondo Campini said in Cornere Della Sera that reports of a motorless craft were mistaken. The plane uses an ordinary motor and propeller and boosts power fourfold with a new gas chamber using air heated and compressed by the motor.
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Milan
Italy
Secondo Campini
Cornere Della Sera
Campini
Il Popolo di Roma
Draftee Brown Honored in Georgia Induction Route
Georgia man Clyde Odell Brown 25 of Heard County is named the first inductee in the eight Southern States of the fourth corps area under the selective service plan Adjutant General Marion Williamson announced today in Atlanta California? No. The report notes the induction occurred in Atlanta as part of the national draft rollout.
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Atlanta
Clyde Odell Brown
Heard County
Fourth Corps
Marion Williamson
Greek victory boosts morale as Italians seek help from Hitler
Mussolini floods with reinforcements to offset the Greek defeat while claiming local gains. Greek forces push along the Adriatic border into Albania, threatening the route toward the sea. The result shifts mood in Britain and Balkans, with Turkish press hinting that Nazi schemes to strike at England via the Near East falter.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Mussolini
Hitler
Adriatic
Albania
Rome
Britain
Balkans
England
Near East
Dardanelles
Greece
Desperate Greek Stand Could Open British Axis Foothold
The piece argues that a Greek defense with British aid could pin down Italy and provide a vital base for Allied operations against the axis. It notes Hitler faces a difficult rescue, with only two realistic help avenues: air support or sending an army via Yugoslavia or Bulgaria, risking a Balkan upheaval.
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Italy
Hitler
Pfehrer
Greece
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
der Puehrer
Four Decatur People Hurt In Weekend Accidents
Automobile wrecks during the week end caused serious injuries to two Decatur residents and minor injuries to two others. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shaneyfelt of 403 Fourth Avenue West suffered major injuries when their car collided with a truck driven by Robert Wright of Decatur on West Moulton Street. Sheriff Willoughby and Officer Whitmire investigated. Wright was held but not charged. The Shaneyfelts are in Baugh's Infirmary. A Morgan County party including Prof Irwin J. Quinn and Mrs. Quinn, returning from the Alabama vs Mississippi State game near Tuscaloosa, sustained only minor injuries when their car hit one driven by Mrs. C. E. Armstrong of Birmingham. Also, Mrs Clyde Jones of Birmingham had her car damaged after being struck by an Army truck of Fort Knox on Bee Line Highway. Police said a rear truck crash followed a stop by the leading truck.
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Birmingham
Robert Shaneyfelt
Fourth Avenue
West
Robert Wright
West Moulton Street
Third
Fourth Avenues
Shaneyfelt
W. T. Willoughby
J. B. Whitmire
Wright
Baugh
Irwin J. Quinn
Tuscaloosa
Quinn
Jeff Rowe
Falkville
Will Terry
Hartselle
Armstrong
Morgan County
Alabama
Mississippi State
Clyde Jones
American plane maker's schooner crossing of war torn Atlantic
Henry B. Clarke of Roslyn New York sailed from Lands End on Oct 6 in the schooner Maine with five crew members, after being attacked by German planes. The voyage to Nassau lasted eight weeks with no food for the last three days as they faced bitter storms and a submarine patrol from Brest to Ireland. Clarke, who owned England based aircraft factories, spoke by telephone from Nassau saying they were starving but had reached safety and planned to return to New York.
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Fila
Atlantic
England
Bahamas
Nassau
The
Herald
Henry B. Clarke
Roslyn
N. Y
Maine
Clarke
Brest
France
Ireland
New York
United States
Landsend
James Stoner
Endeavour
Madeira Islands
Marie
Milk Production Film Shown Tonight in Decatur
The Milky Way Out film from the USDA, borrowed by the Decatur Chamber of Commerce, will be shown at seven o'clock in the Hotel Lyons Assembly room. It promotes increased milk production in the Decatur area and the public is invited to attend.
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Decatur Chamber of Commerce
United States Department of Agriculture
Hotel Lyons
Decatur
Rotary Seeks Closer Bonds Over Morgan
The Decatur Rotary Club opens efforts to bridge town and rural divides with a meeting at Central High School 4 p m. The rural urban committee leads the program with speakers Moses of the Cottonseed Crushers group and Farm Agent B G Hall, plus a Decatur High School Band concert.
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Decatur Rotary Club
Decatur
Decatur High School
Fine Eva
Central High School
Rotary Club
B. M. Chenault
Charles Hardwick
Sim L. Howell
Frank Stone
Charles Scales
Moses
J. E. Moses
National Association of Cottonseed Crushers
B. G. Hall
Rotary
Lyons Hotel
United Armies
Santa Ready With Prizes In Decatur Window Contest
Santa Claus plans early visits to Decatur area homes with cash prizes in the third annual Christmas Window Shopping Contest. Shoppers toured Bank Street Lee Street and Second Avenue displays Saturday as the event runs through next Monday with prizes of 25 10 5 and multiple 1 dollar awards. Entries are available at the Daily office if needed.
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Claus
Décatur
Decatur
Bank Street
Lee Street
Second Avenue
Gille Named Acting Director of Alabama Conservation
Montgomery Alabama December 2 The Alabama Conservation advisory board named Albert Gille Mobile businessman and sportsman acting director of the State Conservation Department during the absence of Dr Walter B Jones who has been called into active military service.
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Gille
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Conservation Advisory Board
Albert Gille
Mobile
State Conservation Department
Walter B., Jones
Senate delays contracts on government cotton stocks
Washington December 2—The Senate sent a request to the Commodity Credit Corporation and the Department of Agriculture prohibiting new contracts to reconcentrate government held cotton stocks until Congress acts at the next session.
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Washington
Senate
Commodity Credit Corporation
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Navy Declares World’s Best Fleet With Bases Under Review
Navy leaders announced the United States fleet as probably the strongest single sea force in the world. Admiral Stark urged consideration of further naval bases, including Guam, to deter hostile forces, detailing strengthening plans for Atlantic and Pacific defenses.
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Washington
Navy
United States
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Guam
Japan
Atlantic
Pacific
Stark
Secretary of the Navy
Picket Line Protests Non-Union Capitol Renovation
Pickets gathered near Alabama's capitol protesting use of non-union workers by contractor Henry Flinn. Governor Dixon defended the process, pledging protection of access and orderly government, while a union spokesman said workers would be sent home. Two pickets displayed banners accusing the project of unfair labor practices.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Dixon
Capitol Building
State Capitol
Henry I. Flinn
A. F. of L
Capitol
E. R. Curry
Flinn
Henry Flinn
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Ten Vessels Thought To Be Under Fire of Nazi Raiders
A British convoy about 400 miles west of Ireland faced a wide scale assault by aircraft and submarines in a five hour chase. Ten vessels were attacked with distress signals from at least five ships confirmed. several were torpedoed or bombed as raiders swarmed the area.
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New York
Anderson
Ireland
MacKay
Berlin
England
Trish
Lady Glanely
Cetorti
Victor Ross
British Mexican Petroleum Company
Dublin
Northern Ireland
Kilgerran Castle
Kinsaleheed
North Irish
MacKay Radio
Portishead
Valencia
Goodleigh
Field Trials Begin on Wheeler Plantation in Alabama
Scores of dogs from across Alabama gather at the Wheeler estate in Lawrence County for the Alabama Amateur Field Trials Club event. The gathering follows a Sunday drawing at the Lyons Hotel with about 25 sportsmen present, as trophies for derby, all age, and shooting dog stakes are displayed in the lobby.
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Alabama
Alabama Amateur
Wheeler Estate
Lawrence County
Lyons Hotel
M. J. Broadnax
Birmingham
R. H. Jackson
Florence
the Lyons
Pact Reveals Spain A Neutral Role In Wartime
The Associated Press reports Britain claims a diplomatic win as Spain signs a financial pact with Britain signaling neutrality. In Madrid, Spanish Foreign Minister Ramon Serrano Suner signed for Spain while Sir Samuel Hoare represented Britain in the noon ceremony.
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Samuel Hoare
Spain
Madrid
Ramon Serrano Suner
Adolf Hitler
Penito Mussolini
London
Balkan
Britain
Southhampton
Mussolini
Hitler
Balkans
Hungary
Rumania
Budapest
Yugoslavia
Slovakia
Berlin
Southampton
British Press Association
England
Commane
Tennessee River Gauge Rises as Temperatures Edge Up
The Tennessee river level stood at 19.26 feet with a rising trend. The past 24 hours saw a high of 53 degrees and a low of 31 with a trace of rain. Generally fair to tonight and Tuesday with a mild drop in cold further south.
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