Weather, prices, and notices from Decatur page
Considerable cloudiness with scattered light rains tonight and Wednesday. Tennessee river falling at 16 feet. max 72, min 56. trace of rain. Cotton prices: strict mid dling 17.15, middling 16.85, strict low 16.35, low 15.85. Movies: Charley’s Aunt at the Princess, Steed Wings at the Roxy, Carter at the Capitol. Community notes list multiple hospital visits and local appointments. L. N. Railroad hire. church meeting. REA electric farm show near Decatur. Vanderbilt beat Tennessee quip by John Nelson. several business and social items. continued on page two.
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Tennessee
Cadet Schoenig Seeks Reserve Commission For Infantry
Aviation cadet John R Schoenig of Cincinnati in primary training goes to Maxwell Field to face a board for a reserve commission as a second lieutenant in the infantry. If approved he will terminate his aviation cadet status and serve as an officer. Schoenig is a cadet officer in his class, holding first lieutenant rank and second in command.
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John R. Schoenig
Cincinnati
Maxwell Field
Infantry
Offcer
Schoenig
Soviet Dispatches Claim Red Triumph Near Rostov and Moscow
Soviet reports declared a Rostov retreat a rout as Red Army forces pushed German troops back toward the Azov Sea. London and Allied broadcasts cited heavy losses for Germany around Moscow and Stalinogorsk, with fighting from Klin to Volokolamsk and near Voroshilovgrad.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Ukraine
Rostov-on-Don
Azov Sea
8. A. Lozovosky
Moscow
Rostov
Red Army
Stalinogorsk
London
Ewald von Kleist
Mariupol
Hitler
Pravda
Klin
Volokolamsk
Donets River
Voroshilovgrad
Libyan
Tobruk
Rezegh
High Command
Sydney
Death takes H S Turner
Hershel S Turner aged 25 died Monday afternoon at his Somerville Route 1 home at four o clock Funeral services will be at Shoal Creek church Wednesday at two o clock with Rev Sid Berry and Rev L E Toon conducting Interment in Shoal Creek cemetery with Peck directing Pallbearers listed He is survived by wife daughter Elizabeth Ann son Hershel Glenn his parents Mr and Mrs J A Turner three sisters and eleven brothers including J D Pirge Malcolm Billy Ray James Hobart Decatur Howard and Cecil of Roswell Huie of Birmingham and Hosie of San Francisco California
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Hershel S. Turner
Somerville
Shoal Creek
Sid Berry
L. E. Toon
Peck
Newt Slaton
Howard Slaton
James, Slaton
Charles Slaton
Orbie Whaley
Leroy Bennett
New Mexico
Huie
Birmingham
Hosie
San Francisco
Calif
8 year old Frances Thompson starts a Ringling elephants fund
Richmond Virginia December 2 a young girl Frances Thompson age eight sends a dime to the Times Dispatch asking that it be used to help pay for more elephants for the Ringling circus after the deaths of the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey elephants she writes that she loves all animals and had a goat that died in August and she wants to honor her friend Nan by sending funds to the circus to buy elephants The paper pledged to forward the dime to the circus noting the girl’s heartfelt appeal One anyway
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Richmond
Frances Thompson
Rling Brothers
Ramona Nan
Frances
LID LIFTED AT AUGUSTA AS SOLDIERS MAY REENTER CITY
The Augusta air base restricted downtown access after a Sunday disturbance. Army officers and city officials resolved charges against five officers and one enlisted man, reopening ties with the Young Men's Christian Association and the country club as pay of about 200000 is distributed to roughly 2500 soldiers.
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Augusta Air Base
Augusta
Young Men's Christian Association
Country Club
Gilbert Collar
Ritter Found Dead At Home In Decatur
W H Boss Ritter a longtime Decatur figure was found dead about 4:30 am in his back porch area at 301 Oak Street. Cause listed as heart attack. He was about 76. Mrs Ritter ill recently and a sister from Chattanooga arrived. Ritter active in church civic affairs and Kiwanis in Decatur. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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W. H
Ritter
Decatur
Oak Street
A. M. Leighton
Chattanooga
Kiwanis Club
First Methodist Church
Britain Plans Heavier Levy on Manpower
Prime Minister Churchill told Parliament Britain faces a 1942 crisis of manpower and womanpower with lowered conscription ages to 18 1 2 and up to 50 for men and unmarried women aged 20 to 30 may be drafted. He warned 60-year-olds could be called and urged broader compulsory service with only volunteers for combat roles.
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London
Churchill
Parliament
Britain
House of Commons
United States
Russia
Rail Strike Threat Eases as Congress Debates Labor Bill
Settlement of the railroad strike threat strengthens support for a moderate bill to curb defense industry strikes. The plan would create a National Mediation Board with a 60 day cooling off period and government seizure powers if needed, while two alternate proposals urge cooling off and arbitration or freezing union status during the emergency. Debate opens with Rep Smith pushing for prompt action to protect the defense program and Vinson urging early passage of profit limits. The threat lifting eases traffic chiefs facing heavy holiday freight traffic.
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Washington
House
House Labor Committee
National Mediation Board
Naval Committee
Eees
Stribes
Organized Labor
Partry
Rep. Smith
Smith
Vinson
D. Ga
Soviet Oil Shipment to Istanbul Signals Alliance Move
War analyst notes a rare Soviet naval convoy delivery to Istanbul with Turkish oil barges, signaling oil aid amid Russo-German conflict. The gesture comes as Allied pressure grows in Libya and as Moscow moves to offset Nazi economic pressure on Turkey.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Rostov
Libyan
Istanbul
Turkey
Oil to Turkey Seen as Axis and Allies Prize
The article discusses Turkey as a critical gateway between Europe and the Middle East, noting its strategic value and the efforts by both Axis and Allied powers to win Turkish support. It reports British influence and Ottoman neutrality as of the moment, with a shift possible if timely.
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Caucasus
Turkey
Middle
Near East
Bosporus
Dardanelles
Oee
Germans Join Panzer Units Amid Desert Fighting News
A war update notes German forces succeeded in joining two panzer divisions for the North African desert battles. British forces report on going operations near Sidi Omar Nuovo as cleanup advances along the Libyan border. Four hundred prisoners captured after heavy shelling, with entrenched Axis defenses and multiple armaments reported.
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Catro
Egypt
Dee
Hom
Desert
Seypren Pte
Irene
Roy
Sidi Omar Nuovo
Punjab
Sisi Omar
Arrest Made for Slaying in Haleyville
Ellis Howard Rowe of Haleyville was arrested aboard a freight train and charged with murder in the slaying of David Blakey whose body was found in the Alabama river. Rowe is also charged with arson in Blakey’s car burning. witnesses tied the two men together the night of Nov 15.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ellis Howard Rowe
Haleyville
David Blakey
Alabama
N. W. Kimbrough
State Patrol
Kimbrough
Howerd
Blakey
Rowe
M. B. Kirkpatrick
William Hill Laid to Rest in Aldridge Grove
William T. Hill of Aldridge Grove Moulton Route 3 died of pneumonia at Hamil Clinic Decatur Sunday. Survived by widow one son Floyd A Hill daughters in laws Tass Jacobs Milford Ff Rylant and Roy A Warren five grandchildren. Funeral at Aldridge Grove church of Christ 2 30 Monday with Spry E E Byars and H E Patton officiating. Pallbearers Erben Ennis Ernest Mullican Emmett McLemore Raymond Clarence Crane. Flower girls listed.
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William T. Hill
Aldridge Grove
Moulton
Hamil
Decatur
Floyd A. Hill
Bergen
Spry
E. E. Byars
H. E. Patton
Erben
Ennis
Ernest Mullican
Emmett McLemore
Raymond
Clarence Crane
Ennis Mullican
Leon Wade
Ed Commack
Audrey Jacobs
Johnnie Margaret Jacobs
Helen Ruth McLemore
Wylodean Rooks
Marjorie Nell
Barbara Ann Rylant
Mel Ott Named Giants Playing Manager In Surprise Move
The New York Giants named Mel Ott as playing manager and assigned Bill Terry to head farm operations with the title of general manager in Jacksonville. The dual roles shift long standing leadership as Ott takes the dugout duties and Terry oversees the minor league system.
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Jacksonville
Fla
New York Giants
Mel Ott
Bill Terry
New England Snow Levels With Warmer Eastern Temperatures
Snow and freezing temperatures lingered in New England while the eastern half of the nation warmed. Caribou Maine reported 4 inches of snow as the coldest day dropped to five below, rising to five above this morning.
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Associated Press
New England
Caribou
Mercury
Lakes Region
Mississippi Valley
Texas Panhandle
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Raleigh
N. C
Savannah
Jacksonville
Fla
Miami
Tampa
Birmingham
Ala
Chattanooga
Tenn
New Orleans
Denver
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
Fort Worth
Tex
W. W. McDonald Dead at 63 in Hillsboro
W. W. McDonald aged 63 died Monday morning at his Hillsboro home from pneumonia. Funeral services were held at Caddo with Emmett Byars officiating, burial in Caddo Cemetery. Survivors include widow, two daughters Evie and Addie, three sons Sylvester William and John, one sister Mrs T M Hamilton, and two brothers Henry and William.
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W. W. McDonald
Hillsboro
Caddo
Emmett Byars
Brown
Evie
Addie McDonald
Sylvester
William
John McDonald
T. M. Hamilton
Decatur
Henry
Cullman
Hartselle
Crisis in Washington Far East Tensions Escalate
Reports say Japan probes Washington for clarification on Hull's stance as Britain moves shipping to Hongkong. Burma defense columns deploy. Thailand braces with air raid shelters as Bangkok radio seeks calm amid rising tensions in the region.
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Roosevelt
Indo-China
Thailand
Japan
State Department
Saburo Kurusu
Stimson
Navy Knox
Welles
Washington
Cordell Hull
Reuters
Rangoon
Burma
Domei
Britain
Bangkok
Tal
Bangkok Radio
Ment
Singapore
Cpt
Bri
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Julian Hardy
L. and N. Railroad
Pauly Thomas
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J. B. Smith
Grant Street
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H. M. Blankenship
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Dan Brewer
Ham Clinic
L. A. Hagan
Hamil Clinic
John W Jones
First “Christian ‘Church
REA Electric
McEntire Place
Joe Wheeler
Charles E. Crawford
Fort McPherson
Air Corps
Wichita Ralls
Texas
Westminister Men’s Club
Decatur Cab Company
John Nelson
Popular Chamber of Commerce
Vanderbilt
Nelson
Johnson
Robert Burnham
Forday
Melvin. Hutson
Mollie Bryant
Trinity
R. L. Woods
Cabret
RED
Death Takes
Tot
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Real Santa
Kodiak
Alaska
Mr. Jones
R. T
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H. H
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Daniel van Wert Jones
Lucy Belle
Merv Avon
Lou
Ther
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Sam
William Hill
Giants
Ac Young
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