Forty American pilots ferry bombers to Britain nonstop
Pilot leader R. Hutchinson says about 60 American Canadian and British pilots and 30 radio operators are delivering high speed Lockheed Hudson bombers to Britain from North America in roughly ten hours flight time with mass deliveries since early November. Crews are paid monthly salaries and return by boat, taking about two weeks round trip.
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England
Ge R. Hutchinson
Hutchinsons
North America
Britain
British North America
1Ingon
Hutchinson
YULE Continues Air War and Balkan Front Updates
Descriptions of Bristol as a war supply port under six hour Luftwaffe bombardment mark a broader Axis focus on English ports. In the Balkans, Greek forces push Italians toward Porto Edda and Delvino as the front line shifts across Albania. Crete remains an armed camp with British and Greek units blocking eastern Mediterranean routes. Petain's move to Versailles signals a cautious shift in French leadership strategy.
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United States
Bristol
Berlin
Coventry
Axis
England
Athens
Albania
Porto A
Porto
Il Duce
Delvino
Porto Edda
Porto Bdda
Arocastro
Politzan
Suranta
Polena
Pogradetz
Lake Ochrida
Porte Edda
Fibasahi
Mediterranean
Crete
Italy
Dodecanese
Petain
Vichy
France
Switzerland
Trianon Palace
Versailles Forest
Physician dies in fire near Ham Alabama
Dr. W. A. Lavender, 67, died in his fire yesterday while returning from a visit to his former home at Livingston. He had lived in Birmingham for 81 years.
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Ham
Ala
W. A. Lavender
Livingston
Birmington
Markets drift with little selling as leaders ease
In New York trading on December 3, stock activity showed minimal selling pressure with many leaders slipping only slightly. Transfers were about 450000 shares, the slowest full-session total in six weeks amid year end adjustments. Agricultural and livestock prices also moved, while bonds and commodities were uneven.
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Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
Texas
Markets at a Glance New York December 3
Stocks mixed as leaders narrow gains. Bonds irregular while rails advance. Hongkong dollar weakly trades. Cotton higher on short covering and spot buying. Sugar uneven with commission house buying. Metals stable and wool tops firmer on buying. Chicago Wheat lower and corn weak on demand uncertainty from a new federal loan program. Cattle steady with small receipts. Hogs strong to ten cents higher on broad demand.
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New York
Hongkong
Commission
Chicago
Futures Close Higher as Markets End Mixed
New York futures settled 6 to 9 points higher with most active contracts in the red at times. Prices showed modest swings and edge higher by session close while midmorning spot values around 10.33 in middling quality held steady amid light volume.
Cotton futures rise on Army demand and short covering
New Orleans on December 3 reports show trade buying and short covering lifting cotton futures. Army purchase activity was cited as support with closing prices mostly higher, led by the December and January contracts amid steady to firm quotes and varied bid classifications.
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New Orleans
Worth Street
United States Army
Cotton markets close steady in New Orleans trade
Spot cotton in New Orleans on December 3 closed steady to 8 points higher with sales of 2,613 bales. Quotations stand at low middling 8.91, middling 9.91, good middling 10.41. Receipts were 2,075 with stock at 543,302 bales.
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New Orleans
Cottonseed oil prices steady with varied futures quotes
New Orleans market report notes steady cottonseed oil closing with bleachable prime summer yellow at 5.55 and prime crude at 4.75. Futures: Dec 5.25B, Jan 5.31B, March 5.41B, May 5.50B, July 5.57B. B-bid.
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New Orleans
Poultry Prices Steady in Chicago Market Report
Poultry live market in Chicago shows 33 trucks steady to firm. Geese 12 lbs down 13, over 12 lbs 13, capons 7 lbs up 20, under 7 lbs 18 1-2, slips 16 1-2. Other prices unchanged.
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Chicago
Nashville Livestock Market Report Dec 3 Prices Steady
Nashville Tennessee reports salable cattle 250 and calves 100 with prices about steady. department of agriculture notes trade activity and market conditions.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Butter and egg market update from Chicago market report
Chicago dairy and egg receipts show butter at 93 score with prices around 35 1 4 to 34 1 2 and eggs at 32 1 2 for extra firsts and 30 1 2 for firsts. Current receipts list includes dirties and various refrigerated checks and extras.
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Chicago
Grain price listings for Chicago markets reach varied levels
In Chicago market notes for December, wheat No 2 red durum at 96 1 2 cents, corn No 3 mixed 68 cents, No 2 yellow 64 1 2 cents, No 4 white 67 3 4 cents, sample grade 57 1 2. Oats No 1 white 40 1 2 cents, sample grade 35, No 1 white extra heavy 41, No 1 white heavy 41, sample white touch 34 1 2, sample white heavy 38 1 4. Soybeans No 2 yellow 1.00, sample grade 96.
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Chicago
Dec
Wheat futures slight rally fades on quiet session
Chicago price action shows a narrow trading range with December wheat peaking at 90.1-8 and closing at 89 3-8-1-2 cents. May and December contracts for corn and oats also drifted, finishing near day’s lows with small declines across the board.
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Chicago
Senior class to stage False Fronts comedy on Dec 6
The Decatur High School Senior class presents the three act comedy False Fronts on December 6. Cast members have worked hard and promise a smash hit with the novel thought speech device. Tickets are on sale now.
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Decatur
Blood donor hopes to cure streptococcus case
James M. O'Hara a 41 year old navy veteran from Philadelphia donated blood to 22 year old Frank Shutt in Doylestown Pa the transfusion was given to fight a streptococcus viridans infection and Shutt's doctor voiced confidence in recovery after the blood type matched
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Doylestown
Frank Shutt
Shutt
James M. O'Hara
Philadelphia
Union Pickets Rally Against Alabama Governor
T P Myrick head of the Montgomery Central Labor Union denounces Governor Dixon’s remarks on the capitol east wing remodeling dispute. He says labor groups deny hoodlum ties and defend local workers wage and hour standards while the state contractor Flinn is hired on the lowest bid. Pickets were posted outside capitol entrances as union men demanded union labor.
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Montgomery
Ala
T. P. Myrick
Capitol
Alabama
Dixon
Henry IL. Flinn
Organized Labor
Mobile cops accused in moonshine case trial
Leonard Williams testified in Mobile federal court that two officers, Leroy Flake and Edgar Carney, warned him to sell whiskey or risk arrest for moonshine. Williams said he paid protection money to Mobile policemen for 10 years while bootlegging. A witness, Mary Lou Brown, said she paid officers weekly and bought moonshine from James Barrett in a police car.
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Mobile
Ala
Internal Revenue
Leonard Williams
Leroy Flake
Edgar Carney
Williams
Flake
Carney
Mary Lou Brown
James Barrett
Barrett
Defense costs surge in first five months of fiscal year
The treasury reports defense expenditures more than doubled from July through November. Monthly totals show July 177,391,781 August 199,251,126 September 218,433,482 October 283,855,963 and November 365,233,578. Five month spending 124,864,933, far below the 5.5 billion annual budget but over twice the prior year's first five months.
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Washington
The
Treasury
War and Navy Department
Odd Ear of Corn on Display in Somerville
B F Henderson a farmer from Somerville Route 1 brought to The Daily office an oddly formed ear of red Indian chief variety. The ear shows eight smaller ears growing from the top like an umbrella. Henderson says he has never seen such a many eared ear before.
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B. F. Henderson
Somerville
Route 1
Henderson
National United Welfare Committee for Defense Formed
A national committee to coordinate agencies aiding those in national defense training or enterprises was formed. Named the National United Welfare Committee for Defense, with Walter Hoving of Lord and Taylor as chairman, it includes Y M C A Knights of Columbus Jewish welfare board National Catholic Community Service Salvation Army and Y W C A as vice chairmen and executive committee members.
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New York
National United Welfare Committee For Defense
Walter Hoving
Lord and Taylor Department Store
Knights of Columbus
Jewish Welfare Board
National Catholic Community Service
Salvation Army
Jim Crow Act Is Attacked
Rep Arthur W Mitchell of Illinois appeals to the Supreme Court seeking federal review of a lower court ruling dismissing his suit against the Interstate Commerce Commission. He contends railroad travel discrimination denied him first class rights and seeks equal interstate accommodations for colored passengers under the 14th Amendment.
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Washington
Arthur W. Mitchell
Illinois
Congress
Supreme Court
Federal District Court of Northern Illinois
Interstate Ferce Commission
Chicago
Holt Springs
Ark
British Offense Gains From Crete Base Invasion
Britain has gained a strategic advantage in the Mediterranean with Crete as a central base. Italian supply lines to Africa are shrinking while Allied bombardment of Italian cities and efforts to block Albania increase pressure on Graziani’s forces in Egypt. Haile Selassie works with Sudanese rebels, and French North Africa shows pro British sentiment as Egypt faces a tougher campaign.
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Britain
Crete
Mediterranean
Duce
England
Italy
Dodecanese
Albania
Balkans
Africa
Marshal Graziani
Egypt
Libya
Little Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Sudan
Officers Selected by State Masons in Alabama
Llewellyn R. Hillyer of Selma elevated from grand scribe to high priest by the Alabama Chapter of Royal Arch Masons succeeding W. C. Davis of Opelika Two new officers were elected James M. Jones of Dothan and Frank A. Gillette of Montgomery named grand masters of the second and first veil John Wilson Terry of Montgomery moved from grand treasurer to grand king Succeeded the late William Samuel Gamble The Grand Masonic Lodge to open its 120th annual communication tonight after an afternoon meeting of the grand council of royal and select masons
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Montgomery
Ala
Llewellyn R. Hillyer
Selma
Alaama
Royal Arch Masons
Opelika
James M. Jones
Dothan
Frank A. Gillette
John Wilson Terry
William Samuel Gamble
Grand Masonic Lodge
Grand Council of Royal
Select
Masrs
Mississippi State Grabs All-Opponents Eleven Honors
Four Mississippi State players earned spots on the all opponents team selected by Alabama football players. End Elrod and guard Cobern from Mississippi State join tackles Tripson and Dufour, with center Gude and other linemen named from Georgia Tech, Tulane, Vanderbilt, and Tennessee.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Mississippi State
University of Alabama
Elrod
Miss
State
Ison
Georgia Tech
Tripson
Miss. State
Dufour
Tulane
Cobern
Ellis
Vandy
Gude
Bucks — Bosch
Johnson
Butler
Tennessee
Thibaut
Decatur News Briefs Highlight Local Visits And Events
Danville route 3 resident K Holt and Athens route 3 visitor A F Fogg spent Tuesday in Decatur. Local births and illnesses noted, church services planned, and municipal arrests include six defendants fined for traffic and tax violations. A state patrol transfer, a birthday anniversary, and upcoming Episcopal diocese convention in Montgomery are reported.
Abandoned Baby Found At University Dormitory
A three weeks old girl was found in a Penn dorm hallway. Mrs Bessie Bitting, the dormitory housemother, plans to file adoption papers saying she wants a baby and the 43 male residents welcome the idea. The infant, named Vanita if custody is granted, was discovered by Frank Norton. A note with the Pink blanket asked for care and promised the mother would send money and return.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Bessie Bitting
Frank Norton
Batavia
N. Y
University
Wharton School
Louise
Vanita
Supreme Court Asked to Overrule Dismissals in Tenure Cases
Montgomery Alabama December 3 The Alabama Supreme Court is asked by the Marshall County Board of Education to overrule a circuit court ruling dismissing demurrers against suits by 12 teachers discharged under the Tenure Act The board did not rehire 43 teachers for 1940 41 term The case hinges on whether teachers received proper notice of nonreemployment If the high court sustains the circuit judge the cases go back to Marshall for merits If it is overruled the complaints may be dismissed
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Supreme Court
Marshall County Board of Education
Marshall Board
Supreme Court
Marshall Court
Preachers Meet Set in Hartselle
A district meeting of Methodist preachers will be held in Hartselle next Tuesday at ten o'clock. Principal speakers are Dr. G M Davenport of East Lake and Dr. B T Waites of Athens. Luncheon will be served at the church.
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Ninth Street Methodist Church
W. H. Curl
Hastselle
G. M. Davenport
East Lake
B. T. Waites
Athens
Navy chief urges overstaffed ships during emergency
Rear Admiral Chester W. Nimitz head of the Bureau of Navigation recommended today that during the current emergency every combatant ship be provided with at least 115 percent of personnel or as many sailors as can be accommodated on board.
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Washington
Chester W. Nomi
Navy Bureau of Navigation
Roosevelts Pacific Cruise Aims at Relaxation and Readiness
The article describes President Roosevelt cruising aboard the Tuscaloosa with gun crews on alert and depth charges ready as spotlights sweep United States flags aboard three ships. The trip mirrors last Februarys Panama voyage intended to blend business and reception while keeping defense measures.
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Tuscaloosa
United States
Mr. Roosevelt
Panama
Pacific
Britain
Congress
Roosevelt travels to Miami with small White House party
President Roosevelt sails on a 25 hour run to Miami with a limited White House group including Harry Hopkins Maj Gen E M Watson Rear Admiral Ross T McIntire and Captain Daniel J Callaghan. He may break his 12 hour train limit rule if needed to return to Washington by air and keep in touch by naval radio.
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White House
Harry Hopkins
Commerce
E. M. Watson
Ross T. McIntire
Navy
Daniel J Callaghan
Miami
Roosevelt
Washington
Tuscaloosa
Naval
Cattlemen Decide on Posting Signs in North Alabama
Members of the North Alabama Cattlemen's Association meet at seven tonight at The Daily office to decide signs for members farms. The signs warn the public that their herds are protected against theft and deter cattle thieves. The association aims to curb thefts in the North Alabama region.
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North Alabama Cattlemen’s Association
North Alabama
Dr U S Pitts Preaches and Conducts Conferences Across District
Dr U S Pitts district superintendent of the Decatur district will visit Danville on Sunday to preach at 11 oclock and lead a quarterly conference after dinner on the grounds. He will then preach in Moulton Sunday evening and Massey Wednesday at 11 oclock with a conference after lunch on the grounds.
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U. S. Pitts
Decatur
Danville
Moulton
Massey
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Little Rock
Hubert Holland
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Sheffield
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Austinville
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December
Marion Faye
Mrs. Ferre) Drake
Birmingham
Vienna Webster
H. B. Cloud
St Paul's Lutheran Church
Lucile Ballard
Katy McdJilton
Baugh’s Infirmary
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Roland.h. Gray
Goodyear Decatur Mills
Akron
Ohio
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Flovence
J. J. Sneed
Hamil Clinic
Board of Christian Education
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O. B. Lansbury
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Howard Owens
West Moulton Street
Saaed
R. S. Sansbury
Gadsden
Rev
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Mrs. Sansbury
Emmett. Roy
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Pulaski
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John M. Carr
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