Group of alleged saboteurs tied to anti Italian plot
Indictment cites a conspiracy by a group claiming aims to form a Soviet republic across Italy Austria Carinthia and Yugoslavia. Prosecutors allege espionage powder-plant explosions railway sabotage and an assassination attempt on Mussolini with several deaths and injuries linked to the crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Austrian
Carinthia
Yugoslavia
Mussolini
Caporetto
Piacenza
Bologna
Peace hopes amid war talk and resource balance
A columnist reflects on wartime strategy noting that peace remains possible but requires careful limits. He argues Nazi power weakens as European resources dwindle, Britain and the United States gain strength, and Hitler must secure new supplies, with operations shifting toward resource-rich targets rather than front lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pat Barnes
Dombers
Germany
Europe
Herr Hitler
Britain
United States
Hitler
Puehrer
Caucasus
Azov
Moore Convicted in Athens Ga On Violation Case
Austin City Moore, a former league baseball pitcher, was convicted in Athens Georgia on a violation of the act. The case involved selective arresters and related violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Austin Ciy Moore
Market recap shows mixed action with gains in some sectors
The New York market opened firm on fair buying and later slipped as profit taking restrained steel and carrier plays. Chemical and heavy industry shares led modest gains while low priced issues faced tax loss selling. Volume ran about 1.1 million shares as indexes closed up overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Eubank
New York
Nashville Livestock Market Report December Sale Notes
Salable cattle 400 calves 100 with steady demand. Slaughter heifers and steers 7.50-9.50, quality higher yearlings 9.50-10.50, top choice yearlings 11.50. Cows 6.35-7.50, canners 4.00-6.00. Bulls 8.50 down, vealers 13.00. Hogs 500 with steady to Tuesday best. 190-230 lb 10.00, 180 lb 9.00-9.50, sows 8.70. Sheep 25. Pat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Market News Service
Raiders Will Be Treated By Decatur Kiwanis Club
Decatur Red Raiders champions of the Tennessee Valley will be honored Thursday night at the Hotel Lyons by the Kiwanis club with a 6:30 dinner. Vanderbilt speakers Head Coach Red Sanders and Assistant Coach Bear Bryant are expected, along with Elmer Loyd Euel Gregg Alva Burns and Dr Joe Hughes. A Huntsville Decatur final game movie by Dr Mike Edwards will follow the dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Red Raiders
Tennessee Valley
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Lyons
Mike Edwards
Kiwanis Club
Huntsville
John H. McMath
Ritter Rites Set After Death On Porch
Funeral services for William H. Ritter aged 76 will be Thursday at 1:30 PM at Brown's Chapel on Ferry Street conducted by Dr. R. M. Howell. Interment in city cemetery with Brown directing. Survivors include his widow, a sister-in-law Mrs A W Leighton of Chattanooga, Tenn, and a sister with many nieces and nephews in Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Ritter
Oak Street
Brown's Chapel
Ferry Street
R. M. Howell
First Methodist Church
City
Brown
N. R. Carron
Clyde Hendrix
S. H. Malone
John i . F. O. Smith
Cotton climbs to highs as mills fix prices in NY trading
Cotton futures reach daily peaks in New York on December 3 as mill price fixing and limited offerings tighten supply. Prices rise across contracts with gains of about 1.35 to 1.65 a bale, while nearby months post higher opens and settles near daily highs. Middling spot remains quoted around 17.87.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Patures
Former Warden Guilty in Sweat Box Death Case
In Trenton Georgia a jury convicts former Warden A Jacobson of involuntary manslaughter in the death of prisoner Lewis Gordon during the Rising Fawn camp era. He faces three years in prison unless a new trial is granted. bond set at five thousand dollars for a January hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
A. Jacobson
Rising Fawn
Dade County
Jacobson
Lewis Gordon
Kiwanis District Training School Slated for Thursday
Kiwanis District Training School will be held Thursday morning and afternoon at Hotel Lyons starting at 9 oclock. A Dutch luncheon will be served at noon. Conducting the instruction are Key Foster of Birmingham Kenneth Thomas of Huntsville and Floyd Cunningham of Florence. All new Decatur club officers directors and committee chairmen urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis District
Hotel Lyons
Key Foster
Birmingham
Kenneth Thomas
Huntsville
Floyd Cunningham
Florence
Decatur Club
Moulton Singing Set for December Second Sunday
An ailing singing event is scheduled in Lawrence county at Moulton on December 14. All quartets and singers have a special invitation as announced by J I Nunn, the chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence County
Moulton
J. I. Nunn
Fort Payne's Prank High Named to State Pharmacy Board
Montgomery announces the appointment of Prank High of Fort Payne to the Alabama state board of pharmacy by Governor Dixon, succeeding John A. Edwards of Anniston. The action focuses on replacing Edwards as a member of the regulatory panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Prank High
Fort Payne
State Board of Pharmacy
Dixon
John A. Edwards
Anniston
Neighborhood Directory Snippet Lists Residents and Addresses
A readable fragment lists numerous names with street addresses including C. E. McNeill 301 Oak St M Williams 360 Canal St Mrs M L McCutcheon in Dallas Texas 340 Sherman St J R Emrick McNeill Apts Sidney Lebar c o Rose Jewelry Co Fred Rose Bernie Christian 1305 7th Ave E GC C Whitman 709 Sixth Ave W Wallace Trammell 407 E Moulton St Robt McCrossin 610 W Moulton J Ned Marcum 310 Jackson St Lieut Ira L Armstrong Sherrod Apartment A H Whiteside Cornelian Court Apt 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Rose
c/o Rose Jewelry Co
Bernie Christian
7Th Avenue
C. Whitman
Sixth Avenue
Ira L. Armstrong
Sherrod
A. H. Whiteside
Cornelian Court Apt
McDuff Brings 184-Pound Buck From Black Warrior Hunt
Gordon McDuff, Decatur Bonded Warehouse manager, led local deer hunters by bagging a 13 point buck weighing 184 pounds at 8 am in the Black Warrior Forest. He noted about twelve deer killed so far, predicting around twenty by week’s end. His group included twenty-two hunters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon McDuff
Decatur
Black Warrior National Forest
McDuff
House committee approves wartime budget with dam and air force expansions
The committee endorsed a bill detailing wartime needs across the War and Navy departments. It notes dam eliminations lowering the cost, air power plans expanding from 54 to 84 groups, and a large Army fund for planes and post construction. The package includes funding to bolster merchant ship arming, Philippine army finance, motor vehicles, and 11 new Army air fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Congress
Philippine Army
Army
TVA Considering Douglas Dam Power Expansion Plan
The committee notes that non-operating groups won vacation concessions for clerks and telegraphers with pay based on service years. It questions the Douglas project’s need for 100 000 kilowatts and suggests eliminating it from the bill, while proposing 87 000 kilowatts of excess power and possible Muscle Shoals capacity of 50 000 to 75 000 kilowatts. Fontana dam total cost around 88.5 million, with Watts Bar steam plant 5 million, hydro units 22.9 million, and lines/substations 16.9 million. The final ratification by unions was anticipated Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holston
Tennessee
House
McKellar
Senate
Douglas Dam
War Department
Lend Lease
Navy
A. SS Sanit
Oeason
Douglas
Muscle Shoals
TVA
Fontana
Watts Bar
Forgotten Models Show Picture of Figure Work In New York
New York art scene profiles figure models at the Art Students League. About 300 women in the city model full time, earning roughly 1000 dollars a year with weekly pay from ten to forty dollars. Rates vary by location and demand, with most under 18 excluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Peacock
New York
Art Students League of New York
League
Anna Nelson
Nelson
Society of Artists
Turanearoc
National Academy of Design
Pratt Institute
New York School of Applied Design For Women
Cooper Union
New York School of Fine and Applied Design
Parsons Art School
Beloved Lady Delie Drinkard Dies at 64
Mrs Delie Drinkard 64 longtime Eva Alabama resident died at home Tuesday night at 7 30 Funeral rites set for Thursday 11 am at Lawrence Cove with Rev J B Wood burial in Lawrence Cove Cemetery Pallbearers named John Hudgins R Garrett A T Livingston Mathew Childers Ezra Drinkard Clifton Childers Flowers listed Janie Hudgins Belle Hudgins Bessie Garrett Demaris Childers Arvin e Childers and Danefe Childers Survived by husband G W Drinkard one son Ezra Drinkard five daughters Savana Drinkard Arine Drinkard Omer lain Drinkard Westie Drinkard and Martha Fortenberry one brother Gilbert Hudgins Eva Route One four sisters Mrs Mollie Turner Eva Route One Mrs Lula Childers Eva Route One Mrs Alma Livingston and Mrs Florence Garrett Falkville Route One
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delie Drinkard
Eva
Route One
Lawrence Cove
J. BE. Wood
Drinkard
John Hudgins
R. Garrett
A. T. Livingston
Mathew Childers
Ezra Drinkard
Clifton Childers
Janie Hudgins
Belle Hudgins
Bessie Garrett
Demaris Childers
Averine Childers
Danefe Childers
G. W. Drinkard
Savana Drinkard
Arine Drinkard
Omerlain Drinkard
Westie Drinkard
Martha Fortenberry
Gilbert Hudgins
Mra
Mollie Turner
Lula Childers
Alma ‘Livington
Florence Garrett
Falkville
Presses Pin Britain and Japan Over Pacific Tensions
Report notes British and Dutch ships moving south from the China coast as Japan accuses Britain of planning to invade Thailand. Tokyo papers claim the United States backs an anti-Japanese front by delaying Washington talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Tokyo
Britain
Thailand
United States
Washington
WPA paving plan approved for Huntsville Municipal airport
Local authorities and county sponsors agreed to accept the WPA proposal to pave two runways at Huntsville Municipal airport after a Monday meeting. In Huntsville Mrs Lavina Wilburn, 82, died at her Paint Rock Valley home early Tuesday. Huntsville High football players will be entertained at a December 8 dinner hosted by Acme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Lavina Wilburn
Trenton
Paint Rock Valley
Huntsville High School
Acme
Local Notes From Huntsville Area
Mrs. Harry Gill of Decatur visits Mr and Mrs Eugene Gill. Mrs E M Lee remains bedbound at her son Carl Lees home on North Church Street. Temple Aid Society plans Christmas visit to sick and lonely soldiers at Camp on Sundays December 14 bringing food and gifts. Huntsville reports fall drought broken by steady rain through Tuesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
E. M. Lee
Carl Lee
North Church Street
Temple Aid Society
Hunttsville
Shoals Transit Takes Over Burns Transportation
Shoals Transit buys Burns Transportation Company and begins operations today with D S Frayer of Jacksonville Fla as president and James G Pruett Jr of Montgomery as vice president. Annie Lee Walden named president of Sheffield Associated Charities for 1942. Sheffield Commission calls December 12 meeting at the Sheffield Hotel to discuss urgent Muscle Shoals airport runway paving. Florence cattle killed by a Southern train near Pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Shoals Transit
Burns Transportation Company
D.S. Frayer
Jacksonville
Fla
James G. Pruett, Jr
Montgomery
Sheffield
Annie Lee Walden
Sheffield Associated Charities
Muscle Shoals
Local Stock Loss Reported After Fire
Gill Kim Brough reported today that 32 beeves were killed at the station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gill Kimbrough
House Debates Labor Bill With 60 Day Cooling Off Plan
Lawmakers weigh substitute measures to end labor strife with a 60 day cooling off period and possible government seizure of a defense plant. Rep Smith argues a moderate approach suffices while Smith's rival proposes broader controls including open shop maintenance and union reporting. Speaker Rayburn warns against last minute recommitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Committee
Wittel
Cp. Smith
D-Va
Rayburn
House
Rep
Smith
Ramspeck
D-Ga
Itha
Amspeck
Pension Unit Convenes For Old Age Living Plan Association
The Old Age Living Plan Association of the county will meet Saturday at 2 p.m. in the courthouse. J. M. Engle urges all members to attend for discussion of important business. Co D Patterson will address the gathering and the group seeks public support to press state and federal governments to aid the elderly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Age Living Plan Association
J. M. Engle
Ace Eteers Alapama
Co. D. Patterson
Russians claim advances as battles rage in Europe and North Africa
In the Mozhaisk sector west of Moscow Gen Gregory Zhukov’s armies recaptured three villages and pushed Germans from settlements in the Stalinogorsk area. The North African front saw continued desert fighting as British forces press and Axis counterattacks intensify near Tobruk and Rezegh, with Italian troops holding Bardia and El Duda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory K. Zhukov
Mozhaisk
Moscow
Stalinogorsk
Pravda
Leningrad
Ieven
Bardia
Mediterranean
el Duda
Tobruk
Rezegh
Bir el- Hamed
Hitler
North Africa
New Zealand
Mussolini
Sidi Omar
London
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Trieste
Ann Sheridan
Ann
Wall Street
U. S
Chicago
C. E. McNeill
Oak St
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
W. A.jackson
Sherman St
Dill
Cherokee
Charlottesville
Athens, Ala
Firm Connection Union. News Co
Huntsville Arsenal
Southern Cotton Oil Company
John Deere
J. R. Emrick
McNeill Apts
Sidney Lebar
Rose Jewelry Co
Southern Aviation Training School
Southern Aviation School
Nashville, Tenn
Richmond, Va
G. C. Cunningham
Fifth Ave
Birmingham, Ala
Malone
Columbus, Miss. Mississippi
Lahoratary
The
North Alabama
Harry Gill
Mrs Eugene Gill
Southern
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