Home Guards Plan Forming For Morgan County Units
A joint meeting of Morgan county American Legion posts at Decatur Hartselle and Bynae will organize a home defense unit to be activated only in emergencies. Enlistments are voluntary for a three year term with a captain lieutenant and five sergeants planned. Recruiting follows the meeting date to fit Eva and Hartsville schedules.
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American Legion
Morgan County
H. F. Sherrod
The
Legion
Decatur
Hartselle
Bya
War Department
National Legion
Home Guard
National Guard
Sherrod
National
Home Defense Forces
Nitrate Plot Alleged In Sherman Indictments Against 29 Firms
A federal grand jury charged 29 corporations including E I DuPont de Nemours with a worldwide conspiracy to monopolize nitrates used for munitions and industry. The six indictments list 66 officers, directors and employees as co conspirators in the alleged antitrust plot affecting agriculture steel gas water and defense related sectors. Also named were Allied Chemical and Dye, Chilean Nitrate Sales, Synthetic Nitrogen Products, Barrett Company and Solvay Process Company among others.
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New York
E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company
William Bondy
DuPont Company
Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation
Chilean Nitrate Sales Corporation
Synthetic Nitrogen Products Corporation
Barrett Company
Solvay Process Company
Syracuse
N. Y
Lawrence Sing to Meet Sunday at Moulton Court House
The Lawrence county community sing will be held Sunday afternoon at 1 30 in the Moulton courthouse. Several quartets will perform including the Vaughan Hess Howell and Hendon and other out of county singers. Each singer has a special invitation and should bring books.
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Lawrence County
Moulton
Vaughan Hess
Howell and Hendon
J. I. Nunn
Free Colleges Used By Reds, Witness Avers
Dr. Harry Gideonse, president of Brooklyn College, says the communist party is using New York City free colleges as sounding boards for its activities. He testifies the majority of Brooklyn College faculty and students are anti communist, but a small minority aims to exploit the college’s future. He adds the college will act on lawful evidence the committee presents.
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New York
Harry Gideonse
Brooklyn College
Communist Party
New York City
Joint
Dr. Gideonse
Kiwanis Leaders to Visit Decatur for Training School
The Decatur Kiwanis club will host newly elected officers from Huntsville Cullman Florence Sheffield and Tuscumbia for the Kiwanis Division Training School. Dr Floyd Cunningham of Florence lieutenant-governor elect will speak at noon. The school opens at ten oclock Thursday at the Lyons Hotel with all club officers expected to attend.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Huntsville
Cullman
Florence
Sheffield
Tuscumbia
Floyd Cunningham
Lyons Hotel
Reverend J A Chambers Offered Chaplain Post
Rev. J A Chambers pastor of the Southside Baptist Church may become chaplain of the 151st Combat Engineer Regiment. He would serve a one year term with the National Guard unit, leaving for camp in January pending deacon board review. If accepted he would oversee religious and recreational activities for the regiment in a broad Christian service role.
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J. A. Chambers
Southside Baptist Church
151St Combat Engineer Regiment
North Alabama
Chambers
First County Draftees Go Into Service
Morgan county's first peacetime draftees head to Fort McClellan in a year of training. Two volunteers are accepted ahead of regular Class 1-A registrants, Dwal Solomon and Harvey Seldon Johnson, with others to follow as the local boards project enough volunteers to meet net quotas.
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Morgan County
Fort McClellan
Anniston
Dwal Solomon
Decatur Route 1
Decatur
McClellan
Harvey Seldon Johnson
Hartselie
Louis DeHoy Curry
Valdermosa
Hartselle
Decatur Board
Decatur BPW Club Plans for Christmas Party
Decatur Business and Professional Women's Club meets at 7 30 Thursday night in the park oi CC. Public affairs chair Mrs J T Nelson leads the program on Our Government. The club will finalize plans for its Christmas party.
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Decatur Business and Professional Women's Club
Park Oi CC
J. T. Nelson
Dodgers Cards in Important Trade
The Brooklyn Dodgers obtained catcher Mickey Owen from the St. Louis Cardinals for catcher Gus Mancuso and rookie pitcher John Pintar plus cash. It is the first major player trade of the minor league meeting and had been rumored for days. The amount of cash from Larry MacPhail was not disclosed.
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Atlanta
Brooklyn Dodgers
Mickey Owen
St. Louis Cardinals
Gus Mancuso
John Pintar
Larry MacPhail
Cardinals
Owen
Cold Wave Hits Seaboard and Midwest with Record Lows
The first cold wave of the month pushes the mercury to record lows in New York and New England while Minnesota and Wisconsin report twenty to thirty below readings. Albany hits four below, New York City records ten above for the date, and Boston notes its coldest weather of the year. Temperatures in the South dip to the low 30s in Savannah and near 10 in Richmond with a warming trend predicted for tomorrow.
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Associated Press
New York State
New England
Middle West
Midland
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Albany
New York
Tub Mountain
Glens Falls
Saratoga Springs
New York City
Boston
Cleveland
Bristol
Tenn.Va
Pigeon Falls
Wis
Tarzana
Calif
South
Richmond
Raleigh
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Nashville
Rome
Spartanburg
S. C
Birmingham
Wilmington
N .C
Macon
Little Rock
Atlanta
Memphis
Columbus
Lawrence Co Man Extradition Toward Mississippi Trial
Lawrence county officers await extradition papers from Governor Dixon before proceeding to Quitman Mississippi to return Willie Gann to Lawrence to face charges of carnal knowledge of a girl under 12. Gann was arrested in Clark County by Sheriff McNeal and held in Quitman jail after a Hillsboro incident last January. Sheriff Byars and deputies Riley Godsey and Terry pursued him there. Gann refused to waive extradition.
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Lawrence County
Dixon
Quitman
Mississippi
Willie Gann
Lawrence
Gann
Hillsboro
McNeal
Clark County
George D. Byars
Fred Riley
Alonzo Godsey
W. L.terry
British Mission May Seek American Loan
In Washington on December 4 4 Treasury Secretary Morgen thau announced Sir Frederick Philips undersecretary of the British treasury would arrive to present the latest British finances to the U S Treasury. Secretary Jones said Britain was a good risk for loans while refusing to specify war loan purposes. A nine-member government group discussed the British purchasing and financial situation and a possible tonnage aid program.
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Washington
Treasury
Morgenthau
Frederick Philips
British Treasury
United States
United States Treasury
Commerce Jones
Sir Frederick
Jones
Britain
Marriner v. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Eccles
New York Herald Tribune
National Industrial Conference Board
New York
Man Charged With Murder In Hillsboro Slaying
Henry Terrell, 26, a Hillsboro route 1 farmer, charged with murder over Arnold Garrison’s death last Thursday. He was arrested minutes after the shooting and jailed in Moulton. investigators say Garrison approached with a knife and Terrell fired in self defense.
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Henry Terrell
Hillsboro
Arnold Garrison
Virgil Garrison
Terrell
Lawrence County
Moulton
George D. Byars
Town Creek
Courtland
Arnold
George Letson
Garrison
Lawrence
British sea position steadies amid U boat spoilage claims
The report notes Germany’s claim of sinking 18 ships totaling about 148 000 tons with potential two more, while Britain counters with a shipping ministry statement that German losses average 60 000 tons weekly. For four weeks ending November 24 axis losses reach 323 157 tons.
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Britain
Berlin
Shipping Cross
London
Shipping Losses Not Fatal to the British
The piece argues that British shipping losses, though high, are not fatal under a larger figure of 323,157. It notes Britain depends on sea imports for food and materials, making cargo losses a serious concern even as overall resilience remains. The analysis aims to provide perspective on Nazi naval pressure and future risk.
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Hitler
Mrechant Marine
Britain
British Isles
OUSTER MOVE IS DROPPED IN CULLMAN COUNTY
Quo warranto actions to remove H H Kinney from county solicitor were dropped after Kinney resigned the solicitor post. Probate Judge Homer Mitchell had contested Kinney’s election as Democrat over Republican incumbent, alleging illegal votes and poll tax issues. Attorneys Harris and Harris of Decatur and St John and St John of Cullman represented the parties.
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Homer Mitchell
Cullman County
H. H. Kinney
Kinney
Ww. Callaan
Mitchell
Jefferson County
J. D. Mitchell
Harris
Decatur
St. John
Cullman
Tax distribution of $16 416 is made
Charles G. Hardwick Morgan county tax collector today distributed $16 416 34 in real personal and automobile tax from No bane 16 to November 30 inclusive Payments were made to the State of Alabama Morgan county Morgan county schools Decatur schools City of Hartselle Falkville Trinity Austinville Decatur automobile only and including that section formerly known as Albany
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Charles G. Hardwick
Morgan County
State of Alabama
Decatur
City of Hartselle
Falkville
Trinity
Austinville
Albany
Father and Son Banquet At Southside Baptist Church
More than 60 attended the father and son banquet last night sponsored by the R A organization at the Southside Baptist church. Talks were given by Miss Mary Ellen Caver returned missionary to Africa and by Mrs J O Richardson of Florence.
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Southside
Montgomery Muyor William Gunter, 69, dies at home
William Adams Gunter long led Montgomery as a liberal mayor and Blue & Gray Association founder. He died at his capital home at age 69 after a lasting heart ailment. Gunter, 69, had headed the city for 25 years and earlier served in the 1919 state senate after repealing a term limit. He studied at Marion Institute and the University of Virginia and was admitted to the Alabama bar in 1897.
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Montgomery
Ala
William Adams Gunter
Blue & Gray Association
Aqhad
W. A
Gaston
Gunter
Alabama
Marion” Institute
University of Virginia
Elks Initiate Record Class At Local Lodge
A record class of about 65 candidates will be initiated at the Elks lodge tonight at eight o clock in the local lodge room. Harry Reid of Birmingham deputy grand exalted ruler will visit with C M Tardy of Birmingham president emeritus of the Alabama State Elks Association. Lunch will follow in the club rooms.
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Elks Lodge
Harry Reid
Birmingham
The
Elks
C. M Tardy
Alabama State Elks Association
Decatur
Strange Odyssey Began 25 Years Ago When Ford Peace Ship Left
Aboard the Oscar II, Henry Ford's peace mission sailed from New York toward Europe to urge belligerent governments to end the war. About 160 passengers included peace advocates and correspondents led by Mme Rosika Schwimmer. The voyage began amid Ford's vow to end the war with his funds, a venture later seen as an early pacifist odyssey.
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Ford
Scott Hershey
New York
Oscar
New York Harbor
Henry Ford
Europe
Elmer Davis
Berton Braley
Irving Caesar
Overseas Press Club of America
Wilson
Automobile
Peace Advocates
Mme
Rosika Schwimmer
Britain asks U S aid for Atlantic patrols in war relief effort
Britain's parliament heard a plea for a U S patrol role to safeguard Atlantic trade routes as Britain fights German and Italian forces. Jesse Jones endorsed British need and Marriner Eccles pledged possible aid, while reports of a 2.5 billion dollar loan were disputed.
River gauge rises as Tennessee records snow and cool temps
The Tennessee River stood at 19.48 feet Wednesday with a rising trend. Temperatures ranged from a high of 46 to a low of 23, and a trace of snow was observed. Alabama and parts of Tennessee and Kentucky expected fair, warmer weather with increasing cloudiness tonight and Thursday.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Kentucky
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