Roosevelt backs aid as Finland seeks relief from war
President Roosevelt announced earnest hope for a swift end to the Russo Finnish war and urged Congress to authorize use of Finland's debt funds for relief. Treasury ordered the 234693 semi annual payment set aside for Finnish needs while State Department moves to denounce the invasion with Latin American allies. Hoover to coordinate Red Cross relief for Finland’s homeless and neutrality act questions loom over possible diplomatic severance.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Kallio
Finland
Andrue
United States
Soviet
Russia
Treasury
Morgenthau
Congress
State Department
Little Republic
States Department
American Red Cross
Palo Alto
Calif
Hoover
United Sates
Hull
Churchill Says Submarine Losses Surpass German Replacement
London dispatch reports Winston Churchill says five German U boats were sunk this week by French and British fleets, with destruction outpacing Germany’s ability to replace them. He notes armed merchant ships rising to 2,000 soon and magnetic mines causing over half sea losses. Shipping losses total 50,000 tons in three months.
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London
Winston Churchill
Adity
House of Many
Germany
Churchil
Churchill
British Warships Capture German Liner Ussukuma in South Atlantic
The German passenger liner Ussukuma, 17834 tons, was captured by British warships in the South Atlantic. German officers and crew were placed aboard a prize ship. The vessel, owned by German East Africa line, had sailed from Hamburg to India after evading capture near the Cape of Good Hope.
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London
Reuter
Capetown
South Africa
South Atlantic
Watussi
Adolf Woermann
Ussukuma
German East Africa Line
Bahia Blanca
Argentina
Cape of Good Hope
Hamburg
India
Christmas Day for Dolly Found in Dorothy’s Gift
In 174 the English humorist John Byrom promised his daughter Dorothy a Christmas song. She discovered the manuscript among her presents, revealing the carol with its original title Christmas Day for Dolly.
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John Byrom
Dorothy
Dolly
Local Grid Fans Get Tickets By Airplane Here
Decatur Alabama fans and Auburn supporters will watch Auburn face Tennessee from the 50 yard line at Shields Watkins Field Knoxville. Four locals—Tom Hendrix Skeggs Crawford W H Anderson and Garner Pride—will attend with special air delivered tickets. T E Whitson flew in from Birmingham to drop the mail bag of tickets near the highway department grounds.
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Decatur
Auburn
Shields- Watkins Field
Knoxville
Volunteers
Tennessee
Tom Hendrix
Skeggs Crawford
W. H. Anderson
Garner Pride
Grid
T. E. Whitson
Birmingham
Hendrix
State Highway Department
Here
Highway Unit
Whitson
Birmingham Flyer
Alabama Masons Elect New Grand Lodge Officers
The 119th annual Alabama Masons communication in Montgomery saw William D. Hawkins elevated to Grand Master of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters. William C. Davis became Grand High Priest of the Royal Arch Masons, replacing Roscoe Fleming. Elected Grand Master of the First Veil was E F Yielding, while David W. Puller was chosen to fill the vacant council conductor post. Elmer Lee Moss was named grand steward.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Masons
William D. Hawkins
Birmingham
Grand Council of Royal and
William C. Davis
Opelika
Alabama Lodge of
Royal Arch Masons
Davis
Roscoe O
Fleming
Jasper
Royal Arch Group
Hawkins
T. Gaines
St. John
Mobile
E. F. Yielding
Florence
Grand Lodge
Royal Arch Lodge
David W. W. Puller
Elmer Lee Moss
Decatur BPW Club to Meet for Education Program
Decatur Business and Professional Women's Club meets Thursday at 7 30 P M in Hotel Lyons private dining room. Education committee chair Miss Florence Smith leads. Mrs Pearl Crawford reviews Grapes of Wrath. Plans for December 14 Christmas party. Officers seek candy box totals to fund East Decatur Nursery School.
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Decatur Business and Professional Women's Club
Hotel Lyons
Florence Smith
Pearl Crawford
East Decatur
Prayer Service Led By Pastor At Central Methodist
The Central Methodist church will hold a Wednesday prayer service directed by Pastor Rev. Lambuth Archibald. After the service Oscar II will present scenes from a leper colony in the Belgian Congo. The program ends with the choir’s weekly rehearsal.
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Central Methodist Church
R.lambuth Archibald
Oscar II
Methodist
Belgian Congo
Africa
Pension drive for widows and orphans gains support
Washington reports the American Legion urges pensions for widows and orphans of all World War veterans starting in 1940, following existing disability provisions. The drive would extend coverage to 221,600 additional dependents, as total veterans payments approach 23 billion dollars since the Civil War era.
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W. B. Ragsdale
Washington
Raymond J. Kelly
American Legion
John Thomas Taylor
Legion
America
House
Senate
Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Congress
Escaping Convict Shot by State Guard in Alabama
James Fretwell, 26, a Jefferson county convict, died after leaping into a sewer and ditch following an escape attempt. Guard C. L. Shirley shot him, coroner calling it justifiable homicide. Kilby inmate history shows robbery sentences and parole path.
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Montgomery
Ala
James Fretwell
Jefferson County
Earl Wilson
Fretwell
C. L. Shirley
Wilson
M. B. Kirkpatrick
Easter Changes Date For Huntingdon College Girls
The Huntingdon College senior class set Easter for December 6 and hosted an egg hunt today on campus as part of a forward movement to outdo President Roosevelt.
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Huntingdon College
Roosevelt
College For Girls
Bankers Touring South Study Farm Income Plan
About seventy bankers farm agents and agricultural committees from Alabama Georgia Florida and Mississippi left Decatur this morning en route to Clarksville Tennessee to study C W Bailey’s Four Pillars of Farm Income. Luther Puller of Tennessee Coal Iron & Railroad Co arranged the trip to explore applying the program locally and to view farms and a showing of the film Four Pillars of Income.
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Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Mississippi
Decatur
Clarksville
Tenn
Eek Waay
Lyons
E.W. McLeod
Morgan County National Bank
T. F. Adams
J. Stanley Wyatt
State National Bank
C. W. Bailey
First National Bank
Alabama Bankers Association
Luther Puller
Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company
Birmingham
John D. McKibben
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Puller
Mr. Bailey
Bailey
South
Southeastern
Cotton producers vote on marketing quotas December ninth
Cotton farmers in Morgan and across the South will vote December 9 on marketing quotas. Eligible voters include 1939 cotton producers. landlords renting to fixed rent tenants are excluded. Thirty three polling places across the county will host the referendum with AAA administrator I W Duggan urging broad participation to reflect farmers’ interests.
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Morgan Ae
B. G Hall
Center Grove
Danville
Neel
Decatur
Crow & Crow Hardware Co
Austinville
Lane’s
Lane's
Flint
Eva
Lawrence Cove
Oden Ridge
Falkville
Lacon
Cold Springs
Florette Gum Pond
Hartselle
City Hall
Oak Ridge
Cedar Creek
Laceys Spring
Massey Andrew’s School
Priceville
Ryans Cross Roads
Hulaco
Somerville
Winton
Turney’s
I. W. Duggan
AAA
Southern Division
T. W. Duggan
British peer warns war costs loom as blackouts bite
Portland dispatch reports Lord Lurgan, a 38 year old British House of Lords member from Northern Ireland and lyric baritone, says the war is distasteful and wonders if bombs or blackouts will end the conflict. He notes Waterloo debts remain unpaid and questions how this war will be paid.
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Portland
Ore
Lord Lurgan
House of Lords
Northern Ireland
Waterloo
Coaches Urge Keeping Rule Book Stand. Cleat Debate Rages
Clemson Coach Jess Neely and most peers favor leaving football rules unchanged amid a survey. A minority warns about the new truncated cone cleat, with Stidham Bachman and Alexander arguing it harms play and safety.
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Bill White
New York
Clemson
Jess Neely
Associated Press
Tom Stidham
Oklahoma
Charley Bachman
County Boy Narrates 4-H Farm Growth Across Years
A county youth recounts joining 4-H in Eva in 1936 and pursuing corn in 1936 and 1937 with manure and nitrate yields of 60 and 45 bushels, respectively. He traded for a pig, fattened a home hog, and shifted to cotton in 1938 39, noting profits of 19.85 13.10 and 33.69 among detailed inputs and yields.
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Eva
Mosby
Coker
Boy Farmers Top At Chicago Exposition News
Two 18 year old 4 H club members Rothmann of Mason Texas and Amsler of Rensselaer Indiana dominated cattle and hog shows at the Chicago exposition. Rothmann won prize steer Lucky Boy 2nd earning about 600 plus potential 4000 more if price holds. Amsler won 125 in prizes and may gain 200 at auction. Officials report corn day attendance surpassing 200000 as Troyer LaFontaine Indiana is to be crowned corn king while Canadian entrants Rigby Wembley and Skladan receive honors in absentia.
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Chicago
Rothmann
Mason
Texas
Amsler
Rensselaer
Ind
Hampshire Barrow
Barrow
Chester White
Durroc Jersey
B. H. Heide
Troyer
LaFontaine
Francis Lloyd Rigby
Wembley
Alberta
Canada
Bill Skladan
Andrew
Army Air Corps to offer postgrad tactics course
Major General H. H. Arnold announced plans to give all air corps officers over 82 years old a post graduate course in tactics at Maxwell Field. The three month program expands under the accelerated plan, with five more classes to educate about 1,000 officers.
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Montgomery
Ala
Army
Maxwell Pield
War Department
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Corps
Tactical School
Air Corps
Arnold
R P Webster Rites Today
Funeral services for R P Webster 75 who died Tuesday at his Somerville home were held at Center Springs church at 3 pm conducted by Rev R F McDonald. Burial followed in the adjacent cemetery. He is survived by a widow five daughters four sons a brother eighteen grandchildren and one great grandchild. Pallbearers named. Granddaughters arranged flowers.
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R. P. Webster
Somerville
Center Springs Church
R. F. McDonald
Drinkard Howell
Webster
Otto Williams
Clyde Breeding
W. M. Winton
Virdie
Ruby Webster
Graves Says No Comment on Assistant Secretary Rumors
Former Alabama governor Bibb Graves returns from Thanksgiving hunt and declines to discuss rumors of taking a one year assignment as United States assistant secretary of agriculture. Friends say he may accept the Washington post for a year.
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Graves
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Bibb Graves
Washington
Tennessee River Readings and Weather Outlook
The river gauge stood at 15.6 feet with no rainfall in the past 24 hours. Temperatures reached a high of 63 and low of 39. Fair weather continues in Alabama and Tennessee with slight warmth in the south tonight. Light to gentle southwest winds along the coast and fair, rising temperatures Thursday in central and western sections.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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