Second Tennessean In Two Weeks Dies Here Today
M Savage dies at 8 AM in hospital from car wreck injuries. Survivors include father George Savage sister Rosie and aunts. Miss Young driver and Miss Miles injured. both improving. Accident occurred near Somerville and Bee Line, on the bloody Bee Line highway.
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Brown Funeral
May
Bennett
Pulaski
Tenn
Savage
Nashville Broom Factory
George Savage
Rosie Savage
J. H. Miles
R. G Hood
James Young
Miss Young
Miss Miles
Benevolent Society Hospital
Nashville
Birmingham
Somerville Road
Six Mile
Here
Tay Culver 23
Mt. Pleasant
Flint Creek Bridge
Doris Culver
James Tomilson
Pranklin
Pranklin and Miss Nel Young
Columbia
Columbia Hospital
Ed Parker
Five Dead In Alabama Traffic, Investigations Under Way
Three killed in a Mobile area car crash with a logging truck and one injured. Another man injured in Decatur crash. A tractor driver is under investigation for a Nov 30 shooting near Akron. Ernest L. Arant found dead beside a rural spur to a railroad bridge near Clanton as coroner opens inquiry.
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Associated Press
Alabama
William P. Phillips
Mobile
Tommie B. Mulling
Hurley
Miss
Itehell Sa
Nashville
Stern
Decatur
Ala
Aricenabes Ala
Vernon Har
Hale County
Akron
Ernest L. Arant
Clanton
Selma Highway
J. Mel] Martin
Arant
Berlin Paris Deepening Pressure on Jewish Real Estate
The piece notes Nazi moves to force Jews to liquidate or sell property and extend real estate restraints to Jewish industrial assets. It mentions potential effects on American Jews with Germany holdings and British diplomatic sensitivity. It cites Das Schwarze Korps calling for Nuernberg law revisions to punish Jewish women in extramarital unions as well as men.
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Germany
London
Das Schwarze Korps
S. S
Elite Guards
Curriculum meeting draws 200 attendees at Morgan County High
About 200 teachers gathered yesterday afternoon at Hartseile for the county teachers conference at Morgan County High School. Dr J A Keller president of Florence State Teachers College spoke on legislative needs for state schools.
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Morgan County High School
Hartseile
J. A. Keller
Florence State Teachers College
Senator Calver Reports Mo Adoo’s Condition Improves
Capitol physician Dr George W Calver said former Senator William Gibbs McAdoo of California was much improved after an illness described as indigo attack. The update came from Washington on December 7.
Senator Harrison Improves After Illness
Washington December reports indicate Senator Harrison of Mississippi has shown marked improvement since contracting influenza last week. His associates stated he is "much improved" and progressing steadily.
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Washingtoon
Harrison
Missill
Federal jurist Davis dies at 60 after long illness
Judge David J. Davis of the north Alabama district court died at his home in Birmingham after years of illness following a cerebral hemorrhage two years after his 1935 appointment. He was 60, born in Wedowee Alabama, educated at Phillips Academy Yale Law School and once led the Birmingham bar association. Surviving are his widow Mary Helms a daughter a brother and three sisters. Funeral service will be held to
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Birmingham
Ala
David J. Davis
North Alabama District Court
Davis
Supreme Court
Hugo Black
Wedowee
Randolph County
Alabama
Marshall County
Phillips Academy
Andover
Mass
Yale University
Circuit Court
Alabama Bar
Birmingham Bar Association
Mary Helms
Bowling Green
N. Davis
Athens
O. Hawk
Lula Thompson
Boaz
Ale
A. Rice
Waco
Tex
Community notes from Morgan County and nearby towns
Miss Mamie Rodgers returns home to Long Bottom after a nine week visit with her brother Loyd and Mrs. Rodgers. Neighbors and families share visits, travels to Decatur and Hartselle, and a speedy recovery for Bob Watkins. Local teachers attend a curriculum course in Hartselle while residents visit relatives and attend Sunday dinners and Saturday gatherings.
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Mamie Rodgers
Loyd
Rodgers
Ruth
Redith McDonald
Arlene
Fay Nell McAbee
Messrs
Webb
Orville Roberts
Johnson's Chapel
Stella Jones
Lucian
W. L. Sparkman
Near
Hartselle
Neel
Tudsay
Marshall Garrison
Joe McAlbee
Loyd Rodgers
Ralph Rodgers
Long Bottom
Ab Roberts
R. G. Sybert
Bob Watkins
Doc Jones
L. S
McAbee
Virgil
John Wallace
FE. L. Thompson
C. C. Brooks
Red
Clyde Roberts
Willard Lake
Decatur
Grady George
Moulton Heights
J. W. Lake
Jas. Roberts
J. A. Garrison
Somerville
Doris McAbee
Ruth Betterson
Ellean Childers
Erber Thompson
Forrest Chapel
Gladys Garrison
Nell
Sdyne
Lake
L. E. Hartselle
Decantur
R. W. Jones
Basham
L. 8. Jones
Ernest Maddox
Sally Jones
Charity fund reaches $1913.30 in Decatur drive
Decatur teams report $1913.30 raised toward a $2500 goal in the Charity Council drive. The shortfall of $586.70 remains as teams continue fundraising to meet the quota. Funds support care for individuals not eligible for government aid.
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Decatur Charity Council
Pasture Land Dominates New Zealand Cultivation
In New Zealand, pasture land accounts for about 90 percent of the total cultivated area, reflecting a farming landscape focused on grazing and forage production.
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New Zealand
Union men to unload liner in New York strike stand
Longshoremen's Association says French liner will be unloaded in New York next week despite strikes in France. Union leaders vow to resist outside interference from CIO and Communist groups and insist on honoring contracts with the French line.
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New York
National
France
CIO
Llewis, Hudson
Ryan
Arae
John S.heartman
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Earl Browder
Communist Party
Roy
Ohio woman faces first electric chair sentence
Mrs. Hahn, Bavarian immigrant to be executed for poisoning elderly men to cover race track losses, awaits the governor's clemency ruling. Warden Woodward notes prisoners expect a last-minute reprieve, while the condemned woman spends final hours with her mother and priest. Attorney Houdin seeks a governor meeting, but no meeting is planned.
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Hahn
Ohio
J. C. Woodward
Joseph H. Houdin
Davey
Ees
Bavaria
U. S
Houdin
Stubborn Grass Fire Near Cotton Warehouse Barricaded
Firemen fought a stubborn grass fire for nearly an hour near a state bonded cotton warehouse at Johnston street foot of L N railroad tracks. The blaze spread two blocks to Grant street and near a second warehouse district, threatening several thousand bales of cotton. An oil tank car on a spur track was emptied before the fire. Good fire crew work prevented real danger to the warehouses.
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Johnston Street
Grant Street
Second Street
Morgan County Baptist Association Schedules Next Meeting at Pleasant Hill
The Morgan County Baptist Association will hold its next meeting at Pleasant Hill, decided Tuesday during the county Baptists gathering at Bethel. Reports show strong progress within the denomination across the county.
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Pleasant Hill
Morgan County Baptist Association
Baptists
Bethel
C. L. Cobb
Jesse F. Ray
J. A. Gomes
Noisy Jail Birds Inmate Quack Calling Court In Chicago
Prisoners at Marquette Police Station complain to Sergeant James McGinnis that the jail birds cause excessive noise. A dozen ducks were kept in a cell after neighbors complained the birds from a basement home kept them awake and disturbed the peace.
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Chicago
Marquette
James McGinnis
McGinnis
Decatur Diary Highlights Local Church, Travel News
Dr. B F Tingle to speak on Thy Day at First Methodist. Pan American freight wreck near Searcy Ala delays northbound train over an hour with no injuries. Several residents noted illness and church activities. gas pipeline plans from Shreveport to Chattanooga announced.
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B. F. Tingle
First Methodist Church
Searcy
Ala
Alabama Motorists Association eyeing Decatur office
Andrew Smith of the Alabama Motorists Association discussed at the Decatur Chamber of Commerce board meeting plans to open a Decatur office based on 100 members paying 15 dollars annually. He noted AAA ties, tourist trade figures for Alabama, and set the chamber membership meeting for January 10 with Grover Hall as principal speaker.
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Andrew Smith
Birmingham
Alabama Motorists Association
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Smith
United States
Alabama
American Automobile Association
Grover Hall
Montgomery Advertiser
Pine Ridge Community Guests Gather for Friday Visits
Miss Velma Arrington and Miss Opal Curry visited local families including the Wilsons and Grad Wilson. Joe Dunnaway and Billy Joe Cobb joined relatives for weekend stays while Milford Compton and Victor Compton traveled from Decatur. Community friends attended a Union Hill game Friday night and others hosted guests through the weekend.
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Vélma Arrington
Bir‘infn
Ana Mape
Descatur
J. O. Wilson
Opal Curry
Heen
Jacksonville College
Wilson
Decatur
Marvin Smith
Billy Joe Cobb
Woodland Mills
C. R. Wells
Milford
Victor Compton
Joe Dunnaway
Homer Hornbuckle
Leetha Hornbuckle
Seldon
Clara Wells
Grady Cobb
Legion head urges Dies probe funding to finish work
Stephen F. Chadwick American Legion commander asks Congress to sustain the Dies committee and provide 200000 more dollars to supplement a 25000 fund usable until January 3. He warns of a diseased condition in internal affairs and urges continued nonpartisan inquiry into un American activities.
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Washington
Stephen F. Chadwick
American Legion
Congress
House
Tex
Chadwick
Legion
TVA Headquarters Row Sparks Senate Clash Over Law
Senators Bankhead Hill and Davis challenge TVA for keeping its headquarters in Knoxville citing a violation of the TVA Act. They argue Muscle Shoals would suit the agency better, urging congress to change the law if needed while noting potential gains from redirecting funds to navigation and flood control projects.
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Black
Bankhead
TVA
Knoxville
Morgan
Muscle Shoals
Alabama
Florence
Tuscumbia
Sheffield
Harcourt Morgan
Tennessee
Congress
Hill
House
Davis
Krug
Wall Street Opens Rally Amid Cautious Gains
The stock market started with a rally despite fatigue as most shares held modest gains. Traders shifted to buying on hopes of a year end rally and renewed industrial revival in 1939 with activity in aviation steel copper motors rails and utilities but total volume hovered near 1,050,000 shares.
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Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
Markets at a Glance New York and Chicago
Stocks firm as a slow rally lifts leaders while bonds rise and U S government securities extend gains. Commodities show mixed moves with sugar and coffee higher or steady, cotton soft, and aluminum steady amid hedging. Chicago wheat steady, corn higher on rising Argentine prices. cattle and hogs advance modestly.
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New York
U. S
Alumnium Co
Sterling
France
Chicago
Cottonseed Meal Prices Steady in Memphis Trading
Prime cottonseed meal futures finished steady in Memphis with prices at 22.40 for Dec, 22.60 for Jan, 22.65 for Feb, 23.00 for Mar, 22.90 for Apr, 23.00 for May, 22.95 for Jun, and 23.20 for Jul. Sales totaled 3,900 contracts.
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Memphis
Tenn
Cotton trading limited ahead of official crop report
New Orleans traders restricted activity due to ahead of the official crop report. Despite the pause, trade buying and covering helped support prices through much of the session. In the afternoon trading Dec. futures showed resilience as market participants awaited the report.
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New Orleans
TVA Power Contracts Highlight Dams Output and Sales
A TVA engineer reported four dams Wilson Norris Wheeler and Pickwick generate 420000 kilowatts and said all energy from the system is being sold or committed. Krug noted TVA contracts with 62 resale organizations including 43 municipalities and 19 rural cooperatives shaping public power service and rates. Congress may finish the six month inquiry next week as other witnesses remain. Bridges urged a broader look at private power deals including Nebraska districts purchase as part of a larger critique of New Deal projects.
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Wilson
Norris
Wheeler and Pickwick
Krug
TVA
Congressional
Tennessee Valley Authority
Congress
Arthur E. Morgan
Roosevelt
Bridges
PWA
Nebraska
Public urged to see play Crazy House at Riverside
City council and P.T.A. urge public support for the ultra modern comedy Crazy House to aid the school band fund. Faculty and local talent star, with Joe Wheeler rhythm band between acts. curtain at 8 p.m. tomorrow and Friday.
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P.T.A
Riverside Auditorium
Emily N. Richeson
Elizabeth Houston
Eleanor Harley
W. R. Riley
W. T. Jordan
Earl Joyce Lee
Kenneth Hennessy
Russell Britton
Ben Holmes
William Patton
Frances Nungester
P.T.A. Council
Market bids show mixed futures with minor gains
Contracts traded at several monthly points with values 8.57 in March 8.34 in March 8.17 May and 7.91 July and 7.58 October or unchanged to one point higher than the prior close.
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Cotton
New York
Sissores
N. O
New Orleans
Cottonseed market steady with varied bids and prices
In New Orleans on December 1, the cottonseed market remained steady as bids and prices showed mixed levels. Bleachable yeep yellow rated at 7.25b, prime crude at 6.12, with December at 6.98b, January 7.05b, May 7.25b, and July 7.33b.
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New Orleans
Spot Cotton New Orleans Market Summary
Spot cotton closed quiet two points higher in New Orleans. Sales 218 bales. Prices: low middling 7.31 cents, middling 8.46, good middling 9.01. Receipts 1,589 bales. Stock 760,654 bales.
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New Orleans
Nashville Livestock Trade Report
Nashville Tennessee December 7 cattle 300 calves 50 quiet steady trade medium grade lightweight steers and yearlings 7 50 to 8 00 plain steers and heifers down to 6 50 and less beef cows and bulls 6 00 down cutter grades cows 3 25 to 4 25 top vealers 10 50 hogs 300 market mostly 15 higher weights 130 pounds up mainly 6 45 to 7 20 top for choice 170 300 lb butchers sows steady 6 25 down sheep 25 steady fat lambs quoted to 8 50 and ewes to 3 00
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
U. 8
Dept. Agr
Butter Prices Steady as Chicago Markets Report
Butter at 419,908 pounds for sale in Chicago with prices unchanged. Eggs listed at 3,928 dozen with assorted grades and receipts, including extra firsts and firsts at 28 and 26 1-2 cents respectively, reflecting steady market activity.
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Chicago
Poultry Prices Hold Steady Across Chicago Market
Poultry market notes from Chicago on December 7 show live poultry at 42 trucks, geese at 16, and other prices unchanged. Dressed turkeys steady with Bsbs young toms at 24, other figures unchanged.
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Chicago
Bbss
Grain futures edge up on Buenos Aires lift
Chicago corn climbed a cent led by overnight 2 cent gains in Buenos Aires, with Argentine market action signaling U S and Danube sources as main suppliers. Dec corn 4 1 4 9 1 8, May 5 1 7 8 3 4. wheat little changed, oats mixed.
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Chicago
Buenos Aires
Buenos
United States
Danube
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