Norton Addresses Morgan County Teachers Meeting
E B Norton president of the Alabama Education Association and Covington county schools superintendent told Morgan County teachers at Morgan County High School that teachers must grow their personalities to lead. The gathering included 228 instructors and adopted a new county teachers association constitution.
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Ee.b. Norton
Andalusia
Alabama Education Association
Covington County
Morgan County
Hartselle
Morgan County High School
W J. Terry
County Teachers Association
AEA
Noreth
Pian
Oov- Abort
Coutily
Ems
County Teach Association
Aunt Amanda Wiggins dies in Cedar Lake cabin fire
A 96 year old woman Aunt Amanda Wiggins died in a Cedar Lake cabin fire Thursday night after neighbors failed to rescue her. She had lived alone in Morgan county for years and had no living relatives. Her body was removed to the home of Carl Sykes.
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Amanda Wiggins
Morgan County
Cedar Lake
Amanda
Cone Lake
Carl Sykesee
Free Toy Theatres Saturday Morning Showing at Princess
Children who bring usable toys to the Princess theatre on Saturday Morning view a full hour movie program free of charge. Toys will be repaired for city children in need under the supervision of the wants club. The program includes Three in a Tub Our Gang Feud There Was a Merrie Color cartoon Small Idol. The event begins at nine o'clock.
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Princess Theatre
Wants Club
Our Gang
Christmas Benefit Fails to Pay Fine for Olguin
In Albuquerque on December 4 a community benefit dance to fund Olguin's $200 fine flopped, leaving the orchestra unpaid. Olguin's prison term nears completion but he must serve an extra month due to the unpaid fine.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Santa Claus
Olguin
Market declines trim gains as apparel weakens
In today’s market the slight overall weakness centered on apparel across departments. Steels sugars and specialties fell forenoon but losses eased by close with signs of recovery. Around 600000 shares traded with over a million traded today, while bond-like prices showed mixed action and several forward contracts quoted.
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Sean
Market Wrap of Mixed Signals Across Commodities and Bonds
In New York and Chicago trading, the day shows a mixed pattern with bonds steady to firm, foreign exchange muted, and equities led by slight gains. Commodities see mixed moves as cotton holds, sugar weakens on quotas, metals steady as copper demand softens, and grains slip on profit taking. Livestock mostly steady with a cleanup trade in cattle and hogs steady to higher.
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New York
Chicago
New Cotton Fix Prices Hit Season Highs in New Orleans
New highs for the season were made today on the local cotton futures exchange amid good trade and foreign demand. Government crop estimates were ignored as closing quotations held steady with net gains of 4 to 12 points. Cottonseed oil remained steady at New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Lopal
War report recalls Finland Russia clash as nations plan council
Finnish advices claim heavy losses for invaders at small cost to Finns near Kirkenes Norway. Britain and France urge stronger action against Russia at the League of Nations meeting. German fliers reach England coast for possible minelaying. The Thom as Walton sinks off Norway with 16 dead. Pope Pius XII offers prayers for peace in Rome marking 40 years since priestly ordination.
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Kirkenes
Norway
Russia
Daladier
France
Chamber of Deputies
League of Nations Council
Finland
Britain
England
Thames Estauary
Thomas Walton
Pius XII
Rome
Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore
Von Papen Arrives in Istanbul Amid Turkish Criticism
German ambassador Franz von Papen landed in Istanbul from Ankara amid hostile Turkish press coverage. He is expected to meet the German colony in a closed session, as Turkish officials and newspapers urge curbs or recall. The propaganda row sharpens, with calls to halt or remove the diplomat.
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von Papen
Instanbul
Turkey
Pranzy von Papen
Ankara
Adolf Hitler
Hull vows U S will hold Russia liable for damages
Secretary Hull stated the United States will hold Soviet Russia responsible for any damages or injuries to Americans or U S interests from Russia's blockade of Finland. He noted the blockade announcement in a general circular and recalled the wartime stance on international law relating to high seas and reservations of rights to damages.
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Washington
Hull
United States
U. S
Russia
Finland
State Department
High Seas
New Orleans Cotton Prices Close Steady With Gains
Spot cotton finished steady and ten points higher in New Orleans. Sales reached 5 391 bales as low middling moved to 9.35 cents, middling 10.46, and good middling 10.81. Receipts totaled 16 851, stock at 748 611.
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New Orleans
Cottonseed Meal Futures Steady in Memphis Trade
Prime cottonseed meal futures closed steady in Memphis with FOB prices at 28.50 for Dec and 27.90 for Jan as contracts run through Sept at 26.00. Sales total 1,300 units.
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Memphis
Tenn
Farm and meat product market report from Nashville and Chicago
Nashville livestock notes show salable cattle calves hogs and sheep with varying prices and steady trend ledgers. Beef cows top dealers and hogs at 4.30 to 6.15 per hundredweight while lambs and throwouts occupy lower ranges. Chicago butter eggs poultry prices listed with mixed gains and steady overall.
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Nashville
Tenn
U. S. Dept. Agr
Pew
Safety Proclamation Urges December Caution in Decatur
Mayor T R Harrison of Decatur Alabama urges citizens to join National Safety Council and 30 national groups in a December safety drive. He warns December traffic toll rises due to poor weather darkness and holiday rush and calls for added caution in driving and walking to keep Christmas safe.
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Tom Harrison
National Safety Council
America
I. T. R. Harrison
T. R. Harrison
Decatur
Ala
Ohio relief row escalates over state funding pledge
The Cleveland Citizens League and city officials accuse Ohio of shirking relief duties. They urge Gov Bricker to match local funds fifty fifty as Cincinnati risks a $400000 shortage in 1940 if Ohio pays only about one third of relief costs this year.
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Cleveland
Citizens League
Sapna
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Cincinnati
Duquesne Declines Cotton Bowl Bid
Duquesne's unbeaten team rejected an offer to play Boston College in the Cotton Bowl. Coach Donelli said terms were presented to Cotton Bowl reps and a reply was promised by 1 p.m. today but did not arrive, signaling no post season game for the Dukes.
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Pittsburgh
Duquesne
Boston College
Reo Donelli
Donelli
Cotton Rowl
Dukes
Ships and trade routes tied to U S nationals in Baltic area
Officials noted U S goods could still reach Finland via the Baltic with ships of other nations, while no United States ships were present in the area cited by Russia. Hull emphasized current U S interests and the absence of U S naval presence there.
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U.S
Hull
United States
Russia
U. S
Finland
Baltic
SEC Votes to Drop Boxing as Conference Sport
The Southeastern Conference voted to abolish boxing as a conference sport starting with the 1940-41 season. The current boxing tournament at LSU next spring remains unaffected. Georgia backed Tulane on a motion to end boxing and a plan to merge the next golf event with Georgia’s invitation tournament was approved for one year. Birmingham was chosen to host the next track and field meet.
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New Orleans
Golden Gloves
Louisiana State University
Wilbur C. Smith
Tulane
Georgia
University of Georgia
Birmingham
Henry G. Crisp
University of Alabama
Landis Defies Farm System Changes in Joint MLB Vote
In Cincinnati on December 8 Commissioner Kenesaw M. Landis cast decisive ballots in a joint MLB meeting, overruling minor leagues' amendments on inter club relations. He sided with the American League on all issues, vetoing proposed chain systems transfers and transfer rule interpretations, and blocking cross league club moves without both leagues consent. Landis pledged to convene the rules committee before February 1 to study proposals from both major and minor leagues.
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Cincinnati
Kenesaw M. Landis
Judge Landis
E Minors
Landis
Cotton production figures by state and year
A set of cotton production figures is listed for several states. Florida shows 1,048,949 for a prior year and 9,616 and 21,874 for subsequent figures. Georgia records 900,808 and 834,947. Mississippi 1,527,915 and 1,650,426. South Carolina 843,473 and 622,132. Tennessee 420,139 and 454,539.
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Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
South Carolina
Tennessee
Cotton crop forecast steadies. futures rise on buying
New Orleans reports the official U S cotton crop forecast at 11,792,000 bales, down 53,000 from November and 151,000 from 1938. Prices surged before the report on increased domestic and foreign buying, with March at 10.28 cents and May at 10.00 at the open, later dipping to 10.20 and 9.90 cents as liquidation followed.
Suspects Sought in Bludgeoning of German Attache
In New York a giant heavyweight and a 23 year old Swede are being hunted in the murder of Walter Richard Engelberg, the German consul attache. Federal officials lead a probe amid espionage links but investigators stress possible personal motives. Police report 50 nude photographs found in Engelberg’s rooms and a head injury used to kill him.
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New York
Walter Richard Engelberg
Eines
Florida
Michaels
McDermott
Brooklyn
Neal Winsberry
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Inqury
E. Marten
Engelberg
Marten
Sand Engelberg
Autade
Romania's Rich Resources and Black Sea Gateway
The passage extols Romania as wealthy in iron, copper, timber and wheat and notes its strategic Black Sea ports and the Danube route to Germany. It questions Bulgaria potentially aligning with Balkan states for defense, amid fears of Russia and Germany influencing small states during invasion periods.
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Europe
Rumania
Black Sea
Germany
Romania
Bulgaria
Dobruja
Balkan
Russia
Early Tax Payments By Decatur Corporations Reported
County tax collector Charles H Hardwick announced that numerous large Decatur businesses have prepaid taxes due January 1 to aid teachers before Christmas. Firms include Alabama Hosiery Mill Goodyear Decatur Mills Alabama Brick and Tile Co Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co Holland Blow Stave Co and Railway Express Agency. Total receipts reach 14815.59 with allocations to state Morgan county county schools Decatur and area towns.
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Decatur
Charles G. Hardwick
Alabama Hosiery Mill
Goodyear Decatur Mills
Alabama Brick and Tile Co
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co
Holland-Blow Stave Co
Railway Express Agency
Hardwick
State of Alabama
Morgan County
Hartselle
Falkville
Trinity
Austinville
TV Broadcasting Gets FCC OK to Boost WMSL Power
Marion Vickery announces FCC approval for WMSL to raise daytime power from 100 to 250 watts with unlimited hours. The station will relocate studios to the Mutual Savings Life building on Bank Street early next year, erect a 210-foot tower with a 100 by 100 foot mesh area, and dismantle the current Second Avenue tower with no staff changes.
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Marion Vickery
Tennessee Valley Broadcasting Company, Inc
Federal Communications Commission
WMSL
Mutual ‘Savings Life
Bankstreet
Vickery
Second Avenue
Warden interrupts game dinner in Carrollton quail raid
In Carrollton Alabama a planned Pickens County feast for West Alabama and East Mississippi physicians, druggists and nurses was halted when a local game warden seized quail and other game. The holder faces charges for exceeding the bag limit as the birds awaited court disposition.
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Carrollton
Ala
Pickens County
West Alabama
East Mississippi
Montgomery
Decatur Local News Roundup Of Church Events And social notes
Decatur reports a busy week with church services at Temple Lighthouse First Presbyterian and First Baptist churches. A Birmingham Apollo Boys Choir concert headlines Sunday events and several residents visit or travel. Local officials, students, and merchants appear in routine notices and illness updates.
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Apollo Boys Choir
Birmingham
First Presbyterian Church
M. E. Lazenby
First Baptist Church
Farmers weigh national crop control plan vote
Rural voters faced a decisive Saturday ballot on the AAA program with Senator Bankhead warning that rejection could derail the entire agricultural program and loans next year. P O Davis framed the choice as continuing government aided crop control versus a return to market struggles.
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John H. Bankhead
Congress
Bankhead
P. O. Davis
State Extension Service
AAA
Nationwide sponsorship urged for relief fund drives
A call asks readers to sponsor the relief fund locally and for nationwide administration led by Edgar Rickard from an office at the Graybar building New York. Emergency supplies are arranged via Norway and Sweden before shipment from the United States and any contribution, large or small, signals public sympathy.
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Edgar Rickard
Graybar Building
New York
Norway
Sweden
United States
Light Sign to Glow Tonight at Keller Bridge
The sign across the highway at Keller bridge will be lighted tonight for the first time in many years. The Welcomes You sign was placed by the League of Women Voters and now operated by the city electric department with city funds to cover the cost.
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Keller Bridge
League of Women Voters
Wheat price levels soar amid drought and war fears
Chicago reports rising winter wheat prices as demand surges worldwide due to drought damage in Argentina and the southern United States. Traders anticipate wartime shortages, with July wheat around 93 cents and futures exceeding $1 in some cases, marking a decade high with few exceptions.
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Chicago
Argentina
United States
Europe
Winnipeg
Buenos Aires
Decatur BPW Club Holds Satisfying Meeting at Lyons Hotel
A well attended Decatur Business and Professional Women's Club meeting met Thursday night in the Lyons Hotel private dining room. Pearl Crawford of Moulton reviewed Grapes of Wrath, led by education committee chair Miss Florence Smith. Members reported on candy sales for a nursery project in East Decatur. Five Moulton residents attended.
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Decatur Business and Professional Women's Club
Lyons Hotel
Pearl Crawford
Moulton
Florence Smith
East Decatur
Moultén
Decatur Club
Bankers Show in Clarksville Highlight Farm Growth
Clarksville hosts bankers and agents in a farm income drive led by Luther Puller of Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad. The event notes 250 entries and a Chamber of Commerce prize pool of 2750 dollars, with Mr Adams praising tobacco as a base crop yet acknowledging gains in cattle sheep and wheat. A boy aged one borrowed 85 dollars in 1938 to buy a cow and is expected to grow his herd to 12 to 15 by age 18.
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Clarksville
Chamber of Commerce
Adams
Luther Puller
Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company
South
Falkland Islands Naval Battle Report 1914
The Associated Press recalls the 25th anniversary of the Falkland Islands battle in which Admiral Von Spey’s squadron was destroyed while the German cruiser Dresden escaped.
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Associated Press
von Spey
Falkland Islands
Rman
Dresden
Dutch Motorship Tajandeen Torpedoed and Sunk
The 8159 ton Netherlands motor ship Tajandeen was torpedoed in the English Channel and sunk. Six crew members are missing while 48 of 54 crew and all passengers were rescued. The vessel, bound for the East Indies with general cargo, had Belgium steamer Louis Scheid land 28 crewmen and six passengers at Weymouth, England.
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Amsterdam
Tajandeen
East Indies
Louis Scheid
Weymouth
England
Austinville to Play Union Hill on Home Court
Austinville High School schedules basketball matchups with Union Hill this Saturday at the Austinville gym. Junior boys and senior boys will clash, with games starting at a listed time. Earlier in Thanksgiving, the Austinville girls beat Ryan 36-23 while the boys fell to Ryan 29-25.
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Austinville High School
Union Hill
Austinville Gymnasium
Austinville
Ryan Girls
Ryan
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