Pan American conference opens to seek peace and union
Twenty one nations begin the eighth Pan American conference in Lima Peru to promote regional peace and mutual defense while avoiding isolation from the world. Cordell Hull insists Americas will not sever ties with others and aims to strengthen existing measures against aggression.
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Andre Berding
Lima
Peru
Western Hemisphere
Europe
China
House of Representatives
United States
Cordell Hull
Americas
Latin America
Hull
Roosevelt
Blaine
Washington
Benevides
Simon Bolivar
Bolivar
Ayachcho
Panama
Quaker Trio Jok es at Nazi Propaganda
Berlin dispatch notes Der Angriff mocks three American Quaker committee members who sailed Dec 2 to observe conditions in Germany. Rufus Jones D Robert Yarnell and George A Walton are ridiculed as “wise men” from the east. The Nazi paper jokes about their reception and the Quakers’ mission.
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Berlin
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Ded Angriff
Deiivee Times
Germany
American Friends Service Committee
Society of Friends
London
Rufus Jones
Haverford
D. Robert Yarnell
Philadelphia
George A. Walton
Newton
East
der Angriff
Beloved Lady McMasters Dies After Prolonged Illness
Mrs Lee McMasters of Pulaski Tennessee and former Decatur resident died at 8 35 this morning at Baughs Infirmary after an extended illness She was 47 and survived by husband two sons Knox and Robert McMasters Decatur a daughter Mrs Curtis Smith Pulaski her parents three sisters and four brothers Funeral services will be held Saturday at two in Pulaski with interment in the Good Springs family cemetery Bennett May of Pulaski directing Her death comes as a profound shock to this community friends."
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Lee McMasters
Pulaski
Tenn
Decatur
Baugh
Knox
Robert McMasters
Curtis Smith
Good Springs
Bennett-May
Roosevelt to Expand Secret Service Coordination
President Roosevelt announced improved coordination among U S intelligence agencies and asked for additional funding to address ongoing concerns after the recent New York spy trial. He said the nation does not need public or secret police to monitor citizens but should monitor secret police abroad.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New York
Special Phone To Aid Lonely Child Care Efforts
Lawson Davidson asked The Daily to announce a special telephone line for calls from those who will care for a Lonely Child this Christmas. The number will be announced within the next day or two.
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Lawson Davidson
Suspect Questioned in Greensboro Slaying Case
James W. McClung of the state highway patrol questioned suspect Pitts in Birmingham regarding the killings of Mrs. Golda Lyles and Horace Nash near Greensboro. He reports a 32 caliber pistol was used and awaits toxicology results on stains to confirm blood type.
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Birmingham
Ala
Bitte
Golda Lyles
Horace Nash
Greensboro
James W. McClung
State Highway Patrol
Pitts
Hale County
McClung
H. W. Nixon
Nixon
Nash
Jefferson County
Alabama Farmers Eligible to Vote in Cotton and Tobacco Quotas Referenda
More than 970,000 Alabama farmers can vote in tomorrow's referenda on marketing quotas for cotton and leaf tobacco. The state referendum addresses farm policy and price controls amid the cotton and tobacco market debates.
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Auburn
Ala
Alabama
Man and suspect moved in Hillsboro quarry murder case
Sheriff Byars and deputies relocated J W Whitehead from Baugh's Infirmary to Lawrence jail at Moulton with Charles Regan who faces murder charges after the fatal shooting of John Thompson at a rock quarry near Hillsboro last Friday night. Whitehead's shattered arm was amputated and he will be transferred daily for treatment while Thompson died at Benevolent Society Hospital. Neither defendant had counsel.
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George “Byars
Lawrenese County
J. W. Whitehead
Baugh’s
Lawrence
Moulton
Charles Regan
John Thompson
Hillsboro
Whitehead
Byars
Irwin-Dyar
Thompson
Christmas seal drive reaches $300 in Morgan County
Christmas seals sold to combat tuberculosis total $300 to date in Morgan County. Miss Kirk Baker, seal sale chairman, announced the year target is $1,000 with eighty percent of funds for treatment at the local tubercular sanatorium. Envelopes were mailed out Thanksgiving.
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Morgan County
Missa Kirk Baker
Seal Sale
Power plea taken under advisement in Fort Payne bond case
Alabama Power Company challenged the Fort Payne municipal electric system bond approval by the State Public Works board. Circuit Judge Walter B. Jones reserved ruling on whether to summon and review works board records. The board recently approved $73 000 in bonds as a PWA project despite Power Company objections.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Power Company
State Public Works Board
Fort Payne
Walter B. Jones
Works Board
Drug concern case tangled officials say
New York December 9. Attorney General John J. Bennett Jr. opened an investigation into McKesson and Robbins Inc the 87 million dollar drug concern described as fantastic by a director. Bennett sent aides to confer with stock exchange officials to decide on further action as the company entered federal receivership following a petition.
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New York
John J. Bennett, Jr
McKesson and Robbins, Inc
Alfred ©. Coxe
Securities and Exchange Commission
Weather map shows wide temperature contrasts across regions
The heat wave grips Arizona and California while the Midwest endures sub freezing temperatures. Los Angeles hit 92 as Phoenix reached 82. Minneapolis 14 at night. Snow fell in Evansville and frost possible in central Florida with snow flurries forecast in Kentucky Virginia and North Carolina. Colder weather expected Friday night and Saturday in Alabama and Georgia.
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Associated Press
Arizona
California
Midwest
New England
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Ariz
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Central States
Evansville
Ind
North Atlantic States
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Memphis
Nashville
Atlanta
Little Rock
Birmingham
Pensacola
Florida
Kentucky
Virginia
North Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Sadist Looking For Thrill Official Explanation In Death
Oakland police label Rodney Greig a sadist seeking a new thrill after stabbing Leona Wright to death in a lover s lane encounter. The 21 year old railway clerk admits it was impulse while denying premeditation. Leona Wright 19 died from a knife wound as her father calls for murder charges and Greig s arrest.
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Oakland
Calif
L. M
Carroll
Rodney Greig
Leona Wright
Leona
Greig
Leonard Wright
France vows to defend Tunisia amid Italy clash
Paris sources say France will fight if needed to defend Tunisia as Italy presses a claim from Libya. French experts deem Tunisia secure and ready, citing the Maginot-line defenses and veteran desert troops. Reports of 40,000 Italian troops in Spain draw attention, while Paris denies any imminent Tunisian seizure.
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Charles 8
Foltz, Jr
Paris
Daladier
France
Tunsia
Italy
Tunisia
Libya
Spain
War Ministry
Catalonia
Defense Ministry
Pyrenees
Morocco
Chamber of Deputies
Venice
Ethiopia
Miss Dorothy Whaley Dies of Chest Wound in Decatur
Miss Dorothy Whaley 25 of Decatur died at 11 50 this morning at Benevolent Society Hospital from a pistol wound inflicted last Saturday afternoon. She had been in a semi conscious condition for three days. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Herman Whaley and brother Morris Whaley. Funeral arrangements set to be announced Saturday by Brown Funeral Company.
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Dorothy Whaley
Decatur
Benevolent Society Hospital
County Schools Dismiss Dec 16 for Christmas Holidays
More than 8 000 Morgan county students will be dismissed from classes Friday afternoon December 16 for Christmas holidays. Schools reopen January 2. Across 48 white schools 7 081 students with 219 teachers and 1 055 in the Negro schools with 34 teachers, totaling 8 136 students and 253 teachers.
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Morgan County
Park football play injures player after sprint
In Pueblo Colorado a park football game saw Lester Baldwin, 21, receive a handoff and surge past defenders but crash into a tree. He suffered a cut lip scalp wound and a sprained neck as spectators watched the dramatic run unfold.
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Pueblo
Colo
Lester Baldwin
Baldwin
Typhoon hits central Philippines killing and wrecking crops
A Philippine typhoon left at least 21 dead and thousands homeless as it swept Samar, Albay, and Camarines Sur. Legaspi city, with 53,000 residents, suffered heavy damage including two dredge boats sunk and a pier torn apart. Flooding ruined crops and livestock across the affected provinces.
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Manila
Phillippine Island
Phillippines
Marinduque Island
Samar
Albay
Camarines Sur
Legaspi
Farm Bureau Group Heads to New Orleans Convention
A 52 member East region group of the Farm Bureau travels by special Pullman car with Louisville and Nashville train service. They arrive Saturday at Oakwood yards 7:30 AM, dine at Lyons hotel, inspect Wheeler and Wilson dams, lunch in Sheffield, return to Lyons for dinner, then board the Pan-American south for overnight to New Orleans. Nelson M. Jost leads the party with L&N staff along.
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Farm Bureau
New Orleans
Decatur
Louisville and Nashville
Oakwood Yards
Lyons
Wheeler and Wilson Dams
Sheffield
4500 Car Tags Sold in Morgan County
Up until today 4500 automobile license plates had been sold in Morgan county. The delinquent date on tags was November 14 with a 15 percent penalty after. A total of 1290 privilege licenses have been sold, slightly more than at the same time last year. November 1 was the deadline on the latter licenses and a 15 percent penalty also applied after that date.
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Morgan County
Chamber of Commerce Prepares Yearly Activity Report
The Chamber of Commerce is preparing a report of activities for the past year for the annual meeting of members on January 10. The banquet gathering will begin at 6 20 p.m. at the Lyons Hotel.
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Chamber of Commerce
Lyons Hotel
Birmingham TVA inquiry probes 1983 election
Francis Biddle said Birmingham Alabama electric company president and civic leader Holt McDowell would be questioned by the TVA Investigating committee about the 1983 Birmingham election on TVA power. The panel plans to hear six or seven Birmingham witnesses over two days while other officials scrutinize TVA data and costs.
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Washington
Dec
Pevear
Birmingham
Ala
Electric Company
Holt McDowell
Eciivic
TVA
TVA Power
Francis Biddle
Congressional Committee
Biddle
Congressional
Utilities
McDowell
Citizens’ Committees
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Chattanooga
Tenn
Wolverton
RN. J
J. A. Krug
Westveeston
Krug
Congress
Francis Bidedle
Rankin
D.-Miss
J. R. MecCarl
United States
Weather Summary From Tennessee River Readings
The river gauge stood at 168 feet as temperatures ranged from 37 to 57 degrees in the last day. Rainfall was .12 inch with Alabama forecast fair and colder, frost along the coast, temperatures 26 to 32, then further clearing and rising temps inland.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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Ickes
Corcoran
Fommy Corcoran
White House
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Decatur Council of
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Riverside Auditorium
Belidinker
Emily Neville Richeson
Casey
Power
McKesson-Robbins
New York Stock Exchange Committee On Stock List
W. L. Cummings
J. F. Thompson
Hartford
Conn
Cummings
Pace Two
Wright
Washington University
Rae Samuel
Seattle
Farm Bureau Group
Utility
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