Officials Renew Drive to Speed Up Armament Production
High ranking officials announce intensified drive to accelerate production of planes ships and munitions for Britain Greece China and the United States The push includes 5 hour days 6 day weeks and round the clock output to meet war needs and curb delay in defense orders led by William S Knudsen and supported by Hull Stimson Knox and Morgenthau with Senator George urging faster wartime pace.
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Lloyd Leheras WA
Orwell
Europe
Asia
National Defense Commission
Britain
Greece
China
United States
William 8. Knudsen
Defense
Detroit
Hull
Stimson
Navy
Knox
The
Treasury
Morgenthau
George
D.ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Large-scale raids seize liquor and stills across counties
Federal state and county officers conducted Friday to Sunday raids targeting bootlegging. In Jackson county two stills were seized in Paint Rock Valley with one arrest. Limestone County Mooresville saw a 600 gallon still taken with no arrests. Morgan County Decatur and Hartselle raids yielded liquor recovered and eight defendants charged with unlawful prohibition violations.
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Lamon and Buress
Sandlin
Jackson County
Paint Rock Valley
Limestone County
Mooresville
Lamon
Morgan County
Decatur
Hartselle
Burgess
Sarndlin
Pittman and
Humphrey
Navy Update on German Raider Engagements
Navy reports continuation of actions after sighting warships. German ship Phrygia scuttled. In Montevideo the Carnarvon Castle, a British auxiliary cruiser, was damaged by a German raider in a battle last Thursday and is being pursued by two British warships.
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Phyrgia
Montevideo
Uruguay
Carnarvon Castle
Home Defense Unit Plan to Be Tasked
Jannaires of Decatur Hart and Eva are expected to attend a meeting tonight at 7:30 at the court for forming a Home Defense unit. Legion Posts of the three county points cooperate in setting up the unit in this effort.
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Jannaires
Decatur
Hart
Eva
Legion Posts
Cooperatin
Work On Bills Underway in House Appropriations Fight
Washington December 9. Work began on the first of the new appropriations bills as two readers of the House Appropriations Committee postulated that nothing would be considered in the bundle for the day.
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Washington
House
Ian
Markets Wall Street Sees Mixed Forward Leaning Trading
In New York on December 9 the market showed selective gains and losses with transfers around 650 000 shares amid fluctuating activity. American Iron and Steel Institute notes a yearly tonnage record likely to beat 1929 by about 5 000 tons while General Motors and Chrysler report strong November results though not leading the market. Chicago poultry prices list varied movement with hens ducks geese and turkeys showing differing price levels across weights and varieties.
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Wall Street
Victor Eubank
New York
Stee
American Iron & Steel Institute
General Motors
Chrysler
Eutes
Market Summary Mixed at Open with Gains in Hogs
New York amid steady stocks and higher bonds shows U. S. government issues at peak levels. Cotton remains steady while sugar keeps firm on a smaller 1941 quota. Wheat unsettled and corn uneven as receipts rise. cattle steady with scarce top offerings. hogs up 5 to 10 with broad demand.
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New York
U. S
Boston
December futures hover near day’s lows as trading ends
New York stock activity closes with mixed to lower sentiment on December and southern markets. Prices stay near lows with little change across main contracts and few standout gains or losses.
Cotton futures steady amid hedge selling in New Orleans
Cotton prices in New Orleans held steady as hedge selling offset trade buying. Dec and Jan quotes fluctuated around 10.24 and 10.43 per unit, with May and July futures near 10.20 to 10.09, while Oct and Dec 1941 notes show nominal bids and slight variations.
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New York
sMay
New Orleans
Nashville Livestock Prices Read Steady Across Species
Nashville Tenn December 9 cattle totals 1600 calves 250 with mostly steady quotes. Bulk yearlings and beef cattle range 9.50 to 11.50 with common stock 6.00 to 8.00 for slaughter types. Hogs 600 head steady with good and choice 190-300 lb at 5.95 and 130-195 lb at 4.85-5.25. Sheep 50 head steady fat lambs 8.50 and fat ewes 2.50.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Grain price sheet reports mixed cash wheat and commodities
Chicago cash grain prices show No 1 hard wheat at 91 29, No 5 at 89 1 4, corn No 4 at 58 3 4, oats 37 1 2, soybeans No 2 yellow at 95 1 4, plus various grades for white, yellow, red and malting grains. figures listed with fractions and nominal ranges for timothy seed and clover products.
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Chicago
Fine Day for Church Work at Central Methodist
Services at Central Methodist Church were led by Rev. R Lambuth Archibald with a Sunday school appeal by the Junior Board of Stewards promoting the Methodist Children's Home in Selma. The pastor spoke on The Greatest Book during Universal Bible Sunday to a capacity crowd as Mrs H O Troup reported on her Richmond Virginia trip to the evening service.
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Central Methodist Church
R. Lambuth Archibald
Board of Stewards
Selma
H. O. Troup
North Alabama
Richmond
Virginia
Cottonseed Meal Futures Close Dull In Memphis
Prime cottonseed meal futures at Memphis closed dull with Dec 27.50, Jan 26.75, March 25.60, May 25.15, July 25.00 as closing bids. Sales totaled 1 000.
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Memphis
Tenn
O. B
Chicago Dairy Market Reports Mixed Butter and Egg Receipts
Chicago supply notes show butter receipts at 707 318 with steady trading and varying creamer scores from 35 3 4 to 92 35 1 4. Centralized carrot prices quoted 34 3 4. Eggs receipts posted at 670 percent, with weak fresh graded and firsts values around 27 to 28 1 2, and dirties at 21.
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Chicago
Mrs. Butler Called Home
Mra H L Butler 51 died Saturday at her Town Creek home. Funeral at Providence church at two with Rev Paul Lane. Interment by Drinkard. Survived by husband two sons Grady Athens Connie Orlando two daughters Mra Girtha McGregor Hillsboro Miss Ruby Lee Butler Town Creek route one father F M Copeland Town Creek route one five brothers Oscar Floyd Luther Copeland Town Creek route one Will Copeland Leighton Crawford Copeland Spring City Tenn three sisters Mra M A Kent Sheffield Mra A L Mcoreless Town Creek route one Mra Nellie Copeland Florence two grandchildren. Brothers pallbearers, nieces flowers.
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Mra
H. L. Butler
Town Creek
Providence Church
Paul Lane
Drinkard
Butler
Grady
Athena
Connie
Orlando
Girtha McGregor
Hillsboro
Ruby Lee Butler
F. M. Copeland
Oscar, Floyd
Luther Copeland
Will Copeland
Leighton
Crawford Copeland
Spring City
Tenn
Mra. M. A. Kent
Sheffield
A. L. Mcoreless
Nellie Copeland
Florence
Bombing toll and war news from Europe and London
Bombs smashed windows and disrupted lines as nine victims were buried in southeast London. Reports described air raids, flames and refugees amid a Balkan front shift as Mussolini faces leadership changes and Greek advances threaten Italian positions near Agrocastro.
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London
Forbes to Handle the Bendix Agency
The EBB, Forbes & Sons Piano Company has accepted the agency for the Bendix Home Laundry washing machine for the Decaturana vicinity. The machine is presented as the most modern home laundering device with exclusive features including no agitator and hands never touching water during operation.
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EBB, Forbes & Sons Piano Company
Bendix
Decaturana
New Day in Methodism Highlighted at Women’s Division
The Women's Division of Christian Service held a dictional meeting where the speaker reflected on tragedies in mission fields and praised missionaries’ heroism and courage. A pastor followed with a brief talk on a New Day in Methodism.
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Women's Division of Christian Service
FDR Seeks Caribbean Defenses on Martinique Tour
President Roosevelt continued a Caribbean defense inspection cruise stopping at Martinique aboard the Tuscaloosa off Fort de France. He met with U S Consul Brocker and Capt Ernest J Blankenship during a one hour conference while destroyers Sims and Trippe stood by. The voyage included visits to St Lucia Castries and Gros Islet Bay where the U S has acquired 120 acres for seaplane operations.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Roosevelt
Martinque
Bearn
Fort de Prance
Tuscaloosa
U. S
Brocker
Ernest J. Blankenship
Sims
Trippe
Caribbean
St. Lucia
Lesser Antilles
Great Britain
Destroyer Exchange
Castries
Henry B. Popham
A. A. Wright
Gros Islet Bay
United States
British Bombers Hit Submarine Nest at Bordeaux
British bomber pilots reported smashing a nest of German submarines prowling the Atlantic and dropping many high explosive bombs near or on submarines moored in Bordeaux. They pressed the attack amid heavy anti aircraft fire and hit lock gates and warehouses along the port area. London endured a raidless day turning to night with renewed lull in German air activity.
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Mussolini
1 1Th
Agirocastro
Italy
Alpera
Yesteray
Greece
Tepelini
Argirocastro
Rome
Athens
John Metaxas
General Staff
RAF
Biuiefront
Tirana
Albanila
Germany
Ruhr
Italian Albania
Idarwald
Mexico
Arturo Riccardi
Domenico Cavagnari
Navy
Cavagnari
Pietro Baroglio
Cesare Maria de Vecchi Gount de Val Ciemon
Aegean
Daccanese
Pietro Rintor
Armistice Commission
Aldo Pellegrini
Turin
Atlantic
Bordeaux
Air Ministry
France
England
Air and Home Security Ministries
Supreme Court agrees to review ASCAP price control case
The court will hear one phase of ASCAP's bid to regulate prices for public music performances. It also overturned five Utica defendants’ conspiracy convictions linked to illicit alcohol distribution and clarified state law interpretation for federal courts following a 1938 precedent on state law.
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Washington
Deco
Supreme Court
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Gasecap
Nebraska
Utica
N. Y
Federal District Court
Justice Stone
Decatur's Diary Offers Community Updates and Meetings
Local notes report Willie Norton visiting from Tuscaloosa, the First Presbyterian church men meeting with J. W. Wyker Jr. as new president, and various church programs. Also listed are illness updates, business trips by local figures, police court results, and social visits across Decatur and nearby areas.
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First Presbyterian Church
J. W. Wyker, Jr
Supreme Court denies AFI plea on bargaining unit powers
The Supreme Court refused to rule on the Labor Board's power to define bargaining units in a case involving the International Association of Machinists and Serrick Corp. The decision upheld the board order directing negotiations with the CIO United Automobile Workers while avoiding a ruling on unit scope. Joseph Padway urged rehearing to settle the breadth of the board's authority, stressing its importance to AFL affiliated groups.
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Washington
Supreme Court
American Federation of Labor
Labor Board
CIO
Joseph Padway
Federation
International Association of Machinists
Serrick Corporation of Munice
Ind
Padway
United Automobile Workers of America
Federation Craft Union
Robt T Baugh Laid to Rest in Huntsville
Robert T Baugh died at his Huntsville home Saturday afternoon following a stroke. He organized Baugh Mines later transferring its properties to son Robert Baugh Jr. Born in Union Springs Alabama he moved to Huntsville 41 years ago and formed a cotton firm with J T Jones. Funeral at his residence 3 p m officiated by Rev Ashley Chappell. burial Maple Hill cemetery. Surviving are two sisters Mrs H H McGuire Gadsden and Mrs Charles S Meeks Miami.
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Mr. Baugh
Union Springs
Ala
Huntsville
J. T. Jones
Jones
T. M. Jones
Decatur
Ashley Chappell
First Methodist Church
Maple Hill Cemetery
Laughlin
Cesiaes
H. H. McGuire
Gadsden
Charles 5. Meeks
Miami
W. A. Conner
Walter R. Laxson
Joe Bradley
Winston Garth
H. F. Adams
H K. Doak
E. J. Polhill
Charles T. Barrett
W. W. Newman
T M. Jones
John W. Jones
Clarendon Davis
W. Caldwell
A. 5. Jackson
Stevenson
Louis Wise, Sr
Robert Murphree
Gayle Geron
Charles Fletcher
Navy seeks new recruits with short term offices
The United States Navy Recruiting Service opens temporary offices in Decatur Hartselle and Athens to enlist applicants aged 17 to 31. Decatur will host at the courthouse while Hartselle and Athens use the post office buildings. The offices operate December 12 13 and 14 for examinations and enlistment discussions.
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Decatur
Hartselle
Athens
United States Navy
Court House
Postoffice
Navy
Cotton Ginnings Totals From Census Bureau by State
The Census Bureau reports December 1 ginnings by state with figures for this year and last. Alabama 710,968 vs 763,716. Arizona 102,872 vs 131,796. Arkansas 1,227,470 vs 1,336,080. California 468,394 vs 389,761. Florida 17,815 vs 9,616. Georgia 947,237 vs 900,578. Illinois 2,759 vs 2,865. Kentucky 8,567 vs 12,224. Louisiana 440,594 vs 716,829. Mississippi 1,077,768 vs 1,526,854. Missouri 295,417 vs 416,299. New Mexico 90,572 vs 18,287. North Carolina 693,246 vs 446,672. Oklahoma 615,398 vs 489,146. South Carolina 912,024 vs 842,397. Tennessee 380,776 vs 419,245. Texas 2,849,351 vs 2,617,643. Virginia 19,220 vs 9,478.
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Alabama
Census Bureau
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
New Mexico
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Mother of Local Resident Passes
Mrs. John Schechter 90 of New Albany Ind died at home Saturday evening after a long illness. Her daughter Mrs Henry R Davis of Decatur was at her bedside. Funeral services are set for 2 pm today in New Albany with interment there. Surviving are three daughters Anna and Hattie Schechter of New Albany and Mrs Davis plus son John Schechter of Indianapolis.
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John Schechter
New Albany
Ind
Henry R. Davis
Decatur
Davis
Anna Schechter
Hattie Schechter
Indianapolis
Chattanooga News Free Press Charged In Anti Trust Case
The Department of Justice charged in court that the Chattanooga News Free Press and two officials violated the Sherman anti trust act by drafting advertising contracts designed to foreclose competition in the afternoon field. President Roy McDonald and Treasurer Everett Allen face up to $5000 fines and a year in prison on each count if convicted. They plead innocence.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Department of Justice
Chattanooga News-Free Press
Surman
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Carlisle Barracks
Decatur’s
Willie Norton
Brown Service Insurance Co
Normaine Chambers
J. A. Chambers
Curtis Gover
the Daily
Southside Baptist Church
L. L. Lively
Alabama Hosiery Mills
Greensboro
N. C
Will Fowler
Florette, Ala
Wi Weaver
4Th Avenue West
Charlie Winston
Wofford Oil Company
Mr. Winston
John W Jones
Business Today
Byron Aedi
Montgomery
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
H .S. Higdon
Sherman Street
E. W. McLeod
T. Weller Smith
Alabama Highway Patrol
Rotary Club
Isabelle Carter
Holloway Lancaster
Greenville, Tenn
Atlanta
Sears-Roebuck
Goodyear Jubilee
First Ward
Parent-Teachers Association
J. B. Patterson
Lacon
Little Jimmie
Boyd Mooney
Mrs
Lamar Mooney
Austinville
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Peach & Caddell
Russell Powell
Robert Ray
Baugh’s Infirmary
W. Self
Margarette
J. H. Fuller
Trinity Route One
Lee Hornbuckle
Union Grove
Tom Edgil
Haleyville
Board of Deacons
AFI
Robt. T. Baugh
Chattanooga Paper
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