Lord Lothian Dies After Illness While Ambassador
Washington reports the death of Lord Lothian British ambassador to the United States at 2 a m EST after mic microbe infection. He fell ill Sunday night and deteriorated despite a brief improvement earlier in the week. He was 58 and had represented Britain since just before Britain declared war on Germany. He cancelled a Baltimore Farm Bureau address and his prepared remarks were read in his stead.
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Washington
Lord Lothian
United States
Lothian
American Farm Bureau Federation
Baltimore
Federation
England
Ronald Lindsay
Death of Lord Lothian Shocks British Diplomatic Circle
The death of Lord Lothian, the British ambassador to the United States, shocks official circles in London. His loss leaves a critical gap in British American relations with no immediate successor named.
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London
Lord Lothian
United States
Lord Lothian Foreign Policy From Hitler to Britain Aid
The Marquess of Lothian held multiple titles and was a Christian Scientist who wrote on the faith. Arriving in August 1939 for his fifteenth U S visit, he served as Rhodes Trust secretary and had explored American opinion across 44 states. Once a believer in Hitler, he later urged power and insisted on aid to Britain as Munich memories sharpened his view.
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Marquess of
Hitler Lord Lothian
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Munich
Hitler
Sudetenland
Czecno-Slovakia
Lothian
Mussolini
Lord Lothian
London
Great Britain
Illness Claims H A Bragg at 79 in Trinity
Horace A Bragg 79 died at 2 45 am Thursday at his home Trinity Route 1 Lawrence county after more than a year illness. Funeral rites at home at 10 am Friday by Rev Dan Praytor and Brown of Decatur burial at J R Sivley cemetery Trinity Route 1 pallbearers listed. Survived by widow daughter J P Dele shaw Moulton son J P Bragg Trinity Route 1 granddaughter Regina Deleshaw sister Miss Glennie Bragg Moulton nieces and nephews Moulton Masonic lodge to conduct grave services. He was a lifelong Lawrence county farmer.
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Horace A. Bragg
Trinity
Route 1
Lawrence County
Dan Praytor
Brown
Decatur
J. R. Sivley
Thomas Hill
Ernest Wilkerson
E. W. Moore
Wydell Siviey
Olan
Earman Reed
Bragg
J. P. Deleshaw
Moulton
J. P. Bragg
Regina Deleshaw
Glennie Bragg
Masonic Lodge
Paroled Alabama Convicts Reach State Prisons
Twenty six Alabama convicts were released today under clemency by the State Board of Parolons and Paroles. Parole applications of 59 others were rejected. Notable names include Eddie James of Montgomery County Will Dowell Jefferson Blue Hamporn Lawrence David Bledsoe Jefferson Dock Freeman Cullman Bubber Greenwood Bullock Ernest Hayes Sumter Greelie Foster Jefferson Robert D Dupree Calhoun Ned May Ted May Alberta Jones Montgomery and James Jones Jefferson.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Board of Parolons and Paroles
Eddie James
Montgomery County
Will Dowell
Jefferson
Blue Hamporn
Lawrence
David Bledsoe
Dock Freeman
Cullman
Bubber Greenwood
Bullock
Ernest Hayes
Sumter
Greelie Foster
Robert D. du
Army Mobile Recruiting Unit to Visit Decatur
A 5000 dollar mobile recruiting unit from the United States Army will tour Decatur on December 17 and 18 to allow public viewing and to recruit eligible young men for the Regular Army. The Army cites training, travel, advancement, good pay from 21 to 157 dollars monthly, free medical and dental care, and educational opportunities as benefits. Eligible men 18 to 35 may enlist. those 18 to 21 need parental consent, 21 to 35 must bring their registration card.
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Ozzie L. Wilson
4Th. Corps Air Recruiting Service
United States Army
Decatur
Army
Ufe
Greenwich Butler Confesses Assault and Murder Attempt
Greenwich chauffeur butler Joseph Spell 31 confessed to assaulting social matron Mrs. John K. Sturbing Jr. and throwing her into Kensico Reservoir after demanding a $5,000 ransom. He reportedly admitted to attacking her in her mansion and then binding her feet before the attempted murder sequence. Police say the victim survived and was hospitalized in White Plains New York. Mrs Strubing, an advertising man’s wife and former Princeton athlete, comes from a prominent Philadelphia family.
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Greenwich
Conn
Archibald H. Tunick
Greenwich Society
Tunick
Joseph Spell
FBI
Martin H. Nee
John K. Sturbing, Jr
White Plains
N. Y
Kensico Reservoir
Westchester County
New York
Starbing
Nee
Sturbing
Princeton
Cincinnati
Strubing
Eleanor Paul
Philadelphia
Tree Planned for Children This Yoletide
The Salvation Army Christmas Tree will bring gifts and cheer to 700 to 1 000 Decatur children aged one to fifteen on Christmas Eve at the Armory. Mayor Harrison will present the first gift as Santa visits. tickets cover gifts for attending children. The event features a Decatur High School band and a brief Christmas story by the Ministerial Association. Gifts may be donated at Salvation Army headquarters on Bank Street by December 21.
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Salvation Army
Decatur
Armory
Santa Claus
Tom Harrison
Decatur High School
Decatur Ministerial Association
Bank Street
Longino
Ignorance Is Bliss to Him at Goodyear Plant
W. 8. Hunter known as Cap recounts a job applicant who, asked if he was a Communist, admitted ignorance. The interviewer said the new rule requires party affiliation queries and other questions about Reds Bunds and plant explosions, concluding the man’s lack of knowledge qualified him for work.
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W. 8. Hunter
Goodyear
North Alabama
Cap
Communist Party
Bund
Santa letters sought for Decatur Daily Christmas edition
The Decatur Daily invites all area children to send letters to Santa Claus care of The Daily in Decatur Alabama. Most letters will appear in the annual Christmas edition.
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Decatur Daily
Santa Claus
Decatur
the Daily
Alabama
Odd accident claims life of woman in Cullman county
Mrs. Martha Jane Sargent, 67, was killed and her sister Mrs. Kate Rope injured when a projecting log from a truck struck them while walking near Beach Grove Cullman county late Wednesday. The driver G W Engle of Cullman route 1 aided and called an ambulance. Sargent died en route to Cullman hospital. Funeral held at Valley Springs Baptist church.
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Martha Jane Sargent
Kate Rope
Beach Grove
Cullman County
Sargent
Fischer and Son
Hanceville
Cullman Hospital
Rope
G. W Engle
Cullman
Engle
Valley Springs Baptist Church
Harry Edwards
George A. Sargent
Ocullman
Burns
Duke of Windsor undergoes health check in Miami
The Duke of Windsor, 46, underwent a medical examination at St Francis Hospital in Miami while his wife recovered from a tooth extraction. Physicians reported excellent health and a youthful, fit appearance. The couple will not leave Miami before Monday and will sail back to Nassau aboard the Southern Cross.
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Miami Berach
Fra
Duke of Windsor
Bahamas
New Providence
St. Francis Hospital
Nassau
Vyvyan Drury
Miami
Axel Wenner- Gren
Southern Cross
Caravan Draws Small Crowd in Priceville
A smaller crowd than usual attended the Decatur Chamber caravan in Priceville on Wednesday night. Prof E G Hamilton introduced R E Rogers of the Decatur Cheese plant who presented dairy industry pictures showing a community shifting from one crop to diverse farming. The program included cheese making, a 4 H rally, and the De catur Fourth of July celebration. Attendees included Leroy McEntire Earl Glenn Stanley Wyatt Harold Carter Sam Malone Jr Dr M E Edwards Bobby Halfacre and Mannard Layman with Thornhill from the farm agent's office. The caravan heads to Trinity tonight.
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Decatur
Leroy McEntire
Earl Glenn
Stanley Wyatt
Harold Carter
Sam Malone
M. E. Edwards
Bobby Halfacre
Maynard Layman
Thornhill
Trinity
B P Roberts Dies At Home In Decatur
Berry Palmer Roberts died at 2 40 Thursday morning at his home on Sixth Street South after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held at 1 45 p m Friday at Johnson Chapel with Rev W C Bates officiating. Burial will be in Johnson Chapel cemetery. the procession leaves the residence at 1 p m tomorrow. He is survived by three daughters and four sons, three grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, a sister and four brothers.
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Berry Palmer Roberts
Sixth Street
South
Johnson Chapel
W. C. Bates
Brown
Decatur
Roberts
Frank Howell
Velma McMillan
Nashville
Mary Roberts
G. B. Roberts
Hartselle
J. H. Roberts
Birmingham
C. O. Roberts
Lawrence County
Willie ~ Roberts
W. L. Sparkman
T. E
C. B. Roberts
W. C
G. E. Roberts
New Device May Make Parachute Jumps Safer
In Missoula Montana on December 12 a Forest Service invention by Chester and Frank Derry uses a static cord from plane to parachute rip cord. The system automatically fires the rip cord when the jumper exits the aircraft, letting the jumper simply descend. CAA Inspector J Hurley praised the test jumps and Forest Service plans to patent the device.
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Missoula
Mont
Forest Service
Chester Derby
Frank Derry
Chester Derry
CAA
J. Hurley
Seattle
The
RAF Pioneers Fire Cannon In Midlands Luft Attack
British reports describe a heavy Birmingham area raid with incendiaries and explosives. RAF planes used a new cannon to claim a victory against a Messerschmitt 109 as London endured a 14 hour air raid alert and fires were rapidly controlled by firefighters.
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Associated Press
London
Birmingham
Midlands
Thames Estuary
British Victory at Sidi Barrani Signals Bold Libya Push
Dewitt Mackenzie reports the British victory at Sidi Barrani destabilizes Mussolini's Mediterranean aims. The outcome hinges on British exploitation of the win and pursuit of Marshal Graziani in Libya, following the capture of the main Italian base in Egypt and numerous prisoners.
British Victory Not Complete Disaster
The piece outlines three potential handicaps for Marshal Graziani as he faces war in North Africa. It notes supply shortages cut by British blockade, morale drop from inactivity, and a shortage of fighting planes due to Italy’s commitments elsewhere. Air supremacy is deemed crucial for Libyan invasion plans. Graziani began with a September 14 march into Egypt, reaching Sidi Barrani amid extreme heat and sandstorms after a long forced march.
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Graziani
Italy
Albania
Egypt
Libya
Marshal Graziani
Rome
Sidi Barrani
Libyan Noose Tightens as British Drive Gains Ground
Allied forces report over 20,000 Italian troops in Egypt's Western Desert under heavy threat of capture. Churchill urges Parliament that up to three Italian divisions may be trapped. Rome vows Italians remain steadfast amid reverses. British Royal Navy shells targets near Salum and Bardia as Salum falls with about 6,000 prisoners taken.
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Egypt
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
London
Italy
Rome
Virginio Gayda
Mussolini
Headiog
Briish
Salum
Bardia
Salum i
Mat
Sidi Barrani
Gayda Alerts on Foreign Agents in Italy Crisis
Virginio Gayda, a leading Fascist editor, claimed foreign agents and British propaganda aim to destabilize Italy. He cited three motives for Britain’s war of nerves and noted uncertainty whether agents are foreign provocateurs or Italian pessimists.
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Rome
Virginio Gayda
Gayda
Italy
Balkan war updates and allied casualties across fronts
Reuters dispatches report a growing general retreat on the Egyptian front amid distant talks on U S aid to Britain. A Moscow dispatch claims a frontier clash with casualties while Athens notes Italy advancing in snow covered northern areas.
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Bardia
Mediterranean Sea
Washington
Lord Lothian
United States
U. S
Britain
Reuters
Cairo
RAF
Reds
Moscow
Red Army
Tennessee River level and regional rain outlook
The Tennessee River gauge stood at 10.68 feet on Thursday and fell. Temperatures ranged from 53 to 70 degrees with .04 inches of rainfall. Alabama expected cloudy skies with rain tonight and Friday, colder in the north, while Tennessee anticipated rain with warmer conditions in the extreme east and colder in the west, followed by continued rain in the east and much colder air in the west tonight and Friday.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Winners announced in Third Annual Window Shopping Contest
The Decne Daily will announce the winners of the Third Annual Window Shopping Contest held by 45 Decatur Merchants. Entries have been fully judged and the $100 cash prize is awarded to the top entrant.
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Decatur
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