Christmas Trade Boosts Prosperity and U S Income Juggernaut
Retail sales surge across steel, motor, textile and grocery sectors as payroll and farm income rise. Analysts say holiday turnover will set a record, with nationwide income near 100 billion as defense spending accelerates and automakers and textile mills report strong activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Com
Dun & Bradstreet, Inc
Mercantile Agency
John W. Hanes
the Treasury
Congress of American Industry
Associated Press
Tragic accidental shooting death near Tuscaloosa
J. D. Boswell, 20, of Taylorville Ala. died last night in a Tuscaloosa hospital from a bullet wound in the back of the head. Coroner S. T. Hardin reported the accident involved three men practicing with a target at their home when Henry Boswell discharged the gun.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
J. D. Boswell
Taylorville
S. T. Hardin
Henry Bos
J. D Boswell
Henry
West Brookfield Bomb Victim Linked to South Carolina Figure
Word received by locals says Paul Chamberlain son of the late South Carolina Governor Daniel H Tain and his wife were killed by a bomb last Sunday in London. No further details are provided.
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West Brookfield
Mass
Paul
Chamberlain
Daniel H Tain
South Carolina
London
Florence Merchant Kreisman Dies
Kreisman a Florence merchant and civic leader died at his home in Florence yesterday. A Nashville native, he moved to Florence in 1886 and became a prominent local business and community figure.
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Florence
Ala
Kreisman
Nashville
Tenn
Postmaster Dies in Roanoke After Brief Illness
M. R. Buckalew Roanoke postmaster died at a local hospital after a brief illness. He was previously engaged in the bank business in Roanoke.
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M. R. Buckalew
Roanoke
Navy to Build Four Naval Ordnance Plants
The Navy Department announced plans to cost about 35 million dollars for four additional naval ordnance plants. Acting Secretary James Forrestal named locations near Detroit and Canton Ohio, Indianapolis Indiana, and Macon Georgia.
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Washington
Navy Department
James Forrestal
Detroit
Canton
Ohio
Indianapolis
Ind
Macon
Stock market halves gains in brief session on weekend risk
The New York market showed moderate gains amid mixed prices as large blocks of low quote stocks were liquidated to create tax losses. Volume reached around 500000 shares with a weekend protection rally cited. War news tempered optimism while dividends and earnings prospects offered limited support.
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New York
Markets at a Glance New York December 14
Irregular stock demand with some issues in demand. Bonds steady and low priced. Cotton steady with mill support. Sugar mixed as Cuban selling eases. Metals quiet with nominal prices. Wheat steady to weak amid bearish Argentine crop estimates. Corn lower on spot prices. Cattle steady. Wool tops light trade covering in Chicago.
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New York
Chicago
Stages and numbers unclear from New York item
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered numbers and headings but no clear event or names to summarize. The piece lacks coherent facts, making a definitive public item impossible to extract.
Cotton futures ease after record November consumption
New York December cotton futures held narrow ranges in light volume. Dealers cited a November consumption record lifting some buying for domestic mills and Russian accounts, with final prices 1 to 2 points lower as Southern and Bombay selling rose near the close.
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N. Y
New York
Souther
Bombay
Cotton futures drift lower on dull New Orleans session
Cotton futures in New Orleans closed steady to slightly lower with modest losses across key contracts. March, May, July and October quotes showed small declines as traders awaited direction in the market.
Spot Cotton Holds Steady in New Orleans Trade
Spot cotton closed steady in New Orleans with sales of 1,575 bales. Prices posted low middling 8.95 cents, middling 9.95, good middling 10.45. Receipts 889 bales and total stock 528,790 bales.
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New Orleans
Cottonseed and Oil Prices Reported in New Orleans
In New Orleans on December 14, market figures show cottonseed prices steady with bleachable prime summer yellow at 5.60, prime crude at 4.62 1/2, December 5.25 1/2, January 5.26 1/2, March 5.38, May 5.42, July 5.48 with bids noted as B-Bid.
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Memphis
Tenn
New Orleans
Grain prices mixed as Chicago commodities close firm
Cash wheat bids ranged with No 1 hard at 91 and No 1 mixed at 91. Corn values showed No 4 mixed at 58 1 2 and No 2 yellow at 68 1 2 with several other grades quoted. Soybeans traded No 2 yellow at 91 3 4 and No 3 at 89 91 1 2 with additional numbers listed for other lots.
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Chicago
Chicago Wheat and Corn Prices Slip Amid Weak Options
Chicago grain prices ended mixed as December wheat held steady to down 7 8 and May and July futures slipped. Demand for immediate deliveries cooled while forecasts of a large Argentine crop and softer private trade data pressured options and corn and oats declined modestly.
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Chicago
Cattle and hog prices mixed as week closes in Nashville market
Salable cattle and hogs hold steady to down with calves and feeders slipping. Good fed yearlings top at 11.00 while medium grades run 8.00 to 9.00. cows range from 3.50 to 4.50 for canners and cutters. bulls top at 6.50 and vealers at 10.50. Sheep and lambs ease 25 cents overall with fat ewes at 2.50.
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Nashville
Tenn
U.S. Dept
Negro School Paper Issued by Morgan County Teachers
The Morgan Countian bulletin for December highlights Morgan county teachers and schools. A tribute to Carrie C Harris of Moulton Heights marks her 30 plus years in Morgan county and 17 years at the school. The issue discusses teacher retirement, PTA survey, Red Cross contributions, and other topics. Jettie A Winters mimeographs the paper and drew the cover sketch of the Three Wise Men.
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Carrie C. Harris
Moulton Heights
Morgan County
Red Cross
Jettie A. Winters
Jeanes
Three Wise Men
Star of Bethlehem
Shopping lists spell out prizes as winnings mailed today
A long list of items from various stores appears in a continuation of the page one tale. The piece notes that checks are being mailed to all winners today.
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Fleischer’s
E. E. Forbes & Sons Piano Co
Sam Frank & Moore
Geidel’s
Griffin's
Gunter's
Goodrich Silvertown
Goodyear
Willard Battery
W. T. Grant Co
Munter Furniture Co
Kuhns
Ligon’s
Lyons Electric Co
L. Lesser
Nelson's Jewelry
Patterson’s
J. C. Penney Co
Pepper & Howell
Samuels Ladies Shop
Sherrow’'s
Shumake Furniture Co
Russell Speake
Speake Warren & Ratliff
Shannon's
Ben Franklin
Lone Ranger
Sherwin-Williams
Fender
Sterchi, Bros
Thomas Furniture Co
Unified Furniture Co
Western Auto
New U S Treasury Secretary Warns on War Zone Convoy Plans
The newly appointed U S Treasury secretary cautions about policy shifts as Congress discusses convoy defenses amid fears of American ships facing attacks delivering goods into the war zone. Several lawmakers have voiced opposition to adopting convoys.
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Treasury
Congress
Smallest Crowd Yet for Milk Caravan Gathers in Somerville
The Decatur Chamber of Commerce and county agent's office caravan drew its smallest crowd in Somerville Friday night. Assistant County Agent Carlson presided as films The Milky Way Out and How to Make Cheese were shown. Casto Jarvis reported milk check payouts through November amounted to 34562.68 dollars and urged visits to the Decatur cheese plant. Maynard Layman spoke on the Cattlemen's Protective Association and a 4-H Club Rally photo was shown. The caravan heads to Massey Monday at 7 p.m.
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Chamber of Commerce
Somerville
Carlson
Casto Jarvis
Decatur
Jarvis
Maynard Layman
Cattleman’s Protective Association
Collor
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Massey
City Enacts Probe After 6 Million Gallons Seeps Into Rochester Water
Formal inquiry follows the accidental discharge of 6,000,000 gallons of untreated Genesee River water into Rochester mains. Superintendent Kohl and deputy Jones are suspended after a 12 hour hearing. City to boil all drinking water while typhoid vaccines are distributed at five new public school inoculation sites.
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Rochester
N. Y
Health Bureau
Louis B. Cartwright
Lewis B. Kohl
Public Works
Ernest G. Jones
Kohl
Jones
William H. Roberts
Genesee
State Health Department
Albany
Arthur M. Johnson
British Navy Drives Aid in Egyptian Warfront
A dramatic wartime account describes Royal Navy warships bombarding Italian bases and wrecking supply lines along the Egyptian Libya coast. A destroyer crew reports mine-field advances and close-range gunfire aiding RAF operations and troop movements. The piece emphasizes naval blockade and rapid transport as key to British victory.
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Royal Air Force
Egypt
Libya
Larry Allen
Associated Press
England
Britain
Duke discusses Caribbean plans and Roosevelt meeting
The Duke spoke of civilian conservation corps interest for Bahama Islanders and of talks with President Roosevelt during a journey from Miami. He described discussions on naval bases in the West Indies and Americas Britain collaboration, then returned to St Francis Hospital where his wife had a recovery drive.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Bahamas
Miami
United States Navy
Great Britain
Roosevelt
West Indies
America
Duke
United States
St. Francis Hospital
Edward
Decatur Notes Include Church Services and Local Visits
Rev W H Curl to preach at Ninth Street Methodist on Sunday with morning and evening services and a Christmas theme discussion titled The Star That Leads. Mrs Tom Tarwater to speak at Central Baptist and People’s churches. Dr John C Cowell ill with laryngitis. Calvary male quartette to lead at Athens CCC camp. Numerous local residents noted for illness visits travel and family announcements.
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W. H. Curl
Ninth Street Methodist
Tom Tarwater
Calvary
Central Baptist Church
Athens CCC
Ernest Roberts
Milford Walker
Emory Keith
Homer Britton
John A. Troxler
The
Doctor Teasley Ordered to Army Medical Corps Duty
Athens Alabama December 14 Dr Gerald H Teasley local physician and associate surgeon at Powers Hospital ordered to report for duty in the army medical corps for twelve months beginning January 1st.
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Athens
Ala
Gerald H. Teasley
Powers Hospital
Medical Corps of the
Army
Vacancies in Army Listed Now Open for Several Branches
The local U S army recruiting office announced vacancies in Air Corps, Infantry and Field Artillery at Fort Jackson Fort McClellan and Fort Benning with the second armored division at Benning. Eligibility includes high school or equivalent for Air Corps and some armor staff. training, education and health benefits offered. Call or write for details. office open daily.
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U .S. Army
Air Corps
MacDill Field
Pla
Infantry
Field Artillery
Fort Jackson
D. C
22Nd Infantry
Fort McClellan
Ala
Infantry and
Fort Benning
Second Armored Division
Armored Division
Sheriff Bax ter declines to join war of words with Joyner
Memphis dispatch reports Sheriff Elton S Bax ter of De Soto County Mississippi refuses to engage in a public feud with Shelby County Sheriff Guy Joyner. Joyner mounts a billboard and issues threats against gambling dives along highway 61. Bax ter says there is no gambling in his county and dismisses the quarrel as political boast.
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Memphis
Tenn
Elton S. Baxter
DeSoto County
Miss
Sherriff Guy Joyner
Shelby County
Joyner
Baxter's
Mississippi
Baxter
Highway 61
Weather Across the Nation Bites With Snow and Cold
A cold wave grips the nation with snow sleet rain and fog across regions from the Midwest to the Atlantic coast. Eight deaths occur in the middle west and Rockies while rising temperatures bring relief in those areas. Flood waters in Southeast Texas isolate ten families as Texas Oklahoma Nebraska report new snow. New York City experiences freezing after unseasonal warmth with rain expected in the mid Atlantic and Southeast regions. Offshore storm warnings extend from Block Island to Cape Hatteras.
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Seaboard
Middlewest
Rocky Mountain
Southeast
Texas
Texas-Oklahoma
Panhandle
Nebraska
Plains States
New York City
Middle Atlantic
Appalachian
Tennessee
Atlantic
Block Island
Rhode Island
Cape Hatteras
Pickets Persist At Alabama Capitol Renovation
Pickets still walked before the Alabama state capitol as three electricians and three plumbers who had walked off a two week job in the east wing returned to work. The Montgomery Building Trades Union AFL said the workers were off the job and set up pickets after Henry I Flinn, a Montgomery contractor, continued to use non union labor on the capitol renovation project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Montgomery Building Trades Union
AFL
Henry I. Flinn
Capitol
Birmingham Bar Association to curb loan shark activity
The Birmingham Bar Association launched an anti loan shark campaign after members voted to form a committee. A. F P Lindbergh outlined the effort calling Birmingham a victim of money lending racketeering with many new unlicensed firms in the loan business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Bar Association
A. F P. Lind«bergh
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Miles
Sidi Barrani
Batile
Merchant
Decatur Daily
Wall Street
Victor Eubank
Stoges
Satari
Coe
Nashville Livestock
John K. Strubing, Jr
Comely Society
Greenwich
Conn
Windsor
Duke of Windsor
Coast Guard
Miami Harbor
Decatur’s
O. F. Lowery
Miami, Fla
John C. Cowell
Ruth Shores
Hartselle
J. L. Greer
Charles E. Layman
Flint
Mr. Layman
F. B. Sparkman
Oak Ridge
Horace Ryan
Louis Gibson
Cullman, Nere
Merle Nelson
South Highlands Infirmary
Johnnie Cobb
Benevolent Society Hospital
Johnston Street
Westminster Presbyterian
Churchill
Roy McCay
Austinville
Phyllis Ann
Emens Clinic
H. M. Haynes
Henry M Jr
Lois Greenhill
Imogene Lee
Christine Haynes Crocket
Nancy Anne Crockett
Webster Keeton
Iane McCall
Jackson Street
Paul Butler
Baugh’s Infirmary
C. W. Martin
Drinkard
E. Moulton Street
Melvin Case
Charlotte Marie
Fifth Avenue
South
George Moye
University of Alabama
Mrs
A. L. Moye
Speer
Lawrenceburg, Tenn
Shirley Warren
Boston
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