Plan for Pan American trade pact blocked by Argentina
At Lima the Pan American conference faced U S backing for a trade liberalization pact blocked by Argentine insistence on considering aggression by other nations. The mood favored a strong anti aggression resolution though friction persisted over defense language. Separately in France right wing groups pushed to dissolve the French Communist party as Premier Salade’s government sought backing for its budget.
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Associated Press
Ukraine
Berlin
U. S
United States
France
Communist Party
Saladier
London
Inter-Governmental
Hitler
Spain
Alfonso
Francisco Franco
Franco
Want Ads Highlight Their Broader Advertising Role
Want ads do more for advertisers than rent rooms or articles. They also attract buyers for dogs and valuables, serving as versatile merchants in the marketplace.
Hopkins May Receive Nod for Commerce Post
Washington reports Harry Hopkins WPA administrator and close White House adviser tops discussion as potential secretary of commerce successor. With Homer Cummings retiring next month, Hopkins could lead a younger New Deal front, while rumors swirl about retirements or shifts among Farley Woodring Swanson.
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Washington
Harry Hopkins
WPA
Homer Cummings
Farley
Woodring
Swanson
Navy
Hopkins
Roper
White House
Stores Stay Open Nights Next Week in Decatur
Retail merchants in Decatur said stores will be open in the evenings starting Saturday through Christmas Eve to aid Christmas shoppers.
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Decatur
Snyder Moving Swiftly Toward Conéluction Trial
Los Angeles December reports show Martin Snyder’s murder and kidnapping trial moving quickly toward conclusion as four witness accounts diverge on the Oct. 15 shooting at pianist Myrl Alderman’s Hollywood Hills home. The case involves Alderman Ruth Etting and Snyder’s daughter Edith, with a maximum 115 year potential sentence and a wider probe into McKesson Robbins assets.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Myrl Alderman
Ruth Etting
Alderman
Las Vegas
Nev
Martin
Gimp
Snyder
Hollywood Hills
Edith Snyder
Chicago
Etting
Line Ups For Soup Bowl Game Announced By Civic Clubs
Civic clubs Lions Lodge and Rotary Club teams announce lineups for tonight's game at Benson Field. Lions boast strong offense with Rutledge and Harris as key threats though Harris may be unavailable. Rotarians push two team system, listing Harris, Rutledge, Thames, Yaney, Stone, Duncan as starters with coach Push.
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Lions Lodge
Rotary Club
Benson Field
Lions
Rotary
Julian Harris
Harris
Rutledge
Thomas
Rankin
Tennessee
Rotarians
Julian Harris le
Thames
Frank Yaney
Frank Stone
Joe Duncan
Decatur Approves J B McBride Contract for City Hall Remodel
Decatur city council formally awarded the Johnston street fire hall and police station remodel to J B McBride and Son after approving a bid of 17580 from the Public Works Administration. Eight other bids for equipment were rejected for irregularities. McBride also bid 26400 for an incinerator, with PWA approval forthcoming. The project is funded by a 350000 loan and grant to support the municipal light and power distribution system. Light standards on the white way are being installed by Dyer Electric Co with completion targeted by early next week and potential operation by Christmas with transformer shipments pending.
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Decatur
J. B. McBride and Son
Johnston Street
Public Works Administration
McBride and Son
Atlanta
PWA
Dyer Electric Co
Bank Street
Wilson Avenue
Lee Street
Second Avenue
Q. EK. Eddens
Welch Plea Given Study By Alabama Pardon Board
The Alabama state pardon board studied evidence for and against a parole for Homer Welch a textile union organizer serving a 10 year sentence stemming from a fatal picket line battle. Birmingham attorney Roderick Beddow claimed suppressed testimony affected Welch s 1962 Talladega trial and argued for new evidence while Solicitor J B Sanford urged the sentence stand. Circuit Judge R B Carr noted jury irregularities but said the verdict should stand.
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Montgomery
Ala
Homer Welch
State
Roderick Beddow
Birmingham
Welch
Talladega
R. B. Carr
Starnes to Speak at Guntersville Courthouse Event
Rep. Joe Starnes of Alabama will lecture at the Guntersville courthouse next Tuesday in an appearance sponsored by the local business and professional women's club.
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Guntersville
Ala
Joe Starnes
Business and Professional Women’s Club of
DENTAL GROUP NAMES HEADS DENTAL GROUP NAMES HEADS
The North Alabama Dental Society held its quarterly meeting at the Tennessee Valley Hotel with clinics by Dr. W. G. White of Birmingham on impressions and by Dr. Pryor Williams of Birmingham on orthodontics followed by a business session and banquet. Officers elected for 1939: President Dr N V Culpepper Cullman First VP Dr R C Berry Decatur Second VP Dr J O Baites Huntsville Secretary Treasurer Dr L C Bledsoe Cullman.
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North Alabama Dental Society
Tennessee Valley Hotel
W. G. White
Birmingham
Pryor Williams
J. O. Baites
Huntsville
L. C. Bledsoe
Cullman
O Neal Bridge to Be Named Amid Alabama Honors
Florence Tennessee river bridge will be named O Neal Bridge honoring the O Neal family with two Alabama governors. Governor Graves also named Rogers hospital at Kilby prison and Draper Prison at Speigner with dedications set for Monday afternoon.
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Montgomery
Ala
Tennessee River
Florence
O'Neal
Alabama
Graves
Cleon B. Rogers
State Board of Administration
Hamp Draper
Edward A. O'Neal
Zwicky Finds Three More Giant Exploding Stars
Pasadena scientist Dr. Fritz Zwicky of Mt Padomar Observatory reports three additional super novae, exploding stars vastly brighter than the sun.
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Pasadena
Calif
Fritz Zwicky
Mt. Padomar Observatory
Southeastern Rail presidents back 11-2 cent per mile coach fare
The Southeastern Railroad presidents' conference voted to set a basic passenger coach fare at 11-2 cents per mile, down from 2 cents per mile. The lower rate would start once tariff schedules are published, likely in January, with South-wide service. An official noted the group believes they will make more money at the reduced rate.
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Washington
Southeastern Railroad
South
Two Lives in Who's Who Profiles Musica and Coster
New York December piece lists Philip Musica born Naples 1877 and Donald Coster born Washington DC 1884. It cites Musica's fraud conviction and pardon, plus Coster's education at Heidelberg and MD, business leadership at McKesson Robbins and Girard Co, and roles in trusts and clubs.
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New York
Philip Musica
Naples
Italy
America
East Side
Taft
Donald Coster
Aatt
Washington, D. C
Frank Donald and
Marie (Girard) C
University of Heidelberg
Carol Jenkins Schieffiin
Manaka
S. 1
N. Y
New York City
Girard & Co., Inc
Girard Chemical Co
McKesson & Robbins
McKesson & Robbins, Ltd
Bridgeport City Trust Co
Fairfield (Conn
Throat Slashing Victim Is Hart sel le Man
Hartselle police hunted a man after Emmet Martin aged 50 was slashed on Main Street around 6 30 p m Witnesses saw the attack and a warrant was sworn for the suspect who remained at large Martin received first aid in Hartselle before being taken to Benevolent Hospital where his condition was listed as fair.
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Hartselle
Emmet Martin
Les Williams
Martin
Main Street
Benevolent Society Hospital
Lonely Child Christmas Appeal Marks Decatur Effort
The Lonely Child Committee of the Rotary Club notes Elks Lodge Decatur will take fifty children. Citizens and groups are urged to phone Lonely Child after December 19 to receive a child’s name, address, age and sex. St John’s Episcopal Church offers facilities for a Christmas tree service and Santa Claus, with Decatur residents donating gifts for those in need.
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Lonely Child Committee
Rotary Club
Elks Lodge of
Decatur
Rotary Club Legion
Chamber of Comoe
Music Club
Welcoes
Iff
Santa Claus
Louis Lewis contract signs for Jan 25 Garden bout
New York December 16 Joe Louis and challenger John Henry Lewis signed heavyweight title contracts. The 15 round bout at Madison Square Garden was moved up to January 25 from January 27 due to a Garden scheduling conflict.
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New York
Joe Louis
John Henry Lewis
Nashville to add church headquarters unit in planned building
The Southern Baptist Convention approved a $100,000 project to construct another building in Nashville to house church headquarters beside the shipping house. The Sunday School Board gave unanimous approval as the convention closed its session yesterday.
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Nashville, Tenn
Southern Baptist Convention
Nashville
Decatur Men Named Officers In State Cotton Council Unit
Two Decatur men and one from Mooresville were elected officers in the Alabama division of the National Cotton Council of America as the state unit organized in Birmingham. W. G. Peebles of Mooresville was elected chairman, C. D. Patterson of Decatur vice chairman, and F. S. Hunt Jr. of Decatur secretary and treasurer. Delegates and alternates to the national council were chosen from five groups. The council plans a $250,000 campaign of research and education to boost cotton use.
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Decatur
Mooresville
Alabama
National Cotton Council of America
Birmingham
National Council
Memphis
W. G. Peebles
C. D. Patterson
F. 8. Hunt, Jr
P. Growley
Gant
Peebles
Goode
Demopolis
A. Burkhart
Hanceville
W. K. Mullins
Mobile
E. C. Bassett
Troy
J L. Reeder
Florence
J. B. Barnett
Monroeville
B. Kelley
Attalla
H. ©. McConnell
Talladega
Cottonseed Crushers
W. T. Graham
Probers Starled as Life Folds Coster Ends Life
Fairfield Connecticut December 16 F Donald Coster former head of McKesson and Robbins Drug Corporation shot himself at his country home after a long criminal record and amid federal probes into an $87 million drug firm and an $18 million asset overstatement. Federal agents rushed to rearrest him as the fatal shot rang out.
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Fairfield
Conn
Donald Coster
McKesson and Robbins Drug Corporation
Coster
Coaster
Samuel Reich
Philip Musica
Art Gorman
New Haven
A. S. Marshall Fitch
George Dietrich
McKesson and Robbins
Dictriots
Fitch
Mrs. Coster
Donald
Dietrich
McKeson and Robbins Chief Revealed as Ex-convict Musica
New York December 16. P Donald Coster president of McKes on and Robbins Inc disclosed as Philip Musica an ex convict who rose to lead a multi million dollar firm and facing exposure in a high profile case.
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New York
Donald Coster
McKesson and Robbins, Inc
Philip Musica
Tennessee River Gauge and Area Weather Summary
The Tennessee river stood at 17.1 feet and was stationary. Temperatures ranged from 28 to 53 degrees with no rainfall. Alabama saw partly cloudy skies and warmth in the west and north with frost in the southeast, and forecasts for increasing cloudiness and possible rain into Saturday.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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U.S
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Lima
Peru
F.o.b
Brien McMahon
Starnes
F. Donald Coster
McKesson & Robbins, Inc
Fairfield, Conn
Securities and Exchange Act
Julian F. Thompson
O’neal
Cotton Council
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