Institute of Bar Bench I Air Success Institute
Lawyers and judges from every Tennessee Valley town attended a Friday afternoon legal institute in Lyons Hotel to hear leading practitioners. The program featured Whitmire Heyburn Simpson McElroy Rives and Nathan with remarks on labor law social security evidence and federal court workload. The Junior Bar Section sponsored the event and praised the sessions for practical legal guidance.
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Tennessee Valley
Birmingham
Montgomery
Lyons Hotel
John A. Caddell
State Bar Commission
Whitmire
Bryant Whitmire
William M. Heyburn
University of Alabama Law School
National Labor Relations Law
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
James A. Simpson
Supreme Courts
J. Russell McElroy
Alabama
Richard T. Rives
Alabama Bar “Association
Harold Cook
Bar Association
J. H. Nathan
Sheffield
North Alabama
Nathan
North
United States
Nahum Tate Song Lyrics Reference in Christmas Hymn
The text notes Nahum Tate, linked to Dryden, as author of the widely sung Christmas hymn carol about shepherds watching their flocks by night. It mentions Star of Bethlehem and a late 17th century inspiration, calling it a tableau tied to festive shopping days until Christmas.
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Star of Bethlehem
Nahum Tate
Dryden
Film Ace Adds Zest To Ride In Passenger Ship
Louis Frankel N F Lahr and R L Freeman of Chicago officials of Cooper Wells hosiery mill and Frank Yaney official at the Cooper Wells plant enjoyed a rare treat Thursday Yaney rode to Nashville to greet officials from Chicago Don Ameche and his wife were passengers on the Eastern Airlines flight en route to Atlanta for the world premiere of Gone With The Wind Yaney said he enjoyed seeing the celebrities as they disembarked and transferred to the Atlanta plane
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Louis Frankel
N.F. Lahr
R. L. Freeman
Chicago
Cooper-Wells
Frank Yaney
Yaney
Nashville
Eastern Airlines
Don Ameche
Andere
Atlanta
Mr. Yancy
Smith denies taking sides in CIO AFL controversy
Edwin S. Smith of the National Labor Relations Board calls Tolands suggestion of bias nonsense. He says his only interest in the Berkshire Mills strike is helping settlement and notes Saposs warned against public board endorsement of one side.
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Washington
Edwin S. Smith
National Labor Relations Board
Edmund M. Toland
House
Smith
CIO
Berkshire Knitting
Reading
Toland
Labor Board
David J. Saposs
Saposs
National Conference of Social Work
Cio-Afl
Harvard to host Nieman fellows for newsmen study next year
Cambridge Massachusetts December 16 Harvard University begins preparations to open its doors next year to about a dozen American newsmen who will study under Lucius W Nieman fellowships created by the Milwaukee Journal founder widow institutionsponsored program aims to foster journalism education and leadership among journalists from the United States
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Lucius W. Nieman
Milwaukee Journal
Ciano says Italy stays out of European war by agreement with Germany
Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano told the Chamber of Fasces and Guilds that Italy and Germany agreed at the Milan conference to avoid disrupting peace while pursuing internal reconstruction and military preparation. He stressed Italy will protect its interests and maintain peace with vigilance, warning against Balkan blocs and criticizing Allied mutual assist plans. He also noted the three year period needed to ready war means, arguing no one may claim Italy was unprepared during earlier conflicts.
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Richard G. Maslock
Rome
Galeazzo Ciano
Italy
Germany
Mussolini
Ciano
Chamber of Fasces and Guilds
Milan
St. Duce
Il Duce
Great Britain
France
Russia
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Salzburg
Danubian
Balkan
Moscow
Benin
Finnish Repulse of Russian Attacks Near Karelian Isthmus
Finnish high command said Russian attacks supported by 50 tanks and heavy artillery were repulsed with great losses. Four tanks surrendered after being destroyed. one Russian patrol boat was destroyed by shore batteries. A decisive battle near Pitkajarvi was anticipated as Russians moved south with hundreds of vehicles.
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Helsinki
Karelian Isthmus
Gulf of
Finland
Svansk
Norway
Dee
Pitka Jarvi
Here
Pitkajarvi
Salmijarvi
Borisgled
Finnish Push Falters as Soviets Press Salmijarvi
Villages in ashes as Finns fall back before Soviet forces in Salmijarvi mining district. Bridges dynamited amid Arctic campaign push. report continues on Page Two.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Salmijarvi
Turkeys for C-W Workers at Cooper-Wells Mill
Cooperative-Wells hosiery plant will again present dressed turkeys to its 360 employees for Christmas. Chicago officers Louis Prankel N F P Lahr and R L Freeman announced during a Decatur visit that turkeys arrive December 23 by refrigerator truck and are distributed at the plant. The mill closes December 23 through early January for maintenance and overhaul, reopening January 2 to 8. New machinery for the mill addition will be installed by January 15.
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Cooper-Wells Hosiery Mill
Louis Prankel
N. F P. Lahr
R. L. Freeman
Chicago
Decatur
Chattanooga News to cease after bond failure sale set
The Chattanooga News, five years old, faces cessation as creditors push for sale after a $825000 bond default. Bondholders seek to transfer ownership to Ray McDonald who founded a rival afternoon paper. Attorneys weigh legal action to block the sale planned for January 18.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Chattanooga News
Ray McDonald
The
News
George Fort Milton
George Fort Milton, Sr
Water Co Tax Payment Reflects Pre-Sale Assessment
The Alabama Water Service Co paid county and city taxes totaling 13170.59 based on the October 1 1938 assessment before its sale to the City of Decatur. County tax 8898.13 includes 1267.73 to county schools. city tax 4272.46 includes 1261.74 to city schools. Proceeds aid both school systems and teachers’ salaries before holidays.
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Alabama Water Service Co
Decatur
Official Ouster Before Three Justices in Ga
Consideration of contempt actions in the ousting of Highway Chairman W. L. Miller was deferred by a three judge tribunal. Miller sought a permanent injunction to prevent interference with his duties. Lamar Murdaugh appeared for defendants including L. Patten and Marvin Griffin. Presiding judges were Will R. Smith M. D. Dickerson and W. E. Thomas.
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Nashville
W. L. Miller
Miller
Lamar Murdaugh
L. Patten
Marvin Griffin
Will R
Finland Relief Fund Gifts Sought Under Hoover Backing
The Decatur Daily joins former President Hoover in a Finland relief drive to aid distressed Finns after the Soviet invasion. All gifts will be acknowledged by The Daily and forwarded to the national committee led by Hoover in New York. Contributions listed include Mr. and Mrs. Garnett with five dollars and Mr. and Mrs. Neher with two dollars.
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Herbert Hoover
Finland
National Committee
Hoover
New York
Decatur Daily
Decatur
Ala
First Checks for 102 Engineers Pay Arrived
Checks for the 102 Engineers Decatur unit of the Alabama National Guard covering October 1 to November 30 1939 totaling 1608.00 have arrived and will be paid Monday night at the regular drill. Captain Woolsey Finnell asks all guards to be present for drill next Monday night December 18 when checks will be distributed.
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Decatur
Alabama National Guard
Woolsey Finnell
Barbara Carroll Honeymoon Amid Probate of Rumors
Barbara Carroll age 19 and Armand P. LaCroix 20 wed in Rumford after a secret ceremony. Carroll is linked to the murder case of Dr. James G. Littefield in 1937, involving Paul N Dwyer who is serving a life sentence and later implicated Carroll in the same crime.
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Rumford
Barbara Carroll
Armand P. LaCroix
Francis M. Carroll
South Paris
Paul N Dwyer
Barbara
James G. Littefield
LaCroix
Hatch Bill No Barrier Urges Jackson Day Dinner Funding
Washington dispatch notes the Hatch act poses no obstacle to federal employees donating to the Democratic National Committee. Invitations for the Jackson Day dinner urge attendance and financial support, including a reprinted Albuquerque story assuring compliance and stating the suggested contribution of 25 dollars per person.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Hatch
Albuquerque
N. Mex
O. K. Ralph
Graf Spee Faces Surrender Or Escape As War Lingers
In Montevideo the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee awaits a Uruguayan ruling after a 14 hour battle with British forces. Naval board says ship seaworthy but fuel short and battle damage significant. International pressure to intern or leave rises amid reports of Allied armada presence.
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Graf von Spee
von Spee
Acme Radio-Telephoto
Montevideo
Germany
Graf Spee
Karis Langsdorff
Ajax
Achilles
Exeter
Cumberland
Admiral Graf Spee
Britain
Uruguay
Foreign Office
Naval Board
Rodriguez Varela
Mario Fontana
Langsdorf
Buenos Aires
New Mexico Jackson Day Dinner Faces Finance Questions
Ralph Trigg, chair of the New Mexico Jackson Day dinner, disputed fundraising practices until discussions with Senator Hatch. Hatch said it is not illegal to solicit funds from federal employees for politics, but the law bans solicitations from WPA and relief workers. Oliver A. Quayle Jr. urged Democrats to attend and raise funds for the campaign year.
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Ralph Trigg
New Mexico
Senator Hatch
Hatch
WPA
Oliver A. Quayle, Jr
Democratic National Committee
Atlanta Premiere of Gone With The Wind Draws Rapt Crowd
Atlanta audiences greeted the Gone With The Wind premiere at Loew's Grand Theater with long applause and silent moments as Vivien Leigh Rhett Butler Clark Gable and Hattie McDaniel received the spotlight. Stars and fans planned a nationwide broadcast while Mrs Mitchell called the film a great emotional experience.
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Scarlett O'Hara
Clark Gable
Rhett Butler
Hattie McDaniel
Loew
Aes
Mitchell
Weather Summary for Tennessee and Alabama Regions
The Tennessee River gauge reported 15.6 feet with a 57 degree high and 47 degree low over the past 24 hours. A trace of rain fell in Alabama with cloudy skies and light local rains this afternoon and tonight. Sunday remains mostly cloudy and warmer in northern and central areas with southeast to south winds along the coast and slightly cooler conditions inland. The week forecast calls for light rain midweek the rest of the period generally fair and mild with a colder late part of the week.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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