Byron Price Named To Direct Censorship In wartime measure
Byron Price was named director of censorship by President Roosevelt to oversee all media during wartime. Price will set up his Washington office and report directly to the President, with censorship covering domestic and international information including mail and radio. The move follows Congress approving wartime powers to control military data and communications.
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Byron Price
Washington
Congress
Kent Roosevelt
Sun
House
Roosevelt
Associated Press
Tis
Ponto
Allena
Comsettion
Price
Associated Presse
A. BE. F
New York
van Nuys
D.-Ind
Senate Judiciary Committee
Walker
Formans
As- Press
Uaced
52Nd Pioneer Regiment
Senate
League of Nations
Woodrow Wilson
League
Wabash College
United Press
Omaha
Atlanta
New Orleans
Typical Farmer Daughter Contest Sparks Manhattan Plans
Roy Leonard and Irene Carter scheme around Susan Farmer as the campaign to choose a typical farmer girl moves forward. They tour an old apartment in Manhattan previewing a life there while debating country versus city and plotting to influence Mrs. Jones over the Susan model.
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Fred Mosher
Farmer
Alice Farmer
Susan
Roy Leonard
Irene Carter
Trene
Roy
Irene
Manhattan
Susan Farmer
Lucy Belle
Emmy Lou
Sarah Anne
Connecticut
George Washington
Diana
Danity Diana
Mr. Jones
Mrs. Jones
Morgan County notes and local visits in Cullman area
Community gossip lists Sunday dinners visits and callers from Cullman Piney Grove and Hogansville. Gale Camis? Police report from Savannah notes Policeman R L Collins charged a prisoner with attempting illegal entry to the city jail after theft of six loaves of bread.
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Savannah
R. L. Collins
Rainfall Boosts Missouri State Crops and Soil Moisture
The weekly crop and weather report notes good midweek rainfall improving surface moisture across Alabama and the state but subsoil moisture remains short. Temperatures averaged below normal with no extreme lows. Harvesting nearly finished, data and cover crops show fair to good progress, gardens poor, native pastures sparse, and overall adequate feed supplies reported.
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Montgomery
Ala
Dee
Formosa Earthquake Kills Many and Damages Homes
An earthquake in Southern Formosa killed 190 people and injured 164, with 612 houses razed and railways and communications damaged. The overseas affairs ministry said repairs were expected to begin that day, noting the quake was the largest since 1930.
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Tokyo
Formosa
Overseas Affairs Ministry
Domei
Two Army Men Killed in Basic Training Plane Crash
Two Army men died when a basic training plane crashed and burned twenty miles southeast of Gunter Field Montgomery Alabama. Pilot Second Lieut George Olson 21 of Chicago and passenger First Lieut Charles J Young 34 of Cincinnati were identified by Army officials. The aircraft was on a routine flight shortly after takeoff.
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Montgomery
Ala
Gunter Field
George Olson
Chicago
Charles J. Young
Cincinnati
Montgomery youth receives life term in Blakey murder
Charlie Ray Holland, 19, was sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of murder in the death of David T. Blakey, 32, a member of a prominent Montgomery family.
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Montgomery
Ala
Charlie Ray Holland
David T. Blakey
Contest Offers Princess Theatre Tickets For Picture Names
Readers identify film titles in the pictures featuring Spencer Tracy. Six pairs of tickets to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde at the Princess Theatre will be awarded to winners. Submit clip-ins by noon Saturday December 20 to The Daily office. winners announced next Sunday.
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Princess Theatre
Dr. Jekyl
Mr. Hyde
Daily
Decatur Daily
Clip Today
Crochet a Luxury Bedspread in Laura Wheeler Medallions
Crochet guide shows a simple star medallion motif forming a bedspread or scarf. Pattern 402 includes medallion directions, photograph, illustrations, stitches and materials to complete the project.
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Sion
Death penalty sought after river body found
The body was found in the Alabama River on November 28. Ellis Howard Rowe, 25, previously convicted by a jury and indicted with Holland, faces the death penalty for the former’s actions as the case unfolds.
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Alabama River
Ellis Howard Rowe
Holland
Bleaching Hair a Ticklish Job for Blonde Girls
The article warns against at home peroxide bleaching advising professional guidance. It details peroxide mixes with water magnesia carbonate and ammonia, the need for even application on new growth, risk of over bleaching causing brittle straw colored hair, and favors salon expertise to avoid damage.
White Christmas Service Scheduled at Round Island Church
Rev H M Layman of Flint could not fill his Round Island church appointment. White Christmas service set for Sunday December 21 at about 6 00 pm with all welcome. Nearby residents and church members attended the Athens Baptist church event and several families visited others in the area.
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H. M. Layman
Flint
Round Island Church Suny
Round Island Church
Naomi Barkes
Pulaski
Tenn
Warn Evans
Lester Evans
Evans
Charles G
Charles Glaze
Ardmore
Beatrice Boyd
Walter Evans
Clifford Zehner
Bonnie Romine
Lime Stone County Ripley Community Dinner At Piney Chapel
Limstone County Ripley reports a chickens stew dinner held by Ladies of Piney Chapel Church. Twenty two men attended as the church finished its classrooms. Pvt Joseph Monroe Birdsong is ill in Honolulu with ulcerated stomach and eye issues following X ray tests. Cap Bob Henry Goforth of Camp Claiborne and a Chattanooga friend dined with Mrs Will Broadway Saturday. Mrs A F Broadway and daughter Eunice are ill with flu. Edna Rogers visited Mrs Bop Birdsong on Thursday. Paul Griffin and Miss Pauline Grif-
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Piney Chapel
Church of Ephesus
Joseph Monroe Birdsong
Honolulu
Hawaii
Bob Henry Goforth
Camp Clairborne
Chattanooga
Will Broadway
A. F. Broadway
Eunice
Edna Rogers
Bop
Paul Griffin
Pauline Grif
Lions Offer Defense Service to City and County
The Lions club meeting featured a resolution to provide the club and its members to the City of Decatur and Morgan county to promote liberty and democracy against totalitarianism. Entertainment included Jackie and Ruth McCulloch performing piano and vocal pieces with multiple encores.
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Lions
Decatur
Morgan County
Jackie
Ruth McCulloch
Christmas Sermons and Community Notes From Forrest Chapel
Forrest Chapel in Morgan County hosted Rev. Thelmer Vaughn who preached on Christmas Without Christ. Rev. Marvin Bridges of Salem led the evening service. The column lists local visitors and residents with church and family visits across Neel, Decatur, Lawrence County, Hartselle, and Rocky Ford, including health notes and weekend guests.
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Thelmer Vaughn
Marvin Bridges
Salem
Ann Bullard
Edith Curtis
G. B. Curtis
Lawrence County
Irene Bolan
Decatur
Robert Bolan
J. P. Roberts
Arvil and
Garland
Lucille
Neel
W. P. Roberts
Buron Bridges
H. H. Bridges
Mose Whitten
Maverine
Ray McDonald
Eddie Rodgers
Talladega
W. R. Rogers
Nora McCall
Hartselle
James Johnson
Erby Tompson
J. M. Smith
Raymon
J. Curtis
Leon Osborn
Wake Island Detachment Adopted by Birmingham Marines
The Birmingham Marine Corps League tonight adopted the name Wake Island Detachment and sent a telegram of admiration to the U S Marine Corps commandant in Washington. The message notes production remains high with a large backlog of orders, per the Department of Commerce.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Marine Corps League
U. S S. Marine Corps
Washington
Marine Corps League
Wake Island Detachment
Wake Island Marines
United States
Department of Commerce
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