Hollywood Holiday Dips Hit By Smog And Flu Waves
Hollywood gossip notes a December slowdown as smog and flu sap film production personnel. Barbara Stanwyck, Claudette Colbert, Spencer Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor and Ida Lupino miss work. Edward G. Robinson plans to produce with Sol Lesser. Norma Shearer heads to Sun Valley for Christmas. Vic Mature buys Loy’s dog house. Fred Astaire retired suggestions spark debate.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
California
Barbara Stanwyck
Ida_Lupind
Claudette Colbert
Spencer Tracy
Cas Timberlane
Elizabeth Taylor
Edward G. Robinson
Red House
Sol Lesser
Thalia
Artie
Musicraft
Connecticut
Victor Francen
Father
Paris
Norma Shearer
Sun Valley
Gregory Peck
Ray Milland
Argentina
Fred Astaire
Anne Baxter
Vic Mature
Rna Loy
George Murphys
Santa Claus
MGM Messenger
van Johnson
Ann Sheridan
Governor Arnall backs Ryan oath amid court fight
Governor Arnall defended Joe Ryan's unexpired term as solicitor general after court orders blocked the state seal on Ryan's commission. Ryan, who trailed Alexander but won Chatham County write‑in support, argued the people elected him and that home rule is at stake. The injunction delayed sealing the commission until a Dec. 20 hearing.
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Samuel A. Cann
Secretary of State
Ryan
Arnall
Janary 1
Columbus E. Alexander
Democratic Party
Alexander
Eugene Cook
Ony
Chatham County
Joe Ryan
Andrew J. Ryan Jr
William E. Register
Marvin O'Neal Jr
Ortakio Village Fire Sparks Greece-Turkey Border Battle
Reports from Athens say Ortakio, a Bulgarian village near the Greek border, was afire amid fighting around the Greek bulge with Turkey and Bulgaria. News agencies claim at least 83 guerrilla fighters supporting the Turkish government were killed.
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Athens
Ortakio
Turkey
Bulgaria
Thens
Wall Street Mixed Activity Quietly Follows Opening
In New York trading buyers lifted some stocks but many ledges moved toward lower terms as the market opened. Midday selective gains appeared with fractional advances and a cautious tone persisted. Dividends and year end earnings hopes spurred bidding while price wage concerns trimmed accounts and tax selling remained a restraint.
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New York
Vances
Live cattle and hog market report from Nashville
Nashville cattle market shows steady prices with strong demand for heifers and cows. Calves sell 16 to 30 dollars, hogs mostly lower with top barrows and gilts 23, sheep steady with lambs 19 to 21 dollars and ewes 7 to 7.50 dollars, following Monday trade figures.
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Nashville
Tenn
of Agriculture
Irregular Cotton Futures With Mixed Demand In New York
The New York cotton market showed an uneven session as mill buying lifted prices briefly by about 1.60 a bale. November consumption stood at 7,17,461 bales, below trade expectations of 900,000. Spot prices firm with late gains and losses across May and July contracts.
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N. Y
New York
Bureau of Census
Lions Club Christmas Spirit Talk at Hotel Lyons
Rev. Otis Kirby spoke on the spirit of Christmas at a Lions Club meeting and described the holiday's origin. The club plans 20 Christmas baskets for Decatur families and approved donations for new library books and school painting. Tom Edt presided as president. Silent Night was sung.
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Otis Kirby
First Methodist Church
Lions Club
Hotel Lyons
Kirby
Decatur
Lions Club Board of Directors
Tom Edt
U N council debates Greece Albania war blame while Siam joins
The U N debated charges that Greece Albania and others foment guerrilla warfare with each side blaming the royalist Athens government. Hysni Kopo accused Greece of provoking wars abroad as civil strife grows. Tsal daris said proofs are thin and debate continues. Siam joined the UN, and the military staff committee discussed forming an international force with slow progress.
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Greece
Athens
Hysni Kopo
Yugoslavia
Constantin Tsaldaris
Security Council
Yates Elected Chairman of Georgeower Company Directors
Eugene A. Yates vice president of Southern Corporation was elected chairman of the board of the Georgeower company to succeed Preston S. Arkwright. The announcement came from Atlanta on December 17 and marks a leadership change in the company.
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Yates
Atlanta
Eugene A. Yates
Como & Southern Corporation
George Ower Company
Preston S. Arkwright
Votes Count Settle House Republican Leadership Fight
Rep Joseph W Martin Jr of Massachusetts said actual votes will decide the House Republican leadership race with the new congress to convene January 3. He will become Speaker and will stay chairman of the steering committee, despite reports that Clarence J Brown of Ohio might take that post. Halleck of Indiana says he has pledges, Brown declined comment.
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William F. Arbogast Ashington
House
Joseph W
Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Martin
Congress
Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
Brown
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Halleck
Bilbo Senate hearing strands through war contractor ties
Senate war investigations hear Bilbo face questions about loans, a Cadillac gift, a lake project, and more than $30,000 raised for a 1942 campaign. Edward Terry’s testimony awaited as Bilbo plans a written statement despite health issues and a pending earth-moving dispute with contractors.
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Ferguson
Jackson
Bilbo
Edward B. Terry
Wall Doxey
United States Senate
Mead
Senate
Edward P. Terry
Terry
Abraham Shushan
New Orleans
Huey Long
Mississippi
Grant Stewart
New Hebron
Miss
Shushan
J. P. Winchell
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Stewart
Dream House
Michael T. Morrissey
Vicksburg
John R. Junkin
Natchez
Junkin
Morrissey
Keesler Army Air Field
Biloxi
M. T. Reed
Belzoni
Cadillac
Fireman Indicted in Winecoff Hotel Fire Case
Joe A. Robinson a 36 year old fireman was indicted by the Fulton county grand jury on charges of taking 6425 dollars from a guest's room during the Winecoff hotel fire in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Joe A. Robinson
Fulton County Grand Jury
Winecoff Hotel
Experiments Grow Cotton in Various Colors
Researchers in the United States and Russia are conducting experiments to produce cotton fibers in different colors. The work aims to diversify textile options and reduce dyeing needs.
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United States
Russia
Future Farmers Signed Into Morgan County Program
Fifteen Future Farmers of America in Morgan County have signed applications for the farm business education program launched in Morgan County. The initiative, led by the Alabama State Chamber of Commerce and partners, aims to train students in business financing, project selection, and farm management over a three year period.
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Future Farmers of America
Morgan County
Alabama State Chamber of Commerce
Alabama Bankers Association
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Vocational Agricultural Education Department of
Auburn
FFA
E. W. McLeod
I. M. Toul
Mobile
McLeod
T. F. Adams
Moreno
Vocational Agricultural Teachers
Messrs McLeod and
Lucite Used in Patch for Severed Arteries
Dr Charles A Hufnagel of Richmond Indiana and Hayward medical school report lucite tubes to join severed aortas in dog experiments. The tubes appear permanent with autopsies after six months showing natural fibers binding the tubes to the arteries.
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Cleveland
American College of Surgeons
Charles A. Hufnagel
Richmond
Ind
Hayward Medical School
Hufnagel
Great Artries
Dismissed Teacher Reports Prolong Williams High Stand
In Stockbridge Massachusetts Ralph Barnes a 67 year old veteran teacher fights retirement as the Williams high school council presses for him to retire. He has stayed in a basement room reading during school hours since September and says he will sue over his overdue back pay after the town previously settled for $220 in a prior suit.
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Stockbridge
Mass
Ralph Barnes
Williams High School
Barnes
Unified Navy Army Plan Creates Unified Command Bands
The military outlines a joint Army Navy plan where each commander oversees unified defense planning and emergency operations while administrative duties remain with the individual force leaders. The seven commands are Far East MacArthur European McNarney Pacific Alaskan Northeast Atlantic Caribbean Mitscher Crittenberger.
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Navy
Army-Navy
Arnold
Far East
MacArthur
Joseph T. McNarney
Pacific
John J. Towers
Nine year old boy killed on Queens shopping errand
Nine year old Scott Kenney rode his bicycle to the Queens shopping district to buy a present for his parents. He was struck by a truck on his way home, carrying a wrapped package in the handlebar basket as spectators including his mother and father watched.
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New York
Scott Kenney
Queens
Governor Payless on His Final Day
Alabama Attorney General ruled that Chauncey Sparks and other state officers serve without pay on their last day of office while successor James E. Folsom, sworn in that day, will receive the pay. The opinion cites the Alabama code stating the succeeding officer earns the salary for the day of induction.
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Montgomery
Ala
Chauncey Sparks
William N. McQueen
McQueen
Sparks
James E. Folsom
Charles W. Terry
AFL Fears New Labor Legislation Sparks Union Warning
The AFL with 7 million members calls on unions to oppose upcoming congress votes feared to curb labor activities. President William Green urges officers to mobilize, urging members to alert local congressmen to anti labor measures.
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Washington
AFL
Congress
William Green
Green
Violence Flares in Manila as Officials Call for Peace
Violence and crime swept the Philippines today while Interior Secretary Zulueta urged a conference of provincial governors and mayors to labor for peace and order.
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Manila
Philippines
Zulueta
Hoax plea in federal case linked to Milwaukee duo
In Mobile the case of Sherman Doris of Milwaukee unfolds after a phony defense plea by a man posing as "Thomas Moriarity." FBI and U S officials reveal Moriarity is actually George Thomas Schuster, AWOL from Great Lakes, tied to car thefts. Doris sentenced to two and a half years for transporting a stolen auto from Milwaukee to Jackson, Alabama.
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Mobile
Wdre
U. S
Albert J.tully
Sherman Doris
Milwaukee
Thomas Moriarity
Doris
Moriarity
John McDuffie
Chicago
Tully
Moriality
George Thomas Schuster
Great Lakes Naval Station
Schuster
Pensacola
Ray J. Abbaticchio
FBI
Toronzo
Ark
Jackson
Ala
Cotton consumption and stocks report from Census Bureau
Census Bureau figures show November cotton use of 877 461 bales lint and 82 321 bales linters, down from October and above last November. Four month totals reach 3 482 650 lint bales and 344 812 linters. on hand stock includes 2 105 694 lint and 199 247 linters in consuming establishments plus 6 212 240 lint and 60 507 linters in storage and at presses. Spindles active in November total 21 524 396, compared to October and last November.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Blum Cabinet Approved in France Amid Austerity Plan
The French national assembly approves Premier Leon Blum's all socialist cabinet by a 580 to 16 vote to head a five week caretaker government. Blum will serve as president and foreign minister of the interim regime and leads with a pledge of sacrifices and severe economies.
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Paris
French National Assembly
Leon Blum
Blum
France
Thirty Folks See Canadian Heifers in Birmingham
Thirty farmers vocational agriculture teachers and farm men gathered in Birmingham Monday to view registered Canadian heifers at the R. B. Kent dairy. Attending by auto were Eden of Falkville Creel of Hartselle and McDonald of Eva Casto Jarvis and Thomas F Adams of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce farm committee L T Wagnon Morgan county farm agent E P Garrett H B Thornhill and D C Price of the farm extension service.
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ATS
Tnlec UE Cs
Vocational Agriculture Teachers of
Morgan
The
Chamber of Commerce
Casto Jarvis
Agricultural Committee
J. E. Moreno
State Chamber of Commerce
Morgan County
Alabama
Birmingham
R. B. Kent Dairy
Eden
Falkville
Creel
Hartselle
McDonald
Eva
Thomas F. Adams
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
L. T. Wagnon
E. P. Garrett
H. B. Thornhill
D. C. Price
Farm Extension Service
Jackson speaks at Decatur High assembly on Austrian Christmas
Superintendent Walter Jackson addressed students at Decatur Senior High School during a morning assembly about Christmas celebrations in Austria. National Honor Society members led the program with Lois Tonn as society president introducing Jackson.
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Walter Jackson
Austria
Decatur Senior High School
National Honor Society
Lois Tonn
Jackson
Turkish army halts eight Istanbul publications
Istanbul authorities padlock eight publications and ban printing and distribution of communist content. they outlawed branches of two new parties as infiltrated by communists and extremists.
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Istanbul
LSU faces brief deadline on two Negroes seeking admission
Defense data from Baton Rouge reports LSU has until January 20 to file briefs supporting its position that Charles J. Hatfield of New Orleans and Viola M. Johnson of New Iberia lack grounds for a writ of mandamus to admit them to LSU. Hatfield seeks the law school and Johnson the medical school in New Orleans.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Charles J. Hatfield
New Orleans
School of Law
Viola M. Johnson
New Iberia
LSU Medical School
Rights Suspended United Zionist Revisionists In America
Dr Let Lauterbach head of the organization department of the World Zionist Congress announced today that the rights of the executive of the United Zionist Revisionists in America had been suspended.
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Basel
Switzerland
Let Lauterbach
World Zionist Congress
United Zionist Re Visionists
America
Local notices move residents to hospitals and churches hold events
Paul Craft of Courtland Road was moved to Baugh's infirmary and returned home by Brown's ambulance Monday. Walter P. Newman of Falkville visited today. Sidney Lamb of Somerville 2 on business. Mrs. Carl Scales was moved to Decatur General Hospital by Howell's ambulance. W. E. Edmondson moved to Vanderbilt Hospital Nashville by Howell's ambulance. Mrs. L. K. Richardson moved from Decatur General to 1612 Fifth Ave East by Howell's ambulance. S. A. Carnell of Hartselle 3 visited today. W. E. Curbon of Decatur 1 and J. A. Turner of Somerville 1 visited today. Circuit Judge Newton Powell presiding in Moulton today. Church events: St John’s Episcopal Christmas tree Thursday at 7 pm. Rev L C Radford urges midweek prayer at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Wednesday at 7 15. Methodist Fellowship prayer service Friday at Central Methodist at 7 30 led by Rev G M Davenport. Missionary Society midweek service Wednesday at Sixth Avenue Church of God at 7. City Mission Board December meeting canceled for tomorrow at 10 am. Mrs. H. C. Teague ill at 907 Jackson Street.
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Paul Craft
Courtland Road
Baugh’s Infirmary
Brown's
Carl Scales
West Church Street
Decatur General Hospital
Howell's Ambulance
L. .K. Richardson
Fifth Avenue East
Howell's
City considers Pryor Field use as veterans school and airport
The city school board and Mayor say Pryor Field remains on track for dual use as a training school and airport. They seek contract edits to reflect a permanent school site, while the city maintains no plan change. Other actions include drainage work by Ingalls Shipbuilding and street improvements on Seventh Street.
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A.A. Jones
Julian Harris
Emmett ,McClary
Bruce Spencer
Walter Jackson
Pryor Field
Jackson
Met
Washington
H. R. Summer
Summer
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp
Market Street
Seventh Street
Serack
Martin Street
18Th Avenue
Cypress Street
Avenue
White Street
Express Train Crashes near Cinco Casas Kills 20
A express train collided with freight cars near Cinco Casas station about 90 miles southeast of Madrid early today. Twenty people were killed in the wreck and reports from the scene are arriving.
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Madrid
Cinco Casa
Fight Brews On Qual 10R5 In Senate Leadership Clash
Washington reports a likely contest over dual roles for the Senate foreign relations chair and presiding officer as Vandenberg fights to hold two public posts. Robertson and allies push to bar Van Denberg and block White from two offices, with Vandenberg pressing to seek relief from UN duties. Connally hints at quitting UN work while backing U N funding.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Senate
N-R-Wye
Congress
Robertson
Ilson
Rrowa
Langer
R-Nd
Vandenberg
White
Rme
New Commerce Committee
Friends of
Michigan
United Nations
Connally
D-Tex
U. N
Army Rocket Test at White Sands Ringing Sky Tonight
A midnight test at White Sands proving ground will launch a German V-2 derived rocket creating man made meteors by shooting iron bits at six miles per second. Researchers expect observers within 300 miles may see the display as ordnance teams gather data to refine meteor size calculations.
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White Sands
N. M
Army Ordnance
White Sands Proving Ground
Heavy orders bind Alabama Brick Company to six month backlog
W B Neher, manager of the Alabama Brick & Tile Company, says removal of priorities on home building won’t ease demand. The plant has orders for more than three million brick and 60 carloads of farm drain tile and will need six months to meet them if no new orders arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Brick & Tile Company
W. B. Neher
Legion Plans New Voyage to France
National Commander Paul H. Griffith announced the American Legion will send a third mass pilgrimage to France in 1938 after accepting an invitation from President George Bidault. More than 25,000 members and families crossed the Atlantic for the 1927 Paris convention, and 5,000 Legionnaires traveled in 1937.
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Washington
France
Paul
H. Griffith
American Legion
George Bidault
French Republic
Atlantic
Paris
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Sinclair Service
Goodyear
Sinclair Refining
J. G. Dean
Wall Street
Sartin
E. O. Creel
J. P. Eden
J. L. Rogers
Cotaco
Danville
Lad
Payless
State Highway Patrol
Associated Press
Sally
U. S. Patent Office
King Penues Synticate
Buddy
Walter P. Newman
Sidney Lamb
Somerville 2
W. E. Edmondson
Vanderbilt Hospital
Howell
S. A. Carnell
Hartselle 3
W. E. Curbon
Decatur 1
J. A. Turner
Somerville
Newton Powell
Moulton
St. John’s Episcopal Church
L. C. Radford
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Methodist Fellowship of Evangelism
Central Methodist Church
G. M. Davenport
the Missionary Society
Sixth Avenue Church of God
City Mission Board
H. C. Teague
Jackson Street
Alabama Brick CO
Legion
Mayflower
Elliott
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