Christmas holiday visitors visit area families
Gilbert Johnson visits Abel in Decatur while Mr and Mrs J Earl Peck Cecil Weaver attend Christmas at Mr and Mrs G C Vin Louis Missouri. Minas Edith Peck Herman Smith and Leon Oolet visit Miss Vin on Vincent. Jack Thompson spends Sunday with Blue Springs hosts. Wilma Peck of Hartselle and Floyd Sharpe and Harold Waugh of Decatur join Miss Winifred Vin Sues Katie Gast spends Monday night with Miss Josephine Peck.
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Gilbert Johnson
Theery Abel
Decatur
J. Earl Peck
Cecil Weaver
G. C
Vin- Louis
John
Minas Edith Peck
Herman Smith
Leon Oolet
Miss Vin
Vincent
Jack Thompson
Josh West
Blue Springs
Wilma Peck
Hartselle Floyd Sharpe
Harold Waugh
Winifred Vin- Sues
Katie Gast
Josephine Peck
Philadelphian Sports Writer Bimund C Hoyt Dies at 56
Bimund C Hoyt, longtime sports writer for Selphia newspapers, died yesterday after a brief pneumonia illness. He was 56 and born in Nashville.
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Philadelphia
Bimund C. Hoyt
Selphia
Nashville
Olvany Lad Passes Today
New York reports the death of Olvany son of a former Tam many hall political chieftain after he was shot twice in the head. He had hosted a farewell party before Christmas and gave a note to reporter Bruce Clark instructing him to go to a boat house for a news story.
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New York
Tammany Hall
Lee
Bruce Clark
Clark
Olvany
Schafer
Providence
R. I
Relief plan trim debated in Roosevelt program outline
Washington reports indicate next year’s relief may focus on a single new outlay the op line works program mentioned by the president. He plans to propose it to Congress next month, with uncertainty over other major relief recommendations. A $500 million figure dominates early discussions.
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Washington
Sone Wheteas
Congress
Benes Elected Second President of Czechoslovakia
Eduard Benes was elected second president by the national assembly to succeed Thomas G Masaryk who resigned last Saturday at age 85.
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Praha
Eduard Benes
Republic of
Cvzechoslovakia
National Assembly
Thomas G. Masaryk
Eva School News and Underwood Society Roundup
The Underwood Society hosted a program with devotional Cecil Tanner current events Paul Duke and others then beat the Black Society 10 to 6. F. A. chapter debated whether peanuts belong to the nut or pea family with the affirmative winning. Eva Junior Study Club welcomed Miss Katie Gast new member. Helen Keller Club met with devotion and songs. Eva lost to Fairview 41 to 22 with Wright captain and Vann alternate. Seniors received their rings on December 16.
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Underwood Society
Cecil Tanner
Paul Duke
Kenneth Morgan
Hubert Easterwood
Charles Wilbur
Haroldee Barto Hawkins
Newborn Bates
Black Society
Eva Junior Study Club
Virginia Patterson
Laura Hipps
Sara Ford
Mary Hipps
Alabama
Katie Gast
Eva
Fairview
Jones
Bailey
Vann
Wright
Pension advocate wins in election
Vernon W. Main, Battle Creek attorney and Townsend old age pension plan advocate, captured Michigan's third district seat in a special election after a decisive GOP primary victory. Townsend leaders hailed the result as the people's expression in the first regional test of the plan as a political issue.
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Battle Creek, Mich
Vernor W. Main
Battle Creek
Michigan
Main
F. E. Townsend
Mississippi
Detective on Trial in Court Martial Treason Case
Steinhaeus, charged with high treason, faced a resumed court martial as the prosecution contends he led the Nazi putsch last year that resulted in Chancellor Dollfuss’s assassination.
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Steinhaeuss
Steinhaeusl
Dollfuss
Government asks delay in utility suit flood amid high stakes
Washington. Attorney General Homer Cummings asks a federal district court to stay dozens of suits against the Public Utility Holding Company Act while the Supreme Court reviews the main case against Electric Bond and Share Co. The move aims to curb lawyers’ fees and disrupt the utilities’ test case strategy.
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Rodney Dutcher
NEA Service
Stat
Ashington
Boc. Mitten
Supreme Court
Homer
Cummings
Public Utility Holding Company Act
Federal District Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Electric Bond & Share Co
Circuit Courts of Appeals
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
John C. Higgins
Wall Street
Sullivan & Cromwell
Washington Counsel
Power Trust
Alimony Row Could End as Santa Claus Ponders
In Chicago on December 18, 16 members of the Cook county jail alimony club were ordered to appear in court to learn their wives’ attitudes about freeing their spouses from contempt charges for failure to pay alimony. Judges Sabath and Desart announced a decision depending on the wives.
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Eee
Cook County
Missing dog Red linked to $27,500 trust fund
Chicago authorities investigate the disappearance of Red, a dog with a $27,500 trust fund. Guardian Marie Angelis Hunter says Red has been missing since Monday and fears kidnapping for ransom. Red inherited the fund three years ago from Mrs. Alice Hunter, his mistress and Foster mother to Miss Hunter.
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Chicago
Red
Marie Angelis Hunter
Alice Hunter
Hunter
Diplomatic Stee spectacle draws 1100 to White House reception
The diplomatic spectacle at the White House last night welcomed 1,100 guests including representatives from 55 nations to greet President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
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Washington
Dec
White House
Roosevelt
Anniston Votes to End Sunday Movies in Election Tie
Anniston Alabama voters approved ending Sunday movie showings by 703 to 632 in yesterday’s general election. The theaters plan to suspend Sunday operations around January 1. The campaign was led by several local ministers.
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Anniston
Ala
Business and Professional Women's Club Meets
The Business and Professional Women's Club holds its regular meeting tomorrow night at 7:30 at 208 East Church Street the home of Mrs J T Nelson. Mrs Marion Spidle president of the Athens club will address the gathering urging full attendance.
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Business and Professional Women's Club
J. T. Nelson
East Church Street
Marion Spidle
Business and Professional Women's Club of Athens
Montgomery tax case hinges on constitutionality of income law
Judge Walter B. Jones took case under advisement in Montgomery on five counts challenging Alabama income tax. Weil Bros. cotton brokers argued the income tax enabling act violates the federal constitution by granting exemptions to residents and denying non residents.
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Ontgomery
Ala
Walter B. Jones
Montgomery
Alabama
Ies
Weil Bros
Cedar Plains Community Notes Highlight Local Visits
John Thomason and family visited his parents Mr. and Mrs H J Thomason Sunday. Charles Glenia McCaig ill at home. Jimmie Hampton and Gladys Coleman visited Mr and Mrs B M Goff Sunday. Hollis Cole of Birmingham to spend Christmas with his parents. Mrs Jim King back from Florida. Odie Collins visited Mr and Mrs McCaig Sunday. Community members attended a party at Mr and Mrs George Eaton Saturday night. Mildred Jackson of Decatur visited her parents Monday night.
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John Thomason
H. J. Thomason
Charles Glenia McCaig
Earl McCaig
Jimmie Hampton
Gladys Coleman
B. M. Goff
P. B. Matkin
Speake and
McRae Motors
Decatur
Hollis Cole
Birmingham
Wol Cale
Jim King
Florida
Odie Collins
George Eaton
Mildred Jackson
Senate seeks Morgenthau credit report on Italy Ethiopia ties
Senate munitions investigators reported two requests to Secretary Morgenthau for a report on loans and credits to Italian and Ethiopian firms and individuals. No reply was received on either request as they prepared to ask Congress to ban such transactions.
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Washington
Senate
Morgenthau
Congress
Epidemic Fought by Health Groups in Oklahoma
Oklahoma health officials used all precautionary measures to stem a meningitis epidemic that has caused five deaths in Kiowa and neighboring counties. Quarantines remained in effect in southern Kiowa as more cases and one death were reported yesterday.
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Hobart
Okla
Oklahoma
Kiowa County
Snavely Elected President of national fraternity
Dr. Guy E. Snavely president of Birmingham Southern College was elected president of Omega Delta Kappa, succeeding Dean William L. Sanders of Ohio Wesleyan University. The announcement came from Washington on December 18.
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Washington
Guy E. Snavely
Birmingham Southern College
Omicron Delta Kappa
William L. Sanders
Ohio Wesleyan Univerity
Cost Of Keeping A Child High In New York
Mrs Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt estimates it costs 191 10 weekly to entertain her 12 year old heir on Saturdays and Sundays for 11 months a year. She calculated the expense from hotel meals at the Sherry Netherland and a long term car arrangement.
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New York
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
Gloria
Vanderbilt
Sherry- Netherland
Engineer Rogers Carries Luck Charm After Freight Run
Mobile engineer James V. Rogers continued a night freight trip from the state docks to Frascatti yards after an auto crash at the 27th car and a second collision at the next grade crossing. Claude Ratcliff and R. H. Barnes were injured with cuts and bruises. Rogers finished the run with a rabbit’s foot and crossed fingers.
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Mobile
Ala
James V. Rogers
Frascatti Yards
Claude Ratcliff
Whistler
Rogers
R. H. Barnes
Barnes
Courtland Banker Presley Redman Visits Decatur
Presley Redman a well known New York banker and national bank examiner arrived in Decatur today en route to his banking field. A graduate of Auburn he entered banking soon after leaving school.
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Presley Redman
New York
National Bank
Decatur
Rapid
Auburn
Advertising gains in New York in November
New York advertisers posted a 64 percent gain in November compared with October according to Printers’ Ink index. The rise reflects the November linage after routine seasonal adjustments.
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New York
West Point Notes Include Health, Holidays, and Visitors
Nym Cornelius underwent an appendicitis operation at Benevolent hospital on Sunday. West Point schools plan Christmas holidays Friday and elementary trees and programs Friday the thirteenth. Miss Tankersley crowned Miss West in a beauty contest. Jim Fowler ill at home. Misses Opal Johnson and Pauline Latham visited Fairview. Miss Lolly Young of Cullman stayed with sister Mrs Nonnie Allison. Union Sunday School plans a Christmas program next Sunday. Snow Friday gave a Christmas look. Mrs Jim Bradford returned from Adeline Texas trip. Roy Jordan drove to Birmingham Saturday.
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Nym Cornelius
L. B. Cornelius
Appendicitis Benevolent Hospital
West Point
Ahool
Tankersley
Dramatic Club
Pauline Latham
Fairview
Lolly Young
Cullman
Nonnie Allison
West Point Union
Jim Bradford
Adeline
Tex
Roy Jordan
Birmingham
Fall Is Fatal At San Francisco Hotel
A red haired woman died after plunging from a 12 story hotel window in San Francisco. Police opened an investigation to determine if the death was suicide or foul play. Letters in her purse identified the name Olga Steck and gave a Market Street nightclub address.
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AN Francisco
Olga Steck
Market Street
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Mair
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Dillehay Bros. —Druggists
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Pennsylvania
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Henry P. Fletcher
National Committee
George Akerson
Herbert Hoover
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Ohio
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Helen Keller Club
Ruth Smith
Myrtle Williams
Vesta Tallie
Floy Woodard
Ruth Hawkins
Pension Advocate
NEW York Hatters
Purina
Turner Coal & Grain Co
Checkerboard
Il Duce
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