Missing Larry Glass Sought After Corinth Visit
Larry Glass 26 year old nephew of Herman Lissner a New York pants tycoon disappeared after a party in Corinth Mississippi. He later traveled toward New Orleans with reports of sightings at a station and a Bee Line highway house leading deputies to investigate. A $500 company reward for his return drew no results as authorities describe his appearance and German accent.
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Larry Glass
Herman Lissner
New York
Corinth
Bill Moore
Southern
New Orleans
Moore
Bee Line
Here
W. E. Kilgore
Aaron Walton
Glass
Lissner
S. Gruber
Weaver Pants Corporation
Mine Explosion Near Calcutta Strikes Fearful Toll
In Calcutta Ind Dec 18 E Dobbs European manager of the Poiish colliery and 150 miners were feared to have lost their lives today after an underground explosion at workings near Asan on the East Indian Railway.
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Calcutta
Ind
E. Dobbs
Poiish
Asano
Postmaster announces holiday parcel post hours
Postmaster Leroy McEntire says the local post office will be open all day Saturday December 19 through December 24 with extended hours each day and closed December 25. The windows close at 6 or 7 p m depending on day.
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Leroy McEntire
WPA cannot act in case of farm emergency says Scarborough
R T Scarborough district WPA official says the Works Progress Administration cannot aid agricultural emergencies. He notes WPA assists workers with verifiable work records in industry, not farming. Local leaders from Decatur Chamber of Commerce and farm agencies plan study and seek federal help for displaced sharecroppers and tenant farmers.
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R. T. Scarborough
WPA
Pene
Ogress
Wheeler Dam
Scarborough
Works Progress Administration
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Morgan, Limestone
Christmas seal drive in Morgan County reaches $525
The anti tuberculosis campaign in Morgan County reports $525 in Christmas seal sales. The Decatur club sponsor hopes for more remittances before December 25. Treasurer Miss Clio Lovin urges remittance or return of seals promptly as the Morgan County Tuberculosis Sanatorium will receive 75 percent of funds.
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Decatur Business and Professional Women’s Club
Clio Lovin
Morgan County
Christmas Trees Earn Delights at Local Schools
Children in city grammar and junior high schools enjoyed a pre Yaletide celebration as Christmas trees were erected and strung with presents. Students rushed from buildings at the end of the exercise to start holidays lasting more than two weeks.
Proposal shelved at inter American peace conference
Buenos Aires reporters say a plan to establish an American League of Nations was set aside for now as the inter American peace conference discussed proposals. The move signals a temporary halt to the idea amid diplomatic talks.
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Buenos Aires
American League of Nations
inter-American Peace Conference
Roosevelt cabinet to study unemployment figures
Washington December 18 The Roosevelt administration plans an exact check on about eight million unemployed by a cabinet conference. Roosevelt aims to seek a five hundred million dollar deficiency appropriation to fund relief for the rest of the fiscal year and will deliver the annual message to Congress soon.
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Washington
Roosevelt
South America
Congress
House
Dr. Stanley
Good Neighbor League
College Author Wins High Honor
Peter R. Moody of Wofford College has been selected to represent South Carolina in the southeastern Rhodes scholarship trials. Moody, a senior from Cooleemee North Carolina, gained attention with a sketch on cotton mill life in the college literary journal, which drew ire from upstate mill district legislators.
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Columbia
8. C
State House of Representatives
South Carolina
Peter R. Moody
Cooleemee
N. C
Wofford College
Hill's employees get week's bonus
Hill's grocery stores staff received a Christmas bonus after a letter announced that all employees with a year or more of service would receive one full week's pay. Those with under a year will get proportionate payments as a smaller bonus.
Birmingham students chosen as Alabama Rhodes candidates
Two Birmingham college students Bernard A. Monaghan and A. J. P. Rushton were named Alabama's Rhodes scholarship candidates. They will compete with peers from Mississippi Louisiana Arkansas Texas and Oklahoma for four scholarships to Oxford University awarded Monday in New Orleans.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham College
Bernard A. Monaghan
A. J. P. Rushton
Alabama
Oxford University
New Orleans
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Roosevelt to Discuss Two New Battleships Next Year
President Roosevelt will confer with his cabinet on whether to lay down two new battleships in 1937, after congress authorized shipbuilding if other powers expand. Britain has funds ready to start keels after January 1, making naval expansion a key 1937 priority.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
London
Great Britain
Navy High Command
Decatur Opens New Curb Market On First Avenue
Work started on Decatur's curb market costing 3550 dollars on First avenue between Grant streets. The 100 by 24 foot frame building will have 20 sellers stalls rest rooms and a large fireplace. Sponsorship funds total 1100 with Kiwanis 60 and city donated lots valued 500. WPA expects completion in under two months.
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Decatur
First Avenue
Grant
Underwriters Association
Mother and three children burned in North Dakota home fire
A widow Mrs. Fred Heeff with two of her children died in a house fire in Underwood North Dakota. Reuben 11 Martha 8 and Elsie 6 also perished from burns. The blaze killed all four during the early hours with the mother and one more child dying later.
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Underwood
N. D
Fred Heeff
Reuben
Martha
Ard Elsie
The Lonely Child Christmas Appeal by The Decatur Daily
The Decatur Daily calls for readers to help Lonely Children by filling a coupon and mailing or delivering it to the paper. The message urges Decatur residents to provide Christmas happiness to children who will not see Santa Claus.
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Decatur
Santa Claus
Hamilton 10 Devote Him to Party Job
United States Republican National Committee officials announced on December 18 that Chairman John Hamilton would receive a full time salary of 26000 dollars to devote himself to the party's rehabilitation. It marks the first time a chair was placed on a full time salary basis between presidential campaigns. The vote followed a confidence resolution and rejection of Hamilton’s resignation. Bertha Baur of Illinois called the post a big job and said full time service was necessary.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
John—Hamilton
National Committee
Hamilton
Executive Committee
Henry P. Fletcher
Fletcher
Aniimee
Bertha Baur
Illinois
Walk-out in automotive plants ends for 1500 workers
The National Automotive Fibres Company in Detroit ends its walkout as 1,500 workers accept five cent hourly wage increases and agree to negotiate. A 13,000 strike of flat glass workers continues, with union leaders and officials in Washington as talks proceed.
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Associated Press
Washington
National Automotive Fibres Company
Detroit
Glen McCabe
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers
John L. Lewis
Libbey-Owens-Ford Company
Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Company
Aluminum Company of America
Flint, Mich
Harry Lundeberg
Pacific Coast
Fisher Body Works
Kansas City
Utah Metal
Meadows Speaks on Pair Working Conditions at BPW Meet
Wallace Meadows of the county board of revenue was principal speaker at the Decatur Business and Professional Women's Club meeting at St. John's parish house. His talk titled Pair Working Conditions drew unusually enjoyable and profitable remarks from club leaders.
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Decatur Business and Professional Women's Club
St. John’s Parish House
Wallace Meadows
County Board of Revenue
Woodall Bags Early Buck On Decatur Deer Hunt
Jim Woodall of Route 3 Decatur shot a 135 pound buck with four prongs in Black Warrior National Forest. The deer leaped a six foot rail fence before a clean shot at about 8 20 am as dogs chased it near Sipsey road about 14 miles south of Moulton. Woodall left the reservation after loading his load and the crowd gathered as the deer was displayed on the car running board.
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Jim Woodall
Decatur
Insurgent Espana Fires On U S Destroyer Near Port Musel
The cruiser Espana fired seven 12 inch shells at the U S destroyer Erie in Port Musel on the northern coast. All shells fell beyond the Erie, and the gunboat quickly withdrew to the west. Sailors boarded for action as officials probe the incident for a full statement.
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Madrid
Espana
Erie
Port Musel
Febus
Julio Alvarez del Vayo
Eden says Britain sold gas masks to Madrid in 24 hours
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons Britain has sold a small consign ment of gas masks to the Spanish government at their request. Official sources said 5 000 masks were sold to Madrid in the last day, with Burgos not requesting any.
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London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Eden
Commons
Madrid
Burgos
Alaborite
Alabama House debates Christmas recess and sales tax plan
Alabama representatives vote 42 to 30 for a Christmas recess with pay. A 2 per cent general state tax is proposed while Senate changes on salaries are battled. John Lusk opposes payout provisions as the push on a sales tax continues amid repeal talks and a quick preholiday session.
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Montgomery
Als
Ter
Birmingham
Alabama
House of Representatives
Rules Committee
John Lusk
Gadsden
Senate
House
Lusk
Chichester
Yea
Arnold
Bateman
Blann
Boswell
Bridges
Britton
Bulger
Calhoun
Carter
Delony
DeVane
Dominick
Glover
Goodwyn
Goolsby
Hamner
Hanks
Heneley
Henson
Hill
Hollis
Kirby
Livingston
Long
Miles
McPhaul
Owen
Etowah
Owens
Madison
Parish
Henry
Pike
Pool
Marengo
Rayburn
Son
Blchder
Sparks
Wi Spence
Staples
Steele
Tolbert
Wallace
Chambers
Wright
Nay—Adams
Austin
Connor
Cox
Davis
Denson
Ellis
Haley
Hall
Hare
Johnston
Jones
Kelly
Lee
Monroe
Matthews
Merrill
Miller
Moore
Norman
Lowndes
Petrey
Poole
Butler
Posey
Walker
Quarles
Reeder
Robinson
Shaver
Barbour
Street
Weather Summary for Tennessee and Alabama Regions
The Tennessee River gauge at 7 a m stood 15 9 feet falling. Temperature ranged from 48 to 65 degrees with a trace of rain. Alabama was mostly cloudy and colder with likely rain tonight. Saturday expected as cloudy and colder with rain in the north portion.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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