Spike sabotage blamed for Georgia train wreck.
Injured passengers packed Birmingham hospitals after a Central of Georgia train carrying 150 college students plunged 50 feet down an embankment near Birmingham. Spikes were reportedly pulled from rails and two rail fasteners were missing. Those seriously hurt included Mrs. Nell Coulter and Miss Bertha Walker with back and chest injuries, and others suffered head and leg injuries. Rescue was hampered by darkness and rain.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Hospital
Nell Coulter
Lumberton
Miss
Bertha Walker
W. W. Pranklin
Sylacauga
Esther Kendrick
McCain
H. H
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Father Charged in Death of Son in Alabama
Athens, Ala. Dec. 19. Charles Evans about 45, former resident southwest of Athens, is jailed on a murder charge in the death of his son Charlie Evans at the son's home last week. Prosecutors say the elder man fired a shotgun after a confrontation when the son asked him to leave and stop the noise. A preliminary trial is set before Judge J. E. Clem in inferior court next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
Charlie Evans
J. E. Clem
Help cry spurs search for missing pilot in Idaho wilderness
A cry for help heard by four men in Kootenai county Idaho sparks search efforts for pilots Joe Lovermore and A A Haid believed missing from a Northwest Airlines craft en route from St Paul to Spokane. Meanwhile a Western Air Express transport with ten aboard is feared lost in Nevada and Utah search zones expand as authorities chase faint flare sightings and reports of lights in the mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Idaho
Dwight, Ill
J. Samson
William Bogen
Gladys Witt
Bayview
Nick Mamer
Northwest Airlines
Haid
Livermore
Mica Peak
Idaho-Washington Line
Duke Keeps Fit After Constitutional Turmoil in Austria
Duke of Windsor rises early for calisthenics and reports good health, weighing 142 pounds. He relaxes with Baroness de Rothschild at Chateau, ending the day with nine pins, barroom songs, and a dachstein song performance before returning for cinema shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enzelfeld
Austria
Duke of Windsor
Britain
Baron
Baroness de Rothschild
Windsor
Baroness de Rothschil
Dachstein
Thea Windsor
Vienna
Hutson Heads Group Re-elected At Mutual Savings Life
Stockholders re elected Melvin Hutson president and Miss Nina Hodges secretary at the annual meeting. A 20 percent dividend was approved after reports of splendid progress. Home offices are in Decatur. Stockholders congratulated Hutson and voiced optimism for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Company
Melvin Hutson
Nina Hodges
Deca
Hutson
State Employes To Get Holidays
Governor Bibb Graves said he would leave for his seaside cottage at Foley and return for a Christmas dinner at the Mansion. He ordered the state capitol closed from Wednesday December 23 until Tuesday December 29 with offices open Monday December 28 with skeleton forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
Foley
State Capitol
Tax Payments Prompt in Morgan County 1936
Morgan County tax collector Hodges Crow reports $175000 in property taxes paid so far in 1936, about $52000 more than last year. Large corporations and individuals are paying earlier. notable payments include Alabama Power $14449.97 and L and N Railroad $34444.35. Delinquency deadline is Jan 1 with six percent interest and 50 cent per assessment fee. poll taxes lag with only about 600 paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Hodges Crow
Alabama Power Company
Southern Railway Company
Southern Bell, Telephone Company
Alabama Water Service Company
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Decatur
L. & N. Railroad Company
Elbert Weaver
Crow
Sinclair Co announces management and staff changes in North Alabama
The Sinclair company names E A Carter as agent in charge of distribution for Morgan, Lawrence and Limestone counties and installs J T Munn and Paul Munn as service station operators. Carter, with ten years in supervision for Sinclair, keeps existing sales and service personnel. Munn emphasizes hiring white, trained staff with University Center students, listing Ralph Weinman, Jordan Osborn and Ralph Rehberg among those employed, and pledges high quality motorist service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinclair Company
North
Alabama
E. A. Carter
Morgan, Lawrence
Limestone
J. T. Munn
Paul Munn
North Bee
Bridge
Eighth Street
Carter
Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
Tennessee
Sinclair
Messrs
Marsh
Lowery
Taylor and
Gillette
University Center
Ralph Weinman
Jordan Osborn
Ralph Rehberg
Munn
Congress to Seek Immediate 50 Million Relief Funds
Washington reports President Roosevelt will request a rapid $50 million relief appropriation to fund Works Progress Administration costs through June 30. Congress convenes January 5 and action is sought in the first week. WPA rolls are being cut, with unemployment estimated around 2.48 million for winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Works Progress Administration
Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
England
American Federation of Labor
Uemp
Local Lads Seek Berths for Union University Football
Four Decatur boys Bill Francis Bill Isbell Johnny Giles and Pred Trimble hope to earn Union varsity jerseys next season The Union University schedule for 1937 lists games against Millsaps Southwestern Bethel West Tennessee Teachers Louisville University Murray Teachers Hattiesburg State Teachers and Spring Hill across September through November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union University
Decatur
Union
Bill Francis
Bill Isbell
Johnny Giles
Pred Trimble
Millsaps
Jackson
Southwestern
Memphis
Bethel
West Tennessee
Louisville University
Louisville
Murray
Dyersburg
Tenn
Hattiesburg State
Spring Hill
Mobile
New Moulton Russellville Road Set to Start Jan
Construction of the new highway between Moulton and Russellville will begin around January 1. Limestone paving will be covered with asphalt, with state and county aid. R. Garth Clark, who directed the Courtland Moulton project, will lead the new work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Ala
Russellville
R. Garth Clark
Courtland-Moulton
Judge Bragg Bags Large Fox Fur Neckpiece
Lawrence County probate judge Charles B. Bragg struck and killed a large fox on Moulton Courtland road then sent the pelt to a Birmingham fur dealer who fashioned a gray fox neckpiece for Mrs. Bragg. The fox was among the largest seen in the county in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Bragg
Lawrence County
Sir Reynard
Moulton
Brags
Birmingham
Industry at Higher Peak in Latest Week
The Associated Press index of industrial activity rose to 100.8 for the week ending in December, the highest since 1933 and 1927 for yard goods. Steel mills, cotton, electric power, auto production and rail shipments reached new peaks as demand surged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Associated Press
WPA Workers Get Long Holiday This Week
District One Works Progress Administration offices will close Thursday afternoon and reopen Monday. Project workers take a longer break, quitting Wednesday and returning Monday December 2. About three fourths of project staff will complete assignments for the month and those who work will receive checks before the holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District One
Works Progress Administration
Scarborough
Minor injuries in Bee Line highway crash
A collision on Bee Line highway a mile south of here at two this morning left one person with minor bruises and scratches. Private car driver Aubrey Odom of this city collided with a Malone Freight Line truck driven by Clyde Woody. The southbound car overturned and the northbound semi trailer wheels were knocked off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bee Line Highway
Here
L. A. Bennett
B. B. Malone
Aubrey Odom
Malone
Clyde Woody
Pasenger
Collection will aid crippled child at Vesper service
The Sunday school of Westminster Presbyterian Church will conduct the Vesper service on Sunday. An offering will be taken with proceeds directed to a crippled child in a hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Germany Eyes Abroad Aid As War Economy Struggles
Germany faces severe food shortages with April feared as the tipping point. Rationing tightens butter and lard through January, wheat imports must rise, and economists warn rearmament fuels shortages. Berlin explores overseas help, while toil over war economy and colonies dominates debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis P. Lochner II
Germany
Reich
Exig
Trem Crenlany
Great Britain
Anthony Eden
War Ministry
Hajalmar Schacht
Joachim von Ribbentrop
London
Mrs Ada Junkins 71 Dies After Ill Health
Mrs. Ada Junkins of Falkville, 71, died at home at 8 15 PM from pneumonia after months of illness. Funeral 2 30 PM Sunday at Lebanon Baptist with Rev L T Reeves officiating. Burial at Lebanon directed by Drinkard Howell. Survived by sons W L and Garland, daughters Mrs I L Hardin and Miss Rena Jenkins, several grandchildren, brothers R M Brown and C W Brown. Pallbearers include grandsons and True Blue class members. honorary pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Junkins
Falkville
Lebanon
L. T. Reeves
Falkville Baptist Church
W. L
Garland Junkins
I. L. Hardin
Rena Jenkins
R. M. Brown
Cullman
C. W. Brown
True Blue Sunday School
W. E. Clark
Virgil O. Clark
J. B. Patterson
Eb, L. Hayes
W. A. McCroskey
J. W. Sivley
Grady Hall
George T. Woodruff
Jenkins
Morgan County
White House appoints Qu alters as Roosevelt bodyguard
The White House announced the appointment of Thomas E. B. Qualters a Massachusetts state trooper and former Notre Dame football player as personal bodyguard to President Roosevelt succeeding the late Gus Gennerich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Thomas EB. Qualters
Massachusetts
Notre Dame
Roosevelt
Gus” Gennerich
Nanking Orders Punitive Move if Chiang Not Released
Nanking government resets strategy against Marshal Chang Hsueh Liang and warns of bombing and punitive expedition against Jianfu rebel headquarters. Three days grace to win Chiang Kai Shek’s release, with Marshal Chang holding Generalissimo Chiang prisoner in Sianfu. If talks fail, loyalist forces move to storm to free him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
China
Chang Huseh- i Cotignt
Trac
Jianfu
Chiang Kai- Shek
Chiang
Chang
T. V. Soong
Nanae
Sianfu
Memory Lost After Burlesque Show Amnesia Incident
An unidentified 25 year old man wandered into Bellevue Hospital after a New York burlesque show memory loss left him blank. He told Dr Allah Murphy he could not remember who he was or where he came from and was sent to the psychiatric ward as an amnesia victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bellevue Hospital
Allah Murphy
Falling into Bayou Ends Man's Laughter on Bridge
Waterfall Houston December 19 report that Joe Eugene a young Black man sat on a bridge railing with three companions. A joke caused laughter leading to a loss of balance and a 30 foot fall into the bayou. companions retrieved him from the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Joe Eugene
Joe
Weather Across Regions Forecast Cooling and Rain
The Tennessee river held at 15.9 feet with 60/38 degree range and 0.48 inch rainfall. Alabama trends show partly cloudy conditions with frost risk in the southwest tonight and rising temperatures by Sunday. Tennessee eyes cloudier skies east with weekend warming in the west and a generally fair pattern inland. Central and East Gulf states expect fair weather with a rain chance midweek and warming early week followed by cooler days.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Central
East Gulf States
Southern Plains
West Gulf States
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G.O.P
John D. Hamilton
Chicago
J Henry Roraback
Connecticut
J. Worthington Scranton
Pennsylvania
Ralph E. Williams
Oregon
Duke
Sinclair CO
THE
Decatur Daily
Hitler
Oaders
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