Doctors keep vigil as Pius IX nears end at Vatican
Vatican reports indicate Pope Pius IX is too feeble to carry on duties as doctors keep constant vigil. Cardial Pacelli has temporarily assumed ecclesiastical duties while prelates weigh succession amid reports of congestive, swollen legs and fluctuating resistance.
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Vatican City
Pius x
St. Peter
Cohenia
Vatican
Holy See
Cardinal Pacelli
Pope Pius
Notice of Proposed Morgan County Bond Election
The Alabama Legislature considers a local act to authorize Morgan County to issue bonds up to 115000 for purchasing additional real property adjoining the current courthouse and jail and to construct and equip a jail. A county tax not exceeding one mill would fund principal and interest over up to fifteen years, with an election to be held after proper notice and publication.
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Alabama
Morgan County
Decatur
Legislature of
Compe
Ness
Atur
Legisla County
Local Students Active at Capstone University
Four students from the University of Alabama show active club involvement. Lucille Leigh Chenault is in Blackfriars Zeta Phi Beta and serves as Y W C A correspondence secretary. Jane Lewis Neville belongs to Alpha Chi Omega and holds Freshman Y M C A cabinet posts, plus boards in Home Economics and Wesley Foundation.
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Eens
University of Alabama
Lucille Leigh Chenault
Blackfriars
Zeta Phi Pta
Jane._Lewis
Neville
Alpha Chi Omega
Wesley Foundation Board
Bank official buys lot for home near Athens
L. Q. , manager of the Athens Branch of the Tennessee Valley Bank, bought a 100 by 500 foot lot on the Bee Line highway just south of Athens near the Coca Cola bottling works. He plans to build a handsome home. J. F. Chambers of Huntsville was the former owner and the purchase price was $0.00.
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Athens
Ala
L. Q
Tennessee Valley Bank
Bee Line
Coca-Cola
J. F. Chambers
Huntsville
Market Quotations From New York and Chicago Grains
Market totals show late declines in New York with widespread losses among steel, autos, and rail stocks. Cattle and hog markets mix with steady to higher hogs and firmer steers while grain and cotton remain erratic. Cotton notes share export metal gains and rubber futures hit new highs amid overseas fever.
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Victor Eubank
New York
Motors
Interstate Commerce Commission
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
Union Pacific
Southern Railway
Delaware & Hudson
Southern Pacific
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
General Motors
Chrysler
Sears Roebuck
Douglas Aircraft
International Harvester
American Telephone
Western Union
International Paper & Power
American Smelting
American Can
Westinghouse
duPont
Goodyear
Allied Chemical
Pullman
Consolidated Edison
American Water Works
Anaconda
Kennecott
St. Joseph Lead
Westinghouse Aiirbrake
Canada Dry and Armour & Co
Livestock Prices Steady with Mixed Cattle and Hog Quotes
Market notes show grassy slaughter steers 3 1 2 to 5 1 2 cents, meaty yearlings up to 1 26. Beef cows 3 1 40 to 3 75, cutters 2 1 4 to 3 4. Hogs 200 300 lbs 9 40, 305 lbs 9 20, lighter hogs 8 90 to 7 90. Lambs and sows also listed with varying bids.
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Chicago
Markets at a Glance: Stocks Decline On Rate Extension Rebuff
New York markets show heavy stocks as ICC rejects rate extension. Bonds fall led by carrier loans. rails, surb, and industrials slide amid recession fears. Foreign exchanges ease against the dollar. cotton steady amid trading, sugar rises with commission house buying. Coffee slips on selling.
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New York
ICC
Cotton futures close steady with mixed session
Cotton futures in New York closed steady as prices showed small gains and losses across the near months. January and May contracts varied around 12.20 to 12.27 while spot middling price stood at 12.81 given steady market tone.
Liverpool Cotton Prices Rise in Fair Demand
Liverpool December 19 reports spot cotton in fair demand with prices up four points. American grades list strict good middling 7.72 and low middling 6.20 with futures closing steady at Dec 6.70 Jan 6.68 May 6.68 and Oct 6.39.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Athens Social News Roundup of Visits and Travels
Mr and Mrs Shelby Phillips of Birmingham were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs M A Phillips. Misses Bessie Sykes and Frances Lerman motored to Nashville. Mrs Jack Tanner visited sister Mrs L G Cellier in Huntsville. Miss Martha Claire Clay visited her mother Mrs Rosa W Clay in Nashville. Mrs W H Nelson stayed with daughter Mrs Brookman Sanders in Murfreesboro. Mrs Elna Cartwright spent Christmas with sister Mrs Irene R Blount in Birmingham. Dr J P Hill and party left for a motor tour to Texas and Mexico returning around January 4. Mrs J H McCoy and family will spend Christmas here. Mrs McCoy was formerly president of Athens College. J B Leeman of Decatur was a business visitor. Bouldin McWilliams named alternate captain of Battle Ground Academy 1937 team. Miss Mary Lillian Feigley visited Birmingham. Edw Goodrich visited Decatur. Miss Thelma Goodwin, Athens, weekend visit to Decatur.
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Shelby Phillips
Birmingham
M. A. Phillips
Bessie Sykes
Frances Lerman
Nashville
Jack Tanner
L. G. Cellier
Huntsville
Martha Claire Clay
Rosa W Clay
Ward Belmont
W. H. Nelson
Brookman Sanders
Murfreesboro
Elna Cartwright
Irene R. Blount
J. P. Hill
Nancy Martin
Dorothy Ross
W. D. Lyle
Tanner
Texas
Mexico
J. H. McCoy
McCoy
Athens College
J. B. Leeman
Decatur
Bouldin McWilliams
A. B. McWilliams
Athens
Battle Ground Academy
Mary Lillian Feigley
Edw. Goodrich
Thelma Goodwin
Judge rules slot machine a gambling device in Kentucky
First hand report from Covington shows Judge John Northcutt playing a slot machine in Kenton county circuit court and ruling it a gambling device. He ordered the machine brought into court after an attorney argued it could not be a gambling device and that winning from it was impossible. Northcutt quipped I found that out.
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Covington, Ky
John Northcutt
Kenton County
Northcut
Christmas Cantata Set at Central Baptist Church
The Central Baptist church choir of forty voices under A L Moye directs a Christmas Cantata titled The Christmas King followed by Redeemer and King. Soloists include Otto Fischer and Mia M K Vickrey with Mrs A T Hanson. The program, Sunday at 7 00 pm, features organ and piano preludes, choruses, duets, solos, and a women's quartet amid festive church decorations. Audience invited.
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The
Central Baptist Church
A. L. Moye
Otto Fischer
Mia
M. K. Vickrey
Stull
A. T. Hanson
the Song of the Angels
Wind Blows Roof Off Benson Field Stand
WPA officials estimated $300 damage after a freak gust Friday afternoon tore the northside grand stand roof from Benson Field. The 150 foot roof sailed high then plunged into the Tennessee river. 15 workers salvage the wreckage as two thirds may be saved.
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WPA
Benson Field
Tennessee
R. T. Scarborough
Brock and Spight Wholesale Grocery
Bank Street
Moulton Area Briefs Note Local Visits and Health Updates
Local residents and visitors frequent Moulton with business trips health updates and social calls. Notables include C H Doss returning to the office after illness and Willie Shelton improving after a hospital stay in San Antonio. Others pass through Decatur Huntsville Town Creek and Mt Hope on various errands and meetings.
Decatur Diary Residents and Visitors Around Holidays
Local notes from Decatur detail Mrs E E Hargrove visiting Birmingham. Several visitors from Nashville Columbus and Birmingham, college students and teachers traveling for Christmas. Community updates include patrols, curb market recovery, and a minor fire at Hazelwood wood yard.
Trio of Tots Die in Flames in Christmas Party Fire
Pittsburgh dispatch reports a Christmas party tragedy as three girls Edith Jane 12 Phyllis Anne 9 and Audrey 6 perished in a house fire while mother Evelyn Swartzland left the scene with guests. Firefighters found Edith Jane in a bathroom Phyllis Anne under a bed and Audrey with a blanket on her head. The children's father was away at work when the blaze started.
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Pittsburgh
Edith Jane
Phyllis Anne
Audrey
Evelyn Swartzlaw
Atrona Heights
Swartzlander
Limestone Merchants Plan Tax Fight in Athens
Athens Alabama December 19 Limestone county merchants plan to refuse to let state examiners see their books and to refuse payment of the newly passed gross receipts tax They claim they will force state county and circuit solicitors to prosecute each merchant individually before a local jury.
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Athens
Ala
Limestone County
Graduation Set At Mt Hope High
Mt Hope high school in Moulton Alabama schedules senior graduation for January 15 at 7 30 p m in the school auditorium Principal R C Puller announces Therman Smith is president Mildred Cagle vice president and Francis Martin secretary treasurer lead the class Of thirteen or more students will receive diplomas Class colors are red and green motto Upward Onward.
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Moulton
Ala
Mt. Hope High School
R. C. Puller
Therman Smith
Mildred Cagle
Francis Martin
Decatur Curb Market Reports $55.06 In Sales Today
Eight sellers at the Decatur curb market posted total sales of 55.06 dollars. Curb master Miss Mabel Britain announced orders for dressed turkeys for the next market day and said Christmas trees and country cured hams were on hand.
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Decatur Curb Market
Mabel Britain
County Court Term Ends After Heavy Civil Docket
The week’s county court term wrapped up Friday after a heavy docket was disposed of. A two day jury term and three days of a non jury docket were heard, all civil cases, with Judge Seybourn H. Lynne presiding.
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Seybourn H. Lynne
Mrs Mollie Smith Rites Held at Mooresville
Funeral services for Mollie Smith 30 who died Friday afternoon at her son J B Smith’s home in Mooresville will be held Sunday at 2 p m there with Minister Rufus Underwood of Grant Street Church of Christ Decatur officiating. Burial in Decatur cemetery. Survived by son J B Smith daughter Mrs O C Hollingsworth six grandchildren and several relatives. Pallbearers listed. Born Feb 22 1856 in Decatur a lifelong Morgan Limestone county resident. She was a longtime Church of Christ member.
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Mollie Smith
John Ward Moore
Nashville
Sam Hollingsworth
Birmingham
J. Sam Smith
Huntsville
Jack Irwin Smith
Fred Smith
Mooresville
Pagfant List Is Announced For Christmas Pageant
Final rehearsals for the Christmas pageant Transficuxation of the Gift will be presented at Central Methodist church at 5 p m Sunday with a 7 p m performance tonight Cast includes Mary Julia Dent Woodward as Christmas Angel Mrs Elbert Patterns as Mary Julia Dent Woodward and a cast of children and adults with roles such as Sturdy Boy Ragged Boy Littlest Child and Shepherds listed among the participants.
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Central Methodist Church
Mary
Julia Dent Woodward
Elizabeth Ann Drake
Margaret Lawrence
Irma Hillsman
Joy Flant
Rebecca Pettey
Martha Francis Pettey
Train Wreck in Alabama Strands Passengers Overnight
A Louisville and Nashville line wreck near McCombs Alabama left many injured as a relief train brought them to Birmingham after a night in a rain soaked, inaccessible mountain area. Passengers praised doctors and crews for care while authorities reported a second Alabama wreck a day earlier at Castleberry.
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Fort Bene Columbus
Birmingham
McCombs
O. Sterner
Paducah
George S. Walker
Nashville
Tenn
Alabama
Louisville & Nashville
Castleberry
Ala
Here
Escaped Lifer Bruno Escapes From Kelayres Prison
Joseph J. Bruno a life term murder defendant from Kelayres left Schuylkill County Prison with a guard and disappeared. Governor Earle ordered an immediate probe amid charges of a planned conspiracy by public officials and others. Authorities from nine states joined the hunt after Bruno failed to reappear at a dentist office.
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Pottsville
Joseph J. Bruno
Kelay Res
Schuylhell County
Pennsylvania
George H. Earle
Charles J. Margiotti
Bruno
Kelayres
Guy Irving
Irving
Hartsel Church Plans Christmas Weekend Services
The Hartsel church schedules a Sunday 11 o clock sermon The Pulpit in the Sky. Young ladies sing a Christmas program and Sunday night at seven features Christmas carols special music and hymns. A full choir and congregation join in most numbers with an open invitation to all.
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Hartselle
D. W. Burson
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O. L. Judy
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Charles E. Bragg
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Mississippi State College
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Littl Rock
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Homewood
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Hillsboro
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Falkville
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Los Angeles
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Alabama College
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Maxine Couch
New York City
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Arab
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Gadsden
J. T. Nelson
John Bragg
Kyle Riggsby
Fint School
Lanier Baker, Jr
C. Nance
Pat J. Crawford
Sinclair Oil Co
Albany
Bill Isbel
Bill Francis
Decatur High
Union University
Jackson
Francis
Isbell
Morgan County Department of Public Welfare
J. F. Hamilton
Eva
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F. M. Hamilton
Fifth Avenue
South
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Roy Hamilton
Harold
Hulaco
D. A Sharpe
Millard Brown
M. C. Woodard
Taft, Tenn
8. C. Maner
Falkville High School
J. A. Garrison
Somerville
T. A. Turner
J. B. Means
Tuscumbia
A. B. Walling
Walter G. Bean
Ernestine Crane
Neel School
Warrior
Sams
Baugh’s Infirmary
Hazelwood Wood Yard
Fourth Avenue
Jewell Nance
MT. Hope High
Mrs. M. Smith
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