MISS BRIDGES WINS CONTEST
Nancy Bridges 18 from Te tempos Lebanon Pennsylvania crowned Americas Personality Girl of 1940 after winning a $2 000 dramatic scholarship She described glamor and oomph as outdated emphasizing personality and youth Bridges researched acting in Mt Gretna before the breakthrough and enjoys rhumba music swimming and horseback riding her real passion is murder.
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New. York
Nancy Bridges
Teanon
America
Miss Bridges
Mary Bentz
Zeigfeld
Maria
Lebanon
Nancee Pera
Oes
Powers
John R. Powers
New York Model Agency
Yesteryear
New York
Manhattan
Mt. Gretna
Boris Marshalov
Miss Bird
Boris Karloff
Stock market holds steady as year end tax moves weigh market
New York trading showed a mixed session with slight gains in a few issues while most stocks drifted. Transfers totaled about 750000 shares as year end tax adjustments drew blame for market apathy and many pivotal issues traded down from September peaks. bulls and top dealers posted modest gains in some commodities and livestock prices remained steady. Butter prices in Chicago were steady at 29 for creamery 91 score, with eggs unchanged.
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New York
Chicago
British Expeditionary Force Ships Move for France
British expeditionary force had landed in England for training before heading to France. On the western front the first British casualties were recorded in a night patrol. Soviet planes reached Helsinki as Finns prepared to repel Russian advances and cut Finland's land links with Sweden.
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England
France
Helsinki
Russia
Pitkajarvi
Finland
Petsamo
Sweden
Graf Spee
White House
Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Hull
Decatur Girl Joins Debating Team at Alabama College
Miss Sarah Peck Weaver, a sophomore from Decatur, is elected to the debating team at Alabama College, Montevallo. She will arrive Wednesday night to spend Christmas with her parents Mr and Mrs Weaver, marking a second year of honors.
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Sarah Peck Weaver
Alabama College
Montevallo
Weaver
Mrs. Weaver
Lilian Edwards
Meridian
Artie Dobbs
Louis Ellison
Scottsboro
Chattanooga
Delilah Clardy
Lucile Lamon
Florence
Pauline Lamon
Arthur Nix
Decatur
Arthur Thomas
Emeris Clinic
New York Stock and Market Highlights Stock Movements
New York markets show irregular stocks and improves in specialties while bonds mixed. Foreign exchange mostly holds gains. cotton hedging weakens. sugar pressured by Cuban selling. silver up 38 cents. wool tops easy as liquidation proceeds. Chicago wheat down 2, corn firm, cattle and hogs steady to higher with hogs top at 565.
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New
York
U. S
Chicago
New Orleans Cotton Futures End Week Amid Decline
Hedge selling and liquidation kept cotton futures weak ahead of weekend holidays in New Orleans. Closing prices showed net losses of 11 to 18 points with January through December contracts posted lower bid and ask ranges and muted activity in the market.
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New Orleans
Cottonseed Oil Prices Steady In New Orleans Market
In New Orleans in December 1994 cottonseed oil closed steady with bleachable prime simmer yellow at 7.15N. Prime crude ranged 6.12 to 6.25, December 660B, January 663B, with mechanical at 675B, May 690B and July 698B B bids, A asks.
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New Orleans
Cotton prices ease as market closes steady
New Orleans cotton market closes steady with spot cotton down 14 points. Sales reach 2,715 while low middling sits near 9,931 and middling at 11.03 with good middling at 11.38. Receipts total 23,865 and stock stands at 80,239.
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New Orleans
Cottonseed Meal Prices Steady in Memphis Close
Prime cottonseed meal futures in Memphis close steady with Dec at 29.75, Jan 29.50, March 29.10, May 20.10, July 28.80, Sept 29.75. Sales reported at 7,100.
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Memphis
Tenn
Nashville Westock cattle prices from the USDA report
In Nashville Tennessee on December 19 the U S Department of Agriculture notes salable cattle five plus calves at varied prices. Quotable steady in light trade with few commons and medium heifers and steers available. Best cows and cutter cows range from 3 25 to 4 50 with top prices cited for fed yearlings and top cows.
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Nashvill Westock
Nashville
Tenn
U. S. Dept
Labor Board weigh changes to Wagner Act amid hearings
Five NLRB members discussed possible amendments with the aim of retaining Wagner Act principles. Cincinnati Milling Co. discharge cases edge the session, with Phillips questioned over a telegram alleging CIO pressure to drop complaints in exchange for settlement. Puller calls the telegram absurd as Cincinnati CIO leaders defend union protections.
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Congress
Philip G. Phillips
NURB
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Phillips
Cincinnati Milling Machine Company
Edmund M. Toland
CIO
Snce
Paul Puller
CTO
Cincinnati
Washington
Puller
Graf Spee ends voyage as Uruguay scuttles battleship
The Admiral Graf Spee lies wrecked in the River Plate estuary after Langsdorff scuttled the ship following a fuel dispute and failed to face British naval forces. Uruguayan and Argentine authorities debate the ship's destruction under Hague convention while Diplomats express sympathy.
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Graf Spee
Buenos Aires
Langsdorff
Spain
South Atlantic
Admiral Graf Spee
River Plate
Coast Guard
Alberto Guani
Uruguay
Guani
Spee
Panama
57 Convicts Paroled in Christmas Pardon Flurry
Alabama state board releases 57 inmates including Jo wyte Calhoun of Buller county after review of embezzlement cases. Calhoun received permanent parole with the condition of good conduct. The action follows abolition of prior “Merry Christmas” parole practice.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Christymas
Jo Wyte Calhoun
Buller County
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Liberty
Parole Board
Calhoun
Frank Parker
Jefferson’ County
Wheeler
Reed
Washington
Leslie Powell
Jefferson
Willie Moore
Perry
Ed Palmer
Eddie McCade
Wilcox
Sam
Barbour
Willie Trammell
Randolph
Geraldine
Tuscaloosa
Cornelius Tyler
Lillie Mae Watkins
Lawrence
Albert Walton
James Currenton
Coffee
Albert Johnson
Conecuh
John Golson
Elmore
Fletcher Thomas
Lowndes
Grady Blair
Lee
Coney D. Burgess
Colbert
Green Kelly
Coosa
H. A. Flannagan
Mobile
Perry Davis
J. W. Godfrey
Morgan Thomas
Lora Robinson
Ed Wilks
Joe Vaughn
Bibb
A. W. Jones
Co. C. Ernest
Monroe Coggins
Cleburne
Orum French
Lauderdale
Jodie Collins
Choctaw
Wilber Dixie
Will Lewis
Adolph Bendon
Fred Gulledge
Dale
Lonni
Decatur Diary Notes Post Office Visits and Local Welfare
Decatur diary items report residents visiting and traveling for holidays, hospital stays at Benevolent Society, and local church services. Details include appointments, illnesses, recoveries, job notes, and planned Christmas programs at Southside Baptist and Memorial Drive Methodist churches.
Finnish Air Raid Fails. Helsinki War Time Returns
After a brief shelter pause in Helsinki, streets emptied then filled again as air raid wardens and soldiers remained. The all clear sounded at 12 18 p m and normal wartime bustle resumed with Christmas shoppers and peddlers. Finnish forces claimed success on multiple fronts and a Soviet bomber was downed near Viipuri.
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Red Army
Viiputi
Finland
Fin High Command
East Central
Karelian
Stockholm
Lake
Kiantajarvi
Suomussalmi
Petsamo
Bergen
Norway
School parade plans and Christmas aid announced
Ryan the Wise Men with gifts and Miss Gaynelle Crawford will present second and third graders in a dress show. Orval Oden and fifth graders will carry banners. High school floats supervised by Roy Shelton and other faculty. After Jan 1 a five year program plan will be announced by officials. Principal Shelton said students will help deliver food and clothing to 11 children this Christmas, including two crippled children and a 16 year old needing a rolling chair.
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Gaynelle Crawford
Orval Oden
Roy Shelton
J. C. Petty
Elmer T. Price
Ing
Christmas Social Planned By Ninth Street Methodist Senior League
The Ninth Street Methodist church senior league held a December 17 gathering with Miss Wilmer Wheeler presenting a Christmas program and Miss Lorene Rhinehardt performing vibro harp pieces. Plans were made for a Christmas social at Mrs. F. L. counselor’s residence.
Billie Dean Hodge Celebrates Fifth Birthday at Home
Billie Dean Hodge marked his fifth birthday with a Sunday party at his mother Mrs. Duke Hodge's home. Guests Laura Jean Poole Bettye Faye Sandlin Mary Russell Joe James Sandlin Tennis Russell Al Donald Poole Garland Sandlin and others enjoyed games and ice treats with Mrs. Vergil Vansant assisting.
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Duke Hodge
Laura Jean Poole
Bettye Faye Sandlin
Mary Russell
Joe
James Sandlin
Tennis Russell
Donald’ Poole
Garland Sandlin
Hodge
Vergil’ Vansant
Harris Eubanks 68 Funeral Held in Decatur Illinois
Funeral services for Harris Eubanks 68 who died Monday night at his home in Decatur Illinois were held Tuesday at Friendship Church with Rev Sidney Berry officiating. Burial followed in Friendship Cemetery. Survived by widow four daughters Missie Elsie Helen Eubanks and Mrs Robert Brown three sons Roy Miles and Herman Eubanks.
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Harris Eubanks
Decatur
Priendship
Sidney Berry
Brown
Decate
Eubanks
Empie
Elsie
Helen Eubanks
Robert Brown
Roy
Miles
Herman Eubanks
Jewish leaders to attend regional conference in Birmingham
A group of Decatur Jews will travel to Birmingham on January 14 to join the regional conference addressing the worsening plight of Jews in war torn Europe. The meeting is organized under the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
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Decatur
Want Ads Offer Courteous Service by Phone 46
A brief classified notice invites readers to let other results through and directs them to phone 46 for courteous Want Ads service. The item emphasizes prompt assistance and polite handling.
German gov says case baseless amid police probe
Police shift focus from robbery to Dr. Engelberg’s private life after a quick withdrawal by Pugilist. Haas, described as a 26 year old amateur boxer from Winnipeg, is sought as investigators examine motive and the secretary’s conduct. Germany likewise doubts the case.
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Dr. Engelberg
Haas
Ryan
Engelberg
Toronto
Winnipeg
Conservative hats seen for spring
New York reports designer Schiaparelli foresees spring hats staying traditional and modest. She expects no extreme skirts or exaggerated hats and notes men prefer women not to wear military inspired styles during wartime.
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New . York
Schiaparelli
Europe
Demand for Work Animals Rising in War Time
Auburn Alabama dispatch reports livestock authorities predict the largest demand for work animals in years due to the European war. Army buyers have appeared in several states and demand for horses and mules for overseas service is expected to rise as the conflict continues. Shortages of good animals will likely push prices higher.
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Auburn
Ala
Midwestern
Cullman Man Buys Large Lot at Bee Line and Vine
L B Malone announced Tuesday that Judge A A Griffith of Cullman purchased a large lot through his agency at the intersection of Bee Line Highway and E Vine. Griffith plans improvements on the property soon.
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A. A. Griffith
Cullman
Bee Line Highway
E. Vine Griffith
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