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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1937
Page
3
Moscow reports M. P. Frinovsky, vice commissar, claims America especially along the Pacific coast and Panama Canal is overrun with Japanese spies. He notes a purge of spies continues and cites eight executed ex-communists for selling Soviet secrets.
The federal education bureau reports that one teacher schools are disappearing at a rate of seven per day across the United States, signaling a decline in small local classrooms and rural education options.
A wartime image depicts a key Japanese maneuver on the Yangtze frontline with the landing of Japanese troops on the southern bank at Paimaokou about 45 miles from Shanghai. This operation helped rout the Chinese left flank and broke the last defense before Soochow fell.
Jerry Chandler recalls a ball where Mimi and Olga overshadow his romance. Olga offers Mimi a fortune to marry Jerry, provoking Mimi’s fury and a painful breakup. Jerry rejects money, vows to win Mimi, but Christmas separation and a cold ride home follow as his dreams collapse.
H H McKee aged 82, a beloved Somerville Route Two resident, died this morning after a three week illness. Survived by two daughters Mary and Mrs Ryan, four sons J W, G H, J M, and Dr C L McKee, two brothers, and other relatives. Funeral set for Tuesday at Center Grove Church with interment to follow.
Philadelphia police seek 19 year old Wendell F. Bowers, shown in rogue gallery, as the alleged killer of society matron Mrs. Jima Carpenter and attacker of her friend Mary Griffin. Griffin identified the suspect from a photo. The intruder entered Carpenter's Chestnut Hill home. police label the slayer a sex pervert.
Madrid dispatches report Teruel fully surrounded by government troops in the fiercest central front action since Brunete. Insurgent garrison cut off, defenders shelled, and civilians entombed in tunnels as government forces seize surrounding towns and push into the city after nightfall.
Dr J A Leprk reported Frank B Kellogg co author of the Kellogg Briand peace pact holding steadier after pneumonia at his home. The spread of congestion halted and heart action improved amid treatment.
The ad touts genuine Bayer Aspirin as the world standard offered at 15¢ per dozen or 25¢ for two dozen, asserting safety and quick relief for headaches and neuralgia. It urges buyers to insist on the full name Bayer Aspirin and to purchase only from drug stores in the United States at about one cent per tablet.
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