Naval cruiser Tuscaloosa to anchor near Ellis Island
The Tuscaloosa with 579 Colubus survivors reaches Ambrose light area near New York harbor at noon in light rain. Naval officials plan anchor off Ellis Island while weather clears and immigration handles survivors. note that Columbus was scuttled inside the neutrality zone 250 miles from the U S coast.
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New York
Tuscaloosa
Colum
Ambrose
New York Harbor
Tusca-loosa
Ellis Island
Weath
Immigration Department
Naval
Washington
State Department
America
Stephen Early
White House
United States
Final rites for Mrs Martha Thombs at daughter-in-law home
Final services for 86 year old Mrs Martha Jane Thombs will be held at 10 am Thursday at her daughter-in-law Mrs Jessie Thombs 704 Somerville Road with Rev R L Archibald officiating. Burial follows in City cemetery. She died Tuesday at home after long illness. Survivors include daughter-in-law Jessie, two granddaughters and Elmo Thombs of Columbus Georgia. Pallbearers named. She was born in Griffin Georgia and long resident of Florence Alabama. Member of Central Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Jane Thombs
Jessie’ Thombs
Somerville Road
R. L. Archibald
Central Methodist Church
Brown
City Cemetery
Thombs
Jessie Thombs
J. Foster Barnwell, Jr
Claudia Ann Thombs
Decaturate
Elmo Thombs
Columbus
Carl Patterson
T. C.almon
J. F. Levin
L. M. Huff
J. D. Bush
Bruce Spencer
Griffin
Georgia
Florence
Alabama
Christmas Carols and Watts Paraphrase Notes
The text notes Isaac Watts paraphrasing Psalm 98 in 1719 and adapting Handel inspired music for Joy to the World. It mentions Watts composing many hymns while ill, and references shopping days until Christmas as a concluding line.
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Isaac Watts
Watts
Blazing Yule Tree Sparks Fire in Brea Living Room
Miss Peggy Brown rescued by her grandfather after a short circuit ignited cotton snow under a Christmas tree. The fire damaged most furniture and woodwork, but was confined to the living room with fire departments arriving to control it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Brown
Mrs. Brown
Mr. Brown
Miss Brown
Fire Department
Auto Wagon Collision Near Athens Causes Injuries
A Tuesday night crash on the Bee Line highway three miles south of Athens damaged a car and a wagon. One person suffered a seven inch forehead cut, while Chesley Turner and Mrs. John Rothfuss were bruised. All were Decatur residents treated at Powers Hospital. John L. Green of Athens faced a lights violation charge and bond after driving the wagon and rear ending the wagon in the incident.
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Athens
Lena Turner
Chesley Turner
John Rothfuss
Powers Hospital
Decatur
John L. Green
Julian McNeese
McNeese
Commercial Avenue
Mrs. M. E. Madry Dies at Home in Decatur Route 1
Mrs. M. E. Madry aged 78 a well known Decatur Route 1 matron died at her home Wednesday morning after a four month illness Funeral and burial arrangements are to be announced by Drinkard She is survived by three sons G P Madry of Decatur Route 1 W G Madry of Trinity Route 1 and R D Madry of Mt Pinson Route 1 a daughter Mrs Emma Sheats of Trinity Route 1 and several grandchildren
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M. BE. Madry
Decatur,Route 1
Drinkard
Madry
G. P
Decatur
Ww. G
Trinity
R. D. Madry
Mt. Pinson
Emma Sheats
Valley Court Decisions Highlight Alabama Appeals
The Alabama court of appeals issued rulings today including Doiley Suit vs State Morgan County affirmed and Buckelew and Wilborn cases on circuit court appeals remanded for further action. The docket shows multiple dispositions across circuit and county courts.
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Court of Appeals of
Alabama
Doiley- Suit
Morgan County Court
Louis Johnson
Oe Cullenan Circuit Court
Richard Buckelew
Circuit Court
Tenia
Wilborn v
Butch Te
Finnish mobilization grows as Red Army attacks Karelia
Finnish officials report a massive Red Army assault on the Karelian Isthmus with hundreds of tanks and more than 200 combat aircraft. They claim 10 Finnish tanks destroyed and several score inside Russian lines, with 30 Soviet armored cars captured near Salla. Air raids hit multiple cities. Finland calls up 20 000 more men to serve by December 26.
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Helsinki
Red Army
Karelian
Ties
Salla
Arctic Circle
Kosko
Finland
Kirenes
Lake
Inari
Boxer Kehler Returns for Homicide Hearing in Brooklyn
Ern est Kehler, 24, a Canadian-born boxer who supposedly signed a 15 page confession claiming he killed Dr. Walter Engelberg, first secretary of the German consulate, was brought from Toronto to Brooklyn to face homicide charges. Handcuffed to two detectives, Kehler arrived at the courthouse as police described the case as settled.
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New York
Ernest Kehler
Walter Engelberg
Toronto
Canada
Kehler
le Haas
Grand Cetion
Chael Kegn
Kings County
Tole
Dr. Engelberg
Brooklyn
Dr. Engleberg
Morgan County Jail Bonds Sell at Record Low Interest
Morgan County sold 115000 dollars in jail building bonds at one of the lowest interest rates in the region. Joint bids from Marx and Co. and Watkins, Morrow and Co. won at par plus 62 with an interest rate near 1.5 percent. Bonds mature 1940–1953, with annual retirements and a one mill tax funding about 16000 dollars yearly. Construction to start after January 1 with A Berney Jones as contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Morgani
Marx and Co
Watkins, Morrow and Co
King, Mohr and Co
Birmingham
Stubbs, Smith and Lombardo
Steiner Bros
J. Mills Thornton
Montgomery
Cumberland Securities Corporation
Nashville
First National Bank of St. Paul
A. Berney Jones
Decatur Iron and Steel Company
Alabama
T. C. Almon
House
Senate
People of
French say Allies sunk over fifty German submarines
Paris claims more than 50 U boats sunk since the war began. French estimates hold Germany had about 60 subs at start, with at least 12 accounted for by destroyers. The Siroco destroyer is credited with another sinking, part of a rate four per week, per naval experts.
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Paris
Germany
France
Siroco
State National Bank Distributes 3 Percent Employee Bonus
State National Bank of Decatur is distributing a three percent bonus on annual salaries to employees other than officers across the system. The plan applies to staff nationwide.
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The
State National Bank of Decatur
Flooding Devastates Isabela and Cagayan Provinces
Manila reports torrential rains from a typhoon causing severe flooding of the Cagayan river. Isabela and Cagayan provinces suffer heavy loss of life and widespread destruction of crops and livestock as thousands become homeless.
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Manila
Isabela
Cagayan
Perfect Crime Plot Fails As Young Soldier Confesses
Carl Erickson 25 a member of the Illinois National Guard confessed last night to shooting Herbert Wolff 28 after defeating a lie detector test and a ballistics test. He provided a motive quarrel over ingratitude and described taking Wolff into his apartment and killing him in a garage before returning to bed.
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Nias Harrison
Carl Erickson
Herbert Wolff
Erickson
Illinois National Guard
Harrison
Son
Rrison
Wolff
McKenna
Julius Sherwin
City Christmas Decorations To Be Judged Friday Night
Decatur Garden Club sponsors will have judges tour the city Friday night to evaluate exterior and interior Christmas decorations at homes. Officials urged those who have not displayed decorations to do so promptly as judging will be conducted from the street.
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Decatur
Garden Club
Jobless Aid Hike Sought by Labor Groups
The American Federation of Labor and the CIO press for expanded unemployment benefits for insured workers. President Green notes the system pays only 54 cents in benefits per dollar in taxes and urges state federations to push congressional approval for a expert advisory committee to review adequacy.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
CIO
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
Lewis
AFT
William Green
Federations of Labor
Green
Missing Montgomery Man Returns After Alleged Kidnapping
Thomas C. Kimbrough a Montgomery clothing store manager, reported missing Sunday night and said he was held nearly two days in an abandoned farm house near Birmingham and robbed of more than 100 dollars. He described being lured after visiting a used car lot in Montgomery and waking up in a vacant house near Birmingham.
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Birmingham
Ala
Thomas C. Kimbrough
Montgomery
Kimbrough
Urgent call for volunteers to visit lonely children this afternoon
The Lonely Child Committee urges immediate contact to arrange visits for 500 unaccompanied children before Santa arrives. Call 9108 now. Chairman Lawson Davidson and Rev. E V Ramage lead the drive with W J Williams and J E McClaty among others.
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Santa Claus
Lonely Child Committee
Lawson Davidson
Rev
E. V. Ramage
E. B. Pentecost
W. J. Williams
J. E McClaty
Rives Is Irked by Dismissal in Alabama Armory Row
Montgomery Alabama December 20 Richard Ty Rives president of the State Armory Commission learned he was removed from the commission by a letter issued in the governor’s name. Rives said he never functioned as a member and did not knowingly participate in the administration. Governor Dixon said he did not see the letter and was unaware of Rives’ membership. Dixon had previously canceled a tax collection arrangement from the prior administration for certain companies.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Richard Ty Rives
State Armory Commission
Rives
Armory Commission
Graves Administration
Armory Commission of Alabama
Dixon
J L Williams Dies At Home In Decatur
James L Williams 76 a Decatur resident died at his home 210 W Gordon Drive after a long illness He will lie in state at Brown s Chapel then be moved to Westside Presbyterian Church for rites at 2 pm Burial at Roselawn cemetery Brown directors listed He is survived by seven daughters Grace Williams Johns Robey Chattanooga Mrs Jimmy W Phillips Decatur Mrs Fred Prentice Chattanooga Mrs Ben A Green Tuscaloosa and Mrs D P James Chattanooga and son Charles Lee Also surviving Pope Twenty grandchildren Pallbearers named W F Bush F L Lambert G O Devine J M Pierce George Redding Eugene Walp
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Williams
Decatur
W. Gordon Drive
Brown
Ferry Street
Westside Presbyterian Church
L. J. Kaylor
Roselawn
Claude Robey
Grace. Williams
Chattanooga
Jimmy W. Phillips
Fred Prentice
Ben A. Green
Juscaloosa
D. P. James
Charles Lee
Pope
W. F. Bush
F. L. Lambert
G. O. Devine
J. M. Pierce
George Redding
Eugene Walp
Decatur High Band Members Urged to Call Immediate Contact
All members of the Decatur high school band are requested to telephone immediately Number 72 or contact Mr Hennessey at once. The note urges swift action from each member to ensure coordination.
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Decatur High School
Mr. Hennessey
Nazi Captain Langsdorff Dies by Own Hand in Argentina
Captain Hans Langsdorff of the Graf Spee reportedly shot himself at the Buenos Aires naval arsenal after bringing more than a thousand sailors from Uruguay. The embassy said he sacrificed his life for the fatherland, delaying the crew's fate to ensure safe embarkation and reflecting a shift in attitude after earlier battle actions with British forces. The crew remained confined at the arsenal as authorities launched a full investigation.
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Hans Langsdorff
Buenos Aires
Acme
Eeek
Ing Hissuide
Langsdorff
Naval Arsenal
Fatherland
An Munique
Hans Langsdorf
Langsdorf
Argentina
Uruguay
Graf Bpee
Adolf Hitler
Interior
L Langsdorf
Staf
Naval
Iain Lengsdorff
Naval Aresenal
Montevideo
Tennessee River Height and Temp Forecast Report
The Tennessee river gauge stood at 15.7 feet on Wednesday with stationary flow. Temps ranged from 33 to 65 degrees over 24 hours with 0.63 inches of rain recorded in central regions and frost in southern areas. Tonight expects 28 to 32 degrees inland and near 34 near the coast with fair skies and rising temperatures.
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Tennessee
Terror
South Portion
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M. E. Madry
Boxer
Graf Spee
J. L. Williams
Bupnos Atres
Bat
Graft Spee
Pelf
Montevideo Harbor
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