History making terminal battle opens in river project
The Tennessee Valley Waterways Conference in Decatur endorsed a plan to form the Tennessee River Terminal Authority a six member body from Alabama and Tennessee to finance build and operate river terminals The initial cost of 600000 will fund four to six terminals with a nine foot channel by 1945 The full system could cost about 2000000 for eight to 12 terminals with unified rates and state cooperation The plan awaits Tennessee legislature after January with a conference with Governor Dixon slated for January
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Tennessee Valley Waterways Conference
Decatur
Alabama
State of
Tennessee
Tennessee River Terminal Authority
Lyons
Tennessee River
Solons
Dixon
Alabama Ture
What Its Like To Be In London
Milo M Thompson reports a substantial but orderly evacuation of London since the blitz begins. No stampede or refugees line roads while commerce continues in the city and trains buses and taxis operate despite widespread move of households and hotel occupancy rising as people seek housing inland.
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Milo M. Thompson
New York
London
Miss Daisy Adams Dies After Illness at 40
Miss Daisy V. Adams, 40, died at 11 p m Friday at her sister's home 1501 Tenth Avenue East after an extended illness. Final rites 2 p m Sunday Drinkard's chapel Johnston Street with Rev. J A Chambers. Burial in Somerville cemetery. Survived by three brothers C L Adams Baton Rouge T S Adams Jacksonville Henry N Adams Fort Sill and three sisters Mrs Mabel Peffen Memphis Mrs Turner and Mrs Lula Lang Decatur. Pallbearers listed.
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Daisy V. Adams
A. H. Turner
Tenth Avenue
East
Drinkard
Johnston Street
J. A. Chambers
Somerville
Adams
C. L. Adams
Baton Rouge
la. T. S
la. T. S. Adams, Jacksonville, Fla, Henry N. Adams Fort
Sill
Okla
Mabel Peffen
Memphis
Turner
Lula Lang
Decatur
Johnnie Roberts
Fred Chastain
Sim Howell
W. T. Willoughby
Ed Clark
Aubie Chapman
New Group to Head Defense Office for Production Management
President Roosevelt appoints William S. Knudsen Sidney Hillman and War Secretary Stimson and Navy Secretary Knox to lead a new defense office. Knudsen will be director as the office works to centralize wartime production with the existing defense advisory commission remaining to coordinate civil matters.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
America
Office For
Defense
William S. Knudsen
Sidney Hillman
Defense Commission
War
Stimson
Navy
Knox
Knudsen
Defense Advisory Commission
Officers Conduct Holiday Traffic-Violator Drive
Police Chief W P Moore said city officers are conducting a special drive on traffic violators during the holiday period. Motorists are urged to slow down and drive carefully as streets are abnormally crowded and parking and signals require extra attention.
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W. P. Moore
Ingalls Expansion Doubles Pascagoula Shipyard Capacity
Ingalls Shipbuilding announces expansion to double Pascagoula yards capacity with two more ways for naval vessels at a $2,000,000 cost and four net layers awarded at $50,000,000. Cargo passenger ship construction continues with two additional ways, while steel is fabricated in Birmingham and shipped to Mississippi for welding. The Pascagoula yard now uses four shipways and employs about 1,800 workers. final staffing after expansion is not yet estimated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Pascagoula
Ingalls
Ingalls Pascagoula
Shipyard Employee Loses Briefcase With Schedules
Camden New Jersey December 21 The New York Shipbuilding Corporation reports a briefcase containing schedules was stolen Thursday from employee Walter Keefer at a restaurant near Schenectady New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
N. J
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Walter Keefer
Scienectady
N. Y
Value Of State Crops Far Above Final Figures Reported In 1939
Alabama farmers produced crops in 1940 valued at 109.084 million dollars, up from 103.928 million in 1939, despite unfavorable weather. Corn and peanuts rose in both acreage and yield while a severe freeze reduced Irish potatoes. Drought later in summer further affected late crops with extremes in spring and fall.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Baldwin
Mobile
Shortest day of the year stirs winter start debate
In Montgomery Alabama December 21 1940 marks the shortest day and the official winter start claim. Meteorologist BE Emigh questions the date noting winter may begin elsewhere or not at all here. Overnight temps were mild and cloudy with no real chill.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
BE. D. Emigh
U. S
Canada
Browning Faces New Liquor Charge in Limestone County
Athens, Alabama December 21 John Browning a prominent local farmer and merchant from the western edge of Athens is jailed on a whiskey possession charge. His January 6 trial will be in Limestone County Municipal Court. Browning previously faced padlock actions in 1939 and defeated them by moving and rebuilding his store.
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Athens
Ala
John Browning
George C. Johnson
Martin F. Whitt
Browning
Limestone County
American Citizen Taken From Ship At Bermuda
British authorities removed today an American citizen, Oscar Stabler, a barber on the Excalibur bound for New York, when the ship called at Bermuda. Stabler, born in Stuttgart, Germany, was detained on undisclosed charges.
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Excambion
Bermuda
Oscar Stabler
New York
Stabler
Stuttgart
Germany
First Load of Cars Shipped on Tennessee River
A four deck barge carrying 132 automobiles became the Tennessee Valley Authority's first auto shipment on the Tennessee River. The convoy, towed by the Norman Crawford, passed Wheeler Dam and headed to Guntersville for distribution to Decatur and several Alabama and Georgia cities.
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Tennessee River
Decatur
Detroit
Guntersville
Tri-Cities
Huntsville
Gadsden
Anniston
Birmingham
Alabama
Rome
Evanaville
Indiana
Ohio River
Ohio
Tennessee
Cc. T. Barker
River Transportation Division
Commerce Department of Tennessee Valley Authority
Arrow Transportation Company
Sheffield
L. E. Wilson
Norman Crawford
Wheeler Dam
Johnsonville
Thurs- Tuane Ave Ted
St. Louis
Middle West
Santa Comes For Children In Decatur Christmas Eve
Santa Claus will visit the Armory at two o'clock for a community Christmas tree for hundreds of Decatur children. The Decatur high school band plays as Mayor Tom Harrison presents the first gift. Adjutant Frank Longino leads planning with Salvation Army volunteers and Boy Scouts as ushers. civic clubs are invited to assist.
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Santa Claus
Decatur
Armory
Salvation Army
Women's Missionary Society
Decatur High School
Boy
Tom Harrison
Frank Longino
Noted Band Leader Hal Kemp Dies in California Crash
Hal Kemp 36, famed orchestra leader, dies from pneumonia following injuries in a car collision near Madera California. He lived in Beverly Hills and his wife Martha Stevenson was by his side. Kemp rose to fame with a nationally broadcast orchestra and film appearances.
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Madera
Calif
Hal Kemp
Beverly Hills
Kemp
University of North Carolina
Martha Stephenson
New York
Pittsburgh
Bessie Slaughter
Dallas
Tex
Local Industries Spread Christmas Cheer to Workers
Three Decatur firms distribute bonuses and gifts for the holidays. The Decatur Iron & Steel Company gave 225 employees $9 000 in bonuses based on pay and service. Goodyear Decatur Mills handed out presents from a large employee Christmas tree for 760 children. Cooper-Weiss Company plans to give over 300 turkeys to employees early next week.
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Decatur Iron & Steel Company
Goodyear Decatur Mills
Cooper-Weiss Company
Armory
Goodyear Mills
Wallace
W. S. Hunter
Goodyear
Santa Claus
de Wells Company
C A Cottrell Dies At Home At Age Sixty Eight
Oscar A Cottrell died suddenly of a heart ailment at his home 415 Sycamore street at 5 this morning age 68 Final rites set for 10 am Sunday at Brown's Chapel Ferry street with Rev Wine Coffey officiating Burial in City cemetery to be directed by Brown Survived by sister in law Mrs C A Chambers Decatur a niece Miss Annie Mae Green Pulaski nephews Joe Cottrell Decatur Arthur and Edward Cottrell Pulaski Pallbearers Harry Nungster Joe Cottrell Edward Cottrell Beth A Steadham Paul McClunkey Ollie Price Cottrell was in cafe business here for years and had been a Decatur resident over 30 years He was widely known.
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Oscar A. Cottrell
Sycamore Street
Brown
Ferry Street
R.vr Wine Coffey
City Cemetery
Cottrell
C. A. Chambers
Decatur
Annie Mae Green
Pulaski
Joe Cottrell
Arthur
Edward Cottrell
Harry Nungpster
Beth A. Steadham
Paul McClunkey
Ollie Price
Willkie Still In Search For Job On Vacation
Former candidate Wendell L. Willkie said he was still looking for a job any job for a fellow who likes to argue. He left La Guardia field with Samuel Pryor Jr and Gene Tunney for a Florida vacation, joking about being voted out of politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Samuel F. Pryor, Jr
Republican National Committee
Gene Tunney
Willkie
la Guardia Field
Hobe Sound
Fla
Cor corporal Fred Black Killed In Georgia Chase
A posse of 50 officers hunted for Charles Butler after Corporal Fred Black was shot three times and killed while stopping a recklessly driven car near Ringgold Georgia. Butler, an escaped Missouri convict, was seen fleeing with Black's killer note and a stolen Miami Oklahoma car.
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Ringgold
Black
Simmons
Atlanta
Oklahoma
Miami
Okla
Auburn
Farr
Fay
Partrol
Butler
Charles Butler
Memphis
Tenn
Seaven
Georgia
Tennessee
State Patrol
Washington
Waycross
North Georgia
Macon
Lanier High School
Parr
Chattanooga
Missouri
St. Joseph
British naval push pierces Italian Adriatic lifeline
By Dewitt Mackenzie the British fleet drives into the Adriatic near Mussolini's domain, slipping through the Strait of Otranto to strike at Italy's Allied supply lines to Southern Albania and Valona. The move suggests a dramatic shift in the Mediterranean war and potential fortune for Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewitt MacKenzie
Signor Mussolini
Adriatic
Mediterranean
Britain
Strait
Otranto
Italy
Albania
Valona
Writer Amazed By Assault on Valona
A reporter notes the apparent lack of Italian naval response amid a voyage up the Adriatic to Durazzo and Bari with no warship showing force while Italian reports claim attacks on the Ionian coast of Greece. British commentators hint at Adriatic and Mediterranean domination, but the mystery remains.
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Adriatic
Durazzo
Bari
High Command
Ionian
Greece
His Majesty’s Admiralty
Mediterranean
Italian Town Blasted by RAF Bombers
An official in Berlin denounced a British plan to bolster shipping via the United States as an attempt to induce America to take hostile actions. Ronald H. Cross proposed sending U S merchant vessels and transferring enemy ships from American ports. German spokesmen described Germany's stance as restrained yet resolute amid Allied pressure.
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Berlin
Ins
America
London
Ronald H. Cross
United States
Foreign Office
Mull Denies US Views On Requisitioned Foreign Ships
At a press conference in Washington on December 21 Mull declined to disclose the American government’s views on a Berlin statement claiming Germany would view as unfriendly the requisition and sale of foreign flag ships in US ports to the British government.
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Washington
Berlin
Germany
United States
Paris Cabinet Row Deepens as Laval Out, Petain Stance Stated
Ambassador in German occupied Paris said France would not alter its cabinet or recall Laval on orders from Petain. British raids struck Brindisi and Liverpool as Greek forces report gains in Albania, while German pressure grew over US embassy staff expulsion.
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Paris
Philippe Petain
France
Pierre Laval
Athens
Brindisi
Albania
Tepelent
Liverpool
Merseyside
Italy
Germany
Mediterranean
London
Britain
Jin
Weather summary for Tennessee and Alabama regions
The Tennessee River gauge stood at 19.10 feet and falling. Temperature ranged from 44 to a high near 4 degrees and recorded 0.08 inches of rainfall. Alabama saw cloudy conditions with fog in the north and central areas and little temperature change. Tennessee noted scattered clouds with a gradual rise in the north central area through Sunday.
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Tennessee
Alabama
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Middlesboro
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C. A. Cottrell
Fred Black
Here
B. R Farr
D. F. Simmons
Reich
Vichy
Fernand de Brinon
Hull
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