General Wavell Seen as Genius of North Africa Campaign
The article portrays General Archibald Wavell as a bold, quick striking desert fighter trained by Allenby and Lawrence of Arabia. It notes his career from Sandhurst and the Black Watch through World War I and his rise to command in the Middle East on the eve of World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Wavell
North Africa
Viscount Alleny
Associated Press
Archibald P. Waryell
Short
Companion of the Bath
Archibald
France
Sandhurst
Sir Archibald
Hiis
Black Watch
South Africa
India
Caucasus
Allenby
Palestine
Syria
Lawrence of Arabia
Middle East
Trans
Jordan
Jerusalem
Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
Britain
Vance
Miss O'Reilly
Gwen
Kit
Eng-Ang
England
Europe
Priceville Christmas Program Delights Large Crowd
People in Priceville enjoyed a Christmas program at Priceville School last night. The program featured a choir led sequence with Silent Night First Noel and Joy To The World, a devotional by Rev R L Archibald, and a tableau with local youths in roles such as Mary Miss Frances Price and Joseph Paul Collier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priceville
R. L. Archibald
Orate Chhastes Smith
Angels
Betty Lile
Jo Hamilton
Lela Belle Roberts
Shepherds
Warren Hamby
Wayne Sharp
Marvin Hamby
Wise Men
Marsh Wallace
Frank Collier
Alex Duke
Joseph
Paul Collier
Mary
Frances Price
Peers R. L. Archi
Parties stay active as Washington gears up for 1940 politics
As the next Congressional election nears, Republicans plan a full time staff in a new 25 room Mayflower Hotel suite with Edward J Flynn set to move in January. Democrats cancel Jackson Day dinners near inauguration and plan a February or March victory event. Republicans wait for a new national chairman while Willkie backs a candidate from the back home faction. GOP offices occupy floors near Lafayette Square. Democrats remain in cramped National Press Building rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tie National
Mayflower Hotel
National
Edward J Flynn
New York
Flynn
James A Parley
Wendell I. Willkie
Accociates
LaFayette Square
White House
National Press Building
Installation Service Set For Rev John A Troxler
An installation service for Rev John A Troxler new pastor of Westminster Presbyterian is planned for Sunday evening January 19 at 7 30 oclock. Huntsville Presbytery held a called meeting in Athens to set the service with Rev W C Maxwell moderator and Rev 8 O Payne stated clerk. Troxler moves from Nashville Presbytery where he served at Springfield Tenn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Troxler
Westminster Presbyterian
Huntsville Presbytery
Athens
W. C. Maxwell
Sheffield
O. Payne
Troxler
Huntsville
Nashville
Springfield
Tenn
Wandering Cake Comes Back Home
A Christmas fruit cake mailed from Cumberland by Frank Bennett in 1939 to his son Ernest serving in Europe returns home after 383 days. The unbitten cake traveled to Valencia and Paris, arriving after Ernest moved to France, and is described as “a wee bit dry, but improved with age.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Europe
Frank Bennett
Ernest
Valencia
Spain
France
Paris
Frank
Bennet Sait
Peep In Novelty Shop Opens at 204 Johnston Street
Misses Tay and Frances Rockwell open The Peep In Novelty Shop at 204 Johnston Street. The store offers a complete line of novelty goods with emphasis on holiday items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnston Street
Misses Tay
Frances Rockwell
Montgomery seeks renaming of local airport for Mayor Gunter
The Montgomery Chamber of Commerce asked the war department to name the citys former municipal airport Gunter Field in honor of the late Mayor W A Gunter. The aid corps basic training school for the southeast pilot training center now operates at the former city airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery Chamber of Commerce
War Department
Gunter Field
W. A. Gunter
Aid Corps
Oasoc
Southeast
Unplanned Encounters at Gwen's Charity Party
Kit O'Reilly endures a tense, revealing afternoon at Gwen Spencer's party. Vance and Mimi Purcell loom as Kit navigates awkward advances, social expectations, and a spark of jealousy as Mimi arrives with a dark companion. The scene shifts between flirtation and suspicion, setting up a later confrontation.
Pope Pius XII Asks Christmas Prayers For War Sufferers
In a Vatican City letter dated December 21 Pope Pius XII urged Christmas prayers and charitable gifts for war victims especially children. He told Cardinal Luigi Maglione that he prayed for shorter suffering and that Christmas would bring more serene times to the tormented Christian family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Pius XII
Luigi Maglione
Girl's Story Jails Broker in Mount Vernon
A 17 year old stenographer told police that Isaac Brown a 41 year old New York insurance broker lured her to a doctor s house in Mount Vernon bound her tied her hands and stabbed her in the throat with a penknife. Brown is charged with felonious assault and attempted abortion after the girl was found severely wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
N.Y
Isaac Brown
New York
Nee Gem
Meap York
Mount Vernon Hospital
Michael I. Silverstein
Brown
Silverstein
Miss le Boyer
Cheese Plant Nears Operation in Athens Alabama
A new cheese plant at the southern edge of Athens is nearing completion and expected to operate by early spring after delays from rain and cold. U. S. Heneger of Pulaski Tennessee will oversee the Athens plant, with Heneger Bros. already running cheese plants in several Tennessee towns. The facility, costing 14000 dollars, encompasses brick construction with boiler, refrigeration, curing, manufacturing, and office spaces on the former Agricultural School experimental farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
U. S. Heneger
Pulaski
Tenn
Athena
Parsonage Family Thanks Falkville Community for Kind Gifts
Decatur Daily notes J. H. Roberts law says thanks to Falkville and McKendree Church members for Christmas food gifts. He praises the Missionary society Christian Service for a turkey and groceries, citing the spirit of giving and prayer for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falkville McKendree
Happy
Kingdom of God
McKendree
Parsonage
Organized Missionary Society Christian Service
Woman's Society Christian Service
Decatur
Rale
Spirit of Christ
J. H. Roberts
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Stern
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