Predictions About Stars Touch On 1936 Fortunes
Norvell predicts notable figures face romance and career upheavals in 1936 including divorces for Ruby Keeler and Al Jolson and separations for Ginger Rogers and Lew Ayres. He foresees a re election for Roosevelt and a looming international crisis with war in Africa and a growing global tension.
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Thelma Todd
Norvell
Sion
Ruby Keeler
al Jolson
Dick Powell
Charles Chaplin
Dolores Costello
Ginger Rogers
Lew Ayres
Gregling
Roosevelt
Garfield
McKinley
Urbanus’ Norvell
Africa
United States
Dmpan
Russia
Allied Staff Plans for Defense Amid East Africa Tensions
Allied staff consolidate defense plans as Malian racist factions push Eden's appointment as hindering peace prospects in east Africa. Rome sources note threats to Geneva machinery while Mussolini regime signals continued occupation aims. Britain announces army retirement moves and mechanized reforms in Egypt as sanctions tighten and troops prepare for prolonged service.
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Eden
East Africa
Geneva
Italy
Mussolini
Rome
Pontinia
Paris
Britain
Egypt
Officer Accused by Irate Lawyer in Birmingham
In Birmingham on December 23 AP reports W A Denson, one of four cited by the grievance committee of the Birmingham Bar, was cited to appear before city officers. He faces charges including assault with a deadly weapon. Detective Norrell is associated with the assault case.
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Birmingham
Ala
W. A. Denson
Norrell
Christmas gifts from Sister Mary kitchen writings
A narrative of homemade gifts for Christmas including ribbon slipper-bags embroidered pillows and pies. The author plans mincemeat jars plum puddings cookies fruit cake and preserves as thoughtful presents and shares a baked two crust plum pudding method.
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Fggore Leba
Menu outline with seasonal meals and beverages
The notice lists a breakfast with chilled applesauce sausages cakes creamed potatoes cornmeal muffins milk and coffee. A luncheon features clam broth tomatoes on toast with cheese ex peach cabinet pudding crisp cookies milk and tea. Dinner offers English roast beef potatoes brown gravy turnips in cream sauce stuffed celery salad baked plum pudding with sauce milk and coffee.
Old Fashioned Fruit Cake Recipe From Historic Note
A historic fruit cake method mixes suet apple molasses milk and dried fruits with spices. Dredge fruit with flour, combine with flour and leavenings, add lemon juice, fill molds two thirds and bake covered slowly for about one and a half hours. Reheat oven before serving.
Market Quotions Wall Street Notes Mixed Strength In Flight Roles
Market strength appeared in spots led by aviation and motor issues while bar silver fell only modestly. Chrysler and General Motors rose to near year highs. many other blue chips posted small gains or held steady as the session opened. Potatoes and U S shipments provided regional notes with modest demand and steady stock quality.
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Wall Street
Victor Eubank
Associated Press
New York
Chrysler
General Motors
United Aircraft
Boeing
Curtiss Wright A
Sorry
Case
Allied Chemical
American Can
Omnibus Corp
Eletric Boat
Johns Manville
Bethlehem
Phillips Petroleum
Continental Oil
Santa Fe
U. S. Treasury
London
Liverpool Cotton Prices Steady in Spot Market
In Liverpool today no receipts and a quiet spot market with prices up three points. American strict good midling 7.10, good middling 6.80, middling 6.45, strict low middling 6.30, futures closed barely steady with Dec 6.23, Jan 6.24, March 6.24, May 6.19, July 6.14, Oct 5.95.
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Liverpool
Butter Eggs Market Report From Chicago Trade Desk
Butter and eggs prices hold steady among creamery specials and firsts with mixed quotes for extras rets and seconds. Current receipts show unsettled readings as refrigeration standards and fresh trades influence nearby values.
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Chicago
Fresti
Sirsta
Poultry Market Prices Reported For Chicago
Chicago price listing shows live poultry with variations by weight and type. Tom turkeys and hens totals, leghorn and Plymouth Rock varieties, ducks geese capons and dressed birds priced by weight, with shifts noted in several categories.
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Chicago
Plymouth
White Rock Springs
Market Report: Hogs Cattle Lambs Prices Steady to Higher
Chicago market notes 17 000 hogs with 7 500 direct, 10-15 higher than Friday. Hogs top 9.75, 170-250 lb range 9.60-70, 260-300 lb 9.45-65. Cattle and calves 13 000 and 2 000 with better fed steers and yearlings scarce, bids around 12.00 up to 14.00 for top lots. Lambs 7 000 fat, demand fair to broad, prices around 5.00-to-6.50 posted, possible gains ahead.
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Chicago
U. S
M D Bonds Dies of Pneumonia at 57
M D Bonds, 57, died Sunday night at his home in Lacey's Spring route 1 after a week long illness of pneumonia. Funeral services set for 2 pm Tuesday at Red Oak Grove with Rev. Simon Harrison officiating. Burial under Drinkard Howell of Hartselle. He survived by his widow six sons Maburn Lake City Utah Wilburn Corsicana Tex Delmas Danville Clyde M D Jr and Delphin Lacey's Spring route 1 three sisters Mrs Dora Irwin Mrs Elize Pike and Miss
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M. D. Bonds
Lacey's Spring
Route 1
Red Oak Grove
Simon Harrison
Drinkard Howell
Hartselle
Mr. Bonds
Maburn
Lake City
Utah
Wilburn
Corsicana
Tex
Delmas
Danville
Clyde
M.D., Jr
Delphin
Lacey's
Dora Irwin
Elize Pike
Lindberghs Reported Fleeing To England Amid Kidnapping Fear
A Times influenced report claims the Lindberghs fled to England fearing a new kidnapping threat. Family members and associates deny any plans to leave America and note increased threats after Bruno Hauptmann's trial. Judge Van Buskirk’s hospitalization reduces pardons court to five of seven voting members.
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Lindberghs
England
Fetaganrag
John
Times
America
Evangeline Lindbergh
John ©. Lodge
Detroit
Cardiff
Wales
Aubrey Morgeh
Marko O. Kimberling
Albert Herman
Pardons, Court
Court of Pardons
Hauptman
George van Burskirk
Hackensack
Neurological Hospital
New York
van Buskirk
Hauptmann
Governor Hoffman Says No Comment on Lindbergh Touch
Trenton reports Gov. Harold G. Hoffman directed a statement saying he had no comment on claims his Hauptmann case actions influenced Col. Charles A. Lindbergh to move to England. The governor was not expected at his office today.
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Trenton
N. J
William Conklin
Harold G. Hoffman
Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh
England
Lindberghs Reported Near England for Air Service Ties
London reports cite American sources saying Col. Charles Lindbergh plans to move his family to England to help set up Pan-American Airways trans Atlantic service. Officials in the United States have no knowledge of a permanent move, though a temporary residence is seen as likely for six months to a year.
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London
Charles A. Lindbergh
England
trans-Atlantic Air Service
Lindbergh
Pan-American Airways
Pacific Tt
United States
Local Notices From Lacey's Spring Family
Susie Bonds of Lacey's Spring Route 1 reports a daughter named Margaret Bonds. R J Bonds of Lacey's Purine Route 1 is also mentioned in the notice.
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Susie Bonds
Lacey's
Margaret Bonds
Lacey
R. J. Bonds
Bus Crash Tragedy Returns Christmas Toll and Rescue
A Virginia river bus crash near a bridge kills several, triggers a long river recovery. Rescue crews, Salvation Army workers, and Red Cross nurses provide aid as police and officials coordinate bodies brought ashore for identification and funeral arrangements.
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Lacy McNair
mthaikete_Rnomteans
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Hastie
Bill Henderson
Hopewell
Irving Leetz
Brandon
Klaus Evarts
Norfolk
H. A. Nichols
Virginia State Police
Plain McNair
Belch
McNair
Ben Alexander
Stanley
James Gremsley
Negro Teams Clash on Wednesday at Benson Field
Decatur and Hartselle Negro high school teams meet Christmas Day afternoon at Benson Field. They played earlier with Decatur winning 6 to 0. Hartselle is said to be in better physical condition for this rematch.
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Decatur
Hartselle
Benson
Hartsele
Haleyville Fire Damages Hit Local Wholesale Grocery
Haleyville Alabama fire damages estimated at 50 000 dollars destroyed a wholesale grocery and another business in the downtown area. Fire origin undetermined. several structures damaged in the blaze reported December 23.
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Haleyville
Ala
Acetta
New Yeoning
Rising Temperatures Melt Snow On Saturday Night
Rising temperatures had melted practically all of the snow that fell Saturday night and early Sunday, with only scattered patches remaining on sheltered roofs and in shady spots this afternoon. Snow disappeared from principal thoroughfares as a second snowfall of the winter seemed unlikely.
Leaving for Mobile Ve Os Way 31
Brief item notes a departure toward Mobile associated with the route 31 path. The readable text also hints at a time reference and a day, though details are fragmentary. No explicit passengers or schedules are confirmed.
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Mobile
Washington Behind The Scenes On Wilson Neutrality Debate
A 1935 NEA Service reminiscence probes Wilson era neutrality debates. Lamont of Morgan & Co and Floyd of Peace Patriots dispute a New York Times critique alleging Morgan pro war influence. Writers quote Wilson remarks on commerce, Germany, and policy shifting amid wartime pressure.
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Thomas W. Lamont
Morgan & Co
New ‘York Times
Robert L. Duffus
Morgan
United States
Lamont
William Floyd
Peace Patriots
Ambassador Page
London
Foyd
Woodrow Wilson
Newton _D. Baker
Wilson
New York
Washington
Baker and Lamont
Nye
Christmas holiday notices and local social notes
Decatur diary items mention Mrs J T Jones leaving for West Palm Beach Florida with T L Baker Jr for Christmas visits. Officials of the American Legion announce a fruit shower in Martin arena for Christmas relief. Local residents visit relatives, travel for holidays, and business trips noted. A police court session records drunkenness shoplifting and petty larceny cases. The Rotary Kiwanis and Chamber of Commerce events are scheduled with a January 7 speaker and a Friday noon Kiwanis meeting date.
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American Legion Post
Martin Arena
Légion
Bank's Bond Set at 750 After Friday Shooting
The bond of A. W. Banks was set at 750 dollars on arraignment before Justice W. Bailey for assault with intent to murder in the Friday night shooting of E. G. Gillespie. Banks was arrested and jailed after calling police. Gillespie remained in Berevolent Society hospital with a chest wound the following day.
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A. W. Banks
E. G. Gillespie
Justice W. Bailey
Banks
Gillespie
Berevolent Society
Justice Bailey
Robbery charge held against Bruce Horton
Bruce Horton, a black man, was held in county jail today on suspicion of robbery. Police say the theft involved an $8 watch taken from Lewis Pace on the preceding weekend on Thirteenth Avenue West.
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Bruce Horton
Lewis Pace
Thir Éenth Avenue
Bitter Cold Grips Nation Across Wide Region
Bitter cold and snow swept the nation with more than twenty deaths blamed on the cold. Snow covered the north central and eastern states while western areas saw clearer skies. Traffic accidents and hazardous conditions contributed to the toll as forecasts warned of more snow and icy roads.
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Chicago
Canadian
Alabama
Virginia
Georgia
Washington
D. C
Oklahoma
Colorado
Nebraska
Minnesota
Dakotas
Iowa
Wisconsin
Richmond
Atlanta
New England
North Atlantic States
New York
Albany
Pittsburgh
Worcester
Mass
Portland
Cleveland
Florida
Weather Bureau
NRA Abolished as Roosevelt Dissolves Recovery Administration
President Roosevelt issues an executive order terminating the National Recovery Administration and transferring its major divisions to the Commerce and Labor Departments. The order, effective January 1, assigns the divisions and preserves labor and relief functions under broader emergency laws.
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Gradaens
Business Cooperation
Advisory Council
Commer Department
NRA
Labor Department
National Recovery Administration
Hiserican
George Berry
Roosevelt
Berry
Recovery Administration
Commerce and Labor Departments
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Labor
Consumers Division
Suffrage leader Pattie Ruffner Jacobs dies in Birmingham
Pattie Ruffner Jacobs a longtime Alabama suffrage leader and active reformer dies at 58. She served as a representative of TVA with offices in Birmingham and campaigned against convict leasing to improve mining labor conditions. Born October 2, 1875 in Charleston West Virginia she lived in Birmingham over four decades. She is survived by her husband Solen Jacobs two children Virginia West Jacobs and Mrs. Brian M. Grover. Funeral services to be held this afternoon with Rev. Henry M. Edmonds at the Presbyterian church.
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Birmingham
Ala
Pattie Ruffner Jacobs
Jacobs
Alabama
TVA
Charleston
W. Va
Solen Jacobs
Virginia West
Brian M. Grover
Henry M. Edmonds
Presbyterian Church
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