FDR Prepares for Fight to Save Policies in New Session
Washington dispatch notes evidence that President Roosevelt plans aggressive leadership in the coming election-year session. He sends warnings on federal road funding and seeks support linking wage-hour reform with the farm bill while liberal advisers push for decisive action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Cartwright
D.-Okla
House Roads Committee
Wallace
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Senate
South
Train Crash Near Emphorium Injures 18
An eastbound Pennsylvania Express hit a siding freight after passing a flag station in Emphorium Ohio. Seventeen passengers two firemen and an express messenger were hurt though none seriously. A board of inquiry led by Division Buller investigates the 1 am wreck derailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emporium
Pennsylvania Railroad
Division Buller
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Daily carrier requests Friday Christmas collection
A Daily carrier informs subscribers that Christmas Day is the regular collection day and that he will visit homes Friday morning to collect payments so he can spend Christmas morning at home. He asks recipients to have the money ready.
Flying Santa Tragedy At Boston Airport
A parachutist, Kraner, fell into the sea during a Christmas parade jump at a Boston area airport. Investigations were launched by federal aviation officials and local authorities. A Coast Guard and police search followed, with rescuers suffering injuries during the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kraner
Federal Bureau of Air Commerce
Army
Boston
Richard Cobb
Cobb
Richard Miller
Earl Jordan
Coast Guard
Fort Banks Army Hospital
Winthrop
Jordan
Edward J. Seiboldt
John Clarin
Oceanside Park
Airport Army Detachment
Rantoul Field Technical School
Ilinois
State
Local Pastors to Exchange Pulpits Sunday Morning
Rev. C. L. Cobbs of Sixteenth Avenue Baptist and Rev. I. W. Myers of South Side Baptist will exchange pulpits Sunday morning making for a joint ecumenical service at their respective churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Cobbs
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
I. W. Myers
Southside Baptist Church
Ill With Flu Hinders City Business Leader's Activities
Elmer Loyd of the Drug Co. remains seriously ill at the Harvey residence on Johnson Street. A prominent local businessman, he has been stricken with influenza, affecting his work and public duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Loyd
the Drug Co
T. M. Harvey
Johnson Street
Mr. Loyd
Response Is Stronger In the City to Appeal Today
The Decatur Rotary Club and The Decatur Daily report improved response to Christmas charity drive. Calls to 9107 continue as volunteers arrange visits to 127 remaining children, aiming to ensure every Decatur child meets Santa Claus on Christmas Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Santa Claus
Decatur Rotary Club
Decatur Daily
Hollaway Announces Candidacy for Morgan County Education Chief
Otto Hollaway of Waterloo Alabama declares intent to run for Morgan County school superintendent He is a native Morgan countian and current principal of Waterloo school Lauderdale County He lists prior posts as principal at Eva Owens Cross Roads Douglas Belgreen and Waterloo in various counties
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Hollaway
Waterloo
Morgan County
Hollaway
Lauderdale County
Eva
Alabama
Owens Cross Roads
Madison County
Douglas High School
Marshall County
Belgreen
Franklin County
Scott Hudson Called Home from Falkville Route Two
Scott Hudson aged 47 a prominent South Morgan resident died at his home on Falkville Route two after a monthlong illness. He is survived by his wife three daughters Evelyn Hudson Dorotheene Hudson and Mrs Almon Fitzgerald two sons Billy Vaughn and John Carter Hudson his mother Mrs Wesley Hudson two brothers and three sisters. Funeral services will be Friday at 10 am at Cedar Plains church with interment in Herring Cemetery Peck directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Hudson
South Morgan
Falkville
Hudson
Almon Fitzgerald
Evelyn Hudson
Cullman
Dorothene Hudson
Billy Vaughn
John Carter Pludson
Wesley Hudson
Falk
Ginning in Morgan County Surges Past Last Year
Morgan county reports 44 152 bales ginned by December 13 this year, up from 30 285 by the same date last year a strong rise in output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Beauty Added to St. Ann's
redecorating work at St. Ann's by F. R. Ling L. B. Wimberly and Ecclesiastical Artists Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Littler of New Albany Indiana and Chicago Illinois features ivory altars on onyx pillars and 24 carat gold leaf with statues in natural colors and 23 carat gold leaf suited to the church interior and liturgy the sanctuary is gray with mosaic trimming and the project is hailed as a lasting beauty for parish members
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. R. Ling
L. B
St. Ann's Church
Shortest will on record disclosed in Kane County
In Aurora Kane County auroa. One of the shortest wills ever filed disposes of the 2 500 estate of the late Joseph Horvath. The scribbled document on a sales slip reads simply give my wife my money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auroa, Til
Kane County
Joseph Horvath
Auroa
Graves Bill Gets President's OK
President Roosevelt signed a bill by Senator Graves extending the construction deadline for the Tennessee River bridge project at Lauderdale and Colbert counties in Alabama to December 23, 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Graves
Ala
Tennessee River
Lauderdale
Colbert
Alabama
Japan imposes new rule as Nanking area falls under occupation
Japanese officials announce a provisional autonomous government at Nanking to replace the Chiang Kai Shek regime. Tokyo’s forces claim rapid entry after capturing Nanking on December 13 and push to encircle Hangchow and nearby coastal routes. Western nationals warned as areas near Hangchow, Shaoxing, and Ningpo face tightened Japanese control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bhanghai
Japese
Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Nanking Dee
Andapan
China
Peiping
Peking
All
Hankow
Changsha
Chunking
Eban
Chek
Shanghai
Spok
Hangchow
Chientang
Ningpo
United States
Great Britain
Shaoshing
Gulf of Hangchow
Praise for Central Methodist Church Christmas Decorations
Residents applaud the exterior decorations at Central Methodist Church placed at the archway and visible from the busy highways. Lighting was arranged by Murray House and Lether Smith, church members, who dedicated hours to create a Christmas themed display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Methodist Church
Murray House
Lether Smith
Head Tick Syndrome Gives Hope to War Veteran Patient
Charles Hester of Shawnee Oklahoma, a World War I veteran, experiences a ticking sound in his head when a shell exploded. Doctors explain the sound travels from the palate via the eustachian tube to the middle ear and is controllable though not voluntary. The specialist notes psychological treatment may help him overcome the condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Charles Hester
Okla
Everal
Hester
Ester
Wallace declines comment on farm bill amendment
Secretary Wallace told reporters he could not comment on Representative Boileau’s amendment to the house farm bill without swearing. He avoided specifics as the house debated the measure aimed at conserving crops for farm use or sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wallace
Boileau
House
County offices close at 4 pm for holiday
Morgan county court house offices will close at four o'clock Friday afternoon and remain closed until Monday morning December 27th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County Court House
Twins Born to Mrs Christmas in Phoenix Home
A Phoenix woman named Mrs Christmas welcomed twins on Tuesday boosting the holiday joy at the H. J. Christmas residence. The message highlights the double celebration as Christmas spirit doubles in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
H. J
Japanese admit Panay gunfire claims though deny firing on gunboat
Tokyo dispatch reports Lt Col Yoshiaki Nishi detailing the Yangtze Panay incident. He says Japanese planes attacked four steamers, two burned, one launch captured, and Chinese troops looted. He claims Japanese troops helped wounded Americans and that Panay later sank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Yangtze River
United States
Yoshiaki Nishi
Washington
Pukow
Yangtze
Nanking
Nishi
Shanghai
War Office
Kumakichi Herada
Foreign Office
Standard Oil. Company
Mexico City Earthquake Leaves At Least Two Dead
A heavy quake struck Mexico City early reporting two deaths and collapsed adobe homes on the outskirts. Toluca was damaged while Puebla Cuernavaca reports could not be obtained. Aged woman died, man electrocuted, trains disrupted the seismograph at Harvard and Loyola noted widespread activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. McKnight
Mexico City
Toluca
Puebla
Cuernavaca
Mts
National Observatory
Death of Mrs Schrader From Influenza in Decatur
Mrs. Bertha Schrader 23 passed away Wednesday at 3 PM at 416 East Wilson Avenue after a week of influenza. Funeral planned Friday 8:30 AM from the residence to Northwood Avenue Methodist Church Florence for services. Interment Florence Cemetery Brown of Decatur directing. Survived by husband J W Schrader daughter Mary Ann, a sister and three brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Schader
East Wilson Avenue
Decatur
Florence
Northwood Avenue Methodist
Florence Cemetery
Brown
Weather Summary for Tennessee and Alabama Regions
The Tennessee river remained stationary at 162 feet with a 24 hour high of 49 and low of 44. Rainfall measured 0.62 inches. Alabama trends show mostly cloudy skies with possible rain in the far north and coastal cooling. Tennessee forecast calls for cloudy skies with intermittent rain tonight and Friday morning. Moderate coastal winds shift to variable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Alabama
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FDR
F.S. Manning
Flying Santa
ST. Ann’s
Graves Bill
President
O. K
Peggy Garcia
New York
David Rubinoff
Miss Garcia
Pauline A. Taylor
Taylor V. Guinn
Salem
Michael la Rocca
Guinn
Miss Gareia
Darel Jacobson
James G. Waltlace
la Rocca
Bia
Minsed
Webroerne
Panay
Tremblor
Harvard
Mass
Mexico
L. Don Leet
Harvard University
Leet
Templor
New Orleans
Father O. L. Abell
Loyola University
Loyola
Father Abell
Terry
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