Three Hurt In Weekend Mishaps In County
Three people were injured in weekend incidents. Mrs. R E Davis and her sister Mrs Alvin Schafer were hurt when their car collided with Clifford Terry’s vehicle at Church and Canal streets. Terry was arrested for leaving the scene. Davis was later treated for a fractured elbow. Also injured, Frank Minor suffered internal injuries when a bale fell on him at Palmer's Gin. A woman at the county jail nearly drowned herself, but was revived and later moved to Tuscaloosa hospital.
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W. T. Willoughby
R. E. Davis
Grove Street
Alvin Schafer
Magnolia Drive
Huntsville
Clifford Terry
Lawrence County
Church and
Canal Streets
Davis
Terry
Court of Justice
Meadors
Willoughby
Bryce Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Magon Pearce
City Electric Department
James Watson
Garmyngee
Frank Minor
Palmer's Gin
Canal Street
Six Killed In Georgia Family Tragedy Near Flomaton
A 35 foot automobile plunge from a railway overpass after colliding with a truck killed six members of a Georgia family yesterday near Flomaton Alabama. The tragedy occurred as the car toppled from the overpass. more details continue on the second page.
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Flomaton
Ala
Georgia
What It's Like to Be in London
London residents endure bombardment yet continue daily life as Milo M Thompson recounts the experiences of those living in the city. The piece previews more installments in the series with the next focus titled Business as Usual.
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England
Milo M. Thompson
London
Daily Tomorrow
Savoy Shelter Hidden Beneath Dine and Dance Rooms
The piece contrasts London shelter life with the Savoy theater district hidden shelter beneath the River Room. Reporters who cover misery in bombed areas reveal they do not live in such shelters themselves while Savoy hosts continued dining and entertainment two floors above the bombproof space.
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Milo M, Thompson
New York
London
Tilbury Arches
Savoy
Fugitive Slayer Hunt Expands Across Georgia Tennessee Border
A posse of nearly 100 men searches wooded mountains near Decatur Tennessee for the killer of Georgia highway patrolman Corporal W F Black. Georgia and Tennessee troopers pursue Charles Butler alias Charles Coates, an escapee from Missouri, as bloodstains and near misses mark the seven mile dragnet. The slain trooper was honored in a Macon funeral after state ceremonies.
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Decatur
Tenn
Here
Georgia
Tennessee
Georgia Public Safety
Lon Sullivan
Ringgold
W. F. Black
Sullivan
R. G. Mayo
John Goodwin
Villa Rica
Maya Said
Charles Butler
Charles Coates
Buchanan County
Missouri
Macon
Fred Black
John C Holt Illness Victim Dies in Jefferson County
John C Holt 57 of Birmingham route 7 died of a heart ailment at 4 PM Saturday while en route to the Hamil Clinic after a sudden illness on West Moulton Street. He is survived by his widow, two daughters, four sons, three sisters, three brothers, and six grandchildren. Funeral and burial in Philadelphia, Jefferson County, directed by Brown of Decatur.
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John C. Holt
Birmingham
Brown
Hamil
Decatu
Mr. Holt
Cole
Edith Holt
Decatur
Kermit Holt
Roy
Bradford
Raiford
Truman
Della Miller
Cullman
Edna Gammon
Miami
J. T
T. J. Holt
Jefferson County
Charles Holt
Trafford
Cadet Flier Dies in Crash Near Maxwell Field
James Cavendish 22 of Huntington West Virginia perished during a cross country flight near Maxwell Field Montgomery Alabama as he prepared to land after a 370 mile solo training run. An air corps board investigated the crash and ground crews used flare signals to locate debris. He had attended Marshall College and received initial flying instruction at the Alabama Institute of Aeronautics.
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Montgomery
Ala
James
Cavendish
Huntington
W. Va
Maxwell Field
Maxwell
Birmingham
Meridian
Miss
Air Corps Board
L. F. Cavendish
Marshall College
West Virginia
Alabama Institute of Aeronautics
Tuscaloosa
Decatur Woman Is Hurt In Accident
Mrs. D. D. Burleson of 232 Fifth Avenue West suffered a broken left arm and a fractured collar bone when the car she rode in with her son D. D. Burleson Jr. rolled over near Birmingham. The son was only slightly injured. She was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital Birmingham and later moved to the Hamil Clinic in a Brown ambulance.
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D. D. Burleson
Fifth Avenue
West
D. D. Burleson, Jr
Birmingham
Ambassador Leahy sails to Lisbon aboard Tuscaloosa
Admiral William D. Leahy the new ambassador to France and Mrs. Leahy sailed from Norfolk for Lisbon Portugal aboard the cruiser Tuscaloosa. The departure marks a key postwar diplomatic mission with Leahy focusing on European affairs.
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Norfolk
William D. Leahy
France
FDR Plan to Boost Costs for British Aid
Washington officials say Roosevelt's leasing and lending plan to aid Britain could raise the cost of expanding U S munitions capacity beyond initial estimates. Analysts estimate 400 to 500 million dollars for new plants atop existing allocations, with potential government underwriting British expansions. Britain has already funded parts of U S defense expansion in aviation and other industries.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Britain
Sammenanly Tekind
Barbecue Stand Break-In on Lee Street Reported
The Pit Barbecue stand at 127 Lee Street was broken into Saturday night. A quantity of meat candy chewing gum and a small amount of money were stolen. The building was entered through a rear door and Police are conducting an investigation.
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Lee Street
Decatur Hosts Bob LeTourneau Evangelistic Tour
The business man evangelist Bob LeTourneau drew large Decatur crowds as he spoke three times in Central Baptist and Central Methodist churches under the Business Men's Evangelistic Club. He highlighted faith and industry linking God the Maker to powerful machines, and spectators included E. E. Godbold and State Senator Matthew.
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Decatur
Bob LeTournea
LeTourneau
Business Men's Evangelistic Club
Huntsville
le Tourneau
Central Baptist
Central Methodist Church
E. E. Godbold
Mont- State
T O T Fe Business Men's Evangelistic Club
Matthew
Central Baptist Church
le- Line
Maeau
Lord
William A Miles Dies at Home in Decatur Route 2
William A Miles 74 a farmer died at 11 Sunday night at his home Decatur Route 2 Funeral services set for 1 p m Tuesday at the residence with burial in Rapier Cemetery directed by Brown Decatur Rev Earl Matthews officiating He is survived by his widow six daughters Ophelia Phillips Cusseta Ora Long Nevilla Miles Decatur Route 2 Maudie Bonds Priceville Eva Saint Decatur Route 2 Alvary Scott Hartselle and seven sons Reason Miles New Mexico Wylie and Alton Miles Birmingham Ir Wi i and Gly Miles Arkansas Woodrow Roy Miles 24 grandchildren and several great grandchildren Also a longtime Route 2 resident and Baptist church member.
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William A. Miles
Decatur
Route 2
Rapier Cemetery
Brown
Earl Matthews
Miles
Ophelia Phillips
Cusseta
Ora Long
Nevilla Miles
Maudie
Refugee Children Beat Santa Here in Jersey City
Twenty five war refugees aged three to thirteen arrived aboard the Excalibur liner and were welcomed in American homes for their first Christmas in the United States. The children, including Amelia Marianne and Eveline Diamante, were brought by the United States Committee for the Care of European Children Inc and will be sent to Boston under the Unitarian Service Committee care.
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Jersey City
N. J
Santa Claus
United States
Excambion
Marianne
Eveline Diamante
Boston
Unitarian Service Committee
Senate confirms Splawn for Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington December 23 The Senate confirmed the re nomination of Walter M W Splawn to the Interstate Commerce Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Walter M. W. Splawn
Interstate Commerce Commission
Invasion Averted by Air Control Question
Dewitt Mackenzie argues Germany must achieve absolute air supremacy to mount a successful invasion of England. He notes RAF raids across six Western European countries and suggests only total air dominance will permit a cross-Channel invasion, warning that without it Germany risks failure.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Britain
Hitler
England
Royal Air Force
Europe
Norway
Adriatic
England Faces Nazi Air Bottleneck Mystery
The article questions how Germany’s vast air power failed to overwhelm Britain and ponders bottlenecks in Nazi production and plan for invasion. It notes observers’ estimates of German planes ranging widely and asks why Britain’s air defenses strengthen.
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Hitler
England
British Isles
Britain
Germany
White Christmas Prospects Dim for Most of Nation
The weather bureau dampens hopes for a White Christmas with light precipitation expected nationwide. Mild temperatures should keep precipitation rain rather than snow, though Nebraska and the Dakotas may see snow if rain turns.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
H. A Downs
Uni- Caro
Nebraska
Dakotas
Plan to Convert Auto Plants for All Metal Planes
President Murray submits to Roosevelt a plan to produce 500 all metal pursuit planes daily by converting auto industry facilities. The Reuther survey says 60 percent of plants are unused and labor and tooling exist to extend auto output into aircraft. The goal is six months to reach 500 planes per day, spreading auto production over 12 months.
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Reuther
Murray
Pal
United States
President Roosevelt to Deliver Fire-Side Report Sunday Night
The White House announced that President Roosevelt will address the nation on the present emergency in a fire-side report next Sunday night at 9 30 EST. President plans to speak from the White House about wartime measures and national efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Bomb destroys Cloister Court in Parliament damage
A German bomb hit Cloister Court in London near Parliament, reducing one of its oldest and most architecturally beautiful areas to twisted girders and masonry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Houses of Parliament
Halifax to Washington as Eden becomes Foreign Secretary
London reports Anthony Eden takes over as foreign secretary amid a cabinet reshuffle. Lord Halifax moves to ambassador to Washington, eyed for early next year, as Britain shifts toward possibly tougher diplomacy with the Soviet Union and broader Russia trade aims. Captain David Margesson becomes secretary of war. Lloyd George rumored for a future role.
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London
Anthony Eden
Soviet
Russia
Lord Halifax
Washington
Eden
Halifax
Churchill
Neville Champerlain
Britain
David Margesson
Commons
Aid Lloyd George
Eton
Oxford
India
Santa Claus Indiana Mail Deluge Strains Post Office Staff
Santa Claus Indiana faced a pre Christmas rush as routes clogged with traffic and the Post Office, inside Annie Martin’s general store, swelled with visitors. Postmaster Oscar Phillipps expanded staff to handle about half a million pieces of mail by Christmas Day and kept the office open long hours. About 6 000 visitors were counted on Sunday as the village of 100 prepared for holiday traffic.
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Santa Claus
Ind
St. Nicholas
Indiana
Annie Martin
Oscar Phillips
Phillipps
Britain-Churchill Calls for Italian War Change Amid North Africa Battle
Prime Minister Churchill in a broadcast urged Italians to remove Mussolini and warned of Italy’s empire being broken. German raids hit Manchester as Greece reports Chimara capture and Allied forces hold Bardia amid rising African siege and Romanian border troop movements.
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Associated Press
Winston Churchill
Mussolini
Italy
Churchill
Britain
Christendom
North England
Manchester
Greece
Chiemara
North Africa
Batdia
Libya
Egypt
Rodolfo Graziani
Bardia
Romania
Balkan Kingdom
Chimara
Valona
Adratic
Tennessee River Wave Drops as Cold Air Arrives
The Tennessee River gauge stood at 18.90 feet and fell with no rainfall reported. Temperatures ranged from a high of 59 to a low of 35 in the last 24 hours. Alabama shows partly cloudy conditions in the north and cloudy skies in the south with light rain in the extreme southeast and cooler conditions overall tonight. Moderate northerly winds are expected along the coast Tuesday.
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Tennessee River
Alabama
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