Lyons Sold to Bynum But Hughes Remains
Jesus celebration unfolds in Bethlehem with a ceremonial procession to the Church of the Nativity led by the Latin patriarch and local officials. Amid tense post Arab-Jewish strife, pilgrims observe services in St. Catherine’s and the Grotto, as bells toll a message of peace.
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Lyons
Bynum
Hughes
Robert S. Strother
Jerusalem
Rachel
Church of the Nativity
Bethlehem
Holy Land
Hayes Gate
Sudan
Europe
America
St. Catherine
Palestine
Shepherd's Field
Thiehem
Church of England
St. Catherine's Church
Jesus
Christmas rush boosts Alabama sales and joy in state
The Associated Press reports a festive Yuletide mood across Alabama as late shopping pushed Christmas sales to new highs. Postmasters note record package and card movement, while Governor Graves details Christmas paroles and state officials head to holiday rest. two youths die in hunting accidents and workmen's compensation rates drop 19.2 percent starting January 1.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Joe Collier
Antsville
Bibb Graves
Tuckey
Sumter
Industries
Frank Julian
Plantation Owner Shot to Death in Selma Case
Dallas county officers held Frank Fikes a black tenant farmer for questioning in the murder of Greg G Vaughan a 59 year old planter in Selma Alabama Police call the death plain murder Sheriff Sam Reynolds says Fikes death may not be suicide and no charges yet filed against him on the Vaughan plantation
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Selma
Ala
Dallas
Frank Fikes
Greg G. Vaughan
Sam Reynolds
Thay
Han
Fikes
Vaughan
No Daily Issue on Christmas Day Observed
In keeping with annual custom The Daily will not publish on Christmas Day granting staff time to celebrate with families.
Bigger stamp sale reported in Albany and Decatur
Decatur residents bought many Christmas cards this year with Albany station reporting 88,000 stamps sold up to morning. One and one half cent denomination stamps accounted for the bulk of the sale, reflecting strong seasonal demand.
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Decatur
Albany
New Cuban President Welcomed After Senate Ousts Gomez
Fidel Laredo Bru was sworn in as Cuba's president after the army controlled senate ousted Miguel Mariano Gomez for opposing a 1.5 million sugar tax bill. Col Purgencio Batista emerged as the political winner amid a tense impeachment vote.
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Havana
Federico Laredo Bru
Cuba
Miguel Mariano Gomez
Senate
Gomez
Island Republic
Col
Purgencio Batista
Laredo Bru
Road Safety Patrol Plea For Careful Driving
Highway patrol Captain Van Gilbert urged drivers to help create an accident free Christmas. Patrol members are on double shifts and ask sober driving and utmost care to protect homes from holiday tragedy.
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Highway Patrol
van Gilbert
Captain Gilbert
Real Estate Magnate Buys Lyons Hotel Holdings
H. D. Bynum completes a major realty transfer by purchasing the Lyons Hotel Company holdings including the annex and furnishings. J. Hughes to remain managing director with no staff changes. Renovations planned with heavy spending to modernize 136 rooms and equip with Airways mattresses and new furniture.
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H. D. Bynum
Courtland
Lyons Hotel Company
Bynum
Lyons and McNeil
J . Hughes
Enrollment for CCC Here Enrolls Youths Across District
Enrollment of CCC youths from 10 counties will be held here on January 9. Morgan county quota is 45 white and five negro youths with other counties pending. Miss Louella Masterson and Opal Adams will direct with Katharine Walch and Army personnel conducting physical exams. Total 1,385 to enroll statewide, 173 negroes. minimum six months enlistment. White youths to camps in Virginia Pennsylvania Maryland. negroes and remaining whites to Alabama and nearby states.
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CCC
Louella Masterson
Morgan County
Level of Public Welfare
Opal Adams
Katherine Walch
Montgomery
State Department of Public Welfare
Army
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Alabama
Misery for Spain as Madrid faces Christmas war toll
Madrid reports death, destruction, and famine as Fascist forces shell the city center and bomb government positions. A government counterattack gains six miles in Boadilla, rifles and ammunition seized. Shops close, cafes fall silent, and Madrilenos endure a grim Christmas Eve amid wrecked streets.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Spain
Pius XI
Romantillos
Las Rozaa
Indahonda
Rig Road
Soma Sierra
Guadalajara
Boad Lla
Mrs Newsom Dies After Lingering Illness at 42
Mrs L Newsom age 42 well known local woman died at 12 20 this afternoon at her home 210 Seventh avenue west after a lingering illness Funeral rites will be at the home Saturday at 10 30 conducted by Rev J F Ray pastor of First Baptist church with Brown Hill burial at Roselawn cemetery She is survived by her widower three sons Harris Thomas and Robert and two daughters Wanda and Helen Newsom.
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L. Newsom
Seventh Avenue
West
J. F. Ray
First Baptist Church
Brown Hill
Roselawn Ceme
Somerville Man Delivers Santa Spirit to Lonely Child
A Somerville resident, who asked to remain unnamed, drove to Decatur to secure two Lonely Child volunteers for Christmas. He aims to ensure two children are not forgotten tonight as Santa visits.
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Man
Somerville
Santa
Decatur
What Think Ye Jesus the World’s Supreme Guide and Hope
The piece asserts Jesus as supreme religious teacher and lawgiver who forgives sins and offers eternal salvation. It cites his unique relation to God, his mission, and the disciples’ testimony, noting persecution, historical corroboration, and a worldwide church transforming society. It ends with the question What Think Ye?
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Jesus
Earth
Bethlehem
God
Herod
John the Baptist
Nicodemus
Roman Empire
Postal Rush Is Orly Over Now
The Christmas parcel post rush was nearly over today with many packages still arriving in sizable quantities. Local shippers had already begun early, not waiting for the end to start sending parcels.
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ORLY
Cee
Governor Seeks Legislative Backing for Platform Programs
Hartford December 24 Governor Wilbur L seeks support from the legislature to enact the major portions of his constructive program. He says he wants reassurance that the legislature will back the plan and its key initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
Wilbur L
Mrs Bassett Fatally Hurt in Chicago Taxi Crash
News of the death of Mrs John Bassett of Chicago after being struck by a taxi in the downtown district at about 830 PM. Her husband, a Chicago bond broker, formerly resided here and served as a wartime lieutenant. Augustus Bassett will travel to Chicago by rail tonight.
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John Bassett
Chicago
America
Spain
Augustus Bassett
Vivian
Treviranus
Milwaukee
Mobile
Ala
Santa Claus
Charles Shafer
Mia
Shafer
Mobile Bay
Merchants to Oppose Taxes in Athens Alabama
In Athens Alabama a mass meeting of merchants from Athens and Limestone county is set for Monday at 2 PM to oppose payroll gross receipts taxes and any sales tax from the Alabama legislature. The meeting follows talks with the Consumers Anti Tax Association urging resistance and threats to refuse state examinations and payment of the tax.
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Athens
Ala
Limestone County
Alabama
Consumers Anti-Tax Association of Alabama
U. G
Spirit
United States
HUNTING AND CAR MISHAPS MAR SEASON
Seven people die in hunting and automobile accidents during the season. Fatalities include J D Baldwin of Ocala Florida and Robert Duke a New York transient when Baldwin’s car left the road near Foley. Others killed include Gordon Long 19 of Birmingham and a Tuscaloosa couple Mr and Mrs Herbert W Smelser who drowned after their car went into a pond near Rockingham North Carolina. Irving Sellers 14 of Dothan and Earl Billingsley 14 of Goodwater died in separate hunting accidents when their guns discharged.
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Irving Sellers
Dothan
Earl Billingsley
Goodwater
Auburn
Plainsmen
Havana
Cuba
Villanova
Alabama
Associated Press
Tebama
J. D. Baldwin
Ocala
Fia
Fiiring
Robert Duke
New York
Baldwin
Foley
Gordon Long
Birmingham
Herbert W. Smelser
Tuscaloosa
Rockingham
N. C
Two Die In Auto Crash Near Foley Alabama
A night accident near Foley Alabama killed two men when an automobile left the road and overturned in a ditch. J D Baldwin manager of a Ocala Florida store was the car owner and both occupants died. Robert Stuke of Long Island New York hitchhiker who Baldwin picked up survived with a fractured skull and died early this morning.
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Foley
Ala
J. D. Baldwin
Ocala
Fla
Wags
Robert Stuke
Long N. Y. A
Baldwin
Americans to leave Shensi amid rebellion turmoil
U S efforts to evacuate Americans from Shensi province intensified as unrest spread with Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang’s rebellion. Col. Joseph Stilwell, the U S military attache, planned to travel toward Loyang to secure release of captives as aid retaliation was considered.
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Ee Soong
T. V. Soong
Stilwell
Loyang
Henan
Chiang
Nashville visitor Theo Plemmens visits Decatur kin
Theo Plemmens of Nashville visits during the holidays with his sister Mrs. B Dodd and Mr. Dodd, a Decatur resident.
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Theo Plemmens
Nashville
Decatur
Mrs. B. Dodd
Mr. Dodd
Weather Brief for Alabama and Tennessee Regions
Fair tonight in Alabama with partly cloudy skies. Tennessee expected fair conditions tonight and tomorrow with little change. Tennessee River at 120 feet this morning rising slightly. Temperatures around 67 to 35 in the past 24 hours. no rainfall reported.
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Alabama
Tennessee
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Sacred City
Frederico Bru
Mrs. Newsom
DR. L. D. Patterson
St. Ann's Catholic Church
St. Ann’s Choir
Holy Name Society
Altar Society
Christ
St. Ann‘s
Shensi
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