Alabama Gives Santa Big Christmas Cheer and Record Sales
Merchants report the best Christmas business in years as defense growth boosts orders and employment. Santa rode into Montgomery Selma and other towns aboard a U S Air Corps plane amid rising postal receipts. In Birmingham Florence and Gadsden sales climbed 8 to 25 percent over 1939 with stores posting record December figures.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Alabama
Montgomery
Selma
U. S S. Air Corps
Anniston
Mobile
War
Navy Department
Tuscaloosa
Joel Koveman
Birmingham
T. M. Rogers
Florence
Rogers
H. C. Shann
Gadsden
No Paper Wednesday Holiday Disturbs Daily Schedule
In an annual custom The Daily will publish no editions on Wednesday to allow staff to celebrate Christmas with homefolks. Publication resumes Thursday.
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The _ Daily
Power Company TVA Share 1940 Taxes in Decatur Total
The Alabama Power Company and Tennessee Valley Authority paid county and city taxes for 1940 totaling 9,985.77. Power Co paid 5,225.19 to the county and 2,471.07 to the city. TVA paid 1,822.51 to Morgan county and 467 to Decatur city. Schools will receive portions of these sums. Tax collector Charles G. Hardwick distributed 18,484.35 to state, county, and local schools and towns.
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Alabama Power Company
Tennessee Valley Authority
Decatur
TVA
Power Company
Morgan County
Charles G. Hardwick
State of Alabama
Morgan, County
County
Hartselle
Falkville
Trinity
Austinville
Earthquake rattles broad northeast including Ontario
An earthquake from 8:43 to 8:44 a m. rattled the northeastern United States and parts of Canada extending to Ontario. Despite wide area shaking no serious damage was reported as ornaments and dishes fell in some homes and furniture rocked slightly. The Harvard Seismograph Station compared the quake's strength to last Friday's event.
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Boston
United States
Canada
Ontario
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Quebec
Harvard University Seismograph
Harvard
Mass
This Lad Can Hold Onto Ball In Decatur Alumni Game
Nolan Sanders stars as a fearless end and flankman in Decatur High alumni vs Huntsville High charity game at Benson Field sponsored by the Decatur Elks Lodge. Kickoff is 2 p.m. Christmas Day. Ed Brazilton is captain with Red Caudill as alternate.
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Nolan Sanders
Decatur High School
Sanders
Huntsville
Todd
Decatur
Grimsons
Decatur High
Huntsville High
Benson Field
Decatur Elks Lodge
Aubrey Fuller
Ed Brazilton
Red Caudill
Rainy Christmas in Alabama Suppresses Holiday Plans
Old Saint Nick will wear a rain jacket as Alabama faces rain tonight and Wednesday. Kids with new toys may stay inside on Christmas Day while the weatherman notes cloudy skies and little temperature change.
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Montgomery
Ala
St. Nick
Alabama
Salvation Army to distribute Christmas gifts to Decatur kids
Nearly a thousand Decatur children will receive presents this Christmas as the Salvation Army stages a citywide distribution at Ft. Stephens Decatur. Santa arrives to hand out gifts after a Christmas program with carols and prayers led by local ministers.
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Decatur
Salvation Army
Ft. Stephen Decatur
Santa Claus
Tom Harrison
Decatures
United Charities
Army
Mussolini says Italy will keep fighting on all fronts
Rome reports the government states Italy and its people are united and will continue the war until victory. It brands Churchill’s radio appeal for peace as propaganda and blames Britain for restricting Italian freedom at sea, while praising King Vittorio Emanuele’s Christmas message to the armed forces. It also notes Crown Princess Marie Jose’s Fascist party joining.
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Rome
Italy
Mussolini
Britain
Fascism
Churchill
Vittorio Emanuele
England
Mediterranean
Marie-Jose
Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
North Africa
Baria
Libya
Six Fined in Police Court Week Trespass and Drunkenness
Six defendants were fined in police court Tuesday morning. Three faced trespassing on L N Railroad property. One was charged with drunkenness. One with fighting. Another with running over a fire hose at a fire scene.
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L. & N. Railroad
Local Crash Kills Birmingham Man During Christmas Visit
Dothan Alabama report states 21 year old D C Childs of Birmingham died instantly when his car collided with a truck in Hartford while visiting his parents for the holidays. Cousin Robert Earl Richards was slightly hurt and the truck driver sustained no injuries.
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Dothan
Ala
D. C
War by Dewitt Mackenzie and British appeasement debate
The piece notes Churchill asking the Italian king emperor and people to topple Mussolini while Anthony Eden returns as Britain's foreign secretary. It discusses Eden's possible hidden hand in pressuring Italy and recalls the bitter rift with Mussolini’s Fascist leadership. The Rome response labels the move a puerile propaganda maneuver.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Churchill
Mussolini
Anthony Eden
Britain
Chamberlain
Eden
Rome
Eden Resigns Over Anglo Italian Settlement Clash
Anthony Eden quit his post rather than compromise with Italy on a Mediterranean dispute. He told the House of Commons he would not deal with Mussolini amid propaganda against Britain and Italian victories in Spain. He urged Britain to stand up to dictators as he toured the country.
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Eden
I Duce
Mediterranean
House of Commons
Italy
Mussolini
Britain
Spain
Cinderella Role Enacted In Real Life By This Girl
Peggy Johnson 13 adopted daughter of Governor Paul B Johnson hosted a Christmas party for 413 orphans at the Mississippi Executive Mansion. The event, kept secret, was revealed by some orphans, marking the first Christmas for the Johnsons in the mansion since adopting Peggy a decade earlier.
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Jackson
Mias
Peggy Johnson
Paul B. Johnson
Executive Mansion
Johnsons
Mississippi Home Finding Society
Peggy
Blankenship Rites Slated For Local Resident
George W. Blankenship 83 died this morning after a long illness. Funeral services set for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mt. Zion in Cullman County with Rev. R Richards officiating. Survived by four sons, four daughters, a sister and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed.
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George W. Blankenship
Adhie Holmes
Sixth Avenue
Mt. Zion
Cullman County
R. Richards
Decatur Church
Weatur
Homer W
Vinemont
Cullman
R. J. Blankenship
Decatur
M's. Holmes
Venious Rutherford
Lia Rutherford
Elzer
George
Mattie Earnest
Corona
Shikle
J. L. Rhodes
Harry Hanor
Arthur Batton
Fred Holmes
A. B. Holt
Santa Claus Tree Builder Lights Decatur’s 185 Foot Festive Tree
A Decatur building project on a 36 foot Christmas tree atop Nebraska Consolidated Mills rises 185 feet to the star. Amber white and red globes, 230 watt bulbs, and a six foot top star adorn the tree seen for miles, drawing thousands of onlookers and travelers.
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Nebraska
Decatur
Christmas cures at Shriners Hospital restore hope for crippled children
Dr. B H Moore reports miracles at Shriners Hospital for Children as three youngsters improve with new mobility. James Kohlhorst of Rockford Illinois gains crutch use after seven years bedbound, Beda Hall of Elbow Woods North Dakota regains eyelid movement after a skin graft, and Gerald Cashmore of Waukegan Illinois progresses from inch long plaster legs to jointless steel legs as doctors aim for more walking by next year.
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Joseph A. Rawlins
Chicago
North Dakota
B. H. Moore
Shriners Hospital For Children
Nanea
Ilvng
James Kohlhorst
Rockford
Jimmy
Beda Hall
Elbowoods
N. D
Indian Service
Clarence Monroe
Beda
Gerald Cashmore
Waukegan, Til
RAF Bombers Strike Ports Amid Christmas Invasion Fears
RAF warplanes pummeled coastal invasion ports in pre dawn raids amid talk of a Christmas assault on England. Mussolini rejects peace pleas as Italians endure siege in Baria Libya with water shortages and ongoing bombardment.
German Army Chief Hints Invasion Plan Still In Effect
Field Marshal Walther Brauchitsch told a Nazi radio audience that German forces are eager to meet the English and await the Führer’s orders. He praised army spirit and strength after visiting various units and warned the sea will only shield England while it suits Germany.
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Berlin
Walther V Brauchitsch
English Channel
Germany
Puehrers
von Brauchitsch
England
Britain
Bombing Devastates Manchester Night After Night
An air raid on Manchester caused numerous casualties as bombs hit an air-raid shelter. Many buried in cellars while houses collapsed. Official reports cited considerable damage and new fires. Seven bodies were recovered from a tavern wreckage as rescue teams searched for trapped victims.
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England
Manchester
Weather update for Tennessee and Alabama regions
The Tennessee River gauge stood at 18.80 feet with a 63 degree high and 45 degree low and no rainfall recorded. In Alabama and extreme northwest Florida cloudy conditions with rain expected and little temperature change. Tennessee will see increasing cloudiness and warmer air followed by rain in central and east portions late tonight and Wednesday.
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Tennessee
Alabama
Florida
London Christmas Hope Amid Bombs And Blackouts
An Associated Press dispatch from New York writer Milo M. Thompson recalls last Christmas in London and previews this year’s austerity. The piece notes government limits on Boxing Day, rationing heavy foods, and shortages of crackers and candied fruits, yet expresses confidence that carols will rise in shelters and Christmas will still be kept in a bombed city.
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London
Mijo M. Thompson
Associated Press
Milo M. Thompson
New York
Nox
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