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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1940

Page

3

Pelleys Plan to Publish Books Ties to Indiana Venture

Former Silver Shirts leader William Dudley Pelley announces disbandment and returns to Indiana to publish books and a bi-monthly business magazine. Fellow publisher Carl Losey says Dies Committee will inspect Pelleys publishing venture. The report notes Stephenson, ex KU Klux Klan head, was offered release if he joined but declined.

Noblesville Ind William Dudley Pelley Dies Committee Indiana Carl Losey Fellowship Press, Inc Pelley Washington House Committee Joe Starnes Nazi Party of Germany Losey Skyland Press, Inc Asheville N.C Liberation Silver Shirts Indianapolis Star Silver Shirt D. c. Stephenson Ku Klux Klan Stephenson Michigan City Madge Oberholtzer

Defense cost total climbs

Washington officials report President Roosevelt plans a defense budget near 10 billion dollars for the coming fiscal year, doubling current year spending. Officials caution that overall totals and tax measures are still being finalized, with monthly outlays projected to rise toward an 833 million dollar average to reach the 10 billion target.

Irving Perimeter Washington Roosevelt Congress Morgenthap Treasury

S. S. Meeting Opens Friday at Church of God

A Sunday school convention is set for Friday night and Saturday at the Church of God on Sixth Avenue. Guest speakers Dr. Adam W. Miller and Dr. Carl Kardatzka of Anderson Indiana will lead conferences. Kardatzka specializes in education and has served as a professor. Miller was a Japan missionary and is secretary of the General Missionary Board. A Sunday Young People Rally follows with both speakers remaining as guests.

Church of God Sixth Avenue Adam W. Miller Carl Kardatzka Anderson Indiana Kardatzka Church Miller Japan Kardatzke Alabama

Dutch Ships to Serve the British in War Effort

A Netherlands naval officer announced that several unfinished Dutch warships moved to British harbors after the invasion last May are being completed there and would soon enter action. He said the Royal Dutch Navy would cooperate with the British Navy and be joined by one of the destroyers.

London Netherlands Low Countries Royal Dutch Navy

Night of the Elopement Echoes in Kit's World

Kit faces Mimi Purcell Reeves eloping with Archibald Reeves as Vance vanishes after a cryptic note. Kit, torn between love and fear, seeks answers, plans a solo exit, and pursues a path that may redefine her entangled life in New York show business.

Anna Mimi Purcell Archibald Reeves Mimi Purcell Reeves Tony Vance Miss Kitty Andy Kit Gregory Consolidated Broadcasting Company

Embroidery Tips Feature Laura Wheeler Patterns

The article highlights quick stitchery towels and pillow cases with His and Hers or Mr and Mrs monogram motifs. Pattern 2632 provides a transfer sheet of 12 motifs averaging five by five inches, promoting simple stitching for stylish home pieces.

Pattern Pattern 2632 for Needlecraft in Decatur Daily

An advertisement offers PATTERN 2632 with listed materials and an illustration of stitches. Send ten cents to The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept to obtain the pattern, including your NAME and ADDRESS.

Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept Eighth Avenue New York

Britain expands naval base accord with United States

A spokesman described a naval base deal with the United States while noting the Netherlands fleet air arm is now equipped with modern machines. He said most of the navy escaped to England during the Holland invasion, with only three gunboats and two minelayers lost in action.

Britain United States Netherlands Fleet Air Arm England Holland

Southern Freight Association to make fertilizer rate cuts permanent

The Southern Freight Association reports permanent rate reductions for hauling fertilizer and related materials between southern points. The new rates average about 1 dollar per ton lower than the former rates set years ago by the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Atlanta Southern Freight Association Interstate Commerce Commission

Way to Help Spain Sought by U S Officials

The state department launches final efforts to obtain an accord for U S food shipments to Spain. Britain and Spain must agree. Red Cross may ship a relief cargo now with ongoing monthly aid. Ambassador Weddell negotiates with Franco and Serrano Suner urging a more friendly policy toward the United States.

Lloyd Lehreas Washington State Department Spain United States American Red Cross Alexander Weddell Madrid Generalissimo Franco Serrano Suner London The Red Cross France

Church Heritage as Sermon Subject at Westminster Church

The Rev. John A. Troxler will speak on Our Westminster Heritage at Westminster Presbyterian Church Sunday morning. The sermon traces democratic and Protestant religious principles rooted in the Westminster Assemblies in London, highlighting Westminster’s influential American legacy amid wartime challenges.

John A. Troxler Westminster Presbyterian Church Westminster Assemblies London Thames Estuary Westminster

Vice Parley Opens Today in Phenix City

Montgomery reports a federal state meeting opens today to discuss conditions at Phenix City across the river from Fort Benning. Col Scott Fulton will confer with Highway Patrol Chief T Weller Smith about improving conditions after Gov Frank M Dixon arranged the talks. Fort Benning raised concerns of rising disease among soldiers and asked state aid. Phenix City authorities pledged cooperation. The state had banned liquor sales last spring amid vice probes.

Montgomery Ala U. S. Army Phenix City Chattahoochee River Ft Benning Scott Fulton L. R. Fredendall Ft. Henning Highway Patrol T. Weller Smith Frank M. Dixon Fredendall Ft. Benning Dixon Alabama Elmer Reese

Byrd To Depart Dunedin For Little America

VP Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd will sail The Bear from Dunedin New Zealand for Little America in a polar expedition launch report dated December 27. The voyage signals the next phase of Byrd s exploratory program with anticipated scientific and geographic aims aboard the vessel.

United States Antarctic Expedition Ends Over Funding Refusal

Tomorrow to bring home the men of the United States Antarctic expedition recalled when Congress refused funds for another year of work. The article notes the recall and the funding dispute influencing the expedition's timeline.

United States Antarctic Expedition U. S

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